[L!zz~]

(The INC continues to roam the compound. We spend a few minutes watching Jeff and Lindsay spar to prepare for their matches this week. They are not going easy on each other either. As Lindsay wraps Jeff up in a sleeper we slip away and find Kylie folding laundry as she sings along to Taylor Swift. Fearing copy right infringement the camera moves along and settles on Bev and Bridget)

"So. You didn't tell him it was from you?"

Bridget shook her head "No. Aren't you the one whose always saying we shouldn't brag about good deeds?"

Beverly had no reply there so she just nodded. "Well, maybe he will see it on oowf tv"

"It doesn't matter. He doesn't need to know. "

"If you say so. C'mon let's go watch some tape for this weekend"

Bridget grinned "speaking of this weekend any new plans say with a certain Swiss..."

Beverly gave her a look "enough about my dinner Bridget. It was nothing.."

Bridget laughed as they headed to the media room "You're beginning to sound like me Cambridge. Nothing matters but everything does." She walked down the hall, Bev pausing before following her.

(Fade)

[Jack Quinn]

<we cut to the OOWF Arena for MidWeek Mayhem's opening promo "Kingmaker" plays....



.....and "Kingmaker" Pete Quick, Angie Delpetro and Mr. Nigel come out. The crowd is already booing the hell out of the song, and now they boo even harder upon seeing The Association. Quick soaks in the jeers and the trio make their way to the ring. He steps between the ropes and the boos only intensify. Quick takes a moment, then gets a mic>

Trashville, North Carolina

<louder boos>

I would tell you to respect the presence of greatness, but given that you continue to choose to live here, you clearly have no respect, and have never been in the presence of greatness

<even louder boos>

One good thing for you is that, before you you are not seeing all the greatness the Association has to offer, which is good for you, because seeing all the things you poor, pathetic losers could never be would only reinforce how truly sad your lives are

<nuclear heat>

Mr. Liam is not with us tonight.....

<huge cheers>

Savages. Mr. Liam is not here tonight because he is yet another victim of that MONSTER Jack Quinn. Mr. Liam was merely offering Mr. Quinn a seat, at his advanced age and declining mental faculties, sometimes he needs a rest. Mr. Quinn lashed out violently, just like he did against poor Justin Sane, and sweet, innocent Ellie May From Elijay. Why, right now, Awesome Bill From Dawsonville is walking the floor, worried about his fallen comrades, all while Jack Quinn walks the earth a free man!

See. What you people need to realize is that Jack Quinn is a coward. Jack Quinn is a traitor. While Jack Quinn's sister is in the hospital, CLINGING to life, her own BROTHER is out committing MORE atrocities! Jack Quinn likes to HIDE! Jack Quinn was invited here tonight, BY ME! And.........where is he? That coward is nowhere to be.....



suddenly "Scarecrow" plays and the crowd ERUPTS! Quick, Delpetro and Nigel look like they've seen a ghost. The song plays for a moment, then Quick gets on the mic, laughing. The music stops.

I swear to god, Asheville, North Carolina, you are the DUMBEST people on earth! Did you really think that coward Jack Quinn would show up?

<as he says that, PORK and Katie emerge from ringside. PORK grabs Nigel while Katie grabs Angie, they pull them under the ropes and quickly beat the snot out of them, standing over both of them with a chairs while blocking the exit>

Q: ok.....ok......ok......let's just all be calm <smirking and regaining his composure> cause we both know neither of you are going to attack an unarmed man. <Quick looks very smug and folds his arms across his chest>

<Katie and PORK confer on this matter for a moment and nod in agreement. PORK then grabs a mic>

P: Mr. Pete, you have a point there. Neither of us would attack an unarmed man. But he might.

<Quick turns around just as Jack jumps the guardrail and slides into the ring. Quick looks to escape, but he can't get by PORK or Katie, and the fans would tear him to pieces if he tried to go through the crowd. Jack looks at Quick with a sadistic grin on his face, he backs Quick into the corner while slowly sliding his hand down his leg toward his boot. Quick swallows hard and closes his eyes, but instead of a scalpel, Jack produces a mic.>

JQ: Hiya Pete!

<Quick slowly opens his eyes, then looks around in disbelief>

JQ: You know Petey, it occurred to me that you and I have never had a proper sit down conversation, so, that is exactly what we are going to do right now.

<Katie and PORK toss two chairs into the ring, then beat on Angie and Nigel a little more to keep them down. Jack opens them both and takes a seat and motions for Quick to sit in the other one>

Q: I don't trust you

JQ: Nor should you, but right now, you have two choices, you can have a seat and we can have a conversation, or PORK, Katie and I can break every bone in your body. Your choice really

<Quick walks toward the chair, then picks it up and starts to fold it like he is considering hitting Jack>

JQ: You could do that, but I don't think that will help you much against the other two. <glaring> Sit

<Quick sits heavily in the chair>

JQ: So.........let's get this all out there. What's your problem?

Q: You are a coward! and a traitor! and a......

JQ: Yeah, I've heard all of that. What is your problem with ME. Specifically. What made you seek employment in this company, after it had been on hiatus for THREE years, just to come back and want to end my career, a career that you may well end, but a career whose legacy you cannot deny.

Q: <snarling> That's just it Jackie. Your legacy is on being a fraud. You hid behind Moosehead Jack and committed horrible crimes against people. You and your wicked sister, but no one lifted a finger, not that drunk GM the Rick <nuclear heat for that> not that simp GM the Nate and CERTAINLY not that puppet sister of yours. All your career you've done what you wanted with not account. You have ruined a lot of people's lives, a lot of people who would LOVE to see you get what you deserve.

JQ: <thinking for a moment> Ok. Ok that's fair. Yeah, for fifteen years, I - and my sister - and pretty much everyone else in this company did exactly what they wanted without much fear of reprisal. It is fair to say the punishments had been fairly light. So, you, and these nebulous "others" want to see me punished. Ok, again, fair. I have done terrible things. What I want to know from you, Quick, is........why didn't you just do it?

