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Post by Office on Sept 27, 2017 20:44:18 GMT -5
AJ Knight is shown warming up backstage with Matt Pulver. OFFICIAL STAT LINE - Holds a 1-2-1-1 record vs. Julian Cutlass (singles and tags)King of Lions champion Julian Cutlass is punching the mitts held by Jimmy Winner. OFFICIAL STAT LINE - 8-2 in championship singles matches (losses vs. Robb Daniels, King of Lions and vs. Ben Chrenshaw, Iron)
We open to Sam Hewitt and Chad Gomez. SAM HEWITT
From one of the Twin Ports! Duluth, Minnesota! Hello fight fans and welcome to Star Zone! My name is Sam Hewitt alongside me as always is Chad Gomez and Chad, we've got a huge card on tap for the fans this evening.
CHAD GOMEZ
Two title matches, one with big title ramifications and two newcomers to Lion's Road battling it out.SAM HEWITT
In the main event, AJ Knight looks to put his "choke artist" reputation to sleep when he takes on Julian Cutlass for the King of Lions Championship. It was three hundred and sixty four days ago that Cutlass captured the belt and AJ would love nothing more than to end the historic reign a day shy of a year.CHAD GOMEZ
Looking past that is a triangle match. That's right, a triangle match - not a triangle survival. For only the second time in Lion's Road history, there will be a one fall, three way match and oddly enough it features a man who was in the first one: Alexander Irvine as he battles it out with Robb Daniels and Ben Chrenshaw with a future King of Lions title shot up for grabs.
SAM HEWITT
Irvine said earlier in the week that he's been in a lot of firsts in Lion's Road. That's not a lie: the first cage match, the first ladder match, the first falls count anywhere, the first War Games - this man knows his way around these specialty bouts. Having lost the Heritage Heavyweight belt, I think he's more dangerous than ever.CHAD GOMEZ
The man who took it from him... Alan Envy will put it up for grabs against fast rising fighter Graham Gosch. Looking forward to that one.
SAM HEWITT
Absolutely! After our break, we've got newcomer Beef Armstrong battling the Avenger! Don't go away!
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Post by Office on Sept 27, 2017 20:44:21 GMT -5
JAKE AARONS
Ladies and gentlemen, this opening bout is to be fought over a ten minute time limit with one fall, one submission or a knockout to decide the winner! Introducing first from... the Hall of Justice! He weighs in at two hundred and three pounds! THE AVENGER!The little kids are especially pleased as "Courage" by Alien Ant Farm comes over the speakers and The Avenger leaps out on the stage, making heroic poses. As he reaches ringside, he shakes hands, kisses babies, and signs autographs. He stands at the ring, makes sure his cape is attached and then leaps up onto the apron, before climbing up the turnbuckle and doing yet another heroic pose. The ominous drum beat to Black Sabbath's Iron Man pounds through the speakers. Every inch of the video wall is filled with sweaty, rippling muscles and blood vessels ready to burst. The fans are repulsed and boo in accordance. JAKE AARONS
His opponent from uh... Gold's Gym, I guess. He weighs in at two hundred and seventy pounds... BEEF ARMSTRONG!Beef's hulking silhouette stomps across the stage to the beat, stopping dead-centre in front of the flesh-toned screen, where a branding iron burns his name into a bulging biceps. He raises his arms and flexes, the strobing stage lights shattering over his shredded physique. A droning guitar joins the fray as he screams alongside Ozzy Osbourne’s distorted vocals… BEEF ARMSTRONG
I AM IRON MAN!Making eye contact with poor Becky Chande, he points at the gratuitous close-ups of his physique on the video wall and smiles, before descending the stairs to the ringside area. He climbs into the ring and poses on all four sides. JAKE AARONS
Your referee for this bout is Buster Powell!As the music dies out and the Avenger is playing to the crowd, Beef Armstrong clobbers him from behind with a forearm to the back! The Avenger falls off the second rope onto the apron. SAM HEWITT
I don't think Powell's going to call that one a DQ.
CHAD GOMEZ
He shouldn't! It was that dork's fault for being up there!Ever the sportsman, Armstrong offers to bring the Avenger back in and despite Powell telling him to back off - Armstrong's massive meaty hands grab the Avenger in a front waist hold and he's brought back in with authority by a belly to belly suplex! The Avenger lands hard and Armstrong yells at a fan who asks where's the beef, Armstrong flexes and drops an elbow across the Avenger's throat and yells. "RIGHT HERE! YA SKINNY FUCK!"He gets up and drops a second as the Avenger tries to roll out of the way.
"ASK YOUR GIRL! SHE KNOWS WHERE TO FIND THE BEEF!"Armstrong flexes and puts a foot on top of the Avenger's chest, Powell looks a little demeaned to have to count this but does so anyway. 1-KICK OUT! Armstrong shakes his head and grabs the Avenger up, scooping him over his shoulder and walks around the ring with the "skinny, ham and egger" and then points to a corner. He charges, but the Avenger slips out the back door and shoves Armstrong into it!
