Post by Steven Brody, CEO on Dec 21, 2022 11:25:56 GMT -8
Team Atlas: Atlas, Abaddon, Asmodeus, Remiel & Hananiel
vs.
Team Lucifer: Lord Lucifer, Lluvia Cane, Cherry Blackman, Dane Preston, Adrianna Salvatore
Thea Crawford: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Wrestle War XIX!!!vs.
Team Lucifer: Lord Lucifer, Lluvia Cane, Cherry Blackman, Dane Preston, Adrianna Salvatore
Huge pop from the London audience as Thea Crawford smiles brightly and announces.
Thea Crawford: This is your pre-show match and it is the WAR ENSEMBLE!! The rules are simple. Two teams of five will begin, wrestling under elimination tag team rules. If one team is completely eliminated, then the remaining members of the surviving team must compete against each other under further elimination rules, be it a triple threat, fatal fourway, or five pack challenge. The match will continue until only one participant is remaining. That participant will be declared the winner and go on to Rise Of Legends to face the United States Champion!!
Seth Ernst: This is gonna be an interesting War Ensemble, Miranda…
Miranda Augustino: Second one we’ve ever had and it’s already probably the most talked about of the two, given the circumstances!
Thea Crawford: Introducing now, the competitors…
[2pac]
Fuck 'em all!
Fuck 'em all!
Pac yells it out and the screen high above the stage shows the stretched out frame of The Titan with his back to the screen in his "Atlas" pose then pans down to reveal the actual Titan himself standing in that exact pose on the stage.
[Tech n9ne]
Tech's in the place, everybody get mainy
Punks better cuff your lady, can't nobody tame me
Blame me, for keepin' her runny eyed rainy
Ladies used to hate me, now they comin' out they panties
Girls on the jock (Check), pocket full of socks (Check)
Got a fat knot (Check), somethin' gone squat (Yeah)
Down, puttin' it down, down for the block?
Tryin' to be hot, but you flop
Wanna be shot to the top but you not DWAMN!!!
Tech's in the place, everybody get mainy
Punks better cuff your lady, can't nobody tame me
Blame me, for keepin' her runny eyed rainy
Ladies used to hate me, now they comin' out they panties
Girls on the jock (Check), pocket full of socks (Check)
Got a fat knot (Check), somethin' gone squat (Yeah)
Down, puttin' it down, down for the block?
Tryin' to be hot, but you flop
Wanna be shot to the top but you not DWAMN!!!
Trey turns around slowly, his bread locks flipping over his shoulder from the force of the turn and he rips the shirt he was wearing down the middle and spreads his arms again with a self satisfied grin. He begins to make his way down the ramp and steps up onto the apron from the floor then steps over the top rope and moves to the center of the ring where he drops to a knee and holds his arms into the air as if he were holding up the whole NFW world.
[2pac]
Go to a club in a pack, I'm smokin' bud in the back
I wait for niggas to trip ‘cause, bitch, I love to scrap
I went from rocks to zines, writin' raps and movies
I went from trustin' these tricks
Now they all want to sue me, so fuck 'em all!
Go to a club in a pack, I'm smokin' bud in the back
I wait for niggas to trip ‘cause, bitch, I love to scrap
I went from rocks to zines, writin' raps and movies
I went from trustin' these tricks
Now they all want to sue me, so fuck 'em all!
Thea Crawford: First! From New York, New York! Weighing in at 345lbs! He is The Titan…ATLAS!!
There's a humming in the restless summer air
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
It's clear that someone's gotta go
We mean it, but I promise we're not mean
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
It's clear that someone's gotta go
We mean it, but I promise we're not mean
The lights in the arena go completely out, shrouding the crowd in darkness as Lorde’s “Glory And Gore” comes on and the lights around the stage illuminate just enough with a red hue to show seven figures standing at the top of the ramp in a triangular pattern. At the forefront, Lord Lucifer stands, seen in his ring gear for the first time in awhile. Behind him on either side stand The Harbinger, Tia Santos on his left and The Right Hand, Sariel on his right. Behind Tia Santos stands Abaddon, then Remiel. Behind Sariel, stands Asmodeus then Hananiel. Standing at the center rear, just a couple feel back is Shamsiel, The Watcher.
