The referee is standing in the middle of the ring, holding the King For A Day briefcase, it shines reflectively in the light as Truman Harrys stands ready in wait as the bell signals.
Harrys: Ladies and Gentleman. This first bout will contest for the ownership of the King For A Day Contract. If you would please direct your attention to the titantron for what match this contest will be.
Copeland: Remember folks, the choices were a Ladder match, TLC match with pin only rules or a Reverse Ladder match. Which do you think is going to be the most even for these two Cohen?
Cohen: One that doesn’t involve Toyota climbing. If he falls, remember to hide under the table or stand in a doorway. It’s for your own safety!
The titantron displays the three options as a drum roll plays throughout the arena before a sudden bang which reveals the results as
Match type
Ladder Match: 42%
TLC Match (Pin Only): 29%
Reverse Ladder Match: 29%
The crowd cheer at the result with such anticipation as the tech crew start bringing out the ladders and a cable is lowered from the ceiling.
Harrys: Ladies and Gentleman, this contest is a Ladder match where the man who retrieves the King For A Day briefcase will earn the right to challenge for the World Heavyweight Champion as he pleases until up to Kingdom Come next year!
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Barbosa comes out with a slight worried look on his face as the referee is attaching the briefcase to the cable. He looks rather scared but the lyrics of Kylie start taking affect and his look of worry turns into confidence as he heads down the ramp, ready and willing to take on all comers.
Harrys: Introducing first, from Bedlam, weighing 237 pounds, Barbosa!
Copeland: Barbosa getting his, albeit rare, third shot at the King For A Day opportunity, having come up short at Kingdom Come and drew with Toyota in the triple threat match at Apocalypse. Both men pinned Big Dave, and there was an ongoing dispute before this match gets decided. But once the dust is settled, there will be one rightful King.
Cohen: But Barbosa has the best opportunity here, we surely don’t have any ladders that support Toyota?
Connor: On the contrary, in preparation of the ladders being used, they were specifically tested with Toyota’s weight and they were capable of keeping him on under the stress. There’s no danger of his weight breaking them.
Cohen: I’ll believe it when I see it.
Barbosa rolls under the ropes and paces around the ring, keeping an eye on the briefcase as it rises above him to approximately twenty feet in the air. He points at the referee and utters a few words as the case has now stopped its ascension. The crowd utter minor blows to Barbosa who is unfazed by such comments.
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The reaction turns to a more positive reaction, warm welcoming cheers embrace the arriving Toyota, who’s already dress for action for this contest. He stops halfway down the ramp as his eyes meet Barbosa’s with such an intense stare between the two.
Harrys: His opponent, from Matsumoto, Japan, weighing 550 pounds, Wasabi Toyota!
Copeland: One question that must be asked with this bout is how much their finishers of the Banzai drop and the Doppelganger will be affected.
Cohen: The Doppelganger is an adaptable move. But God help us if Toyota tries to modify that Banzai Drop.
Connor: You’re right Jack. The Bear Hug is going to be most effective here for Toyota here. Both men are power based, so causing most damage is going to be the primary goal ahead of a planning their strikes.
Toyota grabs one of the ladders that lies to the side of the ramp and continues his journey to the ring as Barbosa looks around and climbs out of the ring around the side, he looks under the ring and grabs a steel chair from underneath. He paces around, taking the chair in two hands, and is now on the floor having eaten ladder, courtesy of Toyota. He slides the ladder into the ring, but turns around to check on Barbosa before sliding into the ring. Toyota picks up the ladder once again and looks at the briefcase, but opts to take the ladder to the corner and rest it against the padding. Barbosa has slid back into the ring and stands waiting behind Toyota. He turns around Barbosa runs at him, looking for the clothesline, Toyota ducks and waits to see clear view of Barbosa before giving him a throat thrust, making him fall against the ladder. Toyota paces towards the opponent corner, and stands ready, like an angry bull ready to strike, running at Barbosa who rolls out of the way and Toyota meets the ladder head on.
Toyota staggers around the ring, holding his head in angst, the pain then shoots up his back as Barbosa kicks him in the back, as he holds the ladder in waiting. He strikes hard at Toyota, sending him down to the floor as the fans wince in reaction. Barbosa then sets the ladder up and makes his ascent up towards the case, he has a confident look in him, knowing the case is his. He looks down at Toyota, smirking, this is short lived as fear strikes over him. He starts to hyperventilate, his hands are shaking, he drops down and leans into corner, trying to regain his breath, the officials all look confused.
