6CWF Presents Road to Royalty Results - 9th October 2024 (Episode 42)

*The opening bout of the RTR is set to begin and the Dutch crowd are hyped for their first 6CWF event. Logan Kincade is the first competitor to walk out on the stage, met by a cacophony of boos from the audience. Logan shows no emotion, the flames from his entrance creating shadows on his face, as he moves toward the ring and climbs inside. A win in this tournament guarantees a world title shot at Born in Fire….is this Kincade’s path to a showdown with his brother?

*Uryu receives a massive ovation as he bounces out on the stage. We are reminded of the last meeting between these two men and the brutality that befell Uryu. Can he turn his fortunes around tonight? Or are his issues with Chris Patricks playing on his mind? Uryu leaps up into the ring and keeps his distance as Logan just glares over at him. Fantastic way to kick off the 2024 Road to Royalty.

*The bell sounds and both men circle. Uryu dodges a lunge and lashes in a calf kick before repeating the process to the other leg. Logan limps as Ishida lashes a kick toward his shoulder now and then he grabs his wrist and attempts an Irish whip. Kincade is stronger and sends Uryu off the ropes but Ishida baseball slides to the outside instead. Kincade looks to follow but Uryu leaps off the arena floor into a dropkick to the top of Logan’s head, sending him sprawling back into the ring. Uryu gets up on the apron now and he catapults in with an x-factor facebuster which gets a two count before Logan powers out.

*Uryu runs back off the ropes and aims for a low dropkick but Logan throws himself aside. They both get up and Ishida charges forward but is span into a tilt-a-whirl only for him to land on his feet and delivers a backstabber. Logan is flat on the canvass as Uryu backs up in the corner and nails a legdrop from the second turnbuckle for another two count. Uryu chooses to take to the skies again for a crossbody but Logan catches him. He looks to spin him out but Uryu lands on his feet again and nails a superkick to the ribcage, dropping Logan to a knee, and then he crunches a buzzsaw kick against his temple……………….1………………….2………..Logan throws his shoulder up. He’s as tough as they come!

*Uryu tries to grab Logan’s arm for a hammerlock but he is thrust away to the corner. Kincade chases in but Uryu spins around the ropes and nails a kick over the top. Kincade staggers back as Uryu springboards in and lands with a forearm smash. He contemplates the cover but decides he needs more and heads for the opposite corner. The audience are on their feet as Uryu prepares for the “Split Second” but Logan crashes his knees up into the midsection. Uryu is badly winded as he staggers up and is planted by a whiplash-inducing chokebomb…………………1…………….2…………..shoulder up. Uryu’s momentum has been stopped dead in the tracks here.

*Logan drags Uryu into a piledriver position but then flips him for a powerbomb. Uryu spins on Logan’s shoulders and looks to counter with a poisonrana but Kincade holds firm on Uryu’s legs and then slams him forward so Uryu is guillotined across the ropes. Uryu falls down to a knee as Logan bounces off the opposite ropes and returns with a brutal knee to Ishida’s head, sending him through the ropes to the outside of the ring. The referee begins to count Uryu out and reaches four but Logan isn’t accepting that kind of victory. He grabs Uryu by the back of the neck and launches him, ribs first, into the ringside barrier before spinning him around and slamming him into the ring apron. Uryu is in a world of pain as Logan grabs him by the throat now and he lifts him over his head before dropping him, once again, onto the ringside barrier. The referee is yelling at Logan to bring the action back inside the ring but he doesn’t look in any hurry to comply.

*Logan circles Uryu before placing him in a sleeper hold. Is he thinking “Blind Justice” out here on the floor? Logan is looking toward the steel steps and he’s aiming to use them for his vault but Uryu summons all of his strength to shove him forward at the last minute. Logan’s knees collide with the steel steps and he is sent up and over them. Uryu hears the referee’s count on six and he rolls in but then back out (really?). Logan staggers back up near the announce desks as Uryu runs around and uses the steel steps to launch himself through the air with a solo “poetry in motion” that slams him down on Kincade on top of the “6CWF” table. They both collapse back down on the arena floor now as the referee has no choice but to restart his count.

JT: Uryu could have taken the count out win there….I don’t understand…

RJ: Man has a point to prove, it’s all I can think of….foolhardy as it may be…

*The count reaches seven as Uryu drags himself under the bottom rope. Some of the crowd believe that will be enough for victory but Logan beats the clock on nine. Uryu staggers over and tries to haul Logan up but is shoved backward into the ropes. Kincade roars forward but takes both feet to the face and staggers back. Uryu spins on his heel and springboards into a moonsault but Logan catches him. Powerslam? Uryu kicks his legs and manages to drop backward into an inverted DDT. Logan is already crawling to his feet as Uryu springs off the ropes now and floats with a leg lariat takedown…………………1………………….2………….Logan kicks out once again.

*Uryu grabs Logan’s arm for “Sunset” (Fujiwara armbar) but Logan uses his power to pull Uryu forward and launches him into a backdrop. Uryu, somehow, lands on his feet again. Uryu beckons Logan around and he twists a backheel kick to the gut before hooking his arms into a hammerlock DDT………………..1……………….2……..Logan kicks out again. Uryu sits for a moment and he cannot hide a wry grin. He clambers to his feet again now and he contemplates his next move.

RJ: This might be one of Uryu’s best performances in some time…perhaps Logan’s pursuit of Blue Dragon is distracting him…

JT: Performance means little without the W, however…

Uryu clambers up high again and he perches there as Logan starts to rise and then leaps toward him with a missile dropkick to the chest. Logan staggers but doesn’t fall down as Uryu gets up again and runs the ropes. Kincade aims a backhand at him but he ducks it and carries on running before sprinting back into a flying forearm (ala Tito Santana). Logan takes the blow flush and it knocks him back into the ropes and through the to the outside. Logan stumbles toward the announce area again as Uryu defies the referee’s orders and he grips the ropes for a catapult…

RJ: HAS TO BE A DQ!

Uryu is midair as Logan rips the coverings off the announce table and launches it upwards to collide with Ishida. The referee has no choice but to call the match off but Logan is far from done. He looks down at Uryu before ragging him up by the back of the neck and he lifts him for “Rough Justice” before slamming him, face-first, into the announce table. Uryu is practically out as Logan watches him fall to the floor and then heads for the steel steps. He dismantles the top half…….

JT: HE’S GONNA CRUSH HIS SKULL!

“Damien Andrews leads a security team down to ringside now and Andrews gets in front of Logan, who has the steps in his arms.

Andrews: Logan….you need to stop…

*Kincade isn’t listening to his father and takes a step forward

Logan: I told you, I’m done waiting….

Andrews: Then we’ll sort it….I’ll speak with Dragon….but you do this and that match is gone, and so are any other future prospects…they’ll haul you out…

*Logan stares at his father for what seems an age before he finally turns and launches the steps across the floor. Kincade’s breathing is heavy as he turns away and heads toward the ring. The ringside doctor is checking on Uryu now. Ishida is advancing in the tournament but will he be cleared to go again? And can anyone stop Logan’s path of terror and destruction? He is hell bent on a showdown with his brother.

*Mike Masters enters the fray to boos from the Dutch crowd. He is wearing his new gold and black MVP gear and he twirls underneath a shower of pyros before making his way down to the ring. The commentators are talking about Jimmy Phillips’ disgruntlement at not being selected for this tournament. Can this team ever get off the ground? Masters leaps up in the ring now and slicks back his hair as he waits for his opponent. Geoff Steel arrives now to a thunderous ovation. The Xtreme Champion steps out on the stage and soaks up the reception he is being afforded.

JT: The Dutch love Geoff Steel….

RJ: Yes they do….what a reception…

Steel bows in thanks before making his way down to the ring. He and Masters share a staredown (the commentators remarking on their meeting at Beachfront Brawl) as the referee goes over his instructions and expectations. Is Geoff Steel fully focused on this match or are the issues with Revolution playing on his mind?

JT: Steel needs to look at things simply and logically…he wants Daniel Reilly so winning this tournament is a no brainer….you win RTR and you callout Reilly for the EWF Championship at Born in Fire…

*They circle around for a tie up and Masters drops behind and pulls Steel’s legs from under him. Masters smirks as he struts around the ring, telling Steel how superior he is as a wrestler. Steel rises and they lockup again as Masters twists his right arm behind his back and wrenches it down before dropping to a knee and flipping Steel over his shoulders. He winks at the Xtreme Champion as they clamber up for a third time. They tie up for a third time and Masters applies a side headlock. He grins until Steel lifts him off the floor and just hauls him across the canvass, causing him to land on his hip. Masters looks annoyed as he stands and he marches up to Steel and pushes him in the chest. Steel just looks at him and then shoves him back into the ropes with real power. Masters storms forward with a right hand but Steel ducks under it and nails one of his own, dropping Masters. Masters rolls from the ring now, holding his jaw, and looks angry as he boots the steel steps. Masters contemplates walking away but then he gives the middle finger to the fans and climbs back in. He circles for a fourth lockup with Steel but then leaps in the air and dropkicks him in the mouth, knocking him down. Steel stumbles back up and Masters rolls him up for a two count.

