This match has been extended by 24 hours.

(For imagination purposes, I am using the old type of Hell in a Cell...not the stupid 7 million foot one WWE uses today. Also, thanks for the extension Ian. I ended up not doing what was planned and was able to get it done in time. I'm sure Kani is happy to have the extension anyway. I won't be changing anything to this now it's posted, so whoever is grading can get a head start and read it right away despite the extension.)

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After an in-house commercial for XWA's next pay Per View offering, Revolutionary Wars 6, we are sent back to ringside where every single person in tonight's capacity crowd is standing on their feet. Why? Because the giant Hell in a Cell structure is beginning to be lowered down from the ceiling. This terrifying image gets a pop from the crowd, as the arena lowers it's lighting into darkness and leave a few pulsating lights to illuminate cage for a dramatic visual effect. Not only that, but a pulsating theme is played as the structure lowers, creating even further intensity.



Cedar and Joey begin to remind us on how this match came about.

Cedar:
"...and there you see it, ladies and gentlemen. Perhaps the most vile, terrifying and dangerous structure in the history of professional wrestling. Many men have entered this structure and many have not have much further in their career as a result. Tonight two men step inside this structure looking to put an end to the most intense and storied rivalry in XWA's history. However, Joey Miles, will either man be the same after this one is all said and done?"

Miles:
"I'm just going to speak seriously for a minute - these two want to kill the other. Literally. I never dreamed in a million years this would all culminate into this, inside that crazy structure. If either one of these men is the same after this, I will be highly surprised. The emotional levels that are on display with these two are like nothing we have seen before. Tonight, one of these men is going out of here on a stretcher, I can tell you that much."

Cedar:
"Well you know a situation has become almost deadly when Joey Miles talks in a serious tone."

Miles:
"Well don't get used to it, fatass..."

Cedar:
"With that said, lets see how this incredible rivalry...came about."

A video package begins to play, highlighting all the key aspects of this rivalry over the past couple of months.



With the above theme playing in the background, the video package starts with a shot of David Michaels losing the XWA World Heavyweight Championship at Chain Reaction. The next night on Vendetta, we see Michaels' friends in D-Volution being told that David had been involved in a car accident, forcing them to leave the building. Michaels then storms to the ring, demanding answers as to who set this up...only for Robert Hope and Cerberus to hit the ring and absolutely decimate him, using a Barbed Wire Baseball Bat on him several times over, before hanging him up from the rafters and blood dripping down from his face, directly onto Hope's as he sits there singing. Brutal images of Hope kidnapping Michaels' wife, Mary-Jane Williams aka Sugar, are shown in particular his abuse of keeping her in handcuffs. The video then cuts to Robert hope challenging Michaels to a match at United Xtreme and then the eventual return of Michaels, following it up with that classic brawl to the back where the watching World were left thinking the pair were run over by a limousine.

The pair are then seen fighting in the first ever Underground Match, with brutal spots being picked up. Images of both men being choked, thrown through windows and slammed into the exposed ring floor are emphasised. Robert Hope's hand is raised in victory, with a close up on his smug face as he nurses a dislocated shoulder for his troubles. The next night, Michaels comes out to the ring and declares he isn't finished with Hope and things hall be done his way, only for Hope to then come out later on and declare he is the King of the XWA. Michaels is then seen toying with the self-proclaimed King, pushing his throne off the entrance stage and Hope goes crazy over it. Hope agrees to a rematch at the Big Ass American Bash, before the two then brawl until Michaels gets the upper hand. Michaels then declares that Hope had his match at United Xtreme and now, Michaels' will have his...Hell in a Cell!

The video package then rolls onto Michaels taking part in a sit down interview with Ted Cedar, before Hope and Cerberus take over and chain him up to a chair. D-Volution save the day, before this leads to Michaels losing it and having a fight inside the Cell structure the next week on Vendetta. The video then concludes with a parting image of both men brawling inside the cell with bloody faces, before we are taken back to ringside, where the crowd are now fully pumped up for what will surely be a spectacle to behold.

DING...DING...DING!!!

Watts:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is the HELL IN A CELLLLL MATCH! Introducing first..."



The entire arena erupts in an earthquake of boos as the first notes of the entrance theme are heard. A few moments later, the jeers become twice as loud as Robert hope stumbles out from behind the entrance curtain wearing his usual black scruffy leather jacket over his entrance gear, which entails a white tank stop, which appears to be rather dirty due to Hope never washing it, and dark blue ripped jeans. Hope looks as smug as ever, as he stands at the end of the stage and looks out at the disgusted fans booing him. The Prophet soaks in the hate he feeds off each and every week, before methodically walking down the entrance ramp. Rather like his entrance music, Hope pace is very slow which gives some of the fans in the front rows time to let him know just how much he sucks! Hope shrugs it off, slowly waving them away like a true King would.

Watts:
"...from The City of Angels, weighing in at 221 pounds...he is the self-proclaimed "King of the XWA"....this is...ROBERRTTTTTTTTTTTT HOPEEEEEEE!!!"

Hope then stands at the bottom of the ramp and raises his right hand, waving it like he really is from royalty. With his name being announced, the fans use that as a reason to boo him even further.

Cedar:
"As ever, Robert Hope is looking mighty confident on his way to the ring here...perhaps he won't be as confident when he sets his eyes on that Cell."

Miles:
"You're kidding, right?! Even that buffoon he's facing tonight said earlier that just because Hope hasn't been in one of these matches before, doesn't mean he is at a disadvantage...idiot."

Cedar:
"Well I wasn't referring to who had the advantage, actually Joey...I meant he has never experienced being in that cell before in a match situation. His arrogance might just drop once he steps inside..."

Miles:
"Same shit, fatass."

