Rebirth Kickoff Show

Even the commentary team is surprised at the abrupt cut to just outside the arena.

Trey: Well folks, I guess we're going to switch it up on you for a second…we have Ross Hanson, former MMA world champion in the Heavyweight division, entering the building...

Ross Hanson, bag over shoulder, is approaching the building. He is smiling ear to ear, mouthing the lyrics to whatever he is listening to on his headphones.

Trey: He is set to face "Not" Richard Dweck here on tonight's pre-show...

Case: Who's that behind him?

The bag is pulled out of Ross" hand, and he is swing around rapidly to face his attacker, clad in a black hoodie (unusual for late July in eastern Tennessee) with the strings drawn tightly. Ross is hit with a swift elbow to the eye socket that knocks his headphones clear off his head.

Trey: Wait a minute! Someone is assaulting Ross Hanson outside of the building!

Using a Muay Thai clinch, the attacker pushes Ross back against the outer wall of the arena. Ross tries to step around and throw this person off of him, but a pair of knees prevent this from happening.

Case: Who the hell is this and why aren't they booked instead of Ross?

Ross swims through the clinch, using a front kick to knock this person back. He immediately comes forward, ignoring the blood coming out from above his left eyebrow.

Trey: This is as real of a fight as it gets!

Ross gets a hold of the hoodie, pulling it halfway up and over his attacker's thinner torso. He lifts them into the air from a gut wrench, but cannot even get them over his head…

Trey: Security is out here to break this up! They're pulling these two apart!

Ross is now bleeding all over himself, his assailant's now removed hoodie, and the security trying to pull the other person away from him.

Case: Why didn't we let them just fight?

Trey: We don't even know who this other person is! And it happened outside of the arena! Case, this is a crime in progress!

During the giant grab-fest, Ross sneaks one last overhand right above a guard's shoulder and into the nose of his attacker, whose blonde ponytail flips around from the impact.

Case: I KNOW WHO THAT IS, TREY? DON'T YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS?

Trey: I think so...no way! That can't be!

Ross stares wide-eyed at this woman, now a total bloody mess but not acting like it. He clearly knows this person, and is even more enraged upon learning her identity.

Ross: You're done! You fucking hear me? You're fucking done!

The handheld cam turns to show the swollen-nosed face of another fellow former MMA World Champion (albeit in the Featherweight division) smirking back at him. The woman is wearing a neoprene MMA style sports top that did not come off with her hoodie, dark blue with light blue trim.

Case: THAT'S GAIA GALANOS!

Neither fighter slash wrestler is able to make any moves on the other, as about a dozen security and twenty-five feet now separate them.

Trey: Gaia Galanos has just jumped Ross Hanson and split his eye wide open!

Case: Oh God, that does look bad…

Ross continues to yell various profanities while being shoved back into the building.

Trey: Someone get a medic backstage now! Ross is going to need some help!

One guard makes the mistake of accidentally grabbing Ross by the shoulders just a little too close to the neck. Ross responds by swimming out with a lightning fast snap, picking the man up like a bull goring a matador, and throwing him forward into the crowd of security.

Case: Oh, shit! This is better than the match we were going to get!

Meanwhile, security seems to be having just as much trouble with Gaia as one guard attempts to gain control of Galanos by the arm. Big mistake because a nasty straight left cleans his clock, sending the security guard stumbling backwards into his colleagues. They catch him, but he's hardly even there to stand on his own feet.

Gaia Galanos: We're not done yet!

Gaia says this directly to Ross who seems to agree with the sentiment. It shows as he looks as if he's about to start moving in her direction again, but security has completely put themselves between the two now.

Case: Come on! Just let them go at it!

At this point, Gaia begins backing up as we hear sirens in the background. She turns and runs in the other direction. There's a BMW motorcycle that she mounts, revs up with one last glare in Hanson's direction before speeding off into the night. The cops make it just in time to find out that Gaia Galanos is already gone and has a substantial head start.

Trey: I think Knoxville's finest are about to have a very busy night!

