[DrMcAwesome]

OOWF Saturday Slam – Dec. 16, 2023
LIVE! From Raleigh, North Carolina

• OOWF World Tag-Team Championship: Zed and Sean Franklin (c) vs. Banned From Everywhere

• Lexie Darling and Lindsay McAllister vs. The One-Notes

• Sandra Fallon and Mac Flasher vs. The Battling Baristas

• Katie Bardoor vs. Pete Quick

• No. 1 contender triple threat tag match: Alexander Darling and Nuke vs. Kylie Mignolio and Beverly Cambridge vs. Legion

• Angie Delpetro vs. Annie Horvath

• Rory Thomas vs. Bridget O’Malley

Card subject to a call to action asking fans in RRRRRRRRAAAAALLLLLLLEEEEEIIIIGGGGGHHHHH to attend a Carolina Hurricanes game instead.

[DrMcAwesome]

*the scene and INVISIBLE NINJA CAMERA find JOSIE tapping on BRIDGET O’MALLEY’s door at The ZeBevKy Compound. BRIDGET, while annoyed at first, quickly changes her expression to something more pleasant as she invites JOSIE in to have a seat*

BRIDGET: “Hey Kiddo. Your class isn’t until this afternoon.”

JOSIE: “Titi Bridget, I have some questions.”

BO’M: “Questions?”

J: “Yeah. For a while now, you’ve been doing mean things to people and you’re hanging around people who like to cheat. Plus, you’re trying to invite Titi Beverly into your club while ignoring your friendship with Titi Kylie. I’m just very confused.”

BO’M: “Oh … Well … Uhhhhh … You see, I think that Titi Beverly is someone who misses having the big opportunities like she had before OOWF went away. I just need to do these things to get back at Very Good Friend of The Compound, but Certainly Not Worthy of Tio Status Mac Flasher.”

J: “Why?”

BO’M: “Well, for years, Mac has held me down or pushed me to the side to make sure that he was at the front of the line for chances that I deserved just as much in OOWF. Having The One-Notes at my side means that I’ll get my opportunities without Mac or his surfer wh … I mean, surfer girlfriend getting in the way.”

J: “But you have friends here. Why are you hanging with Carrie and Harper so much? We miss you on game nights.”

BO’M: “Because Carrie and Harper also feel like they’ve been held back by people in this company. We’re working together to ensure that we get what we deserve. Plus, you don’t want Carrie to be at the table when you’re playing Scrabble. She’s an ace with those tiles.”

J: “I guess so … I’m just worried that you doing bad things will get you kicked out of here.”

BO’M: “Well, kiddo. My battles aren’t with anyone in here. It’s Mac and Sandra, and that nosy little punk Rory Thomas who now believes that he was El Scorcho, even though it was very clearly Mac in that costume all the other times. Plus, when I mow through those three, Lexie Darling will finally give me the opportunity to become OOWF World Champion without making me jump through all of these hoops.”

J: “But Lexie is very busy as the champion. What if she doesn’t give you that match?”

BO’M: “Josie, just like Zed taught you in cooking class, you have to break a few eggs to make an omelette. In my case, it might be legs and not eggs.”

J: “What?”

BO’M: “Nothing. Hey, aren’t you late for training with Jeff?”

J: “He’s been all mopey since he hurt Lindsay. He cancelled again.”

BO’M: He’ll get over that feeling in due time. Well, I’ve got nothing going on, I’ll see you in the gym in 10.”

J: “OK!”

*JOSIE rushes away while BRIDGET sighs a deep sigh of relief as the scene fades*

[Jack Quinn]

<we cut to the Black Hand offices and see Quick sitting behind a desk laughing uproariously, while Angie sits on the side of the desk, also laughing. Liam and Nigle stand on either side of the door, no expression on their faces whatsoever. Quick finally regains control and wipes the tears from his eyes>

PQ: <trying to regain his composure> Oh, oh my GOD! We've gotta watch that again!

<Quick hits play and......

