JAKE AARONS
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Roaring Rumble match! There are seventeen fighters in this match. Four will begin... every ninety seconds thereafter, another fighter will enter the match until all seventeen have come in. The match cannot end until there is one left standing and the other sixteen have been eliminated. Elimination can occur by pinfall, submission or by being thrown over the top rope. There is no time limit. Let's see who drew number one..."Columbia" by Oasis hits and Julian Cutlass walks out, King of Lions title around his waist.
SAM HEWITT
This one is no surprise - the King of Lions enters first. He'll be one of the most targeted men in this match as eliminating him guarantees a shot, the case with any champion in this match. Cutlass climbs up on the apron, hands his title off before climbing in. "Until the End" by Breaking Benjamin hits.
CHAD GOMEZ
Might I just point out how hilarious it is that he insisted that stage hand twirl the tumbler repeatedly and ended up getting number two? Sorry about your luck, bud.AJ Knight walks out, eyes fixated on the ring and the man he wants so badly to beat - his childhood hero, Julian Cutlass. "Live to Win" by Paul Stanley hits and the fans get curious, having not heard the song much during his stay here in Lion's Road, but it means the arrival of Jimmy Winner. The Pollomania Scramble Champion jogs down to the ring and slides in.
SAM HEWITT
Jimmy Winner makes it two BLR members in the first four. Who's number four?"Mayday" by Tomahawk hits and the crowd groans, Jeremy Squire - the Electric, struts down to the ring, stopping to chat up a female in the front row. He has to be grabbed by a stage hand and pushed toward the ring. He climbs up, mouths off and then removes his denim jacket before climbing in.
SAM HEWITT
And here we go...The bell sounds to officially begin the Rumble. Cordell Garner and Xavier Price have been assigned the in-ring duty for this match, while Buster Powell, Brian Shelzi and Robbie Morris are all on the outside to ensure any over the top rope eliminations are called. The four men in first pair off - AJ Knight taking the fight to Julian Cutlass while Jimmy Winner and Jeremy Squire are a bit more reserved. Knight gets Cutlass pressed up against the corner with a front waist hold, looking to pull him out and drop him to t he mat. Winner and Squire begin exchanging blows with Squire catching Winner with a knee on a takedown attempt, Winner scrambles to recover and Squire begins parading around the ring. Squire charges in, looking for his Bro Kick after his usual theatrics but Winner ducks and goes behind, applies a rear waist hold. Squire tries to grab a hold of the ropes, but Winner pulls him away but in doing so, Squire is able to turn himself around in the Pollomania Scramble Champion's grip. No matter, Winner backs him into the ropes and peppers him with body shots. Cutlass keeps AJ's arms hook, preventing him from doing anything. Knight responds with some shoulders to the jaw, trying to loosen Cutlass up a bit and allow him the opportunity to get on the offense. Cutlass releases a hook, trying to slip his arm through AJ's waist hold - AJ TRIPS HIM AND DOWN TO THE MAT THEY GO! AJ lands in his guard, putting his hand on Cutlass' mouth while he attempts to gain a more advantageous position and hit some body shots to allow that. Winner chucks Squire to the mat with a belly to belly suplex, landing in side control. Squire turns, trying to get back up but gives up his back in the process. Winner hooks the left arm, then knees Squire several times in the side before slinking his right arm in to lock the right arm of the man known as the Electric. Winner clasps his hands behind the neck of Squire... CHAMPION'S LOCK! The grounded full nelson, done much like a Crossface, is fully applied and it doesn't take Mr. Squire long to voice his desire to submit.
