CATALYST: NIGHTFALL

Conviction: Nightfall Pre Show Sunday December 20th, 2020 The Citadel in Toronto, Ontario

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OPENING

The Citadel in Toronto, Ontario and the crowd was hype as hell. “Desperate Pleasures” by Every Time I Die was the theme for Nightfall and we got the night started with Catalyst. Green lights illuminated the crowd and we cut down to ringside with May O’Neil and Vince Valerie set to preside over the first part of the evening.

O’NEIL: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the official Conviction: Nightfall kickoff show! I am May O’Neil alongside The Dandy Braggart Vince Valerie.

A beat as Valerie mugged for the camera.

O’NEIL: There I said it. First round is on you.

VALERIE: We’ll see about that just as we’ll see an incredible start to OATH’s last event of the year! We are saying farewell to 2020 tonight with an immensely exciting night of action. Tonight we’ll determine the first Tag Team Title challengers of 2021 when the financially challenged Crawfords take on the It Girls of OATH, The Social Elite!

O’NEIL: The Social Elite have drawn the ire of The Crawfords by attacking both siblings with a bottle of champagne. They may be surprised by the beast that they have unleashed and that is no joke. Not like one that “The Comedian” Allen Chaney is trying to turn “The Fire Fist Ace” Alex Pierce into.

VALERIE: Mr. Chaney is facing Mr. Pierce because of an altercation between the two of them last week on Conviction. There was no violence but I am certain that we’ll see a great deal of it when those two face off later in the evening.

O’NEIL: If violence is why you are here -- which is why you should be here -- then look no further than the Toronto Street Fight between Johnny Draco and “The Sinner” AJ Jenkynx. These two have been battling for weeks and tonight it gets settled. Draco is looking to put Jenkynx in his rearview.

VALERIE: I think Johnny Draco is going to get left in the street, but that’s just my personal opinion. Then our main event here on Catalyst will send shockwaves through the entire company. Kirios Hunt, Maverick, and Sydney St. Clair will look to ascend in more ways than one as they vie for the Skeleton Key in a Ladder Match.

O’NEIL: The winner of that match will hold in their hand a first class ticket to a title match of their choosing -- at any time. Think of all of the possibilities. Lots on the line in that match.

VALERIE: Without question. I can not wait to see who ascends! Luckily those three competitors will not have a weight dragging them down, like Cassidy Kane has had with Cass Baumer as of late.

O’NEIL: You’re buying into that huh? Mr. Barlow clearly has it out for Cass Baumer to the point where he is just making shit up about her. In our opening contest, he has Cass facing Cassidy because he is clearly trying to drive a wedge between them. Let’s see if it works. Ramblers, let’s get ramblin’.

SINGLES MATCH

Cass Baumer vs. Cassidy Kane

These two had been tagging together for the last few weeks and suffered a loss on the last Livewire. OATH VP Oscar Barlow made this match because apparently he doesn’t like Cass Baumer all that much. The contest started with a hand shake but we quickly got down to business. Kane popped Baumer with a springboard enziguri and a quick neckbreaker for a near fall.

VALERIE: I am so very happy that Cassidy Kane is getting the opportunity to shed the dead wait that is Ms. Baumer. Ms. Kane has such a bright future, she does not need a parasite like Ms. Baumer clinging to her.

O’NEIL: They didn’t team together by choice. This whole issue is so contrived. Mr. Barlow clearly has an issue with Cass and he’s doing this to mess with her.

VALERIE: Why would an executive in the wrestling industry ever try to hinder a member of their roster? May you need to understand how ridiculous that sounds.

Baumer fought back and crashed into Kane with a running corner European uppercut for a near fall of her own! Kane tried to retreat onto the apron but Baumer caught her with a gamengiri to stun Kane and followed that up with a Fly By Night spear through the ropes and the two collided with the announce table!

This is where things got interesting. Vince Valerie and May O’Neil got clear of the action and their displaced announce table. Baumer was feeling the effects of that big bump but she gathered the strength to get to her feet. Baumer introduced Kane’s face to the announce table and Kane looked shocked. Kane responded by smashing Baumer’s face into the announce table. They did this back and forth a few times before Baumer broke away, charged in on Kane, and got hip tossed right onto the announce table!

O’NEIL: It seems that our roster has no issue with Oscar Barlow playing very loose with the rules here on the Livewire brand.

VALERIE: Mr. Barlow wants the talent on Livewire to be able to express themselves without the hindrance of rules.

