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Nik Cain: It is time for our last contest of the evening. It features two of the names most synonymous with FCW. One man was FCW’s golden boy, holding the world title a record four times, always sporting his trademark blonde hair and shit-eating grin. The other was FCW’s cult favorite, always lurking in the shadows, always willing to sacrifice himself or his followers to further his personal agenda. Both men appeared on FCW’s first ever card and crossed paths more than once during their time here. Their most famous crossing of paths, however, occurred within the confines of a steel cell. And so tonight, on a night where we revisit what made FCW the best promotion in history, Mark Payne and Oblivion will do battle one last time…in Hell in the Cell.
(The lights go dim. “Locust Star” by Neurosis begins to play. Oblivion steps through the curtain to loud cheers from the crowd. He is wearing a baggy pair of camouflage shorts, black boots, and a black t-shirt. His once clean-shaven head now sports some stubble that blends seamlessly into a scruffy beard. But despite the hair, the yin-yang tattoo on the side of his head is still clearly visible. And even in this dim lighting, his one dark brown eye and one light grey eye are unmistakable.)
The following contest is a Hell in the Cell match, scheduled for one fall with no time limit.
Introducing first…
Hailing from A Theater Near You…
And weighing in at 225 pounds…
”The eND Bringer” Oblivion
(He stands at the top of the entranceway for several seconds with his arms outstretched. Slowly he brings them over his head, interlocking his hands and making a circular symbol with his arms. It might be an allusion to the first letter of his name but, more likely, it is a reference to how all things come full circle. After posing for a couple seconds he slowly creeps his way down the aisle towards the cell. As he reaches the ringside area, he grabs a mic and then enters the cell, picking something up before rolling into the ring. As he stands in the center of the ring we see now that it is Evenkiel’s shirt. He looks at it as he begins.)
Oblivion: Your hands too small, your arms too weak to ever close the doors on this.
(He tosses the shirt to his side.)
The body you see before you is the living, breathing hammer of God. The bricks and cement that surround you are the courthouse in which I cast down my judgments. There came a time not so long ago when a blonde bastard flew too high and too close to the sun. And so I had no choice but to clip his wings. He continued to walk with his head held high but do not mistake this for pride…oh no, he merely looks up at the heavens that he knows he may never reach. But the blink of an eye for me must feel an eternity to him for he has grown forgetful. And so the time has come…court is once again in session and, once again, I will bring the hammer down.
Winning is easy; anybody can win.
(The lights, already dim for Oblivion’s entrance go dark. All we hear is a voice.)
“I thought that I hadn’t thought about it in a long time.”
(A quick rapid fire succession of pictures from the first time. Mark Payne and Oblivion. The Cell. Both men looking at it, determining just what it meant for their futures. The match. Oblivion hitting the eND, and Payne’s neck compacting into the mat. Payne throwing Oblivion against the cage, the blood flowing from both men. Oblivion climbing the cage. The crowd on their feet as he beckons Payne to follow him. Payne climbs the cage, as they brutalize each other.)
“That was a lie. I think about it every damn day.”
(In slow motion the most famous moment in FCW history is shown again. Mark Payne hoists Oblivion up into position for the Moment of Clarity. The cage gives away on impact. Now everything speeds up as we see both men crash to the canvas, over and over, each time the impact looking more and more severe. Finally we see both men being carted out on stretchers, the crowd on its feet showing their appreciation for what they saw.)
“They declared me the winner. I didn’t look like one. But then again, you didn’t look like much of anything either.”
(The picture cuts back to Mark Payne again. He is in his locker room, already in his gear, looking as calm as a man could be despite what he is about to endure. He almost seems to relish it, anticipate it. Payne continues on.)