SAM HEWITT
The Avenger avoiding certain doom by escaping what looked to be a power slam and instead sending Beef Armstrong into the corner.CHAD GOMEZ
And no--never mind.The Avenger tries to charge in, but a vicious Beef Curtain lariat backflips him to the mat. Armstrong flexes as he writhes in pain, then rolls onto his back... Beef makes a sandwich of the poor kid with a running senton! Dropping all two hundred and seventy pounds of himself across the chest of the Avenger! Armstrong begins doing push-ups as the Avenger holds himself in pain. Having done enough or maybe gassed out, Armstrong struggles to his feet. He grabs the Avenger and hoists him up into the air... Military Press! Does a couple repetitions... then slams him down to the mat! BEEF BURGER PRESS! He covers! 1... ... 2... ... 3! CHAD GOMEZ
What a debut!
SAM HEWITT
It was... something, all right. Beef Armstrong attacks the Avenger during the opening moments and pretty well manhandles him throughout to secure the victory. CHAD GOMEZ
And the Avenger probably thought he'd escaped the guys who'd beat him up for liking comic books. Beef Armstrong does a couple more push ups with his hands on the Avenger's chest, Powell pulls him off and Armstrong gets up, huffing and puffing and flexes some more as we head to break.
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Post by Office on Sept 27, 2017 20:44:25 GMT -5
LION'S ROAD ON TOUR
10/5 - Star Zone in Thunder Bay, Ontario
10/12 - Star Zone in Timmins, Ontario
10/19 - Star Zone in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
10/26 - Star Zone in Sudbury, Ontario |
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Post by Office on Sept 27, 2017 20:44:34 GMT -5
JAKE AARONS
Ladies and gentlemen, this next bout is to be fought over a fifteen minute time limit with one fall, one submission or a knockout to decide the winner! Introducing first from Knoxville, Tennessee! He weighs in at two hundred and thirty five pounds! ROBB DANIELS!AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH"Gangster's Paradise" by Coolio begins to play throughout the arena as the lights abruptly shut off. Flash bulbs everywhere begin lighting up the darkened venue, but a spotlight shines on the curtain as it opens up and Robb Daniels walks out with a serious look upon his face. He struts across the stage, then climbs down the stairs and quickly climbs onto the apron. He wipes his boots then steps through the ropes, circling the ring as he removes his robe and sunglasses. JAKE AARONS
His opponent! From London, England! He weighs in at two hundred and thirteen pounds! BEN CHRENSHAW!"Panic" by the Smith hits and Ben Chrenshaw shoves the curtain aside and hops off the stage, slides into the ring and gets right into Daniels' face. No words from Chrenshaw, just a simple smirk. Xavier Price steps in between them as the fans begin a "LET THEM FIGHT!" chant. Motorhead's "In the Year of the Wolf" drowns that out however.
JAKE AARONS
Their opponent! From Keokuk, Iowa! He weighs in at two hundred and fifteen pounds! ALEXANDER IRVINE!Smoke billows up on the stage and through it emerges Alexander Irvine, he takes a moment before lifting his head and releases the smoke from his mouth. As he starts across the stage, he removes the BLR t-shirt and chucks it into the crowd. He climbs down the stairs and up the ringside steps, enters under the top rope and begins walking toward his corner bouncing on the balls of his feet. JAKE AARONS
Your referee for this bout is Xavier Price! The three men circle around as this is not a triangle survival, but a traditional triangle match. Alexander Irvine takes a step back as Ben Chrenshaw and Robb Daniels eye each other and then engage in a traditional collar and elbow tie-up, they jockey for position briefly... but then Irvine launches a kick into Daniels' stomach and then attacks the legs of Chrenshaw with kicks! Daniels rushes Irvine as he's distracted and pummels him with forearms, dropping him to his knees. Chrenshaw recovers and watches Daniels grab Irvine... and suddenly, as if there's an unspoken cue between the two former tag team partners... they each grab Irvine and unceremoniously dump him through the ropes and to the outside of the ring. SAM HEWITT
More than a year after they last teamed, the Essential - Robb Daniels and Ben Chrenshaw just teamed up to dump Alexander Irvine to the floor! But like most alliances between men with egos, this won't isn't about to last long! With Irvine out of the ring and the picture, the Headliner and the Crippler circle about the ring and lock-up again. Daniels pulls a side headlock, but gets backed up into the ropes and shot off into the opposite set. On the return, Daniels grabs Chrenshaw and sends him to the mat with a fireman's carry. He hurries to his feet and hits the ropes, Chrenshaw comes back with a beautiful standing dropkick that knocks the former King of Lions to the mat! Chrenshaw plays to the crowd a bit and surprisingly gets some cheers, Irvine slides back inside and mocks the applause before attacking him from behind! He grabs Chrenshaw and dumps him to the floor! CHAD GOMEZ
I think Ben Chrenshaw was a wee bit too proud of that dropkick - it was nice, but come on.SAM HEWITT
