Christine Donahue: Granger is still stunned from that initial blow to the back of the head with the championship.
He lifts her up for another Death Penalty, but she turns it over with a hurricanrana, hooking the leg.
One.
Two.
KICKOUT by Harper.
Alan Carcia: The King almost lost his crown right there!
Harper is up quickly though and just clotheslines Granger who is spun around and lands on the mat. He quickly pulls her up and executes a second Death Penalty and goes for the cover.
One.
Two.
Three!
DING DING DING
Richard Bassett: Winner of the match and STILL HcW Xtreme Champion, Trent “The King” Harper!
Christine Donahue: Trent took the cheap shot and Granger never recovered from it and just like that, Harper has found a way to deal with Betsy Granger.
Al Locker: She has so much potential that if she chooses, I don’t doubt for one minute she could get a rematch, but the Hardcore Kingdom records will show that Trent Harper was a better wrestler than Betsy Granger tonight.
Alan Carcia: So, who will be next for the King?
Christine Donahue: Good question.
Christine Donahue: Welcome back to Hardcore Kingdom, this next match folks is one that has been brewing for awhile. Every major match opportunity that Raven Trueblood has had in the past few months a masked man has been there to cause problems.
Alan Carcia: More like cost him those opportunities.
MASKED MAN VS. RAVEN TRUEBLOOD
The Masked Man walks out from the locker room area and stands at the entrance. After reaching down and adjusting his black gloves he slowly walks towards the ring.
Al Locker: And it looks like Raven has had enough of this guy!
Raven runs down the aisle full speed and clubs the guy in the back with a crowbar and shouts at him madly.
Raven Trueblood: You cost me Title!
He says and swings the crowbar again. After title! Crack Raven smacks the metal off the guy’s back.
Raven Trueblood: AFTER TITLE!
He kicks him hard while he is on his knees knocking the guy over.
Christine Donahue: The official is trying to gain control of the competitors here, but Raven has seemed to come unhinged.
Alan Carcia: We all seen this coming, to be fair Christine.
Raven grabs the guy pulling him up to his feet while shoving the referee away from them. The masked man elbows him in the gut and then rakes his fingers over Raven’s eyes. As he grabs for his face the Masked man hits him with a Superkick! The Masked man holds his back finally having the moment to do so, he stomps on Raven’s face and aggressively lifts him up into the ring onto the bottom rope before using it to choke him. The referee scolds him and pulls his arms away from Raven warning that is not appropriate here.
Al Locker: Can this mystery man even continue. The referee here is checking and the masked man nods, possibly knowing that his identity is on the line.
The referee calls for the bell.
DING DING DING
Christine Donahue: Obviously there'll be no announcement because these two men really loath one another!
Alan Carcia: Raven seems like he rather rip off the guy’s face rather than just his mask right now, but this masked guy has a mean streak in him as well.
The masked man pushes Raven the rest of the way into the ring and delivers a few side mounted punches, Raven is versed enough in mat defense to get his hands up. He strikes back at the Masked man hitting him right on the nose. He staggers back holding his nose as Raven advances towards him. He charges leaping up and grabbing his head hitting a running bulldog! Raven isn’t done he walks over to pick him up and gets an elbow in the gut. Raven kicks him hard in the shin taking away his foundation to stand on. Quickly Raven rushes towards the ropes and back at the man only to be countered with a German Suplex! The Masked man has a bridge on it.
ONE!
Raven kicks out!
Al Locker: I don’t think that was really meant to put anything away tonight.
Alan Carcia: Pin attempts can lay with a guy’s head. Raven is the first one with his shoulders to the mat. The masked man continues to be inside his head. He will need to find a way to get offensive and stop thinking of brawling.
The masked man gets Raven into a side headlock and whips him around down to the mat. He jabs him hard in the head. Raven struggles out of his grip and delivers a backbraker, Raven goes for a pin attempt this time.
ONE!
The masked man kicks out!
Christine Donahue: This time the masked man kicks out at just the one count.
Alan Locker: I don’t think either of them would have been happy any other way. Raven is grinning ear to ear while motioning his hand over his face. He can’t wait to see who has been a thorn in his side.
