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It is HERE! Fuse Makoto’s epic fourth Pure Gold Championship defense against Shotcaller headlines the Season 4 finale while Yakuza lurks in the background.
FINALLY, Flip Costa’s efforts pay off when Queen Solis and the Draconian DESTROY the asteroid heading toward Earth! But there’s a cost…
PLUS Golden Ben Miller takes on DEI activist Awoke, Abel Unstable makes his return to GPW following new treatments by Dr. Dean, and Decade confronts his demons with the help of Big Buddha.
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Golden Pro Wrestling theme song “The Sound” by Switchfoot begins to play…
THIS!
IS!
GOLDEN!
PRO!
WRESTLING!
The camera fades into the FedExForum where thousands of fans have already filled into their seats on the floor, and every level within the entire arena!
An array of golden fireworks blast off from the intro stage, highlighting the spectacular nature of the Season 4 finale.
The camera pans the arena and fans, providing shots of the ring, ramp, intro stage and Gold Screen.
The broadcast transitions to a two-shot of Golden Pro Wrestling’s announcer team.
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Rudy Mac: Welcome BACK to Golden Pro Wrestling! I’m Rudy Mac, your Memphis rasslin’ expert, and sitting next to me is a man who wrote in “Golden Ben Miller” on his presidential voting ballot, DeShawn Brannon!
DeShawn: Hey hey hey!
Rudy Mac: DeShawn! Can you believe it!? We’re at the end of ANOTHER amazing season of GPW action!
DeShawn: You’re not going to do one of your long rundowns of key storylines that will culminate over the course of tonight’s show, are you?
Rudy Mac: It’s what I do!
DeShawn: Then give it to me good, Rudy!
Rudy Mac: Tonight, we have A LOT on tap! First, Sicko is challenging Reject for the Hardcore Championship, but that’s not the biggest thing Psych Ward is up to!
DeShawn: Abel Unstable is coming back!
Rudy Mac: That’s right! And who knows what version of Abel Unstable we can expect because Dr. Dean has had him hidden all season undergoing some sort of EXPERIMENTAL therapy.
DeShawn: Ack!
Rudy Mac: We also have a match between Big Buddha and Decade in which Big Buddha will be helping Decade overcome the twisted demons that haunt his mind!
DeShawn: Wishing you the best, Decade!
Rudy Mac: GPW fans are also in for more title action when Jumpstart defends his Silver Championship against Crosscheck Beck, and the Wild Kards attempt to fend off the Dominars!
DeShawn: Come on, Beck! Dethrone Jumpstart! New era!
Rudy Mac: And then we get down to BUSINESS! First, the feud between Golden Ben Miller and Awoke culminates with a Falls Count Anywhere match!
DeShawn: More like ENTERTAINMENT Count Anywhere match!
Rudy Mac: DeShawn! ‘Entertainment’ is a singular noun while ‘Falls’ is a plural noun! Your play on words doesn’t work!
DeShawn: My bads!
Rudy Mac: And in our MAIN EVENT, Fuse Makoto’s Pure Gold Championship run is on the line against Shotcaller! And these two have been dogged by the devious Yakuza gang, who have been stirring the pot all season!
DeShawn: It’s possible they were the ones who performed the drive-by shooting on Shotcaller at Gold Strike 17, which set Fuse up to look culpable by association!
Rudy Mac: In addition to all of tonight’s epic fireworks? We have the saga of Flip Costa, the Draconian and Queen Solis! After Flip Costa’s victory over Ja’vek the Dauntless at Gold Strike 20, Queen Solis promised to destroy the asteroid headed toward Earth!
DeShawn: But at what price!?
Rudy Mac: That’s the big question! Queen Solis promised there would be a high cost for her destruction of the asteroid, and I think we’ll be finding out what that is!
DeShawn: Golden Pro Wrestling is BONKERS as ever!
Rudy Mac: So true! So, let’s go!
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Season 4’s finale, Allegiance, transitions backstage where Pure Gold Champion Fuse Makoto can be seen walking across the rear FedExForum parking lot where wrestlers enter the arena. His Pure Gold Championship belt is slung over his shoulder.
The crowd POPS HUGE for their hero!
The rear parking lot is dark, and full of silent, still parked cars. Suddenly, one of the parked cars behind Fuse begins to pull out of its space, and despite the dim lighting, it doesn’t turn on its headlights.
The car creeps slowly and stealthily, and the Golden Pro Wrestling fans back inside the main arena buzz in concern.
Some fans scream “watch your back” and “turn around, Fuse.”
When the car is briefly illuminated by a parking lot light, fans can tell it’s a blood red Cadillac with tinted windows, which is synonymous with the Blood gang 85 Piru.
BOO!!!
Finally, within a few steps of the rear arena entrance door, Fuse senses something and turns his head to see the car approaching. Rather than ducking into the arena in fear, Fuse stands his ground and stares at the vehicle.
The car reaches Fuse and then turns off and down another lane of the parking lot.
After a momentary concerned face, Fuse turns and opens the door, but not before giving another look over his shoulder.
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The show returns inside the main arena, and the dark intro of “Deadman” by Karnivool” begins to play.
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: It’s time for our first action of Allegiance!
Sicko, flanked by Dr. Dean and the Orderlies, walks out from backstage and down the ramp with a sinister, twisted look.
Rudy Mac: Sicko is getting a rematch after losing his title shot at Gold Strike 18! It was such a great match that Commissioner Meloche must have thought they should run it back! What do you think, DeShawn!?
DeShawn: If it stays in the ring and far from me, I’m all for it!
Sicko climbs into the ring while the rest of the protective Psych Ward staff stands ringside. Dr. Dean can be seen shouting orders at Sicko.
The music switches out to “Bloodwork” by 36 Crazyfists, and the masked incel known as Reject marches out onto the entrance stage.
BOO!!!
Reject wears the Hardcore Championship belt around his waist and carries his signature barbed-wire bat.
Rudy Mac: Reject has had himself a bit of a quiet title run with just one defense so far, and I think tonight with be a real test!
DeShawn: I hate tests! Including the SAT, ACT, and pregnancy ones!
The masked incel gets into the ring and hands his championship belt off to the referee to then gives it to a production assistant. The bell rings and the match begins with the two wrestlers circling each other.
Reject holds his bat as if ready to take a swing.
Rudy Mac: Here we go! Allegiance action is underway!
The match starts off with Reject attempting a running swing as Sicko but misses and hits the mat instead. The barbed wire on the bat appears to be snagged into the mat.
Sicko takes advantage and drops Reject with a big kick to the face.
Rudy Mac: Reject’s going to be glad he has that mask on!
The next couple of minutes of the match are back and forth, and Reject gets the advantage with a pumphandle slam onto the stuck barbed wire bat. The crowd screams in response to the savagery.
1… 2… NO!!!
Reject gets frustrated and throws Sicko out of the ring. When he climbs down, the Orderlies and Dr. Dean patiently keep their distance.
DeShawn: It looks like Dr. Dean doesn’t want to spoil this match with any interference!
Rudy Mac: Hey! I do the astute observations, and you do the comedy, DeShawn!
The masked incel repeatedly slams Sicko’s head off the barricade but is reversed and Sicko goes on the offense. After stunning Reject, Sicko pulls a chair out from underneath the ring and drills it onto Reject’s head.
Rudy Mac: Sicko’s getting some momentum!
Sicko pulls Reject to his feet and drops him with a knee buster.
1… 2… NO!!!
Dr. Dean shouts some stern orders to Sicko, who readily responds to them. After delivering a couple of more chair shots, Sicko climbs back into the ring and quickly retrieves the previously stuck barbed wire bat.
