MoMo: And we’re back as we have reached the penultimate tier.
Hood: Tier 4. It’s basically last call.
MoMo: Two matches will take place in Tier 4, just like in Tier 3. We have four wrestlers remaining...I think we know who the four competing in this tier will be.
Hood: Yea but who will face who?
MoMo: That is the question...Kieran King, Vhodka Black, Catalina Cortes, and Matt Meyhu all remain! Only one will unite the TRIAD...let’s head inside as we are ready to begin Tier 4!
~We are taken to Chamber 1. A stone door slides open and out steps a very injured Marvel...a very Matty Meyhu. Meyhu hobbles into the chamber and sighs with relief as he gingerly enters the ring and stares into the drone hovering above, “Fingers crossed Welsh got me a bye.” Just as he says that he hears the other stone door opening and emits a low volume curse word. We float on over into Chamber 2~
MoMo: No byes at this point, I’m afraid.
Hood: I know he’s injured and he’s out TRIAD’d but Meyhu is a previous winner of The Great Illuminatus. He knows what it takes to win this thing. We just saw what he did to Sean Parker. It’s reminiscent of what he did to PIC and Vhodka one year ago for the OCW Title.
MoMo: Treachery, basically.
Hood: Not at all. Intelligence. Survival instincts. This man is a survivor!
~A stone door slides open and behind it we see orange embers. Sparks of fire. Out steps Bravery Trials winner Catalina Cortes!! She enters and takes a good look at her surroundings. Pretty plain. Very old looking. Very on point for what she’s experienced in TRIAD so far. The door across from her starts to slide open~
MoMo: Okay so Catalina won’t be facing Meyhu in the 4th Tier.
Hood: She’s going to face King or Vhodka.
MoMo: Which means we may get a Vhodka and Meyhu rematch.
Hood: She’s gonna rip his knee off with her TRIAD if that happens. You know what that’ll do to him if he loses a knee?
MoMo: Ruin his golf game?
Hood: Even worse. It’ll turn him into a Dadbod.
MoMo: Vhodka’s worst nightmare
~Cat hops over the top rope and takes a seat on the top buckle patiently awaiting her opponent. It could be anyone, in her mind. The door opens and out emerges a blue hue~
MoMo: The blue lightning of King or the sea blue of Vhodka?
Hood: Remember those Sea Doo commercials? Everybody’s doing it...SeaDoo...SEADOO!
MoMo: This really isn’t the time.
Hood: It’s always time for a SeaDoo. Speaking of which, sponsoring tonight’s show…
MoMo: Stop
~The blue lightens. It’s that aqua/teal color we’ve grown familiar with! Vhodka Black steps out and into the chamber. Her walk becomes more of a seductive saunter as she sees Cat perched on the top buckle across the ring. She throws a flirtatious wave at Cat as she slowly enters the ring and shows off her piece of the TRIAD. Cat hops off her perch and opens her right hand, revealing the TRIAD in her palm, glowing a fiery red. Vhodka tosses her piece of TRIAD in the air, catches it and slings a teal blue stream of water at Catalina. Cortes throws her hand at Vhodka, releasing a line of fire that clashes with Vhodka’s teal water. The two warriors lean forward, giving their line of energy everything they’ve got. We float back into Chamber 1~
MoMo: We’re getting Vhodka Black against Catalina Cortes for one, final time!
Hood: You knew these two would cross paths for TRIAD glory. They’d have to go through each other.
MoMo: When the history books are written about TRIAD Catalina Cortes and Vhodka Black will exist as the story’s original adversaries.
~Meyhu has his fingers crossed. He repeats the following phrase over and over, “Please be Dadbod. Please be Dadbod.” It is, in fact, not Dadbod. Kieran King emerges with his piece of the TRIAD around his neck. Electricity fills him. Meyhu’s initial reaction is ‘fuck’ but he quickly gathers himself and stands upright, refusing to show weakness. King enters the ring and stares Meyhu down...unlike Tier 3 he is not going to trifle with his opponent, especially not this one. He fires out a bolt of electricity! Meyhu hits the mat and rolls out of the ring. The current slams into the stone wall~
MoMo: Meyhu is in trouble and he knows it.
