The Black Hand vs. Ash & Colton Sterling
The arena lights dim ever so slightly and turn to a mix of pink and purple as "Make a Move" by Icon for Hire begins playing.
Somebody make a move
Somebody make a move
Please Somebody
Test my reality
Check if there's a weak spot
Clingin' to insanity
In hopes the world will ease upAsh comes bursting out from behind the entrance with a skip to stand out on the stand for a few seconds.
Try to make it look like it's all somehow getting better
'Cause I know how to play it pretty good against the measure
Everyone started out a little insane
But we learn pretty quick how to fake it for the game
But some of you never learned to drop the act
So under that skin of yours: a heart attack
Feeling the energy of the arena, she runs down the ramp towards the ring.
'Cause everybody's so scared
We don't wanna go there
We don't wanna make a move
We got all our lives to lose
Screaming in the dark while we just play our part out
I play along
Like I don't know what's going on
Somebody make a move
Somebody make a move
Please somebody make a move
We all know
We all know what's going onCruz: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Weighing in at 115 pounds… ASH!
Reaching ringside, Ash slide in under the bottom rope towards the middle of the ring and picks herself up with something of a flip to her feet.
And if I had the answers I'd have written them out
So I can tell you what to do and what this thing is about
But all I've ever learned comes second-hand
And I dare not preach what I don't understand
You and I; we share the same disease
Cover up; compromise what we grieve
I've let more than my share of revivals die
This isn't pretty but it's what I am tonightAsh moves to a nearby turnbuckle and climbs up to the middle turnbuckle, shaking a fist into the air.
'Cause everybody's so scared
We don't wanna go there
We don't wanna make a move
We got all our lives to lose
Screaming in the dark while we just play our part out
I play along
Like I don't know what's going on
Somebody make a move
Somebody make a move
Please somebody make a move
We all know
We all know what's going onReady and waiting for her match, Ash jumps down from the middle turnbuckle finally.
"Painkiller" by Three Days Grace suddenly begins to play throughout the arena as Colton Sterling steps through from behind the curtains, looking out at the audience with a semi-serious look. Dressed in his ring gear and black and red hoodie, Colton has the hood over his head, but just enough to where it covers most of his light brown hair. As he stands at the top of the stage, he begins nodding his head and cracking his neck before beginning his descent down to the ring.
Cruz: And her tag team partner, from Tampa Bay, Florida! Weighing in at 201 pounds… COLTON STERLING!
Colton slaps hands with some of the fans nearby, the smirk still plastered on his face. Once ringside, Colton takes a run towards the steps, but quickly turns towards the apron before hopping onto it. Looking out at the audience once more, Colton begins walking across the apron for a few steps before tugging on the bottom rope and hopping over, landing on his feet as he has finally made it inside of the ring. Quickly making his way over to a corner, he climbs to the middle turnbuckle before removing his hood off, nodding his head as he looks out at the fans. Sterling then begins to remove his hood off, tossing it to the outside but not at the fans, before hopping off and landing on his feet before punching at the air as he makes his way over to his designated corner before the match starts.
Clement: The team of AshTon was successful in their FGA debut. Now, they're looking to knock off the current #1 contenders for the Tag Team Championship.
Grayson: That's a pretty tall order. The Black Hand are veterans in this business. AshTon, while talented, are nothing but a bunch of young pups. Besides, Ash is too busy being hellbent on reminding Pooler that he's a "cheater." You know her head won't be in this match. That just leaves the pretty boy against The Black Hand.
The heavy intro to "I.M.Sin" by Five Finger Death Punch begins to roar over the arena's PA system as the lights dim. Smoke begins to fill the stages as a bright light shines from the entrance way outward. Tommy Knox slowly walks out from the back with his arms out to his side. Following behind, Chris Madison walks out with both of his fist clenched and held out in front of him. At first the two appear as only silhouettes with the bright beam of light behind them. The two stop in the center of the ramp and look over the arena as the music continues to play.