Robert Hope does finally set eyes on the giant cell structure and his focus on taunting the live crowd immediately stops, as he slowly raises his head up and down as he looks at the ominous structure. Hope walks up to the left side of the side in front of him, just past the open door. He gives the panel a good shake, as he watches it violently ripple after letting go. Hope then stands in front of the front door, which is being held open by Ryu Sanu. Hope stares at him dead in the eyes, smiling, before stepping through the door...that is until he steps straight back out and looks around, with a menacing expression on his face. He rips off his leather jacket and bursts into life, darting around the right side of the cage and collides himself into the time keeper, grabbing him by the scruff of the neck and flinging him aside. He then picks up several steel chairs and turns back around, looking at the Cell. He then drops two of the chairs and starts throwing one of them up on top. The crowd have now stopped booing, as they know this match may just get interesting in the early going.

Cedar:
"Wait a minute...what the hell is Hope doing?!"

Miles:
"He's throwing chairs onto the top of the cell. Are you blind, Cedar? He's stood RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!!!"

Cedar:
"Thank you Captain Obvious...I was implying that he shouldn't be doing that..."

Miles:
"You say that like he's followed the rules for the past several months...hashtag YOU FAT IDI--MOTHER OF FUCKING GOD!!!"

Hope fails in the first two attempts to get the chair on top of the cell, with the chair landing on the announce table on the second try, nearly freighting Joey Miles half to death midway through his mandatory Cedar insult. However Robert succeed on the third attempt, which gets a sarcastic cheer from some of the fans. Hope then proceeds to throw the remaining two chairs onto the top of the cell, before slapping himself in the face several times and climbing up it's side! The crowd pops for this, as Jack Hammer in the ring yells at Hope that he has to start the match in the ring. Ryu Sanu sprints round the cell, also yelling at Hope to get down...but that isn't happening any time soon as Robert Hope is now half way up the steel chain wall and has dastardly acts on his mind.

Cedar:
"My God, Robert hope is climbing the damn cell! This can't end well..."

Miles:
"...HOPEfully...HOPE PUN...it won't end well for Michaels when he comes out here. He has no idea Hope is on top of the Cell!"

After a struggle, Robert Hope finally makes it to the top of the Cell, picking himself up and dragging the steel chairs to the opposite side that faces the entrance way. It's a little darker up there, as the default lighting for Hope's entrance certainly didn't compensate for him being that high up. His music eventually fades away and the crowd erupts for the sound of the next one...



Cedar:
"LISTEN TO THE OVATION FOR MICHAELS!"

Miles:
"Damn idiot...Michaels won't be smiling when he sees where Hope is!"

The noise is truly deafening inside The Scottrade Center, as Michaels walks out from behind the black entrance curtain and instantly pulls each of his arms out to either side of himself. He swings around and closes his eyes, sucking in the tremendous atmosphere the fans are creating. Wearing his black and red zebra tights, with his fancy leather jacket, shades and trademark cowboy hat, Michaels looks as ready as ever - his words earlier certainly cemented that fact. He stands at the end of the entrance stage and drops down to one knee, before pulling up his left arm and flexing his bicep as red and silver fireworks pulsate off behind him! Michaels then leaps up and is full of energy...until he stops dead in his tracks, finally noticing that Robert Hope is at the very top of the Cell looking down in his direction and smiling, holding a chair over his shoulder. Michaels rips off his entrance jacket, shades and hat, tossing them all to the floor. He looks right back at Hope, who is clearly challenging him to start the match up there! Michaels loses all sense of fun and walks down the ramp, meeting Ryu Sanu at the bottom who pleads with the former three time XWA World Heavyweight Champion to not do this. Michaels attempts to walk past and climb the cell, but Sanu is having none of it. The pair then start arguing aggressively, until the match's official referee, Jack Hammer, joins in. Michaels then grabs hold of Hammer and demands he rings the bell. Hammer is having none of it, until Michaels threatens to punch him...and eventually Hammer calls for the bell, albeit begrudgingly. Michaels just shoves him out of the way and heads over to the Cell, grabbing it with both hands and begins to climb up to the delight of the crowd in attendance.

DING...DING...DING!!!

Cedar:
"What?! Jack Hammer calls for the bell and we are under way...MICHAELS IS HEADING TO THE TOP OF THE DAMN CELL!!!"

Miles:
"YES! YES YES YES YESSSS! Throw him the hell off, Hope!"

Cedar:
"This is unbelievable! These two men have already shown they won't be satisfied until the other's career is over...now it may seriously happen here!"

Miles:
"This is it, Cedar. This the moment Michaels FINALLY ends!"

The crowd continues to erupt, as Michaels claws his way up the side of the Cell. Hope is almost in jubilation up above, swinging around the steel chair he was holding and begins to place the other two in the positions he desires. Michaels is now half way up, as Hope turns back around and grips the chair with by hands via it's closed legs. As Michaels struggles to get to the top, Hope quickly darts towards him and slams the chair down, aiming for his right hand. Michaels quickly moves it away, avoiding the shot, before holding back onto the steel. Hope then lifts the chair back up and goes for the left hand, again missing and only connecting with the Cell. Michaels loses his footing and begins to swing from the side of the Cell, holding on for dear life, before shifting his weight back around and regaining his grip. Hope then begins to laugh and lifts the chair above his head once more, looking to send it straight into Michaels skull...but The Showstealer desperately reaches up and shoots his right fist into the gut of Hope, coming awfully close to connecting with a Low Blow. Hope stumbles back several feet, dropping the chair and holding his gut. These few moments give Michaels the time he needs to get up from the side of the Cell and forces himself up top, rolling onto the flimsy steel roof before pushing himself up to his feet.

Cedar:
"Good God, these two men have got to be twenty feet in the air!"

Miles:
"Michaels almost fell off...it nearly happened, Cedar! Maybe next time!"

Hope lifts himself upright and begins laughing again, holding up the chair once more and walking over to Michaels. The former World Champion, however, just opens up with a really meaty right fist straight to Hope's face. The shot is so hard, it knocks Hope out just for a moment and he drops to one knee, once again losing the grip of the chair. Taking advantage, Michaels reaches down and picks up the chair, lifts it over his head and sends a stinging shot straight into the upper spine of The Prophet. Hope arches his back, as he presses his fists into the steel roof in pain...but still laughing as he does. Michaels lifts the chair up again and sends another shot directly into his spine. This time Hope collapses onto the Cell roof and rolls onto his back, still laughing loudly as the pain riddles up and down his back.