Mark Payne: Tonight, I step into an environment I promised myself I would never go into again, with a man who I know has no regard for his career, or his life. Most men would walk away. The gain does not outweigh the cost. They told me, this was suicide. That I’m risking permanent injury by accepting this match, that I was jeopardizing my entire life as I know it. Oblivion, they just don’t get it, do they? I accepted this match because I could never have it any other way. They day in that cage we thought we settled something. In reality nothing is ever settled. Even after all these years, it only took a mere moment for the embers of hatred I still had for you to ignite into flames of rage. I have an unfinished job Oblivion. That job is to look into your insane eyes and see that deep down, in all that confusion and insanity, that you know that you can not destroy what I am. It bothers you doesn’t it? That someone like me can not only exist still, but that I continue to thrive. That the toll you have taken upon my body does not stop me from dominating every single opponent who has stepped into the ring with me since that day. FCW was more then a paycheck for me Oblivion. It was more then a home for me. It was what flowed through my veins for those years. I would have sacrificed everything for this place, and not thought about it. That didn’t sit well with you. After all, how could Mark Payne love anything more then himself? Tonight I’m going to bleed for FCW one last time. I’m going to put my body on the line for the place that gave me everything that has made me the man I am today. And I’m going to do it as only the Blonde Bastard can.
(Payne’s classic cocky smile flashes now.)
Oblivion, this time there will be no doubt in the world’s mind about the outcome. This time I vanquish the eND Bringer once and for all, and forever inscribe my name on the cover of FCW. You always did like being the martyr. Tonight that cell is our altar. I will place you upon it and sacrifice you in the greatest ceremony FCW has ever seen. And in the end you sacrifice will serve as the stage for the Blonde Bastard’s greatest moment. The moment when I sent the most brutal man in this industry to his knees as he had no choice but to prostrate himself before the greatness of the ONLY four time FCW World Champion, “The Blonde Bastard” Mark Payne.
(Payne stands up and looks at the camera one final time.)
It’s been your pleasure eND Bringer compliments of the ONE and ONLY…
(The camera closes in on Payne’s face.)
‘BLONDE BASTARD’
(With that, the screen goes blank and a couple seconds later, “Biggest and the Best” by Clawfinger blasts over the PA. The crowd, many of them who will no doubt have little or no voice left tomorrow, through caution to the wind once again to cheer as loudly as they can. Mark Payne walks through the curtain a truly unique mix of arrogance and intensity, knowing how good he is and, simultaneously, how bad a situation he is entering.)
And his opponent…
Hailing from Allentown, Pennsylvania…
And weighing in at 269 pounds…
”The Blonde Bastard” Mark Payne
(As Payne makes his way to the ringside area, we see that Oblivion has been busy. In the space between the ring and the cell on all four sides he has set up a table. With the last of the four tables in place, he slides into the ring and starts to work on removing one of the turnbuckle pads.)
Nik Cain: It looks like Oblivion’s upping the ante before this contest even gets underway.
They lock up.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a kick to the right thigh.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a kick to the left thigh.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a kick to the midsection.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with an axe kick.
Oblivion whips Mark Payne into the exposed turnbuckle.
Oblivion charges in but Mark Payne moves out of the way.
Mark Payne executes a German suplex on Oblivion.
Nik Cain: Well that trap backfired. Oblivion has just compared this match to a trial and Payne has just compared it to a sacrifice. My guess is that it’ll be a bit of a both and a whole lot more.
Mark Payne executes a German suplex on Oblivion.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, kickout.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a snap suplex.
Mark Payne executes a front facelock into a diamond cutter on Oblivion.
Mark Payne goes for pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, kickout.
Nik Cain: Payne goes for a lot of covers, making his opponents work to kick out over and over again.
Mark Payne whips Oblivion into the ropes.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a rolling clothesline.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with a cartwheel kick.
Oblivion climbs to the top rope.
Oblivion goes for a twisting moonsault but Mark Payne rolls out of the way.
Nik Cain: That move was a thing of beauty…all the way up until the finish.
Mark Payne nails Oblivion with a Death Valley Driver.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, shoulder up.
Mark Payne locks Oblivion in a crossleg suspended deathlock.
Oblivion is struggling to break the hold.
Nik Cain: Payne folded Oblivion in half with that DVD and now he’s working him over with a nasty submission maneuver.
Oblivion is writhing in pain.
The crowd is rallying behind Oblivion.
Oblivion stops moving.
Oblivion starts moving again.
Mark Payne releases the hold after 51 seconds,
Mark Payne executes a DDT on Oblivion.
Nik Cain: It is hard as hell to get a submission out of Oblivion and Payne knows it.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, shoulder up.
Oblivion executes a DDT on Mark Payne.
Oblivion goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, shoulder up.
Mark Payne nails Oblivion with an implant DDT.
The crowd chants “The Blonde Bastard”.
Nik Cain: I think we’re witnessing the first ever dueling DDTs contest.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, kickout.