JAKE AARONS
Jeremy Squire has been eliminated!SAM HEWITT
Our first elimination of the evening comes in the form of verbal submission as Jimmy Winner forces Jeremy Squire to give it up. Oddly enough, Winner also tapped out Squire almost a year ago when the two squared off under MMA rules - back on New Year's eve at the big BLR BOM-BA-YE event. A result which earned Winner the right to train under Julian Cutlass and Alexander Irvine.CHAD GOMEZ
And the kid's made the most of it. He became a popular fighter over in Shining Road, won his first championship - the Pollomania Scramble title, which is honestly right up that kid's alley. Those Scramble matches are crazy and uh... so is he.SAM HEWITT
With Squire's elimination, the period of four has ended and so now until the end of the match - every ninety seconds will see another fighter enter the fray.
Squire is helped out of the ring, Winner is recovering in the corner when he looks up at the screen and sees what's going on behind him. He gets up and grabs AJ, throwing him off of his mentor. Winner tries to clinch AJ and go for a knee, but Knight catches it easily and dumps Winner on his back. Winner tightens his legs around AJ's waist, keeping him locked in his guard. AJ tries to work some shots in, but Winner grabs an arm and goes for a triangle armbar! AJ gets up off his knees, standing on his tip toes to defend the submission. Winner tightens his grip, but AJ grabs his own arm with his free hand and powers up...
LIFTING WINNER OFF THE MAT AND HIGH INTO THE AIR!
Winner lets go of the triangle, but gets slammed to the mat anyway! AJ goes to advance position, but Cutlass grabs him off of Winner and hauls him toward the ropes. He chucks AJ over them, but Knight hangs on! Cutlass advances toward the ropes, only to eat an elbow from Knight. Staggered, Cutlass backs off as the timer begins to count down our fifth entrant into the match.
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ELIJAH EASTON!
"The Pompous Prince" prances down to the ring and slides in, Julian Cutlass greets him with a palm strike! Easton goes down, but doesn't stay there for long - popping back up. As he does, AJ hoofs him in the gut and dumps him over the top rope and to the floor!
JAKE AARONS
Elijah Easton has been eliminated!AJ turns and looks at Cutlass, but Winner blindsides him! AJ grabs Winner and shoves him in the corner, driving his knee into Winner's midsection repeatedly. He then grabs a clinch, pulling Winner's head down as his knee comes up - a signature move of one, Ben Chrenshaw. Winner crumbles to his knees, AJ grabs him... KNIGHTFALL DDT! He rolls him onto his back, staring at Cutlass as Price makes the count.
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JAKE AARONS
Jimmy Winner has been eliminated!Knight gets up and tells Cutlass it's just them two for a little bit. Cutlass nods and the two get into their respective stances, a collar and elbow tie-up ensues and Cutlass is overpowered by the title hungry AJ Knight. He backs Cutlass into the ropes, then grabs his leg and tries to hoist it up and over the top rope. Cutlass fires back with a chop to the neck, Knight drops the leg and eats a palm strike that sends him stumbling away. Knight turns back, Cutlass rushes in...
LARIAT~!
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Kevin Moss gets a pop as he runs to the ring, making his first appearance since September. He slides in and immediately goes after Cutlass, nailing him with leg kicks. Cutlass fires back with an elbow strike, then grabs Moss and sees Knight getting to his feet so he snaps the Infinity Warrior over with a headlock and gets up, attacking Knight with a Mongolian chop! Knight wobbles, Cutlass goes for an elbow but Knight kicks him in the gut. The King of Lions doubles over, Knight clamps on a front chancery... Cutlass drives him into the corner turnbuckles! Knight grunts in pain but holds on tightly! Moss gets up and spots the two men in the corner. He charges in...
SUPERMAN PUNCH TO AJ!
Knight falls down, taking Cutlass with him. Cutlass pulls himself free but gets immediately grabbed by Moss... DOUBLE KNEE BACKBREAKER! Moss keeps a hold of Cutlass' head, prolonging the agony by a few extra seconds, then chucks him forward.
SAM HEWITT
The freshest man in this match at the moment is cleaning house! 3...
