WWEP PRESENTS: CLASH OF CHAMPIONS 2019 - FULL RESULTS

Who walks out with all the GOLD?

Interview Segment; The Vision Is Bringing Some Heart

Cameras open up after the intro video package to show a long limousine pulling up and interviewer Jacob Bryant rushing over to the limousine to get a word with whoever is pulling up. Out steps the WWEP World Heavyweight Champion Matt Charles with a huge smirk on his face as he clinches tightly onto his world title belt.

"Matt...Matt! Tonight you're gonna go one o..." - Jacob Bryant

"WHOA WHOA WHOA! Stop right there, idiot! Don't you EVER and I mean EVER refer to me by my first name, you understand me ya little pumpkin pie hair cutted freak? I am the W W E P World Heavyweight Champion baby, and you betta refer to me, yo world champiiiionnnn as the greatest of alllllll time. You refer to me as MISTERRRR World Champion." - Matt Charles

"Ahem. Well I am sorry Mr. Wor..." - Jacob Bryant

"Nah nah nah nah. Shut up." - Matt Charles

Matt pushes Jacob Bryant out of the screen shot and snatches his microphone away, looking directly into the camera.

"No gimmicks. No hashtags. No bullshit. That's right Stagg, I am the world heavyweight champion. RJ you THINK you got the best of me this past Tuesday night when you hit me with MY world title. You THINK you got the best of me at All Out. Hell, you THINK you got the best of me when you SCREWED ME of my TV title shot opportunity against Colton Elliot? Colton Fu**king Elliot? ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW, BRO? But that's what I'm talking about. What happened at All Out was a sham, and I NEVERRRRRR got pinned by your lard ass and I NEEEEEVERRRR tapped out. So as far as I'm concerned, we're dead even. Only difference is I hold this World Heavyweight Championship belt, heh, and I hold MYYYYYY INSURANCEEE POLICY!!! HA HA HA!" - Matt Charles

Tony Murr slowly steps out of the limo behind Charles with a cold and solemn look on his face, crossing his arms with his World Tag Team title belt fastened around his waist.

"You think I would let what happened at All Out happen again? You think I would let some illiterate jackoff with a doctor's coat or some incompetent referee cost me MY WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP? Nu uh! Ya see my boy Tony Murr has a lot of heat with you Stagg. As a matter of fact, he can't wait to kick your little pansy ass after I mop the floor with you in that ring tonight. And ya see MY BOY Tony Murr is gonna be right out there in my corner to make sure none of the BS happens again, and the rightful World Champion is crowned. Because you might've escaped All Out, but I'm not leaving this arena WITHOUT THIS!" - Matt Charles

Matt looks intensely into the camera with his wide eyes and aggressively pats his world title belt several times before the scene fades.

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Normal Singles Match; RJ Stagg vs Ashley Cox

If Stagg Wins, Ashley must admit that she needs Darren and Ryan, and can't always be gunning it alone.

If Ashley Wins, Ryan must willingly bow down to her and show her the respect she's earned.

Darren Cox is at ringside, watching his wife and his best friend beat the crap out of each other. Ashley and Ryan have a long and storied history with each other. Some would even say it is the best rivalry in the history of the WWEP. But while each of their encounters was athletic, there was a lot of aggression and rule breaking infused as well. This encounter has been different. Neither has cheated or tried to take a short cut in order to get ahead. It's just been a straight, clean brawl.

Ashley has been fairly dominate and has been targeting Staggs ribs and back, trying to set him up for the One Winged Angel. Stagg finally pulls a little bit ahead and hits her with an OPM Big Boot that grounds her!

Stagg taunts to the crowd, who has been 50/50 on him all night. Charlotte, North Carolina has been cheering for both Hall of Famers.

He waits for her to get to her feet and then hits her with a GTS!! She is stunned on her feet as he jumps into the ropes and completes the One Percenter Knee Strike! He goes for the pin:

1-2-Ashley kicks out!

