versus

"Rat Bastard" Gutter Rat

Non - Title Scaffold Match

Referee: Charles Galliant

Writer: Ed Walker

JP: It's going to be a night of high drama here on Monday Night Dynamite, we've got two incredible matches just waiting to happen.

Sully: The scaffolding is almost up, we're going to see the MWF World Champion NomaD taking on former "Twisted Vizion" member Gutter Rat in a match that could prove fatal.

JP: Both of these men are aware of the risks they are taking, it's a match fraught with danger.

Sully: The scaffolding reaches at the highest point around thirty feet above the ring and the fans will need to look out...because the first man to be pushed off the scaffolding by his opponent will be the loser.

JP: I'm not looking forward to this match at all, if a wrestler was to fall off there it could mean the end of their career.

Sully: It's their choice, both men have agreed to this match and after last weeks nervousness about the MWF Xtreme Championship being on the line I think Walker will be even more nervous about two lives being on the line.

JP: NomaD is of course a former MWF Xtreme Champion, so he is used to these high risk scenarious but we can't forget that Gutter Rat is a hardcore specialist and winning this match could give him a real claim on the MWF Xtreme Championship.

Sully: Most definitely, I wouldn't be surprised if Gutter Rat was awarded a shot at MAYhem if he can walk out of the arena tonight.

JP: NomaD's treating this match as a warm up match for MAYhem where the MWF World Championship will be on the line against either Anarkist or Seth Caliko.

Sully: The Hell In A Cell will be lowered later for Anarkist and Seth Caliko as they fight it out for the chance to face NomaD at MAYhem. Anarkist should be there no matter what happens but Wayne's been meddling as usual.

JP: I must say, Commissioner Wayne is a real asset to the MWF....he's booked some great matches in his short time as MWF Commissioner and I raise a glass to his reign.

Sully: He's a violent man and this is reflected in the matches he's booking, tonight there are two matches that could cause both wrestlers to lose their lives.

[The scaffolding is nailed into place, the team of builders appear happy with the structure and one builder talks quickly to match referee Charles Galliant, explaining a few vital details to him.]

JP: I doubt Charles Galliant will be up there with the wrestlers...

Sully: ...I don't think anyone would want to be up there! It's thirty damn feet in the air, you come down, you come straight down.

JP: Let me explain the simple rules of this match. Quite simply, the aim is to send your opponent off the top of the scaffolding. The move committed must be an offensive move that visibly knocks the opponent off the side of the scaffolding.

Sully: There are no safety nets, no ropes....nothing is there to break the fall.

[Charles Galliant shakes the hand of the builders and gives a signal to Peter Santos, the MWF's top announcer begins his customary bellowing.]

Peter Santos: This match is a non-title scaffold match! The aim of the match is to push your opponent off the top of the scaffold structure with an offensive move.

[The crowd are cheering at the announcement of the match, the building team are clearing up and heading out through a gap in the crowd. Seven thousand fans are gazing up at the structure of scaffolding, a large central area is scattered with weapons...barbed wire is wrapped around sections of the scaffolding.]

JP: It looks brutal up there, I'd hate to slip....

Sully: ....whoever slips is a dead man, if NomaD falls off here I really doubt that he is going to be able to compete at MAYhem.

JP: If Gutter Rat falls he'll be unable to compete for the MWF in the MCPW match next week, the MWF really needs a win to try to pull the series round.

Sully: We're what, five - three down now?

JP: Something like that, two more wins and it's a level playing field.

[The arena lights begin to dim and the crowd are on their feet cheering as Peter Santos raises the mic to his lips.]

Peter Santos: Ladies and gentlemen, introducing first, weighing in at 230 lbs., from Brooklyn, New York, he is the Maximum Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Champion, "The Hardcore Icon" NomaD!

[A massive cheer goes up from the crowd as red lights flicker around the entrance way and along the entrance ramp pryo explodes in time with "I Could Care Less" by Devildriver. Through a cloud of black smoke the MWF World Champion walks out, his hair is dyed dark red and he smiles as the crowd respond to his appearance with a loud roar. NomaD raises an arm, the MWF World Championship glinting across his shoulder.]