*They both get up and Masters is quickest off the mark with a spinning heel kick. Steel gets up again and Masters dropkicks him into the corner before charging in for a monkey flip. Steel, however, puts the lock on and he uses his power to throw Masters over the ropes onto the apron. Masters lands on his feet and nails a step-up kick which staggers Steel before he catapults himself in. Steel catches Masters in his arms and nails a rib-breaker before scoop slamming him to the canvass. He slams him twice more in succession as Masters gets up before whipping him off the ropes and snapping him down with a spinebuster on the comeback for a two count. Steel drags Masters up and suplexes him into the air before releasing him at the top, causing him to drop hard on his chest. Steel then gutwrenches Masters off the mat onto his shoulders and charges him into a running powerslam for another nearfall.

*Steel signals to the crowd and then he drags Masters into position for the “Bladecutter” piledriver but Masters swipes his legs and bridges into a pin. Steel bridges back out on two and they spin out until Steel is able to land a hard boot to the stomach. He lifts Masters for a jackhammer now but Masters counters with a hurricanrana into a pinning combo for a two. They scramble again and Masters dodges a right hand before springing off the ropes into a crunching disaster kick. He covers but Steel kicks out. Masters gets up and he ushers Steel to his feet and then attempts a running “fame-a55er” but Steel rises into it and catches him in a powerbomb position before throwing him at the turnbuckle. Masters stumbles back out and is brutalised by a pumphandle slam. A three count? Not quite but Steel’s getting closer here.

*Steel heads for the corner and starts to rise up. Masters staggers to his feet and leaps into a dropkick that takes his feet out from under him. MM climbs the ropes now and he delivers a superplex before covering for a two count. Masters slicks his hair and complains to the referee before going on the stalk. He looks for the “Killswitch” but Steel pushes him against the ropes. He lowers his head for a backdrop but Masters leaps into a DDT on the comeback (ala Ziggler) for another two. The crowd have no choice but to applaud the fantastic action they are watching.

*Masters grabs Steel now for the “gringo killer” but Steel twists right through and he pops Masters into the air for a powerbomb. Masters jumps out the back and rolls to the corner. Steel chases but Masters avoids as the Xtreme Champ hits the turnbuckle and stumbles back out into a “zigzag neckbreaker”. Masters heads for the corner now and climbs up high before nailing an amazing 450 splash. The crowd believe they might be about to witness a huge upset but Steel is showing his toughness again by kicking out. Masters glares at the referee and he’s starting to feel the frustration. He rolls onto his feet and he beckons Steel up before attempting a springboard cutter. Steel stays put, however, and he catches Masters in place and drops him into a backbreaker across his knee before drilling him into the canvass with a release full nelson slam. Steel heads for the corner now and he launches himself into the flying headbutt but finds nothing but canvass. Steel is doubled over as Masters rolls him into a cradle……………1…………….2………thr-NO!

*The commentators remind us of the fifteen minute time limit and that both men will be starting to sweat on that. Masters tries for the “killswitch” again but Steel spins his body and lifts him for a death valley driver. Masters smashes his elbow into Steel’s jaw repeatedly and drops off before he ducks under a clothesline attempt and heads up the ropes into a “whisper in the wind” takedown. He dives on top, thinking he has it sewn up, but Steel almost boots him across the ring with his kickout. Steel rushes onto all fours to get up but Masters is over in a shot and crunches him into the canvass with a “famea55er”. Steel kicks out again and the crowd are deafening with their “This is awe-some” chant. Mike Masters would beg to differ, however.

*Masters rolls out of the ring and seems to be contemplating going for a weapon but then talks himself out of it “This guy ain’t on your level” he tells himself. He rolls up now and grips the ropes as he waits for Steel to stand and then springboards in for a flying forearm smash but Steel ducks it and rushes the ropes before returning with a rib-breaking spear. Steel grabs Masters’ legs now and he turns him over into the “Steelworks”. Masters is yelling in agony as Steel arches his back and drives his knee right into the spine. Masters is shaking his head, repeatedly, as he tries to drag himself over toward the ropes but is hauled back to the middle of the ring. The submission is in for nearly a minute before he has no choice but to tap out. Geoff Steel is taking his place in the semi-finals of the tournament.

We get a shot of the members of Revolution watching on a screen backstage and they don’t look pleased with what they are seeing. Back at ringside and Geoff Steel is celebrating his victory whilst Mike Masters skulks to the outside. A couple of fans pat Masters on his back for his efforts but he snaps at them and walks off. Steel looks up at the “Born in Fire” sign in the rafters as he slings his Xtreme belt over his shoulder….double champion?

*Revolution are becoming quite the focal point of 6CWF television it would seem and they are not making friends anywhere. Red lasers cut through the gloom before Daniel Reilly enters the fray with the EWF Global Championship on his shoulder. Will the winner of tonight’s tournament target Reilly and his championship? Reilly is joined by the hulking figure of Angus Plague and they head down to the ring to await their opposition.

JT: Angus Plague has been quite the acquisition of Revolution….

RJ: Perfect Jack brought him into the fold but you have to wonder if the plans to bring Revolution back from the dead were already in motion…

JT: I have a feeling they may have been….Angus Plague already looks like he could become a major player in 6CWF but no newcomer is going to turn down the chance to join forces with two of the absolute best to ever lace them up….this is a new and formidable force in the company…

*Reilly basks in the boos of the audience as he parades his world title belt in front of them before pyros explode and GazzyD is launched through a trapdoor onto the stage, met by a raucous reception from the Dutch fans. Gazzy walks from one side of the stage to the other and soaks up the adulation before making his way down the ramp…

RJ: Plenty of history between GazzyD and Daniel Reilly….you can trace that way back to 2011…

JT: Gazzy dethroned Reilly as 6CW Champion in that year, something that won’t be forgotten…

RJ: But needless to say Gazzy is fairly preoccupied as things stand….he is caught up in these issues between Reilly, Dicey and Geoff Steel but he clearly has his own demons haunting him…

JT: Edward Plague….of course, no relation to the man standing in the ring right now….Gazzy is certainly being hunted by someone right now…

RJ: I think there’s more than one of them, that’s an even bigger problem….

*Gazzy stands at the base of the ring before the crowd goes wild once more for the arrival of Dicey Reilly. Dicey’s knee is strapped (Stone Cold style brace) but he raises an arm to the crowd and makes his way down to join Gazzy…

JT: There is no doubt that knee is still an issue for Dicey Reilly…

RJ: An injury caused by the other man in Revolution, Perfect Jack…..

JT: Helped in that by Angus Plague….Dicey is out for retribution here….

RJ: But there is so much more to this story…..6CWF tried to keep the story quiet of the altercation between Dicey and Daniel Reilly at Beachfront Brawl but nothing is safe when the media is around…

JT: Both men have been reprimanded by the company for their actions but the needle here is real…..they don’t like one another…

RJ: I’m not sure anyone really likes Reilly….

JT: Be that as it may, he is a world champion and therefore he’s a prime target heading into Born in Fire season…

*The bell sounds as Gazzy offers to take the stand with Angus Plague. There is a noticeable size difference between them as they circle for position and then AP lunges. Gazzy sidesteps and crashes a kick to the stomach. He grabs Plague’s head and tries to drag him into the “Deep Impact” but he is backdropped over the ropes. Gazzy holds on and tries to “skin the cat” but Angus Plague is waiting for him and catches him on his shoulders. He spins him around and runs to the corner for snake eyes but Gazzy drops off the back and shoves AP against the turnbuckle before dragging him out and he nails the “Downtown” (skull crushing finale) for a two. What a start from GazzyD, wasting absolutely no time at all here!

*Gazzy grabs AP by the hair but is shoved back into the corner. Plague charges in but Gazzy spins around the ropes and nails a kick over the top, staggering him back. Gazzy goes to the top rope now but Reilly grabs his legs and rags them out for under him, crotching him on top. The referee admonishes Reilly now as Angus Plague nails a huge iconoclasm from the ropes on Gazzy and covers for a two. Gazzy is dazed from the impact as AP stalks him and drags him up before ripcording him around for the “Dragons’ Breath” (Rainmaker) but Gazzy ducks it and springs off the ropes for twisting the big man into a tornado DDT. Gazzy grabs the turnbuckle now and connects with “starship pain”…………………1………………….2………AP POWERS OUT, the man is a freak of nature!

*The crowd are cheering Gazzy on but they also want Dicey to get some revenge on the men who injured him. Dicey takes the tag and the audience roar. AP staggers up as Dicey slams into him with a clothesline and then he ushers him back up again and looks for an Irish whip. Plague is too powerful and sends Dicey off the ropes but the Irishman ducks a big boot on the comeback and then leaps into a Lou Thesz Press. Dicey hammers home with repeated right hands and then he stands and bounces off the ropes for a huge Hogan legdrop……………………1…………….2……………kickout again. Dicey stands and gives the middle finger to Reilly before grabbing AP by the head….

JT: CRAICDOWN!

Plague kicks his feet and remains standing before he swipes Dicey’s legs and he catapults him toward the ropes…

RJ: RKO…..WHAT A COUNTER!

Dicey flies to the ropes and Reilly catches him with a guillotine-style cutter across the top rope. Angus Plague is able to drape an arm across Dicey’s chest………………………1……………………2……………….Dicey pushes his shoulder off the mat just in time.

JT: Wasn’t a clean RKO otherwise this could have been a very quick finish…

RJ: Reilly eager to get in now though….

JT: Now Dicey is weakened….

