6CW Proving Grounds Results Monday 9th March 2020

Bout 1
6CW UK Championship
James McManus (c) vs Karl Kramer

Ding ding

Mike Bird: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the 6CW United Kingdom Championship!

*Crowd pop

JT: This is one hell of a way to kick off a show…

JR: James McManus captured the UK Championship just ten nights ago at Genesis….but tonight he is facing a very formidable challenge indeed…

JT: It goes with the territory….McManus has wanted to call himself champion for a long time and now he has his wish so he has to deal with the queue now forming at his door…

HE: And he’s more than ready for it….this is a new and improved McManus, he’s focused and determined to prove his doubters wrong…

The lights go down inside the Emirates as “O Fortuna” hits the airwaves to a big reaction from the fans in attendance. Charles Kramer steps out onto the stage, sparking a mixed review from the audience, before a giant shadow passes his side…

JT: The number one contender to the United Kingdom Championship……one of the most physically imposing men we have ever seen in 6CW and a superstar on the rise…

JR: Karl Kramer showed at Genesis that he is a forced to be reckoned with as he stormed through Jimmy Phillips in impressive fashion…..now with his uncle, Charles, by his side you have to believe that increased success is due to follow…

JT: Charles Kramer is an extremely polarising figure….he has been at the helm of many controversial events here in 6CW but what cannot be denied is that he gets success for his clients…..this family unit has grand plans for control here in 6CW and I’m sure Charles will stop at nothing to ensure his nephew gets that…

HE: He needs to make sure Kramer drops that nice guy act and embraces the inner monster…

JT: I think they are certainly working on that right now….Kramer entered 6CW like a ball of energy but it just didn’t feel like we he was being true to himself….Uncle Charles seems to have shown him the path of enlightenment and since then the results have begun to turn positive….can they put the exclamation point on that tonight as Kramer aims to capture championship gold for the first time?

Kramer and his uncle stride across the walkway and then KK climbs through the ropes as CK steps down to the outside of the ring. KK slaps his right bicep and lets out a roar before turning back to the stage and beckoning for his opponent…..

JR: Kramer looks ready to go to war…

JT: Purpose built….6’2, 367 lbs…

“Blood on the dancefloor” then booms out to boos from the crowd in attendance before James McManus appears in the entranceway. He keeps his head bowed for a moment and the unstraps the UK Championship from around his waist, raising it into the air…

HE: You can feel the pride radiating from McManus….he knows how big that UK Championship win was at Genesis…

JT: He promised and he delivered…..it cannot be denied that we are seeing a much smarter and capable athlete, I believe this is the best we have ever seen from the Norwich man…

JR: Without a doubt…..they alliance with Marty Helms, however volatile, certainly awoke a sleeping beast within McManus and since then he has been on a tear….

HE: He knows what’s important now, he’s got the eye of the tiger….finally he is prioritising his career and the results show…

JR: The guy even shunned his own wife for not believing in him….

JT: McManus is hell-bent on being remembered as a great and I don’t think there is anything he wouldn’t do to achieve that…

McManus climbs through the ropes and he gets in close to Kramer, showing little fear, as he raises the belt up into his rival’s face. Kramer glares back into the eyes of the champion and nods his head…

JT: McManus has the slight height advantage but he’s giving away nearly 150 pounds….

JR: And the power and weight of Kramer could be a serious factor in this contest unless McManus can establish control early doors…

HE: For McManus he needs to bring all of those ruthless, technical skills to the forefront…

The referee takes the title belt from McManus and he shows it to both competitors before raising it into the air. Charles Kramer bangs his cane on the apron and shouts some final instructions at his nephew before the bell sounds…

JT: One fall to a finish….who will leave Proving Grounds as the UK Champion?

Kramer rushes out and he drives into McManus, lifting him off the ground, and runs him back into the opposite turnbuckle. He slams in with a shoulder thrust to the gut and then beckons the champion out and launches him with a huge hip-toss come throw….

JR: That is the insane power we were talking about…..Kramer wasting no time in putting a marker down…

McManus sits for a moment, looking a little stunned, but is then back to his feet. Kramer blocks a right hand and scores with a huge punch of his own before backing the champ into the ropes and whips him across the ring…

JT: Look at the strength…

Kramer looks to press McManus up over his head on the comeback but McManus is able to jump over the back and then he slams into the back of Kramer’s knee with a chopblock, taking the challenger down. McManus quickly begins stomping down on the appendage with real venom…

HE: Brilliant tactics from the champion….just what he needs….

JT: This is the perfect strategy from James McManus….cut Kramer down to size and limit his power game…

Kramer is pushed up against the ropes and he kicks out with his free leg but McManus dodges it and then stomps back in at the chest of his foe. He drops down into the guard of Kramer and scores with right hands until the referee is forced to intervene…

JR: McManus is not shying away from the physicality…

JT: Nor should he….he may not be able to match Kramer’s size but he’s just as aggressive….

The referee warns the champion about using closed fists but McManus merely smirks. Kramer uses the ropes to pull himself up and McManus stomps on the back of his knee again before bouncing off the opposite ropes and returning with a lashing kick that takes the big man off his feet…

JR: Kramer doesn’t look quite so daunting now….

HE: And this is why James McManus is a champion here in 6CW….because he exploits weaknesses in his opponents…

McManus places Kramer’s leg on the bottom rope and then he leaps into the air and drives all his bodyweight down into the knee joint. Kramer yells in pain as McManus repeats the process three more times, using his elbow, knee and foot for maximum damage. The referee then pulls the champion away and warns him about his conduct as Charles Kramer shouts in anger from the outside…

JT: The Consultant far from happy with what is transpiring here…

JR: I think he expected his nephew to run roughshod over the champion….

HE: McManus is used to being underestimated but he’s making believers of everyone….

Kramer holds his knee as he tries to rise and McManus quickly runs off the adjacent ropes and returns with a solid knee to the temple. He then grabs Kramer’s legs…

JT: He’s looking for that figure four…

McManus turns into the submission but Kramer manages to get his uninjured leg up into the back of the champion and shoves him away with real power, sending him flying across the canvass. McManus scrambles back up, ready to get on the offense, and he tears across at Kramer…

JR: The whole ring shook…

JT: Kramer needed that…

Kramer uses the momentum of McManus to scoop him up and drill him with a Samoan drop. He slaps at his knee to regain some feeling and then starts to clamber up…

HE: Kramer is feeling that knee….no way is he going to be as dangerous now…

JT: He’ll be dangerous enough….McManus is still in for a real fight here…

McManus stumbles to his feet and Kramer meets him with heavy right hands and then he whips him across the ring before pushing him into the air on the comeback, allowing McManus to fall back down onto the canvass, chest-first, in a heap…McManus looks worse for wear as he gets up and is lifted into a scooped slam…

JR: Kramer starting to build some momentum now and his uncle is looking impressed…

Kramer is nodding from the outside as the challenger delivers another two scooped slams on McManus. KK then grabs the champion by the head and rags him up before underhooking his arms…

JT: Big time powerbomb…..new champion…

McManus lands down hard on the back of his neck as Kramer makes the cover………………1………………..2…………..shoulder up. Kramer has words with the referee about the speed of his count but it is dismissed by the official…

JR: Kramer has the capacity to just throw McManus all around this ring…and those power moves are going to add up…

JT: Only so much damage can be sustained by the human body….

McManus staggers up into Kramer and the challenger drives heavy elbows down into the back of his foe’s neck as he pushes him back to the corner. He then scoops McManus up on his shoulders…

JR: Running powerslam coming up…

Kramer runs McManus out to the centre but the champion wriggles and fights before managing to slip off the back. Kramer turns but McManus stomps on his injured knee and delivers a stiff DDT……………1………………2…………powerout!

JT: McManus is going to keep going after that knee because he knows it is paying dividends….

HE: Absolutely right….he’s put in the work so make the most of it…

McManus pulls Kramer up and he looks to hook his arms in place for the “River Wensum Plunge” but Kramer’s substantial arm strength allows him to counter and backdrop McManus to the canvass. They get back up and Kramer bounces off the ropes for a big clothesline but McManus ducks under it and then nails a discus forearm, rocking Kramer onto his heels…

JR: Kramer is a big unit and he is not easy to shift…

McManus bounces off the ropes and returns with a jumping forearm to the face but once again Kramer refuses to go down. McManus shakes his head as he rushes to the corner and lifts himself onto the second rope before leaping off with a double axe handle…

JT: But still the big man will not fall…

Kramer is clearly rocked and sways badly but he will not shift. McManus looks nonplussed and then grabs the arm of Kramer and throws it over his shoulder…

JR: No way is he going to be able to lift him….

