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LIVE FROM KORAKUEN HALL in TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 8, 2023 |
BACKSTAGE
In the backstage area of Korakuen Hall here in Japan, we find a cameraman following around UPRISING Senior Backstage Interviewer Luis Montes. He has his microphone in hand and is searching for someone to get a few words from. Montes rounds a corner and then spots UPRISING superstars Summer Page and Enigma in the middle of a private conversation. Montes motions toward the cameraman before speaking.
LUIS MONTES
Summer has a match later tonight, let’s see if I can get her to talk about it or her ongoing drama with Marisol Vilaro.
Luis begins to head toward the two but suddenly he’s stopped by a large hand grabbing his shoulder. Luis spins around and sees that the source of said hand is none other than UPRISING superstar Jace Parker Davidson.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Sorry to disappoint you, Luis. But there will be no interview for you at the moment. I have some personal business to attend to with the two of them. Maybe you should go and find where Ace Sky is hiding out.
Luis lowers his head and walks off as Jace approaches both Summer and Enigma. The cameraman keeps recording as Jace interrupts the conversation.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Summer Page? THE Summer Page? Wow, you’re every bit the looker in real life as you are in pictures. It’s so nice to finally meet you in person. My name is Jace Parker Davidson, I’m a fellow member of the UPRISING roster.
Jace says in a flattering voice as Summer turns to look at him. The man is obviously laying it on thick but he smiles and looks over Enigma.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
You and I are already very familiar with each other, big man. You know I’m a big fan of you and your work.
Enigma nods his head slowly towards Jace as the undefeated UPRISING star grabs the hand of Summer Page. He holds it delicately in his own before looking her in the eyes.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’m sure you know that myself and your… friend? Boss? Well, your… Marisol, are definitely at odds right now. That kind of puts you, being a member of The One Percent, as an enemy to me. However, I didn’t want to let the possibility of an upcoming war prevent me from introducing myself to you in a civil manner.
Summer gives Enigma a quick glance, who gives a quick nod of his head before she turns her attention back to Jace.
SUMMER PAGE
I must admit I am a bit surprised you have come over to introduce yourself. Like you said, you’re not exactly a fan of the One Percent. On top of that, Samantha and I have had a bit of a let's say "rocky history" but we have stayed out of each other’s way the last several months. With that being said, it is a pleasure to meet you, Jace. What can I do for you?
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
The pleasure is all mine, but it’s not what you can do for me. It’s what I can do for you, Miss Page.
Jace places a gentle kiss on the back of Summer’s hand.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’ve watched from afar just how horribly Marisol Vilaro has treated you lately. She doesn’t treat you like a friend or an equal. She treats you like you’re a subordinate. You’re better than that and you deserve better than that. She spends all her time focused on Chris Mosh and doing his talking for him but what has she done to grant you a better spot in UPRISING lately?
Summer nods her head as she looks intrigued at what Jace has said.
SUMMER PAGE
So…what can you do for me, Mr. Davidson?
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I can end Marisol Vilaro for you. I can take her out of the equation here in UPRISING so that you can break free of her and the way she is running The One Percent. The only way you’re ever going to truly spread your wings is to break free from the bullshit of Marisol and her Vilaro System.
Jace smiles brightly at Summer and takes a step closer.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Marisol isn’t happy that I threaten her authority here in UPRISING and will undoubtedly send The One Percent after me. All I’m asking from you is when that happens, to not get involved. Stay out of it and let Marisol fight her battles on her own. If you do that for me? I’ll make sure that Marisol Vilaro no longer holds Summer Page back from her true potential.
Summer goes to speak but Jace holds his hand in the air to interrupt her.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
And yes I know, you have absolutely no reason to trust me. And I don’t expect you to trust me just because I’ve come out to you randomly with this idea. So, I want you to let me prove to you that you can trust me and that I am a man of my word. You have a match coming up where you need two partners. I might be able to help you in that aspect… don’t ask how yet. Just let me surprise you.
Jace reaches into his pocket and pulls out a business card with his information on it. He hands it to Summer and then pats her on the shoulder.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Think about it and I’ll see you out there tonight.
Summer looks over at Jace with a combination of intrigue, surprise, and standoffish all combined. Then she looks down at Jace’s card that is in her hands.
