Hood: Hey, The Empty's been almost undefeatable in his time in the GCWA. His only losses have been DQ's and when he's not involved in the outcome. This is a man that can't be stopped in a tournament!

Rockwell: And if he does lose via DQ, he keeps the title...

Rockwell: Noah Hanson once again shows the world that he's a ring tactician, attacking at just the perfect moment!

Hood: Do you think it's because of The Reason? He's still out after that bad fall he took!

Rockwell: The Empty really clocked him, Hood. I wonder if there was some extra force behind it.

Hood: What, from his 'other self'? You really believe that?

Rockwell: I believe that The Empty is a troubled soul.

Hood: I can't... well, maybe...

Rockwell: Starting to realize he's in trouble, Hood?

Rockwell: What a shocking turn of events! Noah Hanson just became the first person to ever pin The Empty, and has earned his first GCWA gold!

Rockwell: If anything, this has just made Hanson's mark on the tournament, as no one should take this man lightly moving forward!

*Hanson celebrates his victory, holding up the GCWA North American Title high. The golden & green pyro waterfall goes off again, this time shining off the gold as Hanson smiles. However, the smile fades as the Halloween theme is suddenly playing.*

Hood: Wait, what's going on?

Rockwell: It's The Lost Soul!

*The fans cheer for the veteran as The Lost Soul comes down to the ring, entering through the ropes. Hanson prepares himself, watching the wrestler for any sign of a move towards him. But The Lost Soul has turned his attention to the fallen Empty.*

Rockwell: We all know The Lost Soul wanted to get his hands on The Empty after being the referee at Crescendo... I'm sure he was hoping it would be for the championship...

Hood: Doesn't he have his own tournament match to prepare for??

*The Lost Soul leans over The Empty, who stares up at him with dark eyes. TLS' hand moves... and the lights go out!! The fans cheer, always loving a power outage in the middle of an event. When the lights come up, only Noah Hanson is standing in the ring.*

Hood: Where'd they go??

Rockwell: I... I have no clue, Hood! But look what The Lost Soul left behind!

*Hanson hoists up his North American Title and looks on the ground, seeing the piece of paper now sitting there. It appears to be The Lost Soul's Golden Opportunity contract, a contract that allows him to challenge for any title other than the World Title! Hanson looks it over, then looks around, wondering what's next in this crazy company.*

*All six members of the A-List are hanging out together in the locker room. Dylan and Lissandra are sitting on the sofa, Dylan with his arm spread comfortably around the back behind Lissandra's head. Tank is sparring with Dave Branson in a corner of the room with Vincenzo keeping score - it's a pretty even fight so far and Lord Allton is sitting at the table, writing something on a pad of paper, periodically looking over at Dylan and Lissandra, talking to them.*

Lord Allton: So how's baby Lilly doing, Lissie?

Lissandra Thomas: Just great, isn't she, baby?

Dylan Thomas: She's definitely got her Daddy's genes in her.

*Allton laughs.*

Lord Allton: Jesus Christ Dylan! And I thought I was pretty boy arrogant.

Dylan Thomas: Maybe. But you aren't 'Perfection Personified' my friend!

*Dylan looks over smirking. Allton just lays up a finger, smirking away himself.*

Dylan Thomas: What are you doing anyway?

*Allton stops writing, leaning on the table with his arms crossed.*

Lord Allton: Later tonight, Zybala is throwing up a special match. Cori Haim vs. Barry... I have a....vested interest in said match.

*Dylan looks perplexed.*

Dylan Thomas: I thought Corey Haim had died? Didn't know he was a wrestler, either.

Lord Allton: Funny. Wrong Haim. Wrong sex too.

Dylan Thomas: No.... Pretty sure Corey Haim's a dude....

Lord Allton: Shut up you idiot and just listen.