I mean, come on, what are you, about 6'2", gotta be somewhere around 250, 260? You CLEARLY know your way around a gym, and you CLEARLY have been doing this for years, so.......why all this? Why the Onslaught rules shit? Why the three trial nonsense? Why didn't YOU just come for ME from the start?

Q: Oh, Jackie, that would have been too easy! See, the people that want your career over, they don't just want it over, they want it destroyed, they want YOU destroyed. See, when you lose this last match, all rights to Moosehead Jack are MINE, but the torment doesn't stop, not until you are crippled or you walk away.

JQ: It's just that........you're not going to do it

Q: After this week, there will be nothing left for me to do. Jackie, this week, you're going to run a gauntlet. One hour. Onslaught rules for you, no rules for anyone else. If you can survive for an hour, and let's be honest, on your BEST day, without your sister or Folz or LD Williams carrying you, you couldn't do an hour. I will have ten of the most violent people, hellbent on destroying you ready to go Jack. I hope there's room next to your sister, you will be joining her.

<Jack jumps to his feet and paces, putting some fear back in Quick's eyes. He finally stops and another evil grin spreads across his face>

JQ: So, you seem pretty sure of your odds this week, right?

Q: <laughing> Quite

JQ: Ok. Fair enough. I will agree to your terms on one condition.

Q: <doing a very poor Irish accent> ahhh ta be sure Jackie, we'll take yer remains back to tha motherland

JQ: <smirking> clever Quick. But, I have something else in mind <getting right in his face, Quick shows no fear> WHEN I win, then I get a one on one match against you at Hell on Earth

Q: Ahhhh, eh......see, my lawyer, Miss Delpetro <the camera pans to Angie as Katie kicks her in the face> would have to look at such a documen......

<in a flash Jack reaches into his boot and pulls out the blade and presses it against Quick's throat, drawing more than a little trickle of blood<

JQ: This is a yes or no answer. When I win, you and I, one on one, Hell on Earth. Match. Of. My. Choosing. Yes <presses blade slightly harder> or no.

Q: YES! YES!

<Jack releases the blade and kicks Quick in the chest, knocking him over backward to the mat. PORK and Katie slide into the ring, as Quick desperately tries to get out of the ring. Angie and Nigel grab him and they beat a hasty retreat up the ramp as Shokan Dojo stands tall in the middle of the ring>

[Jack Quinn]

<we see Jack sitting on the porch of the Quinn cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. Jack sits silently listening to the rain falling on the trees smoking a cigar. Kali comes out and sits next to him, setting fresh drinks on the table. They sit in silence for a moment listening to the rain>

K: How's Lisa

J: Same

K: You ok?

J: No

K: What's on your mind

J: Death

K: That's dark

J: Not just death, but the suffering that comes with life.

K: It's easy to get lost in the bad

J: Especially when you ARE the bad

K: Jack, you can't blame yourself for that forever

J: Actually, I can, and I will

K: That's not healthy

J: Nietzsche said "To live is to suffer. To survive is to find some meaning in that suffering."

K: That's bleak.

J: On the surface, it seems so. But if you think about it.......I can't change what happened. I caused that suffering for a lot of people. I have to find some meaning in their suffering. I have to try to see how their suffering was worth it.........I have to so MY suffering can mean something.

I've never told anyone this, but when Chloe died........something inside me changed. We were never together in any way, but there was something about her that, I saw a lot of me in her, I saw the same pain, and instead of helping her through that pain, I fed that pain, I fed her monster, and then, she was gone.

Seeing my sister in that room......I just don't want to do this anymore. I have hurt so many.....I know my karma is coming due, and I am going to pay hard, and I am already........all this with Quick and now my sister and.......one day you

<they sit in silence for a long time>

I know Quick is going to throw everything at me this week. He's desperate to avoid that match against me. Right now? I don't care one bit. I have two days to get my head right for what is about to come. But I just cannot stop thinking about everything else other than my match

K: Jackie......you've been through a lot in the last six months and I want you to know.........if you decided to walk away, I will be by your side. If you want to keep going, I will be by your side.

J: I know that. What kills me is what happens when you're not.

<Nothing further is said and the silence lingers with only the sound of the falling rain until we fade to black>

[Fire-Babe]

Lucky is again facing reporters, and we tune in after the doctor has done his update

SFJ32: So is she awake?

L: *sigh* as the doctor JUST said, all post-operative support pharmaceuticals and mechanics have been removed, so no ventilators or super-sedatives and such. She's on oxygen and some IVs, and a mild sedative that won't keep her asleep, but should prevent any sudden pain upon awakening...whenever that happens.

SFJ32: So, there is nothing keeping her unconscious?

L: Nothing medically anyway. We're all just waiting for her to wake up. Then we've got a whole rehab program in place. Diamond Dallas Page will be flying in to work with her team and--

MMS53: And what if she doesn't?

L: Doesn't?

MMS53: Doesn't wake up? What if she doesn't....?

L: .......

SFJs and MMSs: ....

Jack Quinn walks by during the silence, and glares at MMS53 for asking such a question, before entering Fire's room, where Stank is sitting in a chair that is just a shade too small.

JQ: Anything?

LM: Not yet. I mean, there's some rapid eye movement they've detected, so she's probably dreaming, and her EEGs are good, so....

JQ: .....

LM: What are you doing here? You have a huge match later today?

JQ: I know I just wanted...look, why don't you take a break for a minute.

LM: *standing and stretching* Yeah....I'll go get some coffee...you want some?

JQ: Nah, I'm good.

LM: Okay, I'll be right ba--

JQ: *holding up his hand* Take some time....you don't want her seeing those bags under your eyes.

LM: Hehe...okay, but call me if--

JQ: I'll call.

Stank squeezes Fire's hand before he leaves, going the opposite way from the press conference so they don't see him. Jack looks down.

JQ: I have no idea what to say to get you to wake up, but it'd be really great if you did.