JT: Not for the want of trying….

McManus tries to get his man up on his back for the “MK Ultra” but he cannot lift him and staggers away, grimacing. Kramer then charges him in the corner and dives for a splash…

HE: Nobody home…

McManus sidesteps and sends Kramer into the turnbuckle before he runs off the adjacent ropes and sprints back, diving low into the knees of Kramer…

HE: That’s how you take him down…

Kramer is finally wiped off his feet by the sheer force and impact of McManus in motion. McManus then grabs his challenger by the arms…

HE: RIVER WENSUM PLUNGE…..HE’S DONE IT!

McManus summons his strength to underhook Kramer’s arms and gets him off the deck before drilling him with the facebuster…….
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JT: McManus thinks that should have been three…

HE: Poor officiating….

JT: Looked like a standard count to me….

The champion argues with the referee but the official isn’t interested as he urges McManus to concentrate on the match. McManus continues to seethe as he heads to the corner and begins to climb….

JR: This isn’t James McManus’ preferred method of attack but he knows he needs something big to keep Kramer down for the count….

JT: THAT MAY KEEP THE CHAMPION DOWN!

McManus leaps off the top rope for a flying crossbody but Kramer’s knee gives way at an opportune moment and allows him to duck out of the firing line. McManus slams hard into the canvass, winding him, and then Kramer manages to bounce off the ropes and return with a battering ram headbutt to the chest that sends the champion flying through the ropes to outside…

JR: The title cannot change hands on a count out, however, so Kramer needs to get the champion back in the ring…

JT: Because I don’t think McManus will be in any hurry to continue this battle….

The referee’s count is at four as McManus slowly begins to rise. He rubs his chest, catching his breath, as The Consultant points him back toward the ring…

JR: I don’t think McManus is going to take kindly to Charles Kramer in his ear….

JT: The Consultant needs to be careful he doesn’t upset the champion too much…..

McManus snarls at the challenger’s manager and begins to front up to him but KK leans over the ropes and grabs the champion by the head, hauling him up onto the apron. McManus takes advantage by seizing Kramer’s head and guillotining him across the top rope…

HE: Didn’t work out the way Charles was hoping there….

JT: Distractions aren’t always helpful…

The challenger staggers away, spluttering, as McManus climbs up to the top rope again and he connects this time with the flying crossbody takedown…………….1……………….2………..Kramer pushes the champion off him with such force that McManus lands on his feet!

JR: McManus looks stunned….he’s wondering what he needs here…

McManus holds his head in his hands for a moment, thinking of a new plan, and then he beckons for Kramer to stand. The challenger slowly rises as McManus kicks him in the gut and then lifts him into a kneebreaker….Kramer yells out in pain as McManus keeps hold of his leg….

JT: FIGURE FOUR….THIS IS LOCKED IN!

JR: I don’t care how big or how strong you are because the pain here is excruciating….

HE: Now we find out just how badly Karl Kramer wants to be the United Kingdom Champion….

McManus sits right into the hold and he cranks the pressure up to the maximum as Kramer’s grunts and yells of pain fill the air. The referee is kneeling by the challenger’s side, asking him if he wants to quit, as Charles Kramer bangs his fist on the canvass…

JT: This would spell a real disaster for Karl Kramer and his uncle….

JR: They have entered this contest with so much belief….but that knee is weakened and hurting…Kramer is in trouble here….

HE: James McManus showing a real cerebral edge…..he’s growing into his role as champion…

Kramer shakes his head, refusing to quit, but the pain is obvious as he slumps back onto the canvass…………..1………………….2……………..Kramer sits back up to break the pin!

JT: Kramer almost succumbing to a pin there….he can’t even afford to lay back on the canvass…

JR: But how long can he grit his teeth and drag himself through this kind of agony?

Kramer tries to drag himself and McManus backward toward the ropes but the champion continues to up the ante and really heap pressure on the overextended knee joint…

JT: Kramer is one tough SOB to last this long but you can see the strain on his face….I’m not sure how much longer this can go on…

JR: I’d say the tap is imminent…

HE: He has no choice unless he wants his leg to be destroyed…

Kramer’s face is reddened and he seems to be really considering his options as McManus leaps up and down in the submission to increase the pressure even more. Charles Kramer looks seriously worried…

HE: He’s going to tap…

There are mixed reviews from the audience as Charles Kramer manages to push the bottom rope far enough forward so that KK can wrap his fist around it and force a break…

JT: Having Charles Kramer on your side is always going to divide opinion….

JR: Without him, this match and the opportunity of being UK Champion would be gone for KK right now…

McManus keeps the submission locked in until the referee forces a break on the count of four. Kramer continues to slump, cradling his knee, as the champion rises and starts stomping down on the injured area once more…

HE: McManus senses the blood in the water…so many wrote him off before this match, before the match at Genesis but he’s proving everyone wrong….anyone who ever doubted him….

McManus grabs the ankle of Kramer and drags him away from the ropes before attempting to put the figure four back on him. Kramer senses the immediate danger and grabs the trunks of McManus before hauling him down to the canvass….McManus quickly gets back up and he aims a kick at Kramer’s head but the challenger dodges it and then grips the champ by the throat…

JT: Huge chokeslam….they heard that impact in the rafters…

JR: And Kramer needed something to pave his way back into this bout…

Kramer hobbles badly, grabbing the ropes to keep him upright, and heads for the corner. He goes down on his healthy knee and he beckons for McManus to get back up…

JT: Kramer knows that knee is in a bad way and he knows he may not have long left….he’s looking for the kill now…

JR: If he hits this then he may just get it….a new UK Champion could be in the offing…CANNONBALL RUN!

Kramer bursts from the corner for the huge clothesline but McManus sees him coming and nails a drop-toe hold. The champion rolls back to his feet and he waits for Kramer to rise…

HE: That is the mark of a champion…

JT: I didn’t think McManus could get him up…

McManus manages to lift Kramer off the floor and nails a spinebuster………………..1…………………2………..Kramer throws his shoulder up in time. McManus sucks in a deep breath as he gets to his feet and he motions for Kramer to stand…

JR: McManus knows he needs something big here….something that Kramer cannot recover from…

JT: He’s got something in mind, clearly….

HE: HE GOT HIM UP!

The crowd look stunned and there is some applause as McManus waits for Kramer to rise and then succeeds in getting him onto his shoulders. He looks to be trying to position Kramer for a tombstone as they stagger back toward the ropes…

JT: That was blatant…

The referee’s view is blinded by Kramer’s huge frame and it allows The Consultant to whack the champion across the back with his cane…

JR: McManus just got screwed…

McManus drops Kramer on the canvass and staggers away, clutching his spine. The referee looks confused by what has just happened…

HE: We need VAR…

JT: That’s the last damn thing we need…

JR: The Consultant just opened up the door for Kramer now….all he has to do is walk on through…..KARNAGE!

There are cheers around the arena as McManus stumbles back around into Kramer’s path and is absolutely decimated by the huge spinebuster…

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JT: Ladies and gentlemen we have a new United Kingdom Champion…

HE: NOT SO FAST!

There is shock in the building as the referee points to James McManus’ foot on the bottom rope. The camera points to Charles Kramer’s face, who is baffled, and then to the opposite side of the ring where Jenny McManus is smiling….

JR: Jenny McManus is back…

JT: And she just saved her husband’s title reign….

HE: And their marriage…..that is wife material right there….

JR: Just when it looked like Karl Kramer was winning the title…

JT: He still might….this bout is very much in the balance…

Charles Kramer begins to protest to the referee as Jenny leans close to the ropes in order to whisper instructions to her husband. The Consultant then climbs up on the apron…

JT: Charles looking for another way to influence this match…

JR: CANNONBALL RUN!

Kramer backs up in the corner and he looks for McManus to get up before running forward for the huge clothesline. McManus is too groggy to move but he just grab his wife and pulls her through the ropes, Jenny’s scream pierces the air…

JT: HE STALLED…

Kramer stops short, not wanting to hurt a woman, and suddenly she sprays something in his eyes. The challenger staggers away, blinded, as McManus gets back up with a smirk….he runs across and barges The Consultant off the apron before grabbing Kramer’s trunks and rolls him up….

JR: He’s got a handful of tights and his other hand on the damn ropes….cmon now….

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JT: Stole it….