*Allton comes over from the table to where Dylan and Lissandra are sitting.*

Lord Allton: Now... Listen, when I first arrived back in the States for my match on Outsiders during its return, I wrestled a woman named Cori Haim. Gorgeous creature, despite only having one arm... I said to her in promos leading up to the match that I was going to destroy her in our match, which I subsequently did, of course. Now, in our match I was sure that I put her out of action pretty much permanently -yet here she is on the next Inferno facing 'Barry'. In a match that I'm very much looking forward to....

*Lord Allton winks at Dylan and Dave's ears prick up at the sound of Barry's name.*

Dave Branson: Barry?

*Tank clocks Dave in the side of the face because Dave lost concentration.*

Dave Branson: Ow! Hey!

*Tank merely smiles.*

Dave Branson: Yeah, big man you laugh it up! Anyway Dyl.... isn't Barry that scrawny kid? You know, Xtreme's brother?

*Dylan smirks. An evil smile begins to form on his face.*

Dylan Thomas: Yeah. Yeah big guy I think so... Come on, everyone. I've got an idea how we can have some fun with the Cori/Barry match. And Rob... you should get your fun too....

*Dylan, Lissandra and Lord Allton head out of the door of the locker room with their entourage of muscle not far behind. Lissandra walks up to a member of the GCWA ring crew.*

Lissandra Thomas: Hey, you! Have you seen Barry?

Lord Allton: ....Perhaps Cori Haim?

*Lissandra looks over the ring crew's shoulder and smirks seeing Barry walk by.*

Lissandra Thomas: Never mind. BARRY!

*Barry looks over as the crowd of six walk over and Lissandra, Dylan and Dave surround him. He nearly says something but Dylan and Lissandra cut him off. Lord Allton spots Cori Haim and he goes after her with Tank and Vincenzo in tow.*

Lord Allton: Ms Haim! Wait! I want to talk, please.... Hear me out!

*But the camera stays on Dylan, Dave and Lissandra*

Lissandra Thomas: No friend... you listen to us.

Dylan Thomas: Yeah. Listen Barry we just wanted to say that we have been watching you, I mean you're pretty much a legend killer around here, aren't you?

Lissandra Thomas: Good luck tonight against Cori Haim....We've been looking to expand the A-List y'know and....

*Dylan can barely contain his laughter and receives an elbow to the ribs by Lissandra.*

Lissandra Thomas: You might be just what we're looking for. Meet us next week in the Garden if you win tonight...

*We then get a split screen camera of Lord Allton saying word for word EXACTLY the same sentence as Lissandra to Cori Haim.*

Both Lissandra AND Lord Allton: Think about it.

*The A-List all collectively walk (and roll) away smirking leaving Barry and Cori thinking. They then all meet up laughing in the corridor out of sight of Cori Haim and Barry.*

Hood: Genius!

Rockwell: You would. Well Barry faces Cori Haim later on and then the winner meets The A-List in the Garden next week.

*The camera cuts backstage to the Gorilla position. Is that what it is called here, or do we call it something different for CAW kayfabe reasons? Can we call it the Titan 3 position, or the X-Dog position? Yeah, I went old school on that one. Anyway, whatever it is called Space Lord walks back from the entrance way to the X-Dog position, still breathing heavy from his match with Crash. Standing right there to meet Space Lord as he comes through the curtain is "Thundering" Terry Marshall.*

*Space Lord stops in his tracks and locks eyes with Terry Marshall. The two men say nothing but intensely stare each other down. Marshall takes a step forward, and Space Lord takes a step forward as well. Marshall puts his hands on his hips and starts shaking his head up and down.*

Terry Marshall: Hell of a job brother, I'm looking forward to stepping into the ring with you.

*Space Lord takes a couple steps forward until he is almost nose to nose with Terry Marshall.*

Space Lord: I came here for one reason, to attack and keep coming. Not to ask but just to give, not to want but just to sing, sing the power of the Space Lord, because this freak of the unnatural universe, right here, is just beginning to swell, and when I get big enough, brother, there ain't gonna be room for anybody else but me and all the Desolators crew floating through the cosmos.

Terry Marshall: What does that even mean brother?

