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"The Deadly One" Doomsday

King of Kings Tournament Semi-Finals, Hardcore Lumberjack Match

Referee: Chris Forrest

Writer: Scott Worthington

Sully: Here we go JP. I hope you are ready.

JP: Ready for what?

Sully: What do you think?!

JP: I dont know. Could be anything. Anything happens in the MWF!

Sully: Ok, you got a point with that. But up next its Doomsday against Troy Knight! Hardcore Lumberjack rules!

JP: Oh baby! What a match this is going to be!

Sully: If Doomsday wins, we WILL see a brand new Heavyweight Champion crowned tonight.

JP: Well my pick is Doomsday, this guy needs to be champion again. We dont need Troy as champion anymore.

Sully: Oh please. Troy all the way!

JP: Such a wuss Sully.

Sully: Lets head over to Peter Santos who is ready to explain the rules and get this match started! We want lumberjacks!!

JP: .....

[Peter Santos stands in the ring, microphone in hand and dressed in a black suit with white shirt and black tie. Santos is looking smart for the bi-monthly pay-per-view. The crowd are pumped up by the other matches in the night and the other going ons. Santos talks a while to soak up the energy in the arena and then begins to blare out the rules.]

Peter Santos: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first semi-final of the King of Kings tournament! The match is scheduled for one fall and is sactioned under Hardcore Lumberjack rules! Introducing first...the lumberjacks!

[The Vacation theme hits the sound system and out walks the entire MWF roster. Shiv and Thunder Bull head the lumberjacks as the crowd looks on at the sheer talent walking down to the ringside area to have their say in this match. Sean Harley walks out with his TV title, still abit banged up from his match earlier in the night. The new tag team champions walk out side by side, obviously happy with their big title win earlier. The lumberjacks surround the ring but leave the entrance side free for Troy Knight and Doomsday to get into the squared circle. Peter Santos waits for the men to settle down before he begins to introduce the contenders. Some of the lumberjacks have brought their own weapons down to ringside, with hardcore rules anything goes!]

Peter Santos: And now, the challenger! Weighing in at 310lbs, hailing from New York City, New York, he is The Deadly One, Dooooommmmmsday!

["You Know Your Right" by Nirvana blasts onto the PA system in the arena as the fans rise to their feet. Doomsday, all six foot ten of him, walks out onto the entrance ramp and stares down, looking at the lumberjacks. Some of these guys have differences with Doomsday, such as Crush Heart, Sean Harley, Thunder Bull and Iniquity. This may not be a place of worship for Dooms. The Deadly One walks down the ramp, not quite sure what to make of the situation but finally climbs over the top rope and into the ring. He looks around the ring, trying to see who is after him and who will leave him alone. His eyes wander, searching through the crowd of angry, aggressive and well equipped lumberjacks.]

JP: Oh boy! I didnt realise that Doomsday has so many enemies! Some of them may want a piece of him tonight.

Sully: Thats for sure. Some scores could be settled tonight.

JP: These lumberjacks arent going to be settled!

Sully: Thats the way the MWF management team wanted it to be. This is Maximum Wrestling at its best ladies and gentlemen.

JP: You suck up! The management team arent worth talking of.

Sully: They pay your wages...

JP: Exactly my point Sully!

[Doomsday wanders the ring, awaiting the MWF Heavyweight Champion. Peter Santos keeps the tension building as he stays away from annoucing the champion. By doing this it gets the fans on the edge of their seats. It doesnt take too long before a "Troy, Troy, Troy" chant emerges and is soon being shouted out from all corners of the building. Santos knows its time, its time for the champ!]

Peter Santos: And his opponent!

["Larger Than Life" by The Backstreet Boys begins to play across the arena causing the fans to go wild! Almost everyone is on their feet for the current champion. He sure has one hell of a fanbase. Troy doesnt appear but the music continues to play, again building up the tension within the arena. This is surely going to blow the roof once he does arrive.]

Peter Santos: Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, weighing it at 220lbs, being led to the ring by Lawrence Knight, he is the current MWF Heavyweight Champion, TroyBoy, Troy Knight!

[With that, the flamboyant Knight appears to a massive array of cheers from the crowd on hand. The whole arena is on its feet. Doomsday is left in the ring not knowing what to make of such an amazing entrance. Troy is wearing a pair of white trousers with flashing lights on which can be clearly seen when the lights of the arena go right out. All that can be seen on top of the entrance ramp is a pair of white shiny trousers jumping around. Troy dances around and then rips the trousers off causing the lights to jump right back on and showing his tight pink trunks with the Heavyweight gold apon his waist. Troy fixs his gaze on his opponent and the ring and then walks down, closely followed by Lawrence, his father.]