*Reilly tags in and he stomps all over Dicey before he drags him up and flips him onto his shoulders for a fallout neckbreaker. Reilly leaps up and lands a kneedrop to the head and covers for a two. Reilly grabs Dicey’s bad leg and lifts it off the mat before slamming it down into the canvass. Dicey rolls away to the corner as Reilly stalks him and then chokes him with his boot until the referee breaks them, warning the EWF Champion. Dicey drags himself up and Reilly pulls him away from the corner for a back suplex but Dicey elbows him away. Reilly comes back around and Dicey kicks him in the gut for a double armed DDT but Reilly drives him back into the corner. The referee breaks them as Angus Plague chokes Dicey against the turnbuckle whilst Reilly argues with the official. Dicey walks forward now and eats a massive dropkick to the face from Reilly. Reilly kneels for a second, admiring his handiwork, and then he heads for the corner to climb. Reilly perches there and then launches himself into a frogsplash…..NOTHING BUT CANVASS!

*Dicey makes his way back up now and grabs Reilly and launches him against the ropes, knocking Angus Plague to the arena floor, before he drills the EWF Champion with a brainbuster for a two count. Dicey climbs on top of Reilly now and explodes with rights and lefts until the referee breaks them up. Reilly scrambles to the corner, holding his jaw, as Dicey circles around and charges in for the “Hangover Cure” knee strike but AP drags Reilly under the ropes to safety…..Dicey looks annoyed until Gazzy climbs the opposite turnbuckle and launches off with a senton takedown on Angus Plague and Reilly on the outside. Gazzy drags Reilly back up and slings him into the ring….WHITE NOISE FROM DICEY………………1……………………2……………….Reilly just manages to get his shoulder off the mat!

*Dicey grabs Reilly by the head and looks to flip him for a powerbomb but Reilly drops to a knee and slams a hammerfist against Dicey’s injured leg. Reilly grabs the ankle now and applies the submission in the middle of the ring. Dicey yells out in pain as Reilly shouts “Tap mother***er” and wrenches at the ankle, turning it at a sickening angle. Dicey makes a rush for the ropes but Reilly drags him back and applies a legvine to keep him in place. Dicey is refusing to tap out but how much more damage can he take…..

JT: SPRINGBOARD 450!

Gazzy slams down on top of Reilly to break the submission and then rolls back to the corner to wait for the tag. Dicey is in pain but he hauls himself over as Reilly does the same to Angus Plague. Double tag made as Gazzy springboards in and dropkicks AP off his feet. They get back up and Gazzy ducks a clothesline before returning off the ropes with a slingblade takedown.

RJ: This is as good as I have seen Gazzy since he lost the world title…..is he refinding his form?

*AP staggers back up and Gazzy dropkicks his knees out from under him and then he nails an asai moonsault across the back. Plague rolls over on his back now as Gazzy clambers out on the apron and scales the ropes…

JT: SPINAL TAP!

Gazzy twists himself off the ropes into the corkscrew attack but Angus Plague moves and sends him clattering in a heap on the canvass. AP gets back up now and he beckons Gazzy to his feet before decimating him with a huge chokeslam. Angus Plague is looking dominant now as he flicks his hair from his face and he ushers Gazzy back up and gets him on his shoulders…

RJ: PESTILENCE!
Angus Plague crushes Gazzy into the bottom turnbuckle with the flying death valley driver and then he pulls him away from the corner and makes the cover……………..1…………………..2…………Dicey places Gazzy’s boot on the rope to prevent the three count. Dicey looks at Angus Plague…

Dicey: Come get some you big b1tch…

JT: I’m not sure that’s wise of Dicey…

RJ: He doesn’t give a damn…..Dicey would fight anyone….

*Angus Plague is about to roll from the ring but the referee gets in front of him. Dicey is continuing to goad the big man until Daniel Reilly hits him in the back of the head with the EWF Championship belt. Reilly silences the booing fans as he swaggers back to his corner and Angus Plague is able to concentrate back on Gazzy. Gazzy is on very unsteady legs as Plague slings him on his shoulders....

RJ: Calls this the “What a horrible night to have a curse”….

Gazzy kicks his legs and battles against the “Steiner Screwdriver” before managing to drop off and fall toward the ropes. AP spins around and charges but Gazzy drops and pulls down the ropes, sending Angus Plague flying to the outside. Gazzy staggers back up now and he runs the opposite side and then returns into twisting corkscrew attack that takes Plague backward into the security railing….

JT: THIS IS CHAOS!

*Daniel Reilly clatters Gazzy on the arena floor and then slings him back in the ring as the referee climbs out to give him a telling off. Reilly and the official are getting into it as Dicey drags “Betsie” (the barbed wire bat) from under the apron and he smashes it across Angus Plague’s head, sending him over the railing into the front row of the crowd. Dicey climbs onto the apron now and he takes the blind tag from Gazzy but remains on the apron as a decoy.

Reilly rolls in now and he drags Gazzy around for the “RKO” but Gazzy pushes him into the ropes and then kicks him in the stomach. Gazzy looks for the “Deep Impact” but Reilly spins from nowhere and nails the RKO. He covers but the referee tells him Gazzy isn’t legal. Reilly looks annoyed and surprised as the referee helps Gazzy from the ring….Dicey climbs in now and…

RJ: He took the knee brace off…..WHAT A SHOT!

Dicey lashes the solid knee brace off the top of Reilly’s head and slings it under the ropes before hooking the leg as the referee comes back around…………………1………………..2……………..3!

JT: Dicey just pinned the EWF Champion….what are the ramifications of this one….

RJ: I have absolutely no idea but what a moment……what a victory….

JT: It looked almost impossible when Reilly hit Dicey in the back of the skull with the championship belt….but Dicey showed, once again, that he is not afraid to get his hands dirty….Angus Plague was introduced to “Betsie” for the first time and Daniel Reilly came unstuck….

RJ: Revolution put Dicey in that kneebrace….call it karma, payback or whatever you like….

*Third quarter final time as we get a graphic of Chris Patricks & Perfect Jack across the screen. The commentators are anticipating a fantastic clash between the two former world champions. Chris Patricks is the first to arrive and is met by a mixed review. We are reminded of Patricks’ anger and frustration in regards to his treatment since returning to 6CWF and the ongoing issues he has with Uryu Ishida; including a challenge laid down for a match at Born in Fire.

RJ: Of course that may change quite quickly if Patricks was to win the Road to Royalty….a guaranteed championship match at Born in Fire would make him rethink his challenge to Uryu…

*Perfect Jack arrives now, showered with boos from the Dutch crowd, as he twirls on the spot and displays his European Championship from under his robe. Jack is back to wearing the red and black of Revolution and he makes his way to ringside and climbs up inside. He and Patricks trade some trash talk as the referee checks them both over for concealments. The commentators voice their surprise that Reilly and Angus Plague are not out here but Reilly is likely licking his wounds after what went down in the earlier bout.

*They tie up and Jack drops around the back and takes CP’s waist. He lifts him off the floor but CP drops down and swings Jack over his hips. They scramble back up and Jack drop toe holds Patricks to the canvass before grabbing his leg. He lifts it off the mat and then slams it back down before trying to turn him back over and apply the figure four. Patricks places his boot in the small of PJ’s back and shoves him back to the corner. He scrambles to his feet and runs in but Jack crashes an elbow into his jaw and then seizes him and nails an overhead throw into the turnbuckle, leaving Patricks slumped upside down. Jack rises and he stomps on Patricks repeatedly until the referee breaks and pushes PJ backward.

*Patricks gets back up now and PJ lashes chops against his chest. He grabs his arm for an Irish whip but Patricks spins inside and nails a standing monkey flip. CP follows up with a standing moonsault and then runs the ropes for “rolling thunder” but Jack rolls from the ring before impact. Patricks circles the ring with a wry grin and then he runs forward and launches himself over the top into a crossbody takedown in front of the announce desks. He drags PJ back up now and slings him into the ring before dragging himself onto the apron. Jack staggers up as Patricks springboards in and lands a solid front dropkick to the chest which sends his foe flying back into the opposite ropes. Jack collapses in a heap and rolls on his back. CP listens to the cheers of his own fans and heads for the corner. He jumps up top with the “Puzzle Solver” in mind but Jack moves at the final second.

*PJ goes on the hunt and then wraps his hands to snap off a release German suplex. He drags Patricks up again to execute a snap suplex and then hauls him up a third time into a side Saito suplex which gets him a two count.

JT: The resurgence of Perfect Jack in recent months has been something to behold…

RJ: And with Revolution backing him, the sky could be the limit once more for this future hall of famer….

Jack snaps on a nerve hold as he attempts to keep CP grounded in a seated position. Patricks gets to a knee and rises before smashing elbows into Jack’s gut to break his grip. He then runs the ropes but returns into a hiptoss. Jack boots Patricks in the spine and reapplies the nerve grip to the neck. Patricks is wincing in pain but he fights against it as he rises again. Again he drives elbows and punches at Jack’s stomach before running the ropes. Jack thinks he has him scouted for another hiptoss but Patricks lands on his feet and boots PJ in the stomach before drilling him with a snap DDT for a two count.