We cut to footage from the back after the match Saturday Night. We are in medical, and people are running around and there is general chaos. We see Katie sitting on a bed, a nurse trying to pick shards of glass from her head. On another table we see Jack lying back, Kali by his side, his eyes glazed over as a nurse checks him for yet another concussion. Finally, on a third table we see PORK lying back gritting his teeth in pain as a doctor checks his knee and grimly shakes his head

Doc: Too early to tell the severity, but I would say it's very bad. Feels like full MCL and ACL, but we won't know until the swelling goes down and we can get him in for an MRI......

Katie looks back at Jack and Kali, who has now been joined by Fire and Shizz

Doc: <sadly shaking his head> It's not good

<Fire starts to say something, then chokes up a bit and walks away>

Shizz: <sighing> Jack.....I hate to do this now, but......we have to pull your managers license as well. We simply cannot allow you to be on property right now.......I'm sorry, the risk to us, and to you, is just to great.....<sighing> Jack......I'm sorry, but until this gets better.......you are banned from the OOWF. Go home and heal.

<Jack just sadly nods and Kali helps him off the table and they leave without a word. Katie looks over at PORK, he is being loaded on a gurney to be loaded into an ambulance for the return trip to Asheville. Soon enough, it's only Katie and the nurse still trying to pull pieces of glass from her face and stop the blood from pumping from the wounds in her head. Katie snaps to and shoves the nurse away and jumps off the table and looks around in a panic. Then, a look of cold, hard realization comes over her face and Quick immediately stops the video[/i]

PQ: THERE! Right THERE! Angie, I want a still of that blown up so we can frame it and hang it right next to JAck <the camera pans over and we see a framed picture of Jack Quinn with a big red X through it> RIGHT THERE is where Katie realized she has LOST! I've taken it ALL from that Nebraskan dolt! Her hero Jack? GONE! Her tag partner PORK? GONE!

<Quick turns and looks at the camera with an evil grin on his face>

PQ: This is MY company now. When I said I would rid the world of Moosehead Jack, no one believed me. Everyone said I was crazy! "Oh Pete! You don't know what you're talking about! Do you know how many people have tried to get rid of Jack? Even the great Alexander Darling couldn't do it!

AD: Pete, we've talked about this. We want Alexis and her title, not Alex and his emotional baggage.

PQ: <sneering> I'll take whatever I goddamn well please, and I DARE anyone in the OOWF to stop me. This week, I finish off Katie Bardoor. I am going to send that juvenile delinquent back to Nebraska where she can face justice for her crimes. Your dream is over Katie. I tried to tell PORK his dream of one more chance was foolish, and he didn't listen, now, his already weak knees are destroyed. I will give you one last chance Katie, you have twelve days. Turn in your notice. Pack your bags, and run away.

If you don't. I will end you. Do not make the mistake of challenging the Kingmaker again.

<Quick smirks>

Trust me.

<fade>

[Zed]

We see Rev. BRICK~! on the phone as Zed walks into his office at the God Complex.

B~!: Absolutely, pleasure doing business with you as well, we're looking forward to it. *hangs up phone* Yes, my son?

Z: I was mostly just checking in to make sure everything was good with you. As ... overbearing as you can be at times, it's odd for you to miss a training session.

B~!: Oh, I appreciate the concern, but I just had some pressing business matters to attend to regarding next week's show. 

Z: I swear, if this is another party while we're close-ish to home for me with my birthday coming up or some shit ...

B~!: LANGUAGE! Wait, your birthday is coming up?

Z: It's like ... 10 days after the show, it's not important, forget we mentioned it.

B~!: Sounds like an occasion to celebrate in Dawsonville, Georgia!

Z: We really don't have to.

B~!: No, it'll be great! We'll celebrate your birthday, and we'll do it in Awesome Bill's hometown, gloating when we beat him and Justin Sane to continue our reign as Tag Team Champions!

Z: Okay, now I feel like an asshole.

B~!: LANGUAGE! And come on, we all know what's going to happen. They have no chance of beating you and Sean on the best of nights? And in Raleigh, North Carolina? Sean's hometown? 

