Pride S02E05 (8/5/15)

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Tony Allen: Ladies and gentlemen, our opening contest is scheduled for one fall and is a non-title match. Introducing first, from Dover, Delaware, she is the ’5 Foot Colossus’ AKIRA KAEDE!

“For this Colossal Beast is at war with the world… our world”

With that the intro of Swollen Member’s “Colossal Beasts” starts thumping over the speakers as AKIRA makes her way out to the entranceway, head bobbing slightly with the theme she makes her way down the ramp. eyes down turned and going out of her way to avoid letting any of the fans set their hands on her.

She slides into the ring under the ropes and walks briskly to her corner, leaning against the turnbuckles as she awaits the beginning of the match.

Tony Allen: And her opponent, from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, weighing in at 312lbs … He is the LDFC Apex Champion … NEST!

The opening to Deftones' "Cherry Waves" plays as a small screen of smoke cover the ground of the stage. As the first rift blasts through the venue, Nest walks through the curtain breathing heavily. Keeping his head down he looks out to the crowd briefly before eyeing the ring ahead, making his way down the ramp with an alarming sense of urgency. Nest stops right before he gets to the apron, holding out both of his arms with pitchfork hand signs along with a scream. He rolls in the ring and starts cracking his knuckles as the music dies down.

The bell sounds to start the match as both competitors circle the ring. Nest tests the ropes as the fans here in Ginsonville begin to rally behind him, to the chagrin of AKIRA Kaede. The two competitors step towards the center of the ring – Nest towering over the 5 Foot Colossus, but she’s not backing down. Kaede shoves the Apex Champion, knocking him back a step as the fans in attendance “ooh” in unison. She’s yelling at Nest, jabbing her finger in his face – at least until he shoves her back.

Geoff Penzer: I don’t think AKIRA Kaede wants to get into a shoving contest with Nest – he’s got nearly 200lbs in weight advantage!

Again, AKIRA pushes her opponent, and again Nest shoves her right back as she rebounds off the ropes, coming back with a flying forearm shot! It staggers the Apex champion, knocking him back a step. Kaede is right back on her feet as she goes against the ropes again. Nest is ready for her this time, however; he readies himself to deliver a clothesline, but Kaede sees it coming and slides through his legs, popping up behind him with a double leg takedown. She transitions upwards into a front facelock as the big man tries to battle back.

Nest works his way up to a kneeling position as AKIRA fires off several knees to the face as she keeps the facelock applied. Nest fights back, firing off a couple of punches to the ribcage of his opponent before he ascends to a standing position, catching AKIRA Kaede with an inverted atomic drop to counter the hold. Kaede stumbles back a step as Nest lunges forward with a clothesline! A cheer goes up as Kaede hits the mat, but she gets right back up. Another clothesline connects and she goes down again. As she gets up a second time, Nest catches her with a scoop slam, bringing her down hard before she rolls out of the ring.

Geoff Penzer: AKIRA can’t be happy with the quick reversal of momentum there. Maybe she just needs a few seconds to gather her bearings.

Kaede slaps the apron in frustration, walking around the ring with her hands on her hips as Nest waits on the other side of the ring, leaning back against the ropes. Kaede finally rolls back in under the bottom rope as Nest moves towards her. A collar and elbow tie-up ensues as Nest overpowers his smaller opponent, pushing AKIRA back into the corner. The referee calls for the break, which he gets after three, before AKIRA fires off a toe kick to the gut. A few hard forearm shots to the face follow before the 5 Foot Colossus goes for an Irish whip, trying to send Nest to the opposite corner. The Apex Champion goes under the arm and counters, catching Kaede with a flapjack type move that sends her face first into the top turnbuckle! Nest goes for the Irish whip, sending Kaede from pillar to post, charging in after her with a running clothesline!

Geoff Penzer: That’s 312lbs of Nest coming down on you there!

Another Irish whip follows, sending Kaede back from whence she came as, again, Nest follows her in with a running clothesline. The 5 Foot Colossus staggers out of the corner, right into the waiting arms of the Apex champion as he delivers a high angle powerslam into the cover!

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TWO!

But Kaede gets the shoulder up. Undeterred, Nest drags his opponent back to her feet as he scoops AKIRA up into his arms. He parades around the ring, rallying the fans again before tossing his opponent overhead with a fallaway slam! Kaede bounces off the mat and rolls out onto the apron, whereupon she uses the ropes to helps herself back to a vertical base. Nest grabs her by the collar, but Kaede pushes his arms away before dropping the big man with a guillotine across the top rope! The champion falls to the mat clutching at his throat as AKIRA reaches in and drags Nest so his head is hanging over the apron. A running knee lift connects to the face of the champion as he falls down, out of the ring to the mats below. AKIRA tries to drag him back to his feet, pausing only to deliver a roundhouse kick to her kneeling opponent. After that Nest seems less resistant as Kaede brings him back to his feet and whips him shoulder first into the ring steps! The steel steps split into separate parts upon impact and the crowd begin to boo AKIRA Kaede. She doesn’t pay them much mind, however, instead stomping at the shoulder of her opponent as the referee continues his count-out.

Geoff Penzer: AKIRA Kaede now targeting that arm – could she be looking for another submission victory like against Laura Seville?

Kaede rolls in and out of the ring to restart the count before continuing to stomp at the arm and shoulder of Nest. The big man battles his way back to his feet as Kaede bounces his head off the apron and rolls him back into the ring. She slides in after him and makes the cover.

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TWO!

But Nest powers out, throwing Kaede across the ring.

Geoff Penzer: Looks like she has some work to do on that arm still, if that’s the power Nest possesses.

Kaede looks a little shocked at the strength of her opponent, but she quickly applies an arm bar before Nest can gain any momentum. The champion tries to battle through the pain, working his way back up to his knees before standing. The armbar has transitioned into a wrist lock as Nest manages to reverse the hold. He wrenches the arm once, but Kaede fires off a forearm shot to the face, rocking the big man. Another forearm shot breaks the hold and that’s soon followed by a rolling elbow that lands flush against Nest’s jaw! The big man falls slowly, the ring shaking as he hits the mat and Kaede drops down for the cover.

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TWO!
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NO!

Geoff Penzer: Nest getting the shoulder up in time.

The champion rolls towards the ropes, using them to get back to his feet as Kaede stays on him, peppering him with stiff kicks to the torso and shoulder. Nest manages to stand up regardless, as Kaede grabs him for the Irish whip. He’s sent running across the ring as AKIRA lowers her head for a back body drop, only to get caught by a knee lift to the face! She shoots upright in pain as Nest hits the ropes again, coming back with a discus elbow!

Geoff Penzer: Nest Assured! Out of nowhere!

Kaede goes down like a sack of bricks as Nest collapses next to her. He slowly but surely drags himself across and covers with a lateral press.

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TWO!
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THR-NOO!

Geoff Penzer: The delay in the pin may have saved her, but AKIRA Kaede stays in this one.

