The camera takes a close-up shot of the ominous Steel Cage looming above the ring, highlighting its sturdy frame and height before zooming out, focusing on Truman Harrys in the middle of the ring ready to announce the match. Members of the crowd still look at the Cage, including WZCW Senior Official Jurou Akiyama who prepares himself for the upcoming encounter.
Harrys: The following contest is a Steel Cage match and it is for the WZCW World Heavyweight Championship!
Copeland: And down comes the unforgiving Steel Cage that will host the re-match from WZCW Revolution: New Year's Redemption. This time, the match cannot end in a disqualification as well as count-out. You must win this match by pinfall, submission or escaping the cage... but I doubt we'll see the third option come into play tonight. Tastic & Ty have been at war with each other for a long time and it comes to ahead for the World title.
Cohen: I'm not sure how you can be so confident in your predictions there, Seabass. Tastic intentionally got himself disqualified at Revolution because he couldn't the new demeanour of Ty and now he gets another potential way for that weasel to literally sneak out with a victory again.
Copeland: A little bit of revisionist history from you, Jack. Tastic did indeed get disqualified but he did so to protect the WZCW personnel who was being threaten by Ty in his enraged state!
Cohen: WZCW personnel get threatened all the time. Why does it matter to Tastic all of a sudden during a World title contest? Don't tell me it's co-incidence, either! As far as I'm concerned, this is the real World title match from Revolution and props to the General Managers for making this happen, especially in the confines of a Steel Cage.
Copeland: Regardless of opinions on the wrestlers involved, it should be a good match.
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The lights dim as a single spotlight shines down on the entrance ramp, where Ty Burna walks out swiftly, his eyes glowing red as the crowd boos heavily. He stares down to the ring as the spotlight moves violently around the arena to the music. He gets to ringside and a sick, twitching smile comes his face, feeling the steel caress in-between his fingers.
Harrys: Introducing first, the challenger, weighing 240 pounds; Ty Burna!
Quickly, the smile dissipates as Ty and the lights completely shut off. As the song hits it's peak, fire erupts from the four corner posts and Ty stands, intensity etched on his face as he stares forward, a look of madness in his eyes. As the fire comes down the arena is engulfed in an intense blue light, leaving Ty in nothing but a silhouette.
Cohen: Ty Burna has been a powerful figure in history but I've never seen him so determined and imposing ever.
Copeland: It seems he's gotten rid of his calm, cool and collected self in favour of a more reckless, dangerous version of Ty.
Cohen: But can you call them versions of himself, though?
The blue light goes back to regular lighting as Ty stands, eyes directed at the entrance ramp. Harrys stays as far away as possible whilst Akiyama keeps both eyes on the challenger.
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The crowd cheers extremely loudly as the music of the World champion hits the speakers, echoing throughout but the WZCW Universe match its volume. Tastic comes out slowly, taking his time with each step. He stands at the top of the ramp and looks out towards the crowd momentarily before focusing his gaze on Ty Burna who continues to stare at him. Tastic raises his championship high into the air, challenging Ty with his eyes who is almost irate at the sight, breathing heavily through his nose and gritting his teeth.
Harrys: And his opponent, from Orange County California, weighing 238 pounds, he is the WZCW World Heavyweight Champion; Matt Tastic!
Tastic lets out a slight smirk before heading down the ramp. Harrys sees Ty's anger and decides to exit the ring as quick as possible.
Copeland: Tastic getting under the skin of Ty with the rare sly grin and reminding Ty that he is walking into this match still the champ.
Cohen: Leaving the first title match aside, it wasn't a wise move on the part of Tastic to anger Ty even further. He's playing with a lot of fire here and better heed the warning from an old veteran like myself: quit while you're ahead.
Copeland: Being the World champion, you can't walk into a match and not have a psychological strategy planned. Ty's a wrecking ball. If Tastic makes Ty too angry to focus, Tastic can take advantage.
Cohen: I understand what he's doing. It's extremely high risk. For his safety, let's hope it works... or more accurately, I hope it's ineffective.
Tastic gets to ringside and Ty stands directly next to the cage, pushing his head into the walls and hanging on to them with his hands as he stares at Tastic. Matt doesn't seem intimidated as he slowly makes his way to the door. However, Ty follows him, stalking him. Senior official Akiyama tries to get Ty out of the way but he shoots Akiyama a death stare with glowing red eyes, causing even Akiyama to think twice.
