Trouble in Paradise (09.09.17)

[FGA Office]

FGA PRIDE CHAMPIONSHIP
(c) Savannah Taylor vs. Chris Madison

The arena's lights dim to black as the opening guitar riffs to "War Machine" by KISS begin to screech over the P.A. system. The video screen lights up with visual static noise. Suddenly in the center of the screen a black handprint begins pulsating to the beat of the drum that has began to play. A spotlight shines on the entrance ramp and we see Chris Madison standing with his head bowed under a black towel, wearing an official FGA licensed t-shirt that says, "Always Ready For War," across the chest. He nods his head to the music and as the chorus breaks he rips the towel from his head and tosses it into the live audience, starting his way down the ramp toward, the ring.

J.A. Aldridge: The following contest is for the FGA PRIDE CHAMPIONSHIP! Introducing first, from Long Island, New York! Weighing in at 220 pounds… “Mayhem” CHRIS MAAAAADIIISOOONNN!!!

Madison makes it to the base of the steps and places one foot down before scoping out the fans directly behind him by peering over his shoulder. He smirks as the live audience sings along to the entrance music and then marches up the steps and climbs through the ropes. He immediately leaps up onto the middle rope and faces out towards the crowd. He brings his fists up to his face and punches his jaw with each hand before shooting his arms out horizontally with his hands wide open, welcoming whatever challenge is coming his way. Madison hops backwards, bouncing off of his feet and turns towards the center of the ring, snarling and ready to go...

Kris Cruise: Chris Madison has finally been given his rematch. For months, he’s had to sit around and watch as Savannah Taylor treated the pride Champion as nothing but an accessory. He sat and watched her parade around with the championship that was stolen from him. Tonight, he aims to get his title back and ring respect back to the Pride Championship.

Stephy Auger: Oh please, Cruise. You sound just as bad as he does. Savannah Taylor has been a fine champion. He’s just mad because he’s spent the last several months pulling her on her leg while she refused to acknowledge his existence. Things run on the champion’s time, not his. He wants her attention? Well he’s going to get her undivided attention here tonight. Be careful what you wish for, Madison.

There was silence; the lights began to fade away slowly. A soft instrumental echoes out across the audience. It starts slowly, a beautiful sound that contrasts the heaviness of the world. Like feathers, it glides among the waiting audience. The lighting fixtures produce a gentle spotlight upon the stage, offset by the occasional flash here and there. As the song continues, a woman’s words begin to come through. Her voice is tender, not raising upon a whisper.

Deceived by my eyes and all I was told I should see
Opinions not mine, the person they taught me to be
One night in the dark, a vision of someone I knew
And in the darkness I saw, a voice say, I'm you.

On the stage, a feminine figure appears. Her head lowered to everything. People cannot make out who it is. As she stands there, the flashes briefly illuminate her figure. It only gives small clues on who stands at the gate. She stands in the spotlight, her shadow cast large and proudly among the stage.

Inside me a light was turned on…

The instrumental picks up again. An electric guitar now joins the progressively exciting instrumentals of before. The singer’s voice suddenly intensifies.

Then I was alive!

In the light, it is revealed that it was Savannah Taylor. She stands at the gate, a robe of obsidian and ivory hues. The hood of it shadows her eyes, but the intensity of the final EXODUS World Champion remains clear as day. She starts off down the ramp, with a serious aura radiating from her body.

J.A. Aldridge: And his opponent, from Las Vegas, Nevada! She is the reigning and defending FGA Pride Champion, SAAAAVANNAAAAAH TAAAAAAYLORRRR!!!

If you close your eyes your life,
A naked truth revealed
Dreams you never lived,
And scars never healed

Savannah makes her way up the ring steps. She looks out towards the audience for a moment before entering the ring. From there, she heads for a turnbuckle. She stands there, taking in everything. She then lifts her up on top of it. She peers out in nothing, then takes off the hood with a flashy flourish. Her blonde locks fly up in the air. They descend, shaping her face as they famously do.

In the darkness, light will take you to the other side
You'll find me waiting there you'll see, if you just close your eyes

While she stands in her corner, she closes her eyes and takes a heavy breath. When her bright eyes open, Taylor is completely composed. There is nothing more than the heat of battle awaiting her. She takes off her robe, giving it to a stagehand. Taking the championship belt from around her waist, she hands it to the referee. She then stretches her wrists before devoting her mind to the war upon the horizon.

Kris Cruise: Thus far here tonight, both Yun Goeun and Heather Lasiewicz have fallen in their respective matches. You said that Heroes Never Die would run the table. But they haven’t won a match yet here tonight

Stephy Auger: First off, don’t try and sound so excited about it, Cruise. Try and have some professionalism for once in your life. Number two, the streak ends here tonight when both Savannah and Izzy Anders retain their championships! They were resourceful enough to walk out of All-Star Showdown Six as champions. They will do so again tonight!

Kris Cruise: The only reason either of those two walked out of All-Star Showdown as champions is because of outside interference! We already know that if anyone interferes in the main event, then Anders loses the championship. And right now, Madison’s got backup in the form of another individual that Taylor screwed over, Mark Storm!

Stephy Auger: I think it’s unfair that Storm is out here at ringside. Obviously he has an axe to grind with our reigning and defending Pride Champion. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Storm tries to screw over Taylor and if he does screw her over? Then I expect you to look the other way like you always do when one of your favorites is up to no good.

The referee brings both champion and challenger to the center of the ring. He goes over the Pride Rules before instructing them both to shake hands. But neither participant looks to be willing to shake the other’s hand. The ref informs them both that if they do not shake hands, then they will each be docked a rope break per the Pride Rules. But still, Taylor and Madison don’t shake each other’s hand.

Kris Cruise: It looks like we’re not getting a handshake to start this one off.

Stephy Auger: Why would Taylor shake his hand, especially after he’s spent the entire summer running her name through the mud?

The bell sounds as Madison and Taylor circle the ring before locking up. After jockeying for position, Taylor gains the advantage when she places Madison in a side headlock. The hold doesn’t stay on for long, though, as Madison shoves Taylor off of him and into the ropes. When Taylor returns, Madison knocks her down to the mat with a standing shoulder block. He quickly drops down into a lateral press for the cover.

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Taylor kicks out.

Madison brings Taylor back to her feet and applies a side headlock of his own. Taylor tries to shove him off. But Madison doesn’t budge. So Taylor wraps her arms around him, brings him back into the ropes and then goes to shove Madison off into the far ropes. But Madison drops down to a knee as he keeps the hold applied. The ref kneels down and asks Taylor if she wants to give up. But the champion refuses to quit. After battling back to a vertical base, Taylor nails him with forearm shots to the ribs before slipping out and reversing into a hammerlock from behind. Madison then quickly leans forward and reverses into a hammerlock of his own. Taylor quickly fakes one way before nailing Madison with an elbow to the face. The boos continue when she reaches back and slips the side headlock back on. The ref goes over and asks Madison if he wants to give up. After he refuses, he shoves Taylor off into the ropes. When she comes back, she slides through Madison’s legs. When Madison turns around, he gets caught off guard with a dropkick. As Madison stumbles back, Taylor returns to her feet, runs over and connects with a dropkick, knocking Madison through the ropes and onto the apron. She then runs into the far ropes while Madison pulls himself up on the apron. When Taylor comes back, she connects with a third dropkick, knocking Madison off the apron and to the floor.

While Madison stirs on the outside, Taylor steps out onto the apron and begins to wave him up. Once the former champion returns to his feet and turns around, the crowd boos when Taylor knocks him down with an Asai Moonsault.

Kris Cruise: The high risk pays off for Taylor as she takes out the challenger!

Stephy Auger: That’s going to be her key to victory right there, Cruise! She needs to keep the action fast-paced and take it to the air as often as possible! She’s not going to go hold for hold with someone like Madison. That’s not her strength.