HE: That was bloody brilliant…

Ding ding ding

Mike Bird: Ladies and gentlemen here is your winner………..AND STILL 6CW United Kingdom Champion………….Jaaaaaammmmmeeeesssss McccccccccMMMaaaaannnnnnnnnnnuuuuuusssssss!

JR: James McManus retains here tonight off a huge assist from his wife…

HE: She levelled the playing field…..Kramer was benefitting from a huge helping hand before Jenny turned up….

JT: Both competitors had their outside influences but in the end it is the champion who made the most of his…..what was that Jenny sprayed in Kramer’s eyes?

JR: Hairspray it looked like….she had a can in her hand….

HE: Genius…..6CW’s Royal Couple breaking hearts here tonight….

Kramer rolls from the ring, trying to get his sight back, as Jenny climbs in with the UK Championship. She presents it to her husband, who is glaring at her…

JT: Last time we saw these two McManus made it clear that he didn’t believe he had his wife’s support…..I think tonight he needs to accept he does because without her he would no longer be the UK Champion….

HE: Behind every great man is a great woman and we are seeing that in all of its glory right now….

JR: I don’t think this is the last we’ll hear of Charles and Karl Kramer, I’m sure they’ll be looking at ways to contest what has happened here tonight….but right now McManus’ reign lives another day…

HE: He’s hitting his peak…..I don’t think he can be stopped right now….bring on the next one………..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

*Crowd pop

JT: YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?!?

Flames suddenly burst from the turnbuckles and McManus turns in horror toward the stage as Cerberus comes marching out onto the stage. The monster is clearly in a bad way but there is fury in his eyes as he makes his way across the walkway…

JR: I didn’t think we’d ever see Cerberus again after that hellacious battle with Marty Helms…

JT: And yet here he is….the monster lives on and he’s coming to get him some of James and Jenny McManus…

HE: Time to get out of there guys…

McManus shields his wife as he waits for Cerberus to get to the ring. He doesn’t look ready for a fight but he takes up a stance in preparation….

JT: McManus knew that Cerberus was never going to stop coming…..that’s what Helms told him….whilst the beast was still breathing he’d never stop pursuing those that had wronged him….

CRACK!

JR: OH WOW!

Cerberus is just about to climb into the ring when Marty Helms runs down the walkway and lashes a steel chair across his back. Cerberus goes down on one knee as Helms turns the chair on its edge and slams it into the neck of his fierce rival…

JT: These two are picking up where they left off a month ago…

JR: I’m amazed to see either of them…..we’d had no update…

HE: Last I heard they were both in hospital….

JT: They look like they still should be…

Cerberus falls through the ropes into the ring and Helms follows him. Helms snarls at the McManus’s and then he begins to batter the steel chair down into any part of Cerberus’ body he can find…

JT: Marty Helms has always vowed he would be the man to get rid of Cerberus once and for all and you can see that he’s adamant on that….this is brutal…

What seems like a hundred chairshots follow until Helms finally launches what is left of the weapon aside. He runs his hands along the scars all over his body and then he drags Cerberus up and drills him with a huge sit-down powerbomb…

JR: I have never seen Cerberus look this vulnerable…

JT: The man, and let’s remember that he is a man, went through absolute hell just a month ago….

HE: So did Helms….but look at the difference in their positions now….

Helms stares at James McManus and then he climbs from the ring and makes his way into the backstage area. McManus beckons for Jenny to come with him but then Cerberus starts to stir and they take a step back…

JR: How is Cerberus still moving?

HE: Because he’s not from this world….he can’t be…

JT: Well Helms has just left him out here….I think he believed he’d finished the job…OH MY, WHAT NOW!

*Crowd pop

JR: You can’t be serious…..this is sick…

Marty Helms returns and he is pushing a coffin with him. He wheels it across the walkway and then he steps back into the ring. He watches Cerberus, who is trying to stand, and then he runs at him and punts him square in the head…

JT: What the hell is Marty Helms playing at here?

HE: He’s going to get rid of Cerberus once and for all…

Helms points at Cerberus and then at McManus. McManus looks confused for a moment but then he bends down and seizes one of Cerberus’ arms as Helms grabs the other…

JR: McManus doesn’t want to help Helms here but he knows Cerberus will always hunt him if he doesn’t do something drastic…

JT: These two men are united in a common goal…despite how much they despise one another…

They drag Cerberus from the ring and manage to drape him across the front of the open casket. Cerberus turns and he grabs McManus by the throat…

JR: HE’S STILL FIGHTING!

HE: NOT NOW!

Helms crashes a “Bullhammer” elbow right into the face of the monster and then McManus picks up the UK Championship and clocks Cerberus between the eyes with it. Together they dump Cerberus into the coffin and shut the lid.

JT: Now what…?

JR: I think McManus wants to know the same thing….

McManus turns to Helms and shrugs his shoulders as though questioning how that will keep Cerberus at bay. Helms shakes his head and then he produces a padlock and secures it around the coffin…

JR: Now Cerberus cannot escape….they just going to keep him prisoner?

Helms motions for McManus to help him push the casket back to the stage as Jenny comes over to meet them. Helms the disappears behind the curtain again as McManus looks at his wife with confusion…

JT: SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP THIS NOW?

Helms returns and he begins pouring liquid all over the coffin from a container. McManus is shaking his head and waving his arms…

JR: McManus wants no part of whatever Helms has planned here….this has gone far enough…

HE: Cerberus has to be removed…..there’s no other choice…

JT: THERE IS EVERY OTHER CHOICE BUT THIS….

Helms screams “THERE’S NO OTHER WAY” at McManus and then he produces a lit match. McManus grabs his wife by the hand and pulls her toward the backstage area, looking extremely troubled, as Helms stands in front of the casket and then launches the match on top of it…

JR: GET MEDICS…..SOMEONE PLEASE STOP THIS….THERE’S A HUMAN BEING IN THERE!

Crowd: Holy (beep) x20

JT: HE’S BURNING HIM ALIVE…..PLEASE SOMEONE GET OUT HERE!

Helms’ face is illuminated in the flames that have engulfed the casket. Smoke pours and billows into the air as Helms smiles and medics and emergency responders arrive on the scene. The fans in the crowd look very worried as fire extinguishers are emptied in order to douse the flames….

JR: Cerberus has been trapped inside that burning casket for minutes now….

JT: This is really bad….I mean this is sick….Marty Helms has crossed the line here tonight…

JR: Marty Helms has just attempted to commit murder….he’s beyond help…

HE: Helms saw no other way….there was no room for both he and Cerberus in this company…

JT: There is nothing you can say that can justify what we have just witnessed…

Helms backs away from the smouldering casket as the EMT’s begin trying to break the lock. The Last Outlaw has one last smile at his handiwork and then disappears through the curtain…

JR: Folks we need to take a quick commercial break whilst our medical teams attend to the situation at hand here but we will, of course, keep you apprised of developments when return…

JT: This not professional wrestling….this is not what this profession is all about…

HE: What we have just seen is the culmination of one of the most destructive, blood-thirsty wars in 6CW history…..I don’t think anyone will ever forget what has happened here tonight….

Bout 2
Jimmy Phillips vs Perfect Jack

*Phillips looks for the “Game Changer” clothesline right out the blocks but PJ ducks it and counters with a hat-trick of German suplexes

*PJ goes up high for an elbow drop but Phillips avoids and then scores a Samoan drop for a nearfall. Phillips takes control in the bout now with a snap spinebuster and a running splash for another two

*Jack battles free of a “dominator” powerbomb and looks for a “Perfect Slam” but Phillips jumps out back and then hits a sit-down full nelson bomb for a two. Phillips then beckons PJ up for the touchdown but Jack fights free and nails the “Perfect Plex” but only gets a two

*Jack starts to work the legs of Phillips with a running chopblock and then a standing leglock. He tries to synch in a one legged Boston Crab but Phillips finds the ropes before too much damage can be done. Jack then attempts another “Perfect Slam” but JP counters into a uranage slam

*Phillips runs the ropes for the “Game-Changer” but Jack avoids again and this time hits the “Perfect Slam” but Phillips finds the ropes before the three. Jack gets the single legged Boston Crab in this time but Phillips, after a couple of minutes, manages to get to the ropes and save himself

*Jack looks to rush back in and keep his submission work going but walks straight into the “Touchdown” from Phillips. Phillips leg is hurting and he cannot capitalise immediately but eventually he makes the cover, only to get a two.

