EVENT HORIZON: NIGHT ONE

OATH Pro Wrestling Presents Event Horizon: Night One Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 13th 2019

— The Soundtrack of OATH After a simple, yet elegant signature played displaying the OATH logo we cut to the ringside area. Two men stood with their backs to a broadcast table, both of them in their early twenties. The man on the left was clean cut, his hair slicked back and he was dressed in a stylish suit. The man to his right was more casual in his appearance, ripped blue jeans and a black t-shirt. The man on the left is wrestling pundit Ben Petrie, the smarmy YouTube personality who gained famed through his straightforward, however, arrogant analysis. The man in the ripped jeans is Matt Mears, another internet wrestling personality who, despite his dishelveled appearance, is a wrestling encyclopedia. Noted rivals, this duo makes up your ringside broadcast team here in OATH Pro Wrestling. Petrie claimed the task of welcoming the audience to the show and vowed that we were about to witness a paradigm shift in the world of professional wrestling. Mears added to this sentiment by saying that although he and Petrie were rivals in the world of the internet wrestling community, when presented with the idea of being the voices of OATH, they could not resist. Petrie promised us a night of incredible action and Mears added that on this, the first night of the Event Horizon Series, OATH would set a standard for all future shows. Petrie agreed, cutting Mears off, and then tossed the broadcast to the ring.

— Rob Sharpe vs. Salvador Blanco Rob Sharpe made his way to the ring first and the audience gave him a mixed reaction. The old warhorse was known to many fans in attendance and a great many of them showed the due respect. Next out with the self proclaimed “White Saviour of Lucha Libre” made his way to the ring. Petrie commented that ‘white saviour’ is a horrible name for a luchador while Mears thought that it was quite clever. Sharpe started the match by attempting to attack Blanco’s left leg. Blanco was able to evade each shoot attempt and each time he answered with a swift kick. Blanco seemingly figured out that Sharpe was had any high flying offense scouted so Blanco went for a spinning back elbow. Sharpe blocked it and caught Blanco with a big uppercut that rocked the “saviour”. Sharpe sent Blanco into the corner and then treated the luchador to a Citywide Special (Corner Clothesline into a running bulldog) for a near fall. Sharpe, the ever crafty veteran, rolled through and attempted to work an ankle lock but Blanco fought up and caught Sharpe with an enziguiri. With Sharpe rocked, Blanco pulled him into a fireman’s carry and nailed the Vengaza Servida Fria (Fireman’s Carry into a Codebreaker). Blanco covered and secured the three count. Winner: Salvador Blanco (1-0) After the bell the shot zoomed in on Sharpe who recovered quickly and looked dejected. Blanco remained in the ring and helped Sharpe to his feet. Sharpe looked incredulous at first but when Blanco presented a hand in a show of respect Sharpe accepted it and so did the crowd in Vancouver.

— The First Diamond As the participants in the first contest cleared the ring, we cut to ringside to see a young woman sitting in the front row, wearing massive sunglasses. A title card appeared on screen to name this woman as Veronica Taylor of the OATH Diamond Division. A fan leaned into the shot and attempted a selfie with the self-proclaimed “First Lady of OATH” but she shoved said fan out of frame and then proceeded to take a selfie featuring her and her alone.

— Agustin Gates vs. Miguel Villalobos

The next contest featured a member of The Heavenly Four come to the ring with a grand entrance indeed. Enjoying every second of the moment, Agustin Gates came to the ring and soaked in the non-existant adulation from the audience in Vancouver. “The Wolf King” Miguel Villalobos was out next and actually got a massive reaction. Likely because the audience knows him much better and is happy to see such a name in the fledglying promotion.

Once both competitors were in the ring Gates attempted to appear unimpressed with Villalobos but the latter brought with him undenyable presence. The bell rang and Gates was visibly trepidatious about locking up with an animal like Villalobos.

Gates puffed himself enough to meet the wolf in the middle of the ring, enough that he felt that slapping Villalobos in the face was the correct course of action. Villalobos just ate the slap and then screamed in Gates’ face. Villalobos smashed Gates with a lariat, which prompted Mears to say that perhaps Gates should spend more time in the ring and less time thinking up nicknames.