Reject begins to get to his feet but is met with a full swing of the bat straight to his face. Teeth can be seen popping out of Reject’s mouth and across the ringside floor.
Rudy Mac: Disgusting!
DeShawn: Right in the kisser, if Reject ever had an opportunity to use that mouth to kiss!
Sicko gets Reject into a standing position and drops him with a full nelson facebuster.
THE LOOSE SCREW!!!
Rudy Mac: Could we have a new hardcore champion!?
1… 2… … 3!!!
The crowd lets loose a mix of boos and cheers in contrast between watching two wrestlers they hate while simultaneously loving the action.
Rudy Mac: It’s a love-hate relationship with this match!
DeShawn: This is the same feeling I get when I drop a big load!
Dr. Dean grabs hold of the Hardcore Championship belt from the production assistant and immediately straps it around Sicko’s waist with a look of pure, insidious delight.
Winner and NEW Hardcore Champion:
Sicko via The Loose Screw
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Dr. Dean, the Orderlies and Sicko head back up the ramp to the sound of “Deadman” by Karnivool.
BOO!!!
When they reach the top of the stage, Dr. Dean halts his group of wrestlers and picks up a loose microphone on the stage. He turns to address the crowd, and Sicko’s entrance music fades out.
Suddenly, the crowd jumps into an impromptu chant.
QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!
Rudy Mac: The fans are really giving it to Dr. Dean! They’re really calling out his ability and credentials as a physician!
DeShawn: All I can think of is that DUCKS FLY TOGETHER!
When the chanting subsides, Dr. Dean coyly smiles and speaks into the microphone.
Dr. Dean: This season, all I’ve heard from you imbeciles is ‘where is Abel?’… and you don’t have to wait anymore! After the next match, it will be time for the NEW AND IMPROVED Abel Unstable to appear! Muahaha!
BOO!!!
The leader of the Psych Ward drops the microphone and motions his group to leave the stage while the crowd buzzes in anticipation.
Rudy Mac: We’re getting close to seeing Abel again!
DeShawn: I hope he really is better, but I don’t trust that Dr. Dean!
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After Reject exits backstage following his loss against Sicko, the crowd collectively cheers when “Bottom of a Bottle” by Smile Empty Soul hits the speaker system.
The motley former professional hockey player, Crosscheck Beck, walks out in full hockey gear.
Rudy Mac: Crosscheck Beck is here as an enforcer against Jumpstart’s dirty play!
DeShawn: You talking hockey, Rudy!?
Rudy Mac: I am talking hockey! And I’m pumped to see if Crosscheck Beck can dethrone the Silver Champion, Jumpstart!
Crosscheck Beck enters the ring and cracks his neck side-to-side in anticipation for his opponent. He doesn’t wait long until “Destruction” by Joywave begins to play.
BOO!!!
The crowd jeers the former fan favorite-turned-cheater, Jumpstart, who is now the Golden Pro Wrestling Silver Champion.
Rudy Mac: Once everyone’s hero, Jumpstart has cheated his way to the Silver Championship and cheated his way through THREE successful title defenses!
DeShawn: I’ve thrown away all my Jumpstart action figures!
Jumpstart gives the crowd dirty looks while he makes his way down the ramp, and after climbing into the ring he hands off the Silver Championship belt to referee. The referee then turns and gives the belt to a ringside production assistant.
Rudy Mac: These two guys have been going back-and-forth for over a season, and now it’s time to settle the beef!
The two wrestlers waste no time and immediately lock up with each other. Using his size advantage, Crosscheck Beck picks Jumpstart up and slams him down with a scoop slam.
Beck attempts to plant a leg drop, but Jumpstart moves and rolls to his feet, leaving the former Memphis Bears hockey player sitting on the mat.
Jumpstart gets the upper hand by drilling Beck in the face with a kick.
Rudy Mac: My goodness! Good thing Crosscheck Beck already has a face only a mother could love, anyways!
The veteran Canadian wrestler runs to the ropes and hits a moonsault on Beck in mid-ring.
1… 2… NO!!!
DeShawn: I think Beck knows this is going to be back-and-forth!
After a couple of more minutes alternating the lead, Crosscheck Beck whips Jumpstart off the ropes, but when Jumpstart returns, he smoothly delivers a huracurrana and goes for the cover.
1… 2… NO!!!
Rudy Mac: Hang in there, Beck!
Once he kicks out, Jumpstart gets a frustrated look on his face, and the crowd begins to cheer Beck on.
CROSSCHECK BECK! CROSSCHECK BECK! CROSSCHECK BECK!
Beck, now reinvigorated by the fans, gets to his feet and trades blows with Jumpstart. He corners Jumpstart against the turnbuckle and levels multiple punches to Jumpstart’s face.
He pulls Jumpstart up from the corner and delivers a MONSTER jumping vertical suplex.
MAJOR PENALTY!!!
Rudy Mac: Looking good!
1… 2… … NO!!!
At the last moment, Jumpstart gets his leg on to the ropes, which forces the referee to duly stop the three-count.
Rudy Mac: Jumpstart is a wily veteran, indeed!
Crosscheck Beck looks over and sees why the referee stopped counting and climbs back up to his feet. Wearily, Jumpstart gets into a standing position and approaches Crosscheck Beck.
Jumpstart dodges a running bodycheck by Beck, and then runs up behind Beck where he simultaneously elbows him in the face while kicking out the back of his foot. The impact knocks Crosscheck Beck out cold in the middle of the ring.
Rudy Mac: That’s a SLEW FOOT! That’s a hockey term!
DeShawn: I love it when you talk hockey, Rudy! Just maybe not under these conditions!
The crafty veteran, Jumpstart, runs up to the top rope and leaps off to deliver a picture-perfect Shooting Star Press.
THE START-UP!!!
1… 2… … 3!!!
Rudy Mac: Jumpstart stays on top! He’s still the Silver Champion!
BOO!!!
The crowd voices their displeasure as the Golden Pro Wrestling Silver Championship belt is strapped around his waist once more.
Winner and STILL Silver Champion:
Jumpstart via The Start-Up
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The Allegiance broadcast switches backstage where the fans see Fuse Makoto in a locker room. He sits cross-legged on the floor of the room with his eyes closed in meditation and his hands on his knees.
The fans cheer loudly at seeing their Pure Gold Champion for a second time already in the show.
A knock at the door prompts Fuse to slowly open his eyes before getting up from the floor.
Fuse: Come in.
The door opens and in the doorway are two Japanese men in nice business suits; the two representatives of the Japanese crime syndicate, Yakuza, that have been threatening and bothering Fuse all season.
Fuse immediately frowns while they arrogantly walk into the locker room with coy smiles. The smaller, older of the two men raises his eyebrows toward Fuse.
Sato: Ah, young Fuse. A’e you p’epa’ed for you’ big match tonight?
In a huff of frustration, Fuse wastes no time voicing his displeasure.
Fuse: Mr. Sato, this is enough now. I have told you to leave me to my business here in Memphis, and that you only cause more and more problems.
Sato: Oh, don’t wo’y young Fuse. Me and my associate will be ‘eturning to Japan soon. We have business to conduct the’e. Two people we must see.
Fuse: I do not care! Just leave, and whatever advantage you take from my fame in Japan is of no concern of mine!
The Japanese man shook his head and squinted his eyes at the Golden Pro Wrestling Pure Gold Champion.
Sato: Don’t you see, young Fuse? We are going to be visiting your pa’ents; Ha’u and Emi Makoto.
The eyes grew large on Fuse’s face.
