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Christmas Shove- It 11/21- Part 1 of 3
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With Fire in My Soul, I Return.



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#1
12-22-2014, 01:03 AM


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Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York

Jet Frost
vs.
Zack Ryder

Frosty the Snowman Match
The competitors must compete in a match, with the loser wearing a Frosty the Snowman suit for the rest of the holidays!

Ghost Tank
vs.
Caroline O' Hara Burchill

X- Mas Themed Haunted House Match
GT and Caroline will be randomly placed inside a random- ass mansion out on the fringes of NYC. There, they will be able to use an assortment of weapons used in horror movies. Both competitors must unwrap the weapons before using them.

Cain
vs.
SpineTwister
vs.
Adrian Storms

Milk and Cookies Match
The three competitors must compete in an elimination match where the two losers are covered in milk and cookies!


A massive pyro show goes off as the start of Christmas Shove- It is underway, with the theme song for the event going off!



The stage is decked out with Christmas decors, with an inflatable Santa, a milk and cookies table, and a Christmas tree, decked out with lights and presents! Joey Styles is at the announce table, calling the action, along with Fedor Orlov, better known as Real Soviet Damage.

Joey Styles: Hello everyone, and welcome to the Christmas Shove- It, hosted by Maverick! I'm Joey Styles calling the action, as always, and we've got one heck of a card for you here tonight! Kicking things off, we have our host, Maverick coming down to the ring!

Symphony of Destruction starts playing through the loudspeakers, and Maverick comes out, dressed formally in a three- piece suit. The fans are giving a mixed reaction to the host of the Christmas Shove- It as Maverick confidently strolls down to the ring. Maverick steps in between the ropes, and calls for a microphone before talking.

Real Soviet Damage: Look at that man, Maverick! Calls himself the 'Avatar of Perfection,' yet he loses more matches than I can count! The only thing he's perfect at is shitting on belts!

Joey Styles: I do believe it was X-Pac who shit on the X-treme belt, but regardless, it seems our host has got something to say!

"Hello all you fans, the thousands watching in attendance, and the millions-"

The fans give Maverick a cheap pop, as they shout, "AND MILLIONS!"

"watching at home. I've decided to take initiative in bringing the festive cheer here to the XWF, and boy, do we have a card for you tonight! We will be starting off slow, admittedly, but I do assure you, stick around, and you will see action that only this Christmas Shove- It can deliver! In addition to our opening bout, you will be seeing a Christmas Haunted House Match, a Milk and Cookies match, an Eggnog Match, a Secret Santa Tag Team Match, a Secret Santa's Presents Match, and the Miracle on 34th Street Gauntlet Match!"

The fans go ecstatic as the Miracle on 34th Street Gauntlet Match is name dropped. The fans are obviously excited to see quite possibly the closest they can get to some fantasy matches such as Gator against Steve Davids one on one. Maverick then speaks again.

"Now then. Jet Frost! Zack Ryder! Get your asses down here! To ensure that nothing will be going wrong, no interference, etc. I will be sitting here at ringside for all the matches."

Maverick then sets up a steel chair by the announce table as the fans get ready for the opening bout of the night.


Jet Frost
vs.
Zack Ryder

Frosty the Snowman Match
The competitors must compete in a match, with the loser wearing a Frosty the Snowman suit for the rest of the holidays!



Fairy Tail Theme (Tenrou Islands ver.) begins playing


RING ANNOUNCER: This contest is set for one fall, and it is a Frosty the Snowman match! The loser will have to wear a Frosty the Snowman outfit for the frest of the holidays!

The camera pans to the Frosty the Snowman suit at ringside.

RING ANNOUNCER: Introducing first, from Charleston, North Carolina, standing at six feet and one inch, weighing in at two hundred and seventeen pounds, Jet Frost!

The camera hops over to the entrance ramp, waiting to see Jet come out... but no one appears.

The Ring Announcer for this event clears his throat, then tries introducing Frost again to see if Frost merely did not hear him.

RING ANNOUNCER: From Charleston, North Carolina, standing at 6'1, weighing in at 217 pounds, Jet Frost!

Still nothing. The fans, ring announcer, Styles, RSD, and even Maverick are confused by the lack of Jet Frost here. Maverick walks over to the announce table, grabs the cuff of Styles's suit, then shouts at him.

"What the hell is going on? Find that son of a bitch Frost, now!"

Joey and Orlov start going on their monitors, jumping from camera to camera. After doing this a few times, he calls Maverick over, and has the X-tron roaring to life with the footage on the monitor.