He turns away to look out the window.

FW: Jackie?

He turns around quickly to see Fire's eyes blinking slowly.

JQ: Hey there, lazy bones...

FW: Did I win?

JQ: You don't remember? Yeah, yeah, you made him tap to his own move. It was great.

FW: Are we ...where ...?

JQ: *pushes the button to call the medical staff in* Well, you had some trouble afterwards so--

Fire looks around a bit and realizes where she might be.

FW: Oh...well, I guess I don't have to tell you the rest of it now.

JQ: No, I think you should, as punishment.

FW: Great.....so....you're not mad at me?

JQ: Hell YES I am mad at you for keeping something of THIS MAGNITUDE from me....but...I understand.

Fire smiles weakly.

JQ: Your husband went to get coffee. Let me tell him--

FW: Wait....

Fire grabs Jack's hand.

FW: Pete Quick.

JQ: What about--

FW: I know you think that you can't be Moose again...but you can be. He is you and you are him.

JQ: Must have been a hell of a dream those drugs gave you...

FW: Moose and Fire....they kept us alive. We got into trouble when we both started thinking that we were their puppets, their tools...but it's the reverse. Moose works for YOU, not the other way around. So put him to work doing what he was created to do.

JQ: ....

FW: You got this. Make Quick sorry he ever poked at us.

Jack goes to respond, but he's interrupted as nurses and the like come in to check vitals and pupil dilation and all that other stuff. Fire answers their questions, and then Lucas comes back in, instantly elated. He locks eyes with Jack, and they mutually nod at each other. Jack takes a last look and then heads out to the ring.

[DrMcAwesome]

OOWF Saturday Slam – Aug. 12, 2023
OOWF Arena – Asheville, North Carolina
• Jeff Mangyuniku vs. Ona Jones
Cold open with both combatants already in the ring. Ona tries to jump Jeff as he removes his ring jacket, but Jeff steps away as Ona runs face-first into the turnbuckles. Jeff, now sans jacket, cinches Ona in a cobra clutch before snapping off an overhead suplex. The Doom Cloud gets 2 as Ona desperately kicks out. As Ona staggers upright, Jeff grabs her wrist while asking if the fans want to see Kaze Ni Nare. They respond accordingly. Jeff pulls Ona in for a ripcord lariat that drops her to the ground. Jeff covers. Angelo Barros counts 3.

Your winner (pinfall, 1:39), Jeff Mangyuniku!

Afterward, Jeff asks for a microphone and gets one from ring announcer Mike Elevenbee.

Jeff: “As you know, my brother Shizuru-Mune has recently announced his retirement from in-ring competition, choosing to maintain his path in the OOWF front office. Tonight, in front of all of our great OOWF fans, I am asking my brother to reconsider this decision. After what we did to The Young Bucks, we can become tag champions in a very short amount of time. Sizzlechest, I know that you probably won’t hear this until you review the show later, but you and I can be the best thing that ever happened to this tag division. Please reconsider.”

Jeff hands the microphone to Elevenbee and exits without incident, glad-handing fans on his way to the back.

• Nuke and Annie vs. Beverly Cambridge and Lindsay McAllister
Nuke and Annie are already in the ring as “Just a Girl” strums up and results in an eruption, one that Lindsay is still trying to process as she smiles and eggs on the fans while waiting for her tag partner, who is announced by “Cut the Cord” with Beverly receiving the same reaction – one that she’s used to. Beverly and Lindsay meet at the bottom of the ramp before rushing in. Nuke shoves Annie in their path and bails. Beverly and Lindsay don’t attack Annie, instead waiting on Nuke to return so that the match can start proper.

Russ: “What was that about? Nuke just shoved Annie in the path of a steamroller.”
Razz: “That’s Nuke’s way. He’s going to sacrifice whomever is nearby to preserve himself.”
Russ: “That’s his girlfriend!”
Razz: “She held her own in there, she’s fine.”
Russ: “Only because Beverly and Lindsay pulled back.”

Nuke hops to the apron and instructs Annie to start the match, which she bravely attempts by trying to wrestle Lindsay to the ground, but to no avail as the Australian sets her feet and holds her ground, despite the best efforts of Annie. Lindsay eventually grows bored of Annie’s grappling attempts and hip tosses her toward Nuke, who angrily tags in and gets caught in a drop toehold as he charged in. Lindsay and Beverly work quick tags while keeping Nuke isolated. Nuke rakes Beverly’s eyes, getting admonished by Davis Hightower. Nuke gets in Hightower’s face as Beverly lays into the rookie with a forearm to the jaw. Beverly peppers Nuke with kicks to the legs and chops him down with a particularly stiff kick to the knee. Tag exchanges keep Nuke isolated with Lindsay and Beverly combining to hit a double superplex that gets 2, only because of an Annie save. With Hightower escorting to her team’s corner, Nuke pulls a chain from his pocket and begins wrapping it around his fist as Beverly approaches. Nuke spins around and decks Beverly before shoving Lindsay through the ropes for good measure. Nuke waits for Beverly to stand before rushing in with Give ‘Em the Boot. Beverly ducks as Nuke’s awkward landing on the follow-through causes his knee to buckle. Lindsay, begging for a tag, gets it as she immediately rushes in and locks Nuke in a kneebar.

Russ: “While we don’t normally see this type of attack from Lindsay, this has been one of her focuses since rejoining OOWF.”
Razz: “It’s not perfect, but Matt Folz has been working with Lindsay to get that part of her game up to speed.”

Nuke is almost about to tap just as Annie runs in and punts Lindsay in the temple. While causing some discomfort, Annie’s striking power isn’t quite at OOWF quality. Again, Hightower escorts Annie to her corner with Nuke writhing on the mat. Nuke tries to stand, but the damage to the knee makes him unsteady as Lindsay spears the wobbly Nuke. Lindsay tags in Beverly as the pair stand Nuke up before Lindsay sweeps the leg from the back just as Beverly nails him with a high kick to the jaw. Nuke is folded up by Beverly as Hightower counts 3 with Annie just a step too late on the save.

