CONVICTION XVIII RESULTS

Episode XVIII May 31st, 2020 Toronto, Ontario

Tag Team Match Eli Hix & Terra Mason def. Ultramega UK Mason pinned Kornell following a Leonhartsault (Quebrada/Lionsault). Singles Match Minoru Tanahashi def. Silvio Aprile Tanahashi forced Aprile to submit to the Highball Hangover (Koji Clutch). Singles Match Morgan Malice def. Tony Satriale Malice made Satriale submit to Southern Cross (Arm-Trap Crossface).

The back entrance of the arena was shown with the members of The Hell Realm arriving. Ryan Terror and Adrestia Nyx walked side by side as Monstruo followed behind them. Terror and Nyx turned a corner to walk down a hallway and a scuffle could be heard. Terror and Nyx stopped upon hearing the noise and they noticed that Monstruo hadn’t turned the corner with them. CARBINE: Hey motherfuckers! Midnight Special turned the corner, each of them armed with a steel chair. Harvey Carbine and Josh Cherry were both seething with anger. MEARS: Ryan Terror made light of the passing of Harvey Carbine’s younger brother earlier this week and Carbine has vowed absolute revenge. PETRIE: Yeah I mean I can understand trying to get in your opponents’ heads but that was a bit dark. The Midnights went to advance but they were attacked from behind by The Inevitable! Leah Aguero and Stephanie Matsuda had chairs which they used to crack both Carbine and Cherry in the back! The Hell Realm didn’t seem concerned with the weaponry, they got involved! MEARS: Our main event has come early! All three teams started brawling when security flooded the area and got in between them. OATH President Oscar R. Barlow walked into frame. BARLOW: Sorry friends but this is supposed to happen at the END of the show. Haha. We cannot sacrifice our main event! Let us get them all separated at ONCE please. This kind of mayhem has no place on MY televised wrestling program! The three duos were separated by security as Barlow directed traffic, sending all three teams in separate directions.

Singles Match Annie Lapalm vs F.M. Young

The first match on the main card saw two debuts as OATH War Academy student Annie “Napalm” Lapalm took on “The Tiger” F.M. Young. The sound of the bell had barely dissipated when Young charged Lapalm and turned her inside out with a lariat. MEARS: You have to feel with War Academy student Annie Lapalm. She did not see that coming. PETRIE: This is a lesson for her! Always be ready! Young shot Lapalm into the ropes and on the latter’s return they were turned inside out with Man-Machine Interface (Discus Clothesline). Lapalm was on another planet as Young took hold of the student and nearly broke her in half with Stand Alone Complex (Elevated Gutbuster). MEARS: Young has not given Napalm an inch here. Young is out here to prove a point tonight. Young looked bored with the match and called out for the end. Lapalm stood and threw a right hand at Young but Young caught it, pulled Lapalm in and once again nearly split Lapalm in two with Heart of the Phoenix (Lumbar Check). Young covered. 1.. 2..

..3!

Winner: F.M. Young

Young had her hand raised and took no time to acknowledge her opponent. Young’s first win in OATH was notched on her record and based on her performance, there would be many more to come.

In a different area backstage a figure stood, taping his wrists. The shot pulled out to show the former OATH World Champion Declan Black standing and watching. Just as Black went to walk away he turned to see OATH Correspondent Vince Valerie standing with his microphone at the read.

VALERIE: Mr. Black. Greetings! I was just hoping to perhaps get your thoughts on losing your championship at Where Eagles Dare AAAAAND your thoughts on the 4-Way Dance tonight where you have a chance to earn an opportunity to get the title back!

Black looked Valerie up and down, saying nothing.

VALERIE: Anything to say at all Mr. Black?

“The Pride of Nova Scotia” said nothing. He simply shook his head and passed Valerie, walking out of frame. Valerie took a moment and then turned to the camera.

VALERIE: That kind of said something. Right?

