Halloween Honor [#7] Oct. 30th, 2021
Oct 30, 2021 20:42:12 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse Jamester on Oct 30, 2021 20:42:12 GMT -5
Located at the Halifax Annual Fair, Nova Scotia.
The event will be held outside, with a max capacity of 5000 people in attendance.
Halifax Nova Scotia sure knows how to put on a Halloween event, as the Annual Fair is in full gear and the place is packed with families, adults, and fans of the Northern Pro Wrestling company. Honor was celebrating its 7th show in the year 2021, and after the Fight for the Fallen super card, it was no doubt a special evening for the talent and fans. Fans dressed as their favorite wrestlers and many were dressed in other halloween costumes like ghosts, vampires, G.I.Joes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a plethora of other creative displays.
The backdrop to the normal stage is but a giant white sheet that is secured tightly for video packages to play on. As the ring area lights dim, we see the white backdrop light up and a camera is facing Jesse Jamester in the backstage tent area.
Standing outside a blacked off curtain-like doorway, we see Jesse standing there for a moment before his phone rings. Sliding the mobile device from his back pocket, he answers with a swipe and holds it to his ear.
“Aye! Was waiting to hear back from you. Are we good then? (Pause) Aight, see you then.”
Hanging up the phone, it drops back into his pocket and Jesse adjusts the reptilian renegade’s mask he had carved ‘End’ into the forehead. Slipping through the curtain-like doorway, he walks into the dressing area of NPW’s Imperial Crown Tag Team Champions and hottest trend in the wrestling world magazines, The Bastards.
Jesse Jamester: Fellas.
Nodding a head to Billy Fowler who sits on an uncomfortable lawn chair slapping a small TV screen with bad reception. Jesse turns to Rob Riot and Frank Windsor, who appear to be playing cards at a table. Neither of them look up.
Rob Riot: Me, Frank, and Billy both have two friends each in this company, and they’re in the room already. So while that sounded like a friendly greeting, I very much doubt it came from a friend.
Windsor slaps a card down on the table, hard.
Frank Windsor: SNAP!
Riot looks at him incredulously.
Rob Riot: Snap? What do you mean “snap?” There’s no snap in poker!
Frank Windsor: I’ll snap your arm if you don’t hand over my winnings, how about that?
Rob Riot: Absolutely not. I’m on for a straight here. Billy, tell him!
Fowler and Jesse have been staring at each other while this debate has played out. Fowler decides that now is the right time to bring his stablemates back to the matter at hand.
Billy Fowler: Lads, if I can have your attention for five seconds, there’s a lizard in the room.
Frank Windsor: Lizard?!
Riot and Windsor finally turn around to look towards the door, registering the impressive presence of Jesse Jamester.
Rob Riot: Well, well, well. I did tell you to come and knock on our door if you needed us once, but that was back when the door was attached to a tour bus and our salary was routed through another company. I know you didn’t come here to talk about the weather?
Nodding that the jig was up. The Canadian Nightmare was not known for small talk and this further proved it.
Jesse Jamester: Aye, I don’t have many friends in this business either. The ones I do have were just taken out by the ReVenants… so yeah, as a matter of fact Rob - that’s exactly what I am here for. Is the offer still on the table?
Dropping his hands down to his side, Jesse eases up on the clenched fists. Whether it was obvious to the Bastards or not, his guard had been on full tilt since the champagne bottle and beatdown the ReVs put on him. With his allies in the Council of Chaos out of action and his son Julius still recovering and rehabbing his throat injury, the ask was a big one of JJ. Why would the Bastards want to be involved in his business anyway?
Rob Riot: Hmmmm… What I am hearing is, you need the Bastards to come kick some ass, am I hearing that right?
Billy Fowler: A lizard and the Bastards, doesn’t sound like us.
Frank Windsor: He did save your ass once, that’s not forgotten.
Rob Riot: How about this -- give us the night to discuss it. We will let you know before the night is over. Good?
Eyes shifting between the three, Jesse didn’t really have a choice but to accept with a nod.
Jesse Jamester: Aye, get at me.
Nodding to each of them just once, he turns around and slips out the tarp door that falls flush with the walls, disappearing out of the scene as the camera turns its focus back to The Bastards.
Rob Riot: I don’t know about you guys but ---
Seeing the camera man, Rob shakes his head and gets up escort him out of the room.
Rob Riot: This is a private party and you aren’t on the guest list, seeya!
With a firm hand on the cameraman’s back, we see the audio guy and cameraman ushered out of the Bastards locker room and back into the maze of carnival style rooms made up of tents and strange characters everywhere. The camera cuts back to ringside where Archie Rude and Blake Samuels are sitting at the commentary booth.
"Outlaws and Outsiders" plays over the Halifax Annual Fair sound system where Northern Pro Wrestling’s entrance tron is setup with their circus tent attached behind it to keep the mystery of what a gorilla position would be. Out walks the recently signed Eddie Havok! A mixed reaction rises from the fans in attendance as he makes his way down the aisle to the ringside area. Eddie had a lot of success at the Honor: Fight for the Fallen with a win that took him into to an Imperial Crown Tag Team Championship opportunity with Kid Koala. While the high flying star did not win that night, his gumption and skill was admired both by fans and the NPW Owner Gus Arnold. Tonight his test would be an unknown challenger. As he slides into the ring, the static on the tron appears and his music cuts out.
British royalty music plays next and out walks Willard Manchester. The former Cruiserweight Champion and Cruiserweight Cup winner had only seen action in the Honor Battle Royal, and the smug sneer on his face told everyone what they already knew - he wasn’t over the short time he spent in that match, nor Eddie Havok’s success. The 5’11” frame was not to be taken lightly with 195 pounds of muscle that sported black tights with ‘Willard’ down one side in Britain's flag colors and ‘Manchester’ on the other side. Wearing a black vest, he rips it off and tosses it at ringside as he slides in and goes straight for Havok with an european uppercut.
DING DING DING!
Havok is sent back into the ropes as Manchester tries to grapple him, only to be met with three quick kicks to his left shin, right knee, and then abdomen section. Eddie goes for the irish whip, Manchester counters into his own, slinging the young man into the far ropes before he comes running back at him. Willard looks ready and tilt-a-whirl slam! Reverse into a spinning hurrcarana by Havok! Willard flies across the ring and is stopped by the bottom rope as he rolls to a sitting position with his back to it. Havok with a dropkick to Willard’s face!
Manchester lays back on the bottom rope, his head and chest leaning out on the apron. Eddie slings himself over the top rope with a leg drop across the chest and neck! Willard slides off the apron and lands awkwardly on his back, as Eddie drops to his feet beside him. Wasting no time, Havok lifts him up, slinging him into the steel steps, and Manchester hits with such an impact that the top set of steel steps shifts. Eddie uses this momentum and slams Willard’s head off the top set before he walks him around the steps and shoves him under the bottom rope back into the ring.
Jumping up on the apron, Eddie Havok lines up with Manchester’s prone body as he lays on his stomach. Springboarding from the apron over the top rope, Havok senton splashes Manchester, sending him into convulsions as he rolls through to his feet. Havok shoots a finger guns at the crowd, holding it up to his mouth and blowing out the ghost smoke of his finger guns before turning around to see Manchester trying to recover. On his knees, Manchester shakes his head as he holds his back, and step up shining wizard! On the mark with what he calls the Ed Kick, Havok rolls him over for a cover!
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3--No!
Shoulder flies up just in the knick of time. Havok shakes his head, thinking that was it. He grabs Manchester by the neck, pulling him to his feet by the skin on his neck and an arm. Irish whip! COUNTERED! Willard shoots Havok into the turnbuckle! Havok jumps to the second buckle, steps up to the top rope, and backflips over the rushing Willard Manchester! Landing behind him, Eddie Havok is cat-like with his response and locks in a rear naked choke!
THE BLACK OUT!
Manchester reaches for the ropes, nearly there, but Havok isn’t allowing it as he tries to pull him backwards. Even in his size, Manchester is stronger than he appears and doesn’t budge. Havok sees no other option, grapevining his legs around the waist as he puts all his weight on the lower back of Manchester and falls backwards, landing on his side with the rear naked choke locked in!
The referee checks, and Manchester isn’t giving up. Reaching for air, the light in his eyes is fading, and Willard Manchester is not long for sleep. There is a flicker of life, and he attempts to roll over to his stomach, but Havok unwraps one leg, using his other to lock inbetween the back of Manchester’s knee, and stops the roll from happening. Letting out a yell as he wrenches the choke hold on, Manchester Willard’s eyes close.
An arm raise, and it falls.
Another arm raise, it falls again.
The third time…
DING DING DING!
Ring Announcer: Winner of this match by submission, EDDIE HAVOK! (8:21)
Havok lets go of the hold as the bell tolls, and shoves Willard off him as he takes to his feet, getting his arm raised at Halloween Honor. Fans cheer on the newcomer, knowing this was a spectacle of a match for Havok, who came not only prepared for the unknown, but dominated it in turn. With such determination and focus, it would be a weight on the mind of other NPW Cruiserweights, when would they see Eddie Havok come for the gold? NPW had just witnessed total domination from the Harlow, Essex resident.
Backstage in the Northern Pro Wrestling circus size tent, a camera is focused on the entrance stage screen which illuminates and a picture begins to form. As it steadies the shot, all eyes in the Halifax Annual Fairground have turned to watch. As though out of a movie shoot, or on queue, ‘Timeless’ Alex Turner appears before the NPW audience.
Timeless: Look at them snappers!
We switch to see a crocodile farm, there is a bridge above a pond and Timeless had just dropped a piece of meat down to them and the crocs launched in the air, huge jaws open wide to try and get the food.
Roxylishus: This is gross. What are we even doing here.
Timeless: Didn’t you see. Big Bad Jay Jay has one of these prehistoric beasts as a trained PET!
Roxylishus: Annnnnd what exactly does that have to do with us.
Timeless: Always know your foe beautiful. Look at these creatures (he motions to the crocs) They aren’t all that much.
Roxy raises an eyebrow, looking a little impressed with the beasts.
Timeless: I reckon I could take one.
Roxylishus: Take one what?
Timeless: A croc. In a match. I think I could take one down, then make me some new crocodile skin boots as a prize.
Roxylishus: People don’t wrestle animals.
Timeless: Well, sometimes they do. It’s a well known fact that people used to wrestle Bears.
Roxylishus: You know, you should do it. (egging him on now). I can picture a nice croc skin handbag also.
Timeless: (thinking and nodding, convincing himself he can do it) …. I’m gonna do it! Next Honor! Sir Winsalot Vs a Croc! Then after we make croc stew … then it's Mr John Wayne …. Jay Jay (that elocution of the name, every time he says it) and Lynx. I haven’t forgotten about him either.
Roxylishus: What did he do to us?
Timeless: Tooo us? Nothing. But … he has something I want. That Double Crown. That’s enough.
Looking directly at the camera, Timeless is dead serious.
Timeless: I'm coming for that Gold Lynx! And (looking down at the crocs underneath) I’m coming for one of you!
The camera cuts back to the Halifax Annual Fair ring area, giving the viewers at home a wide angle shot from the top right of the entrance stage setup. Viewing the carpeted aisle that replaces the ramp to the ring, all the fans in attendance surrounding the ringside area in this outside event, along with the Halifax Fair setting in the backdrop all around the sectioned off area for Northern Pro Wrestling's Halloween Honor. We see a Ferris wheel, carnival games and rides, food vendors, and the various colors of flashing lights that give Halifax a glowing aura of a historic night unfolding.
Spin Cycle was already in the ring awaiting their opponents, following a commercial break. Jamal Williams and Reggie Taylor were looking for an ounce of redemption tonight against some of the Marsupials of Mayhem. While Kid Koala was not present in this upcoming bout, Wombat was, and they remembered Honor: Fight for the Fallen like it was yesterday.
"Bagi-la-m Bargan" by BIRDZ ft. Fred Leone hits the speakers placed precariously around the Fairgrounds and the cameras begin to search through the crowd for the Marsupials of Mayhem. Once they're spotted, they make their way through the crowd towards the ring. The Wombat leads the way, almost deflecting fans from their path. Dropbear behind him pounding his chest. They were fired up this evening. Fans make way for the Marsupials of Mayhem as they hit the ringside guardrails in a hurry, quickly disconnecting a section to enter the ringside area. Leaping on the apron, Wombat turns around to a pop from a ‘Marsupials In Training’ fan section with signs and custom masks. Dropbear takes his time entering the ring, almost as though in a transe as he steps in the ring. Wombat jumps on a corner and Dropbear stands in the centre of the ring. They both make the upside down "Westside" M's to represent the Marsupials of Mayhem.
Immediately the referee loses control! Wombat hits Jamal Williams with a hellacious uppercut that sends spit flying into the front row. Dropbear gets attacked with a barrage of strikes from Reggie Taylor, all of which seem to have little to no effect. Jamal is tossed to the ropes by Wombat, ducking the incoming back elbow Wombat was looking for, and hitting a neckbreaker on him instead! Dropbear on the other hand, chops Reggie and sends him crashing to the canvas.
Jamal goes for a leg drop on Wombat and misses as he rolls out of the way. Springing up with unnatural speed, Wombat plants both feet in the face of Jamal. Dropbear is quick with his response time, as he catches Reggie running at him from the side and scoops him up effortlessly before dropping him on top of Jamal with a sidewalk slam! Rolling over, Dropbear covers both members.