*Patricks leaps over the ropes to the apron and waits for Jack to rise before attempting a “buckshot lariat”. PJ ducks and attempts a German suplex but CP rolls back down and through for a pin that garners a two. Both men get back up and Patricks springs to the ropes and attempts a tornado DDT but PJ stands firm and counters with a northern lights suplex into a near fall. Jack heads to the corner now and starts to climb but Patricks runs over and leaps high through the air (ala Del Rio) with a whipping enzeguiri to the temple, sitting PJ down on the ropes. Patricks climbs up now and delivers an exceptional frankensteiner before he follows up with “rolling thunder” but Jack thrusts his shoulder off the canvass just in time.

*Jack rolls out on the apron to catch his breath but CP runs the opposite ropes and returns with a low flying baseball slide to the spine which sends Jack flying into the aisleway. CP grins as he counts along with the referee now. The count gets to six as Jack pulls himself on the apron but then Patricks springs off the turnbuckle and dropkicks him (ala Jericho) back to the arena floor. The referee is keeping the count going and Jack is in trouble now. We are at 9 and a half as Jack throws himself under the ropes just in time. Patricks grabs him and pulls him to the centre ring for a flipping piledriver attempt but Jack swipes his legs and applies a single-legged Boston Crab in the middle ring. PJ sits himself right on the back of CP and stretches his leg as far as it will go. The referee is asking Patricks if he wants to give it up but he shakes his head, furiously, and tries to claw his way toward the ropes. The hold lasts almost a minute before Patricks is able to wrap himself around the bottom rope.

*Jack stomps down on the back and legs of Patricks until the referee intervenes and issues him a warning. CP struggles up as Jack stomps on the back of his knee and then looks for an Irish whip. He lowers his head for a backdrop on the comeback but CP flips over his back and runs the opposite side before charging back with one-handed bulldog takedown. Jack rolls closer to one of the corner as Patricks staggers off, wincing from pain in his leg and back, and then he springs up and connects with a split-legged moonsault……………1………….2……..Jack just manages to throw his shoulder off the mat. Patricks looks at the referee and he is clearly frustrated with the counts. He stands up and grabs Jack by the head and looks to whip him off the ropes for the “Enigma Bomb” but Jack lands out on his feet and smashes a knee to the gut. He grips Patricks for the “Perfect Plex” but Patricks twists PJ around and drills him with a “crossrhodes” for a ridiculously close two.

*Patricks spits in annoyance before bouncing back off the ropes and returns with a low, flush, dropkick to the mouth of a seated PJ. Jack is flat on his back now as Patricks rolls to the corner and leaps up high. He looks down on PJ and then throws himself into the “Puzzle Solver” but this time it’s the knees of the European Champ that drive up into Patricks’ midsection. Jack recovers now with a grin on his face and he looks for the “Perfect Slam” but Patricks counters with an armdrag in midair. They get back up and PJ sidesteps CP and sends him off the ropes. Patricks returns and leaps into a spinning wheelbarrow position before rolling forward to pull Jack down into a pinning combo. Jack, however, drops to his knees on top of CP and pins him whilst grabbing the ropes for leverage out of the sight of the referee.

RJ: HE STOLE IT!!!

JT: Chris Patricks cannot believe it…

RJ: And I’m sure he’s going to tell everyone about it….but this time, I admit, he has justification……great contest but Perfect Jack has cheated his way to the W…

JT: And cheated his way into the semi-finals of the Road to Royalty….

PJ rolls from the ring and snatches his European Championship, smirking at the boos from the crowd. Chris Patricks is on his knees and looking at the referee in disbelief but the official is indicating he didn’t see any infringement. PJ swaggers into the aisleway now as Patricks continues to remonstrate and curse his bad luck.

*The final quarter final is upon us and the Dutch crowd are making some serious noise as we return to ringside. Scott Harris walks out first and is met by a huge cheer. He raises his crown to the audience as we get a recap on Harris’ victory in the 2023 RTR. Can he reclaim his throne again tonight? Harris readjusts his protective mask and makes his way to ringside before pulling himself up into the ring. JT and RJ are in agreement that Harris shouldn’t really have been afforded medical clearance given the state his face was in last week. But Harris is a warrior and he is here to defend his kingdom.

*Acer then arrives and it is a cacophony of boos aimed in his direction. There is no doubting that the majority of fans are no longer onside after his actions since Beachfront Brawl. Acer eyes the crowd with indifference before pulling back on his hair and makes his way toward the ring. Can Acer win the RTR and secure a title shot at Born in Fire? Or will his ongoing issues with JJ Johnson distract him from the bigger picture? Acer rolls into the ring now and he eyes Scott Harris as the referee keeps them separated. The commentary team remind us of the rivalry between the two men that led into the last PPV. There will be needle in this one.

*They lockup but then Acer breaks grip and he slaps Harris in the mouth. He just looks at his foe as Harris shrugs his shoulders and lands a bomb of a right hand. He follows up with a chop to the chest and whips Acer to the corner, where he smashes chest-first against the turnbuckle and collapses (ala Bret Hart). Harris drags Acer back up and double underhooks him into a backbreaker and covers for a two. Harris nails a snap suplex on Acer now before leaping into a kneedrop and covers for another close call. Harris pulls Acer up by the head again but Acer slams the palm of his hand into the front of Harris’ protective mask and then drills him with a downward spiral from nowhere…………….1……………..2………..Harris pops his arm.

*Acer clubs Harris across the back before slinging him to the corner. He stomps at his midsection and drives a heavy back elbow into the jaw. Harris is lifted onto the ropes now and Acer climbs up to deliver a superplex but Harris battles back and manages to launch him off the ropes to the canvass. Harris recovers his footing and leaps off but Acer sidesteps him and sends him crashing on his face. Acer punts Harris in the ribcage and then pulls him up into a package piledriver for another two. Acer circles and drops to a knee as he prepares for a spear but he charges straight into a codebreaker from nothing. Harris drops an arm on Acer’s chest but he is able to kick out in time.

*Harris circles Acer and wants the “Shot in the dark” but Acer drops over the back and slams Harris down with an “edge’o’matic”. He crawls for the corner and climbs up high before launching himself into a shooting star press but slams down on his chest as Harris moves. Harris gets up and runs into cradle cover for a two. They get back up and Harris lifts Acer off the mat and drills him with a belly to belly slam (ala Ken Shamrock). He points to the corner now and the crowd will him on as he scales the ropes to the top and nails the frogsplash. Harris hooks the leg and the commentators believe he is heading for the semi-finals but Acer succeeds in kicking out.

*Harris pulls Acer into place for a suplex transitioned into a backbreaker (ala Roderick Strong) but Acer floats over the back and he shoves Harris in the back, sending him to the ropes, and nails a snapping pop-up powerbomb as he comes back. Acer follows up with a standing shooting star but Harris kicks out. Acer drops into full guard and nails punches and forearms to Harris’ face and then tries to pull his head up into a guillotine choke but Harris rolls with him on the canvass and ends up on top. Harris tries to grab Acer’s legs for the sharpshooter but is kicked back into the corner. Acer rolls up as Harris runs out toward him for the “Kneeds More Harris” but it is ducked as Harris is sent crashing on the mat. Acer runs back off the ropes now and crunches into Harris with a spear as he rises……………………1…………….2…………..NO!

*Acer confronts the referee and looks manic, the frustration growing. He drags Harris up and tries to flip him into the “Barry White” Driver but Harris drops over the back and nails a hat-trick of German suplexes. Both men are flat on their backs, looking up at the lights, as the audience will Harris up to finish the job. Harris drags himself up and again he looks for the “Shot in the dark” slam but Acer takes him down by the arm and tries to apply a crossface instead. Harris rolls free and they scramble before Harris sidesteps and sends Acer against the turnbuckle before connecting with an exceptional t-bone suplex as he turns around. Can Harris retain his crown? Not right now because Acer popped his shoulder and this match will continue.

*We see Angus Plague and Perfect Jack walking out on the stage now, drawing the ire of the audience. Is Jack here to scout competition or is this about crossed words with Harris backstage? Harris looks up at the Revolution members but then turns his attention back to Acer. He hauls him up and tries to powerbomb him into a backbreaker but Acer kicks his legs and lands on his feet before swiping Harris’ feet. He catapults him to the corner, where he smashes his face, and then drills him with a snap dragon on the comeback. Harris rolls over on his knees as Acer runs into him with a brutal kick to the damaged face. Surely that will end it? HARRIS KICKS OUT. A “Needs more Harris” chant is reverberating around the Ziggo Dome now.

*Acer is clearly unhappy as he heads for the turnbuckle. He has the kneedrop on his mind (the move that caused Harris’ injury in the first place) but Harris is up and he charges up the turnbuckle to nail a huge armdrag takedown from on high. Harris takes Acer down with a running clothesline and then kicks him in the stomach before nailing the “End of Heartache” backbreaker across his knees out of the suplex position. Harris gets up now and grabs Acer’s legs to turn him into the sharpshooter. Perfect Jack and Angus Plague are ringside now and Jack, mockingly, holds up his hands in faux innocence as the referee spots him.

Harris sits into the sharpshooter now as Acer yells out in pain. Perfect Jack just stares at Harris and watches. Acer is in a lot of pain but he refuses to quit as he drags himself across the canvass and is eventually able to grab the bottom rope. Harris releases the submission but now walks near the ropes where PJ is standing and kicks at them. Jack looks to retaliate by leaping on the apron as the referee rushes over to usher him down. Angus Plague rolls into the ring now and he runs through Harris with a brutal boot to the injured face before leaping out to the opposite side. The crowd are booing now as Plague joins PJ back in the aisleway and they both seem happy with their handiwork. Harris is groggy now and clutches his injured face as he gets to his feet…..ACCESS ALL AREAS!!! Acer just used JJ Johnson’s stunner………………..1…………………2………………3!

