Anderson: The following contest is a singles match and is set for one fall!
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Anderson: Introducing first from Detroit City Michigan, weighing 225 pounds, Remarkable Mark Keaton!
The letters RMK appear on the screen as the music starts, when the heavy guitar kicks in, Mark Keaton struts out onto the stage. His golden blonde hair wet and water drips down his face as Keaton shakes his entire body around the stage. The crowd is a mix of cheers and boos for the cocky youngster. He throws up the devils horn signal and begins head banging whilst playing air guitar at the top of the stage before making his way down to the ring.
Connor: One half of the former tag team champions competing here tonight against the man who was pinned to win those titles. Back at Gold Rush it was Justin Cooper who pinned Ty Burna to win the titles for Cooper and Keaton which ultimately led to the suspension of Tyrone Blades for over a month. Keaton has been very vocal about that victory so it’ll be interesting to see what happens when the two men collide here tonight.
Cohen: I like Mark Keaton. He’s got an edge to him unlike Justin Cooper. If Keaton was the leader of that team, if Justin listened more, than they would still be the World Tag Team Champions. However after what I saw last week from Tyrone Blades, the impressive performance has me wondering if anyone can stop this guy.
Connor: Mark Keaton put up a strong fight against Elite Openweight Champion, Austin Reynolds, also a member of Vis Imperium, last week. He was unsuccessful in winning the title but that experience can only help Keaton as he prepares to regain the Tag Team Championships. They do say that iron sharpens iron. Stepping into the ring with Tyrone Blades could be very useful for Mark Keaton in the long run.
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Anderson: And his opponent, weighing in at 225 pounds, Tyrone Blades!
The cameras all begin to spin around, searching throughout the arena for the arrival of Tyrone Blades. The entrance ramp remains empty as the music plays. In and out the camera zooms all over the arena but nothing is found. Tyrone Blades is nowhere to be seen at the moment. Inside the ring, Mark Keaton climbs onto the second rope and yells for Blades to “get his punk ass in ‘ere” but even the loudmouth youngster doesn’t draw him out just yet. The cameras continue to search and the crowd becomes restless, a slight booing begins to pick up. It becomes louder the longer they are made to wait and Mark Keaton is going mental inside the ring. He waves his arms around shouting that he’s a former champion and he demands some respect.
Connor: Mark Keaton obviously not happy with the mind games being played by Tyrone Blades. This young man is rather impatient and Tyrone knows it. He’s fought him before and this is a wise move on his part to get Keaton off his game.
Cohen: It’s brilliant. A perfect plan by Tyrone Blades. Look at Keaton, he’s jumping out of his skin to get at Tyrone and he isn’t even in the arena just yet. He’ll explode by the time Tyrone shows up for this contest and he’ll be easy pickings.
Connor: We are waiting for the arrival of Tyrone Blades - hey! Watch it!
From behind the announcers desk Tyrone Blades emerges from the crowd carrying his black bat, his hoodie over his head and black bandana covering his face. He climbs onto the barricade and steps over Cohen and Connor, landing on the announce desk. The crowd is loud for the legend. Blades unwraps the bandana and throws it to the ground and removes his hoodie. Keaton demands that Blades hurry up but that only causes the legend to take even longer, slowly stepping down from the announce desk. He walks up to the steps and climbs them, leaning around the ring ropes on the apron and waves Keaton away so he can enter. Keaton steps back, Tyrone enters the ring but suddenly Keaton rushes forward so Tyrone fakes the superkick! Keaton falls onto his backside and scurries away into the ropes as Tyrone can’t help but shake his head. The official gets both men to a corner and rings the bell.
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When the bell sounds Keaton rushes forward and seemingly expecting such an action, Tyrone Blades slips to the outside of the ring. Keaton presses his chest against the turnbuckle and is knocked off balance by Blades. Tyrone grabs both his legs and attempts to crotch Keaton on the ring post but Keaton pulls him forward and causes Tyrone’s head to smack off the steel post. The legend collapses to the side of the ring, Keaton wastes no time and exits the ring to go after his opponent. He nails Tyrone with a quick combination of jabs and then slams him face first into the side of the ring apron. Stumbling away now is Blades, trying to create separation but Keaton is fired up and hungry for a fight. As Tyrone passes the steel steps, Keaton runs, gets elevation off the steps and hits him with a windmill head banging uppercut. The crowd roars as Keaton stands up and throws up the devils horn. He then grabs Tyrone by the jeans and throws him back into the ring for the first cover of the match. 1... Kick Out. Not even close in the early stages of this match. Keaton brushes his golden hair out of his face, looking down at Tyrone and pulls him back to his feet. A knee to the stomach keeps him subdue and Keaton follows up by sending him into the ropes. On the rebound Keaton goes for a clothesline but Blades ducks, hitting a running high knee of his own on the return trip.