Cedar:
"Hope is laughing...he's actually laughing at getting a chair sent into his spine! The hell is wrong with this guy?!"

Miles:
"Nothing is wrong with your King! He is merely a little ticklish..."

Michaels drops the steel chair and then reaches down, turning Hope over onto his stomach. He gets down on one knee and begins to grate Hope's face into the steel roof, sending it from side to side, wanting to draw blood from his evil face once more in the space of a week. Michaels then begins to hurl insults towards his nemesis, as he keeps on grinding his face into the steel. But then Robert sends his left elbow hurtling backwards and it catches it mark pretty damn hard, as he catches Michaels' lower region. He drops down beside Hope, onto the cage, as he momentarily struggles for breath. Hope then, checking for blood from his forehead, pulls himself back up to his feet and begins telling Michaels "is this the game you want to play?!", as he picks up the steel chair used against him moments earlier. The crowd are right behind Michaels, chanting his name in the early going at the top of their lungs. Hope then pushes Michaels onto his back and places the top part of the chair into this throat, pushing down as hard as he can with all his weight and begins choking Michaels with brute force.

Cedar:
"Hope now, placing his entire weight behind that chair...just crushing Michaels throat here."

Miles:
"Hey maybe he won't be able to talk any more after this either! Hope really is our saviour."

As Michaels begins to cough violently from the choking, Hope virtually leans his entire body over the chair as he hurls some verbal insults towards his opponent. Michaels does his best to break free, but fortunately for him, Hope decides to let go a tosses the chair away. Hope then, looking rather maniacal, wanders over to where the other two chairs were placed and picks them up, setting them both up on the roof of the Cell. He places them opposite the other, before turning back around and walking back over to a struggling David Michaels. He grabs his hair with both hands and drags him over, almost wanting to pull his hair out by the roots. Michaels is too busy trying to catch his breath, as he's pulled up to his feet and across the cell roof. Hope then takes Michaels head and smashes it into the thick, steel rod that holds the roof of the cell together. Michaels flops on his back, holding his face as Hope looks around at the chairs contemplating his next move. The self-proclaimed King of the XWA pulls Michaels up and places his head in between his leg, before swinging him round to that he is looking at the chair a foot in front. Hope then clubs Michaels in his arched back several times over, before locking them around his waist and pulling him up. Michaels legs shake in the air, before he manages to dead weight the move and lands back on his feet. Hope them cracks him in the spine several more times with thick Forearm shots, one after the other, lefts and rights.

Cedar:
"I think Hope is looking to Powerbomb Michaels through those chairs here...that could end this right away!"

Miles:
"Hope is a freakin' genius - he had all this planned out from the get go and that moron Michaels fell for it...AGAIN!"

Hope goes for the move a second time, but only finds the same results. This time, however, as Michaels lands back on his feet he uses the momentum to hoist Hope up in a Back Body Drop! The crowd all cheers, as Hope looks as though he's about to say hello to his little chairs. But The Prophet had it long scouted and manages to turn in mid-air and actually land, feet first, on the two chairs. Thinking he's free, Michaels stands back upright and turns around, expecting to see his opponent in a wreck amongst the steel chairs. But he doesn't. Instead he's greeted by a laughing Robert Hope who, within a blink of an eye, grabs him around the head with his left arm and ploughs him down, face first, into the chairs! Michaels' forehead is the first to impact the chairs, as they ends of the seat positions both dent downwards before Hope's body then smashes into the right one and breaks it entirely. The crowd give off a massive "OHHHHHHH!", as both men crumble amongst the now broken steel chairs. The chair Hope lands on is forced down that hard, it actually manages to split some of the chain link fence that the cell roof is made of, creating a very unstable platform. Michaels holds onto his face, as his forehead that was bust open earlier on in the week on Vendetta is hurting badly while Robert Hope half sits up, arching his back, and screams out in fury. He then knocks the other chair away, starting a mini temper tantrum, as he attempts to roll back up onto his feet.

Cedar:
"I think Michaels may have been busted open from that one. That was a wicked DDT on the steel chairs and Michaels didn't see it coming."

Miles:
"Because he's an idiot. Does he think Hope would REALLY go for such an obvious move?!"

Cedar:
"Eerrrmmmm...yes and he did."

Miles:
"...shut up."

Hope clambers back up to his feet and then kicks one of the chairs away, almost sending it clean off the edge and into the crowd. He then dramatically leaps on top of Michaels' back and begins laying in wild rights and lefts into his face, to which Michaels attempts to cover up as he is indeed now cut open with blood dripping from the chain link fencing. Hope then stands back up and holds onto Michaels hair, again, and drags him towards the edge of the cell that's facing the announce tables. Hope pushes Michaels right on the edge and gets stands beside him, before dropping down into a seated position and pushing his legs out. Whilst gripping onto the cell roof, Hope then actually begins to force Michaels over the side of the cell! The fans all get to their feet, as they can't believe Hope is actually wanting to do this! Michaels holds on for dear life, clutching the roof of the cell as hard as he can while blood drips down his face. Hope appear to be winning the proverbial tug of war, as Michaels lower portion finds itself swinging from the side of the cage. Michaels, though, manages to reach up and rakes Hope's eyes, buying himself some time. The fans almost mixed, as Michaels begins to actually climb down from the cell. Hope regains his vision and then leans over the side, grabbing Michaels by the hair preventing him from going any further. The Showstealer, however, isn't interested in being up there any longer and pulls Hope down. Hope nearly falls clean off, but manages to swing his body around and is now right beside Michaels half way up the cell. Michaels smashes Hope face first into the cell, before Hope returns the favour. Hope then manages to drill Michaels' head into the steel wall, almost causing him to fall half way up the cell. However Hope buys himself some time to climb down himself, which is met by boos from the fans. Once back on his feet, Robert then reaches up and clubs Michaels in the base of his spine, before turning around and placing himself in between Michaels' legs. He's still too far up, so hope just latches onto his tights and pulls back on him, sending him flying down through the Chinese announce table with a modified version of a Powerbomb!

