[DrMcAwesome]

OOWF Saturday Slam – Jan. 13, 2024
LIVE! from the OOWF Arena – Asheville, North Carolina

• Falls Count Anywhere: Bridget O’Malley vs. Mac Flasher

• OOWF World Tag Team Championship*: Zed and Sean Franklin (c) vs. Legion
*Rev. BRICK~! is banned from ringside

• Lexie Darling and Sandra Fallon vs. The One-Notes

• Beverly Cambridge vs. Justin Sane

• Nuke and Alexander Darling vs. Annie Horvath and Rory Thomas

• The Brothers Mangyuniku vs. The Electric Company

• Katie Bardoor and Meredith “BEANS” Samuels vs. The Battling Baristas

• Kylie Mignolio vs. Awesome Bill from Dawsonville

Card subject to Y2K computer issues arriving 24 years late

[Zed]

The INC finds a tense conversation backstage following New Year's Evil in Dawsonville, Georgia (cheap pop!) between Rev. BRICK~! and Zed, with Sean observing from a safe distance.

B~!: Why are you acting like this is my fault?!

Z: Well, it sure as shit isn't my fault you got ejected!

B~!: I was looking out for you! It's that clown Junior Hale letting them get away with murder!

Z: We're not stooping to their level. We talked about this.

B~!: So what? *gesturing to Sean* We're supposed to just stand by and let them ambush you?

Z: We? No. You? Absolutely.

B~!: Well, I guess you get to have it your way in two weeks.

Zed sighs and shrugs his shoulders.

Z: I'd hardly call it my way, but yes, we're going to have to make do without you. Nothing we can do about it now.

SF: It's fine. We beat them once, we can beat them again.

Z: Here's hoping.

The trio look at each other for a few seconds.

Z: We done here?

B~!: I guess so.

Z: Alright then. I'll see you back in Asheville.

Zed gives Sean's championship belt a pat as he turns to walk away and we FADE.

[Zed]

Back at the Compound, there is a gathering in the living room as several of the residents await the "ball drop" for the New Year. The camera focuses on Zed and Beverly Cambridge standing beside each other.

Z: What a difference a year makes, huh?

BC: Remember when you said you didn't want to come back to all of this?

Z: *smirking* I'm still not entirely sure I made the right choice sometimes. 

Josie can be heard shouting "One minute!"

Z: I guess some positives have come out of it, though.

BC: Gold looks good on you, babe.

Z: We need to get you some to match.

BC: In due time.

Z: Oh, I have no doubt.

Josie: 30 seconds!

Z: You know what?

BC: What?

Z: There's something I've always wanted to do and never had the chance.

BC: And what's that?

Z: Kiss someone at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.

BC: Oh! Well, I suppose that can be arranged.

Z: That'd be awful swell of you.

BC: Mhm.

As Josie begins the countdown from 10, Zed smiles and looks at Beverly, mouthing "I love you." Beverly does the same, and they share a quick kiss as the clock strikes midnight. 

Z: Yeah, that didn't suck.

BC: Everything you hoped it would be?

Z: And more. 

FADE.

[DrMcAwesome]

*the scene and INVISIBLE NINJA CAMERA find BRIDGET O’MALLEY sitting in Harmony’s locker room, holding her kick pads while gazing at a photo of her and MAC FLASHER just before her OOWF debut match*

BRIDGET: “Mac. I once thought that you and I were going to rule OOWF together for years. You were one of the hottest young stars in the company. I was a rookie with a wealth of fighting experience outside of wrestling. You. Me. Whomever we were aligned with. We were going to be the pinnacle of OOWF. It’s because I believed in you. You had finally broken away from your past trauma and found your truest self, or so I thought. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

“You beat Stank to become OOWF World Champion. This should have been the jump point for a dynastic reign. What happened? You let tormenters get in your head. Zed. Moosehead Jack. You couldn’t enjoy your success, because you could only acknowledge your haters. It led to your first title loss. Sure, you beat Jack at his game. It’s because he let you beat him at it, knowing what it would cost you. You see? It doesn’t take much to manipulate Mac Flasher. That fact became very obvious quite a bit in OOWF. It led to a wet fart of a second title reign before losing the strap to Jack Bullet. Then you got to be your favorite thing, a victim seeking validation. You never got that rematch with Jack Bullet and you never shut up about it. I’m sure you probably told that surfer girl of yours about it this week. Your focus is never where it should be.