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Kickout! Jamal shows life and saves the Spin Cycle from a quick loss. Fans in attendance are rallying behind the Marsupials of Mayhem. Dropbear gets to his feet and Wombat shoots directions his way, to which Dropbear follows. Heading to the corner where Wombat has exited the ring and is on the apron at, Dropbear turns around to face the Spin Cycle. Both Reggie and Jamal are slow to recover. As they finally do, Wombat ascends the turnbuckle behind Dropbear and taps his shoulder when he’s at the top. Dropbear stands still like a mountain denying mother nature’s earthquake of a warning to move. Turning to see Dropbear is Jamal and Reggie, who have zero time to respond as Wombat leaps off of Dropbear’s shoulders! Cross body! Wombat lands on the Spin Cycle! Oh wait! Jamal was wise enough to dive to the left and avoid it, leaving his partner Reggie to take all 280 pounds of Wombat
Jamal jumps up looking to get a quick one on the Marsupials, yet he is met with an Angry Bear Kick! Dropbear coming in like a freight train off the rails, hitting Jamal square in the chest, knocking him clear across the ring! Wombat nods to his Dropbear and throws up the upside down ‘Westside’ M’s as Dropbear climbs to the top rope. Fans are in awe as the 6 foot 7 inch frame of Dropbear takes the turnbuckle like a tree, comfortable enough to make his way up without slipping or hesitating. Being around the Marsupials had its advantages it seemed, even if they were oblivious to anyone not in the group.
Snatching Reggie up off the canvas, Wombat places half of the Spin Cycle in an inverted wheelbarrow and nods to Dropbear as he steadies himself on the top rope. All 292 pounds of Dropbear comes sailing off the top rope and landing his trademark move, Death From Above! Reggie is on another planet afterwards, and Dropbear hooks the leg and places his palm on Reggie’s chest for the cover. Wombat runs a the far ropes where Jamal is pulling himself up as he sees Reggie being covered. Front dropkick to the chest by Wombat! Goodbye Jamal!
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The bell sounds with the referee’s signal, and the Marsupials show their enthusiasm with fist bumps and flaunting in the ring. Possum, eKid Nah, and Kid Koala appear from the crowd, just behind the announcer’s table, holding food again, this time a bucket of chicken and eKid with an enormous bag of cotton candy.
Announcer: Winners of this match by pin fall, the MARSUPIALS OF MAYHEM, Dropbear and Wombat! (7:12)
All members of the Marsupials of Mayhem are now in the ring and celebrating; eKid stuffing his face with cotton candy as he sits on the top turnbuckle, obviously preparing for his match later. Possum begins throwing chicken legs and thighs to the crowd as they cheer on Wombat and Dropbear’s victory.
[Gus Arnold's Office.]
The owner of Northern Pro Wrestling sits behind a large oak desk on a large 1 and a half seat chair. The office is warm, as the fireplace off to the side crackles and sparks adding to the ambiance.
Gus: "It's a new season for Northern Pro Wrestling. We've made some business decisions that ought to set our promotion up for success for many years to come. In partnership with BRAVE and SWAT - The Continental Wrestling Alliance is set to crown our very first World Champion. With that said, the wrestler that earns this distinction will fight their way through a gauntlet of talented superstars on their way to the top."
Gus leans back, feeling comfortable with what's ahead.
Gus: "From there, The World Champion will begin travelling throughout our territories while defending the championship against the best wrestlers who reside there. Fans will gather to witness these dream matches, and our streaming service will allow fans from all over the world to tune in to watch history being made."
Gus smiles, feeling the excitement.
Gus: "To the 18 competitors who were 'brave' enough to sign up to compete - I salute you."
...
Gus: "With that said, there will be no shortage of eyes fixated on the Great Northern War event. The card is stacked from top to bottom, and rivalries are set to be settled in one of the most unforgiving matches of all time. A two ring, steel cage, where the only way out is to force your opponent to say 'uncle.'
Before Gus can continue, he's rudely interrupted. Gus jolts to his feet, ready to play defence should it come to that.
[Oxford Osland]
Osland: "Did you miss me?"
Gus: "Who let you in here?"
Osland: "I used to take care of the security guards on a regular basis when I worked here. I invested in my own safety, because the roster full of lunatics that you employ are shall we say...Testy?"
Gus: "Out with it. What do you want?"
Osland: "C'mon Gus, you and I, we go way back. Do you really think Northern Pro would've made it out of the flea markets and convention centres if it hadn't of been for yours truly? Without my hard work, this Continental Wrestling gig wouldn't have been able to come to fruition."
Gus: "While some of that might be true, you're the one who chose to walk away."
Osland: "When it was time to resign with you, the offer you extended was insulting. I know my worth, and I knew I would be able to cash-in elsewhere."
Gus: "So now you're giving Paul Soutter headaches on a regular basis..."
Osland: "Suit and I have an understanding."
Gus: "Right."
Osland: "I just thought I owed it to you to come to you, man to man to let you know that I plan on embarrassing Jesse Jamester and the four rejects that decide to commit career suicide by aligning with him At the Great Northern War."
Gus: "Careful now..."
Osland: "Moreover, this World Championship Tournament that I keep hearing so much about? The one that you tote like it's going to be the second coming of Christ. Well, it just so happens that I have devoted myself to being a tag team wrestler."
Gus: "I guess your partner Keith doesn't share the same ideals, now does he?"
Osland: "Don't you try and get between us Gus. We make beautiful music inside of the ring."
Gus: "That's great, because Keith's karaoke skills are subpar."
Osland: "That was his doppelgänger Gus. Again, stop trying to add fuel to a fire that doesn't exist."
Gus: "The door is right behind you. I think it's time you leave."
Osland smirks, takes a step forward.
Osland: "I don't mince words. At the Great Northern War, the ReVenants are going to reunited like a band of brothers. We're going to slice and dice our way through that two ring cage and leave a pile of broken bodies in our wake. It's our destiny."
Gus looks perturbed. He might be worried. He might be insulted.
Osland: "Adios, Amigo."
Osland turns his back, exits the office.
[Cut.]
We come back from the commercial break and the three men for the following match are seen already in the ring, however, this ring is setup off to the far right of the Halifax Annual Fairgrounds, with a Corn Maze surrounding the ring and plywood walls setup in sections to reinforce the maze’s structure. The corn maze starts 10 feet from each side of the ring. Cameras and drones are precariously placed and floating around to show the match on the NPW entrance tron at the other side of the Fairgrounds where all the fans are.
The referee is only there to explain the rules, and count the pinfall or signal for a submission, in which case will allow the wrestler to begin their journey out of the maze to their eventual victory, that is, should they make their way through the maze. An opponent must be pinned for someone to leave, otherwise exiting the corn maze will do nothing and they will have to find their way back in and complete the pinfall or submission.
With all three men having been blindfolded and taken into the maze at different entrance points by NPW’s security personnel. For this match, two referees are present, the active lead referee who is in the ring, and a secondary stand-by referee ringside in the event the primary referee is knocked out. Gus Arnold had come prepared tonight, knowing full well how the ReVenants rolled, he was taking no chances.
The match is started as they pull off the blindfolds and a drone above the ring makes the ‘Ding ding ding’ sound of the bell. Rob Garcia eyes up Xialong and eKid Nah, two competitors he had not had a whole lot of experience with. Knowing the stakes of tonight’s match could propel him to a Cruiserweight title shot - which he had been working to lose the weight required to be a legitimate challenger for, Rob was not rushing into a fight. No, instead, he kept his eyes peeled and waited for Xialong and eKid to make the first move.
Without much time passing, eKid was first to rush in and dropkick Xialong in the left knee! Small in stature but a bullet when it came to speed, eKid lit up Xialong with a series of martial arts kicks. Pushing eKid back, Xialong already shows his frustrations growing. He points over to Rob Garcia who is leaning back in his corner, and gestures to eKid that they could team up and take him out together. For a moment, eKid entertains the idea and then nods in agreement of the offer. Pointing to Rob, eKid gestures for Xialong to go in first; which he shows hesitation but does anyway. Kicked in the gut, Xialong hunches over and gets a knee to the face. eKid comes up from behind and rolls up Xialong in a school boy pin right in front of Rob Garcia.
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Kickout with authority by Xialong! eKid rolls off the ally of the Dark Stars and shrugs as Xialong’s body language shows his annoyance with the Marsupial. Turning back on his agreement so quickly would not bode well for eKid, or would it? Garcia grapples Xialong from behind, locking in a waistlock. Transitioning from the waist to under the arms, Garcia hits a reverse northern lights suplex and bridges it into a pin!
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Shoulder up! Xialong was already in the hot seat with both eKid and Rob Garcia both going for quick pins so they could begin their journey out of the corn maze. eKid comes up behind Garcia and springboards off the ropes behind him, flipping backwards over Garcia as he grabs the back of his head and delivers a sitout facebuster! Xialong sees a chance and goes for a rear naked choke on eKid, alas he slips between his arms, crawling between his legs, and jumps to his feet. Xialong spins around with a roundhouse kick, eKid ducks! Rolling under the swinging leg eKid leaps up for a neck breaker but Rob Garcia is there to pop up powerbomb the Marsupial! Xialong sees what happens and stomps on eKids mask, showing his frustration with the speedster. Garcia backs up and rises to his base, preying on Xialong who has his eyes set on eKid. Garcia hooks Xialong from behind with a full Nelson and drives Xialong neck first into the canvas with a full Nelson suplex into a bridge for the pin!
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Garcia gets the fall, but Xialong shows he was not out and kicks out just after the count finishes. Rolling over, Xialong argues with the referee, as Garcia slides backwards looking to escape the ring undetected. Xialong sees this out of the corner of his eye and runs towards Garcia, sliding with a baseball kick that sends Garcia out of the ring and rolling into the grass! Xialong rolls out immediately and darts for Garcia, knowing full well he can’t let him get a head start on the maze. Xialong lifts Rob Garcia up and hooks his neck, signaling for a DDT as he points to a drone that is hovering closer for a better camera shot. Suicide plancha from eKid! The Marsupial’s eKid Nah takes out Xialong and Garcia with the unsuspecting high risk aerial attack, but what did it take out of eKid?
Rob Garcia and eKid slowly rise together, Rob looking better than Xialong who took the full body of wKid to his back. Garcia aims an uppercut at eKid but he hooks the arm instead and arm drags Garcia towards the ring apron. Garcia rolls through to his feet as eKid comes running full steam at him and throws his head into the abdomen of Garcia, acting as a human battering Ram! Hunching over from the shot is Garcia as eKid climbs the apron, springboarding off the second rope into a sunset flip to Garcia!
eKid tries for a cover but the referee tells him it has to be in the ring! Xialong comes into the fold with a stiff running knee to the shoulder and neck of eKid, dazing the Marsupial. Xialong lifts eKid up and tosses him under the bottom rope as he goes up the turnbuckle. Garcia grabs the foot of Xialong, slowing him down, and FRANKENSTEINER from eKid to Xialong! The distraction from Rob pays off in dividends! eKid hooks Xialongs legs and sits on his chest for the cover!
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eKid earns the fall and is eligible to start the corn maze! He noticed right away, Rob Garcia had already left the ring side area and was off to the races to find his way out of the corn maze. eKid rolls out of the ring and looks around, playing a game of eenie-Meanie-miney-moe with the options to enter the corn maze. Finally settling on the one to his right, eKid takes off into the maze.
Drones fly over the top of the maze and zoom in to show us Rob Garcia turning around upon reaching a dead end. Making a left, he heads down a long stretch and turns right. eKid is at an intersection in the corn maze and scratches his head, wondering which way to go. As he turns to go left, Garcia appears in front of him to the north, answering his question on which way to go - and he sprints left, showing his agility as he gets 30 feet between himself and Garcia who stops at the intersection and turns in the same direction as eKid.
Back in the ring Xialong has recovered and is arguing with the referee on how the hell he is supposed to continue if he has to pin someone in the ring, to which the referee explains that’s his problem. Xialong turns to leave and then spins around hitting the referee with his trademark move, Hong Kong Sickle! The referee is out, but the one outside the ring is not — and Xialong lays on the referee and signals for the other one to count. For a brief moment the outside referee looks confused and unsure if this is legal. Xialong warns him with an audible threat and thats all it takes for the referee. He slides in the ring, looking at his colleague laid out before him as Xialong hooks the leg. Apprehensive of counting the pin on the other referee for but a moment, before the second ref finally does so. A three count completed, and due to technicality, Xialong may now make his way through the corn maze. Xialong rolls out of the ring and heads into the corn maze on the opposite side from where Garcia and eKid went.
Camera angles shift to the drones overhead and we see Rob Garcia and eKid unknowingly heading towards one another in different paths. Turning the corner eKid runs smack dab into Garcia’s chest and stops dead as the ReVenant smirks. Garcia grabs eKid by the throat and begins choking him! Helpless in this instance, eKid is pushed to his knees as Garcia leverages his choke hold and makes it a test of strength. eKids eyes begin to flutter as we assume he’s fading, but the mask hides most of his face so it’s difficult to tell. Garcia drives a knee into the chest of eKid and shoves him to the ground in the same breath.
