MoMo: And we’re back. We’ve seen 8 eliminations through the first two tiers which means only six remain with a shot at uniting the TRIAD.
Hood: And hopefully saving us from whatever happens when that pyramid is fully lit.
MoMo: I’m good. What about you?
Hood: Vhodka, if you’re listening...I take back everything I said about you.
MoMo: I’m being told that the wrestlers are now entering their chambers for Tier 3. It looks as though there will only be two chambers in the third tier. So four wrestlers will do battle.
Hood: Hmm. Interesting. That means we’ll see at least one of the three Trials winners.
MoMo: You’d think but given what’s gone down today nobody can say for certain. Let’s head inside The Great Illuminatus!
~We are taken to Chamber 1. A door starts to slide open and in steps the man who may be battered, physically but he remains as strong as every spiritually. It’s Sean Parker! He steps into the chamber and looks around...identical to the previous ones. This competition is definitely one of attrition. He stares across the ring awaiting his challenger as we float on over into Chamber 2~
MoMo: Parker has fought his way from Tier 1 to Tier 3.
Hood: He’s swimming with monsters now, MoMo. Not that the competition was easy before but we’ve gone from pro wrestling champions to in-ring icons.
MoMo: Mythical names lining the hall of pro wrestling fame awaiting their chance to claim the greatest prize of all. Parker finds himself competing with these people.
~The door slides open in Chamber 2 and out steps...Alexander Raven! He’s followed by Marcus Welsh who is still carrying the Vita Mors mask~
MoMo: Another man who has fought from the bottom to get here...Alexander Raven!
Hood: The original underdog. He beat Matt Knox to earn his right atop the RAVEN Throne. Can he continue his winning ways and become the most powerful wrestler in the industry?
MoMo: And...is he going to enlist the help of Welsh?
Hood: Welsh certainly thinks he is.
MoMo: Raven has yet to put on that mask, by the way.
Hood: If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. He reached deep within himself and found the guts to defeat Knox without the help of that mask. Stick to the plan...this is about you, OG. What’s inside YOU not what sort of outside influences might aid you.
MoMo: Exactly.
~We pan back over into Chamber 1 as Sean Parker bounces around, eager. His jaw looks to be swelling up a bit but that’s not going to deter him from continuing his mission. The stone door across the chamber slides open and Parker awaits as...the man, the myth, the legend...MATT MEYHU steps into Chamber 1~
MoMo: Well look at this!
Hood: I’m telling you! This fucking pyramid likes to play jokes!
MoMo: Parker saved Meyhu on the final night of the Wit Trials. Meyhu would not be here if it weren’t for Parker and now Meyhu stands in Parker’s way to uniting the TRIAD.
Hood: No good deed goes unpunished. Parker might be about to find that out.
~We pan back over into Chamber 2 where Raven awaits his opponent. Welsh keeps trying to nudge the mask his way but Raven is ignoring him, eyes focused on the door across the way. It starts to buzz. Electric current starts to spark. It slides open, becoming surrounded by electricity. Raven grips the top rope in anticipation. Welsh really urges him to take the mask~
MoMo: Uh oh
Hood: The shit, as they say, is getting real.
~The door opens and in steps Wit Trials Winner, Kieran King. He’s covered with electrical current. The Wit Trials piece of the TRIAD is around his neck. Calmly he steps toward the ring and his eyes, blue with electrical current look toward Raven. Raven steps into the ring, ignoring the mask. He looks toward King and raises his fists, urging King to come at him. King smiles~
MoMo: Alexander Raven might be the bravest of them all.
Hood: Or the dumbest.
~King removes his piece of the TRIAD and hangs it on the ring post. He calmly steps into the ring and says, “I don’t need that to beat you.” King enters the ring and Raven rushes toward him!! King raises up and the two men begin trading punches as Welsh watches on holding the mask...his eyes darting from the action to the Wit piece of the TRIAD~
MoMo: And here we go! Kieran King confident that his natural physical abilities will be enough to send Raven packing.
Hood: I get it but...Raven didn’t make it this far via hopes and dreams. The guy has earned his spot.
MoMo: It could be a mistake that costs him the TRIAD. No doubt about that.
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~We pan back over into Chamber 1. Meyhu gingerly enters the ring. Parker does the same. Parker immediately sees the injury to Meyhu’s right leg. Meyhu, obviously, sees Parker’s jaw is fucked up. The two men circle one another. Parker extends a hand...Meyhu looks at it and shakes it, nodding with a ‘thank you’ in regards to what Parker did for him back in Niagara Falls. The two men then lock up! Meyhu sends Parker into the ropes. Parker bounces off and dives at Meyhu’s knee...but Meyhu lifts his leg and spins around, avoiding the impact. Parker stops in his tracks and turns around as Meyhu throws a roundhouse kick! Parker ducks, avoiding the impact to his jaw. Both men steady themselves and square back up, fists raised~
MoMo: The stage is set with these two. They have obvious weak spots. They’ll look to exploit each other’s vulnerability in the hope it’ll earn them a spot in Tier 4.