There's a lot of people who'd love to kick Robb Daniels in the mouth though. He just did. Daniels attacks Irvine as he turns around, driving himself and Irvine over the top rope and to the floor with a lariat! No disqualification in this one! Chrenshaw scoots away to recover as Daniels gets up and grabs Irvine, nailing him with a European uppercut before shooting in and driving him back first into the steel guardrail! Chrenshaw sneaks up on Daniels, tries to grab him and Irish whip him into it but Daniels reverses it... Chrenshaw runs right into a flying forearm from the Wolf! Irvine grabs Ben and chucks him over the guardrail into the sea of fans, Daniels attempts to grab Irvine but the former Heritage Heavyweight Champion decks him and sends him reeling! Irvine charges forth... but eats a drop toe hold, sending him down into the apron! Daniels gets up, grabs Irvine and slams him down onto the apron as Chrenshaw pulls himself back over the railing. Daniels rolls Irvine inside the ring and makes a cover, but Chrenshaw breaks it up before Xavier Price can even make a count. Chrenshaw grabs Daniels and whips him into the corner, Irvine crawls to his feet and the Crippler grabs him and attempts to whip him... but Irvine stops dead in his tracks and drills Chrenshaw with a forearm shot! The England native falls to a knee and Irvine backs up to go for a Shining Wizard, but finds himself a Dull Troll as Daniels grabs him and drives him to the mat with a side Russian leg sweep. He gets up, gets grabbed in a rear waist hold by Chrenshaw but does a standing switch, Daniels snaps off a beautiful bridging German suplex! 1... ... 2-IRVINE SWIPES HIS LEG OUT! RUINING THE BRIDGE! Irvine grabs Daniels and beats him over the back with multiple forearms, then a forearm to the smash that puts him up against the ropes. Irvine drills him with a kick right to the stomach, then follows it up with several knees! Chrenshaw sneaks up... HORIZONTAL CRADLE! 1... ... 2... ... NO! CHAD GOMEZ
Can you imagine how livid Irvine would've been if he'd been beaten by a school boy roll-up?Daniels charges off the ropes and takes Chrenshaw out with a lariat to the back of the head! He goes down, Irvine pops back up and eats a kick to the gut. Daniels throws an arm over and executes a snap-style suplex! He floats over! 1... ... 2-BROKEN UP BY CHRENSHAW! Chrenshaw grabs Daniels up off of his former teammate and pushes him back into the corner where he begins feeding him knees to the gut, then finishes off the sequence with one to the head. Daniels stumbles out and falls to the mat, Chrenshaw grabs his leg and then grabs by the knee... turning him over! THE SINGLE LEG CRAB! Chrenshaw looks up as he cranks back and is waylayed by a flying knee! He goes down as Daniels scurries away. Irvine gets up and watches Chrenshaw struggle to recover but finally he turns and sits up... SLIDING ELBOW SMASH! Irvine cracks him good! Irvine rolls toward Chrenshaw and grabs him up in a front chancery... GUILLOTINE CHOKE! Chrenshaw fights it! Irvine cranks on it, trying to maintain control but the Crippler rams him into the corner turnbuckles!
SAM HEWITT
He applies it again!Indeed, Chrenshaw breaks loose but Irvine clamps it on once more. Chrenshaw desperately tries to buck him off and rams him into the corner buckles once more, this time breaking it for sure. Chrenshaw drops to his knees and Irvine staggers out... SPINNING SPINEBUSTER FROM ROBB DANIELS! Daniels rolls away from the Wolf and gets up, the former Heritage Champion struggles to get up... Daniels runs up and drops a knee onto his head as he's on all fours! He then grabs Irvine up, three quarter facelock... Daniels is pushed off into the rising Chrenshaw and the two bonk heads! Daniels falls backwards... into a REAR NAKED CHOKE FROM IRVINE! He fights it, Chrenshaw is using the ropes to pull himself up. Daniels tries to shake Irvine off, but cannot! He rushes up the ropes, flipping over into a pinning predicament! 1... ... 2... ... TOP ROPE GUILLOTINE LEG DROP FROM CHRENSHAW ONTO DANIELS! The impact on Daniels obviously affects Irvine underneath, but the Crippler doesn't wait any time going about the science of it all and covers Daniels! 1... ... 2... ... 3! The bell sounds and Chrenshaw rolls out of the ring, falling onto all fours and burying his face in his hands.
SAM HEWITT
Look at this!The replay shows Irvine still keeping the choke applied, Daniels on top with the pin... Chrenshaw flying off the top rope... nailing Daniels, squashing Irvine underneath! CHAD GOMEZ
That's nearly four hundred and fifty pounds combined weight coming down on your face, oof. Irvine is being attended to by Dr. Pierson, Daniels has rolled onto his stomach and sees Chrenshaw celebrating... the expression on his face is not a happy one. Nevertheless, Ben Chrenshaw gets to his feet and has his hand formally raised by Xavier Price before he rolls up onto the stage, raises his arms again and exits as we break to commercial.
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Post by Office on Sept 27, 2017 20:44:46 GMT -5
Justin Seville is seated at a small round table, enjoying a drink and the company of a beautiful woman when Hammerstein walks into the room.
HAMMERSTEIN
Beat it, toots.The lady leaves the room, scowling at Hammerstein. Seville raises his glass, emptying its contents as he looks at Hammerstein, apathetically. He sets down the empty glass but stays seated. JUSTIN SEVILLE
Something on your mind, Jacob?Hammerstein walks over and sits down next to Seville. HAMMERSTEIN
Big match coming up next week between you and Pulver. You ready?