Singles Match Josie Wales vs. Zeke Davis

Josie Wales has been an OATH stalwart for some time but Zeke Davis burst onto the scene with a massive upset victory over Finn Whelan last week. Davis tried his usual schtick off the top of trying to frustrate Wales but “The Outlaw” was having none of it. Davis was almost counted out in an effort to get Wales to give chase but her attitude was a truckload of “fuck that”. Davis got in the ring and attempted an eye poke but Wales caught his wrist, doubled him over and dropped a quick succession of elbows to his shoulder joint. MEARS: It appears that Josie Wales watched Davis’ match last week. She knows his tactics. PETRIE: Maybe she should have done the same with Samantha Hamilton and she could have won! “The Freak” begged off, crawling toward the referee and pleading with him to do…something. Wales continued to not give a shit as she advanced on Davis. Wales took hold of his boot but Davis kicked her in the mid-section. Davis then hit a running ddt and covered. 1..

2..! Wales kicked out. Davis tried to keep the pressure on but Wales hit a very unique propelling back suplex which saw Davis struggling to get his bearings. Wales then got Davis up and hit him with a fireman’s carry flapjack that dropped Davis face first onto the turnbuckle. MEARS: I am still not convinced that Zeke Davis has been trained. He tries to win in every way but actually wrestling. It seemed as if “The Outlaw” was set to go for the Rio Lobo Driver (Quackendriver 3) but Davis struggled out, slipped behind Wales and covered with a roll up. Davis did whatever he could to get his feet on the ropes for leverage but was just slightly out of range. Shame. 1.. 2..! “The Outlaw” kicked out and the camera closed in on her face to show that she was mighty pissed. Mighty. Davis tried to rush her but Wales nearly cut him in half with a spear. Davis was on another planet when Wales got him up and planted him with the Sundance Neckbreaker (Overdrive). PETRIE: I like Davis. He just wants to win. That’s all he cares about. That’s the way it should be! Davis powdered out of the ring to put some space between himself and Wales. “The Outlaw” was having none of that shit. She slid out of the ring and gave chase, which was exactly what Davis wanted because once the steel steps were between them, Davis dropkicked them into Wales’ knees. “The Freak” was back in the ring and he demanded that the referee start to count Wales out. The referee had no choice but to oblige. The twenty count began and Wales was down on the outside holding her knee in agony. MEARS: This will be a fulfilling victory. A count out. Good Lord. PETRIE: Win however you can!

Davis lay across a top turnbuckle, counting alongside the referee. At a count of twelve, Wales hobbled up to one leg. Just as she approached the ring to get in, Davis charged and hit her with a dropkick to the face through the ropes that sent Wales staggering back into the guard rail.

The referee continued the count and was at seventeen when Wales came back to life, fire in her eyes. Wales slid into the ring just in time but Davis was right on her with a flurry of stomps to the head. Davis got Wales up and slapped her in the face.

MEARS: What kind of man slaps?

PETRIE: Ask Japan.

After a boot to the mid-section, Davis set Wales up for the Jokes On You (Canadian Destroyer) but as Davis flipped over, Wales dropped to her knees in a pinning predicament! Davis had nowhere to go and the referee made the count.

1..

2..

..3!

Winner: Josie Wales

Wales got her hand raised and Davis could not believe it. Davis started pounding on the mat, having a temper tantrum. Wales just laughed and left the ring as Davis stomped around like a petulant child.

MEARS: This guy is an embarrassment!

PETRIE: He is the future of this company Mears. Recognize.

Davis turned his attention to the referee and hit him with a low blow! Davis grabbed the referee and hit him with Jokes On You (Canadian Destroyer), leaving the official laying as we cut.

James Edwards sat in the locker room. His newly won Intrepid Championship hung in the cubby behind him. EDWARDS: I put a helluva lot of thought into taking whatever I could from Locke Helms. I did what I said I’d do. I’m embarrassed him, I cost him his undefeated streak and I took his championship. The thing is, I didn’t think very far ahead. James paused, wanting to make sure he had his thoughts collected. EDWARDS: I didn’t think about what would happen if I became champion, and I didn’t think about the price that comes with holdin’ gold. He briefly cast his eyes back to the championship behind him. EDWARDS: That’s the funny thing about hatin’ a man. You put so much energy into wanting them to suffer; you don’t give a damn about yourself. He slightly hung his head. EDWARDS: I threw my reputation as an honorable man away with all the sneak attack bullshit. I was lucky I didn’t cripple myself with that stunt off the tunnel two weeks ago. I didn’t have my head on straight, man. He sighed and sat up straight. EDWARDS: That’s not who I want to be. If you knew me before my time in OATH, you know I like to be left alone. I like to show up, do my job and go home without all the bullshit. But lately, I ain’t sure that’s enough for me to be proud. That’s the bare minimum and the bare minimum ain’t the key to a satisfying life. I don’t know what the hell one looks like anyways, but I want to find out, and I want to know if I can find meaning in a sport where there doesn’t seem to be any. Tonight’s the start of a journey of exploration for me, one where I’m not tied down to hate for one man or the other.

