WAYBACK WEDNESDAY #2: Ladder Match of the Future

Welcome back to WAYBACK WEDNESDAY!

As I stated before, the introductory editions of WW are commemorating the now defunct January PPV Cold Blooded/One Night Stand.  Last week we  revisted the 30 Minute Ironwoman match between Emma MacNamara and Isabella Pazzini at Cold Blooded ’11.  Now we fast forward one year to Cold Blooded 2012!

And what a night Cold Blooded was, as we saw a phenomenal three way match for the FFW Championship that saw Stacey (yes, THAT Stacey) defend against Katherine Stryfe and Scarlett Kincaid.  We saw the birth of a new division as Wendy Briese became the first ever No Surrender Champion.  We saw Bounce & Pounce climb the mountain to become the Unity Champions (although they’d be controversially stripped of the belts weeks later).  We saw the first knock-down drag out brutal brawl in the three-match series between Kaitlynn Stryfe and Jennifer Stryfe.  And we saw Camilla knock out big Rose Jenkins to retain her Ultraviolence Championship.

We also saw Casey Atherton acting like a golden retriever and set off on a Cara Stone induced snipe hunt for a set of keys while Desirae Kain repossesses a title belt.  Yes, I’m serious.

It wasn’t the first Pick Your Poison Ladder Match FFW had ever seen, but it was probably one of the dirtiest, thanks to the insufferable Alex Adonis at ringside with a pair of handcuffs.  He had gotten one over on Crystal Hate in a similar match several months prior, and was looking to do it again.

Unfortunately… things didn’t go quite as planned.

But what’s most notable about this match is the sheer amount of young talent.  Sure it featured Charity Deas, one of the worst wrestlers in FFW history, but it also had Casey Atherton, now one of the trios champions. 

And it was the official FFW debuts of Cara Stone, Jodie Gray, and Jennifer Williams, one of the other Trios Champions.  Funny how things work.

All in all, the ladder match would go on to produce 8 Championship reigns, 3 Future Shock Finals, 2 Future Shock Season Wins, and A Future Shock Cup.  All four non-Deas women are now some of the biggest, most widely known names in the company today. 

And after watching this, is there any doubt where Big Match Jenny came from?

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Mr. Showtime: The following contest is the Fos-Pip-Lam!

Showtime pauses, obviously expecting a pop from this, although all he manages to get is the confused crowd murmering.

Mark: Wait... what?  Has Show been playing Skyrim again?

CCM: Ugh, that’s Fus-Roh-Da.  Hang on, I think I know what’s going on.

CCM quickly drops his headset, and runs over to the ring, beckoning to Showtime.  The two exchange a quick volley of words, neither side really heard clearly over the microphone.  Finally, Show looks at CCM skeptically.

Showtime:  ACROBAT?  Kelly McGuffin’s in this?  I thought she was in the...

CCM practically screams “NO!”, and again the two exchange another quick volley of words, with CCM trying to explain something, and Showtime not quite comprehending it.  Finally, a light comes on.

Showtime: OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  An ACRONYM!  Why didn’t you say so?

CCM looks like he’s about to throttle the ring announcer, but since his mission is accomplished, he quickly leaves the ring, running back to the announce table as the PROPER ring announcements begin.

Showtime: The following contest is the FUTURE SHOCK PICK YOUR POISON LADDER MATCH!

NOW the crowd erupts in a pop, while CCM slides back into his seat.

Mark: Nice save...

CCM: I’m here to help.

Showtime: Here are the Rules!  Five Future Shock alumni will participate in this match, and the goal is to grab THAT briefcase hanging over the ring by climbing up one of the many ladders scattered about ringside!  The winner of this match will be granted a match against ANY single Femme Fatale of their choosing!   No purchase necessary, not valid in the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Florida.  Offer ends January 28, 2013.

Mark: It’s good he’s giving us the fine print.  We don’t want any confusion here.

Showtime: Now introducing first... hailing from LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG Island New York, and weighing one hundred twenty-seven pounds making her FFW in-ring debut... JENNIFER WILLIAMS!!!!!!!!!