Hood: Parker’s been dealing with that jaw for two tiers whereas Meyhu has yet to wrestle a full match with his bad knee. It’ll be interesting to see if that plays a factor.
~We pan back to Chamber 2. King gains the upper hand with his striking, sending Raven staggering into a corner. He whips Raven out of it, across the ring and into the opposite corner. Raven hits hard. Welsh tries to hand him the mask but Raven shoves it away. King charges in and hits a huge splash! He looks over at Welsh with a look of “Who let you in here?” Welsh backs away, arms up. Raven lifts a knee into King’s gut. King doubles over and staggers back. Raven lifts a knee into King’s face sending him down to the mat, on his back~
MoMo: Get him out of there! He’s going to distract King the entire match!
Hood: Or King could just zap him into oblivion.
MoMo: I wouldn’t put it past him.
~Raven attempts to stomp his boot into King’s face but King rolls out of the way and Raven’s boot slams into the mat, jarring his leg. King pops back to his feet and hammers Raven with some straight right hands that send him back into the ropes. King whips him off the ropes, Raven charges across the ring and bounces off the ropes...King throws a SUPERKICK!! But Raven ducks and hooks King from behind for a German Suplex!! He throws him over with a Release German Suplex...King lands on his feet. Raven spins around, King waves at him before leaping up and smacking him in the face with a dropkick!!! Raven hits the mat hard as King pops back to one knee and casts a quick glance at his piece of the TRIAD~
MoMo: Might be rethinking that decision.
Hood: I mean, I’d use it. It’s legal. He had to win the Wit Trials to earn it. No sense in fighting without it.
MoMo: Maybe. Or maybe it’s about proving something to himself.
Hood: He already did, man. He won the fuckin Wit Trials.
~We pan back over into Chamber 1. Meyhu throws a quick jab at Parker’s jaw but Parker ducks. He then throws a side kick at Meyhu’s right leg but Meyhu avoids it. Meyhu reaches for Parker...Parker ducks and takes off. He leaps onto the middle rope. Meyhu spins around and Parker springboards off with a springboard cutter!!! But Meyhu catches him and holds on for an Atomic Drop!! Meyhu’s knee buckles and Parker kicks his legs, flipping over and taking Meyhu down with Sliced Bread!!!! Meyhu hits hard!! Parker pops back to his feet, firing up~
MoMo: The knee failed Meyhu there.
Hood: Shit ain’t looking good, man.
MoMo: Parker can feel it. He can sense it. His confidence growing with each victory!
~Meyhu gets to all fours...Parker snags his right leg. Meyhu gets to one leg with Parker holding his right leg...Meyhu spins around and pops Parker in the head with an enziguri!!! Parker staggers into the ropes, releasing Meyhu’s leg. Meyhu is on all fours...he struggles to his feet and charges at Parker, with a limp, and tries to clothesline him over the top rope...but Parker ducks and hoists Meyhu over the top rope and all the way onto the stone surface where he lands on his right leg!! He goes down, gripping his right knee and yelling in pain. Parker holds his chin, turning around and surveying the damage~
MoMo: Rough landing there. A rare moment when Meyhu’s size was a disadvantage.
Hood: Yep he just flew that apron. No give in that stone.
MoMo: Only chance Meyhu may have is if Parker shows him some mercy.
Hood: He can’t. He won’t. This isn’t the time for that shit.
~We pan back over into Chamber 2. King pulls Raven up and secures a clinch. He then lifts knee after knee toward Raven’s face, trying to land a flush blow. Raven does his best to avoid the knees but eventually gets rocked. His legs wobble and he drops down to a kneeling position. King snags Raven by the hair and looks down at him and his bloodied face...a fresh stream of blood leaking from his nose. King balls up a fist and brings it down...but Raven yells out, picks King up and charges forward, slamming him into a corner. Welsh rushes over, extending the mask but Raven ignores it. He drives his shoulder into King’s midsection over and over, wrecking the Wit Trials Winner’s insides~
MoMo: Raven firing up! He, like Parker, can feel it! With each win his confidence grows as well!
Hood: One thing Raven and Parker have going for them is they are in the flow of this match. They are warmed up. King, for all his talent, is ice cold.
MoMo: Exactly. By the time he warms up it might be too late.
~Raven hoists King over his shoulder. He then steps up onto the middle buckle and performs a back flip with King on his shoulder. He comes down and slams King into the mat!! Welsh stands upright wearing a look of shock as Raven rises up on his knees. He grabs King by the head and slams the back of his skull into the mat over and over~
MoMo: What was THAT?!