Cruz: And their opponents, weighing in at a total combined weight of 455 pounds! They are the team of Chris “Mayhem” Madison and “The American Highlife” Tommy Knox… THE BLACK HAND!
The two then look at each other and nod before stepping forward and marching down to the ring with cockiness, avoiding the outstretched hands of the fans at all cost. As they approach the ring, Madison walks to the steps and ascends. He opens his fists and slaps himself with both hands before entering the ring under the top rope. Knox rolls under the bottom rope and quickly pops up to his feet. The two then walk to opposite corners and climb up. They look over the crowd and raise their arms in the air before hopping down and walking to their corner as the music slowly begins to fade.
Clement: The Black Hand got what they wanted. They've got The Sparklebuddies for the Tag Titles at Capital Combat. But let's make one thing perfectly clear. They never went about this the right way. They never went out and earned those title shots. They bullied their way into that match. But they should have been careful of what they wished for because now, they've got it.
Grayson: Complaining about lack of morals in an immoral business? Come on, Kev, you know better than that. It doesn't matter how they got the title shot. The only thing that matter is that they did.
The bell sounds as Sterling and Knox start things off. But Knox motions for Sterling to move out of the way.
Clement: What's going on here?
Grayson: Beats me.
Sterling raises his eyebrow. After Sterling reluctantly steps aside, Knox points over to Ash. He then motions for her to come over to him as he raises his eyebrows in a flirtatious manner. Taking offense to this, Sterling quickly runs over and knocks down Knox with a bicycle kick.
Clement: We've heard the way that Knox was talking about Ash. But Colton has had enough!
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Knox kicks out.
Sterling picks up Knox and unleashes a series of knife edge chops; each chop knocking him back towards the ropes. After a kick to the midsection, Sterling takes Knox and whips him into the ropes. When Knox comes back, Sterling throws out a clothesline. But Knox ducks and runs into the ropes. When Knox comes back, Sterling throws him down with a back body drop. Knox gets back up, but Sterling knocks him down with a dropkick. Knox gets back up, but Sterling knocks him down with another dropkick. As Knox tries to get up, his loss of balance causes him to stumble back towards the ropes. Sterling sees this, so he runs over and connects with a third dropkick, sending Knox stumbling through the ropes and to the floor.
Clement: This crowd is on their feet as Knox has just been knocked to the outside!
As Knox gets up on the outside, Ash springboards onto the top turnbuckle and connects with a moonsault, knocking him down.
Grayson: Where did she come from!?
After picking Knox back up, Ash rolls him back into the ring where Sterling quickly makes the cover.
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Knox reaches over and grabs the bottom rope.
After picking up Knox, Sterling delivers an arm wringer before reaching over and tagging in Ash.
As Sterling holds out Knox’s arm, Ash springboards to the top turnbuckle, jumps off and connects with a flying double ax handle smash across the arm. After Knox drops down to one knee, Ash brings him back to a vertical base before delivering an arm wringer of her own. The pain from the succession of moves causes Knox to cringe. The ref asks Knox if he wants to give up. But he quickly shakes his head no. This causes Ash to yank hard on the arm, trying her best to pull the arm from out of its socket. As Ash turns to deliver another arm wringer, Knox catches her with a kick to the midsection. After trying to shake off the pain in his arm, he takes Ash and shoots her into the ropes. When Ash comes back, she slides through Knox’s legs. When Knox turns around, Ash gets up to her feet, kicks him in the midsection and goes for a springboard tornado DDT. But just as he’s about to be planted into the mat, Knox shoves Ash off of him. After Ash lands on her feet, she quickly runs back over towards Knox. But Knox greets her with a knee strike to the midsection, followed by a swinging neckbreaker. He makes the cover.
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Ash kicks out.
Knox picks up Ash, slams her head into the top turnbuckle and tags in Chris Madison.
