Post by Jman2k3 on Mar 13, 2023 7:12:50 GMT
March to Glory: 2023
Event Date: March 12, 2023
Back live and we cut over to our ring announcer is ready for our next match.
Bryan McVay: The following match is a fatal four-way contest and it’s for the HOTv Championship!
The fans that line Old Trafford here in Manchester, England cheer wildly ready for our third match of the evening but the first title match here at March To Glory.
Joe Hoffman: Welcome back everyone….including you Benny…..as it’s time for what will potentially be a three-on-one handicap match for the HOTv Championship belt.
Benny Newell: Again…not my fault that Darin Zion is a walking bathroom break…..but with this match…..there will be nothing potential about it. The Evil Empire will go down here tonight and the HOTv Championship belt will be back around the waist of a Final Alliance member………where it belongs.
Bryan McVay: Introducing first…
“BACK IN BLACK” by AC/DC begins to blare across the stadium. The crowd stands on their feet as Jatt Starr emerges from the player’s tunnel. The boos continue as the Rembrandt of Wresting begins to smugly saunter his way toward the ring. He only acknowledges the more attractive ladies in the stands (ages twenty-eight to thirty-five because he is no creepy old man), giving the occasional finger gun with a wink.
Bryan McVay: From Havre, Montana, USA. Weighing in tonight at 220 lbs. He is a HOW Hall of Famer, He is THE REMBRANDT OF WRESTLING, JATTTTTTT STARRRRRR!!!
Jatt Starr walks up the ring steps sporting his black and red checkered suit. The Ruler of Jattlantis demands Matt Boettcher open the ropes for him. The Jattlantic City Idol enters the ring and takes a knee and outstretches his arms.
Joe Hoffman: Jatt Starr, the HOW Classic and a member of Lee’s Final Alliance has had issues with Joe Bergman for a while now. Tonight, he looks to add one of the only belts to escape him so far in his career. The HOTv Championship belt. Can Jatt Starr stand tall and put a title around his waist for the first time since August of 2022?
Benny Newell: Jatt Starr will make a great HOTv Champion, Joe. Who better to represent the HOTv Network than a man that is a HOW original? Jatt will prove once and for all that HOW is better than Joe Bergman and his Evil Empire. Did you know everything Jatt’s said about Bergman is true?
The Sultan of SeaJattle removes his checked suit jacket revealing an old-school Best Alliance t-shirt which he removes, and hands to Boettcher. The Thane of Starrkarth prepares for action as the music fades out.
Bryan McVay: And his opponent…
The camera pans over Old Trafford. There’s a buzz in the air as the High Octane faithful wait.
A thundering sound and music begin to play.
“DADDY’S HOME” by JT Music.
Somewhere beyond the sea
Something slumbers underneath
When she wakes up from her dreams
We’ll be reborn from the deep
The opening lines of the first verse start to play, and a large figure steps out of the player’s tunnel. His appearance is met with another thundering sound, this time the sound of boos from all over the stadium.
Dan Ryan stands there, soaking it in. He’s been booed most of his career. This time, for a unique reason. But he soaks it all in, then starts to walk toward the ring.
Hold your noses cuz we’re going for another long dive
Some call me Father, others call me Johnny Topside
Long forgotten, I was swept up by the wrong tide
Thought my bed was made but I just woke up on the wrong side
Bryan McVay: From Houston, Texas, USA. Weighing tonight at 305 lbs. He is a member of The Final Alliance. Here is THE HAMMER OF GOD, DANNNNNN RYANNNNN!!!
Halfway toward the ring, someone throws something in his direction, but he sidesteps it, and glances over as EPU rush in to subdue the fan responsible in the stands. Ryan makes it to the ring, then stops and looks out into the stands once again, soaking in the reaction with no expression.
I’m the heavyweight champ, you won’t even last a round
Too long you brutes abused the juice, now you get smacked around
Delta’s held the belt so many years here in Rapture now
Baddest motherfucker in the building, who’s your daddy now?
I’ll ask you nicely, would you kindly put your weapon down?
And cut the cameras cuz I’d rather not be ratted out
I’m on the path to power, I would’ve made Atlas proud
Hit you with the one two punch, zap and whack you out
Joe Hoffman: Dan Ryan has returned to HOW after that incident that remains nameless. He makes no money under his HOW contract. However, under the guidance of Lee Best, Dan Ryan has cut a path of destruction through the roster. How will he and his tag team partner Jatt Starr fare in a match for singles Championship gold?
Benny Newell: Dan Ryan will make a great HOTv Champion, Joe. Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr will make great HOTv Tag Team Champions
Joe Hoffman: Didn’t you just say Jatt would make a great HOTv Champion?
Benny Newell: More than one thing can be true, Hoffhole. Just because Jatt and Dan happen to be the #1 contenders to the HOTv World Tag Team Championship belts doesn’t mean that either man wouldn’t make a great singles Champion. Dan Ryan will make sure the job gets done tonight just like Lee has ordered.
Ryan cracks his neck, then climbs up onto the apron and climbs through the ropes. He dashes into the ropes, bounces off, and sprints to a turnbuckle, step-climbing up and then roaring into the stands and settling into a snarling stare out at the masses.
Ryan hops down, then circles the ring for a moment, letting the boos continue to rain down all over him, then finally backs into a corner different from Jatt and waits for the bell.
Bryan McVay: And their opponent…
A synthesized hymn begins to play as an angelic voice begins to sing.
“Born from pain, inside my veins.
Bred for war, begging for more.
None shall mourn, I am reborn.
Live in sin. The House always wins.”
The hymn continues as the sound of words blasts throughout the stadium.
WELCOME… TO… THE… HOUSE… OF… BEST
The sound of glass breaking is heard as “O FORTUNA EXCALIBUR REMIX” by Apotheosis begins. Scott Stevens makes his way out of the player’s tunnel.
Bryan McVay: From The House Of Best. Weighing in tonight at 256 lbs. He is a HOW Hall of Famer. He is THE DEMI-GOD OF HOW, SCOTTTTTTTTT STEVENNNNNNNSSSSS!!!
Stevens’ 97 Red circular sunglasses glisten in the light and his devilish grin plasters his face. Scott drinks in his own hype as he lifts his right arm and points to the heavens before he begins to slowly walk toward the ring. As he does so he carries the Book of Best front and center of his chest. Scott wipes his feet off on the edge of the ring, his smile never leaving his face. Moving towards the center of the ring, Scott drops to a knee before looking up with his eyes closed towards the heavens mouthing something.
Joe Hoffman: Scott Stevens prides himself on not being a member of the Final Alliance. He actually believes Lee Best employs his services when members of the Final Alliance can’t get the job done. At Chaos 024 Scott Stevens helped Joe Bergman get a big win over the #1 contenders to the HOTv World Tag Team Championship belts. But tonight? It’s about walking away with the belt that Bergman holds.
Benny Newell: Scott Stevens will make a… well… he’ll make a HOTv Champion.
Joe Hoffman: Oh come on!
Benny Newell: The mission is clear, Joe. By any means necessary the Evil Empire walks out of here tonight with one less Championship belt. Any of these men… and Stevens, I guess. Would make a damn fine HOTv Champion.
Once his prayer is done he slowly lowers the hood of his jacket and lifts his arm high into the air as the music dies Scott takes off the Cross of Best and kisses it before making his way to his corner to prepare for his match.
Bryan McVay: And finally… the Champion…
The opening piano played by Billy Powell followed by the iconic guitar licks from Gary Rossington’s slide guitar at the beginning of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s epic ‘Freebird’ blare out of the speakers.
Seconds later, the lovely Sunny O’Callahan emerges from the player’s tunnel onto the Old Trafford pitch dressed in the fashion of a female background singer from a late seventies Southern rock band wearing a spaghetti strap top, a pair of jeans, and heels. And her usually straight hair is all frizzed out and curly.
Sunny takes a swig from a bottle of Southern Comfort and sways on the grass as Ronnie Van Zant’s vocals come on over the sound system.
“If I leave here tomorrow… will you still remember me?”