JT: Both of these men have come so close here to securing victory but still it eludes them…

JR: They’ve thrown the kitchen sink at one another…

HE: But now Jimmy Phillips is in the ascendency….one big move and he’s going to reverse all his bad fortune as of late…

JT: He’s still moving gingerly on that leg…

Phillips is up, hobbling slightly, and takes a deep breath before yelling at Jack to get to his feet. PJ is struggling, feeling the effects of the contest, as Phillips grabs his wrist and yanks him up….

HE: Second time will do it…..TOUCHDOWN!

Jack immediately drops to his knees and he swipes the legs of Phillips and tries to turn him over into another submission. Phillips senses the danger and starts to thrash from side to side before using his hip and leg power to launch Jack across the ring…

JT: Phillips knows how deadly Jack is in that position….

JR: Showed great defence right there…

Jack is back up in the corner as Phillips struggles up and then races in for a diving splash. Jack dodges out of the way in time and then wraps his arms around the waist of his man…

JT: GERMAN…

Phillips drives his elbow back and catches Jack clean in the face, disorientating him. PJ staggers back, blinded with pain, as Phillips then charges off the ropes…

HE: GAME-CHANGER!

JR: LIKE A CAR CRASH!

Phillips comes storming back for the huge clothesline as Jack launches himself downward and takes his opponent out at the knee whilst in mid-run. The crowd cheer as Jack, stunned a little from the impact, quickly seizes Phillips’ legs…

JT: That was brilliant improvisation from the former world champion……FIGURE FOUR!

JR: HE’S GOT THAT IN DEEP!

The crowd are on their feet as Jack sits right back into the submission and really cranks up the pressure. Phillips’ face is a picture of agony as he tries to pull himself free…

JT: Jimmy Phillips is desperate to avoid another defeat but the pain must be excruciating….

JR: That right leg is weakened badly as it is…

HE: Hold on, Jimmy….

JT: I don’t think he can…

Phillips’ roar of pain grows louder and he has no choice but to tap out as cheers ring out around the Emirates. Jack releases the hold as “I am perfection” blasts through the speaker system…

JT: The tremendous run of form continues for Perfect Jack…it’s like watching a re-run from 2010….this veteran is turning it back…

JR: With those technical skills and submission holds he is a serious threat to everyone on this roster….Miss Jessica and the 6CW suits have to be watching this and wondering if the time is drawing near for Jack to get a shot at some gold…

HE: You can’t be serious…

JT: There are very few superstars on the roster right now who are boasting a record like his….he’s 3-1 in his last 4 bouts and his only loss was the result of a terrible assault before the bell had even rung….like it or not you are looking at a man who deserves a title shot…

JR: As for Jimmy Phillips, well his stock has dropped dramatically in recent weeks….this was a guy I believed on the verge of his own title shot and now he’s back to square one….he’s still got the talent but that counts for nothing unless he starts stacking up those Ws again…

Jack stands on the ropes and soaks up the applause of the audience before raising an arm in appreciation. Jimmy Phillips is shown hobbling down the side of the stage toward the backstage area as we cut to commercials.

Bout 3
Angelo Trust vs Uryu Ishida

*It’s a speedy encounter from the off as both men look to establish dominance. Ishida nails a monkey flip from the corner and leaps up top for the “Split Second” but Trust rolls from the ring. Both men share a knowing smile

*Trust climbs back into the ring and then pokes Uryu in the eye on the blindside of the referee as they tangle in the ropes. Trust hits a running dropkick to the back, sending Uryu slamming into the opposite corner, and then scores with a springboard bulldog for a two count.

*Trust hits the top rope and connects with an overhang neckbreaker before a standing moonsault for another two. He beckons Uryu up and tries for a “diamond cutter” but it is reversed into an inverted DDT for a two count.

*Uryu tunes up for a superkick but Trust ducks it and connects with a very borderline shot on the counter. Trust then scores with a springboard implant DDT for a two count. Trust goes up high and looks for a flying knee to the head (ala Seth Rollins) but he jumps straight into a spinning roundhouse kick from Ishida

*Uryu then rolls to the apron and nails a springboard forearm (ala AJ Styles) for a close two.

JR: I thought that had three written all over it…

JT: Angelo Trust is clearly tougher than we keep giving him credit for…

Uryu gets to his feet and he has a word with the referee about the count but is assured it was a two. Ishida then grabs Trust and he yanks him up in a front facelock and then lifts him for a suplex…

HE: He played him…CROSSRHODES!

Trust suddenly floats over the shoulder of Uryu and he drives a stiff knee into his spine and then drags him down for the “crossrhodes”. He twists for the execution but Uryu turns his body through at the same time so that he ends up behind Trust and nails a backstabber from nowhere…

JT: He transitioned right through…..SUNSET!

JR: Wow that was impressive!

Uryu turns the “backstabber” straight into a bridging fujiwara armbar in the centre of the ring as the fans erupt. Trust is pressed down into the canvass with nowhere to go, his screams of pain filling the air…

HE: Cmon, Angelo…

JT: I don’t think Trust can go anywhere from here…..Uryu has this locked and loaded….

The bell sounds as Trust has no choice but to inform the referee that he wants to give up. Uryu bridges out of the hold in seconds and sits for a moment with a triumphant smile on his face…

JR: Uryu is back in the win column and in impressive fashion….

JT: Adding a ground game to his arsenal is making him more of a potent threat…..Trust was more than a match at times with Uryu’s usual speed and agility game but he made one error, opened up the door, and Uryu has taken advantage…

JR: Two big veteran wins here tonight via submission….I guess these old guns shouldn’t be ruled out just yet…

HE: Stop living in the past…

JT: Hey you’re the guy championing the new breed, Henry, and I’m all for it but you have to give the old school it’s due because guys like Uryu and guys like Perfect Jack are still putting down the marker….they are still here to make statements…

Uryu drops down off the apron and slaps hands with the fans around ringside before stepping back up onto the walkway and heading for the backstage area. Trust is on his knees and throwing a fit at the referee….

JT: I’m sure Trust will have someone to blame in his post-fight interview…..probably coronavirus or something…

HE: That is politically incorrect….you make me sick, Jeff…

JR: Actually it’s the virus that makes you sick, Henry….

HE: Disgusting……how ignorant…

JT: Ladies and gentlemen we’ll be right back after this break….

Bout 4
Ricky Nelson vs Scott Harris

*Mike Hill appears on the stage in front of Harris as he makes his entrance. Nelson then attacks from behind but ends up falling victim to a “Shot in the Dark” on the steel walkway. Harris drags Nelson to the ring and launches him in.

*Harris hits Nelson with three consecutive belly to belly suplexes and then locks in the sharpshooter. Nelson taps but Hill is up on the apron to distract the ref.

*Harris chases Hill around ringside and then they both roll inside, allowing Nelson to score a hurricanrana into a pinning combo for a close two

*Nelson hits a standing enzeguiri to the temple and then dropkicks Harris into the ropes before snapping him into a powerslam on the return. He then climbs out onto the apron and scores a springboard elbow drop for another two count.

*Nelson tries to get an armbar locked in but Harris twists out and hits a snap dragon suplex. They get up and Nelson walks into a t-bone for a nearfall. Harris looks for a backbreaker but it is countered into a headscissors and then nelson springboards off the ropes into a discus elbow takedown. Nelson hits a lionsault for a two

*Nelson attempts to drag Harris into a DDT but is charged back into the corner. Harris hits three shoulder thrusts and then lifts his man onto the top rope. Harris attempts a superplex but Nelson counters into an inverted frankensteiner from on high. Nelson then nails a legsweep DDT but only gets a two count.

*Harris appears to be struggling badly with his head as he staggers back to his feet and Nelson drags him into position

HE: RAPID FIRE!

JT: CODEBREAKER!

Harris spins out of the attempted “Crossrhodes” and nails a desperation “codebreaker” from nowhere that leaves both men sprawled out on the canvass. Mike Hill is banging his hand on the canvass and yelling at Nelson to get up

JT: Harris really needed that….he pulled that from the depths…

JR: But it is clear to see that he isn’t fully over that concussion…I’m still amazed he was allowed to compete here…

JT: He’s produced one hell of a showing, that cannot be disputed, but this bout remains in the balance…

Both men struggle up and they trade fists until Harris takes control with solid forearms to the face. He backs Nelson up against the ropes and looks for an Irish whip, sending his man across the ring…

HE: Handspring…..

Harris anticipates the comeback counter and he catches Nelson with his arms around his waist and nails a release German suplex. The crowd cheer as Harris points up top and then climbs the turnbuckle….

