Anderson: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a steel cage match scheduled for one fall and it is for the WZCW Elite X Championship! You may win by pinfall or submission, or by escaping the cage with both feet hitting the floor.
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Introducing first, representing Cerberus, weighing in at approximately 125lbs, Eve Taylor!
The crowd boos as Sloan makes her way onto the stage. She waves to the fans, almost looking shocked that they would boo her. She gracefully climbs into the cage through the door and awaits her opponents.
Cohen: I can't wait for this Cat. A good old fashion steel cage match. Its like Thunderdome, except three men enter and only one can leave.
Connor: I can't say I'm surprised at your enthusiasm Jack. This could get ugly given the personal issues between Taylor and Sloan. You'll remember it was only one week ago that Sloan cost Taylor the title by attacking her.
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And now making her way to the ring, from Los Angeles California, weighing in at 155lbs, Aubrey Sloan!
The fans cheer for Sloan as she makes her way on stage. She ignores the cheers, her focus one hundred percent on Taylor. Anticipating trouble, referees Jurou Akiyama and Keith Morse make Aubrey wait on the outside of the cage as Eve taunts her from inside.
Connor: I don't envy Jurou Akiyama being inside the cage tonight, as things could quickly get out of hand given the issues I mentioned earlier.
Cohen: What better way to settle your differences than a nice slugfest inside a few hundred pounds of chain link fencing?
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And the champion, from Washington, D.C., representing The Elite, weighing in at 265lbs, ladies and gentlemen he is the reigning defending WZCW Elite X Champion, Constantine!
The crowd boos heavily as the champ makes his way onto the stage. He takes his time, methodically walking down the ramp while admiring his gold. He gets to the ring and places both hands on the cage and shakes it, as if testing it somehow. He climbs through the door and holds his title belt up high to one last round of boos from the audience.
Cohen: Is there a finer example of power in our company than The Elite? Only the best of the best get to bestow that title upon themselves, and John Constantine is one of those men.
Connor: Constantine is a fine champion, no doubt about that, but tonight he will have to do it on his own. No help from his stable mates as he tries to defend his title in what will be his stiffest test to date.
Referee Keith Morse finally allows Aubrey inside the cage and closes the door behind her. He signals Jurou that the door is locked and the veteran referee calls for the bell and the match is underway. Immediately Taylor singles out Constantine, likely ignoring her beef to take on the bigger threat and starts to throw hard rights, backing him into the corner. Constantine rakes the eye though and reverses position, and begins to hammer away with short shorts. While this is going on Aubrey takes a look around and starts to slowly creep toward the door, ordering the ref to open it. She is able to get her upper body out the door before both Taylor and the champ drag her back inside. The champ throws a couple of right hands before he drags her to the corner and slams her head first into the top turnbuckle.
Cohen: I hate to admit it, but credit where credit is due. Sloan almost literally walked out of this match as the new Elite X champion.
The champ hammers away, until Taylor comes up and hits a clubbing blow across the champ's back. She takes the champ down with a judo throw near the ropes and uses them to choke the champ. The two females temporarily put aside their issues as Sloan walks over and the two Irish whip the champ to the corner. Sloan charges and hits a running knee to the gut. Taylor quickly turns though and attacks with a dropkick to the back. Sloan falls to a knee and Taylor kicks away, softening up her foe with shots to the arms and flank. Sloan tries to fight back to her feet, but the kicks continue, backing her into the corner. The stiff kicks continue until Taylor drags Sloan to the center of the ring and using her long arms and legs, locks in an abdominal stretch. She wrenches on the hold as Constantine stirs in the far corner. As he approaches, he locks an abdominal stretch onto Eve! A triple abdominal stretch!
Connor: I don't think I have ever seen anything like this before in my entire career!
The ref is checking on the competitors, asking if anyone wants to submit. "NO NO NO" is all that can be heard as both Eve and Sloan scream in pain. Finally Eve is able to hip toss Constantine over to break the hold on herself, but Sloan is able to counter with a hip toss of her own. The three competitors stumble around before they come to a standoff, putting them back at square one. Constantine looks to be mouthing something to Aubrey, as if to form a partnership. She shakes her head and the two approach Taylor. Constantine however quickly turns on the youngster and Taylor and Constantine start to hammer away, backing her into the corner. Once she is down, Taylor turns on Constantine with a kick to the back. She ties him up and uses short punches and foot stomps to back him into a corner. She goes to Irish whip him across the ring, but he reverses and Eve hits the corner hard. A big clothesline from the champ follows and the crowd voices their displeasure. During the commotion, Sloan has managed to get to her feet and partially climb the cage, standing on the top rope, holding the fencing. With Taylor down, the champ grabs a hold of Sloan's leg, preventing her from advancing further up the cage. The two struggle until Eve drags herself to her feet and grabs the other leg and they pull Sloan back to the canvas. Constantine again asserts himself by going on the offensive against Taylor. He headbutts the former model and drags her to the corner. He attempts to ram the head of his opponent into the buckle, but Eve gets a foot up to block and instead knocks the champ's head into the cage before she scrambles for the door. Constantine is on her, tripping her up, but Eve crawls, actually dragging the larger Constantine with her as she tries to get out the door. Aubrey begins to stand and quickly regains her wits enough to help the champ pull her rival back into the ring as the outside ref closes the door back.