Stagg quickly makes his way to the top rope. Charlotte is on their feet as Stagg looks out into the abyss and then launches like a rocket and hits a SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! For the first time in his career, Stagg busts out one of the most unorthodox moves that would ever blend with his usual strong style. But during the first rotation, Ashley rolls out of the way!! Stagg lands on on his chest and face as the Goddess of Darkness jumps back and plants him with a V TRIGGER!!

Ashley and the crowd are calling for her to take it home as she taunts for the One Winged Angel!!

Stagg gets up and Ashley goes for it but Stagg plunges his fingers into Ashleys eye sockets and rakes down!! The crowd boos as for the first time, in the moment of near defeat, Stagg goes to his usual tricks!

Stagg lifts her up into, not a GTS this time, but he teases the BURNING HAMMER. The banned move that he used to nearly end Ashleys career one year ago! He smiles and looks out to the crowd who is booing him mercilessly now. He takes a moment to reflect how nearly even it was a minute ago and how he was getting some of the biggest fan reactions in years...

He looks to Darren, who's at ringside, begging him not to hit this move. This move is what ended the alliance between him and Ashley last year. He hits this and there is no going back. The crowd was loving him when he was playing fair...and if he's gonna beat Ashley...he doesn't want there to be a debate this time and do it clean.

He reluctantly releases her back to her feet and looks her in the face and repeats the same words she said to him earlier this year "I forgive you". Stagg backs up and goes for an identical Black Mass but Ashley ducks it and shoves him into the referee, knocking both men into the turnbuckle!!

The referee is recovering in the corner, but Stagg turns around and Ashley hits him with a low blow!! Returning the favor! She quickly lifts him up on her shoulders and completes the ONE WINGED ANGEL!!! The legs are hooked!

1-2-STAGG KICKS OUT!! STAGG KICKS OUT OF THE ONE WINGED ANGEL!

Ashley is petrified. Her face and eyes hasn't moved as she crawls away from Stagg like HE had just been taken over by a Wendigo spirit. But he wasn't possessed. That's just the resiliency of the 10x World Champion. The crowd was dueling between "Ashley! Ashley!" and "R-J-STAGG" chants but now it's just "Both these guys! Both these guys! Both these guys!"

Ashley sets herself in the corner as Stagg tries to get from his knees, to his feet. She's teasing her Dreamcatcher. The only thing she hasn't thrown at him yet. Stagg gets up and she fires out, but Stagg catches her by her feet!! He falls back and launches her into the other turnbuckle!! Both competitors shoot back up!

Ashley goes for the Superkick, Ryan catches her foot again! He spins her around and kicks her in the gut, locks her arms, and sets for a Pedigree, but she counters out and goes for the One Winged Angel again! Stagg counters out and hits her with a Snapmare on the way down!! Both roll back up to their feet, Stagg quickly fires another kick to her abdomen and hits her with the PEDIGREE!! Stagg rolls her over: 1-2-3!!

RJ Stagg beats Ashley Cox at Clash of Champions!!

The crowd is applauding at the performance of both competitors as Ryan and Ashley both haven't gotten up. Both are laying on their backs as Darren hops in the ring with towels and ice packs, for the both of them.

Ryan is the first to get to a seated position. Darren gives him a hug and helps him to his feet. Ryan raises his arm in a big victory, for him mentally, and for the future. Ashley is now stirring and laid out on the bottom rope. Using all of her energy to try and get back up.

Despite being the victor, RJ Stagg gets to a knee, bows his head, and offers a hand out to his rival. Ashley doesn't take it at first, but then concedes. Ryan continues to bow his head and kisses her ring, before helping her to her feet.

Ashley is still frustrated by the loss, but that frustration has nearly been wiped from her face. For the first genuine time in their careers, Stagg is showing her selfless, kindness. He apologizes and tell her that their success as a tag team and as arch rivals has been the best accolade of his career.

Ashley finally gives in and gives him a hug. Darren joins in and the three embrace. Although the crowd dislikes a lot of these three actions over the years, they clap for the three legends. They release and finally, Darren hands them both T-Shirts, with "The Kingdom" written on the chest.

