7/21/2016 - Mane Event

Jonny Bedlam is already in the ring when 'How Soon is Now?' by the Smith echoes through the arena as the crowd erupt in jubilation. Jack Rose steps out of the lion's head as the fans cheer for the popular babyface.

JAKE AARONS: Introducing first from London, England and weighing in at one hundred and eighty five pounds... JACK ROSE!

He walks across the elevated runway towards the ring making a conscious effort to appreciate the reception, before rolling under the ropes, climbing aloft the top turnbuckle and pointing to the skies.

JAKE AARONS: His opponent... already in the ring from Texas! Weighing in at two hundred and twenty five pounds... JONNY BEDLAM!

The bell sounds and the two men engage in a traditional lock-up with Jack Rose coming out of it with a drop toe hold on Bedlam.  He tries to apply a ground submission, but Bedlam crawls to the ropes and forces a break.  The two men get to their feet and reset with another collar and elbow tie up and this time, Rose does a go behind and applies a hammerlock and once more, Jonny Bedlam grabs the ropes to break the hold.  The two meet in the middle again and Bedlam offers a handshake, Jack Rose goes to accept it but Bedlam kicks him in the stomach! Bedlam applies a rear waist lock, but Rose circles out of it - goes behind - slams his forearm down across Bedlam's back! He grabs Bedlam and whips him into the ropes, bringing him down to the mat with a spin out powerbomb! Bedlam lands hard, but sits up... leaving himself wide open for the Penalty Kick! Bedlam doesn't have much time to think or adjust as Rose yanks him up, sends him into the ropes and delivers a vicious tilt-a-whirl backbreaker - the LONDON EYE! He points to the top and the Hawaii crowd roars in response.  He climbs up... BED OF ROSES FROG SPLASH!

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BASTIAN KRULL: HOLY COW!

MANDEVILLE NELSON: That didn't take long!

BASTIAN KRULL: No kidding! I knew this Jack Rose kid was good, but I didn't know he was this good! He made Jonny Bedlam look like an amateur!

Rose leaps to his feet, climbing the turnbuckle to celebrate his win before hopping off.  He climbs out of the ring and dives into the crowd, who are delighted to share in the celebration of the young man's first win in Lion's Road!

The POLLOVISION depicts a rain of chicken strips, as “Cuka Rocka” echoes throughout the Waipahu Pollo Hall. Purple and orange smoke billows through the lion head’s nostrils, as it lets out a mighty roar and opens its mouth to reveal La Cucaracha. Clad in her usual wrestling gear, she’s added an authentic red and green Hawaiian shirt. While the shirt appears to be several sizes too large, as the Pollo Pest isn’t quite a big fat party animal, it’s cinched with the Lion’s Road Heritage Title. The newly crowned champion basks in a wave of adulation and steps onto the stage, where Chad Gomez stands ready to conduct an interview.

Chad Gomez: I see you’ve gone Hawaiian. Or is this just another ploy to get a cheap pop?

La Cucaracha hits Gomez with a dirty look, which he no-sells.

La Cucaracha: As if I would stoop to fan-service to win the respect and adulation of these people. I earned that with my wrestling and my stylish, ridiculously affordable merchandise.

Ripping her Hawaiian shirt off, La Cucaracha reveals a t-shirt of her own underneath, in which her likeness is emerging from a bucket of chicken. The screen flashes *ONLY $29.99* as she continues the interview.

Chad Gomez: About your wrestling, Racha. The first time you faced Ben Chrenshaw, he made you submit.

La Cucaracha: I didn’t submit. I screamed in pain, which is what you do when someone is trying to rip your leg off.

Chad Gomez: No doubt. But that still resulted in a loss for you. When you faced Chrenshaw again, he was in control for almost the entire contest, but you were able to win the match with a small package. What do you have to say to anyone who thinks you just got lucky and are a huge disgrace to the Heritage Championship?

La Cucaracha: I have two things to say: One, those people are stupid. Two, they should shut up.

Chad Gomez: Truly a scathing retort.