Jenny from the block blasts all over the speakers and as it does Jennifer Williams makes her way onto the stage. The crowd welcomes her with loud cheering and she smirks as she slowly begins to walk down the aisle. She excitedly slaps the hands of the fans that her cheering her on, running down the aisle just full of energy. Once she reaches the ring she jumps right onto the apron and once planted firmly on the apron does a flip over the ropes followed by a roll to the center of the ring. The fans are cheering and she just smirks waiting for her opponent to come out.

Mark: There is Jennifer Williams, who finished fourth in the fifth season of Future Shock!  She had some trouble in that contest, but she’s ready to prove some doubters wrong in this contest!

CCM: Yeah, but she spent Future Shock pissing off some of her competitors, especially Jodie Gray and Cara Stone!  Not coincidentally, they’re both in this match as well!

Showtime: And her opponent, from Charlotte, North Carolina and weighing in at one hundred and ten pounds, and also making her official in-ring FFW debut... they call her the “Queen of Games”... JODIE GRAY!

The lights dim as guitar rifts begin to blare off the pa system, the fans reach their feet and begin to cheer wildly.

[WANT YOUR BAD ROMANCE!]

Jodie Gray appears on the entrance, a wild smile on her face as she runs to the left side of the stage and points at the crowd, running to the right side of the stage she does the same before bowing to everyone and jogs down the ramp, slapping the outstretched fans’ hands with her own.

[You know that I want you, and you know that I need you. I want it bad... a bad romance!]

Reaching the ring, Jodie bobs her head to the music before leaping onto the ring apron. Looking out at the crowd, she gives them a peace sign before flipping over the ropes and hits a split on impact and bobs her head once more to the music.

[I want your love and I want your revenge.. I want your love, I don’t want to be friends. WANT YOUR BAD ROMANCE!]

Jodie leaps to her feet and climbs the top rope and points out at the crowd before backflipping off of it and looks right at the referee and smiles. Going to her corner, Jodie begins to stretch on the ropes as she awaits the start of the match.

Mark: Jodie Gray finished third in Future Shock, being eeked out in the final voting by Cara Stone and Melanie Avilo.  But she did open a LOT of eyes when she won the first match of the season!

CCM: Yup, she capitalized on a huge opportunity in that first match.  She’s going to have to wrestle a lot longer than for twenty seconds this time though.  At least if she wants to win.

Showtime: Their whipping post.. erm... opponent, hailing from.. um.. here.  I’m sure you guys are proud of her.  She weighs in at one hundred forty-five pounds... CHARITY DEAS!

All the lights go out in the arena as "Back to the Future Theme" begins to play! Then, a flying Delorean just appears out of nowhere! Then, the door opens as Charity is seen inside it, as the Delorean flies over the ring as Charity jumps out of the Delorean and into the ring! She is treated to a standing ovation as she awaits for her opponent.

CCM: You know, it never ceases to amaze me...

Mark: What?  Charity’s tenacity and spunk, no matter what the likelihood is she’s about to get her ass kicked?

CCM: No, how we keep blowing so much money on a fucking flying DeLorean every time she wrestles.  That money could be used for a much better cause, like increasing the pay of some very very good play-by-play and color commentary people!

Mark: Your ideas intrigue me, Mr. Millar...

Showtime: And their opponent, from Syracuse, New York, and weighing in at one hundred thirty-five pounds, she is ALSO making her official in-ring FFW debut... CARA STONE!

“Ch-Check it Out” hits the PA and the camera swoops across the crowd.

“All you trekkies and tv addicts
Don't mean to diss, Don't mean to bring static
All you klingons in the fuckin' house
Grab your backstreet friend and get loud!!!”

Cara Stone appears at the top of the entrance ramp.  She stands there for a few moments as the music plays, eyeing the crowd and smirking.  Finally, she starts dancing down the aisle enthusiastically, stopping several times for elaborate dance moves that don’t look they’re being done exactly right.  Meanwhile, Wolf Ramsey, her manager, has come out of the back and begun to walk down the aisle behind her. By the time the two have both made it to the ring, the music has faded out and Cara waits in her corner, jumping up and down and seemingly itching for the fight.