The footage shows Frost and Ryder, knocked out in the Locker Room area, both of them inside a perfect replica of the Frosty the Snowman suit at ringside. There'll be no way either of these two can participate in the Gauntlet Match, let alone the Frosty the Snowman match. Maverick looks pissed as he heads back to his steel chair, as the Christmas Shove- It fades to commercial.






Ghost Tank
vs.
Caroline O' Hara Burchill

X- Mas Themed Haunted House Match
GT and Caroline will be randomly placed inside a random- ass mansion out on the fringes of NYC. There, they will be able to use an assortment of weapons used in horror movies. Both competitors must unwrap the weapons before using them.


Caroline is at the mansion, at the doorsteps. With a sigh, she walks up the steps, and into the mansion, waiting for the New Breed of Beast to arrive.

Ghost Tank is seen arriving at the Mansion that is going to be used for his match with Caroline O' Hara Burchill in the second match of the night which is a X- Mas Themed Haunted House Match. He just wants to make sure of what he is getting himself in to.

As he steps through the front door, he notices a sign which says "Go To Your Left." Ghost Tank walks to his left, and walks down a corridor. Suddenly he steps foot in a section of the corridor that looks like it's been tampered with. The whole floor gives way beneath him. He disappears from view.

Suddenly laughter is heard from below, and 10 Hooded Men, appear on camera. They throw a rope to the ceiling which connects with a hook. They then lower the rope down below. They start hauling it up.

Ghost Tank is seen being hauled out of the hole, his face all bloodied from an attack. The Leader of The Real Higher Power, Caleb, the one wearing the Green Hood, is seen climbing out of the hole.

Ghost Tank is prone, as the rest of The Real Higher Power pull him up to be left dangling over the hole.

Caleb looks at him and starts laughing.

"Peace To You."

Caleb and the rest of The Real Higher Power then leave. Leaving Caroline to have the first shot at a weakened Ghost Tank when their match starts.

The jingle bells ring to indicate the beginning of the match. Ghost Tank and Caroline stare at each other before locking up. Ghost Tank’s face is still bleeding from the attack earlier but looks more pissed than hurt. Tank grabs the arm of Caroline and whips her into the wall. Ghost Tank grabs the nearest stocking and reaches within. As he does so, he finds a lead pipe! Ghost Tank smiles and rushes forward and begins smashing the knee of Caroline with it brutally! Caroline feints injury before reaching up with her legs and wrapping them around the head of Tank! Ghost Tank lifts her up and begins flinging her around. She disconnects and lands on her hands in which she flips over onto her feet. Ghost Tank looks mad and charges her! She grabs his arm and hits an arm drag throwing him on top of a present! The present barely bends as he’s laid out flat on top of it. She unwraps the gift with him on top to reveal an anvil?!

Real Soviet Damage: This is deplorable! Caroline might bash Ghost Tank's brains in with that anvil!

Joey Styles: Fedor, I'm inclined to agree with you here! This looks bad for Ghost Tank!

Real Soviet Damage: How can our host sanction such despicable matches! No wonder the young minds of America are so corrupted, if they are watching such crap like this!

Caroline smiles and begins smashing the back of Tank’s head into the anvil. Tank rolls off the anvil holding his head with a grimace on his face. Caroline opens another gift and reveals a blow torch! Along with the torch is a mask. Caroline throws the welding mask and shoots a flame from the blow torch. She approaches Ghost Tank who leaps to his feet and spears her through the table set-up in the center of the room!

Real Soviet Damage: Гадкий! Отвратительно! Such matches should be banished to the bowels of our society!

Ghost Tank rushes across the room and opens another box to reveal a machete! Tank gets an evil grin on his face. He walks over to Caroline and brings the machete down! Caroline gasps and rolls out of the way! She crawls towards the anvil and looks up at the grinning Ghost Tank. Ghost Tank brings it down again and narrowly misses the face of Caroline! He does however cut her hair making it uneven. Caroline kicks him squarely in the mistletoe and Tank drops the knife. Tank backs away and is holding his junk. Caroline gets back to her feet and rushes towards him! She connects with a Frankensteiner on the huge man! Caroline opens another gift and sees a baseball bat! She smiles and rushes over to Tank who tosses acid at her hand! Tank had a small gift beside him that he had opened whilst she was distracted! She screams clutching her hand! Tank grabs her around the waist and hits a german suplex! He doesn’t disconnect as he hits another one on the hard wooden floor. He rolls back up for another, but Caroline turns around and hits one… two… no FIVE headbutts!