Sully: Did you hear the noise for Knight?

JP: Unbelievable! Why do these fans love him so much?!

Sully: He is Troy Knight, thats why!

JP: The guy sure is liked but Doomsday is going to show him that being the popular guy doesnt always help.

Sully: Knight doesnt care about that. He just wants to show off his body, its a nice body.

JP: You got something you want to tell me Sully?

Sully: Ermmm, yeah I do....

JP: Go on...

Sully: Shut up!

JP: How mature of you...

[Troy is now stood outside of the ring talking with his father when a couple of the lumberjacks tap Troy on the back, wishing him good luck. Knight looks up into the ring before sliding in. Referee Chris Forrest has a hard job on his hands and already has to step inbetween Doomsday and Knight as the two try to butt heads. Forrest orders Troy to hand over the MWF title, which he does. Forrest then walks around the ring, showing off the MWF biggest prize to the sold out fans and the lumberjacks. The tension builds as the two competitors stand at opposite turnbuckles giving each other the eye. This is no laughing matter right now. Troy and Doomsday want this win so badly that it hurts!]

JP: Can you feel the tension Sully?

Sully: Oh hell yeah! This is going to be good!

JP: Here we go!

[Chris Forrest calls for the bell to get this match underway. The timekeeper rings the bell and the match is now officially underway. Troy and Doomsday circle the ring, keeping one eye on each other and on the lumberjacks lurking around the ring. Troy notices Shiv outside the ring who grabs his leg, this allows Doomsday to attack from behind. Doomsday hits Troy with a huge forearm to the back of the head, knocking Troy against the ropes. Dooms continues the assualt by mauling Troy with rights and lefts to each temple, Troy is in a different world. Doomsday grabs the arm of Knight and whips him right across the ring. Dooms follows him into the middle and smashs a clothesline, knocking Knight down for a second but he soon pops right back up. Troy is sent right back down with another clothesline, and another! Doomsday is cooking up some steam right now. Knight gets up once more only to be met with a huge big boot to the face. Troy hits the floor with a bang as Doomsday takes in the cheers and boos from the crowd.]

JP: The crowd are split in this one Sully. They dont know who to cheer for.

Sully: Well both these guys have a fan base but its clear that Doomsday wants this match to finish quick.

JP: Good strategy I say. Beat Troy quick and get the hell out of there Dooms!!

[Doomsday stalks Troy, picking him up by his golden locks. Doomsday locks Troy into a suplex position and picks him up, above his head. Dooms adds delay to the suplex, causing the blood to rush to the head of Knight making him dizzy and disorientated. After about ten seconds in the air Doomsday finally brings the body of Knight crashing down to the canvas. Doomsday goes right for a cover, putting his right forearm across the throat of the champion. One...Two...Troy manages to roll his shoulder off the canvas and stops the referees count. Doomsday slams him right back down and again goes for a cover. One...two...Troy kicks out again but Doomsday wants the victory early and goes for another cover. One...T...this time Troy manages to get away from the cover only causing The Deadly One to get angry.]

Sully: Doomsday isnt going to beat Troy like that. Not tonight!

JP: You never know what Doomsday is capable of. This guy is a former Heavyweight Champion himself you know!

Sully: I know, but Knight is the better wrestler.

JP: Who says?!

Sully: I do.

JP: Well thats just great!

[Troy wiggles away from his opponent and sits up against the turnbuckle. Doomsday sees this as an opportunity for attack. He runs right after Troy and goes to slam his knee in the face of Troy only to find turnbuckle steel! Troy had rolled right out of dodge and is now behind Doomsday. Troy rolls Doomsday up and goes for a pinning attempt of his own. One...Two...Doomsday just notices where he is and grabs hold of the bottom rope. Troy is forced to break the pin. Doomsday stays down on the floor as Knight gets back up to his feet. The Flamboyant One waits for Dooms to get to his feet. Dooms puts one knee on the floor and pushes himself up with the other only to be met with a sheer beautiful kick to the side of the head. Doomsday falls back down to the floor and, trying to get away from Troy, rolls out of the ring! The lumberjacks around that area dont roll him back in, they begin to attack! Sean Harley and Iniquity begin beating down on Doomsday. Iniquity has a baseball bat in hand and begins to beat him down, hitting several times in the stomach area. The referee tries to regain some order, he jumps out of the ring to get Doomsday some space from the lumberjacks. He suceeds. Troy then jumps out after Doomsday to follow him. This is hardcore rules after all.]

