Vertigo (5.28.16)

[FGA Office]

Jimmy Page vs. Annie Dupree

An assortment of purple and blue strobe lights illuminate the entrance aisle, flashing in time with the music, as Annie Dupree bursts through the curtain. She poses momentarily, 'flexing' her biceps for the fans, before running down the aisle, her arms outstretched to slap hands with the willing fans on the way down.

J.A. Aldridge: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Staten Island, New York! Weighing in at 115 pounds! She is the reigning FGA Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion… ANNIE DUPREE!

The youngster slides in under the bottom rope and runs to the furthest away turnbuckle, climbing to the middle rope, whereupon she raises a fist in the air before jumping down off the turnbuckle.

Kris Cruise: The newly married Annie Dupree is just a month away from defender her Mid-Atlantic Legacy Championship against Molly Reid. But before their match at the pay per view, she’s meeting an old foe tonight in Jimmy Page.

Stephy Auger: And you can bet that Page is looking to give Annie a belated wedding gift in the form of a Concussion.

The eerie cue up of "They Are Lost" by Last Remaining Pinnacle plays for ten seconds...then dies down, along with the lights. Suddenly the sound of drums and a electronic melody plays. The lights flash in red to the melody of the song. The song, "Can You Feel My Heart" by Bring Me The Horizon plays as a silhouette appears from out of the red. In his signature controlled stagger, Page comes out, hands extended, head down. Slowly his raises his head, soaked in the red lights. Fans boo him as he makes his way to the ring.

J.A. Aldridge: And her opponent, from Flint, Michigan! Weighing in at 237 pounds! He is “THE KING OF THE F’N WORLD”.... JIMMY PAGE!

He whips his hair out of his eyes as he snatches away from of the extended hands, almost threatening to hit someone. Page stops from time to time, swearing at some of the fans who chant "FUCK YOU JIMMY!!" and "PAGE SUCKS!!!" getting in their face. As Page finishes his march of ridicule, he stops at the top of the ramp. His eyes dead, his expression stoic as he glares around the arena, the lights still radiating that deadly red. Page goes in front of the ring, slides onto the apron on one knee and quickly gets inside. He goes to his right and climbs the turnbuckle and stands on top of it, swearing at the fans, pointing at himself, talking to them, taunting them, mocking them. He stands there for a moment, then routinely spits his gum at the crowd. Page leaps down, slides down into the corner, and sits on the middle turnbuckle. He rests his left hand on his cheek nonchalantly, waiting for the match to begin.

Kris Cruise: This company has been terrorized by Jimmy Page over these last few years. But few have felt his wrath more than Annie.

Stephy Auger: That’s right. These two have been in the ring before. But also, Page has attacked many of Annie’s dear friends and that’s something that Annie hasn’t forgotten. But you know what, Cruise? Page hasn’t forgotten that loss to Annie. He hasn’t forgotten the numerous times that Annie has bragged about that win and called herself a “giant killer.” Tonight’s match isn’t just about getting that win back. To me, it’s about ending Annie for good.

The bell sounds as Page runs across the ring and throws out a clothesline. But Annie ducks. When Page turns around, Annie knocks him down to one knee after a dropkick to the leg. After she returns to her feet, she delivers a series of shoot kicks to the chest. She goes to throw out one more kick. But Page catches her leg. But before he can take advantage, Annie’s able to knock him down with an enzuigiri. The crowd cheers as she makes the cover.

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Page kicks out.

Kris Cruise: Annie’s got to keep the pace of this match fast if she wants to pick up the win here this evening. I know she loves to pop people right in the kisser. But Page isn’t the man that you want to trade fists with. She’s also not going to overpower Page. So she has to keep the pace of the match fast. She’s got to chop down those legs and keep Page off his feet.

Annie picks up Page, moves him into the corner and delivers five knife edge chops to the chest. She then takes Page and goes for an irish whip. But Page reverses, sending her into the opposite corner. Page then charges across the ring, but Annie counters with a boot to the face. As Page turns and staggers away from the corner, Annie quickly steps out onto the apron before driving him down with a springboard bulldog. The crowd cheers as she turns him over and makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Page kicks out.

Stephy Auger: I know Molly wants Annie to do well. But I wonder if there’s a small part of her that hopes Annie gets her clocked cleaned tonight.

Kris Cruise: Why would you even bring up such a thing?

Stephy Auger: It’s just a question, Cruise. If Annie gets roughed up in this one and heads into All-Star Showdown V at less than 100% percent, that’s good news for Molly. That right there would increase her chances at winning that Mid-Atlantic Legacy Championship.

Kris Cruise: Of course Molly wants to win the championship. Who doesn’t want to win a championship. But I’d like to think that if Molly wants Annie to be at 100% for their match at the pay per view. There’s no way that she’d root against Annie, especially when she’s in there against someone the likes of that animal Jimmy Page.

Annie picks up Page and goes for an irish whip. But Page reverses, sending her into the ropes. When she comes back, Page goes for a tilt-a-whirl maneuver. But Annie counters with a headscissors takeover. As Page gets back to his feet, Annie runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she connects with a front dropkick that knocks him a few steps back. So she returns to her feet and runs back into the far ropes. When she comes back, she connects with a front dropkick that knocks Page through the ropes and to the floor. While Page tries to get up on the outside, Annie looks out at the crowd and points to Page before running back into the far ropes. When she comes back, Page slides back in and knocks her down with a running big boot. The crowd boos as Page snarls while he looks down at the youngster.

Kris Cruise: It looked like Annie was about to take it to the air. But she just got flattened with that big boot.

Stephy Auger: That’s what happens when you play to the crowd, Cruise. That half a second was all Page needed to get back into this one. You can’t let up against a guy like him.

Page picks up Annie by the hair before flinging her into the corner. He marches into the corner and unleashes a series of knee strikes, followed by a series of back elbow strikes, followed by a series of shoulder thrusts. While Annie is doubled over, Page hooks both of her arms and throws her out of the corner with a double underhook suplex. Page marches over, picks Annie back up, hooks her arms and hurls her across the ring with another double underhook suplex.