Singles Match “La Belicista” Isabella vs. Reo Ojima

The next match saw the fresh out of jail “Stone Gargoyle” Reo Ojima take on OATH rookie “La Belicista” Isabella. Off the top Ojima didn’t seem to be focussed on the newcomer and that cost him because as soon as the bell rang, Ojima was hit with a flying knee from Isabella. Ojima was blasted into a corner where Isabella hit him with a succession of quick kicks to the mid-section. Ojima did not see this flury coming, nor did he see Isabella put some space between them and then charge in with a shotgun dropkick. MEARS: I do not think that Reo Ojima expected this! The rookie is taking the fight to him! PETRIE: This guy has been to PRISON! Is she nuts? MEARS: They were in jail for a few hours. PETRIE: He probably had enough time to make a shiv! Isabella knew that she had to keep the pressure on because Ojima was completely caught off guard. Isabella hit Ojima with a hard kick to the back of the knee which put Ojima on his back. Isabella jumped up and hit him with a double stomp to his midsection. Ojima got back up to his feet and Isabella set him up for Código Rojo (Detonation Kick) but Ojima hit her with some elbows to the head and landed on his feet. Isabella turned around right into one of the heaviest fucking lariats you’ve ever seen. Isabella was turned inside out, landing on her neck and settling on her stomach. Ojima took a moment to compose himself before grabbing Isabella off the mat with a deadlift German suplex and she once again landed on her neck. MEARS: Oh my! Isabella is getting taken to school by Ojima. Ojima hit some stomps to the back of Isabella’s neck. Ojima got Isabella up to her feet and yelled something in her face which seemed to give Isabella life as she broke Ojima’s grip and blasted him with SNAFU (Black Mass). Isabella covered. 1.. 2..! Ojima kicked out with authority and Isabella couldn’t help but look disappointed. Isabella put some distance between herself and Ojima, who was taking refuge in the corner. Isabella charged in at him but Ojima caught her and spiked her with a uranage. PETRIE: He almost put her through the ring! Nice! “The Stone Gargoyle” got Isabella up, put her over his shoulder and then charged forward and planted her into the mat with Last Call (Running Power Slam). Ojima covered. 1.. 2.. ..3! Winner: Reo Ojima Ojima had his hand raised for a millisecond before he let the ring and stomped to the back. Isabella was left in the ring, looking up at the lights. Likely disappointed. So it goes.

We return from commercial and backstage as Reo Ojima had just finished his match and is making his way down the hallway. Placing his mouthguard behind his right ear, Reo took a swig of water as the old bastard is confident in himself and his performance in the ring. He spoke to the camera in his native Japanese, we were able to understand him as there were subtitles below the screen.

OJIMA: You know, I’ve yet to be beaten in singles competition. Yet to be pinned. Yet to be submitted. Yet to be looked like a damn fool. But the higher ups at OATH want to rank me at 9! 9? I’ve busted my ass for this industry and you rank me 9th? You spit in my face by putting me at that rank, hiring shitty wrestlers, and having me face off against kids. So keep it up. Test me. Or what I did to that little girl will be…

Ojima stopped and cracked a grin as he ran into Ben Macbeth. Ditching his Japanese, he addressed Ben in broken English.

OJIMA: You ready for round two, asshole?

Reo took the mouthguard and placed it in his mouth. MACBETH: Any time old dog. We are far from through. As for this evening, I have to go put our most respected Intrepid Champion in his place. But I do look forward to shutting your mouth in the future.

Reo cracked a grin as he pulled the mouthguard from his mouth.

OJIMA: Beat him months ago. Had soft hands, just like you. Don’t embarrass yourself out there. Macbeth did his best to subdue a smile. MACBETH: I hope you are watching, Old Man. You and I will dance again. Very soon. Macbeth gave Ojima a knowing nod and then passed by him, through the curtain.