“This is where tonight comes in. We’ll fight, but your mind will be on something else. Maybe it’ll be on what happened to cause this rift between us. Maybe it’ll be the dread that I’ll expose you and the fact that I passed you long ago as the superior wrestler. Tonight, it’ll be my arm going up in victory, and I’ll gladly do it in front of anyone you consider to be your friend.”

*BRIDGET tears the photo and leaves the pieces all over the floor as the scene fades*

[DrMcAwesome]

OOWF Saturday Slam – Jan. 13, 2024
OOWF Arena – Asheville, North Carolina

• Kylie Mignolio vs. Awesome Bill from Dawsonville
Cold open with both combatants receiving instructions from Angelo Barros and shaking hands before the bell sounds. Awesome Bill tries to catch Kylie with a double-leg takedown, only for Kylie to elude with a cartwheel. Awesome Bill nods and tries a cartwheel of his own, but can’t quite stick the landing. Both grapplers smile as Awesome Bill gets himself off of the mat. Awesome Bill asks for a test of strength against the diminutive Kylie, who climbs to the seconds turnbuckle to get a smattering of leverage, but it does not help her a lick as Awesome Bill easily gains the advantage and then hits a backdrop suplex to pull Kylie away from the ropes. Awesome Bill secures a headlock and drops all of his weight on Kylie, limiting a possible escape. Barros checks the headlock as Kylie looks to be fading a tinge.

Russ: “It’s early, but Kylie looks to be in a lot of trouble.”
Razz: “Partner, when you have an opponent almost three times your bodyweight putting that weight on you, even something as simple as a headlock is enough to drain your energy fast.”

Kylie wills herself to one knee and sneaks an elbow to Awesome Bill’s gut to relieve a bit of pressure. A second elbow breaks the headlock with Kylie rolling away and greeting a charging Awesome Bill with a dropkick. With Awesome Bill stumbling, Kylie drops him with a meteora that gets 2. Kylie continues her perpetual motion offense with a pair of running forearm smashes and then a springboard crossbody that gets 2. Kylie strikes Awesome Bill with a pair of kicks to the hamstrings and then gets caught on a second springboard crossbody try before Awesome Bill hits a fallaway slam and gets 2 from that. Kylie is dragged to the corner as Awesome Bill signals for Go Dawgs. Kylie hooks her ankle outisde the bottom rope, meaning that only Awesome Bill leaves the corner on the running bulldog try. Awesome Bill lands on his wallet as Kylie hits the ropes opposite Awesome Bill and connects with a basement crossbody that Awesome Bill flips over and holds on just long enough to get 3.

Your winner (pinfall, 5:58), Awesome Bill from Dawsonville!

Afterward, both wrestlers seem completely shocked by the outcome before shaking hands. Kylie raises Awesome Bill’s arm and departs while the Georgian soaks in the cheers.

