Sixteen Man Battle Royal - Flaming Youth (Heat Stroke)

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PERCY: Our next match will be one hell of a spectacle, as it is PAW's first ever Battle Royal!

CAT: That's right, and it features some of the finest names here in PAW, along with a few of those that aren't so fine.

PERCY: ANDDDD....The winner of this match will have the right to claim the #1 Contendership to the Titans of the Midway Championship!

CAT: What are we waiting for, let's see who it's gonna be!

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Ladies and Gentleman, this is the Sixteen Man Battle Royal! The rules are simple. All sixteen superstars will begin in the ring, and the only way to eliminate your opponents is by sending them up and over the top rope, where both feet must touch the ground. The last superstar in the ring will be declared the winner, and the #1 Contender to the Titans of the Midway Championship!

“A Warrior’s Call” by Volbeat, the official music of PAW, fires out over the speakers and the curtain is pulled back from behind the stage. The first wrestlers through the entrance are the enhancement talent, led to the ring by their deranged clown leader.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Introducing first, 'The Cotton Candy Savior' REDRUM, THE LOST BOYZ, PAN & RUFIO, 'COUNTRY FINE' JAMES RADFORD, and S.O.B.!!!

PERCY: It looks like Redrum is leading his boys to charge, and you know, that's probably going to be pretty good strategy.

CAT: How do you figure?

PERCY: Think about it, Cat. What better way to survive a Battle Royal than by working as a team to eliminate the competition, and then working it out among yourself over the winner.

CAT: Damn, who would have figured that idiot clown for a strategist.

Soon after the procession has made their way halfway down the ramp, the Laviathon appears on the stage, soon followed by the Wondergirl.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Next is BRYAN WILLIAMS!! And NOVA WONDER!!

After that comes 'The Original Pranksta' and 'Da Bomb Dot Com'.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Followed by JOHNNY SYKES and AVA!!!

Amanda Reynolds appears at the top of the stage, clearly unhappy of being forced to compete here tonight with the likes of the PAW roster.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: GZW's Amanda Reynolds everybody....anyone....Beuler....Beuler....

PERCY: Rhonda having some fun at the Globalster's expense, and I can't say I blame her. Tensions have been high ever since GZW first made their appearance here on PAW, but now Amanda Reynolds is about to step in the ring with all of those superstars she said were beneath her.

CAT: Who knows, Percy, she might surprise us.

Then The Midnight King appears, pausing just long enough to adjust his mask.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Making his way to the ring, NIRVANA!!

The Prince follows as Nirvana makes his way down the ramp.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Coming in now is ROY BAKER!!

PERCY: Baker came up short after that fantastic Triple Threat at WICKED#11, but he's got a chance to redeem himself here tonight in a big way.

CAT: Yeah, well Alexandra Kelly has been putting the whole locker room notice since she arrived her in PAW, but last week put an exclamation point on it!

As if her ears were burning, The Pixie appears, a devilish grin on her face as she starts down to the ring.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: And introducing next, ALEXANDRA KELLY!!

Kelly waves at a few of the die hard Pixie fans in the crowd, before hopping up on the apron, and stepping into the packed ring. The tension was palpable as the superstars tried to find a spot where they weren't touching another. The enhancement talent huddled together in the far corner, Redrum sitting on the top turnbuckle, quietly giving them instructions. A-Ref went to signal for the bell, but Rhonda held up her hand in confusion, showing him her cue card with a questioning expression.

CAT: Hey...aren't we missing somebody?

PERCY: Two somebodies actually....where the hell are The French Mime Assassins?

CAT: Oh no! I hate mimes!

PERCY: They are just clowns that don't talk, and act out stuff.

CAT: I know! (whines) I hate clowns too!

PERCY: Better not let Redrum hear you say that.

Just then the opening orchestral flourish of La Marseillaise (The French National Anthem), kicks onto the arena loud speakers and hits the all in attendance like a blast of cold water. Eyes divert to the ramp expecting to see Comme Ci, and Comme Ca, The French Mime Assassins, only instead the dapper as always, (if not for some of the bruises and one black eye) form of Francis Ford Cuppola walks down the ramp, a microphone in one hand, his other arm in a cast and set to his body in a sling.

FRANCIS FORD CUPPOLA: Hold it, hold it, hold it.

Classically Heel, his voice cuts through the music as he shakes his head in disappointment.

FRANCIS FORD CUPPOLA: Cut this damn, stupid music. Fire the sound guy. Now, I know you didn't just make the biggest mistake of your lives playing the wrong theme song for this the soon-to-be massacre wrought by MY French Mime Assassins--

The national anthem continues to play. The French Mime Assassins stalk down to the ring, bumping Francis in between them as they do.

