Shoot Kings vs. Ward 6
The lights dim throughout the arena, with only a pair of voices heard through the PA from behind the curtain.
"Put it down, Madman! You keep messin' around with that thing, and you're gonna..."
Suddenly, a gun shot is heard. Police sirens are heard in the same PA getting slowly louder.
"Sorry, sorry..."
The lights briefly cut to complete black.
"SHOOT'S ON!"
After the Shoot Kings' yell, the sirens are drowned out by the opening guitar riffs of Alexisonfire's "Charlie Sheen vs. Henry Rollins". Stepping through the entryway first are both Madman Szalinski and Graham Clauson. Behind them is Brydon Talinsdale in his trademark Shoot Kings Polo shirt. Both stop shortly after exiting the entryway, looking out towards the ring. They face each other, but are looking out towards the ring. They both make motions of a handgun with the hand closest to the ring, before both running towards the ringside area. Both men make it to the ringside area, both sliding into the ring under the bottom rope in tandem. Graham quickly slides himself around in a way to stop in a sitting motion, Madman keeping the slide going on his stomach.
Cruz: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by Brydon Talinsdale. Weighing in at a combined weight of 396 pounds. They are the team of Madman Szalinski and Graham Clauson... the SHOOT KINGS!
Both Madman and Graham pop up from their respective slides, Madman immediately going for a nearby turnbuckle and jumping onto the second rope. Graham does the same thing, going to the opposite corner. Madman begins his trademark button-mashing-on-an-invisible-controller motion, while Graham extends both hands out like handguns. Both men then backflip from their respective corners, Graham pointing out towards the fans as they do so. Graham begins to stretch his arms out with the ropes, Madman squatting down in their respective corner. Graham takes off his Shoot Kings t-shirt and tosses it into the crowd.
Clement: Madman Szalinski and Graham Clauson, the Shoot Kings, make their FGA in-ring debuts tonight.
Grayson: It was quite a big deal when these two put the pen to the paper and signed with FGA. While they have yet to achieve tag team championship gold, that could very well change in the coming months.
As Drowning Pool’s “One Finger and a Fist” blares over the PA, Ward 6 members Nathan von Liebert and Porky step through the entrance. Porky makes his way down to the ring quickly, mouthing off to the fans, while Nathan’s pace is much slower.
Cruz: And their opponents, weighing in at a combined weight of 507 pounds. They are the team of Nathan von Liebert and Porky.... WARD 6!
Porky rolls under the bottom rope as soon as he reaches the ring, but Nathan moves around the ring until he comes upon the first child on the front row. Looking down at the child, he holds his red fist high to the ceiling, a chilling scream filling the PA as soon as he does. With that complete, NvL would then enter the ring himself.
Clement: And here comes yet another newly signed tag team, Ward 6!
Grayson: These two men are as tough as they come. Heck, just last night, it was Nathan von Liebert who compete in a "Fans Bring The Weapons" Steel Cage Match for another promotion. Can you believe that? And here both of them are, after they each competed last night, to take on another tough duo in the Shoot Kings. These guys have some guts on them...
The bell sounds as Madman and NvL start things off. They circle the ring before locking up. After jockeying for position, NvL uses moves Madman into the corner. As he presses Madman against the corner, the ref gives him until the count of five to break the hold.
Ref: ONE... TWO... THREE... FOUR...
Both men make a clean break. After stepping from out of the corner, they lock up again. After jockeying for position, Madman places him in a side headlock. NvL tries to shove Madman off of him, but Madman has the hold on tight. He then performs a standing switch, transitioning into a hammerlock from behind. The ref asks NvL if he wants to give up. But NvL refuses to quit. He then leans forward and reverses into a hammerlock of his own. The crowd boos. But the boos turn to cheers as Madman reaches back, grabs him by the head and brings him down with a snapmare takeover.
Clement: Nice escape there by the blue masked man...
As NvL gets up and turns around, Madman goes for a running lariat. But NvL ducks, sending him into the ropes. When Madman comes back, NvL goes for a back body drop. But Madman slips down from behind. He then spins NvL around, delivers an arm wringer and follows up with a fireman's carry takeover to cheers from the crowd. He quickly transitions into a shoulder lock.
Clement: And a nice takedown there by Szalinski. What do you think these two teams have to do to win here tonight?
Grayson: Don't get caught up in the moment. This match is a big deal, though. The tag division is stacked here in FGA. And there are a bunch of teams that want to challenge The Murder for those Mid-Atlantic Tag straps. But they can't overdue it tonight. They want to impress, but they shouldn't overdue it. If they stay within themselves and stick to the gameplan, they should be fine...