Fuse: I promise you, Mr. Sato. If my parents are contacted by Yakuza, I will return to Japan, find you, and finish you.
The crowd inside the main arena of the FedExForum cheer loudly at Fuse’s threat. Mr. Sato and his Yakuza associate look at each other briefly.
Sato: I ‘espect your cou’age, young Fuse, but save it for the ‘ing.
The two Japanese men turn away from Fuse and leave the locker room while Fuse stares forward angrily.
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The Season 4 finale goes back inside the main arena where the fans buzz anxiously for the next match.
Rudy Mac: It looks like Fuse has his hands full tonight!
DeShawn: Stay focused, Fuse!
“I Chase Paper” by Plies begins to bump through the speaker system, and the crowd lets out a large cheer for GPW’s affable accountant. Corbin Fiscal comes jogging out from backstage and throws a confident pose before making his way to the ring.
Rudy Mac: I just heard from my sources that Corbin Fiscal is out here as the first opponent for the returning Abel Unstable!
DeShawn: If Dr. Dean is right, Corbin might have his hands full tonight!
The music transitions to “Tear Down the Wall” by Art of Dying, and the crowd lets loose an even bigger pop, but no one comes out onto the entrance ramp.
Rudy Mac: That’s Abel’s music but is he really going to come out!?
After more moments of anticipation, Abel Unstable emerges from backstage, and the crowd audibly gasps.
The hulking mental patient has been transformed into something different than that of the large, unpredictable oaf of before.
Rudy Mac and DeShawn: My god!
Dr. Dean and the Orderlies walk out and follow Abel down the ramp cautiously, obviously wary of Abel’s first time out of their physical control since the Season 3 finale, Fort Knocks.
Rudy Mac: It looks like Dr. Dean has transformed Abel into some sort of Frankenstein monster!
DeShawn: But what state is his mind in!?
Rudy Mac: Just looking into Abel’s eyes, I’m not sure he has a mind anymore!
Corbin Fiscal waits nervously in the ring while Abel slowly climbs in, and the referee also has a pensive look, as well.
The bell rings and the match gets underway, but the two competitors don’t immediately enter combat with one another. Corbin carefully looks into the dead eyes of Abel Unstable before taking a charge.
Abel simply sticks up his forearm and smashes it into the head of the running Corbin Fiscal. The crowd oohs when Corbin violently falls to the mat.
Rudy Mac: Abel’s been transformed into a brick house, and Corbin just ran into the wall!
The formerly pitiable Abel ruthlessly stomps on Corbin’s head, which bounces up and down. He then picks Corbin Fiscal up and lifts him high into the air.
DeShawn: Gorilla press from a man who must have the intelligence of a gorilla!
Abel pushes Corbin up and lets him drop down to the mat with a thud. The crowd becomes quiet at the beating they are witnessing.
The next couple of minutes includes Abel throwing Corbin from one side of the ring to the other, and the GPW accountant puts up little resistance. At ringside, Dr. Dean grins at his newest creation.
Rudy Mac: This is getting out of hand!
Abel finally picks Corbin up and turns him upside down into a Tombstone Piledriver position.
THE UNSTABALIZER!!!
1… 2… 3!!!
Dr. Dean throws his head back and laughs. Abel turns his attention down to the leader of Psych Ward, and Dr. Dean uses his hand to direct Abel out of the ring.
Rudy Mac: It looks like Dr. Dean is in FULL CONTROL of Abel!
DeShawn: That could spell trouble for the rest of the roster in Season 5!
BOO!!!
Abel climbs out of the ring, and Dr. Dean and the Orderlies follow Abel back up the ramp while the crowd boos in displeasure.
Winner:
Abel Unstable via The Unstabalizer
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Following Abel Unstable and the Psych Ward’s exit from the main arena, Allegiance switches to a backstage hallway where a handheld camera is following the beast known as Violence.
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: What is Violence doing here!? After his sub-par performance this season, he doesn’t have a match tonight!
DeShawn: Since when has Violence ever needed an invite!?
The Asshole from Alberta turns back to the camera with a nasty face.
Violence: Why the FUCK are you following me!?
The camera doesn’t move, which is a testament to the videographer’s bravery.
Violence: You want a show? I’ll GIVE you a show! I’ll show you what I am STILL capable of!
The former Pure Gold Champion continues down the hallway until he comes upon two wrestlers, Trickster and Ejercito de Juan. The crowd gives a small pop for the lower-to-mid card performers.
Golden Pro Wrestling’s slyest wrestler, Trickster, raises an eyebrow.
Trickster: Oh, you’re not still mad about what happened at Gold Strike 18, are you? It was just a little harmless fun.
Of course, Trickster is referring to when he distracted Violence with a life-size cutout of Golden Ben Miller, which helped him surprise and defeat Violence.
Ejercito de Juan: Que pasa?
Without saying a word, Violence LEVELS Trickster with a punch, and then snaps Ejercito de Juan with an elbow to the head, which knocks the lucha libre into a wall and down onto the floor.
BOO!!!
With a snarl, Violence looks back to the camera.
Violence: EASY!
He continues down the hallway and into a locker room where Cory Stenson is attending to a battered Corbin Fiscal. The younger Memphis-born good guy puts an icepack on Corbin’s head and pats him on the back while providing some words of encouragement after Corbin’s loss to Abel Unstable.
Cory Stenson: It’s all good, Corbin. Nobody could expect Abel to become the monster-
Violence charges Cory mid-sentence, and before Cory and Corbin realizes what was happening, Violence is on the attack. First, he drops Cory with a running knee to the stomach, and then picks Corbin up off the chair.
He lifts Corbin onto his shoulders, and the camera goes blurry while he drops his FCC-banned signature move onto the locker room floor.
THE BLUR OUT!!!
BOO!!!
The broadcast comes back into normal picture. Cory attempts to get up but is met with a soccer kick to the head, which sends him onto his back, knocked out.
BOO!!!
The Asshole from Alberta lets out a primal scream and looks toward the camera.
Violence: Season 4 was a blip on the radar. A FUCKING ANOMALY! I’ll see you idiots for SEASON 5!
BOO!!!
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After the backstage chaos between Violence and other roster members, Allegiance returns to inside the main arena of the FedExForum, and the shows moves on to its next event. The lights darken and dark blue begins to strobe around the fans, and the sudden sound of “Flying Red” by EOTO” begs a negative reaction.
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: Oh, my goodness, DeShawn! The unbeaten Dominars are here for a shot at the Golden Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship!
Dominars Shaphre and Fyx slowly walk out onto the entrance stage, and the crowd voices their displeasure.
DeShawn: I’m not sure if we should be booing the Dominars! The fate of Planet Earth hangs in the balance! Best not to upset them!
After the two enigmatic visitors get to the ring and climb in, the lights come up and the music switches to “Lit Up” by Buckcherry, which prompts a MASSIVE cheer from the Golden Pro Wrestling fans.
The brothers Sean and Seth Kard jog out onto the entrance ring and throw a couple of signature poses with the tag team championship belts around their waists.
Rudy Mac: These two harken back to a simpler time when a couple of good brothers could rule the squared circle!
DeShawn: Amen, Rudy! Keep it simple!
The Wild Kards run down and hop into the ring before handing off the tag team title belts and giving each other brief hug. Seth remains in the middle of the ring and takes a hard look at Dominar Shaphre, who appears to be the first of the Dominars to compete.
Rudy Mac: This is Allegiance, and the Golden Pro Wrestling tag team titles on the line! Let’s go!