Hood: I’ve never seen that move, ever.
MoMo: Alexander Raven...where have you been, my friend?
Hood: Dude is coming of age!
~We pan back over into Chamber 1. Parker leaps onto the top rope and he springboards off, coming down with a double foot stomp onto Meyhu’s leg, smashing it into the stone floor!! Meyhu yells, clutching his leg. Parker stomps away at it showing absolutely no mercy. He stomps and stomps before taking a moment to catch his breath. As he does, he spots a figure emerging from the shadows...it’s Kieran King~
MoMo: Wait, what?
Hood: It’s this fuckin pyramid. It’s playing mind games with Parker. Stay strong, Sean!
MoMo: If you’ve got any baggage you can rest assured it’ll get thrown in your face inside this structure.
~King’s voice sounds out but the figure does not speak. “What have I done to earn your ire, here? I pulled your ass from the water and saved your life, and now you want me to treat me like I'm a villain while talking about my dead mother?” Parker stumbles around, staring at the walls surrounding him, trying to find the voice...but it sounds ubiquitous. He turns toward the image of King and starts to speak. But Meyhu clobbers him from behind!!! Parker stumbles into the image of Kieran King, causing it to vanish. He turns around only to get smashed in the face with a forearm from Meyhu, right into the jaw!! Parker’s back hits the wall and he slides down to the floor, rocked. Meyhu leans against the ring post, keeping all the pressure off his knee~
MoMo; Parker evidently had some words to say about Kieran King’s mom that King found less than tasteful.
Hood: I’m not sure what was said but if King’s accusations are correct...that’s not the nicest way in the world to go about dissing your opponent.
MoMo: As if King would refrain from such acts.
Hood: He wouldn’t. But King also doesn’t act like he’s Mother Teresa.
~We pan back over into Chamber 2. Raven rises with King laid out on the mat. He sees the Wit piece of the TRIAD. It sparks and shines. It seems to call to him. He extends his hand and a string of electricity enters his palm. His body shakes and trembles. Welsh looks on...his eagerness unable to be suppressed. Raven looks down at his hand with electricity running around it. He turns toward King and throws the electricity at him. It hits King and shocks him, forcing his body to shake. Raven brings his hand up to his eyes and stares in awe at the brief glimpse of the real power that artifact holds~
MoMo: Raven is earning the respect of the TRIAD, it appears.
Hood: Go and grab it, man! If King doesn’t wanna use it you take it!
MoMo: A decision King may live to regret.
~Welsh yells at Raven to grab the piece of the TRIAD. Raven doesn’t need any urging to do that...he heads for it. The closer he gets the more ‘alive’ it becomes. Electric current running all around it. He nears the corner and reaches for it…but King leaps through the air and takes his back!! He rips at Raven’s face with his nails. Raven does his best to cover up, staggering out of the corner, trying to get King off of him. Raven jumps back, looking to land on the mat and smash King...but King gets his knees in the way and Raven winds up jumping into a Backstabber!!! He arches his back in pain as King wraps his hand around Raven’s throat, choking him while he’s on the mat, looking over at his piece of the TRIAD. Welsh, meanwhile, crouches down and sneaks near the turnbuckle adjacent to the Wit piece of the TRIAD~
MoMo: King showing a bit of desperation there, attacking Raven like a feral creature.
Hood: Well no shit, man. Raven gets his hands on that piece of the TRIAD and it’s over.
MoMo: Meanwhile...look at Welsh...what’s he doing?
Hood: He might try and get it for himself. It’s just hanging there.
~We pan back over into Chamber 1. Parker rubs his jaw, feeling the warmth of fresh blood. He fights back to his feet, eyeing Meyhu who is leaning against the post. Parker rushes in but Meyhu moves! Parker stops just short of hitting the post. Meyhu grabs Parker by the head and tries to smash his jaw into the steel...but Parker kicks Meyhu in the right knee!! Meyhu stumbles back against the stone wall. Parker charges in with a sit out dropkick at Meyhu’s knee. Meyhu moves and Parker’s legs slam into the wall, chipping some of it away. Meyhu looks down like ‘Geezus’ and he hobbles away from Parker, trying to protect his leg. Parker gets back to his feet and he charges forward...he hops onto the top rope and springboards over to the top rope perpendicular from the first and then springboards off, wrapping both legs around Meyhu’s head...he goes for a hurricanrana and slings Meyhu to the side, right into the wall! Meyhu’s body SMASHES into the stone wall...he falls down looking to be in a ton of pain. Parker fights to his feet and heads over, flipping Meyhu onto his front side~
MoMo: Amazing athleticism by Parker. He’s got that rare combination of speed AND strength.
Hood: Guy is a blue chipper through and through. And, the mental aspect of this profession is catching up. This man is one of the faces of the future of pro wrestling.
