Post by DPW Commish on Apr 13, 2020 17:22:26 GMT -5
The show opens not with the normal fanfare, but instead with shot of DPW CEO Judas Lasher, sitting at the desk in his personal office.
"Ladies and gentlemen, as you all know, we, and indeed, the entire world, are facing an unprecedented horror. The pandemic affecting the world right now is forcing drastic changes to every one of our lives, including the way we go about even the most mundane of tasks."
"We will perservere. We will get through this. Yes, there will be irrevocable changes. There has already been tragedy, and there will be much more before this ends. But we are strong. And we will endure. And while the future of DPW may still be affected by this, for the time being, we are still dedicated to giving you all the entertainment you need to escape from the stress that life is forcing upon you. For the time being, Mayhem will be held each week here in Chicago, at the Century Center. In the interest of proper social distancing, the crowd will be very sparce, and very small. But it will still allow for at least a similar experience to what you are used to watching."
"On behalf of everyone here at Dominion Pro Wrestling, I want to tell you all to please be smart, stay safe, and stay brave."
Samantha and Owen started things off for their respective teams. The two went at it, with Owen getting the better of the exchange as he took Samantha with a series of armdrags before following it up with a basement dropkick to the face. He then tagged in Mary Williams. She comes in and delivers a shining wizard before Samantha can get to her feet. She hooks the leg, but only gets a one count for her efforts. She picks Samantha up, sending her into the ropes. Mary charges in, looking for a leaping elbow smash, but Samantha rolls out of the way, causing Mary to hit into the top turnbuckle instead. Samantha then grabs the woman and delivers an exploder suplex before crawling her way over and making the tag to Judas. Judas comes in and just starts laying into her. Mary though is able to deliver a mule kick and get to her corner where she tags Owen back into the match. Owen comes in, but he is stopped in his tracks with a discus lariot by Judas. Judas picks Owen up and delivers a Northern Lights Bomb before grabbing his younger opponent and delivering Lucifer’s Halo, hooking the leg to pick up the win at 12:44
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Akane and Katie ended up being far more evenly matched than anyone would have thought, as for the entire duration of the match, neither could truly keep a real advantage going over the other. Finally though, Akane began building some momentum, hitting Katie with three consecutive roundhouse kicks to the chest.
As she ran towards her opponent for a superkick however, Katie hopped up to hit an enziguiri to Akane's face, stunning her long enough to hit The Dark Ride for the pin at 10:01.
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The scene cuts backstage where we see a hooded person leaving Judas Lasher’s office and being escorted away, while Lara Blackheart and Katie Montes are talking strategy amongst themselves. Montes notices the hooded woman and does a double-take before Lara notices, giving a combined look of shock and disappointment. As the camera follows the woman, Blackheart can be heard saying aloud “I thought I would have been told. Hmm.”
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With Belphegor in his corner to make sure nobody tried to interfere, Tyler Grey seemed more laser-focused than usual, more than likely the influence of The Coven. Sanada, still angry at The Coven for how they'd been treating his girlfriend and her sister, took it to Grey immediately, catching him off-guard with an explosive chain of moves like an exploder suplex, a superkick, and a springboard dropkick.
Grey hit a low blow though, and took the advantage back, before the match settled into more even, balanced contest, with the two men seemingly trying to one-up each other. After each man had gotten several near-falls, Sanada tried to hit a lariat on Grey, who blocked it, and took him to the mat as he locked in The Skynet. Sanada hung on for as long as he could, but finally had no choice but to submit at 17:09.
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While the crowd was much more sparce due to people having to be apart, the roar that came forth upon the beginning of Venom Inc.'s "Ave Satanas" was impressive nonetheless.
Emerging from beneath the stage through a burning pentagram, the legendary Judas Lasher walked to the ring, clad in black sunglasses and his favorite black and red pinstriped suit, as the fans chanted his name.
Waiting for the din to calm a bit, Judas finally took the mic as he walked to center ring.
"Thank you, my children... for continuing to support DPW through this trying time." He began, pausing for a moment as a few fans had started to chant again. "Your loyalty and devotion to this brand will not go unrewarded. For now, however... I am here for one... particular... reason."
