Post by Office on Aug 9, 2017 5:15:46 GMT -5
SAM HEWITT
From the Midwest! Evanston, Illinois! Hello fight fans, I'm Sam Hewitt and welcome to the debut edition of Star Zone! Our new weekly Sunday night broadcast. On tonight's program, the Summer Tag League kicks off with Mark Storm teaming up with Kevin Moss against newcomers Brian Crucifix and Robert Zodiac, a team collectively known as the Sinister Enclave! These two and four more teams are vying to fill the tag team championship vacancy after previous champions, Alexander Irvine and Ben Chrenshaw were stripped of the titles this past week. Also on the broadcast, we'll hear the first public comments from AJ Knight since that unforgettable cage match in Madison Square Garden. If you missed it, let's take you back and show you what took place...
LAST MONTH, "FUSION" at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Buchanan laughs as AJ is on his knees in pain, the Canadian fighter rips the bandage off the side of AJ's face revealing the burn marks from his fireball last week. Eli crouches down and drives a fist into the side of it, knocking AJ onto the mat. Eli then crawls down beside him and puts the point of his elbow on his face and begins grinding it back and forth over the burn! AJ cries out in pain as Price gets into excellent position, asking AJ if he wants to quit... but AJ yells out a NO! that MSG pops for! The Garden then gets behind him with chants of "LET'S GO AJ!" which Buchanan responds to with, "Yeah, let's go AJ!" as he pulls him up off the mat. The former Tiger Mask Red grabs AJ by the trunks and leads him into the cage wall as the crowd groans! AJ bounces off and falls down to the mat! Buchanan jumps on top of him, forcing him onto his stomach and climbing onto his back with a camel clutch!
CHAD GOMEZ
He's going to make him humble, Sam! He's going to break the back of the ungrateful AJ Knight, steal away his title shot and send him packing!
SAM HEWITT
Knight's been busted open and his face is slowly being covered in crimson red!
Indeed, AJ's sensitive facial tissue has been lacerated! Eli abandons the arms over the leg aspect of the clutch and instead chooses to crank back on the head and neck, AJ starts to get up, back to his feet but Buchanan lets go and slams AJ's face into the mat! He stomps the back of his head as AJ holds his face in pain, adding insult to injury. Buchanan drops down to his knees, telling AJ to quit but AJ responds with a FUCK YOU! Buchanan can't hide his frustration, grabbing AJ up by the hair and slamming his fist into burn/cut! He does this a few more times before grabbing AJ's hair with his right hand... then ramming into the cage wall again! AJ falls down to the mat in pain, and Buchanan backs into the corner to watch him writhe. As soon as AJ starts to stir, Eli hoists himself up onto the second rope - then grabs the cage and steadies himself on the top rope... AJ turns and sees Eli leap off... diving lariat incoming... but either collapses or ducks! Buchanan hits the mat with a thud, then tries to get up in a hurry. However, his body drops him to a knee... AJ grabs him by the back of the head and rams him into the cage!
SAM HEWITT
Oh, I bet that was cathartic!
CHAD GOMEZ
This is sickening! How can you do that to someone you considered your leader!?
The crowd pops huge as Eli falls backwards into the ring, then pops again as AJ grabs him up once more and runs him into the wall again! Buchanan falls to the mat, beginning to bleed as AJ falls against the ropes. AJ pulls himself up off the ropes as Eli is getting back to his feet, turning to deck his former manager with a right hand! Buchanan crumples to the mat, AJ grabs his head and clamps on a sleeper hold... but Eli reaches back and gouges at AJ's facial injury! AJ tries to increase the pressure on the choke, but Eli slams the back of his head against AJ's chin, sending him down on his ass and freeing the former leader of the Red Army from his potential demise. Buchanan scurries up to his feet, then tries to knee the doubled over AJ... but Knight catches it! Eli attempts to beg off as AJ holds it, bloodied and battered, AJ then grabs Eli's waist and hoists him up for an atomic drop... but Eli grabs the cage! AJ tries to drop him, but cannot! AJ pulls him free and looks as though he's going to belly to belly him into the cage wall...
SAM HEWITT
Oof! A 12-6 elbow to the top of AJ's head breaks up the suplex attempt, saving Buchanan from going into the cage wall! Knight is dazed and confused! What's this...?
Buchanan grabs AJ's arm in a chickenwing and goes behind... he grabs the other... and looks as though he's going to Tiger suplex AJ...
SAM HEWITT
Shades of Tiger Mask Red...
