All the lights go out as “Hell Above Water” by Curve kicks in over the PA. A series of white lights go on along the ramp that leads to the ring. Each light is in the shape of a cylinder, pointing to ceiling. They are all parallel to one another, and perpendicular to the ground.
JS: The next match is for the BWA European Title. Making her way to the ring at this time, from parts unknown, is our challenger. She stands at 5’8″ and weighs 180 lbs. She is HERA!!
Hera doesn’t care much for fan reaction, positive, negative or inexistent. She just walks to the ring and waits for the start of her match.
SM: Hera makes her way into the ring, to fight for the European Title!
DS: She’s made a good start to her BWA career too… wins over Viktor Kaine and Shane Best. But now she’s got a big test in Dante.
Lights in the arena cut off. A few sparks flicker from the entrance way as “Something Wicked This Way Comes!” scrolls across the Big Screen. Then, a huge fireball blasts up from the ramp igniting the stage into a fiery inferno. “Before I Die ” by “Mushroomhead ” starts blaring over the PA system. Out from the flames walks Dante.
JS: And her opponent, the current BWA European Champion. He comes to the ring from Death Valley, USA. He weighs in at 226 lbs and stands 5′ 11″. He is the master of the Purgatory…. THE FALLEN ANGEL…. DANTE!!
The crowd erupts into a chores of boos as Dante stalks down to ring-side as a single light follows him. Once he slides into the ring, the flames die, the music goes quiet and the flames flicker away.
SM: And another match is about ready to start here, Dan.
DS: And what a great match is promises to be!
The referee calls for the bell and both competitors rush for each other right away. They stand toe-to-toe and just nail each other with huge punches and swift kicks. Neither Dante or Hera moves at all until Hera nails a swift kick to the groin and clotheslines Dante to the mat. Dante gets back to his feet and whips Hera into the ropes before connecting with a shoulder barge. Hera is staggering and Dante runs in with another shoulder in an attempt to take Hera off her feet. Hera still stays up and Dante rushes in again, only for Hera to take The Fallen Angel down with a huge Spinebuster!
SM: Nice start from Hera. She may be smaller, but she stood up well to Dante there!
DS: Yeah, nice opening.
Hera goes to pick Dante up but The Champion trips the woman and sends her crashing through the ropes to the arena floor. Dante slides out after Hera and grabs her from behind, taking her down with a big elbow to the back, and then a kick to the lower back. Hera pushes Dante back into the guardrail and then whips him into the steel steps. The Fallen Angel holds his back in pain as Hera looks under the ring and pulls out a cricket bat, wrapped in barbed wire!
SM: MY GOD!!
DS: That’s the weapon we saw Dante with earlier this week…. Hera’s got to it first!
SM: And what is referee Mark Dagger doing? He’s letting her keep hold of that thing!
Hera grabs Dante’s head and rams it into the steps again before working over the back of the European Champion with the cricket bat. The Fallen Angel’s back is seriously scratched now, and blood pours from his wounds. Hera then begins to pull Dante up the aisle. About halfway up Dante begins to break free and Hera quickly grabs him again and drops him onto the concrete floor with a snap suplex. Hera pulls Dante up and continues to pull him up the aisle to the entrance ramp under the X-Tron. Hera goes to whip Dante into the set but The Champ reverses it and the woman is the one who hits the scaffold hard. The whole X-Tron shakes as Hera drops to his knees, holding her neck in pain.
SM: Nice reversal from Dante, but this match is getting quite hardcore!
DS: The whole damn X-Tron almost fell over, this is great to watch, these two trying to destroy each other!
Dante grabs Hera and the two disappear behind the entrance curtain. The camera catches up with them as Dante slams Hera onto a table, production notes flying everywhere and crew scattering amidst the madness. Dante makes a cover, and referee Mark Dagger eventually decides to go with it and count,
1…
2…
Kick-out from Hera.
SM: First nearfall of the match there, this quickly becoming a pinfalls anywhere match!
DS: That could cause a little confusion later, those production notes have gone everywhere!
Dante has pulled Hera back to her feet and whips her into a wall before charging in with a chair. Hera manages to duck and then grabs Dante from behind and nails a reverse DDT onto the chair. Hera doesn’t make a cover, instead she decides to pick Dante up and drag him over to a large, empty part of the arena. Hera rolls Dante onto a catering table, and then throws food all over the European Champion before trying to push a vending machine over. Hera manages to push the machine over, but Dante has rolled out of the way and avoids the heavy machine. Dante is back to his feet and hooks up with Hera. Just then Northerm Soul appears with the European Title belt and nails Dante on the back of the head, and then again in the neck. Hera waltzes over to Northern and offers her hand. Northern then nails Hera with the belt too, dropping it before walking away again.
DS: This is great, Mayo, these guys are destroying each other!
SM: That they are, and Northern Soul is making his presence felt.
DS: He should just wait until Monday to get his hands on either of these guys.
After a while Dante and Hera are back to their feet. They stare each other out for a while, regaining their breath and planning their next moves. Hera grabs Dante and tries for a DDT but The Fallen Angel blocks it and beats Hera in the back of the head with a tray from the catering table. Dante gets ready to cover Hera as Viktor Kaine runs into view and jumps at the European Champion, taking him down with a running Downward Spiral! Kaine shouts down to the fallen Dante.
“If you wanna go hardcore… you’re gonna have to deal with me!”
Kaine sets up a ladder, grabs a chair and climbs the ladder. He then connects on Dante with a big splash! Kaine then walks away again, leaving Dante battered and bloodied.
DS: This is insane! It’s amazing!
SM: Hera is getting back to her feet, but Dante looks out!
Hera pulls Dante back to his feet, looking for the Elektra Kick! Somehow Dante manages to avoid it and grabs her from behind.
SM: PURGATORY!!!
1…
2…
3!!
JS: Your winner, and still BWA European Champion… The Fallen Angel…. DANTE!!
Just then Hannah and Dean Kendall appear, carrying a bag. Dean grabs the European Title belt from Mark Dagger, tossing it into a nearby bin. Dante looks to Dean, a look of confusion on his face. Hannah pulls something from the bag and hands it to Dante… a new title belt!
DK: Congratulations, Dante, on becoming the first ever BWA Euro-Xtreme Champion!
HK: But remember, your first EX Title Defence is this Monday night at UpRising. Against Northern Soul… and it’s just become a Falls Count Anywhere match!
Dante smiles wickedly as the Kendall’s walk off once more.
SM: Big news here, Dan, no more European Title!
DS: Long live the Euro-Xtreme Title!