The Phoenix: I�m going to go out on a limb Jake and assume no one is going to care. Jake Steel: I care! The Phoenix: Like I said, no one cares. Zach King: Tonight�s main event is scheduled for one fall and is a match in the NLW Championship Series! The arena lights dim and the sound of metal chains scraping a concrete floor can be heard across the sound system. They are broken up by a shrill laughter around the arena. As smoke fills the entrance-ramp area, �Out Of My Head� by Puddle of Mudd kicks in and Jackrabbit appears at the top of the ramp. Zach King: Introducing first, from Parts- Zach is cut off as Draco erupts from the back, flinging himself into The Jackrabbit and taking down him down with a spear! Draco is still wearing his street clothes, with the NLW Championship belt around his waist as he begins to pepper The Jackrabbit with right hands. The Phoenix: Looks like Draco has no interest in waiting on this match to start officially. Jake Steel: Hey man, at least wait until the music stops, I like Jackrabbit�s entrance theme. The Phoenix: Did I just hear that correctly? Are you seriously upset that violence is happening too soon? Jake Steel: I�m also a music fan, I have many sophisticated layers you know. For every bit of sophisticated Jake Steel may seem to think he is, the action between the two competitors is not, with Jackrabbit shoving Draco off of him and rolling down the ramp, looking to get to his feet, leaving his beloved chains on the ground. The referee exits the ring, heading up the ramp to try to corral the two men as Draco lets out a war cry, the fans cheering along as he charges forward, punting Jackrabbit in the ribs as the man attempts to get up, sending him tumbling down to the bottom of the ramp. The referee goes to Draco, imploring him to get in the ring so the match can start. After a few moments of the referee in his face Draco shoves him out of the way so he can get to Jackrabbit, but that is enough time for JR to regain his composure, and he drills Draco in the chest with a high knee lift, grabbing Draco by the hair and pulling him into it to keep the former champ from evading the blow. The Phoenix: The match hasn�t even officially begun yet and these two are already tearing into each other. Having been in the ring with both I can tell you folks that neither man is going to hold back here, there�s no such thing as a first gear. It�s full throttle or nothing. Jake Steel: Is that just your way of excusing yourself for the fact that you�ve lost to both of these men? The Phoenix: Say what you will Jake, there�s no shame in having come up short against competitors of their caliber. I�d like to see you get in the ring with either man. Jake Steel: No thanks, my insurance premiums aren�t paid up yet this month. With Draco now sucking air The Jackrabbit rolls him into the ring underneath the bottom rope, following him in. The referee slides in after, and calls for the opening bell as Jackrabbit pulls Draco up by the hair, holding him in close and delivering several rapid fire headbutts! JR flashes a sick grin to the crowd as he irish whips Draco to the ropes, catching him on the rebound with a discus clothesline! Not wanting to waste any more time, JR goes for the pin… 1… 2… No, Draco gets his shoulder up! Looking quite miffed at that, Jackrabbit slaps a headlock into Draco, dragging the man up by his neck before he… starts to give Draco a noogie? Yes, he starts trying to dig his knuckles into Draco�s scalp for a moment before Draco is able to shove himself free. JR immediately turns around to resume the attack, but Draco is able to catch the Unorthodox One with an arm drag, giving himself some much needed distance. The Phoenix: Draco wisely buying himself a little time with that arm drag. Jake Steel: No way an arm drag keeps a guy like The Jackrabbit down for any length of time. The Phoenix: A guy like Draco only needs a moment to catch his breath and re-evaluate his plan Jake. Judging by how things started I don�t think Draco intended for this to be a drawn out match. Jake Steel: Well duh, of course not! Obviously to us, veterans of the squared circle, such a thing stands out… but how about you explain it for our, uh, our new fans at home. The Phoenix sighs as in the ring both Draco and Jackrabbit spring to their feet, and engage in a collar and elbow tie-up… that Draco gets out of by stomping JR�s foot! Jackrabbit backs