Stephy Auger: He’s flinging her across the ring with ease, Cruise. This is child’s play to him.

Page goes over, picks up Annie and hooks her arms across the top rope. He then pulls his arm back before blasting her with a knife edge chop. Annie immediately unhooks her arms and guards her chest. Page then grabs her by the hair, marches into the corner and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. After turning Annie around, Page fires off another blistering chop. Annie guards her chest as she walks out of the corner before dropping down to a knee. While Annie is still down from the chop, Page bounces into the ropes. When he returns, he knocks her down after a big boot to the side of the head. He makes the cover.

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Annie gets her shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: It was two weeks ago that Page has Chandler Scott arrested after he hid behind the police. Never in a million years would I think that Page would ever hide behind the boys in blue.

Stephy Auger: Hey, I’m not exactly a fan of what Page has done recently, either. But Chandler put his hands on that officer. Those actions come with consequences, Cruise.

Page yanks up Annie by the wrist, wrenches her arm and then knocks her down with a short-arm clothesline. He drops down and makes the cover.

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Annie gets her shoulder up.

Page pulls up Annie by her hair and delivers a headbutt that sends her stumbling back into the ropes. Page heads over, pulls Annie away from the ropes and knocks her down with a headbutt. He drops down and makes the cover.

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Annie gets her shoulder up.

Page with another lateral press.

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Annie gets her shoulder up.

Page pulls her over and makes another lateral press.

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Annie gets her shoulder up.

Page yanks up Annie by her hair, throws her down hard with a scoop slam and delivers five quick knee drops in succession. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.

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TWO!
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TH-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers as Annie gets her shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Annie continues to get her shoulder up and you can see just how much that’s irritating the so-called King of the F’n World.

Stephy Auger: Annie should just stay down. Play dead. I know it’s not in her nature. I know she wants to be “rough n tumble” and all of that. But that attitude could get her head knocked off her shoulders in this match against Page. Page isn’t about putting his fist through her face so if I were her, I’d just take the dive, take the loss and live to fight another day. Trying to battle with Page isn’t worth it, especially in his current state.

Page yanks up Annie by her hair, lifts her up with a double leg pick up, runs and rams her back-first into the corner. From, he sends Annie slumping down in the corner after pummeling her with a flurry of right hands. He then steps back and chokes her with his foot while pulling down on the top rope.

Ref: ONE… TWO…. THREE… FOUR…

Page lets go and runs into the far ropes. When he returns, the crowd boos as he connects with a running knee facewash. He then drags Annie away from the ropes and makes the cover.

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Annie gets her shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Annie gets her shoulder up. But I’m surprised she even knows where she is right now.

Stephy Auger: Di!d you see how her head snapped back after that running knee facewash?

Page runs his hands through his hair before doing a double take at the corner.

Kris Cruise: What’s this? What’s he looking at?

Stephy Auger: Looks like turnbuckles and a ring post to me.

Page gets up from his knees, marches into the corner and begins undoing the top turnbuckle string.

Kris Cruise: No, no, no, no, no! Ref, get in there and stop this!

Stephy Auger: This doesn’t look good for Dupree.

The ref tells Page to stop what he’s doing. But Page just ignores him. So the ref grabs a hold of Page’s arm and tries to pull him off. But Page just ends up flinging his arm, sending the ref down to the canvas. He then goes back to feverishly untying the strings.

Kris Cruise: Page has got some evil intentions in mind.

Stephy Auger: Which was all the more reason why Annie should’ve played dead. But it’s too late for that now...

When Page turns around, Annie hops onto him from out of nowhere and monkey flips him out of the corner to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: … maybe not!

Annie looks down and sees the top turnbuckle pad. She then looks up and sees the exposed metal turnbuckle. Annie then reaches over, takes the padding and returns to her feet. Annie puts the pad back on the exposed turnbuckle and tries to tie it back on. But Page knocks her down after running into the corner and delivering a clubbing shot to the back of the neck. He then rips off the padding before throwing it out of the ring.

Stephy Auger: Page is about to rearrange her face, Cruise.

Page picks up Annie and whips her into the ropes. When she returns, he knocks her back down with another boot to the face. He then pulls Annie back up by her hair before doubling her over with a knee thrust. Page then takes Annie and lifts her in the air, positioning her for a turnbuckle powerbomb.

Kris Cruise: Oh God, no...

Before Page can get a running start, Annie panics and starts to punch him repeatedly in the head. She then slips down in front of him and lands on her feet. From there, Annie turns and runs into the far ropes. When she returns, Page scoops her up across his shoulder and goes for a snake eyes onto the exposed turnbuckle. But Annie slips down from behind and shoves Page into the corner. After Page bounces back off the turnbuckles, Annie rolls him up with an O’Connor Roll.

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TWO!
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Page kicks out with authority, sending Annie flying through the ropes and onto the apron.

After Page scrambles back to his feet, he marches over to attack Annie. But Annie ducks, counters with a shoulder thrust through the ropes and follows up with a sunset flip. The crowd cheers as Annie tries her hardest to pull him down. Meanwhile, Page is seen swinging his arms wildly to try and regain his balance. Once he does, he lunges down, latches onto Annie’s throat with both hands and yanks her back to her feet. From there, Annie swats Page’s hands off of her and follows up with a roundhouse kick that sends him stumbles back a few steps. She then bounces back into the ropes. When she returns, she drives Page down with a wheelbarrow facebuster. The crowd cheers as Annie makes the cover.

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Page gets his shoulder up.

Annie takes Page and whips him into the corner. After running across the ring, she connects with a discus clothesline. Annie goes to follow up with a bulldog from out of the corner. But Page shoves Annie off of him and into the ropes. When she returns, Page hoists her up for a pop-up maneuver. But Annie counters into a double underhook with bodyscissors.

Kris Cruise: Sparklelock!

Stephy Auger: New submission from Dupree...

The ref asks Page if he wants to give up. But Page refuses. So Annie grits her teeth and pulls back to apply even more pressure.