Rev. BRICK~! hammers a key on his keyboard, and we hear the infamous sound clip of Scott Steiner proclaiming, "The chances of winning drastic go down!" Zed pinches his nose.

Z: So, to be clear, you accepted this match on our behalf because you saw it as an easy win in Raleigh?

B~!: Because it is an easy win in Raleigh.

Zed shivers.

B~!: What could possibly go wrong?

Zed starts searching for something on his phone as he continues to speak.

Z: Are you familiar with the phenomenon of 'NC State Shit?'

B~!: LANGUAGE! HERE OF ALL PLACES! And no.

Z: Mhm. Okay, well, according to Urban Dictionary ...

B~!: AN URBAN DICTIONARY ENTRY IN THE GOD COMPLEX HAVE YOU GONE MAD?

Z: ... NC State Shit is an inevitable chain of events in a sport where a blatant bad call or bizarre unlucky play causes in a total collapse of confidence, resulting in multiple, unforced, and devastating errors. Fortunately, there are NEVER blatant bad calls in wrestling.

Kayfabe pokes her head in the door, prepared to throw a plush Stormy the Ice Hog at Zed.

Z: Seriously, who are we, mere mortals trapped on this rock floating around the sun, to think we can overcome the powers of NC State Shit? These are powers beyond our comprehension and understanding. And normally, it's the kind of thing I would laugh at as a Tar Heel but now ... 

Zed looks around for Sean, instead spots Kayfabe and gives her a 'WTF?' shrug before she slinks away.

Z: ... *whispers* Now that I'm on the side of the NC State Shit?

B~!: WHISPERING DOESN'T MAKE THE LANGUAGE ACCEPTABLE, ZED.

Z: ... I'm very concerned.

B~!: So you're saying I shouldn't have wired money to Sizzlechest to get the show moved to Reynolds Coliseum on the NC State campus?

Z: HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMNED MIND?!?!?

B~!: LANGUAGE!!!!!

Z: CAN WE JUST FEDEX THEM THE TITLES NOW AND SAVE OURSELVES THE TROUBLE?

B~!: You're being ridiculous! We are Making the OOWF Zed and Sean Again, and nothing, not even this silly little curse you believe in, can stop us!

Z: HOW DID I END UP ON THIS SIDE OF THE CONVERSATION? YOU DID THIS TO ME, YOU MONSTER.

B~!: You love me.

Z: I'VE NEVER LOVED YOU AND I NEVER WILL. I'M LEAVING NOW.

B~!: Goodbye, my son. Safe travels.

Z: STEP ON A LEGO.

Zed storms out of the office as we fade.

[L!zz~]

(A few hallways down Beverly sees Zed storming down one and hurries to catch up to him)

"Babe...Zed...hold up..."

Zed came to a halt taking a deep breath and letting it out before turning to face her. He smiled a bit. "Hey ..."

Bev tilted her head as she took as his hand "You ok?" Zed nodded but she shook her head. She squeezed his hand "C'mon...let's go get something to drink and talk.."

Zed linked their fingers. "I could use a Mt Dew" Bev pretended to make a face and he laughed a bit as he walked along with her.

We fade as the scene shifts and finds Kylie

[Fire-Babe]

Firewoman is SITTING~! in a darkened room, candles flickering for light and atmosphere, sort of staring off into space. We hear Lucas's voice from the other room.

L: Yeah, she's here but.... I just got back from taking Patrick to Atlanta to visit his cousins.....she hasn't been in all week?........Okay... I mean this is usually your job but...... okay, okay....I call you.

Lucas comes into Fire's room. She barely registers his presence. He sits down gently next to her.

L: Hey, baby....you okay?

Fire shrugs.

L: Lucky said you hadn't been in all week.

FW: Shizz can handle it.

L: Sure, but ... I thought you loved this job?

FW: I had to fire my brother. My friends don't talk to me. What's the use.

L: ......

FW: .....

They sit together for a long time, Lucas just holding her hand. Finally....

FW: Did you know there's no Santa?

L: ..........yes? I mean, didn't YOU know that?

