The two combatants stand in differing sides of the ring, staring at one another. The Intercontinental Champion, Rob Chapman, starts to measure up his adversary and scheme on how he's going to go about fighting Kendrick Bayne. Something Rob considers significant is that Kendrick is approximately a foot taller (exactly eight inches). This gives Rob the idea that speed and agility might just be his ally tonight. As soon as the bell tolls three times, both wrestlers burst out of their corners. Kendrick goes for the straightforward clothesline. However, Rob's able to dodge the move effortlessly by merely ducking under it. He runs to the ropes as Kendrick turns around and runs that way as well. As Rob rebounds, Kendrick greets him with a big boot attempt, yet the nimble champion is able to duck that as well. With Kendrick standing still momentarily and his foot over the top rope, Rob lets out a swift kick to Kendrick's calf, causing the giant to timber. "The War Sniper" turns right and sprints towards those ropes, jumping onto them. Concurrently, "The Manticore" gets back on his feet and faces his foe. Rob soars into the air and spins around, expecting a downed Kendrick. Unfortunately for him, Kendrick turns around and catches Rob on his back in a piggy-back position. Gripping onto Rob's head tightly before Rob can escape, Kendrick runs towards the center of the ring and drops to a seated position while driving Rob's head onto his shoulder with his finishing "Clean Sweep" piggyback stunner. Kendrick goes for the pin attempt. ONE... TWO... TH - KICKOUT!
Ted Cedar: "And that move is called the 'Clean Sweep'. Appropriately named if I do say so myself. See, Rob has the advantage of speed. But Kendrick has the advantage that Rob won't know what he's capable of since this is his debut match."
Joey Miles: "That's fine and dandy, but doesn't it fucking bother you that Shade is staring at Rob with his fucking creepy surgical mask?"
Indeed, Shade is present. And he is not letting his eyes off of Rob. The challenger for the belt grabs hold of Rob's head and Irish whips Rob across the ring. As Rob tries to stay on his feet and bounces off the ropes, Kendrick charges at him and nails a thunderous spear that nearly gives Rob whiplash! With Rob down again, Kendrick goes for another pin. ONE... T - NO! Rob refuses to give up, especially this early in the match. Not discouraged in the slightest, Kendrick stands tall once more and lifts Rob up. This time, Rob retaliates with a punch to Kendrick's cheek. The mysterious wrestler faces Rob with a look on his face that screams "Do it again". Looking slightly angry, Rob lets out yet another punch, and then another. Before Rob can connect a fourth punch though, Kendrick Irish whips "LionHeart" across the ring again. This time around though, Rob jumps onto the ropes again and springs off, managing to surprise Kendrick with a beautifully executed springboard dropkick! Down goes the mammoth, and Rob uses the momentum from the crowd to get back to his feet. With "The Jack of All Trades" down for the moment, Rob decides to mount a turnbuckle. As he does this, Shade stands on the edge of the ring, ignoring the referee yelling at him. The long-time rivals glare at one another, giving Kendrick the opening he needs to storm at the elevated Rob and nail a discus elbow smash to Rob's inner thigh, causing the champion to lose his balance and hang precariously off the ropes.
Joey Miles: "Rob's not going to be able to focus with the maniac Shade on the outside of the ring. And neither am I."
Ted Cedar: "The referee looks as if he's about to kick Shade out, so who knows what'll happen. Rob might still have a chance."