Crowd: TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP!

Page slowly drops down to one knee, which garners a roar of cheers from the crowd. The ref kneels down and asks Page if he wants to give up. But again, Page refuses. Annie’s eyes widen as Page slowly rises back to his feet.

Kris Cruise: Uh oh….

After breaking her grip, Page grabs her across the waist, runs forward and rams her back-first into the exposed turnbuckle. Annie crumbles to the mat. She whines as she gingerly holds the small of her back. But Page shows no mercy as he proceeds to deliver multiple stops to the back to an eruption of boos. He then yanks her back up to her feet before shoving her into the ropes. When Annie returns, Page delivers a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. The crowd boos as Annie bounces off of his knee before falling to the canvas. Page still isn’t done. He yanks Annie up to her feet, scoops her up from the side and delivers a pendulum backbreaker. But instead of Annie bouncing off his knees, Page keeps her pressed down across his knee with a backbreaker hold.

Kris Cruise: Page has got the submission locked in. He’s got Annie right where he wants her. This isn’t about the submission victory for Page. it’s about inflicting as much pain and damage as possible.

The ref kneels down and asks Annie if she wants to give up. When she refuses, Page presses down harder.

Kris Cruise: Annie’s trying to fight back, but I don’t know how much longer she can hang on.

Stephy Auger: Like I said, she should just throw in the towel and live to fight another day.

The ref checks back in with Annie and asks her if she wants to give up. When she refuses, Page presses down even harder.

Crowd: ANNIE! ANNIE! ANNIE! ANNIE! ANNIE!

Kris Cruise: This crowd is rallying behind Annie… and it looks like it’s working!

Annie begins to feed off the energy of the crowd. She then takes her right hand, balls it into a fist and swings up, nailing Page right in the face. She continues to hit Page in the face until he breaks the hold. Once both grapplers return to their feet, Page runs over and throws out a clothesline, but Annie ducks. Page’s momentum takes him into the ropes. When he returns, Annie kicks him in the midsection and follows up with a sitout jawbreaker. While Page is dazed, Annie returns to her feet and runs into the ropes. When she returns, the crowd boos as Page turns her inside out with a lariat. He makes the cover.

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THRE-NO!

Annie gets her shoulder up.

Page picks up Annie and whips her into the ropes. When she returns, he sets up for a back body drop. But Annie counters with a sitout facebuster. The crowd cheers as she turns him over and makes the cover.

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Page gets his shoulder up.

Annie picks up Page and goes for an irish whip. But Page reverses, sending her towards the corner with the exposed turnbuckle. But instead of crashing into the corner, Annie puts on the brakes. Page charges into the corner. But he eats a back elbow to the face. While Page stumbles back, Annie runs from out of the corner and plants him with a Satellite DDT.

Kris Cruise: All That Glitters!

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T-NO!

Page gets his shoulder up.

Annie steps out onto the apron and begins waving up Page. Once Page returns to his feet and turns around, Annie springboards to the top turnbuckle and flies off for a cross body block. But Page ducks and moves out of the way, causing Annie to come crashing down onto the canvas.

Stephy Auger: Again, she didn’t take advantage!

As Annie slowly gets up on her knees, Page runs up from behind and blasts her in the back of the head with Trauma Symphony. He then reaches down, slowly pulls her up by her hair, turns and delivers the Aneurysm. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.

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THRE-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers as Annie gets her shoulder up.

Page picks up Annie and whips her into the ropes. When she returns, he goes for Sole Destruction. But Annie catches his foot. She then spins him around. When Page comes back, he uses his momentum to throw out the Concussion. But Annie ducks. When Page turns around, Annie pops him in the face with a right hand.

Crowd: POW!

And another…

Crowd: POW!

And another…

Crowd: POW!

And another…

Crowd: POW!

While Page is dazed, Annie turns and runs into the far ropes. When she returns, she delivers a headscissors takeover that sends Page stumbling onto the middle ropes. Once he’s in position, Annie’s eyes widen. She then looks around the arena before throwing up the #GRRFACE. She then turns and runs back into the far ropes. When she comes back, she swings through the middle & top ropes and goes for the Rough ‘n’ Tumble. But Page catches her legs. He then stands up, hooks his arms around her legs and leans back, catapulting her throat-first into the top rope. The crowd boos as Annie falls to the mat.

Kris Cruise: Page countered, Stephy!

Stephy Auger: And now she’s right where he wants her!

The crowd continues to boo while Annie is seen clutching her throat with both hands. A camera cut to the outside shows Page grabbing J.A. Aldridge before throwing him out of his chair. He then takes the chair, slams it shut with authority and then slides back into the ring.

Kris Cruise: Woah woah woah! What the heck is he doing with that chair!?

Stephy Auger: You know exactly what...

The ref warns Page not to use the chair. Page looks at the ref and responds by palming his face before shoving him out of his way. Page then grips the legs of the chair as tight as he can while looking across the ring. Annie can be seen slowly pulling herself up using the ropes. When Annie turns around, Page clobbers her in the head with the steel chair. The ref immediately calls for the bell.

Kris Cruise: Dammit!

The crowd continues to boo as Page reaches down and scissors the chair around Annie’s neck before rolling outside the ring. After pulling up the ring curtain and rummaging underneath the ring, Page pulls out another steel chair.

Kris Cruise: God, not again! Someone needs to get out here and stop this before this situation gets even worse!

Stephy Auger: He told you what he was going to do, Cruise. He told us all...

He stands next to Annie before slowly raising the chair over his head. Just as Page is about to strike, he gets tackled down from behind by Chandler Scott.

Kris Cruise: It’s Chandler Scott!

The crowd explodes with cheers as Chandler picks up Page, runs into the corner and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle over and over. He then turns Page around before lighting him up with a flurry of right hands that send him slumping down in the corner. From there, Chandler proceeds to stomp the hell out of Page’s chest.

Kris Cruise: Chandler is just unloading on Page with a flurry of right hands!

