A/N: The LAST STOP before Ozone 50. BIG STAKES for this show here. No. 1 Contender for The WWE Title. No. 1 Contender for The Women's Title. Some BIG SHIZNIT happening here, folks. ...I apologize.
GONNA RAISE HELL, GONNA RAISE HELL, WE OWN NOTHIIING!
The intro to Cheap Trick's "Gonna Raise Hell" begins as the sight of NYC's skyline is gets zoomed in on...
Gonna raise hell, gonna raise hell.
The camera tilts up from the ground to show the skyline from the street...as a shadow suddenly covers the streets...
Gonna raise hell, gonna raise hell.
Deadpool stands over everyone, a GIANT next to the buildings in NYC; the people of NYC are shocked to see Wade standing next to this building...as Lola Bunny LEAPS over him...and then Jupiter throws her a basketball, allowing Lola to DUNK it through a very large basketball net!
ELSEWHERE...
...Dan Kuso rolls a giant Bakugan down Broad Street...and TK & Davis are standing on top of Wall Street while looking at a ticker for Wallstreet (the ticker reads, "WWE STOCK UP +500,000") as "Party People" by Nelly plays:
Just walked through the door
What's it gonna be,
Haruhi Suzumiya walks through the middle of two buildings, her head upturned to the citizens...
I can't get to the floor
Boys all over me.
Sailor Moon sits atop a building like a throne, primping her hair...and The Brooklyn Bridge is shaking...because The Game Grumps are shaking it as if it was a giant swing
Where my party, pa' party party pa' party people at?
Where my party, pa' party party pa' party people at?
As aaall of this goes on...
...elsewhere, The WCW RR is building a human pyramid as Brock steps atop of it and plants The RR flag on top of a skyscraper...
Ambition? ha!
Brock Samson climbs to the top of The Empire State Building, swatting away at planes coming for him...
If all i've heard is true,
There's nothin' much i can do
Brock hits on The Statue of Liberty...and from behind it, Yuna Kamihara pushes the statue onto an unsuspecting Brock!
To change the world, it's irreversible.
But in what it lacks,
Mr. Grimm, atop of giant motorcycle, rides down the streets of NYC and crushes cars as the now giant reaper makes huge tracks in the streets
It's got a taste that smacks of somethin' irresistible.
The giant WCW roster congregates together...
...as The giant WWE Animated roster come together to meet up in The Barclay's in Brooklyn. SOMEHOW...the classic rock tune of "Gonna Raise Hell" fuses with the hard hitting beat of, "Party People"
Gonna Raise Hell!
Party People! Where my party people-
Gonna Raise Hell!
Where my party people at!
Dan Kuso and Deadpool stare down, Android 17 behind Deadpool and Hiccup Haddock behind Dan Kuso, before the we get a hyper zoom out of NYC...and the "WWE ANIMATED/WCW SHOWDOWN SUPERSHOW" logo...
...and the scene SHATTERS to reveal the set of the show, light pyro going off as we get a decent look at the stage. The IrisTron of WWE Animated...a mix of Showdown's blue color scheme around the stage and Animated's orange highlights. On the left side of the stage is the WCW logo while the right side of the stage has the WWE logo.
On commentary we get Tarble, Iroh, Vegeta, and Moon on one side...and Dash, Sam, and Courage on the other end. They go over a few changes...The Tag Title match will be on Animated next week...Anarchy Sisters vs. Team Hana-Gumi will be on The Ozone 50 preshow...Enrique wanted a bout against Brock tonight...while Team Lyoko were allowed a match tonight on the show (the only reason it being allowed was TW willing to see Lyoko lose to a veteran team of Tito & Theo)...while the night would be sandwiched by two high stakes WWE Animated exclusive bouts. Gwen Ten vs. Katara for the No. 1 Contendership to the Women's Title in the main event for an Ironwoman Match SIXTY MINUTES...and The WWE Title No. 1 Contendership must be decided here as well. "This may be Ozone 50 week...but this is STILL WWE Animated and WCW Showdown. We STILL need to make sure our priorities are straight."
ALSO, Duke will be fighting for the first time since 1992...as he, Detweiler, and Kamiya will face Zero Kazama, Phelps, and Brady. And Deadpool will be trading Doc Louis and The DLP for The Shield of Captain America. The night will be action packed...and we HAVE to start with The WWE Title No. 1 Contendership.
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No. 1 Contendership for The WWE Toon Championship: Itachi Uchiha vs. The Boss vs. Tommy Oliver vs. Robin IV vs. DIO
-Four newcomers to the brand are in this bout...and one former WWE Champion. The former WWE Toon World Champion Itachi Uchiha was hungry to regain his title, and he knew he'd have to go through four formidable foes to get that back. The Boss was a resourceful rookie in the business who led a group from a street gang to having power in a city. Tommy Oliver, the legend who comes to WWE, is very much ready to break through and make his presence known in the main event; he had to justify his presence in WWE. Robin was a third generation superstar, one of a few: the grandson of Ra's al-Ghul and the son of Batman, he had a legacy to live up to (he and Tommy were also 1-1 with one another). DIO and his Legion defeated Akuma, but now DIO himself had earned a major shot at his first world championship. Every man had a chance to fight for the oldest title in the business.
-Every competitor got a chance to maintain some control over the match. The Boss kept to the outside for as much as he could, only coming in when the herd thinned in the ring. DIO Back Body Drops Robin, and The Boss comes in and Dropkicks DIO into the near left corner. He runs, jumps, and spins around for a DDT that plants DIO...only for a two.
-Tommy was very much an upfront fighter. He gets cheers when the match gets hectic and he tries to maintain control. Tommy is a striker by trade, so he fit into The Animated system perfectly. Tommy really didn't let up on his Chops in this match. DIO's chest was red...Robin's chest was red...Itachi's chest was red...The Boss's chest was red...Tommy was working on making everyone red. He goes for The Brachio Death Drop (Reverse DDT) on Robin...
-...but Robin gets free and pushes him away. The scrappy Robin was the flyer of the match, moving around at fast speeds in order to disorient the opponent. Robin was challenging everyone...a plan that seems good, but looks bad when every stronger person in this match tosses him around. Robin still is talented enough to put them down. Robin actually springboards off the ropes and hits The Assassin's Mark (Springboard European Uppercut) on Tomm-CAUGHT! Tommy Capture Suplexes Robin over his head! Robin lands on his feet and Mule Kicks Tommy...
-...but DIO took back control with a Tomahawk Chop to the head of Robin! And then he spins and SUNLIGHT YELLOW OVERDRIVE! The Discus Lariat LEVELS Tommy in the back of his head! And he picks up Oliver and puts him in a Standing Headscissors. DIO was a VICIOUS competitor. He ALWAYS took time to torture his opponents. DIO grabs the roof of Tommy's mouth and begins PULLING UPWARDS, as if he wants to RIP the top of Tommy's head off from the lower jaw! DIO grns as he does so...BUT ITACHI GRABS DIO BY THE THROAT AND PUSHES HIM OUT THE RING!
-Itachi isn't one to gloat excessively like DIO...but he can be sadistic on his own dime. RIGHT NOW, there was no time to be sadistic. He had to WIN. NOW. Itachi sees Tommy get up and GLASSES him across the jaw with a right hand, dazing Tommy. Itachi kneels down...stares down Oliver...and then grabs his neck...ROBIN JUMPS onto his back from behind for a Sleeper! SNAPMARE! Robin planted on his backside...and Itachi sneers at him before SNATCHING his neck! And then he LIFTS him up...CHOKESLAM! Robin gets PLANTED right on his back! And Itachi goes for the pin...ONE...TWO...THR-THE BOSS FROG SPLASHES ONTO ITACHI'S BACK! The Boss rolls away from this as Itachi rolls off of him...and The Boss crawls over to Robin and pins him!
-ONE...TWO...
-DIO PULLS HIM OFF! And DIO grabs The Boss and kicks his gut. Standing Headscissors-LOW BLOW. THE BOSS WENT LOW. And now he STUNNERS DIO OUT THE RING! And DIO rolls out the ring-WHILE ITACHI SPEARS THE BOSS! Uchiha gets on one knee and stares down The Boss...and then keeps a dead stare as he gets to his feet...the crowd booing as Itachi was poised to try and retake the main event...though cheers build up...
-...Itachi crouches...and The Boss gets up...
-...and Itachi senses something and turns RIGHT INTO THE LEAF HURRICANE FROM ROCK LEE! THE REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK SENDS ITACHI RIGHT ON HIS BACK! THE CROWD CHEERS ON THE GREEN DYNAMITE AS HE PUMPS HIS FIST...AND THEN BOOKS IT OUT OF THERE WHEN SASUKE RUNS TO RINGSIDE!
"ROCK LEE FROM OUT OF NOWHERE CHANGING THE DICHOTOMY OF THIS MATCH!" Exclaimed Tarble, "AND HE'S RUNNING INTO THE CROWD, THE AUDIENCE QUICK TO RECEIVE THE MAN WHO MAY HAVE JUST SAVED THEM FROM ANOTHER POSSIBLE REIGN OF TERROR BEFORE ITACHI HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE IT SO! SOMEBODY HAD TO DEFEND THE OLD GROUP...IF NO ONE ELSE COULD, ROCK LEE WAS WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE SURE THE UCHIHAS NEVER GOT AWAY WITH IT!"
"He STOLE Itachi's win! He STOLE Itachi's MOMENT!" Vegeta yelled, "How DARE he? How absolutely DARE he? HE JUST SCREWED OVER THE UCHIHA FAMILY! THERE IS BLOOD ON THOSE BUSHY EYEBROWS OF HIS, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE IF OBITO AND HIS BOYS HAVE ANY SAY! ITACHI GOT SCREWED! ITACHI IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SCREWED...AND EVERYONE HERE IS CELEBRATING IT LIKE THEY WON SOMETHING..."
-Itachi is LAID OUT on the mat...and The Boss sees this. The Third Street Saints leader crawls over to the downed former world champion...and he grabs onto the leg...The Boss is TAKING ADVANTAGE...AND THE CROWD MAY BE FINE WITH IT...
-ONE...
-TWO...
-THR-DIO YANKS THE BOSS OUT THE RING! BACK BODY DROPS THE BOSS BACK FIRST ONTO THE BARRICADE! THE BOSS HOLDS HIS SPINE...BUT HE REFUSES TO SCREAM AND GIVE DIO THE SATISFACTION. But DIO continuously STOMPS HIM OUT as he enters back into the ring. The Boss tries to get up, and DIO goes for Itach-THE BOSS TRIPS HIM UP AT THE LAST SECOND! Itachi rolls out of the ring right before DIO could get to him! And now DIO angrily turns around to a pained Boss and bears his teeth. THAT was his chance...and The Boss RUINED it. "Muda...MUDA...MUDA MUDA..." DIO had exited the ring and began STOMPING OUT The Boss out of FRUSTRATION! "MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA-" SHOTGUN DROPKICK FROM THE POWER RANGER! Sends him RIGHT into the steel steps!
-And Tommy grabs DIO and THROWS him into the ring! Tommy slides in, the crowd getting LOUDER and LOUDER...TOMMY POPS RIGHT TO HIS FEET IN THE RING AND GRABS A DAZED DIO! BLACK THUNDER (Rock Bottom) CONNECTS AND PLANTS THE VAMPIRE-ROBIN KICKS THE GUT OF TOMMY AND HITS THE BAT-WING DRIVER '38 (Single Arm Lifting Impaler DDT)! ROBIN HOOKS BOTH LEGS!
-ONE...TWO...THREE!
-ROBIN, IN HIS FIRST MONTH, IS THE NO. 1 CONTENDER!
-"THE THIRD GENERATION SUPERSTAR, WINNING WITH HIS FATHER'S SIGNATURE TECHNIQUE FOR DECADES, WINS A SHOT AT A TITLE HIS OWN FATHER HAS HELD...A TITLE HIS FRIEND'S FATHER HAS HELD...A TITLE THAT EVERYONE WISHES TO HOLD..." Tarble yells.
-"The kid's got some WIT to him, ohoho!" Iroh exclaimed, "Ran in RIGHT as Tommy hit The Black Thunder! He broke the tie between him and Tommy, at least in HIS mind. This NXT Class seems READY TO FIGHT AT THE TOP ALREADY! But we have to figure out who is going to be champion...Dan Kuso or William Dunbar..."
-"If KUSO has any guts...he will..." Vegeta sneered.
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-Backstage, we see someone walking through the garage. Sportacus, Bull, Ryan, and Pop were walking in unison...with Stephanie Meanswell carrying The Captain's shield (while dressed in a "Captain Iceland" outfit). "Stephanie, I will BUY YOU a new shield. A BETTER one, I'm SURE...I don't know what Vibranium IS, but it can't be THAT hard to get..." A comment that caused the crowd to chant, "WAKANDA! WAKANDA!" DLP wait around for The WCW World Champion to come around...and they may be waiting for a while...
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-MEANWHILE...we see Gwen Tennyson sitting in her locker-room, meditating. Her mind was trying to clear...she had to become focused on ONE SINGULAR GOAL tonight...beating Katara. She was going to have to go sixty minutes. Full focus and discipline...stamina...it was all going to be used up tonight.
Enrique w/Max vs. Brock w/Impulse
-Brock seemed to be very enamored with Impulse's drive to get better. Brock wanted Impulse to come out with him for his match against Enrique. Enrique, one half of the captains, was determined to prove to his team and his company that he could win it. Brock was the big guy here...which made offense for Enrique harder. The smaller kid is is trying to get some offense in...but Brock continues to dominate. But Brock DOES get his Running Powerslam countered and gets Dropkicked out the ring! Brock goes out, and then he goes RIGHT back down with a TORNILLO OVER THE ROPES! Enrique tries to just stay on Brock whenever he gets to his feet. He gets on the ropes and ASAI MOONSAULTS onto Brock!
-Near the end, Brock BACKCRACKERS Brock and sends him reeling on the mat before he heads to the top. Enrique stands tall on the corner, and then claps his hands before DIVING OFF THE TOP...AND BROCK PUTS HIS KNEES UP! Enrique lands on his back...and Brock gets back up and picks Enrique up to his feet. Running Powerslam CONNECTS...and ONE...TWO-Enrique KICKS OUT. Brock raises an eyebrow and grabs Enrique by his hair. Impulse, looking close at this, sees Brock shake Enrique. Enrique was dazed from that slam, but he DID kick out. Brock goes for The Onix Crusher...but Fireman's Carry fails, Enrique gets behind him AND WRIST-LOCK AND ESPADA TIJERA (Short Arm Lariat from a Wrist Clutch)! Brock stumbles...and Enrique runs for the ropes and Springboards for a SPRINGBOARD PENALTY KICK TO THE CHEST! Brock goes to his hands and knees and now Enrique goes for ANOTHER BACKCRAKCER-BROCK TRANSITIONS IT INTO A FIREMAN'S CARRY...DROPS HIM! SAMOAN DRIVER! The Onix Crusher connects and gets him the 1...2...3!