Connor: This match, technically is every man and woman for themselves, but as we have seen, you have to know when to pick your spots.
Cohen: I like what Constantine is doing though. He forms allegiances just long enough to get what he wants, then turns. That political background is coming in handy.
The two start to stomp away on Eve, Sloan looking to take particular pleasure in it. The alliance continues as Constantine drags her to her feet and holds her with her arms behind her back. Sloan takes a few steps back and then charges before connecting with a running knee. Eve falls and tries to crawl to the ropes, but Constantine takes the opportunity to lock on a choke hold with the rope. Aubrey follows the lead and lifts Eve's legs, pulling her off the ground and increasing the pressure. Constantine seems to be taking the lead as he instructs Aubrey to lift Eve to her feet. The two then throw Eve hard into the steel. As Constantine starts to stomp away at the downed Eve, Aubrey seems to request a move of her own. Constantine nods and drags Eve to her feet. He throws her to the ropes and hits a hard punch to the midsection off the rebound. As she is doubled over, Sloan hops to the second rope and jumps to connect with a hard elbow to the back of the head. Sloan gives a thumbs up, but Constantine connects with a hellacious lariat that knocks Sloan to the ground.
Cohen: That's why Constantine is champ. He picks his spots.
Connor: Sort of unsportsman like though.
With Sloan down, Constantine stomps away as she crawls to the corner. The champ begins to climb the cage, but Taylor is up and pulls him down. He lands on his feet, but the two quickly turn their attention to the stirring Sloan. They both share a nod and double Irish whip Sloan across the ring and take her down with a double clothesline. Constantine takes a minute to catch his breath as Eve looks to lock on The Wardrobe Malfunction. She locks it in and Sloan is in trouble! The champ is quick to break it up though and save his title. Eve seems upset that Constantine would break up the hold, and the two begin to trade blows. Constantine throws power rights and lefts, while Eve mixes in quick shots with sharp kicks. Finally Constantine goes down when Sloan rolls over and sweeps his legs from under him. The two dangerous divas then decide to put the boots to the champ. The two stop stomping away long enough for the champ to get to his feet. A hard martial arts chop puts him back to a knee though and the crowd cheers for Sloan. Sloan and Taylor then whip Constantine across the ring and drop him off the rebound with a double backdrop, before they follow it up with a double elbow drop.
Connor: You know Sloan and Taylor make a pretty good team. Its a real shame they hate each other.
Sloan walks over to the nearest turnbuckle and starts to talk strategy with Eve, who is getting the champ to his feet. She Irish whips him to the corner and Sloan uses the ropes to lift herself and deliver a couple of boots to the sternum. Constantine stumbles around as Eve stalks him. She tries to grab him from behind, but a reverse kick to the baby maker stops Eve dead as the crowd lets down a very audible "oooohhh!" Sloan panics and charges, but Constantine uses her momentum to throw her face first into the steel cage. Just as he turns around, he eats a Supermodel Kick from Eve, who appears to have shaken off the snatch shot. Sloan stumbles over and the two females catch the champ by surprise with an Irish whip. Sloan doubles over for a backdrop, but Constantine connects with a DDT. Before he is able to capitalize however, Taylor connects with a side kick. She throws the champ to the ropes and looks for a clothesline, but Constantine ducks and connects with a lariat of his own so vicious that Taylor flips in midair before hitting the mat. Sloan uses the ropes to pull herself to her feet, but runs into a big back breaker. With both Sloan and Taylor down side by side, Constantine climbs to the turnbuckle and climbs to the top. In a rare display, the two hundred sixty pound champ decides to fly and connects with an impressive double elbow drop. The crowd can't help but cheer the display.
Cohen: It looks like my man is finally able to get some momentum. Look for it to be over soon Cat.
Connor: Both ladies are down and appear to be in trouble indeed.