The champion looks towards the referee, but the official assures him it was only a two count. Undeterred, Nest lifts his opponent back to her feet again – but Kaede rakes the eyes. She staggers backwards, bouncing off the ropes for momentum as she charges in with a forearm shot – NO! Nest counters with a thrusting spinebuster! A roar goes up from the crowd as Kaede lays splayed out in the center of the ring; the LDFC Apex Champion standing over her as he looks out across the crowd, nearly all of them cheering him on as he lifts Kaede back to her feet once more. An Irish whip sends the 5 Foot Colossus towards the corner, but the impact is too much and Kaede slumps to a seated position. Nest wastes little time in running across the ring, performing a cannonball senton!

Geoff Penzer: Great agility from the big man!

But he’s not done. Nest drags his opponent up again and whips Kaede to the opposite corner. He charges in after her with a corner splash, throwing all 312lbs of himself behind it. Kaede is struggling to stand as Nest turns around, pausing momentarily before performing the Nest Kick! The enzuigiri kick nailing AKIRA Kaede as she falls to the mat. A hook of the leg by Nest.

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THREE!!!

Tony Allen: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match, Nest!

The Apex Champion stands to celebrate his hard fought victory as the referee raises his arm in triumph. The celebrations, however, are short lived, as Butcher comes barrelling through the crowd. Nest doesn’t even see him coming before the Briton is in the ring. A clobbering blow to the back catches the Apex champion by surprise, sending him staggering towards the ropes. Nest manages to stop himself, holding onto the top rope, but Butcher levels him with a discus Northern lariat, sending the champion tumbling over the top rope and to the outside!

Geoff Penzer: What’s he doing? After match attacks aren’t how we settle things here in LDFC.

The crowd are booing heavily as Butcher climbs out of the ring. He makes a beeline for Nest, laying into the LDFC Apex Champion, and his opponent at the supershow in two weeks time, with fast and furious fists. The referee tries to break it up, but to no avail. Butcher powers his way past the official, dragging Nest with him before rolling the champion up onto Geoff Penzer’s announce table. Penzer high tails it out of the way as Butcher climbs up onto the table as well, lifting Nest up before delivering a piledriver through the announce table! Wood flies every which way as Nest is laid out.

Butcher stands back to admire his handiwork, grabbing the LDFC Apex Championship belt from the timekeeper before raising it into the air. The fans continue booing even as Butcher drops the belt across Nest’s chest and makes his way back up the aisle.

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Serenity's slumped against a doorframe, arms folded, petulant pout on her face. She looks like she should be behind the bike sheds, smoking a cigarette. Visible through the open door is someone's back, and going by the sleeve tattoos and long dyed braids, it could only be her tag team partner Ligaya Fontaine. A producer stops by the scene and his expression of relief makes it clear he's been looking for them.

Producer: Hey. You guys know your match is up in two or three minutes?

Serenity nods and gestures toward Ligaya.

Serenity: Yeah, no problem. She's just finishing her makeup.

Producer: Okay. Be quick.

He turns and leaves, and Serenity pokes her head around the door.

Serenity: How's it coming?

Ligaya Fontaine: I dunno. It's...

She turns round, and we see jags of red and white paint around her eyes and spiking down her cheeks in classic 80s tag team style.

Ligaya Fontaine: I don't think it's working?

Serenity stares hard at her, then concludes:

Serenity: You look like a traffic sign.

Ligaya Fontaine: Yeah, this... I just don't think it's me, J. I dunno what Danni and Darci were talking about. This don't suit me at all.

Serenity: Yeah. I mean, they can't say we didn't try to make at least one thing in that video they cut on us have some truth to it, but... you're right. It's just not you.

Ligaya Fontaine: To be honest, I don't know where they even got the idea...

She turns away again, and starts wiping her face clean with a makeup removal pad.

Serenity: I guess if I wasn't such a charitable soul I'd figure they were a couple of airheaded losers who are so far up their own asses they didn't bother finding out anything about us, didn't even bother watching our matches, and just decided to pull total crap off their tops of their bleached heads.

Ligaya Fontaine: Really?

Serenity: Nah, though... I'm sure we're the ones who are wrong here. I mean, after all... we're just a couple of random stoners, right? It ain't like we got any other personality traits.

She frowns, almost spitting the words in her venom. When Ligaya returns her face is fresh and bare. She hands Serenity the pink-stained wipe, and Serenity sniffs it then pulls a face. She tosses it to the ground, then smacks Ligaya in the ribs with the back of her hand.

Serenity: C'mon. Let's go force a couple of fake-ass bitches down from their cloud.

And she storms off, with Ligaya in tow, semi-oblivious as usual.

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The wrestlers have made their entrances and are standing in their corners. The referee then signals for the bell. While Ligaya and Sernity are still deciding who is going to start off the match Darci and Danni come running in for the clotheslines. But Ligaya and Serenity were baiting them and duck under the clotheslines and hit drop kicks to each of the Body Shotz backs. They both then slam and pile into the corner turnbuckle. Ligaya then runs in with a lariat smashing the two in the corner as Serenity comes running in from the far corner hitting a splash on the two. The Body Shotz stumble out of the corner and Ligaya pushes Darci out of the ring and to the apron outside before getting out of the ring and going to her corner. And Serenity pulls Danni up and to the middle of the ring where she hits a hangman's neckbreaker. She then goes for the cover, but only gets a close two count.

Darci has made her way over to her corner and is now standing there waiting for Danni. She then rolls over trapping Danni in a sleeper with bodyscissors. She yells at Danni to go to sleep. But it's far too early in the match for it and Darci runs in with a stomp to Serenity's face. Serenity lets go and Darci pulls Danni towards her corner before hopping back through the ropes. The referee sees she has left the ring and turns back to the downed Serenity and sees Ligaya trying to enter the ring. He then runs over stopping her. Darci tags in to Danni and goes right after Serenity. She stands next to her before repeatedly dropping down slamming her knee into Serenity's kidneys. She then picks up Serenity sending her off the ropes. Darci drops down and Serenity jumps over her heading to the other ropes. When she comes off of them though Darci hits her with a dropkick that drops her down. Darci goes for the cover but only gets a 2 count.

Darci then wraps up Serenity in an abdominal stretch. She pulls the arm up exposing Serenity's sides. She then points at Ligaya and the referee goes over making sure she doesn't get in the ring, as much as she tries. While this is going on Danni gets into the ring coming over and hitting a big kick to the exposed side of Serenity. She then moves back out of the ring as the referee finally corals Ligaya. The referee turns back around as Darci is still stretching out Serenity. The referee asks her if she wants to give up, but she refuses. Darci cinches at the move tighter. Serentity still does not give up though. Darci finally lets the move go before pulling Serenity up to her feet. She then sends Sernity into the ring ropes. But Serenity holds the top rope and keeps herself there. Darci then runs in going for the clothesline. Instead Serenity back body drops Darci over the top rope slamming to the mat on the outside. Serenity then goes over making the tag.

Ligaya gets into the ring and immediately runs to the opposite side of the ring than Darci on the outside. She then begins running looking for a suicide dive through the top and middle ropes. But as she's running to fly through Danni moves over and kicks Ligaya as she flies through the ropes and crashes to the outside. Danni then gets into the ring and runs across the ring going for a plancha as she lands on Ligaya on the outside. Serenity gets into the ring herself then and runs over hitting a corkscrew suicida on both members of the bodyshots. Ligaya then rolls Darci into the ring.

