TFCE #2 - NIGHT! NUMBER! ONE! THE RUMBLE!

SETH EVANS: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the FIRST NIGHT of the SECOND ANNUAL TARA FENIX CHARITY EVENT, LIVE, FROM HONOLULU, HAWAII!

The crowd lets out a loud cheer, and the sound of the bell is heard in the background.

SETH EVANS: Night one will consist of the open invitational to a Rumble event! 

The camera goes out to the center of the ring where Seth Evans is seen standing in a fancy suit with the microphone in his hand. 

Seth Evans: Introducing the participant who drew number one… Representing the IWF, from Odda, Norway, here is… "The Berserker" Ulf Hednir!

The opening introduction for “Raise Your Horns” by Amon Amarth plays over the PA system, and the crowd goes into a frenzy! The music can barely be heard over the sound of the fans. Ulf Hednir quickly shoves the curtains aside, dressed in his wolf headdress, and marches out onto the stage with his drinking horn held high over his head.

Ulf Hednir: SKÅL!
Crowd: SKÅL!

Ulf drinks from the drinking horn, and after, turns it upside down to show the crowd that there is nothing left. Ulf attaches the drinking horn to a strap hanging off his belt, and marches down the ramp to shake hands or high five many of the fans along the ramp; fans scramble to get as close as they can and he takes an extra moment to ensure he greets as many as he can. Ulf goes around to the right side of the ring, still greeting as many fans as he can until he reaches the timekeeper’s table, where he removes the headdress and the drinking horn, placing them on the table. He walks up to the apron and leaps up, grabbing the ropes, and leaning back to let loose a mighty howl.


The chorus plays over, and Ulf steps between the middle and top ropes before parading around the ring a bit, raising his arms from each side of the ring. He stands by and waits for the match to start.

Bill Dalton: Ulf has the honor of starting us off, and while drawing the number one spot is not the spot you want, if there was anyone who could go all the way, it is Ulf, gentlemen.

Denzel Porter: That was a very impressive entrance, and the man known as Ulf is even more impressive in person. Thad, what do you think?

Thad Duke: Meh.

The rhythmic opening of Art of Blade begins to make itself known over the PA systems, and the wrestling fans from far and wide within Waikiki begin to perk up.

Seth Evans: and now, introducing the wrestler who drew number two…. Representing XWF and wrestling on behalf of Alzheimer's Association, here is “The King in Rags” Finn Kühn!

Though he's only been known in XWF, he's beginning to make a name for himself even outside of there...

Out from the back comes the King in Rags himself, Finn Kühn, and he lets the roaring cheers of the fans wash over him. He takes a moment to soak it all in, a smile stretching across his face as he begins to head down to the ring with his game face on.

Rolling in under the bottom rope, Finn picks a corner and poses on it for the fans, ready to show them just what the King in Rags can do as Art of Blade kicks into its chorus. Once it fades, Finn hops down and gets ready for battle.

Bill Dalton: Unlucky draw for the self-proclaimed King!

Denzel Porter: Yeah, the number one and number two spots are not where you want to start the rumble, but here we are.

Thad Duke: Finn is one of my favorites to win this whole thing, and I’m not just saying that because I would like the winner to be from XWF.

The bell rings starting the match and both wrestlers circle each other, and as they get closer, you can see how much bigger Ulf is than Finn, both in height and muscle weight. Still, both lock up and Ulf quickly applies a headlock; Finn tries to back him to the ropes but to no vail, so he does the next best thing, dropping back and low, taking down Ulf by his waist. Both men quickly get to their feet and go at each other, lock up, and again Ulf with the headlock, nope, this time Finn escapes it quickly, turning it into a hammer lock. Ulf tries to reach back and underneath to break free, but Finn keeps the hold well, so Ulf does the next best thing, throwing a back elbow that catches Finn right on the temple. Both men are crowd favorites, but they didn’t seem to like that very much from Ulf who now pounces on Finn, pummeling with right hands, backing him up to the corner. Ulf then climbs the turnbuckle and goes for the classic ten punch combo.

Bill Dalton: Ulf with the early control of the match but you don’t want to be in that position in these type of match fellas, that is rumble 101 right there.

Denzel Porter: While I agree with you Bill, Ulf is clearly the stronger of the two so he feels he can dominate Finn in that position and not have to worry about getting tossed over.

Thad Duke: I like Ulf’s confidence.

Ulf continues to punch until he reaches number nine, pausing here to let the crowd build up and then pow! Number ten rocks Finn and the crowd cheers. Ulf hops down but then lifts Finn up and sits him on the top turnbuckle while he is dazed. He then takes a few steps back before charging at Finn, hoping to clothesline him over the top but Finn puts his boot up, kicking Ulf’s arm, causing him to spin around. Finn then hops down and as Ulf comes around, he nails him with a knife edge chop, another, another, one more for good measure! Ulf gets backed up to the opposite corner and Finn moves in, kicking him in the mid-section and then grabbing his arm and whipping him across the ring, no, reversal by Ulf who pulls him in, wraps his arms around him and delivers a belly-to-belly suplex!

Bill Dalton: Usually Ulf will hold that bearhug before going for that belly-to-belly, but in a rumble, it’s all about making impact moves.

Denzel Porter: True but wearing down your opponent is also key.

Thad Duke: Yeah, if Finn was bigger, but he’s not, so power moves work best.

Just then the clock starts, and the crowd raises to their feet, wondering who is coming out to join the party.


"Hog Wild" by Hank Williams Jr. begins to play.

Seth Evans: Introducing the wrestler who drew number three, from Charleston, South Carolina, participating on behalf of International Animal Rescue…. Aaron Warthog!