Looking around, Rob Garcia is beginning to get annoyed with the corn maze. Feeling the maze wall structure that was reinforced with sheets of plywood, he gives it a heavy shove and notices the top sway. A lightbulb goes off in the ReVenant members head. He goes back to eKid and picks him up and hoists eKid over his shoulder. eKid’s feet are behind Garcia, and his head is facing forward. Running a few steps forward, Garcia tosses eKid like a dart into the wall! Instead of it falling over though, eKid ends up going through the wall. Half in and half out, the Marsupial member hangs there in the wall like a cartoon character.
Not what Garcia was hoping for, but it would do. Isolating eKid from the equation meant it was only Rob and Xialong left to search for the exit. Rob Garcia heads south and turns down a ‘Z’ pattern portion of the maze. Coming to the end of it he turns and sees Xialong standing before him at a ‘T’ like intersection. The two men stare at one another and then look in the direction that neither of them had come from. Was this the path to the exit?
Xialong and Garcia make a b-line towards the vacant pathway. Much like an Olympic marathon, they full on sprint to out run the other.
Garcia appears to have the lead initially.
They approach a sharp bend.
Turning it, Xialong edges past and steals the lead!
Garcia catches up!
Neck and neck, the two men glance in the others direction.
A wooden arch about 50 feet ahead - it’s the finish line!
Corn stalks reign down from above!
[The Marsupials of Mayhem]
Pelting Xialong and Garcia, a stalk hits Xialong in the neck and causes him to trip! He tumbled sideways into Garcia, and both men tumble over one another and roll onto their backs. The Marsupials of Mayhem were waiting, and it was good they had as only 25 feet or so remained before Xialong or Garcia would have taken the win.
A split camera view shows up for those watching on live television. Left side of the screen shows a picture-in-picture of Garcia and Xialong laying there being pelted still with cornstalks and now ears of corn by Possum, Wombat, Dropbear, and Kid Koala - who appear to be on ladders that lean against the outside of the maze walls. The right picture frame shows just a bit back on the path to the finish line, eKid Nah holding his stomach and pushing forward towards the finish.
60 feet…
50 feet..
Garcia and Xialong cover their heads and begin to get up.
40 feet… eKid Nah was almost caught up with Garcia and Xialong.
The Marsupials of Mayhem appear to be running out of ammo, as the maze walls show naked stalks of what was corn now.
30 feet…
Garcia lets out a loud whistle using his fingers, as if he was calling for a pet dog.
eKid Nah was 5 or so feet behind the two men!
The drones above begin to dive toward the competitors, all of them, except Rob Garcia.
Landing either in front of or beside Xialong and eKid Nah, the drones explode on impact like small bombs going off!
Garcia makes a dash for it!
Xialong dodges an exploding drone - but is hit directly in the shoulder by another drone moments later!
eKid Nah breaks out in full sprint and leaps off the back of the falling Xialong!
A drone catches his knee in mid air and eKid Nah tumbles and crashes to the ground, rolling just feet short of the finish line.
Rob Garcia…
Crosses the finish line!
Fans audibly groan at the dastardly sabotage that had taken place in the final moments of this match. Garcia’s arm is raised in victory by a referee standing by the finish line.
Announcer: Winner of the Corn Maze match and NEW #1 Contender for the North American Cruiserweight Championship, ROB GARCIA!
The back door of a closed food truck nearby swings open. Osland, Neo James Carner, and Keith Williams appear. A camera catches a peak in the back where Jeff Noon sits in front of multiple computers and monitors, and remote controls sit on a work bench. Jeff pulls the door shut and the ReVenants celebrate together with champagne bottles popping as Osland hands Rob Garcia a bottle and gives him a pat on the back.
Cut to a paid commercial.
The main event of the evening was next. In recent events, Freakke and Lochlyn Cade have crossed paths in more ways than one. As though the stars aligned and their paths in Northern Pro were destined to cross. Fate was a comical thing to second guess, yet here we are - a Cruiserweight Championship match in the middle of Halifax’s Annual Fair, with a falls count anywhere stipulation, and no disqualifications.
First out to ‘Bad Devil’ by Devin Townsend is Freakke the Carnival King. Having been on the short end of the stick a few times now, Freakke would be looking to take full advantage of this Cruiserweight title match and capture gold for the first time in his NPW career. It would not be an easy task however, as he faces one of the hottest prospects in the Northern hemisphere, if not the world, in Lochlyn Cade. With Freakke’s never give up attitude that he displayed with Donzig following their falling out, one would have to ask, what kept Freakke coming back for more? Did he want to prove to the fans or to himself? To understand Freakke though, would require multiple therapists, a bottle or two of bourbon, and more pharmaceutical assistance than television advertisers and sponsors would want us alluding to. Nonetheless, Freakke was looking great on this Eve of Halloween night; dressed in an orange and black themed attire, embracing the October holiday. Once in the ring, his music fades out.
“Meet Me in the Dark” by Otherwise screams over the speakers next and out walks the NecroCore creator, the reigning Cruiserweight Champion, the Blood Harvester, Lochlyn Cade. Wearing his traditional entrance gear with the red mask, the belt secured around his waist; Cade came to the fight looking like million dollars if money was a person. As crafty as the Blood Harvester was in the ring, his sharp appearance and demeanor outside of it carried as much weight. Lochlyn had only suffered one loss so far in NPW, and depending who you asked, it wasn’t all that clean either. Was that the karma coming back to haunt Lochlyn for how he took the Cruiserweight title from Jay Stevens months ago? One can only speculate that; yet tonight, speculation met grit and determination. Who wanted it more? Who would leave Halloween Honor 2021 with the Cruiserweight championship? The bell sounds. DING DING DING!
It took no time at all for Freakke and Cade to go at it swinging. The bitterness between these two showing in the slugfest that ensued from the start. Tonight would not be a showcase of wrestling between these two, no, far from it. Cade found himself on the ropes from a left hook by Freakke. A clothesline would hurl both men over the top rope and to the outside. Cade seemed comfortable in this atmosphere immediately, as he grabbed Freakke and slung him into a barricade nearby. The Promethean would take an aerial assault and use his body as the weapon, sending both men over the barricade and into the fans seating. Tossing chairs at Freakke as he recovered and found his legs, Cade was throwing anything that wasn’t bolted down - hell he almost tosses a fan at Freakke, but instead steals his beer and splashes it in Freakke’s face to blind him. Driving Freakke through the crowd with stiff forearm and elbow shots, the Cruiserweight champion looked to be on a mission. Was respect the desired outcome Cade seeked, or was it punishment for Freakke’s uncanny ability to never back down?
Lochlyn would drive Freakke through the backend of the crowd towards the food vendor area of the Halifax Annual Fair. Grabbing Freakke by his baggy pants, Cade aims Freakke’s head at the glass window of an Elephant Ear and Funnel Cake truck. The workers scream in disbelief, begging for him to take out the Future Ice Cream truck on their left, but Cade didn’t have a fuck to give and sent Freakke head first at their truck siding. A visible dent from impact is left behind as Freakke falls to the ground and rolls under the truck, disappearing out of sight and frame. Lochlyn walks around the back of the truck, glancing back to make sure Freakke wasn’t going to sneak attack him from behind. Turning the corner, Freakke is nowhere to be found… Cade crouch’s down and scopes out the undercarriage of the food truck.
BAM!
Freakke with a fire extinguisher to the back of Cade! The Cruiserweight champ is rocked and sent face first to the ground. Freakke then sprays the extinguisher all over the exposed skin of Lochlyn’s upper body, and the face of teeth gritting at the intense cold tingling sensation Cade felt looked excruciating. Freakke stomps Cade’s hip and leg, before kicking him in the ribs and sending him rolling through a parting crowd of Fair-going citizens.
Not one to flaunt, Freakke was on a mission. For him, the suffering he caused Lochlyn was as important as the championship on the line. Lochlyn had sailed to success overnight; a golden boy with luck and timing playing integral parts in his rise to the limelight. Meanwhile, Freakke had fought tooth and nail for what he believed in. Defending his name against his former partner Donzig; a series of brutal encounters that left both men with more scars and more hatred for one another. Anyone see the pattern here? Freakke was not one to let things go -- and Lochlyn Cade was going to know that by the end of this night.
Dragging Cade through the grass by his right leg, Freakke seems to have scouted out the layout of the Halifax Annual Fairgrounds. He was heading straight for the carnival ride section of the event. Immediately letting go of the leg as he comes to a gate, Freakke threatens the staff member who played gate keeper - and by threatening, he snarls and scares the be-jebus out of him with his eyes and facial expression… Yeah, it didn’t take much for the pencil neck geek to dart off and leave negligence to overtake the Merry Go Round that was currently spinning with fans on it. Tonight though, the Merry Go Round was Halloween themed, with headless horseman’s dark horses and two person carriages that went up and down as the ride rotated it’s repetitive circles.
Cade fights to get back to his feet and turns around to a back body drop over the entrance gate to the ride! Freakke hops the gate and in two swift movements, lifts and tosses Cade onto the revolving platform. Cade hits one of the horses as he arrives at his first Canadian Merry Go Round experience. Freakke times his jump and lands safely on the platform about a quarter of the way behind where Cade landed. Making his way forward, Freakke didn’t need to do much but be there and be himself, which scared the citizens on the ride at this moment. Audible screeching and cries of ‘HELP!’ are heard, but the Carnival King pays them no mind - he was laser focused.
A lifting boot comes inches shy from the temple and eye of Lochlyn Cade! Rolling over at the perfect moment, Freakke catches a lip on the inside of the Merry Go Round instead. This piece was put there to keep people from seeing the turning gears and inner workings of the ride, and for safety of anyone who stood up and walked while the ride was in motion. The top was made of grated steel that opened up in a round circular pizza format. Freakke no doubt was not intending on that, and his foot had to be throbbing from contact with the beveled steel lip it hit. Cade uses one of the ride’s horses to get to his feet and turns around to eye rake Freakke!
Following up by smashing Freakke’s head on the back end of the mechanical horse beside them, and Freakke appears busted open! Blood begins to trickle from above his left eye. Cade doesn’t let up, finally finding his in to regain control. Hooking Freakke by the neck and placing it between his hip, Cade locks his arm around the throat of Freakke and slaps his back before executing a snap DDT on the cold steel platform! Flopping over, Freakke has left a less than desirable artistic interpretation of his face with the blood he was now leaking like a hose!
Fans shriek to high heaven before a Halifax Fairgrounds staff member shuts the ride down. Still though, even the emergency stop took time to bring the Merry Go Round to a full stop.
Cade drags Freakke by his boot now, returning the favor from earlier, but on cold steel this time. The citizens on the ride move out of their way, some jumping off the now, much slower ride. Grappling both legs between his armpits, Lochlyn catapults Freakke off the Merry Go Round platform and into the guardrail like fencing that bordered it! The landing was not ideal, heck lets not sugar coat it -- it flat out looked grim. Freakke’s head thudded on the bars and the rest of his body followed behind like a cannonball being shot at a rodded fence. Slouching down onto his shoulders, upside down. Cade quickly jumps off the ride as its about to come to a full stop.
Picking Freakke up and tossing him out of the Merry Go Round area, Cade follows behind like a wolf hunting a fresh dinner. His hands bloody from the wound inflicted to Freakke throughout the match. Out of nowhere, a golf cart with Fairgrounds Security stops a few feet in front of the two. While the Northern Pro Wrestling was cleared and permits filed, yadda yadda yadda and all that stuff, the security was concerned for the other ticket buyers who were now fearful of their safety. Lochlyn stares at the left guard who is talking as the right one holds the handle on the golf cart, remaining seated and trembling slightly. Not even out of high school, or so he looked in comparison to the senior guard who was doing all the talking.
DROPKICK!
Freakke hits Cade from behind with both feet, launching him into the security guard who was speaking and knocking him over and out! Cade ends up awkwardly in the golf cart, somehow between the rear seat and divider to the front. Freakke hops in the golf cart, shoving the other security guard out with little resistance -- he may have been attempting to flee, but we’ll say it was Freakke’s doing for this story. Hooking Lochlyn’s head between his armpit and using a lanyard that has a Security badge hanging from it; Freakke finesses the lanyard around Cade’s neck and ties it off to a handle so he’s unable to move.
ZOOOOM!
Off they go! Freakke hits the pedal and the golf cart surprisingly has some balls under the hood as it picks up some zip. Fairground visitors scatter as the Carnival King cuts corners and nearly rolls the golf cart in his attempt to navigate the Fairgrounds and all the people.
The gate for entering the fairgrounds is visible ahead. Freakke stomps his foot down and like a goat cart, the zip turns into a humming as the golf cart bounces over a speed bump and across the road, exiting the Halifax Fair. A drone picks up footage of the chaos that is unravelling on Halloween Honor currently, and cuts to an eagle eye view.
Riding right through a cemetery does Freakke, swerving and making sharp turns as he drives like a lunatic -- but to where?! In that moment of ‘what the hell is going on’ from the viewer’s perspective -- the gold cart stops.
We see Freakke step out into the open (still in an eagle eye view due to no camera men here), and walk up to a solid stone building with black cast iron gothic style fencing around it. What appears to be a lock on the doorway to this stone building hangs in front of Freakke.
A new drone at a tilted view just 15 feet away from the competitors is switched to. Now we see that Freakke reaches into his pocket, revealing a skeleton key. Placing it in the only key hole on the gate surrounding it. One flick of the wrist and Freakke swings the door open.
In a second’s notice Freakke dives out of the way to avoid the golf cart that crashes into the cast iron fencing, but only after Lochlyn Cade dives out The golf cart begins to catch fire, creating a wall between Lochlyn Cade and Freakke, with the cast iron gate as a wall too.