MoMo: And that future might be tonight!
~Parker raises Meyhu’s leg up and looks to drive the right knee into the stone when Kieran King appears again. Parker pauses, staring down his former teammate. King’s voice echoes throughout the chamber once again. “You're not the hero here, with that kind of talk. Your own father would be ashamed.” Parker drops Meyhu’s leg and marches for King. He tries to confront him but King vanishes. Parker feels around the walls, hoping to catch him...but nothing. He’s just gone. Parker presses his forehead against the wall and stares at the ground...King’s words are obviously bothering him~
MoMo: Forget what he says, Parker. Stay focused!
Hood: The mind games are in full effect inside The Great Illuminatus. You’ve got stay strong or they’ll eat you up.
~We pan back over into Chamber 2. Welsh watches as King chokes Raven out. He then scurries across the side of the ring toward the Wit Piece of the TRIAD. Welsh gets his hands on it and removes it...but he can’t! He looks up and sees King holding the other end. Welsh’s eyes widen as the electricity in the Wit Piece run away from him and into King. King then holds out his hand and a giant volt of electricity shoots out, sending Welsh crashing into the chamber wall. King is then rocked with a SUPERKICK to the back of the head! He slams into the corner and drops his piece of the TRIAD. Raven rolls him up with a schoolboy and the strange being appears to make the count~
1!
2!
3!!!!
NO!
MoMo: The TRIAD wanted nothing to do with Welsh.
Hood: You’re not kidding. Is Welsh even alive after that?
MoMo: I’m not sure...but if I had to guess I’d say probably, unfortunately.
Hood: Ouch.
~King kicks out, sending Raven flying toward the Wit Piece of the TRIAD. It calls to Raven. He reaches for it but King grabs Raven by the legs and drags him away from it. Raven claws at the mat, trying to get back to it but King is able to get him to the center of the ring. He flips Raven over and hooks both of his legs under his arms...he falls back with a catapult! Raven flies through the air but lands on the second buckle. King kips up and spins around. Raven jumps off with a reverse crossbody! King catches him for a bodyslam...but Raven wiggles free and gets to his feet. He throws a punch. King ducks. King throws a punch. Raven ducks. Both men leap up with a V-Trigger and both men connect!!! They collapse to the mat~
MoMo: Unbelievable! I get the feeling whoever can grab the TRIAD is going to win this one.
Hood: This will be the last time anybody underestimates Alexander Raven. I’ll tell you that.
MoMo: Indeed!
~Back into Chamber 1. Parker continues to stress over King’s words. He’s soon grabbed from behind in a Full Nelson by Meyhu!! Parker jumps up and kicks off the stone wall...but Meyhu is able to hold on and he SLAMS Parker into the stone with a Full Nelson Slam!! Parker hits hard and gasps for air...the wind smashed out of him. Meyhu staggers around, reaching for his knee. He slaps at it and rubs it...the look on his face is not good. This knee is a serious issue~
MoMo: I don’t know how many power moves Meyhu has left in him. That Full Nelson Slam nearly tore his knee apart.
Hood: Only reason he’s still in this is King’s interference. Or the ghost of King or whatever that thing is.
MoMo: Parker’s self-doubt has been a major detriment to his cause thus far in Tier 3. It isn’t easy. The deeper they get the tougher it is to stay focused.
Hood: Yep. If this were easy everyone would do it. Including Latoya Hixx!
~Meyhu regains his balance and decides it’s too late for a pin attempt. He picks Parker up and throws him back into the ring through the ropes. Carefully, Meyhu re-enters the ring. He pulls Parker up and hooks him for EGO TRIP!!!! But Parker slams a few elbows into Meyhu’s ear, knocking Meyhu off base. Parker then kicks Meyhu in the knee!! Meyhu yells out, dropping to one knee. Parker takes off, he hits the ropes, bounces off and throws a knee at Meyhu’s face. But Meyhu ducks!!! Parker slides on both knees across the mat, into the ropes. He pulls himself up and spins around only to get hit with HUBRIS!!!! He turns inside out and lands on the mat. Meyhu falls on top of him for the pin. The strange being appears for the count~
1!
2!
3!!!
NO!
MoMo: Wow! Meyhu put his knee to the test for Hubris with the idea that if he hit it it would end the match.
Hood: But, it didn’t.
MoMo: Nope. It did not and now that knee continues to deteriorate.
Hood: How many lives does it have? Eventually he’s not gonna be able to stand.
~Meyhu clutches his knee as Parker remains down. We float back over into Chamber 2. The Wit Piece of the TRIAD sizes with electric shock. Across the ring both Raven and King remain down. King sits up! He turns and locates his precious object. He staggers to his feet and heads that way...but Raven grabs onto his leg. King tries to shake him free. Raven rises to his feet and hooks King by the waist. He then throws him over his head with a Release German...but King lands on the middle buckle. He leaps off...Raven turns around and spears King in midair, slamming him into the corner. He tries to leave but King hooks Raven’s head in a front facelock. Raven hammers King in the ribs with right hands, trying to break free but King won’t let go~
MoMo: A war being waged to claim the Wit Piece of the TRIAD.
