Who Will Be The Next Intercontinental Champion or The Next Victim For Austin Michael Pieper?
Backstage Segment; Tony Is Out?
Cameras open up the show after the video package to show a small graphic at the bottom of the screen that reads "Earlier tonight". The scene shows a camera man running onto the scene to reveal Prestige member, Tony Murr laying in a puddle of his own blood unconscious on the ground next to his car. Several agents and backstage officials scream for someone to "bring a medic" as commentary sells the heavyness of Murr's injuries and how this could be not just be career threatening, but potentially life threatening for Murr. Commentary builds the suspense of who might be responsible for this seeing as now the #1 contender's match seemingly will be just a singles match between TDog and Darren Cox. Tony is shown being lifted on his gurney with a neckbrace snug around his neck and a face mask over him with oxygen. Tony is rolled into an amublance and quickly rushed away while commentary sells the shock. Right before the scene fades away though, a bat rolls from underneath the car ominously.
"What in the hell is that..." - Jim Ross
"That looks like a bat! Could it be..." - Excalibur
"No no it can't be! I can't even fathom that Adam or the Brotherhood would have anything to do with this. No that can't be it." - Jim Ross
"I don't know JR, because that is Adam's bat right there..." - Excalibur
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Backstage Interview; I'm Coming Right To Your Front Door
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WWEP Intercontinental Championship Contender-ship Open Challenge; Austin Michael Pieper vs Matt Charles
Prestige World Champion, Matt Charles was quick to answer Austin's challenge as soon as the fall out happened with the vicious attack on Tony Murr. The match starts off hot from the very beginning, with Matt looking like a rabid animal wanting to do anything he can to wipe out Austin and earn his spot in the IC Championship match. But Austin doesn't stay down easy and battles right back with a heavy hand. Several times during the match, the referee has to pull Matt and Austin away from each other as the hatred burns too deep between these polar opposites, at one point even teasing the DQ of Matt. But Austin will not have it and screams at the referee that he wants to beat him 1 2 3.
Matt looks to have Austin laid out in the center of the ring. Matt smiles sadistically down at the man who he feels was responsible for his fellow Prestige brother's near death experience earlier. Matt scales the top rope and goes for his Elbow Drop, but the resilient Intercontinental Champion quickly gets to his feet, and jumps to the rope rope as well. He fires a punch into the leader of the Prestige's face and stuns him long enough to set him up on his shoulders!
"Oh man, he's not gonna do what I think he's gonna do is he?!" - Excalibur
Austin looks out to the crowd as he sets Matt up for a HUGE DEATH VALLEY DRIVER FROM THE TOP ROPE!!
"OH MY GOD!!! HE JUST SLAMMED THE 300 POUNDER DOWN FROM THE TOP ROPE AND THE RING ALMOST COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED!!" - Jim Ross
Matt clutches his back in pain as he rolls over on his stomach. The crowd is eating up everything that Austin is doing as he taunts and succeeds in hitting the CINCITY DRIVER!!
1-2-3!!
Austin has pinned the World Heavyweight Champion two nights in a row!
Austin is handed his Intercontinental Championship and breathes a sigh of relief. Now he's only got to focus on one competitor at TakeOver WarGames. Matt slowly begins to stir back to his feet, clutching the neck after a devastating impact from that Driver.
Matt stares Austin down. Austin is ready to fight some more, but Matt hangs out his hand, seemingly out of respect.
The referee heads over and hands Matt his World Title with his free hand. Austin looks at him and with a nod goes to shake Matt's hand...but right then Matt pulls away and slaps him swiftly across the face!!
"I KNOW YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT SHIT EARLIER, MOTHER FU****!!!" - Matt Charles
But Austin doesn't back down and he gets right in his face like two bulls about to lock horns. The two seethe in anger just waiting for the other one to take the next decisive shot. But Matt just shakes his head in disgust and doesn't do anything, backing out of the ring holding his World Heayvweight Championship high in the air for all of Baltimore to see. As Matt makes his way back up the ramp, Austin Michael Pieper just stands there clinching his fists and looking like he is about to completely explode in anger!!!
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WWEP Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Match; TDog vs Darren Cox
The entire event has begun to spiral into chaos as the unknown nature of Tony Murr's attack begins to theorize and speculate in everyone's mind. With Murr out, it's been made a standard 1 on 1 match between TDog and Darren Cox, which is a relief off both of them. TDog is puzzled but keeps his eyes on the prize as he enters the ring. He just has to beat Darren and frankly, after the incredible week he's had for performances but following up short...he needs this win tonight. He's never been more focused on the task at hand.