The announce table didn’t break so Baumer’s back took some bad damage. Kane slipped Baumer back into the ring and immediately applied a Boston crab! Baumer frantically tried to reach for the ropes but Kane had her in the middle of the ring. Baumer had to dig down deep to crawl to the ropes but she ultimately got there. Kane broke the hold but quickly climbed up to the top rope. She came crashing down on Baumer with Welcome To Coolsville (Diving Flying Knee) and got a near fall. Kane quickly tried to go back to the Boston crab but Baumer surprised her with a modified cradle for the sudden victory!

Winner: Cass Baumer

"Smooth Sailing" by Queens Of The Stone Age played and Baumer got her hand raised. She was favouring her back, Kane did a number on her in that department. Kane looked upset but Baumer helped her to her feet and the two shook hands yet again.

BACKSTAGE

We cut to backstage where we could see Nicky and Erika Crawford getting prepared for their tag team match against the Social Elite.

NICKY: How you feelin’, sis?

ERIKA: I’m feeling nervous Nicky… to be completely honest with you. I don’t know what’s gonna happen if we lose here tonight… are we really just going to let them get away with what they’ve done to us?

Nicky put a hand on her shoulder. Trying to calm her down.

NICKY: It’s gonna be okay Erika, we’ve got this, we just gotta make sure we don’t end up stooping to their levels, we gotta be the bigger people here, we gotta make them pay for what they’ve done, but not by using their own tactics. We gotta show them that we’re the better people, that we’re worth the Tag Team Championship opportunity! We gotta make El D proud of us, don’t you want to make him proud of us, Erika?

ERIKA: Of course I do! But… But Angel and Summer bottled us! They broke one over your head then knocked me out cold with it… Nicky what if the bad guys end up getting the win?

NICKY: We’ll just have to make sure that something like that won’t happen to us sis, because as good as the Social Elite likes to claim they are, they don’t have the chemistry that we do, we’re brother and sister, we got each others backs no matter how bad the situation may look, we just need to make sure we go out there and give it our all, and make sure that the Social Elite don’t get a shot at the Tag Team Championships. We gotta-

???: We gotta make EL D PROUD Sisterrr!

The sound of catty laughter could be heard in the hallway as the camera panned over and the Social Elite were standing there. OATH’s resident It Girls were standing there each with a smug expression on their respective faces laughing loudly at the Crawfords.

SUMMER: Look Angel, it's the team we are gonna beat and send back to the trailer park tonight.

ANGEL: Be careful Summer, they’ve got the lessons of a masked backyard wannabe superhero El D on their side! They might tap into his power...which is what exactly? Being ugly and having to hide his face behind a mask?

They shared a catty giggle as Summer piped up.

SUMMER: I don’t think that's it Angel, I think it's being poor.

Angel rolled her eyes a bit before letting out a bitchy laugh.

ANGEL: I don’t think that's a superpower that's just the sad state of life for most of the roster.

PAGE: Like the Goodwill Girls I am sure you were watching weren’t you as we taught them a lesson in manners and respect. Something tonight we get to teach you, you see this is insulting that once again we have to face the Crawfords.

ANGEL: Gross, I mean we have both beaten little Erika one on one, and Nicky felt that Champagne!

They shared another loud laugh with each other at the expense of the Crawfords.

NICKY: Really? That all you got? That I felt the “Champagne”? Really? God I knew you dressed as a bimbo but I didn’t know you had the mental capacity of one as well. Out in the ring tonight, me and my sister are gonna kick your fuckin asses, and yes, we are gonna make El D proud… it’s what he deserves, he’s cared for us more than anyone else in this company ever has.

ERIKA: Yeah! So… so put that into your pipe and smoke it! Cause out in the ring tonight me and Nicky are gonna smoke you’s, and earn us a shot at the tag team championships, and leave you two on the canvas, in a painful heap!

Nicky patted his sister on the shoulder, proud of her trash talk game.

NICKY: So maybe after this match you and Summer here can go back to whatever fucking Disney Channel high school movie you crawled out of, cause once me and Erika are through with you’s you’ll just be in our taillights as we continue our rise to the top of the tag division in OATH!

Angel and Summer looked at each other before scoffing in smug fashion.

SUMMER: First of all we weren’t done talking and second of all would El D be proud of the language you are using? No you disgusting lowlifes. But you wanna call us a Disney high school movie honey this isn’t gonna end that way. Because, we are still gonna stay on top, look at the Goodwill Girls. They thought they had a shot but look what happened.

ANGEL: Oh and if El D really cared he would have taught you how to avoid fights you can’t win and this is one you won’t be winning. See those Tag Team Titles need real champions. Champions of class, beauty, talent, and starpower. The Social Elite would be a boon to this sorry division as its tag team champions. Because we're better than you and we know it. And you do as well.