Northern Pro Wrestling security members arrive on the scene. A staff member calls the match due to the dangers of continuing.
Official Declaration: The match has been ruled a NO CONTEST and unable to continue.
Freakke: Tonight you survive Lochlyn! But the Crematorium will be your resting place!
From behind him, the stone walls shift and stairs to a torch lit area are all that can be seen. The staff stand on the side of the fence with Lochlyn as medical personnel try and look at the Cruiserweight champion, but he rejects their offer - instead staring back at Freakke.
Lochlyn Cade: We finish this once and for all! You can have your Crematorium match, but if I win, you will never challenge for the Cruiserweight Championship as long as ‘I’ am champion!
[Fade to Commercial as sirens and firefighters arrive.]
The North American Double Crown Champion Lynx made a surprise appearance in the ring. Lynx smoked in the adulation of the crowd who were thoroughly behind him. Lynx nodded his head to the calls and cheers.
LYNX!
LYNX!
LYNX!
The champion took the mic and addressed the crowd.
Lynx: Thank you all for your support. I've always felt that Northern Pro Wrestling was my home, and it's all because of your support!
RAAAAAAH!!!!
Lynx: I stand here before you now as the top champion in Northern Pro Wrestling. It has taken me over a year to climb the mountain, but now that I'm here I can safely say that this is the best feeling ever. However, I'm a bit of a perfectionist and there is still one thing that sticks in my craw.
The crowd waits silently.
Lynx: While I have the championship that says I'm the top wrestler in this company, I wouldn't say that's 100% true. I need to prove it time and time again, and I want my reign at the tip to be memorable. With that said, my battles with Jesse Jamester have been highly publicized.
"At Shockwave, we took each other to the limit, and he had his hand raised in victory at the end of the match. If I'm going to believe in myself going forward and feel as though I'm worthy of this mantra... I need to settle something right here and now."
The fans are clamouring.
Lynx: Jesse, I know you're in the back. I want to challenge you to a match, right here, right now!
RAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
Lynx: This Northern American Double Crown is only as strong as I make it. I want to defend it against the best. So come on out here and let me prove to the wrestling world that I am what they say I am.
[SIlence.]
[You could hear a pin drop.]
...
...
RAAAAAHHH!!
[Jesse Jamester.]
[The Canadian Nightmare.]
[The King of Violence.]
Jesse points to the ring, and an NPW referee is in tow. The referee runs to the ring, and points to the time keeper. Gus Arnold is out.
Gus: "The people want it. Both men want it."
Waiting.
Gus: "Let's make this official."
The roof is gone!
Gus: "The following contest is for the North American Double Crown. The Champion, Lynx will defend his championship against Jesse Jamester!"
DING DING DING!
Both men dive into a collar and elbow, with Lynx executing a deep snap arm drag that gets the attention of the Canadian Nightmare.
The champion clearly feels as though he needs this match to solidify himself as the true top guy in Northern Pro Wrestling. Jesse Jamester could also easily take that mantra as his star has risen above expectation throughout 2021, to the point where he is now an international superstar.
Back to the lock up, but this time JJ takes Lynx over with an arm drag and holds the arm, wrenching it. Lynx hits the mat, circles and rolls into a reversal. Lynx uses the ropes to springboard himself and takes JJ down once again. This time Lynx runs forward, Tornando DDT! JJ is driven to the mat with force.
1..
2-NO!
Kick out by JJ. Lynx going for the pinfall early.
Lynx goes for a came clutch, but JJ showed great strength in struggling out of it and actually walking Lynx around the ring as he held on for dear life. JJ threw all of his body weight backwards and squished Lynx against the canvas!
JJ picked Lynx up, irish whip into the ropes and delivered a nasty spinebuster!
WHAM!
There was something magic in the air. Two of Northern Pro's favourite sons who started out as enemies, and morphed into allies all through combat and the respect for one and other in the beatings they were each able to dish out and take - it's been quite a story. Quite possibly THE story of 2021, and the two of these men are responsible for lifting Northern Pro to new heights.
The fans could feel it. They respected both men equally, and had come to adore JJ for who he was and his penchant for fighting the good fight.
JJ picked Lynx up and drove him into the mat with a stout powerbomb!
1..
2..
NO!
Lynx somehow kicked out!
It could've been over that quick, but Lynx is always game. One of his better strategies is to bring his opponents into deep waters and let his cardio do the talking for him late in matches. JJ might sense that his best course is to end this quick with power and force.
JJ attempted to Launch Lynx from the ring down to the outside, but at the last Minute Lynx spun out of it and landed on the apron. Knee to the gut of JJ, before a sunset flip. JJ trying to hang on, but Lynx is pulling...
1..
NO!
Quick kick out.
JJ up first, took a swing, but Lynx ducked, jumped and grabbed JJ's arm and took him down with a cross arm breaker. He was trying to hyper-extends JJ's elbow and force a tap. JJ stacked I'm and drove him down to the mat with a one handed slam!
JJ shook his arm, feeling the effects. JJ waited, looking to find the time to strike. Lynx was up, YAKUZA KICK!
Lynx goes through the ropes and down to the arena flooring in a heap. How much more punishment can the man take? JJ was going to find out, as he followed him outside.
Fans: (Clap! Clap! Clap!)
The fans adored both men, but didn't want to see Lynx go down without a fight.
He somehow fired up and was able to trade blows with JJ on the outside.
BOOM!
JJ strikes.
Hunter Stikes.
JJ.
Hunter.
JJ.
Hunter.
Hunter.
Hunter!
JJ!
WHAM!
Stiff shot drops Lynx. JJ attempt an irish whip into the guardrail but Lynx somehow reversed last minute. JJ collided but not full force. Up kid from Lynx! Enziguri!
WHACK!
JJ down to one knee. Lynx measures, YAKUZA kick of his own!!! JJ down to the floor hard.
Lynx rolls under the bottom rope and decides to go flying!
Shooting Star Press from the top rope to the floor. JJ tried to catch him but the velocity was too much to overcome. Both men crash to the area floor with JJ getting the worst of it.
After a moment, Hunter rolled into the ring, and broke the count. Not wanting to win it via count out, he knew that wasn't going to silence anyone or prove who was the better man. Some might argue this was a foolish move, but this was the type of competitor Eron Hunter is. He's looking to secure wins inside of the ring, no short cut, warrior spirit!
Lynx tried to get JJ up, and rolled him under the bottom rope. Once he did, he hit the top rope, SOMERSAULT LEG DROP!! He holds for the cover..
1..
2..
NO!
JJ kicks out.
Lynx asked the ref if it was 3, which was declined.
He was so close to finally putting an end to something that had clearly been following him around for the past year. Never once able to pin JJ's shoulders to the mat. Always feeling like he was coming up a little shorter on the measuring stick in the means of grading their feud. JJ did a great job of disrupting things early on. But today, it's clear they have common enemies... it's clear they have turned the corner from a respect perspective... and this was clearly more about sportsmanship as opposed to having an axe to grind.
Fans: (Clap! Clap! Clap!)
The fans were willing both men to continue.
Lynx hit the top rope again and this time came off with a hurricanrana from the top, but JJ caught him mid swing and drove him to the canvas with a Jacknife Powerbomb!!
Both men on the mat, breathing heavy.
What a counter by The Canadian Nightmare.
JJ coming to.
Lynx is starting to come to as well.
JJ falls back into the ropes, Hunter pushed forward, Irish Whip. Clothesline attempt, ducked by JJ, JJ clothesline attempt, ducked by Hunter... They Clothesline Each other!! Oh wow, What impact!! These two collided full speed, and hammered each other.
...
Wait a minute!
The referee is in position.
No, Not again... this is what happened at the end of their first bout!
1..
Could it be?
2..
Looking like it...
THRNO!!
Hunter gets his shoulder up!
RAAAAAHHHH!!
There wouldn't be any sort of repeat performance or finish here. The collision heard round Canada was the narrative where the bigger JJ was able to fall forward as opposed to backward to secure the win in the first match. Irony to it's fullest!
Both men are struggling to get to their feet, swing away, both miss. Both back up. Dive in, JJ going for a spear, but Lynx caught him with a Guillotine!
Would he tap?
Lynx was using his hips, torquing for all his worth.
JJ pulls his head out, ground and pound!!! Lynx eats a few, but rolls away when it's clear his life is in danger.
Lynx gets up, rushes forward.
...
He has him locked.
He's up..
JESTERPLEX!!!
WHAM!!
JJ got all of it!
1...
2...
3!!!
DING DING DING!
CROWD: RAAAAAHHHH!!!!
Ring Announcer: Your winner and NEW North American Double Crown Champion -- "The Canadian Nightmare" Jesse Jamester! (14:18)
The referee is handed the title through the ropes, and turns around to the Canadian Nightmare who leans back on both knees with Lynx in front of him on his back. Looking down, Jesse leans forward and his lips say something to the side of Lynx’s mask, what is said is not heard, but as the referee approaches him, JJ shoves him away, putting a hand on Lynx’s chest, he gives him a pat on the chest and finishes the exchange, standing up.
The fans in attendance are unglued as the North American Double Crown Championship is handed over to the new champion, Jesse Jamester. He stares down at it, taking in the moment, nodding, as the referee asks to raise his hand. Lifting the title in his left hand, the referee grabs the right hand and raises it up, and the Halifax Annual Fair gets even louder!
Jesse nods to the referee, mouthing something to him, which he nods back to him, and JJ wraps the belt around his waist - the referee snapping it on the backside. Nodding again, the referee leaves the ring, and JJ extends a hand down to Lynx who is sitting up, looking at him… The man he had fought half of 2021 trying to defeat in a bitter rivalry, was once again extending the hand of respect - this time, in a totally different manner than before.
"Turbo Killer" by Carpenter Brut screams over the sound system and out comes…
[The ReVenants]
There was no doubt their reasoning for being here as Keith Williams, Neo James Carner, and Rob Garcia make their way down to the ring in a hurry. Jesse pulls Lynx to his feet, both men feeling the effects of their battle - but immediately get ready for the impromptu clash. Jesse unhooks the NADC championship and drops it to his side, spear heading Keith as he slides in the ring. Rob Garcia and NJC grab an arm each, pulling JJ off of Keith, before NJC receives a dropkick from Lynx!
Garcia holds JJ’s arms behind him as Keith wails on him with punches, adverting his attention to the incoming Lynx and side stepping a charing kick, snapping a neckbreaker as a counter! Lynx hits the canvas, already exhausted, but musters to keep finding a way to rise - and Keith stomps away as NJC regains his feet and takes over on the Lynx beatdown. JJ unhooks from Garcia’s grasp and clubs him with an elbow, rocking the newly Cruiserweight division runner and turning into a boot to the face from Williams!
Fans pop and the camera adverts to the entrance setup where we see...
[The Bastards]
Rallying their meeting with the new NADC champion earlier tonight, the trio come running out to make what JJ could only hope for, backup. Hitting the ring with force and to the surprise of the ReVenants, Frank Windsor, Billy Fowler, and Rob Riot collide with the ReVenants and fight them with hard punches and clubbing blows! Keith is rocked into the turnbuckle as Rob Garcia is double double teamed by Billy Fowler and Frank, finding himself sailing over the top rope from an irish whip into a back body drop courtesy of the Bastards!
Rob Riot hits NJC with a clothesline from hell, sending him tumbling over the ropes on the far end. Then, its Keith Williams standing there looking at the Bastards, who have all turned their attention to him. Keith holds his hands up, pleading his case that they could work something out, and from behind the Bastards rises Jesse Jamester. Parting to each side, they gesture Keith is all his - and he takes the fight to him as he charges the corner, delivering a knee into the gut of Keith Williams! Keith buckles over but is quickly sent into the ropes by JJ who prepares for him to return…
Tripped up by his team member, Neo James Carner makes the save on Keith and pulls him out of the ring to retreat with Rob Garcia up the ramp. Jesse Jamester approaches the ropes, pointing his finger at the ReVenants and then thumbing back at the Bastards as they help Lynx up. A slight limp in Lynx’s leg gives the impression of a possible injury, but Fowler throws his arm over his shoulder, and keeps him steady. From the side, Rob Riot grabs the NADC Championship, glancing at it for a few seconds as he walks up beside Jesse, and nudges him with the belt. Slapping it over his shoulder, Jesse grabs Rob by the neck and slaps him on the shoulder, as the scene cuts back to the ReVenants licking their wounds at the top of the entrance stage, and then back to the Bastards, Lynx, and Jesse Jamester standing united.
Scene fades out with the crowd chanting…
The event will be held outside, with a max capacity of 5000 people in attendance.
Northern Pro Wrestling
presents...
presents...
Halloween
Oct. 30th, 2021
Halifax Nova Scotia sure knows how to put on a Halloween event, as the Annual Fair is in full gear and the place is packed with families, adults, and fans of the Northern Pro Wrestling company. Honor was celebrating its 7th show in the year 2021, and after the Fight for the Fallen super card, it was no doubt a special evening for the talent and fans. Fans dressed as their favorite wrestlers and many were dressed in other halloween costumes like ghosts, vampires, G.I.Joes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and a plethora of other creative displays.
The backdrop to the normal stage is but a giant white sheet that is secured tightly for video packages to play on. As the ring area lights dim, we see the white backdrop light up and a camera is facing Jesse Jamester in the backstage tent area.