• Nuke and Alexander Darling vs. Annie Horvath and Rory Thomas
“Dream On” plays for Rory before “Anchors Aweigh” signals the arrival of Annie as the two rookies jog to the ring and stretch on the ropes before “Hate Breeders” plays to indicate that Nuke is on his way. The music stops as “King of the World” plays, but there’s no Alexander … Again. Nuke, a bit frustrated, walks to the ring with his father/manager Adam Jennings, offering to wrestle again. Nuke begs Adam to not join the match, signaling that he’ll go it alone.
Official Davis Hightower calls for the bell as the unofficial handicap match starts. Nuke taunts Annie, who is first in for her duo. Annie eludes a series of grapple attempts, getting quick jabs in when she can as she annoys more Nuke than she hurts him. Annie then hits a roundhouse kick that drops Nuke where he stood. Annie and Rory then hit a double suplex with Rory’s cover getting 1. Rory peppers Nuke with rights and lefts, getting caught with a chop to the throat when loading up a bolo punch. With Rory gasping for air, Nuke asserts control with a series of throws and a implant DDT that gets 2 before Rory can drape his leg over the bottom rope. Annie tries to rally her partner with crowd support while Adam gleefully taunts Rory as he struggles to get to his feet, only to take a knee to the jaw by Nuke as he’s on one knee. Rory falls out of the ring with Nuke following. Annie tries to cut Nuke off, but Adam grabs her arm only to get a headbutt for his troubles. With Hightower’s count ongoing, Rory is able to roll into the ring while Nuke checks on Adam. Hightower’s count gets to 10, bringing an end to this match.

Your winners (count out, 3:35), the team of Rory Thomas and Annie Horvath!

Afterward, Nuke berates a smiling Annie outside of the ring while Rory celebrates inside, totally unaware of a man in a black hooded sweatshirt standing behind him. Rory turns around and eats a Darling Driver. Annie rushes in to save Rory only for the man to toss her into a corner and follow with a big boot to knock her silly. Nuke rolls in to cost the man, pulling down his hood to reveal Alexander. Nuke, visibly frustrated, asks Alexander of his whereabouts. Alexander looks at Nuke, pats him on the shoulder and rolls out of the ring, confusing everyone even further.

• The Brothers Mangyuniku vs. The Electric Company
Joe and Jamie are already in the ring as “King of the Clouds” plays before mixing to “Party Boy Theme” as Jeff and Shizuru-Mune meet atop the ramp and run into the ring, bringing a fight to The Electric Company with Ben Coleman calling for the bell. Jeff easily dispatches Joe from the ring with a European uppercut while Shizuru-Mune puts Jamie on his back with a Dream Maker roundhouse kick. Jeff gets Jamie to his feet before looking at Shizuru-Mune, who nods with a smile. Jeff whips Jamie into the ropes as the Brothers Mangyuniku fire off a double dropkick with Shizuru-Mune making the cover while Jeff keeps an eye for Joe as Coleman counts 3.

Your winners (pinfall, 1:24), The Brothers Mangyuniku.

Afterward, Jeff and Shizuru-Mune celebrate with ringside fans as the younger, but larger, Jeff lifts Shizuru-Mune with a hug as the former executive reaches to the deeper rows to high-five fans.

• Beverly Cambridge vs. Justin Sane
“Insane in the Brain” heralds the arrival of Justin, who sprints to the ring before enthusiastically gesturing to the crowd. “Cut the Cord” brings out Beverly, who receives a similar response, but a calmer demeanor as she walks to the ring. The two meet and nod in respect before Mel Creech inspects the wrestlers and then starts the match with the point to the timekeeper’s table. The two tie up, but that’s about as far as the match goes with Carrie and Harper hitting the ring before starting a 2-on-1 beatdown on Beverly. Justin tries to intervene, but is clocked by a brass-knuckles sporting Harper, rendering him incapable of further assistance. Carrie holds Beverly up as Harper loads up a punch, only for Kylie Mignolio to tear down the aisle and pull Harper’s arm back as Beverly shifts her hops and judo tosses Carrie forward. The two teams brawl through the ringside area and toward the back before security can intervene. With the yellow shirts separating the The One-Notes from Beverly and Kylie, Awesome Bill from Dawsonville emerges from the back with Justin woozily charging up the ramp to get themselves a piece of Carrie and Harper, who graciously opt to allow security to escort them to the backstage area. Banned From Everywhere then hugs Kylie and Beverly with the feed cutting away to an ad for “The Woodsmen’s Greatest Hunts.”