Cedar:
"MICHAELS SENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE CHINESE ANNOUNCE TABLE!"

Miles:
"HOLY CRA---wait, when in the hell did we get a Chinese announce table?!"

Michaels' body causing the announce table to explode from the pressure and he is out cold, as Hope leans back on the cell with that horrid laugh once again. Ryu Sanu races around and checks on Michaels, who isn't moving at all. Hope doesn't appreciate the concern and shoves Sanu out of the way, before he reaches down and drags Michaels up by his hair. Hope then sends him flying into the cell wall and Michaels entire right side clatters it with force, before he falls back into the arms of Hope he just tosses him to the floor. He then reaches back down and picks the helpless Michaels up and places him on his shoulders, in a Fireman's Carry, and slowly starts to walk him around the cell towards the door. Sanu follows him, before Hope walks through the cell's door and drops Michaels on the floor, turning around and then pulling the door shut behind him. The Prophet then tells Sanu to lock it, which he does using a silver lock and thick chain. The fans cheers, as both men are now locked firmly inside the cell!

Cedar:
"Well this is where the match was supposed to start to begin with, not on the damn top! Michaels was foolish to fall for that...now Hope has him right where he wants!"

Miles:
"All part of the master plan, Cedar. One day your fatass will believe..."

Hope then stomps Michaels in his bloody face, before reaching under the ring and pulling out his magic black bag of tricks he's been accustomed to using over the past few weeks. Before he can search through it's contents, he heads back over to Michaels, grabs him by the head and arm and simply launches him straight into the cell wall! Michaels hits the cell wall with tremendous velocity and is rebound back, thudding the thin black mat. Hope then heads back to his bag and leans down, pulling out a variety of objects including lighter fluid, bolt cutters, his favourite wooden leg from his now broken throne, a crowbar, a lead pipe and a steel chain. Hope likes the chain at this moment and swings it around over his head, hitting the cell wall as he does. He turns back round and wraps the chain over Michaels head, choking him with is as blood pours out from his forehead. Michaels gets back up to his feet, but Hope uses that to suddenly surge forwards and fling him back into the cell wall again! Michaels rebounds off with massive amounts of violence, which Hope uses to drag him around to the adjacent side of the ring and runs right across, before launching him into another part of the cell! Once again, Michaels rebounds off and Hope, this time, uses that to send him face first into the ring post. Hope eventually lets go of the chain and allows Michaels to fall to the floor, holding the ring post for support. Robert then stomps back around to his bag of tricks and picks up the wooden leg he turned into almost an arrow. Michaels slides back into the ring, barely able to breath, as he attempts to get the chain off his neck. As he turns around, Hope is back in the ring and runs across, smashing the pointy end directly into his face! Michaels drops to the mat like a sack of potatoes and Hope drops to his knees, for the very first cover of this match!

1...
2....
Kick out!

Michaels manages to kick out

Cedar:
"Michaels has already taken a lot here, so somehow he managed to kick out of that! Damn Hope and that stupid leg of that throne..."

Miles:
"Don't disrespect such an important artefact like that, Cedar. That will be placed in a museum when Hope decides to step from his throne!"

Hope slaps his hands three times at Jack Hammer, before getting back to his feet and bringing Michaels with him. Hope then kicks Michaels in the gut and grabs his head with his left arm, gripping it tightly and dropping him down with a DDT! He floats over into the Lateral Press.

1....
2.....
Kick out!

Michaels kicks out again, but Hope doesn't contest it this time and just gets straight back to his feet, once more dragging Michaels up with him. Hope then pushes Michaels over to the corner and whips him across the ring, Michaels hitting the turnbuckles really hard. Hope then charges across the ring and looks for a Running Shoulder, but Michaels pulls himself out of the way and Hope collides with the ring post, before falling straight out of the ring! The fans cheers, as Michaels dodge that bullet. Hope can be heard yelling out in pain, as he leans on the cell wall. Back in the ring, Michaels looks around and then runs across the opposite side of the ring, bouncing off the ropes. He comes back across the then leaps through the top and middle ropes with a Suicide Dive, hitting into Hope and sending back men into the cell wall!

Cedar:
"Both men sent into the cell wall! Michaels risking a lot there just to get back into this one, Joey."

Miles:
"Well the moron is like that. He can't out wrestle Hope in the ring, so he resorts to being a spot monkey."

Michaels gets back up to his feet and begins to rearrange the steel steps, pushing the top portion off and then pulling round the bottom part. He then pulls Hope up by his hair and latches onto his head with a Front Facelock, before holding onto his waist and lifting him into the air. Michaels then dumps Hope, spine first, onto the steel steps with a variation of the classic Suplex! Hope lays on the steps, screaming out in agony, as Michaels drops to one knee tired from the match already. He then, looking around, finds the chain in the ring used on him earlier and reaches for it. He holds it by both hands and wraps it around Hope's neck, twisting it around twice before pulling back on it. Michaels then gets on the ring apron and forces Hope to come with him. Michaels climbs through the top and middle rope, but fiddles around bringing the chain over the top. Once that is figured out, Michaels drops to one knee and begins tugging back on the chain choking Hope over the top rope. His legs begin to dangle from being pulled up, as Michaels wants to make this man pass out! Eventually, Hope manages to pull himself up onto the ring apron, thus breaking some of the force behind the chain. As he does, Michaels immediately lets go of the chain and grabs hold of the top rope, pulling it back as far as it will go and then letting go, watching it whiplash straight into Hope's face! The Prophet is sent hurtling back off the apron and smashes back first into the cell wall!

Cedar:
"Michaels getting a little inventive with his offence there. No way Hope saw that one coming...none of us did."

Miles:
"I'm sure he had it scouted..."

Cedar:
"I just said no on---forget it. Of course Hope did - he's our King...."