-Brock smirks and leaves the ring while putting his arm around Impulse. "THAT...is how you do it..." Said Brock as he leaves the ring. Impulse looks back and sees Max enter the ring. He looks at Brock, wondering if he should go run after Max. Brock shakes his head. "We got this. Later. This weekend." Meanwhile, Max is just trying to check on Enrique as he recovers in the ring. This was another L for Enrique this week, which made the boy grab at his hair in ANGER. "NEVER be like him, Impulse..." Brock told the rookie 2nd generation superstar, "Angry at the world and yourself. Use your motion as FUEL for winning." And with that, Brock leaves with Impulse and heads to the backstage area.
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-We get an appearance from Tom Brady and Michael Phelps. Phelps states that, "Tonight, we show three old folks just what it means when they say the future is NOW. This is just representative of WWE as a WHOLE. A bunch of old people trying to live out their glory days. LOOK AT THEM. They think trotting out DUKE is COOL. THIS puts butts in seats? Maybe for the average idiot who watches this crap. This show NEEDED a CCW presence to draw a crowd and ratings. Now of course, when we win tonight and then BLOW THEM OUT this weekend, we'll be TAKING BACK our drawing power. The Greatest Olympian and The Football GOAT are a formidable tag team that ANYONE would fear by themselves. ...But we have someone backing us UP."
-Brady says, "TONIGHT...we have XM of CCW...and FIT STUNTMAN...MARTIAL ARTIST...FORMER MTV STAR...and overall BADASS...Zero Kazama on our side," Brady moves to the side to reveal Zero Kazama in black loose fitting pants and kickpads. He sported a green tank top that showed off his muscles. The man was FIT. Average size and FIT. Zero flexed for the camera as Brady and Phelps built him up. "LOOK AT THOSE GUNS! That's an ATHLETE. JUST LIKE US. Zero is a man who knows how to stay in shape, unlike Mr. Duke. And THAT is PERFECT for us. Because Phelps can handle TJ 'I Have No TCW to Mooch from, WWE Have Me Back' Detweiler...and I'll handle a guy who just CANNOT...STAY...AWAY..."
-Kazama finally gets his chance to speak. "Tonight, WWE...I show you why we are elite. You've seen how elite our developmental is. You've seen how elite our roster is. Now...you'll see how elite management is. I will embarrass a former world champion in this ring and I will put him into the permanent retirement he was SUPPOSED to take."
The Daughters of Destiny (Lisa Simpson & Meg Griffin) w/Alex DeLarge vs. Bat-Girl Legacy (Orphan/Cassandra Cain & Spoiler/Stephanie Brown)
-The DoD were being managed by Alex, who was not interested in the war so much as he was interested in the well-being of his client. He had to accompany her and her partner to the ring. The DoD simply asked for this match to test their skills as a team against WWE/WCW talent. It DID help that Meg was upset at WWE Animated for their treatment of her during her career. Bat-Girl Legacy, a team consisting of Spoiler and Orphan. Both at one point were Batgirl, and both have moved onto their own alter-egos. They were a high-flying team that needed a platform to show off. Courage says, "The Bat Family IS a very large dynasty in WWE and WCW, and we've watched many of them grow into formidable talent in both companies. This will be BGL's first match on a big stage like this." BGL was sky oriented, their athleticism allowing them to get around the ring. Frequent tags were their modus operandi. The DoD were a mix of Meg's power and Lisa's brains. Lisa would often direct traffic from ringside. Alex himself was beneficial at times, giving his own directions from ringside.
-Orphan Irish Whips Lisa to the ropes and then grabs her and pops her into the air. Lisa comes back down and DDTs Orphan! The mute rolls to the ropes, and Lisa runs at her and DOUBLE KNEES her in the neck! Orphan lets go of the ropes and holds her neck. Lisa then tries for The LisaDog (Argentine Rock into Bulldog)...Spoiler pulls Orphan off of Lisa's shoulders. Both Double Dropkick her into the ropes! And then *tap* both POP Lisa into the air...and HARD ROUNDHOUSE KICKS TO THE GUT IN STEREO! Go 2 Arkham connects! And Orphan tries for the pin...MEG GRIFFIN THROWS SPOILER OUT! Lisa was NOT the legal woman! And Orphan gets up ONLY TO GET BELLY 2 BELLY'D RIGHT BACK DOWN! Meg then picks up Orphan...and then motions for Lisa to get up. Lisa climbs the ropes of the far left corner...and then Meg puts Orphan on her shoulders for an Electric Chair...KISMET! DOOMSDAY BULLDOG...gets the ONE...TWO...THREE! Bat-Girl Legacy lose to The DoD, and Meg screams, "YOU SEE THIS WWE!? YOU MOCKED ME FOR YEARS, AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS!" Meg grabs onto Orphan and THROWS her right out the ring!
-She grabs onto Spoiler as she tries to enter the ring...AND THE OG BATGIRL RUNS TO THE RING AND CHASES OFF MEG AND LISA WITH HER METAL BO STAFF! Batgirl threatens DoD and tells them to get out of here. She checks on Batgirl Legacy, making sure they're okay. She had to at least make sure Meg didn't do anything more to her friends.
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-Backstage, we see Enrique & Max walking...stumbling...backstage. Max was trying to keep Enrique upright...but the very VERY upset Enrique was just brooding in his own mind at the moment. ...And it didn't help that they had encountered The X-Factors right as they were stumbling. Was anything NEEDING to be said between them? Ulrich looked at Odd, and Odd just gave a passing glance to Ulrich. Both snickered and chuckled, and The DKs were just glaring up at the two teens. No words were shared for a minute...until Odd just sighed and said, "We'll win for us." And with that, Ulrich & Odd left the area and headed to the ring. Their match was next. Max just sighed...Enrique just was breathing heavy. And to add a WWE flair to this segment, a person wearing a paper bag over their head just walked past The Dragon Kids at that right moment. No explanation. Just someone with a paper bag walked by them...nodded at them...gave Max a handshake...and walked away. "The hell kind of degenerates we letting in here?" Vegeta asked.
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-ALSO elsewhere, Haruhi Suzumiya was holding her belt while sitting next to her crutches. The Toon Women's Champion was going to be on commentary tonight for the main event. She felt she just HAAAD to be there. She was telling The SOS Brigade that she'd go out there by herself. She felt safe enough. But that is for later tonight...in the main event. Sixty Minutes.
-We come back to the show...and DLP are still waiting for Deadpool to arrive with The DLP Bus. They've been waiting for almost an hour now. They were hoping things would move along now. This was a three hour show...they were hoping things would move along quicker.
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Odd & Ulrich vs. Tito & Theo
-Tito & Theo were WWE veterans, having won The Toon World Tag Team Titles on multiple occasions. They were also part-timers at this point. And they were PBS Kids. AND were contemporaries with The X-Factors...if that is even their name now. They did not come out to, "Are You Ready?" or anything of the like. Their movements were definitely not reminiscent of their X-Factor gimmick. No, this was something different. They came out to no music for now, and were sporting attire closer to their own outfits in Lyoko. Yellow ninja/samurai inspired for Ulrich and purple cat inspired gear for Odd. Moon was told, "Their name is...Lyoko 3K now? I don't even GET IT. But that's what they wanna call themselves. So I'll RESPECT it for professional purposes. DON'T have to love it for any other reason though." As they walk by the commentary table, Ulrich & Odd stare down Moon. Usagi just comments, "Staring at me won't make you or your girlfriend relevant, folks. Move on...and let me HELP YOU move on later this weekend. Yumi's career is OVER."
-Lyoko 3K, as they dub themselves now, were WWE's premier tag team for a few years. Tito & Theo were another premier tea of the early 2000s. Both have feuded over the titles before, and early on in this match it seemed like the early matches for these two team. Tito being a brawler who could fly and Theo being a straight up brawler. At first, we were getting the old Team Lyoko fast pace...until, when Theo wanted a tag from Tito, Ulrich YANKED HIM OFF THE APRON SO HE COULD HIT IT FACE FIRST! Tito, not used to this Lyoko, turns around and elbows Odd in the face before springboarding-WAISTLOCK! GERMAN RIGHT ON HIS HEAD! A viciousness never before seen from these two was on display. Ulrich and Odd just focused on Tito the whole match, and worked on his neck. DDTs galore...Knee Strikes to the head...a Neckbreaker RIGHT on the knee...a Diving Elbow Drop to the neck...and every time Theo tries to come in, the other Lyoko hero would yank him off the apron! Tito's neck was hurt...THE ODDITY (Zig-Zag) CONNECTED! Odd tags in Ulrich, and Odd runs the ropes and Suicide Dives onto Theo as THE KADIC SHOT (Paydirt) connects onto Tito! The boy was hurt...One, two, three.
-Lyoko 3K win out, and they walk out of the ring while looking VERY...very...arrogant. Ulrich keeps a straight face. Odd smirks and says into the camera, "The X is DEAD. The only FACTORS now are TWO...one...two..." Odd points to them both as they made their ways to the back. They basically DOMINATED a veteran tag team. This new Odd & Ulrich made be a VERY formidable foe for anyone in their way.
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-Chuckie Finster is backstage, and he is here with...THE WWE Toon Champion, DAN KUSO. The crowd gives The WWE Champion a giant cheer, and Kuso smirks as he gets asked an important question..."Are you ready to defend that belt and WWE's legacy against 5BW's William Dunbar?"
-Before Dan could answer that question, he gets confronted...by ROBIN. Accompanied by his friend Mia "Maps" Mizaguchi and his best friend/bodyguard Superboy, Robin smirks while sizing up The WWE Champion. Dan says, "Let me be the first to congratulate ya, kid. You're first world title match and ONLY in your first month here. That's REALLY impressive. I think-"
-Robin puts up a hand, "...Kuso, don't come to me with the patronizing comments. I know I'm great. I know I'm the most standout performer WWE Animated has seen in ages. I was NXT Toon Champion. I know how to impress. Now as for YOU, Dan...I think you need to five YOURSELF these big words of encouragement. I don't need you telling me anything. WHAT I NEED FOR YOU TO DO is win. Not because I like you...but because if you lose, then you're just hurting yourself. And it will be a HELL of a lot harder to try and get that belt back. I need that belt for MY future world title match. Now I can be the hero of the story and bring the belt back, but I'd rather you make this easier for us both and just win so we don't need to go through CCW defiling it. You got me? Now Dunbar or you, I can beat the BOTH of you. But we both know Zero would be difficult when it comes to trying to schedule another WWE Title match. And I also don't feel like having a Triple Threat. I want a one on one. So make this job easy for us all...and beat Dunbar...so I can beat you. Got it?"
-Dan looks right into Robin's face...and stares dead into his mask...before chuckling. "I like your spirit, but don't think that your blood means you own the place. Son of Batman, grandson of Ra's, it doesn't matter to me. I'm going to retain this belt...I'm going to beat Dunbar...I'm going to make Ben wish he had NEVER made a fool out of me in that ring on Monday...and I'll handle you one on one when it's all done. Deal."
-With that, Robin gives Dan a few pats on the chest before ambling off with his friends. Dan just stares at this whole scene...and shakes his head...
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-...before we head to the parking lot, where an increasingly frustrated DLP just are pacing ANGRILY back and forth. "I KNEW IT. I KNEW HE WASN'T TRUSTWORTHY. THE SOB..." Ryan yelled, "WE OUGHT TO GET IN THAT RING AND TAKE THE SHOW HOSTAGE UNTIL WE GET WHAT WE WANT..."
-Sportacus...was more or less in agreement. "...Let's go. SOMEONE's paying for this, even if we have to drag them to the ring."
-We come back to the show...and here comes DLP to the ring, looking MIGHTY PO'd over the fact Deadpool wasn't here yet. Wade Wilson was nowhere to be found...which meant that DLP had to start getting DRASTIC. DLP is ready to bust heads, and Sportacus wags a finger. "I knew Wade was a coward, and I knew he was a liar...but I didn't know he'd puff his chest out so big just for little to NO results. He claims he wants that shield back? REALLY? HE wants the shield back? Well he COULD have fooled ME. He could have fooled me because he hasn't COME HERE YET. He doesn't have our bus NOR our bus back! And we're just getting more and more ticked off..." Sportacus held up a fist, "Wade...COME HERE...or we'll hurt someone. And their pain will be on YOUR HEAD. Because YOU ARE A CHICKEN, WADE. A PUREBRED CHICKEN."
-"Aye, I got an idea!" Aran Ryan interrupted Sportacus before exiting the ring quickly. He quickly ran towards the timekeeper's area and GRABBED INSPECTOR GADGET BY THE COLLAR. "How about we RIP this robot man apart before Wade decides to finally get here?" The crowd was booing as Aran Ryan dragged Inspector Gadget out of his spot at the timekeeper's area. "WHAT IN TARNATION?" Sam asked, "THAT MAN'S A LEGEND!"
-"Would YOU wanna go fight them, Sam? YOU used to wrestle!" Exclaimed Dash.
-"Yeah, DAGNABBIT, SURE, er, LET ME GET MAH 'RASSLIN BOOTS ON..." Sam began looking under the table for something...
-...right before the sounds of a bus could be heard. DLP look up at The IrisTron, observing a bus entering the garage. This was Wade...it was The DLP Bus. He was HERE. And the crowd clapped when Wade began driving past the garage. Why? Because the bus was being driven other checkpoints. It wouldn't stop in the garage...it wouldn't stop in a tunnel...no, it would stop RIGHT AT THE SIDE OF THE STAGE. The DLP Bus, vandalized and painted over by Wade, was coming into full view beside the stage. The people were excited about a fairly uncommon occurrence. DLP was ready for Wade now. Sportacus states, "Cute, Wade. You drive the bus into the arena...you come late..." Aran throws down Inspector Gadget, while also giving a side eye at Sportacus for trying to "lead" DLP, "You want to come here and make a JOKE out of this? Well jokes on YOU, Wilson...you were never getting this shield back. Not after yesterday." As Sportacus says this, the horn in the bus gets honked...and it is a Canadian goose call. Sportacus sneers. "...You know what?" Sportacus motions for Aran and The Forces to go over to the bus. They head on over, and jump off the stage. Bald Bull grabs the door and opens it. Sportacus heads on over, Stephanie next to him. DLP having broken their word, they were on their way to tear up Deadpool and keep EVERYTHING for themselves. The crowd continues to boo, and Sportacus yells, "THAT'S YOUR HERO THOUGH, ISN'T IT? THAT IS YOUR HERO? YOU...HAVE...BAD...TASTE. LET ME SHOW YOU HOW A HERO ACTUALLY HANDLES THEIR BUSINESS!"
-The Forces and Aran head inside the bus...and see nothing...save their bus in shambles. The bus lights are off. There are some sounds of movement, which they believe to be Wade messing with them. "WADE...you better just show yourself. NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS..." Aran declares. Sportacus tries to see what is going on...nothing being said. The sounds of knocking against the closet door can be heard, and DLP rush right to the door! They open it...