Young: "Here it comes, Scott! Judas was hinting at this on Twitter, and this has to be the big news!"
Leroux: "I can't stand the guy personally... but he's a brilliant strategist, so whoever he's got, you know it's gonna be good."
"As many of you know, due to the rise of so many factions in DPW, William Mannheim and myself decided to gather a few others who we trust and respect. To watch each other's backs, and to help raise one another to greater things. And we brought in our dear Samantha to form the nucleus of Heaven & Hell. But now... it is time to add another warrior to our cause. Someone very dear to my heart. A friend with similar beliefs to my own... and one capable of violence impressive even by my standards. I present to you now... the new member of Heaven & Hell - Eavan... 'Krigare'... Maloney."
Disturbed's "Warrior" blares through the arena to the shock of those in attendance as a newly-blonde Eavan Maloney walks out. Dressed in an all-leather outfit, she smiles into the camera, placing her hand under her chin in a cutely antagonizing manner. She sits down Indian-style on the entrance ramp, microphone in hand, commanding the camera guy with a curled finger.
"So, I bet you're wondering how I got myself into this situation. Truthfully, it had been something in the works for awhile now. Back before Dominion Pro Wrestling got off the ground, Mr. Lasher was scouring talent for a company he wanted to open, and one of the first people he asked was me. Now, at the time, I was holding a championship in NFW which I was subsequently screwed out of. And it left me bitter. I was already locked into a multi-year contract in WWA and I initially felt like I was going to stay there for the next couple of years and retire from the sport at 30.
And then this whole pandemic happened, and it gave me a LOT of time to think. How did I want to be remembered? How did I want to be seen? Was I actually happy or was I only kidding myself? And I realized the first thing that had to go was the hair. The attitude. I needed to stop being The Man and start being Eavan again. I’ve already proven I can slay giants. I’ve already proven I can go toe-to-toe with the best, and beat them.”
Eavan twirls the microphone and looks around, smirking.
“I also know I come with a reputation. Eavan’s hard to work with. Eavan can be a headache in the locker room. I deserve that, I won’t shy away from that, but here’s the thing. Almost every place I’ve worked in, I’ve stood atop the company as a champion. Television Champion, Hardcore Champion, United States Champion, World Champion. I’ve held close to a dozen in just a few short years, some I’ve even won from people in that locker room behind me. And THAT is why Judas Lasher always held the door open for me to come here.”
Eavan gets up and starts to under the buckles of her jacket, revealing a black American Murder Log t-shirt underneath.
“Now, despite the invitation, I had to ask myself WHY. Why should I come to DPW? I knew I would have an instant target on my back. I know there are a couple back there who I have beaten who’d love to get those wins back. I could have easily saved my ass and stayed home, but whether or not it’s reciprocated, I have respect for them. I welcomed the opportunity to allow them that chance. There are some who have victories over me, and I thought it’d be a great opportunity to avenge those losses. What sealed the deal for me, though, was two simple things. The first is that I’ll never have to worry about my loved ones having to wrestle on my behalf. And the second is the feeling that I won’t get overlooked after putting all of my effort to climb the ranks here because I’m not a member of a…” Eavan raises her hands and does air quotes. “...particular club that needs a severe dose of regicide. They know who they are. Honestly, though, I shouldn’t use the word they because some of them are actually pretty cool people... though they’ll probably get a little heated because I’m about to bury their leader. Again. I guarantee I’d end up arrested if I ever saw the bitch’s face. Thing is, she fears me, and I don’t blame her. While she can protest that I’m not even on her radar, even her nightmares have nightmares about me. I’m firmly in her head, and there may very well be a day where I’ll be holding that head, severed from the rest of her damn body.”
Eavan paces the ramp, nodding to herself, trying to calm herself down.
“At the end of the day, I want each and every member of the roster to be listening right now. You’d best bring your A game, because when you end up having to stand across the ring from me, friend, foe, respected or not, I have one goal and one goal only and that is to use you to get another step up that ladder. So, mark this date down on your calendars because what I’m about to tell you isn’t a prediction, but a spoiler. I will be the Dominion Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion and there is not a damn person back there who can stop me.