Hood: Both men figure it’s over when the other gets their hands on it. They are fighting for their lives in there.
MoMo: Absolutely.
~Raven hoists King up onto the top buckle. He breaks his head free and dives in, headbutting King in the crotch. He climbs up and hooks King’s head. He then lifts him up for a Vertical Superplex!! He gets King up! King’s feet touch the ceiling and he kicks downward…together they descend much faster than usual due to King’s efforts and both men slam hard into the mat!!! They are both down, wincing in pain as the Wit TRIAD piece continues to call to both men~
MoMo: King accelerated the downfall there and might’ve hit some part of a neckbreaker.
Hood: Yea, he gave Raven about as good as Raven gave him.
MoMo: And the Wit TRIAD piece remains open for the taking.
~We float back over into Chamber 1. Meyhu staggers to his feet...he’s barely able to put any pressure on his right leg. He pulls Parker up and brings him in for EGO TRIP! Parker, though, kicks Meyhu in the knee. He then lifts Meyhu up and slams him down into the mat with a Rock Bottom!!! Meyhu hits hard and Parker staggers around, leaning over the top rope to continue gathering himself~
MoMo: That might have been Meyhu’s last stand.
Hood: Literally!
MoMo: Unless Parker gets another visit from King...he should be able to remain focused and close this one out.
~Parker turns around and sees Meyhu, despite the status of his knee, fighting back to his feet. It’s the image of a champion Parker sees and it’s impressive. Parker rushes forward and he knees Meyhu in the head while he’s on all fours. Meyhu’s body slams into the middle rope...it keeps him on his knees and he, instinctively, reaches his feet. Parker measures Meyhu up and he hits him with Bloody Tears (a 720 spinning roundhouse kick)!!!! Amazing athleticism!!! Meyhu drops to the mat and Parker makes the cover!! The strange being appears and counts~
1!
2!
3...NO!
MoMo: Meyhu with the shoulder up!
Hood: Fuckin close, though.
MoMo: Yep. Parker’s got the momentum back.
~Sean looks to argue with the being but there’s no use. It just vanishes. He stays focused on Meyhu as we float back over into Chamber 2. King and Raven are both down. We get a shot of Welsh who remains down, as well. He’s still holding the Vita Mors mask. King rolls over and sees the Wit Piece of the TRIAD. He starts to crawl toward it. He gets closer and closer~
MoMo: Kieran King is about to reclaim what was rightfully his.
Hood: A king should never lose sight of his crown. You get that thing back into your possession don’t let it go.
~King reaches out, his hands snaring the Wit TRIAD. But he gets yanked away by Raven!! Raven stands tall, holding onto King’s legs. King flips over and tries to kick Raven away, but Raven hooks both of King’s legs for another catapult...he throws him over...but King snags Raven’s head and tries to turn it into a Tornado DDT!! Raven spins around, keeps his base, and throws King off of him high into the air! King’s back nearly hits the top of the chamber as he descends and SPLATS flat on the mat!! Raven stands tall and he stands alone. He turns and looks at the Wit TRIAD. We float over into Chamber 1~
MoMo: There’s nothing standing in Raven’s way except air and opportunity!
Hood: I can’t believe what I’m watching. He’s about to snag part of the TRIAD!
~Parker is on his knees, frustrated he didn’t get the three. He hammers Meyhu in the head a few times with some right hands. He then turns his focus back on the right leg. Meyhu tries to beg him off but Parker won’t hear it. He grabs Meyhu’s right leg and stands...he kicks at the back of it. Each kick forcing a yell to escape Meyhu’s lips. Parker drives his knee into the back of it. He then, like Warstein before him, flips Meyhu over and locks in a Single Leg Boston Crab! Meyhu yells in pain but, utilizing all the power within, he kicks Parker off him with his free leg. Parker stumbles ahead. Meyhu reaches for the bottom rope and holds onto it as Parker goes back after him~
MoMo: Sean Parker is becoming increasingly relentless as this match goes on. He might just rip that knee off of Meyhu’s body.
Hood: Hey, if that’s what it takes.
MoMo: I mean, I HOPE that’s not what it takes.
Hood: It’d add an unexpected twist to Meyhu’s movie. Make him more sympathetic, probably.