Tank loosens his hold, but then connects with a belly to belly suplex! Caroline stands up and looks groggy. Tank kicks her in the abdomen and pulls her in for TANK TRACKS! He hits the first powerbomb on the wooden floor! He lifts her up and hits the second one on the standing sidetable! He lifts her up again and Caroline hits him with the lead pipe she picked up! She lands on the anvil on her feet! She dives off and hits a diving hurricanrana! Tank hits the floor hard. Tank gets back up and Caroline hits a running… Cramp! The tilt-a-whirl headscissors into a single arm DDT float into a Fujiwara armbar has Tank trapped and Caroline in control! She pulls on the arm inflicting some serious damage to Ghost Tank! Ghost Tank reaches under the tree and begins unwrapping a gift whilst in the hold. She pulls back on the arm. Ghost Tank reaches into the box with a grimace on his face and withdraws…

A spiked hammer!

He swings the spiked hammer and it nicks Caroline on the cheek! She lets go of the hold to hold the gash across her face! Ghost Tank gets up with one arm seemingly useless. He begins wildly swinging the hammer and it connects with the injured hand from earlier. She howls in pain! Ghost Tank swings for the fences of her head! She sees it and ducks under! She kicks him the gut! Tank drops the hammer and Caroline throws him into the Christmas tree as it explodes in flames! Ghost Tank is lit ablaze!

Ghost Tank is screaming in pain while Caroline sees her chance to escape from the mansion! She runs down the hall way, and turns left to see the exit path to the door! Caroline jumps through it, exiting the mansion while the said mansion is burning ablaze!

Winner: Caroline O'Hara Burchill

The crowd gasps as they see Ghost Tank possibly murdered on live television. However, their fears are quelled as soon as they see Ghost Tank climbing out of a window.






Cain
vs.
Simon Lyster
vs.
Adrian Storms

Milk and Cookies Match
The three competitors must compete in an elimination match where the two losers are covered in milk and cookies!



Blacklist by Exodus begins to play


RING ANNOUNCER: The following contest is a Milk and Cookies match! This match is an elimination three- way- dance, with the two losers getting covered in milk and cookies! Introducing first, from Parts Unknown, standing in at six feet and eight inches, weighing in at two hundred and ninety- eight pounds, he is the Last Son of Eden, Cain!

As the opening riff of "Blacklist" by Exodus brings the crowd to life the lights strobe red and black. Flames erupt from the stage and Cain steps through them, bouncing from foot to foot at the top of the ramp, then he roars and pounds his chest three times as the flames once again erupt behind. He storms down the ramp with purpose, bumping fists with a couple of fans in the front row. He bounces back and forth again as he reaches the ring apron, leaping up on it. As he steps through the ropes, he steps to the middle of the ring, arms outstretched as sparks rain down onto him. As the ambience returns to normal, he slaps his head a few times, psyching himself up for the match.


The Theme from Halloween by John Carpenter begins to play


RING ANNOUNCER: And, his opponent, from Shepperton, London in the United Kingdom, standing in at six feet and two inches, weighing in at two hundred and sixty- five pounds, he is the Spine Twister, Simon Lyster!

Simon Lyster begins his descent to the ring in a latex overcoat, accompanied by three SUBMISSIVES - hot valets in fetish gear. When he enters the ring, one SUBMISSIVE takes his coat. He lies on his stomach, waiting for his opponent, while two of the SUBMISSIVES massage his neck, traps, and triceps and the third walks up and down on his spine in her stiletto-heeled latex boots.


Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana begins to play


RING ANNOUNCER: And, their opponent, from Miami, Florida, standing in at five feet and six inches, weighing in at two hundred and fifteen pounds, Adrian Storms!

"Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana blares through the PA echoing throughout the arena as the very few cheers are drowned out by boos. Adrian steps onto the stage looking around, taking a good look of his surroundings. As the chorus hits, Adrian begins walking down the ramp sending evil glares into the crowd members booing him. Adrian slides into the ring as he pops up and jumps onto the middle rope. He screams at the fan, "You will never feel my pain!" and jumps down, backing up into his corner ready to start the match.

The three men circle around as the bell rings for this match to begin. Lyster and Storms begin exchanging blows as the match begins. Cain snarls and rushes both men taking them down with two big clotheslines! Cain lifts up Lyster and goes for Chokeslam from Hell! Lyster connects with a jab making Cain release the hold! Lyster rolls around to the back of him and wraps his arms around his waist and connects with a release German suplex! Cain lands on the back of his head. Lyster stands up and is holding his back slightly from that large move. Lyster is blindsided by a dropkick to the lower back of Simon! Storms looks down at him and picks him up. He whips him into the corner and rushes forward and connects with a Storms Splash! He follows it up by hitting some punches to the face of Simon. Adrian turns around to celebrate when….