Krigare. Out.”
Eavan flips the microphone in the air and lets it fall to the ground as she walks away.
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Lash, SIN, William, and Wolfe put on a heck of a showing in this fourway match. The action was fast and furious as they all took each other to the limit, showing the world what they all can do. Lash and Wolfe would pair off for a little while, Lash getting the upper hand in the exchange and he’d keep Wolfe on his toes with his speed and hitting him with a springboard tilt-a-whirl DDT and getting himself a nearfall. While they battled it out, SIN and William were on the floor, taking it to each other. The two of them were using the barricades, steel steps, and everything they could find to inflict punishment. As they were brawling though, Lash was able to climb to the top rope and launch himself, taking both of them down with a flying crossbody. Lash would take William and send him into the ring before hitting Lash Loop and having the pin broken up at two by Wolfe. Wolfe would toss Lash out of the ring, but before he could do anything, SIN was in the ring, delivering a series of strikes to him.SIN would take Wolfe and deliver a snap kick that would drop him to the mat. She would hook the leg, but it would be broken up by William. William picked up SIN and tossed her into the corner. He’d come charging in, but SIN was able to get the boot up and drive William backwards. She saw her opportunity and came out of the corner, hitting the Facebreaker and hooking the leg to pick up the win at 18:15.
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Due partially to the anger and rage in her due to the attack on her fiance, Salvatore brought the attack to Dickulous even harder than she normally could, taking the big man off his feet several times in only the opening few minutes. Rick adjusted quickly though, and began to batter her with his size advantage, easily hitting several brutal German suplexes in succession.
After 15 minutes of surprisingly ruthless, hard, aggressive back-and-forth action, Salvatore shocked Rick by slipping out of a Misery Whip attempt, and hoisting the big man up onto her shoulders, hitting him with her father's old Mushroom Cloud finisher! As she prepared to lock in The Cold Embrace, however... Tyler Grey walked out onto the entrance ramp, smirking, microphone in hand.
The video wall then showed a slow-motion replay of him tossing Mia Hayashi from the top of the video wall, as he laughed, HARD, into the microphone. "You know, baby... I used to say I could only trust your bitch as far as I could throw her... turns out she must be pretty damn trustworthy then, eh?"
He'd barely gotten the whole sentence out, when an enraged Adrianna booked it out of the ring, running at full speed up the ramp toward him. Tyler, still laughing, ran off as well, hopping into his car and peeling out of the arena, as Adrianna jumped onto her motorcycle, tearing out after him as the referee rang the bell, awarding the match to Rick via unintentional forfeit at 16:22.
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The battle between The Coven and Sex & Violence was obviously extremely personal, and wasted no time in turning into an uncontrollable brawl. Within minutes, the referee gave up attempting to keep any kind of order in the ring, as the six women utterly tore into one another.
The action eventually spilled out of the ring, leaving only LeeAnn and Shelley in the ring. LeeAnn managed to get Shelley to the mat, wrapping her into Her Black Wings, only for Lara to come running into the ring, throwing a vicious sliding dropkick right into LeeAnn's face, giving Shelley a moment to get to her feet, hitting the stunned LeeAnn with Falling Rain for the pin at 13:06.
As the match ended though, the brawling continued, as the rest of The Coven and S&V (with the exception of Tyler Grey and Adrianna Salvatore, who'd still not returned) joined in the fray. S&V was sadly outnumbered though, and were quickly overwhelmed.
As the rest of the wrestlers were outside the ring, the giant Belphegor dragged Meggy Sparkles into the ring, flattening her with a vicious lariat before being handed a steel chair by The Buzzsaw at ringside.
Folding the chair around the young woman's neck, the 350-pounder then prepared to jump and drop his full weight on the chair, when the crowd exploded as HateLife's "This Is Chaos" hit over the loudspeaker, Tommy and Johnny Krule running to ringside.
As Johnny joined the brawl on the outside, Tommy slid into the ring to attack Belphegor before he could finish his attack on Meggy, kicking him low and hitting and double-arm DDT. With the numbers evened, The Coven finally backpedaled, heading to the locker room as the show ended with Tommy Krule tending to Meggy Sparkles in the ring.