The crowd buzzes and the bell rings, and Seth Kard makes the first attack rushing into Dominar Shaphre. The slender Dominar throws Seth off to the side, but it doesn’t deter the veteran wrestler.
DeShawn: It comes down to the Wild Kards experience versus… well, whatever the Dominars have going!
The first couple of minutes feature two relatively quick wrestlers going back and forth. Eventually, Seth gets Dominar Shaphre pulled in for a snap DDT.
1… 2… NO!!!
Rudy Mac: Some early resiliency being shown by the challenger!
Dominar Shaphre tags in Dominar Fyx, and the larger of the two Draconian’s henchmen gets into the ring with a surprising amount of athleticism. He quickly grabs Seth Kard and throws him down with a chin buster.
1… 2… NO!!!
DeShawn: Get out of there, Seth!
Indeed, Seth rolls away after the kickout and tags in Sean Kard. Sean uses his fresh legs to surprise the larger Dominar Fyx and gets him down to the mat.
A moment later, Sean has Dominar Fyx in a modified figure four leg lock.
CRAZY EIGHT LEG LOCK!!!
Rudy Mac: This can’t be good for Dominar Fyx! That move has tapped a lot of wrestlers out over the years!
Down on the ring mat, Dominar Fyx contains a serious, concentrated face while his lower extremities are being abused.
TA… TA… TA… NO!!!
In an instant, Dominar Fyx jams his legs out of Sean’s hold, and quickly gets to his feet. Just when Sean returns to his feet, he’s met by Dominar Fyx who lifts him up into a sit out inverted front powerslam.
INTERDICTION!!!
Rudy Mac: That’s a MAJOR finisher!
Seth Kard runs into the ring to help his brother but is met by a violent superkick from a charging Dominar Shaphre.
Dominar Fyx goes for the cover, and amidst the chaos, the referee goes into for the count.
1… 2… … 3!!!
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: It’s over quick! The Dominars just TOOK the Golden Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship from the Wild Kards!
DeShawn: The Wild Kards had a good run, but all good things must come to an end!
The crowd continues to boo the Dominars as they are handed the belts, which they look down upon with smug, satisfied faces.
Winner and NEW Tag Team Champions:
The Dominars via Interdiction
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While the Dominars look down at their Golden Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship belts, the entire arena dims down to nearly no light at all.
Rudy Mac: What’s going on here, DeShawn!?
DeShawn: I don’t know, Rudy!
The transmission on the Gold Screen above the entrance ramp dissolves to an image of the dark vastness of space. Then, the view of space begins to zoom toward a brown floating object. The object has a tail of fragments falling behind and away from it.
Rudy Mac: That’s the asteroid headed toward Earth!
DeShawn: But will Queen Solis and the Draconian stay true to their word and destroy it!?
Rudy Mac: I HOPE SO!
The crowd watches the footage of outer space pensively, and suddenly a grey and blue spaceship flies into the video frame approaching from the side of the asteroid.
Rudy Mac: That must be the Draconian’s spaceship!
The fans surprisingly cheer at the site of the ship, likely supporting the potential destruction of the asteroid even though its pilot, the Draconian, has never been friendly toward humans.
The ship slows down and matches the speed of the asteroid, and then a small projectile blasts away from the front of the Draconian’s ship.
Everyone inside the arena holds their collective breath.
The projectile contacts the asteroid and the Gold Screen goes bright from the flash. When the flash subsides, the crowd can see the asteroid has now been turned into countless small pieces.
Rudy Mac: It’s over! The asteroid is gone! WE ARE SAVED!
DeShawn: Well, I have some bills I need to catch up on because I thought it was pointless to keep paying them if we were all going to die anyway!
Rudy Mac: DeShawn! The asteroid wasn’t destined to hit for 150 years, so we all had to keep going on with our lives!
The Draconian’s ship begins to accelerate away from the asteroid, and the transmission on the Gold Screen dissolves to a camera shot of the bridge of the spaceship.
Everyone inside the FedExForum gives a mixed reaction when they see Queen Solis staring coldly into the camera.
Queen Solis: Well, hu-mahns, I have saved your species and its planet, just like I promised.
The crowd cheers in appreciation.
Queen Solis: But as I told you at your ‘Gold Strike 20’, it will come with an even higher cost. I will be returning to your planet at the end of your ‘Allegiance’ to collect it. We’ll see you soon.
The transmission ends, and the Gold Screen goes back to a spinning GPW logo while the lights come up. Inside the ring, the Dominars have vanished, and the Wild Kards collect themselves.
Rudy Mac: I can’t believe it! Humanity is saved, but at what cost!?
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Allegiance moves on and the show transitions to a backstage hallway. The crowd inside the main arena audibly reacts to the sight of Shotcaller and his two homies, Wazzup and Choo Choo.
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: What is 85 Piru up to!?
The crowd hushes and listens in.
Shotcaller: Alright yo, tonight is IT. We finna get it DONE! But before we get rollin, I want those two Japanese foos GONE!
His two fellow Bloods gang members snarl their lips and nod.
Wazzup: Fo sho, homie. You can’t cook the shit before you turn on da stove. What you thinkin?
Shotcaller: I gotta go start getting ready for da match, but I want you guys to go put dem in the trunk of da car for later. Just make sure their OUTTA DA WAY for later!
The smaller member of 85 Piru cocks his right hand into a pantomime of holding a gun. He quickly cocks his trigger finger back.
Choo Choo: Consider it DUN, we gonna pop pop these Yakuza fools.
Shotcaller: Word. Get it, homies.
The transmission cuts out from the backstage scene and the crowd buzzes together anxiously.
Rudy Mac: It looks like 85 Piru is here to take care of business!
DeShawn: We all best stay out of their way!
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Allegiance returns to inside the main arena of the FedExForum, and the crowd murmurs to each other after watching Shotcaller dispatch Da Bloodz.
“Novacain” by 10 Years begins to play and the crowd delivers a mix of cheers and boos when Decade emerges onto the entrance stage.
Rudy Mac: We’re down to three matches left tonight, and first up is Decade who is taking on Big Buddha! Big Buddha has tried to help Decade tackle his split personality all season, but now we’re going to see if Decade can finally do it!
DeShawn: Part of me says he CAN, part of me says he CAN’T!
Decade walks down the ramp with a serious face, but before he climbs into the ring, he shakes his head violently side-to-side. After the pause, he composes himself and enters the ring.
The music switches to “Four Vows” by Chris Burrows, and the crowd lets out a strong pop of cheers for the girthy Tibetan monk who slowly walks out from backstage.
Rudy Mac: Big Buddha is here! Calm as ever, he is CONVINCED he can help Decade get his head right!
DeShawn: That’s 400 pounds of tranquility coming down to the ring!
After a minute of glacial movement, Big Buddha climbs up the stairs and into the ring where Decade is waiting. The two wrestlers look at each other, and Big Buddha gives a solemn bow of his head, which Decade returns in kind.
The bell rings, and the match gets underway with the Big Buddha and Decade locking up in the middle of the ring. Decade gets the first advantage by stunning Big Buddha with a kick to the stomach. He pulls Big Buddha in and delivers a hard DDT.
Rudy Mac: Looks like Decade is trying to get this over!
1… 2… NO!!!
Decade lets Big Buddha get up to his feet, after which Big Buddha smiles contently back to his opponent. Decade lungs forward and attacks him again before whipping Big Buddha off the ropes.
When Big Buddha returns, he shoulder blocks Decade down to the mat. Decade attempts to get up, but he’s met with a knee to the head.
DeShawn: That must have felt like a freight train!
Big Buddha falls onto Decade to deliver a massive elbow drop, which rattles Decade’s body.