The boos continue as Taylor rolls Madison back inside. She then slides back in makes the cover.

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Madison kicks out.

Taylor picks up Madison, moves him into the corner and delivers a series of knife edge chops that echo throughout the arena. She then takes Madison and goes for an irish whip. But Madison reverses, sending her crashing into the opposite corner. Madson runs across the ring to follow up with an attack. But Taylor knocks him back with a boot to the face. She then slingshots herself out onto the apron before springboarding to the top turnbuckle and knocking him down with a missile dropkick. The boos continue as she makes the cover.

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Madison kicks out.

Kris Cruise: Taylor takes it to the air again and knocks him down with a missile dropkick! But it only gets a count of two.

Taylor picks up Madison and wrenches his arm. She delivers another arm wrench before delivering clubbing strikes across the arm. Taylor transitions into a standing armbar. The ref asks Madison if he wants to give up. When he refuses, Taylor takes him by the wrist and tries to rip the arm from out of his socket. Madison can be seen seething in pain. He slowly reaches over to try to grab a hold of Taylor with his free hand. But Taylor delivers another hard yank to the arm, dropping Madison down to a knee. The crowd boos as she begins paint brushing the back of Madison’s head with slaps. The ref checks and asks Madison if he wants to give up. Once again, Mayhem refuses. He then rolls forward, leans back, kips up and sends Taylor flipping down to the canvas with a fireman’s carry. He quickly drops down into a cross armbar. But Taylor is able to slither out of the hold before rolling out onto the apron.

Kris Cruise: Taylor nearly got caught wit that amrbar.

Stephy Auger: But she was quick enough to get out of it before he could lock it on.

While she pulls herself up using the ropes, Madison motions for her to get back inside. The Champion looks around before wiping her feet off on the apron and stepping back into the ring. Taylor and Madison proceeds to circle the ring before stopping to size each other up. They then inch forward before motioning for a lockup. Instead of engaging in a collar-and-elbow, Taylor knocks Madison down to a knee with a front dropkick to the leg. The boos continue when Taylor returns to her feet before nailing Madison with several shoot kicks to the chest. The last of which knocks him onto his back. The champion then turns away from Madison before hitting a standing moonsault. She hooks the leg…

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Madison gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Taylor once again uses her agility and gets a nearfall over the challenger.

Taylor picks up Madison and whips him into the ropes. When Madison returns, Taylor throws out the Desert Rose (spinning backfist). But Madison ducks and runs into the far ropes. When he returns, the crowd boos when Taylor tackles him down with a Lou Thesz Press. She then mounts herself on top of Madison before raining down elbows across the face. Taylor brings Madison back to his feet, marches into the corner and slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle. She then turns him around, steps back and applies a foot choke while pulling down on the top rope.

Ref: ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR…

Taylor releases the hold. She then nails Madison with another blistering chop before sending him crashing into the opposite corner with an irish whip. Taylor then runs across the ring and connects with a corner yakuza kick. Taylor steps back towards the center of the ring, runs back into the corner and nails Madison with another yakuza kick. Taylor steps back past the center of the ring, charges back into the corner and blasts Madison with a third corner yakuza, sending Madison crumbling from out of the corner. She drops down and makes the cover.

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Madison gets his foot on the bottom rope.

Kris Cruise: Close call there for the challenger!

Stephy Auger: Madison just used up another rope break! He’s only got one left!

Taylor knocks his foot off the ropes and makes the cover again.

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Madison gets his shoulder up.

Taylor brings Madison back to his feet and bashes him with an elbow to the face before turning and running into the far ropes. When Taylor returns, Madison dumps her over the top rope. But Taylor is able to land safely on the apron. When Madison turns around, he gets doubled over with a shoulder thrust through the ropes. Taylor then hits a sunset flip. But Madison rolls through it and follows up with a jackknife pin.

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Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Madison back to her feet and whips her into the ropes. When Taylor returns, Madison goes for a back body drop. But Taylor slips down from behind. Before she can set Madison up for Blonde Ambition (forward russian leg sweep), Madison is able to performs a stand switch, apply a waist lock from behind and follow up with a backward roll into a bridging German Suplex.

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Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Taylor turned over to get her shoulder up. But Madison still has his arms wrapped around her waist. Both grapplers slowly return to their feet. Madison then tightens his grip before hitting another backwards roll into a bridging German Suplex.

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T-NO!

Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Taylor turned to get her shoulder up. But once again, Madison still has a hold of her! Both grapplers slowly return to a vertical base. Madison then grabs a hold of Taylor’s wrist, rolls her out in front of him and clobbers her with Comatosed (ripcord rolling elbow).

Kris Cruise: What an elbow by “Mayhem” Madison!

Taylor collapses to the canvas. But Madison keeps a hold of her wrist. He slowly pulls Taylor back to her feet before nearly knocking the wind out of her with a hard short-arm clothesline. Taylor drops to the canvas. But again, Madison keeps a hold of her wrist! After slowly pulls Taylor back to her feet, the crowd cheers when Madison doubles her over with a boot to the midsection, lifts her up and plants her with a brainbuster. He turns over and makes the cover.

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THR-NO!

The crowd sighs, then boos when Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: How close was that?

Stephy Auger: Too close for comfort if you ask me! Come on, Taylor! You’ve still in this! Don’t let him get the first fall over you!

Madison picks up Taylor, moves her into the corner and unleashes a flurry of elbow smashes to the face. He then takes Taylor and sends her into the opposite corner with an irish whip. Madison runs across the ring and connects with a corner yakuza kick, sending Taylor crumbling down to the canvas. After dragging Taylor away from the corner, Madison steps through the ropes and scales to the top turnbuckle. He then leaps off and goes for a diving double foot stomp. But Taylor rolls out of the way. After Madison lands on his feet, his momentum sends him rolling forward. When Madison rolls to his feet and turns around, the crowd boos when he gets flattened with a running yakuza kick from Taylor.

Kris Cruise: My God what a kick!

Stephy Auger: Taylor nearly took his head off!

The boos continue as she drops down and makes the cover.

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T-NO!

The crowd cheers when Madison gets his shoulder up.

Taylor picks up Madison and sets him up for a DDT. But Madison counters by running forward and ramming her back-first into the turnbuckle. He then lifts Taylor up and sits her down on the top turnbuckle.

Kris Cruise: What’s Madison going for here? He’s not known for heading to the top turnbuckle all that often...

After Madison climbs up onto the middle ropes, Taylor hammers away with a flurry of elbows to the face. She then shoves Madison down, sending him crashing onto the canvas. Taylor then stands up on the top turnbuckle as members of the crowd stand up in anticipation. She leaps off and goes for a frog splash. But she ends up crashing across Madison’s knees.

Kris Cruise: Madison got his knees up!

Stephy Auger: Taylor might be hurt here!

After Taylor bounces off his knees, she turns over and curls up in pain as Madison turns over and gets up on all fours. After Madison returns to his feet, he heads over, picks up Taylor and whips her into the ropes. When Madison returns, he hoists Taylor up into the air before bringing her down with a Pop-up Codebreaker. While Taylor is sprawled out on the canvas, Madison rolls to the out onto the apron, pulls himself up using the ropes and scales to the top turnbuckle. The crowd cheers when he leaps off before crashing down on Taylor with a diving double foot stomp. Madison pulls up Taylor, lifts her up onto his shoulders and delivers the End Game (Electric Chair Dropped Into a Bridging German Suplex).

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THREE!

TAYLOR - 0
MADISON - 1

The cheers continue while Storm applauds from ringside.

Kris Cruise: Chris Madison wins the first fall! The former champion has jumped out to a 1-0 lead. All the pressure is on Taylor’s shoulders now. She has to win the next to falls in a row if she wants to walk out of here still the champion.

