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Bobby Shavonie - I hope you're okay to call
the next match... It's a pretty big one, featuring two
superstars who are trying to impress in their first
singles matches in the OWF. Nick Burst - I know that. And don't forget
that The Jackrabbit competed at the OWF and NLW joint-PPV
Collision Course in a tag match, but as for an official
show this is the first time many will be seeing of him. Straying to the left the camera picks up
OWF Ring Announcer Missy Janson, capturing the ascent to
her feet. Bobby Shavonie - Without wasting anymore
time, lets pass it over to Missy so she can get her
introductions underway! Barely a second passes before Missy makes
it known that she intends to speak, taking control of the
crowd with her words. Missy Janson - The next bout is scheduled
for a one-fall, with no time limit... She pauses, allowing the translation of her
words to hit the ears of the fans. Missy Janson - Out first... from Tampa Bay,
Florida... Making his debut in the OWF... Joshua Wakes! The lights in the arena black out and a
green-tinted hologram of a rotating clown's head appears
hovering over the middle of the ring. After about ten
seconds, the hologram shatters into pieces and
"Streets of Fire" by Place Vendome hits the
speakers. Joshua Wakes charges to the top of the ramp
from behind the curtain. Nick Burst - These fans in Russia never
expected they'd get to see a match between these two men
when they bought tickets over a month ago. Bobby Shavonie - But that's what makes the
OWF great. New talent coming in, more and more by the
day, and they get a chance to prove themselves. Like
Joshua Wakes here, and his opponent The Jackrabbit will. After raising his fists to the crowd in the
form of devil's horns, he sprints to the ring and slides
in from under the bottom rope. The lights then come back
on as he runs across the ring a couple of times, tagging
the ropes in the process before the music fades out. Missy Janson - Now introducing his
opponent... also making his debut in the OWF... The
Jackrabbit! The arena lights dim, and hysterical
laughter sounds through the arena. A series of rabbits
appear on the big screen, their eyes a crimson red.
"Out Of My Head" by Puddle Of Mudd begins to
play, as smoke fills the entrance-ramp and blue strobe
lights scan the arena. Onto the ramp steps The
Jackrabbit. He is wearing one of his trademark T-Shirts,
and his plaid, wrestling shorts. The Jackrabbit begins to walk down the ramp
as the music picks up, and he then runs and slides into
the ring as blue strobe lights scan the arena. He climbs
the nearest turnbuckle, and laughs outloud to himself,
raising both arms and wriggling the index fingers on each
as the fans cheer him. Bobby Shavonie - I know some people know
The Jackrabbit from his time in NLW, but absolutely no
one seems to be aware of Joshua Wakes around these parts. Nick Burst - Well we are about to get a
good idea of both men, with this being their first match
since signing with the OWF; they'll be looking to
impress. Bobby Shavonie - And with the OWF in full
swing, they won't be graded on a curve. Tonight is make
or break. Nick Burst - Neither has to win, they both
simply have to put on a good effort. But winning is an
added bonus, guaranteed to get more eyes on them. The Jackrabbit then jumps back down, and
paces the ring, looking entirely as though he has no idea
where he is. His music fades out, leaving the referee for
this match in the middle of the ring ready to direct
traffic. Bobby Shavonie - And here we go! The OWF Official calls for the bell. VS (Ding, Ding,
Ding...) A silented crowd
watches Joshua Wakes run across the ring, throwing his
one-hundred and sixty two pound frame into the air at his
opponent. He lands a cross body block that staggers The
Jackrabbit back into his corner, where Wakes takes firm
control with rapid strikes with his balled up hands.
Rights and lefts find their mark upon The Jackrabbit's
abdomen keeping him pinned in the corner, just about to
bring the referee in to break it up. Before he can The
Jackrabbit shoves Joshua Wakes backwards on his keeps and
when he approaches, Jackrabbit executes an overhead belly
to belly suplex; delivering the back of his opponent into
the turnbuckle pads, and allowing him to crumble down on
top of his head. The move gets the crowd into the match,
some of them even standing up to show their appreciation. Nick Burst - I
like this Jackrabbit guy! Bobby Shavonie -
All it took was one move, and the fans bought into both
Jackrabbit and Wakes! The Jackrabbit
gets up to his feet and quick approaches his fallen
opponent, anticipating no resistance as he closes the
distance between the two men. He is wrong as he is
grabbed around his waistline and yanked forward by Joshua
Wakes thus dumping Jackrabbit through the ropes and to
the concrete floor. Thrown off his game a bit Jackrabbit
has to compose himself and bring himself to his feet in a
quick motion, sliding head-first back into the ring but
receiving a stomp across the back for his efforts from a
now-standing Wakes. Trying to push his body upright
proves to be a difficult task with Joshua Wakes stands
over him, kicking him every time The Jackrabbit makes any
progress. Flattened out on his chest Jackrabbit uses the
palms of his hands to starkly roll to his left, garnering
a bit of room to avoid the feet of his opponent as he
returns to his feet. Stepping forward towards the middle
of the ring results in a sharp toe kick to the abdomen
from Joshua Wakes, who follows it up with a tight side
headlock. Countering the move almost immediately The
Jackrabbit sends Wakes backflipping over his shoulder,
but somehow his opponent manages to land on his feet
although a little unstable on his feet; giving The
Jackrabbit plenty of time to turn himself around. By the
time he does so he sees Joshua kick his right leg up, and
won't be played for a fool again; catching it with both
hands, forcing Wakes to balance on his left foot alone.
