RFW Classic #003

The following was originally published in 2015 as part of the pilot series of the original Rapid Fire Wrestling.

Rapid Fire Wrestling – Episode Three

Staff

Promoter: Jim “The Rebel” Rogers

Ring Announcer and Interviewer: Jade

Commentary: Shawn Roberts (in italicized blue)

Jade welcomes everyone to the show and introduces Jim “The Rebel” Rogers who comes to the ring to cheers. He takes the microphone and asks if the audience is ready to have a good time. They cheer loudly. He says that Cate Stiles will meet Jessie Vega later tonight. Then he asks if everyone is ready to see King Donovan defend the RFW Championship tonight. The audience cheers again. He says that’s good because tonight King Donovan and Mark Blood meet in the main event with the title on the line. Rogers tells everyone to enjoy the show and then sits ringside.

Jade introduces the competitors of the first match. Out first is Aidan North. He comes out to the ring and asks Jade for the microphone. He says that last week, Giant Wraith and Witchmere attacked him after his match with Giant Wraith. He said he was approached backstage by someone who wants to help him even the odds. He says his partner is a veteran and making his RFW debut right now. He calls out “Quasar” Kevin Graves. The crowd cheers and Graves comes out to the ring, wearing his classic Quasar wrestling gear. He slides into the ring and shakes hands with North.

“Hey! It’s Kevin Graves. Er.. Quasar. Whatever he is calling himself these days is irrelevant. For Aidan North, his presence is most welcome! Speaking of welcome, welcome to the show everyone!”

Jade announces their opponents to the ring. Witchmere and Giant Wraith come down to the ring and take their corner. Witchmere and Aidan North stay in the ring to start off. The bell rings.

Aidan North and “Quasar” Kevin Graves vs. Witchmere and Giant Wraith

North and Witchmere lock up in the middle of the ring. Witchmere pushes away and immediately comes back in with an eye gouge. The referee reprimands her but she merely sneers at him and goes back at North, using his stunned state as an opportunity to continue her attack. After wearing North down a bit, she tags in Giant Wraith who continues the assault. North tries to get to his corner and tag in Graves but his efforts keep getting thwarted. Giant Wraith tags Witchmere back in. She lets North get close to his corner and then pulls him back and attacks. She picks him up and throws him into the ropes but is caught by a sudden drop kick by North on the rebound. Witchmere gets up and runs at North, who catches her and powerslams her to the mat. Graves stomps on the apron and slaps his hand on the turnbuckle, getting the crowd to cheer on North as he crawls to the corner. North tags in Graves and the crowd cheers more loudly. North is laying on the mat as Graves steps in. He helps North to his feet. Just as North is stepping through the ropes, Graves pulls him back in lifts him in a gorilla press. He tosses North into the middle of the ring. Witchmere starts kicking North. Giant Wraith steps into the ring, picks up North, and chokeslams him back down to the mat. Graves walks over to North, picks him up and drives him to the mat with a powerbomb. Witchmere sits North up and locks on a headvice. North squirms to escape before passing out. Witchmere tosses him aside and then sits on his chest. She grins as she looks into his face and then looks up to the rafters and laughs. Giant Wraith and Kevin Graves stand on each side of her.

“What just happened here? What is Kevin Graves doing with these people? This whole match was just a setup!”

Witchmere, Graves, and Giant Wraith leave the ring. The referee checks on Aidan North, who eventually gets to his feet and is helped backstage. He appears confused.

Jade introduces Rex Anarchy to the ring. He is dressed in jeans and wearing a leather jacket. Jade says that he wanted to say something tonight and asks what it is. Anarchy says he isn’t here to talk to the audience but to Cole Arcane. He calls Arcane out to the ring. Cole Arcane’s music begins to play and he heads to the ring. Jade gives him a microphone and then steps into a corner of the ring. Arcane stands there, waiting for Anarchy to speak. Anarchy says he will get right to it. He was impressed during their match at the RFW Championship tournament and he watched Arcane’s match last episode with great interest. He’s been watching how Arcane presents himself backstage and says he sees a common bond between them. Anarchy says Cole Arcane is not someone who follows the establishment. It’s obvious from the way he fights that he has fought hard his whole life to get where he is and Anarchy says that society is to blame for those hardships. He says the system is rigged, even here in RFW, and he needs Arcane’s help to break that system down.