Miles:
"FINALLY you are believing, Cedar!"

Michaels then heads out of the ring and pulls out a steel chair from under the apron, sliding it into the ring before he walks around to Hope. He picks him up, who is really finding it hard to even breath or see right now after that exchange and is pushed into the ring. Hope rolls into the centre, as Michaels climbs up onto the apron. Watching Hope get back up, Michaels then spring boards off the top rope and cracks Hope in the skull with a Flying Clothesline! The fans cheers, as Michaels rolls into the cover.

1....
2.....
Kick out!

Hope kicks out and begins to curses several times over, not pleased he is being taken for a ride here. Michaels, though, has since got back to his feet and picked the steel chair up. As Hope gathers himself back up, Michaels tosses the chair towards him. Instinctively, hope catches it and before he knows what to do with it, Michaels leaps up into the air and Dropkicks the steel chair right into Hope's face! Hope is sent flying backwards, falling over into the corner of the ring. Hope then rebounds off from the force and Michaels leaps forwards, pressing both his knees in Hope's chest and connects with the Heartbreaker (Codebreaker)! Hope whiplashes backwards and lands on his back, as Michaels then decides to not go for the cover, but heads out onto the apron and then the top turnbuckle! With Hope down in the centre of the ring, Michaels balances himself on the top rope and then leaps off, looking to nail his Top Rope Elbow Drop to end this match...but Robert Hope sees it coming at the last moment and rolls out of the way, Michaels left to only Elbow Drop the ring mat. Hope then gets back up to his feet and picks up the steel chair, turns around and in one swift motion sends it straight into a recovering Michaels skull with sheer force! The chair dents in the shape of Michaels cranium, as Hope lifts it up again before smashing it back on his skull! The Showstealer isn't looking so good here, as he drops to the mat and Hope throws the chair across the ring. The fans can barely watch, s those two shots managed to turn the entire flow of the match. Hope, much like Michaels, isn't content with a cover at this point and heads out of the ring. He looks back in his bag and then pulls out a very familiar weapon - a barded wire baseball bat that has been so prominent throughout the rivalry. Bat in hand, Hope slides back into the ring and begins to stalk Michaels. He stands in front of him, slowly watching the helpless former World Champion desperately trying to get back to his feet. Once upright, Hope swings the bat over his head and brings it down, but Michaels takes a chance and slides under Hope's legs, getting back to his feet and then leaps into the air, looking for a Backstabber...but Hope manages to reach out a free hand and grabs the top rope, stopping the move and Michaels jolts backwards to the mat. Michaels pulls himself up, his spine hurting him after that error. Hope then swings around, impatiently, and goes to hit Michaels in the already bloody face with the barbed wire bat. Michaels manages to duck out the way of it, again, luckily. He then, rather without thinking, latches onto Hope's left leg as he turns around and quickly looks for the unexpected Break a Leg! submission finisher. Hope, though, is having none of it and in order to break the hold, just sends the bat into Michaels's spine! The barbed wire pricks several spots on his upper back, before he lets go. Hope then drops the bat and holds onto Michaels head, slowly twisting it round and then jumps into the air as they are back to back. Hope then lands on his knees and connects with his Hope for the Future Hangman's Neckbreaker finisher! The crowd boos massively, as Michaels falls to the mat and Hope make the cover via the near leg.

1......
2.......
SHOULDER UP!

Cedar:
"HE GOT THE SHOULDER UP! How in the hell did he do that?!"

Miles:
"Go dammit' Hope, you're meant to BREAK HIS NECK WITH THAT! DO IT AGAIN...OR...SOMETHING!!!"

The fans go insane as David Michaels somehow manages to get his shoulder up after the Hope for the Future Hangman's Neckbreaker! As Jack Hammer holds up two fingers to Hope, he sits there, looking at him in utter astonishment. People don't kick out of that...they never do. Don't they?! Hope's eyes rapidly swirl around, not sure what to make of the situation. He begins to tear away at his hair, pulling several large chunks out in frustration, before beginning to rock back and forth. The crowd start to get right back behind Michaels, as he lays on his side blood pouring from his forehead. Hope pulls himself back up to his feet, using the ropes, before heading back over to his bag of tricks almost in a drunk like manner. He drops to his knees and rummages around, before pulling out a pair of handcuffs - the exact same type that were used this past week, inadvertently, on Cerberus (they have a thick piece of plastic in the middle instead of a chain)! Hope holds them in the air, like a trophy, as he smiles looking down at the helpless Michaels. Slowly walking over to him, Hope reaches down and places one end of the cuffs onto Michaels left arm, locking it on tight before he starts to drag him across the ring and to the corner. Michaels isn't moving at all and is just easy prey for The Prophet, who pushes him up into the corner and locks the other portion of the handcuffs onto the top turnbuckle - the steel rod part that connects it to the ring post, to be precise. Hope lets go of Michaels and takes a few steps back, as that maniacal looks returns from earlier on in the match. Michaels begins to finally come around and starts attempting to move his left arm, only to realise he's a sitting duck. Hope then claps his hands, almost like a seal that’s just learnt a new trick, before turning around and picking up the barded wire baseball bat from earlier. Hope starts to prick his fingers on the sharp points of the wire, as he stares as the helpless Michaels. The Showstealer is now desperately trying to free himself from the cuffs, but it just isn't happening.

Cedar:
"Michaels is trapped here! Hope has got him right he wants and now he's going to carve him up like a butcher!"

Miles:
"Hope has had this ALLLL figured out. One day you'll recognise this man's genius, Cedar."

Cedar:
"This isn't genius, you idiot, this is just plain barbaric! This man has NEVER wanted a fair fight with Michaels and you know it."

Miles:
"All I know is Michaels is about to ripped to shreds and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it!"