1… 2… NO!!!
The two wrestlers climb to their feet, and again, Big Buddha makes an outward effort to show Decade that he isn’t bothered by the setback.
Rudy Mac: It’s obvious that Big Buddha is showing Decade how to stay in control of his emotions!
However, Decade gets a twisted look on his face; a sign that his alter ego is attempting to come out.
DeShawn: Oh no! Is Decade about to go back into psycho mode!
Big Buddha frowns, but then Decade then shakes his head and goes back to his serious, focused wrestling face.
The two engage once more, and for a few minutes, it’s a straightforward wrestling affair. Finally, Big Buddha drops Decade with a scoop slam, and then begins to sit on his chest.
Rudy Mac: That’s Big Buddha’s finisher!
MEDITATION!!!
Underneath the 400 pounds of Big Buddha, Decade squirms while attempting to push the large Tibetan monk off his body. The referee checks in on Decade to see if he will tap out.
TA… TA… …
Instead of tapping out, Decade’s face visibly changes back to his deranged alter ego.
DeShawn: This can’t be good! Can Decade’s crazy side overcome Meditation!?
Decade exerts a massive amount of strength and pushes Big Buddha up and off his body.
Rudy Mac: Being nuts must give Decade a massive amount of strength!
Big Buddha gets over to the ropes to help him get back to his feet, and when he turns around, he’s met with a clothesline by Decade. The clothesline forces Big Buddha to spill over the ropes and land on the ringside floor with a heavy thud.
Rudy Mac: Here we go! We got ringside action!
With a berserk, twisted face, Decade hops down to meet Big Buddha. Rather than going for a wrestling move, Decade reaches under the ring and pulls out a chair.
DeShawn: This isn’t Decade’s style!
Rudy Mac: I don’t think this is Decade anymore!
Expending serious exertion, Big Buddha gets up to one knee, but then Decade SLAMS the chair over Big Buddha’s head.
From inside the ring, the referee calls for the bell after the illegal use of a weapon.
DING! DING! DING!
Rudy Mac: Disqualification! It seems like Decade’s crazy side doesn’t care about any consequences!
Decade stands over Big Buddha’s unconscious body with a wicked smile, appreciating the violence he just committed.
Winner:
Big Buddha via disqualification
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Decade continues to stand over Big Buddha, who begins to move and roll around on the ringside mat. The face of the young Canadian wrestler features wide eyes and a sadistic grin.
Rudy Mac: This can’t be good! Decade’s alter ego seems to have overwhelmed the earnest, good kid we used to know!
DeShawn: I don’t mean to be desperate, but we need to get Dr. Dean to help him!
Rudy Mac: DeShawn! Dr. Dean has proven to be nothing more than a self-absorbed Dr. Frankenstein!
Big Buddha rolls over and attempts to get to his feet.
WHACK!
Another chair shot sends Big Buddha down to the mat in a heap.
BOO!!!
Decade turns his face to a production assistant and holds out his hand, which the PA promptly places a microphone into.
Rudy Mac: I guess we’re going to hear straight from the crazy horse’s mouth!
BOO!!!
Amidst the chorus of displeasure from the fans, Decade lifts the microphone up to his mouth and begins to speak in a psychotic raspy voice.
Decade: The pitiful, insignificant one you call Decade is GONE!
BOO!!!
Decade: And next season, I will show you what an unencumbered Decade is TRULY capable of!
Again, Big Buddha attempts to get to his feet and is now bleeding from the back of his head. Decade throws the microphone down and lifts the chair back up over his head.
WHACK!
BOO!!!
Decade tosses the chair to the side and begins to walk away and up the ramp while “10 Years” by “Novacain” by 10 Years plays in the background.
Rudy Mac: It looks like Season 5 of Golden Pro Wrestling is going to be another chapter in this crazy book called Decade!
DeShawn: Good thing I can barely read!
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After Decade and Big Buddha exit the main arena backstage, the Gold Screen begins to show a security camera transmission of the FedExForum employee and wrestler parking lot.
Rudy Mac: What’s going on out there, DeShawn!? The parking lot has been a hot spot for all sorts of shenanigans this year!
DeShawn: I’m glad I don’t own a car or else I’d have to go out there, too!
The crowd watches anxiously while the doors from the arena into the parking lot open. 85 Piru member Wazzup pushes two well-dressed Japanese men through the door. Wazzup obviously has his victimss hands bound behind them and appears to be in complete control of the situation.
Rudy Mac: It looks like Wazzup has both Yakuza members under his control!
A blood red Cadillac comes screeching around the corner and slams to a stop in front of Wazzup.
Choo Choo pops out of the driver’s seat, and then runs around the back where he opens the trunk. Wazzup manhandles each Japanese man into the trunk of the car one-by-one and slams it shut.
The crowd buzzes at the turn of events with 85 Piru now taking direct aim at the Yakuza.
Wazzup gives a fist bump to Choo Choo and points over to an empty parking space. Choo Choo nods, hops back into the car and parks it; he exits the car and nonchalantly rejoins Wazzup as if nothing has happened, and the two gang members re-enter the arena doors.
Rudy Mac: I’m guessing that’s not the last we’ve seen of those two tonight!
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The crowd murmurs to themselves after witnessing yet another twist in the saga of 85 Piru and the Yakuza.
Rudy Mac: If you told me that by the end of Season 4 that we would be watching an all-out GANG WAR, I would have told you that you were crazy!
DeShawn: You tell me that every week, anyways!
Rudy Mac: I’ll try not to be so hard on you from now on, DeShawn!
Suddenly, the iconic drum beat of “My Hero” by Foo Fighters begins to pound out of the speaker system and the entire arena ERUPTS! From backstage, Golden Ben Miller emerges with a smile on his face.
Rudy Mac: The Golden War Horse is HERE!
DeShawn: Let’s get this party started!
Golden Ben Miller makes his way down the ramp, and slowly climbs into the ring. He positions himself upon the corner ropes and holds out a closed fist above his head toward the fans.
Rudy Mac: This night has been brewing all season for Golden Ben Miller! He has the chance to do what every red-blooded American wants to do, beat the ‘woke’ out of a social justice warrior!
DeShawn: Give me the good stuff, GBM!
Golden Ben Miller hops down from the ropes and walks around the rest of the ring pointing to each section of fans.
The music fades out, and it’s replaced with the less-iconic opening bass notes of “Chained To The Rhythm” by Katy Perry.
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: Listen to these good Memphis folks! They have the right mindset!
Awoke walks out from backstage carrying a protest sign that reads “STIPULATIONS ARE RACIST!”
DeShawn: What the heck does that sign mean!?
Rudy Mac: Awoke must be a little upset that he was goaded into this Falls Count Anywhere match with GBM! I hope he knows what he’s signed up for!
The crowd continues to jeer Awoke as he makes his way up to the ring before discarding the sign to the floor and climbing into the ring.
Awoke walks out to mid-ring and gets straight up into GBM’s face, where Golden Ben Miller is irregularly forced to look upward into his opponent’s face.
Rudy Mac: It’s not often that Golden Ben Miller is outsized, but here we are with him taking on the 7-foot Social Justice Warrior!
DeShawn: Beating Awoke might be a tall task!
Rudy Mac: Hey, you just read that off my notes, DeShawn!
The referee steps in between the two wrestlers and reiterates that the match can end anywhere in the ring, outside the ring, or elsewhere in the arena. Awoke and GBM back up from each other and nod in acknowledgement to the referee.
The bell rings and the fans let loose a loud cheer in excitement.
Rudy Mac: Here we go!