Ligaya stands waiting as Darci gets to her feet. Ligaya drops down stunning Darci with a sitout jawbreaker. She then gets back to her feet slinging Darci off the ropes. Darci ducks a Ligaya clothesline and comes back hitting her with a bulldog. Darci thinks she is now in control and goes for a suplex, but Ligaya drops back down after being lifted and then puts a knee to Darci's side. She pulls Darci up shoving her in the chest. Darci bounces back first off the ropes coming back to be hit with a Battlegrounds Uppercut. Darci is dazed and down on the mat and Ligaya grabs her and flips over locking in the tentacle monster submission (Cattle Mutilation). Danni tries to crawl back into the ring but Serenity grabs her leg. Darci is then forced to tap out.

Winners: 420 BC

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Keegan Hightower is backstage before his match against Joanna Tarzanna. He has a smile on his face and his hair is tied back into a ponytail.

Keegan Hightower: Well this is my debut and I am facing one of those giant people.

He shakes his head and puts his hands together.

Keegan Hightower: I can look at this match and wonder how it is going go. I can see if I lose and have to go back to the drawing table or I can win and be the happiest I have been in a while. LDFC needs someone like me, LDFC needs someone hot like me they need someone that will stand right here and tell everyone how it is.

Another smile.

Keegan Hightower: I will make this match easy and that Amazon will fall like a tree trunk and she is not going to touch my face. I asked her nicely and she gave me some crap how this is wrestling and blah, blah, blah. Well for her it is simple, I will beat her and I will have my hand raised.

He starts to walk past the camera and he turns around.

Keegan Hightower: Oh one more thing you know I had one of these investigations things going on with Emily Carter about someone that is cute and all of that, I haven’t been able to figure it out but I will soon.

He winks as he turns around and keeps walking getting ready for his match.

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The competitors have made their way down to the ring. Keegan stands on his side of the ring taking off his entrance gear while Joanna stands with a leg on the top rope stretching herself out. The referee then signals for the bell as the two competitors make their way towards the middle of the ring. Keegan stops and looks Joanna up and down. He then turns to the referee and puts a hand out trying to beg the crowd to agree with him that she looks ridiculous. The crowd does not agree and a few begin cheering for Joanna. She then nods at them before turning back and nearly having her head taken off from a clothesline.

Keegan then pulls Joanna to her feet and slams her into the turnbuckle with an Irish whip. He then tries to follow her in but is met with a back elbow. As he stumbles out of the corner Joanna runs out hitting him with a Raging Slash (discus clothesline), hitting one of her signature moves early in the match. She overthinks the damage it's done though and goes for the cover. Keegan kicks out before the two count though. Joanna pulls Keegan to his feet and goes for a dropkick, but Keegan smacks her feet away. She slams down to the mat and Keegan then runs to the middle rope jumping off hitting a moonsault on the downed Joanna. He then pulls her up to her feet and hits a combination of backbreaker, to knee breaker, to DDT combination. He goes for the pin, but Joanna is able to kick out.

Keegan is looking to put the match away. He lifts Joanna up going for his trademark atomic drop, but instead Joanna grabs him by the head coming down and slamming him to the ground with a DDT. She then goes on to hit a german suplex and neckbreaker while trying to wear down Keegan. But as she's going for her finishing Annabelle (Top Rope Splash), Keegan rolls out of the way as Joanna slams to the mat, crashing and burning. Keegan then rolls over and bends down waiting for his opponent to start to get up. As Joanna gets to one knee, Keegan runs in hitting an enziguri on the downed Joanna. The then pulls her up quickly pulling her over to the turnbuckle. He holds her head as he climbs to the top rope. He then jumps off hitting Joanna with his finisher "The Makeover" (DDT from top rope). He then quickly goes for the cover and gets the three count.

Winner: Keegan Hightower

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The scene opens with a grainy black and white security shot image of an office, much like on the last episode of Pride. The table with chairs either side, a pile of paperwork on the desk. This time, however, someone is present. A man, wearing a shirt and tie, with some black slacks places the box with the fragile sticker into the safe in his office. He takes a seat down at his chair and begins typing away at his laptop.

A few moments later and an elderly lady walks into the office with a cup of coffee, which she hands off to the man, collecting a dirty cup from his desk. The man takes a sip from his coffee before placing the new cup down where the old one had sat. The elderly lady leaves the room as he goes back to work, typing away at his laptop.

A few moments later and an elderly lady once again walks into the office with a cup of coffee, which she hands off to the man, collecting a dirty cup from his desk. The man takes a sip from his coffee before placing the new cup down where the old one had sat. The elderly lady leaves the room as the man goes back to work...

The picture begins to roll.

The man is typing away at his laptop, but the still image keeps rolling up the screen.

Before, finally, the image settles on an empty office.

Nobody is sitting at the desk.

No cup of coffee, no laptop, no paperwork.

But there, against the back wall of the office sits the safe. Open and seemingly missing the box with the fragile sticker. And the feed cuts out.

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The two relatively new LDFC wrestlers stood in the middle of the ring ready for their match. Skylar stuck her hand out for a handshake, but as Endee indulged her Skylar pulled her hand back laughing. Endee went for a clothesline but Skylar ducked it. She then hit a back kick into Endee's side when she turned. She then ran off the ropes and as she came back she hit Endee with a jumping knee strike to the chest. This pushed Endee back into the turnbuckle. Skylar ran in going for a splash, but Endee got her hands up and was able to catch Skylar and dropping her to the mat with an STO.

Endee then moves out of the corner. She then ran off the ropes coming back as Skylar made her way to her feet hitting her with a high crossbody block. Endee went for the cover but only got the two count. Endee then stood to her feet hitting a standing moonsault. She grabbed the leg but Skylar pulled her leg away before the pin could be made. Skylar and Endee then made their way to their feet. Skylar went for the irish whip but Endee reversed it slamming Skylar into the corner turnbuckle. As she stumbled out, Endee dropped down spinning Skylar overhead with a monkey flip as Skylar came down landing on her stomach slamming her chin against the mat. Endee rolled over once more going for the pin but only getting a two count.

Endee pulled Skylar up and went for an irish whip. But this time it was Skylar that was able to reverse it. When Endee came back, Skylar lift her up and thrwe her back first on the mat with a lifting hip toss. As Endee once again was getting to her feet Skylar rolled into the barely standing opponent with a trademark koppu kick. She then went for the cover but Endee was able to get her shoulder up at two. Endee was then able to get back up to her feet where Skylar tried to hig her with another jumping knee strike to the chest. Instead Endee used the momentum as she grabbed Skylars lifted knee to flip her over for a bridging suplex. She was only able to get the two count though.

