Post by Jman2k3 on May 2, 2021 2:52:55 GMT
DEFCON 2021 Night 1
28 Apr 2021
"TWISTS AND TURNS" OSCAR BURNS & SCOTT STEVENS vs. BETTER FUTURE (ADV & JACK MACE)
DDK:
WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST EVENT OF DEFIANCE’S CALENDAR YEAR WITH NOT ONE… BUT TWO NIGHTS! I CAN BARELY HEAR THINGS, IT’S SO LOUD!
Lance:
I KNOW! DARREN! UNREAL!
Both men take a few more seconds as the camera cuts to a massive crowd from the crowd packing the UNO Lakefront Arena!
DDK:
And folks, we are kicking off DEFCON with a match that has been FIVE MONTHS in the making! It will be two former FISTs of DEFIANCE… Scott Stevens and “Twists and Turns” Oscar Burns to take on the hungry duo of “El Sol Dorado” Alvaro de Vargas and Burns’ former protege, Jack Mace! Tornado Tag Rules! But if Scott Stevens and Oscar Burns lose… they will be forced to join Better Future!
Lance:
This all started back at Ascension last year when Tom Morrow and Better Future made offers towards Oscar Burns to join the group after his own loss in that incredible two-out-of-three falls match to Lindsay Troy. In the middle of this, Burns reignited his heated rivalry with Scott Stevens. Burns came to his senses and rebuked their offer and since then, both men have had targets on their chests. That led to Morrow recruiting Burns’ old protege, Jack Mace, right out of BRAZEN to join Better Future!
DDK:
Absolutely. ADV and Jack Mace scored the HUGE win at DEF ROAD when ADV pinned Burns! A rematch at DEFtv 150 ended in a victory for Burns and Stevens, but not without a cost as Scott Stevens had a fireball thrown in his face, courtesy of Alvaro. Mace scored a singles victory over Burns on 151, but Scott Stevens made a surprise return on 152 to avert a planned assault by Better Future. This one has been heated, but it ends tonight with either Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens victorious… or Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens being the newest members of Better Future whether they like it or not.
And to Darren Quimbey we go!
Darren Quimbey:
The following contest is a Tornado Tag Team match and will be YOUR opening match for DEFCON!
The rabid Faithful continue to go out of their rabid-ass minds since we’re now kicking off the graps!
Darren Quimbey:
No tags are required and all four men will be allowed in the ring at the same time. The match will end by pinfall or submission in the ring and per the agreed stipulation… if Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace win, the DEFIANCE contracts of both Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens will become property of Tom Morrow and Better Future Talent Agency! Introducing first…
The camera catches sight of many fans waving yellow and orange-colored rally towels with “HI! I LIKE GRAPS!” and they start to wave them more in anticipation of one of DEFIANCE's tip fan favorites to arrive…
♫ “Raise Your Flag” by MAN WITH A MISSION ♫
The opening riffs build anticipation and soon… the former champion arrives!
Darren Quimbey:
...From Wellington, New Zealand, weighing in at 237 pounds… ”TWISTS AND TURNS” OSCAR BURNS!
The DEFIANCE flag with “DEFIANCE: WE LIKE GRAPS!” drapes over his shoulders. Dressed in black wrestling gear for the evening, the crowd erupts in loud cheers as the DEFIANCE flag comes out!
DDK:
Burns in the black attire! Normally he’s all about loud colors and the like, but that same black attire has come out for his biggest matches! One where he put his career on the line for Scott Stevens’ own FIST of DEFIANCE title match! One against Kendrix to win his second FIST! Tonight, he's hoping it will bring him luck again!
Burns takes the large flag and then balls it up before handing it to an attendant near ringside. He points out to the members of Team Graps waving their DEFIANCE flags before Burns walks up the steps and into the ring. He scans the crowd and then raises one finger while leaning against the ropes before he takes his spot and waits for his partner to arrive.
“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 ♫
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.
Darren Quimbey:
And his partner...from The Great State of Texas, weighing in at 256 pounds…He is….SCOTT! STEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEENS!
As Stevens makes his way down the ramp he just smirks and shakes his head at the vocal bashers and fist bumps his supporters. Stevens slowly makes his way around the ring completely focused on the task at hand until he reaches the nearest set of ring steps and proceeds to enter the ring. Once inside, Stevens goes to the nearest corner and ascends the ropes; looking out amongst the crowd before raising his fist into the air once more before dropping to the canvas as the former FIST shows no emotion as he stretches out on the ropes waiting for the bell. Both Scott and Oscar are in the ring awaiting their opponents… but first, the crowd BOOS the fuck out of Tom Morrow with a broom in hand and Better Future headset on.
Tom Morrow:
OSCAR BURNS! SCOTT STEVENS! GET READY TO GIVE 30% OF YOUR PAYCHECKS TO ME FROM NOW ON AFTER TONIGHT! I TOLD YOU I’D MAKE YOU BOTH A PART OF BETTER FUTURE AND TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT, BAY-BEEEEEEEEEEE!
He points at the ring with the broom.
Tom Morrow:
I made a promise on DEF Radio and intend to do whatever it takes to make that promise come true! Three matches! Two nights! And we are going to win them ALL at DEFCON! Better Future becomes Better RIGHT THE HELL NOW and this broom says so! Clean! Fucking! Sweep!
More jeers as Burns mimics Morrow running his mouth with his hands.
Tom Morrow:
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE A MAN WITH OSCAR BURNS’ NUMBER! 1-0 AGAINST HIM IN SINGLES ACTION! A DAMN FINE PRO WRESTLER! THE NIGHT THAT DEFCON BECOMES THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT! WEIGHING 278 POUNDS… JACK! MOTHERLOVING! MACE!
♫ “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. The big grappler from the UK turns to Tom Morrow and bumps his fist before throwing the hood back with a smile. Burns in particular looks incensed, but Scott Stevens of all people taps him and tells him to back up. Oscar nods and waits as Mace gets jeers from the crowd.
DDK:
Jack Mace will get the rare distinction of having double duty at DEFCON! Tonight, he teams with ADV against Burns and Stevens. Tomorrow, he’ll team up with Better Future’s newest member Jestal against the powerhouse team of Mushigihara and Klein!
Tom Morrow:
And his partner… he is THE CROWN JEWEL of Better Future Talent Agency! He is the Golden Sun of DEFIANCE and EVERYTHING revolves around HIM! The man that turned Scott Stevens’ face to ash a few weeks ago…
Now Burns has to keep Stevens back as he gets ready to climb up the ramp and kick Morrow’s ass.
Tom Morrow:
STANDING AT 272 POUNDS! SIX-FOOT EIGHT! AND THE REASON BURNS AND STEVENS WON’T BE FREE MEN AFTER TONIGHT… A! D! V! ALVARO! DE VARGAS!
♫ “Living Legend” by Ankla ♫
The arena becomes bathed in red and orange lights swirling about as the flamencos and guitar riffs signal the arrival of Alvaro de Vargas. Both Tom Morrow and Jack Mace start heading down to the ring as the thundering beat keeps on playing. Burns and Stevens look ready for the fight to take place.
DDK:
So much bad blood in this one, but Tom Morrow was enough of an asshole to get Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens… archrivals for most of their careers… to team up. Think about THAT, Lance.
Lance:
But they are ready to end this tonight. Once they get their hands on Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace, they are going to make them pay for months’ worth of assaults, both verbal and physical.
DDK:
Scott and Oscar showed they could get along well enough to get the win over these two hungry rising stars when they did it on DEFtv 150, but Tom Morrow isn’t stupid. He’ll learn from that mistake and… Hey…
Morrow and Mace are in front of the ring with Mace, daring Burns to meet him on the floor. Burns is about to take the bait… then turns and sees Scott Stevens getting STRUCK down hard with a massive clubbing forearm by Alvaro de Vargas!
Lance:
I was ABOUT to ask where ADV was and we just found him!
DDK:
ADV clocks Burns! Now all four men are in the ring! Another damn Morrow set up from the jump!
With Oscar Burns and Jack Mace trading uppercuts on one side of the ring already with ADV stomping away at Scott, Brian Slater sees no choice but to call for the bell with the action getting started!
DING DING
DDK:
Referee Brian Slater using his discretion to get us kicked off! Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace with the early advantage!
ADV rushes over and BLASTS Burns in the side of the head with another forearm! Now both men are all over Burns in the corner and the two men stomp away at the former two-time FIST among a HUGE sea of jeers from The Faithful! ADV then rushes towards Scott Stevens and charges in the corner, SMASHING into him with a huge big boot in the corner! Mace keeps Burns at bay while ADV hurriedly throws Scott out of the corner so he can go for the cover!
