Anderson: The following contest is scheduled for one fall
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Anderson: Introducing first; from Pittsburgh P.A., weighing in at 152 pounds, ISABEL STONE!
Isabel Stone walks out to mostly boos, glaring at the crowd with her hands on her hips. A small smirk stretches across her face as she begins to walk down the ramp.
Klamor: I love watching her in the ring.
Serra: Isabel Stone is indeed a talented wrestler.
Klamor: Who said anything about her wrestling? I just love watching her!
Serra: Isabel was unsuccessful at Apocalypse, but she did manage to avoid being pinned and eliminated from the Mentorship Programme.
Klamor: Yeah, no thanks from her mentor. I can’t wait for her to slap the mask from Kurtesy’s face tonight.
She slides into the ring and stands by the ropes nearest the ramp, staring intently at the stage awaiting her opponent.
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Anderson: And her opponent; from Sydney Australia, weighing in at 228 pounds, STEVEN KURTESY!
The lights dim in the arena, as Kurtesy, wearing his mask, emerges to a thunderous ovation. He walks down the ramp, not even glancing at the ring, and climbs the steps. He finally looks up and stares at Isabel, who has now moved to the far corner.
Klamor: I still don’t get the mask.
Serra: Kurtesy’s use of the mask helps him channel his aggression inside the ring.
Klamor: It still looks stupid.
Serra: Stupid or not, he’s going to need all of that aggression here tonight. Stone looks pumped for this match-up against her mentor.
Klamor: Of course she is! She wins this, she’s not only pinned her supposed ‘mentor’, but a former world champion as well! This is the biggest match of her career so far.
He slowly enters the ring, and removes the mask, placing it on the turnbuckle post. He immediately starts pacing in his corner, as they both stare burning holes through each other. The referee does a quick weapons check on both competitors, and signals for the timekeeper to ring the bell.
DING DING DING!
They lock up in the middle of the ring, with Kurtesy quickly switching to a headlock. Stone manages to get Kurtesy to the ropes, attempting to whip him across the ring. Kurtesy has other ideas though, and holds on, using the momentum to take Stone to the mat with a headlock takedown. Struggling with the headlock, Stone reaches up with her legs and locks a headscissors onto her mentor, who quickly rolls out. Both are back to their feet and they lock up again, this time with Izzy grabbing a headlock, only for Kurtesy to switch behind her with a hammerlock. Squirming in pain, Stone manages to switch behind to her own hammerlock, before Kurtesty breaks free with another headlock. Izzy drags him back to the ropes, and successfully whips him across the ring. He charges back, only for her to leapfrog, then duck him. She swings an elbow at the rebounding Kurtesy, only for him to duck it. He waits for her to turn around, and tries to grab her head for a quick Prescribed Sedation. She reacts quickly by pushing him away, grabbing an arm to apply the Scream Lock as she does, but Kurtesy snapmares her over in return, and the two regroup opposite sides of the ring, as the fans at ringside applaud the technical display.
Serra: What an impressive showcase of wrestling ability by these two athletes! Izzy showing just what she’s learnt from her mentor here!
Klamor: Kurtesy wants this over early; he knows he could be embarrassed by his mentee here tonight!
The two approach each other, but before Kurtesy can do anything, Izzy catches him with a HUGE Bitch-slap! Slightly stunned, mostly angered, he goes to hit a kesagiri chop, but is caught in the ribs by a headbutt, and another. And a third puts him into the corner. Stone looks out to the crowd and gives them her trademark scowl as she walks to the opposite corner, and turns and runs to hit a crushing spear! Kurtesy staggers out of the corner, clutching his ribs in agony, as Izzy launches herself off the ropes, baseball sliding into his feet, causing Kurtesy to smack into the mat face-first. Izzy quickly rolls him over, but Kurtesy gets his shoulder up as the referee counts one.
Serra: An impressive start here by Stone! Kurtesy clearly trained this girl well.
Klamor: She's certainly picked up his relentlessness. as long as she hasn't picked up his washed-up-ness as well...
Kurtesy is up to his knees, still holding his ribs from the earlier barrage. Stone goes to pick him up, but he quickly locks both of her arms behind her back, and rolls through into the Circle of Life butterfly lock! Stone screams and thrashes away, trying to break the hold. She manages to rock from side-to-side, and rolls Kurtesy over into a pin......1......2...Kurtesy releases his grip and rolls out, but as he gets up he’s met with a swift elbow strike, followed by a kick to the gut. Stone the grabs him around the waist, and manages to lift him off the ground enough to drop him back on his head. Another cover by Stone......1......2......kick-out! Wasting little motion, Stone is back up, and backflips, landing on top of Kurtesy’s ribs, and immediately rolls him onto his stomach. Giving the crowd another scowl, she climbs to the second rope, and comes off with a Kidney Check. Kurtesy is aware of it however, and rolls away, leaving Stone to crash in a heap on the canvas. Still clutching his ribs, Kurtesy awaits Izzy to get up, and hits a Patella Kick, followed by a Yakuza kick, almost knocking Izzy’s head off. Steven grabs a cover......1......2......kick-out by Stone.
Serra: And Kurtesy’s finally getting going in this match.
Klamor: Only because she was stupid enough to go and do something stupid.
Kurtesy gets up, still favouring the mid-section, and waits behind Stone as she gets up. He wraps his arm around her neck for the Hypnosis, but she ducks out, and locks in her own version of Hypnosis on Kurtesy! Kurtesy, clearly caught off guard, flails his arms about, but Stone leaps onto his back, applying more and more pressure as each second passes.
Klamor: And the student outsmarts the teacher!
Serra: Stone using her knowledge of Kurtesy’s favoured moves there to her advantage.