While Page is down, Chandler turns and looks at Annie, who is being pulled from the ring by the refs. As Chandler turns around, Page pulls himself back up using the ropes and strikes with a double chop to the throat. The crowd erupts with boos as he grabs Chandler, tosses him into the corner and unleashes a series of alternating forearm strikes and back elbow strikes to the face. Chandler slumps down in the corner. But Page grabs him by the ears, pulls him back up and buries his fist into Chandler’s stomach with repeated body hooks. The last of which causes Chandler to crumble from out of the corner and collapse on all fours. Page follows up with a punt kick to the ribs that knocks Chandler onto his back.

Page mounts himself on top of Chandler and hammers away with rights and lefts to the face. Chandler begins to cover up, but Page still swings like a wild man. Somehow, Chandler is able to roll over on top of Page. He then mounts himself on top before delivering a series of short-range punches to the face. But Page is able to roll over on top of Chandler. He reaches down and gouges Chandler eyes with his thumbs. He then moves his hands down and tries to choke the life out of Chandler with both hands.

Kris Cruise: We need some order out here to break this up!

Stephy Auger: No, let ‘em fight!

Chandler grabs onto Page’s wrists and pulls Page’s hands from around his neck. He then rolls over on top of Page, grabs two handfuls of hair and repeatedly slams the back of his head against the canvas. The crowd roars with cheers as Chandler continues his attack. But the cheers turn to boos as the referees pry Chandler off of Page. Once Page gets back to his feet, he tries to go after Chandler, but FGA Officials hit the ring and holds him back.

Kris Cruise: Finally!

The crowd continues to boo as referees and officials have restrained the two and have them separated in opposite corners. But Chandler’s somehow able to slip through the refs and run across the ring. He dives over and attacks Page to a roar of cheers.

Stephy Auger: He’s back at it!

Chandler hammers away with a flurry of right hands. That is, until he’s grabbed from behind by the refs and some of the officials. While Chandler is being held back, Page breaks through, runs across the ring and connects with a corner elbow smash on Chandler. The crowd erupts with boos as Page begins firing off wild rights and lefts until he’s grabbed from behind and dragged across the ring.

Kris Cruise: We might need more help out here to physically remove these two!

While the two men are back in their respective corners, they soon turn their attention to the refs and officials surrounding them… and attack.

Kris Cruise: What in the hell!?

The crowd explodes with cheers as Chandler and Page begin punching and kicking the refs and officials from their respective corners. Chandler knocks down an official with a right hand. Page blasts one with a headbutt. Chandler European Uppercuts another ref. Page knees another official. Chandler shoves a ref out of his way. Page takes a ref and tosses him through the ropes and to the outside.

Kris Cruise: This is out of control, Stephy!

Stephy Auger: All hell is breaking loose here in Fayetteville!

Once the roadblocks are cleared, Chandler and Page run from out of their respective corners. The crowd cheers as Chandler tackles him down with a double leg takedown. He mounts himself on top of Page and fires off a series of short-range punches. But Page is able to roll over on top of Chandler and do the same. The two continue to roll across the ring until they roll underneath the bottom rope and fall to the floor.

Stephy Auger: Uh oh, they might be coming out way, Cruise...

Once they’re back of their feet, Chandler runs forward and rams Page back-first against the side of the ring. He then takes Page and socks him with a right hand. Chandler marches over, turns Page around and socks him with another right hand. Chandler heads over, turns Page around, kicks him in the midsection, slams him face-first onto the apron and then knocks him down with another right hand.

Kris Cruise: Chandler’s looking to knock Page’s head clean off his shoulders with those punches!

Chandler picks up Page and slams him face-first onto the steel steps 10 times. He then takes Page and whips him into the guardrail. While Page leans against the rail, Chandler runs down ringside and clotheslines Page over the guardrail and into the crowd.

Chandler walks back across ringside until he stops… and slowly turns to look at the steel steps. He then looks back into the crowd, then back at the steel steps. Chandler turns, points to the crowd and makes a parting motion with his hands. The fans in the first few roads take heed as they part, leaving Page with nowhere to hide.

Kris Cruise: Oh no! Oh no, no, no, no, no...

Stephy Auger: You don’t think… No… right? Right!?

A ref gets in front of Chandler and tries to convince him to stop. Chandler nods as if he’s considering everything the ref is saying… and then decks him with a right hand. Chandler then steps over the ref before grabbing the top half of the steel steps and yanking it off the bottom half.

Stephy Auger: He’s got the steps! Chandler’s got the steel steps!

Chandler gets a good grip on the steps while a camera cut shows Page trying to return to his feet. Once he does, Chandler runs across the ringside area and launches the steep steps as Page. At the last second, Page reaches over, grabs onto a young fan’s shirt and yanks her in front of him, causing the fan to get belted in the head with the steel chair.

Kris Cruise: NO!

Stephy Auger: Oh Sh...

The woman, who appears to be in her mid-20s, collapses to the ground in a heap. Silence takes over the once roaring crowd. Some of the refs and officials climb over the guardrail to attend to the young woman. They immediately call for medical attention once they conclude that she’s unconscious. A camera cut shows Chandler standing with his hands on his hips. He then looks up into the crowd and sees Page with a wide smile on his face before turning around to make his escape through the crowd...

[ FADE OUT ]

[FGA Office]

Kris Cruise: Ladies and gentlemen, we’re back here on Vertigo. Just before the break, a young woman was struck in the head with the steel steps after Chandler Scott launched the steps into the crowd. Chandler was aiming for Jimmy Page. But Page, at the last second, grabbed a fan and pulled her in front of him. We’ve seen family be attacked. We’ve seen our own officials and referees attacked. We’ve now seen a fan fall become a casualty to this war between Chandler Scott and Jimmy Page. Something seriously needs to be done here regarding this situation. It’s out of control as is. It’s been out of control and things might just get worse before they get better. If they ever do.

Stephy Auger: Well we’ll see what happens. But we hope for the best for that young fan and we’ll keep all of you at home updated. This isn’t the smoothest transition, but we’ve got a main event to call.