Hood: Not only does King have two good legs. Not only is King a world class competitor. But he’s got the Wit TRIAD!
MoMo: Meyhu does have a chip and a chair. Sometimes, that’s all you need.
Hood: I mean, sure. But the odds of that turning into anything other than inevitable defeat is like 1 out of a bazillion.
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~King marches toward the ropes, looking for Meyhu who keeps himself small and slides around the ring, trying to avoid using his leg and giving away that it’s in rough shape. King gets to the ropes and looks over but Meyhu is gone. He then loses his footing as Meyhu reaches in from behind and takes King’s legs out! King flips over, sitting on his ass and he fires some electricity at Meyhu...but Meyhu rolls out of the way and hides behind the ring post. “Face me like the legend you are, Meyhu,” King challenges, returning to his feet while Meyhu sits up against the ring post, trying to figure out what he’s going to do~
MoMo: He can only hide for so long.
Hood: Yea, he’s got to get that Wit TRIAD away from King.
MoMo: A job easier said than done.
~We float back over into Chamber 2. Vhodka’s TRIAD power is fighting against Catalina’s TRIAD power. Fire against Water. Cortes seems to muster even more strength as a drag appears next to her, spewing additional fire at Vhodka. That’s when Captain Stirling displays his bravery, revealing a water shield of shorts and using it to ward off the fire from hitting Vhodka. The two warriors continue to match power with neither gaining a clear advantage~
MoMo: Cat’s got a dragon.
Hood: Meanwhile Vhodka has some old dude following her around that she just can’t shake. That sounds about right.
~Cat’s fire starts to eat up ground. It’s nearing Vhodka. Captain Stirling stumbles back, losing his shield. Vhodka can feel the fire bearing down on her. The heat starting to burn. She drops to one knee, the fire close to consuming her...and then she yells out, frustration and anger taking over as she rises up and releases a tsunami type wave that swallows Catalina up and slams her into the corner!! Her dragon vanishes as Cat is down. Vhodka is on her feet, chest heaving with all sorts of emotions running through her. She stares down at Cortes~
MoMo: Vhodka just unloaded on Catalina. Felt like a true wave of emotion.
Hood: I wouldn’t even begin to try to understand everything that Vhodka’s gone through or is going through. I just know it’s apparently a lot.
MoMo: Emotion can be a very useful or very dangerous thing.
~We float back over into Chamber 1. Meyhu remains against the post...it’s steel barrier providing a sense of security. Until King’s current strikes it. The post is uprooted from the floor. Meyhu crawls away, backing up against the steel wall and getting to his feet. King then throws the post at Meyhu...Meyhu ducks and looks up as the post is impaled into the stone wall. Meyhu’s eyes bulge as he looks up at King, who is fast approaching~
MoMo: Nothing will get your attention quite like a steel post meant for your head getting impaled into a stone wall.
Hood: I’d probably just tap out right now, if we’re being honest.
MoMo: Tapping out due to fear. Has that ever happened before?
Hood: Happened all the time whenever Tony the Spider would wrestle.
~King nears Meyhu and throws a bolt of electricity at him. Meyhu jumps up and grabs onto the steel ring post above him. He hangs from it and throws his legs out, kicking King in the face!!! King stumbles back, tripping over the loose ropes. Meyhu legs go and falls to the ground, roughly...he crawls forward and dives on top of King, punching him in the face! He reaches for the Wit TRIAD around his neck but King tries to fight him off~
MoMo: And there he goes...Meyhu finding a way to make this interesting!
Hood: Like I said, he’s a survivor. And I’m not sure Meyhu has ever lost two events in a row.
MoMo: Not since the tiddlywinks debacle of 2014.
Hood: The what?!
MoMo: He doesn’t like to talk about it.