DDK:
Is that it? IS THAT IT ALREADY AFTER THE SNEAK ATTACK?!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
The shoulder of Stevens comes up just after two and ADV is left in shock that the surprise attack failed them. The Faithful breathe a collective sigh of relief, but Better Future jumps right back into the attack, far from done.
DDK:
Right off the bat, ADV almost added two huge names to the ranks of Better Future!
Lance:
I know, how close was that?
DDK:
There will be no feeling out process tonight between these four! This match is NOT no disqualification, but they do not have to tag and they can easily make this a two-on-one if either side gets the opportunity to do so!
Mace continues to drill heavy repeated forearms into the jaw of Oscar Burns while Scott Stevens is left at the mercy of a rather merciless Alvaro. El Sol Dorado tries to get him back up by the hair, but Scott breaks free and unleashes a STIFF right hand to the jaw of Alvaro so nasty, that he gets rattled!
DDK:
What a shot! Stevens in particular has been waiting for this match since ADV launched that fireball in his face after their last face-off in mid-March!
Scott pushes ADV to the corner and then unleashes a series of hard punches and chops to the face and chest, respectively, to the Cocky Cuban. He tries to throw more, but ADV returns fire with an eye rake! He doubles Scott over and then turns the tables so he’s in the corner.
THWACK! THWACK! THWACK!
Three hard knife-edge chops catch him in the chest before ADV then tees off with a huge series of back elbows to the face. When he has Stevens rocked, he goes after the face and GRINDS it against the top rope! Scott growls in pain and falls to a knee where ADV does the same, grinding his face against the laces of his boot! The crowd jeers as Alvaro is going after the now mostly healed face of Stevens.
Lance:
For a guy that claims to be hot like the sun, he’s ICE-COLD in that ring when he needs to be! Attacking the face he burned with a fireball six weeks ago!
DDK:
And now ADV has Stevens back in the corner! Oscar tries to break free from his corner!
The crowd rallies behind Burns as he throws some elbow smashes to the face of Jack Mace, but Mace returns fire using a HUGE uppercut to rock him back into the corner. He then presses a knee to Burns’ back to try and choke him against the ropes so Scott Stevens can get singled out by ADV!
DDK:
What’s ADV gonna do now?
ADV elbows Stevens again and then has him reeling in the corner. ADV turns back with a grin.
Alvaro de Vargas:
Be right back, pendejo!
He runs to the empty corner across the ring and then rushes right back, CRUSHING Stevens with a huge corner clothesline! He gets rocked from the first one and it’s so nice, ADV does it twice. He runs to the other side of the ring and back, connecting with another one! The blow has him leaning over in the corner while ADV props him up to keep him standing.
DDK:
ADV is such a young, powerful athlete, but just as vicious. He’s going for corner clothesline number three!
He does take his time with shot number three and gets jeers from the crowd as he circles around… but Stevens moves! ADV hits nothing but the corner, but to make matters worse, Burns breaks free from the corner of Mace and rushes over to CLOBBER ADV with a massive Running European Uppercut! The Faithful go nuts as Jack Mace’s eyes go wide! He rushed at Stevens, but Everyone’s Favorite Texan sidesteps and THROWS Mace through the ropes to send him out to the floor!
DDK:
What a reversal of fortune by Stevens and Burns! They make ADV pay for his arrogance and now he’s alone in the ring with them.
Scott points at Mace on the floor and Burns nods before he looks out to the crowd from the ring apron. He looks out to The Faithful…
Oscar Burns (and the crowd):
SWEET AS!
And then takes flight with a HUGE Running High Knee off the ring apron, nailing Mace and taking him out on the floor!
DDK:
A take on the Sweet As Knee Drop! The Sweet As Knee Strike off the apron was done perfectly and now Stevens has Alvaro where he wants him!
ADV is still reeling in the corner when The Angry Texans rushes forward and NAILS ADV in the leg with a huge chop block to the back of the leg! De Vargas goes down in a heap in the corner and Burns is right there to follow up on the attack on the outside. Burns points at Scott and he nods as he feeds Burns a leg from Alvaro… then SLAMS his leg down twice on the edge of the ring apron.
Burns grabs the leg of Alvaro and holds him while Scott follows to the outside. Morrow is freaking out and tries to get Mace back to his feet, but he’s down on the ground after being laid out with the flying knee. Burns and Stevens each grab a leg and nod so he can get a piece of Alvaro… then SLAMS the knee against the ring post!
DDK:
Did you think you’d EVER see the two former blood rivals working together long enough to do something like this?
Lance:
No, not at all, but when a bigger threat comes along, you do what you have to do to protect it and in tonight’s case, you’re protecting your contract from being owned by a bitter manager.
Morrow is helpless to watch as Scott smiles and gets cheers from the crowd. He grabs the leg of Alvaro and ADV tries to fight his way out, but Burns gets into the ring and boots him while Scott goes for the leg…
FIGURE FOUR AROUND THE RING POST!
DDK:
Vicious! Oscar and Scott single out that leg with the figure four leglock around the ring post! That is NOT going to bode well for him.
Lance:
And he’s not letting go! Stevens hasn’t been able to wrestle in a month and a half because of Alvaro de Vargas!
The crowd is roaring as the has the leglock stuck… until Mace finally gets back up and STOMPS away at Scott until he breaks it up to save his partner! Burns goes after Mace on the floor, but when he gets there, Mace grabs his arm and snaps it over the middle rope! Burns shouts out himself, but right behind him, Alvaro rolls him up for a cover…
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
Burns kicks out, but ADV hobbles to his good knee and catches Burns with a thumb to the eye! Burns doubles over and then ADV takes a moment before he turns back to his feet. He grabs The Technical Spectacle and throws him outside of the ring.n Mace pulls Stevens up on the outside and then tries to get the Angry Texan back to his feet, only to get rocked with a headbutt by Scott, and then shoved into the barricade!
DDK:
ADV taking any opening he can, but Scott is seeing red! He’s going after Alvaro too!
Scott heads back into the ring and now he and ADV are trading blows in the middle of the ring! Right hands throwing back and forth and an extra-large DEFIANCE crowd hungry for action chant with each blow!
YAY!
BOO!
YAY!
BOO!
YAY!
BOO!
YAY!
BO… YAAAAAAHHHHHH!
The crowd cheers when Scott breaks up the punch-fest by kicking the leg of Alvaro!
DDK:
Scott isn’t gonna play by any rules to get payback!
Lance:
That might be the first time a kick to the knee might have gotten cheers like that!
Scott rocks him with more rights and then gears up for a lariat, but he gets grabbed by the leg by Mace. Scott stops him and stomps the hand of Mace to back the Burly Brit off, but when Scott turns around he gets NAILED courtesy of Alvaro with a superkick! ADV crumbles down to his knee after the figure four from earlier!
DDK:
The distraction pays off and ADV cracked Stevens with probably the tallest superkick I think I’ve seen in DEFIANCE!
Lance:
That he did! That knee seems to be bugging de Vargas, but he’s trying to follow up.
Morrow yells at ADV and Mace to gang up on Scott in the ring and Mace nods. Burns tries to get back into the ring by grabbing Mace and fires off another running European uppercut to his rival. The Damn Fine Pro Wrestler gets launched back while Burns slides into the ring and goes right after Alvaro with another huge running high knee to the chest!
DDK:
What a shot there! Neither team has been able to hold a distinct advantage for too long in this contest just yet!
Lance:
And now he’s got him set back in the corner! Burns firing off elbow smashes in the corner!
Burns continues to attack Alvaro but when he notices Mace coming back into the ring again, he cuts him off with another charging European uppercut! He now has the crowd cheering.
Running European uppercut to Alvaro!
Running European uppercut to Jack!
Running European uppercut to Alvaro!
Running European uppercut to Jack!
The Faithful go nuts as he grabs the large Alvaro and dumps him up and over with a huge exploder suplex!
DDK:
Oscar Burns fighting with a lot of fire tonight! He’s feeding off his crowd!
Lance:
And Burns with the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
And the crowd has no choice but to gasp in AWE as Jack Mace doesn’t just break up the cover any other way… he has Burns hoisted up and then THROWN up and over with a huge deadlift German suplex! Mace sits back up and checks his jaw after the amount of uppercuts that he’s eaten, but it doesn’t stop him from having a sneer pointed at Burns while he’s down!