SUMMER PAGE
You have certainly given me a lot to think about.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I know but I just want you to focus on your match. I’ll be more than happy to let my actions make your decision that much easier.
Jace turns and nods his head at Enigma.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Always a pleasure, sir. You can rest easy; I only have Miss Page’s best interests at heart.
Jace smiles and heads off away from the two of them as Summer turns to Enigma.
SUMMER PAGE
I’d love to get your opinion on this but let's handle the business in the ring first.
Enigma nods his head in agreement as the two of them begin to walk in the opposite direction. The show cuts to the main stage where Canadian punk rockers Billy Talent launch into the theme for the event.
CUT TO:
KORAKUREN HALL — THE RING
OPENING CONTEST
LEO LIONS vs PRISCILLA WINTERS
The Japanese crowd here in Korakuen is cheering as we are getting ready for the opening contest here on Equinox II. New UPRISING star Leo Lions stands in one corner stretching. In the opposite corner is his opponent, Priscilla Winters. The referee checks with both competitors and once everyone is set, calls for the bell to kick off the first match on the show.
DING DING
Leo and Winters walk to the center of the ring and shake hands which gets a positive response from the fans. The two of them circle each other cautiously before locking up. They both struggle for position, but Winters gets the advantage with a side headlock on Leo. The young star doesn’t panic and manages to push Winters off of him by shooting her toward the ropes. Winters bounces off the ropes but gets taken down by a strong shoulder block from Leo. Lions turn and race toward the ropes as Winters gets back to her feet. Leo rebounds off the ropes and Winters goes for a hip toss but Lions blocks it. Leo sends Winters back down to the canvas with an arm drag.
Winters is back up to her feet quickly but eats a dropkick to the chin from Leo that takes her back down. Leo gets back up to his feet and bounces around waiting for Winters to regain a vertical base. Leo grabs a hold of her and then snaps her down to the canvas with a saito suplex. Lions hooks the leg and makes the cover on Priscilla as the referee slides in for the count.
ONE!
TWO!
KICKOUT!
Winters kicks out before the three as Leo gets back up to his feet. He waits for Priscilla to get back up to her feet before approaching. Leo hits Winters with a couple of forearm shots that stagger her backward and then whips her into the ropes. Priscilla bounces off the ropes but takes Leo off his feet with a flying forearm shot to the face. Winters gets back to her feet quickly but Leo is back up just as quickly. Leo swings a clothesline but Priscilla ducks under it. As Lions turns around, Winters gives him a boot to the midsection and then plants him with a DDT. Winters gets back up to her feet now that she has the ball rolling and waits for Lions to return to his feet.
Leo staggers back up to his feet but lost where Winters is in the ring. He turns around in search of his opponent but eats a superkick right to the face that wipes him out. Priscilla points to the top turnbuckle as the crowd stands on their feet. Winters steps through the ropes and begins to climb to the high-rent district. Priscilla perches herself on the top rope and waits patiently as Leo fights his way off of the canvas. Lions regains a vertical base but Winters leaps off the top rope and takes him down with a diving cross-body block. Priscilla hooks the leg on Leo as the referee slides in for the count.
ONE!
TWO!
KICKOUT!
Winters gets back up to her feet and then fires off forearm shots to the face of Leo as he pulls himself back up to one knee. Priscilla continues to fire away but Leo unleashes a brutal knife-edged chop to the chest that echoes throughout Korakuen Hall.
WOOOOOOOO!!!!
Priscilla recoils and holds her chest in pain from the chop. Leo shoots in and sends Winters down to the canvas with a double-leg takedown. Leo mounts himself on top of Priscilla and begins to rain down forearm shots repeatedly on his opponent. Winters hold her arms up and defend herself but some of the forearm shots break her guard. Priscilla fights to get Leo off of her but Leo quickly transitions and locks Winters in a cross-face submission. The referee drops down and asks Winters if she wants to give up but Priscilla shakes her head no. Leo cranks back on the submission which makes Winters crawl on the canvas in desperate need to find the ropes.
