Post by Jman2k3 on Feb 5, 2021 20:42:57 GMT
"TWISTS AND TURNS" OSCAR BURNS & SCOTT STEVENS vs. BETTER FUTURE TALENT AGENCY (ALVARO DE VARGAS & ?)
DDK:
We’re about done with DEFIANCE Road and we have a big one coming up! Two former champions who came up together in DEFIANCE, have put each other through physical and mental hell over their careers in DEFIANCE… now have to team up to take on a common enemy.
Lance:
It has been one of the more complex roads we’ve taken to get to DEFIANCE Road, but we are here. For weeks, Better Future has been trying to court Oscar Burns as he has fallen into something of a losing streak since his loss in that Match of the Year to Lindsay Troy. In the middle of all this, his rival Scott Stevens has run afoul of Better Future and taken shots at Burns. The two met up in a big singles match that saw Better Future help Oscar, but before he fully joined, he caught the interference. And since then, there has been a target on both men’s backs.
DDK:
Burns took on Alvaro de Vargas and ADV won via DQ thanks to Scott Stevens coming in, assaulting de Vargas, then injuring Theo Baylor. Baylor has since been fired from the Better Future, but tonight Tom Morrow has promised a new member of the group.
Lance:
That is going to be something. Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens have NEVER seen eye to eye and in fact, Scott tried to end his career twice. And now they have to team up? If they can somehow get on the same page they’ll have a fighting chance… but like you said, they don’t. And we don’t even know who Better Future has in their camp.
DDK:
With that, let’s get to this massive tag team match!
The crowd buzzes for the next match.
Darren Quimbey:
The following contest is a tag team match set for one fall! Introducing first… from The Great State of Texas, weighing in at 256 pounds… SCOTT STEVENS!
“A TEXAS SIZE ASS WHOOPIN IS COMING BOY!”
The slow bellow of the guitar hits as the video screen lights up and flashes across the screen a Texas flag with the words “Texas Born. Texas Bred.” “Texas Forever.“ branded into the flag. The jeers that had once filled the arena quickly turn into cheers. The Faithful know who is about to walk out and they are letting him know it by chanting his favorite chant as the final image that is displayed across the screen and that message reads in bold, capitalized letters… SCOTT STEVENS as
♫ “Dead Man Walking" by Crucifix ft. The Lacs ♫
….Plays. The wait is finally over as a spotlight shines towards the top of the entrance ramp and Scott Stevens appears from behind the curtain, and as soon as he makes his way to the edge of the stage golden pyro begins to rain down behind him as he raises his right fist high into the air. He storms to the ring.
DDK:
Better Future has been making enemies left and right, but Scott was probably one of the last ones they wanted to make. He took out Theo Baylor and attacked ADV during his own match with Oscar Burns.
Lance:
He just wants to end this. He’s in the ring and he looks ready to snap.
Everyone’s Favorite Texan enters the ring and surveys the crowd, then waits for his partner.
♫ "Raise Your Flag” by MAN WITH A MISSION ♫
Darren Quimbey:
And his partner, from Wellington, New Zealand… weighing in at 237 pounds, he is "TWISTS AND TURNS” OSCAR BURNS!
The fans cheer in admiration for DEFIANCE’s resident grappling expert as he walks out. Tonight, he wears a bright yellow “I LIKE GRAPS!” t-shirt, along with his familiar orange wrestling gear. He heads down to the ring and slides inside, rising to his feet. He starts to rip his shirt off and starts pointing at either side of the ring, but as he does this, he observes Scott not even making eye contact with him. He stops playing to the crowd and casually throws the shirt aside, then he and Stevens stare down one another, looking like they’re ready to come to blows.
DDK:
Oh, boy… You can FEEL the tension.
Lance:
These men are one wrong move from imploding.
The two men talk trash to one another off-mic and look like Scott is ready to take a swing. Burns looks like he wants to, but before they do…
Ken Ellis:
Ladies… gentlemen… the leader of Better Future Talent Agency… “Brighter” Tom Morrow!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Burns and Stevens both stop and watch on the ramp while Tom Morrow comes out. He points at his left ear and Ken Ellis puts the familiar Better Future-branded headset on his ear and switches it on so the audience can hear him.
Tom Morrow:
Thank you, Ken! Ladies and gentlemen… from the company that NOW OWNS the rights to the Sky High Titans name…
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
DDK:
By cheating… and he went and injured Thomas Keeling as well… his own father.
Lance:
That was disgusting.
Tom Morrow:
Oscar… Scott… you two messed up. You messed up BAD. Because tonight, Better Future becomes the HERE AND NOW of DEFIANCE! And Oscar, my new guy is gonna hit you right where it fucking HURTS. Pardon my language. I’m a professional and all.
Burns begs him to come to the ring and say it while Scott stands by, ready to lay out a bitch.
Tom Morrow:
Please welcome first… Standing six-foot eight! Weighing in at 272 pounds… He is EL SOL DORADO DE DEFIANCE! Our Golden Son…ALVARO DE VARGAS!
♫ “Living Legend” by Ankla ♫
The crowd’s hatred intensifies as out comes the tall, brash and cocky Cuban-American known as Alvaro de Vargas! With his frizzy hair, sunglasses, and of course his purple fire-adorned gear, he shoots Oscar a grin and mimics a small explosion with his hands, then takes a position on the stage as Alvaro’s music quickly cuts.
DDK:
Who do they have? Who is this mystery partner for de Vargas?
Lance:
I don’t know. De Vargas looks confident and so does Tom Morrow.
Tom Morrow:
And since Theo Baylor FAILED to do his job because Scott Stevens smashes his brains into silly putty…
Scott Stevens flashes a smirk while Burns rolls his eyes.
Tom Morrow:
And since Oscar Burns didn’t want to bring his amazing technical skills to Better Future, we decided to find our own. And the man we have isn’t just a good professional wrestler, Oscar. The man we have on our side isn’t even just a GREAT professional wrestler… Oscar… Scott… and you, the Faithful… allow me to introduce to you… A DAMN FINE PRO WRESTLER!
♫ “The House Jack Built (instrumental)” by Metallica ♫
The music plays and out comes a very well-built man wearing silver trunks, knee pads, wrestling boots… And a black overcoat with a hood over his face. Alvaro de Vargas looks at the hooded man and they bump fists, then the hooded man does the same with Tom Morrow before they head down to the ring to the newcomer’s music.
DDK:
Well, here we go. He’s calling himself A Damn Fine Pro Wrestler? Not much for modesty, is he?
Lance:
It’s Tom Morrow. When the hell have we ever known him to express any sort of modesty?
Burns and Stevens can’t quite make out the person, but he’s clearly built like a brick house. The man appears to be white with some dirty blonde chest hair. Oscar looks at Morrow and then to the stranger who walks up the steps and then stands on the ring apron. Alvaro de Vargas stands alongside him and looks to Morrow to do the honors. When he gives him the nod of approval, ADV smiles and gestures. When he takes the hood off… the crowd releases a collective gasp as Morrow laughs.
Tom Morrow:
Let me introduce you to someone you know, Oscar. An ex-protege you let down and one you left to rot in BRAZEN while you favored Ryan Batts…
Scott Stevens stops being pissed-off enough to look a bit surprised, as he does know him well from his prior wars alongside Oscar Burns… but as for Burns himself, the color drains from his face.
DDK:
Oh, my God...
Lance:
That’s… JACK MACE! JACK MACE HAS JOINED BETTER FUTURE?
DDK:
That’s… that’s unreal. This is the same man that fought alongside Burns AGAINST Scott Stevens and the Stevens Dynasty years ago! Burns was the one who got Batts and Mace their jobs in DEFIANCE and now he’s with Better Future? How… why?
Oscar Burns is beyond taken aback as he looks on at the man in front of him while the crowd still can’t believe it. The former wild man’s beard has been shaved off completely and his once-long hair has been taken down to a simple buzzcut, but he greets Oscar with a scowl while Morrow and ADV both revel in the reveal. There is no doubt who he is.
Tom Morrow:
LET ME INTRODUCE TO YOU… A DAMN FINE PRO WRESTLER… THE JACK OF ALL HOLDS… JACK! MACE!
Burns is still in shock while DDK and Lance give the rundown.
DDK:
I know quite a bit about him from both his prior main roster tenure and his BRAZEN tenure. 33 years old, hailing from England. He has always been pegged as a real diamond in the rough of the UK wrestling scene before coming to DEFIANCE. He and Ryan Batts were sent to BRAZEN last year by the Fuse Bros. Batts got pulled out by Burns, but… Mace? I don’t know what’s going on here.
Lance:
You’re right! It was a long time ago, but my understanding was Mace opted to stay there when Batts got the call-up as a singles wrestler. But… what is this we’re seeing?
The man now called A Damn Fine Pro Wrestler gets loud jeers from the crowd before he enters the ring. He’s standing 6’4” and weighing in around 270 - possibly a bit more. But he’s lost considerable weight from a year ago and much more muscular than his old bulky frame fans remember from his WrestleFriends days. Mace is ready and puts in a black mouthguard in his mouth as the bell rings.
DING DING
Burns clearly doesn’t want to wrestle his (Former?) friend, shaking his head. But Scott yells at Burns.
Scott Stevens:
Go! Kick his ass or I will!
Oscar Burns:
SHUT UP!
Burns turns to Mace and pleads for an answer… but tonight, Mace looks more interested in fighting his former mentor.