Michaels pulls as hard as he can at the cuffs, but the reinforced plastic portion is just making an escape impossible. Hope takes his sweet time in walking over to Michaels, before suddenly bursting over with pace and cracks Michaels directly in the gut with the barded wire bat! David screams out in pain, as the wires sticks to his flesh in the brutal of fashions. Hope then quickly rips it back, pulling tiny pieces of skin with it, as speckles of blood begin to appear on Michaels' chest! Hope then, with rage in his eyes, lifts the bat over his head and brings it crashing down once more, this time into the already bloodied face of his opponent. The blow knocks Michaels out for a few moments and his entire body flops down, his legs turning to jelly underneath him. Hope then pushes the bat, horizontally, into Michaels forehead and yells several unsavoury insult in his direction. The fans can barely watch, as Michaels is a man legitimately screaming in agony like he has never done before. The referee, Jack Hammer, actually begins pleading with Hope to stop this as it's rather disgusting. Hope's impatient nature means he pulls the bat from Michaels face and swings round, aiming it at Hammer. Jack leaps to the floor and rolls out of the ring, not wanting any part of that bat and decides to not interfere again in this contest. Nevertheless, Hope did stop the brutal hold and drops the bat. He then heads back over this his black bag and starts searching for yet even more weapons, while Michaels' face is now bleeding twice as much as it was earlier whilst he attempts to pulls himself up using the top rope.

Cedar:
"This is disgusting. Hasn't Hope done enough to this man, for God sakes?!"

Miles:
"Oh but it's OK when Michaels is using that bat on Hope?! Stop having double standards for a guy who openly admits to thinking you're a jackass, Cedar..."

Michaels is now back on his feet, but is barely able to actually see due to the amount of blood pouring down his face. He begins struggling with the top turnbuckle, trying to figure out a way of getting out of this, while the fans actually begin to pop for behind him Robert Hope has pulled out a weapon from his bag - a large knife!

Cedar:
"What the hell?! A KNIFE!"

Miles:
"OK, maybe this is going too far..."

Cedar:
"YOU THINK?! HE'S LIABLE TO STAB MICHAELS HERE!"

Miles:
"DON'T SHOUT AT ME, YOU FAT SHIT! I DIDN'T PULL OUT THE DAMN KNIFE!"

Michaels looks around and sees Hope stroking the knife, not believing what he is seeing! Hope turns around and begins laughing, again, at Michaels who is now frantically trying to break free. Hope slowly walks towards him, clutching the knife in his right hand and slowly drawing it to head height - this is almost like a scene from a Hitchcock movie! Michaels pulls away at the cuffs, back and forth, as hard as he can while Hope is now just a foot in front of him. Michaels begins kicking out, trying to knock the knife from out of his hands...until Hope backs up, and cocks his head to the right. He then, rather dramatically, drops backwards onto the mat and rolls out of the ring. He pulls up one of the ring curtains and begins slicing away at the little ropes holding the padding down for the ring mat. Michaels looks on, completely confused, but wastes little time in continuing his attempted escape. The fans are all on their feet, all standing on their tippy toes trying to see what is going on. Hope breaks off all the small ropes holding the mat down before walking over to the other side of the ring post and doing the same on that side. Eventually, the ring mat is completely clean cut on two of it's sides. Hope then, still with the knife in hand, rolls back into the ring. Meanwhile Michaels has actually started to come up with a way to escape - he is slowly, and rather painfully, turning the steel buckle that holds the top ring rope together! Hope is utterly oblivious to it and is far too busy pulling all the padding from half the ring. Michaels keeps turning the steel buckle, whilst quickly checking that Hope has no idea about it. Hope has now torn away the thin padding that sits underneath an XWA canvas, exposing the wooden floor underneath. He stamps on it several times and it makes a large clunking nose that not to many are familiar with.

Cedar:
"This man is insane...now he wants to make it like the Underground match all over again!"

Miles:
"Well, you can't fault him really. I mean he won that after all..."

Michaels frantically turns away at the buckle, as Hope turns back round and still has the knife in his hand. Then, suddenly, the entire arena bursts into life with an out cry of cheers as Michaels manages to free himself out of the corner! The entire top rope he just unfastened falls to the floor, leaving two sides completely useless in that regard. The momentum sends him hurtling sideways into the ring and with quick thinking, he uses it to shoot his right foot into the air and smacks it directly into Hope's chin with the STS: Shattered Teeth Symphony (Superkick)! Hope hurtles to the floor, being the first man to slam into the exposed wooden floor as the fans can't believe their eyes! Michaels lands on his side, his blood now creating a little river along one of the wooden planks. Jack Hammer is quick to pick up the knife Hope had moments earlier and heads outside of the ring, taking a few moments to push it through one of the Cell holes in the wall. Some of the fans actually boo this...surely they didn't want to see someone actually stabbed?!

Cedar:
"STS! STS! SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! MICHAELS BROKE FREE AND MY GOD DID HE CONNECT WITH HOPE!"

Miles:
"How in the hell?!"

Cedar:
"Michaels now rolling his arm over for the cover!"

Miles:
"NO!!"

As Hammer takes his time getting back in the ring after disposing of the knife, Michaels turns over and manages to place his right arm over Hope's lifeless chest.

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SHOULDER UP!!!!!

The crowd can't believe it as Robert Hope pops his left shoulder up at the very last possible second! Michaels flops back onto his side and doesn't even bother arguing with the official, he's just flat out tired now. Hope begins to move around, holding his checking he still has some teeth left after that, while Michaels crawls over to the wrecked portion of the ring that now has no top rope. He pulls himself up, using the second rope and looks around, seeing the havoc that's been created in the ring thanks to Hope and, also, himself due to breaking the top turnbuckle! Michaels checks his neck, which has been still hurting him this entire time since Hope hit his finisher, before stumbling back over to Hope and reaching down. He grabs his sweat drenched hair and slowly raises him up, before laying a sweet right hand into the top of his head. Hope is rather out of it, still not recovering from the Superkick moments earlier and drops down to one knee. He pulls at Michaels tights, attempting to stay up, as Michaels pulls him up again and delivers another well placed right fist to his forehead. Hope drops to one knee again, as Michaels wraps his left arm over the top of his head and pulls him up a third time. Michaels then grabs Hope by the waist with his free right hand and pops his hips, lifting The Prophet up into the air and turning around on the spot, before slamming him spine first into the exposed wooden floor with a Falcon Arrow!

