Lisa Rodriguez: “The following match is a regular match, scheduled for one fall…”
[Send Me/Represent by the 116 Clique Precise plays on the PA system as the fans go wild. The arena lights dim and turn red as Derek Steel's video plays on the Gigantatron showing numerous matches. Suddenly red pyro blasts from the entrance ramp. A spotlight comes on and Derek Steel appears through the smoke. The spotlight shines on Derek as he hypes up the crowd and walks down the entrance ramp shaking peoples hands.]
Lisa Rodriguez: “Introducing first, making his way to the ring from The Bronx, New York, weighing in at 295 pounds… DEREK STEEL!!!”
[The Crowd goes wild as he walks up the ring steps and climbs up the turnbuckle throwing up one hand in the air as the crowd goes wild. Derek then jumps off and taunts the crowd while he waits for the match to begin.]
[The crowd explodes as the first chords to "Guerilla Radio" by Rage Against The Machine start to play. The lights in the arena flicker different colors as Marcus Gratton walks out from behind the back curtain to a maddening roar from the arena fans.]
Lisa Rodriguez: “And his opponent, making his return debut to the XHCWF, weighing in at 256 pounds… MARCUS GRATTON!!!”
[As the music kicks into gear, Gratton walks down the aisle and looks to his left and right as he approaches the ring. He climbs onto the ring apron and faces the crowd as fireworks explode at the opposite side of the ring. Gratton raises his arms and leans against the ropes. He climbs between the ring ropes and walks over to a corner of the ring where he waits.]
[Paul Neuman is the referee for this match.
He motions for the bell and the match starts.
Ding, Ding, Ding.
Gratton and Steel circle the ring.
Gratton rushes in for a quick single leg takedown to grab the advantage.]
Red Tetley: “Marcus Gratton takes the early lead with a nice single leg takedown.”
[Marcus moves back to his feet.
Marcus Gratton stays on the attack with a series of stomps the upper body of Derek Steel.
Gratton picks up Steel.
Marcus Gratton attempts a snap suplex, it’s blocked!
Marcus attempts again, but it’s blocked again.
Derek Steel reverses the third attempt into a hard suplex of his own.
Derek Steel moves quickly and delivers an elbow drop.]
Red Tetley: “He drove the elbow deep into the heart of Gratton.”
[Derek Steel brings Gratton to his feet.
Steel Irish-whips Marcus into the far turnbuckle.
Steel backs into the opposite turnbuckle, charges forward and connects with a running clothesline.
Steel, now with Gratton still in the corner, begins a barrage of punches on Gratton.
The referee begins his five count.]
Paul Neuman: “…1 …2 …3 …4 …”
[Steel backs off and Marcus Gratton teeters out of the corner and falls flat to the mat.
Derek Steel taunts at the crowd. The crowd goes nuts.
Derek moves to pick up Marcus.
Steel goes for an Irish whip to the turnbuckle but it’s reversed.
Derek lands hard in the corner.
Gratton backs into the far corner and runs full speed towards Derek Steel.
Gratton connects with a running dropkick.
Steel falls down to a sitting position in the corner.
Marcus Gratton backs up again and charges forward again.
Steel takes a full knee to the face.]
Thomas Butler: “He just made him uglier, and I didn’t know that was possible.”
[Marcus picks Derek Steel up.
Gratton, ties up and goes for a spinning belly-to-belly suplex and executes it perfectly.
Gratton makes the cover.
The ref gets into position.]
Paul Neuman: “…1 …2 ..” [Steel kicks out.]
Red Tetley: “He kicked out just as the hand was coming down for the third count!”
[Gratton picks up Steel and whips him into the ropes.
Steel come back.
Marcus Gratton goes for a clothes line but Derek ducks.
Steel bounces off the rope and nails Gratton with a hard clothesline.]
Red Tetley: “Wow, he just turned him inside out with that vicious clothesline.”
[Steel bring Gratton back to his feet.
He executes a vertical suplex.
Derek picks up Gratton.
Steel performs a strong Irish-whip to Marcus Gratton, causing Gratton to be tossed over the top rope.
Steel climbs out to the outside.
The referee being his 10 count.
…1
Derek drags Marcus over to the steel steps.
Derek Steel rams Gratton’s head into the steps a few times.]
Paul Neuman: “…3”
Red Tetley: “Do you here those thuds? Gratton’s gonna have a permanent print in those steps.”
[Steel then turns Gratton around and whips him into the ring post.]
Paul Neuman: “…5”
Thomas Butler: “DAMN! He just had a face to face meeting with that steel ring post.”
[Derek Steel stays on the prowl and throws Marcus into the announcers table.
… 6
Steel rolls into the ring and then back out.]
Red Tetley: “Veteran move to break the count without losing momentum.”
[…1
Derek Steel rolls Gratton onto the announcer’s table.