CCM: Well you can’t deny that Cara’s got the crowd on its feet moving!

Mark: Cara finished second in the last season of Future Shock, narrowly losing out to Melanie Avilo in the finals!

CCM: And we should point out that while Wolf has come out with Cara, he IS both Cara’s and Jodie’s manager, and will be representing them both tonight.

Mark: And more importantly, he’ll be counterbalancing...

Showtime: And finally, from the Halls of Delusion... erm, Atlanta, Georgia, and weighing in at one hundred thirty pounds... she is the self-proclaimed Season 3 AND Season 4 Champion.... CASEY ATHERTON!

The crowd are plunged into darkness mere moments before Cherry Lips by Garbage begins to play. As each note of the synthesised opening playings the lights flash on and off momentarily, illuminating only a fraction of the audience seemingly at random. As the lyrics start the lights fade once more and a spotlight highlights Casey Atherton as she heads out to the middle of the stage, spinning on her heel completing a full revolution and facing the ring she is joined by her trainer Alex Adonis. Wrapping her arms around him she hugs him tight breaking it as the guitar kicks and half walks, half jogs toward the ring followed by Adonis. Getting to the ring she slides under the bottom rope, rolls to her back and kips up to her feet.

Heading for the corner she climbs onto the middle turnbuckle facing the crowd and tries to rally their support as she joins in the hand clapping on the song. As the boos for her steadily increase, Alex Adonis is prompted to place his hands around her waist, lifting her down from the corner, he spins her around, catching her as she lands and pulling her in close, placing a kiss on her cheek as he whispers some last minute words of advice to his new protege.

Mark: And there is the Future Shock Killer herself!

CCM: Casey Atherton has made it her ambition to claim her superiority over all past, present, AND future Future Shock contestants, having finished third in the third season!  Although since she later beat both Alysson Summers and Desirae Kain, she proclaims herself as the champion of both Seasons 3 and 4!

Mark: I hope she goes after Season 1 next.  I’d LOVE to see her in a hardcore match against Raven Wicked.

On the outside of the ring, Wolf and Adonis are eyeing each other rather skeptically, while in the ring, all five women stand in a circle, each looking at each other, occasionally up at the title belt hanging from the rafters.  Referee Marcus Jones, on the relative safety outside the ring (like he’s gonna be needed here), looks around to see if everything’s ready, then calls for the bell!

*DING DING DING!*

The crowd erupts as five women explode into action, Cara, with an unholy shriek of fury, dives at Casey, the two immediately beginning to exchange blows, while Jodie and Jennifer square off at each other, furiously exchanging punches as the contest starts.   Left out in the cold is poor Charity, who seems at first to be put off by being left out of the opening brawls.  At least until she looks straight up at the briefcase, a huge smirk overcoming her face.

Mark: Um... please God no...

CCM: I think Charity’s trying to set a ladder match record for speed here...

Charity quickly rolls out of the ring, grabbing a ladder, and sliding it into the ring.  Cara, meanwhile, has backed Casey into a corner, and is levelling shot after shot to the redhead’s midsection, while Jennifer has Jodie to her knees, dazed.  Jennifer throws a knee to Jodie’s midsection, and then a haymaker- which Gray blocks, and counters into a punch of her own, rocking Williams back!  Meanwhile, Charity, undetected by the other four competitors, quickly sets up the ladder, and begins to climb.

Mark: I can’t believe this is actually happening...

CCM: I sincerely wonder if Samantha Star is going to fire everyone else if Charity Deas wins this... which she’s actually going to try and do.

Sure enough, Charity begins to climb, the local crowd giving a small pop as she ascends, unnoticed by Jodie, Cara, Jennifer, or Casey, who are still brawling around the ladder.  Being completely fresh, Charity reaches the top quickly, reaching up for the briefcase.  But as soon as she starts to reach up, the action in the ring stops on a dime, all four women looking to the ladder, then up it to see Charity at the top.

Mark: Uh oh!  Another fifteen seconds, and Charity would be the winner, but she could only keep up the ruse for so long!