Cedar:
"OH MY! Robert Hope spine first into the exposed flooring! He didn't see that coming!"

Miles:
"God dammit', this Michaels is a slippery customer!"

The crowd roars in approval, as Hope slams into the hard wooden panels and immediately arches his back upwards, screaming out in agony. Michaels, as quick as he can, rolls over and loosely hooks the far leg.

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SHOULDER UP!

Hope manages to get his shoulder up at the last moment, whilst still screaming out in pain. Michaels sits up and wipes away some blood from his eyes, before looking round and wondering how to put Hope away. He then looks up to the cell ceiling above him and recalls what he did up there. So he gets back to his feet and slowly reaches down, pulling Hope up to his knees. After a clubbing shot to the back, Michaels places Hope's head in between his legs and pulls him further up. He then locks his arms around Hope's waist and brings his feet off the ground, standing on the wooden panels, looking to Piledrive him, once again, on the wood this time! The fans all flashes their camera phones looking to capture the sick move, but Hope manages to block it. Michaels clubs Hope's back several times over before going for the move a second time. Hope's feet wag around in the air, before he stomps them back down and uses the momentum to Back Body Drop Michaels right onto the wooden floor. The thud is enormous, as Michaels is now the one to arch his back out and scream in pain. Hope drops to his knees and holds his back, as he looks around to see David on the floor. Hope is now back up to one knee, as he watches Michaels roll around and attempting to get back up to. Hope loses patience and decides to grab Michaels, dragging him up by the root of his hair. He then takes his own right arm and places it under Michaels chin, grabbing on to his waist with his left and then pulls him up into the air, slamming up hard into the exposed wooden floor with a wicked Urinage! As the crowd can barely watch from the thought of the impact, Michaels loses his breath for a few seconds as Hope rolls over and hooks the far leg.

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SHOULDER UP!

Hope sits up as Michaels shoots his right arm up at the last moment. He thumps the exposed wood with his hand, furious that Michaels is kicking out here! He gives Jack Hammer a stern look, before getting back up to his feet. He looks around for a moment, before stopping all movement and that sick smile returns to his face. He then begins to taunt his opponent, begging him to get back up to his feet. As Michaels tries to do so, albeit in tremendous pain and still being barely able to see because of the blood, Hope walks over to the corner that has it's top rope in tact and climbs up to the top. He waits for Michaels to hobble round and then leaps off, looking for his Flying DDT move! But Hope misses him entirely as The Showstealer dodges out of the way and lets Hope smash into the exposed wooden floor! Michaels, meanwhile, drops to his knees from the pain, before forcing himself back up. He then looks around and sees Hope up to one knee, holding the base of his spine. Using what little energy he has left, Michaels charges across the ring and jumps into the air, bringing his right leg over the top of Hope's head and then buries it straight into the pine via the Fameasser! The crowd cheers, as Michaels manages to roll over and hooks both of Hope's legs!

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SHOULDER UP!!!

Cedar:
"...THRE--NOOOO! HOPE KICKED OUT, MY GOD! How in the hell did Hope kick out of that?!"

Miles:
"He's a warrior! He's a true warrior, our hero...OUR KING! THAT'S HOW!!!"

Hope shoots out of the cover, at the last given moment, and Michaels can't believe this is still going on. He, rather pathetically, looks at the ref holding up three fingers before looking down at the wooden mat and shaking his head. He wipes away yet more blood from his face before slowly drawing himself back up to his feet. He then turns around and looks down at the slowly moving Hope in temper, before getting down to one knee and pulling his face up. Michaels then yells at him "YOU WANNA' PLAY?! YOU WANNA' GET XTREME?! YOU WANNA' MAKE THIS MORE HELLISH?! FINE. LETS DO IT THEN!" before slamming his face into the wooden floor. David Michaels then gets back up and walks over to the barbed wire bat from earlier and holds it up into the air, the delight of the watching fans. He then walks out of the ring and begins circling the ring, almost as though he's looking for something. Most of the fans are confused, but a few have already figured it out. Michaels stops and begins to smile as he finds what he is looking for - the lighter fluid that Hope pulled out of his bag earlier! The crowd all get to their feet, again, and watch on as this is something that Michaels usually does! He places the bat on the floor and on screw the top of the yellow bottle, before squirting it's flammable contents all over the bat's tip. Once the bottle is empty, he tosses it away and picks up the bat along with the lighter that was with the bottle. After several flicks of the lighter, a flame is finally drawn from it and he slowly draws the bat towards it. At this point, Robert Hope is back up on his knees in the middle of the ring and spots Michaels on the outside. His jaw widens, as the barded wire baseball bat ignites into a ball of fire. Michaels then looks past the fire straight at Hope, who begins slowly shaking his head. Michaels the slides into the ring, careful not to set the ring ropes on fire. Hope darts up to his feet and backs up, as Michaels gets back up to his and then charges across the ring, wielding the flamed bat like a mad man with an axe! Robert manages to trap himself in the corner, as Michaels comes towards him. He swings the bat over his head and goes to nail Hope...but, thankfully for him, Robert ducks underneath it and sprints across the ring and leaps over the broken top rope, heading for the door.

Cedar:
"My God, this is going WAY too far now! Michaels wants to burn Hope alive here...not that I can't say he doesn't deserve such a thing."

Miles:
"Really? Really, you're going to be that guy?! This moron is running around the ring with a damn BAT ON FIRE and because he's your golden boy, this criminal act is allllllllllll OK is it?!"

Cedar:
"DID I JUST SAY THAT?! NO, I DIDN'T! STOP TWISTING MY GOD DAMN WORDS! I JUST SAID IT WAS GOING TOO FAR, DAMMIT'!"

Miles:
"FINE! DON'T FUCKING YELL AT ME THOUGH, YOU FAT SHIT, OR I'LL SET YOUR FATASS ON FIRE INSTEAD!!!"