FW: We never really did Christmas growing up. Not that I remember. Usually mom didn't even have the money for even pretending there was a Santa. Sometimes her... clients... would buy me toys.... but yeah.....

L: Well...

FW: And so we'd watch those stupid specials, where the mysterious stranger is running around and at the end there's some big surprise on Christmas morning and the adults end up believing that it really WAS Santa ....

L: .....

FW: So now, we put up the decorations and stuff and I wake up on Christmas morning... I even put out the required offering of milk and cookies....even before Patrick.

L: I always wondered...

FW: And nope....no surprise gifts. No miracle of some wish I had coming true. Nothing. Just twinkling lights gathering dust to be put away until next year so I can do it all over again.

L: Well...I like to think that we get to all be Santa by doing those kind deeds and helping others and making their wishes--

FW: But we don't...I mean, look around. People shooting each other. Countries invading other countries. No one caring that the entire planet is going to be uninhabitable in a short period of time.....Starvation, homelessness that could be easily solved if a few billionaires' hearts grew even one small size....

L: ....

FW: Nah....there's no Santa. Even if there was, we don't deserve him.

Lucas open his mouth to say something, but then decides against it. We fade out.

[Zed]

We see Beverly Cambridge and Zed ice skating together at an outdoor rink in Raleigh as holiday music plays faintly in the background.

BC: I would have never figured you'd have a clue how to do this. 

Z: I'm not very good.

BC: You haven't fallen. Have you done this a lot?

Z: Ice skating? Second time. There was a roller skating rink close to where I grew up, spent a lot of Friday nights there when I was younger. It's not quite the same, but it's close enough to not make an ass of myself.

BC: I wouldn't have even expected a place like this here.

Z: So this is actually, like, an amphitheater that has a bunch of concerts and stuff here most of the year? I've seen a show here. I also had no idea they did this until I saw it online the other day. It's not quite Rockefeller Center, but it'll do for tonight.

BC: *playfully* Oh, I see what this is.

Z: What?

BC: This is the whole "take me somewhere that will feel like it's straight out of a Christmas movie" move.

Z: Well ... is it working?

Beverly shakes her head before kissing Zed on the cheek.

Z: I'll take it. Want to get some hot chocolate?

BC: Is the good old Southern boy getting cold?

Z: I've been warmer.

BC: Bless your heart.

Z: That's my line!

Beverly and Zed make their way off the ice as we FADE.

[Zed]

The OOWF.TV feed (Free for $6.66 a month!) goes to commercial, and Brass Bonanza begins playing loudly in the background as a deep, gravely voice shouts over it while various OOWF highlights are shown on screen.

Voice: RRRRRRAALLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! PLEASE COME TO THE WRESTLING SHOW BETWEEN OUR GAMES THIS WEEKENDDDDDDDDDDDDDD! TICKETS ARE AS LOW AS FIFTEEN DOLLLLLLLLLARRRRRRRRS!

Rev. BRICK~!'s voice briefly cuts in.

B~!: That's like a meal at the Bladejob Deli!

Voice: ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME BEFORE GOING TO DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA FOR NEW YEAR'S EVIL 15!

B~!:  Will Awesome Bill even survive this weekend to go home for it?!

Voice: THE OOWF HAS DIVERSITY! POLAR BEARS! BRICKS! PENGUINS! A GUY WHO ISN'T WRESTLING RIGHT NOW WITH A CONCUSSION! THEY'VE GOT DIVERSITYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! PLEASE COME TO THE SHOWWWWWWWWW! I MEAN ALSO COME TO OUR GAMES THIS WEEKEND BUT ALSO COME TO THIS SHOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

The music fades and we look into a recording studio at Rev. BRICK~! nodding towards an audio engineer with Zed and Sean Franklin standing behind him.

B~!: Excellent, thank you. That'll be perfect.

SF: I never know how to react when a grown man shouts about penguins in front of me.

Z: Well, Pittsburgh isn't in town this weekend.

B~!: That was about Opus.

Z: Oh, right. Can we leave now?

B~!: Yes, we'll let this gentleman work his magic so that people ...