-...revealing Doc Louis, bound and gagged! The group unbound their leader, who then screams, "THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE IN HERE..." But by the time they scream that, the door CLOSES behind them. Sportacus's eyes WIDEN...the crowd cheers...
-...as he comes face to face WITH A DEBUTING BLACK PANTHER!
"THE KING OF WAKANDA IS IN WWE!" Courage screamed, "WE KNOW HE USED TO BE IN THE NWA, BUT THAT WAS THE LAST TIME WE SAW HIM SAVE FOR A SHUT DOWN COMPANY CALLED IWF! THE SPORTS HERO IS FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN WHO GUARDS VIBRANIUM ITSELF! THE MAN WHOSE COUNTRY'S MATERIAL MADE THE SHIELD ITSELF!"
"SPORTACUS AND STEPHANIE ARE ALL ALONE, I THINK PANTHER JUST CLOSED THE DOOR TO THE BUS!" Exclaimed Dash, "HE'S BOLTING IT SHUT WITH SOME VIBRANIUM!"
"HE'S TRAPPED THEM IN THAT BUS, AND NO ONE TO SAVE SPORTACUS..." Exclaimed Courage.
-Sportacus backs up, putting an arm in front of his charge/sidekick Stephanie...
-...not noticing WADE WILSON RUNNING ACROSS THE ROOF OF THE BUS AND DIVING RIGHT ON TOP OF SPORTACUS! WADE PUMMELS ON SPORTACUS AS THE CROWD GOES INTO A FRENZY! BUT STEPHANIE IS RUNNING AWAY THE SHIELD! She heads to the curtain to try and escape with the shield...
-...but she gets CUT OFF BY CAPTAIN AMERICA, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT. AND SHE BACKS UP...INTO THE BLACK PANTHER. THE TWO AVENGERS STARE at Stephanie...and Cap SNATCHES his shield back from her hands.
"HE'S GOT HIS SHIELD BACK!" Courage declared, "HIS SHIELD! NOT HERS! NOT DLP'S! HIS SHIELD! THE GOOD CAPTAIN HAS HIS ICONIC SYMBOL ONCE AGAIN! A SYMBOL FOR AMERICA!"
Captain America raises his shield in the air to a RAUCOUS crowd. Wade clapped his hands at the scene, and then sighed. He got on the ramp and hugged Cap...while Stephanie ran to Sportacus and hugged him. She complained about the heroes, "bullying" her. Sportacus, seeing them celebrate with the shield, just breathes heavier and heavier. "I DON'T NEED WEAPONS!" He screamed into his microphone. "I DON'T NEED SPECIAL FLOWERS! I DON'T NEED SUPER SOLDIER DRUGS! I AM THE ELITE SUPERHERO BECAUSE I MAKE SURE I SAVE THE MASSES WITHOUT WHAT YOU HAVE! Your special 'superhero clique' can STAY THAT. A CLIQUE. But when you make little girls CRY, then WHO IS THE REAL HERO? The group of grown men HARASSING a little girl or THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO KICK THOSE BULLIES IN THE TEETH? Stephanie will get a BETTER item. Something BETTER LOOKING. Something that is MORE EFFECTIVE. I may not have what you have...but I have MORALS..."
-"When you JUMP people behind their backs and STEAL, you LOSE YOUR RIGHT to say you have a moral high ground, you self-righteous ASS," Wade says into his own mic, "Your little girl didn't want to get surrounded, SHE SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THE SHIELD UP. It wasn't hers. BUT YOU STOLE IT. And for ALL your talk about being the VICTIM here, FOR ALL OF YOUR TALK about being the ones in the right, you REALLY ARE tone deaf. It's okay, I'll clear your ears up REAL well when I deck you in the skull BLOW after BLOW this weekend, WaterSportacus. This is FAR from over. Because all I did was settle things with unrelated parties. You want someone to take you seriously? I'll take you seriously. And when I send you back down to curtain jerking on Ozone, you're gonna look back on Monday as the moment you PEAKED. I BUILT YOU UP, and I'll TEAR YOU DOWN."
-Sportacus glares at Wade, holding Stephanie close, and just says into the mic, "...I will tear down your whole brand...just to make sure nobody...EVER...EVER...talks to me like that again..." Sportacus, sick of people treating him as anything less than a top star, said through gritted teeth, "I will leave your brand a WASTELAND...if it means you learn your lesson. You'll learn to REGRET...ever talking to me...and my friends...and my town like that again. On MY CAREER...ON LAZYTOWN...ON THE SEVERAL HEROES BEFORE ME, I SWEAR ON DOC LOUIS THAT I WILL MAKE EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON YOUR BRAND CRY. BECAUSE I WILL MAKE SURE MY TRUE PEAK IS MADE ON THE RIVERBED OF TEARS THAT IS WCW'S LAMENTS. I will leave you BELTLESS...LEGACYLESS...and when I win that belt, I'm NEVER bringing it back to this SECOND RATE company..."
-Sportacus backs up and helps open the door to the bus by removing the Vibranium strip holding it closed. Sport heads into the bus with Stephanie, while Deadpool splays his arms and shakes his head. "I'LL SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT!" He yelled off-mic as the crowd cheers for Wade and the Marvel heroes. The debuting Black Panther removes his mask to reveal his real face. T'challa raises a hand to the crowd, The NWA veteran giving a greeting to the WWE and WCW audience.
-.-.-
-We get a brief moment in the locker-room of Katara. The Waterbending smacks her face a couple of times before dousing herself with water bottles. She's trying to get herself comfortable. Sixty Minutes can get stressful. The clearest mind could win this.
-We get Libby Folfax on interview duty...and she has her guest for tonight...Yang Xiao Long. Libby asks Yang what she'll do during Ozone 50. She isn't allowed 50 feet within Moon. She basically can barely be at Ozone 50 itself. Yang shrugs, "I dunno. Moon basically refused The Strike Team a member. But that's always her. She enjoys screwing people over if it benefits her. It's all she's used to. Ruining lives. So what will I do during Ozone 50? Guess I'll be at the hotel. Maybe I'll take a trip back to my planet Remnant. May as well, right? Maybe a tour of NYC too? I won't be doing anything. The better question is what will I be doing AFTER Ozone 50? That's simple. ...I'll be tearing The Queendom apart. I'm sick of them. They attack my sister at one of The FWAs and magnetize my prosthetic to the post. You just have to realize I will NOT let that go..."
-Libby asks, "Well, question...didn't you attack Moon first? Some folk say you sorta deserved it all. NOT SAYIN' I'M ONE OF 'EM. But y'know...that;s the word around the place, Yang. What you got to say to that?"
-Yang sighs and shakes her head, "...Yeah...maybe I was stupid. I was dumb for challenging Moon. I REALLY wanted to get my shot at her when I went to WWE. I went for the big dog and I got bit. ...But she should have bit ME. NOT my sister."
-"But shouldn't you expect that FROM Moon?" Asked Libby, "I'm just asking..."
-"Then if that's the game she wants to play...she can expect things from me too," Yang shrugged, "...Long as she knows...I may have started it...SHE escalated it."
-Yang walks away from Libby...
-.-.-
-...and we head elsewhere in the back, where TJ Detweiler is wearing his signature green jacket over his black trunks. TJ is rubbing his hands together while looking down. "...I respect my time in the business. I respected others when they earned respect. I messed with people who NEVER earned respect. I was a rowdy kiddo. I know that. I feel like I grew up since then. ...But some people always draw me back to that mindset of wishing to get one over on people who disrespected me. Phelps, you and your goons hurt Spinelli. I was there for ground zero for the big RAW invasion. Now never mind you invading RAW and taking over a show I helped make legendary...why would I NOT get revenge for Spinelli? You'd have to be stupid if you thought I wouldn't be here for Ashley. So when I choke a man out with his own Olympic Medals, he should know why he's getting what he's getting. As for my boy Kamiya here..."
-TJ makes way for Tai, who comes into view and looks dead at the camera. "Tom Brady thought he could keep me from coming back to WWE. NO ONE keeps me from my show. NO ONE stops me from being here. You hurt my leg and it affected my title reign in XCW. And you better be DAMNED SURE that you get rid of me for GOOD, because I ALWAYS come back for mine. Brady, what you did affected MULTIPLE TITLE REIGNS involving me and my friends. So I wouldn't let you OR your ignorant friends just run roughshod through this company without me having a say. Finally...I'm back here...and I'm back to let people know just why I'm the Crest of Courage. NO threat from Tom Brady scares me."
-From behind the duo comes a man clad in a green tank and army camo pants. Commander Duke stands behind them, getting a big pop as he beats his own chest. "WWE and WCW pride gets defended tonight. We may be in CCW broadcasting this weekend...but tonight, they're on OUR TURF. AND WE DEFEND THE HOMELAND. If Zero thinks everyone under his charge is the hero in this story, then we need to REMIND THEM just how wrong he is. History is written by the victors. So let's go out there and make sure the TRUTH IS HEARD."
-And with that, Team Duke leaves their backstage area...
-.-.-
-...and we hear, "I Came to Play" bring out Tom Brady and Michael Phelps. Right behind them, Zero Kazama was bring up the rear while mean mugging the crowd. Brady just taunts the audience, doing, "Crying" motions at them as they boo. Phelps runs to the ring and slides in it before spinning around and splaying his arms. Brady gets on the apron and throws his arms out. He slaps his own chest out of hype, and then yells, "THIS IS THE REALEST EXECUTIVE IN THE BUSINESS!" while pointing to Zero. Kazama walks up the steps and goes under the top rope to enter the ring. Kazama just walks around, ignoring the audience while the two athletes bump forearms. After this commercial, Team Duke vs. Team Zero commences!
Zero Kazama, Tom Brady, and Michael Phelps vs. Commander Duke, Tai Kamiya, and TJ Detweiler
-When we came back (to Zero popping his chest muscles), we then get The 1980s G.I. Joe movie theme...the whole crowd gets up, watching as Tai Kamiya and TJ Detweiler come out in unison. TJ and Tai ALONE returning would be enough for the crowd to get wilder. But making his return to the ring was THE COMMANDER DUKE. And as the chorus to the song plays, Duke takes in the moment. He was BACK...even for just one night. The old man takes in the crowd cheering, some even bowing to the legend. He lowers his head...and then raises it back up as he pumps his fist. The crowd knew EXACTLY what he was doing and pump their fists in unison as they shout, "GOOO JOE!" Team Duke get in the ring, and the Chairman puts his arms out to keep his boys from charging in too quick. They were heated.
-The bout begins with TJ Detweiler and Michael Phelps. TJ's style was always a Brawler based wrestler, and he was a little rusty. Phelps took advantage with heavy usage of holds and Olympic level grappling. As an Olympic swimmer, he had to know how to wrestle like an Olympian, right? He wasn't putting up gold one moment though, as one Hammerlock has TJ get free. And TJ shows why he's the guy WWE leaned on in the late 90s/early 2000s. While a brawler through and through, TJ would exhibit the skills of a decent grappler. Things he learned in TCW came back for him, such as being able to catch Phelps in a Full Nelson and giving him a Full Nelson Slam! Moves he didn't do in WWE back the but learned over time.
-When Phelps tags in Brady, TJ motions to go for him...but then he hears Tai ask for the tag. Tai wants it BAD. And TJ hears the crowd and points at Tai...and TAGS HIM IN-RIGHT AS BRADY TAGS BACK OUT! The crowd boos, but Phelps just goes for the formerly bad leg. Tai LEAPS over Phelps's arms and then STOMPS on the hand of Phelps. Tai shows off just how better he's gotten, getting behind the Olympic champion and heading for the legs. Two former world champions going at it, Phelps does get out-wrestled for a bit...before a blind tag from Brady allows him to sneak from behind and LEVEL Tai with a Lariat from the back. Brady takes over here, and Tai tries to make the tag. Later, he gets the hot tag to TJ, who comes in on fire and levels Brady. Brady and Phelps, though, were always ready in the wrestling game. Phelps could out-grapple and ground TJ...Brady always snuck up from behind Tai when need be.
-One IMPORTANT factor, though...Kazama nor Duke had been tagged in yet. At one point, Kazama tries to get involved by swatting at Tai when he goes for Brady. Tai PUSHES Kazama off the apron...and Brady comes in to Double Sledge him. Team WCWWE come out...mostly to surround the ring on their side. Team CCW comes from the audience. It becomes a virtual lumberjack match. Brady turns that distraction into The Personal Foul! And Brady...doesn't pin. He tags in Kazama! And Zero pins as the ref counts ONE...TWO...TJ breaks it up! TJ and Phelps get into it, and Kazama just stomps out Tai as Duke BEGS for a tag! Kazama puts Tai in a Headlock...but Tai grits his teeth...before looking dead serious and standing up...before SNAPMARING Kazama off of him. "I'M GONNA LOVE EVERY SECOND OF THIS..." Tai starts...but then stops and looks to the side...and shrugs as the crowd also BEGS for it...
-...SO TAI TAGS IN DUKE! AND THE CHAIRMAN OF WWE'S FICTION DIVISION RUNS INTO THE RING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1992! Kazama gets up, and Duke DECKS him with a right hand...ANOTHER right...and finally he lowers right right and and UPPERCUTS Kazama off his feet as he poses and yells, "GO JOE!" Duke is old, so he cannot move like his used to. But he DOES lay out Zero a few times! The moment comes, and Duke tries to lift Zero for The G.I. Jam (Spinning Side Slam)...but his side gives out. The old man stumbles, and Zero Legsweeps him! A BRAWL goes on outside the ring, as TJ brawls with Phelps and Brady brawls with Tai. No one else gets involved yet. Kazama picks up Duke and Elbow Strikes his shoulders. He SLAMS his elbows into the neck. He locks Duke in a Rear Naked Choke. Duke flails...fading...but this is when the crowd begin stomping their feet and chanting, "JOE! JOE! JOE! JOE!" And THIS empowers Duke!
-Duke begins to POWER OUT of the hold...SO KAZAMA LETS GO AND ROUNDHOUSE KICKS THE SKULL! DUKE IS OUT. DUKE IS OUT. And TJ and Tai get held back as the crowd begin chanting, "JOE! JOE! JOE! JOE!" while Zero shoots the half. The crowd is WORRIED...
-ONE...
-TWO...
-KICKOUT! EMPHATIC KICKOUT! DUKE SITS RIGHT UP AND STARTS SHAKING HIS ARMS AND HEAD! Duke is RISING UP! Duke is POWERING UP! "USA! USA! USA! USA!" The crowd chants as Zero starts kicking Duke! He goes down...SITS RIGHT BACK UP. Gets KICKED back down. SITS RIGHT BACK UP! Gets KICKED back down! SITS RIGHT BACK UP! Gets kicked-CAUGHT! Duke gets to his feet, and the crowd cheers loud while Zero hops on one leg and tries to get free! The crowd is OVERLY HYPED as Duke pulls him in for a CLOTHESLINE! Duke begins STOMPING HIS FEET. The crowd begins CELEBRATING. Duke turns around and UPPERCUTS Zero and then waits for him while he bounces off the ropes due to recoil. THE G.I. JAM CONNECTS ON ZERO! ONE...TWO...