Angel said with a proud smirk on her face, matching Summer’s. Before, speaking again in the same smug tone.

ANGEL: So enjoy yet another painful lesson in reality Poorfords, because that is what tonight is gonna be for you.

NICKY: What, you gonna bottle me or Erika again, that how you’re gonna get the win? By using your cheap champagne and crackin one of us over the skull with it? Angel, Summer. You two ain’t shit. Sure El D might not like it when I use my fucking language like this. But you fucking deserve it. And out there, I am going to make sure that me and Erika walk out with the win. Me and Erika are going to finally put a stop to you two and to your fucking bullshit shenanigans. You try and crack me or Erika with the bottle and I will make sure to use it against you. Especially if you hit her with it, cause if you do…

Nicky got right up in Angel’s face.

NICKY: I’ll make sure to put you in the fucking ground myself… come on sis, we’ve got a match to prepare for.

And with that, Nicky and Erika walk out of frame, leaving the Social Elite to talk as the camera cut.

#1 CONTENDERSHIP: TAG TEAM TITLES

TAG TEAM MATCH The Crawfords vs. Social Elite

This next one got nasty quick. Seeing as how the Social Elite smashed a bottle of champagne over Nicky Crawford’s head and bonked Erika with one too -- The Crawfords were out for blood. Or as much as they could be, given their inherently sweet nature. Tiffany Lynn Page was out to accompany the Social Elite as always and was cradling a bottle of champagne in her arms.

VALERIE: It is so lovely to me that Tiffany Lynn Page is always ready to celebrate!

O’NEIL: That champagne bottle is a weapon. Bitch is armed.

Erika started the match against Summer and Summer took control early after a running high knee. Summer put Erika on the mat with a snap suplex and while Erika was prone on the mat Summer slapped her in the face. Summer tried to go for another snap suplex but Erika rushed Summer in to the Crawford’s corner and tagged Nicky. Nicky hit a cutter and Erika came off the top rope with a shooting star press to complete their Drop Dead combination. Nicky made a cover but only got a two count for his trouble.

O’NEIL: The Crawfords are out for revenge but a chance to fight for the Tag Team Titles is a massive opportunity for them.

VALERIE: It would not suit them to have gold. The Social Elite would look so much better with those Tag Team Titles.

O’NEIL: Luckily this is meritocracy and not a fucking beauty pageant.

Tiffany tried to motivate her sister from ringside but Nicky was in full control. Nicky shot Summer into the ropes and waited for her with a superkick but Summer held the top rope to stop her momentum. Nicky charged at her but Summer low bridged the top rope. Nicky spilled over onto the apron and that’s where Angel hit him with a running knee lift that caught Nicky in the jaw and took him off the apron to the floor.

In a desperate plea, Erika tried to get the referee to admonish Angel’s illegal participation but the referee didn’t want to hear it. This distraction gave Angel time to drop from the apron and plant Nicky with the Buyout (Implant DDT) on the outside! Angel hefted Nicky up and rolled him into the ring. Summer made the cover but Nicky was able to get his foot on the bottom rope. Frustrated, Summer tagged Angel in to the match and they put Nicky on the canvas yet again with Couture (High & Low)! Angel made the cover but Erika was in the ring to break up the fall.

O’NEIL: You have to believe that if Erika hadn’t made that save then this match would be over.

VALERIE: Mr. Barlow’s new mandate for violence has it so wrestlers on Livewire don’t necessarily have to listen to the referees…

O’NEIL: Yeah this experiment has horrific possibilities.

The referee suggested that Erika get back on the apron and in observance of the rules, Erika did so. Angel and Summer mauled Nicky on the mat with an assortment of strikes before the referee moved in to get Summer to go out to the apron. Angel got Nicky up and acted as if touching him disgusted her beyond belief. Angel kicked Nicky in the mid-section and attempted the Buyout (Implant DDT) again but Nicky came to life, planted his feet, and took Angel over with a snap Northern Lights suplex! Angel hit the mat with a thud and Nicky was desperate for a tag.

Angel tried to stop Nicky by diving onto his legs but it was too late, he made the tag. Erika vaulted over the top rope and hit a double stomp onto Angel’s back. Erika immediately took off and blasted Summer with a dropkick that took the Spoiled One off the apron. Angel was up to her knees in the middle of the ring. A bad place to be. Erika called to Nicky and they sandwiched Angel via Project Crawford (Meet in the Middle)! Erika dropped into a cover but Tiffany Lynn Page entered the ring and cracked Erika in the back of the head with the champagne bottle!

O’NEIL: That’s a disqualification normally, however, Mr. Barlow had instructed the referees to be a little looser with the rules so I guess --- I guess that is allowed.