FRANCIS FORD CUPPOLA: --Oh. This is the real theme song.

The Mimes are oblivious of Francis as they jostle past him and down to the ring.

FRANCIS FORD CUPPOLA: All right. My work here is done.

Francis salutes his charges.

FRANCIS FORD CUPPOLA: Give 'em hell, mimes!

Then winces in pain at his arm and walks back up the ramp. The French Mime Assassins appear to be a no nonsense duo, so upon them hopping onto the apron, and stepping into the ring, it's no surprise when they immediately start swinging. A-Ref & The-Ref on the outside call for the bell, as the French Mime Assassins wade into the fray, Comme Ci tagging Roy Baker, while Comme Ca pops Johnny Sykes. All hell breaks loose among the sixteen competitors, all save for Bryan Williams, who looks around the ring in disgust, and then turns, grabs the top rope, and hops right over it to land on his feet on the floor.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Bryan Williams has been.....er.....eliminated?

PERCY: What the hell was that?

CAT: I don't know, but it looks like Bryan Williams is done. The crowd is booing his decision, and he just waved off the crowd, and the ring, and is heading to the back. He sort of looks pissed.

PERCY: I can't believe this! The first elimination of the night, and he did it to himself!

CAT: Yeah, but the bigger story is what's going on in the ring! Look at what the Enhancement Talent are doing to the Midnight King!

The Lost Boyz, James Radford, and S.O.B. all rush Nirvana at the same time, burying him under their weight, and forcing him to the ground with a collective effort. Once on the ground, they pull back just far enough to lay the boots to him, while Redrum dances around the proceedings clapping and laughing like a mad clown. With their query laid out on the mat, they pull him up to his feet, and drag him over to the ropes. At the instruction of the deranged clown, The Lost Boyz hold him up by the arms against the top rope, while S.O.B. drops back to the center of the ring.

PERCY: It looks like the Enhancement Talent have Nirvana right where they want him, and are about to go for the elimination.

CAT: S.O.B. taking off with a big head of steam, WAIT!

PERCY: NIRVANA JUST BROKE FREE! He's dropping to a seated position, and took the top rope with him!

S.O.B. has no time to stop his momentum as he crashes into The Lost Boyz, and all three go tumbling over the top rope to the concrete below.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: S.O.B., Rufio, and Pan have been eliminated!

PERCY: Nirvana is getting out of dodge after that ordeal, while James Radford has come to the edge of the ring to check on his opponents. He's as shocked as we are.

CAT: S.O.B. doesn't look happy. He and the Lost Boyz are back on their feet, and they are arguing back and forth with each other.

PERCY: Hey, what the hell is Redrum doing?

Redrum slowly but surely sneaks his way behind James Radford, who's focus is still outside the ring where his compatriots are arguing. The deranged clown ducks down, grabs James by his thighs, and then lifts up abruptly, sending him tumbling over the top rope to land at his companion's feet.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: James Radford has been eliminated!

PERCY: The Enhancement Talent can't believe it! Redrum turned on them!

CAT: What do you expect from a psychotic clown? And just look at that ass up in the ring...

As The Enhancement Talent stare up at Redrum in shock and rage, Redrum simply shrugs in their direction, and begins to laugh hysterically. He is still guffawing when he turns back towards the interior of the ring, and is met by a vicious lariat by Nirvana that sends him thundering over the top rope to land in a heap at the betrayed's feet.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Redrum has been eliminated!

PERCY: Redrum just got a dose of his own medicine thanks to the Midnight King, and the Enhancement Talent are now looming over their leader.

CAT: Looks like we might get some post elimination beat downs out of this one!

As the Enhancement Talent contemplate their next move, Nirvana turns back to survey the ring just in time to see Johnny Sykes making an all out sprint in his direction. The wily veteran wastes little time in ducking his head, and when Sykes reaches him, he sends 'The Original Pranksta' up and over the top rope for elimination. Sykes, however, is able to grab the top rope on his way over, changing his direction to land on the ring apron instead. Nirvana turns back to make sure the deed is done, and upon seeing Sykes, makes the short trip to drive his shoulder into the man, sending him flying from the ring, and down onto the unsuspecting enhancement talent.

PERCY: SYKES JUST INADVERTANTLY WIPED OUT THE ENHANCEMENT TALENT!

CAT: Yeah...but...why hasn't Rhonda made the announcement?

PERCY: I don't know. A-Ref and The-Ref are over here inspecting....wait a minute. LOOK! Johnny Sykes never actually touched the floor. He's got his feet and arms in the air, and he's sitting directly on S.O.B.!