up to favor the foot momentarily, and Draco capitalizes with a leaping heel kick to JR�s chest. This knocks his opponent back into the ropes, and Draco catches him with a beautiful dropkick on the rebound. He then delivers a standing knee drop, grazing the top of JR�s head! The Jackrabbit grabs at his head in pain, but Draco rolls him onto his back again for a pin… 1… 2… No, JR kicks out, shoving the Hellacious One off and muttering to himself, pulling at his own hair in frustration. The Phoenix: Well Jake, there�s several ways you can tell that Draco wants this over quickly. For one he�s still in his street clothes. Secondly, he hasn�t even bothered removing the title belt yet. Jake Steel: What did he do, super glue that sucker on? The Phoenix: I have no idea, but it�s certainly not something he would do normally. He has to be worried about his conditioning. Under normal circumstances Draco prefers matches to go long, to wear out his opponents. Jake Steel: Maybe he�s trying to spare Cael�s chair from you wearing it out further? Draco gets back to his feet when JR does, and delivers a loud chop across the man�s chest. The crowd lets out a �woo� as Draco repeats the process, forcing The Jackrabbit into a corner. Once JR is there Draco grabs the two middle ropes for leverage, bending down and driving his shoulder into The Jackrabbit�s midsection! He follows it up with a second shoulder for good measure before climbing onto the second rope and beginning to pepper JR�s forehead with rights, the crowd now counting along: 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… Much to their chagrin they don�t get to count any further than that, with JR popping forward and putting his shoulder into the belt around Draco�s waist, lifting Draco up and dropping him, bouncing Draco�s face off of the top turnbuckle! The crowd boos loudly at that as Jackrabbit rips the title belt off from around Draco�s waist, staring at it for a moment, a smile quickly broadening across his lips as he studies the gold. He sets the belt down as Draco starts to stir, grabbing his smaller foe and hooking his head, delivering a snap suplex to plant Draco in the center of the ring. The Phoenix: Nasty suplex there by The Jackrabbit. Despite his antics, that�s a smart, veteran move by JR, softening up Draco�s back so he struggles to remain at a vertical base. Hard to come off the top when you can�t stand up straight. Jake Steel: Almost exactly what I would�ve done, but I would�ve done it with more ABUSE~! The Phoenix: And how would you have accomplished that? Jake Steel: I would�ve whispered inappropriate things about his mom in his ear as I did it. Rather than go for the pin, JR instead grabs the NLW Championship belt again, taking it and laying it neatly on the ground in the center of the ring. He then turns his attention back to Draco, stomping the smaller man in the back of the head multiple time before he grabs him by the hair. Pulling Draco up to his knees, he points to the title belt, then laughs loudly, looking to the crowd as he pulls Draco into position to set up a piledriver! The Phoenix: No, he can�t… Jake Steel: He�s going to piledrive Draco right into that belt! You know a thing or two about being dropped on your head Phoenix, you should explain to the folks at home what will happen if this hits. The only response Jake gets is a violent shove from The Phoenix as The Jackrabbit tries to go for the piledriver, but Draco fights back by trying to sand bag. This only seems to make The Jackrabbit angry, and delivers a forearm across Draco�s back. This does buy Draco a reprieve, however, as the referee snatches the title belt up and out of the way! JR releases Draco once he notices this, turning to yell at the referee. The referee loudly tells him no foreign objects, to which The Jackrabbit gives him a dismissive wave, the fans cheering the referee as he hands the belt over to Zach King at ringside. While the referee is distracted, when JR goes to check on Draco the Hellacious One takes full advantage of the situation, delivering a low blow uppercut! The fans let out a loud wince to go alone with JR�s pained expression as he drops to his knees. Draco scrambles to his feet, bouncing off of the ropes and connecting with a shining wizard! Draco then hooks the leg, going for the pin, but the referee is still talking to Zach! Draco calls out to him and the referee finally gets his head back into the game, coming over to count! 