Connor: Does one of Barbosa’s personalities suffer from acrophobia?
Copeland: It appears so.
Cohen: That’s completely unfair! Toyota went into this match with a complete advantage over Barbosa. Change it now!
Copeland: Too late for that, and we never knew.
Barbosa regains control and looks angry, he talks to himself, his expressions changing from angry to scared. This has allowed Toyota to get up and use the opportunity to climb the ladder as Barbosa is distracted with himself. Toyota is hesitant at first, but the ladder does hold his weigh without any issues. He starts to reach the top when Barbosa turns and sees this, shooting up the ladder to meet his opponent, eyes focused and hits Toyota with a right to stop his climb. He hits another on Toyota and go to slam his head against the top of the ladder, but it’s blocked and Toyota grabs Barbosa and leaps off the ladder with him in a side slam, both hit the canvas with a great impact, making the ladder shake. Cohen is hiding his face in fear. Toyota takes a moment before rolling to his knees as Barbosa sluggishly rolls to the outside of the ring, leaning against the ring edge, holding his back after the fall. Toyota paces around to get the feeling back in his leg as he spots Barbosa kneeling on the outside, he goes outside to keep up the offence, only to find his adversary was playing possum and hits him with a chair shot to take him down.
Barbosa stands up straight, holding his back and taking some deep breaths before grabbing a second ladder, sliding it into the ring with the one already in the ring. He sets this ladder up next to the other one, he stops and talks to himself again with such aggression before ascending the ladder once again, keeping all eyes on the briefcase. Toyota rolls into the ring, holding a fire extinguisher, Barbosa is almost within touching distance of the case. He starts to laugh manically, knowing this is his victory, only to look and see Toyota standing below with the extinguisher. Out of a cloud of white smoke, Barbosa falls to the mat, trying to wave the smoke out of his eyes. His motions are limited due to the fall as Toyota starts to ascend the ladders, with the extinguisher in tow. Toyota’s ascent is slower this time but he feels ready to defend himself as he continues to climb up the ladder. Barbosa is still down on the mat as Toyota looks before reaching up to grab the briefcase, his hand is touching the gold, only for it to fall further out of reach, landing throat first on the ropes. Barbosa pulls himself up with a smile on his face, having shoved the ladders over with feet in a domino like fashion. He slaps the back of Toyota’s head before grabbing the freer of the two ladders, as the other lays under the ropes. He folds the ladder and places it on the mat, pointing at it, receiving a wave of boos from the fans. He pulls Toyota up, holding him in a suplex like hold, he tries to lift Toyota up, but fatigue makes it difficult. Barbosa slams Toyota’s back and uses some initiative and shoves him forward, bouncing him off the ropes, giving him some momentum for his suplex, but Toyota’s pace allows him to counter it into a Samoan drop right on the ladder and Barbosa screams in pain as the crowd look in awe.
Cohen: That’s surely not allowed is it?
Copeland: I’m afraid so, no disqualifications here. These two will stop at nothing until one of them is king.
Connor: Such brutality and it’s only our opening match.
Toyota shakes off the fatigue and gets back up to a vertical basis as Barbosa lays flat on top of the ladder, looking at the position, Toyota sees a perfect opportunity and moves the ladder so it’s pointing towards the corner. The crowd knows what’s coming as they start cheering as Toyota ascends up to the second rope, he nods towards the crowd and goes for a Banzai Drop on Barbosa and hits it perfectly, sandwiching Barbosa between him and the ladder. Toyota gets up as Barbosa holds his chest and back in pain as Toyota goes to grab the first ladder, but notices it’s broken. He looks around and sees another ladder outside, he goes to grab it and everyone discovers it’s twenty feet high, causing the crowd to cheer with further excitement. Toyota slides the ladder under the ropes and follows suit, setting it up directly under the case, with the top rung virtually touching it. He begins to make his ascent to the case as the crowd start to get excited at the heavier man climbing up to the case. Barbosa is crawling on his knees and climbs underneath the ladder, grabbing one of Toyota’s legs between the rungs and holding on for dear life. Toyota tries to kick Barbosa away but he keeps on tightly, he eventually lets go and then shoves the ladder from underneath. This proves difficult due to Toyota’s weight, but it starts to lean back and Toyota falls back, onto the ropes and rolls onto the apron.