Sykes looks around, a bit panicked, but after a few seconds he rocks back, swinging his legs up onto his chest, and lying right across S.O.B.'s face in the process, before pushing his legs forward in a burst of speed, and kipping up to his feet. One foot on Rufio, the other on Pan. He then proceeds to hop across to James Radford, then onto Redrum's back, until finally making one more desperate leap for the ring apron, which he just barely lands.

PERCY: MY GOD! We've seen it all, now! Johnny Sykes just played hop scotch with the Enhancement Talent's bodies to keep from being eliminated!

CAT: That's pretty ingenious if you ask me, Percy.

Sykes slips into the ring, and lies down right beside the edge, hugging the bottom rope and grapevining it with his legs, while the fans cheer, laughing all the while.

PERCY: Sound, albeit strange, strategy by Johnny Sykes.

CAT: Hey! You can't be eliminated if you are on the ground.

Meanwhile, back in the ring, Roy Baker has managed to push Alexandra Kelly into the far corner, and is doing an effective job of keeping her off balance with vicious right hands, while Ava and Nova Wonder exchange chops in the corner across from them. The French Mime Assassins, using double team tactics, have effectively cut Flaming Youth off from the rest of the ring, using their own neutral corner to trade off giving the man brutal shots to the midsection and head. All the while, Amanda Reynolds hangs back in her own corner, not bothering to try and get involved with the other participants, and checking her nails in the process.

Nirvana watches Johnny Sykes hug the bottom rope, and shakes his head, turning to find better action. Upon surveying the ring, he stalks over to where the French Mime Assassins are, and grabs Comme Ci by the arm, spinning him around to pull him into his clutches, wrapping him up in a bear hug. The Assassin's feet leave the ground, as Nirvana backs up to the center of the ring, and like a real bear, jostles the Frenchman viciously, all while cinching up tighter and tighter on the back. Comme Ca turns to see this, and starts to aide his Mime brethren, when he himself is caught by the arm by Youth. When he turns to deal with his assailant, he's met with a vicious forearm that knocks him for a loop, and then he's spun to land in the corner that Youth had been laid up in. Youth proceeds to grab the top rope, and lay vicious boots into the man's midsection, until finally driving him down into a seated position. Once there, Youth takes the heel of his boot, and lays it across Comme Ca's neck, and uses the bottom turnbuckle like a vice, trying to pry the man's head right from his shoulders.

Roy Baker takes Alexandra Kelly by the wrist, and goes to whip her to the far side. No one had bothered to check and see if the way was clear, so when Kelly goes sailing across, she runs head long right into Nirvana and Comme Ci, still locked in the bear hug. She thunders to the mat as if she just ran into a tree, and Nirvana continues to exorcise his hold on the Mime.

Nova Wonder ends up winning the chopping battle with Ava, and now that 'Da Bomb Dot Com' is slumped in the corner, Nova lowers herself to get leverage, and tries with all her might to lift Ava out of the ring. Ava, who's rattled, but not out of the game, grabs onto the top rope, and struggles by kicking her feet, and making herself as much dead weight as possible, giving the self-proclaimed 'Wonder Woman' a hard time at it.

Roy Baker steps out of the corner, and reaches down to grab Kelly, but he's met with a stiff kick right to his face from The Pixie. The blow rings his bell, but he moves in once again, only to find another kick as equally vicious. Baker stumbles back, giving Kelly enough time to get up to her feet, and she rushes at the man, using her entire body to spring into a vicious European Uppercut that sends him sprawling back into the corner that they had come from.

PERCY: X-RAY BY KELLY TO ROY BAKER!

CAT: I can't keep up, Percy! There's too much action!

Amanda Reynolds warily keeps an eye on all over her opponents, and upon spying Ava in trouble, she rushes over, and moves into position to aide Nova Wonder in Da Bomb Dot Com's elimination. Meanwhile, Nirvana finally releases the bear hug on Comme Ci, who slumps to the ground clutching at his spine. The Midnight King turns to move in on where Alexandra Kelly is waylaying Roy Baker with piston like right hands, but is caught by surprise by the sudden appearance of Johnny Sykes. The Original Pranksta drives in hard right hands on Nirvana, knocking him back to the ropes, and then taking him by the wrist, and shooting him off to the far side. Nirvana rebounds, and Sykes rushes him from the opposite end, leaping into the air and taking Nirvana off his feet with a breath taking flying forearm. Sykes is back up quickly, and he pulls Nirvana up with him, before taking him by the hand, and shooting him off once more. This time, however, The Midnight King reverses, sending Sykes instead. Sykes thunders back, and Nirvana catches him with a overhead belly to belly suplex. The momentum is tremendous as Sykes somersaults into the air, and somehow, amazingly, like a cat, lands on the top rope. His legs are shaky as he tries to gain his balance, but he never gets the chance, as Nirvana bounds in, reaching up and nailing him in the back with a double ax handle. Sykes soars from the top rope to land hard on the steel reinforced announce table, sending drinks and papers flying everywhere.