DDK:
JUST LIKE THAT! MACE WITH THE DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX!
Mace stands up finally, but he gets clocked yet again from a surprise shot by Stevens! Stevens now tries to fight back!
Right hand for Jack!
Right hand for Alvaro!
Right hand for Jack!
Right hand for Alvaro!
But when he tries to get back at Jack a third time, he ducks the shot and THROWS him over head as well using a huge belly to belly suplex across the ring! The crowd boos, but Morrow is happy like a pig in excrement right now as Mace and Scott beat him down with stomps.
DDK:
There they go again! This has been a see-saw battle and each time someone gets an advantage, they can’t hold it for long!
Lance:
And I think Tom Morrow realizes it.
Both Mace and ADV pick up Scott Stevens slowly while Morrow directs traffic. Both men grab an arm at the insistence of Morrow and then both Mace and ADV nod… then they SPIKE Scott down with a huge double-team Crucifix Bomb in the middle of the ring!
DDK:
Tandem Crucifix Bomb! That was the old finisher of Team HOSS, who Morrow used to manage a long time ago! He’s clearly taught them a thing or two for this match!
Lance:
And now look… Morrow is pointing at Burns. He hasn’t gotten up yet from that deadlift German suplex by Mace!
DDK:
Definitely can’t be good!
Mace and de Vargas slide out of the ring and then each grab Oscar Burns and drag The Technical Spectacle to the floor. Alvaro grabs Burns and then Morrow directs the traffic. ADV nods and hands him off to Mace, who snatches Burns up over his shoulder and then SLAMS him down on the ring apron with a nasty release Belly to Back suplex! The crowd cringes in pain as Burns gets bounced off the hArDeSt PaRt Of ThE rInG!
DDK:
That's a smart strategy whether we like it or not! Single out one man and you can both go after the other!
Mace takes a turn and CLUBS away at Burns’s chest several times while he’s still lying on the apron, but he’s not done. He takes Burns in his arms from the ring apron and then backs up…
Lance:
Ooooh, no, what’s Mace got in mind?
The Damn Fine Pro Wrestler hands him off to ADV again and then points toward the turnbuckles…
CUBAN MISSILE INTO THE RING POST!
The Faithful collectively cringe from the impact as Burns collides viciously with the ring post before he ends up slumped over on the floor. The camera catches a glimpse of Scott Stevens, still hurt inside the ring. ADV limps slightly around the ring but he still has enough presence to bask in the hatred of the crowd.
Alvaro de Vargas:
Welcome the newest members of Better Future, pendejos! At least what’s left of them!
Jack Mace:
Oi! Right cunts!
Mace and ADV then turn their attention back inside the ring and now both tower over Scott. Scott has a grimace on his face while ADV waves and grins.
Alvaro de Vargas:
Hola.
Scott tries to throw a punch, but Mace backs up and Alvaro STOMPS on his chest! Then both men pounce like hungry wolves on a wounded gazelle and start mauling Scott with stomp after stomp to his chest.
DDK:
And there’s no one for Scott to fall back on! There’s… oh, no…
Lance:
Not good. Not good at all.
The camera catches a glimpse of Oscar Burns, still down on the ringside floor, but an obvious head wound opened up, with blood running down on his forehead. Burns grits his teeth and the crowd is trying to rally hard behind the two former FISTS of DEFIANCE, but ADV and Mace continue their beatdown of Everyone’s Favorite Texan by pulling him up. Scott mounts no offensive when both Mace and ADV throw him across the opposite corner. ADV slowly runs in and then clobbers him using a big knee strike to the gut (the good knee), then whips him right into Mace’s grip…
DDK:
WOW! Bridging double arm suplex from the 278-pound Mace! Cover!
The crowd is wowed at the precision of the suplex as Mace holds it for the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
Stevens brakes free, but Mace and ADV continue to enjoy the advantage that a two-on-one in this type of match allows. ADV still favors his knee while Mace holds him from behind by both arms in a standing surfboard. De Vargas starts shadowboxing in place, then buries a hard right hand into the chest of Stevens. Stevens gets doubled over as he throws a few more rights to the side of the head and then gets a wicked smile on his face…
THUNK!
Lance:
Good lord! I think Stevens might be done after that headbutt! That was brutal!
DDK:
And Scott couldn’t protect himself!
The crowd grimaces when Stevens gets brought down to a knee by a WICKED headbutt by ADV who looks pretty pleased with himself. ADV points at Mace and tells him to get back up while de Vargas starts to show bits of a bloodied opening on the top of his forehead from the headbutt. The crowd jeer the duo, but they can’t do anything but watch as Morrow waves the broom around and then starts sweeping the floor at ringside. He turns on his headset so the entire arena can hear him again.
Tom Morrow:
I told you! CLEAN! SWEEP!
Burns is trying to get back to his feet, but he’s still looking pretty hurt on the ground. Meanwhile now, Scott Stevens is starting to bleed from the forehead himself. Despite that, he tries to fight his way out as the crowd cheers along.
STEVENS!
STEVENS!
STEVENS!
STEVENS!
STEVENS!
DDK:
This one has just gotten so vicious! Stevens is bleeding and so is ADV, but he did it to himself!
Lance:
ADV is willing to hurt himself to hurt the other guy more. We knew he was cocky… but he’s dangerous, too.
DDK:
Hate to say, but you’re right. ADV hasn’t been pinned or submitted since joining Better Future and Mace has only one loss, but avenged that pretty quickly in a one-on-one match against Burns not long ago!
Mace holds Stevens up, but to their surprise, he fights back! He nails Mace by slamming the back of his head into Jack’s face! The crowd starts to come alive when Scott fights back against both of his assailants! He throws a right at ADV and that Mace…TOXIC STING… NO!
DDK:
NO! MACE SHOVES HIM OFF… INTO ABAJO VAS BY DE VARGAS! CHOKESLAM!
De Vargas drills Scott into the canvas with the massive Sit-out Chokeslam and then crawls over to add two more members to the ranks of Better Future.
ONE!
TWO!
THR… KICKOUT!
The shoulder comes up and Scott Stevens has kicked out again! ‘
DDK:
No way! How did he kick out of that?
Angrily, ADV slaps the mat, but he decides enough is enough. The crowd cheers when Burns tries to get back into the ring despite the bloody face, but Mace runs over and BLASTS him with a big running forearm, knocking him off the ring apron and back to the floor! The Faithful jeer as ADV starts to set up the groggy Texan and throws him back into another corner. He unleashes another huge set of knife-edge chops into the chest of Stevens, sending him reeling.
Lance:
You’re the play-by-play guy, Darren, but I gotta say if he nails Ardiendo this one is over. And Better Future gets a massive boost of star power!
DDK:
Good call, Lance, ADV might have this one wrapped up.
Morrow yells at de Vargas to end it and he nods. He grabs Stevens by his hair and then boots him in the chest. Slowly, but surely, ADV practically licks his chops and knows he can end this if he can hit his signature piledriver.
DDK:
He’s put down many people with this move. Oscar Burns. Uriel Cortez. Minute. Many others. No one has kicked out of Ardiendo once he hits it.
He hoists him up… but Stevens shakes his legs frantically and fights his way out… then goes low and ATTACKS the leg of de Vargas once again! ADV cries out and Stevens finds an opening. Mace turns around and then tries to rush at Stevens, but the bloodied Scott sidesteps him and sends him FLYING into ADV, knocking him down! Morrow can’t believe the error and Mace looks shocked, but when he turns around…
SURPRISE HARD OUT HEADBUTT BY OSCAR BURNS!’
DDK:
One good headbutt deserves another! Hard Out Headbutt by Oscar Burns!
Burns is back in the ring, but falls back to the mat clutching his own bloodied forehead while The Burly Brit gets rocked right into…
DDK:
REMEMBER THE ALAMO! SUPERKICK TO THE JAW OF MACE! EVERYONE IS DOWN!
The Faithful cheer as Burns hobbles around the mat, trying to get himself back into the fight with a second wind, but the battering by Alvaro and Jack hasn’t made it easy. Meanwhile, Scott Stevens is hurt and unmoving for the moment. Alvaro is down holding his neck while Mace is staring up the light seeing stars!
DDK:
If Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens are gonna have a chance to get back into this and keep their contracts from Tom Morrow’s greedy clutches, they better take it now!
Lance:
That’s right, Darren the time’s gotta be now!