Priscilla sticks her leg out and finds the bottom rope forcing Leo to let go of the submission. Lions returns to his feet and then grabs a hold of Winters by the hair. He pulls her up to her feet but Winters plants a knee to the midsection that stops Leo’s momentum. Priscilla grabs a hold of Leo and then whips him into the corner spine first hard. Leo hits the turnbuckle before Winters gets a running start toward the corner. Leo sees Priscilla coming and then leaps to the middle rope. As Winters approaches, Leo leaps off and takes her down with a springboard dropkick. Leo gets back up to his feet and then points to the top turnbuckle just like Priscilla did earlier in the match. Leo steps through the ropes and then begins climbing to the high-rent district as the crowd stands on its feet once again.
Leo balances himself on the top rope as Priscilla makes it back up to her feet. Leo leaps off the top rope and takes Winters down with Lion Pounce. Leo’s version of the high cross-body block slams Priscilla down to the canvas hard. Leo hooks the leg as the referee slides in for the count.
ONE!
TWO!
THR--NO!
Winters got her shoulder off the canvas before the three. Leo gets up to his feet and then grabs Priscilla by the hair. He pulls her back up to her feet and then hits her with a couple of chops to the chest before whipping her into the ropes. Priscilla bounces off the ropes and then hits Leo with a Lou Thesz press that takes him off of his feet. Winters begins raining down lefts and rights to the face of Leo as the crowd loves it. Leo manages to push Winters off of him and pull himself back up to his feet. Leo shakes off the cobwebs but Priscilla hits him with Winters Sting to the face. Leo staggers backward and then falls through the ropes to the outside of the ring.
Priscilla gets the crowd hyped up before getting a running start. Winters leaps through the ropes and hits Lions with a suicide dive that sends him crashing back into the barricade. Priscilla gets back up to her feet and then grabs a hold of Leo. Winters slams Lions head down hard onto the ring apron. Priscilla grabs a hold of Leo and then rolls him back into the ring. Winters slides back into the ring and gets up to her feet. She sees Leo laying against the bottom turnbuckle pad in the corner. Priscilla points at Loins with both hands and then gets a running start. Winters levels Lions with Winter’s Feast in the corner. The repeated running knees wipe out Leo and leave him lying on the canvas. Priscilla steps through the ropes and begins to climb the turnbuckle once again.
The crowd is on its feet again as Winters finds her balance on the top rope. Priscilla leaps off the top rope and connects with a flying elbow right to the heart of her opponent. Winters hooks the leg and makes the cover on Lions as the referee slides in.
ONE!
TWO!
THRE--NO!!!
Leo barely manages to kick out before the three. Priscilla pulls herself back up to her feet and begins stalking around Leo. Lions staggers back to his feet but Winters locks in a sleeper hold. Priscilla squeezes tight and tries to put Leo to sleep but he’s quick to counter. Lions wraps his arms around Winters and then hits her with a belly-to-back suplex down to the canvas. Winters rolls around holding the back of her head in pain as Leo pulls himself back up to his feet. Winters crawls to the corner and then begins to use the ropes to pull herself back up to her feet. Leo charges and sends Priscilla back into the turnbuckle hard with a running shoulder block. Leo climbs up to the middle rope above Winters and then begins raining down punches as the crowd counts along with each shot.
Leo reaches ten shots to the head of Winters and then hops down off the middle rope. Lions wraps his arms around Priscilla and then brings her down to the canvas with a belly-to-belly suplex. Leo pumps his arms as he pulls himself back up to his feet. Winters fights her way back up on unsteady legs but Lions grabs her behind. Leo lifts Priscilla into the air and sends her crashing back down with a release German suplex. Leo is back up again and plays to the crowd while waiting for Winters to fight her way back up. Leo grabs a hold of Priscilla and then ducks his head under her arm. Lions lifts her up and over with a Northern Lights suplex. Leo keeps his grip and flips over. He pulls her back up and then hits with a second Northern Lights suplex. Once again, Leo flips through and pulls her back up to her feet. Priscilla fights to try and free herself but Lions hits the third and final Northern Lights suplex completing Lion’s Den. Leo holds and bridges and the referee makes the count.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!!
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Priscilla managed to reach out and grab the bottom rope with her hand in the nick of time. Leo gets to his feet thinking he’s won but the referee shows him Winters hand on the rope. Leo is disappointed but soon presses his hands together and gestures that it’s bedtime for Priscilla. As Winters uses the ropes to get to her feet, Leo comes up from behind and locks in The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
The sleeper hold is sunken in deep as Leo pulls her to the center of the ring. Winters begins to fade slowly as the referee keeps an eye on her. More and more, Winters body begins to go limp as the crowd is in a hush. The referee grabs a hold of Priscilla’s arm and raises it into the air. It falls limply down to her side.