PERCY: MY GOD! JOHNNY SYKES IS LYING RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF US!

CAT: This is too close for comfort, Percy! I'm too young to die!

PERCY: A-Ref and The-Ref are back over here, and....WHAT THE HELL?! They are saying that he hasn't been eliminated yet!

CAT: Well technically, his feet haven't touched the ground. Though with that grimace on his face, I'm thinking that might have been better for him.

PERCY: Well...on one hand, this reinforced steel table just saved Johnny Sykes from elimination. On the other hand, it might have broke his back!

As Johnny Sykes writhes in pain on the announce table, Nirvana turns back to his original plan, by rushing straight into the corner of Pixie and Roy Baker, and nailing both competitors with a big splash. Nirvana takes a few steps back, allowing the two crushed superstars to fall back out of the corner to the mat. Nirvana jerks up Roy Baker, and leads him into the unoccupied corner across the ring, and then proceeds to lift him up, and try and eliminate him. Roy struggles, grapevining the top rope, and refusing to be forced over. Comme Ci has finally gotten to his feet after the brutal bear hug, and stumble his way back over to where Flaming Youth is struggling to get his fellow Mime over the top rope. He delivers a hard forearm straight to Youth's back, taking the superstar by surprise, and dropping him to one knee. He then gets a handful of hair, and drags him out to the center of the ring, where he is soon joined by his partner. Both Mimes grab Youth around the throat, lift him up into the air, and then send him thundering down to the mat with a double choke slam.

PERCY: The French Mime Assassins just asserted their will and dominance on Flaming Youth, and if the other participants in this match don't start paying attention, these two could double team themselves to the finish!

CAT: Yeah, they don't seem to have the same problems that the Enhancement Talent did. They are working like a well oiled machine.

The Pixie gets up to her feet holding her ribs, and looks across the ring to where Nova Wonder and Amanda Reynolds have Ava in a harrowing predicament. She then looks over to where The Midnight King is still trying to eliminate Roy Baker, and then to the center where The French Mime Assassins have just laid waste to Flaming Youth. Seeing the two men as the largest possible threat, she hops up to the second rope, and calls out for them to get their attention. When the two Mimes turn to face her, she springs off the rope, and throws both legs out, boots connecting with the Mime's faces. All three hit the mat, but Kelly rolls back up to her feet, and she wastes no time in dropping down on Comme Ci, cradles his head, and begins firing right hands down into his skull. Comme Ca tries to get to his feet, but Kelly hops off of his partner, and rushes the man, knocking him back down, and dropping onto him to deliver much the same.

PERCY: Alexandra Kelly is single handedly taking on the Mimes, and it looks like Johnny Sykes is starting to stir on our table.

CAT: Watch the hands, grabby man!

Sykes shakes his head to the roar of the crowd as he gets back up to his feet right on the announce table, looking around as if on a deserted island. He looks back at the announcers in question, but all they have for him is a couple of shoulder shrugs. Finally, he calls for one of them to give up their chairs, and it's Percy who gives up his seat to The Original Pranksta. Sykes pulls the rolling chair around to the front of the announce table, steps down into it, and then shoves with all his might, sending the chair across the concrete to the safety of the ring apron on the other side. The Fans come alive with cheers as he hops up onto the apron. He follows it around one of the ring posts, until coming to the side where Nirvana is still struggling with Roy Baker. Signaling the crowd with a fist pump, Sykes rushes across the apron, throwing both feet out to catch Nirvana and Roy Baker with a drop kick. He lands on the apron as Roy falls back into the safety of the ring, and Nirvana holds his mask, stunned. Sykes is quick to get back to his feet, and he grabs the top rope, springboarding into the ring to catch Nirvana with a clothesline that takes him down to the mat.

PERCY: Johnny Sykes has reentered this match like a one man wrecking crew!

With Nirvana down, and taken by surprise, Sykes rushes back to their corner, and begins to climb. When he reaches the top, he doesn't bother pandering to the crowd, before leaping high into the air only to come crashing down onto Nirvana with a Frog Splash.

PERCY: VIVA LA JOHNNY!

CAT: That Nimrod's got enough momentum to win this thing!

Sykes comes up to his feet, holding his midsection, and turns to face whoever might be yet in his way. Just as he comes to face the center of the ring, however, Alexandra Kelly comes out of nowhere, leaping up to catch the man in a head scissors, and then spinning around to end up behind him, grabbing his left arm, and torquing back.