-...AND PHELPS DRAGS DUKE OUT! And he DECKS Duke in the face, WHICH BRINGS TEAM WCWWE TO SWARM PHELPS! AND TEAM CCW SWARM THEM! THE WHOLE ENTIRE MATCH GOES OUT AS A BRAWL ERUPTS AT RINGSIDE! SECURITY GUARDS, BROUGHT OUT BY JOE KIDO, JUST SWARM THE TEAMS! THE CROWD CHANTS, "HOLY SH*T! HOLY SH*T!"
-FINALLY, Zero is grabbed by Brady and dragged out the ring. Team CCW leaves with a dazed Kazama...and Team WCWWE stands in the ring together. The CCW team leave through the crowd, Zero holding his back while Brady props him up. Duke being propped up by Tai, he nods his head and puts his fist in the air. Brock picks up a microphone and declares, "OUR TEAM...is the PAST...the PRESENT...and the FUTURE. There are LEGACIES that have been cemented, legacies that have been MADE, and legacies that are JUST STARTING here. We'll see you THIS WEEKEND. And in an act you are VERY familiar with, we're going to go to CCW and BURN. IT. TO. THE. GROUND."
-Brock drops the mic as the crowd chants, "DUB! DUB! DUB! DUB!" For WWE and WCW, the two brands came together for this moment. TW and Ken, stand behind the team...and Team CCW walked up the steps in the audience. Brady shouts, "WE'LL GET YOU! THIS MAN WOULD HAVE WON! THIS MAN HAD YOUR MAN BEAT!" And TJ shouts, "WHO'S BACK WAS ON THE MAT ONE-TWO-THREE?" TJ raises Duke's hand and gets the crowd cheering again. This is friendly territory for WWE now. This would not be the case starting Friday. CCW fans would be filing in soon enough on the weekend, organized on that side of NYC. They'd fly in...and they'd enter into that half of MSG. It was going to be 50/50 in the audience...and WWE and WCW were going to be in Zero's jurisdiction on those days. It was going to be a wild weekend.
Dante (DmC) vs. Shun Kazami
-Shun was willing to take this match, and Dante was always ready to fight. Two midcard talents having a grappling contest early on. Shun took to the air more often than not, because he is indeed a Ventus Brawler. The quick and airy Shun out-ran Dante for the early goings of the match. As time went on, Dante eventually took over with his own technical skill and rough nature. One Springboard Dropkick got sidestepped. And then Dante began to use submissions to keep Shun down. Boston Crabs...Half Crabs...Front Headlocks and knees to the gut. A Suplex onto the ropes followed by a Running Knee Strike. Dante was rough around the edges and always willing to really push his fist through the opponent. Shun retakes control after a Flapjack turned into Shun grabbing the ropes and then Mule Kicking Dante.
-Shun, near the end, wanted a Ventus Sweep. The Reverse Russian Legsweep gets elbowed out of and Dante puts Shun on his shoulders for a Fireman's Carry. Dante accidentally lets him slip out, and then Shun grabs him in a Half Nelson and then a Three-Quarters Nelson. SUPLEX! The Skyress Suplex connects, and Shun sees Dante roll into the near left corner. Dante regains composure and kicks a running Shun in the face. Dante heads to the second rope...and Shun jumps on the ropes and Dropkicks him! He goes falling face first onto the mat, and Shun runs...and hits the ropes...springboard...Back Elbow-CAUGHT! SIDE HEADLOCK! HEADLOCK DRIVER! The Devil Trigger connect, and it is for the 1...2..3!
-Dante smirks, sitting up after the bell rings. He exits the ring and walks up the ramp, Shun Kazami just reeling while holding his head. He grits his teeth as Dante splays his arms. "More where that came from..." Dante stated to the audience. Shun himself heads to the back...
-.-.-
-...and there he meets Dan Kuso, who just says, "Need a hand, bud-" as Shun ignores him and continues walking. Dan just huffs, but then sees The WCWWE roster moving down the hallways while celebrating. Wade beats his chest proudly and tells Dan to, "JOIN IN THE PRE-PARTY, WE'RE READY TO ROLL BABY! CCW OZONE 50 IS THE BATTLEFIELD AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE OOOVUUUR..." Dan, also The CCW Universal Champion, just smirked and gave a thumbs up to his roster. The WWE Champion shoulders his belt. "I'll be there to celebrate, guys, no worr-" Kuso moves out the way, stopping mid-sentence, for Haruhi Suzumiya. The Champion, limping her way to the commentary table, just bypassed the celebrating roster. "Bouken Desho Desho" plays The Women's Champ out...and she makes her way to commentary at ringside. Haruhi smiles and pats children on the head...
-...while backstage, Gwen Tennyson signed. She was ready. After getting up from her bench, she makes her way through the hallway and heads to the gorilla position.
-Elsewhere, Katara breaks herself from her own meditation. Time to apply everything. She was ready. The Waterbender walks on down to the gorilla position for the biggest match of her career so far.
-Sixty Minute Ironwoman. No. 1 Contendership for the Women's Championship.
-NEXT.
The bell finally rings, and the clock starts...60 Minutes. Katara and Gwen stare down one another, they waste no time though. 59:50 already. Time to go. And so the two grapple, getting another feel for each other. But these girls know how the other wrestles. They know each other's moves. And Gwen felt the same way. So she countered out of Side Headlock with a Back Suplex...that Katara manages to flip out of and land behind Gwen. Katara grabs Gwen from behind in a Waistlock, but Gwen gets on her knees and grabs the neck before Hip Tossing Katara onto the mat. Side Headlock on the ground, and Katara gets her head loose before grabbing onto Gwen's neck. She and Gwen have each other in Headlocks, and Katara starts PUNCHING Gwen in the gut to make her let go. (Iroh: Katara going low in order to be set free. ; Moon: I don't blame her. That was a stalemate.) Gwen lets go, and Katara grabs her arm and then puts it against the back before Snapmaring Gwen into a seated position. Katara then applies a Dragon Sleeper in said position...before KNEEING Gwen in the back! She does it once...twice...three times...four times...five times...six times. And then she lets go. She runs the ropes and comes back with a Discus Elbow to the back of Gwen. She grimaces in pain as Katara picks her up with a Dragon Sleeper... and flips her back for a Back Suplex! But Gwen lands behind Katara, right on her feet, and then Inverted DDTs Katara! Gwen goes for a pin. 1-Katara breaks out quickly and gets to her feet. Gwen runs and Katara sidesteps her and lets her run to the ropes. Katara catches Gwen on the rebound, and Gwen is lifted up high...and PLANTED with Reverse STO! Gwen lands on her face, and Katara hooks the leg. 1, 2-Gwen kicks out, and then begins rolling away from Katara. Gwen gets up, and Katara grabs her and by the leg. Gwen kicks her off, and then runs forward to HIGH KNEE her in the face. Katara goes down, and Gwen runs the ropes again and comes back...and jumps up and ELBOWS the chest of Katara! Gwen goes for a pin. 1, 2-Katra kicks out. Gwen gets up, grabbing then right arm of Katara-AND GETTING TAKEN DOWN! Katara goes for an Arm-Trap as Gwen squirms and wiggles...and NO Camelephant Clutch as Gwen manages to escae, much to Katara's dismay.
Time Left (Estimated): passing 55:00
"Five minutes gone already, the action is even." Said Tarble.
"These two pulling out ALL their moves in this match. They want an early advantage, and that works great." Vegeta said. "They have to stay on one another...don't waste ANY TIME. Even a second counts."
Gwen gets up and Katara runs right at her...Arm Drag! Katara rolls and comes back at Gwen-Arm Drag! Katara rolls again and tries running at Gwen once more-Arm Drag-Katara lands on her feet and hops on the face of Gwen before falling back and Monkey Flipping Gwen into the ropes! Gwen hits the ropes upside-down...and manages to handstand with it, and then rebound and flip backwards with a Back Elbow to Katara! Katara is reeling, rolling backwards into the ropes on the other side of the ring. Gwen comes back with a Clothesline that Katara counters with a lift...and a Stun Gun onto the ropes! Gwen holds her face, and turns around for Katara to hop on her shoulders in a Prawn position. Katara locks in a Headscissors as Gwen runs backwards to the ropes to dump her over...but Katara still hangs on, and she is hanging over the ropes and grabs onto the legs of Gwen for a Modified Tarantula! She bend the legs and back, and pulls on the neck and head as the referee counts! (Tarble: That modified Tarantula torquing the back! And Katara going for back pain to limit Gwen. ; Vegeta: Yeah well she better limit her time on that hold unless she wants a damn fall against her!) After four seconds, Katara lets go. And she lands on the apron while Gwen holds her back and crawls on all fours. Katara gets up...and she vaults over the ropes and ELBOW DROPS the back of Gwen! She rolls her over, and hooks the legs of Gwen...1, 2-Gwen kicks out, and Katara gets up to keep Gwen down. She falls and Double Axe Handles the back of Gwen, and then she heads to the second rung of the far right corner. Katara jumps off, knees bent to CRASH THEM INTO THE BACK OF GWEN! Double Knee Drop to the back! (Moon: OH man! That was good and vicious! Katara NOT playing around! Major back damage! Gwen could be made a victim if this keeps up!) Katara grabs the arm of Gwen, and with the damage she's incurred, she's about to lock in The Camelephant Clutch and wreck Gwen's back for a submission. But Gwen twists out of it and kicks Katara into the ropes. Katara bounces off and comes back into a Belly to Belly hold from a Gwen who popped back to her feet, and then a Belly to Belly lift was followed by a Back to Belly Double Knee GUTBUSTER to a round of, "OOOOOHs" from the crowd for how bad that was!
Time Left (Estimated): nearing 50:00
"What a BACK TO BELLY DOUBLE KNEE BACKBREAKER! Katara dropped RIGHT ON THE KNEES of Gwen! And an eye for an eye for Katara from Gwen is made, as it seems both girls are trying to make the other walk with a cane for the near future!" Iroh exclaimed.
"They're busting out their most brutal offense, general. I like it." Vegeta said. "I LOVE warfare that involves hidden manuevers! These two are about to throw some vicious back-targeted moves, strikes, and holds...and they'll make us cringe the entire time."
"Let's also remember guys...everything Katara does, Gwen has an answer and a counter for. At this point, Gwen has Katara's number." Tarble said.
"Yeah cause Gwen's some form of a dirty cheater." Moon said. "...That or she's decent in the ring. ...Naw, she's a cheater. GO KATARA!"
"Let it go, Moon." Tarble sighed. "Past the 50 minute mark, no falls yet. But the more these backs get targeted, the more we feel this a fall is near."
Katara holds her back in absolute pain, and Gwen says, "I CAN STILL MOVE! LET'S SEE IF YOU WILL!" She exclaimed before lifting her up. She Inverted Flapjacks her back first onto the ropes, targeting the back again as Katara stumbles forward. Gwen then runs and FOREARMS the spine of Katara! And then she jumps up and Double Knee Backbreakers Katara! The Water Tribe Healer falls backwards, and she falls on her face as Gwen flips with her and puts a knee on Katara's back while locking in a Chin Lock! Even this simple manuever is giving Katara GREAT grief off of the back attacks! Gwen WRENCHES on the back, pulling back via the chin while the ref tries to see if Katara will submit! But Katara manages to fight her way through it, finding a way to roll and escape the hold! Katara scurries away from Gwen, who holds her own sore back while getting up. Katara gets up via the ropes, and Gwen walks over and gets a gut kick! And Katara grabs the neck and drapes an arm over her neck. She Suplexes Gwen...slingshots her back first off the ropes and SITOUT Front Suplex plants Gwen! Keeping hold of the head and the right arm, Katara flips forward and REAR CHANCERY is locked in on Gwen! Gwen SQUIRMS for freedom as Katara WRENCHES the neck and back of Gwen, aiming for a submission fall! But Gwen keeps her wits about her, trying to find ways to escape the hold! Gwen shakes her head while Katara screams while trying to hang on! But Katara cannot stop Gwen from dragging herself to the ropes. Gwen screams as she struggles to reach the ropes, flailing while trying to grab onto them...but Gwen is JUST out of reach! Katara is keeping her from them...but Gwen just CAN'T give up! She can't do ANYTHING right now...but she continues flailing for the ropes! (Vegeta: I'm calling it! First fall-Katara! ; Tarble: Katara wrenching the back! Can she pull it off? Does she get the first fall? Can Gwen reach the ropes?) Gwen finally screams one final primal yell...and she-KATARA GETS UP and grabs onto Gwen's waist! And she DEADLIFTS Gwen, weakened back and all, over her head and PLANTS HER with a German Suplex! ...With a bridge!
Time Left (Just Nearing): 45:00
"And Gwen-KATARA UP! What a FEAT OF STRENGTH!" Exclaimed Tarble. "GERMAN!"
"And Katara has a bridge!" Moon exclaimed, "Come on Katara! We just hit 45 minutes!"
1...
2...
3!
Tarble declares, "And Katara gets the first-WHOAWHOAWHOA!"
And Katara-doesn't get to enjoy the fall AS GWEN MANAGES TO GET IN CONTROL OF THE BRIDGE and weigh down the shoulders of Katara by sitting on them! She quickly pulls the legs of Katara towards her as she escapes the bridge to form her own pin!
"PIN! Gwen QUICKLY PINS, no rest periods! Referee counts!" Iroh exclaimed.
1...
2...
3!
"And KATARA gets pinned as SOON as she-OH MAN KATARA!" Tarble shouted.
"Completely rolls back and now SHE controls the pin!" Vegeta shouted as the next pin was counted!
1...
2...
3!
"Katara gets TWO pins!" Vegeta said as-, "OH WHAT!?"
"GWEN REVERSES IT AGAIN!" Iroh exclaimed. "SHE ROLLED THE PIN BACK INTO HER ADVANTAGE!"
1...
2...
3!
"GWEN AND KATARA, WHAT WRESTLING!" Tarble shouted as Katara and Gwen break the pin and head to their respective corners! "TWO PINS for EACH in under 30 seconds! Has to be a record!"
"Gwen and Katara are EQUALS in EVERY WAY." Said Moon, "DAMMIT this all made no difference! Gwen and Katara, two pins apiece!".
"Their targeted backs more than likely played roles in making each tight pin hard to kick out of." Iroh said. "Their strategies are working quite well for each girl!"
"Yeah, now if only one can get the advantage over the other." Vegeta said. "Need a winner, not a tie."