Cohen: Did you just see that? Tyrone Blades was getting roughed up in the early stages of this match and manages to get into a dominant position. This is why he’s one of the best of all time.
Connor: Blades proving that he’s still got what made him one of the most feared competitors in WZCW. Perhaps Keaton is a little brash by rushing in on Tyrone? The mind games at the beginning of the match may have a long term benefit to Tyrone as this match continues.
Tyrone goes for a cover off the knee shot to the head. 1... 2... Kick Out. The veteran doesn’t waste time arguing. He rolls over onto his knees, checks the corner and peels Keaton off the canvas. The youngster is thrown across the turnbuckle, his shoulders on one half while his legs are on the other so he is elevated on the second turnbuckle. The crowd waits with anticipation as Blades wipes his brow; Blades rushes forward, jumping up and connecting with a double foot stomp across the mid-section of Mark Keaton. Crashing down to the canvas goes Keaton but it’s not over just yet as Blades proceeds to run on the back of his head, delivering vicious stomps to Keaton’s skull. Tyrone steps off him, pulls Keaton away from the ropes and hooks the leg confidently. 1... 2... Kick Out! This time Tyrone isn’t as quick to concede that it was a two count. He sits up, looks at the official and just stares him down. The match continues; Tyrone pulls Keaton up, he’s almost dead weight and pushes him against the ropes. He lifts Keaton up and drops him down across his knee for the backbreaker and keeps him held there, driving the knee into the middle of Keaton’s back. The official asks if Keaton wants to quit, he screams in pain but does not quit. Tyrone drives his elbow under Keaton’s chin to add pressure to the contortion of his body. “Tap, boy!” yells Tyrone Blades as the backbreaker causes Keaton intense pain. Running through his whole body, Keaton begins to twist and turn. The pain, the adrenaline; both at the same time.
Connor: He’s not giving up! Keaton is fighting. He’s refusing to give up to the backbreaker by Tyrone. Look at the heart of this kid. I don’t always agree with his attitude but just look at the fight he is putting up tonight.
Cohen: You can’t let a kid like Keaton get out of trouble. He’s wild and you never know what move he is willing to try and use for the victory.
The crowd watches on as Tyrone begins to lose his hold over Keaton. A wild knee to the head breaks the hold and Keaton scrambles free. He clutches at his back, his face showing the pain of the submission hold. Tyrone is stunned for a moment and quickly returns to regain control but is hit by a right hand. A second connects and then a third. Tyrone fires a shot of his own but Keaton grabs hold and throws him over with an arm drag. Following up quickly is Keaton as he connects with a dropkick which knocks Tyrone down to the canvas. It’s not for long however as Blades is back to his feet almost at the same time as Keaton and gets the first shot off - a kick to the stomach which is caught by Keaton and he twist it and locks in a single legged Boston crab! Blades tries to reach the ropes but Keaton steps away from them and pulls as tight as he possibly can. His hands tightly grasped around one leg as he tries to rip the knee from the socket. Blades scrambles on the canvas, his hands digging into the mat as he pulls himself ever so closer to the safety of the ropes. His fingertips are almost there - Tyrone makes it! Keaton is forced to break the hold and falls forward to do so, taking a moment to regather his breath. The crowd cheers as both men get back to a vertical base. Tyrone tries to approach quickly but his knee is in all sorts of pain which allows Keaton to scoop him up for a scoop slam. Keaton jumps up in the air and delivers a hard elbow, hooking the leg for the cover afterwards. 1... 2... Kick Out!
Cohen: Back and forth this match goes. Keaton is really hanging in there with Tyrone Blades tonight.
Connor: Both men putting on a great match. Each looking for that big move to put this match away.