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Lion's Road newcomer Crimson Mask, all 6'4" / 265lbs of him. Moss takes notice, getting up to anticipate his entry into the ring, but keeps his eyes on both Cutlass and Knight who are down next to him. Crimson gets in, right in Moss' face and the two stand eye to eye, same height but Moss is giving up forty pounds. Crimson laughs, then shoves Moss who comes back with a flying knee attempt. Crimson swats him aside, grabbing him in a rear waist hold and suplexing him German style with authority. Moss lands hard, rolling to his side in pain. Knight gets up and attacks Crimson from behind, knocking him down to a knee by virtue of catching him off guard. Knight tries to lock on a front chancery, but Crimson shoves him back into the corner. The impact jars AJ, but not nearly as much as the belly to belly suplex that follows! Knight lands precariously close to Moss. Crimson laughs as he looks at the carnage inside the ring caused by him. He grabs Cutlass up off his knees...
ELBOW STRIKE!
Cutlass catches him!
A SECOND!
Crimson staggers, Cutlass springs off the ropes...
PALM STRIKE!
The momentum caused by the ropes knocks Crimson off balance, spinning him down to a knee. Cutlass stays on the attack, kicking the masked fighter in the chest repeatedly! Crimson finally catches one, then sends Cutlass up and over with an exploder suplex! The fans boo as Crimson tells them that he is their God! Moss and AJ each nod to each other and scramble to their feet. Crimson turns around, only to be dropkicked in each leg! He does a face plant but angrily pushes off the mat and tries to get back up, Moss and AJ have other ideas... and each deliver an enzuigiri to their respective sides of his head! Crimson topples over. Moss climbs on top of Crimson, AJ on top of Moss.
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Crimson powers out, AJ and Moss get arguing.
SAM HEWITT
Seems to me that Moss is trying to say the jolt of AJ jumping on top allowed Crimson to regain his bearings. CHAD GOMEZ
That's all it takes, Sambo. A quick, nicely executed move - whatever it may be - can score a win. Some guys forget that and opt instead to reinvent the wheel. That double enzuigiri could have very well put Crimson Mask on dream street, but all it takes is a jolt for them to snap back to reality. Knight got greedy, trying to collect some of that elimination bonus.
SAM HEWITT
A good point I don't think we've touched on yet. For every elimination scored, a bonus is given and that's in place to try and discourage fighters from simply laying in wait for most of the match.3...
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Alan Envy, the former Heritage Heavyweight Champion, runs down to the ring. He climbs up on the apron, then hops back down. The referees inform him he's got to get in there by the count of ten or he'll be disqualified. He takes a lap around ringside, listening to the count but mostly watching AJ and Moss trade blows. Knight knocks Moss onto a knee with a forearm, then knocks him right down with a superkick! Knight sees Envy and invites him inside. Envy slowly climbs up on the apron, telling the referees to shut up. Knight goes to grab him, but Envy hops back down and trips AJ! He then dives in, trying to jump right into mount but AJ sweeps it - and lands on top! AJ punches away then gets up, pulling Envy with him. He goes to throw Envy out, but Crimson Mask lariats both men! Cutlass gets up, Crimson turns around... BLAZIN' KICK! Crimson falls into the ropes then hits the mat, Cutlass falls back himself.
SAM HEWITT
A mighty Blazin' Kick, but the cost of being one of the first to enter is fatigue! He falls back into the ropes, unable to follow up.
CHAD GOMEZ
Or he's being crafty, Sambo. He's been King of Lions for over four hundred days, he knows how to pick his spots. All those defenses? He doesn't need the elimination bonus money. Let someone else do the dirty work.3...
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A Canadian! Alex Kincaid, he gets a decent pop as he sprints down to join the fray. He slides in and takes it to Cutlass as he's trying to get to his feet. He grabs Cutlass and starts trying to eliminate him, but notices Kevin Moss getting back up so he turns his attention to him. Moss ducks a punch and staggers Kincaid with an uppercut, he rushes to the ropes - springboards off and batters the Bullet King with an elbow! Kincaid goes down, Moss gets up and AJ Knight is there! He grabs Moss and chucks him over the top rope. Somehow, someway the Infinity Warrior manages to hang on to that top rope. Knight sees this and tries to fix it, smack the hand. Moss ducks in between the ropes, driving a shoulder into Knight's gut then stands back up on the apron and sunset flips his way into the ring!