Endee then took over control. As Skylar got to her feet Endee jumped off the middle rope coming back and catching Skylar by the neck with a headscissors take down. She then followed it up with a Russian Legsweep. Endee then went after Skylar but she backed up putting her body between the top and middle rope. The referee told Endee to back off. Endee did and a Skylar tried to get back into the ring Endee went right back at her. Skylar used the ropes to break it up again. This happened a third time but as the referee was telling Endee to back up, Skylar reached through and raked her eyes. Skylar then tried to take advantage and get back into the ring, but Endee then ran off the corner rope jumping and hitting her Future Endeavors (Triangle Drop Kick) on Skylar who was stuck reeling laying with her back across the middle rope.

Endee tried to take advantage of her precarious position by climbing the top rope. She then jumped off going for a guillotine leg drop to the outer edge of the ring apron. Skylar was able to pull herself back into the ring by the ropes though before Endee hit her. Endee then slammed into the ring apron and bounced down to the floor. Endee then pulled herself up by the ring apron on the outside before Skylar came in with a baseball slide into a headscissors takedown on the outside. Skylar then quickly pushed Endee back into the ring. Endee was clearly drained from the flop to the outside and the recent move. Skylar then climbed into the ring as Endee tried to gain her bearing standing to her feet. She then ran over jumping and hitting her "Anaconda Vise" (Jumping Corkscrew Roundhouse) on Endee. She quickly went for the cover and the dazed Endee and was able to the three count.

Winner: Skylar Cloud

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Somewhere inside the arena, the Prince formerly known as MacRear, Valcone, was sitting in the middle of the hallway with pictures in one hand, and a black Sharpie in the other. Valcone rips the cap off with his teeth and starts scribbling away at the pictures - more specifically - scribbling away at the faces. The camera zooms in to see who the pictures were of, showing the faces of Donnie Cross and Bree Nelson.

VALCONE: Ugly. UGLY UGLY UGLY. UGLLLLLLLY!!!!!

Valcone continues scribbling away until the faces on the pictures were completely black. He grunts, and then tosses the pictures down the hallway.

VALCONE: They’re all ugly. They made me ugly. They made me hate MYSELF AND EVERYTHING I ONCE THOUGHT I WAS!!!

He walks over to where the pictures were lying and drags his boot across them.

VALCONE: But, on a brighter note… The fun is just getting started! Hehehehe! Heeeeeheeeeeee! Glad someone had the decency to show me the error of my ways. Glad someone told me that beauty and cosmetics do not help you in an ugly world such as wrestling. Glad someone showed me that EVERYONE IN THE WORLD WAS UGLY! … Even me.

Valcone slides his boot across the photos, ripping them in half as he continues speaking about that ‘someone.’

VALCONE: Now we just need Laura to fully commit to making everyone UGLY and all will be well. ALLLLLLLLLLLLL WILLLLLLLLLLL BEEEEEEEEE WELLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!

Laura Seville: All will be well, huh?

Then the camera turns around to see Laura Seville walking towards Valcone. But, there was something unusual about her. She was usually sporting a hoodie and always jumping around getting ready for the show. However, this time she was just in some sweats that are ready to be taken off easily to reveal her wrestling gear.

Laura Seville: Well…. They sure are ugly, bucko.

She then looks at his sharpie frenzy on the pictures.

Laura Seville: Yeahhhh… They are totally ugly now.

She then walks over and looks at the pictures up close.

Laura Seville: You know… I remember marking the same thing on this girl I hated back in high school. Such a slut. Eugh.

Laura then makes a sour face which Valcone is sporting what appeared to be a confused look behind his mask.

VALCONE: Sluts? We don’t have time to take out the sluts, Laura. That’s another mission for another time. Right now we need to focus on the task at hand. Bree Nelson and Donovan Cross.

Valcone clenches his fists directly after speaking Cross’s name.

VALCONE: I want them to pay! Pay for screwing me--- MACREAR OUT OF THE LDFC CHAMPIONSHIP! And when they’re done, we move to the incompetent referees that fill this place. One step at a time, though.

The masked Valcone hunches over and picks up the torn photo of Bree Nelson. He glares at it for a split second, and goes to hand it to Laura.

VALCONE: You take her out…

He bends over again and picks up the torn photo of Donnie Cross.

VALCONE: And I’ll handle this nast--- moron.

Laura then looks at the photo of Bree and squeals in disgust, throwing the picture in the air.

Laura Seville: M...VALCONE. Thiiiiiiisssssssss is not acceptable.

She picks up the picture of Bree.

Laura Seville: But she’s soooo… Soooo…. Sooo ugly…. I need… I need the SHARPIE!!

Laura then grabs the sharpie and places the picture on a wall. She then begins to draw a mustache on Bree’s upper lip then a Majin symbol above her head. Then begins to scribble around making her hair all black and curly ball. She then shows the picture to Valcone, which Laura turned Bree into Mr. Satan from Dragonball Z.

Laura Seville: Now she looks all prettyful with a mustache. What do you think? Should I morph her face into this? Should I? Should I, Should I, Should I??

Laura then looks at Valcone with big eyes. Valcone simply looks over at the picture and cracks a small smirk for the first time since losing to Nest.

VALCONE: Lets just take it one step at a time. We can’t rush these things. Art takes time, and that…

He points at the picture.

VALCONE: Looks like a masterpiece. We have already started making them ugly, and tonight we continue the job before finishing it at 2nd Impact.

Valcone grabs the sharpie out of Laura’s hand and tries to tag the wall, but the sharpie was out of ink. He shakes it up a bit and tries to write on the wall once again, but no ink.

VALCONE: Need a new sharpie. This time I’m gonna go with a variety of colors to replicate the bruises and scars that will be left on their faces.

Laura was disappointed in the Sharpie not having anymore ink. She then cracks a smile.

Laura Seville: Then let’s do this. Even if we lose…… We’ll go out with a bang and their faces still disfigured!

Laura and Valcone then knucklebust as the scene fades.

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Tony Allen: Ladies and gentlemen, our next is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is THE CRIMSON BARONESS!

The soft melody of ‘Crimson’ by Morcheeba begins to play throughout the arena as The Crimson Baroness steps out from behind the curtain; her top hat is tipped forward, covering her eyes slightly as she poses, resting both hands on the head of her cane. The crowd give her a negative reaction, booing and jeering emanating from a small section of them as The Crimson Baroness begins her slow walk to the ring. She climbs up the ring steps, urging the referee to hold the ropes open for her before she steps in under the middle ropes; The Crimson Baroness removes her hat and places it delicately in the corner next to her cane before she waits for the match to begin.

Tony Allen: And her opponent, from The City of Roses, weighing in at 186lbs … He is JOHNNY AJAX!

"Can You Feel My Heart?" by Bring Me The Horizon begins to play as the crowd cheer the 2CW champion, Johnny Ajax. He shakes hands with a couple of fans along the way, slapping hands with the rest before he bursts into a jog. Ajax hops up onto the apron and leaps over the top rope.

Geoff Penzer: Finally, we've got the announce equipment working again and just in time! This should be interesting folks; Johnny Ajax is, of course, the boyfriend of LDFC trainee Katie Kensington, and there’s no love lost between Katie and the Baroness. But he answered the challenge laid out by The Crimson Baroness and here we are, ready to go!