Shade steps down and listens to the official, realizing that the ref has the power to kick him out of the ring. He's acting manager for Kendrick right now after all and does not wish to ruin anything for his fellow Cult member. The Florida native uses Rob's unfortunate upside-down situation to concoct a vile plan. He quickly runs to the opposite corner and then back, sandwiching Rob against the corner with a sickening stinger splash! As Rob flops down, Kendrick drags him away from the corner and goes for the pin once more. ONE... TWO... T - KICKOUT! Rob shows he still has life in him. Kendrick nods his head up and down, admiring Rob's tenacity. Leaving Rob on the mat this time, Kendrick walks away and goes to a corner to rest, allowing the champion to do the same thing. Rob looks perplexed, and sees this as potential manipulation. Once he's up, Rob beckons Kendrick to meet him in the center. Kendrick marches over and the two begin a collar-and-elbow tie-up. With Kendrick having the height benefit, it seems as if he's about to succeed until Rob surprises him with a vicious kick to the gut. The challenger is in a bent over position now, allowing Rob to execute a harsh DDT to his opponent. Rob goes the pin now. ONE... T - NO! Kendrick practically throws Rob off, smiling in the process. The two stand up tall and "The Silent Protagonist" storms at Kendrick, jumping into the air and tucking Kendrick's head underneath his arm. Rob quickly wraps his legs around Kendrick's midsection with body scissors, pulling Kendrick backwards and performing his finishing signature "Fade-2-Black" guillotine choke!
Ted Cedar: "This might just be the strategy Rob needs to win this. Kendrick has nowhere to go!"
Joey Miles: "I don't think a beast like Kendrick is going to tap. Look at all that fucking muscle."
Ted Cedar: "Careful Joey. Your gay is showing."
The official looks intently, seeing if Kendrick is going to tap or not. The hold stays in place for a few seconds until suddenly, the bell tolls three times. Rob relinquishes the hold, believing he just won the match. The referee looks over at the timekeeper and sees Shade there, having hit the bell himself. Completely pissed off, the ref orders Shade to leave, which Shade begins to do without arguing. The referee now explains to Rob that he hasn't won just yet because Shade rang the bell; Kendrick never tapped out. "The Ultimate Synner" stands on the ring edge again, prompting the ref to march over and yell in Shade's face, saying that if Shade doesn't leave right now, Kendrick is disqualified. While this is happening, Kendrick picks Rob up into a piggyback position again, executing his "Clean Sweep" piggyback stunner once more. As soon as this is done, Shade leaves for good. Kendrick goes for the cover. ONE... TWO... THRE - NO!!! Rob still kicks out. Kendrick cracks his neck on both sides and smiles. He drags Rob over to the ropes and places Rob's feet on them. Seeming as if he's about to hit a rope hung DDT, Kendrick shocks the audience by hitting Shade's "FUCKING BLASPHEMY!" rope hung curbstomp! Rob's head bounces off the canvas and as Kendrick rolls him over, there's a small stain of blood. It appears as if Rob just had his nose broken. "The Jack of All Trades" covers the champion for hopefully the last time. ONE... TWO.... THREE!!!
DING DING DING!
Laura Watts: "Your winner of this match and NEW Intercontinental Champion... KENDRICK BAYNE!"
Joey Miles: "Well holy shit. That was a short match."
Ted Cedar: "Kendrick managed to win by knowing his opponent, and his opponent not knowing him. Plus because of Shade."
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The bell tolls harrowingly to begin this contest, officially. Kendrick Bayne and Rob Chapman- two very similar competitors stand in opposite corners, making fierce eye contact. You know how the saying goes, 'If looks could kill?' If looks could kill, we'd either have two dead motherfuckers, or a 12 year old would run into the middle at the worst possible moment and get inexplicably petrified.
Yeah.
Fuck you, the first Pokemon movie was awesome.
Rob is the first to show signs of movement... or is it Kendrick? As the Intercontinental Champion cracks his neck from side to side, the crimson-haired cultist across the ring takes the top rope in both hands and gives it a downward tug. Exchanging tactics with Shade on the outside. Both fighters preparing themselves in their own way. Emerging out of the corners, Chapman and Bayne begin circling around the ring like angry deer about to lock horns. Both warriors skimming through a mental checklist as maneuver; sizing up their opponent, looking for any visible and exploitable faults in the other's stance. The War Machine and The Manticore culminate their silent war in the form of a collar-elbow tie-up, roughly centered in the trembling ring. The first move in this chess match is decided promptly; though Chapman outweighs Bayne by nearly forty pounds, Kendrick boasts a height advantage of eight inches over his opponent, giving him a greater reach, and therefore leverage, as he forces Chapman downward. Buckling the knees of the Silent Protagonist, Kendrick sneers at his already-faltering opponent. A look of cross defiance enters the eyes of Robert- LionHeart throws himself backward, planting a foot into the stomach of Bayne, hurling him overhead with a Tomoe Throw! Bayne reacts quickly and instinctively, utilizing his former military training as he plants his hands firmly on the canvas in a handstand! Swinging his lower body toward the ring ropes, he bounds back as Kendrick is catapulted right back to his feet!
