Collision (5/25/2012)

Kaden Griffin stood in the ring, stretching as he awaited the arrival of Xavier Serikaz. The lauded performer finally appeared to thunderous applause from the crowd. Without much ceremony, he made his way to the ring and, in a show of sportsmanship, shook Kaden's hand. The ref took Xavier to his corner and checked him for weapons before gesturing for the bell to ring.

The two men wasted no time, each of them sensing the urgency and importance of their PWE debut. In rapid succession, they exchanged a dizzying series of arm and head locks, trips, and reversals. Finally, both men bounced off of opposite ropes and ran back to meet in the center... clotheslining one another. Both men were down, and the ref started to count.

1... 2...

Xavier flipped to his feet, prepared to fight, but Kaden was just a hair faster, and as Xavier came up, Kaden delivered a lightning-quick Pele Kick. Xavier moved to avoid the attack, but wasn't able to completely get out of the way, instead taking the strike across his shoulder and stumbling away. It was clear that the shot told, and Xavier shook his arm out. Kaden took a moment to pump up the crowd... but made the mistake of turning his back on Xavier. Xavier looked to his left, then his right, sensing that this was his moment. The audience roared, many of them encouraging Xavier, or begging him not to take the short cut.

As Kaden turned, Xavier ran in, dropkicking him hard enough to drive him back against the ropes. Kaden rebounded, and Xavier stayed on the ground, forcing Kaden to leap over him to avoid tripping, but Kaden was no fool himself. Instead of bouncing off the ropes again, he changed his momentum and ran toward the corner, mounting the turnbuckle and poising himself to deliver a flying attack. Xavier spun as he stood, and immediately saw that his prey wasn't where he expected it. Reacting on veteran instinct, he ran toward the ropes, sprinboarding off and delivering a perfect triangle dropkick to Kaden, who flew off the turnbuckle and landed against the guard rail outside.

Xavier rolled out of the ring, delivered a couple of punches to Kaden's face, and threw him back into the ring before the referee could even begin a proper count. Xavier climbed the steps and mounted the turnbuckle, signaling for his diving elbow drop, and leapt into the air... but Kaden was still not down for the count. Leaping to his feet, he caught Xavier in mid-air, catching him for his leaping neckbreaker and driving him down into the mat. Kaden quickly went for the pin.

1... 2...

Xavier's legs kicked, pushing Kaden off, and both men staggered to their feet. Kaden fired himself off the ropes again, this time preparing to deliver the Shining Wizard, but Xavier caught him as he jumped, draping him over his own back and drove him down headfirst into the mat... X-Breaker! Xavier fell on top of Kaden.

1... 2... 3...

WINNER: Xavier Serikaz!

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Tag Match, No Holds Barred. The wrestler who gets the pin/submission gets to pick his opponent for the PPV (non-Title only)
Mike Cole & Zeke Nero vs. Martin Taylor & Randy Reaume

Mike Cole and Zeke Nero argued briefly about who should start the match, but eventually Mike slipped out of the ring and the bell rung. Nero and Randy Reaume circled one another, and locked up. Randy pushed Zeke into the corner, and the ref moved over to break them up. Mike Cole slipped away from his corner and moved to the other side of the ring. Martin hopped down to yell at him... and Mike Cole clobbered Martin Taylor with something that he pulled out of his tights! Martin went down like a ton of bricks and lay completely still. Mike Cole shrugged and smiled, and moved away before the referee's attention could turn to the apron. The referee slid out of the ring, slapping Martin Taylor on the face, attempting to revive him.

Randy Reaume frowned and moved to look over the ropes at his "mysteriously" unconscious opponent and Zeke Nero moved to his own corner and tagged in Mike Cole. Cole, smirking, stalked over to Randy and hit him with the Cole Finale. He yelled to get the ref's attention, and went for the pin.

1... 2...

Zeke Nero ran in and grabbed Mike Cole, pulling him off of the pin and pointing at his chest, yelling that he had cheated. Mike shrugged... and punched Zeke Nero with the same foreign object he'd used against Martin Taylor. The crowd went wild, booing, as Mike lazily laid back down, covering randy one more time.

1... 2... 3...

WINNER: Mike Cole (Mike Cole may choose his non-title match for the PPV)

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Segment
Contract Signing for Breaking Boundaries Unlimited Title Match
Alex Jester & Joey Simone (Joey Simone picks match type for PPV)

The show returned from commercial, and the camera was in Alex Kross' office, where Joey Simone sat opposite Alex. Kross looked downright pissed.