Voice: PLEASE COME TO THE SHOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

B~!: ... at Reynolds Coliseum and I can make some of my money back.

FADE.

[DrMcAwesome]

OOWF Saturday Slam – Dec. 16, 2023
LIVE! From Raleigh, North Carolina

The show opens with OOWF commentators Russ and Razz sitting in the OOWF.tv control center.

Russ: “Folks, we apologize. The live feed for the December 16 episode of Saturday Slam never made it from the truck during the scheduled time. The technical difficulties continued overnight as a planned attempt to air the video in its entirety sometime today was compromised when the footage from the show was seemingly deleted from our servers. While we are scrambling to ensure that you – the great fans of OOWF – will be able to view this episode in its intended entirety, we’ll offer a recap featuring highlights that were shared through our social media accounts with analysis from Razz and myself.

Razz: “While the possibility of losing an entire show’s worth of footage is one that few in OOWF will accept without exhausting all possible options to retrieve it, we feel that we can give a capable recap of all that happened on Saturday.

Russ: “Without further adieu, let’s get to the key highlights of Saturday’s card.”

• Rory Thomas vs. Bridget O’Malley
Russ: “To be honest, this was a match that shouldn’t have been put on the card. With Bridget’s new attitude and Rory’s part in the mind games being played against Bridget, this was always going to be the rookie’s funeral.”

A highlight shows Rory firing off a series of punches in the center of the ring, but running the ropes and straight into a O’Mallet, spelling the end of any hope Rory had.

Razz: “You see here. After about three minutes of Bridget just working Rory over, Rory gets a few licks in and seems to be turning the tide, but then hits the ropes and gives Bridget a chance to drill him with an O’Mallet, Rory just had no juice after that.

Russ: “The youngster didn’t deserve what was about to happen.”

Razz: “Says you. Rory Thomas signed that contract. He wasn’t held at gunpoint.”

A new highlight shows Rory staggering around, and into Bridget’s chickenwing sleeper. While Rory tries to hold on as long as possible, his body eventually gives out as official Angelo Barros squeezes Rory’s free hand without response before signaling for the bell.

Your winner (referee stoppage), Bridget O’Malley!

Razz: “A dominant win for Bridget as she has made zero bones about her desire to get another crack at Lexie Darling. Making short work of Rory Thomas only strengthens her argument.”

Russ: “Then she went a bit further to draw attention to herself and this quest, continuing the attack after the bell.”

Another highlight shows Rory falling limp after Bridget releases the submission. Bridget smirks and winks at The One-Notes, who have joined their running buddy in the ring. Carrie and Harper hold a deadweight Rory upright and then lift him so that Bridget can get underneath, drape a leg over her should and wake the youngster up abruptly with a stretch muffler that gets a verbal and tapping submission, to no avail until Barros warns Bridget about a reversed decision if she continues the attack. Bridget drops Rory before symbolically wiping her feet on the downed youngster. Harmony exits with debris filling the ring and the aisle as they walk up the ramp.

•  Angie Delpetro vs. Annie Horvath
Russ: “Next on Saturday’s card was a styles-make-fights match with the precise and cold-blooded Angie Delpetro taking on the fiery high-flyer Annie Horvath.”

Razz: “People will look at the results of this match and figure that it was a foregone conclusion, but it was anything but that.”

A highlight pops in with Angie giving Annie a spine buster on the apron then gesturing to the crowd that Annie’s time in this match is coming to an end. Annie gingerly gets to her feet and ducks a lariat before delivering a headbutt that staggers Angie. Annie then hits the ropes and delivers a spear to Angie that sends her hard into the corner. Annie runs to a dazed and winded Angie and delivers a monkey flip that sends Annie halfway across the ring. Annie heads to the top turnbuckle with Anchors Aweigh! in mind, but Liam appears out of nowhere to shove Annie off of the ropes while official Mel Creech was checking on Angie’s status. Angie pops up, makes the cover and drapes her feet on the bottom rope, conveniently out of Creech’s view.

Your winner (pinfall), Angie Delpetro.

Russ: “The Black Hand showing us again that it’s never a one-on-one fight when one of its members is in action.”