VALERIE: Tiffany just got overly excited. She knew that they were about to win and she wanted to celebrate!

O’NEIL: How is it possible that you saw things that way?

Nicky saw this interference and entered the ring to defend his sister but Summer was up on the top rope and she flew off to hit Nicky with All Eyes On Me (Blockbuster)! Summer quickly gathered herself and climbed up to the top rope again. Social Elite executed the Big Apple when Angel hit Erika with a codebreaker that set her up for a blockbuster from Summer! Angel made the cover and The Citadel booed the shit out of all of this as Social Elite picked up the victory.

Winners: #1 Contenders to the Tag Team Titles, Social Elite

“Money” by Cardi B kicked up and the Social Elite quickly left the ring. Summer, Tiffany, and Angel rallied on the ramp and Tiffany made it seem that she was about to open the champagne. As Tiffany went to unwrap the bottle both Summer and Angel stopped her. Seems that they want to save the celebration for their Tag Team Title match.

SINGLES MATCH

Allen Chaney vs. Alex Pierce

The next match was a HOSS FIGHT. The Fire Fist Ace Alex Pierce went toe to toe with the undefeated Comedian Allen Chaney. Chaney tried his usual schtick off the top of the match, going for a handshake. Pierce did not accept it, knowing that Chaney would have used the opportunity for a cheap shot. Pierce beat him to the punch and clobbered Chaney with a discus clothesline! Chaney immediately powdered out of the ring. It appeared that The Comedian didn’t think that Pierce would give chase and he was dead wrong about that.

VALERIE: A lovely cheap shot to start this contest. What is Alex Pierce thinking?

O’NEIL: He’s thinking that he doesn’t want to get shocked by a concealed buzzer or whatever the fuck Chaney does.

VALERIE: Are you serious? The Comedian does not resort to such cartoonish tactics. Come now May.

Chaney was trying to collect himself, one arm on the guard rail. Pierce was out of the ring and charging at Chaney within seconds. Chaney sensed that he was about to be run down and at the last possible second dropped his shoulder and hip checked Pierce over the guard rail and into the crowd. Chaney reached over the guard rail and grabbed Pierce by the head. What followed was Chaney smashing Pierce’s face into the guardrail like Pierce owed him money.

O’NEIL: Allen Chaney with a vicious assault. I feel like Mr. Barlow’s “relaxed rules” suit someone like Allen just fine.

VALERIE: He is simply playing by the new rules that Mr. Barlow has set. You can not fault him for that.

O’NEIL: No I don’t fault him.

The Comedian hopped over the guard rail and joined Pierce in the crowd. Chaney told one fan (who didn’t ask for an autograph to begin with) that he didn’t have a pen. Chaney laughed to himself and then clobbered Pierce with a right hand that saw Pierce fall backward and sit in a vacant chair. Chaney held up a finger in inspiration because we don’t have the technology to have a cartoon light bulb appear above his head. Yet.

VALERIE: This will not be good for Alex Pierce. Allen Chaney weighs nearly 400lbs.!

O’NEIL: But he can move that weight with shocking speed.

Chaney put some distance between himself and the seated Pierce. The crowd parted like the Red Sea and Chaney charged at Pierce looking for a cannon ball but The Fire Fist Ace moved out of the way and Chaney smooshed the chair into a pancake.

VALERIE: That chair was one day from retirement!

Pierce dumped Chaney over the guard rail. Chaney tried to crawl toward the ring apron but Pierce grabbed him by the back of the head and sent his face into the ring post with disgusting force. Chaney staggered back toward him as the referee tried to convince both men to get back into the ring.

O’NEIL: The referee is doing what he can to get this match back under control but these competitors do not have to abide by a twenty count.

VALERIE: Yes! Mr. Barlow has created a land of freedom!

Pierce slipped behind Chaney and took him over with Backdraft (High Angle Belly-to-Back Suplex)! Chaney landed hard on the thin ringside mats with the back of his neck. Pierce knew an opportunity when he saw one and rolled Chaney into the ring to finish him off.

As The Comedian wobbled up to his feet Pierce clearly had him marked. Pierce unleashed the Backfist to the Future (Spinning Back Fist) but as he went for the strike Chaney grabbed his wrist and blasted him with The Set-Up (Short-Arm Lariat)! Not long after that Chaney was able to gather Pierce up and drop him with The Punchline (Awful Waffle)! Pierce had no idea where he was as Chaney made the cover giggling as he got the three count.

Winner: Allen Chaney

“Shimmy Shimmy Ya” by O.D.B. kicked up and Chaney got his hand raised. The referee moved to check on Pierce as we cut.