Red and Thomas move out of the way.]
Thomas Butler: “I hate it when they do this!”
Paul Neuman: “…3”
[Steel signals for Weapon X and position Gratton for it.
Steel struggles once to lift Gratton, he struggles twice as Gratton is trying to fight back.
Gratton explode with a big back body drop.
…6]
Red Tetley: “Explosive back body drop!”
[Derek Steel goes crashing through the table.
…7
Marcus Gratton weakly tosses Steel back into the ring.
Gratton rolls into the ring.
Gratton begins to scale the turnbuckle to the top rope.
Marcus leaps off of the top and connects with a big body splash.
Gratton then picks up Steel and Irsih-whips him into the ropes.
Derek returns
Marcus plants Derek Steel with a spine buster.]
Red Tetley: “He’s feeling it now!”
[The crowd is beginning to come alive.
Marcus hooks the near leg.
The ref makes the count.
…1 …2 …
Steel gets the shoulder up.]
Red Tetley: “Pure instinct, he got the shoulder up by the skin of his teeth!”
[Gratton repeatedly stomps the upper body of steel.]
Thomas Butler: “Oh don’t go and lose your composure now, you’ve almost got it!”
[Marcus drops to the mat and clamps on tight armbar.
Derek struggles to break the hold as Gratton holds it tight.]
Marcus Gratton: “Ask him!”
Paul Neuman: “Do you submit?!”
Derek Steel: “NO!”
[Gratton yanks the arm some more and tightens the hold.]
Derek Steel: “AAAGGHHH!!!”
Paul Neuman: “What do you say?
Derek Steel: “…. AGH!.... NO, HELL NO!”
[Derek Steel continuously pulls toward the ropes until he reaches the top rope with his left arm.
The Ref begins to count for the submission break.
…1 …2 …3 …4
Marcus lets loose of the hold.]
Thomas Butler: “I thought for sure he had him there!”
[Marcus Gratton brings Derek to his feet.
Marcus goes for a DDT but Steel reverse the maneuver and hits Gratton with a pinning fisherman’s suplex.
The referee gets down.
…1 …2 …
Gratton kicks out.
Steel picks up Marcus.
Derek now tries for and Irish-whip but it’s reversed.
Steel comes back off of the bounce.
Gratton goes for a clothesline but Derek ducks it and captures the right arm.
Derek hooks the left arm and put Gratton in a full nelson position.
Marcus struggles to escape to no avail.
Derek Steel nails the Annihilator.
The crowd is going wild!]
Red Tetley: “The modified full nelson slam could be signaling the end of this match.”
[Steel rolls into the cover.
…1 …2 …
Gratton barely gets the shoulder up.]
Thomas Butler: “YES! Gratton kicks out yet again!”
[Derek Steel walks over to the ref and argues about the count speed.
Marcus Gratton is climbing back to his feet now.
Gratton is now waiting for Steel to turn around.
The crowd is making the building shake!
Steel turns around and it nailed with a spear by Gratton.]
Red Tetley: “SPEAR, SPEAR, oh my god what a spear! He loosened up his insides with that one.”
[Marcus begins to play to the crowd a little as he stalks and taunts for Steel to get up.
Steel slowly regains himself and gets to his feet.
Derek Steel turns around toward Gratton.
Gratton delivers a kick to the gut followed by the Evenflow DDT.
Gratton hooks the leg.
Paul Neuman get into position to make the count.
… 1 …2 …3
Paul Neuman motion to end the match.
Ding, Ding Ding.
Marcus Gratton theme hits the PA as the ref raises a tired Marcus Gratton’s arm.]
Lisa Rodriguez: “And your winner… MARCUS GRATTON!!!”
Red Tetley: “DAMN what a MATCH! Tommy boy, I tell ya, we’ve had a hell of a show tonight!
Thomas Butler: “Sure have, man oh man alive I’m still rocking from that last match!”
Red Tetley: “I can only hope that next week will be just as exciting!”
Thomas Butler: “You can count on it Red, this the XHCWF, the land of xtreme!”
Red Tetley: “That’s right! Well Ladies and Gentlemen this concludes our broadcast of XHCWF Friday Night Impact! We hope you've enjoyed our program. For XHCWF news and updates see us on the web at www. xhcwf.com 24/7. And for live XHCWF action, tune in next week to the only network that gives you Friday Night Impact, X.B.N. 9 eastern, 8 central, 7 mountain, and 6 pacific! For the XHCWF I'm Hot Head Red Tetley."
Thomas Butler: "And I'm Thomas Butler."
Red Tetley: "Goodnight, and see ya next time."
(FNI's theme takes over the sound and the camera pans out to show the capacity crowd living in the celebration still hyped off of the last match. The screen soon fades to the FNI logo and then to the XHCWF logo.)