Case: She's gone! She's halfway to North Carolina by now, I promise you!

Trey: And the damage has been done! The entrance to the Knoxville Convention Center is covered in blood! Ross Hanson is being practically carried into the building!

Case: Dude, tell the camera man to follow those cops that are chasing Gaia on the bike! That would get us the best buy rate in company history!

Trey: I have a feeling that we aren't going to see Ross Hanson vs "Not" Richard Dweck now...

Case: All the more reason to get a camera on that police chase!

Trey: We're going to have to cut away from this, we will give you an update on Ross's condition as soon as we get one.

Trey Graham: Up next we have Azurine Vebbins taking on Toni Beasley in a contest of what could very well be two of our future stars here in Revolution1!

Case Mitchell: Bah. Beasley is... alright. It's the other one that makes me sick.

Trey Graham: The Adorkable One? Case, that's rude!

Case Mitchell: It's not that Vebbins can't fight. She's comes off to me like she's distracted about dumb stuff. Like who cares about French Fry day?

Trey Graham: I do! I love it almost as much as I love pretzel day...

Case Mitchell: Of course you'd say that.

Velvet lights begin to flicker as “One Thousand Apologizes” begins to blare over the speakers. Toni Beasley and her older sister Samantha Beasley steps through the curtain. They don’t seem phased by the mixed reaction from the crowd as both women make their way down the ramp. Toni quickly slides into the ring followed by Samantha. Toni steps up onto one of the turnbuckles, she looks down at her wristband, taps it a few times before shouting “ITS TONI TIME” after saying that she hops down and leans against the turnbuckle as Samantha is talking over strategy with her.

Case Mitchell: Well here comes Toni Beasley, and like she likes to say, it's Toni Time. You can tell right away that she's been putting in the work.

Trey Graham: That's true. Rumor has it that she can bench quite a bit. There's no doubt in my mind that she's a force to be reckoned with.

While "Radio Gaga" by Queen prominently plays throughout the arena, "The Adorkable Angel" Azurine Vebbins pirouettes onto the entrance ramp. A solitary spotlight provides an ethereal glow as she begins to descend down the ramp like a pirouetting peasant practicing aerobics. She performs various other dance steps while making her way to the eastern ring apron. Along the way, she waves, bumps elbows and air hugs certain chanters she comes into close proximity with. When a chanter puckers up for a kiss, she points to her halo (neck collar). Upon entering the eastern ring apron, she glides between the bottom and middle ropes before awaiting referee instruction and her next opponent.

Trey Graham: And like we mentioned before, Toni's opponent tonight Azurine Vebbins is unorthodox to say the very least, but who really knows what's going on in that mind of hers?

Case Mitchell: If she's looking to get into the head of her opponent like that, it's not going to work.

Trey Graham: How would you know if Beasley is off-balance or not?

Case Mitchell: I guess we're going to have to wait and see huh?

The match begins with the two locking up and Beasley using her strength to push Vebbins back into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a break and asks Toni to back up. She pulls back for just a moment, but decides to try to throw a chop into the chest of Azurine, which she ducks. Vebbins spins around and now has Toni backed into the corner. She fires off three consecutive chops to the chest of Beasley. Vebbins looks to irish whip Beasley into the far corner but Beasley reverses it and sends Vebbins back first into the opposite turnbuckles instead. Vebbins bounces off of them and fires out of the corner with a clothesline that brings Toni Time to a halt. Vebbins drops down for a cover-


One!


But Toni Beasley kicks out quickly after the one count.

Case Mitchell: I can't believe Azurine thought she was going to keep Toni Beasley down for a three count with just a simple clothesline.

Trey Graham: Hey, the way the back of Beasley's head bounced off of the canvas, you never know.

Case Mitchell: No, I knew right away that Toni would kick out just in the knick of time... and I was right!