Arcane tells Anarchy thanks, but no thanks. He doesn’t really play well with others. Anarchy says he can appreciate that but is making a huge mistake. He will be swallowed by the machine if he tries to go it alone. Arcane says he will take his chances and asks if they are done here. Anarchy looks irritated and says that Arcane is doomed to fail here. He should be appreciative that a veteran like himself would offer to take him under his wing. Arcane says he’s wasted his time here and is leaving. Anarchy says that maybe Arcane would make better choices if he weren’t focused on getting some action from a dirty streetwalker and points a thumb behind his shoulder in Jade’s direction. Jade looks shocked and offended. Cole Arcane drops his microphone and tackles Rex Anarchy. He starts lobbing punches at Anarchy. Anarchy pushes Arcane off and slips under the ropes. He jumps the guard rail and starts walking backward through the crowd. He and Arcane yell back and forth to each other. Arcane walks over to Jade and says something to her. She stands there, stiff, obviously upset at the comment. He stays in the ring to calm her down. After a few moments, she puts a hand on his shoulder and tells him she’s ok. He hesitantly leaves the ring.

“That was totally uncalled for but it worked. Rex Anarchy really got under Cole Arcane’s skin with that comment. I feel bad for Jade. Anarchy had no business getting her involved! These two are destined for a meeting in those ropes and it’s not going to be pretty.”

Jade introduces the competitors of the next match. Out first is Cate Stiles who gets into the ring and paces back and forth.

“Ever go to the zoo and see a tiger just pacing around in their cage like they are ready to kill anything that gets into their space? That is what Cate Stiles looks like right now.”

Out next is Jessie Vega. She pumps up the crowd on her way out to the ring. A young girl is in the front row with a Jessie Vega sign. Vega points the sign and gives the fan a high five and a hug. She slides under the ropes and gives the audience a peace sign before taking her corner. The referee calls for the bell.

Cate Stiles vs. Jessie Vega

Both women trade offense in the early minutes before Vega gets on an offensive roll. She slam Stiles and keeps her to the mat with some grounded holds. Vega starts working on Stiles’ neck. She throws Stiles off the ropes and uses a swinging neckbreaker on the rebound. Stiles is holding her head. Vega goes for a DDT. With Stiles on the mat, Vega climbs the turnbuckle and prepares for a frogsplash but Stiles recovers and runs into the turnbuckle, knocking Vega off balance. Vega’s feet go outside of the ropes while she sits on the top turnbuckle, stunned. Stiles grabs her right leg, wraps it in between the top and middle rope and kicks it. Stiles slides out of the ring, grabs Vega’s ankle, and starts twisting it.

“Oh no! Stiles is working on the ankle that Vega sprained a few weeks ago. Jessie has to get off that turnbuckle and back in the ring.”