The crowd boos as Madison gets in, immediately places her in a Muay Thai Clinch and delivers a series of alternating knee strikes to the midsection. Madison caps off the attack with a jumping knee strike to the head. As Ash appears dazed, Madison steps back towards the center of the ring, runs back over towards the corner and attacks with a yakuza kick that can be heard throughout the arena. After Ash crumbles from out of the corner, Madison turns her over and makes the cover.
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Ash gets her shoulder up.
Clement: Ash nearly got her head kicked off by that yakuza kick. But she was able to kick out.
Grayson: Yeah, but look where she is. She's all the way across the ring. She's trapped in The Black Hand corner.
Madison turns her back over and applies a front facelock. The ref asks Ash if she wants to give up. But Ash tells him no. She then tries to battle her way back up to her feet, but Madison transitions into a cravate, followed by a cravate facebreaker. He makes the cover.
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Ash gets her shoulder up.
Madison picks up Ash and whips her into the ropes. Madison jumps the gun and leaps up for a Lou Thesz Press. But Ash hangs onto the ropes. Once Madison lands on the canvas, he runs over to attack Ash. But Ash nails him with an elbow to the face. As Madison stumbles back, Ash runs over and tries to slide through Madison’s legs. But Madison reaches down and catches two handfuls of her hair. After pulling Ash back up to her feet, Ash swats his hands from off her and follows up with a step-up enzuigiri, knocking Madison down to one knee.
Clement: That one certainly did a number on Madison.
Ash then turns over and tries to head back over towards her corner. But Madison reaches out and grabs her by the ankle. He then turns her over onto her back. But Ash uses her free leg to nail Madison with an up kick to the chin, knocking him down. Ash then turns over, rolls over, jumps over towards her corner and tags Sterling back in.
Clement: Here comes Colton!
Sterling slingshots himself into the ring and knocks Madison down with a Bionic Elbow. Madison gets back up, but Sterling runs over and knocks him down with another Bionic Elbow. After Madison gets back up to his feet, Sterling grabs him and whips him into the corner. He then runs into the corner. But Madison ducks and dumps Sterling over the top rope…
… but Sterling lands safely on the apron. When Madison turns around, he turns into a Gamengiri that sends him stumbling back. Sterling then springboards to the top rope, leaps off and takes him down with a flying clothesline. He makes the cover.
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Madison kicks out.
Sterling picks up Madison, slams his head into the top turnbuckle and tags Ash back in.
Once Ash gets in, she takes Madison, runs from out of the corner and brings him down with a one-handed bulldog. She makes the cover.
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Madison kicks out.
Ash picks up Madison, grabs him from the side and delivers a russian leg sweep. She floats over and makes the cover.
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Madison kicks out.
Ash picks up Madison, grabs him from the side and delivers a reverse russian leg sweep. She turns him over and makes the cover.
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Madison kicks out.
Clement: This may be surprising to some, but AshTon has firm control of this match. What would a win here do for them?
Grayson: If you're thinking that AshTon would leap frog The Black Hand and become the new #1 contenders, then think again.
After picking up Madison, Ash whips him into the corner. She then runs across the ring to attack. But Madison ducks and dumps her over the top rope…
… but Ash lands safely on the apron. When Madison turns around, he turns into a shoulder thrust through the ropes. While Madison is doubled over, Ash goes for a sunset flip. Madison can be seen swinging his arms wildly, trying his hardest to regain his balance. Once he does, he lunges down and punches Ash in the face. He follows up with a double foot stomp to the chest for good measure. He then makes the cover.
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Ash gets her shoulder up.
Madison picks up Ash, runs into the corner, slams her head into the top turnbuckle and tags Knox back in. When Knox gets in, The Black Hand take Ash and whip her into the ropes. When Ash comes back, they deliver a double flapjack to boos from the crowd. As Madison heads back out, Knox turns her over and makes the cover.
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Sterling breaks up the pin.