La Cucaracha: And don’t think I’m avoiding Ben Chrenshaw. But he should have to fight his way through the entire Lion’s Road roster before he gets another shot at me.

Chad Gomez: Speaking of shots, your first Heritage Title defense is next week against Corey Cruelty. Is there anything you’d like to say to him?

Reaching into her trunks, La Cucaracha reveals a 3x5 index card that she uses for reference.

La Cucaracha: He looks like Tim Burton fucked Jack Skellington. He’s so skinny, the weight section on his bio says “Not Applicable.” He dresses like Hot Topic took a dump. If you punch him just right, Nietzsche quotes come out. The color of his hair is “school shooter black.” His parents write songs about how much they hate him.

The bell sounds at ringside, prompting La Cucaracha to head to her match.

La Cucaracha: Gotta go, Chad. Next time try to be a little more professional.

Chad Gomez: I sincerely hope there won’t be a next time.

La Cucaracha slides into the ring where Aine is waiting.  The bell sounds and Aine tries to attack but Cucaracha ducks and goes for a backslide...

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KICKOUT!

La Cucaracha grabs Aine before she can even think about thinking and hoists her up with the Fisherman's suplex! Instead of a suplex though, she spins it into a neckbreaker and covers Aine again!

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2-KICKOUT!

Cucaracha argues to Xavier Price about the count, telling him that her Kafka Plex is "super effective" which of course gets "WOW DUDE" in response. The fans echo his sentiment just as Aine gets to her feet and slams Cucaracha head first into the turnbuckle! We fast forward a bit, Aine clotheslines the Heritage Champion down to the mat and begins arming up her bow! Cucaracha groggily gets to her feet and Aine rushes in for the Crucifix Driver! Cucaracha drops half way, nailing her with a bizarre elbow/sidewalk slam type reversal.

MANDEVILLE NELSON: She knocked the wind right out of Aine!

Cucaracha gets to her feet first, but Aine isn't far behind. Aine goes for another clothesline, but it's ducked by the Heritage Champion and she fires up with several elbows then backs up and nails her with a flying forearm! Aine falls back into the ropes and then staggers out... Cucaracha does her best Sam Fisher impression, sneaks behind and BUG ZAPPPER! The Lungblower violently sends Aine lunging forward onto her knees. Cucaracha grabs her up in a straightjacket hold... DDT! THE HISS OF DEATH!

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BASTIAN KRULL: Did that one look like a fluke, Mandy?

MANDEVILLE NELSON: Looked pretty convincing to me!

BASTIAN KRULL: The Heritage Champion picks up a big win heading into next week's title match with Corey Cruelty!

Cucaracha rolls out of the ring, clutching any merch she has out there and begins bounding for the exit before turning around, grabbing her title and awkwardly trying to play it off before jetting it out of dodge.

The feed returns to ringside as the opening strains of “Violent and Funky” by Infectious Grooves play and the graphic ‘Straight Outta Whynot’ appears on the POLLOVISION. A moment later, fog begins to bellow from the nose of the Lion's nose. Hammerstein bounds through the smoke, ala the Shockmaster. The crowd roars in laughter as 'The Hammer' gets to his feet, coughing and waving the smoke away. 'The Hammer' gets his swagger back and heads down the ramp, wearing black wrestling boots, black below-the-knee cargo shorts, and his trademark 'Straight Outta Whynot' sleeveless t-shirt.Hammerstein fist bumps with some of the fans on his way to the ring. He tries to run and slide under the bottom rope but can't get the height, so he crashes into the ring apron and flops to the floor. Jacob quickly gets to his feet, no selling the embarrassing flop. He picks up his shades, wipes them off, and puts them back on before walking up the ring steps and entering the ring.

JAKE AARONS: Ladies and Gentlemen, he weighs in at 267 lbs. Originally from Why, Arizona, but now hailing from Whynot, Mississippi, this is HAMMERSTEIN!

Hammerstein tries to jump up onto the second turnbuckle, but can't make it, so he plays one foot on the bottom turnbuckle and the other on the second before throwing up both arms in a show of confidence of victory.