Space Lord: It means, you are part of the crew and that the swelling has begun. The warriors of the ring dwindle until there can be only...

Terry Marshall: You're right brother, there can be only one.

Space Lord: Just like Highlander.

Terry Marshall: Highlander?

Space Lord: I will be Connor Macleod, but you are my Rameriez.

*Terry Marshall leans closer to Space Lord.*

Terry Marshall: Maybe I will take your quickening.

*Space Lord looks shocked that Terry Marshall knows what he is talking about. This causes Marshall to crack a smile, and in seeing the smile Space Lord smiles as well.*

Terry Marshall: May the best man win.

*Marshall says extending his hand. Space Lord looks at the hand and then grabs it with his hand and the two men shake hands.*

Space Lord: Or, may the best SPACE MAN win.

*We head back to ringside.*

Hood: Damn it, I wanted to see them turn on each other...

Hood: Son of a...

Outsiders Special Attraction Match
Cory Haim (0-0) vs. Barry (2-0)

*Belvedere and a very stoned-looking Mitch make their way to the ring and you know what that means! Another amusing Outsiders match. Zybala runs out from the back and once again joins Rockwell, but Hood hasn't left the table. Zybala looks at Hood as he puts on a headset. *

Zybala: Welcome to another Outsiders match! I'm Mike Zybala, joined again by Adrian Rockwell, and Hood. I'm assuming that you're here because of Barry, Hood?

Hood: You're Goddamned right! Barry is the best thing going! Plus. He beat you and Uber! That's two champions!

Zybala: I will admit that he has a streak building. Maybe he should be in line for a TV title or United X-Division shot.

Rockwell: Maybe that will happen if he can win tonight. Let's take it to Belvedere!

* We cut the ring as Belvedere does his thing.*

Belvedere: The following Outsiders match is scheduled for one fall!

Fans: ONE FALL!

Belvedere: Making her way to the ring first......She calls Key West, Florida her home. She is "The One Armed Goddess" Cori Haim!!!

* "Don't You (Forget About Me) hits the speakers as Haim stumbles out from behind the curtain. She is holding a beer in her one and only hand. She tilts her head back and downs the remaining contents before tossing the empty can to the side of the ramp. She is not alone though! Lord Allton wheels out behind her. He offers an arm to Cori to help steady her and to be a gentleman. What a class act. We need more guys like him. The two make their way to the ring. Cori grabs the bottom rope and struggles to pull herself up as Allton makes his way to her corner. After a few attempts, she finally gets on the mat and rolls under the ropes. Cori then stands up with one fist in the air. A few members of the crowd do this as well; as is tradition with the song from The Breakfast Club. Zybala does this as well. *

Hood: Idiot.

Zybala: Hater.

Rockwell: (ignoring both) Cori looks like she has been pre-gaming a bit before the match.

Zybala: The seems to be her usual M.O.

Hood: I can respect that. I also respect Allton even more for helping a drunk lady. Barry and now Allton? This has got to be the best Outsiders match ever!

Rockwell: I don't trust him. He's been talking about destroying her.

Zybala: Maybe he had a change of heart?

Hood: Did we just agree on something?

Zybala: Yup!

*Hood shudders and grumbles Sideshow Bob style as we go back to Belvedere. *

Belvedere: And her opponent! He stands at 5 foot 6 inches and weighs in tonight at 150 pounds! He is the "Undefeated" Barry!!

* The fans cheer as "Oh Yeah!" by Green Day begins to play, starting at "I am a kid of a bad education, the shooting star of a lowered expectation". Barry steps out from behind the curtain with his arms raised! A few fans start chanting "BAAAR-RY!! BAAAR-RY!" but it still doesn't catch on. *

Hood: Has there been anyone who has had such a meteoric rise to stardom??

Zybala: He's only had two wins.

Hood: Over two champions!

Rockwell: Come on, guys.....

