PWX High Stakes 2013

MAIN EVENT
PWX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
PWX World Champion DARIN ZION
versus
Number One Contender NIGHTHAWK

Alexis Lace: Ladies and Gentlemen, it is time for our PWX High Stakes MAIN EVENT!!

[As the ring announcer stands in a neutral corner the lights in the arena slowly click off, one by one, as the sold-out crowd rises to its feet in anticipation of what is to come. And as the opening strains of "Holding Out For A Hero [The Autumn Wind Intro]" by Emery boom out over the sound system Nighthawk walks out through the curtain and stands at the top of the ramp, hands on his hips as he looks all around at the sold-out crowd with the barest hint of a smile on his face. Walking down the ramp on his way to the ring, shaking hands with the fans in the first 2 rows of the building and making a special effort to shake hands and give out hugs to his family in the front as behind him blue-and-white Roman columns of fireworks go off, the "Wrestling Machine" finally gets to the ring and stands on the top turnbuckle while raising his left hand above his head.]

Chris Caudill: It's time for our huge main event of the night folks!

Ricky Cravate: No doubt about it, this is the biggest night in Nighthawks career!


[The Outroduction hits from Thousand Foot Krutch and a matrix like background shows on the screen. The crowd goes nuts as a countdown to five hits. The crowd starts to count backwards from 5.]

5...

4...

3....

2....

1...

"The End Is Where We Begin."

[Explosions around the screen happen and blue and silver lights start to hit around the arena as "Human" by Manafest starts at the chorus line. The crowd erupts and Darin Zion immediately rush out from behind the curtain. He immediately throws both his hands out with the love symbol and starts slapping hands with the crowd.]

"Cause I wear my heart on my sleeve
If you cut me I’ll bleed
I know I cannot erase
Every mistake that I’ve made
I never said I was an angel, no
I never said I wouldn’t break down
But life keeps on moving
By now you should know
I’m only human!!!!"

[Darin immediately stops at the entrance ramp, jumps down and kneels before giving the sign of the cross. He immediately leaps up to more pyro and he starts running into the ring. He rushes over to the ring ropes and climbs the second rope and extends his hands out, jumps on the ring ropes and sticks his tongue out. He smiles as he drops down into his corner.]

Alexis Lace: Introducing first, in the corner to my left, we have the challenger. Wearing his traditional royal-blue with white and silver, he weighed in at 185 pounds and comes to us from the fighting city of Chicago, Illinois. Please welcome…. ‘The Man of 1000 Holds’…. ‘The Wrestling Machine’ Nighthawk!”

[As Nighthawk removes his ring jacket slowly, never taking his eyes off of his opponent, the crowd bombs the ring with blue, white, and silver streamers while chanting “Go Nighthawk Go!”]

Alexis Lace: “His opponent, standing in the corner to my right, is making his 3rd defense of the PWX World Heavyweight Championship. Wearing black and silver he weighed in at 223 pounds and comes to us from the fighting city of Chicago, Illinois. Please welcome the PWX World Heavyweight Champion, Darin Zion!”

[As Darin Zion holds his World Heavyweight Title above his head the crowd bombs the ring with burgundy and white streamers while chanting “Still World Champ” to which Darin responds with a confident nod of the head and a kiss on his title belt before handing it to the referee who gives it over to Nighthawk who nods at it, his face a mask of focus.]

Ricky Cravate: “The match that Nighthawk has been promised, that he has prayed for, that he has dreamt about, is at hand. Tonight, in front of a sold-out crowd, Nighthawk gets the chance to do what three other challengers could not. He gets the chance to put the finishing touch on his father’s legacy, and create one of his own. All he has to do to finish that job is to beat a man who has not been beaten all that much, and to do it with the most prized possession in all of PWX on the line. Chris Caudill, can he do it?”


Chris Caudill: “Here’s the thing, Ricky. He doesn’t need to do anything more than what he did to get here. Keep his mind on the task in front of him and not focus on what may be, and probably is, the biggest match of his career.”