Klamor: Oh come on! Give the girl some more credit! That was sheer brilliance! She wants to beat him, and rub it in, all at the same time! You gotta love that!
Kurtesy drops to one knee, as Stone wraps her legs around his waist, applying more pressure to the already weakened ribs. Kurtesy is fading, and drops down to the canvas; his arms no longer flailing, or even moving. The referee comes over to check if Kurtesy is still conscious. He raises an arm......and it falls once.
Klamor: Outsmarted with his own move! Kurtesy’s gonna lose to his own mentee here!
He raises it again......
and it falls for a second time.
Serra: What a huge upset this would be!
He raises it for a final time.........and it stays up to an enormous cheer from the audience! Stone's face is one of pure desperation, as Kurtesy begins to rally. Clearly in extreme discomfort, he wills himself to his feet, and staggers backwards, all the way into the corner, slamming Izzy into the turnbuckles. She releases her grip, and as she does Kurtesy hits back with a Savate kick to the chin. Izzy is clearly rocked by the kick, but Kurtesy gives her no time to recover, and pulls her out of the corner and drills her with a hair-pull neckbreaker. He hooks the leg......1......2......Stone gets the shoulder up.
Serra: These two are simply beating lumps out of each other!
Klamor: What did you expect them to do? Hug it out?
Kurtesy drags himself up, and waits as Izzy pulls herself to her feet with the ropes. He goes to whip her across the ring, but on the return journey she slides between his legs, and kicks him in the gut as he turns to complete the Beetle Crawl! He staggers for a moment, before charging high-speed at her, only for Stone to back-drop him over the ropes! Kurtesy holds on though and lands on the apron, but before he can do anything Stone charges at him with another gut-headbutt, which sends him flying into the guardrail on the floor!
Serra: What a devastating move by Stone!
Klamor: I take back what I said about her being stupid. She’s got Kurtesy on the ropes here!
Serra: Kurtesy is in real pain with his ribs here. He might be one big move away from a shocking upset!
Kurtesy is clutching his ribs in pure anguish, as the referee starts the count. Isabel drops to the mat, and rolls out of the ring. She slowly picks up Kurtesy, and lays him on the apron so his head is sticking out.
Klamor: What is she doing? Leave him there! A win’s a win!
Serra: Maybe some of Kurtesy’s fighting spirit has rubbed off on her.
Klamor: Some of his stupidity more like. LET HIM GET COUNTED OUT, YOU IDIOT!
Stone takes a few steps back, and cartwheels at Kurtesy’s prone head, punching him as she lands on her feet. The force of the punch rolls Kurtesy onto his back, closer to the corner. Stone jumps up onto the apron, and ascends the turnbuckle. Once up top, she looks out to the crowd, and comes off with a huge Crash Course to the ribs of Kurtesy! She takes a moment to compose herself, and rolls over to a cover.
......1
......2
.........?
The crowd gasp as the referee’s hand hits the mat a third time, but he immediately waves his hands and cancels it out, as Kurtesy has an outstretched leg on the bottom rope!
Serra: Brilliant ring awareness there by Kurtesy!
Klamor: I take back taking back calling her stupid.
Izzy initially has a look of joy on her face, only to realise the referee’s decision. She gets up into the referee’s face. He tells her to calm down, but that only infuriates her more. She pushes him into the corner then turns her attention back to Kurtesy, who has slowly dragged himself to his knees. She gets him to his feet and goes behind him for the Scream Lock. Before she can twist the arm however, he spins around and hits a pair of elbows followed by a spinning reverse elbow; the Relapse! Stone is sent into the ropes, and before she can fall to the mat Kurtesy grabs her in a three-quarter facelock, and drives her down with a devastating Prescribed Sedation! Stone is motionless, as Kurtesy crawls on top for a cover, and hooks her leg away from the ropes.
......1
......2
.........3!
The referee calls for the bell, as Kurtesy drops her leg and rolls away to a huge cheer from the crowd in attendance.
Anderson: Here is your winner......STEVEN KURTESY!!!
Serra: What a fantastic match we’ve just witnessed! Stone gave it her all, and took Kurtesy all the way, but in the end, the former world champion used his experience to his advantage.
Klamor: x He was just lucky he was near the ropes. He had his butt handed to him for most of the match, and all it took was a lapse in concentration on the part of Isabel for him to sneak the win.
Kurtesy pulls himself up in one of the corners, and reaches for his mask, pulling it on. The referee, who was previously checking on Stone, comes over and raises Kurtesy’s hand. After a moment, he pushes the referee to one side, and goes to check on Izzy, who has only just begun to stir. He helps her slowly sit up, and then to her feet as she clutches her head. Still clutching his own ribs, he gives her a look, and raises her hand to a cheer from the crowd at the show of sportsmanship. Stone has only just regained her senses, and snatches her hand away from Steven. She kicks the bottom rope in frustration, and rolls down underneath it, and begins walking back up the ramp.
Serra: What a show of respect from the former world champion!
Klamor: Stone doesn’t want his respect. She wanted to beat him. And if she hadn’t been so wasteful here, she would have.
Stone is backing up the ramp, holding onto her skull while Kurtesy is shown on the tron behind her, holding his arms up in the ring.
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We see Miles and Flynn backstage where they have just finished warming down, out of the showers and dressed in casual clothing, discussing to each other how their match went down tonight. At that moment,
Chuck Myles walks into the room.
Hey guys, great work out there tonight even though Flynn was the victor and you took the loss Miles.
Miles shrugs as Flynn smiles.
You guys may not have mentors here but I see potential in the two of you... as long as you don't stuff it up, of course.
Myles gives a bit of a laugh before walking out of the locker room. Dean looks content with his boss's praise if not the match that came before.