Eli laughs and throws AJ forward into the cage, thus causing him to stagger back out... AJ is trapped in a full nelson! Eli tries to Dragon suplex him, but AJ kicks his feet up and grabs a hold of the ropes... Eli lets him go - causing him to back bump on the mat.
CHAD GOMEZ
These fans don't deserve to see Tiger Mask Red! Eli told me that it's a chapter of his life that's better left behind!
Eli backs into the corner... AJ begins to get up... Buchanan charges across... BOMA---NAY! AJ DROPS DOWN! Buchanan soars over and his knee jars into the mat instead! AJ looks up, bloodied and dazed...
SAM HEWITT
AJ Knight's eyes an opportunity! There's a bright target on that leg!
AJ grabs Eli's leg and turns him over...
CHAD GOMEZ
WRINKLE IN TIME!?
SAM HEWITT
The signature hold of the Crippler Ben Chrenshaw! A man who Buchanan left in charge of mentoring AJ Knight during their time in the Red Army, and all at once - it's blowing up in his face!
Buchanan yells in pain, but AJ can't keep the hold applied effectively... so he drops down, keeping the leg locked... more of a stepover toe hold. He reaches up... throws Eli's arm behind his head... CROSSFACE! TEMPLAR STRETCH WITH A STEPOVER TOEHOLD!
AJ CRANKS BACK!
ELI IS YELLING IN PAIN!
AJ PULLS BACK EVEN MORE!
SAM HEWITT
Eli taps! Eli taps! AJ wins! AJ wins!
AJ releases the hold and falls to the mat, the MSG crowd loud in its approval. The Agents of Pain storm the ringside area, throwing a couple chairs up into the cage, then rush the door, pushing aside Dr. Pierson and Cordell Garner as they unlock it. Agent B grabs Xavier Price and chucks him into the cage wall, while Agent D locks the cage door and holds possession of the key! Garner gets back up and yanks on the door, but it's locked! Dr. Pierson and some stage hands also yank on the door, prying it open a bit - but no one is slim enough to slink through the opening. Agent D and B check on Eli, helping him to the ropes where he leans against watching as his Agents each pick up a chair and circle AJ...
Unfamiliar music interrupts the proceeding and despite the brief confusion about the music, it's eased as Hammerstein rushes out from the back and leaps onto the cage wall. He begins climbing, dodging chair shots to the inside of the cage from the Agents. He makes it to the top and stops, the Agents cackling as they brandish their chairs. Eli slinks down into the corner, looking as though he's ready to be done with this.
SAM HEWITT
Low blow to Agent B from AJ!
Indeed, Agent B falls to his knees! Agent D turns to investigate and Hammerstein soars off the top, nailing a crossbody block onto the unsuspecting Agent! Hammerstein gets up and turns.... ELI SWINGS A CHAIR! Hammerstein ducks it, then grabs it! He wrestles it away from Eli, who's momentum swings him around and face to face with AJ Knight. Hammerstein backs into the corner and watches Eli fall to his knees. Hammerstein throws AJ the chair, and Knight is yelling inaudibly at Buchanan... who screams back "HIT ME!" repeatedly. AJ raises the chair up, but Agent B gets to his feet... distracting him.
HAMMERSTEIN POUNCES AGENT B!
Agent D is starting back to his feet also, Hammerstein picks up the chair and cracks Agent D in the back with it! He falls to all fours and Hammer smashes him again to flatten him out on the mat!
"AJ! YOU FUCK! STRIKE ME DOWN!"
AJ raises the chair again, gulping as Eli sneers, closing his eyes bracing for impact.
CRACK!!!
The crowd falls silent.
Eli opens his eyes...
AJ Knight is flat on his back, Hammerstein's heavy breathing the only thing that can be heard.
Buchanan laughs as AJ is on his knees in pain, the Canadian fighter rips the bandage off the side of AJ's face revealing the burn marks from his fireball last week. Eli crouches down and drives a fist into the side of it, knocking AJ onto the mat. Eli then crawls down beside him and puts the point of his elbow on his face and begins grinding it back and forth over the burn! AJ cries out in pain as Price gets into excellent position, asking AJ if he wants to quit... but AJ yells out a NO! that MSG pops for! The Garden then gets behind him with chants of "LET'S GO AJ!" which Buchanan responds to with, "Yeah, let's go AJ!" as he pulls him up off the mat. The former Tiger Mask Red grabs AJ by the trunks and leads him into the cage wall as the crowd groans! AJ bounces off and falls down to the mat! Buchanan jumps on top of him, forcing him onto his stomach and climbing onto his back with a camel clutch!