The ref asks NvL if he wants to give up. But NvL refuses to quit. After battling his way back up to his feet, he moves Madman into the ropes. Porky reaches over and makes the blind tag. NvL then shoves Madman off of him and into the ropes. When Madman comes back, NvL bends over to set up a back body drop. Madman hurdles over him. But he gets knocks down in mid air by a running shoulderblock from Porky. The crowd boos as Ward 6 proceeds to put the boots to Madman. Graham can be heard yelling at the ref on the apron to break it up.
Clement: Szalinski looked like a running back trying to hop into the end zone there.
Graham: Yeah, and Porky just sent him back to the ground with force.
As NvL heads out onto the apron, Porky picks up Madman and whips him into the corner. Porky charges into the corner and goes for a running corner splash. But Madman moves out of the way, causing Porky to connect with nothing but turnbuckles to cheers from the crowd. When he turns Porky around, he nails him with an open hand palm strike, followed by a European Uppercut. He then brings Porky from out of the corner, tags in Graham and whips Porky into the ropes. When Porky comes back, the Shoot Kings throw him down with a double hip toss to cheers from the crowd. Graham then runs over and delivers a standing shooting star press to cheers and applause from the crowd.
Clement: What an acrobatic move that was by Clauson! He may have it here early...
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NvL breaks up the pin with a stomp to the back. The crowd boos.
After NvL heads to the outside, Graham picks up Porky and whips him into the ropes. When Porky comes back, Graham bends over to set up a back body drop. But Porky grabs him by the head and throws him down with a mat slam. The crowd boos as Graham grabs the back of his head in pain. Porky then backs up and bounces into the ropes. When he comes back, he connects with a jumping body splash to boos from the crowd...
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Madman breaks up the pin with a stomp of his own. The crowd cheers. But the cheers turn to boos as NvL gets in and pushes Madman. Madman tries to go after NvL, but the ref is holding him back.
Clement: And all hell may have just broken loose in this one...
Grayson: Good! I like it!
While the ref demands that Madman goes back to the corner, Ward 6 pick up Graham and whip him hard into the corner. Porky runs over and connects with a corner splash, followed by a NvL who hits a corner splash of his own. The crowd continues to boo as Ward 6 mudhole stomp Graham down in the corner. Madman is irate, yelling at the ref to turn around. But the ref will have none of it as he continues to get Madman to head out onto the apron.
Clement: Come on, ref, turn around!
Grayson: Madman is trying to fight for his partner. But he's inadvertently helping Ward 6 continue the double team. Swallow your pride and just go back to your corner..
As Madman reluctantly heads out, NvL slaps his hands together loudly. Once the ref hears this and turns around, he sees Porky stepping out onto the apron.
Clement: What a nice trick by Ward 6. I think I like these two already...
NvL picks up Graham and nails him with a headbutt, sending him stumbling into the ropes. As NvL approaches, Graham begins to throw out a series of knife edge chops to cheers from the crowd. He then runs back into the ropes. When Graham comes back, NvL turns him inside out with a lariat. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.
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Graham gets his shoulder up.
Clement: Graham almost lost his heard there.
Grayson: I'm shocked he didn't. It sounded like someone took a baseball bat to a bag of sand.
NvL picks up Graham and whips him into the ropes. When Graham comes back, NvL goes for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. But Graham counters with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takeover to cheers from the crowd. NvL gets up, but Graham knocks him down with a dropkick. NvL gets back up, but Graham knocks him back down with another dropkick. The crowd cheers. As NvL gets back up, Graham goes for a thrid dropkick. But NvL side steps, swats him down and follows up with a jumping elbow drop to the back. The crowd boos as he turns Graham over and makes the cover.
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Graham gets his shoulder up to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: It looked like Graham was building up some momentum. But Liebert yanked the rug right out from under him.
Grayson: He went to the well one too many times with those dropkicks...
NvL picks up Graham and goes for a vertical suplex, but Graham blocks it. So NvL tightens his grip and goes for another vertical suplex. But again, Graham blocks the move. So NvL lets go and delivers a knee strike. While Graham is doubled over, NvL heads over and tags in Porky. When Porky gets in, Ward 6 delivers a double suplex to boos from the crowd. Porky turns over and makes the cover.
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Madman breaks up the pin to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: Another timely save by Szalinski...
As Madman heads back out to the apron, Porky picks up Graham and whips him into the ropes. When Graham comes back, Porky bends over to set up a back body drop. But Graham dives over him and tries to pull him down with a sunset flip. The crowd cheers as Porky swings his arms wildly. He tries his hardest to regain his balance. Once he does, he goes for a jumping sitdown senton splash. But Graham moves out of the way, causing Porky to sit & cringe in pain to cheers from the crowd.
Grayson: OH! That's gotta hurt!
Clement: It certainly looks like it does. And Graham may have just found his opening...
Graham then gets up and runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he connects with the Ra's al Ghul to cheers from the crowd. He makes the cover.
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Porky gets his shoulder up.