VIGNETTE

The streets of Toronto were shown and standing in front of a building were Tiffany Lynn Page and Johnny Draco. Draco knew he had to stay ready for the battle that would come his way. After spending the day getting to familiarize with the ways of the streets in Toronto. He soon found himself ready for that night’s battle against AJ Jenkynx. Something was on Draco’s mind, he was thinking about what happened after his match on Livewire. Never being one to turn his back away from his friends. He knew Tiffany had meant well in her actions.

DRACO: Tiffany, may I talk with you about something that’s on my mind?

TIFFANY: Sure you know you can always talk to me about things that’s troubling you. What seems to be on your mind tonight?

DRACO: It’s just that last week during Livewire we seem to have been upset with each other. I just want to make sure we’re on the same page going forward.

TIFFANY: I can understand where you’re coming from Johnny. Last week didn’t go so much in our favor, I almost cost you the match against your opponent. Though, I want you to believe I have always had the best interest in mind for you here in OATH Pro Wrestling.

DRACO: I know you have Tiffany, it’s one of the things I enjoy about working with you. I know you tend to have the best interest for me whenever I am in the ring. I do appreciate that fact because people in the past have shown me their true colors. I want you to stay as my manager because we work great as a team. However, some may start to think that my talent in the ring isn’t legit if we constantly cheat during our matches.

TIFFANY: I can definitely understand that Johnny, the last thing I want is for people to take one of my clients not seriously in this industry. Though, we have to show them that this team can win at all cost.

Johnny considered what Tiffany had just told him. He knew that what she was saying made sense. Tiffany was one person he knew he could trust in and out of the ring. There was no second guessing that. Their loyalty to one another had remained strong through the months. He nodded his head gently in her direction. Draco turned his attention to an oil drum fire that I guess he lit. He glanced down at the fire that brewed from inside a drum. He could see the merchandise of AJ Jenkynx burning from within it. He smiles smoothly as he looked towards Tiffany.

DRACO: Perhaps, you’re rightabout that Tiffany By showing we can win and lose as a team, it helps to bring recognition to the unity between us. You both are one of the reasons I take pride on if I win or lose. It’s good that we are back on the same page again. Though, tension between us may start to tarnish our relationship as business goes on. That is something I don’t want to have happen.

TIFFANY: I can take a step back and evaluate the way I do things. But we both know I do them my way because I feel it is the best way to get things done. You know I have a great mind for this business. I take care of my clients in each match they prepare for.

DRACO: I just ask that you keep doing things your way, yet at the same time do them in a way that is able to come off more cleanly. Last week the referee almost sent you to the back at the end of the match. I need you by my side through each match because you do build confidence in me. Though, tonight will be a different story for us both. There are no rules come tonight’s Toronto Street Fight against AJ Jenkynx. A match that finally puts our rivalry for what it is to rest here in OATH Pro Wrestling.

TIFFANY: That is very true Johnny, you have constantly been able to defeat him. While, he had a tag team partner the last time you both faced each other. You and James Edwards worked great as a team, showing AJ Jenkynx that even with help, he can’t get the job done against you. Tonight, will serve as a reminder of what happens when you go to war with Johnny Draco. Are you ready to put this rivalry behind you and look forward to better things in the future?

DRACO: I am definitely looking forward to putting this rivalry between us to rest. I feel every match with him I am carrying the poor fellow. His fans are starting to lose hope in the talent he possesses. Yet tonight there will be more help than one could ever ask for. Each item we find to be painful can be used upon one another. Every moment inflicting the most pain on each other to see what the other is truly made of. The sad fact is I already have seen the best and the worst out of my opponent. Therefore, I am ready to once again prove I am the better man. I am going to defeat AJ Jenkynx tonight and move forward to a better path in OATH Pro Wrestling.

TIFFANY: It’s good to see you confident about tonight’s street fight against AJ Jenkynx. Though, you have every reason to be due to previous match outcomes. I do believe you're destined for great things here in OATH Pro Wrestling. Tonight, after you defeat AJ Jenkynx for the third time. Once again proving to be the better competitor. There might be a chance for you to be set on a glorious path. A path that sees you one day taking on the talented champion James Edwards. Until that day though stay focused on the match at hand. We can’t let AJ Jenkynx surprise the world by defeating you tonight.

Hearing these words leave Tiffany’s lips softly, he nodded his head towards her direction. Her confidence in him showing a sign that the tension between them had decreased. He had always believed a team that moved past any tension between them; It was proof they were meant to be a great team together. He raised his hands over the fire pit that stood nearby them. Just for a moment beginning to get warmer. He couldn’t stand the way Toronto nights were during the winter time. A laugh softly came over his lips after hearing Tiffany’s last sentence. He knew it would be a shock if AJ Jenkynx could come through with the win. Though, given AJ Jenkynx recent track record against him. He wasn’t the slightest bit worried about what was to come. At that moment the two continued conversing about future plans. The cameras panned out from their location as they transitioned to a fade to black.