Ted Cedar "And now we're seeing what Kendrick Bayne can do in that ring! Incredible athleticism! The Cult has been good at making everyone... very uneasy... over the past several weeks, but it's clear that Kendrick Bayne knows what he's doing between those ropes."
Joey Miles "Why, because he did something kinda flippy?"
Ted "No, because that showed incredible ring awareness to be able to pull off whilst being thrown, Joey! As well as quick thinking and athleticism!"
As Bayne whirls around, he finds his Straight Edge adversary practically in his face, ducking low as he throws a spinning sweep kick at the Jack of All Trades! Kendrick reacts promptly, hopping over the limb whilst Chapman uses his momentum to throw himself backwards into a 'Starfish Kipup', spiraling up to his feet. He's not given time to think as he lands on his feet; Bayne hurdles toward the Champion, wrapping an arm around his mid-section and powering Chapman across the ring! They come to a dead stop against the turnbuckles, and breath is beaten out of Chapman's body as Bayne batters him with shoulder thrusts to the solarplexus! Leaving Chapman winded and wounded, Kendrick takes exactly three paces back before making a deliberate show of inhaling a deep breath. With a vindictive grin, he charges toward Chapman, but the Canadian competitor counters Kendricks's attack, raising his knees high and driving them straight into the face of The Manticore! Startled, Bayne topples over backwards as Rob situates himself on the second rope. Clearly infuriated, Shade makes his way toward Chapman from the arena floor, but doesn't make it up onto the apron in time as Rob leaps toward the ascending Kendrick and wraps an arm around his head, swinging around and dropping the gangly gladiator with a Tornado DDT! Bayne is flipped onto his back, and the Intercontinental Champion hastily initiates a Lateral Press. Shade drops heavily to the floor, hammering on the apron and rousing Kendrick with a heartfelt "KICK THE FUCK OUT!" The Challenger obliges, lifting his shoulder from the canvas after a mere one-count. This frustrates Chapman minutely; Rob looks away from his opponent for a moment, glaring poisonously into the eyes of Kendrick's handler. Shade simply sneers back at Chapman- he hasn't forgotten that Rob sent him into his final match with a loss, and is clearly reveling at any opportunity to psychologically fuck with the already infringed Champion.
Ted "Shade's making his presence known to Rob Chapman. The two of them have a lot of... well, history, to say the least. He's definitely going to be a factor in this match, though it's hard to say what role he'll play in his 'retirement'."
Joey "Hopefully a role where he beats the shit out of Chapman and we can have a real Intercontinental Champion, instead of Danny Diamond Lite."
Snapping back to reality, Chapman sees an already-sitting Kendrick rising up further and grabs him by his crimson-dyed locks, yanking him back down and wrapping an arm around his throat in a poignant Sleeper Hold. While not exactly a submission specialist, Rob has been known to choke out quite a few powerful adversaries in his time, and it's because of this fact that Shade begins hurling insults at the defending Chapman. Meanwhile, Kendrick calmly, but powerfully reaches up and attempts to pry his opponent's bicep off of his neck with clawing fingers, and works at slowly getting his feet beneath him and his kneeling enemy. This hold remains applied for quite a long moment- Rob can physically feel his opponent's resistance lessening. Growing weaker. This gives Rob a brief moment to look back over his shoulder, where he greets Shade with a deliberately antagonistic smirk. Unintentionally, his drifting focus costs him power, and allows Bayne to get his feet beneath him fully. Shade simply returns the smirk as Rob grits his teeth, turning back toward the matter at hand. Forcibly, Rob stands in order to maintain his hold on The Manticore, but gives up his leverage, and in doing so, allows Kendrick to strike him in the mid-section with repeating elbows! Feeling like his ribs are going to cave in if he takes one more elbow-butt, Rob releases the hold and stumbles back, nursing his aching side. Shaking his head and taking a deep breath, Kendrick quickly whirls around and lunges at The War Sniper, throwing a Clothesline. Bayne's brutish attack is pre-emptively ducked by the Halifax native as he pivots around Bayne and wraps both arms over his mid-section in a rear waistlock. Although the Champion could have a German Suplex in mind, the resultant back elbow to the skull delivered by Kendrick is probably not part of his plan! Bayne's plan is in full swing, however, as he pivots around Chapman's body almost identically. Continuing the motion, the Floridian turns, back-to-back with Chapman before grabbing his head and leaping, dragging him down into the depths with a Neckbreaker Slam! Robert's head slams against the canvas, and a sickening thud echoes throughout the arena!