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AJ kicks out, saving his quest for the crown. Moss gets up, bringing AJ back to a vertical base with him. "Iconic" Alan Envy decides its time to interject and he dropkicks Moss, which causes him to bonk heads with AJ. AJ falls out through the ropes to the apron, Moss hits the ropes. Envy tries to dump Moss over as the countdown begins again.
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There's a mixed reaction for Eli Buchanan, one half of the World Tag Team Champions as he walks down to the ring. No hurry in his step, he watches Envy attempt to eliminate Moss but AJ kicks Envy's leg causing him to fall inside the ring and inadvertently save Moss. Buchanan ignores the referee's ten count, or at least seemingly pays no heed to it as he walks around the ring looking for a spot to pick. Buchanan spots Cutlass getting up in the corner and opts to slide in, he grabs the King of Lions and delivers a backdrop suplex! He gets up and looks around for his next attack, then spots it - he grabs Alex Kincaid and slams him into the mat with a reverse STO! He rolls back, using his leg to enhance the choke... KOJI CLUTCH!
KINCAID TAPS!
JAKE AARONS
Alex Kincaid has been eliminated! Just as Kincaid is rolling out of the ring, Kevin Moss leaps over him and cracks Alan Envy with the Forever Blast - his springboard flying knee! He covers!
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JAKE AARONS
Alan Envy has been eliminated!Stage hands grabs Envy and all him out of the ring, leaving five remaining until the next entrant - Cutlass, Knight, Moss, Crimson and Buchanan. Moss and Buchanan eye each other while scoping out the rest of the ring. Cutlass remains in the corner, Knight is getting up and Crimson Mask is getting to his feet.
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It's the Wolf! Alexander Irvine walks out, throwing aside a water bottle and his Year of the Wolf t-shirt as he slides inside. He stands up right in the middle, looking at everyone surrounding him... then dives at Cutlass! Cutlass, still recovering, begins fighting back! The fans are going nuts as the two men exchange blows! Buchanan and Knight exchange a look, Moss attacks Crimson Mask with kicks to the body and backs him up into the corner. Buchanan and Knight lock-up, Knight transitions into a side headlock but Buchanan hoists him up and drops him to the mat with a backdrop suplex...
AJ KEEPS THE HOLD ON!
Buchanan curses as AJ rolls onto his backside, torquing on the hold. Crimson grabs Moss' leg and dumps him over the top rope, the Infinity Warrior lands on the apron and barely ducks a lariat! He grabs Crimson and pulls him over the top and to the floor!
JAKE AARONS
Crimson Mask has been eliminated!Moss climbs through the ropes quickly, so that Crimson can't yank him off the apron. The masked man is furious, pointing to Moss who waves goodbye to the man he just eliminated. Moss turns around and backs into the corner, surveying the current landscape! Irvine drives Cutlass into the mat with a belly to belly suplex and lands in side control where he begins going for a Kimura! Cutlass defends it, so Irvine jumps into mount! Cutlass grabs the wrist, controlling the barrage of punches that one might expect in that position.
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The Heritage Heavyweight Champion! James Edwards! Irvine's ears perk up at Jake Aarons' announcement and he dismounts Cutlass, Buchanan and AJ stop fighting also. Edwards has a slight smirk on his face, knowing this won't be easy. He hands his belt to a stage hand and takes a deep breath before diving in. Buchanan and Knight surprsingly work together, putting the boots to him. Irvine grabs Buchanan and chucks him into the ring post, then sends AJ down with a pie face. Irvine jumps on top of Edwards, pummelling him from back mount. Cutlass grabs Irvine and applies a choke sleeper! AJ lunges at the two, but Irvine ducks and by proxy so does Cutlass - nailing Moss inadvertently. Edwards gets to his feet and grabs AJ, trying to lift him up over the top rope. Buchanan runs over and slams Edwards in the back with a double axe handle, then begins trying to dump him over. Knight grabs Buchanan and throws him down, trying to eliminate Edwards himself.
