Phase Fifty-Eight: Twelfth Night
UIC Pavilion
Allysin Kay's Open Challenge
Allysin paces back and forth in the ring with a deep scowl on her face. “The ladder match didn’t go quite as planned. That was my ticket straight back to the top, but most importantly, that was supposed to be me reclaiming my title as King of PCW. Baron ruined all of that, but that’s okay. It’s all good in the hood because Baron needed those points. He and his little bang of mutts need those points. Me? Nah, I don’t need token victories and I damn sure don’t need gold.”
She pauses and starts to laugh quietly to herself as she shakes her head. “What I need is a challenge. A one-on-one match that’s really going to pump some adrenaline through these veins and bring back the old me because if you all remembered... The old me was something of a savage. Lately, I’ve gone a little soft and a little is still too much in my mind, so who’s going to be the unfortunate soul to bring back the original savage.”
She waited, not really expecting competition, but Rhea Ripley made her way out. “You think you’re soooo bad. Think you’ve got this company on lockdown, but you’re old news. Nobody is afraid of you anymore, and me? I never was, to begin with. You might’ve gotta a few shots in during that ladder match, but you could never beat me in a one-on-one match. I’m the new “savage” around here, Allysin, and you’re just a has-been trying to stay relevant.”
Kay grins and tosses her mic down, beckoning for Ripley to get in the ring, but the blonde smirks and makes her way backstage without another word.
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Kyle O'Reilly responds to Jay Lethal
Okay, Jay. You got your wish, but only because you look pathetic asking for a rematch because you’re embarrassed. But why would you be? I’m great! You should be thanking me for beating you! But now everyone in PCW has the pleasure of seeing me beat you once again with the greatest of ease.
Jay, when it’s all said and done, you’ll be saying that Kyle fucking O’Reilly is the greatest performer in the world. I’ll be happy to make you tap out.
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Alexa Bliss vs Shaul Guerrero
The two women battle it out with hard strikes, but Shaul gets the upper-hand with a counter knee to the face. Bliss tries to escape into the corner, but Guerrero is on her with a hip attack. She yanks Bliss out of the corner for the pin, but the blonde kicks out.
Alexa escapes to the outside, trying to recuperate, but Taeler makes an appearance upon the stage. Surrounding her, wrapping around her legs, were ivy vines. They slither down the ramp towards Bliss and she lets out a screech, racing back into the ring only for Shaul to get the upperhand with the El Paso Lasso to tap out The Goddess, snatching away her only point.
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Atwell with Sami Callihan
Hayley stands by as Callihan paces back and forth with a smirk on his face. “Follow the buzzards...” he murmurs to himself, not even paying attention to this brunette. “Oh, I’ll follow the buzzards, alright.” Hayley holds up the mic, clearly cautious as Sami is clearly distracted and likely infuriated.
“I’ll follow the buzzards right back to you, Bray, and I’ll fucking decimate you. Just like Allysin, like Chris, like Jenny—I’ll make an example out of you. I’ll let you be the deciding factor for the PCW roster when it comes to taking me as a legitimate threat.”
As he speaks, the lights flicker and Hayley suddenly screams. There’s an obvious struggle in the dark and by the time the lights are on again, Hayley is taped down to a chair with “Buzzards” written across it. Her lips were taped shut, keeping her lips sealed as “Mine” is written across the taps.
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Sabre & Havoc vs Tessa Blanchard & Indi Hartwell
The two teams go back and forth, near falls on either side. It wasn’t until Tessa was up against Zack that trouble came in the form of Scarlett. The platinum blonde babe stood ringside, cheering on the men. Just as Tessa plants Sabre with a northern lights suplex for the pin, Bordeaux, climbs the apron. She blows a kiss to the referee before swaying her hips.
Jimmy looks on in confusion, but the distraction was enough for Zack to kick out in time. Hartwell attempts to take down Scarlett from the apron. The blonde hangs onto the ropes and Havoc blindsides Indi from the side. Blanchard doesn’t hesitate to charge at Scarlett, but the blonde sidesteps her. She grabs onto the hair just as Zack leaps over the ropes for a hanging leg drop. Tessa drops back into the ring and he ties her up for the Hypernormalisation submission to tap her out.
Scarlett grabs a mic and enters the ring as the two men celebrate. “Ladies and gentlemen, your future tag team champions, so long as I an by their side.” She raises up both of their arms in the air as they look at her, clearly not convinced of her loyalty and true endgame.
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Atwell with Frankie Valentine & Natalya
“Natalya, you were able to defeat the King of Highflying last week to earn a point. Although you’re not booked tonight, surely you’re scouting out the competition in the tag team department.”
“Frankie and I are looking at Zack and Jimmy in particular. They were the last team eliminated in the tag team championship gauntlet. They’re the ones to really be cautious about, but I’m not worried and neither is Frankie.”
“Natalya and I are more than capable of handling any team out there. We’re going to show PCW that we may not have been the most successful separately, but together we’re unstoppable. Jackal learned that last week.”