Bill Dalton: Now look at the size of this guy!

Denzel Porter: I know many Aarons gentlemen, but this is by far the beefiest!

Thad Duke: My assistants tell me this guy used to be part of OCW, but since it's past tense, I don't care. I only care about my roster now, and that's if they are making me money.

Ulf sees the big man stampeding towards him and braces himself, Finn is still down from the suplex, sitting in a corner watching as Warthog slides under the bottom rope. Ulf quickly moves in, stomping on the big man, trying to keep him down but to no avail. Warthog get to his feet but gets a right hand for his efforts, backing him to the corner. Ulf now whips him towards the opposite side, reversal by the big man, Ulf hits the corner hard and then is cut in half by a spear from Warthog! He gets up and celebrates after delivering “The Stampede” and the crowd applauds him, but Finn uses the distraction to jump on his back and put on a sleeper hold. Warthog tries to shake him off, but when realizes he can’t, he quickly rushes backwards, crushing Finn in the corner!

Bill Dalton: The Hog Man has come in fresh and taken over this match gents.

Denzel Porter: Ulf thought he could tame the beast, like I’m sure he has done in the past. But he may not have encountered someone like Warthog before.

Thad Duke: All I know is that Finn better figure it out quick, the heavier this match gets, the less it goes in his favor.

Warthog turns to face Finn, and lifts him up, and begins to try to toss him over the top! The crowd jumps to their feet, expecting the first elimination of the night but Ulf comes from behind Warthog and nails him with an axe handle smash that causes Warthog to release Finn. Ulf then tells Finn to help him and both men grab a leg each and try to toss Warthog over the top! The crowd remains on their feet, expecting an elimination any time now, and cheers as they see Finn and Ulf manage to get Warthog over the top rope, but not out, as he lands feet first on the apron. He begins to exchange blows with each one of them, grabbing the top rope with his left, and punching Finn with his right then switching and punching Ulf with the left. He manages to send Finn stumbling back but Ulf hangs with him, and nails him with a forearm that has Warthog dazed. His fingers start to let go off the top rope and Ulf quickly runs towards the opposite side, bounces off and goes to ‘big boot’ Warthog off the Apron but he was playing possum, moving to the side and causing Ulf to get caught on the top rope!

Bill Dalton: Warthog and Ulf living dangerously! Either man could go out at any time!

Denzel Porter: Warthog was able to sucker Ulf in there, but does he have what it takes to put Ulf away?

Thad Duke: Who cares, my man Finn is doing the right thing, stay out of it, wait it out and pounce on whoever is left.

Warthog takes a few steps back and clothesline Ulf off the ropes, he falls to the apron but manages to hang on to the bottom rope and rolls back in! Finn decides to take the opportunity to move in on Warthog, hoping to be the one to eliminate him but Warthog sees him coming, diving through the middle ropes and taking Finn down with a spear! With all three men down, the countdown starts again.


Generic buzzer goes off.

Seth Evans: Introducing the participant who drew number four, representing Zion Wrestling, Ricky Rodriguez!

Bill Dalton: Zion wrestling making their debut in the rumble with their only entrant, Ricky Rodriguez.

Denzel Porter: Have seen nothing but great things from Ricky, a young man with a great career ahead of him.

Thad Duke: I mean he’s alright.

Ricky rushes to the ring, sliding under the bottom rope and going after Finn, he picks him up, hooks him and drops him with a suplex. He notices Warthog getting to his feet, so he quickly rushes at him and delivers a step up enzeguri kick that sends the big man stumbling to the corner. Ricky now turns his attention towards Ulf, picking him up only to jump onto his shoulders and drop him with a hurricanrana! Ricky jumps to his feet and screams loudly, pumped and the crowd gives him a nice reaction. As he celebrates, he doesn’t notice that Ulif has jumped right back up and is standing on the corner, ready to pounce! Ricky turns and gets nailed right on the kisser with “The Thor Punch!” Ricky flips in mid air and lands hard face down; Ulf quickly moves in, hoping to pick up Ricky and toss him over the top but gets stop by Warthog who wraps him up from behind, lifts him and drops him with a side suplex!

Bill Dalton: Ricky came in hot, cleaning house, but he celebrated a little too soon and Ulf put him down.

Denzel Porter: In this type of match you cannot pause to celebrate, you got to put in the work.

Thad Duke: Or be smart, stay in the corner and watch everyone else destroy each other.

Finn stumbles to his feet and sees everyone down, he moves in on what he feels is the easier of the three targets and picks up Ricky Rodriguez. But he is also the freshest, so he surprises Finn with a right hand, another, another, one more and Finn gets backed to the ropes. Ricky then whips Finn towards the opposite side and Finn bounces off, Ricky goes for a spinning heel kick but Finn ducks it. Ricky still lands on his feet, and as Finn bounces off the other side, Ricky turns towards him only to be met with a picture-perfect drop kick from Finn! Finn jumps back to his feet and takes in the crowd’s appreciation for the move. Warthog is back up, but he is busy with Ulf, as they have locked up and are simply jockeying for position in the corner. Finn sees this and wants no part of it. He goes back to Ricky, picking him up but is met with a jawbreaker that sends him stumbling towards the corner. Ricky stays on one knee, checking his jaw as the countdown begins again.


"Omen" By The Prodigy begins to play.

Seth Evans: Introducing the participant who drew number five, representing the “Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation”, from Chicago, Illinois… “The Destiny Dealer” Devlin Raine!

Bill Dalton: The Destiny Dealer has arrived, and that is a helluva nickname fellas!

Denzel Porter: It sure is but what does it mean Thad, any ideas?

Thad Duke: None.