SAM HEWITT
Buchanan and Knight both trying to get credit for eliminating James Edwards, even fighting each other to do it!
CHAD GOMEZ
Which just shows you how unlikable the guy is considering each already have shots at the Heritage Heavyweight title coming up. Moss comes back to his senses and gets a hold of AJ, slamming his head off the top turnbuckle. Edwards takes a reprieve, happy to be in the ring still. Cutlass continues his attack on Irvine from back side control, trying to force him to open up so he can plaster him with shots. Irvine tries to get up and spin out, but Cutlass sprawls and gets an arm hooked. Irvine knows what's coming and grabs a leg.
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Lucky number 13 in the Roaring Rumble is none other than the other half of the World Tag Team Champions, Carl Whitaker. Ol' Stonehands approaches the ring, removing his jacket and towel and climbs up onto the apron. Moss batters AJ with knees in the corner, Edwards sees Buchanan and starts toward him but Whitaker blindsides him! Buchanan can't help but laugh as he does! The former Tiger Mask Red gets to his feet and assists his partner in putting the boots to him. Edwards tries to defend, grabbing a foot when he can but it just leads to more boots from the other guy. AJ headbutts Moss, sending him staggering away from the corner. Moss starts back toward him but a superkick...
IS DUCKED!
Moss avoids the superkick this time and turns around into a spinning heel kick! Both men go down, missing Cutlass/Irvine by a foot or two. Irvine manages to push Cutlass back into the ropes, the King of Lions uses his free arm to push the top rope down and tries to guide Irvine toward it with the hooked arm. Irvine gets propped up on the top, trying whatever he can to avoid elimination. Buchanan and Whitaker are far too busy kicking the crap out of Edwards to pay attention to the scene across from them. Moss though, is on his knees and sees opportunity... and lun-AJ grabs his foot and trips him! Knight stomps Moss as he climbs over him, toward the BLR guys. Knight clubs Cutlass, freeing Irvine up and causing him to fall back inside the ring. Cutlass is in bad territory though and AJ Knight grabs his legs and dumps Cutlass out onto the apron. Cutlass is still hanging on by his left hand, Knight begins hacking at it as though his hand was a small axe, while using his knee to force Cutlass off the apron. Cutlass tries to grab the top rope with his other hand, but it's proving difficult with his back toward the ring. Irvine gets up and dropkicks Cutlass off the apron and to the floor! AJ turns and looks at Irvine... as though all hell is about to be unleashed.
JAKE AARONS
Julian Cutlass has been eliminated!SAM HEWITT
Look at AJ! His face says it all, he nearly had Julian Cutlass eliminated... and Alexander Irvine stole it right out from underneath him. The countdown finishes and Matt Pulver runs down to the ring, beelining to help Edwards against the World Tag Team Champions. Irvine is laughing as Knight kicks the shit out of him on the ground, unable to fight back because of said laughter, which only serves to infuriate the Mat Crusader even more. Moss climbs to his feet and pulls AJ off, Irvine scurries away still cackling. AJ gets up in Moss' face, the two trading barbs which devolve into shoves... then a headbutt! Moss goes down to a knee from the shot, but pops up with an uppercut! AJ gets a bit wobbly. Moss spins... BACK FI-NO! Knight hoists him high into the air and slams him down on his knee with the atomic drop! Moss bounces off the knee, hitting the mat. Meanwhile, with Matt Pulver helping him, Edwards is back on his feet and the newly formed tandem is taking the fight to Buchanan and Whitaker! Pulver snaps off a butterfly suplex on Whitaker while Buchanan has his right arm up against Edwards' chin while he feeds him shots to the gut with his left. Edwards doubles over, Buchanan grabs him and chucks him toward the ropes. Edwards clutches them with all his might as Buchanan grabs his legs and tries to toss him.
