Claire Hawkins vs Persephone vs Alex ScottAlara Miles: The following match is a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH!
First, the lights go out. Then, the song "God Gave Me Everything I Want" by Mick Jagger plays as gold lights flash around the arena. Then, the lights center to the curtain as Alex walks through. He walks to center stage, looks out to the crowd, and outstretches his arms (like Randy Orton before he had voices in his head). The cocky Canadian then walks down the ramp talking smack to the crowd. He rolls into the ring, and climbs the turnbuckle. Then raises one arm. Alex proceeds to slap his bent left elbow with his right hand (instead of giving the finger.)
Alara Miles: Introducing first, from Toronto, Ontario... 'AWESOME'... ALEX SCOTT!!!
Trey: Alex Scott had an impressive showing in the battle royale...
Case: ...and he's been quiet ever since.
Trey: Let's see if he can turn the corner tonight!
Case: I doubt it.
Alara Miles: And, already at ringside, from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing 170 pounds... a member of HAVEN... 'THE WHITE RABBIT'... PERSEPHONE!!!
Trey: And one of Haven's hussies is making her way back into the ring.
Case: Who do you think you are, Duncan Aries? Show some respect!
Trey: I'm not even sure she isn't being held against her will.
The lights within the arena dim down until the arena is enarly engulfed in darkness as ARCH ENEMY's "War Eternal" begins to play through the speaker system. As the music plays, much to the startlement of the fans, an eair peircing wail echos throughout the arena that causes everything to go pitch black. Five seconds later the heavier beats hit and the lights begin to violently strobe, revealing somebody standing at the top of the rampway. For the next forty-four seconds, the person merely stood there, slightly hunched down and violently swing their head from side to side. Causing their hair to fling about during the near seizure-inducing light show. At the forty-fifth second of the song the light show suddenly ends and leaves everyone in the arena shrouded darkness for roughly five seconds before all the lights came on as they normally were. Once the lights come on the person that was standing at the top of the ramp, threw their head up until they were leaning backward slightly, bellowing out a save guttural scream that would surprise anybody. Once that was over with the person leaned forward and revealed themselves to be Claire Hawkins! With the heavy beats of the song pounding throughout the arena, Claire walked down the ramp with purpose.
Alara Miles: And finally! From Salem, Massachusetts, weighing in at 145 pounds, she is "The Witch".....CLAIRE.....HAWKINS!!
Once she reached the ringside area Claire paused for a moment to look at the cameraman that had dared to get close enough to get a good shot of her face. With a vicious snarl, Claire let out another one of those screams and forced the cameraman to quickly backpedal. Feeling pleased with herself, Claire made her way over to the steps and into the ring. Once she was in the ring she walked to the side of the ring where the hard camera was and stepped onto the second rope, leaned forward a little to keep her balance, and held her arms up while she held up in the "Devil Horns" gesture as pyro shot up from the ring posts. All the while bellowing out that same savage, guttural scream. With the theatrics over and done with it was time to focus on the match and as such Claire stepped down from the rope and performed any last second stretches she felt she needed to do.
Case: Claire Hawkins is one of the best in the world, Trey! We are so happy to have her in Trinity!
Trey: I imagine she'll make an impact here in no time.
Alex Scott, Persephone, and Claire Hawkins all stand in their respective corners, eyeing each other from opposite ends of the ring. The assigned referee asks each one if they're ready, and when he's pleased with their reactions, he calls for the bell. A roar from the crowd follows, and everyone can tell in Claire Hawkins' eyes that she is basking in their enthusiasm of her official arrival in Trinity Wrestling!
Case: And we're ready to begin! Looks like Persephone and Claire Hawkins are going to start this one out!
Trey: Nice strategy by the Awesome one. Let the ladies duke it out.
Case: Poignant insight, Trey.
Trey: I'm a smart guy, Case. You underestimate me sometimes.