Stephy Auger: it’s a tough task, I’ll admit that. But if anyone is up for it, it’s Savannah Taylor! I’m not worried.

Kris Cruise: Well you should be, because Madison is looking to pounce as soon as the mandatory rest period ends.

The bell sounds as Madison runs over and tackles Taylor down with a Lou Thesz Press. The cheers continue as he rains down 12-to-6 elbows on the champion.

Kris Cruise: Madison wasting no time going right after Taylor!

After the barrage of elbows, he makes the cover.

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TH-NO!

Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Madison presses her arm back down as he makes the lateral press.

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TWO!
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TH-NO!

Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Madison presses her back down and hooks the leg.

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TH-NO!

Taylor gets the shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Another nearfall by Madison. He may not have gotten the three count. But it takes energy to kick out or get your shoulder up after every one of those nearfalls. That quick succession of covers is just another way to wear down the opponent.

Madison picks up Taylor, moves her into the corner with a Muay Thai Clinch and unleashes a barrage of knees to the body. He then sends Taylor crashing into the opposite corner with an irish whip. Madison runs across the ring to attack. But he ends up getting knocked back by a back elbow. After stumbling back, Madison runs back into the corner. This time, Taylor knocks him back with a boot to the face. The champion then runs from out the corner to attack. But Madison lifts her up, turns and throws her down with a spinebuster. The cheers continue as he rolls across Taylor and hooks the leg.

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TH-NO!

The crowd sighs, then boos when Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Madison picks up Taylor and goes for another irish whip. But Taylor reverses, sending Madison into the corner. The champion then runs into the corner and connects with a running hip strike before bringing him out of the corner with a running bulldog. The boos continue as she pushes Madison over and makes the cover.

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Madison gets his shoulder up.

Taylor brings Madison back to his and nails him with an elbow smash. Madison comes back and nails her with an elbow smash of his own. The crowd boos when Taylor delivers another elbow smash. The boos turn to cheers when Madison comes back and connects with an elbow smash of his own. The cheers turn back to boos when Taylor delivers a third elbow smash. Madison follows up with low leg kicks to the knee before knocking Taylor down with a flying knee strike. The cheers continue as he makes the cover.

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TH-NO!

Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: It looks like Taylor is doing the exact opposite of what you had suggested.

Stephy Auger: I know Taylor got a lot of pride and doesn’t want to back down from Madison. I know that she’s got a point to prove in this one. But getting into a striking battle with Madison is not a good idea for her.

Madison picks up Taylor, hooks both arms and lifts her up across his shoulder. Taylor begins kicking her legs before slipping down from behind. The champ then heads into the ropes. When Madison turns around, Taylor throws out another yakuza kick. But this time, Madison catches her foot. The crowd cheers as Madison shakes his head at Taylor. But the cheers quickly turn to boos when she connects with a hard enzuigiri, knocking Madison down to the canvas.

Kris Cruise: What a kick by Taylor! Did you see the sweat fly off of Madison’s head from that kick?

While Madison gets up on a knee and tries to shake out the cobwebs, Taylor turns and into the ropes. When she returns, the crowd boos when she flattens Madison with a Shining Wizard. She makes the cover.

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TH-NO!

The crowd cheers when Madison gets his shoulder up.

Taylor gets to her feet and heads into the corner. She begins waving up the challenger while he starts to stir on the canvas. As soon as Madison turns over on all fours, Taylor runs from out of the corner, leaps up and flattens him with a curbstomp. Instead of making the cover, Taylor takes several steps back and waves Madison back up. While Madison begins to slowly push himself up on all fours, Taylor runs back over, leaps up and flattens him with another curbstomp! The boos continue as she pushes Madison over and makes the cover.

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THR-NO!

The crowd cheers when Madison gets his foot on the middle rope!

Kris Cruise: Taylor almost had him!

Stephy Auger: She did. But guess what? Madison just used up his third and last rope break! He’s got none left!

Taylor picks up Madison, leans him against the ropes and nails him with a barrage of elbows to the face. While a groggy Madison leans against the ropes, Taylor turns and runs into the far ropes. When she comes back, she connects with a running yakuza kick, knocking Madison through the ropes and onto the apron. Taylor then steps out onto the apron and slowly brings Madison back to his feet. After slipping on a front facelock, Taylor plants Madison with a DDT on the apron to boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Taylor just drove Madison head-first onto the hardest part of the ring! Madison looks out of it!

Stephy Auger: That’s because he IS out of it! It’s over!

Taylor rolls back inside, rolls Madison back in underneath the bottom rope and makes the cover.

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T-Madison gets his foot on the bottom rope…
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..HRE-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers when he gets his shoulder up at the last second.

Stephy Auger: That was three! That was three!

Kris Cruise: No! He got his shoulder up just in the nick of time!

Taylor turns and holds three fingers up at the referee. But the ref shakes his head and holds two fingers back at her. Taylor brings Madison back to his feet, places him in a headlock and goes for another bulldog. But Madison shoves Taylor off of him and into the ropes. When Taylor returns, she slides through his legs. When Madison turns around, he gets clocked with a roundhouse kick. The crowd boos when Taylor nails him with another roundhouse kick before doubling him over with a kick to the midsection and bringing him down with The Gamble. She then brings Madison back to his feet, doubled him over with a knee to the midsection, sets him up and spikes him with the Siren’s Song (Scissored DDT). The boos continue as she turns over and makes the cover.

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THREE!

TAYLOR - 1
MADISON - 1

The boos continue when Taylor holds her arms in the air while she makes her way into the corner.

Kris Cruise: Taylor has tied things up! It’s anyone’s match now!

Stephy Auger: So you think. But I say Taylor is clearly the one with the advantage! Madison’s neck has to be in rough shape right about now. Who knows if he has a concussion or not. He’s taken a lot of hard shots to the head. Another well-placed strike and it’s lights out for Madison.

Taylor stands in the corner until the mandatory rest period ends. The bell sounds to signal the start of the third and final fall. The crowd starts to buzz with anticipation as Madison begins to stir on the canvas.

Kris Cruise: Look at Taylor! She’s chomping at the bit to pounce on Madison!

Stephy Auger: She smells blood in the water, Cruise!

After Madison turns over onto his knees and begins to get back to his feet while hunched over, Taylor runs towards the center of the ring and leaps up onto the back of his neck for another curbstomp. But Madison is able to slip out and counter into a Codebreaker, resulting in cheers and applause from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: What a counter by Madison! Unbelievable!

Stephy Auger: How did he do that!?!?

While Taylor lays motionless on the mat, madison crawls over and drapes his shoulder across her chest for the cover.

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THRE-NO!

The crowd sighs when taylor gets her foot on the bottom rope.

Kris Cruise: Taylor just barely escaped the three count! Now Taylor has no rope breaks left!

Madison picks up Taylor and whips her into the ropes. When Taylor returns, Madison swings around her and slips on a sleeper hold.

Kris Cruise: Madison’s got the sleeper applied!

The crowd cheers as Taylor swings her arms around. She reaches out to the ropes. But not only is she nowhere near them, but even if she was, it would do her no good because she has no rope breaks left! The ref asks Taylor if she wants to give up. When Taylor refuses, Madison hurls her over his head with a sleeper suplex. The cheers continue when he turns over and makes the cover.

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THR-NO!

Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Madison picks up Taylor and quickly slips on a crossface chicken wing from behind. The crowd goes wild as Taylor struggles to try and free herself.

Kris Cruise: Madison with another submission applied! She’s also got no rope breaks, which means she has to fight her way out of this hold. But I don’t see how she can!

Stephy Auger: She’ll think of a way!

The ref asks Taylor if she wants to give up. When Taylor refuses, Madison begins to swing her violently from side to side.

Kris Cruise: Look at Madison! He’s fighting with everything he’s got to get the submission!