TORONTO STREET FIGHT AJ Jenkynx vs. Johnny Draco

It was lightly snowing at the corner of Bathurst Street and Dundas Street West in Toronto, Ontario. “The Sinner” AJ Jenkynx stood at the southeast corner and the shot pulled out to show Johnny Draco standing at the northwest corner. A ring bell chimed in the open air and the stop lights went green.

VALERIE: Where did that ring bell sound come from?

O’NEIL: Bluetooth speaker.

There were no cars so that didn’t really matter but what did matter is that Draco and Jenkynx charged at each other and met in the middle of the intersection. Draco struck first with a series of kicks and punches before he sent Jenkynx reeling into a lamp post with a dropkick. Jenkynx tried to rally back and charged back at Draco but got caught with a drop toe hold that sent his face into the asphalt.

VALERIE: I for one am shocked that Mr. Barlow got the street closed off for this match.

O’NEIL: I don’t think that he did...

The referee watched from a distance in his black and white striped parka. Draco hit a quick succession of fist drops to the back of Jenkynx’s neck before he hauled The Sinner up and whipped him toward the window of a coffee shop. Jenkynx reversed the momentum and Draco was sent face first into the window. People inside the coffee shop just continued sipping.

VALERIE: Not much bothers the citizens of Toronto. They are a passive people.

Jenkynx introduced Draco’s face to a newspaper box. As Draco stumbled away, Jenkynx grabbed the door of the newspaper stand and ripped it off its hinges. Jenkynx stalked Draco and then smashed the door over Draco’s head, shattering the small glass window.

O’NEIL: Holy shit! Johnny is bleeding.

VALERIE: I think I am going to be ill.

In a grizzly scene, Draco was busted open with a large gash across his forehead. Blood started running down his face and dripped onto the snow as Jenkynx grabbed Draco and hit him with a quick back suplex onto the hood of a parked car. Jenkynx joined Draco on top of the car and set Draco up for a ddt onto the windshield! Draco came back to life, planted his feet on the hood, and reversed the ddt into a cobra clutch driver off the hood of the car and right into the road! Both men were down and Draco crawled a few feet away to try and recover from his head wound.

O’NEIL: The sound of AJ’s body hitting the road…

VALERIE: Not exactly Gustav Holst!

Sitting against the wheel well of a car, Draco wiped the blood out of his eyes to see Jenkynx scrambling to get to his feet using a bus shelter to prop himself up. Draco got up to his feet and stumbled across the street toward Jenkynx. Draco could barely see but he was closing in on Jenkynx. Draco reached out to grab Jenkynx but a TTC city bus had pulled up to the stop!

Jenkynx got on the bus and did not pay his fare! Draco got on the bus and took a moment to reach into his pocket. Draco produced a PRESTO pass and tapped it on the reader. Draco nodded at the bus driver and then hit Jenkynx with a dropkick right there on the bus! Draco smacked Jenkynx’s head into a handrail and then tossed him out the back door onto the street!

VALERIE: That was a short ride.

O’NEIL: Draco’s transfer is good for two hours.

VALERIE: See I don’t know things like that. I have a driver.

O’NEIL: Your Aunt Sue?

VALERIE: Yes.

The Sinner staggered down the street and fell into the side of a building. Draco darted after him but Jenkynx turned and cracked Draco in the mouth with a big boot. Draco fell back against the building and Jenkynx hit him with a hip toss onto a nearby stack of wooden pallets. Draco was fucked up, bleeding profusely and prone on the ground.

O’NEIL: Things do not look good for Johnny Draco.

VALERIE: Perhaps he can regroup in 2021.

Jenkynx smirked as he got Draco up but didn’t notice that Draco was holding a broken shard of wood! Draco pounced and started to dig the wooden shard into Jenkynx’s forehead, cutting him open! Warm blood started running down Jenkynx’s face and he could not defend himself when Draco planted him with The Mic Drop (Skull Crushing Finale) onto a bench! It was a gross sound and everyone was happy when Draco pinned Jenkynx for the victory on the STREETS.

Winner: Johnny Draco

“Kumbaya” by Hopsin played on the street from a nearby portable Bluetooth speaker and the referee raised Draco’s hand. An ambulance was quickly on the scene to treat both men as we cut back to The Citadel.