And the cry goes out (oh)
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out (oh)
Now we're in the ring, and we're coming for blood
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out (oh)
Now we're in the ring, and we're coming for blood
As the song builds towards the chorus, Lord Lucifer steps forward, leading the formation towards the ring like a father, leading his children. They move at a steady, methodical pace, in no rush to get to the ring but not taking terribly long as they reach ringside. Lucifer stops the formation and smiles up in the ring at Atlas. Wickedly. Atlas glares back and points at him, starting to sling some verbage his way. At that point, Lucifer looks over his shoulder and, with just the slightest motion of his head, Abaddon, Asmodeus and the twins, Remiel and Hananiel break formation and slowly make their way around the ring to join Atlas near his corner.
Thea Crawford: ...And his tag team partners…they are Abaddon…Asmodeus…and the team of Remiel and Hananiel - Bene Elohim…THE CHILDREN OF NEPHILIM!
Lord Lucifer climbs up onto the apron and steps into the ring, remaining back in his corner, still just amused as anything at the situation. Outside the ring by his corner, Tia Santos, Sariel and Shamsiel come up to stand side by side with Sariel between The Harbinger and The Watcher.
Thea Crawford: And their opponents…first…in the ring to my right… Fighting out of Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 215lbs. He is the leader of the Children of Nephilim…LORD LUCIFER!!
Miranda Augustino: I can’t imagine the confusion in having to announce someone who came out with a group as part of their opposing team, can you?!
Seth Ernst: Peculiar, indeed.
Thea Crawford: And now, introducing his tag team partners…
"In God We Trust" hits and Lluvia comes out to the stage in her gear. She does a little shimmy then seductively sways her hips as she does a slow 360, showing off her body as she does so. Lluvia then heads down to the ring and slides in under the 3rd rope, doing another little sashay once she stands up. She holds a smirk on her face as she waits for things to get going.
Thea Crawford: Fighting out of Asheville, North Carolina. Weighing in at 123lbs. She is “The Cherokee Rose” LLUVIA CANE!!
The lights begin to flicker, and fade out. Blood Soaked Hero begins playing, as the arena descends into darkness. A trail of fire starts at the top of the stage, and creeps down the ramp, a pair of eyes light up, at the top of the ramp, followed by a small circle. The circle points toward the arena lights, which shoot back to full illumination, a plume of steam erupts around the figure on the ramp, and snuffs out the flames. Once the steam subsides, Glitch can be seen, pointing her palm skyward. The mystery woman now makes her voyage toward the ring, doing some shadow boxing, as she closes the gap towards the ring.
Thea Crawford: And, from Beyond The Grid, weighing in at 165lbs. CHERRY BLACKMAN!!
I MET THE DEVIL
HE WANTED ME DEAD
BUT INSTEAD
I PUT A MOTHERFUCKIN’
BULLET IN HIS HEAD
YEAH!
HE WANTED ME DEAD
BUT INSTEAD
I PUT A MOTHERFUCKIN’
BULLET IN HIS HEAD
YEAH!
Dane Preston's silhouette can be seen slowly coming through the curtains as he steps out onto the stage. Nodding his masked head to the beat of the music, he extends an arm in front of him, the other behind him as he struts down the ramp. A single spotlight shines down on the six foot, three inch, two hundred and fifty-five pound fighter as he slowly stalks his way to the ring, clad in a sleeveless leather duster, the Perseverance Championship around his waist.
YOU BROKE ME DOWN, THE CUTS AND THE BRUISES
I HOLD THE KNIFE NOW, I'M CUTTING MY NOOSES
I WEAR THE BLOOD STAINS LIKE BADGES OF HONOR
I'LL TAKE EVERY BULLET BECAUSE I'M A SURVIVOR
BITCH!