Oscar Burns:
Why are you…
But before Burns can get the rest of his sentence out, Mace quickly shoots behind an unexpecting Burns, hoists him then ragdolls him to the mat! He holds a front facelock on Burns, who now tries to quickly get away from the Brit. He tries to get him off his game, but Mace quickly goes behind a second time, then muscles him down with another takedown. Before Burns can even mount an offensive, he HURLS Burns up and over using a modified armbar takedown, then stands over, holding his arms out while Morrow claps and ADV grins.
DDK:
They’ve just completely thrown Oscar off his game here with this reveal!
Lance:
And true, Scott Stevens does NOT look happy.
He indeed looks like he’s ready to cut a bitch. Meanwhile, Burns realizes that if he doesn’t do something he’s not going to have an arm, so he quickly uses his mat experience to try a forward roll out of the armbar. When Burns ends up on his back, Mace goes to grab him, but Burns fights him off with his free hand before getting back to his feet, but when he does that, Mace quickly SNAPS him over using a headlock takeover. Not satisfied with that, he actually ROLLS Burns over with a quick second headlock takeover, then a third one to wear him down before keeping him grounded, grinning the whole time.
DDK:
This is crazy. Oscar can’t even get out of the starting blocks.
Lance:
That he can’t. Maybe Morrow might have something with his moniker.
Scott Stevens starts yelling for Burns to fight back… in his own special way.
Scott Stevens:
KICK HIS FUCKING ASS OR I WILL!
DDK:
...That message could not be any clearer.
Burns ignores his own tag partner. ADV and Morrow both watch on as Burns tries to push back to his feet, but Mace won’t let go. Burns tries to elevate Mace with a big belly to belly suplex, but Mace shakes his arms around his neck and holds him in place. The burly Brit is just too strong right now. Burns panics and goes back to the ropes, but when he tries to push Mace off…
Lance:
...No! Mace is just not going to give Burns the chance to break the hold.
With Burns brought to a grinding halt, he tries again and manages to fight back with elbow smashes to the big ribs of Mace to try to loosen his grip. He pushes Mace to the ropes and launches him off, but when he comes back, the man re-dubbed as A Damn Fine Pro Wrestler hangs onto the ropes as Burns tries a dropkick, missing the mark and crashing down. That allows Mace to get right back on him by now going for the arm and then bending it back!
Lance:
Mace is just taking Burns to task right now. Stevens wants in, but Benny Doyle won’t let him.
DDK:
And now he’s back to Burns!
Benny asks Burns if he wants to tap, but he yells out “no!” Morrow cheers on Mace as he pulls Burns up and then tries to work the arm over, but Burns does nothing more than FIGHTING his way out with a huge forearm! The blow rocks Mace, then Burns fires off a pair of anger-fueled uppercuts! The two shots have the burly Brit stunned momentarily, but when Burns runs off the ropes…
TAG BY STEVENS!
DDK:
Stevens has just been impatient. He wants in! But Burns is telling him no!
Oscar Burns yells at Stevens.
Oscar Burns:
What are you doing?!
Scott Stevens:
Finishing what you started, dumb-fuck.
But as the two argue, Mace walks over and ADV wants to play so he tags in the crown jewel of Better Future. Alvaro heads into the ring and smiles while Stevens and Burns finally notice their argument just possibly blew a chance to take control.
DDK:
Now Stevens is in and Benny is telling Oscar to get back to his corner.
Stevens waves bye-bye to Burns as he gets sent to the corner, but just a free second is all Alvaro needs to BLAST Scott with a boot to the gut. He pushes Everyone’s Favorite Texan to the ropes and WALLOPS him with a big back elbow on the rebound. Scott goes down as Alvaro runs off the ropes then comes back with a big leg drop (brother!) Rather than go for a pin, Alvaro remains seated next to the former FIST and has the audacity to pat Stevens on the head while he’s down.
Alvaro de Vargas:
Too slow, pendejo!
DDK:
After what Scott Stevens did to Theo Baylor and by attacking him two weeks ago, does Alvaro REALLY think poking at Scott Stevens is smart?
Lance:
I don’t think he’s getting it twisted - what happened to Theo Baylor was serious, but we’ll see Alvaro talk trash and do all sorts of things to throw people off their game. Sometimes, we’ve seen it work.
Morrow tells the Better Future centerpiece to quit playing around. Alvaro nods, then picks up Stevens before letting him have it with a huge open-palmed chop to the chest. He throws Stevens into the corner and then lets him have it with a pair of big chops, each one louder than the last. Everyone’s Favorite Texan grimaces like a forgotten McDonald’s mascot while Alvaro goes to whip him across the ring. He hits the corner, but when Alvaro runs at him, he does not expect Scott to come right back and EXPLODE with a big clothesline that doesn’t completely knock Alvaro over, but it does knock him silly!
DDK:
There we go! After a REALLY rocky start, Scott finally gets something big for his team.
Lance:
Rest assured, this time is the LAST thing he cares about. Especially with a man he tormented for years being his partner.
The crowd cheers when Scott lays into Alvaro with a boot, then grabs him by the back of his head before slamming him into the top turnbuckle. He then turns him around and lets HIM have it instead with a series of his own chops. As Alvaro winces in pain, he gets taken out of the corner, but Alvaro turns the tide back in his favor and reverses, sending Scott to the corner. He goes to charge in, but Scott gets a boot up. Alvaro stumbles…
DDK:
TOXIC STING COMING… NO!
Scott leaps up for the cutter, but the Faithful die down in reaction when Alvaro shoves him away. Scott turns around to catch his footing, but when he turns around he gets struck down HARD with a running big boot to the face by El Sol Dorado! After the kick, both ADV and Morrow look out into the crowd and Alvaro declares it a “GOAL!” as he laughs like an asshole.
DDK:
Better Future in control now! Scott just got dropped in one shot with that running kick that’s become a deadly signature for Alvaro.
Lance:
Indeed. He’s not just standing around with that boot. He really lays it in with extra force.
DDK:
And now the tag by Alvaro to Jack Mace!
Alvaro waves at Burns, who wants into the ring, but he can’t do anything a world away as Mace enters the ring. ADV grabs Stevens and picks him up before throwing him into the grip of Mace who wows the crowd by not only hitting a double arm suplex on Stevens… but a BRIDGING double arm suplex!
ONE!
TWO… NO!
DDK:
Wow! Amazing move there by Jack Mace!
Lance:
And an equally impressive kickout by Stevens!
Scott kicks out, but Mace keeps the pressure on with Morrow shouting instructions from outside. He pulls Stevens up and drives a few forearms into the back of the former FIST, no doubt in an attempt to soften up the back following the big suplex he popped off. He throws Stevens into the ropes and he bounces back, drives another stiff forearm to the back that brings him to his knees. Alvaro watches on and holds an arm out for a tag as Mace hoists Stevens up. He makes the tag as he sits down, DRIVING Stevens across his shoulders with a modified backbreaker!
DDK:
Double-team incoming by Better Future!
After Mace hits the backbreaker, he leaves the ring as ADV measures up, then runs off the ropes and hits a HUGE leaping elbow drop to the back, finishing the work that Mace started! The Scorpion howls out in pain when ADV rolls him over and tries another cover.
ONE!
TWO… NO!
DDK:
Another kickout by Stevens! Better Future has just asserted some dominance based on this recent work.
Lance:
That they have! The revelation of Jack Mace as their new guy shook up Oscar Burns. You can tell he didn’t really want to fight a person he called his friend for years, but Mace clearly does not feel the same way.
Burns watches the action continue with ADV going to town on Scott with a few rights. He sets him up over his shoulder…
DDK:
Uh-oh, I think the Cuban Missile might be coming up!
De Vargas tries to hit the lawn dart-like throw into the turnbuckle, but Scott slips out and attacks the leg with a big chop block! ADV’s knee crumbles like paper beneath him and Scott finally finds a way out before he BATTERS El Sol Dorado with a few good stomps to the leg!
DDK:
And there we go! Not only does Scott Stevens find a counter for the Cuban Missile, but he finds a way to stop ADV entirely by going after the leg!
Scott goes after the leg and drags Alvaro from the ropes before stomping down on his knee a few times like a carpenter nailing down a floorboard. ADV tries to protect the knee, but Scott yells for him to and I quote: “shut the duck up” (and I might have misquoted a bit) before he tries to put the leg of de Vargas in his Sharpshooter. But before he can do it, ADV boots him at the corner…
WHERE OSCAR BURNS TAGS IN!
DDK:
Oh, boy! Now Oscar tagging himself in!
Scott angrily looks at Oscar, but the opening just what Burns needs as he leaps over, hits a HUGE stomp on the left knee of de Vargas, then suddenly rushes over and CLOBBERS Jack Mace with a running European uppercut! The blow sends him to the floor as the crowd goes nuts with Burns enacting some revenge on his now ex-friend!
Lance:
Make no mistake, ADV is the legal man, but Burns is going right after Mace! Now that his betrayal has really set in, he’s going nuts!
Scott yells at Oscar to get back in the ring, but he’s doing no such thing. Instead, he heads back into the ring to deliver ANOTHER stomp to de Vargas’ knee! ADV cries out in pain, then Burns slides out to the floor, runs full speed and CRACKS Mace with another huge running European uppercut on the floor! Burns looks at Morrow and the manager for Better Future hides behind Ken Ellis like a coward.