[As both men step into the middle of the ring, listening to the referee give his final instructions, the crowd slowly begins to sit in their seats as their excitement now quickly turns into anticipation before both men submit to the referee’s checking of them for foreign objects or other types of contraband. Satisfied that neither man has any plans on cheating tonight he signals to ring the bell, at which point both men stare daggerts through each other. Heading back to his corner to again tighten up his gloves Nighthawk turns his back on Darin Zion, allowing him to hit a dropkick right to the middle of the back that sends Nighthawk chest-first into the top turnbuckle followed by a schoolboy that gets a long 2-count. Rolling to the floor both to try and catch his breath as well as to try and rebuild his game plan Nighthawk finishes tightening up his gloves before rolling back underneath the bottom rope and shaking his head in frustration. Finally locking up both men almost immediately jockey and push for position, stopping only when Nighthawk finds himself against the ropes as Darin Zion surprisingly gives him a clean break. Walking right back into the center of the ring both Darin and the “Wrestling Machine” lock up again and this time the World Champion is able to come out of the back door with a waistlock, quickly trying to turn it over as the “Man of 1000 Holds” almost immediately sits out and tries to go for a La Majistral only to see that blocked. Staring quizzically at each other both men get back to their feet and circle each other.]

Ricky Cravate: “This is classic Nighthawk right here, Chris. Always staying composed and in control of his emotions. I think this is his best chance to win the title here tonight, Chris. Darin Zion has been known to have a hot temper in the past, and if Nighthawk can keep his own under control, he really has a good chance to win.”
Chris Caudill: “And frankly, Ricky, the longer this match stays on the mat the better it is for Nighthawk. We’ve all been spoiled by seeing how good of a technician Darin is, but frankly, Nighthawk’s on another level. This is a guy who is nicknamed the ‘Man of 1000 Holds’ and the ‘Wrestling Machine’. If Darin wants to retain his title, he has to figure out some way to dull that advantage.”

[Standing back up both men again circle around the outside of the ring, both men showing a tremendous amount of wariness around the other. Locking up again finally after yet more feints designed to throw the other off of their game both men jockey for position and find themselves near the ropes again, the referee again moving in to separate them before things get too far out of hand but this time having to do a good bit more negotiation to get his task done. Moving backwards into the center of the ring Nighthawk gets into a low crouch and waits for Darin to join him in the center of the ring, which he does eventually. But almost as soon as he gets there the “Wrestling Machine” quickly explodes forward with a low single-leg takedown attempt, hanging desperately onto it until Darin Zion is able to grab onto the ropes to force a break of the hold. Simply re-applying the Velcro on his wrestling gloves Nighthawk steps back into the center of the ring, his eyes never leaving his target in front of him as he again goes to a low crouch. Almost on cue, however, Darin Zion stays on the ropes for a moment before shoving the “Man of 1000 Holds” away from him.]

Ricky Cravate: “And the feeling-out process continues. Neither man seems to be all that interested in doing anything too aggressive. And it’s understandable why. With a prize as valuable as the PWX World Championship on the line, neither man wants to do anything at all to take themselves out of the possibility of winning it in the early going.”

Chris Caudill: “Even though they were opponents in a tag team match at Adrenaline 31, it really wasn’t like they were wrestling against each other. Darin Zion made it a point to stay out of the ring as much as humanly possible before this match. And yet, Nighthawk caught him with that Ace Crusher variant he uses called the Deliverance. If he can hit him with that, we might very well have a new World Champion.”

[Refusing to let Darin get to him Nighthawk slowly rises to his feet, going back for a collar-and-elbow lockup as he again tries to get something going in the match. Continuing to jockey for position both men push against each other some more, finally falling through the ropes as they continue to push against each other trying desperately to find the first advantage in a match as important as this one clearly is. Finally stopping this mini-duel when they bang into the metal guardrails both Nighthawk and Darin Zion look at each other and slide back underneath the bottom rope, both men stretching out using those same ropes as they now appear to be showing the first signs of being frustrated with the slow pace that both men are forcing. Going back to the collar-and-elbow lockup one more time finally Darin Zion is able to come out of the back door with a side headlock, quickly taking that over into a grounded version and cranking back as tight as he possibly can in order to get the most out of this relatively simple hold. Banging his shoulders on the mat in frustration that he got caught the “Wrestling Machine” now begins to work on trying to escape from the trap that he finds himself in. shaking his fingers no when the referee comes over to see if he wants to submit Nighthawk now begins to work out a way to escape this hold. Moving his left hand up towards Darin Zion’s eyes to block his view the “Man of 1000 Holds” simply inches his head out of the hold, quickly popping through into a wristlock.]