JUSTIN SEVILLE
Matt Pulver and I have unfinished business. He thinks he can disrespect me. He thinks he can pick and choose when he has a moral compass. He considers himself one of the best wrestlers around these parts. Hell, we had a pretty good match a couple months ago. But now is the time to put Pulver in his place.Hammerstein nods. HAMMERSTEIN
Listen, we need to talk. I know you've been the lone wolf, and that was all well and good then. But you're a Horseman now. You gotta tow the company line, my man.Seville nods slowly, a smirk appears on his face. JUSTIN SEVILLE
Right, right. One for all, and all for one, am I right? Let me ask you something, Jacob. You and the rest of the Horsemen saw something in me. Wanted me involved in all of this. I had your back. So, tell me, did you not know the sort of man you were accepting into the fold?HAMMERSTEIN
Yeah, man. I knew we were goin after a loner. Hell, I'm the one that suggested you be a part of our little gang. Because I saw, or I thought I saw a man who was able to see what was being offered to him, and would step into the spot, and adapt to the Horsemen way. Look, The Midnight Horsemen are more than just a group of individuals. We're a cohesive group. We're like a high performance engine. All cylinders have to be firing in order, or else it don't work. Part of being a Horseman is actually being a Horseman. You gotta live it, man. You are a representative of the most elite group in this sport, but when you were talkin about our match last week, you didn't mention The Horsemen at all.Seville pauses, and doesn't say anything at first. Then, surprisingly, he nods. JUSTIN SEVILLE
Well, that's all well and good, Jacob.Seville stands up, not taking his eyes off of Hammerstein. JUSTIN SEVILLE
The thing is, though. I am that lone wolf. I am that loner who goes about it all in a different way. Perhaps that doesn't jive with how the rest of the Horsemen do business. But you didn't approach me because I play well with others. In fact, the reason I am so appealing to you is the exact opposite. You can take any member of the Lion’s Road roster and put them across from the ring from me, and there's a damn good chance I put them down.
That's who Justin Seville is.
Seville walks out of the locker room, leaving Hammerstein with perhaps as many questions as when he walked in.
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Post by Office on Sept 27, 2017 20:44:50 GMT -5
JAKE AARONS
Ladies and gentlemen, this bout is to be fought over a twenty minute time limit with one fall, one submission or a knockout to decide the winner! And it is for the Heritage Heavyweight Championship!An ominous and threatening sound is heard over the speakers as it drops into a heavy guitar riff. Graham Gosch sports a cocky strut through the curtains as ‘Bruiserweight’ by CFO$ kicks in. No love for the theatrics, Graham keeps his head straight forward only giving the fans side eye when he walks down the steps. As he reaches the apron he slides into the ring on his chest; remaining there for a brief pause he pounds both fists into the mat and hops to his feet. He makes his way to the nearest corner and crouches down mumbling a few words to himself. "Swear it to the Sun" by Voodoo Johnson interrupts and two Horsemen - Hammerstein and the "Iconic" Alan Envy walk out onto the stage, staring out at the crowd. He walks down the steps, unfastens his new championship - now with white leather instead of Irvine's red. He hops onto the ring apron and looks around, gets in... JAKE AARONS
Introducing first... fighting out of Boston, Massachusetts! He weighed in at two hundred and fifty four pounds! Making his first challenge for the Heritage Heavyweight championship... GRAHAM GOSCH!Gosch turns around and slaps the turnbuckle. JAKE AARONS
Introducing his opponent... fighting out of Fort Worth, Texas! He weighed in at two hundred and thirty four pounds! Attempting to make his first defense! The current, reigning and defending Heritage Heavyweight Champion... ALAN ENVY!Envy raises his title high as Hammerstein applauds. JAKE AARONS
Your referee for this bout is Robbie Morris!The bell sounds to begin the Heritage bout, Graham Gosch is the challenger and the newly crowned champion is Alan Envy. The two men circle around, Envy backs up from the lock-up at the last second and chuckles as Gosch doesn't look too pleased about it. Envy exits the ring and talks to Hammerstein, who pats him on the back and says "You got this!" to which Envy replies, "Oh, I know!" and the two laugh. Gosch walks over and holds the bottom rope open for Envy to get in, Hammerstein tells him to back off and Robbie Morris guides Gosh away from the ropes so that Envy can get in. "Iconic" Alan Envy gets in, circles around with Gosch and goes for a lock-up... but Gosch cracks him with a forearm smash! He clamps on a side headlock, quickly takes him over and then transitions into a top wrist lock with ease. Envy puts his foot on the bottom rope and causes a break, rolling back out to the floor upon his release. SAM HEWITT
Envy's win over Alexander Irvine was a surprising one for a lot of fans here in the Great Lakes area.CHAD GOMEZ
Allow me to tell you what happened.SAM HEWITT
Sure, go for it.CHAD GOMEZ
It seems to me that all these fighters got this idea of Alexander Irvine as the big, bad wolf inside their head. Alan Envy and the Horsemen not so much and I think that threw Irvine off a bit, he's used to being this big intimidating force and Alan Envy didn't allow himself to be intimidated. Now look at him - Heritage Heavyweight Champion.Morris tells Envy to get back in the ring and at the count of six, Envy gets up on the apron and climbs inside the ring - telling Gosch to back up. He gets up and inside and Gosch grabs him in a clinch, then begins drilling him with knees! Envy grabs a hold of a knee and rushes forward, putting Gosch up against the ropes. Gosch has to relinquish his clinch and Envy lets go of the leg, but gives him a shove - knocking him down to the apron! Hammerstein strolls by as Envy is backed up by referee Robbie Morris, but Gosch gets up and Morris turns around - ordering Hammerstein away. He of course throws his arms up in innocence and turns away, Envy goes to grab him but Gosch grabs the arm... wrings it out, then drops to the floor! Envy's arm comes down across the top rope in a torqued fashion and he careens back inside to the mat. Gosch slides in and catches the champion getting to his feet with forearms to the face, backing him up into the corner... but he pulls him out, fireman's carry to the mat... he grabs the arm, pulls him up... arm wrench, wrist lock... spins through... Envy tries to fight it, but Gosch spins through again... then holds it out... KNEE! Envy goes down, clutching his arm and Gosch watches Hammerstein closely. CHAD GOMEZ
I think the Horsemen have set a very good precedent here, Hammerstein hasn't done anything on the outside and Graham Gosch is keeping his eyes on him. You got to focus on the task at hand, kid.