Sully: He's been there and done it in the MWF, "The Hardcore Icon" is looking to cement himself in the MWF's history with a win here tonight.

JP: He needs a win, to build the confidence ahead of quite possibly the most important match of his career.

Sully: If Anarkist faces NomaD then we'll see a brand new MWF World Champion, well not new so to speak as Anarkist has been there and done it before.

JP: MAYhem has been kind to Anarkist and he'll need all the help he can get when he faces NomaD, "The Hardcore Icon" might be the smaller man but the spirit of NomaD is tough to crush.

[NomaD is nearing the ring, surrounded by the massive scaffold structure he smiles as he spots the ladder he needs to climb up to the central problem. Charles Galliant greets him, takes the MWF World Championship from him and the two men shake hands. NomaD gazes up the ladder to the central platform where the match awaits.]

Peter Santos: And the opponent, weighing in at 302 lbs., from Guttersville, USA,"Rat Bastard" Gutter Rat!

["More Human Than Human" blasts from the PA system and the crowd are on their feet jeering as Gutter Rat strides out onto the entrance way...he wastes no time and walks straight down towards the ring.]

Sully: Pretty good reaction for a former "Twisted Vizion", he'll never be as popular as NomaD.

JP: I heard something last night, I was talking to two former MWF wrestlers and they are tipping Gutter Rat to become the next NomaD.

Sully: They are rather similar, I'm impressed with how NomaD's been working hard to keep up his insane image.

JP: The man is a complete nutcase inside the ring, outside he's a very reserved character.

[Gutter Rat reaches the ring area very quickly, NomaD is standing in the central scaffold platform which is raised about fifteen feet in the air...the crowd boo as Gutter Rat shakes the hand of Charles Galliant and bolts up the ladder as quickly as possible. NomaD shouts a challenge down at Gutter Rat as the "Rat Bastard" scampers up the ladder.]

JP: It's going to be kicking off any second, I can't wait to see these two men battle in a real hardcore match.

Sully: These two can redefine the MWF Xtreme division tonight, I hope Commissioner Wayne is watching.

JP: I'm sure he will be, he'll want to see if Gutter Rat has changed after leaving "Twisted Vizion"...

[NomaD paces around the small squared area...the crowd are fifteen feet below him as he looks down through one of the gaps. Behind the MWF World Champion the figure of Gutter Rat, already looking as if he's fought two matches, is on his feet and he raises an arm to cheers from the crowd. NomaD turns and the two men stare each other dead in the eye, NomaD gives a wry smile and Gutter Rat points to the scars that litter his arms. He shouts at NomaD and the MWF World Champion steps over a piece of glass and stands a few feet from Gutter Rat, his eyes not moving from the gaze of the "Rat Bastard".]

Sully: The intensity between these two men is amazing, I can't believe we're going to see a match as extreme as this.

JP: If you have young children watching we advise you turn the channel over or send them from the room...

Sully: ...the networks will be complaining after this match, it's going to be hardcore.

[NomaD steps even closer and the two men are now nose to nose, Gutter Rat pushes his forehead into NomaD's face and the MWF World Champion gives an inch.....but fires a right hand that catches Gutter Rat in the mid section. The crowd roar as the two men begin to brawl...the roars of the crowd fuel NomaD who takes the upper hand with a big right hand...Gutter Rat stumbles backwards and is grabbed by NomaD. "The Hardcore Icon" lifts up Gutter Rat....but "Rat Bastard" refuses to move and NomaD finds himself on the wrong end of a suplex. NomaD hits the wood hard and the entire structure shakes from the force of the move.]

JP: If I was up there I'd be a little worried about how solid this structure of scaffolding is.

Sully: It's designed to take the weight of two normal men, but those two are far removed from normal....they're more like brothers of mentally disturbed.