~Parker grabs Meyhu’s leg and tries to drag him back into the ring. Meyhu holds onto the rope and kicks with his good leg, smacking Parker in his jaw! Parker staggers back, his inner bell ringing. Meyhu pulls himself up and hobbles on one leg toward Parker. He lands a right hand into Parker’s jaw...Parker stumbles and nearly falls. He leans into Meyhu. Meyhu snags him for EGO TRIP!! But Parker turns it into a Spanish Fly!! They flip over and Meyhu lands hard!! He rolls out of the ring as Parker gets to all fours, nursing his jaw. We float back over to Chamber 2~
MoMo: Meyhu rang Parker’s bell but couldn’t get enough behind those punches to hit him with Ego Trip.
Hood: That’s not a good sign. If he can’t hit Ego Trip he’s not winning this match.
~King gets to his knees, holding his midsection. He staggers around and stands. He turns and sees Raven picking up the Wit TRIAD. King rushes over to try and stop him but Raven turns around and stares King down...the power of the Wit TRIAD running through him. He holds it in one hand and stares at the electricity running through his other. King halts and has that ‘oh shit’ look on his face. We get a shot of Welsh on all fours, staring into the ring at Alexander Raven and the power he suddenly possesses~
MoMo: Raven has the TRIAD! He’s got King’s power!
Hood: Well what do you fuckin know. King’s fucked now.
MoMo: The man who always seems to have an ace up his sleeve might be out of cards.
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~Raven turns his focus to King. He’s filled with electricity. His eyes shining bright. King drops to his knees and throws his hands up, begging Raven off. Raven stands over him, looking at the Wit TRIAD in one hand and the power running through his hand in the other. King then reaches up and hits a LOW BLOW!!! Raven drops the Wit TRIAD and staggers back! The power leaves him. Welsh yells out ‘NO!’ King dives on top of the Wit TRIAD as Raven stumbles into a corner. Welsh reaches in with the Vita Mors mask “Use this! You need this!” Raven looks down and takes the mask~
MoMo: King did have an ace up his sleeve! But will it be enough?
Hood: Looks like Raven’s gonna put that mask back on.
MoMo: And we all saw the kind of power that mask gave him earlier on in the match.
~Parker gets to his feet, holding his jaw. He sees Meyhu laying on the apron. He watches as Meyhu struggles to his feet, using the ropes. Parker charges in. Meyhu grabs onto the top rope and pulls down...Parker leaps over the attempted trick from Meyhu and tumbles atop the stone floor outside the ring, popping to his feet in front of the wall. Meyhu pulls himself up and Parker kicks off the wall with a moonsault!!! Meyhu ducks and stumbles forward!! Parker lands on the middle rope, balances himself. Meyhu turns around and Parker jumps off, kicking Meyhu’s right knee!! Meyhu collapses to one knee, yelling in pain. Parker snags his right leg, sending Meyhu to his back. He then starts to slam the knee into the stone wall as hard as he can...each impact creating a nasty sound~
MoMo: He’s going to shatter that knee!
Hood: Parker’s losing it, man. This might be going too far.
MoMo: Is it? We’re talking about the TRIAD here.
Hood: I mean, true. It’s just tough seeing him do this to my boy...MY MEYHU
~Parker slams Meyhu’s knee into the stone wall several more times before dropping his leg and placing his feet into it, pressing it against the stone and pushing all his pressure into it. He yells. Meyhu yells. Parker is trying to force a snap or a tear...something structurally that’ll give. Try as he might, the integrity of Meyhu’s knee remains in tact. So, he flips Meyhu over and grabs him by the right leg...he raises it high and points the knee directly at the stone. He’s going to smash it as hard as he can into the unforgiving surface. Meyhu seems helpless to stop it. He raises it high...but pauses...he sees the image of Kieran King appear. He casts a judgmental look toward Parker. His previous words echo throughout the chamber, most notably those about King’s mother~
MoMo: Parker’s about to smash Meyhu’s knee to pieces!
Hood: But will he pull the trigger? This is a move that could ruin Meyhu’s career.
MoMo: Yep. He’s had knee issues in the past. If Parker follows through with his actions I’d wager Meyhu’s career will likely be over.
~We float back over into Chamber 2. King gets to his knees, clutching the Wit TRIAD. He looks down at it as if to say “Never again. I’ll never let you go again.” He rises to his feet and turns around, ready to blast Raven into the next galaxy. As he does, two hands of incredible strength grab King and hoist him into the air! King’s legs dangle and wiggle as he looks down and stares right into the mask of Vita Mors! Raven rushes forward and he throws King into the corner! King slams hard, but holds onto his Wit TRIAD! Raven charges in and hammers King in the head with vicious right hands. Welsh is seen in the background mimicking the punches, rooting Raven on~
MoMo: King reclaimed his piece of the TRIAD but it might be too late.
Hood: Vita Mors is back and he’s taking souls.