Bryan McVay: From Plattin, Missouri, USA. Weighing in tonight at 215 lbs…
“For I must be traveling on now… ‘Cause there’s too many places I want to see…”
Joe Bergman comes out dressed as normal in a plain black robe over his wrestling trunks and the HOTv Championship belt around his waist.
“But if I stayed here with you girl… Things just couldn’t be the same…”
Joe stops and pats his heart as he looks up into the air
Joe Hoffman: As you may know, the lead guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd Gary Rossington passed away last week.
Benny Newell: Such a shame.
Joe Hoffman: I didn’t know you were a fan, Benny.
Benny Newell: It’s a shame that it wasn’t Bergman that died.
“Cause I’m a free as a bird now… and this bird you cannot change…”
Bryan McVay: He is a HOW Hall of Famer, He is the reigning and defending HOTv Champion. ORDINARY, JOEEEE BERGGGGGGMANNNN!!!
The crowd roars. Joe pumps his first in the air.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
With O’Callahan leading the way, she and Bergman start across the pitch towards the ring.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
Bergman raises a defiant fist in the air as he and Sunny approach.
Joe Hoffman: Regardless of my partner’s insensitivity, Joe Bergman walks into here with the odds stacked against him. With the help of Scott Stevens, Bergman managed to pull off a near-impossible win on Chaos. Can lightning strike twice for Joe here tonight? Can The Man of the People overcome members of the Final Alliance and Scott Stevens?
Benny Newell: Joe Bergman has lied, cheated, and stolen his way to the HOTv Championship belt. And even still has the nerve to think he can hold that title and even more. The greedy fuck and the Evil Empire fall tonight. The GOD of HOW backed Bergman into a corner he can’t weasel his way out of in this match.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
Joe climbs up on the ring apron and opens a path for Sunny to climb into the ring. Then he leaps over the top rope and climbs up on the turnbuckle.
“Lord knows, I can’t change”
Looking out over the ropes with Sunny right by his side, Joe raises his arms in the air and a can of PBR in tribute to the ‘ordinary people’ in attendance in Manchester, England tonight. Bryan McVay exits the ring as Boettcher retrieves the HOTv Championship belt from Bergman. Sunny exits the ring as Bergman hands her his robe. Boettcher the HOTv Championship belt high into the air as all three challengers keep their eyes on it. Boettcher hands the belt off to the timekeeper and then signals for the bell.
DING DING
Joe Hoffman: Here we go… HOTv Championship is up for grabs.
Bergman steps out of his corner a bit but watches as Stevens, Jatt, and Ryan all look at each other. Slowly, each man moves out of their respective corners in sync and begins to surround the HOTv Champion. Bergman takes a half-step backward but readies himself for a fight as the three opponents continue to close in on him.
Joe Hoffman: They aren’t even trying to pretend that this is every man for themselves!
The tension in the stadium builds as Ryan barks orders to the other two men. However, before Jatt can move in, Scott Stevens grabs a hold of him from behind and rolls him into a schoolboy pin attempt as Boettcher drops down.
Benny Newell: WHAT?!
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Both Bergman and Dan Ryan race over and brake up the pin attempt before Boettcher can reach three.
Joe Hoffman: Scott Stevens almost won the HOTv Championship belt in record time!
Benny Newell: That idiot! I mean… GREAT! But still… that idiot!!!
Dan begins to hit Bergman with clubbing shots to the back of the neck with Joe distracted. Stevens and Jatt both get back up on their feet quickly but Stevens closes in. However, Jatt gives Stevens a poke to his good eye that staggers him. As Stevens turns around, Jatt throws a boot to the midsection but Stevens catches the boot. Jatt waves his hands frantically and begs Stevens to remember they are on the same side. It causes Stevens to pause long enough for Jatt to connect with an enzigiuri kick to the back of the skull. Dan Ryan uses his strength to muscle Bergman back into a corner. Ryan throws heavy rights and lefts at Bergman’s head but the HOTv Champion had his arms up guarding against a majority of the blows. Ryan switches approach and then begins hitting Bergman with repeated shoulder blocks to the midsection in the corner.
Joe Hoffman: I don’t envy Boettcher’s job here tonight.
Benny Newell: Why is Stevens fighting with Jatt? The objective is to take out Joe Bergman! Does no one follow the game plan?!
Jatt gets up to his feet and then stalks around Stevens as he pulls himself up holding the back of his head in pain. Stevens turns but Jatt grabs a hold of him and hits him with the ManJattan Drop. Starr’s knee connects with Stevens’ little Texans and causes him to double over in pain. Dan Ryan backs away from the corner as Bergman slumps down against the bottom turnbuckle. Ryan gets a running start toward the corner and tries to hit Bergman with a big boot to the face. However, Joe moves out of the way and Ryan misses. Bergman is back up to his feet quickly and then begins to pepper Ryan’s bad leg with stiff kicks. Ryan hops on one leg and tries to swat at Bergman but Joe keeps his distance. Bergman lays in more kicks to the leg before diving in and then hits Ryan with a dragonscrew leg whip that takes the big man off of his feet.
Joe Hoffman: Bergman has managed to chop big Dan Ryan down to the canvas with a vicious dragonscrew.
Benny Newell: Cheating! Bergman is cheating! Someone throw a yellow flag… I mean a yellow card. Something!
Ryan begins to pull himself off of the canvas but Bergman connects with a roll-through roundhouse kick to the face that puts Dan on his back. Jatt grabs a hold of Stevens from behind and then hits him with the Jattlantian Suplex down to the canvas. Stevens lands on the back of his neck and shoulders as Jatt gets back up to his feet. Seeing the opportunity in front of him, Jatt steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle. On the other side of the ring, Bergman climbs to the middle rope as Ryan begins to regain a vertical base. Bergman leaps off the middle rope and goes for a hurricanrana but Dan Ryan is way too big and still way too strong to be snapped over. Ryan muscles Bergman up and then spikes him down to the canvas with a powerbomb. Bergman bounces off the canvas as Ryan falls back into the ropes to recover.
Joe Hoffman: Joe Bergman took the sky and tried to hit a hurricanrana on Dan Ryan but that was a bad idea. Dan shook the ring with that powerbomb.
Benny Newell: The damage has been done to that leg though and Ryan using the ropes to keep himself upright. Don’t forget about Jatt on the top rope right now too.
Stevens gets to his feet and turns around looking for Jatt. That gives Starr the opportunity to leap off the top rope dropkick but Stevens moves out of the way. Jatt crashes and burns down to the canvas hard as a grin begins to form on Stevens’ face. However, that is short-lived as Dan Ryan comes barreling through and smashes Stevens into the corner with a big splash. Stevens falls to the canvas hard and rolls out of the ring to take a breather as Ryan turns his attention to his tag team partner. Ryan stalks over to Jatt and then reaches down to grab a hold of him. But instead of attacking Jatt, Ryan helps him to his feet and checks on him.
Joe Hoffman: Dan Ryan had a chance to capitalize on his partner there but instead has chosen to form a partnership with Jatt Starr in this match.
Jatt nods his head confirming that he’s fine as Ryan points over to Bergman on the canvas. Both men get sinister looks on their faces as they stalk over toward the HOTv Champion. Sunny pounds her hands on the ring apron trying to rally Joe back up to his feet. Bergman tries to regain a vertical base but gets absolutely mugged by Jatt and Dan. The Final Alliance members beat Bergman back down to the canvas mercilessly as the audience begins to boo loudly.
Benny Newell: And this is what was supposed to happen all along. It just took getting Stevens out of the match to begin dismantling Joe Bergman.
Sunny moves around the outside of the ring and begins to yell at Scott Stevens to get back into the ring and do something. Stevens stares at Sunny with hatred in his eye but then pushes her away. Stevens reaches under the ring and then pulls out a table. Stevens begins to set up the table on the outside of the ring as the beatdown of Bergman continues. Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman and drags him back up to his feet. Jatt hooks Bergman into position as Dan steps backward. Ryan charges and then hits Bergman with a big boot to the face and a Starrabian leg sweep combo with Jatt that takes the HOTv Champion down to the canvas.