The bell sounds to start the match as both competitors circle the ring. The Crimson Baroness keeps a safe distance from her opponent as Ajax comes in for the tie-up, and misses. Beating a hasty retreat, The Baroness taps her temple as she scampers across the ring. But she soon finds herself backed into the corner as Ajax approaches … and she leans out through the ropes.

The referee instructs Ajax not to touch her during the rope break, which he begrudgingly obliges. Ajax backs off, but runs forward and catches The Crimson Baroness with a boot to the gut as she steps away from the ropes. A few forearm shots to the face rock The Baroness where she stands before she’s pushed back into the corner. Ajax unleashes some stiff looking chops to the chest, causing The Baroness to howl in pain. An Irish whip follows; Ajax sends his opponent form pillar to post, following her in with a running clothesline! Quickly spinning his opponent around, Johnny Ajax performs a German suplex as he bridges it for the cover.

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Geoff Penzer: The Crimson Baroness getting the shoulder up in time.

The fans seem to be enjoying the show, though, as Ajax drags his opponent back to her feet – until she rakes Johnny across the eyes. The referee admonishes The Baroness for it, but she’s already running against the ropes before the words can escape his mouth – and she runs right into the Ajax dropkick! He performed it perfectly, with enough force to knock The Crimson Baroness out through the middle ropes and onto the apron. She’s clutching onto the top rope, using it to pull herself back to her feet as Ajax springboards off the middle rope with a roundhouse kick!

Geoff Penzer: Ow, I felt that one from here!

Ajax pops back up to his feet, drawing a cheer from the crowd as The Crimson Baroness collapses, bouncing off the apron before falling to the mats on the outside. The referee begins his count out. The Baroness stands back up as the referee gets to four. With a glance to the ring, a smirking Johnny Ajax staring back at her, The Crimson Baroness turns her back to the ring; the crowd begin to jeer immediately as she starts to walk up the aisle, but her attention is drawn back to the ring as Ajax vaults over the top rope with his patented Spaceman Plancha!

Geoff Penzer: What a move there by Johnny Ajax! And he’s certainly showing why he’s the 2CW Champion here tonight, demonstrating complete control here in the early goings.

Ajax rolls The Baroness back into the ring, following her in as he hooks the leg.

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The Baroness gets a shoulder up as Ajax looks to the referee. Ajax lifts his opponent back to her feet again, whipping her towards the corner as The Crimson Baroness hits the turnbuckle back first. Ajax comes charging in – right into a savate kick! It stuns Johnny Ajax, but doesn’t knock him down. She follows up with a knee lift to the midsection, doubling Johnny over in the center of the ring. The Baroness runs against the ropes for some momentum, going for the scissor kick – NO! Ajax steps backwards out of the way. The Baroness turns to face him and she eats a superkick to the face. The impact dazes her as Ajax tosses towards the corner with another German suplex!

Geoff Penzer: The Crimson Baroness looks to be in a bad way here. And now Johnny Ajax is heading towards the top rope.

Johnny Ajax leaps up to the top rope in one bound, steadying himself atop the corner as the crowd are on their feet cheering. He leaps off the turnbuckle with a double foot stomp – but misses! The Baroness moving out of the way, but Ajax rolls through on his landing. He’s quickly back to his feet as, across the ring, The Baroness is pulling herself back up to her feet. She senses her opponent is waiting, so she charges at him with a clothesline. It’s easily avoided as Ajax ducks under and runs against the ropes himself, coming back with a flying clothesline–

Geoff Penzer: The Baroness ducked and Johnny Ajax just levelled the referee!

Ajax looks aghast as he stares down at the unconscious official. Behind him, however, The Crimson Baroness is just getting to her a kneeling position. She delivers a swift low blow to Johnny Ajax, doubling him over in agony as the crowd boo heavily.

Geoff Penzer: What a dirty move there by The Crimson Baroness.

She can audibly be heard to say “have fun with The Girlfriend now” as someone from the crowd throws a chair up The Baroness in the ring. She catches it and slams it across the back of the head of Johnny Ajax, but still he’s standing. The chair gets dropped to the mat as Ajax staggers away in agony, before getting dropped head and shoulders first onto the chair with The Baroness Suplex! She pushes the chair out of the ring as the referee begins to stir. With a handful of tights, The Crimson Baroness makes the cover.

Geoff Penzer: Not like this…

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Johnny Ajax throws the shoulder up just a fraction too late as the bell sounds. He sits up in shock as The Crimson Baroness rolls out of the ring, raising her arms in victory. A tired smirk on her face as she waits for the confirmation.

Tony Allen: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match … THE CRIMSON BARONESS!

Ajax glares out of the ring at his opponent as The Baroness kicks the chair under the ring, hiding it from the referee’s view once more. She begins to stroll slowly up the aisle, giving Ajax a mock curtsey before disappearing behind the curtain.

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(Backstage the camera comes in with Jessie Pederson standing in front of a large black banner covered with the Lions Den Fighting Championships logo.)

Jessie Pederson: I’m backstage here at Pride and with me right now is one of the standouts from the recent LDFC trouts, Emily Carter. Emily, welcome to Lion’s Den FC and welcome to Pride!

(Emily Carter walks into the picture, smiling from ear to ear. She’s dressed in black New Balance sneakers, black mesh shorts and a gray “Property of LDFC” tee. She then waves to Jessie.)

Emily Carter: Thank you so much, Jessie!

Jessie Pederson: How does it feel to finally be here on Pride?

Emily Carter: Words can’t even describe how happy I am right now. I honestly didn’t think that this moment would come. When I got the invite after impressing all of the trainers here in Lion’s Den, I thought it would only be a matter of time until I was getting in the ring with all of the talented people here. But I kept seeing new people, people who signed up to LDFC after me, being featured on Pride. Meanwhile, I wasn’t even added to the roster. I began to feel like I wasn’t good enough. It also didn’t help that a certain someone kept rubbing my face in the fact that I wasn’t added to the roster. But that’s about to change, Jessie.

Jessie Pederson: What do you mean?

Emily Carter: Well, after pleading my case to the instructors here, I can say that I have officially been added to the roster!

Jessie Pederson: Wow, good for you!

Emily Carter: Thank you… but that’s not all.

Jessie Pederson: There’s more?

Emily Carter: Yes! Not only have I been added to the roster, but I’m going to have my first match in two weeks at 2nd Impact! Can you believe that?

Jessie Pederson: No pressure, huh?

Emily Carter: I know, right? But this is a big deal to me. To finally get my chance to debut on that big of a stage, I couldn’t ask for anything else.

Jessie Pederson: Do you know who your opponent is going to be?

Emily Carter: I don’t, actually. There’s a lot of talent here in LDFC. But I’ve been putting in the hours, Jessie. Some days, Riley Owens even has me doing double ring work! At first, I hated it. But I know he was just trying to toughen me up, so now I look forward to it! I may not be on the level of a Nest or a Terrence Tillman or even Bree and Donnie. But I know one thing!

Jessie Pederson: What’s that?

Emily Carter: I’m ready to make an impact, and what better place than at 2nd Impact?!