• Katie Bardoor and Meredith “Beans” Samuels vs. The Battling Baristas
Brynn and Tara are already in the ring along with official Misato Misawa when “War Pigs” plays too bring out Katie, the OOWF Intercontinental champion. She stops halfway down the ramp to wait on her partner, Beans, who comes out to “Debaser.” The two unload furious slaps on each other with Katie staggering and smiling when Beans fires off a hellacious slap before yelling. The two shove each other to further the psych-up before heading to an empty ring as the Baristas have decided to take a powder before the match officially starts. With Katie and Beans in the ring, PORK can be seen making his way ringside on crutches, though he is able to put weight on his injured knee.

Katie offers to start for her team with Tara the first in for the Baristas. Tara tries to mist Katie with a coffee-scented liquid, but Katie just wipes her face, casually removers her t-shirt as the fans sing-song “Shirt off! Fists up!” Tara tries to back away, but is caught and then pummeled by Katie, who then tosses Tara to Brynn and waves the larger of The Battling Baristas into the ring. Brynn tags herself in and attempts to take the fight to Katie, who sidesteps a charge before delivering a forearm to Brynn’s lower back, getting a warning from Misawa as Brynn struggles to even stand after the kidney shot.

Razz: “Not sure why Katie is getting a warning for a kidney punch. That’s about the 10th-most lethal way that Katie could end you if you cross her.”
Russ: “Brynn, who is one of the toughest humans we have in the locker room, was stopped cold with one kidney shot. That should tell you all you need to know about what Katie is capable of.”

Katie tags in Beans, who keeps on Brynn with a barrage of chops and a running knee smash as Brynn is situated in a corner. Beans charges in with another knee strike in mind, but only contacts the top turnbuckle before falling to the mat in a heap. Brynn drags Beans to the Baristas’ corner, starting a series of quick tags and questionable double-team offense as Misawa tries his hardest to keep order. With Beans slugging her way out of trouble, her path to Katie is cut off when Tara grabs an ankle and drags her back. Beans kicks free and is thwarted again, this time as Brynn runs over and knocks Katie from the apron. Katie wastes little time in rolling back into the ring and blowing straight through Misawa on her way to Brynn as the two begin brawling on the outside. Inside, however, Tara misses a corner charge and is pulled into rear naked choke. A wide-eyed Beans ignores the tapping on her arm, but Misawa doesn’t as he signals for the bell and then tries to break the hold.

Your winners (submission, 6:59), the team of Katie Bardoor and Meredith “Beans” Samuels!

Afterward, PORK rolls into the ring to congratulate Beans with Katie joining in the celebration. Beans still wants to go after Tara, but Brynn is quick to shield her fallen partner, who is just starting to get her air back.

• Lexie Darling and Sandra Fallon vs. The One-Notes
“Crown on the Ground (but Sung By The One-Notes)” tests the throwing arms of ringside fans with Carrie and Harper confidently strolling to the ring. The pink-jacketed duo hops into the ring as “Surf Wax America” brings out Sandra, who salutes the cheering fans while stepping around the garbage tossed in the aisle during the previous entrance. At the bottom of the ramp, Sandra pauses and waits for “Radioactive” to play out Lexie, who enters to a very loud ovation. The champ shows her title to fans before a rippled curtain behind reveals a charging Bridget O’Malley, who waylays Lexie with a chair with repeated shots while Carrie and Harper get the jump on Sandra. As The One-Notes batter Sandra before throwing her into the steel stairs, Bridget pulls a microphone from her pocket and sits cross-legged beside an almost-unconscious Lexie.

Bridget: “You keep getting away with it. Each time that I have you where I want you, some bullshit happens. It’s Flasher or his flunky Rory Thomas. Two weeks ago, it took your emo-stage brother and Flasher’s surfer slut to deny me what is mine. All to protect you, the girl who claims she has no allies. All because you made some secret deal with Alex Darling because you KNOW that you’ll never be the champion he was. Each day you hold this title, it’s just another day that you wake up and wish that you were even half of the wrestler that Alex Darling was when he gave a shit. Lexie, your future is in my hands and I’m going to spoil it for you, it’s not good.”