Graham picks up Porky, brings him into the Shoot Kings corner and tags in Madman. The crowd cheers as the Shoot Kings take Porky and whip him into the ropes. When Porky comes back, they connect with a double front dropkick to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: Shoot Kings with the knockdown! This could be it...
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Porky gets his shoulder up.
After picking up Porky, Madman sizes him up before throwing a European Uppercut. But Porky counters by hooking his arms behind him. He tries to bring Madman down with a backslide pin to boos from the crowd. But the boos turn to cheers as Graham gets in and nails Porky with a savate kick.
Clement: What a kick.
Graham: I think the people outside heard that kick...
Madman then turns around, grabs Porky and delivers a release northern lights suplex to cheers from the crowd. He then gets up and tags in Graham. Graham then springboards onto the top rope and flips down, connecting with an imploding senton to cheers and applause from the crowd.
Clement: What a move by Graham Clauson!
Graham holds his back in pain before turning over and making the cover.
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NvL picks up Graham, runs over and tosses him through the ropes and to the floor. The crowd boos...
Clement: Oh come on!
Grayson: What? Madman can break up pins all day but Nathan can't?
… but the boos turn to cheers as Madman spins NvL around and smacks him with a series of open hand palm strikes. He then takes NvL and whips him into the ropes. But NvL quickly grabs and hangs on to the ropes. Madman tries to charge at him, but he gets blindsided with an STO from Porky. The crowd boos.
Grayson: And again, Porky comes from out of nowhere and takes down Madman!
As Graham gets up and turns around on the outside, NvL charges forward, leaps through the ropes and knocks him down with a suicide dive. The crowd boos.
Clement: Liebert nearly knocked all the hair out of Graham with that dive!
Back in the ring, Porky picks up Madman.... only to send him over the top rope and to the floor with a lariat. The crowd boos.
On the outside, NvL picks up Graham, slams his head onto the apron and rolls him back into the ring. After rolling himself back in, Ward 6 picks up Graham and whip him into the ropes. When Graham comes back, Ward 6 goes for a double clothesline. But Graham ducks and runs into the ropes. When he comes back, he jumps up and knocks both men down with a clothesline of his own. The crowd cheers.
Clement: Graham with a takedown! He knocks both men down with a clothesline!
As both members of Ward 6 get up, Graham nails them with right hands. He turns and nails NvL with a right hand. He turns and nails Porky with a right hand. He then turns and nails NvL with a knife-edge chop. He then turns to Porky and goes for another savate kick. But Porky catches his foot. He then swings Graham's leg over to NvL, who catches it before throwing him down with a dragonscrew leg whip. The crowd boos.
Grayson: Nice teamwork by Ward 6!
NvL then picks up Graham and throws him down with an assisted gutwrench powerbomb. The crowd boos as Porky makes the cover.
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Graham gets his shoulder up to cheers from the crowd. Ward 6 can't believe it!
Grayson: I can't believe it either, Porky!
Porky picks up Graham and places him in a bearhug. The crowd boos as Graham can be seen cringing in pain. The ref asks him if he wants to give up. But Graham refuses to quit. So Porky squeezes tighter, causing Graham to let out a groan.
Clement: The longer Graham stays in the hold, the harder it is to breathe.
Clement: Especially when you have a man the size of Porky who could break his ribs with a bit more pressure...
Madman can be seen leading the crowd in a “LET'S GO, GRAHAM!” chant. He also slaps the top turnbuckle, trying to do whatever he can to will his partner. The ref checks on Graham and asks him if he wants to give up. But Graham doesn't answer. So the ref asks him again. But still, no answer. So the ref raises his arm once. It falls down to boos from the crowd. NvL can be seen on the apron smirking. The ref raises Graham's arm again. It falls down to a collective sigh from the crowd. Meanwhile, Madman can be heard shouting words of encouragement towards Graham.
Clement: Does Graham have anything left?
Grayson: We're about to find out...
The ref raises his arm a third time. It begins to fall... and then stops to cheers from the crowd. Porky shakes his head in disbelief as Graham begins shaking his fist to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: Aw yeah! Graham has got some fight left in him!
Graham then reaches back and punches Porky in the face. He then nails Porky with another punch.... and another.... and another. Graham then brings his arms as far back as he can. He then slaps the hell out of Porky's ears with a bell clap, breaking the hold. While Porky is doubled over in pain, Graham grabs him from the side and brings him down with the Lightning Special to cheers from the crowd. While both men are down, the ref starts his count...
Ref: ONE............ TWO............... THREE...........
Both men lay on their backs. Graham reaches up in the air. He then slowly turns over...
Ref: …........... FOUR................ FIVE..............
Porky turns over onto his knees. He begins to crawl over towards the Ward 6 corner as NvL waves him on. Meanwhile, Graham can be seen clawing his way over towards the Shoot Kings corner.