Ricky Cravate: “We are seeing a masters-level chess match here, Chris. Both men are not giving openings out, instead forcing the other to create those openings through hard work. The longer that this match goes, the harder it is going to be for either man to get one of those openings.”

Chris Caudill: “Interestingly, Ricky, Nighthawk now has a wristlock. If he’s going to work on the left arm, it means that he’s looking for a way perhaps to set up the Hangman’s Clutch. If he can get that on, and avoid falling victim to the big bombs in Zion’s arsenal, we very well might be crowning a new champion before the end of the night.”

[Holding tightly on the wristlock, bending Darin’s fingers back as he places his thumb right in the flat of the palm to keep the hold immobilized, Nighthawk simply swats away Darin’s attempt to escape the hold with a headscissors. However, as Nighthawk continues to crank back on the wristlock Darin goes back to searching for that headscissors, finally getting what he wants and quickly posting his elbows right between the shoulders to keep Nighthawk stabilized while the headscissors does its work. but as he continues to hold onto the headscissors Nighthawk slides his left hand in between the thighs of Darin and slowly pries them apart, quickly floating through into a prawn hold that gets a long 2-count. Almost as quickly as Nighthawk gets back to his feet Darin takes him over again with a side headlock, pantomiming yawning before throwing mocking insults towards Nighthawk’s friends and family in the first row. But as he continues to play to the first few rows, the “Wrestling Machine” again rocks his way out of this hold and this time locks in a deep omoplata forcing Darin to scramble to the ropes with a clear look of panic on his face. finally getting there, grabbing on tight to the ropes with his free hand as though a lifeboat has just arrived, Darin exhales when Nighthawk finally lets go of the hold and quickly goes to roll outside of the ring to try and slow down the increasing momentum of the “Man of 1000 Holds”.]

Ricky Cravate: “I think, Chris, the longer this match goes the more Darin is going to realize that he can’t continue to play the mat-wrestling game with Nighthawk. He’s got to adapt, and maybe up the pace. There has to be something else to his game plan more than just trying to play Nighthawk’s game.”

Chris Caudill: “Outwrestled is too strong a word for what we’re seeing here, Chris, but it’s verging on that. What we are seeing from Nighthawk is the British style at its absolute apex of application. Every hold, Ricky, has a counter. And when you watch Nighthawk do what he’s doing right now, you get the idea that he knows every single one.”

[slowly sliding back into the center of the ring, shaking out his left arm, Darin again goes for the collar-and-elbow lockup and this time backs Nighthawk all the way up into the corner before shoving him back into the turnbuckles and yelling in his face, punctuating that with another one-handed shove to the chest. Almost on cue Nighthawk responds to that not by yelling back or shoving him, but by applying a hanging armbar as the referee almost immediately begins the count. Letting go on the count of 4 Nighthawk drops to the floor landing on his feet before wagging his finger at a stunned Darin Zion, as if telling him to not try any of the rough stuff again. quickly stepping in back underneath the bottom rope Nighthawk again goes for a collar-and-elbow lockup only to get shoved away, Darin glancing at his left arm which is now beginning to give him trouble. Finally feeling comfortable with going to the collar-and-elbow lock up Darin comes out the back door with a backslide that gets a long 2-count. But as the “Wrestling Machine” pops back up to his feet he quickly reclaims the advantage with a deep armdrag right into another wristlock, which he quickly converts into a short-arm scissors. Locking his ankles together around the scissors Nighthawk looks towards the front rows and lets his icy shell of focus crack for just a moment as he smiles before adding a finger lock to the short-arm scissors. Locking his ankles together around the shoulder joint to get the absolute most out of the hold Nighthawk quickly finds himself turned over into a schoolboy, forcing the “Man of 1000 Holds” to both kick out at 2 and release the hold.]