Vega manages to break Stiles’ grip and jump back into the ring. She limps a bit as she walks around, trying to shake off the damage. Stiles comes back into the ring and charges at Vega. She nails Vega with a clothesline. Stiles runs off the ropes as Vega is getting up and hits a springboard dropkick. Stiles quickly grabs Vega’s leg and applies the ankle lock. Vega screams out as she tries to escape. She manages to pull herself to a rope and grabs hold. The referee begins a five count. Stiles lets go just before she is disqualified. The referee reprimands her but she pushes him aside and starts kicking Vega’s leg. Vega gets in a defensive position on the mat, trying to fend off the kicks. Stiles backs off. As Vega is trying to stand with aid of the ropes, Stiles does a baseball slide into Vega’s leg, knocking her down to the mat again. Stiles hovers over Vega, ready to strike when Vega suddenly rolls around Stiles and rolls her up with a schoolboy pin. Stiles kicks out and Vega falls back to the mat. Stiles jumps back up and starts to drag Vega up by her hair. Vega instinctively nails Stiles with a forearm shot to the nose. Stiles stumbles back, swinging wildly in the air, temporarily blinded by the shot. Vega hobbles to Stiles and nails another DDT. She covers Stiles for a pin but Stiles kicks out. Vega gets up and goes for an elbow drop, preventing Stiles from getting up. Vega hobbles to a turnbuckle and climbs it, wincing as she steps on her right leg. She perches on the turnbuckle and then leaps off with a frogsplash. Stiles gets her knees up, blocking the move. Vega bounces off, holding her abdomen. Stiles gets up and grabs Vega’s leg, locking her in another ankle lock. Vega screams in pain, scratching at the ring mat. She begins to pull herself toward a rope but Stiles wrenches hard on her ankle and she shrieks, slamming her hand into the mat to tap out. The referee calls for the bell. Stiles continues to apply the ankle lock. The referee starts pulling on her to let go. She refuses. He starts a five count. Stiles drops Vega’s leg unceremoniously just before getting disqualified. Vega immediately clutches her ankle and curls up on the mat.

She holds her arm out to the referee and forces him to raise her hand as Jade announces Stiles as the winner. The referee immediately kneels down next to Vega to check on her. Stiles immediately leaves the ring raising her arms in the air in the aisleway before going backstage. The referee motions for help. Medical staff comes down to the ring.

“Never like seeing this. It’s not a good scene. I think Jessie Vega is seriously hurt, people. She fought hard tonight but Stiles smelled blood and went right for the kill. Love her or hate her, Cate Stiles is one of the most cunning and dangerous wrestlers in RFW today.”

Jessie Vega is taken out on a stretcher, clearly in a tremendous amount of pain. After the commotion has died down, Jade steps back into the ring and announces that it is time for the main event. She introduces the competitors. Mark Blood comes to the ring first. He slaps hands with the fans near the aisle but keeps his focus on the ring. He steps in and climbs the turnbuckles, trying to rile up the crowd. He takes his corner as King Donovan comes to the ring with the RFW Championship belt draped over his shoulder. He motions to the referee to open the ring ropes for him to step through. Mark Blood throws a look of disbelief to the crowd, shocked that Donovan thinks so highly of himself. The referee splits the top and middle rope and Donovan climbs inside the ring. He poses in the center of the ring before handing the title over to the referee. The referee shows Blood the belt and then holds it up in the air for the audience. He passes the title to the timekeeper and then makes sure both men are in their corners before calling for the bell.

RFW Championship Title Match

Mark Blood vs. King Donovan (c)

Both men circle around the ring, looking for an opportunity to strike. They trade some verbal barbs at each other. Donovan poses, prompting Blood to run at him. Donovan, anticipating the move, nails Blood with a big boot and immediately picks Blood up and hits a full nelson slam. Donovan covers for a pin but Blood kicks out.

“Yo! The champ wasting no time here tonight! He tried to end this match before it even got started.”

Blood gets up and locks up with Donovan. Donovan pushes Blood into a corner, releases the tie up and goes for an elbow but Blood ducks and Donovan smacks the top turnbuckle. Blood rolls behind Donovan and starts smashing his face into the turnbuckle repeatedly. Blood starts taking control of the offense. He takes down Donovan and tries to keep him on the mat with body slams and holds focusing on the lower back. Donovan fights his way to his feet but Blood immediately keeps on him with a knee to the gut followed by a brainbuster. Blood drags Donovan to the middle of the ring and applies a Boston Crab. Donovan tries to escape but is unable to. Blood lays the submission hold in deeper. The audience is cheering loudly as Donovan fails to push out of the hold. Suddenly, Cate Stiles runs down to the ring and gets up on the ring apron. The referee gets up and starts yelling at her. Blood loses focus and Donovan slips out of the hold. Blood walks over to Stiles and begins yelling at her, telling her to go away. Donovan gets up and runs at Blood from behind, knocking Blood into Stiles who spills to the floor. The referee also takes part of the blow and falls into the nearest turnbuckle, hitting the back of his head.