CCM: What ruse?  She was in the middle of the ring, on a fucking ladder!  Everyone else just was too busy to notice!

They’re not too busy now, as a truce falls over the competitors.  Each one marches to the ladder, and grabs a post, while Charity continues to reach for the briefcase.  Her first indication that something’s wrong is a lurch below her, and Charity looks down to see that each of the other four woman has grabbed a leg of the ladder, and are carrying it, still upright to the edge of the ring!  Shrieking in protest, Charity lunges for the title one last time, but it’s all she can do just to even hold onto the ladder.  She clings for dear life, shrieking in protest, as the other four girls carry the ladder to the edge of the ring, setting it down.  Back on level ground, Charity breathes a sigh of relief, and begins to descent, getting a whole rung down before...

ONE...TWO...THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

With a heave-ho, all four girls lift as one, their combined stregnth lifting the ladder (and Charity) clear over the top rope!  The ladder teeters as it falls, Charity screaming as she falls atop the ladder, clinging on for dear life...

*CLANG!*

Mark: OH MY GOD!  OH MY GOD!  CHARITY DEAS JUST FLEW HALFWAY UP THE ENTRANCE RAMP!  I THINK SHE’S DEAD!

CCM: DOn’t say that!  You’ll get my hopes up!

The crowd is going nuts, as Charity lies on the metal ramp, writing in pain, the discarded ladder lying nearby.  In the ring, all four girls are looking up the ramp with some measure of satisfaction, although Casey and Jennifer seem to be the most amused.  Jennifer’s mirth is cut short, however, as Cara and Jodie grab her from behind, and together they quickly pitch her over the top rope, the Long Islander tumbling to ringside.  Cara and Jodie turn around to face Casey...

*CRUNCH!*

CCM: CUNT KICK!

Cara collapses to the mat from Casey’s kick, holding her nether-regions, her face a complete mask of agony, the crowd jeering.  Wolf, on the outside is bellowing, although the ref can’t do much about it. Jodie can, however, and she quickly throws a right, then another right to Casey’s head.  Casey stumbles back from the blows, giving Jodie enough room to catch her with a jumping Enziguri, causing Casey to lay flat on the mat.

Mark: Casey got Cara with a move that Stone’s going to be feeling for a while, but Jodie gave Casey a nice kick of her own, and now she’s the only one standing!

CCM: Not for long though.  That’s the problem with these big ladder matches... you have to keep a lot of people down.

Those words ring too prophetic when, as Jodie’s looking down at Casey in satisfaction, Jennifer slides into the ring, hitting Jodie from behind and nailing a Russian Leg Sweep.  She quickly picks Jodie up, and gets a running start, tossing the Gamer Girl out of the ring, Jodie tumbling to the outside.  Jennifer then turns her attention to Casey, who’s gotten to one knee, giving her a double axehandle.  She then hooks up Casey, going for some suplex, but on the outside, Alex reaches in, grabbing Casey’s legs to keep her grounded, the crowd erupting in boos at the interference.

Mark: Alex Adonis’ making his presence known at ringside here!  And there’s not a damn thing Marcus can do about it!

CCM: There’s plenty that Wolf can though!  Look at him!

The crowd pops as Wolf comes barrelling around the ring, and Alex quickly bails, getting some distance between him and Ramsey.  In the ring, Jennifer tries the suplex again, but she took too long, and Casey easily elbows her way out of it, decking Williams with a clothesline to send her back to the mat.  Casey looks around, and seeing that  no one else is moving, rolls outside, heading to an unused ladder, and sliding it into the ring.

Mark: Looks like Casey is going to be the second person in the match to try for the title!

Casey doesn’t set up the ladder, though, instead looking around, and seeing Cara painfully getting to her fet.  Casey sprints forward, ramming the ladder into Cara, and the Syracusian crumbles back to the mat.  Casey then whips the ladder around catching a recovering Jodie with it, sending her back to the mat too, as the crowd groans from the impact.  Casey finally sets the ladder up, and begins to climb, Alex on the outside cheering her on.  Casey pauses, and looks down, seeing that Jennifer Williams has grabbed her leg.  She tries to kick Jennifer off, but Williams is clinging tightly.