Ricky Cravate: “And this is quickly becoming Nighthawk’s style of match to a degree that we wouldn’t have expected it to be. And frankly, Darin Zion needs to do something else. Perhaps he needs to up the tempo, or go to his gray-market offense. Because doing this, wrestling like this, isn’t going to work.”
Chris Caudill: “Outwrestled is too strong a word for what we’re seeing here, Ricky, but it’s verging on that. Darin Zion has to do something different. Because if this continues he’s going to lose his title.”

[As Nighthawk slowly rolls back to his feet, glaring at Darin’s left arm like a lion would gaze at a wounded antelope, Darin tries to change the tempo of the match by again rolling out to the floor to blunt the momentum of his challenger. Refusing to let him get away with this gambit for a 2nd time Nighthawk hits a beautiful Sasuke Special II, before pulling Darin up and tossing him back in the ring. But as he cues up another springboard dive Darin again rolls out of the ring, and this time heads towards the ramp that was attached to the ring. Shrugging his shoulders, as if he knows what he has to do, Nighthawk cues up a springboard clothesline from the ring to the floor. But at the last moment Darin moves out of the way and the “Wrestling Machine” splats himself on the ramp face-first as the crowd groans in disappointment. Smirking to the crowd, as if things are now bending back towards where they are supposed to be, Darin rolls a dazed and battered “Man of 1000 Holds” back into the middle of the ring, getting a long 2-count.]

Ricky Cravate: “And in a match where we have seen very few mistakes made, Nighthawk has made the first one, and it’s huge. Can Darin Zion capitalize on the opening?”

Chris Caudill: “That’s the disadvantage Nighthawk has. He may have a lot of international experience, but he doesn’t have a lot of main-event experience. Was the moment too big for him? Is that why he went for that springboard clothesline? I'm not sure. No matter the reason, he is in a lot of trouble.”

[smirking with the confidence of a champion Darin Zion pulls Nighthawk to a seated position before hitting him with a seated dropkick to the face, smiling and mockingly bowing as he suddenly notices a small cut coming from Nighthawk’s forehead after he landed face-first on that steel ramp. Taking advantage of the situation Darin hits a hard elbow to the forehead, quickly covering as he clearly wants to end this contest as quickly as he can. Shooting a death stare at the referee as nighthawk kicks out at the count of 2 Darin quickly goes back on the attack, hitting a bridging Tiger Suplex as he tries to do everything he can to get his opponent out of there quickly only to be greeted with another 2-count. Staying right on the attack Darin blisters the “Wrestling Machine” with a hard knife-edge chop to the chest, following that up with a scoop slam and a knee drop to the forehead as he seeks to further open the cut on Nighthawk’s face. Pulling Nighthawk up to his feet Darin lands a pair of European uppercuts that snap his head back and send sweat and blood flying into the first row of the crowd before hitting a reverse neckbreaker as he again tries to end this match quickly. Covering quickly Darin only gets a 2-count before covering again and getting another 2-count, this time simply stomping Nighthawk in the face out of frustration. Taunting the front row of ringside again, who all happen coincidentally to be Nighthawk’s friends and family, Darin hits a fisherman’s suplex on the “Man of 1000 Holds” which gets another 2-count.]

Ricky Cravate: “My big concern right now, Chris, is for Nighthawk. We saw him crash and burn on that springboard clothesline attempt. And ever since that moment, Darin Zion has been slowly picking him apart. In front of his friends and family, no less.”
Chris Caudill: “Look at Darin Zion, Ricky. Watch how careful he is. Not wasting a move. Not taking any risks that he doesn’t have to take. This is the performance of a champion.”