*Acer advances and Scott Harris’ reign as “King of 6CWF” is over thanks to Revolution. Perfect Jack and Angus Plague are happy with their work as they head backstage now….”No way does Scott Harris let this one go” chimes RJ. Acer stands tall now and he raises the “Coalition” arm into the air but he is booed by the Dutch fans. Acer pulls back on his hair now and leaves the ring….

RJ: One step closer to competing for a world championship at Born in Fire…..

JT: A feat that means so much to Acer at an event that he helped build…it’s almost poetic….

RJ: Still two matches to navigate first, however…

*First semi-final time now and the audience are continuing their fine vocals. Uryu Ishida enters to huge cheers. Uryu is sporting a bruise across the front of his face from the attack by Logan Kincade earlier tonight but he shows no signs of being badly injured. He nods in appreciation of the fan support before rolling into the ring to wait for his opponent.

RJ: It was Born in Fire last year when Uryu lost his world championship….winning this tournament would give him the chance to regain it on the same stage…

JT: It would be quite the year long journey….

*Perfect Jack is booed as he enters now. He raises his arms as pyros explode behind him and then he makes his way down to ringside. We are reminded of his controversial victory over Chris Patricks in the first round. Can the Revolution member put himself back on top the mountain by winning this tournament? It’s been a decade or more since PJ held world gold but he’s looking as dangerous and talented as he ever has in the last couple of months.

RJ: And a reminder that this is a re-match of a clash from back at Scars and Stripes….Jack was victorious that night, can he repeat that here?

*The referee talks with both competitors and then he signals for the bell to get us underway. They look to lockup but then Jack drives his boot into Uryu’s stomach and he lashes chops against his chest. Uryu is whipped across the ring but he hurdles Jack on the comeback before running the opposite side….Jack, however, takes Uryu down with an armdrag takeover as he returns. Uryu stumbles back up and PJ stomps on his leg and nails a DDT from the kneeling position which gains him an early two count.

*Jack drags Uryu up and headbutts him back to the ropes before unloading with more knife edge chops, ripping the flesh from Uryu’s chest. Jack places Uryu’s leg over the ropes and then jumps into the air to stomp down on it….”softening Ishida for the figure four”…..he pulls Uryu to the middle of the ring now and lifts him into the air for a kneebreaker but Uryu rolls over his shoulder and down the back for a pinning combo which gains a two. They scramble back to their feet and Uryu throws himself into a roll under Jack’s grasp and he springboards onto the ropes before twisting back for a crossbody takedown which gets him another two. They get up again and Uryu dropkicks Jack’s legs out from under him before he grabs his arm for a mahistrol cradle but the European Champion is able to kick out once more.

*Uryu looks to drag PJ into a standing “Spanish Fly” but Jack elbows his way out. He then grabs Uryu for an overhead belly to belly suplex but Uryu spins clear and then takes Jack off his feet with a spinning heel kick. Uryu heads for the corner now and the fans rise to their feet in expectation. Ishida launches himself into the “Split Second” but Jack drives his knees up in time, sending Uryu rolling away in agony. Jack gets up now and he deadlifts Uryu off the mat into a release German suplex before he heads to the second rope and drops an elbow onto the chest of his opponent which gets him another two. Jack grabs Uryu’s leg and drags it to the ropes before leaping up and driving all his bodyweight down onto the appendage. The referee warns Jack after the third time but he just sneers at the official. PJ pulls Uryu back toward centre now and he looks for the figure four leglock but Uryu is able to reach up and grab the back of his trunks for a rollup which registers a two.

*Jack is first up and he smashes a forearm into the mouth of Uryu and then looks for the “Perfect Slam” but Uryu counters in midair by drilling Jack with an inverted DDT. He rolls out onto the apron now and wills PJ up before springboarding for a forearm. Uryu’s knee seems to give way a little as he springs and that allows Jack to sidestep the attack. Uryu’s leg buckles again on landing and Jack immediately takes advantage by drilling him with the “Perfect Slam”. The audience believe it is all over……………….1……………….2……………..NO URYU KICKS OUT. PJ is staring at the ref and he is not happy at all with what is happening but the official is adamant that Uryu kicked out.

*PJ stomps down on Uryu, targeting the body and bad leg, before attempting to get him in place for the figure four again but Uryu puts his boot in Jack’s back and shoves him through the ropes to the outside. Ishida tries to recover and get back on his feet as Jack climbs up on the outside. The referee’s count is only at three when Uryu runs across and somersaults over the top rope into a senton takedown. The fans love it but the commentators are sure it was wise of Uryu to take such a risk.

JT: These men are in their second match of the night…..there is still another to go for one of them….pacing is essential…

Uryu gets Jack up and he slings him into the ring. He pulls himself onto the apron now and once again he’s got the springboard forearm on his mind but then in midair he shifts his body and nails a thumping front dropkick instead. Jack is sent flying backwards into the ropes and he collapses. Jack then starts to crawl up as Uryu runs to the corner and he bounces off the middle turnbuckle and twists back into a leg lariat takedown which gets him a very, very close two.

*We get a shot of Angus Plague standing in Gorilla under instructions to not let anyone get out to ringside but he’s watching Jack’s plight on the monitor, will he interfere on PJ’s behalf? Uryu grabs at Jack’s arm now and looks to drag him down for the bridging armbar but Jack spins away and then pulls Uryu back in and lifts him into a sickening kneebreaker. This time he does turn him into the figure four and drops right back into the hold. Uryu is in agony as the referee kneels next to him and asks him if he wants to give it up. Uryu repeatedly shakes his head but he is clearly in real pain. The hold is in for nearly a minute but Uryu shows resolve and heart to drag himself across and grab the ropes to break the submission. PJ doesn’t look happy and has to be warned before he releases the submission. He stands and stomps all over Uryu’s leg again before dragging him back to the middle. He looks for the submission again but Uryu boots his legs out from under him and catches him into a dragon sleeper with body scissors. Jack is thrashing from side to side and trying desperately to free himself but Uryu’s grip is tight. The fans think Uryu might be about to win but then PJ rolls his body backward so he’s on top of Uryu. The referee counts and Uryu has to release the hold so that he can kickout.

*They both get back up and Jack looks for a discus lariat but Uryu ducks underneath it and then he swings a buzzsaw kick at the temple of the Euro Champ but that’s ducked too. Jack wraps his arms around the waist of Ishida now and looks for a German suplex but somehow Uryu flips out backward onto his feet. Upon landing his knee goes again and he staggers back to the corner in pain. Jack spins around and drives into Ishida with a huge bodysplash and he lands three more hard chops to the chest (blood running from the wounds). Jack lifts Uryu up onto the top rope now and climbs up after him. Superplex in mind, or maybe even a “Perfect” plex. He tries to hook Uryu in place but Ishida battles and suddenly he’s clambering up on Jack’s shoulders and back before nailing a sensational poisonrana from the top rope. Uryu is clutching his knee and he’s clearly feeling it but Jack is out. Uryu uses the ropes to pull himself up and he’s working through the pain barrier as he gets himself back on the top rope.

RJ: Split Second?

JT: SPLIT SECOND!!!

Uryu crashes down on top of Jack with the 450 Splash………………………….1………………………2……………….Jack puts his foot on the bottom rope but someone pushes it back off……………………..3!

RJ: URYU IS HEADING FOR THE FINAL!

JT: SCOTT HARRIS WITH SOME PAYBACK!

*Scott Harris pulls his hood down and the crowd cheer. The instant replays show him come from under the ring (When did that happen?) and pushes Jack’s foot off the ropes before the referee can notice. Angus Plague comes storming out onto the stage now but it’s too late and Harris is hopping the rail into the crowd.

RJ: I think we might be seeing the start of something here….

JT: Harris and Perfect Jack? Sign me up whenever you want….

Uryu cradles his leg but raises an arm to his fans before rolling from the ring as Angus Plague is climbing inside. Uryu hobbles over to his fans and shows appreciation of their support as the commentators talk about his upturn in fortunes here tonight….

JT: But what will the lasting damage be? Uryu has been through the mill during his two contests….

RJ: What is left for the final? Uryu has tremendous heart, we know that, but he’s going to need every single minute of recovery he can muster….

Perfect Jack is sitting up in the ring and he’s telling the referee about his foot on the ropes but the official says he didn’t see it. PJ looks up at Angus Plague for an explanation but AP explains that Harris must have already been out at ringside because nobody can past him. PJ scans the crowd now and looks disgruntled with what has happened.

*Second semi-final time. Who will face Uryu Ishida in the final? Can Geoff Steel even compete after what Revolution have done to him backstage? Acer walks out to boos from the Dutch crowd and he raises his arms as pyros explode all around him. Acer’s determination and “desperation” to become world champion might just be giving him an edge in this tournament. He looks slightly deranged but there is also a focus to his demeanour as he rolls into the ring to wait for his opponent. There are massive “Steel” chants all around the Ziggo Dome but can the Xtreme Champion make it out here? Geoff Steel doesn’t disappoint his army of fans but his body is strapped up and it’s clear he is far from 100%....