JT: This a big risk for Harris in his condition…

JR: He’s fancying his chances, though…..AND RIGHTLY SO!

The flashbulbs go off as Harris leaps through the air and he scores with the big time frogsplash across the chest of Nelson. He then beckons for his foe to get back to his feet…

JT: Harris is amped up here….he’s got Nelson on the ropes….

*Crowd cheer

Mike Hill leaps up on the apron but Harris is ready for him and nails a brutal right hand to the jaw that knocks him back down. Harris then turns and he grabs Nelson’s arm…

JR: SHOT IN THE DARK….

JT: And now the sharpshooter…..Nelson is done….

DING!

HE: Head trauma…

JT: Goddamit….

Harris hits the “Olympic Slam” and then he turns Nelson into the patented submission finisher. Nelson screams in pain and looks likely to tap when Angelo Trust storms the ring and crashes the ring bell across the back of Harris’ head!

JR: I guess the alliance isn’t dead after all…

JT: A damn mugging right before our eyes…Harris had this match won…

HE: Trust and Nelson are fast becoming my favourite thing about 6CW….what a combination…

JR: Scott Harris was already suffering from concussion and after that you have to wonder what the damage now is….

Trust smirks as he tosses the ring bell aside and then begins to help Ricky Nelson to his feet. Mike Hill is up on the outside, rubbing his jaw, and he nods in approval at what he is seeing…

HE: Hill wants his boys to get him some retribution now…

JT: Hill deserved what he got…he stuck his nose in this match far too many times…

Nelson and Trust share a conversation and then Trust nods and backs up into the corner. He lifts himself onto the second rope as Nelson grabs Harris…

JR: Enough is enough here guys, you’ve sent your message…

HE: They clearly don’t think they’ve made enough of a statement yet…..

*Crowd boo

JT: That is disgusting….they could have broke his damn neck….we need medics here for Scott Harris….

Trust jumps from the second rope as Nelson lifts Harris for a piledriver and they spike the fan favourite into the canvass with sickening impact. Mike Hill applauds from the outside and then he rolls in to raise both Nelson and Trust’s arms…

JR: At one point these two may have been looked upon as a joke but I don’t think anyone is laughing now….

JT: Definitely not….they have just committed a heinous assault on Scott Harris…..what a way to mar what was a tremendous back and forth contest….

HE: Angelo Trust and Ricky Nelson are trending worldwide after that….victories are all well and good but putting yourself in the limelight and getting noticed is just as effective in this industry….all eyes are now on this duo…

Bout 5
Crime Lord vs O’Callaghan

*The match starts in a flash as both competitors go face to face and O’Callaghan nails a headbutt

*OC hits a big time German suplex and then goes high for a 360 splash but Crime Lord drives his knees up. Crime Lord then turns OC inside out with a huge running clothesline before nailing a bearhug spinning slam for a two count

*Crime Lord connects with multiple German suplexes of his own (think Brock Lesnar in full flow) and then he backs into the corner to wait for O’Callaghan to rise. Crime Lord looks for the “Drive By” running knee but OC uses his momentum to swipe his legs and looks for the sharpshooter.

*Crime Lord fights out of the submission and they scramble up. Crime Lord rushes forward but OC drop toe holds him across the ropes and nails a 619 before springboarding back in with a double foot stomp to the back of a kneeling Crime Lord’s head for a very close two

*O’Callaghan connects with knife edge chops and looks for an Irish whip but it is reversed. OC comes back off the ropes with a slingblade takedown and then he goes up high and hits a frogsplash for a two count.

*Crime Lord rolls from the ring for a breather but OC hits him with a running somersault senton over the ropes. OC throws Crime Lord back in the ring and then he springboards back in with a sunset flip bomb for a two count

*O’Callaghan tries to synch in a cobra clutch but Crime Lord drives backward and squashes him in the corner. They trade shots and then Crime Lord drives a brutal knee to the gut and drags OC out for the “Lock n Load” but O’Callaghan fights off the back and nails a hat-trick of German suplexes.

JT: Listen to the roar of this crowd….

JR: They know they’re seeing O’Callaghan in his full flow here tonight…..and what a sight it is to see…

JT: The better the opposition, the better his performance….

HE: Don’t get too carried away….this match is far from over…

O’Callaghan stumbles to his feet and he sucks in a deep breath before making his way to the corner. He begins dragging himself up onto the top rope as Crime Lord stirs on the canvass…

JT: Crime Lord always has been an extremely resilient individual and O’Callaghan will know he needs something big to get the W here…

JR: And what a win it would be….O’Callaghan instantly outs himself in the frame for big opportunities if he can knock off one of the greatest of all time…

JT: INCOMING!

OC beckons for Crime Lord to reach his feet and then he launches off toward him for a flying crossbody but Cl catches him in mid-flight and in one motion he spins him into a ring-shaking spinebuster. Crime Lord stumbles over to the corner and he barely lets OC breathe before he rushes out and crashes a devastating knee into his temple…

HE: DRIVE-BY….LOOK HOW QUICKLY MOMENTUM JUST SHIFTED!

JT: That’s why Crime Lord is one of the best there has ever been….

JR: LOCK N LOAD!

JT: JUST LIKE THAT!

Crime Lord looks annoyed as he hauls the deadweight of O’Callaghan to his feet and then he launches him with a huge F-5. The crowd boo as the former world champion hooks both of his opponent’s legs…

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JT: Statement made…..message sent…..Crime Lord is back and my word he may be more devastating than ever….

JR: That was one of the hardest hitting matches of this new era in 6CW….an incredible pace, they threw the kitchen sink at one another, but Crime Lord capitalised on one error of judgement from O’Callaghan and he has made him pay…

HE: That’s why he’s a first ballot Hall of Famer and the most dominant 6WF World Champion in history…..he threw O’Callaghan around the ring like a ragdoll at times here, just like he did to Scott Harris at Genesis…

JT: Two bouts into Crime Lord’s run here in 6CW and it safe to say he’s put the locker-room on notice….it seems the beast inside has awoken…

JR: If those performances continue then you have to believe it is only a matter of time until we start to see him back in championship contention…

HE: Where he belongs…..this is one of the most decorated superstars of all time and he hasn’t missed a beat….I’d be surprised if there is a match for him on this roster right now…

JT: I’m sure there is a few guys back there who wouldn’t shy away from the challenge…..

Crime Lord allows the referee to raise his arm in victory and then he snatches it away with a smirk and stares down at O’Callaghan with a grimace. Crime Lord shakes his head and then he rags O’Callaghan back up…

JR: OH DAMN!

A second F-5 lands and the boos grow louder as O’Callaghan is motionless, face-down on the canvass. Crime Lord laughs and raises both of his arms in the air, basking in the negative reaction from the audience….

JT: Crime Lord feeds off the hatred of the 6CW Universe….all he is interested in is being the absolute best….

HE: And sooner or later nobody will be able to deny that he is….it’s only a matter of time…

Main Event
One Last Time
The TA vs Liam Wood/Varyag

We return to ringside as “Revival Mode” shatters through the airwaves and is met by unanimous boos from the 6CW Universe as Liam Wood and Varyag walk out onto the stage. Wood looks back at Varyag and shakes his head…

JT: Wood still blaming Varyag it seems for the reason he isn’t the 6CW Champion…

JR: He needs to let that go and get back on the same page as his enforcer because this bout has huge connotations for the future…..Jackson Jackson has offered Wood another crack at the big one if he can win tonight’s main event…

HE: And win it he shall….it’s been years since The TA were in action, Wood and Varyag will expose that lack of cohesion here…

JT: Only one of these duos looked to lack cohesion at Genesis and it wasn’t The TA…

JR: The only thing I’d worry about on Jackson Jackson’s part is spreading himself too thin….he’s already agreed to defend the 6CW Championship against Uryu next time out…

JT: He’s a fighting champion, that should be commended….