Razz: “You feel for Annie, because she was maybe three seconds away from a huge singles win. At the same time, this is why Angie Delpetro is a former champion in this company. She takes advantage of what resources are available to her.”

• No. 1 contender triple threat tag match: Alexander Darling and Nuke vs. Kylie Mignolio and Beverly Cambridge vs. Legion
Russ: “This one was wild and very hard to keep up with from the opening bell until well after the final bell sounded.”

Razz: “You said it, partner! In the end, it was the team that seized an opportunity that won the right to challenge our tag-team champions.”

A highlight shows Kylie and Beverly working over Nuke in their corner with Alexander charging in to protest the double-team, all while commentary reminds viewers of the extended run of double teams in the Nuke-Darling corner on both members of the Beverly-Kylie tandem. Official Davis Hightower escorts Alexander to his corner, giving Legion an apparent chance to stem the tide to its favor, but Adam Jennings grabs the collapsable baton from Liam’s hand, just as Hightower turns to see Nuke’s father on the apron with a weapon in hand. Hightower wastes no time in ejecting Adam from ringside. While this is happening, Nigel sporting a Bob Orton tribute cast waylays all four opponents before grabbing Nuke and power slamming him to the mat. Liam drops a knee from the middle rope and gets the needed count from Hightower.

Your winners (pinfall), and No. 1 contenders to the OOWF Tag-Team Championship, Legion!

Russ: “For those who were wondering what it might take to make Nuke and Adam Jennings sympathetic characters, you just saw the answer. It took a cast on an arm that has not appeared on the OOWF injury report to open the door for Legion to get a chance at tag gold.”

Razz: “Right now, The Black Hand would make some of history’s greatest monsters sympathetic. Though having been in the ring, those forearm injuries are a bear, so if Nigel sustained that injury in his work before OOWF, there might have been an aggravation and it’s usually better to be proactive in preventing further pain and suffering.”

Russ: “It’s just convenient that Nigel’s proactive measure was enough to stun for opponents long enough to open the door for Legion to steal a win.”

• Sandra Fallon and Mac Flasher vs. The Battling Baristas
Razz: “Before Russ jumps in and lathers praise on Mac and Sandra, I just want to say that the Baristas gave those two everything they could take before ultimately falling.”

Russ: “Razz, I was just going to say that those two youngsters had the biggest win of their careers on Brynn’s shoulders until Mac’s veteran instinct allowed he and Sandra to get out with a win.”

The footage cuts in as Brynn lifts Mac onto her shoulders with Tara going up top for the French Press. Tara leaps off, but is caught by Mac, who power slams Tara to the mat while falling off Brynn’s shoulders. Sandra charges in and clotheslines Brynn out of the ring before Mac, limping after minutes of work on his knee by The Battling Baristas, spins Tara around into a Duquesne Incline, getting the academic pinfall victory from there.

Your winners (pinfall), the team of Mac Flasher and Sandra Fallon!

Russ: “A less-than-comfortable win for Mac and Sandra, but it was Mac’s quick thinking in a perilous situation that got his team the duke.”

Razz: “But they didn’t get to feel like winners for long.”

A video shows The One-Notes running down the ramp and drilling Sandra with a chair before working over Mac’s leg with the same object. Carrie places Mac’s knee in what appears to be an attempted Pillmanizer before Sandra pops up and snags a ringside chair to clean house before Carrie can leap onto Mac’s chair-shackled knee.

• Katie Bardoor vs. Pete Quick
Russ: “While Katie’s OOWF Intercontinental Championship was not up for grabs in this match, her meeting with Pete Quick had a feel of a championship bout on any of our great supercards over the years.”

Razz: “Katie is in that ring fighting for her life against the ringleader of a group that has made her life a living nightmare in and out of the ring. While she’s doing that, Pete sees any chance in the ring against a member of Shokan Dojo as a way to send a message to Jack Quinn.”

Russ: “Nevertheless, I don’t think this one solved a whole bunch as it goes between these two and the groups they run with.”