RJ: Those ribs are going to be a huge target for Acer…

JT: They could be broken for all we know….and Acer will have the “Rogue Spear” in mind to take care of that…

RJ: Steel is one of the toughest SOBs to ever lace them up but I’m not sure this is wise of him to be competing….

*Steel walks up the steps and climbs through the ropes, trying to hide the wince as he does. The referee is making sure Acer keeps his distance but there is a fire in his eyes. Steel tells the referee he is good to go and he wants to fight but the official looks concerned. The bell sounds and they circle before Acer shoots for the legs and is able to rip Steel off the floor and slam him down, hard, into the canvass. Steel tries to cover up as Acer chooses to aim his punches, elbows and gouges at the injured ribs until Steel is somehow able to kick him across the canvass. Steel struggles up using the ropes but Acer ploughs into him with a brutal knee to the side, causing an audible gasp from the Xtreme Champ.

*Acer drags Steel away from the ropes now and looks to flip him for the “Barry White” Driver but Steel lands on his feet and headbutts Acer in the face. Acer staggers into the ropes and Steel thunders into him with a clothesline that sends him over the top. Acer, however, lands on his feet and he grabs Steel’s feet before pulling him under the ropes and sends him crashing, ribs first, against the steel steps. Steel is in a lot of pain now as Acer spins him around and drills him with a “Downward Spiral” on the arena floor. Acer is just going to leave Steel there and take the countout victory. He rolls in and demands the referee get started. The audience look concerned and try to will Steel on but he’s in a bad way. Acer is pacing back and forth and then he spits in frustration when Steel throws himself under the ropes on the count of nine. Acer marches over and he stomps down on Steel’s back before aiming a solid boot at his side before the referee drags him away and warns him for his conduct.

*Steel grabs at the ropes to pull himself up as Acer drives punches and forearms into his back. He pulls him to the centre for a back suplex but Steel lands thunderous punches until Acer releases his grip. Acer comes back around and looks for a clothesline but Steel ducks under it and snaps off a neckbreaker but only gets a two count. Steel stumbles back up, ignoring the pain, and he grabs Acer by the head and pulls him into place for the “Bladecutter” piledriver. Acer battles back and swipes Steel’s legs before stomping between them onto his solar plexus. Steel lets out a grunt of pain before Acer slingshots him to the corner. Steel smashes the turnbuckle and remains there as Acer grabs him by the waist and rolls him out into a chaos theory rolling German suplex. He hooks the leg and believes he has the victory but Steel pops his shoulder in time.

RJ: One thing you can guarantee is that Geoff Steel is going to fight….the man is a warrior….

JT: Even if it puts his long term health in danger…..not always the smartest play but Steel fights to the death…

*Acer hammers punches into Steel’s face from the full mount and then he stands and heads for the corner. The audience are on their feet in anticipation for the “Shooting Star Knee Drop” but Steel moves and Acer lands awkwardly. Steel is hurting bad but he sucks it up as he beckons Acer up and scoops him onto his shoulders before running him into a powerslam for a nearfall. Steel pushes himself off the canvass again and he looks to the turnbuckle but decides against it. He staggers into the ropes and ushers Acer to his feet before running at him for a spear but Acer sidesteps and sends Steel into the turnbuckle before rolling him up for a two. They both get up again and Acer reacts quickest with a hard toe kick to the body and a pulling piledriver. He covers but Steel shows his toughness once more to kick out and keep this match going.

RJ: Only one of these men can advance to the finals of this tournament and meet Uryu Ishida….only one can take a step closer to the immortality of Born in Fire…

JT: Unfortunately for Geoff Steel he is fighting against the tide thanks to Revolution….

*Acer looks annoyed now as he stomps and stomps all over the chest and body of Steel until the referee drags him away and gives him a final warning. Acer looks angry as he climbs out on the apron now and waits for Steel to rise. He is primed and powers through into the forward roll spear but Steel shows his incredible strength to catch Acer in his arms and then launches him across the ring with a fall away slam. Steel grabs Acer’s wrist and drags him up now into a ring-shaking sit-out sideslam before making his way to the corner. The audience are on their feet as Steel hauls himself to the top rope and launches himself through the air, landing the brutal headbutt to the heart……………..1………………..2……………….NO!

JT: That looked like a three to me…

RJ: Had to be a millisecond away at best….where is Steel getting this from?

*Steel and the audience cannot believe it but the official is adamant. The Xtreme Champion gets up now and he stalks Acer before scooping him on his shoulders. He prepares for the “Attitude Adjustment” but Acer lands on his feet and stumbles to the corner. Steel chases in for a stinger splash but Acer moves as Steel slams hard against the turnbuckle. Acer runs the adjacent ropes and returns for a spear but Steel drives a huge boot upward in desperation, knocking Acer to the floor.

Acer is flat on his back as Steel grabs his legs now for the “Steelworks”. They thrash and fight for control but then Acer is able to slip one of his feet free and he drives a ferocious kick into Steel’s ribcage. Steel’s pain is clear for all to see as he sags and buckles, clutching at his side….Acer staggers up, licking his lips, and he sprints off the ropes and returns with a thunderous spear which gets him the three count. Acer advances. Acer vs Uryu Ishida is the final of the Road to Royalty 2024!

*Acer rolls from the ring and pats himself on the back whilst dismissing the reaction of the fans. Geoff Steel is being checked on by the referee and spits some blood onto the ring canvass from the internal damage he is suffering.

JT: Revolution will be real smug right now because, thanks to them, Geoff Steel has lost his shot at this tournament…

RJ: All orchestrated by Daniel Reilly….Reilly doesn’t want Steel challenging for his title, that’s the reason….

JT: Maybe so but Steel’s chance has passed him by….Acer, on the other hand, is just one more win away….he might just be about to fight for the world title that has alluded him his entire career….Born in Fire is within reach…

RJ: As it is for Uryu Ishida…..what a match it promises to be….two men who’s careers have been intertwined since 2007….reignited in 2023 when Acer helped Uryu become world champion…..which one of them will end 2024 with a shot at the big time?

JT: What the hell is going on here?

RJ: I have no idea...what was that video? That scene between Christy and Uryu….what is…

JT: Gazzy looks white as a sheet…

Gazzy has stumbled to the ropes and he is glaring up at the screen with shock and dismay. He looks to be having a serious crisis within himself at the footage he has just watched. Gazzy is on the middle rope over by the turnbuckle….Scott Harris has stumbled up and he looks almost apologetic as he clatters into Gazzy…

RJ: SHOT IN THE DARK….

JT: I….I don’t even know…

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Scott Harris climbs onto the ropes behind Gazzy and he lifts him off the turnbuckle into a huge “Olympic Slam” which gets the three count…

Michael Bird: Ladies and gentlemen here is your winner…..AND THE KING OF 6CWF…..Sccccooooottttt Haaaarrrriiiisssssss!

JT: Huge moment for Scott Harris….a career defining victory that will propel him into the main event, where he deserves to be…

*The Ziggo Arena is rocking as we head back to ringside. A throne has been situated at ringside with the crown and sceptre as we are about to crown the new “King of 6CWF”. Acer’s music hits the airwaves and the Dutch fans are booing into the rafters as he moves from the shadows into the light of the stage. We get a recap on Acer’s victories over Scott Harris and Geoff Steel to get to this point as he clambers into the ring and removes his jacket.

*The audience rise to their feet in appreciation as Uryu Ishida enters the battle now. The bruising on Uryu’s face is deeper and more pronounced and there is clearly a hobble in his knee from his match with Perfect Jack. Ishida tags hands with the fans as he makes his way to ringside now, staring up at Acer as he reaches the apron…

*Uryu climbs into the ring and engages in a long staredown with Acer as the audience make a deafening noise. The referee has words with both competitors as we are reminded this match will have a sixty minute time limit. Acer pulls at his hair as the bell sounds and they start to circle one another. Eventually they lock up in the middle of the ring and Acer grabs Uryu in a side headlock. Ishida backs into the ropes and tries to shoot Acer across the ring but he cannot budge him. Acer then swings Uryu over his hip onto the canvass and looks to apply a chokehold on the mat. Uryu squirms and battles before using his legs to apply a scissor choke on Acer. Acer relinquishes his hold as Uryu does the same and they scramble for a vertical base but Acer is the first in with a sharp knee to the midsection. He looks for a suplex but Uryu floats over the back and then he leaps onto Acer’s back and rolls him backward into a pinning combo (ala HBK/Y2J at Mania ’03). Acer just manages to kick out before the referee’s hand touches down for a three count.

*They both get back up and Uryu ducks a backhand before handspringing into the ropes and launching back with a “Cardiac Kick” to the top of Acer’s head. Acer is on unsteady legs as Uryu springs onto the ropes and lands on Acer’s back before flipping into a “Code Red” sunset bomb for another two count. Uryu lashes a calf kick into Acer’s leg as he stands and then another kick into the stomach to double him over. Uryu grabs Acer’s arms now for a hammerlock but Acer dives him backward into the corner and unloads with three heavy shoulder thrusts to the midsection. Acer pulls free and smashes his elbow into Uryu’s jaw, sagging him, and then he lifts him onto the turnbuckle. Acer climbs up and he has a superplex on mind but Uryu battles with punches and then a forearm to the bridge of the nose which sends him crashing to the mat. Uryu steadies himself as Acer clambers up and he dives toward him with a crossbody takedown, Acer rolls through however and gets a near fall.