It takes some doing as Brian Slater just watches while there are bodies everywhere, checking to see if he may have to call for a double knock-out. It’s Scott Stevens rolling up to his feet first and he rolls over , trying to jump on top of Jack Mace for the pin. He throws an arm over the Burly Brit.
ONE!
TWO!
But Alvaro comes out of nowhere and breaks up the fall with a big leaping senton to the back of Stevens!
Lance:
No! ADV breaks up the fall! Now he’s going after Scott!
After the leading senton, El Sol Dorado pushes Stevens onto his back and then lays back into a cover of his own!
ONE!
TWO!
But Oscar Burns breaks THAT UP! The crowd cheers as Burns rolls Alvaro by the leg and rolls the tall Cuban-American up into a jackknife pin!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
ADV shoves Burns off of him at the last second! Morrow shakes his head and lets out a quick sigh of relief that he kicked out!
DDK:
What a series of nearfalls that was by both teams and now Burns is back in it!
Burns and ADV meet up in the middle again, but ADV stops him with a right hand and then a chop to the chest of the Kiwi. He whips Burns into a corner and tries the same corner clothesline, but The Technical Spectacle sidesteps! He rushes at ADV, but he gets a boot up… NO! Burns catches his leg over the shoulder and then drives it over his shoulder! ADV is hurt now and limps back while Burns grabs the leg and then grins before SNAPPING him down to the mat with a huge dragon screw!
DDK:
Dragon Screw by Burns!
Burns then points to the top rope and then heads up top again with his hated rival being in the unusual position of watching his back. He tries to keep Mace at bay and watches as a bloodied Burns heads to the top rope…
Lance:
One more time, Darren! Sweet As Knee Drop coming up?
Burns smiles…
Oscar Burns (and the crowd):
SWEET AS!
And then he takes flight with a HUGE Flying knee drop to the chest of Alvaro! El Sol Dorado is out of it when Burns hooks both legs and goes for a cover...
ONE!
TWO!
THRE- BROKEN UP!
The crowd goes nuts as Mace surges to life and SHOVES Stevens into his own partner to break up the fall!
DDK:
GOOD LORD, THAT WAS POWER BY MACE! USING BURNS’ OWN PARTNER TO BREAK UP THAT COVER!
Mace grits his teeth and taps his finger to say he’s smarter than Burns as he starts to get up and runs a hand across his throat. Mace wastes no time in booting Stevens from the ring! Burns gets up and rocks him with a pair of stiff elbow smashes, but when The Technical Spectacle turns (AND TWISTS?) for a rolling elbow… MACE GRABS HIM!
DDK:
Jack of All Holds! Jack of All Holds! That’s how he beat Oscar Burns last time!
Lance:
Can Burns escape? He’s trying to fight that arm triangle choke!
He does try and the crowd cheers him on… but not for long when Jack elevates Burns and drapes his legs over the ropes before DRILLING him with a suspended flatliner!
DDK:
What a move! He calls that the Jack’s Fall! And now… HE’S GOT IT GROUNDED! JACK OF ALL HOLDS ON THE GROUND! THAT’S HOW HE BEAT BURNS A FEW WEEKS AGO! IS IT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN TONIGHT?!
Morrow is laughing and hollering on the outside, waving the broom to signify the clean sweep that Morrow mentioned on DEF Radio! He continues to cheer Mace as Burns as an arm up and tries to fight…
BROKEN UP BY SCOTT STEVENS!
Lance:
SCOTT IN THE NICK OF TIME! HE BREAKS UP THE SUBMISSION!
Scott is all over Mace and runs down right hand after right hand into the head of the technician. The crowd cheers on the Angry Texan as he gets him up and despite a stream or two of blood near his eyes, Scott fires back with a series of punches and chops to the chest of Mace. He runs off the ropes and tries for a big boot, but Mace ducks that and keeps running, then comes back… but Stevens catches the big man on his shoulders…
DDK:
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM! SO DOES BETTER FUTURE! COVER!
After spiking Mace with the Death Valley Bomb he goes for the cover and hooks both legs of Mace!
ONE!
TWO!
THR-BROKEN UP BY DE VARGAS!
Lance:
And now Alvaro is back! All four men do not want to give up this match and this is just the FIRST match of DEFCON!
DDK:
That it is, Lance! So much on the line for Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens!
A limping Alvaro grabs Scott and then beats on him with more punches, then sends him to the corner before he continues to fire off a series of knees to the chest! He lays into the decorated DEFIANCE star over and over with a few heavy knees and then pulls him back into a suplex.
DDK:
Alvaro thinking something big…
Lance:
No! Burns returns the favor from earlier!
He tries to spike him up, but out of nowhere, Oscar grabs him by the leg to help his partner. When ADV sees where he is, Burns cracks Alvaro with an uppercut… then Scott strikes him with a solid right! Uppercut! Right hand! Uppercut! Right hand! Morrow freaks out while Alvaro gets stumbled. He tries to lunge at Burns… but Burns GRABS him by the leg and takes him down…
DDK:
GRAPS OF WRATH II! ROLLING HEEL HOOK LOCKED IN! THIS CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET!
Alvaro has been dragged to the middle of the mat and the rolling heel hook is locked in tightly! Alvaro is yelling out in pain and then tries to reach out. Scott sees Jack Mace trying to get back up…
DDK:
THE FIST! THE FIST BY SCOTT STEVENS! THE SUPERMAN FOREARM KNOCKS MACE OFF THE APRON!
And seeing Alvaro in pain, Scott decides that Burns isn’t gonna get all the fun…
AND LOCKS IN A CROSSFACE ON DE VARGAS!
DDK:
TWO SUBMISSIONS! TWO SUBMISSIONS LOCKED IN ON ALVARO DE VARGAS! MACE IS DOWN ON THE OUTSIDE THANKS TO SCOTT!
Lance:
AND THIS CROWD IS GOING CRAZY! THIS HAS GOTTA BE IT!
Burns' Graps of Wrath II and Scott Stevens’ Wrath of The Goddess are simultaneously locked on on de Vargas as Morrow freaks out on the outside! He holds out the broom and keeps yelling to hold on…
But he can’t!
TAP TAP TAP!
The Faithful explode with cheers as the double submission pays off and Alvaro taps out!
DING DING DING
Darren Quimbey:
Here are your winners of the match via submission… SCOTT STEVENS AND “TWISTS AND TURNS” OSCAR BURNS!
DDK:
They did it! After a huge brawl that involved Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace trying to take the cheap win at the start, constant double-teams and a back and forth battle, it’s Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens that triumph in our opener! The Team Graps Cap and Everyone's Favorite Texan get the win!
Lance:
And remember, Mace still has to wrestle tomorrow night, teaming with Jestal against the team of Mushigihara and Klein! What condition will the Damn Fine Pro Wrestler be in due to this?!
A bloodied Oscar Burns and a bloodied Scott Stevens now stand over a bloodied and beaten Alvaro de Vargas as he gets helped from the ring. Brain Slater raises the hands of the two former FIST of DEFIANCE. Scott eyeballs Oscar…
Scott Stevens:
I should kick your fucking ass right now for putting MY contract on the line without asking me.
Burns shrugs.
Oscar Burns:
You could… but we won, Scotty. So enjoy it.
There is no cordial handshaking between the two men who have torn each other limb from limb during their DEFIANCE tenures, but Scott simply enjoys the crowd reaction while Burns hops to the second turnbuckle and then slips slightly before pumping a fist in the air! Meanwhile on the ground, Morrow looks angry! He looks at his broom and then TOSSES it to the floor before storming off with Jack Mace as he helps Alvaro limp to the back. Mace shoots the two men in the ring one final hate-filled stare before he and a bloodied and limping Alvaro head to the back.
DDK:
Alvaro and Jack Mace are absolutely going to be two big stars to watch out for whether you like them or not, but tonight, Scott Stevens and Oscar Burns get the duke here at DEFCON!
Lance:
That was a massive gamble for Burns to take to get this match, for sure… but to get Tom Morrow out of their hair has to be pretty sweet!
DDK:
Morrow will manage two more matches tomorrow night… the one we mentioned earlier and that massive eight man tag tomorrow night when Uriel Cortez, Minute and the Saturday Night Specials take on Morrow’s Lucky Sevens and The Stevens Dynasty… you have to wonder what Scott Stevens might think of his family siding with Morrow during this whole ordeal…
Scott Stevens unwraps his wrist tape and then basks in the victory of DEFCON while Burns throws both fists in the air, happy to have his confidence back after what has beena tumultuous five months. The two former rivals enjoy the spotlight as the scene heads back to the commentation station.