Joe Hoffman: It looks like Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr are using their tag team maneuvers on Joe Bergman here in this fatal four-way.
Benny Newell: A clear message to the Alabama Gang. After the HOTv Championship, those tag team belts are coming home too.
Jatt gets up to his feet then steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle. Ryan grabs a hold of Bergman and pulls him off of the canvas. Dan lifts Bergman into the air and hits him with a backbreaker but then holds him in place. Jatt balances himself on the top rope then leaps off and hits Bergman with an elbow drop that sends him off Ryan’s knee and down to the canvas. Ryan hooks the leg and makes the cover on Bergman as Boettcher drops down.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Joe Hoffman: Jatt isn’t trying to break up the count.
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Benny Newell: New Champion!
NO! Stevens dives into the ring and breaks up the count before the three!
Benny Newell: Fucking idiot!!!
Joe Hoffman: Jatt Starr didn’t try to break up the count on Bergman, but he also didn’t stop Scott Stevens from breaking up the count. Just whose side is he on?!
As Dan begins to pull himself up to his feet, Jatt quickly goes on the attack on Stevens, pretending he just didn’t stand there and let that happen. Jatt grabs a hold of Stevens and then whips him into the ropes. Ryan steps in front of Stevens and swings a big clothesline but Stevens ducks under it. Stevens bounces off the ropes and hits Dan with a bicycle knee to the face. Ryan staggers backward but Stevens charges forward and hits Ryan with The Fist to the face. Ryan staggers back even further as Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman off of the canvas. Jatt chucks Bergman towards Dan Ryan which causes Bergman to hit Dan Ryan with a chop block to the back of the knee that sends him down to the canvas hard.
Joe Hoffman: Did I just see what I thought I saw? Jatt Starr just used Joe Bergman to hit his tag team partner Dan Ryan with a chop block to the back of his bad leg.
Benny Newell: No! What you saw is Jatt trying to toss Bergman out of the ring but that Evil Empire bastard changed direction and decided to take a cheap shot at Dan Ryan. Joe Bergman is even cheating the laws of physics!!!
Dan Ryan rolls around the canvas holding his knee in pain but Stevens grabs a hold of Ryan’s leg and drags him towards the corner. Stevens slides out of the ring and then grabs both of Ryan’s legs and crotches him against the steel ring post. Jatt goes over and grabs a hold of Bergman. Jatt locks Bergman in a sleeper hold but then tries for Jattisfaction but Bergman counters a jawbreaker on Starr. Jatt staggers a bit as Bergman grabs him and hits him with a belly-to-back suplex that drops Jatt down to the canvas. Stevens locks Dan Ryan in a figure four leg lock around the steel ring post that causes Ryan to howl in pain. Ryan tries to pull himself away from the ring post but Bergman runs over and hits Ryan with a double foot stomp to the midsection. Bergman makes the cover on Ryan as Stevens keeps the figure four locked in unaware of the cover being made.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Matt Boettcher: THR–
NO! JATT STARR BREAKS UP THE COUNT BEFORE THE THREE!!!
Benny Newell: What the hell is BITCHER doing?! Dan Ryan’s legs are clearly outside of the ring! The Evil Empire has paid off the referee! CHEATERS!!!
Joe Hoffman: You know that Boettcher can not be brought but Bergman almost escaped here with his HOTv Championship belt. However, thanks to Jatt Starr this match will continue!
Jatt Starr puts the boots on Bergman and then grabs a hold of him by the legs. Jatt locks in the Jattaclysm on Bergman in the center of the ring. Boettcher drops back down and asks Bergman if he wants to give it up but Joe screams no. Jatt continues to crank on the hold as Bergman raises his arm into the air. He reaches for the ropes but he’s nowhere near them. Bergman looks like he might tap out but Stevens levels Jatt with Remember The Alamo to the back of the head. Jatt falls to the canvas holding his head in pain. Stevens measures Jatt up and then hits him with a knee drop using his knee brace to the back of his head. Stevens drops down a second and then a third knee drop then pulls himself up to his feet. Stevens signals that it’s over as he grabs a hold of Jatt. But then suddenly…
Joe Hoffman: POISONRANA!
Bergman spikes Stevens down to the canvas with the reverse hurricanrana. Bergman gets up to his feet and then grabs a hold of Jatt who is bleeding from the back of his head. Dan Ryan remains on the canvas holding his knee in pain as Bergman goes to finish off Starr. Jatt hits Bergman with a low blow that causes him to lose his grip on Starr. Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman and then goes to hit him with Falling Starr but Bergman pushes Jatt away. Starr charges but Bergman levels him with a lariat that turns Jatt inside out. Slowly, Bergman and Jatt get back up to their feet as Stevens also regains a vertical base. All three men start to exchange haymakers back and forth as the fans are eating it up. The party is broken up but a hobbling Dan Ryan, who stands in the middle of all three men angrier than a wet hornet’s nest.
Benny Newell: MURDER DADDY IS GOING TO STOP ALL OF THIS NONSENSE!
Dan Ryan begins shoving all three men while yelling. Ryan points to Bergman and orders both Stevens and Jatt to focus on the HOTv Champion. Stevens argues with Dan but Ryan slaps Stevens across the face hard. Stevens staggers but then begins firing away at Dan Ryan. Bergman joins in on the attack on Ryan that causes the big man to stagger a bit. Jatt shrugs his shoulders and then joins in on the attack of Dan Ryan. The three men manage to stagger Dan back towards the corner.
Joe Hoffman: An unlikely alliance here as Stevens, Bergman, and Jatt are all attacking Dan Ryan at the same time!
Benny Newell: What are you doing, Jatt?!?! This is not the plan!
All three men pummel Dan in the corner but the big man roars loudly and explodes outward knocking all three men down to the canvas. However, Dan goes right back to grabbing at his bad leg. Bergman gets to his feet and then charges toward the corner. Bergman leaps into the air and tries to monkey-flip Dan Ryan out of the corner but that was not a wise idea. Ryan holds his ground and then plants Bergman down to the canvas with a spinebuster. Ryan slowly begins to pull himself back up but Stevens bounces off the ropes and hits Ryan with Don’t Mess With Texas right to the face. Dan falls back down onto the canvas before Stevens grabs a hold of him. Stevens shoves Ryan’s head between his legs and then begins to shout at Jatt and Bergman. Both men get back up to her feet and then help Scott Stevens hoist Dan Ryan up into the air.
Joe Bergman: OH MY GOD…
With Ryan high in the air the three men chuck Dan Ryan over the top rope and down through the table on the outside of the ring. The table explodes into pieces as the crowd erupts with a deafening amount of cheers.
Benny Newell: WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?!
Joe Hoffman: A TRIPLE POWERBOMB THROUGH THE TABLE ON THE OUTSIDE HAS EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATED DAN RYAN FROM THIS CONTEST!!!
HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
The three men left in the ring look on in amazement at what they just accomplished by putting their differences aside momentarily. Bergman backs away and turns around but right into the clutches of Scott Stevens.
Joe Hoffman: HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!
The death valley driver plants Bergman down to the canvas but Jatt comes behind Stevens as he gets back up to his feet. Jatt grabs a hold of Stevens by the neck and then…
Benny Newell: STARRMAGEDDON!
Jatt hits Stevens with the inverted falling DDT down to the canvas hard. Jatt gets up to his knees and points to his head with a smile on his face letting the fans know that he’s the smartest man in this match. That was of course… a very dumb moment to do that.
Joe Hoffman: DRAGON SLEEPER! BERGMAN HAS JATT LOCKED IN THE DRAGON SLEEPER!!!
Bergman capitalizes on Jatt’s lapse in focus and locks in his finisher on the man that’s been a thorn in his side for months. Jatt’s arms flail around as Boettcher drops to the canvas asking Starr if he wants to submit. Jatt refuses but Bergman continues to crank back on the hold with everything he’s got.
Joe Hoffman: It’s ICONIC 2022 all over again! Bergman has Jatt Starr caught in the Dragon Sleeper!
Benny Newell: Jatt Starr didn’t tap out then and he’s not going to tap out now!