[stalking as Nighthawk tries to get to his feet Darin waits until he gets all the way up to a standing position before hitting a bridging German suplex, again trying to get rid of his opponent quickly. Getting another 2-count we can now see frustration begin to build on his face, as he tries to come up with something to get rid of his challenger. Locking in a bridging Cobra Clutch, pulling back until Nighthawk’s chest is almost perpendicular to the mat, Darin yells at the referee to come to see if Nighthawk is willing to submit. Seeing him wiggle his fingers no and audibly saying it just to make sure the referee gets the message the referee informs Darin that the “Wrestling Machine” is not interested in submitting. Getting frustrated further Darin simply applies more pressure on the cobra clutch, trying to get Nighthawk to pass out and save him the trouble of continuing to labor for a submission. Clawing on the mat with his fingernails Nighthawk finally gets to the bottom rope, forcing a break of the hold as he gasps for air and tries to pull himself up to his feet. But as he turns around Darin hits a boot to the stomach followed by a short-arm clothesline, and then a falling fistdrop right to the forehead. Continuing to apply pressure on his still-battered opponent Darin waits until Nighthawk is able to get to his feet before locking in a standing cobra clutch, a small smile crossing his face as he sees the “Man of 1000 Holds” struggle desperately to find a counter for this hold.]

Ricky Cravate: “This moment, right now, is maybe the most desperate moment that Nighthawk will have in his attempt to win the PWX World Title, and put the finishing touches on the legacy of his father. Right now he is in a lot of trouble, and to be perfectly honest, I'm not altogether sure if I see a way out for him.”

Chris Caudill: “But Ricky, Nighthawk did not get here out of luck. He has shown a lot of grit and toughness to get here, as well as a frankly jaw-dropping amount of technical skill. I think he is going to figure a way out of this. The man is trying to defend the legacy of his father. He’s not going down without a huge fight.”

[Continuing to struggle to escape out of this hold, reaching out for the ropes with a kind of desperation that has not yet been seen from him, he finally is able to grab onto the ropes and force a break of the hold. Turning for a second to argue with the referee Darin walks back to grab Nighthawk and whip him back-first into the turnbuckle. Running in and landing a handspring elbow Darin lands on the ring apron and quickly springboards back in with a senton atomico, covering again and again getting a long 2-count as the challenger again kicks out just before the referee’s hand comes down for 3. Getting completely frustrated Darin begins to argue with the referee about the speed of the counts, finally turning back around towards Nighthawk just in time to get caught with a small package that both gets a long 2-count and draws all of the air out of the building. Pulling himself up to his feet the “Wrestling Machine” tries to go for a palm strike but is hit with the Epic Slap before coolly landing the Zion Effect. But as Darin ascends to the top rope to try and put Nighthawk away with the leg drop to the back of the head that he calls the Rapture Leg Drop the crowd suddenly parts as the Untouchables run in through the crowd. Quickly grabbing a chair Darin goes to the ringside area and takes out every member of the Untouchables. But as he comes back into the ring Darin gets himself quickly trapped into an omoplata, which the “Man of 1000 Holds” transfers into the Hangman’s Clutch. Yanking back on the hold with all the energy that he has left Nighthawk exults when Darin Zion finally taps out.]


Alexis Lace: “The winner of the match, and your new PWX World Heavyweight Champion, ‘The Man of 1000 Holds’…. ‘The Wrestling Machine’ Nighthawk!”

[As Nighthawk exults with the world title over his shoulder, hugging his friends and family including his wife who does a dead run from the locker room area into his arms, he slowly walks back up the ramp as the fans in Hammond begin throwing white and blue streamers at him.]

WINNER: NIGHTHAWK via submission @ 17:20

Chris Caudill: We have a NEW World Champion folks!

[Nighthawk and his wife disappear behind the apron-as Darin Zion slowly gets to his feet. The Hammond crowd begins to applaud him, as he slowly gets to his feet. A few rogue streamers fly into the ring-as the crowd begins a "That Was Awesome" chant]

Chris Caudill: Such respect from the PWX Faithful for Darin Zion!

Ricky Cravate: He held the World Title for four months Chris. That's a feat in and of itself!