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David Troy, the thirty seven year old newcomer to Lion's Road comes down to join in the action. He takes a moment to scout things out, AJ Knight gets his hands on Irvine again and goes for a suplex but Irvine socks him in the solar plexus and snaps off a suplex of his own! Troy decides it's time to strike and hits Irvine from behind, turning him around into a clinch - he clasps his hands around the back of Irvine's neck and brings knees to the face! Irvine blocks a couple and manages to back up, bumping Pulver. Pulver turns around and hits him with a shot, spinning Irvine around into a standing dropkick from Troy! Whitaker gets up and sees Buchanan struggling with Edwards and goes to help, Kevin Moss runs and intercepts! He blasts Whitaker with a shot, sending them both to the mat. Buchanan looks back to see what's going on and stops attacking Edwards, opting instead to help his partner. Buchanan grabs Moss by the hair and drags him off... Whitaker gets to his feet. Buchanan knees Moss in the gut a couple of times, then goes to throw him but Moss counters it! Buchanan goes flying over!
HE HANGS ON!
Moss goes to attack, but Whitaker grabs him and dumps him to the floor!
JAKE AARONS
Kevin Moss has been eliminated!
Whitaker grabs Eli and goes to help, but Edwards storms across the ring... THRUST KICK TO ELI!
JAKE AARONS
Eli Buchanan has been eliminated!Buchanan lands with a thud on the floor, Edwards falls to the mat. Whitaker turns around, madder than hell. He grabs Edwards and tries to nail a falling punch, but luckily the Heritage Champion dodges the shot!
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The eighteen year veteran of the squared circle, Derek Draven joins the Rumble! He slides in and grabs fellow newcomer David Troy and those two start battling. Whitaker and Edwards are rolling around the mat, trading shots. Pulver and Irvine are battling and AJ Knight is crouched in the corner.
SAM HEWITT
Everyone's paired off except for AJ Knight - the bottom right of your screen there. He's the only fighter from the single digit entries to remain. Pulver and Irvine battle into the corner where AJ is so he slinks away, avoiding Edwards and Whitaker and also the newcomers. Draven knees Troy in the gut and snaps off a neckbreaker! He gets up and runs to the ropes, bounces off... leaps up... DOUBLE ST-NO! Troy rolls out of the way, Draven hits nothing but mat! The man known as Dynamite runs up and drives Draven's face into the mat with a face crusher! Irvine pushes Pulver away and the Swedish fighter stumbles over Troy inadvertently. Troy gets up, not sure what happened and has a forearm driven into his face courtesy of the Wolf - Alexander Irvine! Irvine grabs Edwards, yanks him off of Whitaker and chucks him into the corner. He goes in, but Edwards boots him in the gut! Forearm shots follow, then a headbutt! Irvine staggers down to his knees, Edwards kicks him in the chest and knocks him on his arse! Edwards backs up...
VIOLENT GOSPEL!
Edwards cold cocks Irvine with his signature kick! Edwards falls on all fours near the ropes. Suddenly, a masked figure jumps the rail and grabs Edwards...
A FIREBALL GOES WIDE!
His fireball attempt gone awry, the masked figure - clearly seen as Tiger Mask Red, Eli Buchanan's alter ego runs off. Edwards checks his face as he stands up, having felt more heat than I'm sure he's comfortable with. AJ Knight grabs him and dumps him over the top!
JAKE AARONS
James Edwards has been eliminated!
CHAD GOMEZ
Leave to AJ Knight to take advantage of someone like that.
SAM HEWITT
Eli Buchanan... clearly a bit miffed about being eliminated earlier, comes back out here dressed in his Tiger Mask Red getup and tries to fireball Edwards' face! Luckily, he was able to swat Eli's hand as the fireball came out and avoided getting it full on. Clearly singed him a bit though and AJ Knight uses that chance to dump him out of the ring.Not to be outdone, Carl Whitaker climbs on top of Alexander Irvine.