Bergman screams out as he continues to try and choke out Jatt but dives in and hits Joe with Debbie Does Dallas to the back of the head. Bergman releases the hold on Jatt as he falls to the canvas.
Benny Newell: OH THANK FUCK!
Stevens gets to his feet and stalks around Bergman as he staggers back up to a vertical base. As Bergman turns around, Stevens nearly decapitates him with a discus clothesline that sends him down to the canvas. Stevens hooks the leg and makes the cover on Bergman as Boettcher drops down for the count.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Matt Boettcher: THREE
NO!!! BERGMAN GOT HIS SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS AT THE LAST SPLIT SECOND!!!
Benny Newell: THAT WAS THREE, BITCHER!!! HE’S TOTALLY JOINED THE DARK SIDE AND JOINED THE EVIL EMPIRE!!!
Joe Hoffman: THERE IS NO EVIL EMPIRE!!! BERGMAN GOT HIS SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS JUST IN TIME AND STEVENS CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!!
Stevens sits on the canvas in shock that Bergman got his shoulder up. Stevens argues with Boettcher over the count but Boettcher confirms it was only a two. Stevens gets back up to his feet and then grabs a hold of Bergman. Stevens lifts Bergman into position and then plants him with the Scorpion Driver down to the canvas. Stevens gets up to his feet then steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle.
Joe Hoffman: Bergman isn’t moving on the canvas and if Stevens hits from the top rope this one could be over.
Benny Newell: Hurry the fuck up, Stevens! I’ve seen Bobby Dean move faster on a treadmill than this!
Stevens balances himself on the top rope and then looks down at Bergman. Stevens leaps off the top rope going for a diving headbutt but he’s caught in midair.
Joe Hoffman: STARRLITE EXPRESS!!!
Jatt runs then leaps into the air and cuts Stevens in half with a spear mid-leap. Stevens crashes and burns down to the canvas hard. Jatt crawls over quickly to hook the leg and make the cover on Stevens as Boettcher drops down for the count.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Matt Boettcher: THREE!!!
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NO!!! STEVENS KICKS OUT BEFORE THE THREE COUNT!!!
Joe Hoffman: Holy Heck I thought we had a new Champion right there!
Benny Newell: JATT STARR IS THE NEW HOTV CHAMPION! GIVE HIM HIS BELT! THAT WAS THREE! FUCKING STEVENS… STAY DOWN!!!
Jatt gets back up to his feet and then grabs a hold of Stevens off of the canvas. Jatt sets up for the Falling Starr again but Stevens pushes him off. Jatt turns around but Stevens leaps into the air and goes for the Toxic Sting but Jatt pushes Stevens away. The two men continue trading counters as Bergman staggers back up to his feet. Both Stevens and Jatt charge at Bergman but the HOTv Champion sees them coming.
Joe Hoffman: GREEN MIST!
Benny Newell: BUT HE GOT BITCHER!
Jatt and Stevens put the brakes on and ducked as Bergman sprays Boettcher with green mist to the face. The referee is blinded much to Bergman’s dismay. Stevens and Jatt go on the attack on Bergman double teaming him. Both men beat down Bergman in the corner before Stevens backs away. Stevens charges in and then hit Bergman with a Stinger Splash in the corner. Stevens begins away as Jatt rushes in but Bergman catches him with a drop toe hold that sends him crashing face-first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Stevens grabs a hold of Bergman and then whips him into the ropes. Bergman springboards off the middle rope and then hits Stevens with a cutter down to the canvas.
Joe Hoffman: Here comes Joe Bergman!
The loyal members of Section 214 cheer wildly as Bergman steps through the ropes and then begins to climb the turnbuckle. Bergman perches himself on the top rope as both Stevens and Jatt stagger back up to their feet. Bergman leaps off the top rope and hits both men with a high cross-body block that sends them down to the canvas. Jatt staggers back up to his feet but Bergman gives him a boot to the midsection that doubles him over. Bergman leaps up and hits Jatt with a sunset flip powerbomb down to the canvas. Bergman holds Jatt in place for the pin but there is no count.
Benny Newell: HA! BITCHER IS STILL DOWN AND CAN’T COUNT THE PINFALL! BERGMAN’S CHEATING FINALLY BACKFIRES ON HIM!!!
The crowd counts along and reaches the count of seven as Bergman continues to hold Jatt in place.
Joe Hoffman: JOE BERGMAN HAS THIS MATCH WON BUT WITH NO REFEREE IT IS POINTLESS TO TRY AND MAKE A COVER!!!
Bergman gets up to his feet frustrated but from behind Stevens hits him with a Texas Hammer that knocks him down to the canvas. Stevens grabs Bergman and then tosses him over the top rope and to the outside of the ring. Jatt grabs a hold of Stevens from behind and sets up for the Falling Starr one more time but Stevens drops down and hits Jatt with a low blow. Jatt falls to the canvas in pain as Stevens gets up to his feet. Jatt pulls himself up to his hands and knees but Stevens charges.
Benny Newell: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!
Stevens hits Jatt with a punt kick to the side of the head that sends Jatt rolling out of the ring to the outside. Stevens stands in the center of the ring triumphant but is totally unaware of the danger that lurks behind him.
Joe Hoffman: DAN RYAN IS BACK ON HIS FEET AND IN THE RING!
Benny Newell: MURDER DADDY LIVES!
Stevens turns around and nearly wets himself seeing Dan Ryan standing there filled with rage. Dan swings a lariat but Stevens ducks it and hits Ryan with a dropkick to the knee that sends him down to the canvas. Ryan grabs his knee and rolls to the corner as Stevens gets to his feet. Stevens heads to the corner and begins to lie in mudhole stomps to Ryan as Boettcher begins to stir. Stevens backs away from the corner feeling confident then stands in the opposite corner. Dan Ryan grabs the ropes and pulls himself up to his feet in the corner. Stevens charges and goes for a Stinger Splash in the corner but Ryan sees him coming.
Benny Newell: HAMMER OF GOD!!!
Dan Ryan knocks the ever-loving piss out of the Scott Stevens rolling elbow smash even on one leg. Stevens hits the canvas hard but Dan Ryan hobbles over and grabs a hold of him. In a massive display of power, Dan Ryan hoists Stevens up onto his shoulders and then.
Joe Hoffman: HEADLINER CONNECTS!!!
Benny Newell: YES!
Dan Ryan drives Stevens down to the canvas with the Burning Hammer hard. Dan Ryan hooks the leg and makes the cover on Stevens as Boettcher staggers over for the count.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
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Joe Hoffman: STEVENS ISN’T MOVING!
Benny Newell: YES!!
Matt Boettcher: TWO
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Bergman gets to his feet and tries to dive into the ring to break up the count but Jatt grabs a hold of him and stops him even though Sunny is trying to help Joe get free.
Joe Hoffman: BERGMAN ISN’T GOING TO MAKE IT IN TIME!
Benny Newell: YES!!!
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Matt Boettcher: THREE!!!
DING DING DING!!!
Benny Newell: FUCK YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Bryan McVay: Here is your winner… AND NEWWWWW HOTv CHAMPION… DANNNNNN RYANNNNNNN!!!!!
Jatt lets go of Bergman who slams his fist on the canvas in anger. Boettcher gets the HOTv Championship belt and presents it to Dan Ryan whole hobbles up to his feet. Dan Ryan roars loudly over the boos from the crowd while holding the title high in the air.
Joe Hoffman: Joe Bergman give it everything here had out here tonight but in the end, the numbers game prevail. Dan Ryan is the new HOTv Champion and begins another Championship belt to the Final Alliance.
Benny Newell: What you mean to say is that justice has been served! Bergman tried to get himself disqualified by spitting mist in Bitcher’s face but it didn’t work! Murder Daddy is the HOTv Champion and there is going to be a party in Manchester tonight! GLORY GLORY THE FINAL ALLIANCE!!!!
Jatt Starr heads off towards the player’s tunnel with his head down with mixed emotions about keeping Bergman away from breaking up the count. Dan Ryan continues his celebration in the ring as Sunny tries to help the former Champion to the back as we cut away.