Standing outside a blacked off curtain-like doorway, we see Jesse standing there for a moment before his phone rings. Sliding the mobile device from his back pocket, he answers with a swipe and holds it to his ear.
“Aye! Was waiting to hear back from you. Are we good then? (Pause) Aight, see you then.”
Hanging up the phone, it drops back into his pocket and Jesse adjusts the reptilian renegade’s mask he had carved ‘End’ into the forehead. Slipping through the curtain-like doorway, he walks into the dressing area of NPW’s Imperial Crown Tag Team Champions and hottest trend in the wrestling world magazines, The Bastards.
Jesse Jamester: Fellas.
Nodding a head to Billy Fowler who sits on an uncomfortable lawn chair slapping a small TV screen with bad reception. Jesse turns to Rob Riot and Frank Windsor, who appear to be playing cards at a table. Neither of them look up.
Rob Riot: Me, Frank, and Billy both have two friends each in this company, and they’re in the room already. So while that sounded like a friendly greeting, I very much doubt it came from a friend.
Windsor slaps a card down on the table, hard.
Frank Windsor: SNAP!
Riot looks at him incredulously.
Rob Riot: Snap? What do you mean “snap?” There’s no snap in poker!
Frank Windsor: I’ll snap your arm if you don’t hand over my winnings, how about that?
Rob Riot: Absolutely not. I’m on for a straight here. Billy, tell him!
Fowler and Jesse have been staring at each other while this debate has played out. Fowler decides that now is the right time to bring his stablemates back to the matter at hand.
Billy Fowler: Lads, if I can have your attention for five seconds, there’s a lizard in the room.
Frank Windsor: Lizard?!
Riot and Windsor finally turn around to look towards the door, registering the impressive presence of Jesse Jamester.
Rob Riot: Well, well, well. I did tell you to come and knock on our door if you needed us once, but that was back when the door was attached to a tour bus and our salary was routed through another company. I know you didn’t come here to talk about the weather?
Nodding that the jig was up. The Canadian Nightmare was not known for small talk and this further proved it.
Jesse Jamester: Aye, I don’t have many friends in this business either. The ones I do have were just taken out by the ReVenants… so yeah, as a matter of fact Rob - that’s exactly what I am here for. Is the offer still on the table?
Dropping his hands down to his side, Jesse eases up on the clenched fists. Whether it was obvious to the Bastards or not, his guard had been on full tilt since the champagne bottle and beatdown the ReVs put on him. With his allies in the Council of Chaos out of action and his son Julius still recovering and rehabbing his throat injury, the ask was a big one of JJ. Why would the Bastards want to be involved in his business anyway?
Rob Riot: Hmmmm… What I am hearing is, you need the Bastards to come kick some ass, am I hearing that right?
Billy Fowler: A lizard and the Bastards, doesn’t sound like us.
Frank Windsor: He did save your ass once, that’s not forgotten.
Rob Riot: How about this -- give us the night to discuss it. We will let you know before the night is over. Good?
Eyes shifting between the three, Jesse didn’t really have a choice but to accept with a nod.
Jesse Jamester: Aye, get at me.
Nodding to each of them just once, he turns around and slips out the tarp door that falls flush with the walls, disappearing out of the scene as the camera turns its focus back to The Bastards.
Rob Riot: I don’t know about you guys but ---
Seeing the camera man, Rob shakes his head and gets up escort him out of the room.
Rob Riot: This is a private party and you aren’t on the guest list, seeya!
With a firm hand on the cameraman’s back, we see the audio guy and cameraman ushered out of the Bastards locker room and back into the maze of carnival style rooms made up of tents and strange characters everywhere. The camera cuts back to ringside where Archie Rude and Blake Samuels are sitting at the commentary booth.
Singles Match
20 Minute Time Limit
Eddie Havok vs. Mystery Opponent
"Outlaws and Outsiders" plays over the Halifax Annual Fair sound system where Northern Pro Wrestling’s entrance tron is setup with their circus tent attached behind it to keep the mystery of what a gorilla position would be. Out walks the recently signed Eddie Havok! A mixed reaction rises from the fans in attendance as he makes his way down the aisle to the ringside area. Eddie had a lot of success at the Honor: Fight for the Fallen with a win that took him into to an Imperial Crown Tag Team Championship opportunity with Kid Koala. While the high flying star did not win that night, his gumption and skill was admired both by fans and the NPW Owner Gus Arnold. Tonight his test would be an unknown challenger. As he slides into the ring, the static on the tron appears and his music cuts out.
British royalty music plays next and out walks Willard Manchester. The former Cruiserweight Champion and Cruiserweight Cup winner had only seen action in the Honor Battle Royal, and the smug sneer on his face told everyone what they already knew - he wasn’t over the short time he spent in that match, nor Eddie Havok’s success. The 5’11” frame was not to be taken lightly with 195 pounds of muscle that sported black tights with ‘Willard’ down one side in Britain's flag colors and ‘Manchester’ on the other side. Wearing a black vest, he rips it off and tosses it at ringside as he slides in and goes straight for Havok with an european uppercut.
DING DING DING!
Havok is sent back into the ropes as Manchester tries to grapple him, only to be met with three quick kicks to his left shin, right knee, and then abdomen section. Eddie goes for the irish whip, Manchester counters into his own, slinging the young man into the far ropes before he comes running back at him. Willard looks ready and tilt-a-whirl slam! Reverse into a spinning hurrcarana by Havok! Willard flies across the ring and is stopped by the bottom rope as he rolls to a sitting position with his back to it. Havok with a dropkick to Willard’s face!
Manchester lays back on the bottom rope, his head and chest leaning out on the apron. Eddie slings himself over the top rope with a leg drop across the chest and neck! Willard slides off the apron and lands awkwardly on his back, as Eddie drops to his feet beside him. Wasting no time, Havok lifts him up, slinging him into the steel steps, and Manchester hits with such an impact that the top set of steel steps shifts. Eddie uses this momentum and slams Willard’s head off the top set before he walks him around the steps and shoves him under the bottom rope back into the ring.
Jumping up on the apron, Eddie Havok lines up with Manchester’s prone body as he lays on his stomach. Springboarding from the apron over the top rope, Havok senton splashes Manchester, sending him into convulsions as he rolls through to his feet. Havok shoots a finger guns at the crowd, holding it up to his mouth and blowing out the ghost smoke of his finger guns before turning around to see Manchester trying to recover. On his knees, Manchester shakes his head as he holds his back, and step up shining wizard! On the mark with what he calls the Ed Kick, Havok rolls him over for a cover!
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Shoulder flies up just in the knick of time. Havok shakes his head, thinking that was it. He grabs Manchester by the neck, pulling him to his feet by the skin on his neck and an arm. Irish whip! COUNTERED! Willard shoots Havok into the turnbuckle! Havok jumps to the second buckle, steps up to the top rope, and backflips over the rushing Willard Manchester! Landing behind him, Eddie Havok is cat-like with his response and locks in a rear naked choke!
THE BLACK OUT!
Manchester reaches for the ropes, nearly there, but Havok isn’t allowing it as he tries to pull him backwards. Even in his size, Manchester is stronger than he appears and doesn’t budge. Havok sees no other option, grapevining his legs around the waist as he puts all his weight on the lower back of Manchester and falls backwards, landing on his side with the rear naked choke locked in!
The referee checks, and Manchester isn’t giving up. Reaching for air, the light in his eyes is fading, and Willard Manchester is not long for sleep. There is a flicker of life, and he attempts to roll over to his stomach, but Havok unwraps one leg, using his other to lock inbetween the back of Manchester’s knee, and stops the roll from happening. Letting out a yell as he wrenches the choke hold on, Manchester Willard’s eyes close.
An arm raise, and it falls.
Another arm raise, it falls again.
The third time…
DING DING DING!
Ring Announcer: Winner of this match by submission, EDDIE HAVOK! (8:21)
Havok lets go of the hold as the bell tolls, and shoves Willard off him as he takes to his feet, getting his arm raised at Halloween Honor. Fans cheer on the newcomer, knowing this was a spectacle of a match for Havok, who came not only prepared for the unknown, but dominated it in turn. With such determination and focus, it would be a weight on the mind of other NPW Cruiserweights, when would they see Eddie Havok come for the gold? NPW had just witnessed total domination from the Harlow, Essex resident.
Backstage in the Northern Pro Wrestling circus size tent, a camera is focused on the entrance stage screen which illuminates and a picture begins to form. As it steadies the shot, all eyes in the Halifax Annual Fairground have turned to watch. As though out of a movie shoot, or on queue, ‘Timeless’ Alex Turner appears before the NPW audience.
Timeless: Look at them snappers!
We switch to see a crocodile farm, there is a bridge above a pond and Timeless had just dropped a piece of meat down to them and the crocs launched in the air, huge jaws open wide to try and get the food.
Roxylishus: This is gross. What are we even doing here.
Timeless: Didn’t you see. Big Bad Jay Jay has one of these prehistoric beasts as a trained PET!
Roxylishus: Annnnnd what exactly does that have to do with us.
Timeless: Always know your foe beautiful. Look at these creatures (he motions to the crocs) They aren’t all that much.
Roxy raises an eyebrow, looking a little impressed with the beasts.
Timeless: I reckon I could take one.
Roxylishus: Take one what?
Timeless: A croc. In a match. I think I could take one down, then make me some new crocodile skin boots as a prize.
Roxylishus: People don’t wrestle animals.
Timeless: Well, sometimes they do. It’s a well known fact that people used to wrestle Bears.
Roxylishus: You know, you should do it. (egging him on now). I can picture a nice croc skin handbag also.
Timeless: (thinking and nodding, convincing himself he can do it) …. I’m gonna do it! Next Honor! Sir Winsalot Vs a Croc! Then after we make croc stew … then it's Mr John Wayne …. Jay Jay (that elocution of the name, every time he says it) and Lynx. I haven’t forgotten about him either.
Roxylishus: What did he do to us?
Timeless: Tooo us? Nothing. But … he has something I want. That Double Crown. That’s enough.
Looking directly at the camera, Timeless is dead serious.
Timeless: I'm coming for that Gold Lynx! And (looking down at the crocs underneath) I’m coming for one of you!
The camera cuts back to the Halifax Annual Fair ring area, giving the viewers at home a wide angle shot from the top right of the entrance stage setup. Viewing the carpeted aisle that replaces the ramp to the ring, all the fans in attendance surrounding the ringside area in this outside event, along with the Halifax Fair setting in the backdrop all around the sectioned off area for Northern Pro Wrestling's Halloween Honor. We see a Ferris wheel, carnival games and rides, food vendors, and the various colors of flashing lights that give Halifax a glowing aura of a historic night unfolding.
Tornado Tag Team Match
30 Minute Time Limit
Marsupials of Mayhem (Wombat & Dropbear) vs. Spin Cycle
Spin Cycle was already in the ring awaiting their opponents, following a commercial break. Jamal Williams and Reggie Taylor were looking for an ounce of redemption tonight against some of the Marsupials of Mayhem. While Kid Koala was not present in this upcoming bout, Wombat was, and they remembered Honor: Fight for the Fallen like it was yesterday.
"Bagi-la-m Bargan" by BIRDZ ft. Fred Leone hits the speakers placed precariously around the Fairgrounds and the cameras begin to search through the crowd for the Marsupials of Mayhem. Once they're spotted, they make their way through the crowd towards the ring. The Wombat leads the way, almost deflecting fans from their path. Dropbear behind him pounding his chest. They were fired up this evening. Fans make way for the Marsupials of Mayhem as they hit the ringside guardrails in a hurry, quickly disconnecting a section to enter the ringside area. Leaping on the apron, Wombat turns around to a pop from a ‘Marsupials In Training’ fan section with signs and custom masks. Dropbear takes his time entering the ring, almost as though in a transe as he steps in the ring. Wombat jumps on a corner and Dropbear stands in the centre of the ring. They both make the upside down "Westside" M's to represent the Marsupials of Mayhem.
Immediately the referee loses control! Wombat hits Jamal Williams with a hellacious uppercut that sends spit flying into the front row. Dropbear gets attacked with a barrage of strikes from Reggie Taylor, all of which seem to have little to no effect. Jamal is tossed to the ropes by Wombat, ducking the incoming back elbow Wombat was looking for, and hitting a neckbreaker on him instead! Dropbear on the other hand, chops Reggie and sends him crashing to the canvas.
Jamal goes for a leg drop on Wombat and misses as he rolls out of the way. Springing up with unnatural speed, Wombat plants both feet in the face of Jamal. Dropbear is quick with his response time, as he catches Reggie running at him from the side and scoops him up effortlessly before dropping him on top of Jamal with a sidewalk slam! Rolling over, Dropbear covers both members.