All three don their new shirts and head to the back...as their night isn't done yet.

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WWEP King of the Mountain Championship Match; Adam Stewart (c) vs Cody Miller

Before the match begins, "The Warrior" Cody Miller tries to methodically play mind games with Stewart by sliding out of the ring every single time that it looks like Stewart is about to pounce down. Miller provokes Stewart from outside the ring and points to the bandage on his head screaming at him that "he knows he had something to do with this!"

Commentary reiterates in the early going selling Cody laying in a puddle of his own blood at the very end of Smackdown last week, and builds the speculation of who might've attacked Cody. Miller tries to keep a distance between him and Stewart, but it isn't long before Stewart bounces off the ropes and leaps over the top rope with a suicide dive right onto Cody Miller outside the ring! Stewart starts pounding away with the stiffest shots possible right on the top of Miller's head, clearly wanting to take out all the built up frustration over the last few weeks on Cody Miller without a restraining order now holding him back.

The referee jumps out of the ring and tries to pull Stewart off of him, but Stewart in a rage head butts the referee and then starts pounding on Miller once again. However the bell still has not rang, so Stewart starts doing everything he can to brutalize Cody Miller. Stewart looks like a rabid animal as he jumps back up to his feet and starts rallying the crowd behind him holding up his "Shelia" to the riotous cheering crowd. But before Stewart hits Miller with the bat, he bends down and RIPS OFF THE BANDAGE FROM CODY'S FOREHEAD! Stewart then starts unloading unprotected shots onto Cody with the bat and nail, at one point even driving the bat and nail into the forehead of Cody Miller's unhealed wound! Miller immediately starts to profusely drain blood from the top of his head, which only makes Adam even more blood thirsty...and yet the match still has not even started yet!

Another referee runs down to the ring to try and maintain order and get the match started, screaming at Stewart to put MIller back into the ring. Stewart obliges and pushes Miller into the ring and the new referee this time immediately calls for the bell to ring and the match to begin.

Stewart immediately starts wailing on Miller once again, as Miller continues to bleed profusely from his forehead. Stewart’s mom is in the front row once again cheering on her son, and clapping for him as commentary builds up how Miller might’ve fallen into a situation he never could’ve prepared for and that Adams mom is loving all of this. Stewart starts to strangle Miller in the center of the ring but the referee is able to pull him off Miller, giving the warrior enough time to roll away and then low blow him between the legs behind the referee’s back. Miller looks desperate as he looks at the crowd with blood rolling down his face. Miller staggers over to Stewart and starts to flip the momentum a little bit, picking Adam up and dropping him with a spine buster into the turnbuckles in the corner!

But as Miller goes to hit a shoulder block on Stewart in the corner, the wild man leaps up over Miller and fires off a series of chops. Stewart looks for a final one… but Cody ducks under… throws Stewart in the corner… and starts slapping him in the chest! Miller’s firing back! He backs off, rushes over… Monkey Flip! Stewart instinctively bounces up, so Miller hooks his arm over his neck and looks for a Suplex… but Stewart rolls under… and hits a German Suplex! He looks out to the crowd… and signals for the Headbutt! Stewart not wasting anytime! He climbs to the top…… but Cody springs to his feet! He was playing possum! He rushes up the rope… Belly to Belly off the top rope! He makes the cover… and gets two!

Miller, starting to get in to the ascendency, pulls Stewart in… Suplex! He swivels the hips… a second! He’s going for the Three… but Stewart blocks! Stewart hooks his leg around Cody’s to stop it, so Cody adjusts… and scoops Stewart upside down! Stewart in an almost Tombstone Piledriver type position! Stewart kicks his legs to try and fight it… Miller gradually falls back out of pure exhaustion to hold Stewart that long up, especially with all the blood lost. Stewart takes advantage and rolls through to lift Miller upside down this time. SHOULDER BREAKER and then Stewart goes for a vicious sharpshooter on his challenger!!