Stephy Auger: But Taylor’s holding on! She’s not giving up, Cruise! Give some credit where it’s due here!

The ref asks Taylor if she wants to give up. When she refuses, Madison throws her down with a Millennium Suplex (crossface chickenwing suplex). The cheers continue as he pushes Taylor over towards the ropes and makes the cover.

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THRE-NO!

The crowd sighs when Taylor gets her shoulder up.

Madison pulls up Taylor and goes for another backwards roll into a German Suplex. But as soon as Madison rolls back to his feet, Taylor nails him with an elbow to the face. After two more elbows to the face, Taylor performs a standing switch, grabs Madison from behind and brings him down with Blonde Ambition. The boos continue as Taylor rolls out onto the apron before pulling herself up using the ropes. After climbing up to the top turnbuckle, Taylor leaps off and crashes across Madison’s back with a Frog Splash. She then pulls Madison over onto his back before hopping onto the apron through the ropes. The crowd boos when Taylor scales to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and crashes on top of Madison with another Frog Splash. She hooks the leg.

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THR-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers when Madison gets his shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: He got his shoulder up!

Stephy Auger: What!?

Kris Cruise: Madison got his shoulder up! It’s not over yet, Stephy!

Stephy Auger: What’s it gonna take!? What’s it gonna take to put him away!?

Kris Cruise: That’s what must be going through Savannah Taylor’s head right now.

Taylor picks up Madison and nails him with a yakuza kick to the face. She then delivers another yakuza kick, followed by a roundhouse kick. She then delivers a third yakuza kick, followed by another roundhouse kick, and then caps it off with the Desert Rose. The crowd boos while Madison is barely able to stand. Taylor then turns and runs into the ropes. As soon as she bounces off the ropes, Madison connects with a running yakuza kick, knocking Taylor through the ropes and to the floor. An exhausted Madison drops to his knee while Taylor stirs on the outside. Storm can be seen slapping the canvas. The crowd quickly take their cue from Your Hero & Mine and begin stomping their feet in unison. Madison starts to feed off the energy of the crowd before slowly returning to his feet. Once Taylor starts to pick herself up on the outside, Madison turns and runs into the afr ropes. When he comes back, he hurls himself over the top rope, knocking Taylor down with a High Jump Moonsault to cheers and applause from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Madison just soared through the air before wiping taylor out with that moonsault! What a maneuver by the challenger! Madison’s got this capacity crowd on their feet!

Stephy Auger: But it looks like it took just as much of of him as it did her!

While both champion and challenger lay sprawled out on the outside, the ref goes and starts to count.

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TWO!




THREE!




FOUR!




FIVE!




SIX!




SEVEN!




EIGHT!




NINE!





TEN!




ELEVEN!




TWELVE!




Taylor begins to stir on the floor…






THIRTEEN!




FOURTEEN!




FIFTEEN!




Madison slowly turns over on all fours while Taylor slowly pulls herself towards the ring...





SIXTEEN!





Madison begins to crawl towards the ropes…





SEVENTEEN!




Taylor slowly pulls herself up using the edge of the apron… then quickly drops back down to a knee….






EIGHTEEN!








NINETEEN!




The crowd gasps as the ref’s count reaches 19. The crowd stand with anticipation.





TWENT-


Both champion and challenger roll back into the ring at the same time. Cheers and applause are heard throughout the Stan Sheriff Center.

Kris Cruise: They both made it! They both made it back in the ring just in the nick of time!

Stephy Auger: You can see how badly they both want this!

Both champion and challenger slowly return to their feet. Madison nails Taylor with an elbow smash to the face. He then nails Taylor with another elbow… and another… and another… and anot-NO! Taylor quickly doubles him over with a kick to the midsection before planting him with a DDT. The crowd boos as Taylor heads out onto the apron and scales to the top turnbuckle. She then leaps off and goes for another Frog Splash. But Madison rolls out of the way at the last second!

Stephy Auger: Noooo!

Kris Cruise: Taylor missed! No one was home on that one!

While Taylor is down, Madison rolls out onto the apron. He then pulls himself up using the ropes before scaling to the top turnbuckle. Madison looks down and jumps off, going for a diving double foot stomp. But taylor is able to roll out of the way at the last second. After he lands on his feet, his momentum sends him rolling forward. After Madison rolls back to his feet and turns around, he gets caught with the Desert Rose. The crowd boos as Taylor doubles him over with a kick to the midsection before bringing him back down with The Gamble. She makes the cover.

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TWO!
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THRE-NO!

The crowd gasps, then cheers when Madison gets his shoulder up.

Taylor steps out onto the apron and makes her way to the top turnbuckle.

Kris Cruise: Is she going for another Frog Splash?

Stephy Auger: I don’t think so...

Instead of jumping off for a Frog Splash, Taylor waits for Madison to get back to his feet. After Madison turns over on all fours, he slowly gets back to a vertical base. When he turns around, Taylor flips off for the Snake Eyes (diving somersault hurricanrana). But Madison leaps up and counters with a Codebreaker! He then picks up Taylor, grabs her from behind, rolls her out in front of him and turns her inside out with Comatosed! Madison lifts up Taylor and cinches in a front facelock and forces her between his legs before dropping his weight down to the canvas.

Kris Cruise: The Peruvian Necktie! Madison’s got the submission locked in!

Stephy Auger: C’mon, Taylor!

The crowd goes wild as Madison’s got the Peruvian Necktie on in the middle of the ring. The ref asks Taylor if she wants to give up. When she refuses, Madison brings his right leg over Taylor’s back while keeping his left leg over the back of her head. He cinches in the hold and squeezes tighter.

Kris Cruise: Look at Madison! He’s fighting with everything he’s got to get the submission!

The ref asks Taylor if she wants to give up. But again, she refuses. So Madison grits his teeth while he squeezes as hard as he can. The ref checks back with Taylor and asks if she wants to give up. But she doesn’t give him an answer. The ref asks her again. Still no answer. As soon as he notices Taylor’s body go limp, he checks to see if she’s conscious. Once he confirms that she’s unconscious, he immediately calls for the bell.

Kris Cruise: He’s got it! He’s got it!

The crowd explodes with cheers when “War Machine” blasts over the PA.

J.A. Aldridge: Here is your winner and now, the neeeeewwwww FGA Pride Champion, CHRIS MADISON!

The cheers continue as Madison gets handed the Pride Championship before getting his arm raised in the air.

Kris Cruise: Chris Madison has done it! He has defeated Savannah Taylor here at Trouble in Paradise to regain the Pride Championship! What awesome match we just witnessed between both competitors!

Stephy Auger: …

Storm gets into the ring and celebrates with his Invictus Fight Club partner before raising his arm in the air to another round of cheers from the crowd. Madison then slowly makes his way over into the corner. After climbing up onto the middle ropes, Madison slowly raises the Pride Championship in the air to cheers and applause from the crowd...

[FGA Office]

Coming this December
LIVE and ONLY on PAY PER VIEW

[FGA Office]

MAIN EVENT
STEEL CAGE MATCH
FGA UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP
Izzy Anders vs. Johnny Karma

J.A. Aldridge: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! It is your main event of the evening and it is a Steel Cage Match for the FGA UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONSHIP! Here are the rules! Once both participants have entered the cage, the cage door will be locked shut. There are no countouts and no disqualification! The only ways to win are by pinfall, submission, or by escaping over the top of the cage and having both feet touch the floor! All three members of Heroes Never Die have been barred from ringside! If anyone interferes in this Steel Cage Match, then Izzy Anders will automatically lose her Undisputed Championship!