Your winners (pinfall, 6:33), the team of Beverly Cambridge and Lindsay McAllister!

Afterward, Nuke refuses help from Annie, choosing to berate for being too late on the save. Annie pleads her case with Nuke – while hobbling – screaming her down for various frustrations. Beverly and Lindsay step in to offer their support, or at least solidarity, to Annie, who chooses to follow Nuke to the back while he continues dressing her down.

• The Frenemies vs. The Electric Company
With Joe and Jamie in the ring and jawing at ringside fans, Babymetal’s “Catch Me if you Can” plays out Josie, who has a bedazzled microphone in hand.

Josie: “Ladies and gentlemen, JosieCorp presents to you the all-time greatest tag team OOWF history. It’s Kylie Mignolio and her partner Bridget O’Malley. THE FRENEMIES!”

Kylie and Bridget emerge from behind the curtain, through both give Josie a look with Kylie asking, “All-time greatest?” as Josie nods in affirmation. The Frenemies head to the ring with Joe and Jamie trying to get the jump on the more-experienced pair. Kylie dropkicks Joe and Jamie is judo tossed and locked in an armbar by Bridget, drawing an immediate tapout, but the match hadn’t started yet. Official Mel Creech pulls Bridget off of Jamie as the teams separate. Creech signals for the bell as Joe rushes Bridget only to eat a forearm strike. Bridget yells before locking Joe in Tap or Nap, pulling him down to the mat. Joe frantically taps with Jamie and Kylie doing all they can to pull Bridget away.

Your winners (submission, :45), The Frenemies!

Afterward, Bridget lets go of the chicken-wing sleeper, but while also glaring at Jamie as Kylie tries to divert Bridget’s focus.

Russ: “I guess you can say Bridget wasn’t here to get paid by the hour.”
Razz: “Two weeks ago, it was her mistake that cost her team the win. It was clear she wasn’t going to let that happen tonight.”

• Mac Flasher vs. Alexander Darling
“King of the World” heralds the arrival of Alexander, who pays zero mind to the crowd reaction while slowly walking to the ringside area. Alexander climbs the corner and sits atop the top turnbuckle as he waits for “I Get Wet” to interrupt and play out Mac Flasher, which is exactly what happens. Mac jogs to the ring and is cut off by Misato Misawa as he strides toward Alexander. Misawa inspects both wrestlers before calling for the bell. Alexander doffs his hooded sweatshirt and teases throwing it in Mac’s face before flinging it toward the direction of a nearby ringside attendant. Alexander turns around and almost into a right hand by Mac, but he drops to the ground and slides out of the ring with almost no interest in hurrying back in until Misawa’s count gets to 8. Mac mockingly holds the ropes open as Alexander coldcocks Mac from the apron and shoves him down to the floor. Alexander drops back down with a hockey fight beginning, Mac lands a left hand that stuns Alexander long enough for Mac to dramatically roll in and beat Misawa’s count at 5. Alexander, a bit more nonchalant, rolls in at 7; but right into another fistfight that ends when Alexander ducks a wild swing by Mac, leaving the opportunity for the Aristobrat to send a jab to Mac’s unprotected kidney region. Mac falls immediately as Alexander gets to work, stomping away at Mac’s back and neck area.

Alexander begins to assert his will, holding Mac up in a delayed vertical suplex for at least 10 seconds. Alexander then grinds Mac’s face in the canvas while shouting some not-so-nice things. Alexander then grounds things with a chinlock that gets a bit of help on occasion when Alexander props his feet on the nearby ropes. Misawa checks for a submission while fans are pleading with the official to look upward, though Alexander with his eyes on Misawa is staying out of trouble by dropping his feet at the right moments. Alexander, who seems chuffed at his handiwork, starts barking at ringside fans, losing focus long enough for Misawa to catch sight of Alexander’s boots on the ropes and order a break. Alexander protests as Misawa is not backing down, quickly getting the count up to 4 before the break occurs.

Mac gets to his feet and ducks a spinning heel kick from Alexander, watching him crash to the mat before dropping a pair of elbows on Alexander’s back. A third elbow gets canvas as Alexander tries to tie Mac’s legs into a Texas Cloverleaf setup. Mac breaks free before the grapevining occurs, rolling to the outside. Alexander follows and is greeted by a one-step lariat from around the corner. Mac and Alexander give alternating tours of the ring posts with Mac whipping Alexander into the last post and then missing a Stinger Splash, banging his head off the post and busting himself open in the process.

Mac stumbles back as Alexander shove Mac back into the ring and waits on the apron for Mac to turn around. As Mac turns around, Alexander springboards off the apron and into a spine buster out of desperation as both men lay on the mat. Alexander rolls over and drapes an arm over Mac, getting 2.5 as Mac gets a foot on the ropes. Alexander is unfazed as he grabs Mac and hoists him upward and drops his head sharply on his knee. Alexander goes for the cover and gets 2.9. Mac tries to get a bit of space, but is cut off by Alexander, who sets up for a crucifix bomb, but gets backdropped and tied in the ropes. Mac assesses the situation and gets a few shots in before Misawa nudges him away and tries to until Alexander. Mac steps in and is blasted with a right hand from Alexander that partially catches Misawa as he drops in a heap.

Now this is professional wrestling, so things continue to be on the up and up until Nuke and Annie rush down to the ring and start putting the boots to Mac. Alexander confronts Nuke before passively signing off on the beatdown before Sandra Fallon runs down to add one person to Mac’s party, decking Annie and getting right into Nuke’s face before Nuke spits in Sandra’s face. Sandra wipes of her forehead before hammering away with a series of forearms to back Nuke in a corner. Sandra is then cut off by Annie, who lunges in for a bite but is held back by Mac. While all of this is happening, Alexander is handed Nuke’s chain and wraps it around his fist. As Alexander loads up a punch, Misawa grabs the hand, inspects the chain, does the mental math and signals for the bell.