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JAKE AARONS
Alexander Irvine has been eliminated! SAM HEWITT
Speaking of taking advantage... Carl Whitaker gets the pin on Alexander Irvine after James Edwards does the dirty work, laying him out with the Violent Gospel. CHAD GOMEZ
So no cash prize for Irvine, but he did steal that title shot out from AJ Knight by eliminating Cutlass... so that grumpy old fart has to be happy. 3...
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The final entrant... Ben Chrenshaw walks out, smirking. Inside the ring are Derek Draven, David Troy, AJ Knight, Matt Pulver and Carl Whitaker. Six men remain in the Roaring Rumble.
SAM HEWITT
And so we enter the final phase of this match. One of these six men will be $250,000 dollars richer! Whitaker tells Draven and Troy that "those three" are going to work together, referring to Chrenshaw, Pulver and Knight. Chrenshaw slides in and everyone pairs off! Whitaker and Pulver, Knight and Draven, Troy and Chrenshaw! Punches and grapples galore! Whitaker backs Pulver into the ropes and goes for a front waist hold, but Pulver slips out and turns around, lighting up the tag team champion with forearm strikes! He grabs him, chucks him into the opposite set of ropes and dropkicks his knee out from underneath him! Whitaker hits the mat with a thud! Chrenshaw drives multiple knees into the midsection of David Troy, then hoists him up onto the top turnbuckle. Troy doesn't like being this close to elimination and kicks Chrenshaw in the mush! Chrenshaw stumbles back, then turns around....
LEG LARIAT FROM TROY!
Draven chokes Knight against the ropes, taking full advantage of the fatigue level of the young Crusader. He then picks up his legs and tries to dump him out, but AJ hammers away on his skull, protecting himself from elimination. Draven backs off but comes right back... Knight back drops him onto the apron! Knight goes to grab him, but a sickening headbutt finds its mark! Draven nearly falls off the apron from the shot, AJ falls to one knee inside the ring, bleeding. Troy grabs him...
AND DUMPS HIM OUT!
JAKE AARONS
AJ Knight has been eliminated! The fans boo, but Troy shrugs. Knight, through his bloody face, looks up... shocked.
SAM HEWITT
AJ Knight swore up and down that this was his moment.
CHAD GOMEZ
And I swore up and down that the hottest girl in school would say yes when I asked her to prom. Tough luck, kid.SAM HEWITT
So we're down to five...Knight gets up and trades some words with Troy, who turns around into a low blow! Draven chuckles as Troy falls to his knees in front of him, then grabs him and dumps him out.
JAKE AARONS
David Troy has been eliminated!SAM HEWITT
Make that four.Chrenshaw, Pulver, Whitaker and Draven. Three constants and one newcomer, Draven smiles as he comes face to face with Chrenshaw who returns that cold smirk. The two stare each other in the eyes, not saying a word. Draven smacks him with a headbutt, Chrenshaw winces and doubles over... but comes right back up and cracks Draven with one. He doubles over, turning away... but comes back looking for a discus lariat! Chrenshaw ducks it, grabs Draven's leg and yanks it out from underneath him! He kicks at the hamstring a few times then clutches the calf... trying to turn him over! Draven upkicks Chrenshaw in the groin, sending him down to the mat. Draven rolls onto his side and then to his knees, he grabs the ropes and pulls himself up...
CHRENSHAW DUMPS HIM OVER!
JAKE AARONS
Derek Draven has been eliminated!Chrenshaw falls to the mat, in a world of hurt after the groin shot, but smirks despite it - seizing the opportunity than Draven laid in front of him. Whitaker and Pulver are still fighting, luckily for the Crippler, allowing him to recuperate a little bit. Pulver pulls Whitaker away from the ropes - arm wringer, Whitaker tries to deck him with the big right... but Pulver ducks and transitions it into a hammerlock, clubbing Whitaker's back with forearms! He lets go and applies a side headlock, but turns it into a front chancery... Whitaker bulls him back into the corner and breaks free. He connects with a throat thrust, knocking Pulver down to his knees. Whitaker grabs him up, scoops him onto his shoulders and turns to slam him in the centre of the ring... but Pulver slips out, grabs a rear waist hold...