28 Apr 2021
"TWISTS AND TURNS" OSCAR BURNS & SCOTT STEVENS vs. BETTER FUTURE (ADV & JACK MACE)
DDK:
WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST EVENT OF DEFIANCE’S CALENDAR YEAR WITH NOT ONE… BUT TWO NIGHTS! I CAN BARELY HEAR THINGS, IT’S SO LOUD!
Lance:
I KNOW! DARREN! UNREAL!
Both men take a few more seconds as the camera cuts to a massive crowd from the crowd packing the UNO Lakefront Arena!
DDK:
And folks, we are kicking off DEFCON with a match that has been FIVE MONTHS in the making! It will be two former FISTs of DEFIANCE… Scott Stevens and “Twists and Turns” Oscar Burns to take on the hungry duo of “El Sol Dorado” Alvaro de Vargas and Burns’ former protege, Jack Mace! Tornado Tag Rules! But if Scott Stevens and Oscar Burns lose… they will be forced to join Better Future!
Lance:
This all started back at Ascension last year when Tom Morrow and Better Future made offers towards Oscar Burns to join the group after his own loss in that incredible two-out-of-three falls match to Lindsay Troy. In the middle of this, Burns reignited his heated rivalry with Scott Stevens. Burns came to his senses and rebuked their offer and since then, both men have had targets on their chests. That led to Morrow recruiting Burns’ old protege, Jack Mace, right out of BRAZEN to join Better Future!
DDK:
Absolutely. ADV and Jack Mace scored the HUGE win at DEF ROAD when ADV pinned Burns! A rematch at DEFtv 150 ended in a victory for Burns and Stevens, but not without a cost as Scott Stevens had a fireball thrown in his face, courtesy of Alvaro. Mace scored a singles victory over Burns on 151, but Scott Stevens made a surprise return on 152 to avert a planned assault by Better Future. This one has been heated, but it ends tonight with either Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens victorious… or Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens being the newest members of Better Future whether they like it or not.
And to Darren Quimbey we go!
Darren Quimbey:
The following contest is a Tornado Tag Team match and will be YOUR opening match for DEFCON!
The rabid Faithful continue to go out of their rabid-ass minds since we’re now kicking off the graps!
Darren Quimbey:
No tags are required and all four men will be allowed in the ring at the same time. The match will end by pinfall or submission in the ring and per the agreed stipulation… if Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace win, the DEFIANCE contracts of both Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens will become property of Tom Morrow and Better Future Talent Agency! Introducing first…
The camera catches sight of many fans waving yellow and orange-colored rally towels with “HI! I LIKE GRAPS!” and they start to wave them more in anticipation of one of DEFIANCE's tip fan favorites to arrive…
♫ “Raise Your Flag” by MAN WITH A MISSION ♫
The opening riffs build anticipation and soon… the former champion arrives!
Darren Quimbey:
...From Wellington, New Zealand, weighing in at 237 pounds… ”TWISTS AND TURNS” OSCAR BURNS!
The DEFIANCE flag with “DEFIANCE: WE LIKE GRAPS!” drapes over his shoulders. Dressed in black wrestling gear for the evening, the crowd erupts in loud cheers as the DEFIANCE flag comes out!
DDK:
Burns in the black attire! Normally he’s all about loud colors and the like, but that same black attire has come out for his biggest matches! One where he put his career on the line for Scott Stevens’ own FIST of DEFIANCE title match! One against Kendrix to win his second FIST! Tonight, he's hoping it will bring him luck again!
Burns takes the large flag and then balls it up before handing it to an attendant near ringside. He points out to the members of Team Graps waving their DEFIANCE flags before Burns walks up the steps and into the ring. He scans the crowd and then raises one finger while leaning against the ropes before he takes his spot and waits for his partner to arrive.
“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 ♫
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.
Darren Quimbey:
And his partner...from The Great State of Texas, weighing in at 256 pounds…He is….SCOTT! STEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEENS!
As Stevens makes his way down the ramp he just smirks and shakes his head at the vocal bashers and fist bumps his supporters. Stevens slowly makes his way around the ring completely focused on the task at hand until he reaches the nearest set of ring steps and proceeds to enter the ring. Once inside, Stevens goes to the nearest corner and ascends the ropes; looking out amongst the crowd before raising his fist into the air once more before dropping to the canvas as the former FIST shows no emotion as he stretches out on the ropes waiting for the bell. Both Scott and Oscar are in the ring awaiting their opponents… but first, the crowd BOOS the fuck out of Tom Morrow with a broom in hand and Better Future headset on.
Tom Morrow:
OSCAR BURNS! SCOTT STEVENS! GET READY TO GIVE 30% OF YOUR PAYCHECKS TO ME FROM NOW ON AFTER TONIGHT! I TOLD YOU I’D MAKE YOU BOTH A PART OF BETTER FUTURE AND TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT, BAY-BEEEEEEEEEEE!
He points at the ring with the broom.
Tom Morrow:
I made a promise on DEF Radio and intend to do whatever it takes to make that promise come true! Three matches! Two nights! And we are going to win them ALL at DEFCON! Better Future becomes Better RIGHT THE HELL NOW and this broom says so! Clean! Fucking! Sweep!
More jeers as Burns mimics Morrow running his mouth with his hands.
Tom Morrow:
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE A MAN WITH OSCAR BURNS’ NUMBER! 1-0 AGAINST HIM IN SINGLES ACTION! A DAMN FINE PRO WRESTLER! THE NIGHT THAT DEFCON BECOMES THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT! WEIGHING 278 POUNDS… JACK! MOTHERLOVING! MACE!
♫ “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. The big grappler from the UK turns to Tom Morrow and bumps his fist before throwing the hood back with a smile. Burns in particular looks incensed, but Scott Stevens of all people taps him and tells him to back up. Oscar nods and waits as Mace gets jeers from the crowd.
DDK:
Jack Mace will get the rare distinction of having double duty at DEFCON! Tonight, he teams with ADV against Burns and Stevens. Tomorrow, he’ll team up with Better Future’s newest member Jestal against the powerhouse team of Mushigihara and Klein!
Tom Morrow:
And his partner… he is THE CROWN JEWEL of Better Future Talent Agency! He is the Golden Sun of DEFIANCE and EVERYTHING revolves around HIM! The man that turned Scott Stevens’ face to ash a few weeks ago…
Now Burns has to keep Stevens back as he gets ready to climb up the ramp and kick Morrow’s ass.
Tom Morrow:
STANDING AT 272 POUNDS! SIX-FOOT EIGHT! AND THE REASON BURNS AND STEVENS WON’T BE FREE MEN AFTER TONIGHT… A! D! V! ALVARO! DE VARGAS!
♫ “Living Legend” by Ankla ♫
The arena becomes bathed in red and orange lights swirling about as the flamencos and guitar riffs signal the arrival of Alvaro de Vargas. Both Tom Morrow and Jack Mace start heading down to the ring as the thundering beat keeps on playing. Burns and Stevens look ready for the fight to take place.
DDK:
So much bad blood in this one, but Tom Morrow was enough of an asshole to get Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens… archrivals for most of their careers… to team up. Think about THAT, Lance.
Lance:
But they are ready to end this tonight. Once they get their hands on Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace, they are going to make them pay for months’ worth of assaults, both verbal and physical.
DDK:
Scott and Oscar showed they could get along well enough to get the win over these two hungry rising stars when they did it on DEFtv 150, but Tom Morrow isn’t stupid. He’ll learn from that mistake and… Hey…
Morrow and Mace are in front of the ring with Mace, daring Burns to meet him on the floor. Burns is about to take the bait… then turns and sees Scott Stevens getting STRUCK down hard with a massive clubbing forearm by Alvaro de Vargas!
Lance:
I was ABOUT to ask where ADV was and we just found him!
DDK:
ADV clocks Burns! Now all four men are in the ring! Another damn Morrow set up from the jump!
With Oscar Burns and Jack Mace trading uppercuts on one side of the ring already with ADV stomping away at Scott, Brian Slater sees no choice but to call for the bell with the action getting started!
DING DING
DDK:
Referee Brian Slater using his discretion to get us kicked off! Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace with the early advantage!
ADV rushes over and BLASTS Burns in the side of the head with another forearm! Now both men are all over Burns in the corner and the two men stomp away at the former two-time FIST among a HUGE sea of jeers from The Faithful! ADV then rushes towards Scott Stevens and charges in the corner, SMASHING into him with a huge big boot in the corner! Mace keeps Burns at bay while ADV hurriedly throws Scott out of the corner so he can go for the cover!
