Harrys: This tag team match is scheduled for one fall!
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Harrys: Making their way to the ring first, weighing in at a combined 425 pounds...Kagura Daikonran! and! Constantine!
The pink lights begin to swirl before being drowned in darkness. A single spotlight illuminates the two combatants as they walk slowly to the ring. Constantine climbs the steps slowly as Kagura hands over her precious book, then both enter and take their position in the corner.
Cohen: Constantine certainly means business here tonight, doesn't he, Seabass? And Kagura appears to be a bit more determined than we're used to seeing. I can only imagine what kind of pregame speech Constantine must have given her, to fire her up!
Copeland: Kagura is always ready for battle, but you're right, Jack. She seems to have taken on Constantine's fighting spirit as her own tonight. That does not bode well for Gino and Mikey.
Harrys: And their opponents...
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Harrys: Hailing from...the North Pole! And weighing in at a combined 540 pounds...Gino Galucci, and Mikey Stormrage!
Mikey and Gino enter the arena in their Santa and elf garb, high-fiving fans as they make their way to the ring. Gino's ever present pizza box is adorned with a bow, and Mikey finishes his own slice, before sliding into the ring. Gino hands the pizza off to Harrys, before tearing off his elf costume in one pull, revealing his usual tights underneath. Mikey does the same with his Santa suit, eyeing Kagura as he does it.
Copeland: Gino seems to have brought our ring announcer a present! I sure wish we would have gotten a pizza! I can smell the pepperoni from here!
Cohen: I'm not a fan of Gino, the wrestler, but he sure does make a mean pizza, Jack. Maybe he'll go back to his day job, after Constantine and Kagura make an example out of him.
Mikey and Gino talk strategy as Constantine and Kagura stand side-by-side, matching scowls on their faces. Mikey steps out of the ring, as does Kagura, leaving Constantine and Gino to start.
**DING*DING*DING**
Gino goes for a standard collar-and-elbow tie up, but Constantine leans in and lands a headbutt to the top of Gino's skull, buckling his knees. As Gino tries to regain his composure, Constantine applies a nerve hold to the left shoulder, standing on the right hand of Gino to add insult to injury. Gino is unable to move his arms, but he can move his legs to a squatting position, and uses the lower center of gravity to get to a near-standing position. Constantine attempts another headbutt, but Gino drops to his knees, using the Power Trip's momentum to get him to the canvas. With his hands free, he mounts Constantine and lands a series of three right hands, before jumping to his feet, grabbing the hand that was stood on a minute ago. Constantine uses the ropes to get to his feet, and checks his lip for blood, glaring at the pizza maker the whole time.
Constantine closes in, cutting off the ring, backing Gino into the corner nearest Kagura. Gino ducks a running clothesline from the lady on the apron, but turns around into a short-arm lariat from Constantine that throws his head back into the turnbuckle. Constantine shoves Gino's head backward, stretching his neck while delivering crushing knees to the body.
1...2...3...4...
Constantine backs off before the ref gets to 5, leaving Kagura to connect with a shuffling side kick from the apron, behind the ref's back! Gino falls forward, covering his face, as the ref turns too late. Constantine looks over his shoulder, smiling at Mikey, before grabbing Gino by the head and pulling him to his feet. A scoop slam is followed quickly by Constantine pulling Gino to his feet again, and pulling him up for a vertical suplex, but Gino reverses! He kicks his legs, pulling himself back down, and he uses the additional momentum to add power to a DDT! Constantine lands face first on the canvas, and is unable to cover up before Gino drops three elbows to his back and neck, before driving a knee between his shoulders and applying a chinlock!
Gino fights to hold on, but the larger opponent drags him towards the ropes and grabs one for the break. Gino gives him the break, allowing him to get to his feet, and quickly responds with a left hand to the body with little effect.
Copeland: Gino really needs to stick and move. He does not want to attempt a toe-to-toe fight with the likes on Constantine!
Cohen: Especially with that right hand not at 100%! Very smart of Constantine to take away his opponent's greatest asset that early in the match!