Awoke and GBM waste no time and begin to engage in Golden Pro Wrestling warfare. The action starts off with Awoke slamming Golden Ben Miller down to the mat with a powerful clothesline.
The San Francisco Social Justice Warrior picks up Golden Ben Miller and whips him off the ropes, but with GBM returns, he delivers a running shoulder block that knocks Awoke to the mat.
DeShawn: Is this what you were hoping for, Rudy!?
Rudy Mac: I think we all want to see this head out of the ring!
Golden Ben Miller points out to the fans who cheer in response, and then he delivers a nice, old-school elbow drop to his opponent before hooking Awoke’s leg.
1…
GBM suddenly unhooks the leg of Awoke and sits up. He smiles and shakes his head to himself.
Rudy Mac: I think Golden Ben Miller just realized that there’s no way he is going to pass up the chance to take Awoke outside the ring!
The Golden War Horse gets to his feet and pulls Awoke up to a standing position. He kicks Awoke in the stomach, and then throws him into the corner.
With a heavy thud, Awoke slams backwards into the turnbuckle. GBM comes running at him, but Awoke slips away at the last moment and lets Golden Ben Miller crash. When GBM comes stumbling out to mid-ring, Awoke picks up him up and walks over to the ropes.
DeShawn: This may be going outside the ring, but I don’t think it’s the way Golden Ben Miller drew it up!
Indeed, Awoke tosses GBM over the ropes where he falls flat on his back. While Golden Ben Miller writhes on the floor and holds his backside, Awoke sneers out to the fans and shakes his head in disapproval.
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: I can’t really stand that arrogant fellow from California!
Awoke clumsily climbs over the ropes and stands on the ring apron while GBM gets to his feet below at ringside. When Golden Ben Miller looks up, he sees Awoke come down with a double axhandle smash.
Rudy Mac and DeShawn: OUCH!
The blue-haired SJW picks Golden Ben Miller up onto his shoulders and delivers a massive Samoan Drop.
CANCELLED ONTO THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!
Rudy Mac: Let’s see how much Golden Ben Miller wants it!
1… 2… … NO!!!
The crowd pops off at their hero’s resiliency. Awoke gets up angry and brings GBM along with him to a standing position. He attempts to whip Golden Ben Miller to the barricade, but GBM counters and throws Awoke OVER the barricade.
Fans nearby scream his exaltation with the Golden Pro Wrestling action up close and personal.
Rudy Mac: These folks are getting every cent worth from their ticket!
DeShawn: Golden Pro Wrestling is a screaming good deal!
The two wrestlers stand toe-to-toe with fans all around them and trade shots back and forth. GPW security swarms the scene and does their best to hold the fans back in a large circle so that they aren’t injured.
Awoke grabs a nearby empty chair lifts it above his head to attack but Golden Ben Miller runs forward and spears the big man to the ground. When Awoke attempts to get to his feet, GBM lifts the chair up.
SMACK!!!
Rudy Mac: Epic chair shot!
The San Francisco Social Justice Warrior lands on his back with a heavy thud.
1… 2… … NO!!!
Rudy Mac: It looks like Awoke isn’t going to give up just because of a chair shot!
The two wrestlers stand and begin to trade punches while they slowly battle their way up the FedExForum stairs. Action spills out of the crowd and into the arena concourse where some fans are buying concessions.
DeShawn: I don’t know why those fans aren’t in their seats but will one of them at least grab me a bag of Sour Patch Kids!
Rudy Mac: DeShawn! Sour Patch Kids aren’t paying sponsors; however, I’m not going to complain about the action we’re witnessing!
The entertainment is now firmly being broadcast into the arena on the Gold Screen via handheld camera, which follows along Golden Ben Miller and Awoke. Awoke slams GBM into a wall of GPW merchandise, which sends the entire wall of shirts, hats and action figures to the ground.
Rudy Mac: Who’s going to pay for that!?
DeShawn: Probably these hardcore GPW fans!
GBM gets up and stumbles over to an open concession counter where he motions to one of the employees. The employee obliges and pushes to him an unclaimed order of popcorn, which Golden Ben Miller grabs and slams into Awoke’s face.
DeShawn: Awoke better give up, but I doubt he knows butter!
Rudy Mac: DeShawn!
Awoke claws at his face to get the kernels and viscous toppings out of his eyes. GBM grabs hold of Awoke and lays in shot after shot, before leading him up another flight of stairs and into the second level of stands.
Rudy Mac: Looks like they’re going to take this to a whole new level!
The two wrestlers emerge back inside the arena, but this time atop the second level’s balcony where danger appears both earnest and imminent. Security continues to follow and clears out an area for them to battle without danger to the fans.
Precariously, Awoke and Golden Ben Miller battle at the very edge of the overlook. Below them is a handicap section that has now been emptied, except for an empty table with personal items, sodas and food.
DeShawn: How did the handicap folks get out of there so fast if they can’t-
Rudy Mac: Stop it, DeShawn! Stop it! Just enjoy this moment!
Camera flashes pop off when GBM gets Awoke up into his arms, and then scoop slams him off the edge of the second level, which sends Awoke CRASHING down 15 feet through the table.
Rudy Mac and DeShawn: MY GOD!
The entire arena POPS OFF at Awoke’s destruction.
G-B-M! G-B-M! G-B-M!
Golden Ben Miller watches as, incredibly, Awoke attempts to shake his head and get to his feet.
Again, camera flashes pop off when GBM jumps off the ledge and aims his knee squarely down below him.
GOLDEN KNEE OFF THE SECOND LEVEL!!!
Rudy Mac: My god! My god! My god!
The referee carefully dangles himself off the second level edge and lets himself fall the rest of the way to the floor with the two wrestlers, and quickly begins to slam his hand down.
1… 2… …. … 3!!!
The FedExForum and the Golden Pro Wrestling fans within it let loose a cheer so loud that it surely hits the loudest decibel level of the night.
Rudy Mac: I don’t know if you folks at home can hear my voice, but Golden Pro Wrestling just had one of those moments that we’ll take with us forever!
DeShawn: A beautiful moment for all that is good and right in America!
The referee gets to his feet and helps the hobbled Golden Ben Miller up to his feet where he lifts his arm up. GBM doesn’t even look down at Awoke, but rather looks back out to the fans, and lifts his arm up with a closed fist.
Winner:
Golden Ben Miller via The Golden Knee off the Second Level
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While the arena catches their breath from Golden Ben Miller vs. Awoke and the two wrestlers depart from the main arena, the Gold Screen switches to a handheld camera shot of a backstage hallway.
Rudy Mac: We’re just minutes away from tonight’s main event featuring Fuse Makoto’s Pure Gold Championship title defense against Shotcaller.
As if on cue, Fuse Makoto rounds the corner into view of the hallway camera, and the crowd erupts from inside the main arena of the FedExForum.
The Pure Gold Championship is firmly strapped around Fuse’s waist, and his face is one of utter focus.
Rudy Mac: And there he is! Fuse Makoto is making his way to the arena!
The crowd’s cheers turn to abject anger when two men begin to follow Fuse down the hallway.
Wazzup and Choo Choo.
Da Bloodz.
BOO!!!
DeShawn: Watch out, Fuse!
Fuse stops in his tracks as if he got an innate feeling of being stalked, and just as he turns around Choo Choo levels him with a running lariat to the back of the head. The impact drops Fuse down to the ground, and his head hits the hallway floor.
SMACK!!!
BOO!!!
Fuse, barely conscious from his head striking the floor, attempts to get up but is quickly met with a boot to the face by Wazzup.