Lexie tries to prop herself up, managing to spit toward Bridget, who laughs before dropping a final chair shot on Lexie’s head. Bridget then picks up the OOWF World Heavyweight Championship off of the ground beside Lexie and holds it as Lexie did seconds before the attack. Sandra tries to save her partner, but is easily caught by The One-Notes who throw her at the feet of Bridget, who then clocks her with the title, cutting Sandra open. Bridget then takes some of the trickling blood from Sandra’s forehead and smears it on the faceplate of the title before throwing it on a dazed Lexie.

Bridget: “Just like Lindsay’s injuries, what just happened to Sandra is your responsibility, Lexie. Soon you’ll have nobody around to help you. Harmony will make damn sure of it.”

Harmony departs as Lexie rolls over to see Sandra out cold and busted open.

• OOWF World Tag Team Championship*: Zed and Sean Franklin (c) vs. Legion
*Rev. BRICK~! is banned from ringside
Liam starts in the ring against Zed, and immediately goes on the offensive with a gutbuster. He stomps on Zed a couple of times, then delivers a cheap shot elbow to Sean on the apron for good measure. Sean is ready to storm into the ring right there, but Mel Creech intercepts him as Liam turns his focus back to Zed with a spinebuster.

Liam tags in Nigel, who delivers another knee to the midsection before going for a cover, but Zed kicks out at one. Zed drags himself back to his feet, just to receive a knife-edge chop. Nigel then hits the ropes and dives shoulder-first into Zed’s left knee, dropping him in a heap.

Liam continues to lay into Zed, then tries to scoop him up for a powerbomb, but Zed gains leverage and rolls up Liam! One, two, NO, Liam kicks out.

Without a moment’s hesitation after the kickout, Zed dives to make the hot tag to Sean, who barges in with a barrage of chops to Liam. However, Liam slows down Sean with a sidewalk slam, and Sean rolls out of the ring to regain his bearings while Liam tags in Nigel.

Once back in the ring, Sean nearly turns Nigel inside-out with a clothesline, then scoops him up for a German suplex. Sean looks for the pinfall, but it’s only a one count. Sean goes for another clothesline, then a spinebuster before another cover, this time getting a two-count before it’s broken up by Liam.

Liam returns to the challengers’ corner to allow for a tag, which Nigel facilitates. Only now, Zed has finally staggered back to the apron after the early onslaught, but Sean is a long way from home. Nigel slings Sean through the ropes before going to the top rope and delivering a crossbody to ringside … but Sean ducks out of the way and Nigel crashes into the barricade.

With that, Sean slides into the ring and tags Zed. Zed quickly scales the top rope himself … THE ANSWER TO NIGEL ON THE FLOOR! Zed pulls Nigel up by the waist and goes for the cover, one, two, NO! Liam is there to break it up.

Zed slams the mat in frustration as Liam returns to the challengers’ corner, then opts to roll underneath the ropes and take a walk to regain his composure. As Zed collects himself at ringside, Nigel is back on his feet and goes for another cheap shot on Sean, but Mel Creech is there to stop it at the two fighters jaw at each other before Sean finally pulls Nigel through the ropes and they spill out to ringside as well.

As Mel tries to restore order between Sean and Nigel, the crowd roars at a commotion on the other side of the ring. Pete Quick and Angie Delpetro have hopped the barricade, restraining Zed while Liam swings his baton repeatedly at Zed!

Sean sees this, grabs the nearest chair and wallops Nigel before sprinting around the ring to assist Zed and Mel Creech calls for the bell …

Your winners (11:51; disqualification), Legion!

Sean rushes in, but he’s quickly overwhelemed by the numbers as he falls victim, effectively going four-on-one against the Black Hand as a bloodied and battered Zed. As security rushes into the arena, Liam, Nigel and company stand tall over the champions who look much worse for wear but retain the titles on the disqualification.