JP: Hey! Whats this?! How come Troy can go outside and fight Doomsday?!

Sully: This is Hardcore Rules JP! Anything goes. They can fight wherever they like.

JP: That isnt fair! Doomsday has the odds stacked right against him here.

Sully: Maybe he shouldnt have made so many enemies.

JP: Oh please Sully. Who booked this match?!

Sully: Ed Walker?

JP: He'd never book a match like this!

[Troy begins to lay in the boots to Doomsday, kicking away at the stomach area which Iniquity had already softened up. The lumberjacks keep back, allowing the match to take place fairly. Doomsday seems to be winded as he takes large gasps, trying to suck in as much air as possible. Knight helps him to his feet by grabbing his arm. Doomsday is still weak from the lumberjack attack and Troy is going to take advantage of this. Troy hits a couple of strong right hands and then calls for the lumberjacks to move out of the way. They do. This clears the space for Troy to do whatever he likes to the beaten down Doomsday. Troy, with one strong whip, whips Doomsday into the steel ring post! Doomsday's head bounces off the steel with authority! Troy poses to the fans who give him a huge cheer only to be jumped from behind by Thunder Bull! Thunder Bull starts to pummel away on Troy with vicious right hands. The other lumberjacks then start to get Bull away from Troy. Its total war!]

JP: Anarchy Sully!

Sully: The lumberjacks are protecting Troy but Thunder Bull wants a piece of him!

JP: Good God! This is going to be ugly.

[After a struggle the lumberjacks manage to get Thunder Bull away from Troy but this fight has given Doomsday the chance to breathe and he is back to his feet. Troy gets up himself, brushing himself down after the attack and then notices Dooms is up. He runs towards Doomsday only to be back body dropped over the safety railing and into the first row of the crowd!! Troy hits the concrete floor with a bang, cracking his head on the hard, cold floor. The crowd let out a huge "ouch". Doomsday, shaking the cobwebs off, looks pleased with his work, causing damage to Knight. Doomsday quickly follows suit and hops over the railing himself. It doesnt take much for him to get over the barrier due to his size. He now picks up Knight and slams his head across the barrier just for good measure. Doomsday orders the fans to move away from their seats, like they wouldnt have anyway. Doomsday picks up Troy in a gorrila press motion, up and over his head. He holds Troy up for a few seconds before slamming him down on the front row steel chair seats!! Troy slams hard on the steel and rolls to the floor in sheer agony. Lawrence Knight, father of Troy, goes over to the scene of the violence. Lawrence attempts to grab Doomsday from over the railing but gets shoved to the floor for his efforts! Doomsday laughs and then goes right back for his opponent.]

Sully: This is vicious from Doomsday! He has opened up a can and is whipping some ass tonight.

JP: He sure is. I have never seen Doomsday like this before. His anger has built up and he wants to win this right now Sully.

[Doomsday picks up Troy and rolls him over the barrier. Troy falls down to the floor around the ring. Doomsday climbs back over the railing but instead of going all the way he is met by Crush Heart with a huge kick to his head! Somehow Crush managed to get his foot all that way up and Doomsday drops across the barrier, causing pain in the family jewels!]

Sully: Ouch! That has got to hurt!

JP: What business to Crush have in this match?! There is no need for that Sully!

Sully: This is hardcore lumberjack rules JP. Anything goes and that was legal.

JP: That was dirty, pure flith.

[Doomsay wriths in pain on the safety railing and then drops to the floor. Lawrence Knight has got back to his feet and is helping up his son. Lawrence rolls TroyBoy back into the ring and out of harms way as Doomsday begins to be beaten apon by the lumberjacks yet again. Steel chain, pipes and bats are being used and its all legal! Unbelievable! Iniquity takes charge and picks Doomsday up by his hair, rolling him into the ring and allowing Troy to put the final touches to the match. Troy runs to the ropes and comes flying back. He jumps into the air and hits a front dropkick right to the jaw of Doomsday who is now busted wide open from the brutal attack at the hands of the lumberjacks. Doomsday hits the floor again, still in pain. Troy starts to dance around, feeling the match going his way. He starts to play to the crowd who begin to get behind him. The whole crowd seems to be right behind him.]

Sully: Listen to this. The whole arena is on its feet.