PERCY: THE ALEX EFFECT ON JOHNNY SYKES!

CAT: haha, that idiot can't catch a break!

PERCY: This might not eliminate him, but it sure as hell will wear him down so he can be!

As The Pixie continues to yank back on her patented submission, in the opposite corner, Ava manages to wriggle off the shoulders of Nova Wonder and Amanda Reynolds. When Reynolds turns to face her, she catches a Super Kick for her troubles, that sends her dangerously close to the ropes. Nova spins around just in time for Ava to recover her balance after the massive kick, and she goes for a boot to the midsection on the Wonder Woman, but is caught in the act. With firm control of Ava's boot, she spins the woman around, hooks her around the chin from behind, and then drops straight down to the mat while bringing both of her knee's up into Ava's spine for a double knee back breaker. Ava flounders off to the side clutching her back as Nova gets to her feet. She turns back to her temporary partner, only for Amanda Reynolds to reel out of the corner with a stiff forearm that takes Nova off her feet to land beside Ava.

PERCY: This action is insane! Would-Be Alliances turn to enemies at the drop of a hat!

CAT: Yeah, the only true team in this thing are French. They have no chance of winning with those kind of odds!

Youth has managed to roll over to an unoccupied corner, while The French Mime Assassins get back to their feet. They look over at the haggard young man, and then over to where Alexandra Kelly still has Sykes in The Alex Effect. Perceiving her as the true threat, the Assassins rush in. Unfortunately, they are met by an exploding clothesline from Roy Baker, who has finally regained his feet. The Assassins hit the mat, but bounce right back up, as Roy lays into Comme Ci with right hands, knocking him back towards the ropes. He takes the Mime by the wrist, and shoots him off to the opposite side, right for his tag partner, Comme Ca! Ca, seeing his partner barreling down on him, instinctively ducks his head, and sends Comme Ci up and over the top rope. Ci is able to grab the top rope on his way over, and he lands safely on the apron, immediately entering the ring, and shoving his partner. The two Mimes get in one another's faces, but instead of talking shit, begin using sign language and miming to communicate their displeasure with the other.

PERCY: Uh-Oh! It looks like The French Mime Assassins might be coming unglued.

CAT: Um....are they....having a Mime off?

The miming between the two becomes more animated, which creates the perfect distraction for Roy Baker, who bounces into the ropes for some spring, and then comes sailing across the ring for the two. Both Mimes turn at the same time to deal with this new threat, and both drop their heads this time, sending Roy Baker high into the air with a double back body drop. Baker completely clears the ropes, and lands with a sickening 'thud' on the concrete floor. The fans in the front row all wince, as Rhonda moves to make the announcement.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Roy Baker has been eliminated!

PERCY: Roy Baker just took a nasty landing on that elimination. I hope he's ok.

CAT: He looks to be moving, so I'll think he'll make it. But that's not the big story! Look!

Youth springs out of the corner he had been recouping in, and nails Comme Ci with a super kick to the jaw that sends the Mime crashing to the center of the ring.

PERCY: SLOW BURN BY YOUTH!

Comme Ca goes for a wild swing on his partners attacker, but Youth ducks it, hooking the Assassin around the midsection, and then taking him over with a German release suplex. Comme Ca lands awkwardly on his neck and shoulders, folding up like an accordion. Youth pops up, and throws his fists into the air, and the crowd goes nuts, right before his head is nearly taken off by a clothesline from Nirvana. The Midnight King jerks him up, and sends him head first into Alexandra Kelly, who still has Johnny Sykes in The Alex Effect. Pixie and Youth's head connect, causing her to release the hold, and both go down to the mat, as Sykes falls off to the side, damn near unconscious from the pain.

PERCY: That was almost a mercy for Johnny Sykes!

CAT: Yeah, he had been tapping for like the past minute, but there is no submission in this match.

Meanwhile, Nova Wonder has Amanda Reynolds by a fist full of hair, and is dangling her dangerously over the top rope. Ava gets to her feet, still holding her back, when she notices Nirvana starting to make his way towards Youth and Kelly. The Assassins have both rolled onto their stomachs, and are pushing up to their feet, so she takes the opportunity to rush from her end of the ring, spring across the backs of the half up Assassins, and then dive off, hooking Nirvana around the head as she goes, and taking him down to the mat with a brutal bull dog. She's just able to get to her feet, when The French Mime Assassins both come crashing in with a double back elbow, that sends her sailing backwards and through the middle and top rope, to land in a heap on the concrete floor.

PERCY: Ava with a beautiful bull dog on Nirvana, off the back of Comme Ca, no less, but the French Mime Assassins just nailed her, sending her through the ropes to the outside.