*Uryu leaps into a dropkick as he gets up but Acer catches his legs and slams him down. He thinks about the submission but instead he drops back and catapults Uryu toward the corner. Uryu lands on the middle ropes but his knee gives way on him and that allows Acer to get up and club him from behind. Acer climbs up on the middle turnbuckle with Ishida now and he delivers a big time back suplex, shaking the ring on impact. Acer crawls up now and he drags Uryu into the middle of the ring and drills him with a piledriver in the centre of the ring. Acer truly believes he has the match sewn up as he hooks the leg………………….1………………..2……………Uryu kicks out.

*Acer looks like he wants to confront the referee but thinks better of it. He kicks the ropes and then grabs Uryu by the head and hauls him up for the “Barry White” Driver but Ishida spins whilst on Acer’s shoulders and counters with a poisonrana. Acer bounces across the canvass and is resting against the ropes as Ishida thunders into him with a flying knee that sends him to the outside. Uryu is slumped on the canvass as the referee starts to count Acer out….

Uryu grips the top rope and waits for Acer to rise before looking for a catapult crossbody to the outside. Acer sidesteps, however, and Uryu’s knee buckles when he lands on the arena floor. Acer quickly runs across and pulls him up for the “downward spiral” on the concrete but Uryu smashes his elbow into the side of Acer’s temple and then stuns everyone by nailing a mesmeric standing “Spanish Fly” on the arena floor….

*The referee has no choice but to start counting as both men struggle to find a vertical base. Uryu uses the steel steps to clamber up and he shakes his knee to try and regain the feeling….BOOM…..He throws himself aside just in time as Acer crashes against the steel steps after an attempted spear. Uryu drags Acer up now and he slings him under the ropes and back into the ring. Ishida climbs the apron and then up the turnbuckle as he prepares himself for the “Split Second”, only to eat canvass on the way down as Acer moves at the very last second. Acer is holding his shoulder after colliding with the steps but he gets himself back up and pulls Uryu into the “downward spiral”…………….1…………………2……………thr-barely a kickout from Uryu. This match will continue. What a tournament it has been!

*Acer grabs Uryu by the hair and he pulls him up before pushing him against the ropes. He looks for a pop-up powerbomb as Ishida comes back but Uryu counters in midair with a dragonrana for a two count. They get up again and Uryu rushes forward but Acer dips his shoulder for a backdrop onto the apron. Uryu lands on his feet and nails a step-up kick to the jaw as Acer turns around. He staggers back as Uryu catapults back in and drills him with an x-factor facebuster for a two. Uryu drags himself over to the corner now and ascends the ropes. Acer pushes the referee into the ropes and causes Uryu to fall into a crotched position, drawing boos from the audience and a warning from the ref. Acer climbs up the ropes now and nails an exceptional t-bone suplex from on high. It takes him a moment but he drags himself across the canvass and drops an arm on Uryu’s chest……………….1……………..2………….foot on the ropes!

*Acer kneels for a moment and then he rolls out on the apron. His eyes are narrowed with malice as he waits for Uryu to crawl up and then slingshots himself through the middle rope for the “Rogue Spear” but is caught in midair by an exceptional hammerlock DDT. The audience are applauding as both men are left flat on the canvass. Uryu drags himself toward the ropes to help himself back to a vertical base. He climbs up the turnbuckle now and looks over his shoulder at Acer before propelling himself from the second rope into a “Phoenix Splash”. He hooks both legs and the crowd think we have a new King………..NOT YET WE DON’T!

*Uryu falls into the ropes as he stands and sucks in a deep breath. He looks all around the Ziggo Dome as he takes stock of his situation. Acer is trying to crawl onto a knee as Uryu runs the ropes and returns with a brutal low dropkick to the mouth, leaving Acer sprawled on his back. The audience are urging Uryu to climb high now and finish the job. He nods his head in agreement and pulls himself to the top before launching himself into the “Split Second”, only to crash down on Acer’s knees. Acer keeps Uryu in place and locks his legs around the neck for a gogoplata submission. Uryu is kicking and scrambling as he realises the danger he is in but Acer rips and tears at the arm and neck…

*The hold is in for over a minute and it seems Uryu’s body has gone limp. The referee looks concerned as he tries to communicate with Ishida but isn’t getting any response. Acer continues to tug back on the head and neck as the ref grabs Uryu’s wrist and lifts it…

Uryu’s arm drops twice and there is real tension in the air as the official lifts his arm once more. It falls but Uryu, somehow, keeps it up and gets his feet under himself before managing to somehow flip himself over into a bridge for a two count that forces Acer to release the submission. Both men are feeling the pace as they struggle up and Acer hooks Uryu’s waist for a “chaos theory” German suplex but Uryu presses his feet against the turnbuckle and pushes backward so he lands on top of Acer for another close two.

*Both men struggle up again and Acer kicks Uryu in the stomach and tries to flip him for the “Barry White” Driver but Uryu lands out on his feet and swings a Buzzsaw kick at Acer’s head but he ducks and the referee takes the shot to the temple. Acer takes advantage by shoving Uryu into the ropes and drills him with a pop-up powerbomb on the comeback. The crowd watch on as Acer heads for the corner now and he looks down on Uryu before launching himself into the “shooting star knee drop”….

The audience rise up as Uryu moves out of the impact zone and sends Acer crashing to the mat. He staggers up now, hobbling on his bad knee, and he slams the buzzsaw kick into side of Acer’s head to leave him battered on his back. Uryu heads for the corner now as “Refuse/Resist” booms out of the speakers…

Uryu’s head turns on a swivel as Chris Patricks chooses now to head down to ringside. He holds up his hands on mock innocence as Uryu looks at him before making his way around to the 6CWF announce desk…

*Uryu is shaking his head but tries to put Patricks’ presence out of his mind as he climbs to the top rope and propels himself into the “Split Second”, which lands flush….

The referee crawls across and covers but after an age Acer is able to throw his shoulder up off the mat. Uryu sits there for a second and then he stands up and walks toward the ropes, looking over at Patricks…

Uryu looks annoyed as he turns now and watches Acer trying to crawl up to his feet. He then runs toward the ropes and springs onto the middle before floating back but Acer throws himself aside. Uryu is able to transition into a forward roll on landing and then springboards onto the opposite ropes as Acer springs onto the other side and they twist toward one another in midair….

*The crowd are stunned and we see countless replays of the incredible finish to the match. Back live and Chris Patricks is laughing as he puts down his headset and walks away toward the back, shaking his head as he looks at Uryu on the canvass. Acer is sitting on the mat now and he smirks as he stands up and demands the referee raise his arm in victory. Acer is going to Born in Fire and he will fight for a world title….but what will he choose?

We are about to get the royal coronation when “BOOM” (ultra pop from the crowd) as JJ Johnson walks out on the stage. JJ is dressed in a sleeveless white hoody and has a face of thunder, are they going to throw down right here. Acer looks angered that JJ is interrupting his moment but JJ leaps up onto the apron and steps through the ropes….Michael Bird offers a mic to JJ but he shakes his head and just looks at Acer for a long moment….

*JJ then raises a hand to point back to the entranceway as “Not giving in” blasts out and another outrageous reception from the Dutch crowd for The Saint. He is wearing the battle wounds of last week but he places his aviators on a young fan at ringside and then climbs up into the ring to join his Coalition brothers. Acer is holding his robe and crown and staring at his two former best friends.

JJ slowly begins to unzip his hooded top….

JJ has the big Gold strapped around his waist and Acer’s eyes bulge at the sight of it. Johnson unstraps the belt from around his waist and he lays it on the canvass between all three men. They stare down at the title and then at one another before JJ draws his arms back (ala Alex Pereira) and shoots an imaginary arrow up at the Born in Fire sign. The sign bursts into flames and pyros as the crowd go wild.

*The scene ends with all three men continuing to stare at one another with the championship in between them as the “Born in Fire” sign burns high in the rafters.

*Michael Bird is on hand to make the introductions for tonight’s main event. There is a raucous atmosphere from the Dutch crowd and the commentators are in agreement that 6CWF will most certainly return to The Netherlands in the future. Brandon Perez and Percy Percival are then introduced to a huge ovation. Streamers and confetti fall from the rafters and it is a full blown sing along as “Smooth” transitions into “Like a Prayer”. Percy falls from the rafters like an acrobat wilst Brandon Perez is thrusting in the direction of the dancers that have accompanies the “Brothers of Seduction” to ringside.

*Percy and Brandon climb into the ring now before there is a boom and almost a sonic wave from the stage. A huge green “G” appears on the stage before poison green pyros fire in all directions. We get a shot of backstage as Rex Adamson and Eddy Kent are walking side by side into Gorilla and then toward the entrance. Kent stands and stares at Rex for a long moment and Rex stares straight back, no eye contact broken. Miss Jessica then walks between them and smiles as she plants a kiss on Eddy Kent’s lips and directs them out onto the stage.