Oblivion nails Mark Payne with a tornado DDT.
Oblivion hangs Mark Payne up in the tree of woe.
Oblivion nails Mark Payne with an axe kick to the groin.
Nik Cain: Oh shit! Every time I think I have seen it all, someone goes and finds a new way to abuse his opponent’s testicles.
Oblivion slides out of the ring.
Oblivion returns with a chair.
Oblivion sets up the chair.
Oblivion whips Mark Payne into the ropes.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with a drop toehold onto the chair.
The crowd cheers.
Nik Cain: Surrounded by a steel cell, Oblivion still feels compelled to bring a steel chair into the mix.
Oblivion executes a Michinoku Driver on Mark Payne.
Oblivion climbs to the top rope.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a frog splash.
The crowd starts an “Oblivion” chant.
Oblivion goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, shoulder up.
Nik Cain: And Payne is out after only one. He may be best known for the amount of punishment he’s dished out in his career but, trust me, he can take more than his fair share as well.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with the chair.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with the chair.
Oblivion throws the chair at Mark Payne.
Oblivion rolls Mark Payne out of the ring and onto a table.
Oblivion rolls out of the ring.
Oblivion gets up on the table.
Oblivion executes A Deeper Kind of Slumber on Mark Payne on the table but the table doesn’t break.
The crowd starts a “Break the table” chant.
Nik Cain: Damn, that table didn’t give at all. And, trust me, the move hurt a hell of a lot more as a result but this crowd clearly won’t be satisfied until that table is broken.
Oblivion executes a piledriver on Mark Payne on the table.
The table is broken in half.
Oblivion locks Mark Payne in the Kataha Jime.
Nik Cain: And Oblivion gives the crowd what it wants.
Mark Payne struggles to break the hold.
Mark Payne is writhing in pain.
Mark Payne struggles to break the hold.
Mark Payne is barely moving.
The crowd is rallying behind Mark Payne.
Mark Payne is barely moving.
Mark Payne has stopped moving.
Oblivion releases the hold after 38 seconds.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a piece of the table.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a piece of the table.
Nik Cain: I think Payne was out…talk about a rude awakening.
Oblivion rolls Mark Payne back into the ring.
Oblivion reenters the ring.
Oblivion goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, thr…kickout.
The crowd is on its feet cheering.
Nik Cain: You can never count Mark Payne out of a match until that final bell rings.
Oblivion runs into the ropes.
Oblivion goes for a running somersault legdrop but Mark Payne rolls out of the way.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a vertical facebuster.
Mark Payne nails Oblivion with a reverse flying elbow.
Mark Payne hits Oblivion with a powerbomb into a bridge.
Blackie McGee counts one, kickout.
Mark Payne nails Oblivion with a screwdriver.
Nik Cain: When Payne goes on the offensive, he is relentless.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, kickout.
The crowd is on its feet.
Mark Payne goes for the Superstar Superkick but Oblivion ducks out of the way.
Oblivion nails Mark Payne with a thrust kick to the head.
Mark Payne is busted open.
Nik Cain: Payne can beat you about a hundred different ways, but if he tries to trade kicks with Oblivion, he will lose this match.
Oblivion whips Mark Payne into the ropes.Nik Cain: It looks like Oblivion split open Mark Payne’s lip with one of those kicks.
Mark Payne hits Oblivion with a low blow.
Mark Payne tosses Oblivion out of the ring.
Oblivion goes crashing through a table.
The crowd starts an “FCW” chant.
Mark Payne steps out onto the ring apron.
Mark Payne drops onto Oblivion with a corkscrew legdrop.
The chants from the crowd get louder.
Nik Cain: Payne just tossed Oblivion through that table and then followed him out the hard way. And, of course, this crowd is eating it up.
Mark Payne throws Oblivion into the cell.
Mark Payne executes a spinebuster slam on Oblivion.
Mark Payne rams Oblivion into the ringpost.
Oblivion is busted wide open.
Mark Payne tries to ram Oblivion’s head into the cell but Oblivion blocks it.
Oblivion tries to ram Mark Payne’s head into the cell but Mark Payne blocks it.
Mark Payne rams Oblivion’s head into the cell.
Mark Payne rams Oblivion’s head into the cell.
Oblivion is bleeding profusely.
