I'm pretty much good to go, but I get off work at exactly the deadline and am requesting maybe two hours for coding and stuff.  If not... all good and I leave the fed lol half-serious.











DING DING DING

The bell tolls in the distance and both James and Xtreme glare one another down, slowly circling one another in the middle of the ring armed with heated glares that could melt metal.  The denim clad Icon is seemingly pumped to compete tonight, super confident on the back of a string of victories ever smiling even as he approaches his clearly bitter opponent James Best, fresh from losing a million dollar opportunity, the colossal cage looming overhead a constant reminder of what could have been.  Still and all the show must go on and Xtreme Icon extends his hand to his opponent, inviting him to lock up yet James doesn’t show the same interests, swatting Icon’s hand away and immediately shooting past him to wrangle him up in a waistlock, lifting him off the mat for a Belly to Back Slam!  Rather than splat on the mat, Icon slips out in a panic to land behind Best and shove him off-balance, the International star spins about but comes to an abrupt halt as the Great Falls native raises his dukes and Best opts out taking a backward step, smirking and raising his eyebrows sarcastically.

Michaels: It’s so easy to get pissed off at this guy.
Cedar: James Best well known for being arrogant, well known for being cocky but he is truly a world class wrestler, David.

“Okay for real this time” James tells the former King Of Xtreme and both Xtreme and James once again dance the slow dance and James extends his hand now, frowning and re-inviting Icon to meet him halfway and despite some reluctance both men explosively lock up to the delight of the crowd.    With a style that screams mat technician James Best makes short work of the brawler coming out of the entanglement almost immediately with a headlock, bleeding arrogance with a cocky wink.  Typically Icon pushes James back against the ring ropes breaking out of the hold and shoving James across the ring at the first opportunity, picking his next move to capitalise as James Best bounces off the ring ropes, however James flattens him with a shoulder block!  

Ted Cedar
”Talk about impact, James just ran Icon down like a Mack truck.”

David Michaels
”He played Icon right into his hands… his shoulder even!


As Icon smacks against the mat with a distinct thud James Best smirks in amusement, popping his pecs and reaching down for Icon only to pat the stunned crowd favourite on the head, aggravating the Hall Of Famer to bash his fist on the mat in frustration.  “COME ON!” the Montanan shouts at Best (and perhaps himself) as he returns to his feet and gears up for another lock-up, James grinning on as if to say “For serious?” and once again they clash, and just as before James has no trouble wrangling Icon up into a headlock, almost allowing Icon to once again force him to the ring ropes, just as before, Icon shoves James to the far set of ring ropes in response.  The villainous Australian chuckles as he touches the ropes, allowing himself to be ‘thrown to the opposite side of the ring and just as before James flattens Icon down in an explosion of sweat from the Montana native.  Best grunts the hard knock off as if it were nothing and half-jogs to a stop, beginning to shift from boot to boot in a warm-up on the spot, grinning a grin of pure evil as the crowd look on.[/color]


David Michaels
”Creepy.

Ted Cedar
”That’s two for two, surely Icon’s not that stupid to try that again?”


Xtreme Icon pushes up from the mat onto all fours, finding his breaths back and staring up at the grinning James Best, who beckons him to his feet with his thick-padded grappling gloves, grinning like The Cheshire Cat from Alice In Wonderland.  This was no fairytale and it’s time for Xtreme Icon to wake up however, as “The One Man Montana Militia” instantly pounces for James legs’, finding them and uprooted Best with a surprise double leg takedown, unleashing a barrage of elbows down on Best, courtesy of his Mixed Martial Arts training!  Instinctively Best kicks back at Icon to defend himself, finding Icons chin with his boot and pushing Icon backwards, scrambling to get back on his feet and get out of there, an objective which Xtreme ensures he fails to reach, flipping James on his back once again with a clean takedown!  Icon again looks to unleash an onslaught of wild punches and James instinctively locks both legs around Icons waist and pummels him right between the eyes with his fist.

