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[Fade into Tom Holzerman, standing in front of the big screen at the TEAM Studios in West Chester, PA. On said big screen, Joey Melton delivers a slingshot suplex to Brian Stinberg in slow-motion.]
TH: The first week of Dupree Cup action is in the books. Six meets, eighteen matches... who comes out with the early jump on the playoff spots? You're about to find out, EPICENTER is next!
[Cue up "Down" by Stone Temple Pilots.
Cut to BEAST thumping JOE AVERAGE with a powerbomb.
Cut to MR. AMAZING! assaulting D! with the Championship of Champions Belt.
Cut to KARINA WOLFENDEN delivering the Dual Halo to ADAM BENJAMIN.
Cut to ULYSIS SOLIAN staring down DANNY BOY VEGAS.
Cut to KARL BROWN hoisting the Merrit Trophy, then flash cut to D! with the Championship of Champions Belt across his waist.
Cut to: The Epicenter logo once more, fading into Tom Holzerman and Steve Murray at the Epicenter desk.]
TH: Welcome everyone to TEAM Studios. I'm Tom Holzerman, and as always, this is Steve Murray. Welcome to Epicenter.
[Cut to Steve Murray with an AWC/RDJW inset.]
SM: We'll begin by taking you out to Phoenix, Arizona for Group C action. Our first contest wasn't much of a contest as the Battlin' Brazilians of Rio de Janeiro Wrestling took on the Atlantic Wrestling Club. Let's recap.
[Cut to Anton Assault with Jaco Patterson in a keylock.]
SM V/O: First up, it was "The Lion" Anton Assault taking on "The Miracle Baby" Jaco Patterson, and right now, it's a miracle that Patterson is able to breathe. Keylock and a beauty.
[Cut to Patterson begging off of Assault.]
SM V/O: Things wouldn't exactly stay peachy for the Lion, even if he never lost control of the match. Already sore from two groin shots earlier in the match, Assault's grapefruits get assaulted again, blatant low blow from Patterson. Referee Monet Samuel has seen enough, and she calls for the bell.
[Cut to Chainz and Joe McManus slugging it out.]
SM V/O: Next up, it's the Countdown Trophy holder Chainz taking on the illegal pit-fighter Joe McManus in a first blood match. Both men are slugging it out here, but Chainz gets the advantage.
[Cut to Chainz with McManus by the head, dragging him towards a corner with an exposed turnbuckle.]
SM V/O: The match wouldn't be too long now. McManus took the covering off that turnbuckle earlier in the match, but Chainz would use it to his advantage here. Noggin knocker in the corner, and McManus is busted wide open. Chainz wins in convincing fashion.
[Cut to Paddy O'Shea using Ronaldodinho as a punching bag.]
SM V/O: The tag match was last here, and Team RDJW was trying desperately to ward off the sweep. Wasn't working though, as Paddy O'Shea shows off his bare-knuckle boxing skills.
[Cut to Brazilian Disaster, clearly woozy and near the ropes, Red Rock running them.]
SM V/O: Red Rock here making it look easy. Big clothesline to send the Blanka rip-off over the top. The Disaster is clearly disoriented, and Red Rock smartly doesn't go after him here. The count reaches 10 and AWC wins the match and the meet via clean sweep. Tom?
[Cut to Tom Holzerman with an NFW/LoC inset.]
TH: The other meet out on Phoenix wasn't so lopsided. Legacy of Champions has said on record that they feel they will be walking out of the whole thing with the Dupree Cup. Team NFW might have something to say about it, even as the so-called experts were maligning and underestimating them.
[Cut to Jason Payne and Derecho grappling in the ring.]
TH V/O: First up, it's Jason Payne battling LoC's Legacy Champion, Derecho. These two guys had such a war of words coming into this, and the hate was palpable, shown right here with a vicious DDT from Derecho to Payne. Derecho wouldn't let up, as he'd soon segue into his F-3 combo, vertical suplex, snap suplex and a split-legged gordbuster. You don't see many people able to pull that off.