* Barry makes his way to the ring, still looking in awe of the crowd in the GCWA Arena. He enters the ring carefully, but is able to step through without injury. He smiles and climbs the turnbuckle, only getting up one rung before deciding that's enough and raising a shaking hand in the air. The Green Day song stops as Belvedere leaves the ring. Mitch checks both wrestlers, sparks a blunt, then calls for the bell. Cori stumbles over to Barry and admits to him being cute. Barry thanks her but reveals that he has a lady love. Cori is not happy with this. She thinks it's because she lost her arm! She slaps Barry hard who stumbles backwards. Cori then tries to lock up with Barry, holding up her arm and what's left of her other arm. Barry is very hesitant. *

Zybala: Barry looks reluctant to lock up with Haim.

Hood: Barry fears no one! He is just trying to be chivalrous. He doesn't want to hurt a woman who's obviously been through so much.

Rockwell: Either way, he's gonna have to do something besides letting Cori slap him.

* Cori keeps trying to lock up, but all Barry does is back peddle. His eyes keep darting back and forth between Cori's nub and her face. Cori picks up on this and makes a face many married men have come to know and fear. A wave of sympathy fills the arena for Barry as Cori unleashes a verbal tirade of biblical proportions! She yells that her lack of arm doesn't define her beauty as she starts swinging wildly with her good arm. Barry tries to cover up to defend himself. As Cori catches her breath between yelling, Barry takes the moment of quiet to suggest that maybe she should calm down. Everyone in the audience and even Allton can be seen cringing at this rookie mistake. You can just feel every sphincter close as we all know what Barry did wrong. This just sends Cori into such a rage that we can't make out any intelligible words. Barry runs away and Cori gives chase. *

Zybala/Hood: Run, Barry! Run!!!

Rockwell: Barry hasn't had much luck in this match. Cori has been on the attack since the bell, and now she's in a blind rage.

Zybala: Poor Barry even told her angry ass to calm down. You NEVER tell an angry woman to calm down.

Hood: That's like handing a machete to a known serial killer and just standing there asking to be killed.

* Barry and Cori run a few times around the ring before Barry slides in the ring. Cori quickly follows as the rage has sobered her up. She runs at Barry, who manages to hit her with a hip toss on her nub side! Cori crashes to the mat and Barry starts to freak out over the fact he touched it. He runs out of the ring, asking everyone for hand sanitizer. Someone eventually hands him a small bottle and Barry lathers his whole arm with it before getting back in the ring. Cori is standing there waiting. Barry holds up his arms and starts apologizing. She ignores the apologies, boots him in the gut and drops Barry with a Stunner!! Barry is out! *

Hood: NOOOOOOOOO!!!

Zybala: Sadly, it looks like the streak is over.

Rockwell: If Haim actually covers him...

* Which is something Cori isn't doing. She is yelling at Barry to respect the nub as she rubs it all over his face. Mitch doesn't know what to do, as he is too high for this shit. Allton starts yelling at Cori to just pin Barry and get things over with. Cori moves to lean through the ropes and starts screaming at Allton about not telling her what to do and he's not her supervisor! Allton does not take this tongue lashing lightly, and eyes Mitch checking on Barry, who starts to move around. Allton then punches Cori square in the jaw. She stumbles backwards and Barry quickly snags her with the dreaded Surprise Rollup Pin! Mitch dives into position and goes for the count!! *

Mitch: One...........Two...........THREE!!

Belvedere: Here is your winner, and STILL undefeated, BARRY!!

* After the bell rings, there is a mixed crowd reaction as Mitch holds up Barry's arm. The crowd then solidly cheers as Aaron Warthog hops from the crowd and starts to attack Allton. The two start trading blows and the fans cheer more! Haze comes charging to ringside and blind sides Warthog. Aaron tries to fend off both men, but the numbers eventually catch up as the crowd boos. The boos turn to cheers again as Rogue Daniels comes running over and starts fighting with Haze as Warthog and Allton continue their melee. *

Zybala: Can we get just one Outsiders match with any shenanigans?!

Rockwell: You did. Cashe and Vargas beating up that really annoying guy.

Zybala: Oh yeah.