~We float back over into Chamber 2. Vhodka summons another wave. Catalina casually reaches for her piece of the TRIAD...but she can’t find it. She starts to scramble, looking for it. It’s been washed away somewhere. She turns to Vhodka, who has her eyes closed, summoning as much power as she can. Catalina leaps to her feet and lunges forward with her brand new, adamantium knee! It bashes through whatever power Vhodka’s conjured and hits her right in the gut!! Vhodka doubles over, hanging onto her piece of the TRIAD. Cat takes her over with a snapmare and backs up into a corner...she charges ahead throwing her new knee at the back of Vhodka’s skull...but Vhodka moves!! Cat lands on the mat and slides forward, into the corner, seated, facing the bottom buckle. Vhodka unleashes a large stream of water at Catalina but she ducks and rolls out of the way~
MoMo: Cat needs to find that TRIAD piece, fast.
Hood: Water does weird stuff with things.
MoMo: Weird stuff with things. Expert commentary.
Hood: Fuck yo mother.
~Vhodka grows frustrated...she missed Cat again. She then gets blasted with a ball of fire!! Vhodka’s body flies through the air, slamming into the ropes. She hits the mat, hard. Cat leans against the wall, holding her piece of the TRIAD. She gives it a kiss before charging forward and springboarding off the top rope toward Vhodka. Vhodka looks up throws her piece of the TRIAD at Cat! It hits her right in the face!!! Cat’s momentum is stopped as she lands on the mat, hard, holding her face in pain. Vhodka scurries over, reclaiming her TRIAD piece~
MoMo: Vhodka may not have what most people refer to as ‘classic’ wrestling moves...but what she does works.
Hood: Yea, just threw that piece of precious, ancient metal in the air and hit Cat in the face.
MoMo: She’s very gifted at making lemonade.
Hood: You’ve had her lemonade, eh?
MoMo: I don’t know what you’re attempting to infer and I will not go down that unknown road.
~We float back over into Chamber 1. Meyhu remains on top of King, throwing as many punches as his arms will allow. King works to cover up...the electricity consuming them both. Meyhu then reaches for the Wit TRIAD and gets his hands on it. King looks down as a lime green glow starts to grow within. Lime green strands of electricity are born. King doesn’t like the look of this so he knees Meyhu in the crotch and tosses him off and onto the mat. King then gets to one knee and throws the lime electric current off him until it all returns to the blue current we witnessed from the Wit Trials~
MoMo: The TRIAD seemed warm to the idea of being in Meyhu’s possession.
Hood: It sure did. Started sporting some LIME.
MoMo: Kieran King did not like that.
~Meyhu, on his knees, fighting that gut bomb that is associated with a nut shot turns to King and points at the Wit TRIAD, smiling. King takes the insult as heavily as a man watching another man make a pass at his wife. He snarls and conjures up electricity, firing it at Meyhu...but Meyhu rolls out of the way and crawls at King, lunging for the Wit Trials Champion. The two start to push and fight and brawl from their knees, Meyhu desperately trying to get his hands on the Wit TRIAD~
MoMo: Like Vhodka, King needs to contain those emotions or they might get the better of him.
Hood: I don’t know how...but Meyhu is hanging in there. I keep doubting him in these dire situations and he always proves me wrong.
MoMo: There’s never been a greater wrestler in this sport than Matt Meyhu.
~We float back over into Chamber 2. Vhodka kicks Catalina in the head, keeping her down. She gets to her feet and summons Captain Stirling. He stands over Catalina with a sword in his hand. Vhodka motions toward Cat. Stirling brings the sword up but Catalina’s dragon reappears and throws itself at Stirling! The two spiritual embodiments of their physical counterparts do battle outside the ring. Vhodka looks on, a bit concerned, having developed a relationship with Stirling. Cat then takes her over with CAT’S CRADLE!!! The strange being appears and makes the count~
1!
2!
3!!!
NO!
MoMo: So close!
Hood: Cat’s won more than a few matches with that one!
MoMo: Again, Vhodka’s gotta put personal feelings aside and stay focused on Catalina.
Hood: Especially for that Captain Stirling dude. I doubt he’s changed underwear in the last century.