I HOLD THE KNIFE NOW, I'M CUTTING MY NOOSES
I WEAR THE BLOOD STAINS LIKE BADGES OF HONOR
I'LL TAKE EVERY BULLET BECAUSE I'M A SURVIVOR
BITCH!
After scaling the ring steps, Preston slowly snaps his head from side to side before climbing into the ring and shrugging off his duster. He makes his way to his corner and climbs to the second rope where he points finger guns at the fans before snatching his mask off his head and throwing it out to them. Hopping down, Dane squats in the corner, arms outstretched as he grips the second rope with both hands awaiting his opponent (or awaiting the starting bell).
Thea Crawford: From Parts Unknown, Wisconsin, weighing in at 255lbs. He is the NFW Perseverance Champion, DANE PRESTON!!
♫My pain-filled drama queen♫
♫Is always creeping at your back♫
♫Getting ready to buy you out♫
♫Is always creeping at your back♫
♫Getting ready to buy you out♫
The lights in the arena flicker out. The video wall comes to life with an image of Earth in from space as Porcelain And The Tramps’ “King Of The World” begins to play. As it does, the vignette depicts a flaming meteor hurtling towards the planet. The vignette switches to various shots of Earth's population. People from all different regions as a shadow looms over, blocking out the sun. They all look up, eyes widening in horror.
♫'Cause we all know♫
♫What goes around comes around♫
♫You shoulda known what I was all about♫
♫Do not test me♫
♫What goes around comes around♫
♫You shoulda known what I was all about♫
♫Do not test me♫
From a bird's eye view, the meteor SLAMS into the Earth's surface, just as the chorus hits, causing a fiery flash on the screen and the vignette switches to grainy, black and white images of Adrianna Salvatore's most brutal match highlights, mixed in with closeups of her rather deranged smile and menacing sneer.
♫'Cause I'm the fucking king of the world♫
♫Get on your knees♫
♫I'm the fucking king of the world♫
♫Do as I please♫
♫So get up or get out and I'll show you♫
♫What it means for me to control you♫
♫'Cause I'm the fucking king of the world♫
♫Get on your knees♫
♫I'm the fucking king of the world♫
♫Do as I please♫
♫So get up or get out and I'll show you♫
♫What it means for me to control you♫
♫'Cause I'm the fucking king of the world♫
In the pitch black arena, lights on the stage come on, flashing and flickering. They illuminate a silhouette standing calmly in a hooded vest. Due to the lights positioning, all we see is the solid black outline, obscuring the lights behind it. As the song continues, the lights switch, coming on to light up the stage and ramp in a soft white but still leaving the arena dark. We see the figure in detail now as Adrianna Salvatore lifts her head and stares down at the ring from under her hood. She has that same sneer on her face as in her vignette. She steps forward, approaching the ring with a calm sense of purpose in her steps.
Thea Crawford: "And from Brooklyn, New York!! Weighing in at 160lbs! ADRIANNA SALVATORE!!"
Adrianna reaches ringside and runs up onto the apron, kneeling upon it on one knee. Now, we see that wicked smile of hers as she licks her teeth. She turns around on the apron, skillfully and slides herself in, backwards under the bottom rope. Standing to her feet, Adrianna moves to a turnbuckle and climbs up. She throws back her hood and flips back her hair, letting out a roar before casting her gaze upon the audience with a wicked smile forming. Stepping down from the turnbuckle, she removes her vest, folds it and carefully hands it to the timekeeper before preparing for the match.
Seth Ernst: Stacked teams on both sides, Miranda.
Miranda Augustino: The question is, will either of them follow the instructions of their team captains?
Seth Ernst: You think they will?
Miranda Augustino: Do you?
Seth Ernst: ....
Miranda Augustino: ....
Seth Ernst & Miranda Augistino: Nope!