Hood: Fuck that! This is more exciting! Go Allton!!

* Suddenly the lights go out and Hood screams! *

"THEY SAY A HERO COULD SAVE US…"

* The lights come back on and Uber-Man is standing in the middle of the ring! He looks at everyone fighting outside and runs towards the opposite ropes to build up steam! As he runs back, he's clotheslined by Barry!! It hurts the fans to boo Barry, but they do it anyway. Barry then runs at the ropes and jumps through the second and bottom ropes and crashes into everyone! *

Hood: Barry going low risk, high return on that not so Suicide Dive!

Hood: Probably. It's Barry after all.

Zybala: This shit needs to stop during my Outsiders matches...

* Uber-Man is back to his feet and waits until everyone is back on their feet. He runs the ropes again and swanton dives over the top rope onto the fighting group below! The fans cheer as Uber is the first to his feet and just starts kicking everyone he can! Haze gets up and starts brawling with Uber. Warthog and Allton are rolling on the ground trying to choke each other. Rogue and Barry kind of half ass fight just so they aren't left out. Security runs out along with some of the locker room. The A-List help Allton get to his chair and start wheeling him away from the fray as security and the other wrestlers split up the fighters. Zybala stands up and grabs a microphone of the announce table. *

Zybala: Enough! ENOUGH!!

* Everyone stops and turns to look at Zybala. *

Zybala: I'm sick of all of you constantly interfering with each other!! Mr. Barrows is letting me have a special attraction Outsiders match at Warriors of the Ring and I think that's where you'll all deal with each other! The Outsiders match will have Lord Allton, Anderson Haze, Aaron Warthog, Rogue Daniels, and Uber-Man fighting for all of the Outsiders belts in a winner take all "Brack Friday Bunduru" match!!!

* The fans explode with cheers as Zybala throws the mic down and walks away. All the wrestlers involved in the upcoming match look pleased yet confused. What exactly is a Brack Friday Bunduru match?? *

*"Earlier today." A cameraman is running up to a restaurant. Ryot is seated outside by himself on his phone texting. His Rayban sunglasses are protecting his eyes, while his Covid mask is pulled down under his chin. The cameraman gets right into Ryot's face who looks annoyed trying to push them off.*

Ryot: Jesus Christ, you wanna get any closer with that?!

*The cameraman backs up a bit.*

Cameraman: We saw what happened at Stanton Enterprises with you and Rogue. What do you have to say for yourself following that ambush on the building?

Ryot: First of all...

*He puts his phone down.*

Ryot: You can't ambush a building. You enter it forcefully, so stupid question. Second, what happened at his place of business is solely reliant on what he started with Rogue. That'll be handled tonight.

*He starts to pick up his phone again to start texting but is once again interrupted.*

Cameraman: What about that "thing" you said you were working on?

*Ryot placed his phone down and puts on a slightly annoyed smile.*

Ryot: Well, if you must know right this instant. I'm feeling good after my match. Yeah, I lost but what my brother said to me really spoke volumes. So how about this. I'm open for business when it comes to this TV Title. I don't care where or when people step up. I will face ANY superstar on this roster for this TV Title that has not received an opportunity yet. I like to think of myself as a man of opportunity...

*He lowers his sunglasses and winks at the camera. A waiter arrives with his food.*

Ryot: Now if you don't mind, give me an opportunity to get back to my date.

*He motions to the seat across from him where the TV Title is placed on a chair. Ryot grabs his fork and starts eating his food as he continues his date with the love of his life.*

Rockwell: Looks like Ryot is enjoying the finer things in life...

Rockwell: We'll see his partner, Rogue Daniels, in action later tonight.

Warriors of the Ring Tournament, First Round Match
Duce Jones (17-7) vs. Justice Orton-Cross (2-1)

Minos: The next contest is scheduled for one fall, and is an opening round match for the Warriors of the Ring V Tournament! First, standing 5'3" and weighing 126 lbs... from St. Louis, Missouri... accompanied by Enforcer... here is Justice Orton-Cross!!