VIGNETTE

A man stood next to Lake Ontario, looking out over the water in a pensive state. Soft instrumental music played and we closed in on the man’s face. He was clearly wearing a fake beard, sunglasses, and a long blonde wig that was tied back in a loose ponytail. His entire body was covered as he was wearing black coveralls with a name tag stitched on the left breast that read “LIGHTLOOKER”. As we fell on his patch the instrumental music switched to obnoxious screeching rock.

LIGHTLOOKER: My name is RC Lightlooker and I train the stars of tomorrow! You’ve heard of such names as Ultramega UK, Cosa Nostra, El Caliente Loco, The Lapalm Sisters, and War Games participant Astaroth! They are all my trainees and like them it is now time for you ---

In a sharp movement he pointed at the camera as it zoomed in.

LIGHTLOOKER: -- to live your wrestling dream. I could stand here and tell you how incredible the Lightlooker Grappling Institute is but why not listen to my trainee OATH Pro Wrestling legend Scribbles!

The shot switched to a video that was clearly shot on a vertical cell phone.

SCRIBBLES: Yeah I mean he had a room with a few mats but he didn’t--

Before Scribbles could finish the shot smash cut back to Lightlooker.

LIGHTLOOKER: There you have it. That was a real testimonial from a real trainee, an elite wrestler in his own right. You see friends, originally my classes were invite only but the economy is absolutely fucked and SOME people have boat maintenance fees. I am being forced to open the doors to people like you --

The camera angle abruptly changed and Lightlooker turned left to meet it, pointing his finger yet again.

LIGHTLOOKER: -- so do not delay. We are currently accepting applications for our first ever public training semester at our brand new, state of the art facility which is located directly behind The Citadel! We also cater to current stars who want to tune up! All OATH wrestlers are welcome to come train with us. Career in the shitter? Come see Lightlooker!

Cut to a stock image of a futuristic looking training facility with the words “FACILITY NOT AS PICTURED” in a very small font placed in the left corner of the image.

LIGHTLOOKER: Call us at 555-7226 to schedule a consultation. We only take the best or those that can afford it. Lightlooker Grappling Institute -- you’ll get a job in no time!

One last time Lightlooker pointed at the camera and his fake beard started falling off. He scrambled to fix it before we cut to color bars and a high pitched tone.

• MAIN EVENT•

OATH SKELETON KEY

TRIANGLE LADDER MATCH Kirios Hunt vs. Maverick vs. Sydney St. Clair

It was time for the main event as we had a close up of the Skeleton Key hanging high above the center of the ring. The winner of this ladder match would own the Skeleton Key, which granted them a shot at any championship at any time of their choosing. So yeah, this was a big fucking deal to say the very least.

The three competitors made their entrances and the opening bell chimed. In a surprise move The Weapons Grade PAWG St. Clair started the match with a flash Koppu kick that knocked Kirios Hunt on her ass. Not quick enough to react, Maverick quickly found himself eating a roundhouse kick from St. Clair. With both of her opponents on the mat, St. Clair exited the ring to grab some hardware.

VALERIE: The Weapons Grade PAWG is in control early. What does PAWG mean anyway?

O’NEIL: Perpetually Amazing Woman Grappler.

VALERIE: I like it!

St. Clair grabbed a ladder and went to enter the ring but Maverick was quick enough this time to fly through the ropes with a suicide dive! Maverick crashed into the ladder and sent it into St. Clair’s face leaving both competitors in a heap on the floor. Hunt felt that it was time for her to grab a ladder so she exited the ring and went about collecting one.

Maverick was back up and he went to drill Hunt with a stiff shot but she evaded it and took him down with a quick half nelson slam! Hunt once again went to pick up a ladder but St. Clair cut her off. Hunt responded by whipping St. Clair hard into a guard rail. Now with no distractions, The Queen of Controversy collected a ladder and entered the ring to seize the key.

VALERIE: It is finally Ms. Hunt’s time to claim glory!

O’NEIL: She was unable to defeat El Diablo Blanco for the Livewire Championship but tonight could be her night to ascend. Literally!

Ready to claim her first real achievement in OATH, Hunt brought the ladder into the ring and set it up. The Huntress started her climb but just out of her eyeline Maverick was getting up onto the apron. Hunt was about halfway up the ladder when Maverick shot into the ring via a springboard and cracked her in the spine with a roundhouse kick. Hunt dropped from the ladder and Maverick looked to unleash another attack as he took off for the ropes. Maverick went to propel himself toward Hunt but St. Clair low bridged the rope and Maverick spillex to the outside.