Joey Styles: DAS BOOT! Cain coming out of nowhere with a Das Boot!

Cain hooks the leg to go for a pinfall.

1...

2... Kickout! Cain lifts up Storms and starts landing some heavy shots to him.

Real Soviet Damage: Look at him! Calls himself the Last Son of Eden! Tch! It's a wonder why that psychopath hasn't brought in any weapons yet!

Joey Styles: Regardless, Fedor, Cain looks firmly in control here!

Cain gets in a boxing stance and begins delivering some serious jabs to the chin and chest of Adrian who is trying to cover up. Cain punches Adrian in throat and follows it up quickly with a Tongan Death Grip! Storms is clutching at the hand and is trying to breathe! Cain is so focused on Storms that he misses the rushing Simon! Simon hits a big punch to the face of Cain! His face ripples as the blow jacks his jaw! Cain releases the hold and turns to Simon. The two men stare off as Storms falls to the mat clutching his throat.

Joey Styles: Uh- oh.... I think Simon might have made the biggest mistake of his life.....

Cain and Simon begin exchanging blows! Punch from Simon! Punch from Cain! The blows are getting more and more intense until Cain changes it up hitting a huge elbow to the side of the face of Simon! Simon recoils and Cain slaps his chest hard! He slaps his chest again as the crowd ‘Wooooos!’ Cain picks up Simon and hits a sidewalk slam! Cain goes to stomp on him, but Simon grabs his foot! He raises to his feet shaking his head furiously at Cain. He pulls Cain close and hits a big high-angle spinebuster! He quickly leaps on Cain and locks in a body-vice neck crank! Cain’s face is one of fury and pain as Lyster is wrenching the hold inflicting some damage to the monster! Storms is up though! Storms bounces off the ropes and hits Lyster with a superkick! Lyster falls off holding his jaw.

Storms lifts up Cain and hits a swinging neckbreaker taking advantage of the already worked on neck of Cain. Storms goes for the pinfall!

1…










2…







Kickout! Cain powers out with enthusiasm.

Storms doesn’t let him up as he locks on a sleeper hold. Storms begins hitting clubbing blows across the chest of Cain. Storms releases the hold and begins hitting mounted blows to the head of Cain. Cain covers up and then throws a stiff jab to Storms! Storms staggers up to his feet and Cain slowly gets up as well. Cain throws two stiff lefts which catch Storms off guard and send him to the floor. Cain now mounts him and begins hitting harsh elbows directly to the temple of Storms! As he begins hitting them, Storms temple begins oozing blood! Cain smiles as his fangs are revealed. He licks his lips and the blows are seemingly coming even more furiously now! Cain stops, takes the blood on the face of Storms and wipes it across his chest as he stands up looking at the crowd. He turns around and Simon is up and staring at him. The two men meet in the center of the ring. Simon goes low and takes Cain’s feet out from under him! He locks in another submission move wrenching back on his neck whilst placing a knee in the center of the back of Cain. Cain is reaching out but the ice-cold look in Simon’s eyes show that there’s no way he relinquishing this hold.

Cain is reaching out in exasperation! He begins pushing off the mat and pushing himself to the ropes! He’s a foot away! He pushes off the mat and crawls some more! He crawls and crawls! Cain reeeeeaches out and grabs it! He grabs the rope. The referee looks at Simon who smiles up at him. The referee begins to count!

Joey Styles: Cain is in big trouble right now! The referee has got a five- count to work with until Lyster gets disqualified!

Real Soviet Damage: Yes, Lyster! Don't let go! Show that ублюдок what for!

1… Simon is still smiling.


2… Simon wrenches it back even further!

3… Cain is sputtering as Simon wrenches it back some more!



4… Simon finally relinquishes the hold and steps back smiling sadistically at Cain.

Simon pulls Cain to the center of the ring and pins Cain.

1…









2….
















THR-NO! So close! Cain barely kicks out.

Storms is back up but looks wobbly. He rushes forward and hits a jumping DDT on Simon! Simon’s head is drilled into the mat. Storms slowly climbs the turnbuckle and points at Simon! He jumps! Killing Curse 450 Splash! Storms hooks the leg and pins Simon!

1…




2…











NO! Simon kicks out!

Storms looks desperate! Storms lifts up Cain who is barely awake. Storms kicks him in the gut and hits the delayed Hangman’s neckbreaker called…

Real Soviet Damage: Eternal Rest! Eternal Rest! That ублюдок hit the Eternal Rest! Go, now's your chance!