[Cut to Payne running the ropes.]
TH V/O: Payne would turn things around a little quicker for the Dog of War, as he ducks the clothesline attempt from the Legacy Champion and then on the rebound... LARIATO~! Huge impact sending Derecho to the canvas. Payne would start to slow it down a little bit, grinding down Derecho here with this cobra clutch.
[Cut to Payne with a half-nelson applied, trying for a full nelson.]
TH V/O: Here we see Payne going for his patented Payne Killer, but Derecho's fighting it off, elbows to the face. He's free and then just cracks Payne in the chin with a superkick. I was surprised that the Dog of War didn't spit a tooth out there, but he's definitely bleeding, both from one of those elbows to the forehead and from the kick to the mouth. Then, it was time for some punishment, Derecho grabbing the Dog of War by the scruff of the neck and just pounding his head into the turnbuckle there, ten times before exhausting referee Monet Samuel's count. Payne looked to be on dream street.
[Cut to Payne in a standing headscissors.]
TH V/O: And it would be the end here for Payne as Derecho sets up for the Vortex Powerbomb, or would it? Payne counters with a back body drop. Derecho's up, but Payne catches him with a haymaker right that turns Derecho around. Payne locks in the full nelson and... PAYNE KILLER! This match is academic, Payne wins.
[Cut back to the studio.]
TH: Of course, the action wouldn't stop there. After the match, Derecho and Payne got into a full-fledged brawl where both men busted each other open further than they already had during the match. At one point during the brawl, Payne had Derecho prone for a long enough time to set up a table. He lit the table on fire then put Derecho through it with another Payne Killer. After that, Payne went on to write "NFW" across his chest in his own blood. Payne could not be reached for comment after the match on why he decided to taint his victory with such actions, but word from the LoC camp is that Derecho was not happy being shown up like that, and we can only speculate as to how he'll retaliate. Meanwhile, Payne has been fined his entire purse for this week for his actions.
[Cut to Lone Wolf grappling with Ryan Billows.]
TH V/O: Tag action up next, as the team of Lone Wolf and WildStar battled bitter rivals yet interesting teammates Turk and Ryan Billows. Billows and Lone Wolf tangling here, and Wolf gets the advantage early with an Irish whip into a Samoan drop from the Native American.
[Cut to WildStar with a prone Turk on the canvas.]
TH V/O: WildStar just disrespecting the former Underground Champion here, boots to the face and then he steps back and Rolling Thunder with authority.
[Cut to Turk with Lone Wolf in vertical suplex position.]
TH V/O: Things would be better for the LoC tag team, as now Turk's in control with that delayed vertical suplex, all that blood rushing to Lone Wolf's head before being crashed back down to the canvas.
[Cut to Billows on the top with WildStar standing in front of him.]
TH V/O: Billows here takes to the air and he's about to work the Headache Machine right on WildStar's dome. Beautifully done enziguri-style kick.
[Cut to Turk and Billows lying in wait for Wolf to run towards them for a double team move.]
TH V/O: We get to the end of this match, and WildStar tags himself in here. He leaps into the ring, taking out Ryan Billows with a springboard clothesline, while a distracted Turk is prone to a regular lariat from Lone Wolf. They take it to the outside, and with the Native American and the Underground Icon now brawling around, the two legal men are left in the ring. WildStar sees Billows prone there and climbs to the top rope. Five Star Frogsplash attempt FANS! and Billows gets right to his feet, grabs WildStar and... Pennsylvania Plunge. This one's academic, Turk and Ryan Billows win.
[Cut to Kin Hiroshi whipping Ulysis Solian into barbed wire.]