Jessie Pederson: Sounds like you’re ready to go.

Emily Carter: You bet!

Jessie Pederson: Well, thank you for your time, Emily, and best of luck!

Emily Carter: Thanks, Jessie! I just hope that I make all my friends and family proud.

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The arena lights dim as "Rhino Jockey" begins to play, before gold and reddish-orange lights slowly illuminate the entranceway. As the primal buzz of the bassline starts to build, the lights begin to flicker in sync with it, as the bassline grows and grows in its intensity until Shintaro Majima appears at the top of the ramp and walks towards the ring without a moment's hesitation.

Tony Allen: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Gifu, Japan! Weighing in at 242 pounds! He is “The Strong Style Savior,” SHINTARO MAJIMA!

Majima reaches ringside and climbs the ring steps, stepping through the ropes into the ring, where he loosens his ring robe and standing in the nearest corner before removing his dark sunglasses.

Geoff Penzer: Shintaro Majima defeated Butcher on the last edition of Pride. Now, he faces the self-proclaimed Pride of LDFC. Can Majima rattle off two big wins in a row? We’ll find out shortly if Strong Style prevails once again.

As the beginning horn sound that starts “Forever” blasts through the arena, Terrence Tillman runs out to the stage. Running back and forth shouting and waving his arms in the air motioning for the fans to get on their feet. He stops in the center and stretches his arms out to either side shouting “It’s Time” at the top of his lungs. Tillman starts his march to the ring with a smile on his face, slapping hands of the kids in the audience letting out an occasional “Wooo!” or “Yeah baby!”

Tony Allen: And his opponent, from Orlando, Florida! Weighing in at 230 pounds! He is “Terrific” TERRENCE TILLMAN!

Tillman rolls into the ring under the bottom rope and runs to each corner pointing to the fans, clapping his hands, and feeding off the crowd’s reaction.

Geoff Penzer: Here comes Terrence Tillman! The Terrific One looks to be in good spirits and he’s got the entire T-Unit with him! he’ll need the support of every last one of them as he tries to get past Majima here tonight.

The bell sounds as Majia and Tillman start things off by circling the ring. They then size each other up before heading towards the center of the ring. They motion for a collar and elbow tie up. But Majima ducks under, goes around and applies a waist lock from behind. Tillman quickly elbows him in the face before performing a standing switch. Majima then reaches down, pulls Tillman’s arms from around him and follows up with an arm wrench, causing Tillman to wince in pain. The ref asks Tillman if he wants to give up. But Tillman doesn’t quit. He then rolls forward, leans back, kips up, runs over towards the ropes and delivers a springboard arm drag. Majima gets back up, but Tillman throws him down with an arm drag. Majima gets back up, but Tillman sends him right back down with another arm drag and quickly transitions into an armbar, causing Majima to wince in pain. The crowd shows their supports with a series of cheers and applause.

Geoff Penzer: Tillman got the better end of that sequence. But this match is far from over...

The ref asks Majima if he wants to give up. But The Strong Style Savior doesn’t quit. After getting back up to his feet, he moves Tillman across the ring and presses him against the ropes, forcing the ref to give Tillman a five count.

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Tillman slowly releases the hold. While he’s got his arms in the arm, Majima cheap shots him with a knee to the midsection, eliciting boos from the crowd. He then quickly follows up with a forearm strike, sending Tillman stumbling into the nearby corner. Majima then follows him into the corner, turns him around and delivers a stinging knife-edge chop. He then takes Tillman and goes for an irish whip. But Tillman reverses, sending Majima into the opposite corner. From there, Tillman runs, jumps and goes for a corner splash. But Majima moves out of the way, causing Tillman to crash into the corner. As Tillman stumbles back, Majima grabs him by the back of the neck, runs and tosses him over the top rope…

… but instead of falling to the floor, Tillman hangs onto the ropes. He then “skins the cat,” pulling himself over the top rope and back into the ring to the amazement of the crowd. Majima sees this, so he runs over and throws out a lariat. But Tillman ducks and dumps Majima over the top rope and to the floor.

Geoff Penzer: Majima tries to send Tillman to the outside, but it’s him that gets sent to the floor.

While Majima stirs on the canvas, Tillman waves his arm up and down, hyping the crowd up before a dive to the outside. Once Majima gets back to his feet, Tillman takes off into the ropes. When Tillman comes back, Majima slides into the ring, gets back up and knocks him down with a running forearm smash. He makes the cover.

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Majima picks up Tillman and nails him with a front kick to the chest, sending Tillman into the corner. From there, Majima proceeds to send Tillman slumping down in the corner with a series of mongolian chops. He then places his foot across Tillman’s throat and chokes him. The ref then steps in and gives Majima until the count of five to break the hold.

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Majima lets go and then takes off into the ropes. When he comes back, he nails Tillman in the face with a Noshinto. The crowd boos as he drags Tillman from out of the corner before making the cover.

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Majima picks up Tillman, grabs him by the wrist and delivers Akuma-fu. On the last short-arm clothesline, Majima turns Tillman inside out. He then drops down and makes the cover.

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Majima picks up Tillman, sends him down with a snapmare and follows up with a soccer kick to the back. While Tillman arches his back in pain, Majima takes off into the ropes. When he comes back, he goes to take off Tillman’s head with a Kawada Kick. But Tillman leans back, evading the kick. He then quickly sits back up and counters with a school boy…

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Majima kicks out.

Geoff Penzer: Tillman nearly stole the match with that one...

After both grapples scramble to get back to a vertical base, Majima throws out a roundhouse kick. But Tillman ducks. Tillman then throws out a roundhouse kick. But Majima ducks. Majima then feeds Tillman his foot before going for an enzuigiri. But Tillman ducks. As Majima gets up, Tillman grabs him from behind. But Majima elbows him in the face before taking off into the ropes. When Majima comes back, Tillman knocks him down with a dropsault. The crowd cheers as he makes the cover.

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Majima kicks out.

Geoff Penzer: Some good back and forth action in this one. Tillman has been looked at by many as the best pound for pound athlete here in LDFC. But Majima certainly has a style of his own that has proven to be effective against high caliber competition.

Tillman picks up Majima and goes for an irish whip. But Majima reverses, sending Tillman into the ropes. When Tillman comes back, he tries to slide through Majima’s legs. But Majima reaches down and grabs him. He then pulls Tillman back up to his feet before delivering the GOJU50. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.

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Majima picks up Tillman and knees him in the midsection, doubling him over. He then quickly goes behind Tillman and delivers a bridging German Suplex.

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Tillman turns over to get his shoulder up.