DDK:
Is that it? IS THAT IT ALREADY AFTER THE SNEAK ATTACK?!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
The shoulder of Stevens comes up just after two and ADV is left in shock that the surprise attack failed them. The Faithful breathe a collective sigh of relief, but Better Future jumps right back into the attack, far from done.
DDK:
Right off the bat, ADV almost added two huge names to the ranks of Better Future!
Lance:
I know, how close was that?
DDK:
There will be no feeling out process tonight between these four! This match is NOT no disqualification, but they do not have to tag and they can easily make this a two-on-one if either side gets the opportunity to do so!
Mace continues to drill heavy repeated forearms into the jaw of Oscar Burns while Scott Stevens is left at the mercy of a rather merciless Alvaro. El Sol Dorado tries to get him back up by the hair, but Scott breaks free and unleashes a STIFF right hand to the jaw of Alvaro so nasty, that he gets rattled!
DDK:
What a shot! Stevens in particular has been waiting for this match since ADV launched that fireball in his face after their last face-off in mid-March!
Scott pushes ADV to the corner and then unleashes a series of hard punches and chops to the face and chest, respectively, to the Cocky Cuban. He tries to throw more, but ADV returns fire with an eye rake! He doubles Scott over and then turns the tables so he’s in the corner.
THWACK! THWACK! THWACK!
Three hard knife-edge chops catch him in the chest before ADV then tees off with a huge series of back elbows to the face. When he has Stevens rocked, he goes after the face and GRINDS it against the top rope! Scott growls in pain and falls to a knee where ADV does the same, grinding his face against the laces of his boot! The crowd jeers as Alvaro is going after the now mostly healed face of Stevens.
Lance:
For a guy that claims to be hot like the sun, he’s ICE-COLD in that ring when he needs to be! Attacking the face he burned with a fireball six weeks ago!
DDK:
And now ADV has Stevens back in the corner! Oscar tries to break free from his corner!
The crowd rallies behind Burns as he throws some elbow smashes to the face of Jack Mace, but Mace returns fire using a HUGE uppercut to rock him back into the corner. He then presses a knee to Burns’ back to try and choke him against the ropes so Scott Stevens can get singled out by ADV!
DDK:
What’s ADV gonna do now?
ADV elbows Stevens again and then has him reeling in the corner. ADV turns back with a grin.
Alvaro de Vargas:
Be right back, pendejo!
He runs to the empty corner across the ring and then rushes right back, CRUSHING Stevens with a huge corner clothesline! He gets rocked from the first one and it’s so nice, ADV does it twice. He runs to the other side of the ring and back, connecting with another one! The blow has him leaning over in the corner while ADV props him up to keep him standing.
DDK:
ADV is such a young, powerful athlete, but just as vicious. He’s going for corner clothesline number three!
He does take his time with shot number three and gets jeers from the crowd as he circles around… but Stevens moves! ADV hits nothing but the corner, but to make matters worse, Burns breaks free from the corner of Mace and rushes over to CLOBBER ADV with a massive Running European Uppercut! The Faithful go nuts as Jack Mace’s eyes go wide! He rushed at Stevens, but Everyone’s Favorite Texan sidesteps and THROWS Mace through the ropes to send him out to the floor!
DDK:
What a reversal of fortune by Stevens and Burns! They make ADV pay for his arrogance and now he’s alone in the ring with them.
Scott points at Mace on the floor and Burns nods before he looks out to the crowd from the ring apron. He looks out to The Faithful…
Oscar Burns (and the crowd):
SWEET AS!
And then takes flight with a HUGE Running High Knee off the ring apron, nailing Mace and taking him out on the floor!
DDK:
A take on the Sweet As Knee Drop! The Sweet As Knee Strike off the apron was done perfectly and now Stevens has Alvaro where he wants him!
ADV is still reeling in the corner when The Angry Texans rushes forward and NAILS ADV in the leg with a huge chop block to the back of the leg! De Vargas goes down in a heap in the corner and Burns is right there to follow up on the attack on the outside. Burns points at Scott and he nods as he feeds Burns a leg from Alvaro… then SLAMS his leg down twice on the edge of the ring apron.
Burns grabs the leg of Alvaro and holds him while Scott follows to the outside. Morrow is freaking out and tries to get Mace back to his feet, but he’s down on the ground after being laid out with the flying knee. Burns and Stevens each grab a leg and nod so he can get a piece of Alvaro… then SLAMS the knee against the ring post!
DDK:
Did you think you’d EVER see the two former blood rivals working together long enough to do something like this?
Lance:
No, not at all, but when a bigger threat comes along, you do what you have to do to protect it and in tonight’s case, you’re protecting your contract from being owned by a bitter manager.
Morrow is helpless to watch as Scott smiles and gets cheers from the crowd. He grabs the leg of Alvaro and ADV tries to fight his way out, but Burns gets into the ring and boots him while Scott goes for the leg…
FIGURE FOUR AROUND THE RING POST!
DDK:
Vicious! Oscar and Scott single out that leg with the figure four leglock around the ring post! That is NOT going to bode well for him.
Lance:
And he’s not letting go! Stevens hasn’t been able to wrestle in a month and a half because of Alvaro de Vargas!
The crowd is roaring as the has the leglock stuck… until Mace finally gets back up and STOMPS away at Scott until he breaks it up to save his partner! Burns goes after Mace on the floor, but when he gets there, Mace grabs his arm and snaps it over the middle rope! Burns shouts out himself, but right behind him, Alvaro rolls him up for a cover…
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
Burns kicks out, but ADV hobbles to his good knee and catches Burns with a thumb to the eye! Burns doubles over and then ADV takes a moment before he turns back to his feet. He grabs The Technical Spectacle and throws him outside of the ring.n Mace pulls Stevens up on the outside and then tries to get the Angry Texan back to his feet, only to get rocked with a headbutt by Scott, and then shoved into the barricade!
DDK:
ADV taking any opening he can, but Scott is seeing red! He’s going after Alvaro too!
Scott heads back into the ring and now he and ADV are trading blows in the middle of the ring! Right hands throwing back and forth and an extra-large DEFIANCE crowd hungry for action chant with each blow!
YAY!
BOO!
YAY!
BOO!
YAY!
BOO!
YAY!
BO… YAAAAAAHHHHHH!
The crowd cheers when Scott breaks up the punch-fest by kicking the leg of Alvaro!
DDK:
Scott isn’t gonna play by any rules to get payback!
Lance:
That might be the first time a kick to the knee might have gotten cheers like that!
Scott rocks him with more rights and then gears up for a lariat, but he gets grabbed by the leg by Mace. Scott stops him and stomps the hand of Mace to back the Burly Brit off, but when Scott turns around he gets NAILED courtesy of Alvaro with a superkick! ADV crumbles down to his knee after the figure four from earlier!
DDK:
The distraction pays off and ADV cracked Stevens with probably the tallest superkick I think I’ve seen in DEFIANCE!
Lance:
That he did! That knee seems to be bugging de Vargas, but he’s trying to follow up.
Morrow yells at ADV and Mace to gang up on Scott in the ring and Mace nods. Burns tries to get back into the ring by grabbing Mace and fires off another running European uppercut to his rival. The Damn Fine Pro Wrestler gets launched back while Burns slides into the ring and goes right after Alvaro with another huge running high knee to the chest!
DDK:
What a shot there! Neither team has been able to hold a distinct advantage for too long in this contest just yet!
Lance:
And now he’s got him set back in the corner! Burns firing off elbow smashes in the corner!
Burns continues to attack Alvaro but when he notices Mace coming back into the ring again, he cuts him off with another charging European uppercut! He now has the crowd cheering.
Running European uppercut to Alvaro!
Running European uppercut to Jack!
Running European uppercut to Alvaro!
Running European uppercut to Jack!
The Faithful go nuts as he grabs the large Alvaro and dumps him up and over with a huge exploder suplex!
DDK:
Oscar Burns fighting with a lot of fire tonight! He’s feeding off his crowd!
Lance:
And Burns with the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
And the crowd has no choice but to gasp in AWE as Jack Mace doesn’t just break up the cover any other way… he has Burns hoisted up and then THROWN up and over with a huge deadlift German suplex! Mace sits back up and checks his jaw after the amount of uppercuts that he’s eaten, but it doesn’t stop him from having a sneer pointed at Burns while he’s down!
DDK:
JUST LIKE THAT! MACE WITH THE DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX!