Miller desperately tries to reach for the ropes as blood pours down from his forehead and the camera zooms in with a very Steve Austin WM 13 like shot, Miller screaming out in pain but refusing to give up!! Somehow someway though Miller is able to bear up enough steam and strength to push Stewart off of him enough to leap to the bottom rope to break the count!

Stewart gets in the referee’s face completely irate that the referee would force him to break the hold. But as Stewart comes back to start kicking at Miller, this time it’s Miller who catches Stewart by his legs and locks on a figure four leg lock!!! Miller is relentlessly pulling on Stewart screaming for him to tap. But Stewart with a feat of strength is able to use his upper body strength and convert it into a quick small package pin...1...2....thr...Cody kicks out at two!!!

Stewart and Miller look completely shocked and defeated as neither man will decide to lay down for the other. The two go back and forth for a few more moments momentum switching evenly, but it looks to be finally coming to an end when Stewart starts to set him up for his signature pop up powerbomb. Stewart Irish whips Miller into the ropes but as he goes to lift him up, Miller in mid air wraps his legs around the neck of Stewart in uncharacteristic fashion, and connects with a hurricarana followed up with a quick Heavens Sword out of nowhere from Miller!! 1...2...3!! Cody wins! Cody Miller is the new King of the Mountain Champion!!

After the match is over The Warrior just lies there completely motionless and bloody in the center of the ring, not able to even make it back up. After a few moments, Cody is given the title belt and he staggers out of the ring into a daze. But before he walks back, he stops in front of Adam's mom with a sick demented smile licking the blood off his finger right in front of her, and then blows a kiss over to her before walking up the ramp.

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WWEP World Tag Team Championship Match; The Prestige (Tony Murr & Benjamin Conners) vs The Brotherhood (Christian Pieper & George Amuah Niamkey)

It's been a solid, back and forth fight between The Brotherhood & The Prestige. However, Tony and Ben have been gelling better as a team.

Tony and Christian are the legal men. Christian had Tony locked in a grounded hammerlock, keeping him on his stomach and parallel to the mat. Christian digs his knee into the spine and begins to contort the shoulder.

Murr reaches out for the ropes and nearly gets there but Christian releases and drags him back to the center. Good strategy but it's exactly what Tony was looking for as he uses this moment of freedom to escape Chrisitan and take him down with a scoop Spinebuster!! Tony gets up to his feet and shoots to the ropes, colliding a Shining Wizard against Christians face on the rebound! Tony hooks the leg: 1-2-George breaks up the pin!

The two former allies known as Blackman & Robbin have a stare down that hype up the crowd. Both of them really don't want to fight each other, but they've got to fight for their rivaling houses despite the feelings they have for one another. A Shakespearean tale as old as time.

George is the one to throw a hard SLAP, as the two men begin to fight! The referee tries to stop them but George launches Tony into his own corner. Ben quickly tags himself in!

Tony shoots out again and tackles George through the ropes! The referee is distracted with trying to get George and Tony to break it up that he doesn't see Ben lift up Christian and hit him with a low blow!! He hooks the leg, right as the referee turns back to the match: 1-2-Christian kicks out!!

Ben quickly gets back to his feet. No time to react as Tony tries to keep George at bay. Tony realizes now what the strategy is, and is trying to divert George from the ring. Ben lifts Christian up for Vertibreaker 96, but Christian shoots to life and rolls him up!!

1-2-Ben kicks out!

Christian almost stole one as both get back up! Christian punches him as hard as he can, right in the mouth. Ben respond with a backlash riddled Headbutt that floors Christian. Meanwhile, Tony hits George with a Jacknife on the announce table!!

Ben lifts up Christian for a VERTIBREAKER! But he doesn't go for the pin. Tony is now on the top rope, in his corner, and tags in before hitting Christian with a Circle of Hell off the top rope!! Ben presses Tony on top of Christian for the pin: 1-2-3!

The Prestige retains the Tag Team Championships!