Devlin rushes down to the ring, jumping on the apron and then going to the top turnbuckle right away. He measures his opponents and dives at Warthog and Ulf, who are still locked up, and nails both with a missile drop kick! Warthog and Ulf don’t go down but go stumbling into separate corners. Devlin gets right back up and grabs Ricky, nailing him with a right hand. He takes him to the corner and smashes his face against the top turnbuckle. Finn, feeling left out, comes at Devlin, turning him around but gets a European uppercut for his efforts. Finn stumbles back, but Devlin moves in quickly, hooking Finn and dropping him with a snap suplex! Devlin gets right back up and brings Finn up to his feet as well, taking him to the corner where he begins to try to toss him over the top! Ricky is about to go towards them to join in when he is cut off by Ulf who grabs him by his neck and lifts him up, choking him.

Bill Dalton: Devlin, just like every other wrestler who has come in, is able to do damage right away but the key here is able to keep that attack going.

Denzel Porter: Most definitely, you can come in, clean house, but can you keep everyone down, can you eliminate them?

Thad Duke: I think for guys like Ulf and Warthog, is getting them up and over is what’s going to be the issue.

Ulf takes Ricky towards the ropes, hoping to toss him while holding him up with the choke, but Warthog comes out of nowhere with a chop block! Ulf drops to one knee, letting go of Ricky who falls to the outside! No, he hangs on to the ropes and lands on the apron. While Ulf is down on one knee Warthog hooks him and drops him with a DDT! He then gets back up and goes after Ricky but he nails him with a couple of forearm shots that back Warthog up. Ricky then uses the top rope to pull himself up and then springboards at Warthog, going for a cross body block but Warthog catches him! Devlin and Finn can’t eliminate each other and push each other off and then notice Warthog holding Ricky up. Devlin quickly rushes to a corner, jumps on the top turnbuckle, and then dives at Warthog, going for the same cross body block but Warthog somehow catches him as well!

Bill Dalton: Great power being displayed by Warthog there!

Denzel Porter: But can he catch a third, Finn is also going to the top!

Thad Duke: Stay out of it Finn, be smart, come on man.

Finn is indeed in the top turnbuckle, and he too dives at Warthog, but he catches him as well! Warthog holds all three men up and stumbles towards the ropes and tries to toss all three men at once! Just then Ulf comes up from behind him and lifts his legs up from underneath him sending all four men over!! The crowd goes wild, thinking we just had a four men elimination but no! Everyone hangs on to the ropes or each other, even Warthog and Ulf can’t believe it! The crowd starts a “that was awesome!” chant but it is quickly interrupted by the countdown…

9!

8!

7!

6!

5!

4!

3!

2!

The generic buzzer goes off.

Seth Evans: Introducing the participant who drew number six, representing IIW, Apathy!

Bill Dalton: Elizabeth Devereaux has entered the rumble!

Denzel Porter: I thought that was someone else? It’s the same person?

Thad Duke: Who cares guys?

Apathy makes her way slowly to the ring, and watches as all the men are struggling to their feet after what just happened except one, Ulf. She sees him and steps up to him, and he smiles but she doesn’t, slapping the hell out of him! Ulf takes a couple of steps back, rubbing his chin and then comes back at her, with a big boot to the face! Apathy is down and apparently out. Ulf goes to pick her up, but Ricky Rodriguez jumps on his back and begins to pummel him with right hands. Ulf grabs him by his hair and pulls him off, slamming him down hard to the mat. He turns his focus to Ricky, picking him up and lifting him unto his shoulders before delivering the Valhalla Driver! Ulf is pumped after delivering the move, turns to Apathy but she is already up and nailing him with a superkick that catches him right on his throat! He stumbles unto the corner, but before Apathy can do anything else, she gets turned around by Devlin who nails her with “No Fate”, a bicycle knee strike to the head!

Bill Dalton: We have a six pack of very mixed wrestlers in the ring, and now the mayhem is starting to ensue because if you don’t keep your head on a swivel, you gonna get got!

Denzel Porter: Yeah, this is where the rumble becomes a spot fest, and some people hate it but I love the non-stop action.

Thad Duke: Non-stop action, is that what this is?

Devlin picks up Apathy and goes to throw her over the top, no, he gets stopped by Finn who pulls back on his head, hooks him, and drops him with a reversed DDT! Finn now picks up Apathy, hoping to be the one to do the elimination but Ricky is up again and nails Finn with a hard right hand. Finn stumbles unto another part of the ropes, leaning against them when Ricky quickly moves in, hooking him for a suplex, lifting him and dropping him face first to the outside! No! Finn lands on the apron and now he hits Ricky with a forearm shot! He doesn’t let Ricky get away, grabbing him by his hair and hooking him for a suplex. He lifts Ricky up and brings him to the outside and now both men are on the apron. Ricky goes to punch Finn but he blocks it and delivers a discus elbow instead that sends Ricky flying unto the floor below!!

Seth Evans: Ricky Rodriguez has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: There it is folks! Ricky Rodriguez becomes the first eliminated in this year’s Rumble! Finn eliminated Ricky with his “Swan Song!”

Denzel Porter: Ricky lasted six minutes in the ring, tonight wasn’t his night!

Thad Duke: Gentlemen, I know how to pick them, and Finn is a winner. XWF is taking this home!

9!

8!

7!

6!

5!

4!

3!

2!

An air raid siren echoes throughout the arena.

Bill Dalton: Alright, alright, things are starting to settle down here. No one is in the ring, and here comes our next contestant, Holden Ross, but I have no idea what entry he is… Oh wait, Seth Evans has been handed a piece of paper with instructions and he’s about to sort out what is going on.