Singles Match Ben Macbeth vs. James Edwards

It was a battle of “The Tomorrow Man” and “The Burning Heart” next as Ben Macbeth took on the brand new Intrepid Champion James Edwards. The match began with a standard lock up and Edwards forced Macbeth into a side headlock. Macbeth shoved Edwards into the ropes but Edwards came back with a forearm smash. Macbeth slipped through into the ropes but when Edwards advanced on him, Macbeth cracked him with a rope hanging kick to the face. Macbeth hit a springboard into the ring and caught Edwards with a knee to the head, which staggered the champion. MEARS: Ben Macbeth is looking to get a big victory here. He attempted to goad Edwards into putting the title on the line tonight but Edwards said he did not deserve it. PETRIE: Maybe if he attacked Edwards from behind then Edwards would get the message. MEARS: Edwards has said that he wants to get away from that behavior. I believe that he wants to be a great champion. Macbeth slipped behind Edwards and it appeared like he was going for String Theory (Rolling German Suplex). Edwards slipped out and took Macbeth over with RRE (Reverse Release Exploder Suplex). Macbeth landed on his neck with a crunch and Edwards covered. 1.. 2! “The Tomorrow Man” kicked out but Edwards immediately applied a reverse chin lock. Edwards wrenched back with surgical precision but Macbeth fought his way up. Macbeth hit Edwards with some elbows to the gut to break the hold and then blasted Edwards with Toil & Trouble (Combo; Knee Kicks, Spinning Back Kick, Leaping Knee, Spinning Backfist). MEARS: Good Lord what a combination! The Intrepid Champion was rocked on his feet and he fell back into a corner. Macbeth charged in and cracked Edwards with a rising knee to the mid-section and Edwards dropped to his back on the mat. Macbeth was quick to climb to the top rope and went for Damned Spot (Top Rope Front Flip Knee Bomb) but Edwards moved out of the way and Macbeth ate canvas. Just as Edwards looked to capitalize a figure slowly sauntered down the ramp. Former Intrepid Champion, Locke Helms looked as if he was just taking a lovely summer stroll as he reached ringside and caught Edwards’ attention. MEARS: I thought that this issue was over? PETRIE: Helms is not doing anything wrong. He’s just…scouting the ring before his 4-Way Dance later! MEARS: That makes no sense. He is here to mess about with Edwards. Edwards was on his guard but Helms didn’t even meet his eyeline. Helms just paced around ringside, half-heartedly inspecting things around ringside like he was window shopping. Edwards turned his attention back to Macbeth just as Macbeth looked to hit him with From Parts Unknown (360 Buzzsaw Kick) but Edwards sidestepped it and then hit Macbeth with Double Tap (A pair of spinning back fists). MEARS: It seems that the distraction is not working against the champion! PETRIE: He is not here to distract him! Instead of covering Macbeth, Edwards turned his attention to Helms and asked him what the hell he was doing. Helms just ignored Edwards and continued to circle the ring, slowly. Edwards did his best to keep his cool but Macbeth slipped in behind Edwards and rolled him up! 1.. 2.. ..3! Winner: Ben Macbeth “The Parable” cued up and Macbeth got his hand raised. Edwards was right back up and he met Macbeth face to face. Macbeth just shrugged and slipped out of the ring. Macbeth passed by Helms en route to the back and stopped for just a moment. The two locked eyes before Macbeth carried on his way. Edwards shouted at Helms but Helms just turned and sauntered up the ramp, leaving the champion to stew in the waters of defeat.

Near the very back of the locker room area we came upon Lyall “Lyric” Allen and the new OATH Pro Wrestling World Champion, “The Haunted” Erik Holland standing side by side with Lyric holding the OATH World Championship folded in front of her with the faceplate facing the camera. The word OATH was positioned, perhaps on purpose, next to Erik as he looked down at the belt and touched the faceplate. He looked up to Lyric, caressing her cheek and her hair before he started to speak.

HOLLAND: OATH has said they want to hear from us about the 4-Way Dance. They want to know who we want to see in the ring for our first title defense. After a time in which all of our hard work, all of our sacrifices, all of our highs and lows converged on a central point…Trial By Fire. I know I made you stay backstage that night but your council was the reason why we are where we are right now. And now as we come to Collision, four of the top ranked competitors in OATH are set to collide.

Erik looked back at the camera for a moment as he discussed the 4-Way Dance, those unsettling pale eyes almost dancing with anticipation. But he really just couldn’t stop looking at Lyric.