TH V/O: It's now all up to the Muffin Man and the Prodigal Son to decide who takes home this meet. Early on, it was Kin Hiroshi, who found the arena in Phoenix after mistakenly thinking that it was week 2 in Wyoming. Whip into the barbed wire ropes and then Hiroshi showing his sadistic side, raking Solian's back across the barbs. Brutal.
[Cut to Hiroshi with Solian in a front facelock.]
TH V/O: Still making use of the barbed wire, Hiroshi with what looks like a vertical suplex, but he just drops Solian gut first over the top rope.
[Cut to Solian grabbing Hiroshi by his neck and head.]
TH V/O: Hiroshi wasn't the only one who could use the wire to his advantage. After turning the tables, Solian now has Hiroshi by the neck, raking his forehead across the top wire there.
[Cut to Hiroshi hanging over the bottom rope.]
TH V/O: And now, Solian about to go Bossman on the Muffin Man here, jumping right on Hiroshi's back, driving those barbs deep into his chest. Solian was nicked a little there too, but all in the name of inflicting punishment.
[Cut to Hiroshi with Solian in a standing headscissors.]
TH V/O: Hiroshi was able to turn it around, and he's got Solian in place for his NFM, his version of the Canadian Destroyer. However, Solian blocks it mid flip and Hiroshi lands on his ass. AS soon as the Muffin Man gets up, he's scooped up by Solian and nailed with the Burning Hammer for a pinfall. LoC takes the match and the meet.
[Cut to a standings graphic:
W L D (Sweep) Pts
AWC 1 0 0 1 3
LoC 1 0 0 0 2
NFW 0 1 0 0 0
RDJW 0 1 0 0 0]
TH V/O: And after one week, AWC takes the early lead with their sweep of RDJW. LoC keeps pace though, trailing by only one point.
[Cue up "No Quarter," Led Zeppelin. Cut to Ice Cold striking Dan Ryan inside a cage.]
SM V/O: Coming up, it's rage in the cage, EPW vs. WZW, and some highlights from the barnburner that was NAPW and NEW. Don't tune out, we've got more recaps coming your way after this.
[Cut to a commercial for Geico... so easy, even a caveman can use it!]
TH: The first week of Dupree Cup action is in the books. Six meets, eighteen matches... who comes out with the early jump on the playoff spots? You're about to find out, EPICENTER is next!
[Cue up "Down" by Stone Temple Pilots.
Cut to BEAST thumping JOE AVERAGE with a powerbomb.
Cut to MR. AMAZING! assaulting D! with the Championship of Champions Belt.
Cut to KARINA WOLFENDEN delivering the Dual Halo to ADAM BENJAMIN.
Cut to ULYSIS SOLIAN staring down DANNY BOY VEGAS.
Cut to KARL BROWN hoisting the Merrit Trophy, then flash cut to D! with the Championship of Champions Belt across his waist.
Cut to: The Epicenter logo once more, fading into Tom Holzerman and Steve Murray at the Epicenter desk.]
TH: Welcome everyone to TEAM Studios. I'm Tom Holzerman, and as always, this is Steve Murray. Welcome to Epicenter.
[Cut to Steve Murray with an AWC/RDJW inset.]
SM: We'll begin by taking you out to Phoenix, Arizona for Group C action. Our first contest wasn't much of a contest as the Battlin' Brazilians of Rio de Janeiro Wrestling took on the Atlantic Wrestling Club. Let's recap.
[Cut to Anton Assault with Jaco Patterson in a keylock.]
SM V/O: First up, it was "The Lion" Anton Assault taking on "The Miracle Baby" Jaco Patterson, and right now, it's a miracle that Patterson is able to breathe. Keylock and a beauty.
[Cut to Patterson begging off of Assault.]
SM V/O: Things wouldn't exactly stay peachy for the Lion, even if he never lost control of the match. Already sore from two groin shots earlier in the match, Assault's grapefruits get assaulted again, blatant low blow from Patterson. Referee Monet Samuel has seen enough, and she calls for the bell.