~ Ding Ding Ding ~
Lucifer steps up into the ring and Atlas jumps up to meet him. Cherry and Remiel step up onto the apron on their respective sides. Lucifer smirks and tags Cherry, stepping out leaving everyone just staring. As Atlas grinds his teeth, Remiel tags him quickly as well. She steps in and Atlas stares at her with the same look he just gave Lucifer. Hananiel and Adrianna step up onto the apron as Lucifer takes his place at the back of his team’s line. Atlas shakes his head, visibly seething. Remiel runs across the ring and jumps into a spear through the ropes on Adrianna that takes her to the floor. Hananiel comes in, Asmodeus climbing up onto the apron. Hananiel starts fighting with Cherry while Remiel and Adrianna lie on the floor from the impact with the concrete. Cherry and Hananiel fight through the ropes and crash to the floor. Asmodeus comes into the ring and starts nodding for the next entrant to come in. With Adrianna still on the floor, Lluvia steps in. They go at it with Asmodeus clawing and Lluvia coming back just as ferociously. Asmodeus charges Lluvia and Lluvia backdrops her over the top rope to the apron. Lluvia knocks Asmodeus down and then dives out onto her as well. Abaddon and Dane come in and start throwing down on each other. Atlas makes damn sure he’s ready on the apron on his side as Lucifer takes his time climbing up on his side. As Dane and Abaddon go at it, Adrianna and Remiel stand up, brawling the same. Hananiel and Cherry stand and fight. Asmodeus and Lluvia start to fight so that Lucifer and Atlas are standing on the apron watching four fights going on simultaneously all around them.
Crowd: “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!”
Everyone fights until they all dive into the ring. The referee tries to calm things down but nobody is listening to a word being spoken at them. Dane hits Abaddon with the Pendulum Shift. Remiel and Hananiel hit Dane with the Revelator. Dane lands on Abaddon and before the twins can pull him off, Cherry and Adrianna grab them and start fighting all over again.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
TWO!
THREE!
Thea Crawford: ABADDON IS ELIMINATED!
Atlas comes in and covers Dane
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
TWO!
THREE!
Thea Crawford: DANE PRESTON IS ELIMINATED!
Remiel, Hananiel and Asmodeus all fall to their knees and then low blow Adrianna, Cherry and Lluvia. They throw Cherry over towards the corner. Lucifer steps in and tags Cherry back in before stepping right back out. Atlas berates his team and Asmodeus jumps onto Atlas’s back. The twins fight him back to their team corner and Remiel tags herself in. Remiel comes in and she and her twin tackle Cherry and Adrianna to the floor again. The four continue to fight and the referee tries to get them to stop. The four ignore the hapless official even as he starts counting them out.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
The referee calls out to them and warns about disqualification. They continue to ignore and just fight, each now bleeding heavily.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
The referee calls for the disqualifications
Thea Crawford: REMIEL, HANANIEL, CHERRY BLACKMAN, AND ADRIANNA SALVATORE HAVE ALL BEEN ELIMINATED!
Asmodeus charges at Lluvia and gets caught in a rolling cradle.
ONE!
TWO!
TWO!
ASMODEUS REVERSES WHILE PULLING THE TIGHTS!!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
TWO!
THREE!
Thea Crawford: LLUVIA CANE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
Lucifer steps in with a smirk and Asmodeus lies down for him. Lucifer covers her.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
TWO!
THREE!
Thea Crawford: ASMODEUS HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
Atlas steps in, glaring across the ring at Lucifer. Lucifer rises and Sariel and Shamsiel step closer to the ring. The referee moves over to stop them from coming in. The lights flicker and Asmodeus, Abaddon, Remiel and Hananiel are in the ring surrounding Atlas. Asmodeus blows mist in Atlas’s eyes. Abaddon hits him with the Jaws of Cerberus. Remiel and Hananiel follow with the Revelator. The lights flicker again and all four vanish. The referee turns around, confused by the lights and sees Lucifer covering Atlas.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
~ Ding Ding Ding ~
TWO!
THREE!