Azurine follows up with a low dropkick to Beasley and then pulls her up to her feet for a snap vertical suplex. Vebbins tries to go for another cover, but Toni quickly pushes her off yet again. Vebbins locks in a reverse chinlock, trying to cut off Toni's air supply and keep all of the momentum for herself. Beasley works to fight her way back to a vertical base and elbows Vebbins in the gut. But as Toni tries to escape Vebbins grasp the Adorkable Angel goes for the Pearly Gatekeeper and somehow Toni Time is not only able to break the grip but she counters with a Five O'Clock Shadow!

Trey Graham: It looked like Azurine was just about to finish Toni off when Toni slipped out of the Pearly Gatekeeper and connected with the double-knee jawbreaker!

Case Mitchell: Cover!


One!



Two!!


Azurine Vebbins throws her shoulder up at two.

Trey Graham: Near fall there by Toni but Azurine looks like she's still got a lot of fight in her!

Case Mitchell: Not for long!

Even though Vebbins kicked out, it doesn't stop Toni from going on the all-out assault. Beasley drills Vebbins with multiple suplexes before she hits her with her signature superkick and makes her way to the top rope. Beasley appears to be going for the shooting star press when Azurine pops back up to her feet and grabs onto the top rope, causing Toni to fall crotch first down onto the top turnbuckle.

Trey Graham: Judging by the look on Toni's face, that's still pretty painful.

Case Mitchell: What do you think it's supposed to feel like? Is dropping down crotch-first on a metal turnbuckle supposed to tickle?

Azurine sticks her thumb up in the air and signals something to the crowd as she scales the turnbuckles and sets Toni up. It looks like Vebbins is going for the Fisherman's Superwoman Plex off of the top rope but Toni digs down deep and counters with a series of headbutts forehead to forehead. After a few last rough shots, Vebbins drops back down to the mat. Toni Beasley gingerly pulls herself back up to the top turnbuckle, and launches herself off with a shooting star press that connects! But instead of going for the cover, Toni Beasley shouts out that it's Toni Time before she rolls Azurine over and applies a dragon sleeper with a body scissors!

Case Mitchell: The Silence of the Bitch!

Trey Graham: Hey, I know that's the name of the move, but still, there could be kids watching.

Vebbins writhes against the hold and reaches out for the bottom rope which seems to be too far away to reach. The referee checks on the Adorkable Angel but when Vebbins starts to lose consciousness, she has no choice but to tap out!

Case Mitchell: Well, would you look at that? We've got ourselves a winner!

Trey Graham: Looks like I was wrong, Toni Beasley definitely didn't come out here to play.

Beasley breaks the hold and shoves Azurine's near lifeless body off of her so that she can stand up to properly celebrate.

Trey Graham: And would you listen to that crowd reaction? That's what you love to hear at Rebirth II, with the fans chanting "It's Toni Time" with all of our main events still left to go later on!

Tamika and Cara have entered the ring while the confusion of the Future's Title Match was going down. Alara Miles speaks.

Alara Miles: This match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from London, Ontario, Canada. They are the Revolution1 Wrestling Tag Team Champions... Cara Strader and Tamika Nash-Strader. Collectively.. they are... taking over this town.. they are the COWGIRLS FROM HELL!

Trey: They are the tag champions for a reason.

Case: They are champions because of a technicality. They were gifted the titles!

The opening notes of Broken Glass fill the arena as it's plunged into darkness, with the fans either waiting in anticipation or groaning in annoyance at what's to come. The song kicks off in earnest and the lights come back up, with Kai Morgan turning around to face his adoring fans! He smiles as the crowd reacts to him, not even caring if the reaction is good or bad. He makes his way to the ring with his Book of 1000 Truths clutched within his arns tightly. Once in the ring he twirls in order to soak in the crowds cheers and/or boos, before sitting in the ring criss-cross! He opens up his Book of 1000 Truths and pulls a pen out of nowhere before writing in it, possibly with a Truth about the fans in the area he's in.

Alara Miles: And their opponents. First, from Detroit, Michigan. He is the man of 1000 truths... KAIIIII MORGAN!

Trey: Kai cannot tell a lie.

Case: That is a lie in itself.