Your winner (disqualification, 12:08), Mac Flasher.

Alexander, incensed, gets in Misawa’s face before Nuke tries to intervene. Alexander shoves Nuke and exits the ring in a huff while Nuke and Annie turn around into a lariat from Mac and a super kick from Sandra, respectively. Mac and Sandra stand tall, with Sandra jumping into a hug that makes Mac uneasy for a sec before he leans into the hug.

• Zed and Sean Franklin vs. War Pigs (Katie Bardoor and PORK)
The match begins with PORK and Zed in the ring. PORK charges in for a clothesline, but Zed eludes it and staggers PORK with a well-placed Pele kick, a surprisingly explosive start to the match for Zed. He follows with a series of strikes and kicks to bring PORK to the mat and has thoughts of working PORK’s legs to slow down the fight, but PORK quickly kicks him away.

Zed is controlling the flow of the fight, but struggling with PORK’s size. He tags in Sean, hoping his partner’s All-American physicality can help level the playing field. It doesn’t have the desired effect, and PORK quickly tags in Katie after flattening Sean with a clothesline.

However, Sean is quickly able to regain his footing against Katie and takes complete control of the match. Sean shows off great elusiveness and agility, avoiding much of Katie’s offense and often countering it with a strike, wrestling hold or suplex of his own. Sean goes for a cover, which sends both Zed and PORK scrambling into the ring – then tumbling out of it – as Katie kicks out at two.

The skirmish at ringside quickly settles down when Zed realizes the numbers are against him with Jack at ringside and returns to his corner, but Sean continues to wear down Katie. BRICK~! has thoughts of some kind of “advice” for Sean at ringside, but a menacing glare from Jack across the ring quickly dispels that notion. Sean connects a belly-to-belly suplex and goes for another pinfall, but Katie kicks out at two.

Sean tags Zed back in, and Katie puts some offense together to slow down Zed just enough to get PORK in as well, hoping to continue that mismatch. This time, Zed has a game plan, shooting PORK into the ropes. PORK hangs on to the top rope and plant his feet on the apron, but he does so just in time to see Zed running the ropes and greeting him with a dropkick to send him tumbling to ringside. Zed then hits the ropes again, and goes flying over the top rope onto an unsuspecting PORK.

Zed gets PORK back into the ring and connects with the GTH! Zed covers, one, two, NO! Katie is there to break it up. Sean sends Katie back out of the ring, then scrambles to his corner and awaits an incoming tag from Zed. Zed shoots PORK into the corner, hits PORK with a running boot, then tags in Sean. Sean smells blood in the water, and so does BRICK~! at ringside. Sean pummels PORK, then runs him into the ropes looking for an O’Connor Roll, but Sean loses his footing. In the botched attempt, Sean finds his shoulders against the mat with all of PORK’s weight on top of him! One, two, THREE!?!??!

Your winners (9:22; pinfall), War Pigs!

PORK immediately leaps to his feet as Katie runs into the ring to celebrate. Jack climbs into the ring, and even he can’t help but offer a grin with his pride in their ability to take the win in this match.

Meanwhile, Sean looks first at referee Ben Coleman, then at BRICK~! with a stunned look on his face. Zed has buried his head against the top turnbuckle in their corner. Sean stands up and goes over to Zed to plead his case, but Zed offers the universal nonverbal signal to not discuss the matter with him at the present moment before stepping off the apron. Sean follows Zed to the back, emotionally pleading his case, but it’s clear by the look on Zed’s face he’s in no mood for a conversation at the moment and using all of his restraint to avoid escalating the matter.

• OOWF Intercontinental Championship: Awesome Bill From Dawsonville (c) vs. Sandra Fallon
“Surf Wax America” plays with Sandra emerging from the back to a heroine’s welcome. Sandra, who is rarely not smiling, beams at the reaction while walking toward the ring. Sandra bounces off the ropes for a bit before “Free Bird” plays out Awesome Bill, who gets a mixed reaction as he walks to the ring. Awesome Bill hands his championship to Gavin “Junior” Hale, who shows the prize to Sandra and then holds it over his head before signaling to the timekeeper’s table to ring the bell.

Before the two can lock up, “Insane in the Brain” plays, causing an eruption among the fans in the OOWF Arena. Awesome Bill, smiling for the first time in months, looks toward the back, but there’s no sign of Justin Sane. Awesome Bill steps out of the ring to get a closer look, but still no Justin.

While Awesome Bill and Hale are looking toward the back, Nuke rolls out from underneath the ring and drills Sandra in the back of her head with a chain-aided haymaker. With Sandra face down on the mat, Nuke admires his handy work until Mac Flasher, bandaged from his match earlier in the evening, barrels past Awesome Bill and Hale toward the ring. Awesome Bill chases Mac down and gets in his face while Nuke makes an exit. Awesome Bill pantomimes that Mac tricked him by playing Justin’s music, which Mac is vehemently denying. Mac tries to check on Sandra, only for Awesome Bill to grab Mac by his hair and shove him down to the mat. Awesome Bill then whips Mac into the corner and follows with a big boot to the jaw. Mac falls in a heap with Awesome Bill looking at Mac and Sandra, both laying on the mat without much movement, as Pete Quick runs down to praise Awesome Bill for his work with Hale waving for medical assistance for Mac and Sandra.

Ladies and gentlemen, referee “Junior” Hale has determined this match to be a no-contest (:00).

Afterward, Awesome Bill shoves off Pete with Liam and Nigel standing on the outside to ensure that Pete is protected. Pete diffuses the situation while pointing to Mac and pantomiming that it was Mac who played the music to trick him.