Ted "A quick Neckbreaker by Kendrick Bayne! Excellent move by the challenger!"
Joey "His neck better actually be broken, or I'm suing Kendrick for false advertising."
The Silent Protagonist sits up in a hurry, clutching at the back of his neck with both hands! Cradling the infamously-injured appendage, his expression is one of unmistakeable agony. That is, until Kendrick's boot sole makes hard, sprinting contact with the base of Rob's skull, replacing his expression with one more vacant as his body flops onto the canvas! Bayne's momentum off of the kick is enough to spin him around, and as he hits the two-hundred-seventy degree mark, he leaves the ground, folding his legs beneath him and crashing down across Rob's throat with a ring-shaking Leg Drop! Just as quickly, the Jack of All Trades swings his legs back around and buries Rob's shoulders beneath the weight of his lumbering frame. The referee drops to count the pin! "One! Tw-" a robust kick out, as Chapman throws his shoulder, and Kendrick up off of the mat! Bayne's brow furrows, and the usually-calm cultist shows just a hint of frustration. Shaking it off, he begins to rise to his feet with renewed focus. Exchanging glances with his fellow cultist, the mysterious Manticore receives a nod of approval from The Ultimate Synner, just outside the ring, and proceeds to take a hold of his vaguely-conscious opponent's wrist; first, yanking Rob to his feet by the arm, and secondly, twisting his own body to wrench the appendage rather painfully. With a push, Bayne nearly throws Chapman back to the ground, but a hard tug of the arm brings him back and sends him packing toward a nearby ring corner with a savage Irish Whip! Rob ducks his head down as he makes contact with the impending turnbuckles, and the result is certainly unexpected; the Intercontinental Champion is catapulted, striking the turnbuckle back-first before flipping forwards over it and twisting, grabbing the ropes as he comes down to land feet-first on the ring apron! Kendrick is only briefly taken aback, but Shade... not so much. Beginning to approach the spinning world of the Intercontinental Champion, Kendrick gets the message quickly and charges headlong at Chapman with a battering ram-esque shoulder! Thinking on his feet, Rob quickly vaults over the top rope and executes an incredible split-leg dodge in mid-air, whilst Bayne misses his Spear and goes straight through the ropes! As his feet close together and he lands standing in the ring, he steps away from the ring's edge and doubles over for a moment to catch his breath.
Ted "Holy-! Incredible counter by Chapman, what agility!"
Joey "You mean like the agility Bayne's showing right now? I know it's hard for you to move your head away from the monitor because of your neck fat, but if I may direct you to look straight fucking upward..."