SAM HEWITT
No doubt about that, but you'd be foolish to blindly trust that Hammerstein wouldn't attempt anything either.Gosch grabs him in a front chancery and really torques it, making it more of a grovit. Envy takes his fist and rams it into Gosch's thigh, which startles him but he keeps the hold intact. Envy does it a second time, Gosch releases... Envy grabs, SNAP SUPLEX! Both men are down! Gosch and Envy both begin stirring around the same time and start the ascent back to their feet, Envy is up to a knee first and rushes to grab Gosch in a front chancery... looking for a DDT! Gosch stomps Envy's foot, gets loose... 12-6 elbow to the top of the dome! Envy falls to a knee, Gosch goes behind... rear waist hold... Envy elbows his way free! ROLLING ELBOW TO GRAHAM GOSCH! Gosch goes down, Envy too! He climbs on top! 1... ... 2... ... NO! GOGOPLATA~! Gosch gets the shin across the throat, but Envy does a decent job of keeping himself from being grabbed by the head. Seeing that Envy isn't going to make this easy, Gosch upkicks him instead and sends Envy tumbling to the mat. Gosch does a back roll to his feet, but Envy knees him in the bread basket as he stands and plants him with the DDT! 1... ... 2... ... 3! Hammerstein snatches the Heritage belt away from the timekeepers table and leaps onto the apron with it, climbing inside. He hands Envy the belt and congratulates him on being $50,000 richer as he pulls him up. Gosch is coughing, looking at the lights. SAM HEWITT
Quite the turn of events in the final moments of this match - a blink and you'll miss it affair. Envy went for a cover, got a two then Gosch tried to apply the gogoplata. Seeing that he wasn't getting it, he upkicked Envy away and tried rolling to his feet. Alan Envy beat him to the punch, knocked the wind out of him with a well placed knee... a legal one this time, then planted him into the mat with his signature DDT to seal the deal on his first defense.Envy and Hammerstein stand arms raised as we go to break.
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Post by Office on Sept 27, 2017 20:44:54 GMT -5
Julian Cutlass stands at the end of a hallway. He wears the black “V∞” t-shirt over his torso. The second-generation King of Lions Champion remains familiarly fastened around his waist and over top his black half-tights. Black kick pads cover his boots.
He is flanked by Jimmy Winner, Wes Chubbman, and Alexander Irvine. Irvine fresh off his own match smacks him on the shoulder and the two men exchange nods. Wes smirks like Satan’s personal trainer and Cutlass barely acknowledges him.
He begins walking with Jimmy at his side. Jimmy yawps and hollers about what Cutlass will do to A.J., but it seems mostly for the young man’s benefit. Cutlass and his steely blue gaze remains pinned ahead of him but relaxed, a level of confidence that comes from doing this same walk down to the ring over and over.
Again.
Sitting inside a locker room is an excited, but focused AJ Knight. Becky Chande stands in front waiting for him, he takes a deep breath and stands up.
BECKY CHANDE In just a few moments... the biggest match of your career without question. You go one on one with Julian Cutlass for the richest prize in Lion's Road. The champion has had some pointed words for you recently. Would you care to comment?
AJ KNIGHT You know me Becky. I've always got something to say but in regards to Cutlass' comments this week? I mean given that he was describing the title like it was his lover...
AJ sucks in some air through his teeth scratching the back of his head before continuing.
AJ KNIGHT I'm kind of glad we're getting a new title belt Becky, I don't think I want that one...
Becky Chande shakes her head at AJ's childish joke.
AJ KNIGHT But more than that Becky, it made me realize something. Cutlass is having doubts. For the first time in a year, he's not sure of himself. Tell me something, how many times have you heard Cutlass start to brag about what he's done? Not very often, right? He's a man who has put all of his faith in the way that he does things and he believes it so much he can't be convinced that other ways work, but I showed him that's not true Becky! Now he's struggling to convince himself it still is. When I beat him under Iron Rules, he still had an out. I didn't pin him but then two weeks ago I had him beat and Jimmy had to save him and then the clock did. Cutlass KNOWS that. He didn't take the time to remind us of all he's done to try to psych me out. He's done it to convince himself. He's trying to deny anything's different. He's trying to remind himself of his past success, to convince himself he can put me down.
AJ grins and shakes his head.
AJ KNIGHT He's wrong about many things but the biggest is this: Emotion is not a weakness. That's how I became the fighter I have. Cutlass draws his strength from one place, and can't imagine those who draw from another. He needs no reason to fight, so he thinks having one is a weakness Beck. But the fact is that's why he's remained still for the past year. He speaks about evolving, but while he does that? I actually have been evolving. I'm not the same kid who declared his intentions for the Iron Title a year ago. But Cutlass? He's the same man he was back then. And tonight, you and the world are going to see the difference between a year of growth and a year of stagnation. You're finally going to see me win the big one. And the two people at the heart of that growth are going to be sitting ringside cheering louder than anyone else.
With that AJ storms out as we prepare for our main event.