DDK:
It’s been RARE we’ve seen Burns like this, more fired up by emotion than his normal cooler technical prowess taking charge.
Lance:
I can’t blame anyone for this!
He then goes and sets up the 270-pound Mace and THROWS him down on the floor with a huge exploder suplex! Burns howls in pain after hitting the mat outside with a thud, but the impact is worse on Jack Mace!
Lance:
Burns taking risks, but ADV is still down in the ring!
Burns then heads back into the ring after disposing of Mace, then goes after de Vargas as he tries to stand up, only to grab the leg. ADV tries to swipe at him, but an angry Burns grabs the leg and then SNAPS it over using a huge dragon screw, sending ADV back to the mat! He then looks over the leg, then at Stevens, following up on the work he started…
STOMP!
STOMP!
STOMP!
STOMP!
Scott shakes his head at his long-time rival as Twists and Turns...well, twists and turns the leg of de Vargas over so he ends up in a half crab submission!
DDK:
Great work by Burns, but you can see the tension bubble over between these two and it’s only going to be a matter of time before this powder keg explodes unless they get a handle on it.
Lance:
Absolutely. These last few weeks of fighting one another when Burns was almost a member of Better Future have done them no favors, either. Not to mention Scott attacking Burns and Better Future just a few weeks ago.
De Vargas howls in pain, but the Cocky Cuban’s height allows him to make a crawl for the ropes! Morrow runs over and points at the ropes… until de Vargas makes it! The crowd boos while Morrow laughs.
DDK:
GREAT strategy by Morrow! He helps his guys make the ropes! Like him or hate him, he’s done this for a long time and knows almost all the tricks.
Lance:
That is probably the ONLY thing he deserves to be complimented on.
Burns grabs the leg again but this time de Vargas is ready and then boots him away. It takes him an extra moment to get to his feet, allowing Burns to stay on him with another volley of elbow smashes! He has Alvaro backed into a corner for the moment, but Burns gets kicked in his own leg by de Vargas and THROWN through the ropes.
DDK:
And now ADV taking the fight to the outside, the last place he wants to be… but Stevens nails him with a huge right!
Lance:
Neither Burns or Stevens doing too well at sitting on the sidelines! And Doyle reprimanding Scott!
The former FIST gives two shits what DEFIANCE’s head referee says and tries to take the fight to Alvaro on the outside, but Oscar gets in the way.
Oscar Burns:
No, you bloody shitbag! He’s mine!
Scott Stevens:
The fuck he is!
Scott hauls off and SHOVES Burns, almost knocking him off his feet. An irate Burns catches his footing, then SHOVES right back! The Faithful watch on…
Lance:
NO! LOOK OUT!
The two have been so busy in their tiff, they didn’t notice Alvaro getting onto the ring apron and it’s far too late when he FLIES off the ring apron with a massive somersault dive to the outside that wipes out both Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens! Like him or hate him, the crowd goes crazy after he wipes out both former champions!
DDK:
That’s one way to take control of the match!
Lance:
And we’ve seen de Vargas use that move against Trashcan Tim and Uriel Cortez on pay-per-view! I think he’s capable of more than he likes to let on between this brawling!
A pair of replays play for the audience as ADV shows off the massive dive, wiping out both Burns and Stevens in one fell swoop as they continue to fight amongst themselves.
Lance:
Uh-oh… and Mace is back up!
Morrow points at Mace, who is now finally back up after Burns took him out earlier. He rushes over to help out de Vargas when both men each grab an arm of Stevens, lift him up and SLAM him down on the ring apron to take him out! He crumbles to his knees and holds his back on the floor while Mace and ADV quickly take the action back to the legal man - Oscar Burns.
DDK:
And down goes Stevens! They’ve taken him out so they can single out Oscar.
Lance:
That is a great strategy for sure.
El Sol Dorado tosses Burns back inside the ring and then goes in after him before setting him up in the corner. He points before he rushes forward…
DDK:
CUBAN MISSILE! HE GETS IT THIS TIME ON BURNS!
With Stevens taken out after the double-team apron powerbomb, ADV and Mace have easy pickings. De Vargas drags Burns away from the ropes and lays across his chest for the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
The shoulder goes up, but Alvaro picks him up and then WHACKS him with a huge headbutt, sending Burns back down to the mat. Mace stands on the ring apron and wants another crack at Burns, which ADV is happy to give. He makes the tag and the Faithful get to see A Damn Fine Pro Wrestler use his Damn Fine Pro Wrestling prowess with a good old… Greco Roman Headbutt of his own!
DDK:
Wow… some Damn Fine Pro Wrestler, huh? We know Mace is capable of technical wrestling. He learned that from the same school that trained Burns - including training under Burns himself -- but he’s also a big man that can throw weight around.
Lance:
I can’t believe we’re even seeing this.
Jack Mace grabs him by the back and then DRIVES a forearm into his back just like earlier he did to Scott Stevens. The camera catches a glimpse of Stevens still down on the ground at ringside, gritting his teeth in pain while inside, Mace picks up Burns and DRIVES him down with a big pendulum backbreaker. He doesn’t stop there as he picks Burns right up and then goes into a sidewalk slam. He then hooks the leg and goes right into a tight cover.
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
Burns’ shoulders go up, but Mace looks pretty confident as he sits over the body of the man that originally brought him to DEFIANCE. He reaches over and then tags Alvaro again as he throws him to the corner. He strikes Burns down with a NASTY double-handled cross-chop in the corner, doubling him over so Alvaro can come in. He lands a few jabs to the body of Burns for fun, then licks a hand extra slow…
THWACK!
A big chop of his own doubles Burns over and brings him to his knees. Alvaro looks out to the crowd and smiles.
Alvaro de Vargas:
THIS IS WHERE YOUR WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS BELONG, PENDEJOS! ON THEIR KNEES IN FRONT OF ME!
DDK:
There goes Alvaro de Vargas, keeping it classy.
Lance:
Indeed… this Alvaro is just something else… and not a compliment.
He picks Burns up and then grabs him by the arm, then sends him flying into the corner. ADV closes the gap with a HUGE corner clothesline! Burns convulses from the impact of the move, then rolls him out of the corner to climb the second rope. ADV holds a hand out and absorbs the jeers from the Faithful… then flies off and DRIVES both feet into the chest of Burns with a double foot stomp! ADV’s knee seems to still be affected somewhat from the earlier punishment by Burns and Stevens, but it doesn't stop him from laughing over where Burns lays.
Tom Morrow:
Pin him! Pin him!
Scott Stevens is now starting to come around, but not fully on his feet yet as ADV pushes Burns away from the ropes again and tries to score the biggest win in his young DEFIANCE career.
ONE!
TWO!
TH… NO!
The Technical Spectacle is left clutching his ribs in pain, but still gutting his way through the punishment being inflicted on him. ADV angrily gets back to his feet and then tries to shake the pain out of his knee, then takes Burns with…
DDK:
NO! INSIDE CRADLE!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
ADV escapes and then both get back to their feet. Burns tries for a backslide next, but ADV is too big for him to go over, then turns him around and whips him VIOLENTLY back-first into the corner of Better Future! ADV wastes no more time crawling to the corner and then tags in Mace. The Damn Fine Pro Wrestler -- as Tom Morrow has dubbed him -- enters the ring and then picks up Burns slowly. Burns fires back with a big elbow! The blow rocks Mace momentarily, but Mace fights back with a front facelock, followed by a pair of knee lifts. He then hoists Burns up and then DRIVES him down with his own version of Burns’ Back-Crack-a-Ma-jig! The crowd boos the use of one of Burns’ biggest signature moves and Morrow laughs as the camera gets near him.
Tom Morrow:
That’s the Bigger, BETTER Backbreaker!
DDK:
Good Lord, you hear that on the monitor? Bigger Better Backbreaker?
Lance:
That was vicious! And I think Mace can take this one.
Mace covers Burns, hook of the leg and all.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE… SAVED BY SCOTT STEVENS!
The crowd ROARS when Stevens FINALLY leaps into action and breaks up the cover! Scott unleashes right after right on the head of Jack Mace, rattling the Brit’s brain with right hands until Benny Doyle threatens to disqualify him if he doesn’t leave the ring! Scott shouts out and then stands over Burns.
Scott Stevens:
Wake the fuck up!
The crowd roars as he goes back to his corner while Morrow yells at the referee for showing favoritism to their opponents.
DDK:
That might have been one of the more spirited saves I’ve ever seen in a tag team match! Scott is chomping at the bit to get back in, but he might as well be a world away.
ADV watches with intent, ready to pounce as soon as he can get a tag, but Mace starts to get up. He shoots a scowl over at Scott Stevens, who looks ready to get back in. Mace then picks Burns up and hoists him into an Argentine Backbreaker Rack!
DDK:
Yet another submission to work over that back! Mace used to use a finish called the Bear Arms, which was a delayed bridging German suplex! Could he be softening up for that or something new.
Lance:
Burns DESPERATELY needs to get to his corner now. Between Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace picking him off… but after everything he and Scott have been through, can he put aside his pride long enough to do it?
While Mace tries to break Burns in half across his shoulders, Morrow continues hyping up Better Future’s newest guy as he continues the submission. But before Mace gets too much further…
BURNS LOCKS ON A CHOKEHOLD ON MACE!
DDK:
Yes! Burns mounting a comeback! He’s got that hold! If there’s a hold with a counter, Twists and Turns is gonna find it!