• OOWF Tag Team Championship: The Woodsmen (c) vs. The One-Notes
The One-Notes are in the ring, singing their hearts out in an attempted cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” as “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” interrupts to the delight of every fan in attendance as Hunter and Dakota, The Woodsmen, strike their familiar pose atop the ramp. Hunter is in no mood to chatter, however, still covering his ears after the pose as the reverberation from The One-Notes’ performance bounces back to the floor area. The Woodsmen climb into the ring, striking the pose again, before Carrie and Harper rush the champions from behind. Carrie pairs off with Hunter as Harper battles Dakota, with The Woodsmen seemingly reeling until a double reversal on stereo Irish whips send Carrie and Harper nearly crashing into each other. Harper goes low as Carrie goes high, only for Dakota to catch and power slam Carrie with Hunter twisting Harper onto her back in a mouse trap pinning combination that gets 3.

Your winners (pinfall, 2:17), The Woodsmen!

Afterward, The Woodsmen celebrate their flash win only to get bullrushed from behind by Liam and Nigel, who try to brutalize The Woodsmen until PORK sprints down with Katie Bardoor a step behind. PORK barrels into Liam and Katie picks off Nigel, sending both running for higher ground in short order. PORK helps Dakota up to his feet while Katie indifferently looks on at Hunter, who offers a handshake. Katie kicks the hand away and storms to the back as PORK follows.

• Jack Quinn vs. an opponent of Pete Quick’s choosing
Symphony of Destruction plays and Jack Quinn steps out to the top of the ramp, but he is not his normal self, he takes an extra moment to look around the arena and soak in the building ovation. Finally he heads toward the ring>

Razz: This might be the biggest night of Jack's career.
Russ: It may also be the last night of his career, and I for one would like to be the first to wish him good riddance!
Razz: Russ, seriously, you cannot believe Quick
Russ: I've watched Jack Quinn butcher people for over twenty years, I have seen his work first hand. There is a special place in hell for men like Moosehead Jack
Razz: But this is Jack Quinn
Russ: Same damn thing

Jack gets into the ring and looks at the four garbage cans packed full of plunder and a look of concern crosses his face as Quick's music plays. The crowd boos the hell out of the song, and boos even harder when Quick, Delpetro, Mr. Liam and Mr. Nigel step out onto the stage.

Quick: You ignorant hillbillies never cease to amaze me with your ignorance <boos intensify as Quick turns his attention to Jack> Hiya Jackie! Now........I'm guessing you're wondering who you will be facing in this one hour gauntlet match. I certainly had an impressive list of names to choose from, you are QUITE unpopular around the WORLD … particularly in Japan, any … unpleasantness you might recall from Japan, eh Jackie Boy?

Jack seethes inside the ring.

Quick: So … Turns out I had a meeting with the … Let’s just call it a consortium of like minded individuals who want to rid the world of Jack Quinn, and we went over the list, and believe me, I could have brought in men that would have tied you in knots and made you cry, but then one of the partners had a better idea. What is the one thing Jack Quinn fears? Humiliation.

See Jackie, I've been paying attention to you since day one. Those early days when you were trying to convince us all you'd changed, I was watching. I saw you when you were at that fancy party in Asheville

They play the clip and we see Quick standing in the background, barely noticeable.

Quick: I was there when the drunk frat boy got on your nerves

Same thing.

Quick: “I was there watching you, you didn't know it, because you had no idea who I was, but you do now. And each time you would reach for that blade, it was because you were about to lose control, they were making things uncomfortable for you. You were out of your element. They all know what you are, who you were, and you were humiliated by that, because all of them know you're a lying coward.

So, knowing that, we decided to go a different route. Gentlemen …”

A group of 10 men walk out, all of them look like they could potentially have just escaped from prison. They slowly make their way to the ring and surround Jack. The fans look confused.

Razz: Who the hell are these guys?
Russ: I have no idea!

Quick: Now, you may be asking yourself, who the hell are these guys? These men, my friends, are The Blacklist. That's right, you are looking at the men blacklisted from professional wrestling. These men were deemed too violent for pro wrestling, that means Combat Zone Wrestling said no, that means the old Frontier Martial Arts said no thank you, hell even IWA Mid-South said they were not welcome! Imagine THAT too violent for Ian Rotten!

See Jackie, I could have brought a world class athlete in to put you in your place and end your career, but I thought this would be a whole lot more humiliating. Ring the bell.

Razz: How the hell is this even legal?
Russ: These men are not licensed to wrestle, who agreed to this?
Razz: I thought you didn't care?
Russ: This is too damn far. These men are in there to end a man's career, and if Quick has his way, his life. This is too damn much!

The bell rings and the men jump onto the apron, Jack manages to knock three of them off, and fight off a few as they come into the ring, but the numbers game gets the better of him, and soon enough they have him beaten down on the mat. Jack takes stomps from every one of them, then a few bail to set up tables outside the ring, and slide tables under the ropes to be set up inside the ring.

As one table is set up, one of the men lifts Jack for a powerbomb, but Jack slips free, lifts the man and hits a GTSF then flapjacks him through the table. Someone else grabs Jack by the hair and pulls him to his feet and they trade punches, but Jack gets taken down from behind. Two men hold Jack up and a third one tries a spear, but Jack gets a knee up and catches the man in the face, instantly breaking his nose, sending him out of the ring with blood pouring down his face. Jack slams the two holding him together, but when he turns around, another man BLASTS him right in the face with a chain wrapped fist. Jack goes down, and the pack pounces again.

Russ: Somebody's gotta stop this! This is a ten on one mugging!
Razz: How the hell is Jack supposed to survive this?
Russ: He's not. Quick is going to make DAMN sure of that!

Jack fights back once again, and this time bails out of the ring to try to catch a breather. PORK and Katie come to the ring and begin fighting, and the referee immediately gives Jack a warning

Russ: YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
Razz: This is getting ridiculous

Jack Quinn has used his first referee warning.

Jack grabs a chair and turns and absolutely OBLITERATES another man. Drops him to the floor and you can tell he has no idea what planet he is on. Jack tosses the chair aside and looks at the referee.

Jack Quinn has used his second referee warning.