As Sterling heads back out, Knox picks up Ash and delivers an atomic drop, followed by a reverse DDT. He makes the cover.
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Ash gets her shoulder up.
Knox picks up Ash and whips her into the ropes. When Ash comes back, Knox scoops her up from the side and delivers spinning backbreaker. He makes the cover.
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Ash gets her shoulder up.
Knox goes over and tags Madison back in. When Madison gets in, he picks up Ash and grabs her from behind while Knox runs into the ropes. When he comes back, The Black Hand deliver a clothesline/German Suplex combo to boos from the crowd. Madison makes the cover.
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Sterling drags him off of Ash.
Clement: Colton with another timely save!
As Sterling heads back out, Madison picks up Ash and whips her into the ropes. When she comes back, Madison throws her down with an overhead belly to belly suplex. He then heads over and makes the cover.
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Ash gets her shoulder up.
Madison gets up, goes over and tags Knox back in. Once Knox gets in, The Black Hand take Ash and whip her into the ropes. When Ash comes back, they deliver a double northern lights suplex to boos from the crowd. Knox makes the cover.
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Sterling again breaks up the pin.
As Sterling heads out, Knox picks up Ash and whips her into the ropes. When she comes back, Knox lifts her up before throwing her down with a military press slam. He then steps through the ropes before climbing the turnbuckles. But once Knox is near the top, Ash darts into the corner, runs up the turnbuckles and sends him down to the canvas with a hurricanrana. Madison places his heads on his head in shock while Sterling shakes his fist with excitement.
Clement: What a move off the top from Ash!
Grayson: Knox looks like he's down and out!
While Knox is down, Ash begins to crawl over towards her corner.
Clement: Can Ash make it to her corner? Can she tag in Colton?
Ash continues to crawl towards her corner as Sterling stretches out his arm. Meanwhile, Knox is seen slowly turning over onto his back. Madison motions for him to come over towards The Black Hand corner. But Knox is slow to move following that hurricanrana from the top.
Grayson: I don't think Knox is going to be able to tag out before Ash...
Ash gets up to her feet, stumbles over and tags in Sterling. As Knox slowly turns over, Sterling springboards to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and delivers a diving elbow drop to the back. He turns Knox over and makes the cover.
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Madison breaks up the pin.
Clement: Timely save by Madison!
The crowd boos as Madison continues to stomp away on Sterling. But the boos turn to cheers as Ash runs over and connects with a front dropkick, sending Madison stumbling through the ropes and to the floor.
Clement: There goes Madison!
Sterling picks up Knox and tosses him through the ropes and to the floor.
Grayson: And Knox has been sent to the outside as well!
As The Black Hand get up on the outside, Ash runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she goes for a vaulting body press to the outside. But she gets caught by The Black Hand.
Clement: Oh no...
The crowd boos as Ash is caught in the clutches of The Black Hand. But the boos turn to cheers as Sterling springboards to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and connects with a flying cross body, wiping out everyone to cheers from the crowd.
Clement: What a dive by Colton Sterling! He knocks everyone down!
Sterling picks up Knox and rolls him back into the ring. He then climbs up to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and connects with a flying headbutt to cheers from the crowd. He makes the cover.
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Knox gets his shoulder up.
Clement: Knox was just barely able to get that shoulder up.
Sterling picks up Knox and goes for an irish whip. But Knox reverses, sending Sterling into the ropes. But instead of bouncing back, Sterling gets tripped up by Madison. As Sterling turns to confront Madison, Knox comes up from behind, places him in a full nelson, drags him away from the ropes and delivers a release tiger suplex to boos from the crowd. He crawls over, turns over Sterling and makes the cover.
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Sterling gets his shoulder up.
Grayson: How did he get his shoulder up?
Knox picks up Sterling, brings him over and tags Madison back in. After Madison gets in, The Black Hand whip Sterling into the ropes. When Sterling comes back, he leaps up and knocks both men down with a flying forearm smash. Knox gets back up, but Sterling knocks him down with a dropkick. Madison gets back up, but Sterling knocks him down with a dropkick. As The Black Hand get back up, Sterling grabs them by their heads and slams them together with a double noggin knocker.