Lance:
No! Mace trying to increase the pressure!
Burns STILL struggles while trying to hold Mace’s neck as he applies the torture rack-type hold! Big Mace eventually relents… then Burns slips behind him…
DDK:
Cobra Twist! Burns has the cobra twist locked in on Mace now! He’s cranking on that neck!
Burns continues holding the submission and PULLS on the giant neck and head of The Jack of All Holds. Mace fights back and now he tries to get to the ropes while a desperate Burns tries holding him back. When Mace is about to get to the ropes, Oscar pulls back and then goes in a roll-up out of the Cobra Twist position!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
Lance:
No! So close! Now both men on their feet!
Burns unleashes a HARD roaring elbow to the jaw of Mace and it does rock him, but he snaps back.
Jack Mace:
Gonna have to do better than that, mate!
Burns then obliges...HARD OUT HEADBUTT TO THE FACE!
And now both men are down! The crowd is going crazy as Burns and Mace are both down and out, neither man moving!
Lance:
Mace shouldn’t have provoked him like that!
DDK:
No! And now they have a chance to get to his corner.
Scott holds a hand out and he even tries to step in a bit, but Benny Doyle closes in and warns him. As that happens, ADV sneaks into the ring quickly and DRAGS Mace over to his corner with some effort, then goes back… then the tag!
DDK:
Alvaro takes advantage and tags in!
Burns tries to crawl to the corner, but ADV reaches in and CLOCKS Stevens with a forearm before he can get the tag!
Lance:
No! Cheap shot by Alvaro! This kid is wise, though. Morrow definitely taught him a thing or two.
DDK:
And now here he’s about to end things.
He doesn’t go completely off the ring apron, but he is reeling a bit as ADV turns back. He starts pummeling Burns with shots to the back and then has him primed for Ardiendo.
DDK:
Here comes the piledriver! This is it if he connects!
He tries to hoist Burns, but he kicks his legs frantically to get him to let go! He drops down, then slips out, then looks up, knowing he doesn’t have a choice...
AND WILLINGLY TAGS SCOTT STEVENS!
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
DDKL:
BURNS DOES IT! SCOTT IS IN! SCOTT IS IN! HE’S GOING AT DE VARGAS WITH RIGHTS!
The crowd is electric as Scott lays right into Alvaro and keeps booting him until he hits the ropes, then whips him across the ring. Scott measures him up and then charges toward him in the corner with a big flying splash! Scott turns around and sees Jack Mace coming, but Scott steps aside and sends him flying into ADV! Scott then measures them both up… flying splash in the corner to Mace!
Lance:
Scott has been itching to get in!
He measures Mace as he stumbles out of the corner, then boots him before delivering a HARD knee to the side of the head, sending him outside!
DDK:
Don’t Mess With Texas! Bye, Mace!
He goes flying out of the ring, much to the dismay of Tom Morrow on the outside! Scott tries to grab Alvaro, but he reverses a whip, into a boot in the gut! He doubles him over and looks for a belly to back suplex on the former FIST, but Scott punches him in the head to free himself. He pushes him back to the ropes and then follows up, taking de Vargas off his feet with a big discus clothesline! Scott gets back on his feet and in what has to be a very rare opportunity… he grins and looks at de Vargas dizzy as shit in a corner.
DDK:
Scott’s got him right where he wants him… big lariat in the corner!
Lance:
Now what?
He hooks him in a fireman’s carry and then hoists him up…
DDK:
Houston, We Have a Problem! So does de Vargas after the Death Valley Driver! Cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THR… KICKOUT!
The shoulder of ADV comes up and Stevens can’t believe it!
Lance:
No! De Vargas kicks out! How the hell did he do that?
DDK:
I don’t know, but I think de Vargas is about to get a taste of his own medicine!
Scott gets surprised, but he knows what needs to be done to end things as he gets ADV up slowly, kicks him low then starts looking for his own piledriver variant, The Scorpion Driver. He hoists him up, but de Vargas frantically kicks until he can slip behind him, then SLUGS him in the back with a big double sledge! Scott is rocked, then de Vargas spins him around into a HUGE Chokeslam!
DDK:
ABAJO VAS!
ADV hooks the leg and counts along with the referee using his free hand!
ONE!
TWO!
THR… KICKOUT!
Now, it’s ADV’s turn to get pissed off at the cadence of Benny Doyle’s count, but the head official of DEFIANCE doesn’t bat an eye at El Sol Dorado. He goozles Stevens a second time, then tries for another Chokeslam, but when he goes for it, Stevens elbows him in the side of the head until he lets go. Scott lands a big headbutt of his own! Then ADV ounces back… and comes back with his OWN headbutt! Scott stumbles back… REMEMBER THE ALAMO! The superkick sends ADV into the ropes… but he comes back with one last burst and CLOBBERS Stevens with a running knee to the chest as both men go down hard! The Faithful are going NUTS as both have collapsed to the mat!
DDK:
Stevens and de Vargas are both down! We’re back where we started and this match has become pure chaos!
Lance:
Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace want to make their names off the expense of two former FISTs, but there’s a reason both Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens held those championships!
The two men are out as Benny Doyle looks over both men!
DDK:
Oscar’s back on the ring apron, but what does he have left? De Vargas and Mace had Burns on the edge for a while!
Lance:
I know! And Jack Mace is back in his corner, but my God… these two want in.
Leaping back into the ring apron, Burns wants back in a bad way and as Stevens rolls towards him out of sheer instinct while on the other side of the ring, his ex-protege Jack Mace has his hands ready and reaches out for a tag, yelling at Alvaro to get to his corner. Alvaro starts trying to get in…
Lance:
Stevens gets in there, he’s crawling… BURNS TAGS HIMSELF IN!
Stevens slowly pulls himself up, but when he gets there, Burns slaps him on the shoulder and makes a beeline for Alvaro! Scott looks displeased, but when he sees Alvaro try and get to his corner, Burns boots him…
DDK:
GRAPS OF WRATH II! HE’S GOING FOR THE KNEE! THE SAME HEEL HOOK HE TAPPED OUT LINDSAY TROY AND CONOR FUSE WITH!
The crowd roars when Burns goes back for the bad knee and CRANKS back with the Rolling Heel Hook while Mace rushes in to try and break it up! But before he can, Stevens rushes in and tackles big Mace to the ground, then grabs the legs and turns him over into...
DDK:
ARACHNOPHOBIA! THAT’S IT! WE HAVE DOUBLE SUBMISSIONS!
Lance:
Burns and de Vargas are both legal! Is he gonna tap?!
De Vargas cries out in pain and has his hand up when Morrow tries to climb into the ring out of nothing less than sheer craze, but Doyle sees him and stops! But when he tries, ADV gets the free leg up and KICKS Oscar away, KNOCKING him into Scott Stevens and breaking the hold on Mace!
DDK:
ADV uses the distraction to free himself and break up Stevens’ submission over Mace!
Lance:
And… oh, no! No! It was de Vargas!
Scott turns and sees Oscar, now SEETHING!
Scott Stevens:
What the fuck are you doing?! Stop saving your little buddy!
Burns screams back.
Oscar Burns:
IT WAS ADV, YOU BLOODY SHI-
Before he can finish, ADV SHOVES Burns into Stevens from behind, sending Stevens stumbling backwards… and into the grip of Jack Mace, who grabs him and catches him with a TIGHT Arm triangle choke! He violently shakes Stevens around and then grounds him!
DDK:
NO! NO! MACE HAS STEVENS LOCKED UP!
With no Scott Stevens around, ADV watches with a smile while he grabs Burns by the hair…
KICK.
WHAM.
DDK:
ARDIENDO! PILEDRIVER! BURNS GETS SPIKED!
The piledriver sends Burns into the mat and Alvaro quickly rolls his lifeless body over, then lays across his shoulders with a lateral press.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
DING DING DING
The crowd goes INSANE as de Vargas pumps his fists in the air while on the outside, Tom Morrow almost can’t believe it. He looks on with a huge, shit-eating grin on his face and HUGS Ken Ellis!
Darren Quimbey:
Here are your winners of the match… ALVARO DE VARGAS AND JACK MACE… BETTER FUTURE TALENT AGENCY!
♫ “Living Legend” by Ankla ♫
DDK:
No way… No. Way. Morrow knew EXACTLY what he was doing… but this was an upset, plain and simple.
Lance:
I’d have to agree with you. Two former FISTs of DEFIANCE even if they can’t get along… that’s a tall order for anyone to overcome. But Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace, did just that.
In the ring, Jack Mace enters and coldly stares down at Burns. Meanwhile, ADV runs over and gives Mace a big hug of his own! Morrow runs into the ring and then jumps into the arms of the crown jewel of Better Future, roaring! ADV yells over the jeering crowd for the biggest win of his DEFIANCE career.
Alvaro de Vargas:
EL SOL DORADO DE DEFIANCE! THE GOLDEN SUN, PENDEJOS! EVERYTHING REVOLVES AROUND ME!
Scott Stevens is barely coming around when he slaps the outside floor in frustration, still reeling from Mace's choke. The foursome exit the ring as Morrow, Ellis, ADV and now Jack Mace raise their fists in celebration. Mace in particular betrays little emotion as he stares down the fallen Burns before the four depart and head up the ramp.
DDK:
When we look back, this is going to be the night that Better Future cemented themselves. They defeated The Sky High Titans on Night One and took their name and merchandising rights. And now tonight… they’ve just defeated two former FISTs.