CAT: So she wasn't eliminated?

PERCY: Correct. She has to go over the top rope for that.

The French Mime Assassins survey their handiwork with satisfaction, and then turn back to the prone Nirvana, deciding to pick up where Ava left off. They pick the Midnight King up off the canvas, and each takes a wrist before sending him to the other side. As Nirvana comes back, the Mimes meet him in the center of the ring, ducking their heads for another double back drop. Instead, Nirvana stops short, hooking them both around the head, and falling back into a DDT.

PERCY: DOUBLE DDT BY NIRVANA!

CAT: This insane!

Reynolds manages to drive an elbow back into the face of Nova Wonder, knocking the woman away long enough for Amanda to get safely back into the ring. She then opens up on the stunned Wonder Woman with hard forearm shots to the jaw, rocking her back. Reynolds takes Nova by the wrist, and whips her hard into the closest corner. When Nova hit's her head snaps back awkwardly, and she instinctively grabs for her neck. Amanda wastes no time in rushing in with a clothesline to follow the whip lash, jamming her extended arm right across Nova's throat. Reynolds' doesn't let her hit the ground, instead, lowers herself to try and begin the process of pushing her over the top rope.

Youth and Alexandra Kelly both get vertical over in their corner, Sykes still down at their feet. Kelly is the first to strike, nailing Youth with a European upper cut that knocks him back into the ropes. Kelly moves in for another, but this time, Youth is able to duck his head between the middle and top rope, avoiding the blow. He does, however, manage to wrap his legs around The Pixie's midsection, and as she struggles to free herself, he sits down on the middle rope, reaching over the top with both arms, and hooks her in a sleeper hold.

PERCY: Are you kidding me! Youth has Alexandra Kelly in a grapevine sleeper hold.....THROUGH THE ROPES!

CAT: That guy's got as many innovative moves as Johnny Sykes has ways of staying in this match!

Nirvana gets to his feet, while the Assassins slowly work to do the same. Nirvana is the first one up, and he plows into Comme Ci with wide right hands, while Comme Ca wades in behind, driving forearms into The Midnight King's back. The three brawl with each other, as the crowd get to their feet with cheers, because with each strike the three get closer and closer to the ropes. Finally, Nirvana reaches out and grabs Comme Ci in a bear hug, shoving him against the ropes. Comme Ca continues to hammer down on Nirvana, switching from forearms to double ax handles. They teeter their against the ropes, rolling from one end to the other, when Ava suddenly appears on the ring apron, grabbing the top rope, and pulling down with all her might. The three competitors, completely caught up in their brawl for all, tip over the rope and tumble down to the outside. The fans laugh and cheer as Ava does a bow on the ring apron, before slipping back inside.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: The French Mime Assassins and Nirvana have been eliminated!!

PERCY: WOW! The French Mime Assassins and Nirvana just eliminated one another with a little help from Ava!

CAT: Yeah, and it doesn't look like they're done either!

When the three eliminations get back to their feet, the brawl continues. Nirvana doing his best to hold his own against the two French Mimes. Just when it appears that the numbers game is going to get the better of him, Redrum appears out of nowhere, seemingly from the crowd, coming to The Midnight King's aide. The four continue to brawl all the way up the ramp, trading punches, chops, and kicks, before eventually disappearing behind the curtain.

PERCY: What the hell was Redrum doing back out here, and why was he helping Nirvana? Didn't he orchestrate that beat down earlier from the Enhancement Talent?

CAT: Maybe so, but you know what they say. Those old school carnies always stick together.

PERCY: Well the bigger story is, we only have six superstars left in this match!

Ava surveys the ring for which direction she might want to ply her trade, and upon seeing Kelly tied up in the ropes with Youth, she zeros in. Taking off in a sprint, Ava rushes the two competitors, ducking her head, and nailing Kelly with a spear, and by proxy burying The Pixie's midsection into Youth's as well. This sends Youth off balance, and he tumbles awkwardly down to the concrete floor on the back of his head. Pixie almost shares his fate, but Ava is able to hold onto the woman before she falls, pulling her out to the center of the ring, and signaling to the crowd that it's time for something special. Abandoning her hold on Kelly, she balls back into the ropes for spring, and comes sailing back across the ring at The Pixie. At the last second she rolls like a drop down to the mat, while throwing her legs out to straddle Kelly around the midsection. She then pushes up off the mat to rise high into the air, then swings her legs forwards, while simultaneously reaching up to hook Kelly around the head. Or she would have, if Kelly hadn't shoved her away at the last second. Ava comes down hard ass first on the canvas, and Kelly clutches at her midsection, as she looks on at Da Bomb Dot Com in disdain.