CCM: Casey took too long, and Jennifer is back up!

Mark: Once again the sheer number of competitors in this match showing how difficult it is going to be to win!

Jennifer keeps her grip on Casey, and the crowd pops as Cara also gets up, and runs, grabbing Casey’s other leg.  The two hold on, Casey unable to kick either woman off without losing her balance.  Finally both women give a mightly yank, and...

*WHAPWHAPWHAPWHAPWHAPWHAPWHAP!*

Mark: OH MY GOD!  OH MY GOD CASEY ATHERTON JUST FELL OFF THE UGLY LADDER!

CCM: And her head hit every rung on the way down, washboard style!

Miraculously, Casey manages to land on her feet, although she’s clutching her face in agony.  Cara and Jennifer look at each other, and Cara beckons to Williams, inviting her to do the honors.  Jennifer grins...

Mark: EXECUTIVE DECISION!

*BAM!*

The crowd pops as Casey flops facefirst onto the mat, Adonis shrieking in horror on the outside as his second wife is completely left for dead by Jennifer Williams.  She turns back to Cara, who grins, and the two high-five, before Cara suddenly leaps up herself

CCM: THE MAGIC!

*BAM!*

Mark: Jennifer Williams just made a huge mistake there!  She forgot this was every man for themselves!

CCM: Cara made her pay, and now she has a great chance of winning this match.

Cara begins to climb the ladder, the crowd cheering her on, the cheers only growing louder as she nears the top, and Jodie Gray begins to climb as well.  Cara stops, grinning, and beckoning her friend to bring it.  Jodie grins back, climbing the ladder, and soon the two Wolf’s-Denners are atop the ladder, slugging it out back and forth to a roaring crowd!

Mark: You do this, you better win, otherwise it’s a long way down!

Cara begins to gain the upper hand here, rocking Jodie with each shot, but suddenly, Charity Deas pops up on the apron.  Without any hesitation, she springboards off the top rope, flying at the ladder in a cross body block, connecting solidly!  Cara and Jodie try to save it, but they both overbalance the ladder, and fall screaming!  Cara catches herself stomach first on the top rope, flipping over and falling onto the outside of the apron, while Jodie misses the ring completely, plummeting to the outside!

Mark: WHERE DID CHARITY COME FROM?  I THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD!

CCM:  Did... did Charity Deas just cross-body block a ladder?

Mark: Well you have to admit there’s probably less painful ways, but it was STILL pretty effective!

The crowd gives a stunned pop as Charity kips to her feet, pumping up the crowd full of adrenaline.  She grabs the ladder, and runs at Atherton, catching her full on in the face.  Atherton flops back to the mat, as Charity turns to set up the ladder for herself.

Mark: Oh man!  I never thought I’d say this, but poor Casey!  She’s taking all these shots to the face!

CCM: On the bright side, it could potentially solve Alex Adonis’ spousal crisis!

Charity gets a couple rungs up, before Jennifer Williams pops up and runs at her.  She pokes her head through Charity’s legs, and lifts up and backwards, putting Charity in an electric chair position.  With a shrug, she drops Charity backwards, the time traveller plumeting out of the ring.  Williams then turns and sees Cara leaning up against the ropes, climbing to her feet as well.  With a smirk for revenge, she runs at Stone, nailing a cactus clotheline that sends both women tumbling over to the outside!

Mark: Well, that leaves the ring clear... save for Casey Atherton, and she’s not exactly in the going of moving at the moment.

CCM: Actually, she’s not in the ring either... she just rolled out.

Indeed, Casey has.  Adonis immediately runs to her, checking on her to make sure she’s okay.  Casey’s obviously still groggy, and Alex gets to his feet.  Seeing a fan with a bottled water, he rips the bottle away from the unfortunate spectator, giving it to Casey, massaging her shoulders as she refreshes herself.  At the other end of the ring, Wolf is checking on Cara and Jodie, encouraging both to get up, while the referee is looking after Williams and Deas.

Mark: All five women are down here!  First one up is going to have a huge advantage!