Darren Cox remains cool and calm however....almost to a troubling degree. He isn't sweating anything and has been taking the crowds jeers very well. What's he up to?
At ringside, is the Intercontinental Champion, Austin Michael Pieper on commentary. He's been just as excited as anyone to watch this Triple Threat, but now these last few events have definitely helped dampen the mood in the entire arena.
TDog and Darren stare across from each other in the ring and prepare to fight. The referee looks to both of them for confirmation. 30 minute time limit. One fall to the finish. Two of the biggest rivals in company history--
"WAIT WAIT STOP THE MATCH"
The woman's voice echoes through the arena just as the bell is about to ring. All eyes turn to the front as the newly made Smackdown General Manager appears on the stage. It's Stacy Stagg and she's got a cold look. Pure business.
"For the last couple hours we have been trying to find out who attacked Tony Murr in the parking lot and right now, there is nothing to report on. But Tony is a close personal friend of mine and I promise his attacker will be brought to justice." - Stacy Stagg
The crowd cheers but TDog has now grown frustrated and lashing out at her from the ring. Darren is smiling in the corner. He looks to the referee and orders him to ring the bell but Stacy continues to speak: "But as for right here and right now, in this match, Baltimore Maryland...I promised you a Triple Threat tonight!" Stacy yells. "And goddamnit, that's exactly what you AEW fans DESERVE!"
The crowd cheers as Stacy shakes her head in confirmation. At ringside, the Intercontinental Champion, Austin Michael Pieper is now standing. Still recovering from his own match, but he wouldn't miss getting a front row seat for this match. The match to decide his next challenger and now, it might not even be someone that was supposed to be in the match!
"Unfortunately, Tony Murr is still unable to compete tonight....but since the attack, I searched through every crack in this building and every member of the locker room I could find. As you can imagine, I had several competitors willing to take that spot...but I had to find the right one..." She says. The crowd continues to murmur. "And frankly, I knew I had to put a top draw in this company to fill this spot!" - Stacy Stagg
The crowd begins to cheer. "I knew I had to bring a legend of the business into this spot!" Stacy says. "I knew I had to bring a caliber of competitor that's yet to be unleashed on an AEW PPV...a caliber of competitor that both of these competitors in the ring no far to well...a competitor that once he....or SHE stepped through those ropes---!" - Stacy Stagg
The crowd cuts off Stacy with very loud cheers and clap to the Wendigo Queens music! Stacy smiles as she continues "that they would make an immediate impact!"
"Ashleys gonna kill you!" The crowd begins to ring in. TDog is beginning to sweat...Ashley Cox wasn't even supposed to be here tonight after that hellish match with TDog last night.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the third competitor in this Triple Threat is...." - Stacy Stagg
The lights go out and the crowd is on their feet!! Darren continues to smile as TDog and Austin are pacing back in forth with anticipation. That's why he was soo calm and collected. He knew about this all along.
BOOM!! Pyro goes off and the lights go out. An unfamiliar rap song begins to play but some members of the audience start to recognize it as "Powerglide" by Rae Sremmurd. The first 15 or so seconds of the intro play as the crowd and the competitors await who it is and then the words appear on the Titantron:
"R-J-STAGG!"
The lights shoot back up and RJ STAGG IS AT THE TOP OF THE STAGE!! Stacy smiles towards the ring as Ryan grabs her by the waist and lays one on her! She wipes it off in disgust but the crowd and the competitors are too shocked to even care! New music, new look, but the same loud mouth son of a bitch is BACK!
The Baltimore crowd is causing the arena to shake with jeers and boo's!! Stagg looks out to the crowd and starts pouring a bottle of Fiji Water down his gullet and all over his face before tossing in the crowd!! Stagg has a sadistic look in his eyes. No smiles whatsoever as he stares down TDog.
TDog is frozen. He can't move. Same with Austin. His jaw is on the floor as RJ Stagg throws off his coat and charges into the ring right after TDog!! He ground tackles him and starts to pound on him!!
The bell rings and Darren Cox joins in!! The Dead Kings are reunited and beating down on the Chairman of the Board!! Every day over the last month, all Stagg has wanted to do is get his hands on TDog!!
TDog tries to fight back and gets a good shot in on Darren that knocks him back but Ryan is unrelentless!! TDog rolls out of the ring as quick as he can to try and regroup, right as Darren returns to the fight. The crowd has done nothing but boo for the last 60 seconds as the Dead Kings admire their set-up. They bump each other and give a hug before taunting the crowd.