David Michaels
”All we need now is Ronda Rousey!

Ted Cedar
”Both men incorporating Mixed Martial Arts into this otherwise standard wrestling match, clearly both men have experience in the field no doubt.”

David Michaels
”What part of double leg takedown didn’t make that completely obvious Ted?!

The cheers quickly fizzle out into boos as James bashes Icon with a second strike, forcibly removing himself from Icon’s clutches.  “MIXED MARTIAL ARTS IS MY THING YOU YOUNG BASTARD!” James roars, picking Xtreme up with a double leg of his own but rather than take him down, he runs across the ring and bulldozes Icon hard against the turnbuckles with a barbaric roar.  Snorting like a wild bull James shows no mercy, gripping the ropes tightly before swinging his shoulder into Icon’s abdomen with three brutal thrusts, the corner of the ring violently shaking with every hit The grin is gone and James takes Icon from the corner by the head and neck and presses him against the ropes, casting him far across the ring with an Irish Whip, charging for a shoulder block as Icon comes dashing back yet Icon slips past James, who continues sprinting into the ropes to bounce back right into a picture perfect dropkick to the chest!  The audience approve of the Hall Of Famers graceful precision with a loud cheer as Icon covers James quickly.

Ryu Sanu
”One!”

The two count never comes as Best powers out, sitting upright in a daze coughing and spluttering.  Icon looks for a suplex, only James forces Xtreme into the ring ropes, connecting a stern knee with his midsection and slinging Icon with an irish whip, Icon comes back and ducks Bests clothesline, coming back on the ropes only to grab them up and come to an abrupt halt and give Best the finger, to the cheers of the crowd and James isn’t impressed, kicking Icon in the gut and stumbling him into the corner, mercilessly firing off a European uppercut which jars Icon senseless, James taking Icon for an irish whip ride only to reverse his own move seeking to bludgeon Icon with a clothesline, Icon ducks and punches James right in the face!  Best staggers backwards in surprise, firing back at Icon with a punch in the face, prompting both men to brawl tooth and nail to the excitement of the crowd.  Back and forth, hit for hit both men stand their ground slugging away, while James is stronger and taller Icon is tough enough to withstand the overpowered blows, ducking a punch out of turn and pulling James backwards for a roll-up!   One! Tw—Early kickout! The two superstars are quick to get back to their feet as Xtreme goes for a Clothesline, but this time it's James ducking under the attempted strike and going for a roll-up. One! T—Another early kickout! Once again, both men are back on their feet keeping the action fastpaced  and Best immediately goes to grab Icon, but Icon turns the tables almost instantly with a quick hammerlock, nothing the sheer expertise of the veteran can’t handle as Best scoops Icon up and dumps him on the mat with a one-armed fireman’s carry.

David Michaels
”James is such a… such a man!”

Ted Cedar
”James Best has  trained all over the world, he’s an encyclopedia of different styles, it’s really a matter of picking what page.”

“The Face” wastes no time in planting the seeds to sow for further injury, deliberately stomping Icon’s key joints, beginning with Icon’s hands, then his wrists up working his way around knees and back up to the neck of the Hall Of Famer, backing up a few steps as Icon lifts his upper body from the ring mat, undoubtedly looking for his devastating curb stomp finish only Icon rolls out of the villainous foreign stars trajectory, grabbing the front of Best’s tights by a fistful and tugging him right through the ring ropes to the outside!  Not wasting a moment, Xtreme runs to the opposing side of the ring, ricochets off of the ropes and then darts in Best's direction with great strides; leaping right over the top rope to blast the Australian foe across the chest with a Tope Con Hilo! The audience cheers the clear crowd favourite, as the first big aerial move of the match is landed!  