Chapman doesn't see the Floridian's hands clenched over the middle rope, nor Kendrick standing casually outside the ring. With an incredible show of strength and athleticism, the ex-military man leaves his feet and skins the cat, flipping himself back into the ring through the middle rope and rising to his feet! Hearing the sound of an impact on the mat, Rob whips around just in time to see Kendrick racing toward him with violent intent! Yet again, we see Chapman's quick thinking come into play as he leaps, swinging his legs through the air and just catching the oncoming Jack of All Trades with a Spinning Wheel Kick, ordering him to Desist! Bayne's momentum is reversed as he's thrown backwards into the ropes, then down to the floor! Rising up to a single knee, Chapman stares first towards the spot where Bayne had fallen through the ropes; after a moment, he turns his cold gaze toward Shade. The Ultimate Synner receives a decisive look from Chapman, much to his chagrin. He watches with growing fury as Rob pushes himself back to his feet and runs the opposite ropes. Realizing Kendrick is on his feet, anger turns to shock as LionHeart bounds back and launches himself through the middle rope in a Suicide Dive! Shock turns to glee as Kendrick throws himself at Chapman, uppercutting the Canadian in a particularly European fashion before he can come through the ropes! Rob's head and body snap back for a moment, bouncing up into the top rope before falling back down towards Bayne as he hangs off of the middle rope.
Ted "What a shot by Kendrick Bayne! He cut Rob right off with that European Uppercut!"
Joey "BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CUUUUT ME OFFFF!"
Grabbing a handful of his adversary's motley hair, The Manticore holds Chapman defenseless as he strikes him across the jaw with another European Uppercut for good measure. Now that he's knocked the straight edge superstar senseless, he begins to slide Chapman onto his shoulders, pulling the Intercontinental Champion out of the ring and into a Fireman's Carry! With Rob having technically exited the ring, the referee is forced to restart what was already an eight count. Bayne teases an Airplane Spin as he whirls Rob around; A cocky grin is replaced with a callous grimace as Bane aligns Chapman to be parallel to the ring. Suddenly and violently, Kendrick hurdles several steps closer to capturing the Intercontinental Championship by throwing Chapman's body straight into the unforgiving ring apron with a Forward Fireman's Carry Slam dubbed Centaur's Fury! Rob's body almost literally folded in half by the ring's edge, he falls to the floor, where he lies with wide eyes, stiffly writhing in pain and taking laboured breaths. The latter activity is cut abruptly short as the title challenger pulls his opponent back to a weary base and throws him full force into the steel steps! Shade laughs gratuitously as Rob strikes the stairs chest-first and literally flips over top of them, landing hard on his already-searing spine!
Joey "Holy fuck Batman, Rob is getting fucking destroyed by this dude with Iago the parrot's ass for hair."
Ted "Good god almighty! I'd say he is!"
"All right, take him back," Shade instructs. Nodding, the Jack of All Trades saunters around the steps and rips his antagonist off of the floor. Tossing Chapman's tired body beneath the bottom rope, he promptly rolls in at another count of eight and immediately covers his opponent in a Lateral Press. Do we have a new Champion? The official slides in to count the pin! "One! T-" No... Kendrick breaks the pin, with an aside glance at the referee. Turning back toward the Intercontinental Champion, he glares down at the rather scraggly Champion, before crushing his skull with a brutal Headbutt! Bayne pins Chapman's shoulders again! "One! Two! Th-" No! Chapman gets the shoulder up! Bayne growls aloud as glory evades The Cult by mere milliseconds!
Ted "And that was damn close! Rob Chapman's Intercontinental Title reign, was just about history there!"
Joey "It already is history, Theodore. Kendrick Lamar will see to that."
Ted "Bayne, Joey... Kendrick Bayne..."
Kendrick's growl has proceeded to make for a grimace as The Manticore takes to pacing about, glaring down at his adversary; Shade has made his way to the apron and begun to yell into the ring. "You could have been a PART of this, you know! You didn't have to be DISSECTED. But you chose to play devil's advocate, like the antagonistic little prick you are! Silent or not! And now, you're going to be sacrificed! The Cult's first offering! Remember, Robbie-boy: YOU EARNED THIS." As The Ultimate Synner concludes his speech in roaring fashion, Kendrick lifts the soon-to-be-former Intercontinental Champion up to his feet, and wraps an arm around Rob's head in an Inverted Facelock. Powering Robert up, Bayne appears to be executing a Reverse Suplex, only to set Chapman down on his feet behind him, holding him in place with a three-quarter facelock; as he leaps to complete the Osaka Street Stunner- a jawbreaker, Chapman's arms wrap around Kendrick's mid-section to power him up, suspending the challenger over his shoulder before bringing him back down across a bent knee with an Atomic Drop! The Jack of All Trades clutches his jarred tail bone as he stumbles away and spins around, only to come face to face with a certain Straight Edge Outlaw having his second wind! Grabbing Kendrick's wrist, Rob sends the Floridian packing into the the ropes, following just a second behind Bayne and bounding off of the ropes behind him! The Manticore puts the brakes on, coming to a halt in the center of the ring, only for Chapman's tattooed bicep to wrap around the back of his neck, pulling him to the side and delivering him to the sweat-stained canvas with a beautiful Swinging Russian Leg Sweep!