That first one up is Williams, who’s heading to the ring, sliding in, and making for the ladder.  Not far behind is Jodie, who is panting and sputtering, but still getting into the ring.  She pursues Jennifer up the ladder, Jennifer maybe beating her by three rungs.  Jennifer gets to the top first, but looks down, and prepares to meet Jodie at the top.  Jodie is immeidately rocked by left and rights by Williams even before she can fully rise up, and is staggering.  WIlliams continued the onslaught, and Jodie begin to lean back, turning as she fell.  Until...

Jodie: HADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKEN!

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*WHAM!I*

Mark: HADOKEN!  HADOKEN!  Jennifer Willaims just got blasted by the quartercircle punch!

CCM: And Jodie Gray might just be about to win this!  NO!  WE HAVE A NEW CHALLENGER!

That’s Casey, who, seeing that Jodie’s in a great position, slides into the ring after her break.  Jodie sees her, however, and prepares to leap...

*CRUNCH!*

Mark: WHAT THE FUCK!?  ALEX ADONIS JUST RAN OVER AND KICKED WOLF RAMSEY IN THE NUTS!

CCM: Wha... what the hell did he do that for?

Wolf crumbles, and Jodie looks down, screaming at Alex, who walks away whistling.  The distraction proves to be fatal, however, as Casey kicks the ladder over, and Jodie again is sent plummeting, catching herself on the top rope, bouncing off, and clear to the floor!

Mark: It’s despicable, but you have to admit, that was really good timing between the two!

CCM: Wolf’s been eyeing Alex like a hawk, and I think Alex wanted to make a pre-emptive strike!

Mark: Which probably means that Alex Adonis is going to come into play here VERY quickly...

Casey tries to reset the ladder back up, but she’s ambushed from behind by Cara, who bludgeons her with several closed fists.  She throws Casey to the ropes, and, wanting more momentum, sprints to the other end of the ring, bouncing off the ropes herself.  The two head for a collision for about two feet, when Cara trips and falls flat on her face!

Mark: Oh no!  This is what we were afraid of!  Alex Adonis just reached through the ropes and grabbed Cara’s ankle!

Cara gets back to her feet quickly, irate as all hell, and climbs through the ropes, going after Adonis.  But Casey catches her by the hair, and pulls her back through, then holds her pinned against the ropes as Adonis hops onto the apron, brandishing a pair of handcuffs!

Mark: NO! NOT THIS!  THEY DID THIS TO CRYSTAL HATE AT UNSTOPPABLE!

CCM: Team Adonis is about to claim another one!

Cara realizes what’s happening, and begins struggling, but she’s being held down by both Casey and Alex, and they try to get the cuffs slapped on.  Just as they’re about to succeed however, Charity Deas comes from behind Adonis, pulling him off the apron, and beginning to pound away on him!

CCM: Holy shit Charity Deas is making herself USEFUL!

Alex is stunned by the sudden barrage, and with a roar of defiance, Cara shoves Casey, the redhead tripping and falling.  Cara wheels, and kneels, and before Adonis realizes what’s happening, he finds himself handcuffed to the bottom rope, the crowd erupting as Cara dances away, holding up the key triumphantly in her hands!

Mark: YES!  YES!!  THIS JUST HARDCORE BACKFIRED ON ALEX ADONIS AND CASEY ATHERTON!

Cara grins as Casey throws a tantrum, screaming at Cara to give the key back, while Alex howls in protest on the outside. . Cara holds the key over her head, dangling it, asking Casey if she wants it, while Casey emphatically demands that Cara hand the key over.  Cara grins evilly, balls her fist up, and THROWS the key into the stands!  Casey shrieks, then slides out of the ring, heading towards wherever it may have landed, the crowd cheering Cara on!

Mark: That... may have been the most beautiful moment I’ve ever seen *sniff*

CCM: Casey’s halfway to the fourteenth row by now!  Cara’s got a hell of an arm!

Cara, however, merely grins even eviler, and unballs her hand, showing that the key’s still in it, the crowd roaring.  As Alex screams for Casey to come back, Cara turns and softly lobs the key to a recovering Wolf Ramsey, who tucks the key into his suit.  Wolf, bearing a toothy grin that lives up to his name, begins cockily walking over to Adonis, who’s wide eyed and panic stricken.