But Majima doesn’t let go! Majima then gets back to his feet as he pulls up Tillman and hoists him over his head for another German. But this time, Tillman is able to land on his feet. He then turns and takes off into the ropes as Majima gets back to a vertical base. When Tillman comes back, Majima throws out a high roundhouse kick. But Tillman rolls underneath it. When Majima turns around, he turns into a roundhouse kick. Tillman then takes a dazed Majima and goes for an irish whip. But Majima reverses, sending Tillman into the corner. Majima then charges across the ring and goes for the Kurimuzon Kasai. But Tillman moves out of the way, causing Majima to crash into the corner. When Majima turns around, he turns into an CCS Enzuigiri to cheers from the crowd. Tillman then takes Majima and whips him into the opposite corner. From there, Tillman runs, leaps up from near the center of the ring and connects with a corner splash to cheers and applause from the crowd. Tillman then moves Majima out of the way, hoists himself up onto the middle ropes, grabs Majima and goes for a Tornado DDT. But Majima shoves Tillman off in mid air. After Tillman lands on his feet, Majima runs over to attack. But Tillman nails him with a knee to the midsection. When Majima drops down to one knee, Tillman takes off into the ropes. When he comes back, he connects with the Shining Black. Tillman then makes the cover.

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Tillman picks up Majima and goes for a vertical suplex, but Majima slips down from behind. He then spins Tillman around and follows up with a forearm strike. After a knee to the midsection, Majima lifts up Tillman for the Kurimuzon Jogoku. But Tillman knees him in the head on the way up. After Tillman slips back down, he goes to lift up Majima for a brainbuster of his own. But Majima knees him in the head on the way up. After Majima slips down, he hoists up Tillman and throws him down with a Uranage.

Geoff Penzer: Majima gets the better of Tillman in that exchange and now has a hold on this match. These two have gone back and forth but now the ball is in Majima’s court. Can he finish off Tillman right here?

Majima picks up Tillman and lifts him up for a release powerbomb. But Tillman elbows him in the head. Once Tillman slips down, he connects with the Chin Checka to cheers from the crowd. He then picks up Majima, grabs him from behind and tries to lock on the TTO. But Majima hurls himself towards the canvas, sending Tillman flipping over his back and onto the mat. After Tillman rolls back up to his feet, he turns into a roundhouse kick from Majima. While Tillman is dazed, Majima turns him around and lifts him up for a Kurifu. But Tillman rolls over Majima’s shoulder and lands on his feet. When Majiam turns around, Tillman clocks him with a discus elbow smash. He then drags Majima into position before stepping out onto the apron. From there, Tillman climbs up to the top turnbuckle, flips off and connects with the Skyfall to an explosion of cheers...

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“Forever” blasts over the PA to cheers from the crowd.

Tony Allen: The winner of the match, TERRENCE TILLMAN!

After Tillman gets to his feet, the ref raises his arm in victory while the crowd cheers.

Geoff Penzer: Majima was able to get a couple of big wins to his name. But he will not be able to say that he beat Terrence Tillman tonight. The Pride of LDFC comes away victorious with a win over the Strong Style Savior! With wins over Hans Kuntz and Shintaro Majima, what does the future hold for the leader of the T-Unit?!

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The fans in the arena are waiting patiently for the next match when, suddenly, 'Jager Yoga' by CSS begins to play throughout the arena. The LDFC crowd starts cheering as former FGA World Tag Team Champion, Annie Zellor leaps out from behind the black curtain; she's wearing her new #Brutal shirt and a pair of black jean shorts. Zellor slowly makes her way down the aisle, slapping hands with any and all willing fans before finally sliding into the ring, whereupon she is handed a microphone.

Annie Zellor: Hello, Gibsonville!

She gets the cheap pop. Annie waits for the crowd to quieten down before continuing.

Annie Zellor: Now I know I'm not supposed to be out here, and I know this is Lions Den Fighting Championship and you guys didn't come to see me or anything. So I promise I'm not gonna take up too much of your time. But I'm here to, like, talk about something that happened four weeks ago...

The crowd boos as Annie shakes her head in dismay, the memories of that Black Adder attack are still fresh in the youngster's mind.

Annie Zellor: Four weeks ago, I was down here just visiting friends when Hana Song decided to attack me from behind. And she kicked me in the back of the head and ever since then, she's been taunting me. And mocking me. And there's no way I'm gonna stand for that. I know the trainers have got their hands full with people like Hans and Liesl attacking them; Butcher and Nest are tearing this place apart with their brawls; The Crimson Baroness is bullying people like Katie Kensington and Emily Carter; Valcone and Laura Seville are just, like, harassing Bree and Donnie. So I'm gonna lend them a hand.

She pauses, pointing towards the backstage area before speaking again.

Annie Zellor: Hana, I know you're back there, and I hope you're listening. 'Cause I don't wanna see anybody come out of LDFC with an attitude like yours, so what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna challenge you to a match in two weeks time - at 2nd Impact - so I can teach you a lesson in respect!

Annie throws up the devil horns and pulls a #grrface for the crowd as Jager Yoga begins to play once again. The youngster climbs out of the ring and makes her way back up the aisle, slapping hands with the fans along the way.

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Katherine comes out waving and smiling to the crowd. She gives it a bit of a 'red carpet' feel, but nothing too over-the-top. She slides in under the bottom rope and limbers up, looking a little nervous, as she waits for her opponent.

Tony Allen: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Turnbridge Wells, Kent, England! Weighing in at 118 pounds… KATIE KENSINGTON!

"Morning Glory" by Oasis plays, Butcher blasts through the curtains, soaking in the reaction. He glares around before talking to the crowd, letting out a big laugh. He slaps some hands along the way. He stops at the front of the ring as the lights strobe blue, white, and red. He goes to his right, and runs up onto the apron, facing the crowd.

Geoff Penzer: Katie Kensington, as well as her boyfriend Johnny Ajax, have had their fair share of issues with The Crimson Baroness as of late. As much as The Baroness has gotten under her skin, Katie’s got to block all of that out and focus on the match that’ll be standing across the ring from her. She’s had her issues with Butcher as well. There’s definitely no lost lost between these two. Can Katie keep her emotions in check?

Tony Allen: And her opponent, from London, England! Weighing in at 238 pounds… BUTCHER!

He flings himself through the ropes, spinning around and kneeling down, leaning on the middle rope. He looks around with a smirk, he then points at himself and glares into the camera saying something into it. Butcher stands up and marches around the ring soaking in the atmosphere. He stops, and then stands in his corner, ready to go at it.

Geoff Penzer: Butcher’s got an Apex Championship match coming up at 2nd Impact. But right now, he’s got to face off against Katie Kensington. In the leadup to this match, we’ve seen a more battle hardened Katie. She’s got a bit of an edge to her now. That may just be what gives her the edge in this one. Butcher shouldn’t take this competitor lightly or else he might find himself down for the 1-2-3 yet again.

When the bell sounds, Butcher charges across the ring and connects with a running boot to the chest, knocking Kensington to the mat to boos from the crowd. He then quickly reaches down, yanks up Kensington and tosses her through the ropes and to the floor.

Geoff Penzer: Butcher isn’t wasting any time sending this match to the outside. I know Katie’s up for this match. But I don’t think she can win this match brawling with Butcher. As long as Butcher keeps this match on the floor, that’s exactly what we’re going to see.