~Raven looks down and sees King still holding onto his piece of the TRIAD. He knees King in the gut and slugs him across the face with a right hand. King is rocked. Raven then picks King up and hoists him over his head for a press slam!! King is helpless to stop it. Raven launches King into a nearby corner where King’s back SLAMS into the buckles!!! He winds up being trapped in a Tree of Woe as he relinquishes the Wit TRIAD! He hangs upside down as Raven turns his focus on the Wit TRIAD. Welsh leans forward, urging Raven to get it~
MoMo: What kind of power will Raven possess if he gets the Wit TRIAD while wearing the Vita Mors mask?
Hood: I have no clue, man. But my guess would be ‘a lot’
MoMo: I can’t argue that!
~We float back into Chamber 1. Parker looks at Meyhu’s leg and at the stone. And...he can’t bring himself to do it. He drags Meyhu back toward the ring and throws him in through the ropes. Meyhu rolls toward the center, clutching his knee and rocking back and forth in pain. Parker enters and looks down at Meyhu who has tears of pain in his eyes. He extends his hand and says “Thank You.” Parker sighs and shakes Meyhu’s hand~
MoMo: Meyhu might be finished in this match but he’s thankful that Parker didn’t destroy his knee.
Hood: I would’ve destroyed it, just saying. You don’t leave your enemies alive. You finish them.
MoMo: Parker just has a big heart, man. He saved Meyhu’s life. You think he’s gonna turn around and cripple him at the next event?
Hood: He should!
~Meyhu grips Sean’s hand and uses the leverage to rise up and slam his head into Parker’s jaw!!! Parker is rocked!!! Meyhu grabs onto Parker and swiftly takes him down with EGO TRIP!!!! Parker flips over and Meyhu makes the cover!! The being appears for the count~
1!
2!
…
3!!!!
MoMo: NO!
Hood: I told you!
MoMo: Meyhu just betrayed Parker!
Hood: That’s why he’s THE CHAMP!
~Meyhu sits up, still in tremendous pain. He pats Parker on the chest and says, “Sorry, kid.” He drags himself away as the being takes Parker and removes him from The Great Illuminatus.
MoMo: Sean Parker is officially eliminated after a tremendous outing!
Hood: Kieran King got into his head and Matt Meyhu showed no mercy. Two of the best wrestlers in this sports history.
MoMo: Despite his disappointment tonight I think we can all agree that Sean Parker is the future of pro wrestling.
Hood: He’ll learn more from this experience than any other in his career. Hats off to the guy. He’s legit.
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~Meyhu nurses his knee as we float back over into Chamber 2. We get an upside down view of Alexander Raven, in the Vita Mors mask, bending over and snaring the Wit TRIAD. We cut away to see King, eyes open, trying like hell to get free. Raven, through the eyes of Mors, looks down at the Wit TRIAD in his hands. He then turns his focus to King and this time he’s not wasting any movement. King can’t break free...Raven rears back and raises his hand. He then thrusts forward delivering the power of the Wit TRIAD into King!~
MoMo: King’s finished!
Hood: Raven is the new king!
~But...nothing happens. Raven looks at his hand. He then looks down at the Wit TRIAD. There’s no power. No electricity. King, wincing for impact, slowly opens his eyes and sees a dead piece of metal in Raven’s grasp. He then sits up and works to free his legs from the corner. He does and he hops up onto the top buckle. Raven looks up and King leaps off with a moonsault!! But Raven catches him and, in the process, drops the Wit TRIAD! Raven charges forward to throw King into the corner...but King wraps his legs around Raven’s head and slings him through the ropes and to the outside with a headscissors! Welsh then reaches into the ring to try and grab the Wit TRIAD but it zaps him and he recoils, holding his hand in pain~
MoMo: The crafty Kieran King has fought back and has a shot to reclaim his throne!
Hood: Man that TRIAD wants nothing to do with Welsh.
MoMo: How about the fact it went dead when Raven had it.
Hood: It seemed to want Raven when he didn’t have the mask. Then he puts it on and...nothing.
~King turns toward the Wit TRIAD and rushes for it. Raven is back on his feet and he leaps onto the top rope and springboards off. King extends his arm but Raven comes down, slamming his foot on top of the Wit TRIAD, preventing King from grabbing it. King looks up and fires up, nailing Raven with right hands. Raven delivers one vicious right of his own that nearly knocks King out...like everyone else tonight, King seems shocked by the power within Raven when he’s wearing that mask. He stumbles and drops to one knee. Raven bends down and grabs the Wit TRIAD~
MoMo: And he’s got it...but will it work?
Hood: I guess we’re gonna find out.
~Raven raises the Wit TRIAD up and goes to place the chain King attached to it around his neck...but the Wit TRIAD activates and it this him with some electricity!!! Raven drops the Wit TRIAD and stumbles into a corner. King snags it. Raven recovers and looks up. He sees King wearing his Wit TRIAD...electric current running through the Trials winner once again. Raven does not back down...he yells out and charges at King. King throws his hands forward and hammers Raven with a massive bolt of electricity! Raven’s body SLAMS into the corner...he comes stumbling out and King grabs him, jumps up and drops him with Ugly on the Outside (Codebreaker)!!!!! Raven flips over and King makes the cover! The strange being appears for the count~
1!