Jack tells PORK and Katie to stay back, then gets distracted for a second by a cackling Quick. One of the goons nails Jack from behind with a chair, and another wraps a bullrope around his throat. He slides into the ring and pulls Jack up until his is just off his feet. As Jack claws at the rope, the mob takes turns laying in punches and shots with a kendo stick. Finally Jack is able to slip onto the apron and get free of the rope. He falls between the ropes and hits the mat gasping for air as we see the man who took the chair shot getting helped to the back.

Russ: Oh, well, it's only NINE against one now. That seems fair!
Razz: We just hit twenty minutes, I can't believe he's made it this far.

When the referee turns and throws the bullrope out of the ring, Jack hits the man who had been choking him with a low blow, then takes off the bottom turnbuckle, as another guy comes at him with a tire iron, Jack drop toe holds him into the exposed buckle, opening a huge gash on his head. Jack quickly slides out of the ring and grabs a pair of cuffs and cuffs the mans hands around the ring post, then pulls him out to the floor.

Razz: Hey, that's pretty smart! Only eight against one now!
Russ: "only"

Jack remains on the outside as the eight men regroup inside the ring. Blood pours off Jack's head and he is breathing hard from nearly being hung. Four remain in the ring while four leave and two head toward Jack in either direction. As two pass the ramp, PORK and Katie begin yelling at them, which distracts them long enough for Jack to fly in and hit one with a Buisaku knee to the face, then avoids a chair shot from the other and hits a spinning heel kick that sends the chair into the man's face, dropping him to the floor as well. Sadly, Jack's luck runs out as the other two get there and throw him into the ring to get yet another beatdown.

Outside the ring, every time the referee isn't looking and the two men try to get to their feet, PORK and Katie "accidentally" trip them, sending them both face first into the steel guardrail. Inside the ring, one man takes a piece of the table and tries to gouge Jack's eye out. Jack howls in pain

Russ: JUST QUIT ALREADY! THAT ANIMAL WILL BLIND YOU!
Razz: This is … this is hard to watch

Jack frantically breaks free somewhat, enough to get his foot on the ropes forcing a break, the man stops, but they argue that, THEY don't have to follow the rules, HE does, so they shouldn't have to break. While all that is going on, Jack slides out of the ring again and gets a short breather.

Jack Quinn has used his first rope break

One of the men breaks away from the argument and reaches between the ropes and tries to grab Jack by the hair, but Jack spins and ROCKS him with a European uppercut, then grabs the man, drags him out of the ring and drops him off the apron into a Tiger Driver '99!

Russ: GOOD GAWD THAT MAN IS DEAD!
Razz: Holy hell, he might be!
Russ: We just hit the forty minute mark, I cannot imagine Jack making it twenty more minutes.
Razz: Well, he's down to six on one now

As soon as Jack gets to his feet, one of them comes in and OBLITERATES him with a CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL! He throws Jack into the ring and does the arrogant one-foot Jericho cover, the referee gets to two and one of the other men shoves him off of Jack. The two begin to argue, then brawl! Outside the ring Quick is apoplectic with rage. The two men fight to the back before security breaks it up and presumably escorts them out of the building and back to whatever sewer they crawled out of.

It's still four on one though, and Jack is bleeding badly, and the lunatics have just pulled out a barbed wire board. Jack tries to fight, but one holds him and another brings a chair down on his head. Jack goes limp, and the four remaining men each grab a limb, lift Jack into the air and drop him right in the middle of the barbed wire board. Jack howls in agony and tries to escape the barbs, but the men repeatedly kick him keeping him stuck in the barbed wire. Once again Jack is forced to fight to the ropes and the referee intervenes.

Jack Quinn has used his second rope break.

While the four once again argue, and Katie and PORK keep "accidentally" tripping the other two thugs as they try to get to their feet, Jack frees himself from the wire and falls to the floor in pain. The camera pans in and we see Jack's back has been sliced open in several places. Inside the ring, one of Quick's thugs looks at Jack, then looks in one of the cans and laughs. He pulls out a huge jug of lemon juice. He leaves the ring and the crowd starts to boo knowing what is coming. He makes a big show of taking the cap off the jug, then pours the contents all across Jack's back. Jack jumps to his feet and howls in pain, but something changes. Jack gets a crazed look on his face, he reaches into his boot and grabs his scalpel, turns and slashes the man across the chest, leaving an instant slice. As the blood begins to run down the mans chest, he howls in pain and comes after Jack, Jack stops him cold with a legit punch between the eyes, then DROPS him with a DDT right on the concrete floor.

Russ: GOOD GAWD! I HAVEN'T SEEN A DDT THAT SICK SINCE JAKE DID IT TO STEAMBOAT!
Razz: I do believe Quick may be down one more thug!

The three remaining men come after Jack, but Jack is able to out run them, he slips and slides in and out of the ring. As Jack is running, the guy handcuffed to the ring post tries to kick him, Jack avoids the kick, then gives the man a free trip to dick kick city, he convulses with pain, but the distraction allows the other two to get to Jack and beat him down on the outside. They lift Jack and powerbomb him through the OOWF Announce Table. They grab Jack and throw him into the ring, one of the men stops and sneers at Razz, giving him a shove. As he turns to walk away, Razz grabs him in the RAZZMISSION! Razz pulls him to the floor and chokes the man out!

Russ: Guess the ref didn't see that, and I damn sure ain't gonna tell him! Two on one!

The two men beat the snot out of Jack, and Jack can barely stand. One tries to whip Jack into a table, but Jack stops short of the table, the guy charges in and tries a spear, but Jack moves and he goes through the table and into the ringpost. Jack can't even get to his feet before the last man is on him, hammering him with punches and kicks. He pulls out a bag of broken glass and dumps it all over the ring, then grabs Jack for a powerbomb, but Jack reverses it into the triangle choke! The man drives Jack down into the glass, Jack howls in pain, but manages to hold on. As Jack squeezes tighter he begins hammering the man in the face with open fist strikes, finally the man passes out, just as the guy who recently went into the ring post gets to his feet.