The entranceway is bathed in golden light as the unmistakable opening riff of Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" fills the arena, and as Jimi does what Jimi does the light turns to the brightest white as Johnny Karma emerges at the top of the ramp with Cherry Baum stood by his side, and once the pair are stood at the top of the ramp Karma comes to a halt and uses a couple of fingers to blow a kiss to the fans, pausing to hold his arm in the air for a couple of seconds to signal his arrival

There must be some kind of way outta here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief

As the pair of them begin to walk down the ramp, Karma unfastens the cuffs of his ring jacket while also talking some last minute preparation with Cherry as they get ever closer to the cage surrounding the ring

J.A. Aldridge: Introducing first, the challenger! Being accompnaied to the ring by Cherry Baum! From Queens, New York! Weighing in at 233 pounds… JOHNNYYYYYY KAAARRRRRRRRMAAAAAAA!!!

Business men, they drink my wine
Plowman dig my earth
None were level on the mind
Nobody up at his word
Hey, hey

As the pair reach ringside, Karma unzips his ring jacket and removes it, handing it to Cherry before he briskly climbs the ring steps into the ring before he quickly scales the nearest turnbuckles while leaving Cherry at ringside - but he just keeps on climbing, scaling the cage wall until he's perched at the very top of the cage, and once he's there he slowly raises an arm before raising his index finger to let everyone know that he is #1 - and then he slaps his shoulder a couple of times, which is the exact place the title belt will reside should he put down Izzy Anders for good

No reason to get excited
The thief he kindly spoke
There are many here among us
Who feel that life is but a joke
But, uh, but you and I, we've been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us stop talkin' falsely now
The hour's getting late, hey

Having climbed down from the top of the cage, Karma paces back and forth in the ring for a moment as he uses this last few seconds to make sure his head is exactly where he needs it to be, and only when he is satisfied that he's ready does he turn to face the crowd to hold his arms out wide and soak in the crowd's cheers, knowing full well things are going to get very serious any second.

Kris Cruise: Johnny Karma was seconds away from becoming the Undisputed Champion at All-Star Showdown Six when Yun Goeun and Heather Lasiewicz screwed him out of the championship! Izzy Anders has been running scared for months, Stephy! She’s been running scared of Karma for months because she knows her time is coming up. She’s surrounded herself with the wall that is Heroes Never Die. But tonight, the only wall she’s surrounded by are the walls of a 15 foot high steel cage! Savannah Taylor, Yun and Lasiewicz, or anyone else on the payroll, won’t be able to help her here tonight!

Stephy Auger: Please, Cruise. You act like Izzy can’t get the job done on her own. Are we just going to sit here and ignore her record-breaking reign as Mid-Atlantic Legacy Champion, where she did it all on her own? Or all the other big time matches that she won on her own? Anders has done what she’s done to prove a point. Everything she’s done thus far has been calculated, from getting into Karma’s head to showing the hypocrisy of the front office and these sheeple in the crowd. Anders has stayed several steps ahead of Karma over the last several months. That fact isn’t changing here in this one.

"THE CHAMP IS HERE!"

Drum beat.

"THE CHAMP IS HERE!"

Drum beat.

"THE CHAMP IS HERE!"

A final drum beat.

"THE CHAMP IS HERE!"

The intro of Jadakiss's "The Champ is Here" plays as a precursor to Izzy Anders' arrival. The crowd already starts their intense jeers before the arena falls into darkness. Yellow and red colors fill the arena as the sky rains down small bits of gold. The camera shows many fans displaying their hatred with middle fingers and glares. "Kerosine Dreams" by DriveByWire plays out as Izzy Anders starts to make her way out.

"Ahhh, ahh, ahhhhh!
Ahhh, ahh, ahhhhh!
So sick of sitting around, there's so much to do
So jump abroad and let's look at you."

Showing the back of her coat and then swinging around to the championship glistening on her waist. It matches the stream of golden sparkles that accent her presence. When the camera pans upward, the arrogant gaze of Izzy Anders and all of her features are shown in full. She strokes her chin, grinning vehemently as she does. The champion enjoys the hatred she is facing. Unhooking the championship around her waist, Izzy proudly represents her status as both champion and antagonist by raising the championship and her middle finger. She begins to walk down the ramp, lowering her head to purposely block her gaze from the very fans she believes turned on her.

J.A. Aldridge: And his opponent, fighting out of Holland, Michigan by way of Cape Breton, Vova Scotia, Canada! She is the reigning and defending FGA Undisputed Champion! She is the “Dreamkiller” IZZYYYYYY ANNNNNNNDERRRRRRSSSSS!!!

Once the call came out, Izzy stops on the end of the ramp, lowering her finger and her championship. She dips downward and hurls the championship high up into the air into the ring over the cage. While it flies sky high, Izzy runs up the steps and enters through the cage doorway. She heads over to the nearest turnbuckle, taking her sweet time to remove her infamous eyepatch. The championship clatters against the mat, landing roughly. Izzy steps off the ropes and heads for the center of the ring. She takes off her coat and flings it off with her usual elegance brandish. Once it's out of the way, Izzy takes a seat in her usual off-center spot. She drags her championship close to her, draping across her lap. The Mindkiller narrows her belligerent focus onto the upcoming battle.

Kris Cruise:  We see the steel cage door being locked shut with that chain and padlock. The only way out for either of these two is by pinfall, submission or climbing over the cage wall.

LET’S GO, KARMA!
FUCK YOU, IZZY!

LET’S GO, KARMA!
FUCK YOU, IZZY!

LET’S GO, KARMA!
FUCK YOU, IZZY!

LET’S GO, KARMA!
FUCK YOU, IZZY!

LET’S GO, KARMA!
FUCK YOU, IZZY!

LET’S GO, KARMA!
FUCK YOU, IZZY!

Kris Cruise: Listen to this capacity crowd, Stephy!

Stephy Auger: What a bunch of ingrates! Izzy Anders has elevated this championship and this is the thanks she gets? This is how these sheeple show their respect? I’m not surprised. A great champion like Zero McHannon never got any respect, either.

Kris Cruise: Oh stop it! Anders is getting the reception that she deserves from this crowd, just like she’s about to get the beating that she’s had coming for months from Karma.

Despite the near deafening boos she’s receiving from the crowd, Anders keeps her eyes glued on Karma and vice versa. As soon as the bell sounds, both grapplers rush towards the center of the ring and exchange blows as the crowd goes wild.

Kris Cruise: Here we go!

The crowd is at a fever pitch as champion and challenger trade punches in the center of the ring. The exchange of blows continues until Karma gains the advantage, hammering away with a flurry of right hands. “Karma” chants begin to ring throughout the Stan Sheriff Center as Karma knocks Anders towards the ropes with continues punches to the face. While Anders is dazed, Karma turns and runs into the far ropes. When he comes back, the cheers turn to boos when Anders takes Karma by the back of the neck, runs and tosses him against the cage wall. Karma bounces off the wall before falling down to the mat. The boos continue as Anders marches over and puts the boots to him.

Kris Cruise: Karma just got sent face-first into the wall and now Anders is going to town on him!

Stephy Auger: Anders was trying to throw Karma through the cage wall!

Anders continues to stomp away on Karma before reaching down and pulling him back up to his feet. He then marches into the corner before slamming Karma face-first into the top turnbuckle. Anders turns Karma around and rocks him with a European Uppercut. The boos continue a she nails him with two more European Uppercuts. After Anders grabs him by the wrist, Karma gets sent crashing into the opposite corner with an irish whip. Anders runs across the ring to attack. But Karma knocks her back with a boot to the face. After shaking off the blow, Anders runs back into the corner. But again, she’s given a boot to the face. While Anders is dazed, Karma charges from out of the corner and knocks her down with an NYC Uppercut. Anders gets back to her feet, only to get knocked back down with another NYC Uppercut. Karma then scoops up Anders, rushes into the corner and drops her with a snake eyes across the top turnbuckle. As Anders turns and staggers away from the corner, Karma runs into the far ropes. When he returns, the crowd cheers when he runs Anders over with another NYC Uppercut. He drops down and makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Anders kicks out.