2!
3!!!!!
MoMo: Alexander Raven is eliminated!
Hood: Fuckin crazy, man.
MoMo: I hate to say it...but I think he might’ve won this without the mask.
Hood: The Wit TRIAD certainly seemed to reject him once he put that mask back on.
MoMo: As though it corrupted his spirit and intentions.
~King rises to his feet as the being removes Raven from the chamber. He then turns his focus to Welsh. Welsh pulls himself up and tries to beg King off. King channels electric current and wraps it around Welsh, raising him off the ground. Welsh pleads with him~
MoMo: Is he going to eliminate Welsh?
Hood: He could. He easily could.
~King stares up at Welsh. Welsh knows King could kill him if he wanted. That’s enough for King. He throws Welsh back into the stone wall, knocking him unconscious. King then turns as the stone door slides open, revealing a new key. Surrounded by electricity, King heads for that key, leaving Welsh behind~
MoMo: And Kieran King will advance into Tier 4.
Hood: Hell of an effort by Raven. Alexander Raven and Sean Parker...mark it down. They are the Kieran King and Matt Meyhu’s of the future.
MoMo: Absolutely.
~We float over into Chamber 1 where Meyhu drags his devastated right leg into the opening, snaring another lime key. He inserts it into the keyhole and the door shuts behind him~
MoMo: We’re down to four wrestlers and only two tiers remaining. Kieran King and Matt Meyhu advance. Vhodka Black and Catalina Cortes have yet to appear but they will have their say before this all ends. Who will face who in Tier 4?
Hood: Meyhu’s entering a gun fight with a fuckin butter knife, man.
MoMo: The odds are definitely stacked against him.
~We cut outside The Great Illuminatus where the third tier shakes off the dust and dilapidation, revealing that same precious metal surface. TLS covers his eyes as a piercing light shoots out from the revealed metal. As it does, more grass and trees rise up around The Great Illuminatus. It’s turning into a lush garden~
MoMo: Life is returning to The Great Illuminatus as well as around it.
Hood: We’re getting a glimpse into a much different scene than the one we were introduced with.
MoMo: The full power of the TRIAD is beginning to be revealed. We are two tiers away from finding out who will unite it. Stick around as Tier 4 is up next!
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Around 1200 BC. The Bronze Age.
A group of fishermen sailed the vast ocean in search of prosperity. Outcasts from larger fishing communities, these men seemed destined for failure and death.
Their pitiful ship met a vicious storm, smashing it to pieces. These fishermen wound up on a remote island without any means of escape.
Unable to locate the island on their crude map, they were left with few options.
These low fishermen began exploring the island for items that could offer them some hope. An unexpected discovery was made.
One of the fisherman tripped over a hard, metal object. When they tried to dig it up they began to realize it was no ordinary object but something of great weight and value.
It was the TRIAD.
They unearthed the mysterious object and became imbued with its power.
It gave them abilities they were unable to comprehend.
Utilizing this great power, the lowly fishermen were able to construct a sturdy boat and leave the island. They sailed confidently to the first community they could find and raided it, securing the necessary food and supplies to survive.
Their numbers grew. Their ships grew. They raided village after village.
Soon they were raiding cities.
There was no further need for any of this. It became want. It became glut.
Entire civilizations started to fall at their hand.
Word spread throughout the world of these ‘Sea Peoples’ and their menacing ways. Their unstoppable spirit. Their unbreakable strength.
Even the great city of Troy fell victim to their brutality.
The Sea Peoples praised the goddess of hunt, Artemis for guiding them from poverty to prosperity.
Soon, however, they over raided the civilization that was the Bronze Age and it would inevitably collapse. The Sea Peoples were left with no communities left worthy of their efforts.
Without a unified cause, dissension broke out among the group. They began to argue over who should be named leader. They argued over who should have sole possession of the TRIAD.
The ships began to battle each other at sea. No worthy opponent left, the Sea Peoples went to war with themselves.
A group of slaves held captive in one of their boats found an escape during an evening battle. Through the chaos and devastation of war, they were able to locate the TRIAD and steal it away. Praying to the goddess Artemis they set out on a small vessel to brave the vast, unknown abyss.
The sea would carry them all the way to Ephesus where a great temple resided. It was at this temple where they stored the TRIAD. As a show of appreciation, they would name it the Temple of Artemis.
The TRIAD would remain safe within this temple for centuries.
As for the Sea Peoples? Their existence vanished from historical record. So much so that historians today seem to view them as myth more than fact.