Blood kicks in as the fans are booing for this. Outcomes Anya Coyle, looking at the fans as they boo at her. She looks at the fans before flipping her Black hair and walks to the ring with a scowl. People yell at her, but she keeps on ignoring them. She rolls into the ring with the growling part kicking in and lights going around.

Alara Miles: And his partner. She is the former International Champion. She is the Blood Taker... ANYAAAAA COYLE!

Trey: Not only is she a former International Champion, she is the longest reigning International Champion in history.

Case: That is because she is an actual wrestler, Graham.

Kai Morgan holds the ropes open as if to tell Anya that he is starting the match. Anya smirks as she knocks Kai out of the ring. She barks at him "I am beginning this match" as Tamika and Cara talk. Cara heads to the apron as Tamika stays in the ring. Kai Morgan makes it back on the apron as the referee calls for the bell.

Ding. Ding. Ding.

Anya and Tamika circle one another as they lock up and the match is underway. Anya rakes the eyes of Tamika as she laughs. The referee warns Anya to follow the rules. Tamika, taking offense to the disrespect of Anya tackles Anya to the ground. She makes it back to her feet and celebrates as the fans chant "Ta-Mi-Ka! Ta-Mi-Ka!" Anya glares at Tamika as the two women lock up again. Tamika locks in a hammerlock. She cranks on the left arm of Anya as the referee checks on Anya. Anya swings wildly with a back elbow but Tamika ducks it. As Anya spins, Tamika catches her and drops her with a Russian Leg Sweep. Cara, on the apron, cheers her aunt on from the apron. Tamika stays on the offensive and locks in a chin lock on Anya on the mat. The referee checks on Anya. Kai Morgan beats on the turnbuckle, trying to rally his partner on.

Trey: Kai is still cheering Anya on after her attack.

Case: That is still his partner.

Back in the ring, Anya begins fighting back to her feet as both women are brought to a vertical base. Anya hits three elbows to the midsection of Tamika. Anya hits the ropes and rebounds hitting a big boot to Tamika. Tamika is rocked to the ground. Cara jaws with Anya a bit. Tamika rolls to her corner and reaches up tagging in the younger Strader. Cara smirks as she runs at Anya. She hits a dropkick to Anya's knee and makes it back to her feet quickly. She uses her own momentum to get to the top rope. She jumps off and hits a leg drop. Anya rolls out of the ring to catch her breath. She looks at Tamika who nods. Tamika tags herself in as Cara stands on the apron she jumps on the ropes and does an Asai Moonsault to the outside of the ring, landing on Anya. Kai runs to aid his partner as Cara gets back on the apron. Kai rolls Anya back into the ring and gets back to his own corner. Anya rolls and tags him in as Tamika gives him a bring it motion.

Trey: The champions are on fire here.

Case: The match is still young, my friend.

We have Kai Morgan hitting a spinning back fist on Tamika. She is rocked to one knee. Kai hits the ropes. Tamika makes it to a vertical base as Kai runs back at her hitting a bicycle knee to the temple of the tag champion. He goes for a quick cover.

1...
2...
3...NO!

Cara breaks the pin up as Kai yells at her. Tamika uses the ropes to make it to her feet. She looks at Cara and nods as if to thank her. She goes to run at Kai but Anya grabs her by the hair, pulling Tamika to the mat. Cara runs and hits a forearm smash on Anya knocking her to the ground. Kai and Tamika come face to face in the middle of the ring again. Kai lifts Tamika up on his shoulders.

Trey: Could he be going for Morgan's Law?

Case: Sure seems that way... but wait!

In the ring Tamika slides out and hits a hurricanrana on Kai. Kai rolls to the corner and tags in Anya. Cara tags herself in as well. Anya runs at Cara. Cara stops and catches Anya falling backward with her.

Trey: AFGHAN-HASHISH!

Cara makes the cover as the referee gets in position.

1...
2...
3!

Trey: The Cowgirls win!

Case: When will Kylie learn that two great wrestlers don't always translate to a great tag team?

We fade to black as we get ready for the main Rebirth broadcast!