Mark: I hate to say this, but Alex Adonis just got royally and completely owned..

CCM: You HATE to say it?  I’m gonna shout it through a goddamn megaphone from the roof after the show’s over!

The crowd pops as Wolf lands a couple of solid jabs to Adonis, then a few hard blows to the body, Cara laughing as she watches the jerkface be punished.

Mark: SWEET DREAMS!

*BAM!*

CCM: BIIIIG mistake there by Cara!  She spent so much time watching Wolf, she didn’t notice Jennifer getting back into the ring!

Jennifer turns and sets the ladder up, but she’s broadsided with a double axehandle by Charity Deas, who spins her to face her!

Mark: MOUNTAIN DEW SLIDE!!

*BAM!*

CCM: Charity Deas just connected big!  And she’s the only one moving!

Charity looks down at the prone Williams, then over at the ladder, and shakes her head.  She slides out of the ring, pulling out a table from underneath.  She quickly sets it up, and begins trying to drag Williams out of the ring, towards the table.

CCM: What the hell is Charity doing?  THis isn’t a tables match!

Mark: I think she wants to take one of these women completely and utterly out of the match to shorten her already long odds!

Charity only gets so far, before she’s ambushed from behind by Jodie Gray, who hits an elbow smash to Charity’s head.  She tosses Charity aside, and turns her attention to Williams, only to be caught by a knee to the solar plexus from Jennifer.  Jennifer drives Jodie into the floor with a DDT, then quickly rolls Jodie onto the table, placing the woozy Charity on top of her.  Grinning, she turns to head back to the ring...

CCM: Oh, holy shit...

Cara Stone’s perched atop a ladder, and she wastes no time flying off with a five-star frogsplash!

Mark: HOLY CRAP!  CARA STONE IS COMING DOWN FROM THE SKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*CRUNCH!*

CCM: MY GOD!  THEYRE ALL DEAD!  THIS MATCH IS A NO CONTEST BECAUSE NO ONE JUST FUCKING SURVIVED IT!

All four women are lying in the wreckage of the table, the crowd going completely nuts, alternating chants of “holy shit” and “FFW”.  Cara and Jennifer, the two on top, roll on their sides, each writhing in pain, while Jodie and Charity are completely and utterly out of it.   Wolf looks at the wreckage, stunned disbelief on his features as he shakes his head.

Mark: My God!  Cara’s been high-risk, go big or go home, but they might ALL be going home in bodycasts after that move!

CCM: And that leaves just one woman left moving, and she’s way the hell out in the boonies!

Sure enough, Casey is still frantically serarching the crowd for the key, while Alex (who Ramsey apparently got tired of beating on), is screaming for Casey to come back.  Casey finally hears him, and climbs back over the barricade.  She looks at the carnage surrounding the ring, and breaks into a grin, heading for the ring, and the ladder inside.

Mark: You’ve gotta be kdding me!  All this, and Casey Atherton is just going to walk up the ladder to victory!  I can’t believe this!

The crowd isn’t liking it either, some booing, some begging for one of the other four to wake up and get in the ring.  Even Wolf is now frantic, trying to rouse someone, anyone, as Casey begins to climb the ladder, the cockiest smirk ever seen plastered all over her face.

CCM: The crowd may not like it, but you have to admit, Casey’s just taking advantage of the good fortune she had!

Casey gets to the top of the ladder, reaching up from the briefcase, but balks as the jeers in the crowd suddenly turn to cheers.

Mark: What’s going?  THAT’S DESIRAE KAIN!  DESIRAE KAIN JUST JUMPED THE BARRIER!

CCM: WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING OUT HERE?

Instead of going for the ring, Desi simply walks over to the side, ignoring Adonis screaming at her to get out of here.  She rummages around for something, then triumphantly holds up the Season 4 Future Shock title, the crowd erupting!

Mark: SHE GOT IT BACK!  ADONIS WAS HANDCUFFED, CASEY WAS DISTRACTED, AND SHE GOT HER TITLE BACK!

