12.19

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Io Shirai & Dakota Kai: come out to good pops
Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir: do not
Dakota: lands some kicks, as is her wont
the Hired Goons: cheat, as is theirs
Io: gets the tag and wastes the newbies 619!  Springbord dropkick!  Basement Meteora!  
Jessamyn: tries it
Dakota: hits her with the Legitimate Japanese Businessman's Kick
Io: God's Moonsault!
Marina: goes splut
Referee: Winners! 

Matt Riddle, "Earlier Today" "To the Media": Yeah, I'm not too happy about getting jumped from behind.  But I can't blame Kash since the last time he went at me face to face I sent him to KTFO Junction in seven seconds.  I dare him to show up face to face again so I can give him a return trip, bro.

Dominik Dijakovic: eats an NPC for Christmas Lariat!  Suplex throw!  Feast!  Your!  Eyes!
Referee: Winner!

Master Regal's Twitter Machine: adds Io to the #1 contendership fatal four way with Bianca, Lacey & Mia next week

Heavy Machinery: are on the Dijakovic diet but need two guys since they're bigger and a tag team 
the Undisputed Era: come out to the ramp to see their opponents next week a little early
Heavies: Compactor!  Otis pulls up one victim Compactor on the other!  Tandem Compactor!
Referee: Winners!
Heavies: smack talk from the ring
the Era: look mostly non plussed with a hint of concerned 

Johnny Turncoat: jumps Aleister Black before their cage match and throws the lefts
Aleister Black: recovers and turns him into his personal kick pad then throws Johnny in Close the door.
Johnny: tries to go over the top
Aleister: stops him
Both: dodge attacks by the other
Aleister: Brainbuster!
Johnny: Kickout!
Full Sailors: dueling chants
Johnny: Owenzuigiri!  Into the cage!  Lefts!  Cheese grater cage rakes!  poses
Full Sailors: BOO! (well, mostly) 
Aleister: Quebrada!
Io Shirai: Hey!
Aleister: sends Johnny into each side of the cage Strike party!  Bicycle knee!
Johnny: Kickout!
Aleister: could go out and over then opts to not and charge Johnny
Johnny: Ole!
Aleister: goes into the cage
Johnny: Superkick!  Cartwheel sunset bomb from the top rope!
Full Sailors: Holy shit!  Holy shit!  Holy shit!
Aleister: (a few beats later) Kickout!
Both: land strikes mid ring against the other; feel free to yay or boo as you see fit
Aleister: keeps Johnny from sluicing out the door a couple of times
Johnny: Second rope Russian legsweep!  GargaNo Escape!
Aleister: manages to power up and send him into the cage
Johnny: doesn't break the hold and throws some knees with it back on the mat
Aleister: tries it again
Johnny: uses that to crawl up the cage
Aleister: catches him in time then pulls him down to the top rope
Johnny: lands some headbutts then attempts a familiar looking super swinging neckbreaker
Aleister: SKRRRT 
Johnny: hits the mat
Aleister: Meteora!  Bridged German!
Johnny: ...kickout!
Aleister: I told you, Johnny.  I told you...and now you're making me do it again.  Mass!
Johnny: throws his leg into the middle rope and the cage
Aleister: wait what
Johnny: kicks the rope in triplicate 
Zerlina Vega: There went my weekend.
Johnny: Gotcha!  Superkick!  Lawn Dart!  Lawn Dart into the cage!
Full Sailors: BOO!  (again, mostly, let's say 3:1 against)
Johnny: looks at the door and shakes his head and smiles before pulling up Aleister by his beard I absolve you of your sins.  Superki
Aleister: ENZUI BLACK MASS!
Both: down
Johnny: kicks out...at what would be 8 or 9...were he being covered
Full Sailors: clap to rally
Nigel: My God!  When have you ever seen someone get to their feet from a Black Mass, let alone before Aleister does?
Johnny: tries to go up and over
Aleister: tries to go through the door
Door: slams on his head
#14: smiles evilly and gets inside the ring
God's Production Team: makes sure we see Johnny frozen on the side of the cage watching 
#14: starts pummeling his Takeover opponent
Johnny: slowly climbs back into the ring
#14: stops and backs up




Full Sailors: DIY!  DIY!  DIY!
#14: starts to bring his arms up in a familiar fashion
Johnny: looks horrified and a little scared...but his arms come up in the replicate gesture
Do Unto Others (thanks, Art): Joint Knee Trembler and basement superkick!  (You may know it as Meet in the Middle or the Impact Sandwich or another of a dozen unofficial nicknames it was bestowed back before we fell into the darkest timeline.)
Johnny: accidentally bumps into #14 on the follow through and backs up, horrified, amazed, repulsed
#14: gives a short bark of a laugh, smiles, and leaves
Full Sailors: DIY!  DIY!  DIY!
Johnny: looks down on Black, hesitates, but then covers
Referee: Winner!
#14: smiles from the outside of the ring, and offers up a golf clap before leaving
Johnny: sits down next to Black not only in Aleister's preferred fashion but also in a flashback to the CWC coda, borderline catatonic, then leaves looking alternatively glassy-eyed, rattled, and dead inside 




This fucking guy.

This fucking guy.



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