The champ begins to ascend the cage and makes it to the top before Taylor gets to her feet and uses her height to grab a leg and hold him in place long enough for Sloan to enter the fray and they start to pull the champ back inside. Constantine manages to kick Aubrey back to the mat, and she rolls away, but he loses his balance and Eve pulls him back in and manages to crotch him on the top rope in a bit of revenge.
Cohen: Every guy in the audience just felt that.
Sloan and Taylor take a moment to catch their breath, before they go after each other. Sloan tries to stay on the outside and use her martial arts kicks to inflict damage, but Taylor uses her length to close the gap and the two tie up. Eve secures a side headlock, but Aubrey slips out the back and connects with a reverse suplex. She gets back to her feet, but turns right into the Axis of Evil! Constantine makes the cover!
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And Taylor breaks up the pin, saving the match. A running reverse elbow puts Constantine down and chants of "Taylor sucks" begin to break out, angering Eve. The distraction from the crowd pays off and Constantine is quickly back on his feet and chop blocks the unsuspecting Eve. He takes her to the corner and begins to hammer away with big right hands. He throws her across the ring. He taunts her, as she stumbles out and he looks for Collateral Damage. Eve slips out the back though and connects with a Russian leg sweep. Eve looks fired up, having used the champ's momentum against him. With Constantine down she locks on the Wardrobe Malfunction! Constantine yells out in pain, but Sloan breaks it up with a low dropkick to the head of Taylor. With both Constantine and Taylor down, Sloan looks to climb the cage as the crowd cheers her on.
Connor: Go girl go!
She slowly but surely gets to the top and is straddling the cage when Constantine finally gets to his feet and gives chase, grabbing a leg. Sloan fights back however and manages swing herself outside the cage. Constantine, in an act of desperation, grabs the hair of Sloan, who yells in pain as Constantine is simply overpowering Sloan and pulling her hair first back into the ring. Sloan starts to throw elbows to break the grip of the champ. Taylor begins to make her way to the top of the cage, and now all three competitors are on or near the top of the cage. The two on the inside pull Sloan back to the top, then Constantine quickly turns on Taylor and slams her headfirst into the top of the cage, sending her crashing to the floor. The small distraction is all Sloan needs though and she shoves Constantine to the floor, leaving her all alone at the top of the cage as the crowd goes wild.
"AUBREY AUBREY AUBREY"
The crowd gets to the naive youngster, who instead of climbing down, stands on top of the cage. She signals to the fans and leaps off looking to splash the champ, but Constantine rolls out of the way at the last second!
Cohen: My God, Sloan just crashed fifteen feet to the mat!
Akiyama immediately slides over to check on Sloan, who appears to be out cold, face down. Constantine tries to get to his feet, but notices blood dropping from his forehead and falls back to the ground. Taylor tries to crawl to the ropes, and orders the ref to open the door. She uses the ropes to pull herself along, before she tries to crawl out the door. She is stopped however by someone grabbing onto her foot. By some minor miracle, it isn't Constantine, but instead it is Sloan who has somehow come to and is doing her best to keep Eve inside the ring. Eve has her hands on the floor, trying to crawl. She is being pulled back into the ring and desperately grabs the ring apron. She tries to pull herself out, flailing her arms. She manages to find a chair under the ring and allows herself to be pulled back in the ring, chair in hand. She kicks Sloan away before getting to her feet. She runs at Sloan and swings, but Sloan ducks leaving Eve to connects only with the cage. Sloan knocks the chair from her hand before she sets up and hits a butterfly suplex. She then grabs the chair and waits for Eve to get to her feet. She uncorks a Ruthian swing right to the skull of Taylor. Eve collapses and Sloan points to the top of the cage and begins to climb as the crowd goes wild. Taylor is out and Constantine is barely stirring as Sloan gets to the top of the cage. Just as she swings her leg over, Constantine drapes an arm over the lifeless Taylor.
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Sloan begins to climb down the cage! Two!
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Three! Sloan's feet hit the ground!
The ref calls for the bell.
Anderson: Here is your winner and still WZCW Elite X Champion! Constantine!
Sloan collapses on the outside, almost in tears as she hears the official announcement. Constantine uses the ropes to get to a knee, blood still dropping from his face thanks to the steel cage. The ref hands him his belt, as the crowd unleashes a steady stream of boos.
Cohen: What a match! And Constantine successfully retains his Elite X title.
Connor: What heartache for Sloan, who thought she had it. Regardless, Constantine is one step closer to that magic number. What an exciting night here on Ascension. For Jack Cohen, I'm Cat Connor. Good night!
The lasting image as the copyright info flashes on screen is a distraught Aubrey Sloan and a bloodied Constantine holding his title high.