Mace stands up finally, but he gets clocked yet again from a surprise shot by Stevens! Stevens now tries to fight back!
Right hand for Jack!
Right hand for Alvaro!
Right hand for Jack!
Right hand for Alvaro!
But when he tries to get back at Jack a third time, he ducks the shot and THROWS him over head as well using a huge belly to belly suplex across the ring! The crowd boos, but Morrow is happy like a pig in excrement right now as Mace and Scott beat him down with stomps.
DDK:
There they go again! This has been a see-saw battle and each time someone gets an advantage, they can’t hold it for long!
Lance:
And I think Tom Morrow realizes it.
Both Mace and ADV pick up Scott Stevens slowly while Morrow directs traffic. Both men grab an arm at the insistence of Morrow and then both Mace and ADV nod… then they SPIKE Scott down with a huge double-team Crucifix Bomb in the middle of the ring!
DDK:
Tandem Crucifix Bomb! That was the old finisher of Team HOSS, who Morrow used to manage a long time ago! He’s clearly taught them a thing or two for this match!
Lance:
And now look… Morrow is pointing at Burns. He hasn’t gotten up yet from that deadlift German suplex by Mace!
DDK:
Definitely can’t be good!
Mace and de Vargas slide out of the ring and then each grab Oscar Burns and drag The Technical Spectacle to the floor. Alvaro grabs Burns and then Morrow directs the traffic. ADV nods and hands him off to Mace, who snatches Burns up over his shoulder and then SLAMS him down on the ring apron with a nasty release Belly to Back suplex! The crowd cringes in pain as Burns gets bounced off the hArDeSt PaRt Of ThE rInG!
DDK:
That's a smart strategy whether we like it or not! Single out one man and you can both go after the other!
Mace takes a turn and CLUBS away at Burns’s chest several times while he’s still lying on the apron, but he’s not done. He takes Burns in his arms from the ring apron and then backs up…
Lance:
Ooooh, no, what’s Mace got in mind?
The Damn Fine Pro Wrestler hands him off to ADV again and then points toward the turnbuckles…
CUBAN MISSILE INTO THE RING POST!
The Faithful collectively cringe from the impact as Burns collides viciously with the ring post before he ends up slumped over on the floor. The camera catches a glimpse of Scott Stevens, still hurt inside the ring. ADV limps slightly around the ring but he still has enough presence to bask in the hatred of the crowd.
Alvaro de Vargas:
Welcome the newest members of Better Future, pendejos! At least what’s left of them!
Jack Mace:
Oi! Right cunts!
Mace and ADV then turn their attention back inside the ring and now both tower over Scott. Scott has a grimace on his face while ADV waves and grins.
Alvaro de Vargas:
Hola.
Scott tries to throw a punch, but Mace backs up and Alvaro STOMPS on his chest! Then both men pounce like hungry wolves on a wounded gazelle and start mauling Scott with stomp after stomp to his chest.
DDK:
And there’s no one for Scott to fall back on! There’s… oh, no…
Lance:
Not good. Not good at all.
The camera catches a glimpse of Oscar Burns, still down on the ringside floor, but an obvious head wound opened up, with blood running down on his forehead. Burns grits his teeth and the crowd is trying to rally hard behind the two former FISTS of DEFIANCE, but ADV and Mace continue their beatdown of Everyone’s Favorite Texan by pulling him up. Scott mounts no offensive when both Mace and ADV throw him across the opposite corner. ADV slowly runs in and then clobbers him using a big knee strike to the gut (the good knee), then whips him right into Mace’s grip…
DDK:
WOW! Bridging double arm suplex from the 278-pound Mace! Cover!
The crowd is wowed at the precision of the suplex as Mace holds it for the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
Stevens brakes free, but Mace and ADV continue to enjoy the advantage that a two-on-one in this type of match allows. ADV still favors his knee while Mace holds him from behind by both arms in a standing surfboard. De Vargas starts shadowboxing in place, then buries a hard right hand into the chest of Stevens. Stevens gets doubled over as he throws a few more rights to the side of the head and then gets a wicked smile on his face…
THUNK!
Lance:
Good lord! I think Stevens might be done after that headbutt! That was brutal!
DDK:
And Scott couldn’t protect himself!
The crowd grimaces when Stevens gets brought down to a knee by a WICKED headbutt by ADV who looks pretty pleased with himself. ADV points at Mace and tells him to get back up while de Vargas starts to show bits of a bloodied opening on the top of his forehead from the headbutt. The crowd jeer the duo, but they can’t do anything but watch as Morrow waves the broom around and then starts sweeping the floor at ringside. He turns on his headset so the entire arena can hear him again.
Tom Morrow:
I told you! CLEAN! SWEEP!
Burns is trying to get back to his feet, but he’s still looking pretty hurt on the ground. Meanwhile now, Scott Stevens is starting to bleed from the forehead himself. Despite that, he tries to fight his way out as the crowd cheers along.
STEVENS!
STEVENS!
STEVENS!
STEVENS!
STEVENS!
DDK:
This one has just gotten so vicious! Stevens is bleeding and so is ADV, but he did it to himself!
Lance:
ADV is willing to hurt himself to hurt the other guy more. We knew he was cocky… but he’s dangerous, too.
DDK:
Hate to say, but you’re right. ADV hasn’t been pinned or submitted since joining Better Future and Mace has only one loss, but avenged that pretty quickly in a one-on-one match against Burns not long ago!
Mace holds Stevens up, but to their surprise, he fights back! He nails Mace by slamming the back of his head into Jack’s face! The crowd starts to come alive when Scott fights back against both of his assailants! He throws a right at ADV and that Mace…TOXIC STING… NO!
DDK:
NO! MACE SHOVES HIM OFF… INTO ABAJO VAS BY DE VARGAS! CHOKESLAM!
De Vargas drills Scott into the canvas with the massive Sit-out Chokeslam and then crawls over to add two more members to the ranks of Better Future.
ONE!
TWO!
THR… KICKOUT!
The shoulder comes up and Scott Stevens has kicked out again! ‘
DDK:
No way! How did he kick out of that?
Angrily, ADV slaps the mat, but he decides enough is enough. The crowd cheers when Burns tries to get back into the ring despite the bloody face, but Mace runs over and BLASTS him with a big running forearm, knocking him off the ring apron and back to the floor! The Faithful jeer as ADV starts to set up the groggy Texan and throws him back into another corner. He unleashes another huge set of knife-edge chops into the chest of Stevens, sending him reeling.
Lance:
You’re the play-by-play guy, Darren, but I gotta say if he nails Ardiendo this one is over. And Better Future gets a massive boost of star power!
DDK:
Good call, Lance, ADV might have this one wrapped up.
Morrow yells at de Vargas to end it and he nods. He grabs Stevens by his hair and then boots him in the chest. Slowly, but surely, ADV practically licks his chops and knows he can end this if he can hit his signature piledriver.
DDK:
He’s put down many people with this move. Oscar Burns. Uriel Cortez. Minute. Many others. No one has kicked out of Ardiendo once he hits it.
He hoists him up… but Stevens shakes his legs frantically and fights his way out… then goes low and ATTACKS the leg of de Vargas once again! ADV cries out and Stevens finds an opening. Mace turns around and then tries to rush at Stevens, but the bloodied Scott sidesteps him and sends him FLYING into ADV, knocking him down! Morrow can’t believe the error and Mace looks shocked, but when he turns around…
SURPRISE HARD OUT HEADBUTT BY OSCAR BURNS!’
DDK:
One good headbutt deserves another! Hard Out Headbutt by Oscar Burns!
Burns is back in the ring, but falls back to the mat clutching his own bloodied forehead while The Burly Brit gets rocked right into…
DDK:
REMEMBER THE ALAMO! SUPERKICK TO THE JAW OF MACE! EVERYONE IS DOWN!
The Faithful cheer as Burns hobbles around the mat, trying to get himself back into the fight with a second wind, but the battering by Alvaro and Jack hasn’t made it easy. Meanwhile, Scott Stevens is hurt and unmoving for the moment. Alvaro is down holding his neck while Mace is staring up the light seeing stars!
DDK:
If Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens are gonna have a chance to get back into this and keep their contracts from Tom Morrow’s greedy clutches, they better take it now!
Lance:
That’s right, Darren the time’s gotta be now!
It takes some doing as Brian Slater just watches while there are bodies everywhere, checking to see if he may have to call for a double knock-out. It’s Scott Stevens rolling up to his feet first and he rolls over , trying to jump on top of Jack Mace for the pin. He throws an arm over the Burly Brit.