~ Ding Ding Ding ~
Winners: Team Lucifer
(Lucifer, Lluvia Cane, Cherry Blackman, Dane Preston, Adrianna Salvatore)
Result: Pinfall
(Lucifer, Lluvia Cane, Cherry Blackman, Dane Preston, Adrianna Salvatore)
Result: Pinfall
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The whole arena was in an uproar. Dane, Adrianna, Cherry and Lluvia looked around in dismay. None of them wanted to win this way. Asmodeus pushes herself backwards on her hands and knees to the ropes with a sick, sadistic smirk of triumph on her face as Lucifer just…smiles. The Mad Titan on the other hand looked anything but dismayed. No, Atlas looked furious. He throws his head back, throwing the wealth of dreadlocks over his back to fall down his back. The rest of the Children don’t attack. They just begin to back up toward the ropes.
Seth Ernst: What was that even about?! She just laid down for him!!!!
Miranda Augustino: What do you expect? These are his Children and Lord Lucifer always has a plan!
The Titan crosses the ring to where those he called his allies were gathered with Lucifer standing so near watching his every move. Instead of going after Lucifer however Trey leans over the ropes and demands a microphone from the ringside area.
After being handed what he wanted the big man turns and begins to pace around the ring. A sniff could be heard from the mic matched by the heavy breathing from the match taking its toll.
Atlas: “Hell nah Dawg. Nah. Nah.”
Trey throws his arm out motioning to where the Children were paused halfway out of the ring.
Atlas: “Nah. That shit don’t fly. Fuck nah. That’s some dirty ass shit you feel me? Everyone?”
Trey looks from the Children to those who had stepped up to stand with him.
Atlas: “Get ghost. I got something to say. This shits on my chest and Ima say it. Go on.”
It was the maniacal former World Champion Adrianna that looked up at the hulking figure and asked clear as day “You sure about this?”
Atlas: “Go on. Ima get this off mah chest, Ya Heard?”
Seth Ernst: This..isn’t a smart decision Atlas!
Miranda Augustino: I actually agree Seth. This isn’t a smart decision at all.
All of them one by one shrugged and began to pile out of the ring and make their way up the ramp. Dane gives one final look at the top of the ramp like he hates leaving him out there alone but finally it’s just the big man and the Children all alone in the ring.
Trey lifts the microphone to his mouth again, still panting to fully catch his breath. With the other hand he motions to the side of the ring that had been the corner of the team led by Lucifer.
Atlas: “You really gun’ stand there and make a mockery of everything big dawg? Stand there acting like the biggest, baddest cat on the block. Mr. Big swinging dick himself and end this shit like this? Fuck that.”
If Atlas thought this would get some kind of reaction? He was wrong. The God of the Children of Nephilim just smiled that sadistic smile, turned and walked across the ring toward his Children without a word. This infuriated Atlas more than anything that had happened during the match.
Atlas: “YO! I’M TALKING TO YOU BITCH!”
Once again Lucifer just…smiles. Josie grabs the ropes and bends them giving her God an exit until an audible click is heard and in mid bend Lucifer freezes. Slowly his head turns and he looks behind him to find the big shirtless Titan had handcuffed himself to the middle rope. To the point that he had to half bend.
Atlas: “I got yo’ attention now bitch? I don’t even need two hands mother fucker.”
To see Lucifer smile was an everyday occurrence but what spread across his face now wasn’t a smile. No, it was a smirk. He doesn’t, however, straighten. Instead he just shifts his eyes from Atlas to the ramp where Atlas’s own follow.
From the curtain on each side of the ramp came a line of black robed men and women all of which were wearing ceremonial masks of various animal skulls. The two in the lead, one on each side, pull the curtain back to reveal the door that would have led to the backstage area but instead of a door….Sariel stood there.
Seth Ernst: Oh god…what is this now?
Miranda Augustino: It’s what he was waiting for…
Sariel with a look as impassive as her god reveals the large chains in her hand. She hands them off to a pair of Demons who proceed to chain the doors shut and the crowd suddenly breaks into a hushed gasp. They had seen this before.
Seth Ernst: History is repeating itself Miranda. They did this before.
Miranda Augustino: The fuck are they doing?!
Seth Ernst: Locking Trey’s backup out….