Event Date: March 12, 2023
Back live and we cut over to our ring announcer is ready for our next match.
Bryan McVay: The following match is a fatal four-way contest and it’s for the HOTv Championship!
The fans that line Old Trafford here in Manchester, England cheer wildly ready for our third match of the evening but the first title match here at March To Glory.
Joe Hoffman: Welcome back everyone….including you Benny…..as it’s time for what will potentially be a three-on-one handicap match for the HOTv Championship belt.
Benny Newell: Again…not my fault that Darin Zion is a walking bathroom break…..but with this match…..there will be nothing potential about it. The Evil Empire will go down here tonight and the HOTv Championship belt will be back around the waist of a Final Alliance member………where it belongs.
Bryan McVay: Introducing first…
“BACK IN BLACK” by AC/DC begins to blare across the stadium. The crowd stands on their feet as Jatt Starr emerges from the player’s tunnel. The boos continue as the Rembrandt of Wresting begins to smugly saunter his way toward the ring. He only acknowledges the more attractive ladies in the stands (ages twenty-eight to thirty-five because he is no creepy old man), giving the occasional finger gun with a wink.
Bryan McVay: From Havre, Montana, USA. Weighing in tonight at 220 lbs. He is a HOW Hall of Famer, He is THE REMBRANDT OF WRESTLING, JATTTTTTT STARRRRRR!!!
Jatt Starr walks up the ring steps sporting his black and red checkered suit. The Ruler of Jattlantis demands Matt Boettcher open the ropes for him. The Jattlantic City Idol enters the ring and takes a knee and outstretches his arms.
Joe Hoffman: Jatt Starr, the HOW Classic and a member of Lee’s Final Alliance has had issues with Joe Bergman for a while now. Tonight, he looks to add one of the only belts to escape him so far in his career. The HOTv Championship belt. Can Jatt Starr stand tall and put a title around his waist for the first time since August of 2022?
Benny Newell: Jatt Starr will make a great HOTv Champion, Joe. Who better to represent the HOTv Network than a man that is a HOW original? Jatt will prove once and for all that HOW is better than Joe Bergman and his Evil Empire. Did you know everything Jatt’s said about Bergman is true?
The Sultan of SeaJattle removes his checked suit jacket revealing an old-school Best Alliance t-shirt which he removes, and hands to Boettcher. The Thane of Starrkarth prepares for action as the music fades out.
Bryan McVay: And his opponent…
The camera pans over Old Trafford. There’s a buzz in the air as the High Octane faithful wait.
A thundering sound and music begin to play.
“DADDY’S HOME” by JT Music.
Somewhere beyond the sea
Something slumbers underneath
When she wakes up from her dreams
We’ll be reborn from the deep
The opening lines of the first verse start to play, and a large figure steps out of the player’s tunnel. His appearance is met with another thundering sound, this time the sound of boos from all over the stadium.
Dan Ryan stands there, soaking it in. He’s been booed most of his career. This time, for a unique reason. But he soaks it all in, then starts to walk toward the ring.
Hold your noses cuz we’re going for another long dive
Some call me Father, others call me Johnny Topside
Long forgotten, I was swept up by the wrong tide
Thought my bed was made but I just woke up on the wrong side
Bryan McVay: From Houston, Texas, USA. Weighing tonight at 305 lbs. He is a member of The Final Alliance. Here is THE HAMMER OF GOD, DANNNNNN RYANNNNN!!!
Halfway toward the ring, someone throws something in his direction, but he sidesteps it, and glances over as EPU rush in to subdue the fan responsible in the stands. Ryan makes it to the ring, then stops and looks out into the stands once again, soaking in the reaction with no expression.
I’m the heavyweight champ, you won’t even last a round
Too long you brutes abused the juice, now you get smacked around
Delta’s held the belt so many years here in Rapture now
Baddest motherfucker in the building, who’s your daddy now?
I’ll ask you nicely, would you kindly put your weapon down?
And cut the cameras cuz I’d rather not be ratted out
I’m on the path to power, I would’ve made Atlas proud
Hit you with the one two punch, zap and whack you out
Joe Hoffman: Dan Ryan has returned to HOW after that incident that remains nameless. He makes no money under his HOW contract. However, under the guidance of Lee Best, Dan Ryan has cut a path of destruction through the roster. How will he and his tag team partner Jatt Starr fare in a match for singles Championship gold?
Benny Newell: Dan Ryan will make a great HOTv Champion, Joe. Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr will make great HOTv Tag Team Champions
Joe Hoffman: Didn’t you just say Jatt would make a great HOTv Champion?
Benny Newell: More than one thing can be true, Hoffhole. Just because Jatt and Dan happen to be the #1 contenders to the HOTv World Tag Team Championship belts doesn’t mean that either man wouldn’t make a great singles Champion. Dan Ryan will make sure the job gets done tonight just like Lee has ordered.
Ryan cracks his neck, then climbs up onto the apron and climbs through the ropes. He dashes into the ropes, bounces off, and sprints to a turnbuckle, step-climbing up and then roaring into the stands and settling into a snarling stare out at the masses.
Ryan hops down, then circles the ring for a moment, letting the boos continue to rain down all over him, then finally backs into a corner different from Jatt and waits for the bell.
Bryan McVay: And their opponent…
A synthesized hymn begins to play as an angelic voice begins to sing.
“Born from pain, inside my veins.
Bred for war, begging for more.
None shall mourn, I am reborn.
Live in sin. The House always wins.”
The hymn continues as the sound of words blasts throughout the stadium.
WELCOME… TO… THE… HOUSE… OF… BEST
The sound of glass breaking is heard as “O FORTUNA EXCALIBUR REMIX” by Apotheosis begins. Scott Stevens makes his way out of the player’s tunnel.
Bryan McVay: From The House Of Best. Weighing in tonight at 256 lbs. He is a HOW Hall of Famer. He is THE DEMI-GOD OF HOW, SCOTTTTTTTTT STEVENNNNNNNSSSSS!!!
Stevens’ 97 Red circular sunglasses glisten in the light and his devilish grin plasters his face. Scott drinks in his own hype as he lifts his right arm and points to the heavens before he begins to slowly walk toward the ring. As he does so he carries the Book of Best front and center of his chest. Scott wipes his feet off on the edge of the ring, his smile never leaving his face. Moving towards the center of the ring, Scott drops to a knee before looking up with his eyes closed towards the heavens mouthing something.
Joe Hoffman: Scott Stevens prides himself on not being a member of the Final Alliance. He actually believes Lee Best employs his services when members of the Final Alliance can’t get the job done. At Chaos 024 Scott Stevens helped Joe Bergman get a big win over the #1 contenders to the HOTv World Tag Team Championship belts. But tonight? It’s about walking away with the belt that Bergman holds.
Benny Newell: Scott Stevens will make a… well… he’ll make a HOTv Champion.
Joe Hoffman: Oh come on!
Benny Newell: The mission is clear, Joe. By any means necessary the Evil Empire walks out of here tonight with one less Championship belt. Any of these men… and Stevens, I guess. Would make a damn fine HOTv Champion.
Once his prayer is done he slowly lowers the hood of his jacket and lifts his arm high into the air as the music dies Scott takes off the Cross of Best and kisses it before making his way to his corner to prepare for his match.
Bryan McVay: And finally… the Champion…
The opening piano played by Billy Powell followed by the iconic guitar licks from Gary Rossington’s slide guitar at the beginning of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s epic ‘Freebird’ blare out of the speakers.
Seconds later, the lovely Sunny O’Callahan emerges from the player’s tunnel onto the Old Trafford pitch dressed in the fashion of a female background singer from a late seventies Southern rock band wearing a spaghetti strap top, a pair of jeans, and heels. And her usually straight hair is all frizzed out and curly.
Sunny takes a swig from a bottle of Southern Comfort and sways on the grass as Ronnie Van Zant’s vocals come on over the sound system.
“If I leave here tomorrow… will you still remember me?”
Bryan McVay: From Plattin, Missouri, USA. Weighing in tonight at 215 lbs…
“For I must be traveling on now… ‘Cause there’s too many places I want to see…”
Joe Bergman comes out dressed as normal in a plain black robe over his wrestling trunks and the HOTv Championship belt around his waist.