Kris Cruise: Karma was looking to knock Anders’ head over the cage wall with that last uppercut. But it only got a count of two.

Karma picks up Anders, marches into the corner and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. After Anders gets turned around, Karma unleashes a series of knife edge chops that echo throughout the arena. He then hooks Anders’ arm before hurling her out of the corner with a hip toss. The crowd cheers as Anders sits up and arches her back in pain. With Anders still in the seated position, Karma comes from out of the corner and delivers a rolling neck snap. He makes the cover.

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TWO!
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Anders kicks out.

Karma picks up Anders, marches over into another corner and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle. Karma turns Anders around before delivering a blistering trio of chops that leave Anders doubled over. Karma lifts her head up by the chin before rocking her with right across. He then takes Anders and whips her hard into the opposite corner. After Anders staggers from out of the corner, Karma takes her by the wrist before whipping her hard into the previous corner. After Anders crashes into the turnbuckles, she staggers back over towards Karma, who through her down with a back body drop. The crowd cheers seeing Anders writhing in pain.

Kris Cruise: Karma is having his way with the champion right now! He’s been waiting months this!

Anders tries to sit up, but Karma quickly knocks her back down with a stomp to the face. The crowd buzzes with cheers as Karma circles Anders. He then delivers a stomp to her left ankle, then left knee. Karma makes his way up and delivers a stomp to the left shoulder, then the right bicep. Karma then delivers a stomp to the right wrist, the right thigh and the right shin before heading into the ropes. When Karma returns, he delivers a jumping knee drop right across the throat of the champion. The cheers continues as he makes the cover.

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Anders gets her shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: There has been fury being every single kick,, stomp and punch from Karma in this match, Stephy.

Stephy Auger: Why? What is he so bent out of shape over? It’s not like Izzy’s screwed him over at every turn, attacked Cherry or talked about his dead gramps! She’s been nothing but an angel!

Kris Cruise: Oh c’mon, even you don’t believe that!

Karma pulls up Anders by her hair, runs and flings her into the cage wall. The crowd cheers when Anders bounces off the wall and falls to the mat. Karma goes back over and brings Anders back to his feet. After hooking her arm, Karma runs over and hurls Anders back-first against the cage wall with a hip toss. The crowd cheers as Anders bounces off another cage wall before falling back to the mat. Karma drags Anders back to the center of the ring before turning her over onto her back. After hooking his arms around Anders’ legs, Karma leans back and catapults Anders into another cage wall. The crowd cheers when Anders bounces off the wall and bounces back down to the canvas. Karma picks up Anders and scoops her up across his shoulders. He then runs across the ring before lawn darting Anders head-first against the cage wall. The crowd explodes with cheers when Anders goes down.

Stephy Auger: This is enough, Cruise! The human body wasn’t meant to be bounced off of cage walls!

Kris Cruise: After all that Anders has put him through this year? After everything she’s said and done to him? Karma is FAR from done!

Karma heads into the corner and hoists himself up onto the middle ropes before stepping up onto the top ropes. The crowd buzzes with anticipation as the champion slowly turns over into the prone position before pushing herself up on all fours. After Anders slowly gets back to her feet and turns around, Karma leaps off the top for a diving double axe handle smash. But Anders counters with a punch to the midsection, resulting in boos from the crowd.

Kris Cruise: Timely counter there by Anders! This could be her opening right here to get back into this matchup!

Anders grabs Karma, runs and slams him face-first into the cage wall. The crowd cheers when Anders Karma and slams him face-first into the cage wall again… and again… and again… and again… and again! The crowd erupts with boos when Anders presses Karma’s face against the cage wall. Karma groans as Anders grates his face hard against the cage wall. After Anders lets go, Kaarma drops down to his knees. A close up shot reveals that he’s been busted open. The boos continue when Anders runs over and flattens him with a punt kick to the ribs. After Karma gets back up on all fours, Anders delivers a punt kick that knocks him over onto his back. She then puts the boos to Karma’s midsection. While Karma writhes in pain, Anders applies a foot choke while pulling down on the top rope. The ref instinctively goes to give her a five count. But he has to hold himself back because this match has no disqualifications.

Kris Cruise: Izzy Anders is trying to choke the life right out of Johnny Karma!

Stephy Auger: And there’s nothing that the ref can do about it, too!

After a good fifteen seconds, Anders lets go. While Karma gasps for air, Anders brings him back to his feet before slamming him face-first into the top turnbuckle. The Undisputed Champion turns Karma around before unleashes a series of shoot kicks to the chest. The shoot kicks pick up in speed and intensity as Karma begins to slump down in the corner. While Karma’s in the seated position, Anders turns and runs into the far ropes. Upon her return, the crowd boos when she connects with a hard running facewash. Anders reaches down and brings Karma back to his feet. After snapping his head back with a hard European Uppercut, Anders sends the challenger slumping back down in the corner with MUDA MUDA MUDA (machine gun punches). As Karms sits a bloodied mess in the corner, Anders steps back towards the center of the ring, charges forward and bashes him with a running knee strike to the face. The boos continue as she drags Karma out of the corner before making the cover.

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TWO!
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T-NO!

Karma gets his shoulder up.

Anders brings Karma back to his feet and rattles off three snapping jabs before dropping him with a right hook. The crowd erupts with boos as Anders shuffles her feet.

Stephy Auger: Sugar Ray Karma! Anders just dropped Karma with his own move!

The boos continue as Anders brings a groggy Karma back to his feet, delivers three snapping jabs and knocks him back down with another right hook.

Kris Cruise: Now she’s just adding insult to injury!

Anders reaching down and brings Karma back to his feet. After rattling off three more jabs, Anders throws out a right hook. But Karma blocks and counters with a right hook of his own, knocking her down. The crowd cheers when Anders gets knocked down by another right hook. Karma takes Anders and whips her into the ropes. When she returns, Karma sets up for a back body drop. But Anders stops and counters with an Axe Kick to the back of the head, knocking him down. The boos continue as she drops down, pushes Karma over and makes the cover.

ONE!
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TWO!
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T-NO!

Karma gets his shoulder up.

Anders brings Karma back to his feet and delivers three palm strikes before going for an irish whip. But Karma reverses, sending Anders into the ropes. When she returns, the crowd boos when she leaps up and brings Karma down with a jumping leg lariat. Anders brings Karma back to his feet, wrenches his right arm and delivers a kick to the arm. Anders takes Karma by the wrist, delivers a second arm wrench and follows up with another kick to the arm. The crowd boos when The Mindkiller delivers a series of short-arm shoulderblocks to the arm before delivering an armbreaker across her shoulder. Karma staggers over to the ropes while he clutches his right arm. After slamming Karma face-first against the cage wall, Anders brings him back to the center of the ring, places him in a hammerlock and then knocks him down with the Black Song (Pepsi Twist). Anders reaches down and pulls up Karma into a seated position before pointing to a random fan in the crowd. She then turns and runs into the ropes. When Anders returns, she nearly kicks Karma’s head off with A Gift For You (Penalty Kick). The boos continue as she makes the cover.

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TWO!
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T-NO!

Karma gets his good shoulder up.

Anders presses Karma’s bad arm against the canvas before delivering a handstand into a knee drop to the arm. Anders delivers another handstand into a knee drop before bringing Karma back to his feet. She hammerlocks him from behind, runs and throws him shoulder-first into the ring post. The crowd boos as Karma can be heard howling in pain. Karma is slowly pulled away from the crowd from behind. Afters then turns him around before dropping him with a double knee armbreaker. Karma lays in agony while he clutches his arm.

Kris Cruise: Izzy Anders is slowly but surely taking apart the arm of Johnny Karma!