MANDEVILLE NELSON: All that training with Tiger Mask Red, and he still can't get the entrance right!

BASTIAN KRULL: I hear Tiger isn't too happy about your comments.  What have you got to say about that?

MANDEVILLE NELSON: Eh, shut up and enjoy your pension, "Eli". 

As Mandeville says this, the arena blacks out, and the calm voice of a woman can be heard speaking throughout the arena.

If you know the enemy and know yourself,
You need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy,
For every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself,
You will succumb in every battle.

JAKE AARONS: And his opponent, from Boulder, Colorado, weighing in tonight at 234 pounds...ASHTON BAWOLF!!!

The heavy beats of Sabaton's "The Art of War" echo throughout the arena as the brash Ashton Bawolf steps onto the stage to a less than favorable reaction. Ash grins out at the booing crowd and reaches up, pulling his hood back as he glances out and soaks up their disdain for him. As the beat picks up, Ash slowly begins to make his way down the ramp and to the ring, scoffing at fans and slapping away hands of those reaching towards him. "The Shogun" rolls into the ring and quickly gets to his feet, leaping onto the second turnbuckle and throwing his arms out as the crowd continues to berate him. Ash drops down and slides off his coat as he stretches before the match.

BASTIAN KRULL: Ashton Bawolf will certainly be confident that he can get a good result on his debut here this evening.

Referee Brian Shelzi calls for the bell...and Hammerstein goes straight for Bawolf! One, two, three, four punches connect with the newbie, before Hammerstein looks towards the audience, and winds up for a fifth... which Bawolf, naturally, easily ducks, countering with a shoulder tackle that sends Hammerstein reeling back! Bawolf runs in and seals the deal with one of his deadly forearms, taking Hammerstein down!

MANDEVILLE NELSON: Bawolf didn't take too long showing what he's all about, with one of his trademark elbow strikes...

Bawolf follows up his spurt of momentum by bringing Hammerstein to his knees, and... snap suplex! Hammerstein goes flying over, and Bawolf rolls to his feet and goes to meet him. He brings his hard-luck opponent up, sets him against the turnbuckle, and fires off multiple rapid elbow shots to Hammerstein's face! Before the good-natured wrestler even knows what hit him, he is sliding down to a seated position on the mat.

MANDEVILLE NELSON: I told you he wasn't messing around, Bastian.

Ashton seems to think so as well, as he looks up at the booing stands of the Waipahu arena and holds up a finger, as if to say 'watch this'. He then grabs Hammerstein's head, setting him up for a spike DDT! The crowd's boos turn to cheers, however, as Hammerstein fights back, throwing wild punches to Bawolf's stomach! The newcomer reels back a moment, in surprise, but does not leave his feet, and manages to land the move! He turns Hammerstein over, drops down, and covers!

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TWO!
KICKOUT by Hammerstein!

Bawolf does not seem too concerned with the kickout, and seems to think it is only a matter of time until he has Hammerstein down. He brings his opponent to a seated position and seeks to lock in an abdominal stretch... only to get an elbow to the face from Hammerstein! The camera catches his grimacing face a moment before another lands! Bawolf releases the grip, and Hammerstein is able to somehow stumble to a vertical position, with the help of the ropes! Bawolf, however, is only one step behind him, and promptly lunges forward with yet another elbow strike! This time, however, Hammerstein dodges, ducks down, and sends Bawolf flying to the outside!

MANDEVILLE NELSON: Man overboard!

A big grin appears on Hammerstein's face as he sees his opponent go head over heels to the outside. He promptly steps through the middle rope, out onto the apron, takes a few steps back along the length of it... and performs a combination running and diving legdrop to the outside! He comes up with fists a-pumping, and hypes up the audience, who responds in kind. He then picks Bawolf up and rolls him into the ring. He hops onto the apron, steps through the middle rope... and gets tripped as Bawolf tugs on his trouser leg!

BASTIAN KRULL: It looked like he grabbed his trousers! Err.. well, I guess he could have tripped up on his own..