Lance:
What a night and we still have two big matches left to go!
DDK:
We’re about done with DEFIANCE Road and we have a big one coming up! Two former champions who came up together in DEFIANCE, have put each other through physical and mental hell over their careers in DEFIANCE… now have to team up to take on a common enemy.
Lance:
It has been one of the more complex roads we’ve taken to get to DEFIANCE Road, but we are here. For weeks, Better Future has been trying to court Oscar Burns as he has fallen into something of a losing streak since his loss in that Match of the Year to Lindsay Troy. In the middle of all this, his rival Scott Stevens has run afoul of Better Future and taken shots at Burns. The two met up in a big singles match that saw Better Future help Oscar, but before he fully joined, he caught the interference. And since then, there has been a target on both men’s backs.
DDK:
Burns took on Alvaro de Vargas and ADV won via DQ thanks to Scott Stevens coming in, assaulting de Vargas, then injuring Theo Baylor. Baylor has since been fired from the Better Future, but tonight Tom Morrow has promised a new member of the group.
Lance:
That is going to be something. Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens have NEVER seen eye to eye and in fact, Scott tried to end his career twice. And now they have to team up? If they can somehow get on the same page they’ll have a fighting chance… but like you said, they don’t. And we don’t even know who Better Future has in their camp.
DDK:
With that, let’s get to this massive tag team match!
The crowd buzzes for the next match.
Darren Quimbey:
The following contest is a tag team match set for one fall! Introducing first… from The Great State of Texas, weighing in at 256 pounds… SCOTT STEVENS!
“A TEXAS SIZE ASS WHOOPIN IS COMING BOY!”
The slow bellow of the guitar hits as the video screen lights up and flashes across the screen a Texas flag with the words “Texas Born. Texas Bred.” “Texas Forever.“ branded into the flag. The jeers that had once filled the arena quickly turn into cheers. The Faithful know who is about to walk out and they are letting him know it by chanting his favorite chant as the final image that is displayed across the screen and that message reads in bold, capitalized letters… SCOTT STEVENS as
♫ “Dead Man Walking" by Crucifix ft. The Lacs ♫
….Plays. The wait is finally over as a spotlight shines towards the top of the entrance ramp and Scott Stevens appears from behind the curtain, and as soon as he makes his way to the edge of the stage golden pyro begins to rain down behind him as he raises his right fist high into the air. He storms to the ring.
DDK:
Better Future has been making enemies left and right, but Scott was probably one of the last ones they wanted to make. He took out Theo Baylor and attacked ADV during his own match with Oscar Burns.
Lance:
He just wants to end this. He’s in the ring and he looks ready to snap.
Everyone’s Favorite Texan enters the ring and surveys the crowd, then waits for his partner.
♫ "Raise Your Flag” by MAN WITH A MISSION ♫
Darren Quimbey:
And his partner, from Wellington, New Zealand… weighing in at 237 pounds, he is "TWISTS AND TURNS” OSCAR BURNS!
The fans cheer in admiration for DEFIANCE’s resident grappling expert as he walks out. Tonight, he wears a bright yellow “I LIKE GRAPS!” t-shirt, along with his familiar orange wrestling gear. He heads down to the ring and slides inside, rising to his feet. He starts to rip his shirt off and starts pointing at either side of the ring, but as he does this, he observes Scott not even making eye contact with him. He stops playing to the crowd and casually throws the shirt aside, then he and Stevens stare down one another, looking like they’re ready to come to blows.
DDK:
Oh, boy… You can FEEL the tension.
Lance:
These men are one wrong move from imploding.
The two men talk trash to one another off-mic and look like Scott is ready to take a swing. Burns looks like he wants to, but before they do…
Ken Ellis:
Ladies… gentlemen… the leader of Better Future Talent Agency… “Brighter” Tom Morrow!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Burns and Stevens both stop and watch on the ramp while Tom Morrow comes out. He points at his left ear and Ken Ellis puts the familiar Better Future-branded headset on his ear and switches it on so the audience can hear him.
Tom Morrow:
Thank you, Ken! Ladies and gentlemen… from the company that NOW OWNS the rights to the Sky High Titans name…
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
DDK:
By cheating… and he went and injured Thomas Keeling as well… his own father.
Lance:
That was disgusting.
Tom Morrow:
Oscar… Scott… you two messed up. You messed up BAD. Because tonight, Better Future becomes the HERE AND NOW of DEFIANCE! And Oscar, my new guy is gonna hit you right where it fucking HURTS. Pardon my language. I’m a professional and all.
Burns begs him to come to the ring and say it while Scott stands by, ready to lay out a bitch.
Tom Morrow:
Please welcome first… Standing six-foot eight! Weighing in at 272 pounds… He is EL SOL DORADO DE DEFIANCE! Our Golden Son…ALVARO DE VARGAS!
♫ “Living Legend” by Ankla ♫
The crowd’s hatred intensifies as out comes the tall, brash and cocky Cuban-American known as Alvaro de Vargas! With his frizzy hair, sunglasses, and of course his purple fire-adorned gear, he shoots Oscar a grin and mimics a small explosion with his hands, then takes a position on the stage as Alvaro’s music quickly cuts.
DDK:
Who do they have? Who is this mystery partner for de Vargas?
Lance:
I don’t know. De Vargas looks confident and so does Tom Morrow.
Tom Morrow:
And since Theo Baylor FAILED to do his job because Scott Stevens smashes his brains into silly putty…
Scott Stevens flashes a smirk while Burns rolls his eyes.
Tom Morrow:
And since Oscar Burns didn’t want to bring his amazing technical skills to Better Future, we decided to find our own. And the man we have isn’t just a good professional wrestler, Oscar. The man we have on our side isn’t even just a GREAT professional wrestler… Oscar… Scott… and you, the Faithful… allow me to introduce to you… A DAMN FINE PRO WRESTLER!
♫ “The House Jack Built (instrumental)” by Metallica ♫
The music plays and out comes a very well-built man wearing silver trunks, knee pads, wrestling boots… And a black overcoat with a hood over his face. Alvaro de Vargas looks at the hooded man and they bump fists, then the hooded man does the same with Tom Morrow before they head down to the ring to the newcomer’s music.
DDK:
Well, here we go. He’s calling himself A Damn Fine Pro Wrestler? Not much for modesty, is he?
Lance:
It’s Tom Morrow. When the hell have we ever known him to express any sort of modesty?
Burns and Stevens can’t quite make out the person, but he’s clearly built like a brick house. The man appears to be white with some dirty blonde chest hair. Oscar looks at Morrow and then to the stranger who walks up the steps and then stands on the ring apron. Alvaro de Vargas stands alongside him and looks to Morrow to do the honors. When he gives him the nod of approval, ADV smiles and gestures. When he takes the hood off… the crowd releases a collective gasp as Morrow laughs.
Tom Morrow:
Let me introduce you to someone you know, Oscar. An ex-protege you let down and one you left to rot in BRAZEN while you favored Ryan Batts…
Scott Stevens stops being pissed-off enough to look a bit surprised, as he does know him well from his prior wars alongside Oscar Burns… but as for Burns himself, the color drains from his face.
DDK:
Oh, my God...
Lance:
That’s… JACK MACE! JACK MACE HAS JOINED BETTER FUTURE?
DDK:
That’s… that’s unreal. This is the same man that fought alongside Burns AGAINST Scott Stevens and the Stevens Dynasty years ago! Burns was the one who got Batts and Mace their jobs in DEFIANCE and now he’s with Better Future? How… why?
Oscar Burns is beyond taken aback as he looks on at the man in front of him while the crowd still can’t believe it. The former wild man’s beard has been shaved off completely and his once-long hair has been taken down to a simple buzzcut, but he greets Oscar with a scowl while Morrow and ADV both revel in the reveal. There is no doubt who he is.
Tom Morrow:
LET ME INTRODUCE TO YOU… A DAMN FINE PRO WRESTLER… THE JACK OF ALL HOLDS… JACK! MACE!
Burns is still in shock while DDK and Lance give the rundown.
DDK:
I know quite a bit about him from both his prior main roster tenure and his BRAZEN tenure. 33 years old, hailing from England. He has always been pegged as a real diamond in the rough of the UK wrestling scene before coming to DEFIANCE. He and Ryan Batts were sent to BRAZEN last year by the Fuse Bros. Batts got pulled out by Burns, but… Mace? I don’t know what’s going on here.
Lance:
You’re right! It was a long time ago, but my understanding was Mace opted to stay there when Batts got the call-up as a singles wrestler. But… what is this we’re seeing?
The man now called A Damn Fine Pro Wrestler gets loud jeers from the crowd before he enters the ring. He’s standing 6’4” and weighing in around 270 - possibly a bit more. But he’s lost considerable weight from a year ago and much more muscular than his old bulky frame fans remember from his WrestleFriends days. Mace is ready and puts in a black mouthguard in his mouth as the bell rings.
DING DING
Burns clearly doesn’t want to wrestle his (Former?) friend, shaking his head. But Scott yells at Burns.
Scott Stevens:
Go! Kick his ass or I will!
Oscar Burns:
SHUT UP!
Burns turns to Mace and pleads for an answer… but tonight, Mace looks more interested in fighting his former mentor.