[Cut to Chainz and Joe McManus slugging it out.]
SM V/O: Next up, it's the Countdown Trophy holder Chainz taking on the illegal pit-fighter Joe McManus in a first blood match. Both men are slugging it out here, but Chainz gets the advantage.
[Cut to Chainz with McManus by the head, dragging him towards a corner with an exposed turnbuckle.]
SM V/O: The match wouldn't be too long now. McManus took the covering off that turnbuckle earlier in the match, but Chainz would use it to his advantage here. Noggin knocker in the corner, and McManus is busted wide open. Chainz wins in convincing fashion.
[Cut to Paddy O'Shea using Ronaldodinho as a punching bag.]
SM V/O: The tag match was last here, and Team RDJW was trying desperately to ward off the sweep. Wasn't working though, as Paddy O'Shea shows off his bare-knuckle boxing skills.
[Cut to Brazilian Disaster, clearly woozy and near the ropes, Red Rock running them.]
SM V/O: Red Rock here making it look easy. Big clothesline to send the Blanka rip-off over the top. The Disaster is clearly disoriented, and Red Rock smartly doesn't go after him here. The count reaches 10 and AWC wins the match and the meet via clean sweep. Tom?
[Cut to Tom Holzerman with an NFW/LoC inset.]
TH: The other meet out on Phoenix wasn't so lopsided. Legacy of Champions has said on record that they feel they will be walking out of the whole thing with the Dupree Cup. Team NFW might have something to say about it, even as the so-called experts were maligning and underestimating them.
[Cut to Jason Payne and Derecho grappling in the ring.]
TH V/O: First up, it's Jason Payne battling LoC's Legacy Champion, Derecho. These two guys had such a war of words coming into this, and the hate was palpable, shown right here with a vicious DDT from Derecho to Payne. Derecho wouldn't let up, as he'd soon segue into his F-3 combo, vertical suplex, snap suplex and a split-legged gordbuster. You don't see many people able to pull that off.
[Cut to Payne running the ropes.]
TH V/O: Payne would turn things around a little quicker for the Dog of War, as he ducks the clothesline attempt from the Legacy Champion and then on the rebound... LARIATO~! Huge impact sending Derecho to the canvas. Payne would start to slow it down a little bit, grinding down Derecho here with this cobra clutch.
[Cut to Payne with a half-nelson applied, trying for a full nelson.]
TH V/O: Here we see Payne going for his patented Payne Killer, but Derecho's fighting it off, elbows to the face. He's free and then just cracks Payne in the chin with a superkick. I was surprised that the Dog of War didn't spit a tooth out there, but he's definitely bleeding, both from one of those elbows to the forehead and from the kick to the mouth. Then, it was time for some punishment, Derecho grabbing the Dog of War by the scruff of the neck and just pounding his head into the turnbuckle there, ten times before exhausting referee Monet Samuel's count. Payne looked to be on dream street.
[Cut to Payne in a standing headscissors.]
TH V/O: And it would be the end here for Payne as Derecho sets up for the Vortex Powerbomb, or would it? Payne counters with a back body drop. Derecho's up, but Payne catches him with a haymaker right that turns Derecho around. Payne locks in the full nelson and... PAYNE KILLER! This match is academic, Payne wins.
[Cut back to the studio.]
TH: Of course, the action wouldn't stop there. After the match, Derecho and Payne got into a full-fledged brawl where both men busted each other open further than they already had during the match. At one point during the brawl, Payne had Derecho prone for a long enough time to set up a table. He lit the table on fire then put Derecho through it with another Payne Killer. After that, Payne went on to write "NFW" across his chest in his own blood. Payne could not be reached for comment after the match on why he decided to taint his victory with such actions, but word from the LoC camp is that Derecho was not happy being shown up like that, and we can only speculate as to how he'll retaliate. Meanwhile, Payne has been fined his entire purse for this week for his actions.