PERCY: Kelly averted a disaster there, as Ava was going for her finisher, Welcome To Candy Mountain.

CAT: Yeah, and it looks like she's got designs on her!

As Ava gets up to her feet holding her aching back, The Pixie comes in from behind her, grabbing her by the hair of the head, and the seat of her ring gear, and rushes her towards the side of the ring, tossing her right over the top rope to land hard on the ring apron, and then bounce out to the floor at ringside.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Ava has been eliminated!!

PERCY: Ava ejected from the ring by Kelly, who's done some major damage in this match.

CAT: Indeed, but I don't think she see's what's coming at her now!

Amanda Reynolds has abandoned trying to get Nova over the top for the moment, and watches as Pixie looks out at the eliminated Ava in satisfaction. Just when she turns around, Amanda catches her with a running spear that takes the woman down hard to the mat. Amanda quickly scrambles to get on top of Pixie, mounting her with her knees in her shoulders, effectively pinning her arms. She then begins swinging rights and lefts down into the woman's face, until much to the surprise of everyone, Johnny Sykes comes out of nowhere, and grabs the woman from behind.

PERCY: Johnny Sykes has finally recovered enough after that damn near five minute Alex Effect to reenter this match!

CAT: Yeah, but what's he going to do? Amanda Reynolds is a woman, and Sykes doesn't hit women.

Sykes pulls Amanda off of Pixie, but the woman squirms and struggles until she frees herself, and spins around to face her new attacker. Sykes rares back to hit her, and the fans cheer wildly, but he hesitates, giving Amanda enough time to bury her foot in her abdomen with a soccer like kick. Johnny doubles over in shock and pain, and Amanda rushes in with a knee lift that drives him all the way over to the ropes. Before Amanda can follow up with anything else, Nova Wonder suddenly appears from a springboard from across the ring, sending a Pele kick right into Johnny's face, which sends him toppling over the top rope to land on the apron. He grabs at the ropes to keep himself from falling, and gets up to his feet, right about the time that Amanda Reynolds comes charging in at Nova Wonder. Nova ducks the woman's lariat only for Reynolds to crash into Johnny Sykes, who's sent from the ring apron like an ejector seat, coming to a wicked stop across the steel guard rail.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Johnny Sykes has been eliminated!

CAT: We're down to our final four, Percy!

PERCY: That's right, Cat! One of these four is going to be the #1 Contender to the Titans of the Midway Championship!

Amanda Reynolds spins around to face Nova Wonder, who comes firing in with vicious chops. She grabs the woman by the wrist, and sends her for the ride to the opposite side, when Youth appears on the ring apron, grabs the top rope, and drops down suddenly. When Amanda hits, it's only at about thigh height, and she stumbles over the top rope, to land in a nasty wipe out at ringside.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Amanda Reynolds has been eliminated!

PERCY: Flaming Youth coming in out of nowhere after he was dumped on his head on the outside!

CAT: Well, she can take that back to the GZW drawing board!

Nova's eyes narrow as she stares across the ring at Youth, and he flashes her his famous boyish grin in response. That's all the provocation she needs to rush across the ring towards him, while he springboards up to the ropes, and dives clear up and over her to land safely behind her. She doesn't stop her momentum, however, and hits off the ropes, as Youth rushes, and hit's off the ropes on the opposite side. The to come careening back at one another, and once near the center of the ring, both go for cross bodies. They nail each other across their midsections, and come flying apart to crash off to the side of one another.

Meanwhile, Alexandra Kelly picks herself up off the mat, and touches her swollen lip, drawing her fingertips back to see a smudge of blood. The look that comes over The Pixie is terrifying, but the fans come to their feet as she slowly turns to see the two superstars down in the ring.

CAT: Well, this doesn't look like it's going to end well.

PERCY: Yeah, we've seen that look on The Pixie's face before, and it usually spells the doom for someone.

Alex stalks forward as Youth tries to make it to his feet, and she lifts her leg, dropping straight down to take the man face first into the canvas with a short famasser. She's up quickly, turning towards Nova, who's made it partially up, and she comes rushing in, leaves her feet, and hooks Nova on the way down with a short DDT that spikes the womans head off the mat.

PERCY: PIXIE IS A ONE WOMAN WRECKING CREW!

She reaches down to get a handful of Nova Wonder's hair, and jerks the woman up to her feet, leading her over to a corner, and bouncing her head off the top turnbuckle. Nova falls into the corner, and Pixie turns her around, laying in right hands that rock the woman's head back. After a few more shots to the skull, Pixie grabs the middle rope on either side of Nova, and lowers her shoulder, thrusting it repeatedly into the woman's midsection without relent. When she finally stops, Nova slumps to a seated position in front of her, and Pixie back peddles towards the center of the ring to get a running go. The crowd is electric in anticipation, or so she thinks, until she feels a tap on her shoulder. When she turns around, she's met with a wink from Youth, who hops to the side, and fires an explosive super kick that damn near takes the woman's head off.