Gwen - 2 / Katara - 2
Time Left (Estimated): 44:30
Gwen and Katara stared at one another in shock and amazement...THAT was wild. And the crowd's chants of, "THAT WAS WRESTLING! *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*" did help in accentuating that moment of wild reversing. The bad backs made it hard for each girl to break their pins...and the fact that, more or less, no progress was made and no one pulled ahead of the other bothered both competitors internally. They made no issues of it aloud to one another, the crowd, or the ref. But you could feel that both girls were upset over all of that with how they grimaced at ech other. They went for another tie-up, and Gwen grabs Katara from behind and lifts her for a Back Suplex. Gwen backed up near the ropes while lifting Katara...and this helps Katara backflip and land on the apron. And she uses this momentum to land on the apron and pull Gwen right out of the ropes by her neck and help her to the floor! Katara stands on the apron while Gwen tries to get up from off the floor. And Katara backs up, awaiting Gwen to stand up...and she runs forward and jumps off for a Seated Senton-that Gwen BARELY catches and backs up from due to the momentum...and yet SHE STILL IS ABLE TO FALLWAY POWERBOMB HER FACE FIRST ONTO THE STEEL STEPS! The crowd WINCES as Katara holds her face and squirms on the floor, all while Gwen backs away from the scene and tries to regroup. The ref's count is at five, and Gwen COULD take a countout win. ...But she wondered if she was really that desperate.
"What a VICIOUS POWERBOMB into the steps-OH LORD look at Katara! Cut open from the hit to the head!" Exclaimed Tarble as the crowd groaned and moaned at Katara's cut. It wasn't long...but a drop did come down on her face.
"Gwen and Katara, two WARRIORS going at it." Iroh said, "And in battle, blood shed is to be expected."
"Just don't get infected with Hep C." Moon shrugged.
Time Left (Nearing): 41:00
Gwen grabs Katara and picks her up...and she slams her head right atop the announce table.
"Oooh boy!" Vegeta said. "Front row seat to a fight!"
"Gwen BATTERING the head of Katara on the table, possibly trying to open the cut even more!" Moon exclaimed.
Gwen backs away from the table, and then lifts her up and runs to the ring apron to drop her with Snake Eyes onto the apron! And then Gwen spins and DISCUS LARIATS KATARA DOWN! She rolls into the ring and rolls back out to restart the count back to 1. And Katara holds her face, realizing that she may be bleeding a bit more than she was earlier. Gwen saw this and sighed. She's not violent. She's just desperate to win. And she didn't LIKE bloodying Katara...
...but a huge SLAP from Katara (Crowd: OOOOOOOH...) snaps Gwen back into her senses. Gwen's left cheek was covered in Katara's blood. The Waterbender holds her face and looks up TO GET A MASSIVE FOREARM TO THE FACE!
"KATARA SLAP...and that gets answered by a POWERFUL Forearm! Gwen and Katara stopped the grappling for a minute JUST to HIT one another!" Vegeta said.
"Katara DOWN, and the longer she's down the more upset I get." Moon groans. "Gwen winning would be the WORST."
Time (Estimated): 40:00
"One-third of this match GONE." Iroh said, "And it's amazing how much time flies. When you're putting on a clinic."
"Yeah we-OH LOOK OUT!" Moon SHOUTED as the commentary team dispersed WHEN KATARA WAS THROWN RIGHT OVER THE ANNOUNCE TABLE AND INTO THE CHAIRS AND BARRICADE!
"GOOD LORD, SHE CHUCKED HER LIKE A LAWN DART! PISSED OFF TENNYSON IS WORST TENNYSON!" Vegeta shouted in shock as Gwen, after she rolled into the ring and rolled out, start removing the top off the table. "Oooh boy."
"Katara going for a ride it seems...a ride STRAIGHT to hell!" Exclaimed Moon.
Gwen, having removed everything from the top of the table, goes behind it to grab Katara. She drags her onto her feet and carries her over to the front of the announce table. Once there, she puts Katara in a Standing Headscissors. The bloodthirsty crowd LOVED IT, and they cheered all the way from the Standing Headscissors to the lift into The Prawn Hold...
"INCOMIIING!" Exclaimed Tarble dramatically.
...AND THE CROWD CHEERS LOUDLY WHEN GWEN POWERBOMBS KATARA ONTO THE HARD AND UNFORGIVING TABLE...THAT DOESN'T BREAK!
"OOOH IT DIDN'T BREAK AT ALL! THE TABLE STOOD IT'S GROUND!" Exclaimed Iroh. "WE DIDN'T EVEN ORDER A JAPANESE ANNOUNCE TABLE!"
"WHICH IS JUST MORE PUNISHMENT ON THE SPINE OF KATARA! SLAMMED RIGHT ONTO THE HARD TABLE!"
Time Left (Nearing): 38:30
Katara is laid out amidst chants of, "ONE MORE TIME! ONE MORE TIME!"...
...and Gwen tries to think of how she can send Katara through...
...and that's when she had an idea...
...and looked behind her...
...at the near right corner...
...and so an idea came to mind, and Gwen turned Katara with her back facing up. And then she went over towards the ring and rolled inside...
...before she began climbing, much to the love of the crowd.
Time Left (Estimated): 38:00
"Oh, Gwen going to VERY VERY unfamiliar territory…" Iroh stated, "She doesn't normally go up there, and she surely never goes up there for a jump LIKE THIS…"
"Desperation from Gwen, maybe? But we haven't even passed half of the match yet," Said Tarble.
"It's called 'wanting to WIN by ANY means NECESSARY'…if you'd pay attention to the match, you'd be seeing Gwen doing things she doesn't normally do. Gwen's doing something RISKY, no doubt, but rest assured she isn't desperate. She's just trying new things."
Gwen, standing on the corner post, stands up tall and looks down at the opponents…and then breathes in and out…Katara motionless on the table…
…
…
…
…So she leaps off the corner…
…AND PUTS HERSELF THROUGH THE TABLE BECAUSE KATARA HAD MOVED OUT THE WAY!
"OH GOD-" Tarble moved cringed.
"WELL WHEN YOU TAKE RISKS, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, PRINCE!" Shouted Iroh, "BY THE DRAGONS, GWEN'S EXPLODED THROUGH OUR TABLE!"
"WE HAVE NOTHING BUT THE FINEST CRASH & BURNS HERE IN WWE," Moon exclaimed, "GWEN WENT FLYING AND GOT GROUNDED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER KATARA!"
This development causes Katara to crawl towards the barricade in order to get up. Haruhi, at ringside, just watches the whole development and shakes her head.
"See, if that had actually hit my leg, I'd be HURT AGAIN and forced to actually wait even LONGER for a title defense," She told commentary. She had stayed silent mostly to observe the wrestlers.
"They're so reckless, huh?" Asked Moon.
"You two are really enjoying this I see," Asked Tarble.
"Tarble, shush, there's a match going on…" Vegeta waved his brother off, who just sighed.
Katara grabs the apron and rolls into the ring…observing the time…
Time Left (Estimated): 34:50
…she needed to act quick. Katara leaps over the ropes into the ring and makes her way up to the far right corner. She climbs to the very top, only stopping briefly once there to observe Gwen getting up. Her opponent was using the barricade to get up. Gwen was unaware of anything Katara was doing. The Waterbending Healer…removes her hair tires and lets her hair flow freely…now becoming The Water Warrior…
…
…AND DIVES OFF, METEORING GWEN AND SENDING HER RIGHT THROUGH THE BARRICADE!
"WELL THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT!" Exclaimed Iroh.
"I LIKE THE BIAS IN YOUR VOICE, GENERAL!" Shouted Vegeta, "I LOVED THAT MOVE TOO, THOUGH, BECAUSE HOT DAMN KATARA JUST SHOWED GWEN HOW YOU GO FOR A LEAP OF FAITH!"
"IT ISN'T BIAS, VEGETA, IT'S AS CLEAR CUT…KATARA'S FINALLY GETTING HER TALENT ON THE BIG STAGE, AND SHE'S MAKING THE MOST OF IT…BUT SHE COULD ALSO BE OUT RIGHT NOW, PRINCE…" Stated Iroh.
Katara is laid out on top of Gwen, and both girls just are twitching…
…no one is moving…
…and the referee WOULD count...but there is an issue. If he counts, they both get a point…so what is even the point? So he just doesn't count, and gives them time to get in the ring. So now the match becomes a race to see who can get to their feet first.
Time Left (Estimated): 32:40
…Katara gets to her feet first, and she picks up Gwen and starts dragging her to the ring apron. After throwing Gwen back into the ring, Katara gets on the apron herself and enters the ring. Once inside, she goes down and-SMALL PACKAGE!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Katara gets SHOCKED as Gwen Tennyson rolls away from her weakly! Katara runs at her, Front Dropkick takes Gwen down and a pin!
"Katara gets SHOCKED with a surprise pin, and now Gwen has to at the VERY LEAST play KEEPAWAY for basically over thirty minutes!" Tarble pointed out, "She's got a one point advantage, now SHE controls the flow of battle! Katara obviously RUSHING now, trying to get a fall-kickout by Gwen!"
"Gwen winning the psychological game right now, she's stayed calm and taken advantage," Vegeta said, "Katara needs to try and get a tie here. She has thirty minutes, but by my spiky hair that time can indeed FLY QUICK."
Gwen rolls into the near right corner and Katara starts stomping her out rapidly in said corner! She runs to the far left corner to build up momentum…and then runs RIGHT BACK and METEORAS Gwen! She runs the ropes again and comes back, only to stop as Gwen rolls out the ring. She stumbles, holding her shoulders and neck. Katara leaps over the ropes and then lands on the apron. THEN she leaps off and GETS A JUMPING KNEE TO THE SIDE! Gwen caught her in mid-air! And now Gwen looks at the time…
Time Left (Estimated): 30:03…30:02…30:01…30:00…29:59…
"One half of this match has PASSED, and time CONTINUES to tick down for both girls," Moon stated, "Ooooh Gwen's got the upper hand…"
"She does, Moon," Haruhi agrees, "She and Katara have been equals, but this score is NOT showing that off…because right now, Gwen's got a slight advantage."
Katara gets picked up, and Gwen yanks her close, Back Suplex time…Katara flips behind Gwen and goes to push her into the steel steps! One foot goes up! And Gwen elbows the face of Katara! Leaps up behind a dazed Katara, MANNA-BREAKER! BACK OF THE HEAD STRIKES THE STEEL STEPS!
"OH MY G-" Tarble cringed, "RIGHT ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD…"
"MY GOD MY GOD, WHAT A THROW!" Exclaimed Vegeta, "IS SHE ALIVE?"
"Katara LAID OUT AFTER THAT ONE…" Moon whistled, "WHOO BOY. That is NASTY. Gwen may as well just pin her like TEN TIME consecutively after THAT."
Gwen, hearing the crowd split between the two women, just tries to not take the crowd reaction into consideration. Some were chanting, "GWEN! GWEN! GWEN! GWEN!" while others chanted, "THAT WAS SICK! THAT WAS SICK!" After throwing Katara back into the ring, Gwen slowly gets on the apron. She enters the ring, and kneels down for the pin. Katara is starfished on the mat. Gwen pins her…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
"TWO…FALLS…APART…" Tarble said, "Katara's gap widens right now. And Gwen MAY have been right. MAYBE SHE IS the gold standard of the division right now?"
"AHEM…who's Women's Champion, Tarble?" Asked Haruhi, "Gold standard? The nerve of this guy!"
"The NERVE of Tarble…" Moon parroted Haruhi, but for…similar yet different reasons.
"Christ, Tarble, can you not piss off 2/5 of the table?" Asked Vegeta.
"I think this table needs to get '2/5' lighter, honestly…" The OTHER Saiyan Prince passive aggressively murmured.
Time Left (Estimated): 27:56
Gwen sits in the near right corner and breathes heavy. She's tired. She's just ready to rest. But twenty-seven minutes are left in this match. She just has to last. Last longer. Gwen needs to keep going…but she can feel energy fading. Katara's keeping up, but Gwen just is able to get those advantageous counters go very well for her. A minute actually passes until Katara manages to get to one. Gwen needed at least a minute. Just that minute alone helped. Energy wasn't refilled whole, but she was able to get something. Once she gets back to her feet, Gwen flips over Katara and tries for an Oklahoma Roll!
ONE…
TWO…
Katara kicks out, and then rolls back onto her stomach. Gwen rolls from Katara and smirks. She runs again, and ANOTHER Oklahoma Roll…
ONE…
TWO…
Kickout by Katara!
Gwen rolls away, and then look at Katara. Gwen was at least in better shape than Katara. Tennyson nods her head and then just observes Katara once again. The Water Warrior tries picking herself up, but that Reverse Bulldog into the steps sent her for a loop. She tries lifting herself via her hands…but goes back down. Blood and sweat flowing from her forehead, Katara manages to lift her head and look Gwen RIGHT in the eye. Gwen, sitting cross legged near the ropes opposite the hard camera, just looks right back at Katara. Both rivals looking DEAD in one another's eyes, expressing varying emotions. Gwen was shocked Katara was still moving, her eyes conveying no emotion however. Inside, she was very much in shock…but also quite into the moment. Katara was gritting her teeth with one eye closed due to the struggle it took for her to get up. This just COULDN'T be the end of her. To Gwen, however, this was such a fantastic start. It couldn't end HERE for her. This wasn't going to be a choke. She had to maintain this. There had to be SOMETHING to her claims of being the top woman of the division. This had to be the moment she officially cemented that. Two minutes passed…Katara was trying to have some urgency, but she just had to regain her bearings first. Rushing head-first into battle would harm her more than hurt her. Time was passing, but she needed to use her time wisely.
Time Left (Estimated): 24:30
"A whole three minutes have passed since action has taken place," Said Tarble, "Both women getting their energy back…"
"I agree, they needed some power back. Katara needed to simply stop rushing in…Gwen needed to rest and let time work for HER," Iroh stated, "Gwen very much can win this if she just let Katara rush at her."
"And Katara maybe should regain energy, but start thinking of plans while charging back up," Moon said.
Gwen gets right to her feet, feeling better and a bit recharged. Katara was bent over, but Gwen grabbed her arm and pulls her in, Katara ducks, keeps hold of the arm, and pulls GWEN in FOR A LIFT-WATER WHIP! THE SITOUT SIDE SLAM!
"WATER WHIP! WATER WHIP CONNECTS, AND KATARA KEEPS GWEN'S SHOULDERS DOWN, I THINK…" Tarble waits for the count…
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
"SHE TAKES A FALL!" Exclaimed Tarble, "Look at her, Gwen takes a fall and Katara gets one MORE POINT. ONE behind Gwen now!"
"She may be ONE behind Gwen, but she's STILL behind regardless!" Exclaimed Vegeta, "This isn't going to go well for her if she can't get ANOTHER…"
Gwen – 4 / Katara – 3
Gwen rolls onto her side and tries to get up. Katara RUSHES onto her back and CAMELEPHANT CLUTCH-Gwen slips behind Katara and grabs her arms and tries pushing her down! Waistlock from Gwen! Spins Katara out and keeps the Wrist Clutch! Pulls her back in FOR THE…ALIEN WHIP? SITOUT SIDE SLAM FROM GWEN TO KATARA!