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WWEP World Heavyweight Championship Match; Matt Charles (c) vs RJ Stagg

As Tony and Ben come through the curtain from their last match, the WWEP World Heavyweight Champion is already waiting in gorilla position. Matt looks at Tony with a sick smile on his face, “You ready to start this shit?” Tony looks at Matt with a cold and solemn look on his face and nods his head yes. The three do their TOO SWEET hand gesture. Tony and Matt walk through the curtain as Matt’s music blares over the PA and Ben screams at them, “Lets bring all this gold home, bro!”

Before the bell rings, Tony Murr refuses to leave the apron while Stagg tries to provoke him to get into the ring and fight him, heckling Murr about all the extremely obscene sexual stuff he is doing with Stacy and that she will never leave a REAL MAN like him. But as his back is turned preoccupied with Tony Murr, the world champion starts raging that Stagg is not focused on the match and runs behind him and starts wailing shot after shot on him, screaming at him that "HES THE WORLD CHAMPION".

But after the initial heated beginning, the match goes back and forth through out the entire bout, with both men showing a strong desire to be the World Heavyweight Champion. Charles through out the match tries to work on Stagg's injured ribs from earlier as commentary commends Matt's ring psychology and expertise in big fight matches like this. Matt focuses on the ribs and starts kicking them, followed by a double knee drop into the ribs and a vicious bear hug. Matt squeezes Stagg's ribs as hard as he can as Stagg desperately tries to get to the ropes for a rope break. But Stagg refuses to tap out and instead somehow finds a way to lift Matt up and drop him down to the canvas with a Samoan Drop!

Stagg isn't playing around as he struggles to get back up to his feet and charges at Matt with a flying forearm that nails "The Panama City Playboy" right in the skull! Stagg in a fury starts stomping away at Matt, followed by a nasty kick to the skull that makes a horrific cracking sound and starts to even the odds a little bit. But Stagg eventually falls back down to his knees and he holds his ribs in excruciating pain.

Stagg in unconditional and rare fashion heads up to the top rope, but Charles quickly rolls out of the ring to catch his breath. However, as he is regaining his composure, the close to 300 pound hall of famer leaps off the top rope with a cross body aimed straight at Matt outside the ring! But the opportunistic world champion catches Stagg in mid air and super plexes him onto the steel ring steps at ringside as the crowd OHHHHs!

Charles staggers back up to his feet and starts kicking at Stagg's injured ribs once again, not missing a beat to try and do anything and everything he can to weaken the 10 time world champion. Tony Murr runs over to Stagg to what looks like an attempt to start kicking him as well, but the referee cuts him off and screams for him to go back over to his corner of the ring. As the referee's back is turned, Matt smiles sadistically at the crowd picking up the steel ring steps and dropping them viciously on top of Stagg's almost shattered ribs! BAM!! Cole screams, "You've got to be kidding me!! Get him back in the ring Matt! And dammit referee turn around!" as Graves defends Charles on his intelligence and willingness to go that extra mile to go home with the world title.

Charles goes to grab Stagg's head again, but this time somehow and someway Stagg is able to grab onto Matt's torso and pull him head first into the steel ring post giving him a dose of his own medicine! Stagg struggles back up to his feet in pain, still holding his ribs, and throws his hands up to the crowd and taunting Murr to come attack him right now. Murr clinches his fists in anger and is standing there seething, not wanting to cost Matt's pride victory over Stagg.

Stagg looks like a drunk man trying to pick Matt back up to his feet and roll him back into the ring, but once he is able to get him back into the ring, Matt comes from out of nowhere and snaps on his vicious Crippler Crossface!!! OH MY GOD OH MY GOD STAGG IS GONNA TAP OUT!! Stagg desperately tries to reach for the ropes, but just as it looks like he is about to get to the bottom rope, Matt crawls further back and pulls Stagg into the center of the ring completely away from the ropes and in no man's land. Matt screams in Stagg's ear as he pulls harder and harder on Stagg's neck not letting up, "TAP OUT!! TAP OUT YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!"