The two are back to their feet and bull rush one another nearly exploding on impact as the two slam each other with fist of fury, punches left and right. The fans scream loudly excited by the animosity that is spilling over. Raven grabs his wrist and Irish whips him into the corner, he rushes him but the masked man dodges out of the way. He goes for an RKO, but Raven counters and tosses him across the ring. He rushes into him with a kick to the jaw!
Christine Donahue: Raven with the upper hand once more.
Alan Carcia: Raven is measuring things…
Raven stalks him and spears him as he stands up with the byte from hell! Raven kneels down and hits the mat like a madman. He starts laughing and smacks the Masked man, he continues to laugh picking up the dazed man having his head tucked under his arm. Raven drops back pulling his head into the mat hitting his pattenton ddt, a kiss goodnight! Raven rolls over the guy and hooks his leg.
ONE
TWO
THREE!
DING DING DING
Richard Bassett: Winner of the match, Raven Trueblood! And due to the stipulation of the match, the Masked Man must now remove his mask.
Christine Donahue: Raven did it he won!
Alan Carcia: Finally we all get to see who has been behind this mask the whole time.
The Masked Man is still out and Raven walks over and sits him up and begins to untie the mask and as the mask is loosened, he jerks it off!
Al Locker: What in the hell?
Alan Carcia: Are you kidding me??
The Masked Man is wearing a second mask and as Raven throws down the first mask, he isn't going to let this guy get away and as he goes for the second mask, from behind Blake Archer slides under the ring after picking up Raven's crowbar and levels Raven Trueblood.
Al Locker: I guess it's safe to say the masked man wasn't Blaker Archer!
Blake rolls the Masked Man out of the ring, and helps him up the aisle as Raven rubs at the back of his neck, sitting up and staring daggers at the two as they escape.
Christine Donahue: After all of this absolutely NOTHING has been settled between these two!
Al Locker: You mean these three! Blake Archer is somehow involved here.
Alan Carcia: All I know is that we have one match left tonight and it's Tyke vs. Scythe for the World Championship!
Christine Donahue: And that match is next!
Alan Carcia: Well Al and Christine, it all comes down to this…
Al Locker: This could be the last HcW match we call for quite some time but my god what a way to go out.
Christine Donahue: These two men have been staples of Hardcore Championship Wrestling since its returning inception this past fall.
Alan Carcia: Champion Tyke Index and challenger Scythe Bloodline, these two have a storied past.
Al Locker: For Scythe Bloodline this match is about more than the World Championship, it’s about attaining what he believes is his destiny and breaching the glass ceiling.
Christine Donahue: Tyke Index has had the number of Scythe in the past and even holds a pinfall victory over his challenger tonight.
Alan Carcia: Tonight is not about pinfalls though, tonight is about climbing a fifteen foot ladder and assailing to paradise.
Al Locker: Let’s take a look at how the biggest match of the year came to be…
“Take me into the dark side, we don’t need the light”
We can see Scythe Bloodline and Raven Trueblood forging a union as part of the Blood Coven.
“Fall into the darkside”
We see Tyke Index defeating Taurus for the HcW Championship at Insanity
“We’re running out of time”
We can see Tyke Index injuring Scythe Bloodlines wrist on Monday Night Hell
“Don’t want the truth to come and find us, let’s just find the night”
Scythe Bloodline returns at Mile High Rise in Phoenix and attacks Tyke Index
“Return to the dark side”
We see Scythe Bloodline winning Caged Fury to win the number one contendership
“Fall in love, I’m dreaming”
We finish with Tyke and Scythe going nose to nose last week on Hell and then we get a close up of the ladder and HcW Championship hanging high in the air.
HCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
TYKE INDEX VS. SCYTHE BLOODLINE
As the music starts Scythe shoots out onto the stage thumping in place with strobe lights accompanying him. He pauses and raises his right arm than dashes down the rams high fiving fans on the way. He slides into the ring hopping up on the nearest turnbuckle and roaring towards the crowd then jumps down still feeling the pumping of the music through him. The music calms as it fades and the match gets ready to begin.
Al Locker: Holy shit Scythe looks pumped up tonight!
Alan Carcia: Tonight is the biggest match of