Oscar Burns:
Why are you…
But before Burns can get the rest of his sentence out, Mace quickly shoots behind an unexpecting Burns, hoists him then ragdolls him to the mat! He holds a front facelock on Burns, who now tries to quickly get away from the Brit. He tries to get him off his game, but Mace quickly goes behind a second time, then muscles him down with another takedown. Before Burns can even mount an offensive, he HURLS Burns up and over using a modified armbar takedown, then stands over, holding his arms out while Morrow claps and ADV grins.
DDK:
They’ve just completely thrown Oscar off his game here with this reveal!
Lance:
And true, Scott Stevens does NOT look happy.
He indeed looks like he’s ready to cut a bitch. Meanwhile, Burns realizes that if he doesn’t do something he’s not going to have an arm, so he quickly uses his mat experience to try a forward roll out of the armbar. When Burns ends up on his back, Mace goes to grab him, but Burns fights him off with his free hand before getting back to his feet, but when he does that, Mace quickly SNAPS him over using a headlock takeover. Not satisfied with that, he actually ROLLS Burns over with a quick second headlock takeover, then a third one to wear him down before keeping him grounded, grinning the whole time.
DDK:
This is crazy. Oscar can’t even get out of the starting blocks.
Lance:
That he can’t. Maybe Morrow might have something with his moniker.
Scott Stevens starts yelling for Burns to fight back… in his own special way.
Scott Stevens:
KICK HIS FUCKING ASS OR I WILL!
DDK:
...That message could not be any clearer.
Burns ignores his own tag partner. ADV and Morrow both watch on as Burns tries to push back to his feet, but Mace won’t let go. Burns tries to elevate Mace with a big belly to belly suplex, but Mace shakes his arms around his neck and holds him in place. The burly Brit is just too strong right now. Burns panics and goes back to the ropes, but when he tries to push Mace off…
Lance:
...No! Mace is just not going to give Burns the chance to break the hold.
With Burns brought to a grinding halt, he tries again and manages to fight back with elbow smashes to the big ribs of Mace to try to loosen his grip. He pushes Mace to the ropes and launches him off, but when he comes back, the man re-dubbed as A Damn Fine Pro Wrestler hangs onto the ropes as Burns tries a dropkick, missing the mark and crashing down. That allows Mace to get right back on him by now going for the arm and then bending it back!
Lance:
Mace is just taking Burns to task right now. Stevens wants in, but Benny Doyle won’t let him.
DDK:
And now he’s back to Burns!
Benny asks Burns if he wants to tap, but he yells out “no!” Morrow cheers on Mace as he pulls Burns up and then tries to work the arm over, but Burns does nothing more than FIGHTING his way out with a huge forearm! The blow rocks Mace, then Burns fires off a pair of anger-fueled uppercuts! The two shots have the burly Brit stunned momentarily, but when Burns runs off the ropes…
TAG BY STEVENS!
DDK:
Stevens has just been impatient. He wants in! But Burns is telling him no!
Oscar Burns yells at Stevens.
Oscar Burns:
What are you doing?!
Scott Stevens:
Finishing what you started, dumb-fuck.
But as the two argue, Mace walks over and ADV wants to play so he tags in the crown jewel of Better Future. Alvaro heads into the ring and smiles while Stevens and Burns finally notice their argument just possibly blew a chance to take control.
DDK:
Now Stevens is in and Benny is telling Oscar to get back to his corner.
Stevens waves bye-bye to Burns as he gets sent to the corner, but just a free second is all Alvaro needs to BLAST Scott with a boot to the gut. He pushes Everyone’s Favorite Texan to the ropes and WALLOPS him with a big back elbow on the rebound. Scott goes down as Alvaro runs off the ropes then comes back with a big leg drop (brother!) Rather than go for a pin, Alvaro remains seated next to the former FIST and has the audacity to pat Stevens on the head while he’s down.
Alvaro de Vargas:
Too slow, pendejo!
DDK:
After what Scott Stevens did to Theo Baylor and by attacking him two weeks ago, does Alvaro REALLY think poking at Scott Stevens is smart?
Lance:
I don’t think he’s getting it twisted - what happened to Theo Baylor was serious, but we’ll see Alvaro talk trash and do all sorts of things to throw people off their game. Sometimes, we’ve seen it work.
Morrow tells the Better Future centerpiece to quit playing around. Alvaro nods, then picks up Stevens before letting him have it with a huge open-palmed chop to the chest. He throws Stevens into the corner and then lets him have it with a pair of big chops, each one louder than the last. Everyone’s Favorite Texan grimaces like a forgotten McDonald’s mascot while Alvaro goes to whip him across the ring. He hits the corner, but when Alvaro runs at him, he does not expect Scott to come right back and EXPLODE with a big clothesline that doesn’t completely knock Alvaro over, but it does knock him silly!
DDK:
There we go! After a REALLY rocky start, Scott finally gets something big for his team.
Lance:
Rest assured, this time is the LAST thing he cares about. Especially with a man he tormented for years being his partner.
The crowd cheers when Scott lays into Alvaro with a boot, then grabs him by the back of his head before slamming him into the top turnbuckle. He then turns him around and lets HIM have it instead with a series of his own chops. As Alvaro winces in pain, he gets taken out of the corner, but Alvaro turns the tide back in his favor and reverses, sending Scott to the corner. He goes to charge in, but Scott gets a boot up. Alvaro stumbles…
DDK:
TOXIC STING COMING… NO!
Scott leaps up for the cutter, but the Faithful die down in reaction when Alvaro shoves him away. Scott turns around to catch his footing, but when he turns around he gets struck down HARD with a running big boot to the face by El Sol Dorado! After the kick, both ADV and Morrow look out into the crowd and Alvaro declares it a “GOAL!” as he laughs like an asshole.
DDK:
Better Future in control now! Scott just got dropped in one shot with that running kick that’s become a deadly signature for Alvaro.
Lance:
Indeed. He’s not just standing around with that boot. He really lays it in with extra force.
DDK:
And now the tag by Alvaro to Jack Mace!
Alvaro waves at Burns, who wants into the ring, but he can’t do anything a world away as Mace enters the ring. ADV grabs Stevens and picks him up before throwing him into the grip of Mace who wows the crowd by not only hitting a double arm suplex on Stevens… but a BRIDGING double arm suplex!
ONE!
TWO… NO!
DDK:
Wow! Amazing move there by Jack Mace!
Lance:
And an equally impressive kickout by Stevens!
Scott kicks out, but Mace keeps the pressure on with Morrow shouting instructions from outside. He pulls Stevens up and drives a few forearms into the back of the former FIST, no doubt in an attempt to soften up the back following the big suplex he popped off. He throws Stevens into the ropes and he bounces back, drives another stiff forearm to the back that brings him to his knees. Alvaro watches on and holds an arm out for a tag as Mace hoists Stevens up. He makes the tag as he sits down, DRIVING Stevens across his shoulders with a modified backbreaker!
DDK:
Double-team incoming by Better Future!
After Mace hits the backbreaker, he leaves the ring as ADV measures up, then runs off the ropes and hits a HUGE leaping elbow drop to the back, finishing the work that Mace started! The Scorpion howls out in pain when ADV rolls him over and tries another cover.
ONE!
TWO… NO!
DDK:
Another kickout by Stevens! Better Future has just asserted some dominance based on this recent work.
Lance:
That they have! The revelation of Jack Mace as their new guy shook up Oscar Burns. You can tell he didn’t really want to fight a person he called his friend for years, but Mace clearly does not feel the same way.
Burns watches the action continue with ADV going to town on Scott with a few rights. He sets him up over his shoulder…
DDK:
Uh-oh, I think the Cuban Missile might be coming up!
De Vargas tries to hit the lawn dart-like throw into the turnbuckle, but Scott slips out and attacks the leg with a big chop block! ADV’s knee crumbles like paper beneath him and Scott finally finds a way out before he BATTERS El Sol Dorado with a few good stomps to the leg!
DDK:
And there we go! Not only does Scott Stevens find a counter for the Cuban Missile, but he finds a way to stop ADV entirely by going after the leg!
Scott goes after the leg and drags Alvaro from the ropes before stomping down on his knee a few times like a carpenter nailing down a floorboard. ADV tries to protect the knee, but Scott yells for him to and I quote: “shut the duck up” (and I might have misquoted a bit) before he tries to put the leg of de Vargas in his Sharpshooter. But before he can do it, ADV boots him at the corner…
WHERE OSCAR BURNS TAGS IN!
DDK:
Oh, boy! Now Oscar tagging himself in!
Scott angrily looks at Oscar, but the opening just what Burns needs as he leaps over, hits a HUGE stomp on the left knee of de Vargas, then suddenly rushes over and CLOBBERS Jack Mace with a running European uppercut! The blow sends him to the floor as the crowd goes nuts with Burns enacting some revenge on his now ex-friend!
Lance:
Make no mistake, ADV is the legal man, but Burns is going right after Mace! Now that his betrayal has really set in, he’s going nuts!
Scott yells at Oscar to get back in the ring, but he’s doing no such thing. Instead, he heads back into the ring to deliver ANOTHER stomp to de Vargas’ knee! ADV cries out in pain, then Burns slides out to the floor, runs full speed and CRACKS Mace with another huge running European uppercut on the floor! Burns looks at Morrow and the manager for Better Future hides behind Ken Ellis like a coward.
DDK:
It’s been RARE we’ve seen Burns like this, more fired up by emotion than his normal cooler technical prowess taking charge.