“But if I stayed here with you girl… Things just couldn’t be the same…”
Joe stops and pats his heart as he looks up into the air
Joe Hoffman: As you may know, the lead guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd Gary Rossington passed away last week.
Benny Newell: Such a shame.
Joe Hoffman: I didn’t know you were a fan, Benny.
Benny Newell: It’s a shame that it wasn’t Bergman that died.
“Cause I’m a free as a bird now… and this bird you cannot change…”
Bryan McVay: He is a HOW Hall of Famer, He is the reigning and defending HOTv Champion. ORDINARY, JOEEEE BERGGGGGGMANNNN!!!
The crowd roars. Joe pumps his first in the air.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
With O’Callahan leading the way, she and Bergman start across the pitch towards the ring.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
Bergman raises a defiant fist in the air as he and Sunny approach.
Joe Hoffman: Regardless of my partner’s insensitivity, Joe Bergman walks into here with the odds stacked against him. With the help of Scott Stevens, Bergman managed to pull off a near-impossible win on Chaos. Can lightning strike twice for Joe here tonight? Can The Man of the People overcome members of the Final Alliance and Scott Stevens?
Benny Newell: Joe Bergman has lied, cheated, and stolen his way to the HOTv Championship belt. And even still has the nerve to think he can hold that title and even more. The greedy fuck and the Evil Empire fall tonight. The GOD of HOW backed Bergman into a corner he can’t weasel his way out of in this match.
“And this bird you cannot change…”
Joe climbs up on the ring apron and opens a path for Sunny to climb into the ring. Then he leaps over the top rope and climbs up on the turnbuckle.
“Lord knows, I can’t change”
Looking out over the ropes with Sunny right by his side, Joe raises his arms in the air and a can of PBR in tribute to the ‘ordinary people’ in attendance in Manchester, England tonight. Bryan McVay exits the ring as Boettcher retrieves the HOTv Championship belt from Bergman. Sunny exits the ring as Bergman hands her his robe. Boettcher the HOTv Championship belt high into the air as all three challengers keep their eyes on it. Boettcher hands the belt off to the timekeeper and then signals for the bell.
DING DING
Joe Hoffman: Here we go… HOTv Championship is up for grabs.
Bergman steps out of his corner a bit but watches as Stevens, Jatt, and Ryan all look at each other. Slowly, each man moves out of their respective corners in sync and begins to surround the HOTv Champion. Bergman takes a half-step backward but readies himself for a fight as the three opponents continue to close in on him.
Joe Hoffman: They aren’t even trying to pretend that this is every man for themselves!
The tension in the stadium builds as Ryan barks orders to the other two men. However, before Jatt can move in, Scott Stevens grabs a hold of him from behind and rolls him into a schoolboy pin attempt as Boettcher drops down.
Benny Newell: WHAT?!
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Both Bergman and Dan Ryan race over and brake up the pin attempt before Boettcher can reach three.
Joe Hoffman: Scott Stevens almost won the HOTv Championship belt in record time!
Benny Newell: That idiot! I mean… GREAT! But still… that idiot!!!
Dan begins to hit Bergman with clubbing shots to the back of the neck with Joe distracted. Stevens and Jatt both get back up on their feet quickly but Stevens closes in. However, Jatt gives Stevens a poke to his good eye that staggers him. As Stevens turns around, Jatt throws a boot to the midsection but Stevens catches the boot. Jatt waves his hands frantically and begs Stevens to remember they are on the same side. It causes Stevens to pause long enough for Jatt to connect with an enzigiuri kick to the back of the skull. Dan Ryan uses his strength to muscle Bergman back into a corner. Ryan throws heavy rights and lefts at Bergman’s head but the HOTv Champion had his arms up guarding against a majority of the blows. Ryan switches approach and then begins hitting Bergman with repeated shoulder blocks to the midsection in the corner.
Joe Hoffman: I don’t envy Boettcher’s job here tonight.
Benny Newell: Why is Stevens fighting with Jatt? The objective is to take out Joe Bergman! Does no one follow the game plan?!
Jatt gets up to his feet and then stalks around Stevens as he pulls himself up holding the back of his head in pain. Stevens turns but Jatt grabs a hold of him and hits him with the ManJattan Drop. Starr’s knee connects with Stevens’ little Texans and causes him to double over in pain. Dan Ryan backs away from the corner as Bergman slumps down against the bottom turnbuckle. Ryan gets a running start toward the corner and tries to hit Bergman with a big boot to the face. However, Joe moves out of the way and Ryan misses. Bergman is back up to his feet quickly and then begins to pepper Ryan’s bad leg with stiff kicks. Ryan hops on one leg and tries to swat at Bergman but Joe keeps his distance. Bergman lays in more kicks to the leg before diving in and then hits Ryan with a dragonscrew leg whip that takes the big man off of his feet.
Joe Hoffman: Bergman has managed to chop big Dan Ryan down to the canvas with a vicious dragonscrew.
Benny Newell: Cheating! Bergman is cheating! Someone throw a yellow flag… I mean a yellow card. Something!
Ryan begins to pull himself off of the canvas but Bergman connects with a roll-through roundhouse kick to the face that puts Dan on his back. Jatt grabs a hold of Stevens from behind and then hits him with the Jattlantian Suplex down to the canvas. Stevens lands on the back of his neck and shoulders as Jatt gets back up to his feet. Seeing the opportunity in front of him, Jatt steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle. On the other side of the ring, Bergman climbs to the middle rope as Ryan begins to regain a vertical base. Bergman leaps off the middle rope and goes for a hurricanrana but Dan Ryan is way too big and still way too strong to be snapped over. Ryan muscles Bergman up and then spikes him down to the canvas with a powerbomb. Bergman bounces off the canvas as Ryan falls back into the ropes to recover.
Joe Hoffman: Joe Bergman took the sky and tried to hit a hurricanrana on Dan Ryan but that was a bad idea. Dan shook the ring with that powerbomb.
Benny Newell: The damage has been done to that leg though and Ryan using the ropes to keep himself upright. Don’t forget about Jatt on the top rope right now too.
Stevens gets to his feet and turns around looking for Jatt. That gives Starr the opportunity to leap off the top rope dropkick but Stevens moves out of the way. Jatt crashes and burns down to the canvas hard as a grin begins to form on Stevens’ face. However, that is short-lived as Dan Ryan comes barreling through and smashes Stevens into the corner with a big splash. Stevens falls to the canvas hard and rolls out of the ring to take a breather as Ryan turns his attention to his tag team partner. Ryan stalks over to Jatt and then reaches down to grab a hold of him. But instead of attacking Jatt, Ryan helps him to his feet and checks on him.
Joe Hoffman: Dan Ryan had a chance to capitalize on his partner there but instead has chosen to form a partnership with Jatt Starr in this match.
Jatt nods his head confirming that he’s fine as Ryan points over to Bergman on the canvas. Both men get sinister looks on their faces as they stalk over toward the HOTv Champion. Sunny pounds her hands on the ring apron trying to rally Joe back up to his feet. Bergman tries to regain a vertical base but gets absolutely mugged by Jatt and Dan. The Final Alliance members beat Bergman back down to the canvas mercilessly as the audience begins to boo loudly.
Benny Newell: And this is what was supposed to happen all along. It just took getting Stevens out of the match to begin dismantling Joe Bergman.
Sunny moves around the outside of the ring and begins to yell at Scott Stevens to get back into the ring and do something. Stevens stares at Sunny with hatred in his eye but then pushes her away. Stevens reaches under the ring and then pulls out a table. Stevens begins to set up the table on the outside of the ring as the beatdown of Bergman continues. Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman and drags him back up to his feet. Jatt hooks Bergman into position as Dan steps backward. Ryan charges and then hits Bergman with a big boot to the face and a Starrabian leg sweep combo with Jatt that takes the HOTv Champion down to the canvas.
Joe Hoffman: It looks like Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr are using their tag team maneuvers on Joe Bergman here in this fatal four-way.