CHAD GOMEZ
He's going to make him humble, Sam! He's going to break the back of the ungrateful AJ Knight, steal away his title shot and send him packing!
SAM HEWITT
Knight's been busted open and his face is slowly being covered in crimson red!
Indeed, AJ's sensitive facial tissue has been lacerated! Eli abandons the arms over the leg aspect of the clutch and instead chooses to crank back on the head and neck, AJ starts to get up, back to his feet but Buchanan lets go and slams AJ's face into the mat! He stomps the back of his head as AJ holds his face in pain, adding insult to injury. Buchanan drops down to his knees, telling AJ to quit but AJ responds with a FUCK YOU! Buchanan can't hide his frustration, grabbing AJ up by the hair and slamming his fist into burn/cut! He does this a few more times before grabbing AJ's hair with his right hand... then ramming into the cage wall again! AJ falls down to the mat in pain, and Buchanan backs into the corner to watch him writhe. As soon as AJ starts to stir, Eli hoists himself up onto the second rope - then grabs the cage and steadies himself on the top rope... AJ turns and sees Eli leap off... diving lariat incoming... but either collapses or ducks! Buchanan hits the mat with a thud, then tries to get up in a hurry. However, his body drops him to a knee... AJ grabs him by the back of the head and rams him into the cage!
SAM HEWITT
Oh, I bet that was cathartic!
CHAD GOMEZ
This is sickening! How can you do that to someone you considered your leader!?
The crowd pops huge as Eli falls backwards into the ring, then pops again as AJ grabs him up once more and runs him into the wall again! Buchanan falls to the mat, beginning to bleed as AJ falls against the ropes. AJ pulls himself up off the ropes as Eli is getting back to his feet, turning to deck his former manager with a right hand! Buchanan crumples to the mat, AJ grabs his head and clamps on a sleeper hold... but Eli reaches back and gouges at AJ's facial injury! AJ tries to increase the pressure on the choke, but Eli slams the back of his head against AJ's chin, sending him down on his ass and freeing the former leader of the Red Army from his potential demise. Buchanan scurries up to his feet, then tries to knee the doubled over AJ... but Knight catches it! Eli attempts to beg off as AJ holds it, bloodied and battered, AJ then grabs Eli's waist and hoists him up for an atomic drop... but Eli grabs the cage! AJ tries to drop him, but cannot! AJ pulls him free and looks as though he's going to belly to belly him into the cage wall...
SAM HEWITT
Oof! A 12-6 elbow to the top of AJ's head breaks up the suplex attempt, saving Buchanan from going into the cage wall! Knight is dazed and confused! What's this...?
Buchanan grabs AJ's arm in a chickenwing and goes behind... he grabs the other... and looks as though he's going to Tiger suplex AJ...
SAM HEWITT
Shades of Tiger Mask Red...
Eli laughs and throws AJ forward into the cage, thus causing him to stagger back out... AJ is trapped in a full nelson! Eli tries to Dragon suplex him, but AJ kicks his feet up and grabs a hold of the ropes... Eli lets him go - causing him to back bump on the mat.
CHAD GOMEZ
These fans don't deserve to see Tiger Mask Red! Eli told me that it's a chapter of his life that's better left behind!
Eli backs into the corner... AJ begins to get up... Buchanan charges across... BOMA---NAY! AJ DROPS DOWN! Buchanan soars over and his knee jars into the mat instead! AJ looks up, bloodied and dazed...
SAM HEWITT
AJ Knight's eyes an opportunity! There's a bright target on that leg!
AJ grabs Eli's leg and turns him over...
CHAD GOMEZ
WRINKLE IN TIME!?
SAM HEWITT
The signature hold of the Crippler Ben Chrenshaw! A man who Buchanan left in charge of mentoring AJ Knight during their time in the Red Army, and all at once - it's blowing up in his face!
Buchanan yells in pain, but AJ can't keep the hold applied effectively... so he drops down, keeping the leg locked... more of a stepover toe hold. He reaches up... throws Eli's arm behind his head... CROSSFACE! TEMPLAR STRETCH WITH A STEPOVER TOEHOLD!
AJ CRANKS BACK!
ELI IS YELLING IN PAIN!
AJ PULLS BACK EVEN MORE!
SAM HEWITT
Eli taps! Eli taps! AJ wins! AJ wins!