~Vhodka kicks out and grabs her piece of the TRIAD. Catalina grips hers. They get to their feet, ready to continue waging war until a pitiful cry fills the chamber. Both competitors look over and see Captain Stirling’s sword driven deep into the dragon’s heart. Cat moves in their direction as the dragon falls to the ground, vanishing before her eyes. Vhodka nails Cat from behind with her piece of the TRIAD, knocking Cat front first into the corner. Vhodka then grabs Cat by the hair, slings her out of the corner and throws her down into the center of the ring, hard. Cat’s laid out as Vhodka looks at the loose strands of dark brown hair in her hands~
MoMo: Cat got a knee replacement she might need some hair transplants.
Hood: She could go bald like those freaky looking cats.
MoMo: I mean, she could but I think the ‘hair’ look she has works for her.
~We watch as Vhodka throws the strands of hair down onto Cat as our view pans over and through the thick stone wall into Chamber 1. Meyhu gets his hands on the Wit TRIAD and tries to rip it from King’s neck. King gets to his feet...Meyhu does the same, struggling. King sees the weak knee and he instantly kicks the right knee cap!! Meyhu drops down, clutching his knee in pain. King then unleashes a shot of electricity that slams into Meyhu!! His body convulses as the electric power attacks~
MoMo: Oh no! This might be the end of Meyhu!
Hood: Seriously...I don’t know what kind of damage that electricity is doing but it looks like a lot.
MoMo: The power in one of those pieces of TRIAD is unthinkable. King could probably dismantle Meyhu at this stage if he wanted.
Hood: Whoa! Let’s not give him any ideas!
~King fires more electric current into Meyhu and raises him up off the mat. He pushes Meyhu’s body over against the stone wall and pins it there, sending electricity coursing through his body. The power suddenly stops as Kieran’s brow furrows...he staggers. He drops to one knee and standing behind him, holding a stone rock is Marcus Welsh. Welsh smashes him in the head again, knocking Kieran to the mat. Welsh then rips the Wit TRIAD from Kieran’s neck and scrambles toward Meyhu, who is laid out near the wall. Welsh opens Meyhu’s hand and puts the TRIAD in it. He pleads with Meyhu to wake up~
MoMo: Damnit...how did he get up there?
Hood: Dude’s been in that pyramid since...who knows when, man. He probably figured out all the passageways.
MoMo: He’s messing with destiny.
Hood: If you ain’t hustlin you ain’t tryin.
~With Welsh begging Meyhu to get up we float back over to Chamber 2. Vhodka grabs Cat by the hair and pulls her up off the mat...but Catalina flips over, wraps her legs around Vhodka’s head and throws her forward with a headscissors throw into the corner! Vhodka’s face hits the top buckle. Catalina drops to one knee and throws a stream of fire at Vhodka! Vhodka ducks and the turnbuckle burns away, revealing hot metal underneath. Vhodka slings some water across the mat and under Cat. Cat tries to stand but slips and falls. Vhodka dives on top of her, bringing her piece of the TRIAD down with a double axe handle. But Cat gets her surgically repaired knee up and it clangs against the TRIAD. Vhodka looks at her Bravery TRIAD and down at Cat’s knee. Cat then wraps her legs around Vhodka’s head and spikes her face first into the mat with a hurricanrana!!! Vhodka’s head spikes and her body flips over, onto its back. Catalina pops to her feet~
MoMo: Cat’s quickness on display here. It propelled her to many great victories during the Bravery and Strength Trials.
Hood: Yep. It helped her beat Vhodka in the Strength Trials. However, Vhodka’s unpredictability beat Cat in the Bravery Trials.
MoMo: Perhaps Catalina has figured Vhodka out.
Hood: How can you predict the unpredictable, MoMo? You don’t figure Vhodka out. You just make a choice, take a chance, and hope it all works out.
~Cortes grabs Vhodka by the hair and pulls her to her feet. She drags her into the corner and rears back, looking to slam her face first into the exposed corner. But Vhodka turns her head and bites Cat on the arm! Cortes yells out and Vhodka grabs Cat by the hair and slams her face first into the metal!! Catalina stumbles back, falling to the mat. Vhodka hops up onto the top buckle...she yelps a bit, the metal of the corner still a little hot. She then leaps off and drops her entire body onto Catalina!! She hooks the leg for the pin and the strange being appears for the count~
1!