Kris Cruise: Talk about things being out of control. The New Kings definitely need to be put in check. We’ve seen them attack both Johnny Karma and Fujiko Mine countless times. Then at the end of last week’s Vertigo, they wiped out Zero McHannon by putting him through a table.

Stephy Auger: Unfortunately for them, Zero turned the tables on them earlier tonight. Zero moved out of the way of a Cannon roundhouse kick, causing Tony to get hit with the move. Then he grabbed Cannon from behind and dropped him with Zero Tolerance!

Kris Cruise: But that wasn't all! Apparently Zero had made a match for the next Vertigo event. It’s going to be Tony Carmine vs. Johnny Cannon and in return, they get to choose can opponent for our World Champion. With the way he’s been going off as of late, I’m sure The New Kings will have people chomping at the bit to take on the World Champion. But right now, it’s time for tonight’s main event. Let’s send it back to the ring…

MAIN EVENT
The New Kings vs. Johnny Karma & Fujiko Mine

A yellow spotlight suddenly shines down across the black curtain of the entrance way, whilst the house lights begin to dim down. Slowly, almost in unison with the change in lightning does "Voodoo Child" (Jimi Hendrix" Cover) by Brick + Mortar begins to play. A small ebb of yellow smoke ascends from the ventilators to grace the ramp. The Brit's silhouette emerges behind the curtain, only backed by another daintier image.

"well i stand up next to a mountain
well i stand up next to a mountain
well i pick up all the pieces
maybe even make
maybe make a little sense"

Finally, bursting through the curtain emerges "The British Mamba", Johnny Cannon. The Englishman stands before the live audience in all his strapping glory; as per usual, his cocksure, megalomaniacal grin is etched on his face as he pauses on the ramp, his head raised high and snobbishly to the sky above as he surveys the masses. Standing just behind him is none other than Quinn Goodrich, who edges on the crowd to incite their scorn. Wearing yellow and black MMA style trunks, with matching boots and a black knee brace (on his left knee), the Brit appears ready for action - not due to his attire, but due to the belligerent look in his eyes which is only revealed as he removes his Aviator Sunglasses. His eyes are those of a cold, and calculating individual. Johnny places his shades in his black track jacket with numerous insignias sewn on it, and begins his haughty strut to the ring.

"well i stand up next to a mountain
and i chop it down with the edge of my hand
well i stand up next to a mountain
and i struck it down with the edge of my hand
cause I'm a voodoo child"

J.A. Aldridge: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is your main event of the evening! Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by Quinn Goodrich! From London, England! Weighing in at 245 pounds! He is “THE BRITISH MAMBA” JOHNNY CANNON!

Cannon struts to the ring, marching with an undeniable swagger, whilst Quinn continues to taunt the audience, by swinging his arms up, and shouting whatever obscene remarks he can think of. Johnny ignores the audience on either side of him, showing complete indifference towards their opinions. He spurts forward toward the ring, and slides in under the bottom rope, before launching himself to his feet and suddenly spinning to the center of the ring in a very Shawn Michaels-esque fashion, before positioning himself carefully in the middle. He unzips his track jacket, lowering it down his hands and to the canvas below him like a male stripper, before throwing up the offensive, British, two finger salute, eliciting tremendous heat from the crowd.

"lord knows I'm a voodoo child
cause I'm a voodoo child"

From there, Johnny slowly backs into the ropes, hooking his arms back on them before bouncing several times, beginning his mental preparations and prerequisites as Quinn looks on from ringside; Cannon nods his head several times, as his eyes flicker with a hundred different ideas and strategies to carry out in the match.

When "Solarflare" by Yung Lean hits, the lights dim and eventually the crowd will begin to jeer. Pink and purple strobe lights starts to flare. Once the bass drops, Scandalous Tony emerges from the curtains with his arms spread out, accompanied by 3 full-figured women following behind him(never the same group of women). He pops the collar on his furry vest before turning his back the ring and utters something to the women behind him. Suddenly he swings back around and slowly struts down the ramp, repeating the lyrics. He takes his purple pick out and starts picking his hair out.

"The molecule that's me won't go without a fist
I'm a molecule but I stand in the mist
Bitch don't cut your wrists, I'mma kill to live
Solar flare, I can see the skies opening, I'm almost there"

After putting the pick away, he then pulls out a nail filer and starts filing his nails, all the while taking his sweet time to get to the ring as he instructs the females to have the ropes held for him by the time he gets to ringside. With the ladies seated on the middle rope, Tony ignores them and walks up the steps and into the ring on his own. Tony laughs as he stands on the middle rope and looks out to the fans while slowly and seductively taking his furry vest off and throwing it to the group of females as they step off the apron. He backflips into the ring as his music slowly fades.

J.A. Aldridge: His tag team partner, now residing out of Boca Raton, Florida! Weighing in at 179 pounds… SUNSHINE SCANDALOUS TONY CARMINE!

A synth beat rings out through the arena, and the crowd cheers. The lights dim, except for a single pink spotlight. The fierce snarl of a jaguar interrupts the music. On cue, Fujiko leaps through the curtain. She moves as if propelled forward by a slingshot; Jumping into the air and whipping her head forward. Her hair flows through the air around her head, and when she lands she has a large grin on her face. Blue, yellow, and pink lights dance around the arena. She takes a few steps to position herself on the ramp.Once she has, she places her arms over her head, then bends at the elbow until her hands are behind her head. She pauses there for a moment as fans throw blue and yellow streamers around her on the ramp.

J.A. Aldridge: Their opponents! Introducing first, now residing out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Weighing in at 140 pounds! She is “LADY LUCK” FUJIKO MINE!

She begins bobbing her head to the music for a moment before posing. She high fives some of the fans that have their hands outstretched, still smiling. Once she reaches ringside, she stands there and waits for Karma.