JP: I cant believe it. This is pathetic.

Sully: Troy is causing the fans to get right behind him here. This could be the ace card in the mix.

JP: He is wasting alot of time here Sully. It could be his downfall too!

[Troy carries on dancing and after a while stops. He spins around and heads after Doomsday. He goes to pick him up but Doomsday somehow manages to throw up his hand. He grabs Knight around the throat and then begins to stand up. Doomsday keeps Troy at arms length, good ring presence from the former champion. Doomsday is now fully up with Troy still in his tight grasp. With one energetic lift The Deadly One lifts Knight off the floor and into the air. TroyBoy hits the canvas at the hands of a deadly chokeslam, driving the air right out of Troy and causing sheer pain to his back and head. Doomsday doesnt have the strength to go for a cover and falls right back to the floor himself.]

JP: Big attack but Doomsday's down. Come on Dooms! Get up!

Sully: Both men down, both men down!

JP: Hurry Dooms!

[Referee Chris Forrest cant count out the two competitors due to the Hardcore Rules. From no where, Thunder Bull is seen on the top rope!! The crowd gasp and cheer. Thunder Bull looks down at the two men right infront of him. He begins to prepare himself for an attack. He leaps into the air and comes crashing down....on Troy Knight!! He hits a swanton bomb which he calls The Impluse!!]

JP: Hahaha! Amazing, absolutely amazing!

Sully: No! What is he doing?! He doesnt want to fight Troy, thats what it is. Damn it!

[Thunder Bull then rolls the arm of Doomsday over the prone body of TroyBoy causing the referee to drop to his knees and begin to count out Troy! Bull rolls out of the ring with a smirk on his face. He begins to walk up the ramp backwards, keeping his eye on the count. One...Two...Thre...NO! NO! NO! Troy, somehow, somewhere, manages to wriggle up shoulder up and off the canvas! Doomsday doesnt even have the energy to know what has happened! Referee Chris Forrest is amazed and Thunder Bull is irate. He cant believe that Knight managed to get his shoulder up.]

Sully: Its not over! He got his shoulder up!

JP: Damn it! Damn it! I cant believe it. How?! How?!

Sully: Troy Knight isnt giving his title away that easy!

[Thunder Bull cant believe it and heads towards the ring again to get the job finished. The lumberjacks arent about to let that happen and surround the entrance ramp. They stand but then attack! The lumberjacks start to beat on Thunder Bull as Doomsday is stirring in the ring. As the action flicks back to the ring we see that Shiv has managed to climb into the ring with a steel chair in hand. Troy is also stirring up and getting to his feet. Shiv stands behind Troy measuring him with the chair in hand. Troy gets right to his feet with his hand on his stomach, still reeling from the Thunder Bull attack. Shiv measures and then swings! CRACK! Steel hits skull! Skull cracks against steel! Doomsday is the one that suffers the cruel fate! Troy had ducked and Doomsday head spins in pain. The Deadly One doesnt fall to the floor, he just wobbles. Troy spins around and then connects with a spinning kick to the jaw! HEAVEN SENT! HEAVEN SENT!]

Sully: Oh what a swing and a miss!

JP: That wasnt a miss, he hit Doomsday, that bastard!

Sully: It was an accident. He was aiming for Troy but Troy's experience told him to duck.

JP: Oh come off it Sully. He was aiming for Doomsday because Shiv knows he cant beat Dooms!

[By now, Shiv has realised what happened and is pulled under the bottom rope by Sean Harley, of all people, who begins to pummel away at him! Troy is now all alone in the ring with Doomsday who has crashed to the canvas holding his battered face. Troy goes for the cover. One...Two...Th...NO!! Doomsday kicked out just before the three!]

JP: YES! HE KICKED OUT!!

Sully: I cant believe this! Whats it going to take?! These guys are going all at it tonight!

JP: Unbelievable. This is a classic match. Both guys want to be Heavyweight Champion THAT badly. Its great!

[Troy cant believe that Doomsday managed to get his shoulder up and off the canvas. This makes Troy mad who decides to finally put an end to the match by climbing the turnbuckle. It takes Troy a while to get up to the top as he is still a little dazed by the beaten he has taken from Doomsday. Troy leaps into the air hoping to connect with the prone face of Doomsday but only finds canvas! Troy's backside hits the mat with authority. The crowd cant believe it, somehow Doomsday managed to roll out of harms way allowing an opening for himself. Meanwhile, MWF referees and officials have stormed out the locker room area to try and bring some law and order to the lumberjacks. Doomsday and Troy begin to move, slowly at first, but when they are on their feet they go all at it! Both men seem to get their second wind! They go at it with rights and lefts, both men knocking each other back. The crowd get right in with the action, cheering and booing with each hard hitting hand. Somehow, Odin has managed to escape the riot of MWF wrestlers and is setting up a table outside of the ring.]