Icon is obviously the first man to his feet as James bends over tending to his back, Xtreme kicking James in the gut and clobbering him over the shoulders, trying to keep the momentum as lathered thick as possible.  The audience cheer for the clear crowd favourite as Icon pulls James by his head and neck, taking him and running him forehead first right onto the announce table nearby!  The action doesn’t stop there, no sooner than James head had snapped back, Icon takes him up once again, running him onto the edge of the ring apron to again ram James head down, taking James a third time and stabbing his index finger at the opposite corner of the steel steps screaming ÖNE MORE??!”  

The good people of Houston Texas respond with a loud cheer, good enough for Icon to translate as he spins James into a momentous throw from corner to corner yet all he did was give James an opening, and Best shoves Icon towards the steps in his place at a rapid rate>  The craftily agile Icon plants both palms on the steps with a loud smack, before jumping high into the air in a classic counter, leaving the pursuing Best to skid to an abrupt halt underneath him, catching Bests head with his shins for a hurricanrana yet James grips Icon’s calves tightly and drops to one knee, pausing the move whilst displaying an obviously astounding strength he ferociously reverses the rotation straight back into the turnbuckle post, slamming Icon’s skull right into the cold unforgiving steel!  

The bouncing ball of energy that is Xtreme Icon seems to have deflated almost instantly, but James continues to swing the Hall Of Famer back in the opposite direction and Icon does his best to block his face as he is again slammed across the ringpost, this time the right side with a sick thud, Best almost effortlessly keeping Icon airbourne as he swings Icon one more time violently smashing Icon into oblivion, dropping Icon to the mat and dusting his hands off.


David Michaels
”WEEEE!!!!


Ted Cedar
”I never thought I’d see a giant swing in the XWA, in the very least one like that!”

David Michaels
”It’s like a darn Tennis match, too bad nobody follows that rubbish to get my metaphor!

[color=#FF9933]The crowd voice a clear “OHHH?!” as James grins with complete confidence and a clear and distinct “THREE!” reminds everyone within earshot that a count out was taking place, having watched on in both awe and horror at James Best swinging Icon around like a potato sack.  The charismatic Australian simply rolls into the ring and parades about the mat with his hands out, leaving his ravaged foe to pick himself up as each second passes, glaring down at him with a sadistic grin.  Four seconds pass and Xtreme Icon is able to reach his feet at ”NINE” and James comes skidding across the mat with a baseball slide, not this time as Xtreme Icon bolts forwards and parts James’ legs, heaving him high in one rapid ‘Flapjack’ motion to execute an amazing Pop-Up Powerbomb, blasting James across the edge of the ring apron!James cries out in pain, flopping to the floor below twisting and writhing on the mat as Xtreme Icon collapses on his backside, his chest rapidly inflating and deflating as he catches his breath, all the while clamping his fingers behind his own head gritting his teeth and rocking back and forth.


Ted Cedar
”SWEET BABY JESUS AND A MANGER!  A POP-UP POWERBOMB RIGHT ON THE RING APRON!  HE MAY BE BROKEN IN HALF!!”

”ONE!!”  Ryu Sanu is back with that pesky ring count-out again  and Icon and James fight for their footing, Icon heaving himself upright with assistance of the announce table whilst Best is faced with the arduous task of surviving the aftermath of what may as well be an atomic bomb in his spinal column. Three seconds later and not much has changed, James on one knee now collapsing every time he tries to stand straight, rubbing the small of his back and Icon pulls James up by his dirty blonde locks and rolls him into the ring.  The crowd begin to chant “LET'S GO ICON!” as "The Toughest SOB in XWA" feverishly claws at the turnbuckle in the corner, feeling the hand of James gripping tightly around his boot as the Australian maniac insists on stopping him even from his belly-down position on the mat.  James hisses and snarls like some wild beast, trying to use Icon's leg as leverage to stand he struggles with the boot still in his possession, grinning and nodding with wild eyes as he slowly uses Icon to draw upon both feetIcon fights to shake James off with light kicks, however the very fabric of James mentality seems to have completely snapped and the Australian is consumed with the urge to apply an anklelock!  Rather than resist James' tugs, Icon instead kicks backwards along with James and Best holds James boot with both hands in disbelief, only Icon, hopping on the spot, spins into a half-done Tornado Kick, catching James at the cheekbone!!  Icon makes the cover only Best kicks out just after the two count.  Best struggles to recover and Icon pushes him into the corner, Best turns the tables and begins shoulder thrusting Icon to shit, broken up by the referee, Best swats Ryu aside and charges Icon in the corner only Icon kicks James in the face with both feet, Best spins about backwards and Icon takes to the second rope only James grabs his ankles and jerks icon right off the ropes into a violent crash on the mat, smacking the mat back of the head first!