HOLLAND: The first OATH World Champion, Finn Whelan. A man that’s beaten me, one on one, in Convictions past – both in show and in apt description. The longest reigning OATH World Champion Declan Black, who proclaimed himself unassailable until we ASSAULTED him, Lyric…declared himself unbeatable until we beat him. Locke Helms–former Intrepid Champion, an unpredictable integer that we have yet to meet in the ring or really learn much about at all. And finally, but certainly the most interesting addition is…Sam. The Titaness. Someone you and I are very close with. They want us to pick a favorite but we can’t, can we…

Lyric shut those big pretty eyes for a moment, thinking, then opened them with the eyes focused at the camera. She hefted the belt out in front of her, making sure the faceplate could be seen.

LYRIC: To pick a favorite would be like to pick your favorite ice cream. It’s just impossible. Unfathomable, really. I don’t personally know Mr. Whelan, but I’ve seen his work. And I’m impressed. He’s someone to be worried about, for sure. Declan Black?

Lyric laughed, a small sardonic sort of laughter.

LYRIC: Don’t even get me started on him. He’s nothing more than a demanding three year old whose mommy took his toy away. Simply put, I just don’t like him. Same as you, I do not know much about Mr. Helms. And that’s why I believe him to be the biggest threat in this situation.

Lyric took a deep breath and smiled up to her Wolf.

LYRIC: And then there’s Sam. Though I may not be a Shieldmaiden anymore, she is still a sister. And she is most definitely one we need to keep our eye on.

Lyric looked back to the camera and lifted the belt from where it’s folded up to Erik’s shoulder. Erik took it, gripping the title tightly.

LYRIC: Do not think that my Dear Wolf and I are sitting back on our laurels. For we are not. My Dear Wolf has hunted and has brought home the kill.

Lyric nodded to the belt upon Erik’s shoulder.

LYRIC: In all truth, it doesn’t matter who wins this Fatal Four Way. Because whoever wins it? The hunt will be on. Do not be surprised when you awaken from your slumber to realize that your “throat” has been ripped out. That you’ve been ripped and shredded by Dear Wolf’s claws. Whoever wins this match will have to face my Dear Wolf head on.

Lyric tilted her head slightly and gave a darkish half-grin as she looked up to her Dear Wolf and then back to the camera.

LYRIC: The hunt is on, My Love… And I only have one piece of advice for the winner…

She lowered her head a little as she looks at the camera still.

LYRIC: …Run.

Erik snarled at the camera, showing off Lyric and the World Championship as she settled into Erik’s arms.

#1 CONTENDERSHIP: WORLD TITLE 4-Way Dance Declan Black vs. Samantha Hamilton vs. Locke Helms vs. Finn Whelan