At the top of the ramp we see the timer says five minutes left. Quick and his crew head down the ramp, and PORK and Katie jump them and they brawl. Quick and Angie break free and head toward the ring. Inside the ring, Jack struggles out of the glass, while the final guy staggers around the ring, likely concussed from the ringpost. He grabs a chair and swings wildly, just barely missing the referee, Jack grabs him and hits a STROKE, driving the man's face right into the glass! He howls in pain and rolls out of the ring to the floor!

Angie slides into the ring and BLASTS Jack with a superkick. The two henchmen that PORK and Katie had been keeping down slip into the ring and they beat on Jack some more. From the outside Katie grabs Delpetro (which is legal since she isn't officially in the match) and she blisters her with a kendo stick, chasing her up the ramp to the back before coming back and joining PORK. Inside the ring, the two henchmen hold Jack while Quick steps into the ring. Quick slaps Jack across the face, then spits in his face. Quick has the men hold Jack while Quick takes off his belt. He wraps it around his fist and blasts Jack in the face with it, then grabs him in a side headlock and gets off repeated shots to Jack's skull. They hold Jack, who falls to his knees. Quick grabs the mic

Q: Give up Jackie. Give up or so help me …

Jack spits a mouth full of blood at Quick, further bloodying his shirt. Quick takes a step back, then kicks Jack right in the face. He goes limp and Quick takes the belt and whips the ever loving shit out of him. Finally, he grabs Jack and lifts him in the air before bringing him straight down, into the pile of glass, with a BRAINBUSTER! Jack doesn't move. Quick rolls him over and makes the arrogant cover, one … two … three

Quick gets up and celebrates, but the referee immediately waves it off, the camera pans over and we see Jack's foot on the bottom rope!

Jack Quinn has used his third and final rope break.

Quick is OUTRAGED! He turns to order a further attack, and we hear the bell ring, the time has expired!

WINNER in 60:00 - Jack Quinn

Russ: BAH GAWD HE DID IT!
Razz: I cannot believe it

The second the bell rings PORK and Katie are in the ring, Quick shoves the two remaining goons toward them and they take an ass kicking while Quick bails out of the ring. Once WAR PIGS dispatch of them, they check on Jack. They try to help him up, but we see Jack slowly push himself to one knee, his hair hanging down over his face as blood drips to the mat. He slowly stands up and as he flips his hair back, he glares at Quick with a maniacal stare, and we hear Jack say "you're mine.”

Quick looks like he's seen a ghost as he slowly backs up the ramp to the back. PORK and Katie help Jack up the ramp to the back as he gets a huge ovation from the crowd.

• OOWF World Championship: Lexie Darling (c) vs. Rory Thomas
“Dream On” plays with Rory racing down to ringside, energized by a mostly positive response, the decisive underdog manages to get most fans to sing along with the chorus while bounding off the ropes to get stretched out. “Radioactive” then starts with Lexie, proudly holding the title, walking down the ramp. She smiles at well-wishing fans before taking to the top rope to hold the belt high for all to see. Lexie drops down into the ring and begins loosening her wrists while staring down Rory.

Russ: “Lexie Darling and a challenger that seems like he came from a storybook.”
Razz: “He asked for this match a while back. Lexie gave it to him. Rory got jumped by Alex Darling, then Rory BEAT Alex as Alex was playing gatekeeper to the world title. Rory did what he had to do to get here tonight.”

Lexie hands over the title to Davis Hightower, who shows the goods to Rory and then calls for the start of the match as Rory tries to catch Lexie off-guard with a double-leg takedown that Lexie easily steps away from. Rory tries again and gets brushed aside. Lexie, while taking Rory seriously, seems to be aware of her in-ring superiority as everything Rory tries is easily sidestepped or countered, frustrating the youngster. Lexie easily grapples Rory to the mat, breaking without even needing to and causing him to pound the mat in frustration.

Russ: “This might be Rory’s, ‘Welcome to the big leagues’ moment.”
Razz: “Getting to this match shows that he deserves to be here. He’s already big-league.”

Rory tries a Hurricanrana, but Lexie blocks and tries to turn him into position for a Boston Crab that gets nowhere as Rory scrambles for the ropes. Rory leaps back into action with a springboard clothesline, but gets small-packaged for 2 when attempting a cover. Rory uses his size to his advantage, catching Lexie in a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker before ramming her back into the corner. Lexie fights him off lands a swinging DDT. Lexie then begins working on Rory’s knee, driving her boot into it before a series of leg whips. A half-crab is broken as Rory reaches the ropes. With Lexie approaching a just-standing Rory, the rookie backdrops the champion onto the apron and elbows her off before following with a suicide dive. The two battle on the outside as again, a DDT from Lexie stems the tide to her favor. Lexie rolls Rory back in and starts to work the knee again, but Rory cinches in a Koji Klutch that gets reversed into a horse collar. Rory gets the ropes again, only for Lexie to drag him to the middle of the ring, which backfires when Rory gets an inside cradle for 2. Lexie boots Rory in the face for his troubles and then grinds her boot into his face. Rory, now irate, pops up as the two fight to the corner with both going to the top. A top-rope hurricanrana by Rory is blocked and becomes an avalanche power bomb. Lexie covers and gets 2.5. Rory levels Lexie with a forearm, but the champ pops back up and asks for another. Rory obliges as Lexie shakes it off and demands one more. Rory does so again, this time with a Lexie scream and an uppercut in response. Rory kicks out at 1 and starts a modest comeback with a German Suplex and a big boot that gets 2. Lexie wrecks Rory with a Polish Hammer and then wraps Rory into a Darling Clutch. Rory can only hold out for so long before tapping out.

Your winner (submission, 10:56) and STILL OOWF World Champion, Lexie Darling!

Afterward, Lexie helps Rory to his feet and eggs the crowd on in their applause of his effort. Lexie nods and notes that he’s not that far away, but that she is still the champion. Rory, while disappointed, salutes the fans and shakes Lexie’s hand as the feed cuts out.