Clement: Meeting of the minds!
While The Black Hand are dazed, Sterling steps back and throws out a roundhouse kick to Knox. Knox ducks, causing Madison to get kicked instead. Knox then grabs Sterling from behind and goes for a belly to back suplex. But Sterling rolls over his shoulder, lands on his feet and stumbles back into the ropes. When Knox turns around, Sterling bounces back and goes for a rebound lariat. But Knox ducks. When Sterling turns around, Knox kicks him in the gut and plants him with the Sativa Spike. He then rolls out of the ring, allowing Madison to crawl over and make the cover.
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Sterling gets his shoulder up.
Clement: Sterling was dropped right on his head. But he still got his shoulder up. This kid is something else, isn't he?
Madison picks up Sterling and goes for an irish whip. But Sterling reverses, sending Madison into the ropes. When Madison comes back, Sterling bends over to set up a back body drop. But Madison stops and goes to lift him up for the Backiotomy. But Sterling is able to slip down from behind. When Madison turns around, he turns into a Pele Kick to cheers from the crowd. Sterling then rolls forward, dives into his corner and tags Ash in.
As Madison gets back up to his feet, Ash springboards to the top turnbuckle and connects with a moonsault. She makes the cover.
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Madison gets his shoulder up.
Ash picks up Madison and whips him into the ropes. When Madison comes back, she jumps up and goes for a hurricanrana. But Madison blocks and counters with a Steenalizer into the turnbuckle. He then drags her away from the corner and makes the cover.
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Sterling breaks up the pin.
Clement: Another save by Colton!
Grayson: And not a moment too soon. If he was a half a scond late, this match would be over.
This bring in Knox, who knocks down Sterling with a clothesline. As Knox brings Sterling into one corner, Madison picks up Ash and brings her into the opposite corner. After The Black Hand do a number on AshTon, Knox and Madison look back at each other. They then give each other a nod before going for an irish whip. bBut AshTon reverses, sending both Madison and Knox crashing into each other.
Clement: The Black Hand collide in the center of the ring!
Knox turns around and stumbles towards Ash, who takes him and tosses him through the ropes and to the floor. Meanwhile, Madison stumbles back into a bicycle kick to the back of the head. After turning Madison over and dragging him into position, Ash points to the top turnbuckle.
Clement: This could be it, Evan!
Ash then obliges by stepping through the ropes and scaling the turnbuckles. As she reaches the top, Ash prepares to go for Into Sunset. But the cheers turn to boos as Knox drags Madison to the outside.
Clement: What's going on here?
Knox then makes a “forget this” gesture with his hand before he and Madison make their way around ringside.
Ref: ONE…………………………….. TWO………………………. THREE……………….
The Black Hand make their way up the aisle, never turning back towards the ring as the crowd really lets them have it.
Ref: FOUR…………………… FIVE……………….. SIX………..
Clement: They're leaving! I can't believe The Black Hand is leaving!
Ref: …………………. SEVEN……………………. EIGHT………………..
Ash climbs up onto the middle ropes and waves them back into the ring. Sterling heads into the nearest corner and does the same. But their pleas fall on deaf ears as The Black Hand step through the curtain.
Ref: ………………. NINE……………….. TEN!
The ref calls for the bell...
Cruz: Here are your winners as a result of a count out, ASH and COLTON STERLING!
The crowd boos the unpopular decision. AshTon are equally displeased as they shake their heads in shame. The ref raises their hands in victory. But it’s not the victory that they were looking for.
Clement: It ceases to amaze me the levels that The Black Hand will stoop to.
Grayson: What are you talking about? This wasn't a title match? They had nothing to gain from this match? So why bother? The Black Hand are concerned about one thing and one thing only and that's Capital Combat.