The next contest was to determine the challenger for Erik Holland’s OATH World Championship at Conviction Deluxe: Twenty. The four competitors stood in the ring in separate corners. No one said anything and that included Declan Black. Shockingly. Samantha Hamilton was the first one to make a move as she darted across the ring and absolutely clobbered the former World Champion with a clothesline that saw him smash back into the turnbuckle and his head snap back. MEARS: Declan Black is by far the least popular competitor in that locker room. He is going to have to pull out every trick he knows to win this contest. PETRIE: Good thing that he knows a shit load of tricks. On the other side of the ring Finn Whelan and Locke Helms grappled with one another. Whelan but Helms on the mat with an arm drag but Helms got right back up and treated Helms to a lovely knee to the face. Well it looked lovely but Helms probably didn’t enjoy it. Whelan clambored back and smashed Helms in the face with an elbow to the face that sent him over the top rope to the outside. Helms landed on his feet but was taken down again when Whelan came through the ropes with a monkey bar dropkick to the face. MEARS: Innovative move from the first World Champion. You know that he wants that gold back to show everyone that he is a top guy in this company. Black brought the fight back to Hamilton as he caught her with a quick uppercut and then took her down to the mat with a snapmare. Black applied a chin lock with a knee right into Hamilton’s spine but Hamilton fought back and drove an elbow into Black’s mid-section. Hamilton charged at Black but Black dumped her over the top rope with a hip toss and she landed on top of Helms and Whelan. Black then took refuge in a corner as the three on the outside got to their feet. Helms caught Whelan with a knee to the jaw but then Hamilton shoved Helms from behind into the ring post. PETRIE: My pick in this one is Locke Helms. He held the Intrepid Title for a real long time but you’ve gotta believe that his sights are set on the World Title now. MEARS: If he can win tonight, perhaps his sights will shift from his issues with James Edwards. Black watched as the three brawled on the outside but they stopped to see Black standing in the ring, disengaged. All at once Hamilton, Whelan, and Helms slid into the ring and Black tried to high tail it but Hamilton grabbed him and Irish whipped him right into a double back drop from Helms and Whelan. Hamilton charged forward and took both Helms and Whelan down with a double clothesline but Black came out of nowhere and kicked Hamilton in the mid-section, then Black hit the ropes and came back to catch her in the side of the head with a knee trembler. Before Black could cover, Helms took hold of him and planted him with Diamond Rain (Standing Moonsault Slam) and covered. 1.. 2.! MEARS: Not today Chairman! Black kicked out but Helms was distracted by Whelan charging at him. Helms cracked Whelan with a jumping knee to the chin which sent Whelan staggering backward into the corner. Helms put Whelan into the tree of woe and then hit him with a superkick to the gut. Helms backed up and then looked to hit a running dropkick to Whelans face in an effort to finish his Gallow’s Tree combination but Whelan sat up at the last second and Helms slid right under the bottom turnbuckle, crotching the ring post. Whelan found himself seated on the top rope and Black charged in, hitting Whelan with a forearm shot to the back. Black climbed up to the top rope with Whelan but Whelan hit him with a throat thrust and then brought Black off the top rope with TITIM CEANN (Lifting Underhook DDT). Both men came crashing down to the mat and Whelan covered. MEARS: This is it! Finn Whelan is going to do it! 1.. 2..! Hamilton ran in and hit Whelan with a boot to the back of the head to break up in the pin. Hamilton got Whelan up and turned him inside out with a lariat. Hamilton quickly got Whelan back up and set him up for Reversal Of Fate (Vertebreaker) before Hamilton dropped Whelan, Helms charged in and hit her with a dropkick to the gut, sending her flying backward, dropping Whelan on his head. Before Helms could capitalize Black grabbed him from behind and sent him sailing over the top rope. Hamilton got back up, favouring her mid-section when Black came out of nowhere with Call of the Coal (Claymore Kick). PETRIE: Yes! Declan Black is gonna get another shot! Black went to cover but Whelan broke it up with a jumping knee to the back of the head. Whelan saw his opportunity and he got Hamilton up and tried to hit her with Revelation 6:4 (The Bitter End) but Hamilton slipped out. Hamilton could see that Black had one on the chamber and she shoved Whelan right into Call of the Coal (Claymore Kick) from Black which sent Whelan to the outside. On the outside Helms advanced on Whelan and tried to send him into the ring steps but Whelan blocked it and hit Helms with Fenian Rising (Spinning Sit-Out Sleeper Slam). Whelan then dropped to a knee, still reeling from Black’s assault. MEARS: Finn Whelan is still hurting! He can’t get back in the ring! In the ring Black tried for the Blackout (Rainmaker Lariat) on Hamilton but “The Titaness” wasn’t having it. As Black tried to pull her in, Hamilton reversed it and Black was pulled into Fall Of Man (Hell’s Gate). Black was trapped, center of the ring. Whelan was up and he tried to slip into the ring to break it up but just as he got there Black tapped out. Winner: #1 Contender to the OATH World Championship, Samantha Hamilton

“You’re Going Down” cued up and “The Titaness” got her hand raised. Hamilton looked elated as a World Championship match was in her near future.