"Gwen STEALING THE WATER WHIP FROM KATARA, RIGHT into the PIN…ONE, TWO-KATARA ESCAPES! Right shoulder up!" Tarble declared.
"Oh Gwen just TAUNTING Katara right now…" Vegeta chuckled.
"OR getting desperate," Iroh pointed out.
Gwen keeps hold of Katara, and picks her up by the head. She holds Katara's head and says to her, "Not today, sweetheart, I'm on a mission…" Gwen spins around and Three-Quarters Facelock-reversed by Katara! Backslide Pin! ONE…TWO…Gwen gets RIGHT down on Katara AND LOCKS IN A CROSSFACE! OMOPLATA CROSSFACE FROM GWEN TENNYSON ON KATARA!
"PERFECT! PERFECT!" Explained Vegeta, "KATARA MAY HAVE JUST TRAPPED KATARA, LADIES & GENTLEMAN, THIS IS BRILLIANT! IN THE LEAD, LOCK 'EM IN A SUBMISSION AND GIVE THEM A DECISION! All Gwen has to do is JUST KEEP THAT SUCKER IN…"
Time Left (Estimated): 21:47
Katara, MIDDLE OF THE RING, is just REACHING and PLEADING for some help! And Gwen is NOT THE WOMAN TO GIVE HER THAT HELP. She is KEEPING HER from the ropes! DESPERATELY making sure Katara DOES NOT GET THERE. Katara tries crawling…tries inching…tries squirming…Gwen has it CINCHED IN. There is NO ESCAPING. Katara DESPERATELY reaching for the ropes…TRYING to INCH HER WAY THERE BY HOOK OR CROOK…
"Brother, she has TIME…" Tarble stated.
"Gwen's been in control…and now she has MORE OF IT…" Vegeta said, "Damn, I've been calling this girl stupid…she's a VERY good technical wrestler. She knows Katara could waste MORE TIME in this hold…or TAP OUT. If Gwen's adept as I think she is, she'll MAKE SURE Katara doesn't leave this hold until she taps…passes out…or INEXPLICABLY escapes."
Katara is REACHING for the ropes…the crowd CHEERING as this match reaches CLOSER and CLOSER to the final third. The CLIMACTIC closing act is almost here. Gwen screams…Katara REACHES for the ropes…
…GWEN SHAKES HER HEAD…
…KATARA HAS A FREE HAND…INCHING EVER SO CLOSELY…
"Katara SO CLOSE…GWEN'S PLAN MAY BE FOILED WITH ONE INCH LEFT TO GO…" Exclaimed Iroh, "AND-WELL I'LL BE DARNED!"
GWEN USES A FOOT ON THE ROPES TO PUSH OFF AND ROLL KATARA BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! GWEN HAS KATARA RIGHT BACK TO SQUARE ONE, AND WITH TIME TICKING DOWN!
"WHAT DID I SAY?" Vegeta exclaimed, "SAY WHAT YOU WANT, BUT WHAT A TALENT!"
"NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM KATARA, WHO'S LASTING PRETTY DARN LONG IN THIS HOLD! GWEN'S NOT MADE HER TAP YET! KATARA'S THRESHOLD GOT MAXED OUT FOR THIS MATCH!"
Katara…SO CLOSE…but now SO FAR…she looks at the time…
Time Left (Estimated): 20:05
…KATARA TAPS OUT!
"NO SHAME, SHE ALMOST TWO MINUTES!" Tarble exclaimed, "She KNEW she needed to use these last 20 minutes! She lost a POINT…but MAYBE it was a necessary point to LOSE."
"I agree, Tarble, but that just PUTS HER BACK to TWO," Said Vegeta, "Gwen showing off her chops! Showing off how SMART she is. A college student by age SIXTEEN. The GENIUS between her and Ben, really. Gwen's the planner, she's the THINKER. And she's playing CHESS right now with Katara. It's Katara's move, however."
Gwen – 5 / Katara – 3
Gwen lets the hold go and just backs into the ropes…and then comes right back and leaps into the air…Katara rolls out the way and Gwen hits the mat elbow first! Katara grabs the ropes and glares right at Gwen…and then comes back…raises a leg…and strikes right down with an Axe Kick to the back of Gwen's neck! Goes down to pin! One…Two-kickout! Keeps hold of the legs…and Wheelbarrow Lifts her…WHEELBARROW DOUBLE GUTBUSTER! Rolls her around and pins her…ONE…TWO…Gwen SLAMS her fists into Katara's neck! Gwen gets free and Katara holds her neck. Gwen gets right back up and backs up…and then comes by and BIG BOOTS KATARA RIGHT IN THE FACE TO SEND HER OVER THE ROPES!
…But as Gwen turns around, she doesn't notice Katara had held onto the ropes. Katara skins the cat and gets RIGHT back into the ring…and crouches…
"Turn arouuund, Gweeen…do not take your eyes off of your OPPONENT!" Iroh yelped, "WHAT A KICK!"
"Superkick!" Exclaimed Tarble, "RIGHT on the MUSH!"
ONE…
TWO…
Gwen gets a foot on the ROPES…and Katara shakes her head and NEARLY GETS CAUGHT IN A REAR NAKED CHOKE! She slips out, and then jumps on the ropes and Seated Sentons RIGHT on top of Gwen's chest! Sitting right on her chest, she wants that pin counted…
ONE…
TWO…
Gwen grabs her waist and rolls her back for a bridging pin!
ONE…
TWO…
Katara rolls her body backwards and pins GWEN'S shoulders down for ONE…TWO…THREE!
"KATARA GOT A SHOCK PIN, SURPRISE PIN FROM HOLDING THE SHOULDERS DOWN! THE COUNTER WAS THERE!" Tarble exclaimed.
"Oh she's trying to MOUNT THAT COME BACK…" Vegeta stated, "She SMELLS THE COMEBACK IMMINENT…"
Gwen – 5 / Katara – 4
Time Left (Estimated): 18:22
Gwen gets right back up and Katara gets up, but a SPINNING BACKFIST sends Katara stumbling. Gwen lifts her for an Inverted Suplex! GUT FIRST onto the ropes! She lets Katara hang there, and then runs the ropes while Katara gets right back on the apron. Gwen comes back and gets a Slingshot Kick right to the face! Katara then gets right on the ropes for a Springboard-GWEN CROTCHES HER ON THE ROPES. And then she backs up and runs AGAIN…AND BIG BOOTS HER SO HARD, KATARA GOES FLYING AND FACE FIRST ONTO THE WCW TABLE! She runs the ropes AGAIN…
…and Katara turns around AND GETS A SURPRISE SUICIDE DIVE FROM KATARA TO SEND HER OVER THE TABLE!
"RIGHT OVER THERE, JEZUS…" Haruhi cringed, "Hahaha, the BEST PART…these two beating the SNOT out of one another is just lovely for me. I get to watch a good match..see them put on a clinic…a classic…and then take their joy a few weeks later."
"Truly a fun moment for you, Haruhi," Iroh replied with just enough sincerity to get his pinch of sarcasm past her.
"Oh it IS!" Suzumiya grinned.
Gwen peels Katara off of the ground and then begins dragging her to the apron. Gwen throws her into the ring-spin, AN IMPROMPTU TIGER FEINT KICK from Katara! A tired Katara is starting to feel the effects again. She has to try and make this quick. She HAS to tie this. With a grab of the arm, she pulls Gwen right back in…
…and then WATER WHIP BACK FIRST INTO THE APRON! GWEN FALLS RIGHT TO HER KNEES AND SCREAMS OUT IN ABSOLUTE MURDEROUS PAIN. AND KATARA DOESN'T END IT THERE; ONE LIFT…BACK SUPLEX…RIGHT INTO A DOUBLE KNEE BACKBREAKER! GWEN BOUNCES RIGHT OFF THE KNEES AND HITS THE GROUND! AND THEN SHE JUMPS IN THE AIR AND DOUBLE FOOTSTOMPS THE SPINE OF GWEN!
"A TRIFECTA OF TORTUROUS TORMENT! BACK BREAKING BALL! YOU'D THINK SHE WAS THE MESSIAH OF IT OR SOMETHING…" Tarble exclaimed.
"Oh KATARA'S NO SAVIOR, TARBLE…" Moon said, "She's thrown Gwen RIGHT BACK into that ring!"
Gwen, stomach first in the ring now, tries to get up…
…and Katara is right on the apron, climbing up to the top and standing while Gwen tries to get up…
…
…
…DIVING SWANTON BOMB RIGHT ON THE SPINE OF GWEN! GWEN GOES BACK DOWN, AND KATARA PINS GWEN!
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
Gwen – 5 / Katara – 5
Time Left (Estimated): 16:01
"We're getting CLOSE to the last FOURTH of this match…" Said Tarble, "And it's ALL TIED UP…"
Katara gets up via the ropes, holding her neck. Gwen tries to get up, but holds her back in pain. Katara backs up and observes Gwen…and then runs towards Gwen, jumps, and misses a Double Footstomp. Gwen winces from her back pain, and Katara SUPERKICKS…fakes it, causing Gwen to flinch…and she Superkicks AGAIN and Gwen just rolls out the ring. She lands on all fours and then gets to a knee.
"It's tied, folks…" Tarble said, "We're within fifteen minutes. They're both running on some form of energy reserves that very well may have never tapped into for a wrestling match before. But they're TRYING THEIR HARDEST to stay up."
"I commend them both…" Iroh said as Katara went out the ring, "This is a grueling bout, and they have been upright for most of it. They're running on energy reserves. Katara trying to get the top prize that has eluded her for years…Gwen trying to get BACK to that spot…"
Katara runs for Gwen and Double Sledges her back! Gwen falls to a knee, and then gets grabbed and thrown RIGHT back into the ring! She slides in, and stamps her feet while Gwen tries to get up…
Time Left (Estimated): 15:00
Katara looks at the time…and turns her head back to Gwen, spins, and Roundhouse Kicks-Gwen ducks and POPS HER into the air! SITOUT POWERBOMB!
ONE…
TWO…
Katara gets a shoulder up! And now Gwen tries to crawl away…and grabs the ropes…
…Katara grabs the ropes on the other side of the ring. Both girls getting up at the same time. Katara and Gwen slowly turn to one another, tired and sore. The two competitors glare…
…and grit their teeth…
The crowd claps for them both, while the referee gets out of their way. Gwen's arms shake…her legs quake…Katara's head is shaking…
…and both charge RIGHT at one another and GRAB THE OTHERS' HAND. THEY SPIN AROUND, but cannot bounce off the ropes due to grabbing each other's hand. Now it is a TEST OF STRENGTH. Who is STRONGER than the other? Gwen and Katara playing tug of war with one another's' grips. …And Gwen lets go and allows Katara to fall forward and FACE PLANT! Now Gwen grabs the legs and tries for a Sharpshooter…Katara twists around and kicks Gwen off! Gwen tumbles, but gets to her feet and runs right back at Katara! The Waterbender gets behind Gwen and grabs her waist…
…
…Elbowed off! Katara stumbles, Gwen leaps RIGHT for her head…Katara grabs the ropes and Gwen hits the mat back first!
"Back first goes Gwen, the former champion gingerly getting right back up and Katara comes right back in for that Waistlock, GERMAN SUPLEX-SHE ROLLS OVER HER AND GETS-THE CAMELEPHANT CLUTCH! CAMEL CLUTCH DRAGON SLEEPER…ARM TRAP…SHE'S BENDING HER LIKE BECKHAM…"
"KATARA HAS GWEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, AND SHE'S TARGETIN THAT SPINE," Shouted Iroh.
"THE BACK MAY CRACK IF GWEN DOESN'T TAP…" Moon stated, "BUT YOU KNOW SHE CAN'T GIVE A LEAD TO KATARA, THAT'D BREAK 'ER MENTALLY…"
Katara BENDS THE BACK AND GRITS HER TEETH, yelling, "I'LL BREAK YOUR SPINE, GWEN…TAAAP…"
Gwen REFUSES. She CAN'T. She CANNOT TAP NOW. NOT NOW. SHE CAME TOO FAR NOW TO GIVE UP A LEAD…
Time Left (Estimated): 12:59
Gwen CAN'T…not NOW…
…NOT NOW…
She tries to get to the ropes, but she can't REACH. She can't MOVE HERSELF. Katara has her CINCHED IN, and SHE CANNOT ESCAPE. NOT FOR HER LIFE. Katara is shaking her own head! Her own blood dripping so far, it gets on Gwen's face! Gwen just shakes her head! She's been in it for a minute now! She's going for an extra thirty seconds! She gets past that and just SCREAMS IN AGONY. SHE MAY PASS OUT AT THIS RATE…AND GWEN KNOWS THIS…
Time Left (Estimated): 12:08
…SHE TAPS! GWEN HAS TO TAP OUT!
"SHE'S TAKEN THE LEAD, KATARA TAKES THE LEAD, AND GWEN IS TRAILING BEHIND FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MATCH!" Exclaimed Iroh, "By the dragons, how the tables have TURNED!"
"And Gwen has to regain her OWN ENERGY," Said Vegeta, "She nearly passed out! This girl was trying to hold on, but her PRIDE kept her hanging!"
"Sound familiar, eh brother?" Tarble asked snidely.
"Oh, I have NO SHAME in admitting I know about that!" Exclaimed Vegeta.
Gwen – 5 / Katara – 6
Katara FINALLY has the lead for once in this match, and this makes her smile. She's BEAMING. Katara smirks as she lays against the ropes and breathes. She's just staring down at Gwen, who is trying to get up with the ropes. Gwen understands she has almost 10 minutes left. She just decides to rest up and think of a strategy. She needed new strategies…or perhaps using an older one again. Now it's Gwen looking up at Katara, who just chuckles while wagging her finger. The girl who thought no one was paying her attention was now getting the attention she felt she so righteously deserved. The irony is not lost on Tennyson, however. She can only chuckle and sigh at this reversal. If it wasn't clear before, it was clear now: Gwen was facing an equal. Katara is not an underdog…she's a star in the making whose talents have finally been shown for the world to see. Gwen had to make sure she didn't get beat.
Time Left (Estimated): 10:00
"The final ten minutes are upon us…" Tarble stated, "Both women getting to their feet after a voluntary, respectful rest. Gwen finally behind. Katara with the point advantage. 9:55…9:54…9:53…"
"Time is ticking…" Said Vegeta, "Let's GO, ladies!"
"Both are just taking in the moment…still THINKING…" said Moon.