GERMAN SUPL-NO!
Whitaker elbows his way free...
TURNS AND CONNECTS WITH THE BIG HOOK!
Pulver goes down!
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JAKE AARONS
Matt Pulver has been eliminated!The fans go silent as Chrenshaw stands up, the groin attack by Draven still affecting him. Whitaker gets up off his knees and the two meet face to face, Pulver is helped out of the ring. The two men not really strangers to one another.
SAM HEWITT
Chrenshaw and Whitaker are your final two. Ol' Stonehands up against the Crippler. CHAD GOMEZ
Brawler versus technician. Texas vs. British style. I've wanted to see these two square off in singles action for a long time.Whitaker smiles as Chrenshaw eggs him on, lunging forward with the big right. Chrenshaw ducks it and turns around, blasting him with leg kicks! Whitaker catches one, but Chrenshaw grabs his head and delivers a headbutt! Whitaker falls back against the ropes, but rebounds with a European uppercut! Texas style! Chrenshaw goes down, but pops back up - only to eat a throat thrust! Chrenshaw stumbles down to his knees and Whitaker grabs him, chucking him up onto the top rope near the corner. He tries with his might to dump him over, but Chrenshaw wraps his arm around the ropes and fires off desperate shots with his other arm! He knocks Whitaker back and boots him to create even more space. Chrenshaw gets down, but Whitaker presses the attack - jabs and hooks to the body. He backs off for a moment, but nails a blistering knife edge chop! The impact on Chrenshaw's chest echoes throughout the arena! Whitaker does it again... and again! He then grabs Chrenshaw by the head, leads him out and dumps him out onto the apron! Chrenshaw holds on for dear life, managing to punch Whitaker in the gut - buying him a few moments. Chrenshaw gets up, grabs Whitaker and tries to drag him out using a front chancery. Chrenshaw wraps his legs around the bottom rope, using whatever leverage he can knowing he can't afford to go anywhere. Whitaker drives a knee into his body, freeing himself from Chrenshaw's grip. He grabs the MAX-J Heavyweight Champion and runs him into the ring post! Chrenshaw wobbles, but grabs the piece between the turnbuckle and the post to hang on. Whitaker goes for a right hook, but Chrenshaw ducks and Whitaker's hand slams into the post! He staggers away in all kinds of pain.
SAM HEWITT
Whitaker's stone hands met a force stronger than that - the ring post! He may have broken his hand!Chrenshaw slips on the ring apron, but grabs the middle rope... dangling precariously... he grabs the top rope and pulls himself up.
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RIGHT
HAND!
Whitaker collapses to the mat, holding his hand in pain. Chrenshaw hits the apron and drops to the floor as the bell sounds! The fans applauding, not cheering, but applauding the effort put forth by both men. Garner checks on Whitaker, then signals to the medical staff while separate staff check on Chrenshaw on the outside. Whitaker gets up, unable to close his hand... Garner raises his opposite arm in victory! Through gritted teeth, Whitaker yells to the camera - "this is for you guys!" in reference to his kids.
CHAD GOMEZ
When you said he may have broken his hand, I think you're right... but the fact that he came back and used the damn thing to punch Chrenshaw off the apron shows you just what kind of man that Carl Whitaker is. What that paycheck means, what that title shot means... and the fact that he just dedicated the win to his kids. Wow.Mandeville Nelson comes in while medics are putting an ice bag on Carl's hand and wrapping it up, presenting him with the oversized novelty check for $250 grand. Whitaker graciously accepts, then turns to make his exit. Chrenshaw is helped to his feet and receives a standing ovation of his own as we close out the show.
