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Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match
GZW Royal Heavyweight Championship
A win by pinfall only.

As the crowd awaited the arrival of the first of two challengers. They were soon greeted with a blackout. The lights silently shutoff, as the Titantron jolted to life, and soon the PA was filled by an eerie voice of a child.

Mephistos Lullaby

On the titantron a video began to play. It opened to an empty black and white view of a backstage corridor. Soon the camera began to whimsically move about the hallway, gently making it's way further backstage. It was almost as if the camera swayed to the soothing tone of the child's voice as it moved deeper down the hall. Almost as if the camera was looking for someone or something it panned over to doors as it floated by. As soon as the other voice chimed in the camera pulsed as it picked up the pace. What it was searching for it was soon to find.Than it came up to a blank door, again the scene pulsed as the camera fell to the door. The view of the door still captured in it's lens. Suddenly the door opened and behind it was nothing but darkness.

Something was coming... what seemed like an eternity was merely a few seconds. Soon enough from the darkness a pair of black shoes and pants exited the room, the scene pulsing once more. Then after a few moments the pair of feet began in the direction from which the camera came. Then as if compelled our drug by a supernatural force the camera followed. Getting a rear view of the man It was now apparent that this black clad figure was under a cloak. With a faint red trim, and animal lined shoulders with a black hood. As the individual made his way down the hall, the music began to intensify. Picking up the pace the video blurred and pulsed almost as with each step the man made, through it seemed the man almost moved in slow motion. Now the camera angles began to switch. catching different angles of the man but never revealing who. Catching near glimpses of who it was but never showing as it would switch back to the rear view.



There it became evident on where this cloaked man was heading, the Gorilla Position. As soon as he stepped through the first curtain the music would come to an end and cut to black, leaving the rest of the arena engulfed in complete darkness. Then immediately after, the PA would be filled with another sound...

"This is the way the world will end..."
Slipknot - Opium of the People

Suddenly the lights flashed and flickered to the beat of the music as smoke began to sweep out from the curtain and the grating on each side of the stage. Eventually make it's way down the ramp. Then not too long after, the curtain swung open, smoke bellowed out as the black hooded figure stepped out onto the stage some what shrouded in smoke and strobe lighting. As soon as the first guitar rift had finished, the cloaked figure removed his cloak revealing to the arena and the millions watching at home just who he was.



As soon as he removed the shroud Johnathan Riker began his march down the ramp. His fingers clenching and his head snapping from angle to angle looking about the crowd as the damn near blew the roof off for the return of the Entity. Perhaps the last person Luis Leone expected to show up tonight. None the less Riker approached the the caged ring, looking up at the structure, he couldn't help but smirk as the match reminded him with a softer version of a match he created. Though it wasn't as brutal as Riker would prefer but it didn't mean it wouldn't get the job done. At least in the right hands.

Riker than made his way up the steps, and through the cage door. It had been a long time since Riker had stepped in a ring, let alone one with a unforgiving steel and barbed wired. However it didn't not intimidate Riker. He felt as if he had come home. The crowd roaring, a brutal match stipulation, and a body or two on the side. With a deep breath Riker looked to the Champ, and then stepped through the ropes.

In an odd display, Riker stood in the center of the ring for a moment as he embraced the cheering of the crowd, his arms out wide as he took a few deep breaths before smacking himself with both hands a couple times, before smacking the mat once. A big crooked smile now smeared on his face. He than took a few steps back, backing into a corner. There he would take a seat on the bottom turnbuckle, his arms resting over the second rope. The Entity would than plaster his twisted gaze on Luis Leone as he awaited the sound of the bell.

Riker remained in his position as his piercing gaze never left Luis. Slowly the unforgiving steel made it's way down and surrounded the ropes. Soon after Riker pulled himself off the bottom turnbuckle standing up right, as he slowly began to walk along side the ropes. His hand gently sliding over the intertwined wires of the steel cage as he continued to look at the young Leone from behind his mask.. Just before the sound of the bell, Johnathan would shake the steel cage to check it's sturdiness.

*Ding! Ding! Ding!*

Before the bell could even sound for a third time, Riker had already released the cage, and exploded from his side the ring. Johnathan was going in fast. Instead of going for a standard takedown or tackle, Johnathan would dive like a spear but towards Luis' side, he would then instead use his momentum, to wrap his arms around his waist, swing behind him and drag him down almost in a school boy fashion. Though a pin was not Riker's end goal. Instead he would try and drag him down and get him to his side, where Riker would begin raining down random shots. lefts, rights, a couple knees. Though they weren't intended to be powerful or precise. They were simply meant to discombobulate, and ware Luis down.

Riker continued to rain down shot after shot, though he didn't expect to keep Luis down with them. He just needed to keep him focused on defense. As Luis got to his feet, Riker would try and push the Mega Lion into the ropes, using it's momentum to Irish whip Luis across the ring. If successful, Riker would follow after him hoping to catch him on the rebound with a thigh into the young man's gut.

Riker was just a step behind. The ring rust showed as he left just enough of an opening between Luis and himself for Luis to bring in a textbook perfect dropkick. Both of Luis' feet collided with Riker's chest and left shoulder. The impact causing Johnathan to crash to the mat.holding his chest and shoulder in pain.

Before Riker could get back to his feet, he found Luis already on top of him. The younger man began to rain down stomp after stomp on The Entity. Riker began to scramble, pushing through the pain as he scurried to the ropes. While still receiving punishing stomps from his opponent. Not in search of a rope break but something to help him get back to his feet. Though thinking it over again, the ropes weren't sturdy enough for what he needed. Still taking stomps Riker hurried to the turnbuckle. Riker reached up just as Luis went to stomp once more, and just as Riker pulled himself up by the second turnbuckle Johnathan went to boot Luis' stand foot out from under him.

Still in the corner, the attack had positioned the young Leone right above him. Riker would take this opportunity to get to his feet and explode out of the corner. Driving his shoulder into Luis' stomach and taking a few steps out of the corner before trying for a power spinebuster!

After planting Luis with a powerful spinebuster, Riker got back to his feet. The Entity charged for the ropes, looking to use their momentum and to add to the attack he was about to attempt. As soon as he was close enough Riker jumped into the air looking to bring his knee down across the Mega Lion's forehead.