They're both tired. They're both ready to fall out. …But they need to kick it into high gear. Slowly shuffling their feet, they make it to the middle of the ring and stare down one another. There is a brief stare…a brief look into the tired eyes of the other competitors. Katara's blood kept wet by the sweat on her brow…Gwen's dead expression slowly morphing into a smirk…it wasn't a smirk Katara liked very much…so she FOREARMS Gwen…
…and Gwen FOREARMS her back…
…Katara FOREARMS Gwen…
…and Gwen FOREARMS Katara…
…And a POWERFUL Forearm from Katara sends her stumbling…
…and Gwen stumbles right into ANOTHER Forearm…
…and another Forearm…
…and ANOTHER Forearm…
…before Gwen ducks another Forearm and Forearms the gut! Katara bends over, and Gwen leaps onto her back and FLIP PILEDRIVERS KATARA! She keeps the legs, and gets her in a Boston Crab! Gwen adjusting…
"Gwen with the Boston Crab, trying to submit Katara AGAIN…" Tarble stated, "No…wait…she's high angling it…"
"KNEE on the HEAD," Vegeta exclaimed, "KNEE ON THE HEAD. LIONTAMER!"
Katara is trying to hang on, TRYING NOT TO TAP OUT…but Katara is kept in the middle of the ring! "Tap or NOT, I GOT YOU…" Gwen declared. She felt she had something perfect right now regardless of if this becomes a tap out or not.
"Katara either taps or gets her legs hurt in this final stretch of the match!" Explained Moon, "Katara…I'm wondering if she bites the bullet and taps…"
"At this point, biting a bullet may just be a sign of conceding," Haruhi shrugged, "So Katara tapping would just give Gwen a chance. NOT sure I like it."
Gwen doesn't let Katara reach for ANYTHING. She is just HANGING ON TIGHT…
…and Katara starts pushing up…
…she REFUSES to tap right now…she has a LEAD TO HANG ONTO…
…Gwen REFUSES TO LET GO…SHE IS HOLDING ONTO THOSE LEGS, AND SHE JUST PUTS HER KNEE BACK ON THE HEAD…
Time Left (Estimated): 8:30
Gwen is going to MAKE SURE KATARA TAPS NOW…
…Gwen starts getting pushed up…Katara PUSHING HER UP…
…KATARA TWISTING HER AROUND…
…
…
…
…and Gwen just lets the turn happen so she can fall back…and Gwen TOSSES Katara into the ropes! Katara LEAPS on the ropes and then springboards for a Crossbody-GRABBED FOR AN INVERTED SIDE HEADLOCK! MOVES HER ARM FOR A MODIFIED FRONT HEADLOCK AND SPINS KATARA AROUND FOR A (very complicated) DDT! She pins her! ONE…TWO…Katara kicks out! And Gwen gets up and tries to catch her breath. Fireman's Carry…and she THROWS her off…
…Katara lands on her feet and keeps hold of Gwen TO COUNTER WITH A STUNNER! And Gwen drops down from that…and gets POUNCED ON! THE CAMELEPHANT CLUTCH BACK AGAIN…GWEN HOLDING ON…
…Gwen gets up to her FEET. And she has Katara on her BACK…Katara trying to let go, but Gwen grabs her neck. She ain't leaving NOW. BACKPACK STUNNER! Gwen lets Katara fall backwards, and then tries to compact Katara for a pin.
ONE…
…
TWO…
…
Katara kicks out, and then TURNS THE WEIRD PIN INTO A REAR NAKED CHOKE…
…just so she could flip Gwen over and THEN LOCK BACK IN THE CAMELEPHAN CLUTCH! AND GWEN IS FLAILING. TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO GO, GWEN IS JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE NOW! SHE CAN'T DROP DOWN TO TWO DOWN.
"CAMELEPHANT CLUTCH CINCHED BACK IN, I THINK…I THINK GWEN MAY BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE…" Exclaimed Moon, "OH SHE MAY BE IN THE DEEPEST TROUBLE YET."
Katara TRYING TO MAKE GWEN TAP…JUST ONE MORE TIME…
…Gwen REFUSING TO GO NOW…SHE LOOKS AT THE TIME…KATARA LOOKS AT THE TIME…
Time Left: 6:41
Gwen grits her teeth and makes a fist with her free hand! The Arm Trap Camel Clutch with a Dragon Sleeper was making Gwen scream! She COULDN'T TAP. SHE HAS A MISSION. SHE HAS TO PROVE SOMETHING. SHE HAS TO GET RETRIBUTION. Gwen raises the hand, showing the ref she is still in it! The ref recognizes this and keeps her in it. Katara still has the hold in, and she cannot find a way to ESCAPE. She DOES seem to e losing energy, as evidenced by her hand wavering. The crowd sees this and begins to yell.
"Is she fading? Is Gwen fading?" Asked Iroh.
"I THINK…I THINK…" Haruhi looked CLOSELY as Haruhi's arm began to drop, "OH MAN I THINK I GOT KATARA NEXT…"
"She goes up by TWO, it's OVER…" Vegeta stated, "She isn't coming back with almost under six minutes left!"
"Stranger things HAVE HAPPENED," Said Tarble.
Referee Leslie Anderson checks Gwen's right arm…
…and her arm…
…
…
…
…stays up! GWEN BEGINS TO REBUILD SOME POWER…DESPERATE POWER…
"The STRENGTH…the MENTAL FORTITUDE cannot be OVERSTATED," Said Tarble, "And maybe her PHYSICAL STRENGTH TOO, LOOK AT THIS."
Gwen is beginning to move her lands, Katara hanging onto her neck and her back! She feels herself being lifted off the ground, and applies a bodyscissors to Gwen! She tries to keep the Dragon Sleeper in, but it barely works…
…GWEN GETS RIGHT ON HER FEET, STANDING TALL WITH KATARA IN TOW…
…and she runs RIGHT into the far right corner! Back first! Gwen hurts Katara, but the bender REFUSES to let go! Gwen STILL HANGING ON FOR THE TAP OUT. So Gwen runs backwards AGAIN and SLAMS Katara into the corner post! Katara hurt…but NOT LETTING GO. SHE HAS A LEAD TO MAINTAIN. And it's…
Time Left (Estimated): 5:20
…ONE LAST TIME SHE SLAMS HER INTO THAT CORNER! Katara FINALLY had to let go! And Gwen stumbles out of the corner, but turns around. Katara, looking back, jumps on the second rung of the corner and then hops to the top of the corner. BUT SHE DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT GWEN LEAPING RIGHT UP THERE AND LEAPING TO KATARA'S HEAD! SUPER MANNA BREAKER FROM OFF THE TOP SPIKES KATARA RIGHT ON HER SKULL!
"RIGHT ON THE DAMN BACK OF HER DOME," Vegeta cringed, "MY GOD MY GOD! AGH! GWEN IS DOWN! BUT KATARA MAY BE EVEN FURTHER DOWN AFTER THIS!"
"GWEN SHOWING THAT LUCKY GIRL-ESQUE ATHLETICISM! SHE'S SENT KATARA CRASHING BACK DOWN TO THE MAT, AND POSSIBLY SENT HER DREAMS CRASHING DOWN AS WELL!" Moon shouted.
Gwen hurriedly hooks the legs!
ONE…
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TWO…
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THREE!
Gwen – 6 / Katara – 6
"TIED…" Said Tarble as the clock winded down, "And as we get closer to the final five, it has become CRUNCH TIME. The absolute FINAL FIVE MINUTES…"
"Gwen and Katara need to forego that rest, because there is NO RESTING during sudden death!" Exclaimed Vegeta, "Let's GO."
"They need to get ready for this DELUGE OF MOVES…" Said Iroh as Gwen went for a kidney kick!
Katara gets kicked in the kidneys, and then Gwen wants a Sleeper Hold…Katara slips out and then keeps hold of the arm. She pulls Gwen in, WATER WHIP-Gwen pushes her away…
Time Left (Estimated): 4:49
"UNDER FIVE…" Tarble declared.
"But OVERACHIEVING," Haruhi raised a finger.
Gwen runs right at her and leaps up to flip over Katara and NECKBREAKER her down! She pins her off that…
ONE…
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TWO…
…
Katara kicks out, but Gwen GUTS HER with a STRAIGHT PUNCH TO THE STOMACH! Katara drops to her knees, and Gwen DRILLS HER with a DDT! Gwen turns over onto all fours as Katara tries sitting up. Gwen gets on one knee…Katara sits right up…and Gwen NECK SNAPS HER! PIN AGAIN…
ONE…
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TWO…
…
KATARA KICKS OUT!
Gwen picks her up and tries for another Inverted Front Headlock. She lifts Katara…and gets a kick to the face for it! Katara drops on her back, and Gwen stumbles. Katara wobbles like a newborn doe, but finally manages to stand on two feet. Once she runs the ropes, she comes back and DROPKICKS Gwen right into them! Gwen comes back, trips over a downed Katara, and then gets School Boyed!
ONE…
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TWO…
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Gwen kicks out, and Katara goes low and Legsweeps. Gwen leaps over it and SHOOT KICKS-nothing, Katara falls back so Gwen misses and spins out. School Boy!
ONE…
…
TWO…
…
Gwen kicks out, and SHOOT KICKS THE HEAD! Katara, dazed, is kneeling and wobbly…so Gwen ROUNDHOUSES Katara down! Gwen goes for the pin!
ONE…
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TWO…
…
Katara kicks out! And she rolls to the apron…BUT GWEN REFUSES HER THAT RIGHT. NOT NOW.
"NO to Katara escaping for the apron!" Iroh exclaimed.
"She isn't escaping ON HER WATCH," Moon exclaimed, "She's staying in to take her pinfall or submission!"
Time Left (Estimated): 3:33
Gwen picks up Katara and goes for a Front Headlock…LIFT…
…Impaler DDT gets countered WITH A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!
ONE…
…
TWO…
…
Kickout!
Katara grabs Gwen's head again and tries for The Camelephant Clutch…Gwen JAWBREAKERS her! Katara holds her jaw and spins around…JUMPING CUTTER FROM GWEN TO PLANT GWEN! RUSHES RIGHT INTO THE PIN!
"THIS MAY BE IT, IT HAS TO BE, RIGHT FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, GWEN PULLS IT OUT OF HER REAR END FOR THIS!" Exclaimed Vegeta.
ONE…
…
TWO…
"Gwen hooking both legs off that Cutter, I think we're getting ONE…TWO…KICKOUT FROM KATARA! KATARA KICKS OUT OF IT, AND SHE'S JUST HANGING ON TO THAT ENERGY…THAT FIGHT…THAT DRIVE…GWEN WITH HER OWN DRIVE AND WILL KEEPING HER MOVING…BUT SOMEONE'S WILL HAS TO DIE…"
Gwen gets right up and turns around…and rolls onto her knees and hands…
…Katara starts stumbling…
…Katara gets to her feet…
…Gwen gets to her feet…
…Gwen leaps up…
…SNAPMARE! Gwen reverses The Manna-Breaker into a Snapmare! AND THE CAMELEPHANT CLUTCH…
…PUT RIGHT ON GWEN! AND SHE'S STUCK IN THE RING…
Time Left (Estimated): 2:39
"KATARA'S CINCHED IT, AND WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER TWO MINUTES LEFT, WE'RE DOWN TO THE ABSOLUTE WIRE…WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST BITS…" Exclaimed Tarble, "AND A TAP OUT IS VERY MUCH IMMINENT AT THIS RATE…GWEN HAS NOWHERE TO GO…"
CAMELEPHANT CLUTCH…BACK OF GWEN BENT…Gwen FLAILING for some space…some ROPES…Gwen trying to ABSOLUTE BEST TO GET FREE, BUT NOTHING IS WORKING. She can't get to the ropes. She has to try and POWER HER WAY THROUGH…BUT GWEN SEES THE TIME AND ABSOLUTELY WANTS NOTHING TO INTERRUPT THIS…SHE CANNOT WASTE THIS…BUT GWEN CAN'T TAP NOW. SHE CANNOT TAP NOW. SHE CANNOT TAP NOW.
…GWEN RAISES A HAND…
…THE CROWD CHANTING, "THIS IS AWESOME! *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*" ALONG WITH, "GWEN! GWEN! GWEN!" CHANTS…COMPLIMENTED BY THE "KATARA, KATARA…" CHANTS…
Gwen has LITTLE TIME LEFT TO THINK OF AN IDEA…KATARA HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE…
…"AAAGH…" Gwen screams out…
Time Left (Estimated): 1:30
"A minute in the hold, Gwen needs to find RELIEF…she doesn't want this to go to a tie I'm SURE," Iroh said, "I doubt she wants this to end in a LOSS. But she needs SOMETHING…"
Gwen tries to stand…but nothing…she can't get up…she can't get to the ropes…
…so she goes for her last resort…
…
…
…
…SHE BARREL ROLLS WITH KATARA!
"WELL I GUESS STARFOX CAN TEACH YOU A FEW THINGS," Tarble exclaimed.
"She barreled…and LOOKIE, Katara let go!" Exclaimed Haruhi, "Well-OH WOW! LOOK A CROSSFACE!"
"CROSSFACE, CROSSFACE, GWEN WITH THE CROSSFACE! AND KATARA'S NECK…KATARA'S HEAD…THIS GOT A POINT FOR HER EARLIER! SHE WENT BACK TO BASICS, AND KATARA IS TRAPPED IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!"
Time Left (Estimated): 1:11
"Gwen…Gwen CINCHED IN The Crossface, Katara DESPERATE FOR AN ESCAPE! Trying to reach the ropes!" Exclaimed Haruhi, "THE HIGH STAKES, THE DRAMA, it's PERFECT!"
"Haruhi enamored with the drama of the match, and so is The WWE Universe!" Tarble declared, "Gwen heading into the FINAL MINUTE with The CROSSFACE! And Gwen IS DESPERATE! GWEN MAY TAKE THE TIE…BUT SHE REFUSES TO LOSE! KATARA MAY TAKE A TIE! BUT SHE JUST CANNOT TAP!"
Gwen PULLS BACK…SHE PULLS BACK ON THE MOVE AND ALMOST BENDS KATARA'S NECK LIKE A BENDY STRAW. Katara tries DESPERATELY to reach for ANYTHING…ANYTHING. She grabs Gwen's face and BEGINS RAKING IT…
Time Left (Estimated): 0:50
"Oh the PHOTO FINISH…we may need to ask USA for more time!" Vegeta declared, "We need OVERTIME, UNLESS SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS…"
Katara is REFUSING…Gwen yells, "TAP!" No eye rakes work! Gwen just takes the blinding! She hangs on for the Crossface, REGARDLESS of her face status! She doesn't need eyes to make someone submit! Gwen SHAKES HER HEAD…Katara SHAKES HER HEAD…and she tries dragging herself to the ropes again! She tries moving for the ropes…
0:40
0:39
0:38
Katara reaches for the ropes with her free arm…SO CLOSE…
…GWEN STOMPS ON IT! STOMPS VICIOUSLY ON THAT HAND!
"NO ROPES! NO ROPES FOR KATARA!" Moon declared, "Gwen peeking out from her scratched eyes to see that rope break incoming! She just STOMPED HER HAND OUT."