Denzel Porter: Okay good, we need to get back on track.

Thad Duke: Yes, the less time I spend watching this rumble, the better.

Seth Evans: Okay ladies and gentlemen, I have a note here from Tara Fenix explaining where we are… Out of all the participants that just came out in the last two spots, only “Venom” Xavier Lux is an official entry at number 10. He hasn’t been eliminated, and has the option to return to the match, if he is able to. Because of this, Finn Kühn, Aaron Warthog, Devlin Raine and “Cholo” Giovanni Santana are still in this match and may rejoin it as soon as they are able to. However, because Nick Knight was actually thrown over the top by Xavier Lux who is official, he has been eliminated.

Bill Dalton: Okay how is that fair to Nick Knight? He was ambushed just like everyone else.

Denzel Porter: Yeah, but everyone else got eliminated by guys not on this thing, sadly for him, Lux is official.

Thad Duke: Who cares, he didn’t want to be in the match anyway!

Seth Evans: Now, introducing the participant who ACTUALLY drew number eleven, representing Havoc, and wrestling on behalf of St. Jude’s, here is… “The Abomination” Holden Ross!

Bill Dalton: Well Holden Ross is the only one in the ring right now, and here is a guy who is three hundred pounds of pure mayhem folks, he is going to wreck shop in this rumble match!

Denzel Porter: Specially with everyone else being way less than 100% now.

Thad Duke: He has been set up nicely to win this thing thanks to Team Page, you’re welcome, Ross.

Holden Ross stands at a corner, waiting for anyone to step up and he doesn’t have to wait long, as both Cholo and Warthog slide right back in, but Devlin and Finn decide to keep their fight outside and begin to exchange blows. Devlin gets the upper hand on Finn, who has now been in the rumble the longest, with a knee lift that doubles him over. Devlin then grabs him by his hair and slams him hard against the guard rail. He then lifts him up for a slam, but instead drops him chest first unto the rail! Back inside the ring, Warthog, Cholo and Holden have yet to make a move, all three just staring at one another. There is a bit of talking going on, but no action just yet and while half of the crowd is focused on what’s going on outside the ring with Finn and Devlin, the other half is on their feet, expecting the big men to go at it any second now... But just then the countdown gets started again.


“Power” By Kanye West begins to play.

Seth Evans: Introducing the participant who drew number twelve, representing OCW and wrestling on behalf of All Things Possible Ministries, here is… “Marvelous” Mike Mason!

Bill Dalton: Triple M in the house!!

Denzel Porter: I know a Triple M from OCW, but he is not it.

Thad Duke: He’s in my company, so he better represent… or else.

Mason slowly jogs to the ring, running his mouth the whole way through. Just when he is about to get inside the ring though, he is blindsided by a superkick from Xavier Lux who came from the crowd! He then stomps on him a few times and this grabs the attention of the three men inside the ring. Lux then grabs Mason and tosses him inside the ring and then gets in himself, telling all three men “let’s get him out!” He stomps on him a few more times, expecting the others to join in, but when they don’t, he turns to face them. “Come on!” he says, but clearly Warthog and Cholo have not forgotten what just happened. Ross could care less but is amused. Xavier realizing what’s about to happen to him, pleads with Cholo, his stablemate after all, but he just throws his arms up and backs away as Warthog nails Xavier with a hard right hand! Ross delivers one of his own, finally happy to get in on the action. They continue to take turns until Mason is back up who spins Xavier around, kicks him in the gut, hooks him between his legs, lifts him slightly and then piledrives him to the mat! The crowd is going wild!

Bill Dalton: Well Xavier decided to rejoin the match but was seriously expecting a welcome mat? Specially after sneaking on Mason like that.

Denzel Porter: All but Cholo will seem to want a crack at Xavier, I can’t see him lasting much in this rumble.

Thad Duke: And I’m perfectly okay with all of that.

Mason gets to his feet and goes to pick up Lux to throw him over the top, but Cholo decides to get involved, drop kicking Ross which sends him stumbling towards Warthog and the two begin to exchange blows in a corner. Cholo then pulls Xavier off Mason’s shoulders, turns him around and nails him with a right hand but Mason seems to welcome the fight and returns the right hand and soon it is an all-out brawl between the two. Devlin sees Xavier down and out and he decides it’s time for some payback, so he goes to slide inside the ring, but Finn grabs his foot and pulls him back out, gives him a kick to the gut and then drops him with a stunner! Finn gets in now and walks up to his ‘fellow’ XWF entrant, but that doesn’t seem to matter as he gets on top of Lux and begins to pummel him with right hands!

Bill Dalton: Gentlemen we are more than halfway through this rumble, and almost all have a decent chance at winning it, well, perhaps not Xavier Lux.

Denzel Porter: Yeah, we are over the twenty-minute mark, and for guys like Finn and Warthog, fatigue will start to play a factor.

Thad Duke: Maybe Warthog, but Finn will go all the way, I’m telling you, don’t you worry about him.

Holden Ross gets the upper hand on Warthog, who has been in this for almost nineteen minutes, he lifts the big man over his shoulder with ease and goes to eliminate him but Warthog hangs on for dear life. Mason gets the upper hand on Cholo with a rake to the eyes, backing him to the ropes. He then whips him towards the ropes, no, pulls him back in and drops him with a spinebuster! Finn brings Xavier to his feet and takes him to the corner where he lifts him up and tries to eliminate him, Devlin gets back inside the ring however, with a receipt for Finn, and he applies a sleeper on Flinn! But he doesn’t hold it for long, as he lifts Finn up and then drops him with a sleeper slam! Xavier takes a moment to slide down to the floor and to the outside, hoping to catch his breath but then the countdown gets started again.