Stephy Auger: She could be setting him up for a submission. Or she could be preventing him from climbing out of the cage. It would be hard for him to climb that cage with an injured arm.

With Karma still down, Anders returns to her feet and slowly turns her gaze up to the top of the cage. She then looks back down at Karma, then back up at the cage. A smirk comes across Ander’s face as she marches over and begins to climb up the cage wall.

Kris Cruise: Anders is climbing! Anders is trying to climb out of the cage!

Stephy Auger: Don’t you dare say she’s running from him, either! She’s busted him open! She’s busted up his arm! She’s destroyed that man mentally over the last several months. Now she just destroyed him physically. It’s over!

The crowd boos while Anders continues to make her climb up the cage wall. But the bos soon turns to cheers when Karma rolls over, pulls himself up using the cage wall and begins to climb up after Anders.

Kris Cruise: Not so fast, Stephy! Look at this! Karma’s back up! Johnny Karma’s back up! And he’s making the climb up the cage!

Stephy Auger: Why does he have to be so stubborn? Just stay down!

Anders looks down and does a double take when she sees Karma doing his best to climb up after her. She looks up and is almost near the top. When she looks back down, she sees Karma slowly but surely gaining ground on her. So Anders slowly climbs down the cage wall.

Stephy Auger: What are you doing!? You’re going in the opposite direction!

Anders reaches down and kicks Karma in his bad arm. The boos continue as she delivers repeated kicks to the arm. After climbing down next to Karma, Anders grabs him by the back of the neck and goes to slam him face-first into the cage wall. But Karma blocks! So Anders pulls his head back before trying to slam it into the cage wall. But again, Karma blocks. After elbowing Anders with his bad arm, he takes Anders, pulls her head back and then slams her face-first into the cage wall while the crowd counts along.

Ref: ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX! SEVEN! EIGHT! NINE! TEN!

After getting her face slammed into the cage wall for the tenth time, Anders falls off the cage before chasing down onto the canvas. The crowd explodes with cheers.

Stephy Auger: NOOOOO! IZZYYYYY!

Kris Cruise: Anders is down! Anders is down!

While Anders lays sprawled out on the canvas, Karma turns back to the cage wall and continues to climb. The crowd goes wild as Karma’s nearly out of the cage.

Kris Cruise: Anders is down and she’s not moving! But Karma’s moving right along up that cage wall! He’s almost out of there! All he has to do is climb over and have both feet touch the floor! That Undisputed Championship is almost his! He can taste it! He’s that close!

Stephy Auger: C’mon, Izzy, get up! PLEASE, GET UP!

The cheers get even louder once Karma climbs up and sits down across the top of the cage. He looks down at Anders’ motionless body in the ring. He then turns and looks down at the ringside area, where the outside ref is ready to call the match if he decides to climb down. But Karma shakes his head.

Kris Cruise: Huh? What is Karma doing?

The crowd gasps as Karma stands up on the top of the cage.

Kris Cruise: Oh no. Karma, no! Please, No...

Stephy Auger: EXACTLY! DON’T DO IT! PLEASE, DON’T DO IT!

The crowd buzzes with anticipation as Karma slowly looks up and points up at the sky. The crowd erupts with cheers when Karma leaps off the top of the cage for From The Stars Above (flying elbow drop). But the cheers turn to boos as Anders turns and catches him in a cross armbar!

Kris Cruise: OH NO!

Stephy Auger: OH YES!

The crowd erupts with boos as Anders tries to snap Karma’s arm in the cross armbar!

Kris Cruise: What a counter from Anders! Karma was going to deliver an elbow drop right to the cold, black heart of Izzy Anders! But somehow, she was able to counter!

Stephy Auger: WHAT A WRESTLER! WHAT A CHAMPION!

Anders continues to fight for the submission until Karma turns over, pinning Anders’ shoulders against the canvas.

ONE!
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TWO!
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Anders uses her leg strength to push Karma back down into the cross armbar.

Stephy Auger: Karma thought he was going to get out! Not today, he’s not!

Anders continues to fight for the submission as the ref asks Karma if he wants to give up. But Karma refuses! He then turns over, locks his hands together and strains as he slowly lifts Anders off the mat… and then slams her down, breaking the hold. Anders lays sprawled out on the mat while Karma is in front of her legs on all fours… until Anders quickly reaches up and locks Karma in a gogoplata.

Kris Cruise: Zero Tolerance!? ZERO TOLERANCE FROM IZZY ANDERS!

Stephy Auger: What a tribute to another great World Champion!

Anders cinches in the hold as she tries her damndest to get Karma to tap. The ref asks Karma if he wants to give up. But Karma refuses. He then locks his hands together before lifting Anders up and slamming her back down to the canvas, breaking the hold. After Anders slowly turns over on all fours, Karma returns to his feet, goes over and pulls her up from behind. The crowd buzzes with anticipation as Karma’s got her set up for Hard Times (ripcord short-arm bionic elbow). Karma then rolls Anders out in front of him. But before he can nail her with the bionic elbow…

*WHACK*

Anders wallops him with a STOCKTON SLAP, resulting in boos from the crowd. After Karma drops down to a knee, Anders steps back before connecting with a hard roundhouse kick that knocks him down. The boos continue as she makes the cover.

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TWO!
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TH-NO!

The crowd cheers when Karma gets his shoulder up.

After brings Karma back to his feet and delivers a palm strike to the face before delivering Dirty Dancin’ (kick flurry). The boos continue when Anders goes to cap off the kick flurry with a step-up enzuigiri. But Karma ducks the kick. He then quickly reaches down, pulls Anders up from off the mat, rolls her out in front of him and then knocks her down with Hard Times to an explosion of cheers from the crowd.

Stephy Auger: Noooo!

Kris Cruise: HARD TIMES! HARD TIMES!! HARD TIMES!!!

“YES!!!” chants ring throughout the Stan Sheriff Center as Karma crawls over and drapes his arm across Anders’ chest for the cover.

ONE!

Crowd: ONE!

TWO!

Crowd: TWO!!

THREE!

Crowd: THREE!!!


Stephy Auger: NOOOOOOO!

Kris Cruise: Anders got her foot on the bottom rope! She got her foot on the bottom rope at the last second! My God, how much closer can you get!?!?

Karma looks up at the ref and holds up three fingers. When the ref holds two back at him, he places his hands on his head in disbelief.

Kris Cruise: Johnny Karma just had the wind taken right out of his sails! He thought he won he! He thought he had finally won the big one!

Stephy Auger: But it slipped through his fingers yet again!

After snapping out of it, Karma turns over and gets back to his feet. He then brings Anders over towards the center of the ring and leans her forward, setting up for Dazed, Confused and All Messed Up (jumping piledriver). But before Karma can lift her up, Anders counters with a standing double leg takedown. The crowd boos when she hooks her arms around Karma’s legs and leans back, catapulting him into the cage wall. After bounces off the cage wall, Karma stumbles back and turns around. Anders then grabs him from behind before bringing him down with the Toxic Shock (leaping inverted headlock backbreaker). The boos continue when Anders slips on the Amputator (bridging fujiwara armbar).

Kris Cruise: Anders has the Amputator applied to the bad arm!

Stephy Auger: She’s got Karma dead to rights!

The crowd erupts with boos when Anders cinches in the hold. The ref gets down and asks Karma if he wants to give up. But Karma refuses. So Anders begins yanking back on the arm. The Dreamkiller continues to fight for the submission while Karma tries to hang on. Labored wails can be heard coming from the challenger while the champion tries to snap his arm in two. The ref asks Karma if he wants to give up. But once again, Karma refuses. The boos that filled up the Stan Sheriff Center soon turn to cheers when Karma is seen pulling himself towards the side of the ring. Anders shakes her head in disbelief as Karma continues to scratch and claw his way towards the side of the ring. “KARMA!” chants ring throughout the arena as Anders tries to slow him down. But it’s to no avail. Karma reaches out… and grabs the bottom rope, resulting in an explosion of cheers from the crowd. But the cheers soon turn back to boos when Anders doesn’t let go.