0:33
0:32
0:31
0:30
"The final THRITY SECONDS…a MOVE HAS TO BE MADE…or is this just ATTRITION BY NOW?" Asked Tarble, "Trying NOT TO LOSE at this point?"
Katara yells in pain from her hand being kicked and reels it back. NOW she tries for the ropes with her legs. She REACHES for the ropes…her right leg…the ropes…she turns herself around a bit…
…Gwen opens her eyes SLIGHTLY to see this…the partially blinded Tennyson sees the closeness…
"NOOOO…"
Gwen's scream is accompanied by HER putting HER foot on the ropes!
"GWEN COUNTERED AGAIN!" Exclaimed Tarble, "ANOTHER PUSH OFF!"
Gwen pushes off the ropes with her foot and rolls BACK with Katara to send them both to the middle again-Katara stops mid-roll and puts her weight on Gwen while her shoulders were down mid-roll…
"Waitwaitwaitwait-" Tarble watched as a pin was being counted, and Gwen FLAILS under Katara!
ONE…
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TWO…
…
THREE!
"KATARA STEALS A FALL! SHE SCOUTED IT EXPERTLY!" Exclaimed Iroh, "SHE STOPPED GWEN AND TOOK A FALL RIGTH FROM UNDER GWEN'S NOSE! NO…A THEFT WOULD MEAN SHE DIDN'T DESERVE IT! GWEN TOOK THAT FALL RIGHTFULLY!"
Gwen - 6 / Katara - 7
0:20
0:19
0:18
"BUT TIME IS TICKING, AND GWEN ROLLS KATARA BACK IN THE MIDDLE FOR THE CROSSFACE!" Tarble exclaimed, "KATARA HAS THE ONE POINT LEAD, BUT GWEN'S DEFINITELY GOING FOR THE TIE NOW FOR OVERTIME! AND SHE HAS THE ADVANTAGE! ALL GWEN HAS TO DO IS LAST!"
THE CROWD IS IN A FRENZY! THE AUDIENCE CHANTS BOTH GIRLS' NAMES FERVENTLY! "GWEN! GWEN! GWEN! GWEN!" "KATARA! KATARA!" Gwen has FIFTEEN SECONDS LEFT TO MAKE KATARA TAP. She is DESPERATELY pulling back, screaming JUST AS LOUD AS KATARA IS RIGHT NOW! Gwen's screams are DESPERATE! They are PLEADING! She JUST WANTS THE TAP OUT! SHE JUST WANTS THE FALL…
0:10…
0:09…
0:08…
"EIGHT SECONDS…SEVEN SECONDS…" Tarble declared, "CAN SHE SURVIVE FOR JUST SIX…FIVE…"
Haruhi is ON HER FEET…
The audience is LOUD AND CHEERING…
Iroh is QUIET AND ATTENTIVE…
Vegeta is SLAMMING THE TABLE IN EXCITEMENT…
Moon is…well Moon is smirking.
The timekeeper is GETTING READY TO RING IT…
Leslie Anderson is about to RING THE BELL…
Princess Bubblegum is standing up, GETTING READY TO ANNOUNCE…
…KATARA, BLOOD FLOWING DOWN HER FOREHEAD, IS DESPERATE BUT IN ABSOLUTE PAIN, ALMOST ABOUT TO LOSE BREATH FROM THE SCREAMING AND THE CROSSFACE…
…GWEN ABOUT TO CRY…
…KATARA RAISES HER HAND…
0:05
0:04
0:03
0:02
…
…KATARA BALLS HER HAND INTO A FIST AND SLAMS IT INTO THE MAT!
0:01
0:00
DING DING DING
A TIRED GWEN ROLLS OFF OF KATARA…A TIRED KATAR JUST GROWS A SMALL SMILE…THE CROWD REACHES THE ROOF WITH THEIR CHEER…AND TARBLE'S VOICE REACHES A HIGH PITCH…
"SHE WON'T TAP! SHE WON'T TAP! THE TIMER IS UP! SIXTY MINUTES IS UP! LOOK AT HER HARUHI…LOOK AT HER CHAMP…" Tarble excitedly exclaimed, "THAT IS YOUR NEXT OPPONENT…THE SIXTY MINUTE WOMAN HERSELF, KATARA! THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN WATER TRIBE, HELL LET'S BRING IN THE NORTHERN TRIBE TOO, THIS IS FOR YOU!"
Bubblegum makes the announcement, "Here is your winner…KATAAAARAAAA!"
Katara is trying to fight back tears…but so is Gwen…both women having fought in a downright grueling match. They can barely stand up, but they can surely look at one another. Gwen and Katara…two rivals….crawling towards the other. They get on their knees, and try to compose themselves while shaking their own heads. This was…a hard moment for both girls. Katara FINALLY WON…but now she had to be gracious towards a probably teed off Gwen. Gwen just lost…and now she had to adjust her battle feelings to be more gracious.
Katara extended a hand…all she ever wanted was to be taken seriously. However, Gwen just wanted to regain her status at the top and gain some momentum. Both had very tiring goals. It just seemed as if these two were just war time enemies. At the end of the day, they weren't trying to do anything more than compete. After match time, they were very much willing to be cordial. Gwen shakes Katara's hand, getting cheers from the happy audience.
"Yuck…" Moon almost heaved.
"A touching moment between two rivals, whose paths will now diverge towards complete opposite goals," Said Tarble, "Gwen's heading to Ozone 50 to face Gwen. And Katara will compete against Haruhi Suzumiya for The Women's Title at the new Animated exclusive PPV, Danger Zone. Haruhi, this-"
"Yeah yeah my next opponent, lay it on thicker, Tarble…" Haruhi huffed, "Good for her. She lasted sixty minutes. Not many people even are willing to participate in an Ironwoman Match. And even less of them win it. In WWE, we had one. JUST one. …Nothing else. But guess what? Despite the accomplishment she pulled off here, she STILL isn't beating ME. Once I'm better, she'll WISH she had lost."
Katara says to Gwen, "good luck…" and Gwen responds similarly. "You got this…don't let her or her groupies get to you…we both got people with goddess complexes on our calendar. Let's make it a sweep."
After both let go, Gwen bows to Katara and leaves the ring. Katara has the ring to herself, now alone while basking in the glow of, "KATARA! KATARA!" chants. There was only one thing left to do.
…But while Gwen walked up the ramp, she turned towards Katara and bows out gracefully…
…WHICH LEFT HER OPEN TO GET SLAPPED WITH A CHAIR TO THE BACK BY THE YOUNGER GWEN!
"Oh Lord, who left the doggy door open?" Vegeta asked.
"Get her OUT, this is NOT her moment…" Said Iroh, "She just LAID OUT Gwen! OUR Gwen!"
"That's what she does…" Said Haruhi blew air out of her lips nonchalantly, "Tries to steal spotlight."
Young Gwen raises her arms, garnering more boos from the audience…all the while, Katara sneers and shakes her head. Gwen business interrupting her moment was something she dreaded for a while, and she just shook her head at this. "YOU…to the back…NOW. This isn't your show. This isn't YOUR moment," Katara demanded of the younger redhead. The self-proclaimed goddess just smirks.
"EVERY moment is MY moment…" YG threw her hand up and shrugged, "Ah well. Be happy YOU weren't next."
"We have ENOUGH girls with god complexes on this roster…" Tarble shook her head, "We don't need MORE taking up TV time."
"Now who's the other one?" Haruhi asked, "Is it Moon?"
"Hey!" Usagi took umbrage to that remark.
"I stand corrected, we may have had more…" Tarble rolled his eyes, "I guess THIS is how we end the show."
Katara leaves the ring, as YG leaves up the ramp. She was not about to let this moment be taken from her. OG was being helped up by medics, and Katara was about to check on OG. Instead, OG told Katara to not focus on her. "You go end this show the way it's SUPPOSED to end. She will NOT take TV time from YOU." Guards help OG up to her feet, and Katara just shakes her head. She was right. She needed to end this HER way.
Now making her way towards commentary, Katara keeps her gaze on Haruhi. The Women's Champion of WWE. The crowd was cheering for Katara, and Haruhi could see the writing on the wall. "Well now heeere she comes. I should probably get up and do the classic…well…" She tries to get up but putting weight on her leg was still bothering her. She opts to sit down as Katara gets in her face. Challenger staring down Champion…a classic scene. Haruhi points to her belt and smirks. "Never in your life, Katara…" Haruhi assures Katara.
"THIS is how it's supposed to end…" Iroh declared, "CHAMPION…CHALLENGER…staring down for one big moment…one moment to end the show...we will see you all next time!"
Katara just says, "I've been waiting too long for this one on one…this time, it's MINE," and stands upright. She turns around, ready to leave as Haruhi checks her cast.
"What the…" Iroh looks at the scene.
…Haruhi stands up, holding her crutch like a bat…and is standing ON BOTH LEGS WITH NO PAIN OR WINCING…
"Oh you have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME…" Shouted Tarble.
"SHE WAS FAKING IT AGAIN?" Moon, shocked, just drops her jaw.
"YOU BET SHE WAS!" Vegeta shouted, "HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! WE ALL FELL FOR IT AGAIN!"
"I guess if it worked once, it's GOTTA WORK AGAIN…" Exclaimed Tarble as Haruhi stakes a hard step forward…
…AND GETS SUPERKICKED RIGHT ON THE JAW BY AN AWARE KATARA! SHE GETS SENT RIGHT BACK IN HER CHAIR!
"OR NOOOT!" Exclaimed Tarble shouted, "KATARA SCOUTED IT! SHE KNEW! NOT LIKE LAST TIME! NO MORE ISSUES LIKE AT FALLOUT! HARUHI'S INJURY FAKINGS DO INDEED HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE!"
"FOOL ME ONCE, YOU KNOW THE SAYING!" Exclaimed Iroh, "AND THIS IS HOW THE SHOW NEEDS TO END! CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER WITH AN EPIC PREVIEW FOR THEIR ENCOUNTER IN A FEW WEEKS! KATARA WITH THE UPPER HAND TONIGHT! THIS IS HER NIGHT! BUT IN FOUR WEEKS, CAN SHE MAKE IT HER NIGHT AGAIN?"
Katara stands on the barricade, holding Haruhi's championship belt, and holds it up for the WORLD TO SEE. FOR ALL OF BARCLAY'S TO WITNESS! SHE WANTS TO BE CHAMPION NEXT! AND SHE'S GOT HER DATE SET FOR HARUHI…DANGER ZONE…
"But we have ONE SHOW…TWO DATES…to get to first, ladies & gentlemen! TONIGHT was the FINAL STOP. Because THIS WEEKEND, THE WAR FINALLY COMES! THE BATTLELINES WERE DRAWN! THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA WAS SPLIT IN HALF! MANHATTAN WAS SPLIT IN HALF! MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WAS SPLIT IN HALF! WWE AND WCW FANS…CCW FANS…THIS IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!" Tarble declared, "MAKE YOURSELVES KNOWN! MAKE YOURSELVES VISIBLE THIS WEEKEND! STAY SAFE! STAY ENTERTAINED! THIS SUNDAY…WWE BRINGS THE WAR TO CCW'S TURF…AND THINGS…WILL…EXPLODE! CATCH US ON OZONE 50 ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SIMULCAST ON THE CW…USA NETWORK…THE FWM NETWORK…AND THE WWE NETWORK…WE'LL SEE YA THERE! THIS HAS BEEN THE GENERAL, THE ONE, THE PRINCE, AND THE OTHER PRINCE! AND WE WILL SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND! AND ONCE AGAIN…CONGRATULATIONS KATARA…END US OFF! GOODNIGHT!"
And so, we end the show on a KO'd Haruhi just lying in her rolling chair…
…and Katara raising The Women's Championship in the air while yelling, "IT'S FINALLY TIME! IT'S FINALLY TIME!"
Character Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment, and World Championship Wrestling present...
OZONE 50
===WWE===
YOU RUINED MY LIFE, NOW I WANT REVENGE: "Crow" Emmy vs. Lucy van Pelt
EVEN GODS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO RACIAL JUSTICE: Ares vs. Huey Freeman in a No Holds Barred Match
MAKE BREAKFAST GREAT AGAIN: Cereal Killers (Trix Rabbit & Tony the Tiger) vs. Calvin & Hobbes for A Lifetime Supply of Cereal
A DECADE WAIT; VENGEANCE FOR A CAREER ALMOST ENDED: Yumi Ishiyama vs. Sailor Moon
CCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: The House of Severance (Noah Maxwell & Tai Yagami) (c) vs. The Dragon Kids (Max & Enrique) vs. Digital Generation X (Takeru "T.K." Takaishi & Davis Motomiya)
WWE TOON CHAMPIONSHIP: Dan Kuso (c) vs. William Dunbar
FIGHTING FOR MY FAMILY: Young Gwen Tennyson vs. Older Gwen Tennyson
FACT - NEVER MESS WITH A HERO: Ben Tennyson vs. Assassin Wot
===WCW===
ZENITH VIOLENCE GRAND PRIX'S EXISTENCE ON THE LINE: Otto & Reggie Rocket vs. The Androids (Android 17 "Lapis" & Android 18 "Lazuli") in an Intergender Extreme Rules Match
RESPECT BEATEN INTO YOU: Zoe Payne vs. Tomoko Kuroki
WHO IS A REAL SUBMISSION SPECIALIST: Chell vs. Yuna Kamihara in No Holds Barred
FREE FOR ALL, WAR REGARDLESS: Mr. Grimm vs. The Tick vs. Kratos vs. Captain Falcon in a Fatal Fourway Match
IF THE DOCTOR WINS, HE CAN TRANSFER FROM SHOWDOWN TO ANIMATED: Liu Kang w/Kung Lao vs. The Sixth Doctor w/Joshua Graham
AN ACTUAL HERO EMERGES: Blossom vs. Sailor Mars
THE LEGEND WANTS A CHALLENGE; THE ANIMAL WANTS A CHALLENGE: Broly vs. Wolf Hawkfield
WCW CARTOON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Deadpool (c) vs. Sportacus
===INTERBRANDED===
TEAM WOMEN'S SURVIVOR SERIES: The Greatest Show on Canvas/Team CCW (Captain Annie Frazier, Trixie Tang, Sissi Delmas, Dora the Explorer, May, Dawn, Katniss Everdeen, and ?) vs. The Strike Team/Team WCWWE (Captain Mikoto Misaka, Soi Fon, Esdeath, Shaundi, Lola Bunny, Sailor Jupiter, Rika Nonaka, and Star Butterfly)
TEAM MEN'S SURVIVOR SERIES: Réal Leal Top Tier/Team CCW (Captain Max, Captain Enrique, Tom Brady, Michael Phelps, Tommy Pickles, Mega Man Original, Jimmy Neutron, and Paul Rabil) vs. Then, Now, Forever/Team WCWWE (Captain Brock, Scott Pilgrim, Jude Lizowski, Wolverine, Brock Samson, Vegeta, TJ Detweiler, and Tai Kamiya)
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