PERCY: GOOD GOD! SLOW BURN FOR THE SECOND TIME TONIGHT!

CAT: That's a home run if I ever saw one!

Youth reaches down, pulling the smaller Pixie up to her feet, and grabs her by the scruff of the neck before running her towards the ropes to toss her out. He manages to heave her head first over the top, but she grabs the rope on her way down, and lands on the ring apron instead. He commences to stomping at her to try and get her to fall, and she teeters on the edge, loosing one hand hold, and swinging one of her legs just above the floor.

PERCY: Youth is so entrenched with Pixie, he has no idea that Nova just pulled herself up out of the corner!

CAT: I got a feeling he won't be able to wink his way out of this one.

As Youth changes the focus of his kicks from Kelly's midsection, to her one remaining hand, Nova Wonder takes off in a sprint, leaps into a front flip, and extends her right leg to catch the man right in the back of his head. The forward momentum of the kick sends him springing over the top rope, to land in a seated position on the concrete floor below.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Flaming Youth has been eliminated!!

PERCY: Nova Wonder calls that Koppu Kick the Nebula Collision, and it just sent Youth spiraling out of this match!

CAT: Yeah, and if the bitch hurries, she might get a two for one, and win the whole damn thing.

Nova quickly comes up to her feet, and goes to stomp down on Alexandra Kelly, but The Pixie has all the time she needed with Youth's elimination, to roll up out of the kick, and uses the ropes to pull her up to her feet on the ring apron. Wonder Woman goes for another Pele kick to Kelly on the apron, but Alex ducks low, allowing the foot to go over her head, and Nova to land on her stomach in the ring. Nova scrambles to get up to her feet, but Pixie is already inside, and she dives on her, driving her back to the mat with an elbow drop down across the head. She then gets swiftly to her knee's, grabs the side of Nova's face, and begins driving her right knee into the woman's face with short, stinging blows. Both woman work their way up to their feet, both pawing and clawing at each other, when Pixie suddenly tosses Nova's hands away from her, boots her in the midsection, and hooks her around the back of the head, abruptly dropping to one knee while the other is driven into Nova's face. Wonder Woman's head snaps back, and she stumbles over against the edge of the ring, her back leaning heavily against the top rope to keep her upright.

PERCY: Kelly with The National Anthem, and she's pushing up off that knee to rush at Nova....WHO SIDE STEPPED HER! Kelly bouncing chest first off the ropes, and stumbling back....Nova Wonder with a springboard, looking for a DDT, BUT KELLY WITH A YAKUZA KICK RIGHT TO HER FACE!!

CAT: Oh damn! That was brutal!

Alexandra Kelly, breathing hard from the grueling toll of a match like this, comes up to her feet, and drags Nova Wonder with her. She bends down, hoisting Nova up onto her shoulders, and slowly makes her way towards the edge of the ring with the starlet in tow. Just as she reaches the ropes, Nova begins to struggle, and she manages to unhinge herself from Kelly's shoulders, and land behind her. When Pixie whirls around, Nova throws her foot up into Kelly's chin, grabs her by both arms, and falls straight back. The Pixie's jaw snaps off the end of Nova's boot, and she hurtles backwards to drape herself across the ropes. Nova gets to her knee's, and then explodes forwards with a clothesline that sends her and The Pixie over the top rope. Kelly solidly hit's the floor, while Nova hangs from the top rope, using it to pull herself back into the ring.

RHONDA ARMSTRONG: Alexandra Kelly has been eliminated! The winner of this match, and your new #1 Contender to the Titans of the Midway Championship, NOVA WONDER!!

Nova Wonder gets to her feet, and throws her fists over head in victory as the fans roar their approval. Alexandra Kelly sits on the floor for a second in disbelief before moving to get to her feet. A-Ref moves in to try and help her, but she jerks her arm away from the concerned referee, and casts a glance into the ring that said this wasn't over by a long shot. She got a few 'Pixie' calls from the crowd as she stalked up the ramp, while Nova continued celebrating in the ring.

PERCY: She did it! Wonder Woman did it!

CAT: I can't believe it. To be honest, I thought Pixie would win this thing.

PERCY: I think that was what all the bookies thought too, but if you bet against the house, then you just racked up big with Nova Wonder.

CAT: Maybe so, but I don't know if Pixie's going to let her live with this victory.

PERCY: Only time will tell, Cat, but for right now, I hear we have a prospective superstar who's having some trouble outside the arena.