STOMP!!!
Again, Fuse’s head bounces off the ground, and his eyes roll into the back of his head.
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: Unbelievable! Shotcaller has sicked his dawgs on Fuse before the match has even started!
The two homies look down at Fuse and then give each other a fist bump before turning and walking down the hallway to the arena entrance waiting area.
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The show returns to a wide pan shot of the main FedExForum arena where the crowd buzzes in stress and anticipation.
Rudy Mac: Hogwash! Fuse Makoto just got JUMPED before the match even started! Is he even going to show up?
DeShawn: I’d be willing to bet one of my last brain cells he can still pull it off!
Rudy Mac: If anyone can do it, he can!
I won’t deny it, I’m a straight ridah, you don’t wanna fuck with me…
The beginning lyrics of “Ambitionz Az A Ridah” by 2pac play out from the arena speakers.
BOO!!!
Shotcaller walks out from backstage with his signature red bandana around his face and a determined scowl on his face. Wazzup and Choo Choo follow him out with cocky grins.
Rudy Mac: And here are the thugs-of-the-hour, the trio known as 85 Piru! Shotcaller is probably feeling good knowing that Fuse has been handicapped before tonight’s Pure Gold Championship match has even started!
DeShawn: Pig-clean!
Rudy Mac: That’s ‘hogwash’, DeShawn! Get it right!
Shotcaller slowly walks up the stairs into the ring while Wazzup and Choo Choo take their place ringside. While Shotcaller struts around the ring confidently, Da Bloodz argue with the lucky first-row fans.
2Pac’s signature song fades out, and the crowd POPS when “Name Of The Game” by The Crystal Method hits the arena’s airwaves.
Rudy Mac: He’s going to do it! Fuse is going to come out!
However, after a few seconds it becomes clear that something is wrong when the Pure Gold Champion doesn’t immediately walk out.
DeShawn: Come on, Fuse! Get out here!
The crowd begins to quiet down with concern, but then ERUPTS as Fuse Makoto slowly limps out onto the Golden Pro Wrestling entrance stage.
Rudy Mac and DeShawn: LET’S GO!
Above him, on the Gold Screen, are clips of his biggest GPW moments including defeating Violence at The Golden Moment, and his victory at Fort Knocks.
Rudy Mac: Fuse is nothing short of courageous, incredible, and indominable!
Shotcaller snarls inside the ring, annoyed but not surprised by Fuse’s appearance. Down at ringside, Choo Choo and Wazzup give each other another fist bump recognizing that Fuse has been visibly hindered.
Rudy Mac: Look at the damage Da Bloodz caused! Fuse is bleeding from his head and walking with an obvious limp!
DeShawn: Ain’t not thang but a Japanese sushi thang! Fuse can still do this!
The Golden Pro Wrestling fans cheer on as Fuse makes his way down the ramp and up the stairs. He climbs into the ring and performs a circuitous route around the squared circle.
In an honorable stance, he bows to the main camera before the referee unstraps the Pure Gold Championship from his waist.
Rudy Mac: That belt better be strapped back around his waist when all of this is over!
The belt is handed to a production assistant by the referee, and Shotcaller and Fuse Makoto back off from each other in their own unique stances.
DeShawn: Rudy! We’ve got two evenly sized, athletic wrestlers with contrasting styles. On one side is Shotcaller who pulls off multi-move attacks, and on the other side is Fuse Makoto who leverages focused, quick strikes.
Rudy Mac: Stop reading my notes, DeShawn!
“Name of the Game” fades out, and the crowd cheers when the starting bell rings.
Rudy Mac: Shotcaller versus Fuse Makoto for the Pure Gold Championship at Allegiance is HERE!
Everything starts off with Shotcaller making a lunge for the weary Fuse Makoto, who is still obviously hobbled from the pre-match attack.
Shotcaller grabs hold of Fuse Makoto and wears him down with a series of strikes. He works Fuse to the corner and begins to push him down into a sitting position.
Rudy Mac: Shotcaller is taking advantage of Fuse’s condition!
The ‘G’ from Los Angeles stomps down on Fuse’s chest, until Fuse fully crumples onto the mat. Shotcaller lifts him up and pulls him out to mid-ring where he drops Fuse with a snap DDT.
1… 2… … NO!!!
The GPW fans cheer for the resilient early kickout.
Rudy Mac: Whatever happened before the match, it looks like Fuse isn’t going to roll over!
Shotcaller gets up, and again brings Fuse to a standing position. Shotcaller runs off and bounces off the ropes and attempts to his signature running neckbreaker.
THE DRIVE-BY… NO!!!
DeShawn: Whoa!
At the last moment, Fuse pushes Shotcaller off, who stumbles away. When Shotcaller turns around, he’s met with a spear to the chest.
Rudy Mac: Fuse is on the attack!
The next few minutes feature a back-and-forth affair where Shotcaller is caught off guard by Fuse’s hutzpah. Fuse gets Shotcaller on the mat and gets up to the top rope.
DeShawn: I love it when Fuse goes high-flying!
Fuse leaps off the turnbuckle and drops a 450-twist splash, which prompts a MAJOR positive reaction from the crowd. At ringside, Wazzup and Choo Choo look concerned.
1… 2… … NO!!!
Rudy Mac: Shotcaller wouldn’t have gotten to this moment in his career if he couldn’t take some good shots and still kick out!
The match moves on, and after a series of counters, Shotcaller gets the upper hand with a running elbow to Fuse’s face. A stunned Fuse Makoto walks straight into a facebuster, which causes Fuse to flop onto his back.
Rudy Mac: GPW’s resident gangster is throwing everything he’s got at the champ!
1… 2… … NO!!!
In a fit of frustration, Shotcaller pulls Fuse up from the mat by his neck, and then gives Fuse a running toss over the top ropes to ringside. The referee runs up to Shotcaller and begins to chide him for the unnecessary, delaying tactic.
With Fuse laid out on the ringside mat, Choo Choo and Wazzup sneak up on the Pure Gold Champion.
DeShawn: This looks planned, Rudy!
Inside the ring, Shotcaller begins to argue with the referee with a meritless defense, which is obviously a stall strategy so Da Bloodz can do their work.
Rudy Mac: It looks like Da Bloodz are going to get another crack at Fuse with the referee distracted!
Wazzup grabs Fuse and lifts him back to his feet, and Choo Choo goes in for a superkick. At the last moment, Fuse breaks Wazzup’s hold and chops Choo Choo’s foot away. He then leaps into a spin with one leg flying out.
NIKUYA STRIKE!!!
The crowd goes ballistic after Fuse turns the table on Choo Choo.
Rudy Mac: That’s payback from before the match!
Unfortunately, Fuse turns around and is met with by a boot to the stomach by Wazzup. Wazzup lifts Fuse up and nails a spinning powerbomb onto the ringside mat.
BODYBAGGED!!!
Rudy Mac: OUCH! Fuse is in dire straits now!
Choo Choo recovers from Fuse’s tornado kick and helps Wazzup roll the Pure Gold Champion back into the ring.
DeShawn: Leave it to a literal gang to deliver a gang beatdown!
Shotcaller finally backs off from arguing with the referee, who then turns around to see Fuse laid out motionless on the mat.
Rudy Mac: Hogwash! Shotcaller has an even BIGGER advantage than he did before!
The ‘G’ from Los Angeles helps Fuse get to his feet, then backs up and runs forward to deliver a neckbreaker.
THE DRIVE-BY!!!
Rudy Mac: This might be it for Fuse!
1… … 2… … … NO!!!
DeShawn: Shame on you for doubting THE Fuse Makoto!