Wood climbs into the ring and he has stern words with Varyag as he lays out his plan for the upcoming bout. Wood’s eyes are full of malice as they turn back to the stage and the lights go down…

*Crowd pop

JT: What an ovation for arguably the greatest tag team in 6CW history…

JR: Riding one last time here tonight and you can feel the excitement in the air…

“Machine Gun” is booming through the speakers as Jackson Jackson and Frank Horrigan make their entrance. Horrigan flexes his huge muscles as Jackson poses in front of him with the 6CW Championship…

JT: Once upon a time these two men changed the landscape of tag team wrestling here in 6CW….now Jackson Jackson is the 6CW Champion and he has Horrigan by his side once more…

HE: Jackson Jackson will forever be kept in the shadows of his past unless he learns to stand out on his own…

JR: He won the world title by himself…

HE: But without Horrigan he wouldn’t have retained it…

JT: Jackson Jackson’s first world title reign has lasted longer than Max Adamson’s…..I’d say Jackson is now a star in his own right….but if the chance arises to team with his buddy again then why shouldn’t he? The 6CW Universe is stoked for the return of The TA and so am I….

JR: There wasn’t a team on the planet who could dethrone these two men so that is the magnitude of the task at hand for Liam Wood here tonight….if Wood wants another shot at the world title he and Varyag must pull off something nobody else has been able to for years….

Horrigan and Jackson slap hands with the fans and then they climb into the ring. Horrigan and Varyag go head to head, flexing their muscles, whilst Jackson holds the 6CW Championship up in front of Liam Wood…

JT: Ten nights ago these two men went to war for that title and what a match it was….tonight they collide again….Wood’s title chances either breathe again or die here in this bout….

JR: If he wins he’s next in line for a shot after Uryu….if he loses then he goes to the back of the queue, that is an almost unthinkable prospect for the World Eater…

HE: Something he has made very clear to his partner…

Varyag seems ready to start the match but Wood pushes him back to the corner and shakes his head. Jackson Jackson and Frank Horrigan smirk at what they are seeing and then Jackson takes up the mantle…

JT: We’re going to start out the same way we did ten nights ago…

The bell sounds as Wood and Jackson circle one another and then lunge in for a lockup. Wood quickly places Jackson in a side headlock but the champion backs up against the ropes and shoots his rival across the ring…..Wood rushes back as Jackson drops down and forces Wood to leap over him, running the opposite side…

JR: Game of cat and mouse here…

Jackson leapfrogs over Wood on the second comeback and he smirks before turning around, only to eat a huge right hand to the jaw from Wood. Wood beckons Jackson up and lashes chops against his chest before whipping him into the corner…..

HE: Yakuza…

Jackson catches Wood’s foot and throws it down before scoring with right hands and forearms. They work back to the centre and Jackson attempts his own Irish whip but Wood reverses and sends Jackson off the ropes again…

JT: What a shot!

Jackson springboards onto the middle rope and he spins back into a discus elbow smash to the face. He beckons Wood back up and lifts him into an inverted atomic drop before nailing a huge dropkick that sends Wood flying into the turnbuckle (ala Finn Balor)…..Wood is slumped in a seated position as Jackson runs in and punts him in the chest….

JR: The champion is turning up the heat here….

Jackson looks down at Wood and then he turns and points at Horrigan, sparking a roar from the crowd. Horrigan smirks as he takes the tag from his partner and climbs into the ring…

JT: First time we’ve seen Frank Horrigan in a wrestling bout for a long time….

JR: Not long enough for Liam Wood…..he’ll never forget Horrigan’s interference at Genesis…

Horrigan grabs Wood by the head and delivers a huge headbutt, staggering him back into the ropes, before lifting him into a body press on the comeback. He parades Wood around the ring and then slams him down onto the canvass with crushing impact…

JT: Horrigan has always possessed frightening power….

JR: And he wants to test it against someone in particular…

Wood clutches his spine as he stumbles up and Horrigan grabs him by the throat before shoving him back into the ropes. Varyag catches Wood, steadying him, and Horrigan motions for Varyag to make the tag…

JT: Two absolute behemoths…

JR: They caused carnage when they collided at Genesis…

Varyag climbs over the ropes and he pounds his own chest before beckoning Horrigan to bring it. Horrigan aims a big right hand but Varyag ducks it and he shoves FH in the chest, sending him against the ropes, before shooting for his legs and taking him down….

JT: Varyag has felt a lot of pressure since the disappointment at Genesis and it’s clear to see he wants to impress his boss…

HE: This kind of ground and pound is helping…..Horrigan is getting beat up here…

Horrigan is trying to cover up as Varyag punches down at his head, trying to find the gaps to cause maximum damage. Varyag then stands and he yells at Horrigan to stand up before running off the ropes…

HE: VOYNA GOSPODIN!

Horrigan ducks the huge clothesline attempt and then scores with a bicycle kick right to the jaw of Varyag, staggering him into the ropes. Horrigan then beckons Varyag forward and spins him into a huge spinebuster….

JT: Devastating power…

Horrigan lets out his own roar and shakes the ropes before ushering Varyag to his feet. He then scoops the monster onto his shoulders….

JR: That is unreal…HORRIGAN’S LAW!

Wood springboards back into the ring with a flying dropkick that wipes Horrigan off of his feet and causes Varyag to land on top of him. In one movement Wood is back up and he sprints forward before diving into a spear through the ropes that sends he and Jackson flying down onto the concrete floor…

JT: Wood just changed the complexion of this bout in an instant….

Horrigan tries to stumble up in the corner as Varyag rushes him and lands a huge diving splash/body block that crushes The TA member against the turnbuckle. Varyag then demonstrates his own freakish power as he lifts Horrigan into his arms and climbs onto the second rope…

JR: I don’t believe what we are seeing here…

HE BELIEVE IT!

Horrigan is launches from on high with a huge fall away slam that causes the whole ring to shake upon impact. Varyag gets back to his feet and he waits for Horrigan to rise before running through him with a huge boot to the face…

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JT: Varyag would love nothing more than to win this match and deliver a world title shot to Liam Wood….

JR: All would be forgiven I am sure…

HE: This is like watching Godzilla and King Ghidorah go at it…

Varyag leaps up and shown, causing a mini earthquake, and waits for Horrigan to stumble to his feet and then he lifts him up onto his shoulders…

HE: RED DRAGON!

Horrigan drives his elbow into the jaw of Varyag and manages to drop off the back. Horrigan then runs off the ropes…

JT: SPEAR!

Wood leans over the ropes and pulls Varyag away as Horrigan is sent crashing into the turnbuckle. Wood then makes the tag and he clambers in before dragging Horrigan away from the ropes…

HE: MANSON DRIVER…..TITLE SHOT IN THE BAG!

The crowd groan as Wood nails Horrigan with the underhook piledriver…
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JT: JACKSON TO THE RESCUE!

The world champion dives across the ring and manages to break the count before the three can be completed. Jackson takes deep breaths…

JR: Jackson is still struggling from that spear earlier but he’s kept this match alive…

The referee is standing over Jackson and asking him to return to his corner. Wood is getting back to his feet and he shoves the official aside before grabbing Jackson by the hair…

*Crowd pop

HE: That should be a disqualification….

JT: Ref can’t call what he can’t see…

Jackson lands a fierce low blow, dropping Wood to his knees, and then he rolls to the corner and climbs out. Jackson has a smirk on his face as he encourages Horrigan to get across to make a tag…

JR: Jackson Jackson has always known how to bend the rules in his favour and he’s put his team back in the driving seat….tag made…

Horrigan tags in the world champion and he immediately springboards from the walkway and lands a legdrop across the back of Wood’s neck…

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JT: Jackson knows victory here removes Wood from the radar for awhile….just as much incentive for the champion as the potential challenger…

Jackson pulls Wood up hits a hooked leg suplex before rolling to the corner. He climbs up the turnbuckle and points out to the fans…

JR: Jackson is about to fly…..JACK….BOOM!

Jackson looks to be setting up for his patented moonsault but he changes tact last minute and leaps into a flying headscissors on Varyag that sends them both crashing off the apron onto the hard floor. The crowd erupt at the ingenuity of the move and then Jackson clambers back up on the apron. He beckons Wood up and then launches himself through the air…..

HE: WORLD EATER….IT’S OVER!

Wood detonates with the huge knee to Jackson’s face whilst he is in midair…

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JT: HORRIGAN….JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS!

Horrigan rips Wood under the bottom rope and slams him against the steel steps before the three count can be completed. He rolls Wood back inside and climbs in himself…

JR: Suddenly Liam Wood is staring down the barrel….the greatest tag team of all time have him in the crosshairs…

Jackson Jackson is groggy but he stumbles to the corner and begins to climb the ropes as Horrigan beckons Wood up and then he lifts him into an electric chair position…

JT: Wood not looking so hot right now….DOOMSDAY!

The crowd erupt in cheers as Jackson leaps from the top rope and executes the legendary tag team move. He makes the cover…

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JR: I thought that was three…

Horrigan whips around but Varyag meets him with a heavy punch to the gut and then runs off the ropes…

HE: VOYNA GOSPODIN!