Video shows Katie, with blood streaming down her face, approaching Pete, who is also bleeding buckets and tied in the ropes. Katie stands a foot away from Pete and grins before booting him relentlessly, ending the rampage with a deliberate stomp to the groin. Pete yelps and then uses Misato Misawa, who was working to untie him as a human shield. Katie tosses Misawa aside, drawing gasps from fans who are aware of Misawa’s injury history and the possibilities if the official suffers another neck injury. With Misawa groggy, Katie and the now-freed Pete start brawling in and out of the ring. Pete drills Katie with his loaded glove to get a quick advantage, but jams his leg when a big boot attempt gets nothing but ring post. As Pete is clutching his knee, Katie roots around under the ring before pulling out Happy Deth Bat V. Katie jams the knob into Pete’s knee numerous times before a bell can be heard. Katie continues attacking Pete before the OOWF Yellow-Shirt Gang rushes down to pull the two apart.

Ladies and gentlemen, official Misato Misawa has disqualified both combatants.

Russ: “A dangerous situation, but Misato Misawa was ultimately OK. I’m just not sure how those two are going to settle things, especially as Katie is the lone wrestler carrying the Shokan Dojo banner with Jack Quinn and PORK on the mend.”

Razz: “Katie might be outnumbered, but it’s clear that she does not care.

• Lexie Darling and Lindsay McAllister vs. The One-Notes
Russ: “We spoke earlier in this show about Bridget O’Malley trying to get Lexie Darling’s attention. Here’s where she succeeded.”

Razz: “And just like she told Josie in the run-up to the show, sometimes to make an omelette, you have to break a few eggs.”

The video shows Lexie and Lindsay standing atop the ramp when Harmony, all three members of it, attack from behind. Bridget hits an overhead suplex on Lexie, sending her into the video wall while Carrie and Harper start a 2-on-1 beatdown of the recently returned Lindsay, focusing on her right knee. With Bridget having disposed of Lexie, she slowly walks toward Lindsay, but pulls out a microphone.

Bridget: “Lexie. You could have stopped this. All you needed to do was give me a chance to win your championship without any bullshit. You could have recognized that I am the future all-time greatest champion that this company has ever seen, but since I didn’t bend a knee to a Darling, I’m getting held back again. In response, I won’t bend a knee, but I’ll sure as hell break one.”

Bridget grabs the helpless Lindsay and places her in a stretch muffler, torquing her ankle while popping up and down. Lexie is unable to save her friend as Carrie and Harper are holding her on the floor, but ensuring that the champion can see what’s happening. A loud pop and scream can be heard as Bridget continues to work Lindsay’s now-busted knee with the submission hold. Lindsay passes out from the pain just before Sandra Fallon and Mac Flasher run onto the ramp to ward off The One-Notes and then force Bridget to break the hold. Lexie tends to Lindsay while Bridget smiles at her handiwork. Carrie rushes to hand Lexie’s championship to Bridget as Harmony’s leader looks at the belt before tossing it at Lexie and walking away.

• OOWF World Tag-Team Championship: Zed and Sean Franklin (c) vs. Banned From Everywhere
Russ: "Fans. I do have some good news. We have been able to recover the main event video in its entirety. This match was a treat." 

The challengers get a rousing ovation from the Raleigh crowd, but the audience finds another level when “Good in Red” starts playing briefly. However, only Zed and Rev. BRICK~! walk out first, and a wave of concern washes over the Raleigh crowd as Zed calls to cut the music and pulls out a microphone.

Zed: “As much as it pains me to say this,” he starts before a dramatic pause that makes the crowd fear the worst. “This is Reynolds Coliseum. We’ve got to do this the right way.”



With that, he gestures behind him, as North Carolina State’s marching band plays its fight song and Sean Franklin makes his way out to a thunderous roar. Zed smiles and nods knowingly as Sean leads them to the ring in the building where he won countless matches as a collegiate wrestler.

Naturally, Sean starts in the ring in front of his hometown fans against Bill, and Sean feeds off the crowd to get the upper hand, powerbombing Bill before tagging in Zed.