“Cate Stiles has showed up and this match has turned into chaos! The referee is down. Stiles is laid out on the floor. Blood is laying on the mat. Donovan is the only one standing!”

King Donovan kicks up Mark Blood and starts hitting him with power moves. Stiles begins to get up and crawls under the ring apron. She pulls out a steel chair and slides it into the ring. It hits Donovan’s boot. He looks at it, and then at Stiles. She is yelling at him to use it. He picks up the chair and begins to stalk Blood, who is getting up from the mat. Blood turns around just in time to get a chair jab to the gut and then a shot to the back. Stiles slides into the ring and points to Blood. She says something to Donovan. He smiles and then fits the chair around Blood’s leg. Stiles climbs the turnbuckle.

“No!!! This girl is trying to cripple everyone in RFW! She will break Mark Blood’s leg for sure by doing this. Someone stop her! She’s not even a part of the match!”

Cate Stiles jumps off the turnbuckle but Mark Blood moves out of the way, preventing the stomp. He shakes the chair off of his leg and catches an attempted kick by Stiles. He grabs her and tosses her through the ropes onto the ring apron. Donovan charges at Blood. Blood ducks and grabs the chair in one quick move. He stands up and swings the chair in the middle of Donovan’s back. Donovan crashes to the mat and Blood starts smashing the chair into him several times. Blood tosses the chair out of the ring and once again applies the Boston Crab to Donovan as the referee is starting to stir. He leans back and Donovan, unable to get out, starts tapping out. The referee, still stunned, doesn’t see what is going on. Stiles climbs into the ring, runs toward the ropes nearest Blood and cracks him in the head with a springboard dropkick. Blood releases the Boston Crab and crumples to the mat. Stiles shakes Donovan to get his attention and points to Blood, who is laying on the mat. He nods. Stiles slips out of the ring just as the referee is back on his feet. Donovan stands up and walks toward Blood who is just starting to stand up. Donovan drives Blood to the mat with a full nelson slam. He covers. The referee counts to three. The referee calls for the bell.

“Come on! Don’t let it end like this. Mark Blood was just robbed! He had Donovan beat, even with the distraction. Mark Blood should be RFW Champion right now. King Donovan just stole a victory.”

Jade announcers King Donovan as the winner and still champion. The referee raises his hand. He celebrates in the ring with his title belt and then leaves the ring as Mark Blood is starting to get up. Blood walks up to the referee and starts talking to him, pointing to Donovan and Cate Stiles, who are both standing in the aisle. The referee listens but only shakes his head. Blood leans out of the ring and grabs a microphone from Jade. He tells King Donovan and Cate Stiles that he refuses to accept this. He says he’s not done and that the RFW Championship should be his. Donovan laughs and holds his title over his head with a big smile. Stiles stands with her hands on her hips, glaring at Blood. Blood throws the microphone down in frustration. He starts to climb through the ropes toward Donovan and Stiles but Jim Rogers grabs a microphone and tells him to stop. Rogers climbs into the ring. He says that Donovan won this match, however, Blood deserves a fair fight. He announces that the main event for the next episode is King Donovan defending his title against Mark Blood. The audience cheers. Rogers says that he wants to make sure that nobody, not Cate Stiles or anyone else, can interfere. To do that, he has two stipulations. First, Cate Stiles is barred from appearing at the next episode. Second, the match is going to take place inside of a steel cage. The audience cheers loudly. Blood looks pumped up for the opportunity. King Donovan is very angry in the aisle, yelling at Blood and Rogers. Stiles just stands there, looking irritated at the situation.

“Adding some steel on the way to Blood’s quest for the gold. It’s do or die time next week. Can Mark Blood dethrone the king or will Donovan continue his reign. See you next time!”

News

The main event for next episode will be Mark Blood challenging King Donovan for the RFW Championship in a steel cage match.

Cate Stiles is barred from appearing at the next episode.

Jessie Vega was taken to a medical facility after her match with Cate Stiles and treated for a broken ankle. She will be out of action for a significant period of time.

Witchmere, Giant Wraith, and Kevin Graves have a message for RFW at the next episode.