But just as it looks like Stagg may actually tap out, Ashley Cox in a last ditch effort leaps into the ring with a steel chair and slams the referee in the back of the head! Ashley then starts unloading shot after shot with the steel chair on Matt, enough to where he is forced to break the hold. Commentary builds up how these two just had a brutal match earlier, but she is clearly setting the tone right now that they are on the same page and that The Kingdom is as strong as ever! Matt struggles back up to his feet and in a rage darts at Ashley and tackles her through the middle ropes and to the outside of the ring, fuming that she just cost him his shot at making Stagg tap out! But when Matt tackles her out of the ring, the momentum is strong enough to push them head first into the steel barricade, temporarily knocking them out at ringside.

But as Stagg slowly staggers up to his feet in a daze, not knowing where he is. He turns around and is now face to face with his unhinged nemesis, Tony Murr. The crowd pops with excitement that Murr is finally gonna be able to get his hands on Stagg one on one! Murr just stands there with wide eyes shaking his head back and forth and clinching his fists, just waiting to pounce on Stagg now that there isn't a referee in the ring. Stagg looks cross eyed at Murr and flips him off causing Murr to just go wild and start wailing on Stagg with hard stiff shots to the face! The two go back and forth exchanging blow after blow for a short bit, but it is soon cut short when several members of Stagg's "security" come rushing down to the ring to pull Tony Murr away once again. The crowd boos at Murr being taken away, but Murr just continues to kick at Stagg and try to break free. But Stagg is clearly out in the center of the ring, feeling the effects of everything that has happened tonight.

The referee slowly starts to come back to his senses, holding the back of his head in pain and looking around in confusion at what had happened and who came down with the steel chair to his head. Matt starts to crawl back into the ring as well and Stagg slowly starts to come back as well. Matt and Stagg are both slow to get back up to their feet, completely exhausted and battered with commentary selling everything that both of these men have been through during this match, and in Stagg's case earlier tonight even. The two start taking slow shots at each other in the face, but Stagg is able to knee Matt in the gut and follow through with a devastating full nelson slam on the hard stiff canvas! BAM! Stagg falls on top of Matt's torso with Matt's legs spread out wide like an eagle. But just as the referee drops down to make the count, the defending world champion is able to kick out right in the knick of time at the count of two and a half! Stagg looks at the referee with a shocked and defeated look on his face, holding his head and mouthing "NO NO NO!"

Stagg winces as he holds his ribs with one hand and pulls himself back up to his feet with his other hand on the top rope. Stagg screams at the crowd in arrogant fashion, "ELEVEN TIME WORLD CHAMPION" before he picks up Matt onto his knees and up to set him up for his pedigree. Stagg goes to hit a pedigree on Matt, but Matt is able to lowblow and then backdrop Stagg onto the mat! Matt has somehow someway weaseled his way out of the pedigree and now it seems like momentum is quickly starting to turn back into Matt's favor.

Matt fumes with anger and starts kicking at Stagg's injured ribs as hard as he can, not letting up and showing absolutely no mercy. Charles in a huff rips Stagg's shirt off and then quickly rips off the white wrap covering his broken down and injured ribs to expose his biggest weakness! Matt sadistically licks his lips looking down at Stagg and then starts kicking him without the wrap covering his ribs!! Shot after shot after shot viciously coming down with his size 14 boot right on the ribs of RJ Stagg! Commentary sells the viciousness in the world champion and how he will clearly stop at nothing to hold onto his belt.

Matt finishes Stagg off in dramatic fashion as he slowly climbs up onto the top rope and leaps off with his signature Flying Elbow RIGHT ON THE UNPROTECTED AND INJURED RIBS OF RJ STAGG!! BAM!! ITS OVER! IT'S OVER! Matt out of pure exhaustion picks up his arm and places it over Stagg's chest, 1....2...3!! Matt Charles is still the world champion! Matt Charles has just beaten RJ Stagg!

After the match is over commentary builds up how now that Charles has defended his world title successfully, Prestige seems to be in the driver's seat holding the World Heavyweight Championship, the King of the Mountain Championship, and the World Tag Team Championships.

