=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Lord Byron vs. "Enigma" Takezo Musashi -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TD: We have got quite the match up next for you here, as the newcomer to the IIWF known as Lord Byron meets the high flying Takezo Musashi! SR: He wasn't flying at Ring Wars... he was just FAAALLING! [laughs] TD: That Scaffold Match was tremendous, no doubt about that, but it was a serious fall that Musashi took, and you shouldn't joke about it, Steve. SR: You have no sense of humour, Dross. RA: Ladies and gentlemen, this match is scheduled for one fall with a 20 minute time limit. Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by the lovely Lady DeWinter, hailing from Lancashire, England, weighing 275 pounds... here is: Loord Byroooon! [The fans greet him with a fair sized heel pop, as he walks down, arm in arm with DeWinter, basically ignoring the masses, as "Intermezzo" from Karelia Suite plays on the PA.] TD: Byron's yet to show us very much of his skills here in the IIWF, but he's not short of titles from other leagues. SR: Yeah, he's very successful in other federations, but you don't see him boring us all with stories from those federations, like a certain greasy, egomaniac from Canada we all love to hate. TD: Has Byron matched the success of Chris Quigley? I don't think so... RA: And his opponent, hailing from Tokyo, Japan, weighing 211 pounds, here is the "Enigma" Takezo Musashi! [Musashi's entrance music sounds as he walks slowly down the aisle, looking as focused as ever, while the crowd gives him a good face pop.] SR: Boy, I can't stand this guy... TD: Why is that? He's a tremendous athlete... maybe the best true athlete in the whole IIWF today! SR: Let's see how high he can fly after Byron turns his knees to jello. TD: There goes the bell and we are underway! [Both wrestlers meet in the centre of the ring with a collar and elbow tie up. The much bigger Byron backs Musashi into the corner and goes to send a forearm into his chest, but Musashi ducks out of the corner as Byron hits the turnbuckles instead. Byron turns around and gets met with a few hard chops across the chest from Musashi, who then slings Byron into the ropes and meets him halfway with a spinning leg lariat that sends Byron down to the mat hard! Big crowd pop! Byron pops back up as Musashi sends a hard throat thrust at him, and Byron's head snaps back and spit goes flying from his mouth! The "Enigma" backs against the ropes and flips over Byron with a sunset flip! 1 - 2 - and a kickout!] TD: Lord Byron seems baffled by Musashi's speed and agility, Steve! SR: What he needs to do is get him on the mat, then it's all over for the grasshopper! [Both men get back to their feet and Byron sends a kick into Takezo Musashi's midsection, doubling him up. Byron grabs him around the back and goes for a power bomb... but Musashi counters it with a rana, that flips Byron over and he slides right out of the ring! Byron starts shaking the cobwebs out of his head outside the ring, as he doesn't see Musashi back up against the opposite ropes... do a cartwheel... and execute a back flip over the top rope, and come crashing down on top of him! Huge crowd pop!] TD: What a move by Takezo Musashi! A flying space tiger drop!!! SR: A WHAT?! TD: A flying space tiger drop... and a FLAWLESS one at that! [Both men are down outside the ring after that move, as finally Musashi starts to stir, and rolls back inside the ring. Lord Byron staggers to his feet, and rolls back in the ring himself, to be met with a few hard forearms from Musashi. Byron fights back with a few punches of his own to the midsection, and he is able to get back to his feet and connect with a couple of hard right hands to the face of Takezo Musashi. Musashi backs up, and then surprisingly charges right back at Byron, who is ready and takes him down with a hip toss into an armbar. Byron wrenches on the arm, and then reaches down and grabs one of Musashi's leg. Byron gives up on the arm, and hooks on a kneelock submission instead as Lady DeWinter starts to clap for her man. Musashi reaches the ropes as Byron releases the hold after recieving a four count from the referee.] SR: He takes advantage of every single second he has to keep that kneelock on. Smart man. TD: Well... it's bending the rules, you know. SR: Big deal! You're such a boy scout, Dross. [The ref backs Lord Byron up, as Takezo gets to his feet, and Byron sends a kick in to his midsection... but Musashi catches his foot... and Byron spins himself around and NAILS Musashi with an enzuigiri!! Heel pop! Musashi crumples to the mat, and all of a sudden the heel pop is replaced by a big face pop, as Marty Warnett struts his way down the aisle...] SR: What the hell is that long-haired freak doing here? TD: He's got Lady DeWinter's attention... that's for sure! [Lady DeWinter starts to back away from Warnett, who grabs her by the arm and plants a BIG kiss on her! Big face pop! DeWinter pulls away and tries to slap Warnett, but he ducks and lays ANOTHER kiss on her! Bigger face pop! Lord Byron stands in shock and now he jumps out of the ring onto Warnett and they brawl outside the ring and down the aisle, as DeWinter is still in a daze. The referee is laying the count on Byron, and now he signals for the bell, as Warnett and Byron brawl back behind the curtains into the locker room area.] RA: The winner of this match... as a result of a count out... the "Enigma" Takezo Musashi!