Kris Cruise: Karma’s got a hold of the bottom rope! But Anders won’t let go!

Stephy Auger: She doesn’t have to! What is the ref going to do, DQ her? THERE’S NO DQ IN A STEEL CAGE MATCH! She can keep that move on all night if she wants!

The ref wants to break it up. But with this being a Steel Cage Match, he knows he’s stuck. The boos continue as Anders keeps the hold applied while taunting the referee. After an additional twelve seconds, Anders gives one final yank on the arm before finally letting go. Anders makes her way to the center of the ring and flips off each side of the crowd while they boo at the top of their lungs. With Karma down in agony, Anders makes her way across the ring and begins to climb the cage wall.

Kris Cruise: Anders has Karma down! There’s no one else to stop her! She could be well on her way to retaining her championship here tonight!

The boos continue as Anders continues to climb up the cage wall. But the boos soon turn to cheers as Karma can be seen pulling himself across the ring.

Stephy Auger: What is this idiot doing!? Stay down!

Kris Cruise: Karma’s not done! He doesn’t care if he has to pull himself across the ring! Anders will have to beat the life out of him to keep him down!

Stephy Auger: Don’t tempt Izzy. I’m sure she’d do it!

Anders looks down and chuckles at the sight of Karma trying to pull himself up using the cage wall. She then spits down at Karma before continuing her climb. Once Anders gets to the top, she shits down on the cage wall while Karma starts to climb.

Kris Cruise: Anders is moments away from retaining her championship!

Stephy Auger: You’re halfway home, Izzy! You’re almost there.

After barking insults at the crowd, Anders climbs over the cage wall and begins to climb down. Suddenly, Karma reaches over the cage wall and grabs her hair with both hands. The crowd cheers when Anders lets go of the cage wall.

Kris Cruise: Karma’s got Anders by the hair!

The cheers continue as Karma pulls Anders back up towards the top of the cage wall.

Kris Cruise: Anders thought she had this match sewn up. But she underestimated the heart and the fight of Johnny Karma!

Stephy Auger: I should have known he was too stupid to stay down!

After placing Anders in a front facelock, the crowd gasps then Karma lifts her up, leans back… and delivers a superplex near the top of the cage. Cheers and applause are heard as both champion and challenger lay motionless on the mat.

Stephy Auger: IZZY! IZZYYYYYYY!

Kris Cruise: JOHNNY KARMA WITH A SUPERPLEX OFF THE TOP! DID YOU HEARD THAT IMPACT!?!? GOD!

“Holy Shit!!!” chants soon break out as both Anders and Karma are still motionless. That is, until Karma begins to stir on the canvas. He slowly turns over before draping his arm across Ander’s chest for the cover!

Kris Cruise: This could be it right here! We could have a new champion!

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THRE-NO!

The crowd sighs, then boos when Anders gets her shoulder up.

Kris Cruise: Anders got her shoulder up!? ANDERS GOT HER SHOULDER UP!

Stephy Auger: THANK YOU, LORD! THANK YOUUUUU!

Karma looks over at the ref. When the ref holds two fingers back at him, Karma drops his head in disappointment. After Karma slowly gets back to his feet, he goes to slowly pulls Anders up off the mat until she drops to her knees and low blows him him. The crowd erupts with boos as Karma crumbles to the canvas.

Kris Cruise: Anders just low blowed Karma!

Stephy Auger: Yeah? What about it? IT’S ALL LEGAL, CRUISE!

The boos continue as Karma rolls back and forth while howling in pain. Anders can be seen with a sinister grin on her face as she crawls over and pulls herself up using the ropes. She then turns and rests herself against the ropes while waving up Karma. The challenger slowly turns over on all fours before picking himself back up. When Karma turns around…

Stephy Auger:  CAPETOOOOWWWWWWN SUNSEEEEEETTTT!!!

The crowd erupts with boos when Anders clobbers Karma with a 540 Kick to the head. After Karma drops to the mat, Anders makes the cover.

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THREE!

Kris Cruise: NOOOOOOOOO!

Stephy Auger: NOOOOOOO!?

Kris Cruise: KARMA GOT HIS SHOULDER UP!

Anders sits in disbelief when the ref tells her that it was only two. After Anders snaps out of it, she marches over, pulls Karma up from behind and spins him around for the Black Song. But Karma ducks. When Anders turns around, she gets knocked down with Sugar Ray Karma. Anders returns to her feet, only to get knocked back down by Sugar Ray Karma. The challenger then takes Anders and whips her into the ropes. When he returns, he nearly kicks her head off with Check Your Chiclets (superkick). While Anders is dazed, Karma grabs a hold of her, turns and brings her down with the Bum Trip (shoulder neckbreaker). The crowd goes wild as Karma begins to scale the cage wall while Anders lays sprawled out on the mat. “KARMA!!!” chants ring throughout the Stan Sheriff Center as Karma continues his ascension up the cage wall. When Karma gets to the top, he looks down at the ringside area, then back into the ring. Karma looks up and scans the crowd. Half of them are telling him to climb down while the other half are telling him to jump. Karma nods his head before standing on top of the cage wall.

Kris Cruise: I think Karma wants to go for it again!

Stephy Auger: Didn’t he learn his lesson from last time?

The crowd buzzes with anticipation as Karma points up at the sky. The fans gasp when Karma leaps off the top of the cage wall, only to explode with cheers when he crashes down across Anders’ chest with From The Stars Above! Anders slowly turns over into the prone position as she clutches her chest.

Kris Cruise: He hit it! He hit it! Picture perfect elbow drop right off the top of the cage from Karma!

Stephy Auger: Izzy!

Karma returns to his feet, reaches down and slowly pulls up Anders from behind. After grabbing a hold of Anders, Karma rolls her out in front of him before turning her inside out with Hard Times! The crowd explodes with cheers.

Kris Cruise: Hard Times! Hard Times!! Hard Times!!!

The cheers continue as Karma crawls over and makes the cover.

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THREE!

Kris Cruise: HE’S DONE IT! HE’S DONE IT! HE’S FINALLY ONE IT!

The crowd explodes when cheers when “All Along The Watchtower” blasts over the PA.

J.A. Aldridge: Here is your winner and neeeeewwwwwwwww FGA Undisputed Champion, JOHNNY KARMA!

Karma gets to his feet and gets his arm raised in victory before staggering over into the ropes. Cherry makes her way through the cage door, rushes over to Karma and embraces him with the biggest hug.

Kris Cruise: JOHNNY KARMA HAS CLIMBED TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP! JOHNNY KARMA IS THE NEW FGA UNDISPUTED CHAMPION! FINALLY!

The ref goes over and hands Karma the FGA Undisputed Championship belt. Karma drops to his knees as he finally holds the championship in his hands. The new champion slowly returns to his feet and hugs the championship before raising it high in the air to cheers and applause from the crowd and Cherry. Karma turns and climbs up to the top turnbuckle before climbing up the rest of the cage wall. After sitting down across the top of the cage wall, tears run down his face as he looks up at the sky. Karma can be seen mouthing something before kissing the title and pointing back up at the sky. Blue, white and orange fireworks shoot off around the rafters of the Stan Sheriff Center as Karma raises the title over his head to thunderous applause.

JOHNNY KARMA!
YOU DESERVE IT!

JOHNNY KARMA!!
YOU DESERVE IT!!

JOHNNY KARMA!!!
YOU DESERVE IT!!!

JOHNNY KARMA!!!!
YOU DESERVE IT!!!!

JOHNNY KARMA!!!!!!
YOU DESERVE IT!!!!!





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