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Interview Segment; The Mind Games Don't Work

The scene opens up backstage to show Jacob Bryant standing alongside the WWEP Universal Champion Austin Michael Pieper looking at Bryant with a cold and solemn look on his face, clearly focused on nothing but his title match coming up.

"Austin, with just moments away from your first huge title defense against Darren Cox, how do you feel going into it, knowing that this is a make or break moment for your career here in WWEP? Are you at all in your own head after all the mind games Darren has tried to play with you over the last several weeks?" - Jacob Bryant

Pieper scoffs at Bryant's comment and just shakes his head.

"I’ve only been here for a year, this is hardly a make or break match for my career. But with that being said, I don’t plan on losing...but if I do, it’s not the end of the world. Also, no I’m not in my own head, Darren tried to take me off my game over the last few weeks, but all he’s done is make me work harder. I’m more prepared for this match than any match I’ve had so far, and I'm not losing." - Austin Michael Pieper

"Well...well..it's a make or break because if you lose your FIRST TITLE DEFENSE, it could possibly signal that you're just a flash in the pan and not a real cha..." - Jacob Bryant

Pieper cuts him off sternly and leans in staring deeper into his eyes.

"I SAID I'M NOT LOSING..." - Austin Michael Pieper

Bryant takes a deep breath trying to regain composure, fixing his tie and taking a couple steps back. Bryant tip toes back over to Pieper and goes right back into questioning.

"Ahem Okay. I totally understand that. *deep breath* Now let's go back to this past Tuesday night at the end of Smackdown. Prestige member and KOTM #1 contender Cody Miller was left in the parking lot in a puddle of HIS OWN blood. Now Austin, he faces your brother tonight and I know he has made it very personal with your family, even bringing your defenseless mother into this whole thing. Do you have ANY IDEA who would've done this to him on Smackdown?" - Jacob Bryant

"Look...obviously I wasn’t the one who attacked Cody. I was in the ring with Darren. And it couldn’t have been Adam, because of the restraining order, and he wasn't even in the arena at the end of Smackdown. Look, Cody has done NOTHING but make enemies in the WWEP. It could have been ANYYYYYONE. I’ll tell you this though, that ass hole deserved it, and he’s lucky it wasn’t me....because if it was me, he wouldn’t have made it here tonight. Just like Darren isn't making it to RAW tomorrow night." - Austin Michael Pieper

Austin pats his Universal Championship belt around his shoulder and walks off the set, as Jacob just stands there watching Pieper just walk away.

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Backstage Segment; Congratulations, and My Condolences

The WWEP World Heavyweight Champion Matt Charles is shown staggering backstage through the hallway, taking a few steps and then falling down onto his knees...taking a few more steps, then falling back down to his knees. Matt looks as if we have never seen him before, a winner for the night but clearly still very broken down and beat up. But as Matt is on his knees he is at the feet of a slim man in a business suit wearing a pair of $3500 alligator boots. Matt slowly looks up at a smiling and confident T-Dog smoking a cigar and chuckling to himself. Matt raises slowly back up to his feet to get eye to eye with the current WWEP Chairman. Matt does not look happy to see T-Dog and T-Dog with his cocky smile starts softly clapping for Matt.

"Congratulations. CON-GRAT-ULATIONS, Mr. World Champion. Ya know Matt, I could not be ANY HAPPIER to see you walk back through that curtain as the WWEP World Heavyweight Champion. You put up a hell of a fight out there against RJ Stagg and even though it got a little sketchy there at the end with Ashley and then Tony getting hauled out of the ring by Stagg's personal security team...you did it. You defeated all the odds and did it. You FINALLY beat RJ Stagg in that ring one on one. I couldn't be happier for ya Matt." - T-Dog

*heaving breathing*

"Yeah....**pause to take a heavy breath**...yeah what about it? I did what I said I would do. I said I would bea..." - Matt Charles

"Calm down, champ. Take it all in tonight and enjoy it. Savor it. Because it may be congratulations tonight, heh, but maybe condolences tomorrow night." - T-Dog

"What...what in the hell is that supposed to mean?" - Matt Charles

T-Dog chuckles to himself and with a cocky grin takes a puff from his cigar and blows the smoke in Matt's face.