ONE!
TWO!
But Alvaro comes out of nowhere and breaks up the fall with a big leaping senton to the back of Stevens!
Lance:
No! ADV breaks up the fall! Now he’s going after Scott!
After the leading senton, El Sol Dorado pushes Stevens onto his back and then lays back into a cover of his own!
ONE!
TWO!
But Oscar Burns breaks THAT UP! The crowd cheers as Burns rolls Alvaro by the leg and rolls the tall Cuban-American up into a jackknife pin!
ONE!
TWO!
NO!
ADV shoves Burns off of him at the last second! Morrow shakes his head and lets out a quick sigh of relief that he kicked out!
DDK:
What a series of nearfalls that was by both teams and now Burns is back in it!
Burns and ADV meet up in the middle again, but ADV stops him with a right hand and then a chop to the chest of the Kiwi. He whips Burns into a corner and tries the same corner clothesline, but The Technical Spectacle sidesteps! He rushes at ADV, but he gets a boot up… NO! Burns catches his leg over the shoulder and then drives it over his shoulder! ADV is hurt now and limps back while Burns grabs the leg and then grins before SNAPPING him down to the mat with a huge dragon screw!
DDK:
Dragon Screw by Burns!
Burns then points to the top rope and then heads up top again with his hated rival being in the unusual position of watching his back. He tries to keep Mace at bay and watches as a bloodied Burns heads to the top rope…
Lance:
One more time, Darren! Sweet As Knee Drop coming up?
Burns smiles…
Oscar Burns (and the crowd):
SWEET AS!
And then he takes flight with a HUGE Flying knee drop to the chest of Alvaro! El Sol Dorado is out of it when Burns hooks both legs and goes for a cover...
ONE!
TWO!
THRE- BROKEN UP!
The crowd goes nuts as Mace surges to life and SHOVES Stevens into his own partner to break up the fall!
DDK:
GOOD LORD, THAT WAS POWER BY MACE! USING BURNS’ OWN PARTNER TO BREAK UP THAT COVER!
Mace grits his teeth and taps his finger to say he’s smarter than Burns as he starts to get up and runs a hand across his throat. Mace wastes no time in booting Stevens from the ring! Burns gets up and rocks him with a pair of stiff elbow smashes, but when The Technical Spectacle turns (AND TWISTS?) for a rolling elbow… MACE GRABS HIM!
DDK:
Jack of All Holds! Jack of All Holds! That’s how he beat Oscar Burns last time!
Lance:
Can Burns escape? He’s trying to fight that arm triangle choke!
He does try and the crowd cheers him on… but not for long when Jack elevates Burns and drapes his legs over the ropes before DRILLING him with a suspended flatliner!
DDK:
What a move! He calls that the Jack’s Fall! And now… HE’S GOT IT GROUNDED! JACK OF ALL HOLDS ON THE GROUND! THAT’S HOW HE BEAT BURNS A FEW WEEKS AGO! IS IT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN TONIGHT?!
Morrow is laughing and hollering on the outside, waving the broom to signify the clean sweep that Morrow mentioned on DEF Radio! He continues to cheer Mace as Burns as an arm up and tries to fight…
BROKEN UP BY SCOTT STEVENS!
Lance:
SCOTT IN THE NICK OF TIME! HE BREAKS UP THE SUBMISSION!
Scott is all over Mace and runs down right hand after right hand into the head of the technician. The crowd cheers on the Angry Texan as he gets him up and despite a stream or two of blood near his eyes, Scott fires back with a series of punches and chops to the chest of Mace. He runs off the ropes and tries for a big boot, but Mace ducks that and keeps running, then comes back… but Stevens catches the big man on his shoulders…
DDK:
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM! SO DOES BETTER FUTURE! COVER!
After spiking Mace with the Death Valley Bomb he goes for the cover and hooks both legs of Mace!
ONE!
TWO!
THR-BROKEN UP BY DE VARGAS!
Lance:
And now Alvaro is back! All four men do not want to give up this match and this is just the FIRST match of DEFCON!
DDK:
That it is, Lance! So much on the line for Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens!
A limping Alvaro grabs Scott and then beats on him with more punches, then sends him to the corner before he continues to fire off a series of knees to the chest! He lays into the decorated DEFIANCE star over and over with a few heavy knees and then pulls him back into a suplex.
DDK:
Alvaro thinking something big…
Lance:
No! Burns returns the favor from earlier!
He tries to spike him up, but out of nowhere, Oscar grabs him by the leg to help his partner. When ADV sees where he is, Burns cracks Alvaro with an uppercut… then Scott strikes him with a solid right! Uppercut! Right hand! Uppercut! Right hand! Morrow freaks out while Alvaro gets stumbled. He tries to lunge at Burns… but Burns GRABS him by the leg and takes him down…
DDK:
GRAPS OF WRATH II! ROLLING HEEL HOOK LOCKED IN! THIS CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET!
Alvaro has been dragged to the middle of the mat and the rolling heel hook is locked in tightly! Alvaro is yelling out in pain and then tries to reach out. Scott sees Jack Mace trying to get back up…
DDK:
THE FIST! THE FIST BY SCOTT STEVENS! THE SUPERMAN FOREARM KNOCKS MACE OFF THE APRON!
And seeing Alvaro in pain, Scott decides that Burns isn’t gonna get all the fun…
AND LOCKS IN A CROSSFACE ON DE VARGAS!
DDK:
TWO SUBMISSIONS! TWO SUBMISSIONS LOCKED IN ON ALVARO DE VARGAS! MACE IS DOWN ON THE OUTSIDE THANKS TO SCOTT!
Lance:
AND THIS CROWD IS GOING CRAZY! THIS HAS GOTTA BE IT!
Burns' Graps of Wrath II and Scott Stevens’ Wrath of The Goddess are simultaneously locked on on de Vargas as Morrow freaks out on the outside! He holds out the broom and keeps yelling to hold on…
But he can’t!
TAP TAP TAP!
The Faithful explode with cheers as the double submission pays off and Alvaro taps out!
DING DING DING
Darren Quimbey:
Here are your winners of the match via submission… SCOTT STEVENS AND “TWISTS AND TURNS” OSCAR BURNS!
DDK:
They did it! After a huge brawl that involved Alvaro de Vargas and Jack Mace trying to take the cheap win at the start, constant double-teams and a back and forth battle, it’s Oscar Burns and Scott Stevens that triumph in our opener! The Team Graps Cap and Everyone's Favorite Texan get the win!
Lance:
And remember, Mace still has to wrestle tomorrow night, teaming with Jestal against the team of Mushigihara and Klein! What condition will the Damn Fine Pro Wrestler be in due to this?!
A bloodied Oscar Burns and a bloodied Scott Stevens now stand over a bloodied and beaten Alvaro de Vargas as he gets helped from the ring. Brain Slater raises the hands of the two former FIST of DEFIANCE. Scott eyeballs Oscar…
Scott Stevens:
I should kick your fucking ass right now for putting MY contract on the line without asking me.
Burns shrugs.
Oscar Burns:
You could… but we won, Scotty. So enjoy it.
There is no cordial handshaking between the two men who have torn each other limb from limb during their DEFIANCE tenures, but Scott simply enjoys the crowd reaction while Burns hops to the second turnbuckle and then slips slightly before pumping a fist in the air! Meanwhile on the ground, Morrow looks angry! He looks at his broom and then TOSSES it to the floor before storming off with Jack Mace as he helps Alvaro limp to the back. Mace shoots the two men in the ring one final hate-filled stare before he and a bloodied and limping Alvaro head to the back.
DDK:
Alvaro and Jack Mace are absolutely going to be two big stars to watch out for whether you like them or not, but tonight, Scott Stevens and Oscar Burns get the duke here at DEFCON!
Lance:
That was a massive gamble for Burns to take to get this match, for sure… but to get Tom Morrow out of their hair has to be pretty sweet!
DDK:
Morrow will manage two more matches tomorrow night… the one we mentioned earlier and that massive eight man tag tomorrow night when Uriel Cortez, Minute and the Saturday Night Specials take on Morrow’s Lucky Sevens and The Stevens Dynasty… you have to wonder what Scott Stevens might think of his family siding with Morrow during this whole ordeal…
Scott Stevens unwraps his wrist tape and then basks in the victory of DEFCON while Burns throws both fists in the air, happy to have his confidence back after what has beena tumultuous five months. The two former rivals enjoy the spotlight as the scene heads back to the commentation station.