Benny Newell: A clear message to the Alabama Gang. After the HOTv Championship, those tag team belts are coming home too.
Jatt gets up to his feet then steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle. Ryan grabs a hold of Bergman and pulls him off of the canvas. Dan lifts Bergman into the air and hits him with a backbreaker but then holds him in place. Jatt balances himself on the top rope then leaps off and hits Bergman with an elbow drop that sends him off Ryan’s knee and down to the canvas. Ryan hooks the leg and makes the cover on Bergman as Boettcher drops down.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Joe Hoffman: Jatt isn’t trying to break up the count.
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Benny Newell: New Champion!
NO! Stevens dives into the ring and breaks up the count before the three!
Benny Newell: Fucking idiot!!!
Joe Hoffman: Jatt Starr didn’t try to break up the count on Bergman, but he also didn’t stop Scott Stevens from breaking up the count. Just whose side is he on?!
As Dan begins to pull himself up to his feet, Jatt quickly goes on the attack on Stevens, pretending he just didn’t stand there and let that happen. Jatt grabs a hold of Stevens and then whips him into the ropes. Ryan steps in front of Stevens and swings a big clothesline but Stevens ducks under it. Stevens bounces off the ropes and hits Dan with a bicycle knee to the face. Ryan staggers backward but Stevens charges forward and hits Ryan with The Fist to the face. Ryan staggers back even further as Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman off of the canvas. Jatt chucks Bergman towards Dan Ryan which causes Bergman to hit Dan Ryan with a chop block to the back of the knee that sends him down to the canvas hard.
Joe Hoffman: Did I just see what I thought I saw? Jatt Starr just used Joe Bergman to hit his tag team partner Dan Ryan with a chop block to the back of his bad leg.
Benny Newell: No! What you saw is Jatt trying to toss Bergman out of the ring but that Evil Empire bastard changed direction and decided to take a cheap shot at Dan Ryan. Joe Bergman is even cheating the laws of physics!!!
Dan Ryan rolls around the canvas holding his knee in pain but Stevens grabs a hold of Ryan’s leg and drags him towards the corner. Stevens slides out of the ring and then grabs both of Ryan’s legs and crotches him against the steel ring post. Jatt goes over and grabs a hold of Bergman. Jatt locks Bergman in a sleeper hold but then tries for Jattisfaction but Bergman counters a jawbreaker on Starr. Jatt staggers a bit as Bergman grabs him and hits him with a belly-to-back suplex that drops Jatt down to the canvas. Stevens locks Dan Ryan in a figure four leg lock around the steel ring post that causes Ryan to howl in pain. Ryan tries to pull himself away from the ring post but Bergman runs over and hits Ryan with a double foot stomp to the midsection. Bergman makes the cover on Ryan as Stevens keeps the figure four locked in unaware of the cover being made.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Matt Boettcher: THR–
NO! JATT STARR BREAKS UP THE COUNT BEFORE THE THREE!!!
Benny Newell: What the hell is BITCHER doing?! Dan Ryan’s legs are clearly outside of the ring! The Evil Empire has paid off the referee! CHEATERS!!!
Joe Hoffman: You know that Boettcher can not be brought but Bergman almost escaped here with his HOTv Championship belt. However, thanks to Jatt Starr this match will continue!
Jatt Starr puts the boots on Bergman and then grabs a hold of him by the legs. Jatt locks in the Jattaclysm on Bergman in the center of the ring. Boettcher drops back down and asks Bergman if he wants to give it up but Joe screams no. Jatt continues to crank on the hold as Bergman raises his arm into the air. He reaches for the ropes but he’s nowhere near them. Bergman looks like he might tap out but Stevens levels Jatt with Remember The Alamo to the back of the head. Jatt falls to the canvas holding his head in pain. Stevens measures Jatt up and then hits him with a knee drop using his knee brace to the back of his head. Stevens drops down a second and then a third knee drop then pulls himself up to his feet. Stevens signals that it’s over as he grabs a hold of Jatt. But then suddenly…
Joe Hoffman: POISONRANA!
Bergman spikes Stevens down to the canvas with the reverse hurricanrana. Bergman gets up to his feet and then grabs a hold of Jatt who is bleeding from the back of his head. Dan Ryan remains on the canvas holding his knee in pain as Bergman goes to finish off Starr. Jatt hits Bergman with a low blow that causes him to lose his grip on Starr. Jatt grabs a hold of Bergman and then goes to hit him with Falling Starr but Bergman pushes Jatt away. Starr charges but Bergman levels him with a lariat that turns Jatt inside out. Slowly, Bergman and Jatt get back up to their feet as Stevens also regains a vertical base. All three men start to exchange haymakers back and forth as the fans are eating it up. The party is broken up but a hobbling Dan Ryan, who stands in the middle of all three men angrier than a wet hornet’s nest.
Benny Newell: MURDER DADDY IS GOING TO STOP ALL OF THIS NONSENSE!
Dan Ryan begins shoving all three men while yelling. Ryan points to Bergman and orders both Stevens and Jatt to focus on the HOTv Champion. Stevens argues with Dan but Ryan slaps Stevens across the face hard. Stevens staggers but then begins firing away at Dan Ryan. Bergman joins in on the attack on Ryan that causes the big man to stagger a bit. Jatt shrugs his shoulders and then joins in on the attack of Dan Ryan. The three men manage to stagger Dan back towards the corner.
Joe Hoffman: An unlikely alliance here as Stevens, Bergman, and Jatt are all attacking Dan Ryan at the same time!
Benny Newell: What are you doing, Jatt?!?! This is not the plan!
All three men pummel Dan in the corner but the big man roars loudly and explodes outward knocking all three men down to the canvas. However, Dan goes right back to grabbing at his bad leg. Bergman gets to his feet and then charges toward the corner. Bergman leaps into the air and tries to monkey-flip Dan Ryan out of the corner but that was not a wise idea. Ryan holds his ground and then plants Bergman down to the canvas with a spinebuster. Ryan slowly begins to pull himself back up but Stevens bounces off the ropes and hits Ryan with Don’t Mess With Texas right to the face. Dan falls back down onto the canvas before Stevens grabs a hold of him. Stevens shoves Ryan’s head between his legs and then begins to shout at Jatt and Bergman. Both men get back up to her feet and then help Scott Stevens hoist Dan Ryan up into the air.
Joe Bergman: OH MY GOD…
With Ryan high in the air the three men chuck Dan Ryan over the top rope and down through the table on the outside of the ring. The table explodes into pieces as the crowd erupts with a deafening amount of cheers.
Benny Newell: WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?!
Joe Hoffman: A TRIPLE POWERBOMB THROUGH THE TABLE ON THE OUTSIDE HAS EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATED DAN RYAN FROM THIS CONTEST!!!
HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
The three men left in the ring look on in amazement at what they just accomplished by putting their differences aside momentarily. Bergman backs away and turns around but right into the clutches of Scott Stevens.
Joe Hoffman: HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!
The death valley driver plants Bergman down to the canvas but Jatt comes behind Stevens as he gets back up to his feet. Jatt grabs a hold of Stevens by the neck and then…
Benny Newell: STARRMAGEDDON!
Jatt hits Stevens with the inverted falling DDT down to the canvas hard. Jatt gets up to his knees and points to his head with a smile on his face letting the fans know that he’s the smartest man in this match. That was of course… a very dumb moment to do that.
Joe Hoffman: DRAGON SLEEPER! BERGMAN HAS JATT LOCKED IN THE DRAGON SLEEPER!!!
Bergman capitalizes on Jatt’s lapse in focus and locks in his finisher on the man that’s been a thorn in his side for months. Jatt’s arms flail around as Boettcher drops to the canvas asking Starr if he wants to submit. Jatt refuses but Bergman continues to crank back on the hold with everything he’s got.
Joe Hoffman: It’s ICONIC 2022 all over again! Bergman has Jatt Starr caught in the Dragon Sleeper!
Benny Newell: Jatt Starr didn’t tap out then and he’s not going to tap out now!