The arena lights flash in a myriad of different colours in time with John Bonham's quite remarkably epic drum intro that is filling the arena, and just as it reaches a crescendo Cherry Baum emerges at the top of the ramp, standing to one side to introduce the reigning Pride Champion, the man they call Johnny Karma, to the Frontier Wrestling Arts fanbase - and out he comes, Pride Championship title belt slung over his shoulder, as he walks out onto the ramp before coming to a halt and uses a couple of fingers to blow a kiss to the fans

As he and Cherry begin to walk down the ramp, Karma chats and waves to the fans who have paid to see Him do His thing tonight, while also talking some last minute preparation with Cherry as they get ever closer to the ring

As the pair reach ringside, Karma looks over at Fujiko. Once the tow nod, they head into the ring.

J.A. Aldridge: And her par-

The bell sounds as SSTC and Carmine attack Karma and Fujiko as soon as step they through the ropes.

Kris Cruise: The New Kings get the jump on Karma and Fujiko!

The crowd boos as SSTC takes Fujiko, places her in a side headlock and rakes her face along the top rope. Meanwhile, Cannon takes Karma, marches into the corner and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle. He then turns Karma around and pummels him down in the corners with a flurry of right hands. In the opposite corner, Tony can be seen choking Fujiko with his foot. The ref gives him until the count of five to break the hold.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Tony lets go… only to choke Fujiko with his foot again.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Tony let’s go and moves away from the corner… only to come back and choke Fujiko with his foot once more. The crowd erupts with boos.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Tony lets go. He turns back and looks at Cannon, who is stomping a mudhole in Karma’s chest. He then reaches down and pulls Karma back to his feet. When Cannon turns back and looks at Tony, the New Kings nod at each other. They then take Fujiko and Karma and go for an irish whip. But Karma and Fujiko reverse, sending the New Kings colliding in the center of the ring to cheers from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: The New Kings’ plan backfired!

As Tony stumbles back, Fujiko grabs him, runs and tosses him through the ropes and to the floor. While Cannon stumbles back, Karma runs over and clotheslines him over the top rope and to the floor.

Kris Cruise: Fujiko and Karma have cleared the ring!

Stephy Auger: Don’t get too excited, Cruise. This match is far from over...

As Tony gets up on the outside, Fujiko runs into the far ropes. When she returns, she flips over the top rope and knocks him down with a topé con giro to an explosion of cheers. Meanwhile, Karma runs into the far ropes. Once Cannon gets up and turns around, Karma knocks him down with This Is For The Front Row.

Kris Cruise: You say that this match isn’t over yet and you’re right. But guess what, Stephy? The momentum has swung over in the favor of Karma and Fujiko!

Stephy Auger: Yeah, yeah, yeah...

Fujiko picks up Tony and goes to whip him into the guardrail. But Tony reverses, sending her on a collision with the guardrail. But at the last second, Fujiko leaps over the guardrail and lands on her feet in the crowd. Tony sees this, so he runs down the ringside area to attack. But Fujiko hops onto the top of the guardrail, dives off and knocks him down with a dropkick.

Meanwhile, Karma goes to pick up Cannon. But Cannon immediately grabs him and rams him back-first against the guardrail. He then brings Karma away from the rail and goes for a vertical suplex, but Karma blocks. Karma then takes Cannon and counters with a vertical suplex in the aisle. The crowd cheers as Cannon can be seen arching his back in pain.

Kris Cruise: You were saying, Stephy?

Stephy Auger: ...

Karma picks up Cannon, marches back down to the ring and slams him face-first onto the apron before shoving him back in. After Karma rolls himself back in, he makes the cover.

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Cannon kicks out.

Karma picks him up, marches into the corner and slams him face-first onto the top turnbuckle. He then turns Cannon around and lights up his chest with a series of knife edge chops. Karma then takes Cannon and whips him hard into the opposite corner. As Cannon stumbles from out of the corner, Karma throws him down with a back body drop. Cannon gets back to his feet, but Karma knocks him back down with a clothesline. Cannon returns to his feet, but Karma returns him to the mat with another clothesline. After Cannon gets back to a vertical base, Karma lifts him up and delivers an inverted atomic drop. While Cannon stumbles back, Karma runs into the far ropes. When he returns, he clotheslines Cannon over the top rope and to the floor.

Kris Cruise: Cannon’s knocked back to the floor! And there goes that little rodent Quinn Goodrich trying to fan off Cannon. That’s not going to stop The British Mamba from getting knocked around the ring!

As Cannon gets up on the outside, Fujiko can be seen walking along the top of the guardrail. Quinn Goodrich sees this and points it out to Cannon. When Cannon turns, he gets knocked down by Yount’s 3000th Hit. Fujiko picks him up and rolls him back into the ring, where Karma is waiting to make the cover.

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Cannon gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Karma and Fujiko are looking like a well-oiled machine out there. I don’t know what Cannon and Carmine are looking like right now, but it’s not good, I can tell you that much.

Karma picks up Cannon, wrenches his arm and tags Fujiko in. Fujiko gets in, wrenches Cannon’s arm and tags Karma back in. Karma gets in, takes the arm, wrenches it, and tags Fujiko back in. Fujiko gets in, takes the arm and wrenches it. The ref asks Cannon if he wants to give up. But The British Mamba refuses. He then uses his free arm to grab Fujiko by the hair and moves her into the New Kings corner. The ref gives them both until the count of five to break the hold.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Both grapplers slowly make a clean break. But the crowd boos as Tony is quick to grab Fujiko's arms from behind. While Fujiko’s trapped, Cannon rocks her with an elbow smash across the jaw. He then tags Tony back in. When Tony gets in, he mudhole stomps Fujiko down in the corner.

Stephy Auger: You were saying, Cruise?

Tony follows up with a foot choke while pulling down on the top rope.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Tony lets go. He reaches down, pulls up Fujiko by the hair and brings her away from the corner. From there, he delivers a snap suplex before turning over and making the cover.

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Fujiko kicks out.

Tony picks up Fujiko, scoops her up from the side and delivers a pendulum backbreaker. He makes the cover.

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Fujiko gets her shoulder up.

Tony picks up Fujiko and goes for an irish whip. But Fujiko reverses, sending Tony into the corner. Fujiko runs into the corner, but Tony nails her with a back elbow to the face. After a back kick doubles Fujiko over and knocks her back a few steps, Tony performs a back roll. But before he can performs the Rainbow Kick, Fujiko knocks him down with a dropkick to the back. She turns him over and makes the cover.