"I don't know what to tell you Joey, but don't worry about it. YOu sign the contract, and I'll get AJ's signature later. Have you chosen a match type yet?"

Joey put his pen down and stood up, making his way over to the door. "I think I have, Lex, I think I have. Thirty minutes... Iron Man." With that, Joey Simone left Alex's office, and Alex nodded approvingly as the camera faded out.

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World Title Tournament Round 3
Shane Howlett vs. Roderick Sylar

Roderick Sylar wasn't interested in waiting for the bell to ring, instead charging Shane as the ref was checking his boots, but Shane had seen Roderick's style before, and was ready for it. He warned the ref, and then ducked, back-flipping Sylar over himself, and out of the ring. Sylar hit the mat outside with a resounding *thud*, and Shane shook a finger at him. Sylar climbed slowly back into the ring, and referee rung the bell. Shane was on Sylar instantly, delivering a brutal flurry of martial arts strikes.

Sylar pushed the younger opponent away, trying to shake the cobwebs out of his head so that he could get back into the fight, but Shane stumbled into the referee. Shane immediately checked to see if the ref was alright, and Sylar took advantage, attempting to deliver a brutal kick to the back of Shane's head, but Shane moved at the last minute, and Sylar kicked the referee square in the face. Blood erupted from the ref's face, pouring down his chest, as the man fell unconscious. Shane angrily began firing punches at Sylar, but Sylar seemed energized by drawing blood on the referee. Shane attempted an irish whip, but Sylar came back in full control of his movements, and hit a brutal Knockout Lariat that flipped Shane Howlett completely over. Sylar wrapped him up in a pin, even holding his tights for extra emphasis.

A second referee hit the ring, and immediately called for the bell. Sylar popped up, holding his arms up in victory, but the referee shook his head "no", and pointed to Shane. The announcer declared Shane Howlett winner by way of Disqualification. Sylar angrily stomped on the mat, then picked Shane up off the mat and delivered a brutal D.O.A. backbreaker. The referee attempted to get Roderick to leave the ring, but he wasn't done yet. He pushed the ref out of the way and stood Shane up again, hitting him with a Sylar Driver for good measure.

Finally the brutality was over, and Sylar rolled out of the ring, acting as if he'd won. Shane lay in the center of the ring, twitching.

WINNER ADVANCING TO THE wORLD TITLE MATCH: Shane Howlett!

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World Title Tournament Round 3
Matt Knoxville vs. Xenon Byers

Matt Knoxville waited in the ring for Xenon, but Xenon didn't appear when his theme played. After a few moments, his music re-started, and Matt moved to the ropes to wait for his opponent. As he waited and watched, Charlie Fatu left the announce table and slipped into the ring, moving up silently behind Matt... and then delivering a standing side-kick to Knoxville's head. Charlie smirked and made his way to the crowd, who booed him furiously, as Matt lay in the ring holding his head. Charlie high-fived a man in the crowd... who took off his hoodie to reveal that he was Xenon Byers, Charlie Fatu's former tag partner and Matt's opponent for tonight.

Charlie made his way back to the announce table, where he told his broadcast partners to mind their own business before resuming his duties. Xenon made his way to ring. The bell rung as he paraded around, enjoying the boos of the crowd, and occasionally stopping to kick Matt in the head to keep him down. One one of these victory laps, as he turned to kick Matt Knoxville in the head, Matt grabbed his leg and pulled him down, wrapping him up in a schoolboy! He grabbed a handful of tights, and put his feet on the ropes to keep the pin cinched.

1... 2... 3...

WINNER ADVANCING TO THE WORLD TITLE MATCH: Matt Knoxville!

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Main Event
Cole Scorpio vs. Alex Jester

Cole waited for Alex Jester in the ring, but instead of Alex appearing, Jacob Wolfe stepped away from the announce table and walked up the steps and into the ring. Terry Kowalski, sensing that another double-cross might happen, also left the announce table, but Jacob Wolfe made a gesture of peace.

"Sorry Scorpio..." Wolfe said. "There's not going to be a match tonight. Alex Jester has been... detained backstage."

Cole snatched the microphone out of Jacob's hand. "Lex! Lex Kross, get down here, now!"

After a moment, "BAck in Black" hit, and Alex Kross appeared at the top of the ramp.

"Lex, I'm sick of this crap! I want a match! AJ no-showed for the contract signing AND his match tonight, he screwed Joey AND me!"

Lex Kross nodded. "Alright Cole, I see your point. Okay... so at the PPV... for the Unlimited Title, in a thirty minute iron man match... Alex Jester... versus Joey Simone... versus Cole Scorpio!"

Cole celebrated as the show ended...