"Just...be ready. *nods and holds his hands up* Just be ready." - T-Dog

T-Dog slowly walks away and Matt just stands there shaking his head in disgust as the camera fades and goes to commentary at ringside.

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WWEP Universal Championship Match; Austin Michael Pieper (c) vs Darren Cox

A back and forth, yet highly physical affair. Both men have bad enough blood to have some more stiffness on their strikes. However, Darren has been playing it much more aggressive while Austin has been much more defensive, waiting for Darren to make a mistake. Earlier in the match, Darren ripped the turnbuckle pad off the top rope.

After breaking the Hells Gate from rope-engaged Austin, both men take a quick break and then slowly get back to their feet. They begin to trade hard shots, each one illiciting a big cheer or boo from the crowd. The energy of the crowd fuels the adrenaline in Austin as he begins laying on repeated shots, over and over again, that get Darren in the corner. The referee tries to separate Austin but the vicious shots keep piling on! The referee starts counting, 1-2-3--!

Austin stops and separates. The referee tells him to knock it off or he will be disqualified. Austin moves towards a dazed Cox, but Darren quickly counters and slams Austins face down on the exposed steel of the turnbuckle!! Darren rolls him up: 1-2-Austin kicks out!!

Austin lifts his head to reveal a deep cut across the eyebrow of Austin Pieper that gets a big gasp from the crowd. Blood begins to pour on to the mat as Austin tries to rub it out of his eye.

Darren wastes no time and quickly lifts Austin up for a TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!! Darren goes for a crucial pin!!! 1-2-AUSTIN KICKS OUT OF THE TOMBSTONE!!

The resiliency of the champion shocks Darren, as he can't even remember the last time somebody kicked out of his Tombstone.

The Reaper backs into the corner and taunts for a huge move as Austin gets back up. Darren shoots out and goes for a surprise Punt Kick but Austin catches his leg! He throws it back down and hits Darren with a CINCITY DRIVER!!! He goes for the pin: 1-2-3!!

Austin retains!! Austin beats Darren!! But the referee is immediately troubled on sight.

The champion cheers in victory on the top rope but his music doesn't play and the referee is now speaking with the timekeeper. Darren is barely on his feet but he's shouting to the ringside area. The referee hops back in the ring, kicks the ropes, and starts to explain what's happening.

A replay on the Titantron also displays, right as the announcer confirms everything:

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Darren Cox's right foot was under the ropes before the referee counted to 3. Therefore, by order of the referee, this match will now be restarted."

The bell rings and Austin is visibly annoyed but isn't stupid. He turns around and sets himself to counter a blindsided attack from Darren! Austin throws him back into the corner and goes back to laying down punches and kicks!! But this time, Darren Rams his thumb into the wound above his eye and rakes downwards, not only making the cut worse, but also blinding him with his own blood and raking his eyes completely!!

Austin backs out of the corner, clutching his worsened wound!! Darren then rolls him up with a School Boy!! Right as the referee begins to count, Darren puts his feet on the ropes, away from the referees line of sight! 1-2-3!! DARREN COX WINS!! DARREN COX IS THE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION!!! HE STOLE THE DAMN TITLE!!

Darren runs as fast he can to the timekeepers table and then hauls up the ramp as soon as he has his new Universal Championship!! Austin is stunned. Everything happened way too fast. But that surprise turns to anger as he shoots up and demands to see a replay and a possible restart.

Austin didn't see the act but he felt something different on that pinfall. The referee apologizes and denies it before leaving. Austin is pleading his case to no avail. The referee saw Darrens feet on Austins fall, but not on that last fall.

Darren celebrates at the top of the ramp and smiles as he's been reunited with an old friend and avenges the huge loss he suffered from Austin at the top of the year, to end an insane Clash of Champions.