"Royal Flush" by Silva Hound ft. Mick Lauer and Jonathan Young begins to play.

Seth Evans: Introducing the participant who drew number thirteen, representing Action Wrestling and participating on behalf of “RAINN”, here is… Max "f'n" Daemon!

Bill Dalton: Well, we have talked about #1 and #2, and even top 5 draws being the worst draws, but Max can’t feel good about unlucky #13, can he?

Denzel Porter: Let us hope he is not superstitious.

Thad Duke: Honestly fellas, when you are a good wrestler, it doesn’t matter what number you draw. We’ll find out just how good Max Daemon is.

Max Daemon sees Xavier down on one knee and quickly moves in on him, going for a right hand, and while Xavier is able to block the first one, he can’t block a kick to the mid-section that doubles him over. Max then grabs him by his head and tights and throws him at the steel steps and Xavier hits hard shoulders first. Max now gets in the ring and goes after Devlin who is trying to toss Finn over the top. He lifts Devlin’s feet up and tosses them both over, no, they are able to hang on and roll back inside under the bottom rope, kicking at each other in the process. Max has moved on to Mason, who was setting up Cholo for a powerbomb, but Max jumps onto his shoulders and drops him with a poisonrana instead! Cholo drops to one knee but Max is quickly on him too, hooking him for a suplex, lifting him and dropping him with a brainbuster instead! Max is on fire and the crowd is cheering him on. He now goes after the big men, kicking Ross on his thick thighs causing him to let go of Warthog who comes back in and drops to the mat. Ross turns around and goes for a clothesline but Max ducks, and in the same motion reaches for the back of Ross and drops him with a neckbreaker!

Bill Dalton: Max Deamon has come in and cleaned house gentlemen and clearly not bother about drawing number thirteen!

Denzel Porter: He is looking great but needs to take advantage of the situation, he has all the bodies down, now get some up and eliminate them!

Thad Duke: Looks like he heard you.

Max sees both Finn and Devlin getting to their feet by the ropes, and he goes for a double clothesline to send them over the top, but both duck it! They trade places and now both clothesline Max over the top rope! Max hangs on however and as they charge him, Max quickly hits Finn with a thumb to the eye causing him to back off. Devlin grabs him by his head though and hooks him for a suplex, no, Max breaks free, dropping to one knee on the apron and then nailing Devlin in the mid-section with a headbutt that doubles him up. Max then gets back to his feet, catapults himself over the top rope, flipping over Devin, but hooking him and dropping him with a code red! Max jumps to his feet, feeling good about the almost two minutes of damage he has been causing when he gets run over by Mason with a huge lariat! Cholo is back up and is about to go after Mason when Lux grabs his foot from the outside and asks him to come outside with him and help him.

Bill Dalton: It’s every man for himself, how does Xavier not get this?

Denzel Porter: You need alliances if you want to make it to the end, plain and simple.

Thad Duke: True, but nobody wants to tag with Xavier, even his own stablemate.

Cholo reluctantly steps to the outside, under the top rope and listens to Xavier. Meanwhile in the ring, Warthog is back on Ross, picking him up and now he lifts him unto his shoulders, going for a running powerslam but Ross breaks free, falling behind him. Warthog turns around only to be met with a big boot to the face! Finn and Devlin look at each other and decide to go after Ross, both kicking him in the mid-section and then hooking him for a double suplex. They lift him up, no, he reverses it and suplexes both of them instead! Mason is picking up a downed Max when he sees Ross standing tall in the middle of the ring and shoves Max back down to the mat. He then steps up to Ross, and the size difference in height is not that much, but pounds wise, Ross has at least fifty on him. Before anything happens, the countdown gets started again.


Seth Evans: Introducing the participant who drew number fourteen… “Frequent Flyer” Miles A. Way!

Bill Dalton: Not much is known about Miles, fellas besides his creative name.

Denzel Porter: Well did you watch his promo? I mean that should tell you something about him.

Thad Duke: It’s amazing what passes as ‘creative’ now-a-days.

Miles rushes to the ring, full of energy and then sees both Cholo and Lux on the outside and being the daredevil that he seems to be, he jumps right at them. Going after Lux first with rights and lefts, but then Cholo pulls him off and they begin to exchange rights and lefts. Back in the ring, Ross notices the commotion and Mason uses this quick distraction to hit him with a cross chop to the throat! Holden Ross stumbles backwards holding his throat unto the ropes, struggling to breathe and Mason nails him with the “Most Marvelous” drop kick! Holden Ross goes over the top and can’t grab the ropes to prevent himself from falling to the outside!

Seth Evans: Holden Ross has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: Huge elimination there by Mason, both figuratively and literally, I’m sure a lot of people had Holden Ross winning this rumble.

Denzel Porter: I will not confirm nor deny that some bets were made, but yeah, surprising elimination there.

Thad Duke: What’s the surprise though? That Ross got eliminated or that Mason was the one to do it?

Mason taunts Ross from the inside, leaving him open for Finn who comes from behind and tosses him over as well! Mason is able to hang on however and rolls back inside under the bottom rope. Finn goes to pick him up but he gets shoved aside by Max who wants some of Mason, picking him up and nailing him with a European uppercut. Finn is about to retaliate when Warthog gets in his face and tells him to bring it, and he does, the two starting to trade blows. Max then whips Mason towards the corner where Mason hits hard; he then begins to run towards him but gets cut off by Devlin who jumps up, grabs his head and drops him with a cutter! Devlin jumps to his feet and taunts Max but Mason quickly grabs him from behind and drops him with a German suplex that sends him crashing against the turnbuckles! Mason doesn’t get a breather however, as Lux has now entered the ring, leaving Cholo to deal with Miles on the outside. Mason sees him coming, but isn’t able to block the drop kick to his knees from Lux. Mason drops and Xavier kips up, then hits him with a penalty kick!