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Tony kicks out.

Fujiko picks up Tony and whips her into the ropes. When Tony comes back, Fujiko sets up for a back body drop. Tony counters with a sunset flip. But Fujiko rolls through it and counters with a front dropkick to the face. The crowd cheers as she makes the cover.

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Tony gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: You know Zero’s somewhere in the back loving every second of this.

Stephy Auger: Oh yeah. He hasn’t exactly hidden his dislike for Fujiko, Cannon or Tony. He probably wants all three of them to beat the heck out of each other time. But we’ll see how much he’s smiling in two weeks when The New Kings pick his poison.

Fujiko picks up Tony, wrenches her arm, brings him across the ring and tags Karma back in. Karma scales to the top turnbuckle, jumps off and knocks Tony down with a flying double ax handle smash. He makes the cover.

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Tony gets his shoulder up.

Karma picks up Tony, moves him into the corner and delivers another series of chops. He then brings Tony from out of the corner before going for an irish whip. But Tony reverses, sending Karma into the ropes. When Karma comes back, Tony brings him down with a hurricanrana. He turns over and makes the cover.

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Karma kicks out.

Tony picks up Karma and wrenches his arm. But Karma is quick to reach over and return the favor. The ref asks Tony if he wants to give up. When Tony refuses, Karma delivers a yank to the arm that causes Tony to drop to one knee. Tony tries to get back to his feet. But another yank of the arm bring him back down to a knee. The ref asks him if he wants to give up. But again, Tony refuses. After slowly rising back to a vertical base, he rolls forward, leans back, kips up, swats Karma’s hands off of him and follows up with a dropkick. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.

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Karma kicks out.

Tony picks up Karma, places him in a side headlock and punches him right in the face. Tony then heads across the ring, turns Karma around and rakes him across the eyes. As Karma stumbles into the corner, Tony comes up from behind and delivers a clubbing blow across the back of the neck. He then turns Karma around before whipping him into the opposite corner. Tony runs across the ring, but Karma dips his shoulders and dumps him over the top rope…

…. But Tony lands safely on the apron. When Karma turns around, Tony grabs him by the neck with both hands and jumps down, delivers a guillotine across the top rope. As Karma stumbles back, Tony jumps back up onto the apron and goes for a springboard clothesline. But Karma counters with a powerslam.

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Tony gets his shoulder up.

Karma picks up Tony and whips him into the ropes. When he comes back, Karma sets up for a back body drop. But Tony counters with a kick square to the face before knocking him down with a spinning roundhouse kick. He makes the cover.

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Karma gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Karma got his shoulder up. But man, did he get rocked by The Bedazzler.

Stephy Auger: Did you see the sweat flying off his face right after Tony connected with that kick?

Tony picks up Karma and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle before tagging Cannon back in. Once Cannon gets in, he delivers a series of shoulder thrusts to the midsection before lighting up Karma’s chest with a series of knife edge chops. He then brings Karma from out of the corner before whipping him into the ropes. When Karma returns, Cannon connects with a reverse roundhouse kick. Cannon picks up Karma, places him in the front facelock, hooks his arm, lifts him up and plants him with the Cannon Driver II. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.

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Karma gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Karma may have avoided the three count, but he did just get dumped right on his head.

Stephy Auger: Yes, and this was right after getting hit with The Bedazzler too. It’s a shock that Karma even knows where he is after receiving those two moves.

As a “Karma” chant breaks out, Tony can be heard telling the audience to shut up. Back in the ring, Cannon picks up Karma and delivers an inverted atomic drop. From there, Cannon sizes up Karma. He then looks at Cherry before knocking Karma down with Sugar Ray Karma. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.

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Karma gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Cannon adding insult to injury by using Karma’s own move against him.

Stephy Auger: You gotta love that level of disrespect by The British Mamba.

Cannon picks up Karma and whips him into the ropes. When he returns, Cannon hoists Karma up and connects with the Cardiac Arrest on the way down. After Karma collapses to his knees, Cannon sizes him up before delivering a series of shoot kicks to the chest. He then steps back and sizes up Karma before throwing out the Roundhouse Kick. But Karma ducks, gets to his feet and grabs Cannon from behind. Karma goes for Hard Times. But Cannon ducks and runs into the ropes. When he returns, the crowd cheers as Karma knocks him down with Check Your Chiclets. Karma immediately collapses down to all fours.

Kris Cruise: Karma knocked down Cannon. But he’s not making the cover.

Stephy Auger: He might be spent, Cruise.

Fujiko can be seen slapping the top turnbuckle with one hand while having the other hand out for the tag. Meanwhile, Tony can be seen yelling at Cannon to make the tag.

Kris Cruise: Which of these two grapplers is going to tag out first?

Cannon slowly sits up and tries to shake out the cobwebs. When he looks over, he seen Karma crawling towards the corner. So he rolls over and latches onto Karma’s ankle. He then tries to pull Karma away from the corner to boos from the crowd. But the boos turn to cheers as Karma turns over and kicks cannon square in the face. After Karma turns over and gets back to his feet, he goes to make the tag. But Tony comes from out of nowhere and applies a waist lock from behind. He then begins to pull Karma back across the ring. But Tony is stopped once Karma delivers three elbows to the face. He then performs a standing switch, grabs Tony from behind, spins him around and knocks him down with Hard Times to an explosion of cheers.

When Karma gets back to his feet, Cannon turns him around and rocks him with a European Uppercut. He then takes Karma and goes for an irish whip. But Karma reverses, sending Cannon into the corner. Karma runs across the ring and goes for an NYC Uppercut. But Cannon counters with a European Uppercut. As Karma stumbles back, Cannon runs from out of the corner and throws out a lariat. But Karma ducks. When Cannon turns around, Karma knocks him down with Check Your Chiclets.

Kris Cruise: Another one for good measure!