Pulling his opponent into his chest The Jackrabbit sets
Joshua Wakes up for a leg capture suplex, but before he
can execute it he is stifiled with a downward striking
elbow to the crux of his neck and right shoulder. Taken
off balance he is forced to abandon the suplex hold he
had applied, turning his back to Wakes in the process. A
beautiful dropkick from Joshua sends The Jackrabbit
chest-first against the ring ropes, remaining on his feet
stuck in a backwards stagger on his heels. He wanders
into the clutches of a now risen Joshua Wakes, setting in
a reverse waistlock that he turns into an O'Connor roll
trying to pin The Jackrabbit's shoulders to the mat.
Before the OWF Official Dean Stern can even drop to the
mat to get into place to make the count The Jackrabbit
has rolled his body out of the hold and has set his mind
on the task of getting off the mat as quick as possible.
The two competitors meet face to face and head right back
at it, with Wakes ducking under a forearm strike thrown
forward by his opponent. Going back to the well he tries
for another reverse waist lock, but has his arms grabbed
at the wrist so that The Jackrabbit can pull Wakes' hands
apart to free himself. Stepping forward a full foot The
Jackrabbit thrusts his body into a backflip, nailing a
Pele kick to the crown of his opponent's head knocking
him down to a seat upon his rear. Collapsing onto his
stomach The Jackrabbit shakes off the impact and keeps
himself ahead of his opponent, pushing himself back to
his feet within seconds. Taking advantage of the
positioning between the two men The Jackrabbit bounds
forward, turning his body so that his back hits the ropes
to build up momentum as he propels himself forward in a
charge towards a prone Joshua Wakes. Kicking his right
shin towards Joshua's face results in a miss as Wakes
drops to his back and reaches up between his opponent's
legs, rolling The Jackrabbit up with a school boy pin.
Aware of Wakes' gameplan The Jackrabbit somersaults out
of it and onto his feet, ending up in front of his
kneeling adversary where he delivers his shin across his
chest. From there he
grabs Wakes by his hair and lifts him up, tucking his
head between his legs; then butterflies both of his arms
behind his back. In the blink of an eye The Jackrabbit
swings his opponent to a seat on his shoulders, only to
drive him straight down onto his back with a sitout tiger
driver that he converts into a pin. Dean Stern, the
referee for this match, is quick to check Joshua Wakes'
shoulders before starting his count. 1... 2...
Wakes is able kick out, but The Jackrabbit is hardly
deterred from what he has planned next. Nick Burst - This
Jackrabbit guy is someone I could get behind. Anyone who
brings that kind of intensity to their first match, are
usually worth keeping an eye on. Bobby Shavonie -
And on the other hand, Joshua Wakes hasn't shown much
here for us to get a good gauge of what he's all about. Nick Burst -
Credit his opponent, who is set on keeping the advantage
in this match. Moving up to his
knees The Jackrabbit is sure to grab Joshua Wakes by both
sides of his head, beginning the process of leading him
up to his feet. He encounters some resistance in the form
of short weak fists to his stomach, but it doesn't
prevent him from bringing Wakes back to his feet; in
fact, it serves to enrage him enough to lay a slap across
Joshua's face. It staggers him back allowing The
Jackrabbit to hit a second slap, then he breaks off into
a little jig; raising his arms and waiving his index
fingers, before leveling Joshua with a third slap that
sends him down to his rear. Eating up everything The
Jackrabbit is putting out there it is obvious that the
crowd is favoring him in this contest, and it seems to be
adding to his demeanor. Confidently he turns around and
heads to the ropes, exiting through them to get onto the
edge of the ring apron. Once there he heads to the
nearest corner and begins climbing the ropes from the
outside, eventually perching himself on the top rope by
the time Joshua Wakes returns to his feet. Taking flight
The Jackrabbit leads with both feet and drives both of
his feet straight into the chest of his opponent, sending
him flipping over onto his stomach with the pinpoint
missle dropkick. A little shaken off the impact he
absorbs from flying off the top rope The Jackrabbit takes
a second while laying on his side to acknowledge the laid
out position of Joshua Wakes before focusing on his own
plight to return to an upright stance. By the time he
does The Jackrabbit realizes that Joshua Wakes is in way
worse shape than even he imagined, and he approaches his
opponent's head. Scooping him up around the base of his
skull it takes a lot of effort for The Jackrabbit to
return his opponent to his feet, but about ten seconds
later it happens. The crowd cheers loudly with The
Jackrabbit finally picking Wakes up to meet him
face-to-face. Oddly enough his first offensive move is to
tuck his own head between Joshua's legs; hoisting him
upside down on his back, keeping the legs of his opponent
over his shoulders, as if setting up for an Alabama slam.
Instead The Jackrabbit drops to his knees, piledriving
the head of Joshua Wakes straight into the mat. Nick Burst - I've
never seen a move like that! Bobby Shavonie -
On the call sheet, it says he calls it The Last Laugh! Nick Burst -
Rightfully so. Knowing his
opponent is down for the count doesn't prevent The
Jackrabbit from taking this pin attempt seriously,
hooking both of Joshua Wakes' legs as he lays his back
across his chest. The referee slides in upon his stomach
to make the count. 1... 2... 3! Missy Janson - The
winner of this match... THE JACKRABBIT! Bobby Shavonie -
WOW! Nick Burst - What
an outing by The Jackrabbit! Jumping up to his
feet The Jackrabbit actually approaches the referee,
asking to have his hand raised with a wide smile on his
face. The fans applaud his victory very loudly. Bobby Shavonie -
That was as close to domination as you're going to get.
The Jackrabbit had to work out some kinks, but he wins
his first match in the OWF with relative ease. Nick Burst -
Agreed. Bobby Shavonie - A
big night for newcomers so far. Doc Holloway defeated Big
J, and The Jackrabbit wins in his match against Joshua
Wakes. Leaving Wakes
behind The Jackrabbit exits the ring, looking to head up
the ramp towards the back.
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