Barbosa is sweating hard as the efforts to put Toyota down seem only temporal, he crawls out from under the ladder and sets it up back under the case. He looks at the case again and knows this will be the last time he will ascend it, he goes up with a determined. Despite the pain, he makes some decent pacing up the rungs, he keeps going as Toyota slowly rolls back in from the apron. Barbosa starts getting closer, but he stops again, fear is taking hold of him as he grips the ladder so hard and holds on, scared and worried about falling. This makes him unaware of Toyota making his ascend from a crawling position, in a race up the case. Barbosa seems to be uttering to himself that he can’t do this, scared of falling, he must act now because Toyota is gaining ground and will be up with him. But it grows futile as Barbosa keeps holding on as Toyota has now reached his level. He opts to continue on and leave his opponent holding on in fear as he looks up and reaches up the suitcase, one hand is on the hook. Victory takes the look of Barbosa’s possessed face laughing, smiling manically in his face as Toyota’s distraction of the case allows Barbosa to swing a right and then he sends Toyota falling with him through the use of the Doppelganger all the way from the top of the ladder, the crowd is applauding these actions in shock and amazement.
Copeland: GOOD GOD! The Doppelganger from twenty feet in the air! He might have broken Toyota’s neck!
Cohen: Come on Barbosa! Get up!
Connor: This match may have reached an unfortunate stalemate.
Toyota is flat out unconscious, Barbosa is stirring somewhat. After a good while, he gets up on his knees as the look of fear is on his face again, he’s unsure what to do. He utters some words and looks at the case, determined and starts to climb. He has some trouble, stopping at intervals along the way. He would appear aggressive before looking worried again, but the fearing look continues to carry the pain-ridden body up the ladder. He has reached the top, he tries to avoid looking down, even when extending his arm up to the ladder. He clings to the case, feeling worried about falling, he closes his eyes and he falls to the floor with the briefcase. The bell sounds as ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ plays again.
Harrys: Here is your winner, and your new King For A Day, Barbosa!
Copeland: Barbosa looked like he was struggling hard with himself during that. But it appears that side that fears heights really came through. But Barbosa is now the new King For A Day. He has a World Title opportunity awaiting him between now and Kingdom Come, when will he strike? Only time to tell.
Connor: After what we witnessed, we can Barbosa will now have time on his side. He doesn’t have to rush to the title, and even with the Hell in the Cell later, he’s endured so much that cashing in tonight would be a big mistake.
Cohen: He stands a better chance more than ever with the Hell in a Cell later. But I have faith that when the time comes, he will be the new World Heavyweight Champion.
The referee checks on both Toyota and Barbosa as both men are down and out, having just endured a war. There are some very sluggish movements from both men as the crowd applaud their efforts. The referee requests further assistance from backstage to allow both men to make their way back safely.
Copeland: While on the subject of the World Heavyweight Championship. How do Ty Burna’s chances stand given what lies in wait. Three challengers who have never been champion, is tonight for a new champion to shine? Or will the darkness continue to reign over this company? One thing is for certain, hell lies in wait.
Cohen: As does Barbosa!
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The crowd boos suddenly as we're backstage with Mr. Baller who's just been watching the match from his locker room. He looks surprised at what he just saw. Becky Serra enters into the locker room.
Serra: Mr. Baller, you will no doubt agree that Unscripted got off to a fascinating start with that ladder match. But how are you feeling that you will be headlining tonight in the Hell in a Cell?
Baller hesitates for a moment before giving a response.
Baller: Becky, let me tell you a story. I literally came into this company almost around this time, when we used to have Civil Revolution. No-one took me seriously, I was a joke to them. Now, people are talking about the things I have been doing. I made Steamboat Ricky more popular than ever before. And now I will show them tonight that the man they considered a chump before, will be calling me champ.
Serra: Some strong words there. Do you have a strategy going in?
Baller: Like I will tell you Becky! Now I better get back to my training. Ty, Kurtesy and Dave will never know what awaits them later tonight!
Becky leaves as Baller does some stretching.