2!
KICK OUT!
MoMo: There’s that unpredictability we were talking about!
Hood: Yep and it almost earned Vhodka a spot in the final tier.
MoMo: Not to mention TWO pieces of the TRIAD.
~Vhodka looks at the strange being and is like “holy shit what the fuck are you?” The being, bearing a hint of sadness, stands and backs away, vanishing. Vhodka is on her feet, looking toward Captain Stirling for an explanation...instead she gets kicked in the ass by Cat! She stumbles forward. Cat kips up and charges at Vhodka. Vhodka spins around and lunges at Cat...DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!! Both warriors nearly take each other’s heads off as they spin around and hit the mat! Each one drops their piece of the TRIAD. We float back over into Chamber 1~
MoMo: Huge double clothesline there!
Hood: The TRIADs are loose! They are loose!
~Welsh continues to urge Meyhu to come to life. He waits for the TRIAD to do something but the Wit Piece just rests in Meyhu’s unconscious hand. Behind Welsh we see King get to his feet, staggering around, holding his bleeding, throbbing skull. He sees Welsh and marches forward. Welsh is unaware, trying to get Meyhu to revive~
MoMo: Meyhu might be taking the long nap and, if so, King is going to make Welsh join him.
Hood: Welsh took a risk hitting King like that. A gamble that’s about to blow up in his face.
~Welsh pleads, “Get up, Champ! Yes, you’re the real champ, not that blonde bimbo!” He’s snatched by the hair and pulled to his feet by King! King slams him against the wall and glares into Welsh’s eyes. Blood is slowly sliding down King’s forehead as he intensifies the grip around Welsh’s throat and the stare into Welsh’s soul. Welsh tries to apologize but King just clamps down on his grip, choking the words away. Before he can render Welsh unconscious, King is grabbed and tossed back into the ring!! He hits hard, tumbles head over heels and comes to rest on one knee...he looks up and sees a sight he hoped he wouldn’t see...Meyhu standing with the Wit TRIAD around his neck. Lime green current running around and through his body. Welsh is seated against the wall of the chamber rubbing his throat and laughing~
MoMo: No! Meyhu has the Wit TRIAD!
Hood: Damn, you were really rooting for Meyhu to die?
MoMo: Of course not! But the manipulation...it makes me sick! We’re here at the finish line and Welsh is making a mess of everything!
Hood: If you thought he was just gonna sit back and let this thing happen naturally then you are a fuckin idiot.
~Meyhu limps on his right knee...so he looks down and focuses the electricity into his knee. It circles around the wounded joint and the knee suddenly strengthens and heals itself. Meyhu then turns his focus and bright, lime green eyes toward King. King braces or just about anything...we float back over into Chamber 2~
MoMo: The Wit TRIAD has fully embraced the Marvel.
Hood: Looks like it’s Lime Time!
MoMo: King did nothing to try and save Meyhu back at Niagara Falls. Meyhu might be looking or payback.
Hood: You saw what Meyhu did to a guy who saved his life. Use your imagination to figure out what he might do to a guy who tried to end it.
~Vhodka and Cat are down. Captain Stirling looks on. Vhodka sits up, holding her head. Cat rolls over, doing the same. Vhodka feels around the mat and grabs her TRIAD. Cat scrambles and collects hers. They both stand and Vhodka throws water across the mat again...but only this time it’s fire! Cat fires off some power from her TRIAD and extinguishes the fire with water. The two competitors look at each other and the TRIAD pieces in their hands and realize they accidentally swapped~
MoMo: Vhodka has the Strength piece and Catalina has the Bravery piece!
Hood: There’s a joke in there about a wet cat but I’m just gonna leave it alone.
MoMo: Probably for the best.
~Captain Stirling walks past Vhodka and stands next to Catalina. Vhodka can’t believe it. “It’s like that?” she says. Stirling nods toward the TRIAD. Catalina makes some comment about the dragon being dead but Vhodka is determined to summon a dragon of her own. She digs deep down and the ghostly image of Stephen Stratford appears next to her. Vhodka looks over, at first surprised, then she smiles. Cat curses under her breath and points at Stirling to take care of Strat~
MoMo: Stirling has betrayed Vhodka!