Lance:
I can’t blame anyone for this!
He then goes and sets up the 270-pound Mace and THROWS him down on the floor with a huge exploder suplex! Burns howls in pain after hitting the mat outside with a thud, but the impact is worse on Jack Mace!
Lance:
Burns taking risks, but ADV is still down in the ring!
Burns then heads back into the ring after disposing of Mace, then goes after de Vargas as he tries to stand up, only to grab the leg. ADV tries to swipe at him, but an angry Burns grabs the leg and then SNAPS it over using a huge dragon screw, sending ADV back to the mat! He then looks over the leg, then at Stevens, following up on the work he started…
STOMP!
STOMP!
STOMP!
STOMP!
Scott shakes his head at his long-time rival as Twists and Turns...well, twists and turns the leg of de Vargas over so he ends up in a half crab submission!
DDK:
Great work by Burns, but you can see the tension bubble over between these two and it’s only going to be a matter of time before this powder keg explodes unless they get a handle on it.
Lance:
Absolutely. These last few weeks of fighting one another when Burns was almost a member of Better Future have done them no favors, either. Not to mention Scott attacking Burns and Better Future just a few weeks ago.
De Vargas howls in pain, but the Cocky Cuban’s height allows him to make a crawl for the ropes! Morrow runs over and points at the ropes… until de Vargas makes it! The crowd boos while Morrow laughs.
DDK:
GREAT strategy by Morrow! He helps his guys make the ropes! Like him or hate him, he’s done this for a long time and knows almost all the tricks.
Lance:
That is probably the ONLY thing he deserves to be complimented on.
Burns grabs the leg again but this time de Vargas is ready and then boots him away. It takes him an extra moment to get to his feet, allowing Burns to stay on him with another volley of elbow smashes! He has Alvaro backed into a corner for the moment, but Burns gets kicked in his own leg by de Vargas and THROWN through the ropes.
DDK:
And now ADV taking the fight to the outside, the last place he wants to be… but Stevens nails him with a huge right!
Lance:
Neither Burns or Stevens doing too well at sitting on the sidelines! And Doyle reprimanding Scott!
The former FIST gives two shits what DEFIANCE’s head referee says and tries to take the fight to Alvaro on the outside, but Oscar gets in the way.
Oscar Burns:
No, you bloody shitbag! He’s mine!
Scott Stevens:
The fuck he is!
Scott hauls off and SHOVES Burns, almost knocking him off his feet. An irate Burns catches his footing, then SHOVES right back! The Faithful watch on…
Lance:
NO! LOOK OUT!
The two have been so busy in their tiff, they didn’t notice Alvaro getting onto the ring apron and it’s far too late when he FLIES off the ring apron with a massive somersault dive to the outside that wipes out both Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens! Like him or hate him, the crowd goes crazy after he wipes out both former champions!
DDK:
That’s one way to take control of the match!
Lance:
And we’ve seen de Vargas use that move against Trashcan Tim and Uriel Cortez on pay-per-view! I think he’s capable of more than he likes to let on between this brawling!
A pair of replays play for the audience as ADV shows off the massive dive, wiping out both Burns and Stevens in one fell swoop as they continue to fight amongst themselves.
Lance:
Uh-oh… and Mace is back up!
Morrow points at Mace, who is now finally back up after Burns took him out earlier. He rushes over to help out de Vargas when both men each grab an arm of Stevens, lift him up and SLAM him down on the ring apron to take him out! He crumbles to his knees and holds his back on the floor while Mace and ADV quickly take the action back to the legal man - Oscar Burns.
DDK:
And down goes Stevens! They’ve taken him out so they can single out Oscar.
Lance:
That is a great strategy for sure.
El Sol Dorado tosses Burns back inside the ring and then goes in after him before setting him up in the corner. He points before he rushes forward…
DDK:
CUBAN MISSILE! HE GETS IT THIS TIME ON BURNS!
With Stevens taken out after the double-team apron powerbomb, ADV and Mace have easy pickings. De Vargas drags Burns away from the ropes and lays across his chest for the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
The shoulder goes up, but Alvaro picks him up and then WHACKS him with a huge headbutt, sending Burns back down to the mat. Mace stands on the ring apron and wants another crack at Burns, which ADV is happy to give. He makes the tag and the Faithful get to see A Damn Fine Pro Wrestler use his Damn Fine Pro Wrestling prowess with a good old… Greco Roman Headbutt of his own!
DDK:
Wow… some Damn Fine Pro Wrestler, huh? We know Mace is capable of technical wrestling. He learned that from the same school that trained Burns - including training under Burns himself -- but he’s also a big man that can throw weight around.
Lance:
I can’t believe we’re even seeing this.
Jack Mace grabs him by the back and then DRIVES a forearm into his back just like earlier he did to Scott Stevens. The camera catches a glimpse of Stevens still down on the ground at ringside, gritting his teeth in pain while inside, Mace picks up Burns and DRIVES him down with a big pendulum backbreaker. He doesn’t stop there as he picks Burns right up and then goes into a sidewalk slam. He then hooks the leg and goes right into a tight cover.
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
Burns’ shoulders go up, but Mace looks pretty confident as he sits over the body of the man that originally brought him to DEFIANCE. He reaches over and then tags Alvaro again as he throws him to the corner. He strikes Burns down with a NASTY double-handled cross-chop in the corner, doubling him over so Alvaro can come in. He lands a few jabs to the body of Burns for fun, then licks a hand extra slow…
THWACK!
A big chop of his own doubles Burns over and brings him to his knees. Alvaro looks out to the crowd and smiles.
Alvaro de Vargas:
THIS IS WHERE YOUR WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS BELONG, PENDEJOS! ON THEIR KNEES IN FRONT OF ME!
DDK:
There goes Alvaro de Vargas, keeping it classy.
Lance:
Indeed… this Alvaro is just something else… and not a compliment.
He picks Burns up and then grabs him by the arm, then sends him flying into the corner. ADV closes the gap with a HUGE corner clothesline! Burns convulses from the impact of the move, then rolls him out of the corner to climb the second rope. ADV holds a hand out and absorbs the jeers from the Faithful… then flies off and DRIVES both feet into the chest of Burns with a double foot stomp! ADV’s knee seems to still be affected somewhat from the earlier punishment by Burns and Stevens, but it doesn't stop him from laughing over where Burns lays.
Tom Morrow:
Pin him! Pin him!
Scott Stevens is now starting to come around, but not fully on his feet yet as ADV pushes Burns away from the ropes again and tries to score the biggest win in his young DEFIANCE career.
ONE!
TWO!
TH… NO!
The Technical Spectacle is left clutching his ribs in pain, but still gutting his way through the punishment being inflicted on him. ADV angrily gets back to his feet and then tries to shake the pain out of his knee, then takes Burns with…
DDK:
NO! INSIDE CRADLE!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
ADV escapes and then both get back to their feet. Burns tries for a backslide next, but ADV is too big for him to go over, then turns him around and whips him VIOLENTLY back-first into the corner of Better Future! ADV wastes no more time crawling to the corner and then tags in Mace. The Damn Fine Pro Wrestler -- as Tom Morrow has dubbed him -- enters the ring and then picks up Burns slowly. Burns fires back with a big elbow! The blow rocks Mace momentarily, but Mace fights back with a front facelock, followed by a pair of knee lifts. He then hoists Burns up and then DRIVES him down with his own version of Burns’ Back-Crack-a-Ma-jig! The crowd boos the use of one of Burns’ biggest signature moves and Morrow laughs as the camera gets near him.
Tom Morrow:
That’s the Bigger, BETTER Backbreaker!
DDK:
Good Lord, you hear that on the monitor? Bigger Better Backbreaker?
Lance:
That was vicious! And I think Mace can take this one.
Mace covers Burns, hook of the leg and all.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE… SAVED BY SCOTT STEVENS!
The crowd ROARS when Stevens FINALLY leaps into action and breaks up the cover! Scott unleashes right after right on the head of Jack Mace, rattling the Brit’s brain with right hands until Benny Doyle threatens to disqualify him if he doesn’t leave the ring! Scott shouts out and then stands over Burns.
Scott Stevens:
Wake the fuck up!
The crowd roars as he goes back to his corner while Morrow yells at the referee for showing favoritism to their opponents.
DDK:
That might have been one of the more spirited saves I’ve ever seen in a tag team match! Scott is chomping at the bit to get back in, but he might as well be a world away.
ADV watches with intent, ready to pounce as soon as he can get a tag, but Mace starts to get up. He shoots a scowl over at Scott Stevens, who looks ready to get back in. Mace then picks Burns up and hoists him into an Argentine Backbreaker Rack!
DDK:
Yet another submission to work over that back! Mace used to use a finish called the Bear Arms, which was a delayed bridging German suplex! Could he be softening up for that or something new.
Lance:
Burns DESPERATELY needs to get to his corner now. Between Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace picking him off… but after everything he and Scott have been through, can he put aside his pride long enough to do it?
While Mace tries to break Burns in half across his shoulders, Morrow continues hyping up Better Future’s newest guy as he continues the submission. But before Mace gets too much further…
BURNS LOCKS ON A CHOKEHOLD ON MACE!
DDK:
Yes! Burns mounting a comeback! He’s got that hold! If there’s a hold with a counter, Twists and Turns is gonna find it!
Lance:
No! Mace trying to increase the pressure!