Horrigan is takes out by the huge clothesline and then Varyag grabs Liam Wood by the arm and throws him over the top. He then walks back to the corner…

JT: Varyag thinks he’s redeemed himself but I don’t think he realises Horrigan isn’t legal…

Varyag turns back to see why the count isn’t being completed but the referee shakes his head and indicates Jackson is the legal man. The monster looks angry and attempts to make a beeline for the world champion but the official gets in his path….

JR: Varyag doesn’t need to be in this match right now and the official is threatening him with a DQ….

HE: Wood is not going to be happy when he realises Varyag made such a big mistake….they could have won the match right there…

Jackson stumbles back to his feet and he crotch chops in Varyag’s direction before running the ropes and nailing a shining wizard on Wood as he returns. The world champion then points up high….

JT: Jackson’s already tried this….

JR: Going again….he believes he’s got Wood this time……JACKSAULT!

The flashbulbs off as Jackson gains incredible hangtime and launches himself into the double rotation moonsault but Wood drives his knees up just before impact. Jackson rolls away, clutching at his ribs…

JT: Wood’s opened up a pocket of a chance here for his team….

Wood holds his neck but he stumbles back to his feet and then he chokeslams Jackson into a backbreaker…………..1……………….2…………………..kickout. Wood punches the mat in a fury and then staggers back up and he drags Jackson to his feet before nailing a gutwrench powerbomb………………1……………………2…………….Jackson kicks out again!

JR: Wood found out at Genesis how resilient our world champion is…

HE: But everyone has a breaking point…

Wood screams at the referee and then he stumbles to the corner and slaps Varyag’s outstretched hand. He shouts at his partner and orders him to “snap” Jackson…

JT: Varyag being given very clear instructions here…

Jackson is using the ropes in the corner to drag himself up and then Varyag runs right through him with a crushing splash. He then scoops Jackson up onto his back and walks him to the centre before destroying him with an Alabama slam. Varyag nods at Liam Wood as he pulls Jackson up and scoops him into a torture rack…

JR: This could be it for Jackson Jackson here….

HE: RED DRAGON!

Varyag sets up for the Argentine backbreaker but Jackson wriggles and fights before managing to jam his thumb into the eye of his rival…

JT: Same tactic we saw from Jackson at Genesis…

Varyag is temporarily blinded as Jackson drops off the back and then runs the ropes, returning with a flying dropkick to both of the big man’s knees. Varyag drops on all fours as Jackson rushes to the corner…

JR: JACKSAULT….HE GOT HIM!

The double rotation moonsault lands to the back of Varyag and then Jackson manages to roll him over…

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JT: Got him….no, so close!

The referee’s hand comes down for three as Varyag manages to push the champion off of him. Jackson stumbles up, almost disbelieving, and then beckons for Varyag to get up…

JR: Jackson has Varyag weakened right now…

HE: I don’t know what he’s thinking here though…..there’s no way he can “Jack Off” someone as big as Varyag….

JT: He’s gonna try…

Jackson tries to get Varyag in position for the pumphandle flatliner but Varyag is too big and he drives a huge elbow back into the back of JJ. Jackson staggers back to the ropes as Varyag rushes him…

JR: Jackson avoided that potential car crash…

Jackson sidesteps and sends Varyag crashing against the turnbuckle. The big man stumbles away as Jackson pulls himself up the ropes….

JT: Jackson going high risk, seems to think this is his best option against the beast Varyag…..OH CMON!

Boos the fill the air as Liam Wood grabs Jackson’s foot and pulls him off the turnbuckle, causing JJ to land, throat-first, across the top rope. Jackson is struggling to breathe as he stumbles up and Varyag benches him into the air….

JR: OH MY!

Varyag walks Jackson to the ropes and then just launches him out onto the steel walkway, causing Jackson to land hard on his front.

JT: Jackson Jackson is getting busted up here now…

Liam Wood is smirking from the apron as Varyag climbs out onto the walkway. The Destroyer then grips Jackson with both hands around the throat and demonstrates immense power to just launch him back over the top rope and into the ring…

JR: Varyag is treating Jackson Jackson like a frisbee here…

HE: This is why Liam Wood hired him….the faith is finally being repaid…

Jackson is writhing in agony as Varyag steps back in and then gives the tag to Liam Wood. Wood taunts the crowd as he steps through the ropes….

JT: You can see the confidence returning to Liam Wood here….he knows the world champion is weakened badly…

HE: And he knows the 6CW Championship is on the horizon…

Jackson is barely able to get to his knees and he aims punches at the gut of Liam Wood but they have no effect. Wood just laughs and then he flips Jackson up and nails a devastating lungblower…

JR: That’ll drive all the wind out of you….Jackson doesn’t have much left to give…

JT: And Wood knows it….

Wood positions Jackson in the centre of the ring and then he makes his way to the corner and climbs. The world champion doesn’t move an inch as Wood pretends to fire a gut at him and then connects with a leaping elbow drop to the chest…

1………………………2………………3!

JR: But still Jackson refuses to give in….refuses to bend and refuses to break….

HE: What more can be done?

JT: That’s what Liam Wood is starting to wonder…

Wood looks ready to blow as he gets back up and he crawls into the full guard of Jackson and begins to unload with brutal ground and pound. The referee warns Wood about use of the closed fist and he relents before getting to his feet…

JT: Wood knows he’s close….he senses the fight starting to drop in Jackson Jackson….but he cannot allow himself to become frustrated…

JR: Jackson Jackson is as tough as they come, we know that…..but Wood is extremely close to finishing this…..another world title shot beckons…..PSYCHO CRUSHER!

Wood waits for Jackson to get on his knees and then he runs across for the leaping footstomp…

JT: HORRIGAN!

Jackson uses his back to push up and it sends Wood higher into the air so that Horrigan can catch him on his shoulders and then nails a big release powerbomb. Horrigan climbs out onto the apron and he takes the tag from Jackson…

JR: Horrigan just turned this match upside down once more…..just like he did so often during the legendary tag title reign of The TA….

Horrigan helps Jackson to his feet and beckons for his partner to climb the ropes. Takes sits there for a moment and regains his breath as Horrigan grabs Wood and he flips him into another powerbomb position….

JT: We saw this move so often in the past….if it lands then Liam Wood is done….SHIRANUI POWERBOMB!

Varyag tears across the ring and he dives into a crossbody block to the exposed midsection of Horrigan, causing him to collapse and drop Liam Wood on top of him. Varyag then gets back up and he aims a punch at the gut of Jackson, who is still on the top rope, and then he launches him off the turnbuckle on top of Horrigan…

JR: Varyag is desperate to get back in Liam Wood’s good books…

Jackson stumbles up and Varyag rushes him….

*Crowd cheer

JT: Even when the world champion is hurt he’s still incredible switched on…

Jackson pulls down the ropes and sends Varyag tumbling over the top to the outside. He leans through and trash talks the big man before turning back toward the inside….

HE: WHAT A KICK!

Liam Wood runs across with a brutal yakuza kick right to the face of Jackson Jackson, sending him through the ropes to the outside. Wood looks angry as he turns back toward Horrigan…

JT: Wood is fired up here and he has Horrigan lined up…

JR: And will Horrigan’s lack of ring time become a factor here now….

Horrigan holds his midsection as he stumbles up and Wood delivers a hard boot to the stomach before hooking his arms…

JT: MANSON…

Horrigan fights against the grip of Wood and then counters with a backdrop. Wood gets back up and Horrigan grabs him by the throat and launches him back into the corner. Horrigan then runs in for a big splash….

JR: Wood just got drilled there….ICONOCLASM!

Horrigan sits Wood on the top rope and prepares to launch him as Varyag gets back on the apron and slaps Wood’s back for the blind tag. Varyag climbs in as Horrigan launches Wood from on high….

JT: HE CAUGHT HIM….INCREDIBLE!

Varyag catches Wood in mid-flight, blocking the “iconoclasm” and he drops Wood to the canvass as Horrigan rushes out with a shoulder block. Varyag staggers but doesn’t fall as Horrigan runs the ropes again…

JR: WHAT A POWERSLAM!

Varyag uses Horrigan’s momentum to spin him into a huge powerslam as he returns. He stands up and lets out a roar before bouncing off the ropes, himself, and returns with a huge splash. Horrigan is struggling to breath as Varyag beckons him back up….