Nik Cain: The cell has reduced Oblivion’s face to a bloody mess. “Unforgiving steel” may be a cliché but people use it for a reason.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a snap suplex.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a snap suplex.
Mark Payne rolls Oblivion back into the ring.
Mark Payne reenters the ring.
Oblivion nails Mark Payne with a dropkick to the groin.
Oblivion whips Mark Payne into the ropes but Mark Payne reverses it.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a handspring elbow.
Oblivion nails Mark Payne with a series of headbutts.
Oblivion is bleeding like a faucet.
Nik Cain: Is there any doubt in anyone’s mind that this guy is legitimately bat shit crazy?
Oblivion whips Mark Payne into the turnbuckle.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a series of kicks to the head.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with a Northern Lights Bomb.
Oblivion goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, shoulder up.
Oblivion chops Mark Payne.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a rabbit punch.
Oblivion goes for a punch but Mark Payne blocks it.
Mark Payne hits Oblivion with a series of punches.
Mark Payne executes a fireman’s carry into a neckbreaker on Oblivion.
Mark Payne locks Oblivion in a choke sleeper.
Oblivion reaches the ropes after 8 seconds.
Nik Cain: The Blonde Bastard was looking to put Oblivion to sleep but was a little too close to the ropes.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a spinning fisherman’s suplex.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, kickout.
Mark Payne hits Oblivion with a vertical facebuster onto the chair.
The crowd erupts.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, Oblivion gets his foot on the rope.
The crowd begins to rally behind Oblivion.
Nik Cain: Oblivion eats the steel chair but is able to save himself with the ropes.
Mark Payne goes for a powerbomb but Oblivion counters it with a headbutt to the groin.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with a double arm DDT.
Oblivion gives the sign for the eND.
The crowd starts an “eND Bringer” chant.
Oblivion executes the eND on Mark Payne.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, thr…kickout.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
Nik Cain: Kick out! That move is called the eND for good reason but it won’t be the end for Mark Payne.
Oblivion climbs to the top rope.
Oblivion goes for a 450 splash but Mark Payne gets his knees up.
Mark Payne executes a German suplex on Oblivion.
Oblivion falls out of the ring.
Mark Payne slides out of the ring.
Oblivion is bleeding profusely.
Mark Payne rams Oblivion into the ringsteps.
Nik Cain: Mark Payne refuses to be defeated. Not only did he survive the eND, but he is mounting a comeback. There’s a reason he held the FCW World Title more often than any other man in FCW history.
Mark Payne sets Oblivion up on the table.
Mark Payne hits Oblivion with a cradle DDT on the table.
The table is broken in half.
The crowd starts a “Holy shit” chant before an “FCW” chant takes over.
Mark Payne rolls Oblivion back into the ring.
Mark Payne reenters the ring.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, thr…shoulder up.
Nik Cain: No! Oblivion proving that he is pretty damned resilient in his own right.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a clothesline.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a clothesline.
Mark Payne sets Oblivion up on the top turnbuckle.
Mark Payne tries to hit Oblivion with a fisherman buster from the top rope but Oblivion blocks it.
Oblivion throws Mark Payne off the top rope.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a shooting star press.
Oblivion goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, kickout.
Nik Cain: Oblivion hits a picture perfect shooting star press but, like everything else he’s tried tonight, it is not enough to get the three.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with a standing moonsault.
Oblivion goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, shoulder up.
Mark Payne hits Oblivion with a series of punches.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a single leg takedown into a leglock.
Oblivion is struggling to reach the ropes.
Oblivion is bleeding like a faucet.
Oblivion is writhing in pain.
Oblivion reaches the ropes after 43 seconds.
Nik Cain: I really can’t see either one of these guys tapping out tonight; they’d sooner spend some time in a hospital than call it quits.
Mark Payne drags Oblivion into the corner.
Mark Payne slides out of the ring.
Mark Payne rams Oblivion’s leg into the ringpost.
Mark Payne rams Oblivion’s leg into the ringpost.
Mark Payne reenters the ring.
Nik Cain: Payne is clearly trying to neutralize both the high flying and martial arts arsenals of Oblivion.
Mark Payne punches Oblivion.
Mark Payne punches Oblivion.
Oblivion tries to punch Mark Payne but Mark Payne ducks out of the way.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a bridging German suplex.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, kickout.