Butcher hops through the ropes and lands on the floor, where he proceeds to put the boots to Kensington. He then reaches down, picks up Kensington and slams her face-first onto the apron. Katie immediately falls to the ground. But Butcher isn’t about to let up. He begins to delivering several kicks to the body. He then reaches back down, picks up Katie and whips her hard into the guard rail. As Katie is arching her back against the rail, Butcher runs over and connects with a European Uppercut, sending Katie over the barricade and into the crowd.

Butcher climbs over the guardrail, picks up Katie and slams her face-first into the top of the guard rail, sending Katie back down to the ground. The crowd continues to boo as Butcher reaches back down once again, picks up Katie and bodyslams her over the guardrail and onto the ringside area. After climbing back over the rail, he picks up Katie and rolls her back into the ring. After rolling himself back in, he makes the cover.

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Geoff Penzer: Some good ring awareness there by Katie, but Butcher looks determined to get a three count...

Butcher gets up, grabs Katie by her arm and leg and drags her away from the ropes. He then drops back down and makes the cover.

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Butcher picks up Katie and delivers a heabdutt, knocking her down to the canvas. Butcher then reaches back down, picks up Katie and delivers another headbutt. This time, Katie is send stumbling into the corner.

Geoff Penzer: Katie didn’t want to back down from Butcher. But with the way this match is going, she might want to rethink that strategy…

Butcher takes his sweet time making his way over to the corner, eliciting boos from the crowd. He then shoves Katie in the face a few times and dares her to hit him back.

Geoff Penzer: Some balatant disrespect there by Bu-, wait a minute…

But Butcher ends up getting what he asked for when Katie responds with a punch to the face. Butcher shakes it off and turns back to Katie, who punches him again. The crowd cheers as Katie then cocks her fist back and punches Butcher again… and again… and again. Each punch knocks Butcher further and further away from the corner and closer to the center of the ring. While Butcher appears dazed, Katie runs into the ropes. When she comes back, Butcher hoists her up for a Pop Up European Uppercut. But on the way down, Katie counters with a hurricanrana.

Geoff Penzer: What a move by Katie!

Once both wrestlers get up, Katie runs over at Butcher. Butcher throws out a lariat. But Katie ducks and runs into the ropes. When Butcher turns around, Katie takes him down with a running hurricanrana. Butcher gets up, but Katie runs over and connects with a dropkick, sending him stumbling through the ropes and onto the apron. Katie then runs across the ring as Butcher pulls himself up using the ropes. When Katie comes back, she connects with a running single leg dropkick, knocking Butcher off the apron and into the guard rail. The crowd cheers as Butcher lays sprawled out on the ground.

Geoff Penzer: Katie Kensington just sent Butcher flying off the apron and crashing into the guard rail! Katie’s not going to let people like Butcher push her around anymore!

Katie rolls to the outside, where she picks up Butcher and slams him face-first onto the apron before rolling him back into the ring. Once she rolls herself back into the ring, she makes the cover.

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Katie picks up Butcher and goes for an irish whip. But Butcher reverses, sending her into the ropes. When Katie comes back, Butcher bends over to set up a back body drop. But Katie stops and counters with a kick to the chest, standing Butcher upright. She then connects with a clothesline. But it doesn't knock him down. It only knocks him back. So Katie runs back into the ropes. When she comes back, she connects with another clothesline. But again, it only knocks Butcher back. So Katie runs back into the ropes. When she comes back, Butcher knocks her down with a European Uppercut. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.

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Butcher picks up Katie and whips her into the corner. Butcher then runs into the corner, but Katie nails him with an elbow to the face. After Butcher stumbles back, he runs back into the corner. But this time, Katie nails him with a boot to the face. After butcher stumbles back, he runs back into the corner and throws out a European Uppercut. But Katie moves out of the way, sending Butcher’s arm crashing into the top turnbuckle.

As Butcher stumbles back, Katie grabs him from behind, runs into the corner and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle while the crowd counts along.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE TEN!

Katie then turns Butcher around, climbs up onto the middle ropes and punches him while the crowd counts along.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE TEN!

Katie hops down, takes Butcher and whips him into the opposite corner. She then runs across the ring, connects with a clothesline and follows up with a bulldog from out of the corner. From there, Katie hops through the ropes and waits on the apron for Butcher to get up. Once Butcher finally gets back to his feet and turns around, he turns into a springboard forearm smash to cheers from the crowd. She then heads into the corner and delivers The Rise and Fall.

Geoff Penzer: Double Jump Moonsault from Katie Kensington! But I don’t think she’s done. She’s going up top again!

While Butcher is still down, Katie steps back through the ropes and scales the turnbuckles. When she reaches the top, she flips off and crashes on top of Butcher with the Fall from Grace. The crowd cheers as she makes the cover.

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“Burn” places to cheers from the crowd.

Tony Allen: The winner of the match, KATIE KENSINGTON!

Geoff Penzer: Katie Kensington picks up the win, defeated the #1 Contender for the Ape Championship! What a big win for Katie! Butcher caught her off guard early on and took it to the floor. But Katie wasn’t going to let him have his way with her. She fought back. She fought hard and got herself a victory. A huge win for Katie. But a huge loss for Butcher. This is the second show in a row where he’s found himself on the wrong end of the match. This is not the type of streak he wants to go into his Apex Championship with.

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The scene cuts to the backstage area where Jessie Pederson is seen standing in front of an LDFC banner alongside Donovan Cross. Jessie flashes a smile towards the camera, as Donnie stands there not looking anything like his usual chipper self.

Jessie Pederson: Ladies and gentlemen, at this time I am joined by... Donovan Cross. Now Donnie, the last time the fans saw you, you were on the receiving end of a brutal attack at the hands of Laura Seville and Valcone. Wha--

Donnie cuts in rather abruptly.

Donovan Cross: MacRear.

He turns to look at Jessie.

Donovan Cross: His name is Prince MacRear.

Jessie Pederson: Well, he prefers to go by the name Valcone these days.

Donnie chuckles and then shrugs.

Donovan Cross: Valcone. Right. Well lemme tell ya this. Prince MacRear. Valcone, it don't really matter what ya wanna up and call him. He can go ahead and call himself our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ of Nazareth for all I care, but what it don't change is the fact that he's every bit the coward that I said he was. That little mask he hides behind damn sure can't hide that yellow belly of his, and that right there is a stone cold fact, mah friend. But instead of standing toe to toe with me like a man, no, once again, MACREAR...

He places emphasis on the name, remembering how it agitated the man during their encounter on the last episode of Pride.

Donovan Cross: He had to take the coward's way out.

Donovan slides his hand down his face as he shakes his head.

Donovan Cross: And even worse, Jessie? He got someone that I used to respect a great deal, Laura Seville, to follow his lead. I know that it was him that put her up to attacking Bree, I just know it was, because Laura ain't never been that kinda girl before! But I'll admit, they did a hell of a number on me and Bree. Worked us over pretty damn good. But you want to know what their biggest mistake was, Jessie?

She cocks her head up at him.

Jessie Pederson: What's that, Donnie?

Donovan Cross: They let these dogs live to see another day. And I promise you, it's going to come back to bite'm right in the ass.

He pauses for a second and then glares at the camera.

Donovan Cross: Much sooner than later.

Donnie gives her one final nod before heading on his way.