Miranda Augustino: Oh..this is bad.
Once the doors are locked the two lines of Demons walk down the ramp but Sariel stays at the top of the ramp watching. Lucifer then and only then swings his leg back into the ring followed by each of them Children, all of whom have what can only be described as the look of hungry animals.
Lucifer makes his way toward the man and leans his head down over his mic, all the while looking up at him.
Lord Lucifer: “I tried to give you a way out.”
Atlas: “Only one problem here Lucifer.”
Lord Lucifer stands his full height and lifts a curious brow to which Atlas smirks. He motions his head to the side as a blonde figure jumps the barricade from the crowd. Peyton Hartwell with a grin on her mouth tosses a small silver object to the big man but curiously…none of the Children move.
Seth Ernst: Trey planned for this! He knew it was coming!
Miranda Augustino: And he had Peyton in position to spring his trap!
Atlas catches the key with his free hand and brings it to the cuffs….but they don’t open. Slowly he looks over at Peyton as the black robed Demons begin to surround the ring. Peyton raises her hands to her mouth in mocking shock.
Lucifer looks from Atlas to the tiny blonde girl and with his head still hovering over the mic purrs.
Lord Lucifer: “Excellently executed my child.”
Atlas: “...P…ey?”
Lord Lucifer motions with a single hand as he turns his back to the Titan and the Children begin to descend.
Atlas: “Wait! Wait!”
Lord Lucifer, intrigued by the man's sheer audacity, lifts a hand for the Children to wait and turns his head to look at him from where he stood halfway across the ring.
Atlas: “Two things.”
Atlas pants.
Atlas: “One.”
Slowly he looks down at the blonde woman and there is no longer pain on his face. It’s blonde hate.
Atlas: “I’ve known about her for a week now.”
And then slowly he turns to Lucifer as three things happen simultaneously.
Atlas: “She wasn’t the plan.”
First his hands shoots up and catches a second small silver object that was thrown from the same side of the ring where Peyton stood. Second, the other three Titans all walked down the ramp one on each side of it and two on the other and last? Four figures rose up from beneath the barricade on all four sides of the ring.
Lluvia.
Dane.
Cherry.
Adrianna.
The other three Titans were here for only one reason. They begin to lay into the black robed Demons, keeping them at bay as the four wrestlers jump the barricade and charge the ring, each of them taking one of the Children and raining down blows.
The cuffs come undone and Trey stands his full height staring at Lucifer but to his credit? The God of the Children doesn’t look at all scared. He looks….pissed. Before Trey can get his hands on him the lights fade out.
Seth Ernst: OH COME ON!
Miranda Augustino: Lucifer isn’t stupid. He knows his plan went astray and he isn’t about to lose this war now!
They are only out for a few seconds but when they come back all of the Children, Lucifer and the Demons are gone. All except one. Standing ten feet from the shell shocked Peyton Hartwell stood a single black robed demon in the skull mask of a ram. Slowly the hand comes up and grabs around one of the horns and pulls it off revealing the face of someone the NFW audience never thought they would see again.
Amanda Stafford.
Seth Ernst: OH MY GOD IT’S AMANDA!
Miranda Augustino: I thought she left!?
Seth Ernst: Everyone did!? What the hell is this?!
Amanda stares daggers at Peyton who just stares slack jaw until Amanda takes off at her in a dead sprint. The blonde woman spears Peyton into the ground and begins to throw punches into Peyton’s face. It’s clear there is no ‘wrestling’ in this woman.
This is personal.
Peyton keeps looking around for Lucifer to come and get her out but the lights don’t go out again. She failed and the God of the Children is furious. The result is Amanda pummeling her nearly unconscious before she jumps up and throws the blonde hair from her face and spits down on her.
Dane and Trey grab the ropes and part them, allowing Amanda into the ring where Trey lifts her up onto his shoulder and the other four mount the four corners to a huge pop from the crowd as one final message is sent as “We are” by the Hollywood Undead hits.
Battle lines have been drawn.
The war is officially on.