Cut from the arena to the backstage area and The OATH President’s office. Oscar R. Barlow was doing his best to look casual, leaning against his desk and an object draped in velvet fabric. Barlow looked very pleased with himself. BARLOW: Wrestling fans! Hello! It is I, your OATH Pro Wrestling President Oscar R. Barlow standing before you once again with an EARTHSHATTERING announcement! Hurray! Barlow pulled off the velvet draping to reveal the Tabula Rasa Championship title belt. Barlow raised his eyebrows up and down quickly while gesturing to the title. BARLOW: This is the OATH Pro Wrestling Tabula Rasa Championship! When the name for this title was suggested, I had to look it up! Can you believe it? A well educated man such as myself had to look it up! Do not despair! The reason I did not know what it meant was because it is a Latin phrase! It essentially means clean slate. Cue “The More You Know…” graphic. BARLOW: Here in OATH Pro Wrestling, The Tabula Rasa Championship is a prize that allows the champion to choose a stipulation for the matches in which they defend it! One match type per reign, of course! A beat. BARLOW: It is my sincere belief that this championship provides a very interesting dynamic to our product and thus I will be reactivating the title in two weeks at Conviction Deluxe! But we need to determine contenders! Barlow grabbed his chin, feigning deep consideration. BARLOW: When trying to figure out who would fight for this championship, I decided that I want this title to celebrate the newcomers to OATH! So next week we will see two matches between four newcomers to OATH. F.M. Young will face Morgan Malice and Minoru Tanahashi will face Terra Mason and the winners of those two matches will square off at Conviction Deluxe in a 15-Minute Broadway Match! He took a moment to let his words sink in with the return of a signature OATH match type. BARLOW: Now in OATH, a Broadway Match is a contest with a set time limit and the competitor to get the most decisions within that time limit, wins! Whomever wins the TR Title will get to name their stipulation and bring the title back into active competition! Rejoice! BARLOW: But now for our MAIN EVENT!

OATH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Triangle Ladder Match The Hell Realm vs. The Inevitable vs. Midnight Special

The stage was set and the ring announcer ran over the details for the contest as the referee attached both Tag Team Championship titles to the apparatus and then watched as they were raised into the air. Ladders of all sizes were placed around ringside and the three teams made their entrances. The referee left the ring and the bell rang, signalling the beginning of the match. The three teams surveyed one another until Harvey Carbine charged forward and cracked Ryan Terror in the face with a forearm that sent the latter flying back into the nearest turnbuckle. Adrestia Nyx moved to help her opponent as Leah Aguero and Stephanie Matsuda blasted Josh Cherry with Double Yahtzee (Stereo Superkicks). Cherry was sent through the ropes to the outside and he landed in a heap. MEARS: The Inevitable have held these titles before. They know what it is like to be champions so I believe they have the edge in this contest. PETRIE: Yeah I don’t know. Hell Realm seem like they will excel in this environment. They are killers. Nyx tried to pull Carbine off of Terror, who he was beating down in the corner. Carbine caught Nyx with a back elbow to the face that sent her stumbling right into the Slay (Total Elimination) from The Inevitable. Terror shoved Carbine back right into a reverse waist lock from Matsuda. Aguero then cartwheeled in front of Carbine and blasted him with a superkick as Matsuda took him over with a German suplex. Terror tried to advance on The Inevitable but he got blasted in the face with Double Yahtzee (Stereo Superkicks) and he spilled out of the ring. MEARS: The Inevitable are running the show right now! They could be moments away from a second Tag Team Championship reign! Aguero and Matsuda nodded at one another and then slipped out of the ring, each grabbing a ladder. Matsuda slid her ladder into the ring and then went to get up on the apron but Cherry yanked her off the apron. Cherry whipped Matsuda so hard into the barricade that she flipped over and landed in the audience area. Aguero was in the ring with her ladder and she set it up in the center. Carbine was up to his feet and called to Cherry. Cherry slid in under the bottom rope just in time to assist Carbine in hitting the Ultimate X-Plex (Carbine hits an X-Plex and Cherry catches them with a Back Stabber on the way down.) on Aguero. PETRIE: These Midnight Special idiots are in way over their heads. MEARS: I do not agree. These two are a stellar tag team and they fight with the belief that they are the best team in this company. Both Carbine and Cherry started climbing the ladder when they noticed Nyx and Terror up on opposing aprons. Simultaneously Nyx and Terror hit springboards into the ring and each dropkicked a member of Midnight Special off the ladder.

Nyx went to climb the ladder but Matsuda vaulted over the barricade and jumped up onto the apron. Terror went out onto the apron to meet her but Matsuda blasted him with a spinning backfist. Nyx abandoned her climb for the gold and got out on the apron where she caught Matsuda in the bridge of the nose with a vile series of headbutts.

MEARS: What a shot from Adrestia Nyx. If that broke Matsuda’s nose then she is going to have a very difficult time breathing.

On the apron, Terror kicked Matsuda in the mid-section as Nyx hoisted herself up to the top rope. Terror lifted Matsuda up for a piledriver and Nyx came off the top rope, pushing down on Matsuda’s feet to complete a spike powerdriver onto the apron. Matsuda was laid out and dropped off the apron.