Constantine smiles wryly at Gino, who responds with two more lefts to the midsection. Constantine continues to smile, forcing Gino to reply with another solid left, followed by a surprising right to the jaw that rocks the big man back into the ropes. Gino grabs an arm and whips him into his partner's corner, before applying a headlock and tagging in Mikey.
Mikey enters the ring, and takes over on the headlock, using his larger frame to apply extra pressure, dropping Constantine to a knee in the corner. Mikey climbs to the middle rope, setting up a DDT, but Constantine reverses the hold in mid-air, charging across the ring and driving Mikey's back into the opposite turnbuckle! He adds in three more shoulders to the gut, dropping Mikey to the mat, where he begins stomping away as Kagura cheers him on.
Copeland: Mikey finally had his chance to enter the fray, but it has not turned out as he had hoped! Constantine just will no stay down, and now he's trying to make sure Mikey doesn't make it to Apocalypse!
Cohen: If he keeps up this tenacity, this match will end pretty quickly, and I don't see any reason that he wouldn't! But, let's not forget Kagura on the apron. She looks almost turned on by the violence!
Mikey finally rolls under the bottom rope, allowing Constantine to tag in Kagura. Instead of entering the ring, she climbs to the second turnbuckle on the outside, and allows Mikey to get to his feet, before leaping at him and connecting with a knee to the temple! Mikey falls into the railing, but Kagura lands on her feet, and continues the stomping that Mikey had previously escaped from.
1! 2! 3! 4! 5!
Mikey assumes a fetal position on the floor, covering his face as Kagura begins dropping knees.
6! 7! 8!
Kagura rises to her feet, sweat dripping from her brow, as she tries to catch her breath before acknowledging the referee's count. She rolls into the ring to break the count, and rolls back out to collect her opponent. Mikey is pulled to his feet, but Kagura can't move him into the ring! He shoves her off, slamming her into the ringpost, before rolling into the ring himself. He drops to a seated position, collecting himself before Kagura rolls into the ring, grabbing at the back of her head. She turns to face Mikey, and is immediately met with a crossbody into a pin attempt!
1...2.KICKOUT!
Mikey's frustration is clear on his face, while Kagura rises to her feet to greet him with a kick to the belly. Mikey connects with a Mongolian chop, stunning Kagura before slamming her with a sidewalk slam. He runs the ropes, crossing over her, bouncing off the far ropes, and connecting with a seated senton to her chest, pulling a scream from her. He stands up, playing to the crowd, as Kagura struggles to get to her knees. Mikey turns to face her, but is hit with a straight right hand to the crotch!
Copeland: That witch! How'd she get away with that?
Cohen: I don't know what you're talking about, Seabass! That was clearly a legal punch to the stomach!
Copeland: Then why is Mikey lying on the mat, screaming like a schoolgirl?
Mikey is immobilized, while the ref admonishes Kagura, pushing her away from the downed big man. After a minute or so of recovery, Mikey is able to start crawling towards his corner, as Gino stretches for the tag. Kagura drops a knee to the back of his leg, and wraps up the ankle in a key lock! Mikey drags her with him, finally reaching the outstretched fingers of Gino for the tag!
Gino springboards into the ring, connecting with a dropkick to the back of Kagura's head, allowing Mikey to roll under the bottom rope, exiting the ring. Kagura gets to a knee, but another dropkick knocks her back down. She again gets to a knee, but Gino levels her with a clothesline. He pulls her to her feet, whipping her off the ropes, and connecting with a third dropkick to the delight of the crowd.
Copeland: Gino has taken over this match like a ball of fire! Him and Mikey have really turned it around, haven't they?
Cohen: Gino may have control for now, but don't forget that Constantine is still standing on that apron!
Kagura lies still on the mat, blankly staring at the lights as Gino rises to his feet, standing over her. He grabs her hair, pulling her to her knees, but she tries another low blow! Gino catches her hand, and slams it into the mat! Kagura sits up, holding her hand, while Gino springs off the near ropes, elbowing Constantine at the same time as he tried to plan a knee into his back! Gino connects with a diving forearm, and goes for the pin!
1...2...CONSTANTINE WITH THE SAVE!