1… 2… No, those precious wasted seconds save JR, as he�s able to just barely get his shoulder up! The Phoenix: So close there for Draco, who was really lucky to escape that nasty predicament. Jake Steel: I�m glad he did, Draco needs to live to hand out some abuse another day. The Phoenix: I get the feeling we haven�t seen the last of the abuse that�s going to be handed out in this match Jake. Jake Steel: You think? I�m surprised you�re still here, to be honest. The Phoenix: Why wouldn�t I be Jake? I�m nothing if not professional. Jake Steel: I thought for sure you would�ve run away from all the real men throwing down with their fists. Draco gets to his feet, and once JR pulls himself upright Draco charges him, delivering a swinging neckbreaker! With JR taken back down to the mat Draco kips up to the cheering of his fans. He lets out another war cry, pulling off his shirt and tossing it into the crowd. He then grabs The Jackrabbit�s hair, yanking him up into a fireman�s carry. He holds Jackrabbit up for a moment before spinning the Unorthodox One�s body, dropping him down into a double knee facebuster! Inner Rage! Draco doesn�t immediately go for a cover though, instead taking a moment to catch his breath. The Phoenix: This is where things are going to get interesting. Draco is running into the same problem I faced when I returned to the OWF, no matter what you do to try to stay in shape there is no substitute for in-ring competition. Jake Steel: You both need to subscribe to my patented exercise program. I do it religiously every night and it keeps me ready to go at a moment�s notice. The Phoenix: …And what might that be Jake? Jake Steel: Your mom. The Phoenix: My mom is dead, asshat. After a few moments of a breather Draco heads over to the ropes, climbing up to the top and immediately flipping into a beautiful moonsault! Unfortunately for him, JR did not get the memo about being his landing pad and Draco is forced to adjust mid-air, rolling through more so that he lands on his feet… and promptly eats a bell ringer from JR, both of The Jackrabbit�s arms smacking against his ears. The Unorthodox One then underhooks both of Draco�s arms and suplexes him, Draco�s body bouncing off the mat from the impact. JR then pulls Draco up into an upright position and delivers his Fatemaker pumphandle slam! Unlike Draco, JR does go for a cover: 1… 2… No, Draco gets the shoulder up! The Jackrabbit smacks a closed fist against the mat, a bit of his frustration bubbling out. The Phoenix: Much like you Jake, Jackrabbit here needs to be careful not to do anything stupid, it could cost him. Jake Steel: What could I possibly do that would be stupid? The Phoenix: Breathe, for starters. Thinking is another. Standing up, The Jackrabbit stomps his foot on the mat, pulling at his hair again momentarily before he starts to lay the boots into Draco, stomping the former champ�s chest repeatedly before he reaches down and pulls Draco up. A quick irish whip sends Draco into the turnbuckle, with an Angry �Rabbit following suit, crushing Draco into the corner with a body avalanche. The fans let JR have it with their jeers as he lines Draco up for another. This time, however, Draco manages to move, causing The Jackrabbit to drive his sternum into the top turnbuckle! Draco bounces himself off of the ropes as JR staggers out of the corner, leaping into the air and catching him right in the kisser with his No Hope sick kick! This time Draco does go for the cover: 1… 2… 3? No, the referee motions that it�s no good, and Draco quickly notices that JR managed to get a foot on the ropes! The Phoenix: Great ring awareness by The Jackrabbit. I know a lot of people think less of him because of how he�s acted in the past, but like him or not The Jackrabbit has been doing this for close to fifteen years. He knows exactly what he�s doing out there. Jake Steel: Yes, he is dragging out the abuse, so I approve! The Phoenix: Even when that abuse got applied to Caelan? Jake Steel: Hey, he knew this job was dangerous when he took it. The Phoenix: …Touch�. Draco gets to his feet, standing back and motioning for The Jackrabbit to stand up. After a few moments JR obliges, and Draco goes for his Lights Out superkick! No one is home, however, as the Unorthodox One bails to ringside, much to the chagrin of the fans. Draco shrugs, and starts to run