MANDEVILLE NELSON: I wouldn't put it past him.

Whatever happened, it worked, as Hammerstein goes tumbling forward. Bawolf reacts with lightning quick reflexes and applies the Texas cloverleaf! Hammerstein squirms and bucks wildly, trying to throw off his opponent so he cannot sit down on the move, but it looks as though Bawolf will get to lock it in... NO! Hammerstein does just enough to turn himself over, and kicks out at Bawolf!

BASTIAN KRULL: Great awareness there by Hammerstein... that could have been bad for him!

Bawolf quickly regains his composure, and runs at the recovering Hammerstein...only to get caught with a hip toss! Hammerstein hypes himself up, runs back towards the ropes, runs back in again, and drops an elbow... nobody home! Ashton rolled out of the way! Both men quickly get to their feet, Bawolf heading towards the corner to buy himself a few seconds! Hammerstein sees his chance, runs in...STINGER SPLASH! Bawolf is pinned against the corner! Hammerstein kicks him in the shins once, twice, three times...but Bawolf pokes him in the eye, regaining the advantage!

BASTIAN KRULL: HEY! That time, there was something!

Bawolf has the upper hand again, and he wastes no time using it! He quickly steps in, grabs Hammerstein, and sets up the Blood Eagle... which connects! Bawolf rolls over Hammerstein for the cover, and the...

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THREE!

MANDEVILLE NELSON: And that's all she wrote!

BASTIAN KRULL: Ashton Bawolf debuts with a win, but not one he should feel entirely proud of!

The feed fades on a shot of a proud-looking Bawolf absorbing the boos of the crowd, a cocky smirk on his features as referee Brian Shelzi raises his hand.

'DARKNESS COATS US!!!!'

JAKE AARONS: The following contest is your MAIN EVENT of the evening and is being fought under television time remaining with one fall, one submission or one knockout to determine the winner.  Introducing first from Duluth, Minnesota! Weighing in at two hundred and ten pounds... COREY CRUELTY!

The lights dim and lightning effects dart across the entrance curtain as the blastbeats and jagged vocals of Avenged Sevenfold's 'Darkness Surrounding' echo across the arena. After a moment of tension (not really), the 'heavy' part kicks in, and a sombre figure comes out, in a long duster jacket, his head bowed low. He poses at the entrance, arms forming an X over his crotch, before slowly (and I mean SLOWLY) making his way to the ring.

AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH

JAKE AARONS: His opponent! From Knoxville, Tennessee! Weighing in at two hundred and thirty five pounds... Ladies and gentlemen, your UNDISPUTED King of the Lions Champion... ROBB DANIELS!

"Gangsters Paradise" by Coolio begins to play throughout the arena. The lights abruptly turn off all at once as the music continues to play. Seemingly hundreds of camera flashes begin lighting up the darkened arena then suddenly the curtain is thrown back and Robb Daniels and his wife Lauren walks out onto the stage with the fans in attendance rising to their feet.. Daniels comes out with a very serious look on his face walking down the center of the aisle he is pointing to the King of the Lions Championship around his waist. He ascends the stairs before walking along the apron, stepping on the bottom rope and pulling up on the middle allowing Lauren to step into the ring then wiping his boots before stepping through the ropes into the ring. Daniels circles the ring removing his robe and sunglasses and handing putting them under the bottom turnbuckle in his corner. He removes the title from his waist and hoists it in the air before climbing onto the middle turnbuckle. He looks out into the crowd before looking down, talking trash into the camera and pointing at the lens. He grips around his taped wrists as his music fades out.

JAKE AARONS: Your referee for this contest is Cordell Garner!

The Heritage Champion number one contender and the King of the Lions Champion have a long staredown after the bell sounds. The two lock-up and Cruelty pulls a side headlock, but Daniels sends him into the ropes. Cruelty comes back with a shoulder block that sends Daniels to the mat. Daniels gets to his feet and backs into the corner, while Cruelty beckons him into the centre. Daniels clearly doesn't take kindly to a rookie giving him that kind of treatment and advances into another collar and elbow tie-up. Cruelty does a quick go behind and takes Daniels down to the mat, the King of the Lions Champion rolls out of the ring and begins letting accusations fly.