CCM: Its her’s by right!  But what an awful time for Casey Atherton to have something of her’s repossessed!

Casey’s screaming at Alex to stop her, but Alex of course is impotent.  Desi grins triumphantly as she holds up her belt, waving to the cheering fans as she walks back up the ramp, Casey screaming after her to stop and bring HER belt back right now!

Mark: It’s no use!  If Atherton wants that title back, she better climb down and get it!

Casey pounds the ladder in frustration, but finally regains her focus, turning back to the belt.  But something out of the corner of her eye grabs her attention and she turns to see Cara and Jennifer both standing atop the ladder Cara had jumped off of.  Both women are looking a little worse for the wear, but both women are also both grinning as Casey gulps.

CCM: Oh, this is gonna end badly for someone.

Both Cara and Jennifer leap simultaneously at the other ladder.  Cara lands on Casey’s side, butting the readhead off as she grabs on.  Jennifer lands on the other side, both women clinging to the top of the ladder, which begins to overbalance as Casey slams into the mat, unmoving.  Cara, frantically, grabs the briefcase, hooking her foot in the rung of a ladder to keep it from tipping over.  The gambit succeeds and the ladder stops its tipping at an angle, but Jennifer is still clinging to the ladder, leaving Cara completely vulnerable.  In one fluid motion, Jennifer leans back, causing the ladder to rock back upright, while shoving Cara who lets go of the briefcase, plummeting to the mat!

Mark: OH MY GOD!  CARA SAVED THE LADDER, BUT JENNIFER JUST VULTURED THIS!

CCM: SHe’s got this!  There’s no one to stop her now!

Jennifer simply reaches up and unties the briefcase holding it aloft in triumph as the bell rings!

*DING DING DING!*

Showtime: HERE IS YOUR WINNER... JENNIFER WILLIAMS!

Jennifer raises her hands in victory as the crowd cheers her, along with the match they just saw.  On the outside of the ring, Wolf is checking on Jodie, who’s only now coming to, while medical staff stream out of the back, checking on the others as well.  Alex is pounding the mat in frustration, staring at Casey, who’s groggily starting to sit up.  Cara’s also sitting up, a look of dejected disappointment on her face.

Mark: What a match!  Jennifer Williams wins this, but you think she’d better send Cara Stone a gift basket!  If not for her efforts, that ladder would have toppled, and this match would still be going on!

CCM: And Cara had it too.  She’ll be wondering if would have been different if she hadn’t tried to save that ladder.    There’s going to be quite a few ‘what-if’s’ stemming from this match.

Outside the ring, Marcus Jones approaches Wolf, demanding the handcuff key to release Adonis, and Wolf grudgingly obliges.  Back in the ring, Williams has climbed down, but is still celebrating, but the crowd’s cheering all the participants, not just her, as we fade elsewhere

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Jenny would go on to use her poison pick on Tara Thunder, in an attempt to one-up her sister in law Crystal, who had just lost to Thunder.  It didn’t end well.  She would later go on to win Future Shock’s second chance season in a stunning match over Casey Atherton, then vault into a run as Television Champion.  She’s now one third of the Trios Champions, and also is trying to work her way into position in to Evolution Divison.

Casey Atherton went onto form one of the most flammable tag teams in history with Starla McCloud, but the two set records for Unity title longevity.  Casey also enjoyed a run as the Future Shock Champion, and is currently Jenny’s far more sane counterpart in Triple Threat.

Cara Stone would go on to win the UV Championship just a few months later over Camilla Pazzini in what would be called the Mile High Miracle.  She held the belt for eight months before being bested by Emma MacNamara.  Sadly, frustration got the better of her in the wake, and she got herself fired before being able to rechallenge for the belt. She now competes in SVW.

Jodie Gray has made several runs at various championships, coming up short each time.  However, she also managed to win the 2013 Future Shock Cup, which she parlayed into joining the Season of Champions- which she won, and is now trying to parlay that victory into cementing herself as a main eventer.

Charity Deas would lose her next seven contests and get fired along with Sarah Peek in a teamwork meltdown that was downright hilarious.