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Post by Office on Sept 27, 2017 20:46:00 GMT -5
Breaking Benjamin's "Until the End" hits and AJ Knight walks out, Matt Pulver behind him. The duo politely acknowledge the fans' reaction, but Pulver pats him on the shoulder and points to the ring telling him to stay focused. AJ trots down the stairs and walks over to a girl and a kid in the crowd. He removes his shirt and hands it to the kid. SAM HEWITT
That's his sister Susan and his nephew Davey.CHAD GOMEZ
Pulver tells him to stay focused and he goes and says hello to his relatives. What a guy.AJ rolls into the ring as "Columbia" by Oasis hits. Its stone-grooved rhythm gets the heads off the crowd bobbing as the speakers buzz to the pulse of the bass. Julian Cutlass emerges from the backstage clad in a blue, hooded robe and the crowd warps into a frenzy as he steadily makes his way down the aisle. Jimmy Winner is hopping up and down, a juxtaposition to Cutlass, who walks with a relaxed, assured confidence. He throws the robe to Winner outside of the ring before climbing the steps and ducking underneath the top rope to enter the ring. He stretches his legs and throws a few punches before standing in his corner in wait. Jake Aarons steps into the centre.
JAKE AARONS
Ladies and gentlemen, here to make the special prematch declaration for this twelfth King of Lions championship bout is first generation King of Lions Champion... Teddy Davis! Davis gets some applause as he walks up and shakes Knight's hand, then shakes hands with Cutlass. A stage hand hands him a bag and Davis opens it up, revealing a brand new King of Lions championship belt. He hands it to Cutlass, who admires it for a moment then gives it to Cordell Garner, who takes it over to AJ to view as Davis prepares his cards. TEDDY DAVIS
It is here tonight in Duluth, Minnesota... on September 28th, 2017 - the three hundredth and sixty fourth day of Julian Cutlass' reign as King of Lions champion that Laurentide Promotions presents him with a new championship title... hereby retiring the version of the title that he has worn for the duration of this reign. So that if he loses this match tonight, that belt will remain his possession as a testament to his historic reign. This new belt will carry the lineage of the second and remains the highest honour in all of Lion's Road. Challenger AJ Knight, champion Julian Cutlass. May the best of you two emerge victorious this evening and lay claim to the title of King of Lion's Road!The fans cheer as Davis gives a fist bump before leaving, Aarons steps up. JAKE AARONS
This King of Lions Championship bout is to be fought over a thirty minute time limit with one fall, one submission or a knockout to decide the winner! Introducing first...This place is loud!
JAKE AARONS
Fighting out of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania! He weighed in at two hundred and twenty pounds! Making his second challenge for the King of Lions championship... AJ KNIGHT~!Knight leaps up onto the second rope and poses before hopping down and removing his ring jacket. JAKE AARONS
His opponent... fighting out of Vancouver, British Columbia! He weighs in at two hundred and nineteen pounds! Attempting to make his unprecendented EIGHTH defense... he is the current, reigning and defending King of Lions Champion...Loud, I say. JAKE AARONS
JULIAN CUTLASS~!Cutlass raises both titles up and stares across at AJ, who is doing a good job of hiding his nervousness if he is. JAKE AARONS
Your referee for this bout is Cordell Garner! Referee Cordell Garner finishes checking both men over and then calls for the bell to begin the twelfth King of Lions championship bout. AJ dips in, trying to make the champion think he’s going for a take down. Cutlass doesn’t take the bait though and AJ backs up. He circles around and drops to a knee, faking again. Cutlass slips in with a leg kick, AJ absorbs it and grabs the King of Lions – a lock-up is engaged! The two similarly sized men jockey for the advantage – one that Cutlass seems to be getting as he pushes AJ back toward the corner. The challenger drops to a knee and pops up, trying to kick start some momentum and get him out of the corner. The plan works – sort of – as Knight presses his foot against the back of Cutlass’ knee and trips him down to the mat. Garner scoots into position and the camera shows that AJ has a top wrist lock applied and is grinding his forearm against the champion’s face to limit his movement. Cutlass squirms around until he gets his foot over the bottom rope to cause a break.
SAM HEWITT
Right from the get go, we see AJ Knight’s strategy come to life. Get the champion to the mat and frustrate him.