JP: Whats that guy doing?!

Sully: Setting up a table...

JP: I can see that!

Sully: So why ask?

JP: Shut up Sully...

[The Deadly One and TroyBoy continue to battle away with Doomsday suddenly getting the upperhand whipping Troy into the far turnbuckle. Dooms follows him and lands a big right hand across his chest. He then whips Troy to the opposite turnbuckle and follows him across again! Landing another big right hand to the chest of Troy, knocking the champion down to the canvas. Dooms turns around and then lands a huge leg to the back of the neck of Troy. Doomsday gets back to his feet and signals for the end. On the outside Odin is setting yet another table up on the other side of the ring as the lumberjacks are all being taken to the back. Doomsday waits for Troy to get to his feet and then grabs his arms and wraps them up. He is going for the Shotgun Blast! Somehow, Troy wiggles free and flips Doomsday over his head. Doomsday hits the floor with a bang as Odin rolls a ladder into the ring! Troy looks at Odin with a glare as the ladder reaches his feet.]

Sully: Eerrm, whats this all about?

JP: I dont know but this can only spell bad news for Doomsday!

[Troy picks up the ladder and begins to set it up near the ropes which the tables have been set up. He then rolls under the bottom rope as Lawrence Knight looks on, encouraging his son to end this match. Chris Forrest checks on Doomsday who has lost alot of blood but doesnt get too long to chat as he is dragged under the bottom rope. Doomsday is now on the outside of the ring with Knight. Troy hits a couple of right hands to the face, along with a swift kick to both knees of the six foot ten monster. He then rolls Doomsday onto the tables as the fans now know what is going on! A huge roar emerges from the crowd. Odin stands beside the tables, looking pretty happy with what he has done so far. Troy slides back into the ring and then starts to climb the ladder, Doomsday is motionless!]

JP: Oh hold the phone! He cant do this!

Sully: Surely not! Troy Knight what are you doing?

JP: If he misses this its lights out for the Heavyweight Champion.

Sully: If he hits this he is in the final!

JP: Its win or bust right here Sully!

[Troy has now reached the top of the ladder and looks down to his victim. Troy takes in a deep breathe, knowing this is the only way to put Doomsday away. He looks around the arena at all the screaming fans and then one last look at his father who isnt all that sure about this "leap of faith". Troy looks back at Doomsday and suddenly flies off into the air! Troy lands.....right on top of Dooms with the Rump Thump!! Troy, somehow, stays on top of the broken tables and the broken body of Doomsday!]

JP: He hit it! Its carnage!

Sully: Good God he did it!

JP: Wait! Chris Forrest is going to count!

[Forrest has jumped out of the ring to check the carnage but notices that Troy has got his body on top of the lifeless body of Doomsday. With the hardcore rules he is officially allowed to count out Doomsday. One....Two....Three! Troy Knight did it!]

Sully: He did it! He did it!

JP: Troy wins! By God Troy wins!

[Forrest tries to help the lifeless bodies of both men involved in such a hellish match. Odin begins to walk away with a grin on his face, after all he basically put through Troy Knight to the finals. Medical officials come running out of the back to check on the physical conditions of the two men.]

Peter Santos: Here is your winner and will go through to the final of the King of Kings Tournament....The MWF Heavyweight Champion....Troy Knight!!

[The carnage is unbelievable. The crowd are shocked and in awe at the same time. Everything seemed to happen so fast that if you blinked you missed it. Both men put everything they had into this match and then some. Now they both lay awaiting medical assessment.]

JP: I cant believe this. Troy Knight goes through. He was my pick all the way through.

Sully: As if. You had Doomsday to win this match and he lost.

JP: He only lost because of Odin! What was that all about?

Sully: What was Thunder Bull all about?

JP: He had more to do with this match than Odin! He had no business arranging furniture.

Sully: Well Doomsday and Troy Knight gave everything here tonight nonetheless. But now Knight has to face either Shiv or Thunder Bull.

JP: Maybe, just maybe, Troy has blown all of his chances at beating either man after his "leap of faith".

Sully: Never doubt Troy Knight...