The TV Championship Tournament hits the semi-finals; Anaquin Adams and Gabriel Ohio continue their mind games a week before their Prison Break Match at Bitter Enemies and Mike Lance challenges Tyke Index in the main event.
Al Locker: Welcome to another edition of Monday Night Hell. I'm Al Locker and with me is Alan Carcia. We are live in Baton Rouge and we have two great hours of action in store for you this evening. I am told we will finally have the no disqualification, there must be a winner match between Scythe Bloodline and Trent Harper with the winner to get a crack at the Xtreme Championship at Bitter Enemies.
Alan Carcia: That's not all. We have two semi-final tournament matches for the vacant Television Championship. Slamsley McBody takes on Gabriel Ohio and the other has Joanne Canelli taking on Hammerstein.
Al Locker: And those aren’t even the headliners here tonight as our main event sees Lance Mikes back in the ring going one on one with HcW World Champion Tyke Index.
Alan Carcia: I still can’t believe this match is happening right here on this program when this could main event any PPV and rake in the big dollars.
Al Locker: And opening out show today, Pure Champion Anaquin Adams will be taking on a mystery opponent chosen by Gabriel Ohio just one week before their Prison Break match at Bitter Enemies. I’m not sure who…
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Anaquin Adams vs. Mystery Opponent
The lights go out as the slowed entrance of "Beautiful" begins to play by 10 Years. Graphic, bloody images begin to flicker across the screen, along with images of Anaquin's Evil Clown face.
As the song continues, the lights come on as "MONSTER" Anaquin Adams name hits the screen and a red light begins to fill the arena. A hooded figure stands at the top of the ramp, obviously female as she makes her way slowly down the aisle as the music continues to play. Her hoodie is a glittery golden and lights flicker across the surface as she keeps her face hidden as she reaches the steps and climbs up to the ring apron and she walks to the center and looks out at the crowd before she finally pulls the hood back and reveals her evil clown face. Her hair is cut short now and a lighter brown and her blue eyes twinkling with amusement as she continues to walk around the apron, hitting all four sides and posing before she finally slips inside as the final strains of "Beautiful" finally fade out and she steps to her corner. She stands there in a one-piece, white sport tights with golden trim and her boots are also white, with US on one boot and AA on the other with the Pure Championship around her waist.
She takes the belt from around her waist and places it over her shoulder as she takes the microphone from the ring announcer.
Adams: Gabriel Ohio. I am waiting for your mystery opponent. I am waiting to see who you could have put in my path on my way to facing you at Bitter Enemies in a Prison Break match. Bring out your chosen one.
She hands the microphone back to the ring announcer as they wait for her opponent.
Richard Bassett: Anaquin Adams’ mystery opponent…
"Ready For This" by All Good Things begins to play across the arena.
Al Locker: Are you kidding me?
Alan Carcia: We haven’t seen him since Insanity!
Anaquin’s eyes widen a little as she recognizes the music, but that is followed by a look of skepticism until Taurus finally steps onto the stage.
Al Locker: These two are tag team partners and Gabriel Ohio is playing the ultimate mind games on Anaquin Adams.
Taurus makes his way down the aisle as in the ring Anaquin Adams hands off her Pure Championship to the referee and she takes a running start and leaps into the air and springboards off the top rope and dives onto Taurus on the outside.
Alan Carcia: Tag partners or not, Anaquin Adams is not taking Taurus lightly. They’ve wrestled before to a non-finish, but I expect that neither one is going to hold back here going into Bitter Enemies. We know that Taurus will be taking on Tyke Index for the World Championship in a Last Man Standing match and Anaquin Adams defends her Pure Championship against Gabriel Ohio in a Prison Break match.
Adams is up on the outside and she pulls up Taurus and tries to roll him into the ring, but he reverses it and sends her back first into the ring apron. He then pushes her into the ring and slides in after her. The referee finally calls for the bell.
Al Locker: Taurus looks well rested since we last saw him at Insanity, but there are those skeptics that say not competing could result in him not being prepared for Index at Bitter Enemies.
Taurus reaches for Anaquin, but she drives a head to the midsection, doubling the former champion over. She drives her head upwards into his jaw, sending him down to the mat. She pushes up to her feet, holding the top of her head before turning and running off the ropes and driving a knee into the side of Taurus’ head.