[The fans cheers promptly turn to boos, as Adam Stryker hops over one of the railings directly behind Darin. Christian Rhodes hops over another one-and Jason Aries hops over the third-leaving Darin's only method of escape the entrance ramp. James Silkk and Nikki Lee walk out from the curtain-and Silkk heads down the ramp, leaving Nikki on the stage. Darin promptly realizes what happens-and grabs a steel chair that was in the ring-telling the Untouchables to come at him.]

Chris Caudill: Darin, this is not the smartest decisions you've ever made…

Ricky Cravate: He may be signing his death warrant Chris. They are dangerous!

Chris Caudill: The Untouchables are 0 for 2 tonight Ricky. Adam Stryker failed to regain the Hybrid Title, and Jason Aries failed to end John Pariah!

Ricky Cravate: But they're looking to get a measure of revenge right here!

[All four men climb onto the apron, and enter the ring. Darin tries to fight them off-but the gang mentality of the Untouchables gets the best of him-and they proceed to beat him down. Aries delivers a hard kick to the side of the head-possibly knocking one of Darin's teeth out. The group continues to beat on the former Champion-delivering a flurry of moves to him. Silkk instructs Rhodes to grab the biggest ladder he can find under the ring-and take it up to the stage. He obeys, and pulls a solid 25 foot ladder out from under the ring.]

Ricky Cravate: Once again, our ring is 20x20..how in FUCK does a 25 foot ladder fit under there?

Chris Caudill: Portals?

Ricky Cravate: Better question…why isn't anyone HELPING Darin? I know he pissed ALOT of people off as champion-but where is Pariah and Hollywood?

[Just like that, the camera cuts backstage in the locker room-where both Pariah and Hollywood are laid out in a pool of blood.]

Ricky Cravate: Convient footage there guys in the truck…thanks for that…

[In the ring, Silkk drops the former Champion with a Dream Killer, and smiles sadistically. The crowd explodes as Jake Keeton hops the railing and slides into the ring]

Chris Caudill: THE CALVARY IS HERE!?

Ricky Cravate: Jake Keeton? We haven't seen him since November when he beat John Pariah at Never Say Die! What the hell is he doing here?

[Rhodes and Nikki set the ladder up on the stage-and watches the ring to see whats happening. The Untouchables circle the two-leaving Zion a moment to breath. He slowly gets to a knee-as Keeton challenges them to fight him. As Zion gets to a standing position-Jake Keeton immediately turns around and delivers a hard kick to the head-knocking Zions lights out.]

Chris Caudill: WHAT THE HELL??

Ricky Cravate: James Silkk eluded to their being other people who stand with the Untouchables. Was he referring to Jake Keeton?

[The group carries Zion up the stage-and Silkk and Aries hoist him up the ladder. Adam Stryker climbs the opposite side-and takes a seat atop the ladder. He raises Darin Zion up-as Silkk points to an array of production equipment standing next to the stage. Adam Stryker hoists Darin Zion up-and power bombs him off the ladder-sending him crashing 30 feet into the sound equipment-causing a huge electrical spark and small explosion as the crowd explodes.]

Crowd: HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!!!

Chris Caudill: OH MY GOD!!!!!!

Ricky Cravate: And Mr. Caudill wins the award for the worst Joey Styles impression ever…

Chris Caudill: Will you be serious for a minute Ricky! Zion might actually be dead!

Ricky Cravate: Those explosions were huge!

[The crowd boos loudly as "Chemicals" by Love & Death hits the PA system. All six members of the Untouchables raise each others arms on the stage-as EMTs rush to the scene and check on Darin Zion]

EMT1: Get him out, these could blow again at any second!

EMT2: I see scarring, he's not responding!

EMT3: Hurry up! Get a stretcher out here!

[The fans boo loudly as the Untouchables pose on the stage-and the EMTs cart Darin Zion off]

Chris Caudill: Ladies and Gentlemen, we'll see you next week for Adrenaline 33…Adam Stryker may have ended Darin Zion's career!

Ricky Cravate: What a night its been here at High Stakes!


[We fade to black as the medical staff rushes Zion out of the building.]

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