*Jessica helps Kent out of his “Homelander” suit and as Rex bobs from one foot to the other at their side. Rex then begins the march to ring and climbs up inside. Brandon Perez is making eyes at Jessica and blowing her kisses. The atmosphere is electric as the referee speaks with both teams and gives his final instructions. Rex Adamson and Percy Percival are going to get us underway and there’s the bell. Rex and Percy look for control and lockup centre ring. Rex is immediately on the offense as he lifts Percy off the mat and twists him into a huge takedown slam. Percy tries to cover up as Rex pummels him with right hands and forearms, driving the point of his elbow through Percival’s guard…

*Rex rolls over the front now to keep Percy grounded with a chinlock but Percy struggles to his knees. He aims elbows at Rex’s stomach to break his grip and then runs off the ropes but Rex follows up and crushes a sickening knee into his gut. Percival is sagged on the ropes before Rex pulls him into an explosive overhead throw. Perez is looking concerned from the apron as Rex stands over Percival and lands thunderous clubbing shots to the back of the neck and spine until he is sprawled on the canvass in a heap. Eddy Kent isn’t sure whether to smile or not but Miss Jessica is hooting and hollering in joy at what she is witnessing. Rex drags Percy back up now and he lifts him into a vertical suplex and holds him there for twenty seconds before dropping him back into the mat.

*Rex grabs Percy by the head and he launches him into the turnbuckle before aiming vicious hooks at his body and then launches him across the canvass with a Biel throw. Rex drops to a knee now as he waits for Percy to get back up…

Perez drops from the apron and he pulls his tag partner from the ring before Rex can hit the spear. He is tending to Percy now (who isn’t looking too hot) but Rex is already climbing the turnbuckle. He walks along the ropes toward the middle and then launches himself through the air with a double crossbody takedown on Percy and Perez. Rex drags Percy back up and he slings him into the ring before he grabs Perez by the neck and bench presses him over his head before running him forward and launches him over the announce area…

Rex shows no trace of emotion as Perez is left slumped on the arena floor with a broken camera and cameraman by his side. Miss Jessica has an evil grin on her face as Rex turns now and he climbs back into the ring. He grabs Percy and pulls him up…

*The audience roar as Percy summons enough strength to push Rex away from him and then detonates the superkick right on his jaw. Rex is flat on his back, looking up at the lights, as Percy collapses back in a heap and is unable to capitalise. The Dutch crowd are chanting for “BOS” now and willing Percival to get up. Eddy Kent remains static on the apron as he watches the action unfolding. Rex is holding his jaw and trying to stand as Percy rolls out on the apron and he winks at his fans in the front row before springboarding in and nails Rex with the “Percy Pop”….1
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*Percy looks at the referee and can’t believe he didn’t get the three. He sucks in the energy from the crowd as he gets back up now and wills Rex to stand once more and jumps toward him for a second superkick but Rex catches his foot. Percy’s eyes widen as Rex shakes his head and spins him around before bench pressing him off the mat and drops him into a brutal spear/spinebuster (ala Goldberg). Percy is bits on the canvass as Rex looks over toward Kent and then he charges into the corner and explodes off if it with an imploding splash (ala Jack Swagger) on top of PP. Rex still doesn’t make a cover though as Percy is bunched up in the corner and he storms in with a ferocious cannonball splash. Rex pulls Percy away now and he covers……………………1…………………2……………..Brandon Perez propels himself over the ropes into a splash on top of Rex to break the count just in time.

*Perez is hurt from the earlier landing but he slams his boot into Rex’s stomach and drills him with a Jake Roberts style DDT. Perez drags Percy to the corner now and tags in before shoving Rex with his boot toward his own corner….Eddy Kent’s eyes narrow as Perez indicates he wants the 6WF World Champion…

Kent reaches down and slaps Rex’s back before clambering through the ropes. They circle and then lockup. Perez puts Kent in a headlock and gyrates his hips whilst flicking his tongue out at Jessica. Kent backs into the ropes and shoots Perez across the ring but BP returns with a leaping shoulder tackle to take Kent off his feet. Kent staggers back up and swings a huge right hand but Perez dodges it and bridges into a German suplex for a two!

*Perez drags Kent into a powerbomb position and swivels his hips again but then Kent counters with a backdrop. Kent staggers to the ropes, looking furious, and wills Perez up before aiming to take his head off with the “Genesis Kick”. Perez ducks underneath it and he lifts Kent into the electric chair position but Kent drops behind and nails an inverted headlock backbreaker into a swinging neckbreaker. Kent stares at Miss Jessica now and she applauds him as he heads for the corner and climbs up top. Kent is going all in here….”KENT BOMB”….but Perez moves and the world champion lands hard on his back. Perez spins Kent around now and nails him with a devastating “Rude Awakening” neckbreaker for a nearfall.

*Perez claps his hands and the fans follow suit. He sees Kent in a crouched position on the canvass and he runs off the ropes and returns with the flying elbow toward the back of his head…

Kent just scouts the “Hidden Blade” strike and ducks it at the final second. They both scramble back up and Perez runs forward but Kent sidesteps him and sends him into the corner before smashing into him with a brutal clothesline. He lifts Perez up on the ropes now and climbs up with him for a superplex. Perez battles back with punches to the stomach and chops to the chest before nailing a fantastic side-effect neckbreaker from the second rope….Perez drops an arm on Kent’s chest but somehow the leader of Genesis pops his shoulder just in time. Perez can barely believe it as he staggers up again. He grabs Kent by the head…

Kent drops out the front of the “Liger Bomb” attempt and drills Perez into the mat with the “Mic Check”……………..1………………………..2………………………Percy breaks the count just in time!

*Miss Jessica urges Rex to get in the ring and make the save but he merely continues to pace the apron as Eddy Kent did earlier in the match. Kent is first to his feet and spits in Percival’s direction….

Percy pretends to catch it and licks his own hand as Kent looks at him in disgust. Kent turns back to Perez now and he ushers him to his feet before attempting the “Genesis Kick” but Perez ducks and rolls nim up for a two count. They get back up again and Kent scoops Perez on his shoulders for the rolling fireman’s slam but Perez drops behind and he kicks Kent in the gut as he turns…

Kent slams punches down into Perez’ head until they fall back to the corner. Kent stays on the ropes to deliver the ten punch combo…

Percy dives across the apron and manages to superkick Kent in the ear which allows Perez to run him out of the corner and drill him with the powerbomb…………………1………………..2……………Michael Sweetwater jumps on the apron to distract the referee!

*The crowd are booing as Sweetwater and the referee are in a full blown argument. Miss Jessica is looking up at Rex with her arms out wide but then Rex drops from the apron and walks toward the Sweetwater now and pulls him down off the apron…

Sweetwater glares at Rex and then gets right in his face. Sweetwater is running off at the mouth and looks thunderous as Miss Jessica rushes around to break them up. We hear Rex say “We’ve got this under control….we told you to stay back there” as Sweetwater yells back “I knew all along you couldn’t be trusted”…..

In the ring and Brandon Perez is trying to distance himself from the melee on the outside as he heads back toward Eddy Kent. The referee is distracted by the argument outside and that allows Eddy Kent to land a fierce low blow….Perez sags in a heap as Kent stands now, only for Percy to clamber in on the blindside…

Rex suddenly rolls in and he rips right through Percy with the rib-cracking spear. Eddy Kent is momentarily taken aback but he grins and nods his head. He turns to Miss Jessica and Sweetwater to give them the thumbs up…

Jessica suddenly starts clambering onto the apron to distract the official once more as Sweetwater pulls up the ring apron and drags out the sledgehammer. He slides it in to Eddy Kent now….Brandon Perez is trying to get to a knee as Kent picks up the hammer…

Kent is about to drill Perez with the hammer when he spins on his heel and looks to take Rex’s head off with the weapon instead. Rex, however, is standing in wait and he catches the hammer in his hands and then rags the weapon out of Kent’s grasp. Kent’s eyes widen in shock as Rex holds the hammer in his hands and then he snaps it across his knee…

Kent throws his hands up in mock innocence and tries to reason with Rex but there’s no turning back. Miss Jessica has turned white on the apron whilst Michael Sweetwater dives in the ring to come to Kent’s aid….

Rex sidesteps Sweetwater’s attack and he rips off the ropes and almost takes him clean out of his boots with the spear. Eddy Kent quickly mobilises in the corner as Rex stands up and he launches toward him with the “Genesis Kick” but Rex catches his boot. Rex shakes his head and spins Kent around before scooping him up….Rex stares straight at Miss Jessica before he sits down and nails the “Fire/Thunder” Driver…

*The Ziggo Dome is at fever pitch as Rex Adamson looks down on Eddy Kent for a long moment and then clambers from the ring. Jackson Jackson is sitting in the front row and he puts the FFTR case on the barrier now as the noise levels go through the roof….

Brandon Perez crashes into the back of Eddy Kent’s head as he is trying to rise and nails the “Hidden Blade” elbow….
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*It is party time in Amsterdam as The Brothers of Seduction are crowned the brand new tag team champions. Perez drops from the ring and is hugging Percy Percival as they are presented with their titles. They head straight into the crowd to celebrate but all eyes are now in ringside….Miss Jessica is beside herself in disbelief (although she’s live streaming the whole thing) as Rex grabs the 6WF World Heavyweight Championship belt and rolls into the ring….

Eddy Kent is trying to sit up and he looks terrified as he sees Rex Adamson standing over him with the FFTR case and the 6WF belt. The two men stare at each other for an age before Rex tosses the belt into Kent’s lap. Kent looks surprised until Rex shakes his head and he raises the FFTR case with one hand whilst pointing up at the “Born in Fire” sign with the other….

*The show ends with Eddy Kent continuing to look up at Rex Adamson. Kent is cradling his title belt whilst Miss Jessica looks on in horror.