Very pleased with themselves, Nyx and Terror gave one another an approving nod but then Cherry charged and hit Nyx with a Yakuza kick that sent her flying off the apron and hard into the barricade. Carbine pulled Terror into the ring and put him down with a Northern Lights suplex.

MEARS: Midnight Special are making their play!

PETRIE: Yeah they’ll blow it like they always do.

MEARS: Perhaps not! It could be their night.

Cherry positioned a ladder flat on the mat and nodded at Carbine. Carbine took hold of Terror and after a few sharp elbows to the back of Terror’s head, Carbine lifted him up in a spinebuster position and Cherry hit the ropes. Cherry came charging back and Midnight Special delivered a Hart Attack, driving the back of Terror’s head into the prone ladder.

MEARS: Good Lord!

The camera zoomed in on Terror and a large gash that had opened on the back of his head. Cherry and Carbine then attempted to climb the ladder again. Both members of Midnight Special were nearly at the top when both Aguero and Matsuda were back in the ring. Matsuda looked rattled but was able to grab Carbine and powerbomb him off the ladder.

Matsuda began climbing one side of the ladder as Aguero hit Cherry with a forearm shot to the kidney. Aguero then grabbed Cherry in an electric chair position and Matsuda dropped from the top of the ladder and caught Cherry with a bulldog off of Aguero’s shoulders, driving Cherry’s head into the prone ladder! Cherry was busted wide open and his face quickly became a crimson mask.

MEARS: Oh my Josh Cherry is busted wide open! He may have serious head trauma, Bad Mood.

PETRIE: Maybe it will make him smarter.

Terror and Nyx were both back up and they entered the ring with two more ladders. Terror blasted Aguero in the face with the top of the ladder and Nyx swung wildly with the other, the corner of the top catching Matsuda in the side of the head. Both members of The Inevitable were on the mat when Terror bridged a ladder across two standing ladders.

Hell Realm set their sights on Carbine and after a brief struggle they dropped him with Full Metal Jacket (Out of the Shadows [Terror]/Running Knee Strike [Nyx]). Carbine was sandwiched and he rolled out of the ring, his bell more than rung.

MEARS: Hell Realm is going for the jugular here.

PETRIE: As one should in a match like this! Everyone is beat up and now they can capitalize.

Matsuda staggered to her feet but a large cut had opened on the side of her head and she could barely see due to the blood. Terror, blood running from the back of his head down the back of his neck, grabbed Matsuda and although she struggled he was able to plant her with Death Sentence (Stormbreaker).

Nyx began climbing a ladder, going for the championships as Terror placed Aguero on the bridged ladder. As Nyx reached the top of the ladder, Terror signaled to her and she nodded in agreement. Nyx took a moment to measure and then jumped off the ladder and hit Fallen Angel (630 Senton) from the top of the ladder onto Aguero, through a ladder.

MEARS: Good Lord! We need EMTs out here! Leah Aguero has been destroyed!

PETRIE: That was bad. Fuck me.

With everyone else in the match down, Terror saw his opportunity. A bloody mess himself, Terror began climbing to the top of the ladder. He got his hands on one of the titles but Cherry came out of nowhere! Cherry looked like something out of a horror movie as he clambered to reach for the titles.

Cherry got a finger tip on one of the titles but Terror punched him right in the face. Cherry responded with a shot of his own but Terror went medieval and dug his fingers into the wound on Cherry’s forehead. Cherry howled in agony and Terror pie faced him off the top of the ladder. Terror then reached up, unhooked both titles and the bell rang.

Winners: New OATH Tag Team Champions, Hell Realm

Terror descended the ladder with both titles and he helped his partner Nyx to her feet. Both of them were war torn and beat up but they raised the titles high amid the carnage that surrounded them. Conviction came to a close with Hell Realm at the top of the tag team mountain.

Results: Hix/Mason def. Ultramega UK Minoru Tanahashi def. Silvio Aprile Morgan Malice def. Tony Satriale F.M. Young def. Annie Lapalm Josie Wales def. Zeke Davis Reo Ojima def. Isabella Ben Macbeth def. James Edwards Samantha Hamilton def. Declan Black, Locke Helms, Finn Whelan Hell Realm def. The Inevitable, Midnight Special to win the Tag Team Titles