Burns STILL struggles while trying to hold Mace’s neck as he applies the torture rack-type hold! Big Mace eventually relents… then Burns slips behind him…
DDK:
Cobra Twist! Burns has the cobra twist locked in on Mace now! He’s cranking on that neck!
Burns continues holding the submission and PULLS on the giant neck and head of The Jack of All Holds. Mace fights back and now he tries to get to the ropes while a desperate Burns tries holding him back. When Mace is about to get to the ropes, Oscar pulls back and then goes in a roll-up out of the Cobra Twist position!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
Lance:
No! So close! Now both men on their feet!
Burns unleashes a HARD roaring elbow to the jaw of Mace and it does rock him, but he snaps back.
Jack Mace:
Gonna have to do better than that, mate!
Burns then obliges...HARD OUT HEADBUTT TO THE FACE!
And now both men are down! The crowd is going crazy as Burns and Mace are both down and out, neither man moving!
Lance:
Mace shouldn’t have provoked him like that!
DDK:
No! And now they have a chance to get to his corner.
Scott holds a hand out and he even tries to step in a bit, but Benny Doyle closes in and warns him. As that happens, ADV sneaks into the ring quickly and DRAGS Mace over to his corner with some effort, then goes back… then the tag!
DDK:
Alvaro takes advantage and tags in!
Burns tries to crawl to the corner, but ADV reaches in and CLOCKS Stevens with a forearm before he can get the tag!
Lance:
No! Cheap shot by Alvaro! This kid is wise, though. Morrow definitely taught him a thing or two.
DDK:
And now here he’s about to end things.
He doesn’t go completely off the ring apron, but he is reeling a bit as ADV turns back. He starts pummeling Burns with shots to the back and then has him primed for Ardiendo.
DDK:
Here comes the piledriver! This is it if he connects!
He tries to hoist Burns, but he kicks his legs frantically to get him to let go! He drops down, then slips out, then looks up, knowing he doesn’t have a choice...
AND WILLINGLY TAGS SCOTT STEVENS!
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
DDKL:
BURNS DOES IT! SCOTT IS IN! SCOTT IS IN! HE’S GOING AT DE VARGAS WITH RIGHTS!
The crowd is electric as Scott lays right into Alvaro and keeps booting him until he hits the ropes, then whips him across the ring. Scott measures him up and then charges toward him in the corner with a big flying splash! Scott turns around and sees Jack Mace coming, but Scott steps aside and sends him flying into ADV! Scott then measures them both up… flying splash in the corner to Mace!
Lance:
Scott has been itching to get in!
He measures Mace as he stumbles out of the corner, then boots him before delivering a HARD knee to the side of the head, sending him outside!
DDK:
Don’t Mess With Texas! Bye, Mace!
He goes flying out of the ring, much to the dismay of Tom Morrow on the outside! Scott tries to grab Alvaro, but he reverses a whip, into a boot in the gut! He doubles him over and looks for a belly to back suplex on the former FIST, but Scott punches him in the head to free himself. He pushes him back to the ropes and then follows up, taking de Vargas off his feet with a big discus clothesline! Scott gets back on his feet and in what has to be a very rare opportunity… he grins and looks at de Vargas dizzy as shit in a corner.
DDK:
Scott’s got him right where he wants him… big lariat in the corner!
Lance:
Now what?
He hooks him in a fireman’s carry and then hoists him up…
DDK:
Houston, We Have a Problem! So does de Vargas after the Death Valley Driver! Cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THR… KICKOUT!
The shoulder of ADV comes up and Stevens can’t believe it!
Lance:
No! De Vargas kicks out! How the hell did he do that?
DDK:
I don’t know, but I think de Vargas is about to get a taste of his own medicine!
Scott gets surprised, but he knows what needs to be done to end things as he gets ADV up slowly, kicks him low then starts looking for his own piledriver variant, The Scorpion Driver. He hoists him up, but de Vargas frantically kicks until he can slip behind him, then SLUGS him in the back with a big double sledge! Scott is rocked, then de Vargas spins him around into a HUGE Chokeslam!
DDK:
ABAJO VAS!
ADV hooks the leg and counts along with the referee using his free hand!
ONE!
TWO!
THR… KICKOUT!
Now, it’s ADV’s turn to get pissed off at the cadence of Benny Doyle’s count, but the head official of DEFIANCE doesn’t bat an eye at El Sol Dorado. He goozles Stevens a second time, then tries for another Chokeslam, but when he goes for it, Stevens elbows him in the side of the head until he lets go. Scott lands a big headbutt of his own! Then ADV ounces back… and comes back with his OWN headbutt! Scott stumbles back… REMEMBER THE ALAMO! The superkick sends ADV into the ropes… but he comes back with one last burst and CLOBBERS Stevens with a running knee to the chest as both men go down hard! The Faithful are going NUTS as both have collapsed to the mat!
DDK:
Stevens and de Vargas are both down! We’re back where we started and this match has become pure chaos!
Lance:
Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace want to make their names off the expense of two former FISTs, but there’s a reason both Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens held those championships!
The two men are out as Benny Doyle looks over both men!
DDK:
Oscar’s back on the ring apron, but what does he have left? De Vargas and Mace had Burns on the edge for a while!
Lance:
I know! And Jack Mace is back in his corner, but my God… these two want in.
Leaping back into the ring apron, Burns wants back in a bad way and as Stevens rolls towards him out of sheer instinct while on the other side of the ring, his ex-protege Jack Mace has his hands ready and reaches out for a tag, yelling at Alvaro to get to his corner. Alvaro starts trying to get in…
Lance:
Stevens gets in there, he’s crawling… BURNS TAGS HIMSELF IN!
Stevens slowly pulls himself up, but when he gets there, Burns slaps him on the shoulder and makes a beeline for Alvaro! Scott looks displeased, but when he sees Alvaro try and get to his corner, Burns boots him…
DDK:
GRAPS OF WRATH II! HE’S GOING FOR THE KNEE! THE SAME HEEL HOOK HE TAPPED OUT LINDSAY TROY AND CONOR FUSE WITH!
The crowd roars when Burns goes back for the bad knee and CRANKS back with the Rolling Heel Hook while Mace rushes in to try and break it up! But before he can, Stevens rushes in and tackles big Mace to the ground, then grabs the legs and turns him over into...
DDK:
ARACHNOPHOBIA! THAT’S IT! WE HAVE DOUBLE SUBMISSIONS!
Lance:
Burns and de Vargas are both legal! Is he gonna tap?!
De Vargas cries out in pain and has his hand up when Morrow tries to climb into the ring out of nothing less than sheer craze, but Doyle sees him and stops! But when he tries, ADV gets the free leg up and KICKS Oscar away, KNOCKING him into Scott Stevens and breaking the hold on Mace!
DDK:
ADV uses the distraction to free himself and break up Stevens’ submission over Mace!
Lance:
And… oh, no! No! It was de Vargas!
Scott turns and sees Oscar, now SEETHING!
Scott Stevens:
What the fuck are you doing?! Stop saving your little buddy!
Burns screams back.
Oscar Burns:
IT WAS ADV, YOU BLOODY SHI-
Before he can finish, ADV SHOVES Burns into Stevens from behind, sending Stevens stumbling backwards… and into the grip of Jack Mace, who grabs him and catches him with a TIGHT Arm triangle choke! He violently shakes Stevens around and then grounds him!
DDK:
NO! NO! MACE HAS STEVENS LOCKED UP!
With no Scott Stevens around, ADV watches with a smile while he grabs Burns by the hair…
KICK.
WHAM.
DDK:
ARDIENDO! PILEDRIVER! BURNS GETS SPIKED!
The piledriver sends Burns into the mat and Alvaro quickly rolls his lifeless body over, then lays across his shoulders with a lateral press.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
DING DING DING
The crowd goes INSANE as de Vargas pumps his fists in the air while on the outside, Tom Morrow almost can’t believe it. He looks on with a huge, shit-eating grin on his face and HUGS Ken Ellis!
Darren Quimbey:
Here are your winners of the match… ALVARO DE VARGAS AND JACK MACE… BETTER FUTURE TALENT AGENCY!
♫ “Living Legend” by Ankla ♫
DDK:
No way… No. Way. Morrow knew EXACTLY what he was doing… but this was an upset, plain and simple.
Lance:
I’d have to agree with you. Two former FISTs of DEFIANCE even if they can’t get along… that’s a tall order for anyone to overcome. But Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace, did just that.
In the ring, Jack Mace enters and coldly stares down at Burns. Meanwhile, ADV runs over and gives Mace a big hug of his own! Morrow runs into the ring and then jumps into the arms of the crown jewel of Better Future, roaring! ADV yells over the jeering crowd for the biggest win of his DEFIANCE career.
Alvaro de Vargas:
EL SOL DORADO DE DEFIANCE! THE GOLDEN SUN, PENDEJOS! EVERYTHING REVOLVES AROUND ME!
Scott Stevens is barely coming around when he slaps the outside floor in frustration, still reeling from Mace's choke. The foursome exit the ring as Morrow, Ellis, ADV and now Jack Mace raise their fists in celebration. Mace in particular betrays little emotion as he stares down the fallen Burns before the four depart and head up the ramp.
DDK:
When we look back, this is going to be the night that Better Future cemented themselves. They defeated The Sky High Titans on Night One and took their name and merchandising rights. And now tonight… they’ve just defeated two former FISTs.
Lance:
What a night and we still have two big matches left to go!