BASTIAN KRULL: From what I can hear, I think Robb Daniels just accused Corey Cruelty of greasing - making yourself slippery to your opponent.

MANDEVILLE NELSON: I wouldn't put such a tactic past either of them.

Referee Cordell Garner checks Cruelty over and finds nothing out of the ordinary, while Daniels walks past Corey's family at ringside and has a chuckle. He grabs their homemade sign and rips it up! The crowd goes apeshit with heel heat as Corey Cruelty heads out of the ring, grabs Daniels from behind and rolls him inside. Cruelty slides in, and Daniels tries to beg off but Cruelty begins hammering him with lefts and rights as he backs him into the corner!

MANDEVILLE NELSON: I don't think Corey Cruelty is quite sure what to make of being cheered, but that's the power of facing a guy like Robb Daniels.

Cruelty backs off and looks to go for a Yakuza kick, but Daniels dodges it and rakes his eyes! The King of the Lions Champion begins decking his opponent with chops, forearms and finally a huge European uppercut! Corey hits the corner turnbuckle and then falls to his knees, Daniels decks him with another right to send him tumbling down onto the mat. Daniels drops a knee onto his head, then begins stomping his torso as the fans rally behind Cruelty. Daniels grabs Cruelty and throws him out of the ring, following out behind him. Daniels points to Corey's family and grabs his head, intending to slam him into the guardrail in front of them, but the champion is startled by Cruelty grabbing the guardrail with both hands, then elbowing him in the gut! The number one contender to La Cucaracha's title slams Daniels' head into the guardrail, then drives him into the ring post! The fans cheer that one! Corey throws Daniels back inside the ring. Corey climbs up onto the apron, but not before telling his mother to shut up!

MANDEVILLE NELSON: Hahaha! She asked him if he was OK!

BASTIAN KRULL: Oh come on! You should always be nice to your mother!

Karma is a bitch and likely agrees with Bastian, as Cruelty gets thumbed in the eye when he finally enters the ring. Daniels lines up Cruelty and drops an elbow across the back of his neck as he's doubled over.  Daniels tries to go for it again, but Corey kicks him in the gut! With the champion doubled over, Corey grabs him and delivers a facebuster into the mat! Daniels rolls out onto the apron and Corey Cruelty greets him with a headbutt as he's getting to his feet.  Daniels is on wobbly legs and is about to fall, but Cruelty grabs him in an inverted front facelock and brings him back into the ring with an inverted suplex! He rolls on top!

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TWO!

T-NO!

Cruelty gets up, and actually plays to the fans... calling for the Oblivion Piledriver! The response is enormous! Cruelty grabs Daniels, brings him in and is about to hoist him when Daniels runs him into the turnbuckles! A headbutt to the groin maybe too based on Cruelty's facial expression! Referee Cordell Garner breaks the two men up and calls for a pause, Garner tells Cruelty he's got three minutes to recuperate but he can jump back into th-- DANIELS SHOVES GARNER ASIDE AND BEGINS BEATING ON CRUELTY!

BASTIAN KRULL: That's an automatic red card!

Indeed, Garner calls for the bell and Daniels gets in his face about it asking what the issue is.  Cruelty is down in the corner and Daniels stomps him again in between his asking, Garner pulls him back into the opposite corner until some security arrive and hold him back.  Garner goes out to talk to Jake Aarons.

JAKE AARONS: Referee Cordell Garner has called a stop to this contest based on a red card issued to Robb Daniels for attacking Corey Cruelty during the three minute recuperation period for an inadvertent low blow! Therefore, your winner of this match.. COREY CRUELTY!

The Hawaiian fans pop huge as Daniels is escorted out of the ring by the security while Cruelty struggles to his feet.  He looks out at his family to see La Cucaracha handing them some of her own merchandise, he rolls out of the ring and the Heritage Champion takes off as the show closes out.