Despite the failure to secure the win, Shotcaller continues his attack. He throws the battered, doozy Fuse Makoto around the ring, and then hits a tiltawhirl slam in the middle of the ring.
Ringside, Choo Choo and Wazzup smile at the expected victory.
1… … 2… … … NO!!!
The Golden Pro Wrestling fans cheer in exultation from the Pure Gold Champion’s resiliency.
Shotcaller gets up to a kneeling position and scowls in frustration, but then shakes his head and presses on. He continues to toss Fuse around the ring, but when he steps in for his finisher yet again, he’s caught off guard by a tornado kick.
NIKUYA STRIKE!!!
The entire arena ERUPTS at Fuse’s finisher.
Rudy Mac: Here we go!
1… … 2… … … NO!!!
Fuse rolls over and collapses onto the mat from exhaustion while Shotcaller collects himself.
DeShawn: Shotcaller may have gotten hit with the Nikuya Strike but he still has more in the tank than Fuse does!
The two men slowly get to their feet and wearily trade moves back-and-forth.
Rudy Mac: I’d say that it’s anyone’s match at this point!
Finally, Shotcaller whips Fuse directly into the referee, who goes spinning and hits the mat with a thud. Without skipping a beat, Choo and Wazzup climb into the ring with cold, calculated looks on their faces.
Rudy Mac: This could spell trouble for the champ!
Shotcaller leans back against the ropes to catch his breath while he lets his homies go on the attack.
First, Wazzup delivers yet another spinning powerbomb.
BODYBAGGED!!!
Then Choo Choo climbs to the top rope and leaps out and hits an inverted Phoenix Splash.
THE HIT UP!!!
Rudy Mac: Hogwash!
Shotcaller motions with his hands to Da Bloodz to keep going, which Wazzup obliges by lifting Fuse upward and nailing a facebuster. Choo Choo runs to the ropes and leaps backward for a moonsault knee to Fuse’s head.
THE BLEED OUT!!!
Rudy Mac and DeShawn: MY GOD!
While Wazzup and Choo Choo roll out of the ring, Shotcaller walks over to the referee and pulls him up to his feet. The referee holds onto the ropes trying to steady himself while Shotcaller gets Fuse into a standing position.
BOO!!!
Fuse, barely conscious, wobbles in the middle of the ring. Shotcaller runs toward Fuse to deliver yet another Drive-By, but Fuse suddenly slips away.
Rudy Mac: Fuse isn’t done yet!
Shotcaller approaches again, and the weakened Fuse Makoto leaps up for a tornado kick.
NIKUYA STRIKE – NO!!!
Unfortunately, Fuse doesn’t have enough energy and there’s simply not enough effort. Shotcaller easily dodges it and delivers another running neckbreaker.
THE DRIVE-BY!!!
DeShawn: Kick out, Fuse!
1… … 2… … … 3!!!
Rudy Mac: NO!
BOO!!!
The crowd unleashes a torrent of displeasure while Da Bloodz climb into the ring.
Rudy Mac: Shotcaller is the Pure Gold Champion! Unreal!
DeShawn: Dirtiest win in the history of Golden Pro Wrestling!
Golden Pro Wrestling’s fans continue to voice their abject anger at the moment while the Pure Gold Championship belt is ceremoniously strapped around Shotcaller’s waist.
Winner and NEW Pure Gold Champion:
Shotcaller via The Drive-By
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The crowd rains down verbal and physical displeasure toward the ring, and trash begins to fly at Shotcaller. First a soda cup, then beer cans.
BOO!!!
Rudy Mac: The fans of Memphis have been pushed to the limit! They can’t take what they just saw!
Wazzup and Choo Choo climb into the ring and congratulate their gang leader, and they begin to throw each other fist bumps and bro-hugs.
DeShawn: I can’t believe it! Shotcaller is the new Pure Gold Champion! It looks like 85 Piru isn’t going anywhere!
The PA announcer pleads with the Golden Pro Wrestling fans to stop throwing garbage into the ring, while Shotcaller sneers and kicks trash away from his feet.
Somehow, some way, Fuse Makoto rolls over onto his stomach, crawls to the ropes and begins to climb to his feet. 85 Piru stop their celebration and look over at Fuse.
DeShawn: Stay down, Fuse! Don’t open yourself up to more attacks!
Wazzup and Choo Choo look at Shotcaller for direction, and Shotcaller simply shakes his head and motions for Da Bloodz that it’s time to leave the ring.
Rudy Mac: It looks like 85 Piru is going to flee the scene!
After Choo Choo and Wazzup get down to ringside, Shotcaller pauses and looks back at his opponent. Suddenly, he and Fuse Makoto are forced to look mid-ring and watch as blue lights begin to coalesce.
The crowd hushes in silence.
Rudy Mac: I know what this means! It means the Draconium is here!
Shotcaller shuffles over to the side of Fuse Makoto, and the two wrestlers look at each other before looking back at what is transpiring in front of them.
In the middle of the ring, the Draconian, Queen Solis and Flip Costa materialize from the blue lights. The crowd unleashes a torrent of cheering and excitement for the return of their hero.
Rudy Mac: Flip Costa is back! And he has just SAVED THE WORLD!
DeShawn: Watching that asteroid blow up was the BEST day of my life! That is, next to seeing Flip’s beautiful face again!
After the cheering subsides, the crowd breaks into an impromptu chant while Queen Solis, the Draconian and Flip Costa look out amongst the masses of GPW fans.
FLIP! FLIP! FLIP!
The leader of Draconium, Queen Solis, waves her long scepter outward in front of her, and her voice emanates from the speaker system.
Queen Solis: SILENCE!
Upon command, the thousands of Golden Pro Wrestling faithful collectively hush.
Queen Solis: Yes, I have destroyed the asteroid that threatened the existence of this pathetic world, but as I told you, it comes at a cost.
A buzz of anticipation and curiosity ripples through the FedExForum.
Queen Solis: Flip Co-stah, come forth.
Without hesitation, Flip walks forward and stands several feet away in front of Queen Solis and bows his head.
The enigmatic, powerful alien woman points the tip of her scepter at Flip, which begins to glow. After a moment, a bright golden light flashes outward and into the chest of Golden Pro Wrestling’s best-looking wrestler.
Flip’s body starts to glow from the light until his entire body becomes luminescent, and then a brilliant flash forces everyone to squint. After the light subsides, all Golden Pro Wrestling’s fans and staff focus their eyes mid-ring.
Standing in front of them is Flip Costa.
But somehow not Flip Costa.
Queen Solis: Hu-mahns of Earth. As payment for saving your planet, I have taken Flip Costa from you. He is now FLIP DRACO, and he is under MY command!
The crowd collectively gasps, and then the FedExForum lights go out. When they come back on, the ring is empty except for Shotcaller and Fuse Makoto, who both lean against the ropes with shocked faces.
Rudy Mac: Flip Costa is no more! He’s now FLIP DRACO!
DeShawn: The is the WORST day of my life!
Fuse Makoto attempts to walk away from the ropes but collapses again from the brutal beating he endured. Meanwhile, Shotcaller climbs out of the ring and joins Da Bloodz before heading up the ramp as “Ambitionz Az A Ridah” by 2Pac bumps through the speakers.
The apoplectic fans boo and cry all at once at what transpired.
Rudy Mac: Season 4 is over! But the real story may have just begun! Tune in for Season 5 when Shotcaller begins his Pure Gold Championship reign, and we see what the Draconium has in store for Golden Pro Wrestling! Good night!
The broadcast fades to black…
All illustrations from the talented David G.