Ref: …................ SIX.................. SEVEN.............
Both men continue to make their crawl as their partners wait impatiently to be tagged in.
Ref: …........ EIGHT.......
Porky gets to his feet, stumbles over and tags in NvL to boos from the crowd...
Ref: ….......... NINE..........
Graham reaches up and tags in Madman to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: And the crowd is wid as Madman is back in!
NvL and Madman get in the ring and race towards the center of the ring. NvL throws out a lariat, but Madman ducks. When NvL turns around, Madman knocks him down with a lariat of his own. The crowd cheers. NvL gets back up, but Madman sends him back down with another lariat. The crowd cheers. As NvL gets up, Madman delivers right and left open hand palm strikes before knocking him down with a spinning backfist. The crowd cheers.
Clement: Down goes Liebert!
Porky gets in and goes for a clothesline, but Madman ducks. When Porky turns around, Madman knocks him down with a running bionic elbow to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: Down goes Porky!
Grayson: He's feeling it now, Kev...
Madman takes Porky and whips him into the corner. He then grabs NvL and whips him into Porky. The crowd cheers. Madman runs across the ring and goes for a running lariat. But NvL moves out of the way, causing Porky to take the attack. The crowd cheers. But the cheers turn to boos as NvL quickly grabs Madman from behind, brings him towards the center of the ring, lifts him up and throws him down with a Straight Jacket Drop. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.
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Graham breaks up the pin to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: Graham with the timely save!
Graham picks up NvL as Madman climbs up to the middle rope. After Graham lifts up NvL, Madman leaps off, resulting in the Shoot Kings delivering 30 Lives is Not Enough to cheers from the crowd. The Shoot Kings then lift up NvL before delivering Super Shoot's On II: Turbo HD Remix to cheers and applause. Madman makes the cover.
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THREE!
"Charlie Sheen vs. Henry Rollins" blasts over the PA to cheers from the crowd.
Cruz: Here are your winners, the SHOOT KINGS!
Clement: And The Shoo.. what in the?
The tune of "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock hits the arena speakers as both Shoot Kings, as well as the crowd, turn their attention to the entrance way.
Grayson: Not these two clowns again...
Out from the curtains steps the Super Mario Wrestling Bros to cheers from the crowd. A camera switch shows Graham and Brydon with their hands on their hips. Meanwhile, Madman Szalinski leans his forearms across the top rope. A visible smirk can be seen on his face. But not one of arrogance. But one that says "it's about time you guys showed up!"
Clement: The Bros are back!
Player 1: Well hello to you, too, FGA!
(The crowd cheers)
Player 1: It's been a long time. We shouldn't have left you. But here we are, back again. And we are here to rock!
Grayson: Someone get these two goofs out of here. And tell them the arcade is about five blocks down that way. They clearly missed their stop...
Player 2: A couple months ago, we got knocked out in the first round of the Dynamic Duos Tag Tournament by The Usual Suspects. We're not complaining. They did what they had to do. But know this - it will not happen again.
(The crowd cheers)
Player 2: Just like you two, we're here to right the wrongs of this industry and this company. We're here to fight the good fight. But before we pick a fight with The Murders and the Bloodbath & Beyonds of the world, we have a bone to pick with the two of you.
(The crowd goes "ooooooooh" before beginning to speculate among themselves.)
Grayson: Uh oh...
Clement: This doesn't sound too good...
Player 1: We heard the both of you, specifically you Madman, a couple of months back. We've seen the tweets. We've heard your radio interviews. It seems to me like you two want a piece of us. Well it's funny that you two made your FGA in-ring debuts tonight. Because you're also looking at the latest FGA tag team. The ink may not be dry on the contracts, but you can count on the Super Mario Wrestling Bros being apart of FGA from here on out.
(The crowd cheers)
Clement: Alright!
Grayson: Good grief...
Player 1: Madman. Graham. We respect you guys. In some ways, you're a lot like us. Both you guys have to know something. Only one of us is going to get one step closer to those Mid-Atlantic Tag Titles. And it's not the guy with the beard or the guy with the mask. It's the Red 'n Green Machine!
Crowd: RED 'N GREEN! RED 'N GREEN! RED 'N GREEN! ...
Player 2: You two wanted us so bad? Well be careful what you wish for because you just got it. We'll see you two soon. Real soon!
"Rockit" plays as the SMWB raise their arms to cheers from the crowd. Meanwhile, the Shoot Kings look on, giving each other a knowing nod
Clement: I said the tag division keeps growing by the day. And the proof is in the pudding. The Super Mario Wrestling Bros have joined the mix. And they want the Shoot Kings.
Grayson: After the match those two just put on, I have to question why anyone would want to get in the rign with the Shoot Kings or even ward 6, for that matter...
[ FADE OUT ]