Cohen: When Akiyama hesitates, you know something's wrong.
Copeland: If he can't pull Ty back, how can Tastic enter the match?
Tastic, seeing no other option, decides to run up the steps as quick as possible and deliver haymaker after haymaker to Ty, trying to stun him with the element of surprise. Ty stumbles back, creating enough space for Tastic to enter.
Copeland: That's one way, I suppose.
Tastic positions himself on the apron where the door is still wide open, allowing him enough space to hit a springboard missile dropkick on Ty, causing him to trip backwards into the steel cage wall. Akiyama takes this opportunity to call for a ringside attendant to close the door (locking it) and signal for the bell.
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Ty holds his head after having it collide with the cage as Tastic gets up, firing up the fans who begin a cheering/chanting frenzy for the World champ. He charges at Ty who a low dropkick, squishing him between the cage walls and his boots. Tastic immediately gets up and hits Ty with a series of corner kicks, keeping Ty in a tight spot and beating him down. Tastic gets up, points his finger gun at Ty before gaining momentum, running at Ty and throwing his entire body & weight at him. Ty slides to the ground in a heap as Tastic recovers, seeing the position. Almost immediately, Tastic goes to the corner and looks to escape.
Cohen: Not even a moment has passed and Tastic is already trying to escape the cage. What an act of cowardice!
As Tastic grabs the corner of the cage, he flinches his hands back almost immediately, shaking his hands back and forth quickly, blowing into them. He grimaces as Akiyama comes over to check. Tastic tells him that he's hands are burning.
Copeland: The flames Ty summoned when he entered the ring have seemingly heated up the steel walls to such a high temperature that Tastic cannot grasp the cage to escape!
Cohen: Looks like escaping is null and void until they cool down... if they cool down.
Tastic turns around and sees Ty stand there, almost unaffected by the offense he just received but much angrier. Taken aback by the display, he tries and punch Ty but he catches the attack, clenching Tastic's fist in his hand, causing a lot of pain for Tastic's almost burned hand. Quickly, Tastic spins around and hits a spinning backfist with his free hand to try and get Ty to release the hold. Ty's head turns to his side due to the force of the hit but it seems he didn't take any damage. Ty snaps his head back around and squeezes the hand of Tastic even further, causing him to drop to a knee. Ty grabs the head of Tastic and throws him towards the cage like a ragdoll with Tastic's head suffering whiplash. Ty hits a couple of knees to Tastic's head as he is grounded.
Cohen: Smart move by Ty to use the injury to immobilise Tastic. Maybe next time he'll wear gloves.
Copeland: I honestly don't think that would help right now.
Ty leaves Tastic to his own devices as he walks away clenching and unclenching his fists, looking around rapidly. He turns his attention back to Tastic who his recovering to his feet. Ty runs at Tastic with a running high knee, repaying the favour by squishing Tastic between the cage and himself. Ty doesn't let Tastic breathe for too long as he rebounds off the ropes and hits another high knee. Ty doesn't relent and goes for a third, causing Tastic to drop down. Ty runs once more and hits a modified running knee drop to squash Tastic again. Tastic drops to the ground as Ty pulls him away from the ropes, pinning him...
... 1
... 2
... kick-out by Tastic.
Ty isn't impressed, snarling at senior official Akiyama and gritting his teeth. Tastic tries his best to recover but Ty delivers a stiff kick to the back of Tastic's neck, echoing throughout the arena. The crowd cringes as Ty locks in a strait-jacket strangehold submission, choking the life out of Tastic.
Copeland: I felt that one from here. That won't be good for Tastic's bad neck neither.
Cohen: Ty means business and wants his championship back. He doesn't care about Tastic's well-being.
Akiyama is in perfect position to call for the submission but Tastic flat out refuses to give up. Every time Tastic yells "no" with defiance in his voice, Ty's eyes grow redder and redder. Tastic tries to fight out of the hold, attempting to get to his feet but Ty slows him down by pulling back on Tastic's arms even further, cutting off more circulation. Tastic has enough energy to stand on two feet and perform a modified snapmare to escape the hold out of desperation. Tastic chokes and splutters, trying to get his breath back as he stays on one knee. Ty looks back at Tastic, twitching his head before running at Tastic with a knee strike before hitting the Mo' Murda, planting Tastic on his head. He flips Tastic over without care and pins again...
... 1
... 2
... kick-out again by Tastic.