Before they can continue, the tag team champions make their way onto the scene, their titles gleaming around their waists. “We aren’t booked tonight,” Ospreay starts. “But we are watching every single week, observing the teams and figuring out who is our greatest competition.”
“Not to dampen the mood or anything, but we’re not entirely worried about you two. As good as you are,” Morgan says. “The biggest threat in PCW is Harlow and Vipress. That’s a team made from nightmares and we expect them to clear through the rest of you.”
Frankie scrunches up her face. “Tough talk coming from you two. We could take you on and beat you. You walked out of the gauntlet as champions, but in a one-on-one tag team situation, we’d come out on top.”
“Is that a challenge?” Will asks. The two women nodded and Morgan smirked.
“Then you’re on, ladies. Next week.”
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CM Punk vs Austin Aries vs MJF (With Aria Blake)
CM Punk had the upper hand against Aries with MFJ looking in from the outside. The latest signee was not willing to put forth more energy than was required, but it eventually came down to a springboard corkscrew dive from Aries that involved MJF into this match. He manages to get the upper hand briefly, taking out Punk with a neck-breaker. He goes for the pin, but Aries breaks it up.
The Greatest Man that Ever Lives takes over with MJF trapped in the corner. Strike after strike sent the newest star to the mat. As he continues to work on MJF, Zara makes her way to the ring with a mic in hand a smirk on her face. “Ladies and gentlemen, Spike Trivet is officially challenging Austin Aries to a rematch. He formally invites Aries to a meeting to make it official. Mr Trivet would like to this arrangement to take place next week and the two of you will agree to compete in yet another match. However, if Mr Aries is to refuse this invitation, the consequences will be severe.”
This entire speech had Aries distracted, despite attempting to keep control and Punk almost steals the victory with a rollup. MJF tosses Punk out of the ring and drives a hard forearm into the face of Aries before planting him with the Hammerlock DDT for the victory.
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Justice in your own hands.
Taya sits comfortably in her office, watching the monitors as the show progress. A knock on her door catches her attention and she stands to open it. Ricochet stood on the other side, clearly pissed. “Can I help you?”
“What are you doing about my attacker?”
“Nothing,” she says with a shrug. “When you sign up for PCW, this is what you expect. This isn’t like your everyday indie promotion. Real shit happens here. People have even died, so as far as I’m concerned? Your dilemma is of no issue. Figure it out yourself.” Before he can continue, she slams the door in his face.
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Harlow & Vipress vs Mecha Wolf 450 & Hania (With Baron Corbin)
Vipress is unfazed as Mecha takes it to her with devastating strikes. While her body is weakened, she seems to feel no pain and know no bounds. However, that didn’t stop the wolf from trying to tear her apart. She eventually tags in Harlow and the priestess shows Mecha that he is nowhere near her level. She kept him off balance, stopping any aerial attack he attempting to utilize. She had him tied down and Hania was anxious to step in.
Wolf eventually gets the tag and the two women stand face-to-face since Hania’s revival. The huntress remembered her face right before the darkness and that’s all that was needed to attack. Harlow did not back down, but she was taken back by Hania’s ferocity. A kick to the skull send her rolling into the ropes and the she-wolf uses them to choke her. Vipress gets involved, freeing her master, only for Mecha to charge and send her down to the floor through the ropes. As the woman is down, Corvus makes his way to the stage.
“You’re so corrupt. She’s using your body as a disposable weapon...” Corvus stares down at Vipress with a solemn expression, but he continues. “She is not your friend, she is not family, and when the time comes, Vipress, I will save you.” Harlow was demanding that Vipress pay attention, but the woman was focused heavily on Corvus as he fades into the shadows. Harlow narrowly escapes a moonsault from Hania and tags in Vipress. The demon reluctantly peels her eyes from the stage and goes into attack mode, slinging Hania across the ring before locking in the Sleeper Hold.
Mecha attempts to rescue his partner, but Harlow’s gaze holds him still in the ring as Hania begins to fade to black until the referee calls the match, awarding Vipress and Harlow as the winners.
Jenny Blake vs Ricochet
Taya and Tyler make their way ringside, sitting comfortably in furry chairs that Breeze requested earlier in the night. They watch as Jenny and Ricochet show off their aerial offence. The two are almost equal in agility and speed, but Chet catches Blake with a knee to the face. He plants her with a sitout powerbomb, but she kicks out at two. Blake tries to gain the advantage, but Ricochet was not letting up. He whips her into the ropes and takes her down with a handspring back elbow for another pin attempt.
Jenny kicks out and starts to gain some momentum. She takes him down with multiple clotheslines and even plants for a float over DDT. She barely gets the two count. Blake proceeds to take control, looking for the Canadian Destroyer, but Breeze attacks her from behind with the championship.
Ricochet tries to help her, but Taya was already on him. She takes him out with the Perra, Por Favor finisher, stomping on the chest before tossing him out of the ring. Tyler continues to assault Blake and eventually allows Valkyrie to go up high for the moonsault. The two stand tall over Jenny with the gold up high in the air.