Alan Carcia: Anaquin with a knee strike there and Taurus is down. She runs to the ropes again, but this time Taurus catches her with a powerslam and a cover, but Anaquin kicks out before the referee can even count to one.
Taurus pulls her up and whips her into the ropes and as she comes back, he tries to flip her over, but she lands on her feet and as Taurus turns around, she drops kicks him and then she runs into the ropes and comes back with a dropkick to the face and Taurus goes out of the ring.
Al Locker: We saw this a couple of weeks ago with Tyke Index.
Anaquin climbs to the top turnbuckle on the other side of the ring as Taurus and she runs the rope and when she gets to the other turnbuckle, she leaps off into the air and onto Taurus with a body block and they both go down.
Alan Carcia: The fans are going nuts over that move. Anaquin is up and she pulls Taurus up to his feet and she rolls him back into the ring and she climbs the turnbuckle. I think she’s going to drop the hammer here! Hold on, what’s this?
Gabriel Ohio steps over the guardrailing through the crowd and walks up the ringsteps behind Adams and pushes Anaquin off the turnbuckle, and she overshoots Taurus who rolls out of the way and she lands right on her knee and flips over onto her back and grabs for her knee. Ohio slips back through the crowd.
Al Locker: Gabriel Ohio is trying to take out Adams before their Prison Break match at Bitter Enemies and she may have injured that knee. Taurus getting to his feet. Anaquin is getting up as well, though she’s hopping on one leg and Taurus just nails her with a Bullseye kick! Cover!
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Richard Bassett: Winner of the match, Taurus!
The referee raises Taurus’ hand who then motions around his waist that he’s coming for the belt. He turns to help Anaquin up to her feet as she still favors that injured knee. They shake hands and Taurus leaves the ring as Anaquin does not look happy in the ring.
Al Locker: I realize that Gabriel Ohio is seven foot tall, but I am not certain that Anaquin Adams is someone he wants to be pissing off right now.
Alan Carcia: I don’t think Gabriel Ohio is scared of anyone.
Al Locker: We will be back after this break.
Television Championship Tournament Semi-Final Match
Joanne Canelli vs. Hammerstein
Russell Bassett: This match is one fall and is a semi-final match in the Television Championship Tournament. Introducing first:
The house lights go down, as a spotlight goes over the crowd. As the spotlight comes to a stop at the back of the entrance way, as "Run This Town" by Rihanna Jay z Kanye West begins to play. A picture of the Italian Flag appears on the screen with the letters F.B.I over the flag, with the words "FULL BLOODED ITALIAN" is written underneath. It soon changes to scenes of mob hits, newspaper clippings from just recent to the late 1900's, but soon changes once again, to shots of the Mafioso, sitting in a large office, and in limos, and in arena's from times since past. The spotlight focuses on four figures figures standing at the back of the ramp. This is Joanne and her bodyguards. They make their way down the ramp with Joanne in the middle with Reno and Rude on either side, and Scarpaci following behind, , talking among themselves ignoring the crowd around them. When they reach the ring, Reno holds open the ropes for her, as she slips inside, only to follow behind and stand in the middle of the ring, around her. She removes her jacket, and hands it to one of the guys, before they head out of the ring.
Russell Bassett: This is “The Jersey Devil Diva” Joanne Canelli! And her opponent:
The opening riffs of Everclear’s American Monster blare from the arena’s PA system and the crowd reacts with a roar as Hammerstein slowly steps through the curtain, followed by his manager, Reese Kennedy. He stops at the top of the stage, drinking in the boos of the crowd, a huge sarcastic grin on his face. He waves his hands towards himself, inviting the crowd to get louder. Kennedy pats him on the back, and Hammerstein finally makes his way to the ring, stopping only to smirk and shake his head at the fans. He walks up the ring steps and wipes his boots on the apron. Kennedy holds the ropes open, and The American Monster climbs in the ring. As soon as he’s in the ring he runs as hard as he can into the turnbuckles, then turns and runs across the ring, slamming into the opposite corner. Hammerstein run to the corner to his left, climbs to the middle rope, and raises his arms in the air. He goes to the opposite corner, repeating the gesture and taking in the jeers of the crowd.
Richard Bassett: Accompanied to the ring by his manager, Reese Kennedy. This is