Cain hits the mat hard as he clutches his neck! Storms covers him.


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2…











NO! Cain powers out!

Adrian Storms looks irate! He can’t believe he didn’t pin him there! Storms gets to his feet and goes for Simon, but The Spine Twister kips up to his feet as the crowd pops! Simon has a crazy look in his eyes. Simon kicks Storms in the gut and lifts him up! Gorilla Press Backbreaker drops Storms down in a heap! Adrian Storms is crying out in pain as Simon locks on…


THE PARALYZER!

The body vice spine lock/crucifix neck crank has an immense amount of pressure put on the neck and body of Adrian Storms! Storms is reaching out but there is seemingly nowhere to go!

Joey Styles: Storms is in huge trouble! He tapped! Storms tapped out!

Lyster relinquishes the hold and begins to celebrate... only to realize this is an elimination match! Simon turns around, only to bet met by....

Real Soviet Damage: Das Boot! No! Lyster, don't let him win like this!

Cain stands at attention, willing Lyster to get up... THE DEVASTATION OF MAN! Lyster might be out cold from that Devastation of Man! Cain lazily crawls over to Lyster and hooks the leg.

1...



2....

Real Soviet Damage: No! Not like this! Lyster, kick out! Don't let this deranged psychopath claim the victory!

3!

Winner: Cain

Cain celebrates his win by pumping up the crowd, who gives the Last Son of Eden a mixed reaction. As Cain hops out of the ring, a stream of milk and chocolate- chip cookie bits rain down from the heavens, covering Storms and Lyster in the tasty snack, while Cain laughs at the fallen competitors.

Joey Styles: A huge win from Cain, picking up an impressive win! Now see, Fedor, that wasn't that hard now, wasn't it?

Real Soviet Damage: I admit, compared to some of Cain's matches, this was quite tame. However, this still doesn't excuse the fact that Cain is a raging, murdering psychopath! Правосудие должно свершиться!

The camera pans to Cain celebrating his win as the Christmas Shove- It fades to black.

1x Hart Champion
1x Tag Team Champion
1x Xtreme Champion
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XWF FanBase:
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#2
12-22-2014, 06:39 AM

"Never turn your back on evil, Lyster."

(OOC: Good match. I had fun.)

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#3
12-22-2014, 01:37 PM

Good fought match guys, I really enjoyed it and writing my RP and reading your RPs guys

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#4
12-24-2014, 03:21 PM

Ghost Tank sits in the room of the mansion he didn't escape from. Chuckling as a camera man finds him. He grins wide, then speaks,

"I hope you enjoyed the win, Caroline. I really do. You see, I figured you needed a break. So, in the...Holiday Spirit, as it were, I took a dive, for you. Though, it wasn't purely for you. My Psyche has decided to join me on my mission. She felt that I needed to break something, before it became a trend. What's that, you may be asking? I beat a dear "friend" of yours. Jill Lorder. Since then, people have mocked me for beating her, calling me a woman beater and the like. Even though I believe she has the potential to do good things here. So, my heart told me to lose. Give you a great match, but lose. So, enjoy the win. You needed it after Brother Frodo won, and you had to fuck him and his wife. You needed this win more than I. So, Happy Holidays, sweet Caroline, I am off to my own holiday celebrations, with my beloved being the present every hour of every day. See you soon, and the same goes for all of you. Brothers of the Asylum, you will meet my dear Psyche and she can't wait to see if the Higher Power has use for her."

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#5
12-24-2014, 04:53 PM

"What a horrible excuse. You lost to a chick, you pussy."

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#6
12-24-2014, 05:12 PM

(12-24-2014, 04:53 PM)King John II Said: "What a horrible excuse. You lost to a chick, you pussy."


Ghost Tank laughs heartily, grinning wide,

"Oh, I'm sorry. I value my wife to be more than a win. Especially since she and I have not been together in a very long time. Such a long time, in fact, that I'm not going to be available for that number one contender's shot on Madfare."

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#7
12-24-2014, 05:22 PM

"PUSSY!


Might as well change your name to Sebastian, ya bitch."

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#8
12-25-2014, 02:54 AM

"Name call all you want, it won't deter me from having relations with my beloved Psyche."

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#9
12-25-2014, 09:11 AM

"I just threw up in my mouth a little bit trying to fathom the size of the heffer that wouldn't get flattened like a pancake under yor big, pathetic ass. Are you sure her name ain't Bessy? Make sure you give ol' Bess a big handful of grass and a nice pat on the flank after your done. I'll never eat beef again."

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