As Cedar and Miles get on like a house on fire (terrible pun) at the commentary booth, Hope has already figured out his escape plan - the bolt cutters from earlier! When Hope ducked under Michaels, the bat went straight into the top turnbuckle and got stuck. Michaels is now trying to set it free, as the to turnbuckle pad actually sets on fire! Whilst he's battling with that, Robert Hope has since got the bolt cutters from earlier and walks over to the door, cutting the large steel chain that is keeping the door locked. Michaels then gets the bat free and turns back around with it, spotting what Hope is up to. He wanders across, but it's too late, as Hope manages to break the chain and kicks the door open. He then shoves over Ryu Sanu on the outside and looks around, desperate to figure out the next part of this plan. He looks around and sees Michaels making his way out of the ring, with the barded wire fiery baseball bat still in hand...while Jack Hammer comically attempts to put out the fire on the top turnbuckle in the ring with his bare hands! Hope then, like many men before, him comes to the only logical assumption of how he's going to escape his opponent - climbing back up to the top of the cell! This stroke of 'genius' is well received by the fans and Hope heads up the right side of the cell next to the door. Michaels finally manages to make it to the outside and he looks up, seeing Hope on the side. Michaels then swings the bat towards him, only barely missing Hope's feet with the fiery stick of doom! Hope pulls himself up to the top of the cell in double time, as Michaels no figures how he's going to head after him with the bat. Michaels then takes a large swing of the bat and hits the cell wall, as high as he can...and the wire gets caught between the holes! The crowd cheers, as Michaels then begins climbing up the side of the cell after Hope, bat and all!

Cedar:
"This is unbelievable! They have already been up there once and it didn't end too well when they were, dammit'!"

Miles:
"Michaels is a freakin' mad man! Why isn't he being arrested for like arson or something?!"

Hope rolls onto the top of the cell and looks back down it's side, seeing Michaels after him. Hope isn't too sure what to do now and looks around, eventually spotting one of the steel chairs from earlier still there. Michaels gets half way up the cell and has to carefully pick up the fiery bat with his right hand and smashes it into another portion near the top, making sure it sticks. It does and he climbs up the second half of the cell. Hope closes the steel chair he picked up and twirls it around, holding it more of as a shield rather than a weapon, as he watches Michaels climb back up onto the top of the cell. Michaels then reaches over and picks up the baseball bat and turns around, the pair stood there facing the other preparing for a duel. The fire isn't only all over that bat, but in the eyes of both men, knowing that only one man is walking out of here tonight and the other will be on a stretcher. Their bodies are broken, their spirits long since shattered and their energy levels running on fumes. This is where it all ends. This is the beginning of the end for these two men. Both men stare at the other, before Hope begins to scream out "COME ON! YOU WANT TO END THIS, THEN END IT! RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW! BRING IT YOU PIECE OF SHIT!". David Michaels then swings the bat around and yells in reply "WITH PLEASURE!". With the fans just screaming out of sheer intensity right now, both men jog forwards as fast as they can on this uneven cell roof and swings their weapons, Michaels smashing the fiery bat into the steel chair that Hope holds up for protection. Michaels then raises the bat again and brings is crashing down a second time, but Hope manages to block it once more as the chair clunks from the impact. Hope then, rather sneakily, stomps on Michaels foot which unsettles him just for a precious moment. Hope then raises the chair above his head and swings it back down, cracking Michaels straight in the skull with it, denting the chair even further than it already was. Michaels then lets go of the bat and falls to the cell floor, as Hope raises the chair up for a second time and cracks it across Michaels spine. Michaels rolls over onto his back and yells out in pain, as Hope lets go of the chair and drops to his knees.

Cedar:
"Hope gets the upper hand once again. Michaels just can't ever be prepared for Hope's unexpected tactics here, even with a baseball bat in hand!"

Miles:
"Come on your Highness! You can do this!"

Robert then looks at the bat and gets back up, reaching down and picking it up. He stares at the flames, almost entranced by them, before looking at Michaels at smiling. He watches David slowly get back up to his feet and he ready and waiting for when he does. Michaels doesn't know what's about to happen, as he turns around and the fiery baseball bat is slugged right in his bloodied face! The shot is rather sickening, as Hope swung it like he was actually playing baseball and connected sweetly with the top of Michaels face! The Showstealer is jolted backwards several feet, leaping back from the shot like he was just shot several times. The crowd boo intently, as Hope holds the bat up into the air like a trophy for all to see. He then wanders over to the centre portion of the cell and gathers another one of the chairs from earlier, the one that wasn't entirely busted. He then grabs the second chair he was just using and sets them both out, facing the other, near the centre panel much like he did at the very start of the match. He gives them a hard thump, before turning back round and picking the fiery bat up again. He moves it just in front past the chairs and then head over to Michaels, who has been laying flat out on the cell roof ever since that shot. A cool shot from inside the cell shows Michaels face just looking down into the ring, clearly not knowing what's happening, as blood drips down onto the wooden floor below. Hope then holds onto Michaels blood ridden hair and drags him halfway up, pulling him across the cell and in front of the chairs. Hope then pulls him up completely and stands behind him, picking him up with his right arm in between his legs and placing him on his shoulders, in the Torture Rack position. He then holds onto the back of his head with his left arm and turns around. He then dumps Michaels head first into the steel floor, with his favourite Year of the Dragon (Spinning Burning Hammer) that Kanimaniac always used (they are the same person, right...? RIGHT?!). The crowd chant "THIS IS AWESOME!", despite Michaels nearly having his neck broken as he implants the steel. Hope isn't amused, however, as his idea was to put Michaels THROUGH the cell! The steel flooring actually does give away, somewhat, and some of the welded joins keeping it in place snap away...but it's not enough for Hope. So he settles for plan B, which he set up earlier.

Cedar:
"Hoe Michaels neck isn't snapped in two right now, I'm not sure...that was just horrible."

Miles:
"Hope doesn't look pleased though...he wants to kill this guy! HAHA!"