Villalobos went in on Gates with stomps and just all around brutality, serving the young “royal” up with every strike known to man. Gates finally powdered to the outside of the ring in order to put some space between himself and the wolf. Villalobos just shook his head and refused to chase his opponent. As the referee applied the twenty count, Villalobos’ impatience got the better of him and he exited the ring.

Gates slid back into the ring immediately and when Villalobos got back in Gates when for a stomp but Villalobos caught his boot and then pulled Gates into the Ay Dios Mio (Chokebomb). Villalobos decided not to cover but to go right to the end credits. Villalobos set Gates up for the La Mordida del Lobo (One Winged Angel) but Gates slipped out of it and landed behind Villalobos. Villalobos turned and went for a lariat but Gates hit the ropes and smashed Villalobos in the face with the Majestic Knee (Busaiku Knee Strike). The knee caught Villalobos right in the jaw and Villalobos fell through the ropes to the outside, smashing his face off of the ring steps on the way down.

The referee had no choice but to apply the twenty count. At the ten count Villalobos started to stir and Gates paced around the ring, hoping that The Wolf King would stay down. At fifteen Gates was on the opposite side of the ring, eyeing his opponent and getting ready to strike should Villalobos beat the count. At a count of eighteen Villalobos got up on the apron but Gates hit him with a second Majestic Knee that sent Villalobos off the apron to the floor. The referee reached twenty and Villalobos was counted out.

Winner: Agustin Gates (1-0)

The crowd stood in silence. They found it hard to believe that Gates got so lucky. The kid is clearly talented but that victory was more luck than skill. As Gates celebrated, his luck seemingly ran out because Villalobos stood on the outside of the ring and was beside himself with rage. The audience started cheering and Gates knew that it wasn’t for him, Gates turned his attention to Villalobos and promptly fled the ring and ringside area through the crowd. Unfortunately for the referee, Villalobos was not finished. Villalobos entered the ring and stalked the referee, backing him into a corner. The referee had the expression of someone facing inevitible doom and his fight or flight instinct kicked in. The referee dropped to his back, rolled out of the ring and fled. Villalobos was left seething in the ring, with no points in the Event Horizon series.

— Lesson Learned We cut back to Matt Mears and Ben Petrie at ringside. Mears said that Agustin Gates was lucky to walk away from the encounter with two points but Petrie countered that there are many ways to win and Gates’ strategy won out over Villalobos’ hubris. Mears countered by saying that Gates would not get through the entire series with such fortune. Mears continued by saying that Villalobos may have been slightly humbled and projected we would not see Villalobos lose again in such fashion. Petrie scoffed and said that this was not Villalobos’ “last kingdom” and that The Wolf King was a monarch without a country in OATH.

— Declan Black vs. Finn Whelan The commentary team noted that these two competitors were familiar with each other but Mears noted that OATH is it’s own microcosm, that what these competitors have done in outside organizations have little relevance

Declan Black and Finn Whelan both made their entrances with the split crowd leaning towards supporting Whelan — which seemed to surprise The Seattle Saint. Black was undeterred, Black went for the tie up and Whelan spun around Black, hitting him with a forearm to the back of the head. When Black spun around to answer, Whelan was already across the ring, hitting the ropes and came back with a big shotgun dropkick. As Black went outside the ring to compose himself, Whelan decided to keep the pressure on. Whelan charged to the middle rope on the apron, then jumped up for a triangle moonsault but Black simply waltz out of the way and Whelan hit the floor with a disgusting thud. Black got Whelan up and sent him hard into the guardrail back first before sliding Whelan back into the ring. Knowing that if he didn’t make a quick move to stop Black’s momentum, Whelan went for a lariat but Black caught Whelan’s arm and transitioned it into a flawless Into The Black (Regal Cutter). Instead of covering, the veteran Black stood up and stomped on Whelan’s shoulder joint repeatedly. Mears noted Black’s viciousness while stomping away on Whelan’s shoulder but Petrie said that this strategic route was not so much vicious as precision. Whelan fought up and caught Black with a kick to the midsection which staggered Black. Whelan, noting his kick’s effectiveness, went for another but Black caught him, then took wrist control and forced Whelan down into the Painkiller 2.0 (Inside Arm Bar) to further dissect Whelan’s shoulder. The audience got behind Whelan as he fought to get to the ropes and just as he was about to catch the bottom rope with his foot Black rolled through and recentered Whelan in the middle of the ring, wrenching back on the armbar with a significant increase in severity. Mindful of the fact that he could not reach the ropes while in this position, Whelan used his agility to roll backward and put Black in such a position that the hold was no longer effective and Black was forced to break. With both competitors back up, Black set Whelan up for a ripcord but Whelan exploded with his ScRM (Asai DDT)! Vancouver popped and Whelan covered but Black kicked out with authority. Black was rocked but Whelan’s shoulder was pretty banged up. Whelan took refuge in a corner and tried to beat some life into his numbed arm. Black recovered from the ddt and quickly pounced. Black charged Whelan and went for the Call of the Coal (Claymore Kick) but Whelan moved at the last second and Black got his leg caught on the top turnbuckle. In a desperate move Whelan rolled Black up and (perhaps) unintentionally used the middle rope for a split second for leverage. Whelan got the surprise three count and the bell rang out. Winner: Finn Whelan (1-0) Despite being on Whelan’s side at first, Vancouver did not like that he used the ropes, albeit briefly, to win. Even though Whelan removed his foot from the rope before the three count the audience largely chastised him for it. Whelan had his hand raised and Black looked on, his expression neutral. Mears would pontificate that perhaps Black recognized Whelan seizing an opportunity but Petrie said that Black is someone who’s reaction can not be gauged right away.