Zed carries the momentum and gets in some strikes, but ultimately Bill uses his strength and turns the tide. With a Bionic Elbow, Bill staggers Zed into the challengers’ corner and tags in Justin.

Justin wastes no time at all, leaping into a Hurricanrana and grounding Zed. He then drags Zed to his feet and sets up the High Risk Headlock, but makes the mistake of running towards the champions’ corner. This allows Sean to tag a completely unwitting Zed on the back and become the legal man. The impact had its desired effect on Zed, but he still tries to get back in the ring before Ben Coleman is able to explain the situation.

Rev. BRICK~! sees the distraction and slides a chair into the ring, but Sean is too focused laying into Justin with a series of chops to notice. Sean scoops up Justin looking for another powerbomb, but Justin is able to counter into a roll-up just as Ben turns around, one, two, NO! Sean kicks out.

At this point, Ben notices the chair and questions Justin. In a bizarre scene, both Justin and Sean deny the chair’s involvement and even seem a little surprised it’s here while Rev. BRICK~! is doing everything he can to convince Ben that’s how his client was pinned. Zed walks over in hopes of talking some sense into BRICK~!, which nearly puts him in the line of fire when a less patient Bill crashes in from the ring apron with a Decatur Drop to BRICK~!.

Zed now finds himself in the role of peacekeeper, trying to reason with Bill who is clearly incensed that BRICK~! questioned the integrity of his dear friend and tag team partner. It takes all of Zed’s and Ben Coleman’s efforts to return the men to their respective corners

While all of this is going on, Justin has taken control of the match in the ring that 17 people in Reynolds Coliseum might be watching right now. Just when it looks like Justin is ready to put the finishing touch on the match, Sean sneaks in a low blow to hot tag Zed in just as he returns to the corner.

Zed gives Sean a quick admonishing look before charging into the ring and flattening Justin with a running knee. Zed goes to the top rope, looking for The Answer. He leaps, and the lights go out.

“DOOOOOOOOUUUUGGGGGHAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWK!”

The lights go out, we hear the whistles and clicks of a dolphin, the Taco Bell gong, tires squealing and a group of millennials shouting “Sheeeeeeeeeesh!"

When the lights come back on, Rev. BRICK~! is somehow suspended in a shark cage above the ring, Ben Coleman is out cold, Zed is sprawled onto the canvas after a crash landing, and Bill is standing in the ring holding one half of the OOWF World Tag Team Championship belts.

Immediately, Zed recognizes the situation and sees the look in Bill’s face. The torment from Legion, the destruction of the Nowhere Bar, Grille and PCPL Repository … Bill has found his breaking point.

Zed doesn’t even bother arguing with Bill. The hot mics pick him up talking to Bill … “Do what you have to do, man. I understand. It’s okay.”

BRICK~! is apoplectic but helpless. Sean is too stunned to speak. The crowd, just as much out of love and respect for Bill as fanaticism for the champions, is urging Bill off the ledge. Just as he appears to wind up for the money shot, Bill shakes his head and tosses the belt to ringside to a huge roar and steps back out of the ring, a roar that stirs Ben Coleman back to life.

With that, Zed quickly scrambles to the corner and tags in Sean before rolling out to safety. Sean levels Justin with a suplex, then elbows Bill to remove him from the ring apron. Justin rises to his feet for a quick counter, but not quick enough … LONE WOLF from Sean!

Sean covers, one, two, THREE!

Your winners (19:27; pinfall) and still OOWF World Tag Team Champions, Sean Franklin and Zed

The Reynolds Coliseum roars in approval while OOWF officials flood the ringside area to assist in lowering BRICK~! back to ground level. Zed and Sean quickly share a brief embrace as the championship belts are returned to them, but Zed quickly steps aside so Sean can soak in this moment with the partisan fans.

The celebration is short-lived, however, as “The Halls of Fear” begins to play and Liam and Nigel step onto the entrance ramp, batons in hand. They begin to walk towards the ring, but come to a halt as Zed, Sean, Bill and Justin all quickly spill out of the ring and form a unified front at ringside.