Persephone and Claire lock up in the middle of the ring, with Persephone wringing her arm in a wristlock. She delivers a kick to Claire's midsection and whips her to the ropes, but Claire is able to hold onto it and drop Persephone down with an arm drag. Persephone quickly returns to her feet but is sent right back down with a lariat. Persephone bounces right back up, once again, and dodges Claire's second attempt at a lariat. Setting up in position behind Claire's back, Persephone drops her with a back body drop. Claire rolls around, grabbing her neck, and Persephone never notices a charging Alex Scott, who drops her with a huge spear, oohing the crowd and taking her wind out! Alex pushes Persephone's shoulders down to the mat and attempts a pinfall.
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...but Persephone kicks out! Alex delivers a stiff grounded forearm to Persephone's face, and turns her attention to Claire, who hits a sit-out facebuster! Alex bounces back into the turnbuckle, and Claire runs at him, landing a flying clothesline! Claire then places Alex into a seated position on the turnbuckle, and climbs up top to meet him, looking for a frankensteiner! But Alex fights back, landing some of his stiff uppercuts to Claire's gut, and he finally pushes Claire backwards, tumbling all the way to the mat! Alex stands up, and leaps off, landing a flying elbow drop to Claire! He makes the cover!
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3-- NO!
Persephone drops a huge legdrop on the back of Alex's neck, breaking the pinfall attempt!
Case: Holy crap! That was a close one!
Trey: Alex Scott with the near pinfall, but these ladies had a different idea.
Persephone pulls Alex up by the hair and slams a roundhouse kick to his chest. The impact causes Alex to wince, and Persephone doesn't slow down. She delivers another, this time connecting on the gut, doubling Alex over. She follows it up with a straight DDT that leaves Alex facedown on the mat. Persephone raises her arms in celebration, but turns right into a recovered Claire, who gives her a straight shoot kick to the gut, and follows it up with a northern lights suplex! Trying to snag the pin with Alex out of it, she follows through on the bridge!
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Case: This could be it!
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Trey: Not quite!
Persephone gets her shoulder up just at the last second! Claire slaps the mat in a bit of frustration, which takes away a bit of her momentum. Trying to pull Persephone up off the mat, she's met with a stiff throat punch, and Persephone wraps her forearm around Claire's neck, spinning around to her back, and locking in a sleeper hold! After a few seconds of pressure, Claire falls to a knee, looking to be fading! Persephone wraps it even tighter, but never notices Alex up behind her, who drives a knee into her lower back! This disengages the hold, and Claire kneels off to the side, trying to catch her breath. Persephone grabs her back and turns around to Alex, who connects with his Canadian Superkick, sending Persephone flying out of the ring!
Case: He just took her head off!
Alex Scott starts raising his arms to the crowd, and he screams out "I'M AWES--"
Trey: Holy crap!
"BLACK VEIL!"
Claire Hawkins connects with her rolling cutter, making the cover!
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Case: That's it!
...3!!!
DING DING DING
ARCH ENEMY's "War Eternal" hits the speakers as Claire Hawkins raises her arms to the adoring crowd, relishing in a hard-fought victory in her first real action in Trinity Wrestling!
Case: I'll tell you what, Trey! That was a hell of a statement Claire made, and with her reputation, I could see her in the title picture in no time!
Trey: No doubt about it, Case. Claire Hawkins is one of the most established stars we've signed...
...but the lights go completely black for several seconds, the crowd fading to complete silence. On the big screen, a bit of static feed fades into a picture of a black rose.
Case: What the hell is this, Trey??
Trey: I haven't the slightest idea.
The strobe lights flicker with different shades of red before the lights turn back on, showing Claire Hawkins standing in the center of the ring with a wilted black rose lying at her feet! Claire picks up the rose and tosses it down to ringside as she leaves the ring, pissed the fuck off with the mind games someone is attempting to play with her!
Case: I don't know what that's supposed to symbolize, Trey, but it seems like Claire Hawkins might have to keep a watchful eye!
Trey: Someone's got it in for her, for sure.