Joey "What in the fuck was that even?"
Ted "Swinging Russian Leg Sweep! Excellent move by the Champion!"
With Bayne dazed, Rob scrambles to his feet; almost instantaneously, he's off them again, throwing his body at his opponent in a forward back flip! As he descends with a Standing Shooting Star Press, Kendrick desperately draws his knees up to his chest! Rob lands hard on Kendrick's knees and bounces right back to his feet, short of breath as he clutches his aching ribs in both arms! Doubled over, Rob doesn't see The Manticore rise back to his feet and shake the attack off; he straightens up only to be taken straight down by Bayne with a lunging Spear from almost point-blank range! Kendrick throws an arm across Rob's chest as the referee drops to count the pin! "One! Two! Thr-"Kick out! Another last-minute kick out from Chapman!
Ted "How much longer can Rob hang on? He's been dominated by Bayne, pretty much since the outset of this match!"
Joey "Probably for about another two hundred words, or so."
Ted "... what?"
Joey "Never you mind, fatass."
Kendrick shows zero hesitation- as the apparent enforcer of The Cult rises back to his feet, he brings Chapman with him, hoisting the Intercontinental Champion into another Fireman's Carry. "FINISH IT!" roars Shade from the outside, pounding on the mat as he watches Kendrick slide Rob into a Piggyback over his shoulders. Grasping Chapman's face in another three-quarter facelock, he looks to deliver a devastating finisher, but the aptly named LionHeart resumes beating with a sudden jolt as Robert begins slamming both elbows into either side of Bayne's head repeatedly! Narrowly, Rob avoids having his neck stretched, and his jaw crushed, as he slips the rest of the way down Kendrick's back and lands with both feet firmly on the mat. With a savage Headbutt to the base of Bayne's skull- returning the favour from earlier- Rob wraps an adrenaline-fueled arm around Kendrick's neck, whilst grabbing the hem of his jeans in the other, lifting the Floridian up high, before turning and dumping Bayne right on his neck! Caesura connects, and Kendrick collapses into a crumpled heap! Rob hastily covers Kendrick with a Lateral Press, hooking his leg and laying back-first over the cultist's chest! "One! Two! Three!"
Ted "Caesura, and Chapman retains the gold! He took a hell of a beating, but he pulled it off!"
Joey "Fuck me sideways in the ass with a chartreuse dildo chainsaw!"
Ted "... I... I just... I... I can't..."
Shade stares into the ring in utter disbelief, grabbing his hair and just barely refraining from tearing it out as the referee raises Chapman's hand in victory!
Laura Watts "Here is your winner, and STILL the XWA Intercontinental Champion: The Silent Protagonist, Rob Chapman!"
Ted "Rob Chapman is still the Champion, in spite of his mysterious opponent, Kendrick Bayne! What's going to happen to the Intercontinental Title picture now? Who will be the next Number one contender?"
Joey "Well, fuck. At least he showed up for his match. Maybe this means we'll get some answers as to whether or not he's going to crawl back up Danny Diamond's ass on the next Vendetta."
Kendrick writhes on the mat as Rob takes his title and makes a quick exit up the ramp, wanting to avoid an unnecessary altercation with The Cult.
(Best of luck, Myke! Will add formatting and shit after. I went just over 2.5k (less than 200 words) and didn't have time to edit shit out, or I would have. I'm sorry. )
(EDIT: Commentary, formatting, and spell-check done.)
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