back, bouncing himself off of the ropes and then launching himself through the top and middle rope like a missile, colliding into The Jackrabbit and sending him into the ringside barricade! Draco doesn�t let up from there, delivering elbows to the side of Jr�s head before trying to whip him into the ring post. The Jackrabbit doesn�t budge, however, and instead pulls Draco the other way, whipping him towards the ring steps! Draco hits them hard, flipping over the steel and landing on his back. The Phoenix: It isn�t working out for him now, what with the nasty spill there, but taking the fight to The Jackrabbit on the outside was a great idea. Jake Steel: Why, so he can pick out the cutest chick at ringside before the show ends and not have to wait for someone else�s sloppy seconds? The Phoenix: …No, being on the outside means anything he hits is either putting The Jackrabbit into steel or onto concrete. Jake Steel: I mean, I guess that is also true. Shaking his head to clear the cobwebs, The Jackrabbit walks around the ring towards Draco, who is pulling himself up using the steps. JR wastes little time in capitalizing, grabbing Draco�s head and bouncing it off of the ring apron. He then tosses Draco into the ring again once the referee yells at them to get back in or risk being counted out. JR follows after, positioning Draco for The Last Laugh. Draco is able to wiggle free, however, performing a sunset flip and rolling JR up into a pin: 1… 2… No, The Jackrabbit kicks himself free! As JR stands up Draco leaps onto his back, grabbing his head and delivering a sleeper hold slam! Once again Draco goes for a pin: 1… 2… No, Another shoulder up! The Phoenix: Quick pin attempts there by Draco, hoping he can steal one here. Jake Steel: He�d probably get away with that kind of theft here too, the police in Milwaukee suck. I got jumped earlier this week and none of them came to my aid. The Phoenix: …Really? Jake Steel: Yeah, a big group of women all wanted to break themselves off a piece of �The Real Deal� but I had to tell them that ladies, there�s a line please take a number. The Phoenix: Oh will you stop. Draco measures his opponent, and kicks JR in the ribs again once he rolls onto his hands and knees, seemingly knocking the wind out of the Unorthodox One. Grabbing JR by the hair, he pulls the man over to the corner, lifting him up and setting him down on the top turnbuckle. Draco then gets onto the apron and climbs up it, grabbing The Jackrabbit�s hair again and peppering his head before he leaps onto the man�s shoulders to deliver The Hellacious! … But The Jackrabbit doesn�t budge, grabbing the top rope with one hand and hooking Draco�s leg with the other! Draco tries to free himself but The Jackrabbit lets go of the ropes, rearing back and elbowing Draco in the ribs as he untangles himself from the turnbuckle, still holding Draco in no man�s land before turning and driving the former champion into the corner. This allows The Jackrabbit a chance to reposition Draco, carrying him to the center of the ring and delivering The Last Laugh! 1… 2… 3! The crowd erupts in a chorus of boos as the referee calls for the bell. Zach King: Here is your winner… THE JACKRABBIT! The Phoenix: That was a tremendous showing by both competitors, but The Jackrabbit�s new attitude seems to have helped give him an edge here. Jake Steel: Dude�s nuttier than a can of Planters and always has been. The Phoenix: Yes, but now he�s got focus, and I don�t like what that might mean for NLW. The Jackrabbit refuses to have his hand raised by the referee, instead rolling to the outside of the ring and heading over to Zach King, grabbing the vacant NLW Championship belt and shoving the ringside announcer to the side. The Jackrabbit then looks to Draco in the ring, who is starting to stir, holding the back of his head. JR holds up the championship belt and lets out a loud cackle before slinging it over his shoulder and climbing up into the crowd with it. The Phoenix: Wait… is he stealing the title?! Jake Steel: Looks to me like he beat the guy who had the belt fair and square in the center of the ring. Ignore the haters man, you do you! Draco sits up, looking a bit pissed off as The Jackrabbit stops in the crowd, holding up the championship again to taunt the former champion. The crowd starts to cheer as Draco gets to his feet, a �you still got it� chant starting as the scene fades to black…