— Night Two Before the final match of the evening we went back to the announce table. Matt Mears invited the audience to join OATH again on Monday night from Seattle for the second round of the Event Horizon Series. Petrie added that tonight was just the first course in a seven course meal of wrestling excellence. Petrie continued by saying that the action tonight is just a small taste of what to expect and that we have just scratched the surface of what the Event Horizon Series is going to offer.

— Devin Brando vs. Erik Holland

The main event saw Erik Holland come out first, without being introduced and without music. It seems that “The Most Dangerous” jumped the gun and would not wait to get to the ring. The ring announcer looked confused and as he shuffled his cue cards to find his notes on the competitors, Holland was already in the ring. Holland shoved the ring announcer aside and gestured to the entrance ramp for his opponent to “get on with it already”.

Devin Brando came out, also with no music. Brando was not trepidation in the least but he did take his time to come down the ramp. Petrie claimed that Brando was scared but Mears countered saying that Brando’s pace to the ring was deliberate, Brando wasn’t letting Holland take control before the bell.

Brando entered the ring, not taking his eyes off of Holland. We hear the bell and Holland immediately exited the ring and grabbed a steel chair from ringside. Holland tossed it into the ring, the chair landing right at Brando’s feet. Holland got back into the ring and stood across from his opponent. Brando nonchalantly kicked the chair out of the ring and then blasted Holland with a right hand.

The two brawled back and forth, jockeying for position and Brando got the upperhand following a spinning lariat. Holland retreated to the outside but Brando kept the pressure on, following Holland and hitting him with another clothesline.

Brando got Holland back in the ring but Holland rolled to the outside again and took hold of the chair. Holland climbed up on the apron and tried to throw the chair at Brando but Brando dodged it, charged and speared Holland through the ropes, off the apron and to the outside.

The two battled on the outside following that big bump and Holland got the upperhand after sending Brando into the steel steps head first. The referee exited the ring to check on Brando as Holland entered the ring and removed the top turnbuckle pad on one corner. Brando recovered and entered the ring, only to eat a bicycle kick from Holland.

Brando was clearly seeing stars after consecutive attacks to his head and Holland recognized that. Holland got Brando up and hit him with the Chopping Mall (Snap Powerbomb) but Holland positioned Brando so that the back of the latter’s head hit the exposed turnbuckle.

With Brando bleeding from the back of his head, Holland went for the Toxic Avenger (Death Valley Driver) but Brando slid out of it and planted Holland with a surprised Midnight Murder Scene (End of Days). Brando covered and secured the three count.

Winner: Devin Brando (1-0)

Following the match both men were laid out on the mat but Holland was the first to recover. Holland was not happy. Officials checked on the bloodied Brando but Holland tossed them all aside and then put the boots to Brando’s head. Officials tried to rally back and intervene but Holland destroyed them all with a series of strikes.

Holland then took Brando out onto the apron and hit him with a Toxic Avenger (Death Valley Driver) off of the apron, onto the ring steps. Brando’s head left a splatter of blood on the ring steps and Holland stood tall outside the ring, the last shot before the feed cut.

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