Bill Dalton: Question Denzel, now that Xavier has entered the ring, does the clock for him start now, or did it start running from when he first came out with Team Page.

Denzel Porter: I’m not 100% sure, but since he entered the ring then, I’m guessing the clock has been running since.

Thad Duke: What a cheat Lux is.

On the outside, Miles delivers a hurricanrana on Cholo. He then picks him back up and throws him inside the ring. Cholo rolls to the middle of the ring as Miles jumps on the apron, grabs the top rope with both of his hands and then jumps up, landing on the top rope and then jumping off with a 450 splash unto Cholo! The crowd cheers loudly, appreciating the high risk move. Miles then runs into Lux who nails him with a knife edge chop to the chest. He then whips him towards the ropes, reversal by Miles and Lux bounces off. Miles goes for a clothesline but Xavier ducks it, holds on to Miles’ arm, swinging around and dropping him with a DDT! Lux jumps to his feet, feeling proud of himself and then sees Warthog having Finn up, trying to eliminate him and walks over, hitting a low blow on Warthog! He then tries to lift him up to eliminate him and Finn joins him in the effort. Devlin sees them and goes to assist. Max and Mason are back up, but instead of joining the effort they begin to exchange blows and then lock up against the ropes, jockeying for position, and stumbling onto the group trying to eliminate Warthog, breaking it up and accidently saving Warthog. The countdown gets started.


Psycho Crazy by Halestorm begins to play…

Seth Evans: Introducing the participant who drew number fifteenth, representing J-Rok, from Hokkaido Prefecture, Hokkaido, Japan… "The Daemon of Mayhem" Dylan Black!

Bill Dalton: This is the second appearance by “The Daemon” at the TFCE, was in a three-way dance match at the cruise that unfortunately he did not win but looked great in.

Denzel Porter: He sure did, Cholo was in that match as well, so we’ll see if they pick up where they left off.

Thad Duke: So, this guy couldn’t beat two guys, so now he thinks he can beat nineteen others? Yeah okay.

Dylan Black takes his time getting to the ring soaking in the reaction from the crowd. Meanwhile, back inside the wrestlers start to pair up after the failure attempt to eliminate Warthog. Cholo and Mason are going at it in one corner, Finn fights Xavier in another, Devlin and Warthog on another, and in the middle of the ring Max has Miles on a headlock. Max sees Dylan Black coming and tells him to bring it but Dylan just smirks and walks around the ring slowly. With this distraction, Miles shoves Max to the ropes, he bounces off, no he hangs on. Miles charges at him, hoping to clothesline him over the top but Max steps up and kicks him in the midsection. Max then hooks Miles between his legs and lifts him up for a powerbomb! Miles breaks free in mid air though, and as he is coming down, he grabs Max’s arm and sends him flying with an arm drag. Max stumbles to his feet on the other side of the ring and Miles charges at him but again Max stops him with a kick to the mid-section. Max hooks him for a suplex this time, no, blocked by Miles who instead lifts Max up and hangs him out to dry on the top rope! Miles then takes a few steps back to the side, before rushing in and nailing Max with a knee lift right to the face which sends Max stumbling to the outside and onto the floor!

Seth Evans: Max Daemon has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: And another one bites the dust!

Denzel Porter: Nice elimination there by Miles.

Thad Duke: We need the bodies to start dropping, there is way too many people still in this thing.

JJ Slayer and “Venom” Xavier Lux are now brawling in one corner.

“Cholo” Giovanni Santana is now fighting “The Destiny Dealer” Devlin Raine.

Aaron Warthog has introduced himself to the “Daemon of Mayhem” Dylan Black.

Guy Manson after eliminating Evans, has set his sights on the man who has been in this thing the longest, “The King in Rags” Finn Kühn.

The last pairing is “Frequent Flyer” Miles A. Way and “Marvelous” Mike Mason and is this matchup that is the only one in the middle of the ring. Miles is trying kicks and punches at Mason, but the man is 100% muscle (no steroids we are told) and Miles is not so he is having little to no effect. Mason tells him to bring it, so Miles decides to bounce himself off the ropes and goes for a cross body block that does nothing, as Mason catches him and drops him with a fall-away slam!

Bill Dalton: Fans at home, one of these ten men is going to walk away the winner, and in the process, win a lot of cash for the charity of their choosing!

Denzel Porter: Yes sir, and please fans visit the TFCE page for all the details and how you can donate to these, and many other charities chosen by the other wrestlers and celebrities participating in this 4-day event. Thad, anything else you’d like to add?

Thad Duke: Is the match over yet?

JJ picks Lux up and tries to eliminate him on the ropes near the commentators’ table. Cholo has blocked a hurricanrana attempt from Devlin and now takes him to another side of the ring and tries to eliminate him. Warthog is showing great resilience, lifting Black above his head with a gorilla press and going to toss him to the outside, no, Black rakes his eyes and that causes him to let go. He falls behind Warthog and jumps on his back, applying a sleeper hold! Manson on the opposite side, has Finn down in a corner and is choking him with his boot. Mason peels Miles off the mat, grabs him by his hair and tosses him over the top! Miles however is not ready to go, holding on to the top rope and landing on the apron. Mason charges at him but Miles jumps up and kicks him on the side of the head. Mason stumbles backwards and Miles pulls himself up by the top rope, landing on it and then jumping towards Mason, but before we can find out what he is going for, Mason catches him and drops him with a Sky High Powerbomb he calls “Simply Marvelous!” Mason once again peels Miles off the mat, throws him over the top and out.