AJ releases the hold and falls to the mat, the MSG crowd loud in its approval. The Agents of Pain storm the ringside area, throwing a couple chairs up into the cage, then rush the door, pushing aside Dr. Pierson and Cordell Garner as they unlock it. Agent B grabs Xavier Price and chucks him into the cage wall, while Agent D locks the cage door and holds possession of the key! Garner gets back up and yanks on the door, but it's locked! Dr. Pierson and some stage hands also yank on the door, prying it open a bit - but no one is slim enough to slink through the opening. Agent D and B check on Eli, helping him to the ropes where he leans against watching as his Agents each pick up a chair and circle AJ...
Unfamiliar music interrupts the proceeding and despite the brief confusion about the music, it's eased as Hammerstein rushes out from the back and leaps onto the cage wall. He begins climbing, dodging chair shots to the inside of the cage from the Agents. He makes it to the top and stops, the Agents cackling as they brandish their chairs. Eli slinks down into the corner, looking as though he's ready to be done with this.
SAM HEWITT
Low blow to Agent B from AJ!
Indeed, Agent B falls to his knees! Agent D turns to investigate and Hammerstein soars off the top, nailing a crossbody block onto the unsuspecting Agent! Hammerstein gets up and turns.... ELI SWINGS A CHAIR! Hammerstein ducks it, then grabs it! He wrestles it away from Eli, who's momentum swings him around and face to face with AJ Knight. Hammerstein backs into the corner and watches Eli fall to his knees. Hammerstein throws AJ the chair, and Knight is yelling inaudibly at Buchanan... who screams back "HIT ME!" repeatedly. AJ raises the chair up, but Agent B gets to his feet... distracting him.
HAMMERSTEIN POUNCES AGENT B!
Agent D is starting back to his feet also, Hammerstein picks up the chair and cracks Agent D in the back with it! He falls to all fours and Hammer smashes him again to flatten him out on the mat!
"AJ! YOU FUCK! STRIKE ME DOWN!"
AJ raises the chair again, gulping as Eli sneers, closing his eyes bracing for impact.
CRACK!!!
The crowd falls silent.
Eli opens his eyes...
AJ Knight is flat on his back, Hammerstein's heavy breathing the only thing that can be heard.
SAM HEWITT
At this time, I'd like to introduce the man who was on the receiving end of that vile chair shot... AJ Knight!
A sombre looking AJ Knight walks out, accepts the microphone from Hewitt and begins to speak as Hewitt takes a seat.
AJ KNIGHT
In this sport...
He sighs.
AJ KNIGHT
You don't really have very many people you can genuinely call a friend, and at Fusion I may have lost one of the few that I could call a friend - Jacob Hammerstein. A man that you people once embraced as YOUR champion, a champion of the people. A lot of people were expecting me to come out breathing fire demanding answers from him...
AJ shakes his head.
AJ KNIGHT
I can't.
AJ pauses and scratches the back of his head.
AJ KNIGHT
Because even after he wrapped a chair around my head... I still can't say I have anything against him. Hell, I wouldn't even be here tonight if it weren't for Hammerstein.
The fans are quiet, letting AJ continue.
AJ KNIGHT
I hope you're listening, Jacob. I heard what you had to say last week and I think this was a misunderstanding. What I said about Eli wasn't gloating or bragging about his situation... I was trying to make a point, I was trying to make him understand that the situation he found himself in was one he got himself into. I didn't break up that family Ham - he did! It doesn't make me happy that they're a mess like they are but I meant what I said leading up to Fusion. I hope Eli can realize the error of his ways and turn his life around. I hope he gets the help he needs so he can be the father those kids need and the husband Charlie deserves.
AJ wipes some sweat from his face.
AJ KNIGHT
I just wish you'd have come to talk to me about this beforehand. In light of our history and because of everything you've done for me, I'm not going to take it personally - I'll let bygones be bygones... let's talk this out, please.
A look of sincerity from Knight before he brushes his hand through his hair.
AJ KNIGHT
Besides I've got other things to worry about right now...
He holds a finger up.
AJ KNIGHT
Firstly, Pulver and I are coming after the tag team titles. We know it's not going to be easy, but between the two of us - I think we can handle anything this tournament can throw at us.
Two fingers.
AJ KNIGHT
Secondly... Cutlass... I'M CALLING YOU OUT!
Big pop from the crowd!
AJ KNIGHT
You might be getting some deja vu here, I'm sure because I did do this recently... but I beat you, Jules. And by my math that makes me the number one contender for your title belt - controversy or not. By the way... that controversy... well, if it hadn't have been that low blow... it would've been 3-3 on points so the question isn't did you beat me or did I beat you. The question is... was it a draw or did I beat you?
He smiles.
AJ KNIGHT
I want to leave no doubt. Let's make it happen.
AJ hands the mic back to Hewitt and heads backstage.