[NomaD rolls over, holding his back and he rolls straight onto a board of barbed wire....he screams as the wire bites into his skin. Gutter Rat laughs and pulls the barbed wire board out from underneath the MWF World Champion. Pieces of NomaD's flesh drip off the board as Gutter Rat takes the board, raises it in the air and brings it down with sickening force onto NomaD's back! The former MWF Xtreme Champion's red shirt is ripped to shreds and the barbed wire sinks into his skin. Gutter Rat leaves the board hanging by a threat of NomaD's skin...taking a few steps back the "Rat Bastard" lunges forward and his right foot connects with the board and the impact drives the barbed wire board deep into the back of NomaD. The MWF World Champion screams with anguish and Gutter Rat absorbs the fever pitch of the crowd.]

JP: The blood is already flowing, suspended fifteen feet in the air these two men are battling it out in one of the most brutal matches.

Sully: Walker must be signing off their death warrants, Gutter Rat's embedded a barbed wire board into the back of the MWF World Champion...NomaD wanted a warm up and he's damn well getting one!

[Gutter Rat walks away from the scene, he grabs a piece of glass and raises it to the cheering crowd. NomaD is struggling to stand, the barbed wire board is still stuck into his back and he screams with pain as he attempts to prise it off his back. Gutter Rat turns to hear the screams of NomaD, the MWF World Champion's back is a bloody mess....a red lake of flesh and wounds. The board falls from the back of the MWF World Champion and the crowd explode as he staggers across the wooden stage, cursing and reaching out for Gutter Rat.]

JP: Oh man...NomaD might be a bloody wreck but the MWF World Champion wants a piece of Gutter Rat.

Sully: Look at his back! It's disgusting, the medical team are going to take a week just to fix that mess up!

JP: Multiple stitches will be needed by the end of this match and we've only just begun.

Sully: These two don't care about throwing each other off the side, they just want to inflict some serious pain on each other.

[Gutter Rat looks in horror at the blood stained MWF World Champion that is staggering towards him, gripping the glass pane the crowd look on in wonder as Gutter Rat rams the edge of the glass into the face of NomaD. "The Hardcore Icon" is insensed and it has no effect, the glass falls to the wooden floor and the scaffolding shakes as NomaD grabs Gutter Rat and slams him into one of the steel structure poles. The head of Gutter Rat bounces off the pole and NomaD roars with delight as he smashes Gutter Rat's face into the pole again. The third time of asking, and the nose of Gutter Rat explodes and blood is dripping down the steel structure pole....with NomaD running his hand through the blood of Gutter Rat and rubbing it all over the face of his opponent.]

JP: I feel sick....

Sully: ....dear....dear.....Lord...

[The fans are in shock at the violence as NomaD reaches down and grabs the pane of glass that Gutter Rat previously held. The scaffold structure is awash with the blood of Gutter Rat that is slowly dripping down the fifteen feet of poles.....the small wooden stage is suddenly covered in thousands of glittering glass splinters as NomaD raises the glass and brings it down onto the back of Gutter Rat! There is a gigantic explosion of glass across the back of the screaming Gutter Rat, a large percentage of the glass shatters and falls from the "Rat Bastard" but some shards stick in his back and the crowd gasp as Gutter Rat collapses onto his front...blood dripping from his back and nose.]

JP: GOOD LORD! He just smashed a pane of glass over the back of Gutter Rat, "The Hardcore Icon" is leaving up to his name tonight.

Sully: He's getting perhaps the best preparation for MAYhem he could possibly want, although Anarkist is a different kettle of fish.

JP: He certainly is....Anarkist is a massive man but Gutter Rat is no push over.

Sully: Yeah, three hundred and two pounds is not what I'd call a push over by an stretch of the imagination!

[Gutter Rat stays down as NomaD gets his bearings....his hands are cut to ribbons by the glass pane shattering and he wraps them in a nearby cloth. The MWF World Champion draws on the cheers of the crowd as he stumbles across to where Gutter Rat is flat out...he grabs Gutter Rat by his bloody mess of hair and pulls him up to his feet. NomaD puts Gutter Rat up onto his shoulder...as if going for a spinebuster....the crowd roar as NomaD runs forward and drives the body of Gutter Rat back first into a steel structure pole. The scaffolding shakes upon impact and the crowd scream as Gutter Rat falls and almost topples off the side.]

JP: He almost went! Gutter Rat almost fell off the side!