Bergman screams out as he continues to try and choke out Jatt but dives in and hits Joe with Debbie Does Dallas to the back of the head. Bergman releases the hold on Jatt as he falls to the canvas.
Benny Newell: OH THANK FUCK!
Stevens gets to his feet and stalks around Bergman as he staggers back up to a vertical base. As Bergman turns around, Stevens nearly decapitates him with a discus clothesline that sends him down to the canvas. Stevens hooks the leg and makes the cover on Bergman as Boettcher drops down for the count.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Matt Boettcher: THREE
NO!!! BERGMAN GOT HIS SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS AT THE LAST SPLIT SECOND!!!
Benny Newell: THAT WAS THREE, BITCHER!!! HE’S TOTALLY JOINED THE DARK SIDE AND JOINED THE EVIL EMPIRE!!!
Joe Hoffman: THERE IS NO EVIL EMPIRE!!! BERGMAN GOT HIS SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS JUST IN TIME AND STEVENS CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!!
Stevens sits on the canvas in shock that Bergman got his shoulder up. Stevens argues with Boettcher over the count but Boettcher confirms it was only a two. Stevens gets back up to his feet and then grabs a hold of Bergman. Stevens lifts Bergman into position and then plants him with the Scorpion Driver down to the canvas. Stevens gets up to his feet then steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle.
Joe Hoffman: Bergman isn’t moving on the canvas and if Stevens hits from the top rope this one could be over.
Benny Newell: Hurry the fuck up, Stevens! I’ve seen Bobby Dean move faster on a treadmill than this!
Stevens balances himself on the top rope and then looks down at Bergman. Stevens leaps off the top rope going for a diving headbutt but he’s caught in midair.
Joe Hoffman: STARRLITE EXPRESS!!!
Jatt runs then leaps into the air and cuts Stevens in half with a spear mid-leap. Stevens crashes and burns down to the canvas hard. Jatt crawls over quickly to hook the leg and make the cover on Stevens as Boettcher drops down for the count.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
Matt Boettcher: TWO
Matt Boettcher: THREE!!!
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NO!!! STEVENS KICKS OUT BEFORE THE THREE COUNT!!!
Joe Hoffman: Holy Heck I thought we had a new Champion right there!
Benny Newell: JATT STARR IS THE NEW HOTV CHAMPION! GIVE HIM HIS BELT! THAT WAS THREE! FUCKING STEVENS… STAY DOWN!!!
Jatt gets back up to his feet and then grabs a hold of Stevens off of the canvas. Jatt sets up for the Falling Starr again but Stevens pushes him off. Jatt turns around but Stevens leaps into the air and goes for the Toxic Sting but Jatt pushes Stevens away. The two men continue trading counters as Bergman staggers back up to his feet. Both Stevens and Jatt charge at Bergman but the HOTv Champion sees them coming.
Joe Hoffman: GREEN MIST!
Benny Newell: BUT HE GOT BITCHER!
Jatt and Stevens put the brakes on and ducked as Bergman sprays Boettcher with green mist to the face. The referee is blinded much to Bergman’s dismay. Stevens and Jatt go on the attack on Bergman double teaming him. Both men beat down Bergman in the corner before Stevens backs away. Stevens charges in and then hit Bergman with a Stinger Splash in the corner. Stevens begins away as Jatt rushes in but Bergman catches him with a drop toe hold that sends him crashing face-first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Stevens grabs a hold of Bergman and then whips him into the ropes. Bergman springboards off the middle rope and then hits Stevens with a cutter down to the canvas.
Joe Hoffman: Here comes Joe Bergman!
The loyal members of Section 214 cheer wildly as Bergman steps through the ropes and then begins to climb the turnbuckle. Bergman perches himself on the top rope as both Stevens and Jatt stagger back up to their feet. Bergman leaps off the top rope and hits both men with a high cross-body block that sends them down to the canvas. Jatt staggers back up to his feet but Bergman gives him a boot to the midsection that doubles him over. Bergman leaps up and hits Jatt with a sunset flip powerbomb down to the canvas. Bergman holds Jatt in place for the pin but there is no count.
Benny Newell: HA! BITCHER IS STILL DOWN AND CAN’T COUNT THE PINFALL! BERGMAN’S CHEATING FINALLY BACKFIRES ON HIM!!!
The crowd counts along and reaches the count of seven as Bergman continues to hold Jatt in place.
Joe Hoffman: JOE BERGMAN HAS THIS MATCH WON BUT WITH NO REFEREE IT IS POINTLESS TO TRY AND MAKE A COVER!!!
Bergman gets up to his feet frustrated but from behind Stevens hits him with a Texas Hammer that knocks him down to the canvas. Stevens grabs Bergman and then tosses him over the top rope and to the outside of the ring. Jatt grabs a hold of Stevens from behind and sets up for the Falling Starr one more time but Stevens drops down and hits Jatt with a low blow. Jatt falls to the canvas in pain as Stevens gets up to his feet. Jatt pulls himself up to his hands and knees but Stevens charges.
Benny Newell: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!
Stevens hits Jatt with a punt kick to the side of the head that sends Jatt rolling out of the ring to the outside. Stevens stands in the center of the ring triumphant but is totally unaware of the danger that lurks behind him.
Joe Hoffman: DAN RYAN IS BACK ON HIS FEET AND IN THE RING!
Benny Newell: MURDER DADDY LIVES!
Stevens turns around and nearly wets himself seeing Dan Ryan standing there filled with rage. Dan swings a lariat but Stevens ducks it and hits Ryan with a dropkick to the knee that sends him down to the canvas. Ryan grabs his knee and rolls to the corner as Stevens gets to his feet. Stevens heads to the corner and begins to lie in mudhole stomps to Ryan as Boettcher begins to stir. Stevens backs away from the corner feeling confident then stands in the opposite corner. Dan Ryan grabs the ropes and pulls himself up to his feet in the corner. Stevens charges and goes for a Stinger Splash in the corner but Ryan sees him coming.
Benny Newell: HAMMER OF GOD!!!
Dan Ryan knocks the ever-loving piss out of the Scott Stevens rolling elbow smash even on one leg. Stevens hits the canvas hard but Dan Ryan hobbles over and grabs a hold of him. In a massive display of power, Dan Ryan hoists Stevens up onto his shoulders and then.
Joe Hoffman: HEADLINER CONNECTS!!!
Benny Newell: YES!
Dan Ryan drives Stevens down to the canvas with the Burning Hammer hard. Dan Ryan hooks the leg and makes the cover on Stevens as Boettcher staggers over for the count.
Matt Boettcher: ONE
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Joe Hoffman: STEVENS ISN’T MOVING!
Benny Newell: YES!!
Matt Boettcher: TWO
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Bergman gets to his feet and tries to dive into the ring to break up the count but Jatt grabs a hold of him and stops him even though Sunny is trying to help Joe get free.
Joe Hoffman: BERGMAN ISN’T GOING TO MAKE IT IN TIME!
Benny Newell: YES!!!
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Matt Boettcher: THREE!!!
DING DING DING!!!
Benny Newell: FUCK YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Bryan McVay: Here is your winner… AND NEWWWWW HOTv CHAMPION… DANNNNNN RYANNNNNNN!!!!!
Jatt lets go of Bergman who slams his fist on the canvas in anger. Boettcher gets the HOTv Championship belt and presents it to Dan Ryan whole hobbles up to his feet. Dan Ryan roars loudly over the boos from the crowd while holding the title high in the air.
Joe Hoffman: Joe Bergman give it everything here had out here tonight but in the end, the numbers game prevail. Dan Ryan is the new HOTv Champion and begins another Championship belt to the Final Alliance.
Benny Newell: What you mean to say is that justice has been served! Bergman tried to get himself disqualified by spitting mist in Bitcher’s face but it didn’t work! Murder Daddy is the HOTv Champion and there is going to be a party in Manchester tonight! GLORY GLORY THE FINAL ALLIANCE!!!!
Jatt Starr heads off towards the player’s tunnel with his head down with mixed emotions about keeping Bergman away from breaking up the count. Dan Ryan continues his celebration in the ring as Sunny tries to help the former Champion to the back as we cut away.