ONE!
The referee grabs a hold of Priscilla’s arm again and raises it high into the air. It falls limply to her side for a second time.
TWO!
Leo squeezes tight and tells the crowd it’s all over. The referee grabs a hold of Pricilla’s arm a third and final time. It’s raised into the air and falls limply down to her side.
THREE!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Priscilla’s hand doesn’t fall all the way down, she’s still alive in this match. Leo continues to tighten the sleeper hold as Priscilla moves around trying to find an escape. In desperation, Priscilla tosses her body and Leo’s through the ropes to the arena floor. Both hit hard as the crowd gasps but Priscilla can’t lose by submission on the outside of the ring. Leo lets go of the sleeper and pulls himself up to his feet in anger. He grabs a hold of Winters and runs her shoulder first into the steel ring steps but Priscilla reverses the whip. Leo hits the steel steps hard as Winters takes a moment to recover.
Priscilla grabs a hold of Lions and then rolls him back into the ring. Winters slides back into the ring and sees Leo struggling to get back up to his feet in the corner. Priscilla lets out a scream and then charges toward the corner. She connects with Dancing With Dragons. The running big boot hits Leo flush in the face. Priscilla lowers her leg as Lions staggers out of the corner and falls to the canvas. Winters plays to the crowd a bit and then races toward the ropes as Leo fights to pull himself up. Winters bounces off the ropes and then connects with Winter’s Song. The vicious step-up kick to the back of the head floors Leo. Winters rolls Leo onto his back then hooks the leg and makes the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!!
WINNER (VIA PINFALL): PRISCILLA WINTERS
The crowd cheers wildly as Priscilla gets up to her feet and gets her hand raised in victory. The crowd here in Korakuen Hall shows their appreciation for the effort from both athletes as Priscilla becomes overwhelmed with emotion. What a fantastic way to kick off the action here in Japan!
CUT TO:
BACKSTAGE
We head backstage once more, where we see the Metal & Punk Connection tag team – Amy Santino and Jessie Salco preparing for their upcoming tag team match against local superstars Minoru & Mayumi Tanahashi. They chat amongst themselves as the camera moves in. Amy excuses herself for a moment, as Beckett comes into view with Joey and Jessie pulls Beckett up into her arms.
AMY SANTINO
nihon ni kaereru no ga daisuk desu
(I love being back in Japan.)
Amy smiles, breaking in almost perfect Japanese.
AMY SANTINO
konya, jesey to watashi wa minor & tanahashi mayumi to taiketsu shi masu
(Tonight, Jessie and I are facing off against Minoru & Mayumi Tanahashi.)
karera to mukiau koto wa kouei de ari 、kono subarashii location to machi de karera to mukiau koto wa kouei ni omoi masu.
(It's an honor to face them and an honor to face them in this great location and city.)
Amy smiles before going back to English.
AMY SANTINO
Minoru and Mayumi… I don’t often get to face Japanese wrestlers. However, when I have done so in the past they don’t compare to Japanese wrestlers in this beautiful country. In fact they dishonoured themselves and were embarrassments to the Japanese culture. I can’t wait to face you because I know we will get to a decent fight. I know you are both quite capable and honorable.
Amy pauses before continuing…
AMY SANTINO
I don’t know if you heard of metal & panku connection (Metal & Punk Connection), but behind me is Jessie Salco. One of the best tag team partners I’ve ever had. We work well together. After all this time, we know how each other function inside that ring and we are a well-oiled machine. We are even former tag team champions on top of our other individual accomplishments. So you are in for a fight… and it’s going to be one of the best matches on the card!
The crowd pops, excited.
AMY SANTINO
Minoru and Mayumi - ganbatsu te 、 mata o ai shi masho u
(good luck and see you out there.)
Amy respectively bows and backs away before turning to Jessie, where Beckett reaches out for her mom and Amy takes her before stepping back.
AMY SANTINO
Thank you.
JESSIE SALCO
No worries. That's what teammates are for.
Amy moves towards Joey and Shane with Jessie following. The scene fades out with the two families as Amy and Jessie go and get ready and prepare for the match and we cut to our first affiliate advertising break.
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