The Weapons Grade PAWG had armed herself with a ladder and put it over her shoulder like a lumberjack. When Maverick got up to his feet St. Clair charged at him and sent the top of the ladder right into his face. St. Clair then placed the ladder in a bridge between the ring and the guard rail. Hunt had exited the ring and approached St. Clair with the bridge between them. St. Clair tried to grab at Hunt but Hunt caught her wrist and fell back into a hanging arm bar over the ladder! St. Clair was tapping out but it didn’t matter.

VALERIE: She is going to pull Ms. St. Clair’s arm out of the socket!

O’NEIL: Yeah that seems like the idea.

VALERIE: I like this vicious side of Ms. Hunt. She is taking no prisoners tonight.

With his opponents indisposed, Maverick was able to get into the ring and started his climb. Hunt still had St. Clair in that unique arm bar but when she saw Maverick making his move she released the hold. Hunt slithered into the ring behind Maverick, who was halfway up the ladder. Hunt grabbed his left boot and tried to yank him off the ladder but Maverick caught her with a back kick to the face that sent her reeling toward the ropes. Maverick came off the ladder with Devil Trigger (Bicycle Knee Strike) to the back of Hunt’s head, dropping her.

Both competitors in the ring were down as St. Clair got up on the apron, grabbing at her injured arm. Maverick was quickly up to his feet and he went after St. Clair on the apron but she caught him with a gamengiri to the face and then brought him out onto the apron. After a few moments of struggling, St. Clair was able to get Maverick up and hit him with The Clash at Demonhead (Air Raid Crash) through a ladder bridge!

VALERIE: My word! Maverick was just driven THROUGH that ladder.

O’NEIL: These Livewire stars are going all out tonight. Our talent is just as good as the main roster.

VALERIE: I would say by what we’ve seen tonight -- we are superior.

O’NEIL: Fuck yes we are.

Opportunity was there as Hunt started the climb up the ladder with both St. Clair and Maverick down on the outside. Showing incredible resilience, St. Clair took little time to recover and was once again up to her feet and she was armed with a third ladder! The Weapons Grade PAWG entered the ring and tossed the ladder into the back of Kirios! Hunt was forced to drop down to the mat as St. Clair laid her ladder on the canvas. St. Clair planted Hunt with a scoop slam onto the prone ladder and then kept her laying on top of it.

Before St. Clair could complete whatever she had in mind for Hunt, Maverick got back in the ring and hit her with a Sunset Overdrive (Running Blockbuster) onto Hunt and the ladder! Both St. Clair and Hunt were taken out as Maverick turned his attention to the standing ladder. Maverick started his climb but Hunt gutted it out and was up to her feet. Maverick was still hurting from going through the ladder but he was nearing the top! Just as he got a finger on the key, Hunt had reached the top of the ladder with him.

O’NEIL: Maverick is going to do it!

VALERIE: Ms. Hunt is about to watch another opportunity pass her by.

Maverick tried to pull down the key but Hunt grabbed the back of his head and smashed it into the top of the ladder a good six times! Hunt looked possessed as she brutalized her opponent. Hunt climbed up to the very top of the ladder and flipped over Maverick to bring him off the ladder and he crashed into the mat with a sunset flip powerbomb onto the laying ladder! The audience couldn’t believe it and Maverick rolled out of the ring in complete agony.

VALERIE: OH MY WORD!

St. Clair started to stir and saw her opportunity. She started to climb the ladder but Hunt was slowly getting to her feet. St. Clair neared the top and the fans were behind her. Hunt was closing the gap and soon both competitors were at the very top of the ladder. St. Clair had the key but Hunt put both of her hands around St. Clair’s.

O’NEIL: Who is going to do it? Who is going to claim the key to the kingdom?

The two struggled for a moment before Hunt caught St. Clair with a glancing elbow to the face. St. Clair nearly fell off the ladder but grabbed the top just in time. Hunt had the key but St. Clair was grabbing for it. Hunt grabbed the back of St. Clair’s head and then spiked the key into her eye! St. Clair fell backward off the ladder and hit the mat with a thud as Hunt pulled the key off the rigging device for the win.

Winner: Keeper of the Skeleton Key, Kirios Hunt

"Kings And Queens" by Ava Max cued up as Hunt held the Skeleton Key high in the air. Trainers and EMTs came to the ring, specifically to check on St. Clair’s eye. As The Weapons Grade PAWG was being tended to, Hunt stared down at her from the top of the ladder and she was showing no signs of remorse. Catalyst had come to an end and it was time for Conviction: Nightfall!

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Results:

• Cass Baumer def. Cassidy Kane

• Allen Chaney def. Alex Pierce • Social Elite def. The Crawfords

• Johnny Draco def. AJ Jenkynx

• Kirios Hunt def. Maverick, Sydney St. Clair; New Keeper of the Skeleton Key