HE: If he hits this clothesline on Horrigan again then you can bet it is over….VOYNA GOSPODIN!

Horrigan ducks the running clothesline at the final time and uses the momentum of Varyag to spin him into a huge black hole slam at the same time. The crowd erupt as Horrigan staggers up and he shouts at Varyag to get up…

JT: Horrigan feeling this….victory could be closing in here for The TA…

Liam Wood crashes the party and attacks Horrigan from behind. He rocks him back to the ropes with hard right hands and then looks for an Irish whip…

JR: Horrigan is too powerful…

Horrigan reverses the whip with ease and sends Wood across the ring. Horrigan drops his head on the return for a backdrop…

HE: PSYCHO CRUSHER….YES!

The crowd boo, although there is applause for the improvisation, as Wood returns and drills Horrigan into the mat with the foot stomp. Wood shrieks at Varyag to get up and make the cover….

JT: Wood has put this on a plate now for Varyag…

Cheers ring out as Jackson comes running in from behind with a flying dropkick to the back of Wood that sends him flying through the middle ropes to the outside. Jackson quickly rushes to the ropes and launches himself over with a senton splash takedown…

JR: Jackson has taken Wood out but he’s left Horrigan all at sea…

Varyag is still groggy, as well, but eventually he drags himself over and covers Horrigan…………………1…………………….2…………………3!

JT: NOT ENOUGH!

The cheers and chants grow once more as Horrigan succeeds in pushing his shoulder off the mat. Varyag can’t quite believe it…..

HE: That had to be a three…

Jackson gets back up on the apron but Wood grabs his heel and pulls him back down and floors him with a right hand. Wood shouts instructions at Varyag…

JT: Wood wants Varyag to close the show here…

Varyag nods at Wood and then he grabs Horrigan by the head and drags him up. He knocks him back to the ropes with severe right hands and then looks for an Irish whip….Wood clambers up onto the apron now but Jackson returns the favour and grabs his heel, ripping him off and causing Wood’s head to clatter against the side of the steel steps….

JR: Horrigan reversed the whip…..SHATTER MACHINE!

Horrigan sends Varyag off the ropes and then he pushes the big man over his head as Jackson slides back in and catches Varyag on the way down with the double knees to the face….

*Crowd pop

Horrigan places a foot on the chest of Varyag as Jackson sits on his stomach and pulls both legs up…

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JT: THE TA RIDES ONE MORE TIME HERE IN 6CW!

JR: WHAT A MATCH…..WHAT AN END TO THE SHOW!

“Machine gun” rips through the speakers as every fan in attendance rises to their feet to cheer what they have just seen. Jackson Jackson gets up and he slaps both hands against the chest of Horrigan before they celebrate their win….

JT: The greatest team in 6CW history have shown that they are still the force to be reckoned with….

JR: And Liam Wood’s chances of a world title shot just got reduced to zero….he’s at the back of the queue…

HE: Varyag lost him the chance….he failed him again…

JT: They both failed, whether Wood likes that or not…..the world champion and Frank Horrigan have picked up one hell of a W here at Proving Grounds….

JR: The Jackson Jeneration continues….all the talk beforehand was about whether he could step out of the shadows but I believe he’s casting shadows of his own now….we are looking at the rise of a real superstar here in 6CW….

JT: It was a tremendous contest….both teams had plenty of success….but when all was said and done it was The TA who got it done, just like they always have…

Liam Wood is shown on the outside, using the security barrier to get to his feet, and he looks livid at what he is seeing. Horrigan and Jackson continue to celebrate and Jackson points at Wood and pretends to fire a gun at him….

JT: Now Jackson Jackson moves on to the next challenge…..two weeks from tonight he will defend that 6CW World Championship against Uryu Ishida….you see he may have dismissed Liam Wood, for now at least, but the queue never stops forming….

HE: When you are the world champion there isn’t a moment to breathe…..the bull’s eye comes from all angles……….WHAT THE HELL!

JT: OH MY GOD!

JR: NO!

The cameras are still pointing at Liam Wood but then they turn to the ring just as Marty Helms crashes a steel chair against Horrigan’s back, dropping him in a heap. Jackson Jackson whirls around but not quick enough as Helms drives the chair into his midsection….

JT: What is going on here?

JR: Marty Helms, earlier tonight, has already attempted to end Cerberus once and for all……

JT: But he was banned from the building…

JR: Not before he told Miss Jessica what his next goal is…..he told her he wants the world championship….he believes it belongs to him…

JT: Helms claimed he never lost it….but this madman shouldn’t even be here….

JR: OH MY, SOMEONE STOP THIS!

Helms smirks at the reaction of the crowd and then he reaches in his trunks and produces a pair of handcuffs. He attaches one cuff to Jackson’s wrist and then locks the other side to the ropes. Jackson, still winded from the chairshot, tries to pull himself free but looked extremely concerned at the events playing out in front of him….

JT: Jackson is trapped…..the world champion is as vulnerable as we have seen him in months…

Helms points the chair at Jackson and the world champion, despite his predicament, talks trash and beckons him on. Helms merely grins and shakes his head before spinning around…..CRACK!

JR: GODDAMIT!

HE: Horrigan is out!

The chair smashes right across the head of Frank Horrigan and splits him wide open. Helms drops down on top of Horrigan and he drives sickening punches into the huge wound as Jackson is forced to watch on…

JT: Jackson just has to watch here as Helms brutalises his best friend…

Jackson looks physically sick and is trying to get himself free but he cannot. Helms stands and he grabs the steel chair once more before wrapping it around Horrigan’s neck…

JR: This guy is a psycho….he shouldn’t be allowed in 6CW…..OH MY GOODNESS!

Helms then detonates a sickening “Bullhammer” elbow into the chair that crushes the weapon around the windpipe of Frank Horrigan. Horrigan drops and starts to convulse as blood spurts from his mouth as well as his head…

JT: This is traumatising…..

HE: This is beyond making a statement….

Helms turns and stares at Jackson Jackson once more before pointing at the 6CW Championship. Helms grins as Jackson looks almost tearful…

JR: Folks this is extremely hard to watch…

JT: We saw what Helms was capable of at the start of the show….this needs to stop now….

Security and EMT’s begin to flood the ringside area but Helms drags Horrigan out under the bottom rope and he flips him onto his shoulders before releasing him with a shocking jack-knife powerbomb that drops Horrigan on the back of his neck through the announce table…

JR: HE’S BROKE HIS DAMN NECK!

JT: I have no idea what is happening here…..Frank Horrigan has been absolutely victimised here by Marty Helms…

Security surround Helms now and Miss Jessica is on the scene, shrieking in fury at what she has seen. Helms continues to smirk as Miss Jessica orders Helms to be escorted from ringsode…

JT: Marty Helms should be fired for what he has done here tonight….

JR: He should be in jail….

Jackson Jackson is still desperately trying to free himself from the handcuffs as Marty Helms is walked to the backstage area. Helms takes one last look at Jackson and he smiles before disappearing from sight. Jackson is finally released and he quickly dives from the ring to check on Horrigan, who is being put on a stretcher…

JT: This is not how I expected this night to end…

JR: I don’t think any of us did….

JT: Marty Helms has returned to 6CW and he has more than left a mark on proceedings…

HE: Cerberus and Horrigan in one night….call him the Beast Slayer….

JR: I don’t know how you can make light of this….he’s tried to end the careers, potentially lives, of two men in one night…..it’s heinous…

JT: Ladies and gentlemen we were just witnessing the end of an amazing tag team match, probably the last time we’ll see The TA in action…

JR: I think now that’s a certainty….

JT: And after their victory we should all be celebrating but instead we are all here wondering what the future holds for Frank Horrigan…

JR: Marty Helms has made it clear what he wants and he doesn’t care what he has to do to get his hands on the 6CW Championship…

JT: I’m repulsed….this is not how this night should be ending….

JR: Even Liam Wood looks stunned by what has transpired here…

Wood is still on the outside looking shocked as Horrigan is wheeled past him with Jackson Jackson walking by his side. Jackson is talking to his friend, who is still in a state of unconsciousness.

JT: Folks we’ll keep you updated on the condition of Frank Horrigan and of course Cerberus too when we know more…but for tonight this is all we have time for…

JR: Miss Jessica must be really starting to worry about her job now….she has always talked about controlled chaos but there is nothing controlled about 6CW right now…..the injuries and the shocking assaults are piling up….

JT: This needs to be addressed and very soon….goodnight everyone, see you in the two weeks.