Ty slaps the canvas, infuriated by the lack of a three count. He grabs at his hair as he stares directly at Akiyama who explains to him that it was only two. Ty gets to his feet and goes to the corner Tastic burned his hands on, grabbing the cage... however, it doesn't phase Ty. In fact, a small grin appears on his face for a second.
Copeland: How is Ty holding hot metal?
Cohen: I don't know but I think he's enjoying the pain.
Ty turns around, holding his hands like a surgeon and goes to Tastic, raking his face and eyes with the burning sensation still bubbling at Ty's skin. Tastic screams out in pain as Akiyama tries to admonish Ty for his actions.
Copeland: That's... creative.
Cohen: Even my eyes are watering from that.
Ty let's Tastic writhe in his own pain as Akiyama checks on him, asking if he can continue. It takes a while for Tastic to answer but he nods in agreement to keep fighting. Ty is almost livid with the decision but a feeling of relief washes over him as he knows he can do more damage. He grabs Tastic and chucks him into the corner, setting him up in the corner across the second rope. Ty looks to complete a double stomp onto the chest of Tastic... but the champ manages to roll of the ropes at the last second, causing Ty to double stomp the ground. Ty twists his bad leg upon landing, stumbling back as he grabs his leg in pain. Ty breathes heavily through his nose as he tries slapping his leg to get some life back into his human form. Tastic uses this time to slowly recover.
Tastic pulls himself up using the ropes, getting to a vertical position. Ty is up first however and charges at Tastic with a running high knee. Tastic evades and Ty hits the cage wall with his injured knee. He clutches his knee as Tastic goes for the chop block, taking Ty down to the ground. Tastic grabs the injured leg of Ty and hits a DDT to the leg. Ty screams in pain as Tastic gets up multiple times, DDTing the leg again and again. Tastic tries his luck at a submission, doing his best to lock in a figure four leg lock... but Ty uses his good leg to push Tastic away. Tastic takes a second to regain footing and charges Ty but Ty pops up, delivering a backbreaker very close to the neck of Tastic. Ty damages himself in the process, using his injured knee to deliver damage. Tastic holds his head as Ty clutches his knee. Both competitors are down with Akiyama checking on both.
Copeland: Tastic has targeted the very-well documented knee injury of Ty Burna and Ty has done the exact same thing to Tastic and his neck. Both men are down and this match must end with a definitive victory.
Cohen: It's a battle of who can get to their feet first and take advantage of the others' injury, Seabass. These two are tough competitors and have shown resilience. It's anyone's game.
Ty pulls himself up using the ropes as Tastic slowly gets to his feet by himself. Ty is up first, limping over to Tastic and grabbing his head. He delivers a straight punch to Tastic, whipping him across the face. Ty is almost salivating as he smacks him again, foaming at the mouth. Ty goes for another... but Tastic blocks the shot, retaliating with one of his own! Angered, Ty goes for another but Tastic blocks, hitting another punch. Ty tries again but again Tastic blocks, allowing him to deliver 3 blows to the stomach of Ty. After stunning Ty, Tastic runs the ropes and hits a baseball slide to the bad leg, dropping Ty to a knee. Tastic pulls back and hits the Charge Shot! Ty holds his stomach as Tastic managaes to pick up Ty, planting him with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Ty holds himself as Tastic hits a spinning wheelkick to Ty, knocking him down. He goes for the cover...
... 1
... 2
... Ty kicks out using his bad leg.
Ty clutches at his leg as Tastic shakes his neck injury off, getting to his feet. Tastic signals for the end and picks up Ty, having difficulty doing so. He puts Ty in position and goes for the Headache Driver... but Ty slips out, grabbing the arms of Tastic and delivering an X-Plex to Tastic right into the cage wall! Tastic lands awkwardly as Ty drops to the ground, managing to use the last of his power in his knee to deliver the move. Akiyama checks on Tastic to see if he is responsive.
Copeland: Tastic was on track to beating Ty and with one fell swoop, Ty used the last of his energy to do as much damage as possibly to Tastic. I don't think there is any give left in Ty's knee.
Cohen: I don't think there is any give left in Tastic's neck. Look at how badly he landed on his head. If Tastic is getting up from that, Ty only needs one more final killing blow to take him out and be seconds away from his third World title reign.