CHAD GOMEZ
We’ve seen AJ’s evolution as a fighter and the kid’s tremendous, but what I think sets him apart are the little things he does to rile an opponent up. I remember the 2016 Iron Road where he trapped Daniel Hawkins in a front chancery and proceeded to get as low as he could to the mat and began grinding the poor kid’s face into it while he had all his body weight on top of him. Just an amazing way to throw someone off their game.Cutlass gets up, not showing any such frustration. Instead, he gets close for a lock-up but AJ backs off and offers a knuckle lock. AJ’s right locks with Cutlass’ left. Cutlass hits an inside leg kick! He releases AJ from his grip and the challenger backs up into the corner, the champion beckons him back into the middle of the ring! Matt Pulver tells AJ to keep his cool, Cutlass steps forward as AJ steps out and the two engage in a collar and elbow tie-up. Cutlass gets the advantage and goes behind with a rear waist lock applied, AJ grabs an arm and tries to break free but clamping on a double wrist lock but it’s the champion who takes AJ down to the mat! He tries to get back mount but settles for back side control as he tries to sink his arm in and get a rear naked choke! AJ fights it and straightens out Cutlass’ arm! He wrings it around and rolls right into the driver’s seat by dropping his weight onto Cutlass’ shoulder! Cutlass rolls away holding his arm in pain as AJ gets up and smirks at him. CHAD GOMEZ
Like I said – those little things. That smirk alone can get under people’s skin.SAM HEWITT
It doesn’t seem to be bothering the champion too much, though. With nearly two decades of experience under his belt, he’s become quite accustomed to the tactics of his opponents in regards to riling him up. To me, I think Cutlass would be more annoyed by the fact that Knight slipped out of his choke attempt. Champion and challenger lock-up again, AJ gets the upper hand on this one and pulls an arm wringer out of the grapple then transitions into a hammerlock. Cutlass tries to reach back and grab him but he moves his head aside. AJ puts his left leg in front of the champion and tries to generate some power on the hammerlock, but Cutlass trips him up and locks up the leg. AJ though grabs a hold of Cutlass’ bald head and tries prying back on it to relieve the pressure on his leg. No such luck however! That is, not until he wallops him with a palm strike! And a second! A third! Cutlass rolls off and AJ storms to his feet in chase and then stops! Smirking again! Cutlass scowls as he shakes his head after feeling around his face, ensuring no cuts were opened up. The two men circle around before Cutlass steps forward with an intensity that very clearly is daring AJ to take him down. This throws the young man off and Cutlass takes full advantage with several leg kicks that send AJ back into the corner – frantically grabbing for a leg to prevent further kicks. Garner calls for a break and begins his count, AJ tries to step forward with the leg and take him down but the champion grabs the top rope and holds on to steady himself on one foot. Garner’s count reaches four and AJ releases, then slams his forearm into Cutlass’ skull! Forearms and elbows batter the champion into a seated position in the corner! He backs off at Garner's request, allowing Cutlass to grab the top rope with each hand and pull himself to a standing position. Knight charges in, knees Cutlass in the gut and clamps on a front chancery to drag him back into the centre of the ring where he transitions it into a side chancery, or a cravate as it's more traditionally known in professional wrestling. The grit and determination on Knight's face as he torques his clasped hands, dropping Cutlass to a knee... AJ looks at Jimmy Winner at ringside and lets go before push kicking Cutlass away.
SAM HEWITT
There you go, Chad. More mind games from the challenger as AJ releases the side chancery he had applied and pushes the champion down to the mat. Winner grabs Cutlass and pulls him out of the ring, buying the champion some time. Cutlass shakes cobwebs out and asks Winner what the hell he's doing, Jimmy replies he's just trying to help and Cutlass pushes him away and grabs the middle rope and pulls himself back up onto the apron. Cutlass hesitates on the apron as AJ circles behind Garner like a shark, Garner warns him to stay back and let Cutlass back in. The challenger obeys the command and Cutlass gets back inside and the two men circle, Cutlass goes for an inside leg kick but AJ rams him with a forearm smash! A staggered Cutlass is met with a European uppercut from AJ! The King of Lions reels on his feet, AJ goes for a forearm but a palm strike interrupts it! Cutlass nails a very stiff looking kick to AJ's ribs to knock the challenger down to the mat! Cutlass nails with a kick to the head as he's on all fours before dropping into north south! Pulver slams his hands on the apron and tells AJ to watch out as Cutlass hooks arm, then tries for the second... the fans pick up on the fact he's going for the knee bomber also and go into a frenzy. AJ fights to keep his one arm free and uses it to try and push off of the champion and back away. Cutlass however keeps him close, so AJ instead wraps his arm around Cutlass' leg and holds - preventing him from attacking him with any knees and rendering this engage a stalemate.
SAM HEWITT
Based on Matt Pulver's reaction at ringside, you'd have to believe that he and AJ Knight went over the knee bomber constantly in their training sessions leading up to this bout.
CHAD GOMEZ
AJ likes using strikes to set up take downs and stuffing a take down is the quickest way to set up the knee bomber, so it makes perfect sense.Cutlass lets go of the arm, but AJ keeps a hold of the leg... he backs Cutlass up into the corner and breaks clean but goes for a shot - only to get forearm'd by Cutlass! AJ is staggered, Cutlass rushes in and narrowly misses a Blazin' Kick! Knight trips up, but gets to his feet and tells Cutlass to bring it! The fans roar at the young man's fire and Cutlass puts his fists up, ready to fight. The fans are going nuts as AJ lunges forward, Cutlass tries to strike but gets grabbed up by his challenger and the two tussle in a lock-up. Cutlass gets the advantage, pulling a side headlock. He frees up an arm, grabbing AJ's wrist and then attempts to execute a transition into a hammerlock but AJ spins out and applies a rear waist hold. He hoists Cutlass up and then flattens him out as he drops him onto the mat. AJ leaps up and applies a side headlock, then begins battering Cutlass' head with punches! He lets go of the side headlock, instead opting for a crossface... but Cutlass rolls back with AJ's application of the pressure and winds up in a cover! 1... KICK OUT! AJ shoves Cutlass off! Cutlass staggers to his feet, bloodied up a bit. AJ rolls up to a vertical base and charges after Cutlass, who turns and kills the poor bugger with a lariat! He drops down and covers! 1... ... KICK OUT! CHAD GOMEZ