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Kickout! Jamal shows life and saves the Spin Cycle from a quick loss. Fans in attendance are rallying behind the Marsupials of Mayhem. Dropbear gets to his feet and Wombat shoots directions his way, to which Dropbear follows. Heading to the corner where Wombat has exited the ring and is on the apron at, Dropbear turns around to face the Spin Cycle. Both Reggie and Jamal are slow to recover. As they finally do, Wombat ascends the turnbuckle behind Dropbear and taps his shoulder when he’s at the top. Dropbear stands still like a mountain denying mother nature’s earthquake of a warning to move. Turning to see Dropbear is Jamal and Reggie, who have zero time to respond as Wombat leaps off of Dropbear’s shoulders! Cross body! Wombat lands on the Spin Cycle! Oh wait! Jamal was wise enough to dive to the left and avoid it, leaving his partner Reggie to take all 280 pounds of Wombat
Jamal jumps up looking to get a quick one on the Marsupials, yet he is met with an Angry Bear Kick! Dropbear coming in like a freight train off the rails, hitting Jamal square in the chest, knocking him clear across the ring! Wombat nods to his Dropbear and throws up the upside down ‘Westside’ M’s as Dropbear climbs to the top rope. Fans are in awe as the 6 foot 7 inch frame of Dropbear takes the turnbuckle like a tree, comfortable enough to make his way up without slipping or hesitating. Being around the Marsupials had its advantages it seemed, even if they were oblivious to anyone not in the group.
Snatching Reggie up off the canvas, Wombat places half of the Spin Cycle in an inverted wheelbarrow and nods to Dropbear as he steadies himself on the top rope. All 292 pounds of Dropbear comes sailing off the top rope and landing his trademark move, Death From Above! Reggie is on another planet afterwards, and Dropbear hooks the leg and places his palm on Reggie’s chest for the cover. Wombat runs a the far ropes where Jamal is pulling himself up as he sees Reggie being covered. Front dropkick to the chest by Wombat! Goodbye Jamal!
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The bell sounds with the referee’s signal, and the Marsupials show their enthusiasm with fist bumps and flaunting in the ring. Possum, eKid Nah, and Kid Koala appear from the crowd, just behind the announcer’s table, holding food again, this time a bucket of chicken and eKid with an enormous bag of cotton candy.
Announcer: Winners of this match by pin fall, the MARSUPIALS OF MAYHEM, Dropbear and Wombat! (7:12)
All members of the Marsupials of Mayhem are now in the ring and celebrating; eKid stuffing his face with cotton candy as he sits on the top turnbuckle, obviously preparing for his match later. Possum begins throwing chicken legs and thighs to the crowd as they cheer on Wombat and Dropbear’s victory.
[Gus Arnold's Office.]
The owner of Northern Pro Wrestling sits behind a large oak desk on a large 1 and a half seat chair. The office is warm, as the fireplace off to the side crackles and sparks adding to the ambiance.
Gus: "It's a new season for Northern Pro Wrestling. We've made some business decisions that ought to set our promotion up for success for many years to come. In partnership with BRAVE and SWAT - The Continental Wrestling Alliance is set to crown our very first World Champion. With that said, the wrestler that earns this distinction will fight their way through a gauntlet of talented superstars on their way to the top."
Gus leans back, feeling comfortable with what's ahead.
Gus: "From there, The World Champion will begin travelling throughout our territories while defending the championship against the best wrestlers who reside there. Fans will gather to witness these dream matches, and our streaming service will allow fans from all over the world to tune in to watch history being made."
Gus smiles, feeling the excitement.
Gus: "To the 18 competitors who were 'brave' enough to sign up to compete - I salute you."
...
Gus: "With that said, there will be no shortage of eyes fixated on the Great Northern War event. The card is stacked from top to bottom, and rivalries are set to be settled in one of the most unforgiving matches of all time. A two ring, steel cage, where the only way out is to force your opponent to say 'uncle.'
Before Gus can continue, he's rudely interrupted. Gus jolts to his feet, ready to play defence should it come to that.
[Oxford Osland]
Osland: "Did you miss me?"
Gus: "Who let you in here?"
Osland: "I used to take care of the security guards on a regular basis when I worked here. I invested in my own safety, because the roster full of lunatics that you employ are shall we say...Testy?"
Gus: "Out with it. What do you want?"
Osland: "C'mon Gus, you and I, we go way back. Do you really think Northern Pro would've made it out of the flea markets and convention centres if it hadn't of been for yours truly? Without my hard work, this Continental Wrestling gig wouldn't have been able to come to fruition."
Gus: "While some of that might be true, you're the one who chose to walk away."
Osland: "When it was time to resign with you, the offer you extended was insulting. I know my worth, and I knew I would be able to cash-in elsewhere."
Gus: "So now you're giving Paul Soutter headaches on a regular basis..."
Osland: "Suit and I have an understanding."
Gus: "Right."
Osland: "I just thought I owed it to you to come to you, man to man to let you know that I plan on embarrassing Jesse Jamester and the four rejects that decide to commit career suicide by aligning with him At the Great Northern War."
Gus: "Careful now..."
Osland: "Moreover, this World Championship Tournament that I keep hearing so much about? The one that you tote like it's going to be the second coming of Christ. Well, it just so happens that I have devoted myself to being a tag team wrestler."
Gus: "I guess your partner Keith doesn't share the same ideals, now does he?"
Osland: "Don't you try and get between us Gus. We make beautiful music inside of the ring."
Gus: "That's great, because Keith's karaoke skills are subpar."
Osland: "That was his doppelgänger Gus. Again, stop trying to add fuel to a fire that doesn't exist."
Gus: "The door is right behind you. I think it's time you leave."
Osland smirks, takes a step forward.
Osland: "I don't mince words. At the Great Northern War, the ReVenants are going to reunited like a band of brothers. We're going to slice and dice our way through that two ring cage and leave a pile of broken bodies in our wake. It's our destiny."
Gus looks perturbed. He might be worried. He might be insulted.
Osland: "Adios, Amigo."
Osland turns his back, exits the office.
[Cut.]
#1 Contenders for Cruiserweight Title
Corn Maze Match
30 Minute Time Limit
Rob Garcia vs. eKid Nah vs. Xiaolong
We come back from the commercial break and the three men for the following match are seen already in the ring, however, this ring is setup off to the far right of the Halifax Annual Fairgrounds, with a Corn Maze surrounding the ring and plywood walls setup in sections to reinforce the maze’s structure. The corn maze starts 10 feet from each side of the ring. Cameras and drones are precariously placed and floating around to show the match on the NPW entrance tron at the other side of the Fairgrounds where all the fans are.
The referee is only there to explain the rules, and count the pinfall or signal for a submission, in which case will allow the wrestler to begin their journey out of the maze to their eventual victory, that is, should they make their way through the maze. An opponent must be pinned for someone to leave, otherwise exiting the corn maze will do nothing and they will have to find their way back in and complete the pinfall or submission.
With all three men having been blindfolded and taken into the maze at different entrance points by NPW’s security personnel. For this match, two referees are present, the active lead referee who is in the ring, and a secondary stand-by referee ringside in the event the primary referee is knocked out. Gus Arnold had come prepared tonight, knowing full well how the ReVenants rolled, he was taking no chances.
The match is started as they pull off the blindfolds and a drone above the ring makes the ‘Ding ding ding’ sound of the bell. Rob Garcia eyes up Xialong and eKid Nah, two competitors he had not had a whole lot of experience with. Knowing the stakes of tonight’s match could propel him to a Cruiserweight title shot - which he had been working to lose the weight required to be a legitimate challenger for, Rob was not rushing into a fight. No, instead, he kept his eyes peeled and waited for Xialong and eKid to make the first move.
Without much time passing, eKid was first to rush in and dropkick Xialong in the left knee! Small in stature but a bullet when it came to speed, eKid lit up Xialong with a series of martial arts kicks. Pushing eKid back, Xialong already shows his frustrations growing. He points over to Rob Garcia who is leaning back in his corner, and gestures to eKid that they could team up and take him out together. For a moment, eKid entertains the idea and then nods in agreement of the offer. Pointing to Rob, eKid gestures for Xialong to go in first; which he shows hesitation but does anyway. Kicked in the gut, Xialong hunches over and gets a knee to the face. eKid comes up from behind and rolls up Xialong in a school boy pin right in front of Rob Garcia.
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Kickout with authority by Xialong! eKid rolls off the ally of the Dark Stars and shrugs as Xialong’s body language shows his annoyance with the Marsupial. Turning back on his agreement so quickly would not bode well for eKid, or would it? Garcia grapples Xialong from behind, locking in a waistlock. Transitioning from the waist to under the arms, Garcia hits a reverse northern lights suplex and bridges it into a pin!
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Shoulder up! Xialong was already in the hot seat with both eKid and Rob Garcia both going for quick pins so they could begin their journey out of the corn maze. eKid comes up behind Garcia and springboards off the ropes behind him, flipping backwards over Garcia as he grabs the back of his head and delivers a sitout facebuster! Xialong sees a chance and goes for a rear naked choke on eKid, alas he slips between his arms, crawling between his legs, and jumps to his feet. Xialong spins around with a roundhouse kick, eKid ducks! Rolling under the swinging leg eKid leaps up for a neck breaker but Rob Garcia is there to pop up powerbomb the Marsupial! Xialong sees what happens and stomps on eKids mask, showing his frustration with the speedster. Garcia backs up and rises to his base, preying on Xialong who has his eyes set on eKid. Garcia hooks Xialong from behind with a full Nelson and drives Xialong neck first into the canvas with a full Nelson suplex into a bridge for the pin!
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Garcia gets the fall, but Xialong shows he was not out and kicks out just after the count finishes. Rolling over, Xialong argues with the referee, as Garcia slides backwards looking to escape the ring undetected. Xialong sees this out of the corner of his eye and runs towards Garcia, sliding with a baseball kick that sends Garcia out of the ring and rolling into the grass! Xialong rolls out immediately and darts for Garcia, knowing full well he can’t let him get a head start on the maze. Xialong lifts Rob Garcia up and hooks his neck, signaling for a DDT as he points to a drone that is hovering closer for a better camera shot. Suicide plancha from eKid! The Marsupial’s eKid Nah takes out Xialong and Garcia with the unsuspecting high risk aerial attack, but what did it take out of eKid?
Rob Garcia and eKid slowly rise together, Rob looking better than Xialong who took the full body of wKid to his back. Garcia aims an uppercut at eKid but he hooks the arm instead and arm drags Garcia towards the ring apron. Garcia rolls through to his feet as eKid comes running full steam at him and throws his head into the abdomen of Garcia, acting as a human battering Ram! Hunching over from the shot is Garcia as eKid climbs the apron, springboarding off the second rope into a sunset flip to Garcia!
eKid tries for a cover but the referee tells him it has to be in the ring! Xialong comes into the fold with a stiff running knee to the shoulder and neck of eKid, dazing the Marsupial. Xialong lifts eKid up and tosses him under the bottom rope as he goes up the turnbuckle. Garcia grabs the foot of Xialong, slowing him down, and FRANKENSTEINER from eKid to Xialong! The distraction from Rob pays off in dividends! eKid hooks Xialongs legs and sits on his chest for the cover!
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eKid earns the fall and is eligible to start the corn maze! He noticed right away, Rob Garcia had already left the ring side area and was off to the races to find his way out of the corn maze. eKid rolls out of the ring and looks around, playing a game of eenie-Meanie-miney-moe with the options to enter the corn maze. Finally settling on the one to his right, eKid takes off into the maze.
Drones fly over the top of the maze and zoom in to show us Rob Garcia turning around upon reaching a dead end. Making a left, he heads down a long stretch and turns right. eKid is at an intersection in the corn maze and scratches his head, wondering which way to go. As he turns to go left, Garcia appears in front of him to the north, answering his question on which way to go - and he sprints left, showing his agility as he gets 30 feet between himself and Garcia who stops at the intersection and turns in the same direction as eKid.
Back in the ring Xialong has recovered and is arguing with the referee on how the hell he is supposed to continue if he has to pin someone in the ring, to which the referee explains that’s his problem. Xialong turns to leave and then spins around hitting the referee with his trademark move, Hong Kong Sickle! The referee is out, but the one outside the ring is not — and Xialong lays on the referee and signals for the other one to count. For a brief moment the outside referee looks confused and unsure if this is legal. Xialong warns him with an audible threat and thats all it takes for the referee. He slides in the ring, looking at his colleague laid out before him as Xialong hooks the leg. Apprehensive of counting the pin on the other referee for but a moment, before the second ref finally does so. A three count completed, and due to technicality, Xialong may now make his way through the corn maze. Xialong rolls out of the ring and heads into the corn maze on the opposite side from where Garcia and eKid went.
Camera angles shift to the drones overhead and we see Rob Garcia and eKid unknowingly heading towards one another in different paths. Turning the corner eKid runs smack dab into Garcia’s chest and stops dead as the ReVenant smirks. Garcia grabs eKid by the throat and begins choking him! Helpless in this instance, eKid is pushed to his knees as Garcia leverages his choke hold and makes it a test of strength. eKids eyes begin to flutter as we assume he’s fading, but the mask hides most of his face so it’s difficult to tell. Garcia drives a knee into the chest of eKid and shoves him to the ground in the same breath.
Looking around, Rob Garcia is beginning to get annoyed with the corn maze. Feeling the maze wall structure that was reinforced with sheets of plywood, he gives it a heavy shove and notices the top sway. A lightbulb goes off in the ReVenant members head. He goes back to eKid and picks him up and hoists eKid over his shoulder. eKid’s feet are behind Garcia, and his head is facing forward. Running a few steps forward, Garcia tosses eKid like a dart into the wall! Instead of it falling over though, eKid ends up going through the wall. Half in and half out, the Marsupial member hangs there in the wall like a cartoon character.