Karma stumbles over into the ropes. He then pulls himself along the ropes before tagging Fujiko back in to cheers from the crowd. Fujiko then begins to climb to the top. As soon as Fujiko gets to the top turnbuckle, Tony runs over to knock her off. So Fujiko jumps off and over him. After she lands on her feet, she rolls forward. When Fujiko turns around, Tony throws out a running clothesline. But Fujiko ducks, runs towards the ropes, springboards, rebounds back and knocked him down with Sealed With A Kick. She then turns and sees Cannon starting to get back up. So she turns and runs towards the ropes. She springboards onto the middle rope and goes for Sealed With A Kick. But Cannon knocks her out of the air with a jumping European Uppercut. The crowd boos as he makes the cover.

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Fujiko gets her shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Heck of a counter by The British Mamba, but it only gets two.

Cannon picks up Fujiko and whips her into the ropes. When Fujiko comes back, Cannon sets up for a back body drop. But Fujiko hurdles over him before running towards the ropes. Once Cannon stands up and turns around, Fujiko delivers a handspring ace crusher. The crowd cheers as she makes the cover.

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Tony dives over and breaks up the pin.

Stephy Auger: Tony makes the save… as usual

Kris Cruise: What was that?

Stephy Auger: NOTHING!

Tony takes Fujiko, runs and tosses her through the ropes and to the floor. He then goes to run into the far ropes. But Karma lifts him up, turns and throws him down with a spinebuster.

Kris Cruise: Tony thought he was going to take it to the air, but Karma had other plans!

When Karma stands up and turns around, Cannon knocks him down with a Roaring Elbow to boos from the crowd. He then takes Karma and whips him into the corner. The British Mamba then runs into the corner and connects with a corner knee strike. Cannon then takes Karma and goes for a running bulldog from out of the corner. But Karma shoves Cannon off of him and into the ropes. When Cannon comes back, Fujiko knocks him down with a single leg dropkick.

Kris Cruise: 4-Play!

Fujiko steps through the ropes and climbs up to the top. The crowd cheers as Fujiko leaps off and crashes down across Cannon with a High Fly Flow.

Kris Cruise: Hot Spring Skinny Dip! That could be enough for three right there!

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The crowd boos as Tony dives over and breaks up the pin.

Stephy Auger: Another timely save by The Scandalous One!

Tony mounts himself on top of Fujiko and wails away him rights and lefts. But Karma pulls Tony off of Fujiko, runs and tosses him over the top rope…

… but Tony hangs onto the top rope. He then “skins the cat”, pulling himself back into the ring. When Tony turns around, Karma goes for a running clothesline. So Tony grabs the top rope and drops down, sending Karma falling over the top rope and to the floor. While Karma slowly gets up on the floor, Tony takes off into the far ropes. When he returns, he flips through the ropes, knocking Karma down with a rolling suicide dive.

Stephy Auger: Tony with a huge dive to the floor that connects!

Back in the ring, Fujiko goes to pick up Cannon. But Cannon grabs her by her tights and yanks back, sending Fujiko face-first into the top turnbuckle. He then gets back to his feet, takes Fujiko and sits her down on the top turnbuckle. Cannon then climbs up onto the second rope and tries to wrap up Fujiko for a top rope Cannon Driver.

Kris Cruise: Look at Cannon! He’s going for a Cannon Driver off the top turnbuckle! That’s the same move that he intentionally injured Evangelista with several months ago!

Fujiko’s able to wrestle herself free from Cannon’s grasps. She then fires off a flurry of right hands to the face before shoving Cannon down to the canvas.

Kris Cruise: Could it be time for another Hot Spring Skinny Dip?

Fujiko stands up on the top turnbuckle, jumps off and goes for the Hot Spring Skinny Dip. But Cannon gets his knees up.

Stephy Auger: NOT THIS TIME!

The crowd boos as Fujiko bounces off Cannon’s knees. Once he returns to his feet, Cannon picks up Fujiko and delivers multiple open hand slaps, followed by an elbow strike to the head, followed by a discus forearm. While Fujiko is dazed, Cannon takes off into the ropes. When he comes back, the crowd explodes with cheers as Fujiko connects with the Lucky Shot.

Kris Cruise: There it is! The Lucky Shot! She’s going for it, Stephy!

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The crowd boos as Tony breaks up the pin.

Tony begins stomping away on Fujiko to boos from the crowd. But the boos turn to cheers as Karma gets back in and tackles him down from behind. The two return to their feet and begin trading back and forth.

Kris Cruise: The ref’s trying to regain order in this match. But I think these four can be reasoned with.

Stephy Auger: Sounds like a theme for the night, Cruise.

Tony doubles Fujiko over with a knee strike to the midsection. He then grabs her, runs and tosses her through the ropes and to the floor. After Fujiko slowly begins to return to a vertical base, Tony takes off into the far ropes. When he returns, he flips through the ropes and knocks Fujiko down with a rolling suicide dive.

Stephy Auger: Tony with another dive to the floor!

Once Tony gets back to his feet and turns around, the boos turn to cheers as Karma knocks him down with This Is For The Front Row.

Kris Cruise: Karma just flattened Carmine!

Stephy Auger: But look who’s right behind him...

While Karma is putting the boots to Tony, Cannon knocks him down from behind with a baseball slide to the back. The crowd boos as Cannon puts the boots to Karma. Once Tony returns to his feet, he helps his fellow New King double team Karma. But unbeknownst to them, Fujiko climbs up onto the apron before climbing up to the top turnbuckle.

Stephy Auger: What the heck is she doing?

While this is happening, Goodrich does his best to gain their attention. When The New Kings finally turn around, Fujiko leaps off the top turnbuckle and knocks them both down with a Hot Spring Skinny Dip to an explosion of cheers from the crowd.

With all four grapplers down, the ref calls for the bell, signalling the double count out.

Kris Cruise: Fujiko with a huge leap to the floor that connects that connects! What a dive! All four grapplers are down! Fujiko, Karma, Cannon, Carmine, all down! And we’re out of time! We'll see you in two weeks on the next edition of Vertigo...