Keaton sits in the corner of the ring. He watches Tyrone Blades slowly get to his feet. No doubt his knee is on fire with pain. Yet still he stands. Keaton has a look of disbelief on his face. He rushes forward but gets hit with a hook kick with the bad leg! Tyrone grits his teeth, turning towards the ropes and connects with a springboard flash kick. Upon landing Tyrone collapses, and it just so happens to be into a cover on Mark Keaton. 1... 2... Kick Out! Bad leg and all but somehow Tyrone Blades with pulled out some explosive offence which could be the difference in this match. He grabs the top rope and yanks himself off the ground, rubbing his knee at the same time. Tyrone limps over to Keaton and punches him into the back. Keaton rolls towards the ropes as Tyrone wanted; he lifts him up and slings him across the second rope with the back of his head facing downwards towards the canvas. The official starts to count and at a four count Tyrone pulls back hard and nails Keaton with a rope hung reverse DDT- Desolate Roads. He grabs both legs and makes sure they aren’t touching the ropes as he goes for the cover. 1... 2... Kick Out! “No way!” says Tyrone Blades to the official. Limping over he demands that it was a three count. Keaton looks to be out cold but this match will continue. Tyrone hobbles back over to him and begins to pull Keaton up - rake of the eyes! That sneaky Keaton just stuck a thumb into the right eye of Tyrone Blades.
Cohen: Ah! What a move by Keaton. That’s a veteran trick right there.
Connor: You’ve got to think that working with a veteran like Cooper has taught Keaton a thing or two about bending the rules.
Keaton lifts Tyrone up onto his shoulders and spins him around for the airplane spin and then drops him down for a Samoan Drop. He goes for the cover. 1... 2... Kick Out! Immediately off the cover Blades rolls away and into the ropes. His vision has returned as Keaton grabs him by the hair, pulling him back into the ring through the middle rope. Keaton lifts him up and connects with the inverted atomic drop and twist Blades around looking for The Very Rude Awakening! Blades keeps spinning and turns it into Mo Murda! The facebreaker DDT leaves Keaton hurt on the canvas as Tyrone backs up into the corner. He focuses in on his opponent and prepares for the big shot he’s been waiting to hit all match.
Just like last week, Blades aims and goes for the superkick but his knee! Blades can’t get it up fast enough and Keaton hits superkick of his own! Blades stumbles back into the corner, Keaton roars and rushes forward whilst leaping into the air for the knee - Blades moves out of the way and Keaton is hung up in the turnbuckle. His legs are over the second rope while his arms lay over the top rope. Blades pushes his hands off the canvas, turns and fires a superkick to the back of Keaton’s head. It cracks hard and Keaton drops out of the turnbuckle to the floor. He lands facing the corner still, barely sitting up but still slightly elevated. Blades doesn’t hesitate as he drives his knee into the back of Keaton’s skull - Click Clack! As Keaton crumbles, Blades falls into the cover while holding his wounded knee. 1... 2... 3!
Anderson: Here is your winner... Tyrone Blades!
Connor: What a match between these two former champions. Both men put everything on the line tonight and Tyrone Blades comes out on top with the victory.
Cohen: That superkick and knee combination is quickly becoming one of the most terrifying sequences in professional wrestling. For the second week in a row when Tyrone Blades hits that combination it’s a victory. I don’t know if we’re ever going to see someone kick out of it.
Connor: Tyrone Blades continues to impress since his return from suspension. The leg became an issue late in the match but Blades found a way to overcome it. Keaton got a little too arrogant by trying to steal Blades’ finisher and it cost him.
Cohen: That’s why people like this kid. He does crazy stuff and you never know what he’s thinking about doing next. He hit Tyrone with his own superkick tonight. He was going for the knee to end it. Mark Keaton attempted to beat Tyrone Blades with his own move. How many guys on the roster would dare do that?
Meanwhile Tyrone Blades grabs his gear and bat before exiting the arena the same way he came in. He does so a little more gingerly after the match but still manages to climb over the barricade. He turns back to look at his handy work one last time, watching as Keaton slowly comes to realise what happened.
Cohen: That right there ladies and gentlemen may be the most dangerous man in professional wrestling. Who can stop Tyrone Blades? I couldn’t answer that.
We'll start on the boards for the following round next.