Seth Evans: Hey everybody… I’m back… *ahem* Miles A. Way has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: Well it was a good showing for Miles, got one elimination but a top ten finish is all he gets. How long did he last Denzel?

Denzel Porter: He was in there for 14:02 Bill.

Thad Duke: That is fourteen minutes too long.

Lux has been able to reverse things on JJ and he has him on the corner, upside down, almost eliminating him. Cholo and Devlin have both gone over the top and are now playing dangerously on the apron, chopping away at each other. Dylan has Warthog down on one knee, as the sleeper hold is still applied. Manson sees this and walks away from Finn and nails Dylan with a spin heel kick, sending Dylan flying off Warthog. Manson then pulls up Warthog, and with all his might lifts him up into a slam position, beginning to walk towards the ropes to toss him out but Finn rushes out off the corner, sweeping the leg and causing Warthog to fall on top of Manson.

Bill Dalton: Alright Denzel, who out of these nine men are you picking to win this whole thing? I’m going with the big man, Warthog.

Denzel Porter: Not a bad pick, but for reasons I cannot divulge, I am keeping my pick a secret. Thad, sticking with Finn?

Thad Duke: You have a gambling problem, don’t you? And yes, of course I’m sticking with Finn.

Mike Mason looks around, trying to decide who to go after and sees Cholo on the outside with Devlin and rushes over. He grabs both of them by their head and goes to rock their heads but Cholo blocks it and instead, he grabs Mike’s and Devlin’s head and rocks theirs. Mason stumbles back towards the middle of the ring while Devlin falls down to the apron but rolls back inside. Cholo uses the top rope to springboard himself, Mason sees him coming, but unlike with Miles, he isn’t able to catch him as Cholo nails him with a flying forearm! Cholo jumps to his feet and shouts “arriba!” and the crowd cheers loudly. He picks up Mason and grabs him by his hair and goes to toss him over the top, no, reversal my Mason, no, reversal by Cholo, no reversal by Mason, one last reversal by Cholo and they are right at the ropes, and Cholo with all his strength manages to get him over the top and out! No Mason hangs on to the middle ropes, facing the crowd. Cholo runs towards the opposite ropes, bounces off and delivers a second flying forearm to the back of Mason’s head and he lets go, falling to the outside!

Seth Evans: Mike Mason has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: and he is marvelous no more, at least in this rumble.

Denzel Porter: Mason had a great showing, lasting over twenty minutes and holding his own against some of the best wrestlers in the world today.

Thad Duke: I’m sorry was I in it? No, right? then no, he didn’t.

Lux gets JJ over the top but he is still not out and then nails Lux in the gut with his shoulder repeatedly until Lux backs up. He then goes to dive in between the ropes but Xavier is there to catch him, having his feet hanging on the middle ropes and then drops him with a DDT! Devlin gets to his feet, holding his head, trying to shake the cobwebs after getting his head rock, but as soon as he does, he is blown up by Warthog with a pounce! Warthog goes after Devlin but he gets spun around by Finn who nails him with a series of jabs, crosses, hooks, uppercuts, haymakers, shin kicks and lastly a roundhouse kick that finally causes Warthog to fall down, timber style. Finn throws his arms pumped, the crowd cheers, but he then falls backwards himself, exhausted. Devlin gets up, hoping to take advantage of either Finn or Warthog, but Manson is charging at him out of nowhere! Devlin sees him coming however and is able to step up, catch him and drop him with a counter Spanish Fly he calls “Subspace Highway!”

Bill Dalton: We’re down to the elite 8, anyone could go at any time, anyone can also be the winner. I just don’t see a standout at the moment, do you guys?

Denzel Porter: Well Dylan Black at the moment is just chilling in the corner, so he’s playing it smart.

Thad Duke: He is, but not enough bodies are flying over the top for my taste.

Dylan decides to get in on the action, and as Devlin gets up from his move, he turns towards Dylan who nails him with a bicycle knee strike he calls “The Disaster Piece!” Dylan goes to pick up Devlin but he gets stopped by Cholo, who comes from behind him and applies a full nelson! As Dylan struggles to break free, Xavier Lux moves in on Devlin, picking him up and whipping him to the corner where he hits hard. Xavier rushes at him, and Devlin attempts to move out of the way but can’t and Xavier nails him with a drop kick right to the kisser! Xavier moves quickly now, lifting Devlin onto the top turnbuckle. He then jumps up himself, pulling Devlin up, and then unto his shoulders! Xavier smiles at the crowd evilly before jumping off and delivering a death valley driver to the ring apron! As Xavier rolls off Devlin after delivering "The Cure", he manages to hang on to the middle rope, and only one of his feet touches the ground… Devlin however, falls to the outside, knocked out.

Seth Evans: Devlin Raine has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: Great showing by Devlin tonight, he was in there for thirty-six minutes!

Denzel Porter: I don’t care who you are, you get dropped on your head with a DVD on the ring apron, you ain’t getting up from that.

Thad Duke: I would, but I am me.

Xavier is able to pull himself up and into the ring, sliding under the bottom rope but right into the hands of JJ Slayer who picks him up by his neck, then lifts him into a military press, but instead of tossing Xavier out, he drops him unto his own shoulders and then back with a Samoan drop! Cholo in the meantime lifts Dylan over the top rope while still having the Full Nelson on and then let’s go, hoping to eliminate Dylan and while he falls to the apron, he manages to hang on with one arm. Cholo begins stomping at him but then Manson comes from behind Cholo, pulls back on his head and drops him with a reversed DDT! Dylan thinks he has been saved but now Manson tries to eliminate him, hanging on to the top rope while pushing him with his feet. Meantime, Warthog and Finn are back up, both exhausted, number 3 and number 2 respectably, looking at each other… “It’s got to be one of them” they say to each other and then lock up right away. Warthog gets the advantage, whipping Finn to the ropes but Finn with all his agility jumps up, unto the top turnbuckle and flips back, going for a moon-sault but Warthog catches him and plants him with a power-slam!