Not what Garcia was hoping for, but it would do. Isolating eKid from the equation meant it was only Rob and Xialong left to search for the exit. Rob Garcia heads south and turns down a ‘Z’ pattern portion of the maze. Coming to the end of it he turns and sees Xialong standing before him at a ‘T’ like intersection. The two men stare at one another and then look in the direction that neither of them had come from. Was this the path to the exit?
Xialong and Garcia make a b-line towards the vacant pathway. Much like an Olympic marathon, they full on sprint to out run the other.
Garcia appears to have the lead initially.
They approach a sharp bend.
Turning it, Xialong edges past and steals the lead!
Garcia catches up!
Neck and neck, the two men glance in the others direction.
A wooden arch about 50 feet ahead - it’s the finish line!
Corn stalks reign down from above!
[The Marsupials of Mayhem]
Pelting Xialong and Garcia, a stalk hits Xialong in the neck and causes him to trip! He tumbled sideways into Garcia, and both men tumble over one another and roll onto their backs. The Marsupials of Mayhem were waiting, and it was good they had as only 25 feet or so remained before Xialong or Garcia would have taken the win.
A split camera view shows up for those watching on live television. Left side of the screen shows a picture-in-picture of Garcia and Xialong laying there being pelted still with cornstalks and now ears of corn by Possum, Wombat, Dropbear, and Kid Koala - who appear to be on ladders that lean against the outside of the maze walls. The right picture frame shows just a bit back on the path to the finish line, eKid Nah holding his stomach and pushing forward towards the finish.
60 feet…
50 feet..
Garcia and Xialong cover their heads and begin to get up.
40 feet… eKid Nah was almost caught up with Garcia and Xialong.
The Marsupials of Mayhem appear to be running out of ammo, as the maze walls show naked stalks of what was corn now.
30 feet…
Garcia lets out a loud whistle using his fingers, as if he was calling for a pet dog.
eKid Nah was 5 or so feet behind the two men!
The drones above begin to dive toward the competitors, all of them, except Rob Garcia.
Landing either in front of or beside Xialong and eKid Nah, the drones explode on impact like small bombs going off!
Garcia makes a dash for it!
Xialong dodges an exploding drone - but is hit directly in the shoulder by another drone moments later!
eKid Nah breaks out in full sprint and leaps off the back of the falling Xialong!
A drone catches his knee in mid air and eKid Nah tumbles and crashes to the ground, rolling just feet short of the finish line.
Rob Garcia…
Crosses the finish line!
Fans audibly groan at the dastardly sabotage that had taken place in the final moments of this match. Garcia’s arm is raised in victory by a referee standing by the finish line.
Announcer: Winner of the Corn Maze match and NEW #1 Contender for the North American Cruiserweight Championship, ROB GARCIA!
The back door of a closed food truck nearby swings open. Osland, Neo James Carner, and Keith Williams appear. A camera catches a peak in the back where Jeff Noon sits in front of multiple computers and monitors, and remote controls sit on a work bench. Jeff pulls the door shut and the ReVenants celebrate together with champagne bottles popping as Osland hands Rob Garcia a bottle and gives him a pat on the back.
Cut to a paid commercial.
[November 9th]
[Northern Pro Wrestling presents]
[The Great Northern WAR]
[The ReVenants]
[Jesse Jamester]
[Four Team Members join him]
[To do battle…]
[Two rings]
[One Steel Structure]
[Locked inside…]
[Blood will be spilled]
[Steve Awesome]
[Ronnie Long]
[Openweight Championship Match]
[The changing of the guard…]
[Or the start of a dynasty]
[Donzig]
[KGB Deathsquad]
[Marsupials of Mayhem]
[Nova Scotia Street Fight]
[Falls count anywhere]
[Revenge?]
[Or Mayhem?]
[The Dark Stars]
[Leon Van Zandt]
[Jay Stevens]
[the Foundation…]
[Returns]
[Timeless]
[Eddie Havok]
[Takaru Matasui]
[Pride is on the line..]
[Legacy is at stake….]
[The Cream will Rise]
[Canada…]
[Are you ready…]
[For a WAR]
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North American Cruiserweight Title Match
Falls Count Anywhere
30 Minute Time Limit
Lochlyn Cade © vs. Freakke
The main event of the evening was next. In recent events, Freakke and Lochlyn Cade have crossed paths in more ways than one. As though the stars aligned and their paths in Northern Pro were destined to cross. Fate was a comical thing to second guess, yet here we are - a Cruiserweight Championship match in the middle of Halifax’s Annual Fair, with a falls count anywhere stipulation, and no disqualifications.
First out to ‘Bad Devil’ by Devin Townsend is Freakke the Carnival King. Having been on the short end of the stick a few times now, Freakke would be looking to take full advantage of this Cruiserweight title match and capture gold for the first time in his NPW career. It would not be an easy task however, as he faces one of the hottest prospects in the Northern hemisphere, if not the world, in Lochlyn Cade. With Freakke’s never give up attitude that he displayed with Donzig following their falling out, one would have to ask, what kept Freakke coming back for more? Did he want to prove to the fans or to himself? To understand Freakke though, would require multiple therapists, a bottle or two of bourbon, and more pharmaceutical assistance than television advertisers and sponsors would want us alluding to. Nonetheless, Freakke was looking great on this Eve of Halloween night; dressed in an orange and black themed attire, embracing the October holiday. Once in the ring, his music fades out.
“Meet Me in the Dark” by Otherwise screams over the speakers next and out walks the NecroCore creator, the reigning Cruiserweight Champion, the Blood Harvester, Lochlyn Cade. Wearing his traditional entrance gear with the red mask, the belt secured around his waist; Cade came to the fight looking like million dollars if money was a person. As crafty as the Blood Harvester was in the ring, his sharp appearance and demeanor outside of it carried as much weight. Lochlyn had only suffered one loss so far in NPW, and depending who you asked, it wasn’t all that clean either. Was that the karma coming back to haunt Lochlyn for how he took the Cruiserweight title from Jay Stevens months ago? One can only speculate that; yet tonight, speculation met grit and determination. Who wanted it more? Who would leave Halloween Honor 2021 with the Cruiserweight championship? The bell sounds. DING DING DING!
It took no time at all for Freakke and Cade to go at it swinging. The bitterness between these two showing in the slugfest that ensued from the start. Tonight would not be a showcase of wrestling between these two, no, far from it. Cade found himself on the ropes from a left hook by Freakke. A clothesline would hurl both men over the top rope and to the outside. Cade seemed comfortable in this atmosphere immediately, as he grabbed Freakke and slung him into a barricade nearby. The Promethean would take an aerial assault and use his body as the weapon, sending both men over the barricade and into the fans seating. Tossing chairs at Freakke as he recovered and found his legs, Cade was throwing anything that wasn’t bolted down - hell he almost tosses a fan at Freakke, but instead steals his beer and splashes it in Freakke’s face to blind him. Driving Freakke through the crowd with stiff forearm and elbow shots, the Cruiserweight champion looked to be on a mission. Was respect the desired outcome Cade seeked, or was it punishment for Freakke’s uncanny ability to never back down?
Lochlyn would drive Freakke through the backend of the crowd towards the food vendor area of the Halifax Annual Fair. Grabbing Freakke by his baggy pants, Cade aims Freakke’s head at the glass window of an Elephant Ear and Funnel Cake truck. The workers scream in disbelief, begging for him to take out the Future Ice Cream truck on their left, but Cade didn’t have a fuck to give and sent Freakke head first at their truck siding. A visible dent from impact is left behind as Freakke falls to the ground and rolls under the truck, disappearing out of sight and frame. Lochlyn walks around the back of the truck, glancing back to make sure Freakke wasn’t going to sneak attack him from behind. Turning the corner, Freakke is nowhere to be found… Cade crouch’s down and scopes out the undercarriage of the food truck.
BAM!
Freakke with a fire extinguisher to the back of Cade! The Cruiserweight champ is rocked and sent face first to the ground. Freakke then sprays the extinguisher all over the exposed skin of Lochlyn’s upper body, and the face of teeth gritting at the intense cold tingling sensation Cade felt looked excruciating. Freakke stomps Cade’s hip and leg, before kicking him in the ribs and sending him rolling through a parting crowd of Fair-going citizens.
Not one to flaunt, Freakke was on a mission. For him, the suffering he caused Lochlyn was as important as the championship on the line. Lochlyn had sailed to success overnight; a golden boy with luck and timing playing integral parts in his rise to the limelight. Meanwhile, Freakke had fought tooth and nail for what he believed in. Defending his name against his former partner Donzig; a series of brutal encounters that left both men with more scars and more hatred for one another. Anyone see the pattern here? Freakke was not one to let things go -- and Lochlyn Cade was going to know that by the end of this night.
Dragging Cade through the grass by his right leg, Freakke seems to have scouted out the layout of the Halifax Annual Fairgrounds. He was heading straight for the carnival ride section of the event. Immediately letting go of the leg as he comes to a gate, Freakke threatens the staff member who played gate keeper - and by threatening, he snarls and scares the be-jebus out of him with his eyes and facial expression… Yeah, it didn’t take much for the pencil neck geek to dart off and leave negligence to overtake the Merry Go Round that was currently spinning with fans on it. Tonight though, the Merry Go Round was Halloween themed, with headless horseman’s dark horses and two person carriages that went up and down as the ride rotated it’s repetitive circles.
Cade fights to get back to his feet and turns around to a back body drop over the entrance gate to the ride! Freakke hops the gate and in two swift movements, lifts and tosses Cade onto the revolving platform. Cade hits one of the horses as he arrives at his first Canadian Merry Go Round experience. Freakke times his jump and lands safely on the platform about a quarter of the way behind where Cade landed. Making his way forward, Freakke didn’t need to do much but be there and be himself, which scared the citizens on the ride at this moment. Audible screeching and cries of ‘HELP!’ are heard, but the Carnival King pays them no mind - he was laser focused.
A lifting boot comes inches shy from the temple and eye of Lochlyn Cade! Rolling over at the perfect moment, Freakke catches a lip on the inside of the Merry Go Round instead. This piece was put there to keep people from seeing the turning gears and inner workings of the ride, and for safety of anyone who stood up and walked while the ride was in motion. The top was made of grated steel that opened up in a round circular pizza format. Freakke no doubt was not intending on that, and his foot had to be throbbing from contact with the beveled steel lip it hit. Cade uses one of the ride’s horses to get to his feet and turns around to eye rake Freakke!
Following up by smashing Freakke’s head on the back end of the mechanical horse beside them, and Freakke appears busted open! Blood begins to trickle from above his left eye. Cade doesn’t let up, finally finding his in to regain control. Hooking Freakke by the neck and placing it between his hip, Cade locks his arm around the throat of Freakke and slaps his back before executing a snap DDT on the cold steel platform! Flopping over, Freakke has left a less than desirable artistic interpretation of his face with the blood he was now leaking like a hose!
Fans shriek to high heaven before a Halifax Fairgrounds staff member shuts the ride down. Still though, even the emergency stop took time to bring the Merry Go Round to a full stop.
Cade drags Freakke by his boot now, returning the favor from earlier, but on cold steel this time. The citizens on the ride move out of their way, some jumping off the now, much slower ride. Grappling both legs between his armpits, Lochlyn catapults Freakke off the Merry Go Round platform and into the guardrail like fencing that bordered it! The landing was not ideal, heck lets not sugar coat it -- it flat out looked grim. Freakke’s head thudded on the bars and the rest of his body followed behind like a cannonball being shot at a rodded fence. Slouching down onto his shoulders, upside down. Cade quickly jumps off the ride as its about to come to a full stop.
Picking Freakke up and tossing him out of the Merry Go Round area, Cade follows behind like a wolf hunting a fresh dinner. His hands bloody from the wound inflicted to Freakke throughout the match. Out of nowhere, a golf cart with Fairgrounds Security stops a few feet in front of the two. While the Northern Pro Wrestling was cleared and permits filed, yadda yadda yadda and all that stuff, the security was concerned for the other ticket buyers who were now fearful of their safety. Lochlyn stares at the left guard who is talking as the right one holds the handle on the golf cart, remaining seated and trembling slightly. Not even out of high school, or so he looked in comparison to the senior guard who was doing all the talking.
DROPKICK!
Freakke hits Cade from behind with both feet, launching him into the security guard who was speaking and knocking him over and out! Cade ends up awkwardly in the golf cart, somehow between the rear seat and divider to the front. Freakke hops in the golf cart, shoving the other security guard out with little resistance -- he may have been attempting to flee, but we’ll say it was Freakke’s doing for this story. Hooking Lochlyn’s head between his armpit and using a lanyard that has a Security badge hanging from it; Freakke finesses the lanyard around Cade’s neck and ties it off to a handle so he’s unable to move.
ZOOOOM!
Off they go! Freakke hits the pedal and the golf cart surprisingly has some balls under the hood as it picks up some zip. Fairground visitors scatter as the Carnival King cuts corners and nearly rolls the golf cart in his attempt to navigate the Fairgrounds and all the people.
The gate for entering the fairgrounds is visible ahead. Freakke stomps his foot down and like a goat cart, the zip turns into a humming as the golf cart bounces over a speed bump and across the road, exiting the Halifax Fair. A drone picks up footage of the chaos that is unravelling on Halloween Honor currently, and cuts to an eagle eye view.
Riding right through a cemetery does Freakke, swerving and making sharp turns as he drives like a lunatic -- but to where?! In that moment of ‘what the hell is going on’ from the viewer’s perspective -- the gold cart stops.