[Cut to Lone Wolf grappling with Ryan Billows.]
TH V/O: Tag action up next, as the team of Lone Wolf and WildStar battled bitter rivals yet interesting teammates Turk and Ryan Billows. Billows and Lone Wolf tangling here, and Wolf gets the advantage early with an Irish whip into a Samoan drop from the Native American.
[Cut to WildStar with a prone Turk on the canvas.]
TH V/O: WildStar just disrespecting the former Underground Champion here, boots to the face and then he steps back and Rolling Thunder with authority.
[Cut to Turk with Lone Wolf in vertical suplex position.]
TH V/O: Things would be better for the LoC tag team, as now Turk's in control with that delayed vertical suplex, all that blood rushing to Lone Wolf's head before being crashed back down to the canvas.
[Cut to Billows on the top with WildStar standing in front of him.]
TH V/O: Billows here takes to the air and he's about to work the Headache Machine right on WildStar's dome. Beautifully done enziguri-style kick.
[Cut to Turk and Billows lying in wait for Wolf to run towards them for a double team move.]
TH V/O: We get to the end of this match, and WildStar tags himself in here. He leaps into the ring, taking out Ryan Billows with a springboard clothesline, while a distracted Turk is prone to a regular lariat from Lone Wolf. They take it to the outside, and with the Native American and the Underground Icon now brawling around, the two legal men are left in the ring. WildStar sees Billows prone there and climbs to the top rope. Five Star Frogsplash attempt FANS! and Billows gets right to his feet, grabs WildStar and... Pennsylvania Plunge. This one's academic, Turk and Ryan Billows win.
[Cut to Kin Hiroshi whipping Ulysis Solian into barbed wire.]
TH V/O: It's now all up to the Muffin Man and the Prodigal Son to decide who takes home this meet. Early on, it was Kin Hiroshi, who found the arena in Phoenix after mistakenly thinking that it was week 2 in Wyoming. Whip into the barbed wire ropes and then Hiroshi showing his sadistic side, raking Solian's back across the barbs. Brutal.
[Cut to Hiroshi with Solian in a front facelock.]
TH V/O: Still making use of the barbed wire, Hiroshi with what looks like a vertical suplex, but he just drops Solian gut first over the top rope.
[Cut to Solian grabbing Hiroshi by his neck and head.]
TH V/O: Hiroshi wasn't the only one who could use the wire to his advantage. After turning the tables, Solian now has Hiroshi by the neck, raking his forehead across the top wire there.
[Cut to Hiroshi hanging over the bottom rope.]
TH V/O: And now, Solian about to go Bossman on the Muffin Man here, jumping right on Hiroshi's back, driving those barbs deep into his chest. Solian was nicked a little there too, but all in the name of inflicting punishment.
[Cut to Hiroshi with Solian in a standing headscissors.]
TH V/O: Hiroshi was able to turn it around, and he's got Solian in place for his NFM, his version of the Canadian Destroyer. However, Solian blocks it mid flip and Hiroshi lands on his ass. AS soon as the Muffin Man gets up, he's scooped up by Solian and nailed with the Burning Hammer for a pinfall. LoC takes the match and the meet.
[Cut to a standings graphic:
W L D (Sweep) Pts
AWC 1 0 0 1 3
LoC 1 0 0 0 2
NFW 0 1 0 0 0
RDJW 0 1 0 0 0]
TH V/O: And after one week, AWC takes the early lead with their sweep of RDJW. LoC keeps pace though, trailing by only one point.
[Cue up "No Quarter," Led Zeppelin. Cut to Ice Cold striking Dan Ryan inside a cage.]
SM V/O: Coming up, it's rage in the cage, EPW vs. WZW, and some highlights from the barnburner that was NAPW and NEW. Don't tune out, we've got more recaps coming your way after this.
[Cut to a commercial for Geico... so easy, even a caveman can use it!]