Mark Payne gives the sign for the Moment of Clarity.
Mark Payne executes the Moment of Clarity on Oblivion.
Mark Payne goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, thr…kickout.
The crowd erupts.
Nik Cain: Oblivion kicks out and nobody in this arena can believe it…including yours truly.
Mark Payne complains about a slow count.
Mark Payne punches Oblivion.
Mark Payne punches Oblivion.
Oblivion punches Mark Payne.
Mark Payne punches Oblivion.
Oblivion kicks Mark Payne.
Oblivion kicks Mark Payne.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with a roundhouse kick.
Nik Cain: The roundhouse kick finds its mark.
Oblivion hits Mark Payne with the chair.
Mark Payne is busted wide open.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with a fisherman buster.
Oblivion rolls Mark Payne out of the ring and onto the last table.
Oblivion slides out of the ring.
Oblivion climbs the cell.
Oblivion looks over his shoulder and then lets go.
Oblivion lands on Mark Payne.
The table is broken in half.
The crowd starts a “Holy shit” chant.
Nik Cain: Unbelievable. Oblivion just did a freefall from about twelve feet up. That table’s been reduced to splinters and both men are very slow to move.
Oblivion grinds Mark Payne’s face into the cell.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with a DDT onto a broken piece of the table.
Oblivion tries to roll Mark Payne back into the ring but Mark Payne blocks it.
Mark Payne rams Oblivion’s head onto the ring apron.
Mark Payne takes Oblivion down with a clothesline.
Mark Payne throws a piece of the table at Oblivion.
Nik Cain: Payne, who is now bleeding quite profusely, is using anything and everything he can find to beat the hell out of Oblivion.
Mark Payne whips Oblivion into the cell.
Mark Payne whips Oblivion into the ring arpon.
Mark Payne whips Oblivion into the cell.
Oblivion takes Mark Payne down with a drop toehold into the ring post.
Nik Cain: Face first into the ring post! The Blonde Bastard is reeling.
Oblivion reenters the ring.
Some of the crowd cheers for Oblivion while the rest rallies behind Mark Payne.
Mark Payne reenters the ring.
Oblivion locks Mark Payne in a dragon sleeper.
Mark Payne is struggling to reach the ropes.
Oblivion pulls Mark Payne further away from the ropes.
Nik Cain: Oblivion’s got that sleeper cinched in tight and Payne is a long way from the ropes.
Mark Payne is bleeding like a faucet.
Mark Payne is struggling to break the hold.
Mark Payne is barely moving.
Mark Payne struggles to reach the ropes.
Mark Payne stops moving.
Blackie McGee checks on Mark Payne.
Blackie McGee lifts Mark Payne’s arm…it falls.
Blackie McGee lifts Mark Payne’s arm…it falls.
Blackie McGee lifts Mark Payne’s arm…it stays up!
Oblivion breaks the hold after 1 minute with a Spin Doctor onto the chair.
Nik Cain: Oh man, just when Payne looked poised to break out of that dragon sleeper, Oblivion drove him face first into that steel chair with tremendous velocity.
Oblivion goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, three.
The crowd erupts.
The winner is Oblivion. Time of match: 17:41.
Nik Cain: He got him! In what, given their respective win/loss records and their history against each other, has got to be considered an upset, Oblivion has just pinned Mark Payne.
(Oblivion looks like he is about to climb the turnbuckle to celebreate but he stops and looks up. He exits the ring and as quickly as he can, given his condition after the match, he scales the side of the cell. Once on top, he holds his arms out at his sides as the crowd cheers him, Mark Payne, and really everyone who participated in tonight’s event…except for Evenkiel…and maybe Vegan Warrior.)
Nik Cain: What an evening this has been. This building holds a lot of great memories for a lot of people and I know I just got a whole bunch more to add to that list, so hopefully everyone else here tonight did as well. In closing I just want to state the obvious. Full Contact Wrestling wasn’t just some organization that could be shut down. It is a mother fucking way of life. FCW Forever.
(Those two words are the last words we hear from the broadcast. As the scene fades, we go into a hightight reel of the night’s events set to “They Always Come Back” by the Voodoo Glow Skulls. As the song and the highlights come to an end, we close on the same shot we opened on, an empty wrestling ring. But this time, the ring is in vibrant color.)