As Ty struggles to get to his feet with his eyes glowing red and shooting daggers, Akiyama continues checking on Tastic. He holds his fist in the air, signalling Tastic is willing to continue. Ty somehow gets to his feet, unable to put any pressure on his bad knee. He hobbles over to Tastic with a menacing expression, looking to end Tastic. He picks up the rubble that is the World champ and looks to set him up for his new and most destructive finisher: THE DESECRATION ANNIHILATION. Ty puts Tastic in position, trying to lift Tastic but his knee is giving out on him. Ty grunts in anger, trying to lift him again but it is no use. Ty stumbles backwards, looking to go back to his older and more reliable finisher. He stares at Tastic with glowing blood red eyes, sensing the end is nigh.
Tastic eventually gets to his feet. As he turns around, Ty looks to run as best as possible with a damaged knee, LOOKING FOR THE CONSECRATED BANISHMENT. Tastic evades and Ty boots the cage walls, tweaking it severly and hanging himself on the ropes. Tastic quickly falls towards the ropes, using them to keep him upright as he somehow finds the strength to lift Ty... GOING FOR THE HEADACHE DRIVER! TASTIC PLOWS TY INTO THE CANVAS WITH THE HEADACHE DRIVER! Tastic cannot take advantage of the situation to perform a cover despite Ty being almost knocked out.
Cohen: What are you doing, Tastic? Cover him whilst you have the chance!
Copeland: I think Tastic wants to put an exclamation mark on this match before ending it. He wants Ty to know he won this match.
Tastic slowly gets to his feet and looks out towards the audience who cheer him on. Tastic goes to the ropes and signals for the end, SPRINGBOARDING OFF AND HITTING THE SCREW ATTACK ON TY! Tastic clutches his stomach as he bounces off Ty and the canvas. He goes to pin Ty but has second thoughts as he holds his hurt body parts. He looks over to the cage walls and the top before looking back down at Ty. He decides to opt for the cage walls and starts climbing up in the centre, not the corners.
Cohen: Is he nuts?
Slowly, Tastic climbs the steel cage walls with Ty still laying out on his back. The crowd wills on Tastic as they cheer him loudly, climbing up near the top. Tastic eventually gets to the top, getting in a seated position as he looks down at Ty who is starting to stir. Tastic takes his time in positioning himself to escape the cage, waiting for Ty to recover. As Ty sits up and realises what is happening, Tastic waves at Ty and blows a kiss at his direction before quickly dropping to the canvas.
Akiyama signals for the bell, calling for the end.
Harrys: Here is your winner via escape from the cage and still WZCW World Heavyweight Champion; Matt Tastic!
Tastic is barely able to stand on the outside and clutches his neck but stares directly at Ty who cannot believe what has happened. He is shocked to see Tastic on the outside with Akiyama exiting, handing him the championship. Tastic raises it high in the sky with the crowd cheering and chanting his name whilst his theme plays in the background.
Copeland: Wow. A powerful statement made by Tastic! He didn't pin or make Ty Burna submit: he beat him so badly that Tastic was able to escape the cage at his leisure and he made sure Ty was awake to see it.
Cohen: Spin it how you want. He took the coward's way out. Ty had no control over the situation and the World title is gone from his reach. Tastic won the match, I will agree with you on this... but Ty Burna didn't lose.
Copeland: If you aren't the winner, then what are you?
Cohen: Cheated, Seabass. You have been cheated out of victory... and I don't want to see what Ty is going to do when he finally realizes what is happening.
Tastic takes a moment to catch his breath before he slings his title over his shoulder and begins to walk out. Just as he passes the curtain he is suddenly thrown back onto the stage by an unknown assailant. As Tastic tries to crawl away, Dorian Slaughter makes his way from behind the curtain and begins to hammer away on the champion. The exhausted Tastic offers little resistance, but does his best to fight back. It ultimately proves fruitless as Slaughter delivers Death Become You onto the steel stage. Slaughter then begins to rain down hard right hands to the champ. Just as Ty Burna makes his way up the ramp, Constantine makes his way onto the stage. Instead of joining the assault he pulls Slaughter away. He then lifts Tastic to his feet and begins to drag him away, only to deliver a massive Axis of Evil to the champ. He then walks over and grabs the World Title and holds it while staring daggers at Ty Burna.
Copeland: What is the reasoning behind this vicious assault?
Cohen: I have no idea, but it looks like Constantine just told his fellow Elite members that he is the top dog now.
Constantine holds the title high above the fallen Matt Tastic, his eyes never leaving Ty, as Meltdown goes off the air.