We see Freakke step out into the open (still in an eagle eye view due to no camera men here), and walk up to a solid stone building with black cast iron gothic style fencing around it. What appears to be a lock on the doorway to this stone building hangs in front of Freakke.
A new drone at a tilted view just 15 feet away from the competitors is switched to. Now we see that Freakke reaches into his pocket, revealing a skeleton key. Placing it in the only key hole on the gate surrounding it. One flick of the wrist and Freakke swings the door open.
In a second’s notice Freakke dives out of the way to avoid the golf cart that crashes into the cast iron fencing, but only after Lochlyn Cade dives out The golf cart begins to catch fire, creating a wall between Lochlyn Cade and Freakke, with the cast iron gate as a wall too.
Northern Pro Wrestling security members arrive on the scene. A staff member calls the match due to the dangers of continuing.
Official Declaration: The match has been ruled a NO CONTEST and unable to continue.
Freakke: Tonight you survive Lochlyn! But the Crematorium will be your resting place!
From behind him, the stone walls shift and stairs to a torch lit area are all that can be seen. The staff stand on the side of the fence with Lochlyn as medical personnel try and look at the Cruiserweight champion, but he rejects their offer - instead staring back at Freakke.
Lochlyn Cade: We finish this once and for all! You can have your Crematorium match, but if I win, you will never challenge for the Cruiserweight Championship as long as ‘I’ am champion!
[Fade to Commercial as sirens and firefighters arrive.]
The North American Double Crown Champion Lynx made a surprise appearance in the ring. Lynx smoked in the adulation of the crowd who were thoroughly behind him. Lynx nodded his head to the calls and cheers.
LYNX!
LYNX!
LYNX!
The champion took the mic and addressed the crowd.
Lynx: Thank you all for your support. I've always felt that Northern Pro Wrestling was my home, and it's all because of your support!
RAAAAAAH!!!!
Lynx: I stand here before you now as the top champion in Northern Pro Wrestling. It has taken me over a year to climb the mountain, but now that I'm here I can safely say that this is the best feeling ever. However, I'm a bit of a perfectionist and there is still one thing that sticks in my craw.
The crowd waits silently.
Lynx: While I have the championship that says I'm the top wrestler in this company, I wouldn't say that's 100% true. I need to prove it time and time again, and I want my reign at the tip to be memorable. With that said, my battles with Jesse Jamester have been highly publicized.
"At Shockwave, we took each other to the limit, and he had his hand raised in victory at the end of the match. If I'm going to believe in myself going forward and feel as though I'm worthy of this mantra... I need to settle something right here and now."
The fans are clamouring.
Lynx: Jesse, I know you're in the back. I want to challenge you to a match, right here, right now!
RAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
Lynx: This Northern American Double Crown is only as strong as I make it. I want to defend it against the best. So come on out here and let me prove to the wrestling world that I am what they say I am.
[SIlence.]
[You could hear a pin drop.]
...
...
RAAAAAHHH!!
[Jesse Jamester.]
[The Canadian Nightmare.]
[The King of Violence.]
Jesse points to the ring, and an NPW referee is in tow. The referee runs to the ring, and points to the time keeper. Gus Arnold is out.
Gus: "The people want it. Both men want it."
Waiting.
Gus: "Let's make this official."
The roof is gone!
Gus: "The following contest is for the North American Double Crown. The Champion, Lynx will defend his championship against Jesse Jamester!"
SECOND MAIN EVENT
North American Double Crown Title Match
No Time Limit
Lynx © vs. Jesse Jamester
DING DING DING!
Both men dive into a collar and elbow, with Lynx executing a deep snap arm drag that gets the attention of the Canadian Nightmare.
The champion clearly feels as though he needs this match to solidify himself as the true top guy in Northern Pro Wrestling. Jesse Jamester could also easily take that mantra as his star has risen above expectation throughout 2021, to the point where he is now an international superstar.
Back to the lock up, but this time JJ takes Lynx over with an arm drag and holds the arm, wrenching it. Lynx hits the mat, circles and rolls into a reversal. Lynx uses the ropes to springboard himself and takes JJ down once again. This time Lynx runs forward, Tornando DDT! JJ is driven to the mat with force.
1..
2-NO!
Kick out by JJ. Lynx going for the pinfall early.
Lynx goes for a came clutch, but JJ showed great strength in struggling out of it and actually walking Lynx around the ring as he held on for dear life. JJ threw all of his body weight backwards and squished Lynx against the canvas!
JJ picked Lynx up, irish whip into the ropes and delivered a nasty spinebuster!
WHAM!
There was something magic in the air. Two of Northern Pro's favourite sons who started out as enemies, and morphed into allies all through combat and the respect for one and other in the beatings they were each able to dish out and take - it's been quite a story. Quite possibly THE story of 2021, and the two of these men are responsible for lifting Northern Pro to new heights.
The fans could feel it. They respected both men equally, and had come to adore JJ for who he was and his penchant for fighting the good fight.
JJ picked Lynx up and drove him into the mat with a stout powerbomb!
1..
2..
NO!
Lynx somehow kicked out!
It could've been over that quick, but Lynx is always game. One of his better strategies is to bring his opponents into deep waters and let his cardio do the talking for him late in matches. JJ might sense that his best course is to end this quick with power and force.
JJ attempted to Launch Lynx from the ring down to the outside, but at the last Minute Lynx spun out of it and landed on the apron. Knee to the gut of JJ, before a sunset flip. JJ trying to hang on, but Lynx is pulling...
1..
NO!
Quick kick out.
JJ up first, took a swing, but Lynx ducked, jumped and grabbed JJ's arm and took him down with a cross arm breaker. He was trying to hyper-extends JJ's elbow and force a tap. JJ stacked I'm and drove him down to the mat with a one handed slam!
JJ shook his arm, feeling the effects. JJ waited, looking to find the time to strike. Lynx was up, YAKUZA KICK!
Lynx goes through the ropes and down to the arena flooring in a heap. How much more punishment can the man take? JJ was going to find out, as he followed him outside.
Fans: (Clap! Clap! Clap!)
The fans adored both men, but didn't want to see Lynx go down without a fight.
He somehow fired up and was able to trade blows with JJ on the outside.
BOOM!
JJ strikes.
Hunter Stikes.
JJ.
Hunter.
JJ.
Hunter.
Hunter.
Hunter!
JJ!
WHAM!
Stiff shot drops Lynx. JJ attempt an irish whip into the guardrail but Lynx somehow reversed last minute. JJ collided but not full force. Up kid from Lynx! Enziguri!
WHACK!
JJ down to one knee. Lynx measures, YAKUZA kick of his own!!! JJ down to the floor hard.
Lynx rolls under the bottom rope and decides to go flying!
Shooting Star Press from the top rope to the floor. JJ tried to catch him but the velocity was too much to overcome. Both men crash to the area floor with JJ getting the worst of it.
After a moment, Hunter rolled into the ring, and broke the count. Not wanting to win it via count out, he knew that wasn't going to silence anyone or prove who was the better man. Some might argue this was a foolish move, but this was the type of competitor Eron Hunter is. He's looking to secure wins inside of the ring, no short cut, warrior spirit!
Lynx tried to get JJ up, and rolled him under the bottom rope. Once he did, he hit the top rope, SOMERSAULT LEG DROP!! He holds for the cover..
1..
2..
NO!
JJ kicks out.
Lynx asked the ref if it was 3, which was declined.
He was so close to finally putting an end to something that had clearly been following him around for the past year. Never once able to pin JJ's shoulders to the mat. Always feeling like he was coming up a little shorter on the measuring stick in the means of grading their feud. JJ did a great job of disrupting things early on. But today, it's clear they have common enemies... it's clear they have turned the corner from a respect perspective... and this was clearly more about sportsmanship as opposed to having an axe to grind.
Fans: (Clap! Clap! Clap!)
The fans were willing both men to continue.
Lynx hit the top rope again and this time came off with a hurricanrana from the top, but JJ caught him mid swing and drove him to the canvas with a Jacknife Powerbomb!!
Both men on the mat, breathing heavy.
What a counter by The Canadian Nightmare.
JJ coming to.
Lynx is starting to come to as well.
JJ falls back into the ropes, Hunter pushed forward, Irish Whip. Clothesline attempt, ducked by JJ, JJ clothesline attempt, ducked by Hunter... They Clothesline Each other!! Oh wow, What impact!! These two collided full speed, and hammered each other.
...
Wait a minute!
The referee is in position.
No, Not again... this is what happened at the end of their first bout!
1..
Could it be?
2..
Looking like it...
THRNO!!
Hunter gets his shoulder up!
RAAAAAHHHH!!
There wouldn't be any sort of repeat performance or finish here. The collision heard round Canada was the narrative where the bigger JJ was able to fall forward as opposed to backward to secure the win in the first match. Irony to it's fullest!
Both men are struggling to get to their feet, swing away, both miss. Both back up. Dive in, JJ going for a spear, but Lynx caught him with a Guillotine!
Would he tap?
Lynx was using his hips, torquing for all his worth.
JJ pulls his head out, ground and pound!!! Lynx eats a few, but rolls away when it's clear his life is in danger.
Lynx gets up, rushes forward.
...
He has him locked.
He's up..
JESTERPLEX!!!
WHAM!!
JJ got all of it!
1...
2...
3!!!
DING DING DING!
CROWD: RAAAAAHHHH!!!!
Ring Announcer: Your winner and NEW North American Double Crown Champion -- "The Canadian Nightmare" Jesse Jamester! (14:18)
The referee is handed the title through the ropes, and turns around to the Canadian Nightmare who leans back on both knees with Lynx in front of him on his back. Looking down, Jesse leans forward and his lips say something to the side of Lynx’s mask, what is said is not heard, but as the referee approaches him, JJ shoves him away, putting a hand on Lynx’s chest, he gives him a pat on the chest and finishes the exchange, standing up.
The fans in attendance are unglued as the North American Double Crown Championship is handed over to the new champion, Jesse Jamester. He stares down at it, taking in the moment, nodding, as the referee asks to raise his hand. Lifting the title in his left hand, the referee grabs the right hand and raises it up, and the Halifax Annual Fair gets even louder!
Jesse nods to the referee, mouthing something to him, which he nods back to him, and JJ wraps the belt around his waist - the referee snapping it on the backside. Nodding again, the referee leaves the ring, and JJ extends a hand down to Lynx who is sitting up, looking at him… The man he had fought half of 2021 trying to defeat in a bitter rivalry, was once again extending the hand of respect - this time, in a totally different manner than before.
"Turbo Killer" by Carpenter Brut screams over the sound system and out comes…
[The ReVenants]
There was no doubt their reasoning for being here as Keith Williams, Neo James Carner, and Rob Garcia make their way down to the ring in a hurry. Jesse pulls Lynx to his feet, both men feeling the effects of their battle - but immediately get ready for the impromptu clash. Jesse unhooks the NADC championship and drops it to his side, spear heading Keith as he slides in the ring. Rob Garcia and NJC grab an arm each, pulling JJ off of Keith, before NJC receives a dropkick from Lynx!
Garcia holds JJ’s arms behind him as Keith wails on him with punches, adverting his attention to the incoming Lynx and side stepping a charing kick, snapping a neckbreaker as a counter! Lynx hits the canvas, already exhausted, but musters to keep finding a way to rise - and Keith stomps away as NJC regains his feet and takes over on the Lynx beatdown. JJ unhooks from Garcia’s grasp and clubs him with an elbow, rocking the newly Cruiserweight division runner and turning into a boot to the face from Williams!
Fans pop and the camera adverts to the entrance setup where we see...
[The Bastards]
Rallying their meeting with the new NADC champion earlier tonight, the trio come running out to make what JJ could only hope for, backup. Hitting the ring with force and to the surprise of the ReVenants, Frank Windsor, Billy Fowler, and Rob Riot collide with the ReVenants and fight them with hard punches and clubbing blows! Keith is rocked into the turnbuckle as Rob Garcia is double double teamed by Billy Fowler and Frank, finding himself sailing over the top rope from an irish whip into a back body drop courtesy of the Bastards!
Rob Riot hits NJC with a clothesline from hell, sending him tumbling over the ropes on the far end. Then, its Keith Williams standing there looking at the Bastards, who have all turned their attention to him. Keith holds his hands up, pleading his case that they could work something out, and from behind the Bastards rises Jesse Jamester. Parting to each side, they gesture Keith is all his - and he takes the fight to him as he charges the corner, delivering a knee into the gut of Keith Williams! Keith buckles over but is quickly sent into the ropes by JJ who prepares for him to return…
Tripped up by his team member, Neo James Carner makes the save on Keith and pulls him out of the ring to retreat with Rob Garcia up the ramp. Jesse Jamester approaches the ropes, pointing his finger at the ReVenants and then thumbing back at the Bastards as they help Lynx up. A slight limp in Lynx’s leg gives the impression of a possible injury, but Fowler throws his arm over his shoulder, and keeps him steady. From the side, Rob Riot grabs the NADC Championship, glancing at it for a few seconds as he walks up beside Jesse, and nudges him with the belt. Slapping it over his shoulder, Jesse grabs Rob by the neck and slaps him on the shoulder, as the scene cuts back to the ReVenants licking their wounds at the top of the entrance stage, and then back to the Bastards, Lynx, and Jesse Jamester standing united.
Scene fades out with the crowd chanting…
‘N-P-DUB! N-P-DUB! N-P-DUB!’