Hood: Dude is beholden to the TRIAD and whoever holds it. That’s Cat, at the moment.
MoMo: Meanwhile Vhodka conjures up a dragon of her own.
Hood: I’ll give it to Strat. He found a way to move up that pyramid.
~Stratford throws fire at Stirling. Stirling blocks with with a water shield and thrusts his sword forward but Strat catches it. Strat then throws fire into Stirling...Stirling’s body fills up with fire...it starts to consume him. He breaks down and he slowly burns away...as he does, he falls to his knees and stares up at Vhodka. She looks back at him, mixed emotions. Stirling vanishes. Strat then turns to Vhodka and he refocuses into an orange spark that travels into her heart. Cortes looks up like ‘wtf’ and goes after Vhodka! But Vhodka blasts her back with the power from the Strength TRIAD and Cortes slams into a corner, hard. Vhodka runs in and throws her body into Cat, full force! Huge impact in the corner as Cat staggers forward and falls to the mat, holding onto the Bravery TRIAD~
MoMo: Strat took care of Stirling and now he’s helping Vhodka find the inner strength to finish Catalina off!
Hood: Oh captain My captain...see ya on the flip side.
~We float back over into Chamber 1. King starts to reason with Meyhu...but Meyhu fires off a bolt of lime electricity! It hits King and fires him back into the corner. King shakes from the voltage coursing through his body. Once it’s finished he looks around as if to say, “That sucked.” Meyhu rears back to throw more electrical current at him...but King hops up onto the top buckle and leaps off, over the string of electric current and comes down on top of Meyhu with a crossbody!! But Meyhu catches him!! Meyhu then does a standing moonsault, slamming King into the mat when he comes down!! Meyhu pops up to one knee, his body looking stronger than ever! King arches his back, pounding the mat with his fists in pain~
MoMo: Wow! Meyhu looks 10...20 years younger!
Hood: How old is Meyhu? You saying he looks like a 4th grader?
MoMo: Okay so I don’t know the math or the age. Just saying he looks younger and more athletic than we’ve seen in quite sometime.
Hood: Being Limewired will do that to you.
~Meyhu rises over King and zaps him with more of that lime electricity! King writhes around on the mat, yelling in pain. Meyhu zaps him again and again. The pain grows increasingly intense. Welsh looks on, watching...he urges Meyhu to keep it up. Meyhu hesitates, looking down at the wounded, vulnerable King. Welsh reminds Meyhu about Niagara Falls...Meyhu throws more lime voltage into King!! King screams out, his body being tortured by the current~
MoMo: Somebody needs to stop this! Meyhu is going to kill him!
Hood: Turnabout is fairplay, my man.
MoMo: Yea but this isn’t natural! Meyhu didn’t take that from King...Welsh interfered!
Hood: Maybe this is the way it’s supposed to be.
MoMo: I’m not buying that!
~We float back over into Chamber 2. Vhodka stands over Catalina. Cortes rolls over and Vhodka brings her Strength TRIAD down onto Cat. But Cat blocks it with the Bravery TRIAD. The two TRIADS clash against each other. Vhodka pushes forward. Cat pushes against! The two warriors give it everything they’ve got, a true battle of inner strength and bravery! They yell as neither competitor can gain an advantage~
MoMo: It’s TRIAD vs TRIAD!
Hood: Will strength overpower bravery?
MoMo: Let’s find out!
~The pieces of the TRIAD start to shine! Teal and Red colors swirling around!! Vhodka and Catalina both look on, concerned! The two pieces then rip away and rise above the two warriors. Vhodka stares up. Cat looks up from the mat as the two pieces spin around before finally connecting!!! Two thirds of the TRIAD have joined!! A moment of awe as the near complete mythical artifact hangs above. Vhodka urges for it to come to her. Catalina does the same...but it refuses, hanging above them with an almost violet glow to it. Cat then looks up at Vhodka and she looks down at her~
MoMo: It’s back up for grabs, only this time combined!