He kicked out at one!?Cutlass isn't fazed, he looks at Garner then Pulver and chuckles. He gets up slowly and watches AJ get to his knees... two kicks to the chest follow, then a kick to the head! Cutlass tells Garner to count it and so he does. 1... 2... Cutlass watches with interest as AJ claws his way to the ropes. 3... AJ is up! Cutlass grabs him in a side headlock and attempts to throw him over, but AJ blocks it and pushes him off into the ropes! AJ charges in right behind him, Cutlass rebounds out and stops in the centre... AJ is caught coming in... FLYING CYPRUS! The spinning tilt-a-whirl backbreaker lays him out! AJ rolls out to the floor! Pulver tries to encourage him to take his time, but AJ is stumbling back to his feet before a one count is registered. 1... 2... AJ grabs the bottom rope and slings himself in, struggling to his knees. Cutlass eggs him on... then blasts him with an elbow strike as he gets to his feet! A second! A third! Knight fires back with one of his own, but that only inspires Cutlass to hit a trifecta of elbows in return! He grabs Knight out of the corner and goes for an exploder suplex, but Knight blocks it and elbows his way free. With the champion stunned on his feet, Knight nails a beautiful rolling elbow that topples the champion! He covers! 1... ... 2-NO! AJ rolls Cutlass onto his stomach, grabs his arm and chucks it behind him... clamping on the Templar Stretch! SAM HEWITT
The Templar Stretch applied in the near centre of the ring - Cutlass' reign is in jeopardy!Cutlass groans in pain as AJ wrenches back, but then has to relinquish the pressure a tad to conserve some energy. CHAD GOMEZ
At this point, I think he should go for broke!SAM HEWITT
I mean... yeah, I can see your line of thinking, Chad but he very clearly respects who he's in there against and if he completely drains himself going for this and it doesn't work - he's a sitting duck for a dangerous hunter.Cutlass reaches forward for the ropes, Knight yanks back. Garner asks Cutlass if he wants to quit. "NO!"Pulver is slamming the apron, Jimmy Winner is up on the apron on his knees yelling for Cutlass to fight. Cutlass reaches forward as AJ relieves the pressure, but cranks it back on as soon as Cutlass moves. Garner asks again. "I SAID NO!"Cutlass reaches again as AJ lets up, Knight goes to crank it... Cutlass rolls with it - putting himself into a crucifix pin from AJ but also allowing him to grab the ropes! Knight gets up, pulls Cutlass to his feet and goes behind. He grabs his wrist and swings him around... HOLY OU-CUTLASS BLOCKS IT! KNEE TO THE GUT! Cutlass grabs him... EXPLOD-NO! Knight elbows him! He hoists him up... INVERTED ATOMIC DROP! Cutlass stumbles.... AJ SUPERKICK~! AJ falls in the opposite direction, but crawls across the mat... and leaps on top! 1... ... 2... ... NO! AJ grabs Cutlass and pulls him to his feet where he begins forearming him repeatedly, backing him into the ropes. He grabs Cutlass' arm and whips him across the ring... AJ goes for a forearm, but Cutlass ducks it... AJ turns around... ENZUIGIRI~! The crowd goes nuts as Cutlass falls to a knee and amazingly, AJ gets right back... clearly dazed and confused though... SWINGS... MISSES! REAR NAKED CHOKE! CHAD GOMEZ
Oh my god... oh my god! Hahahah! He's going to choke out the choke artist! AJ slams his backside into Cutlass several times and breaks free... ROLLING FOREARM! Cutlass falls against the ropes, Knight grabs him and pulls him in for the Knightfall DDT. Cutlass bulls Knight into the corner and backs up, but Knight still has a hold of the arm... Cutlass yanks at it, AJ drives forward with a forearm... Cutlass ducks... BACKSLIDE! 1... ... 2... ... 3! AJ kicks out a second too late! Cutlass falls to the mat, exhausted as AJ realizes he's come up short again. Cutlass is pulled up to a seated position by Jimmy Winner, then yanked to his feet where Garner gives him both belts. Winner takes them and attempts to balance them and a beat up Cutlass. Cutlass wearily poses for a couple pictures before exiting, AJ Knight is attended to by Matt Pulver. With Cutlass gone, AJ looks over the top rope to his nephew and sister and says "I'm sorry" but the crowd gets deafening with chants of "AJ! AJ! AJ!" Pulver smiles as Knight falls to his knees, taken by the show of respect from the Duluth crowd. Pulver pats his partner on the back and tries to help him up, but Hammerstein slides in and levels Pulver with a steel chair! He turns to AJ and drills him in the stomach, then across the back several times! He takes the chair and sets it up, pulls AJ to his feet and calls for the Hammersteiner... Hammerstein hoists him up and AJ crashes head first through the steel chair with the vertical suplex piledriver. The camera focuses on AJ's face, blood slowly pouring down from the top of his head. Hammerstein gets up and makes a throat slash gesture, grabbing the chair and flattening what's left of it out. He pulls AJ up again, points to Danny in the front row and says "this is for you, kid!" and hoists AJ up again. The crowd starts going nuts and Hammerstein takes notices, he drops AJ aside and turns... BEN CHRENSHAW BLASTS HAMMERSTEIN!Hammerstein falls over from the shot and quickly exits the ring, Chrenshaw grabs the chair and chucks it at Hammer - narrowly missing him. Pulver wearily crawls inside the ring and grabs AJ, picking him up to a seated position. Chrenshaw turns around and calls for support as AJ's sister and nephew look on concerned.
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Post by Office on Sept 28, 2017 22:53:23 GMT -5
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