The crowd boo and groan as Icon instinctively grabs his head leaving him wide open to the stomps of his foreign foe, picking Icon up and delivering body shots and mudhole stomps, scooping Icon up in a demonstration of strength with a Gutwrench Suplex!  Its prolonged headlock time and Icon fights back, the rowdy crowd willing him to break free, which he does with a jawbreaker!  Best staggers back in surprise and Icon makes a dash for the ring ropes, springboarding from them and back at Best who catches him  right out of the air, swinging Icon around the air in rapid revolution for his uranage backbreaker yet Icon fumbles things into a guillotine sleeper hold set-up, touching base and suddenly dropping backwards in a rear naked choke! Best grits his teeth in pure frustration, challenging every intelligent bone in his body to come up with an effective means of escape from the asphyxiating Tazzmission technique, pushing his chin down against Icon’s forearm trying to protect his Carotid artery for dear life.  In one last act of desperation James rolls onto his side, eyeballing the ring ropes nearby he feverishly reaches out but Icon tightens his grip, shaking his head as if to say “No you don’t!” and the Houston crowd absolutely lose it with cheers slowly rising from their seats screaming “TAP!  TAP!  TAP!  TAP!!”  ,  James begins to slowly fade, Icon nodding to himself and this rowdy Houston crowd but with a sudden burst James gets his leg on the ring ropes!  Prolonging his finishing maneuver despite Best clearly making it to the ring ropes, Xtreme Icon flirts with disqualification as Ryu Sanu screams “ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!  COME ON XT!” and Icon smirks a smug smirk, whilst James rolls out of the ring and flounders about in an absolute fit, his eyes bulged wide open.  Xtreme Icon skids on a dime and shoots to the far set of ring ropes for a suicide dive, yet Best bolts forward to tear through the air with an uppercut slice, catching Icon square in the cheekbone and the impact is nothing short of cataclysmic!  Best slithers into the ring and covers the Hall Of Famer.  One Two Thr—NO!  James Best throws himself upright on his backside tearing his dirty blonde mane, his eyes lit and wide, feverishly turning to referee Ryu Sanu screaming “WHAT NOW?!” but Ryu had already indicated Icon’s sneaker was on the bottom rope!  “DAMN IT ICON!” James cries out, reaching out for Xtreme’s leg and Icon again crosses his forearm around James throat for the Tazzmission, pulling him back.  Sensing his undoing, Best thrashes free of the early stage submission and scrambles to his feet, scuttling backward clasping his adams apple as Icon tries to push himself up James jumps up and down on the mat and blasts Icon with a low-altitude Dropkick Named Vendetta!!!

Icon groggily rises, James sets him up for a BIG Bukkake Spear yet Icon sidesteps causing James to crash into the corner shoulderfirst… sprinting at James and lunging through the air for the Straight From The 406 Superpunch however James amazingly catches him out of the air, holding him high above his head ala that final scene from Dirty Dancing before near decapitating Icon with a thunderous freefall European uppercut, sprinting to the ring ropes to rebound and spear Icon flat, making the cover.  One Two…THREE!!!

DING DING DING!!

Laura Watts
Here is your winner… JAAAAMES BEST!!!

Bring in the Bears,,, fin,

I'm giving you 6 hours of extension. Please actually show, though.