Sully: That was so close, I thought he was going to go then...."Rat Bastard" is half way to a defeat.

[NomaD is in position and he grabs the legs of Gutter Rat and attemps to push him off the side of the scaffolding....blood is running from the nose of Gutter Rat as if it is a river. "The Hardcore Icon" cheers as he sends Gutter Rat off the side of the scaffolding, lifting the legs of "Rat Bastard" clear so that he falls from the side of the wooden stage. The camera watches as cameras flash and Gutter Rat begins to fall...almost in slow motion his arm shoots out and the crowd explode as Gutter Rat, five feet before hitting the ground catches hold of a support. NomaD is celebrating in the central wooden area, raising his arms and beating his chest.]

JP: Gutter Rat just saved himself there!

Sully: Look at NomaD....he really thinks that he's won.

JP: He doesn't realise that Gutter Rat is hanging on for dear life down there...referee Charles Galliant is checking carefully but NomaD hasn't won this match.

Sully: The feet of Gutter Rat were nowhere near touching the ground, he's still in it to win it.

[Gutter Rat is a bloody mess but he hauls himself over towards the ladder....he gets a leg round and heaves himself onto the ladder. The structure shakes slightly as he climbs up, NomaD is celebrating...shouting out to the fans but he doesn't hear their shouts of warning as Gutter Rat climbs quickly. The former "Twisted Vizion" wrestler pulls a bloody hand up onto the side of the scaffolding...NomaD turns and his jaw drops as a blood drenched Gutter Rat hauls himself up onto the wooden platform.]

JP: NomaD looks as if he's seen a damn ghost!

Sully: That's because he just has....he presumed Gutter Rat was in nothing more than a body bag.

[Gutter Rat with a savage wild look in his eye begins to claw his way up to his feet...he spits blood out and roars a challenge at the MWF World Champion. NomaD walks over and the crowd cheer as he lands a knee into the rising Gutter Rat's face, it has no effect..."The Hardcore Icon" slams another knee into the face of Gutter Rat but the "Rat Bastard" won't go down. Gutter Rat places his hands around the throat of NomaD and the crowd jeer as NomaD is throttled downwards by Gutter Rat. Blood is streaming from the hands of Gutter Rat and it runs down the chest of NomaD...both men are now covered in their own, and their opponents blood.]

JP: It's like a scene from ER gone horribly wrong, surely these men can't maintain this match much longer.

Sully: Insane! That is what these hardcore wrestlers are, like Anarkist has said, there is no skill involved it is just pure aggression.

JP: Pure violence, these men will not stop until they've beaten each other to a pulp!

[NomaD is dragged to his feet by his hair and hoisted up into a suplex position...Gutter Rat struggles under the weight and the crowd scream and jeer as Gutter Rat brings down the MWF World Champion with The Screw Job! There is a loud splintering and a creaking as NomaD comes hurtling down onto the wooden boards.....which collapse under the impact and NomaD goes flying down through the boards and down to the ring below! The MWF World Champion lands on the ring and keeps going, breaking the canvas and embedding himself in it. Gutter Rat sits down, rubbing his head as he looks down below to where NomaD is sprawled on the hole in the canvas. The bell sounds as the stunned crowd watch as no movement comes from the MWF World Champion.]

Sully: This doesn't look good for the MWF World Champion.

JP: NomaD hasn't moved since that move, he's just been sent fifteen feet off a scaffold platform!

Sully: Gutter Rat's won the match but it's horrible to see such a talented wrestler end up like this...

JP: ...the MWF World Champion no less!

[Medics rush down towards the ring, Gutter Rat attempts to stand on the wooden platform but he's unable to and just collapses in a heap. A team of medics attend to NomaD in the ring while another set of medics climb the ladder to assist Gutter Rat, Peter Santos solemly calls time on the match.]

Peter Santos: And your winner, Gutter Rat!

[The crowd jeer loudly at the announcement as the screen begins to fade to a commercial break.]

JP: We're going to clean this carnage up and we'll see you right after this!

Sully: Don't go anywhere, Anarkist and Seth Caliko are live in a hell in a cell match...

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