• Falls Count Anywhere: Bridget O’Malley vs. Mac Flasher
“I Get Wet” plays, but Mac is nowhere to be found. After about 45 seconds, the feed cuts to the backstage corridor where Bridget and Mac are already brawling as OOWF official Misami Misawa rushes to the action with the bout seemingly underway. Mac throws Bridget into a stack of pallets, following with a Stinger Splash with Bridget staggering in front of some pallets and a nearby wall. Mac covers and gets 1 as Bridget rakes Mac’s eyes and begins to work him over, eventually lifting Mac in position for a piledriver before Mac can escape by shifting his hips away and then reversing with a back body drop onto the concrete. Mac starts to stomp away on Bridget before she screams “I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” That’s enough to stall Mac for a second before Bridget sends an elbow up to Mac’s groin.

Russ: “That damn red-headed Jezebel! Playing on the fact that Mac may still care about her and using it to her advantage!”
Razz: “It’s all fair in this type of match. Bridget has a point to prove after just proving a point earlier.”

Bridget finds a chair and starts to brutalize Mac’s knees and ankles with it. An attempted Pillmanizer misses, giving Mac the chance to return volley with a chair shot that gets 2 before Bridget kicks out and crawls away through an exit door. Mac gives chase as the two are outside of the arena. Mac takes a wild swing with the chair that misses, but hits the outside wall. Mac tries to shake his jammed hands while Bridget connects with a knee to the jaw before picking up the chair and going back to work on Mac’s legs. With Mac down and out, Bridget puts Mac in a Scorpion Death Lock as Mac realizes that he cannot be saved by ropes outside of the arena.

Russ: “Mac Flasher grew up as a Sting fan, and he might be forced to submit to a trademark of Sting’s offense.”
Razz: “Please make this happen! Yes! The irony would be delicious!”

With Bridget pulling back on the hold, Mac refuses to submit but is starting to fade. With Mac almost on his way out, The One-Notes find their way into the fray, crouching down and sing-singing various taunts to Mac, who perks up just enough to take swipes at Carrie and Harper that miss by at least a foot. Misawa admonishes The One-Notes, who remind her that their presence is legal. Also legal, the clingy pole that connected on Bridget’s head thanks to a bandaged and enraged Sandra Fallon. Sandra then rushes toward Carrie and Harper with Lexie Darling cutting off the pink-jacketed tag team’s escape with belt shots. During the chaos, Mac tries to stand up with Alexander Darling walking into the scene. Bridget spots Alexander and tries to back away, but Alexander pulls her to feet, sneers and drops her with a forearm smash. Mac, pulls himself upright via Alexander, thinking he just got the help he needed to defeat Bridget, only for Alexander to connect with a Darling Driver onto the nearby chair. Alexander shouts taunts toward both downed combatants before leaving. Bridget crawls toward Mac and drops an arm over him as Misawa counts 3.

Your winner (pinfall, 11:40), Bridget O’Malley!

Afterward, Mac is still out as The One-Notes run in to congratulate Bridget, who has zero idea of where she is. Sandra rushes in to check on Mac while Lexie is more concerned about getting her hands on Bridget. With security rushing in to prevent a possible altercation, the feed cuts to the ring with OOWF General Manager Firewoman already in the ring.

Firewoman: “Fans. Thank you. These past 10 months since OOWF has returned have been incredible, but they’ve also taken a toll on some of our wrestlers, such as what you just saw. So, I am cancelling the Jan. 26 edition of ‘Saturday Slam’ to give our wrestlers a much-needed break, but I promise that we will make up for it with a special edition of ‘Saturday Slam’ that I’ve named ‘Super Saturday Slam.’ On that show, set to air from Asheville, North Carolina, on Feb. 10, Bridget O’Malley will face Lexie Darling with all parties aside from the wrestlers and officials banned from ringside. Interference on behalf of either wrestler will result in immediate termination. We will also see Legion face Zed and Sean Franklin in a steel cage. While fans may be disappointed in our Jan. 27 show being cancelled, you will not be disappointed in the matches that we have in store for you. The rest of out ‘Super Saturday Slam’ card will be announced on Jan. 27. Until then, we thank you and hope to see you then. It’ll be a great night.”