Constantine breaks up the pin, stomping on Gino's right hand! The ref pushes Constantine back towards his corner, while Kagura sinks her teeth into Gino's injured hand! Mikey comes in to save his partner, but the ref admonishes him back into his corner! Behind the ref's back, Kagura and Constantine alternate left and right hands to Gino's jaw, rocking him back and forth between the two of them. Constantine is back on the apron before the ref turns around, and Gino falls to the mat after a final blow from Kagura.
Kagura grabs his wrist, and pulls him to her corner, making the legal tag to Constantine, who kicks the arm, before dropping a knee to his back. He tags Kagura back in, who drops a knee to the shoulder, before delivering four more to Gino's ribs. Kagura and Constantine continue the quick tags, landing a seemingly endless string of strikes to the downed Italian.
Mikey has had enough and charges through the ropes, leveling Kagura and Constantine with a double clothesline, before the ref can regain control and get him back to the apron. Kagura and Constantine were both knocked to the floor, and Gino uses his good hand to claw his way across the ring.
1! 2! 3! 4! 5!
Gino is halfway across the ring, but Kagura is stirring on the outside. Constantine is seated, but not moving towards his feet.
6! 7! 8!
Kagura uses the apron to get to her knees, and sees Gino three-quarters of the way to his partner. She slides into the ring, and dives for Gino's leg, but misses as he makes the tag to Mikey!
Mikey charges into the ring, pulling her to her feet, and crushing her with a
Game Over! He pulls her back up, and connects with another
Game Over! Before he can go for the pin, Constantine is charging through the ropes, and swings with a wild right that Mikey ducks! Mikey grabs the loose arm, and whips Constantine into the ropes, popping him up for a
Falcon Punch! Mikey rises to his feet to meet a rushing Kagura with a
Live Mas Slam! And another
Live Mas Slam for Constantine! Kagura is on her feet, but dazed, and is whipped into the corner where Mikey follows her in to hit a
Jump Man Splash! Constantine jumps to his feet, but Mikey connects with a running body block, knocking the Power Trip through the ropes to the outside!
As he turns around, Kagura attempts the
Fifth Dance Of Amaterasu Omikami, but Mikey sidesteps it easily and crushes her with a DDT! Gino dives through the ropes, keeping Constantine at bay as Mikey crawls between Kagura's legs, pushing her shoulders to the mat and calling the ref to count the pin!
1...2...3!
Harrys: Ladies and gentlemen! Your winners...Mikey Stormrage and Gino Galucci!
Copeland: What a surprise ending to that match! I thought, for sure, Gino was done for, but Mikey exploded all over both of their opponents for quite the convincing victory!
Cohen: Mikey may have won this battle, but Constantine will win the war, come Apocalypse! Gino showed he is clearly outclassed against Constantine, and can you imagine what Abel would do to him?
Copeland: Trust me, Jack! I know the fight that matters is yet to come, but let these two bask in the afterglow, will you?
Mikey and Gino mount the turnbuckles, posing for the crowd as flashbulbs blind the camera. Constantine and Kagura collect themselves on the outside, and back up the ramp, pointing and shouting obscenities in the victor's direction.
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The camera jerks into life as it shakes as the cameraman runs towards something. From the shaking screen it is hard to make out just what is happening but it is clear enough that this is not taking place in the middle of the ring. As the cameraman reaches his destination, the camera stops shaking and reveals the lifeless body of Garth Black against a wall in the innards of the arena. On his face, a few trickles of blood can be seen running down his forehead.
Cameraman: Get someone!
The camera pans towards a few WZCW staff standing down the corridor. The staff remain motionless as they try to come to terms with what the cameraman is asking from them. Eventually, some of them move towards the attack.
Cameraman: It's Black... He's really hurt. Get a medic!
Another of the group runs off to find the medical staff as the cameraman gets closer to Black. The gash on his head looks pretty nasty. The cameraman takes a sharp intake of breath as Black finally opens his eyes.
Black: ... Taylor...
Copeland: Oh my god! That looks like a serious cut on the head of Garth Black, Jack. But who could have done this?
Cohen: Do you really have to ask that question, Seabass. You just heard him say it! Eve Taylor has gone too far this time and she's going to pay the price.