RJ Stagg has returned and Austin hasn't moved since his music hit.
TDog is still in this match, just as the time passes about 19 minutes! Since the beginning of this shocking affair, Stagg and Darren have tried their best to keep the Chairman down but he's fought back each time!
Darren and Stagg have been forced to wrestle search other a few times in this match but they both agreed to no dirty tricks on each other...TDog is fair game though. A momentary alliance occurs between Stagg and TDog as both of them hit Darren with a double drop kick. Darren rolls to the ringside area.
The crowd gets to their feet as the two rabid jackals begin to circle each other in the ring. Two former friends and tag partners that have turned bitter enemies. The crowd begins to chant "This is Awesome!" and then bursts into applause as TDog and Stagg just start firing strikes into one another like madmen!!
TDog finally catches a shot and returns fire with a hard head butt. Stagg returns the favor with a headbutt of his own! Both of them fire forward and hit a cracking and simultaneous headbutt hat stuns both of them back!!
TDog runs into the ropes but Stagg catches him with a flying forearm!! Both men are grounded but Stagg quickly snaps back to life with a kip up!! He backs into the nearest corner and waits for TDog to stand up! Once he does, he waits and waits for the perfect moment and the finally twists around to hit him with the One Perpetual Kick of Badassery, that clobbers the taste out of TDogs mouth!! Stagg quickly falls on top of him for the pin:
1-2-TDog kicks out!!
Ryan sits up and smiles at the still booing crowd. He shoots to his feet and taunts for the Pedigree! Austin is on his feet at ringside and yelling for TDog to watch out!
TDog gets up and Stagg goes for it, but TDog catches his foot!! He whips Ryan around and hits him with a CROSSROADS!! TDOG GOT ALL OF IT AS HE HOOKS THE LEG:
1-2-DARREN COX YANKS THE REFEREE OUT OF THE RING!!
TDog gets up and is confused for a moment before he realizes what just happened. Darren saves the match up but TDog is furious. He quickly dives through the ropes onto Darren and starts pounding away!! Darren grabs TDog and drops him face first on the barricade but TDog is still wildly throwing punches!! He gets a great shot in, closed first, and you see a tooth fly from Darrens mouth into the crowd!!
Darren clutches his mouth before rocking TDog inside out with a clothesline from hell itself!! Darrens turns to face the camera to reveal him bleeding from one of bottom front teeth missing!
Darren grabs TDog and throws him inside the ring!! He follows him closely. The blood that's dripping from his mouth is starting to look more gruesome as The Reaper prepares to put him away! He flips TDog over for the Tombstone but Stagg shoves both of them into the turnbuckle!!
Darren goes to Chokeslam Stagg but TDog runs in as well! Darren doesn't care and uses his free hand to grab him by the throat as well! He lifts both of them up and plants them down with a Double Chokeslam!!
The Great Kavortha rolls out of the ring and it leaves the Reaper all alone with the Inglorious Bastard!
Darren cross his throat and signals it's time for the end! TDog gets up and Darren goes for another Tombstone Piledriver but TDog slips out and pushes him forward into the turnbuckle!
Darren turns around and TDog hits him with a Brainbuster!! Darren slowly begins to get back to his feet, almost unphased but still groggy. TDog runs into the ropes and ricochets back out to hit him with a GLOOOOORIOUS KNEE!!
But TDog doesn't go for the pin! He calls for the Cross Rhodes!! Darren slowly gets to his feet and with every passing moment the anticipation builds! TDog is frothing at the mouth and awaiting the right moment to strike like a viper!
TDog grabs him and HITS DARREN WITH THE CROSS ROADS. The roof just popped off the top as the crowd screams for TDog to take it home and BANG!
A chair wraps around the skull of Tyler TDog Johnson as the sudden crack from RJ Stagg echoes around the arena!! Stagg came charging in and waited for,the right moment to take the opportunity!! TDog crumbles and Stagg quickly covers the unconscious Darren!!
1-2-3!!
The crowd has been stunned silent as the winner and new Number One Contender is named RJ Stagg!
The son of a bitch smiles as the referee raises his hand. "You're goddamn right!" The opportunist saw an opening and took it! Nobody even knew he was in Baltimore! Austin shakes his head as he looks to his rival.
Stagg leans over the top rope and stares down Austin Pieper. "Look me in my eyes when I'm talking to you....welcome, to your worst case scenario!"
Austin doesn't even give him the courtesy to react. Staggs too busy being full of himself over a shocking turn of events that led to this result.
Stagg vs. Pieper III is offical for WarGames
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