Bill Dalton: It’s amazing to see both Finn and Warthog still going strong.

Denzel Porter: You can tell both men prepared well for this event.

Thad Duke: But only one, my man Finn, will win out in the end.

JJ picks up Lux, lifts him unto his shoulder and goes to eliminate him, no, Xavier falls behind him and shoves JJ unto Warthog who sees him coming and wraps his arms around JJ and drops him with a belly to belly suplex! Warthog gets up and Lux excitedly goes for a high five, telling him they are working well as a team. Warthog waves him off and turns his back, going for Cholo who was just getting up when Lux nails Warthog on the back of the head with a drop kick that rocks him! Warthog stumbles towards the ropes and Lux rushes over, trying to lift him and throw him over the top, no, Warthog throws back an elbow catching Lux right on the temple! Lux stumbles back and Warthog quickly moves in, lifting Lux with a gorilla press and then dropping him into his knee with a hog-breaker! Lux doubles over in pain but Warthog is not done, bringing Lux up again, gorilla pressing him a second time but this time he walks towards the ropes and tosses him outside! The crowd cheers loudly!

Seth Evans: Xavier Lux has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: Serves him right for the stunt he pulled earlier today!

Denzel Porter: Impartial Bill, we’re supposed to be im-

Thad Duke: Nah screw Xavier, only one person deserves to represent XWF and it is Finn!

Both JJ and Cholo are back on their feet and exchanging blows in a corner. Manson gives up on trying to push Dylan out, dropping to one knee and pummeling with right hands, hoping to soften him up. Finn is back up, and turning Warthog around who was having a good laugh with the crowd after eliminating Xavier. Warthog moves in on him but Finn delivers a drop kick to one of his knees and Warthog drops. Finn then rushes towards the ropes, behind Warthog and nails him with a shinning wizard! Warthog is down and Finn gets to his feet, he then bounces himself off the ropes and delivers a sliding kick, but not to Warthog, to Dylan, hoping to eliminate him and catches a bit of Manson as well. Dylan drops one foot on the ground but swings his other leg around back up, to wrap it around the bottom rope. Finn shakes his head in disappointment but then sees JJ and Cholo trying to eliminate each other and rushes over, lifting their legs from underneath them and tossing both of them over… but not out as both hang on!

Bill Dalton: Finn has been in there since the very beginning and still trying to toss out everyone he can.

Denzel Porter: If people didn’t know “The King in Rags” before, they know him now.

Thad Duke: Oh, you two jumping on the bandwagon now are you?

Cholo and JJ roll under the bottom rope and Finn grabs Cholo, picking him up and trying to eliminate him again. Dylan has gotten to his feet and away from everyone, but Manson is not done with him going after him. Dylan steps a side just in time though and delivers a drop toe hold. He then gets on top of Manson, hooks him up and delivers the Dynamic Outro! His version of the wicked stepsister. Dylan then goes to pick him up to throw him out but he gets surprised from behind by Warthog who turns him around, lifts him and drops him with a flapjack! Warthog gets up, only to come face to face with JJ Slayer who nails him with a bit boot, knocking him down. JJ quickly moves in, hooking Warthog and showing great strength, lifting him up an dropping him with a one arm power-bomb he calls “The Violent End!” The crowd jumps to their feet and a chant of “Holy shit! Holy shit!” gets started, the first of the night as Slayer appears to have delivered the knockout blow to Warthog. He picks him up and takes him to the ropes, then lifts him up with all his might and manages to get the 300 pounder up and over.

Seth Evans: Aaron Warthog has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: Oh my God! JJ Slayers is 6’5”, 270 pounds and he was able to one arm powerbomb Warthog! Unbelievable!

Denzel Porter: Not only that, he then lifted him up and eliminated him! Looks he was saving his energy for the end, good God!

Thad Duke: I will admit, that was a bit impressive. Just a bit.

Finn isn’t able to outmuscle the strong Cholo and both are back in the ring, then notice that Warthog is down on one knee on the outside, being consoled by two fans in identical wrestling masks. Cholo and Finn look at each other and shrug, going after JJ now, double teaming him with rights and lefts. Manson and Dylan are both in opposite corners, recovering from their latest punishment and for the time being, want no part of the action. Cholo and Finn have backed up JJ to the ropes and they go arm and arm and try to eliminate him with a double clothesline, no, JJ uses his elbows to break through it and they swap places. They quickly double kick him to the mid-section and hook him for a double suplex. They get him up, no, he blocks it and instead lifts both of them up and hangs them out to dry on the top turnbuckle! He then pushes them both onto the outside, but both land on the apron and hang on to the top rope. JJ then grabs each by their throat and tries to use raw power to dump them to the outside.

Bill Dalton: We’re down to the Fab-Five gentlemen, but soon it may be the top three as JJ showing his strength again, taking on two men and having them almost out!

Denzel Porter: and while Finn could be consider a lightweight, Cholo is two hundred and forty pounds of muscle, but JJ is manhandling him!

Thad Duke: Come on Finn, you making me nervous, let’s go!

Cholo and Finn both hang on to the ropes, now sitting on the apron with their legs inside the ring and JJ doubled over the top rope, hoping to choke them out, causing them to let go and fall to the outside. Just then though, Dylan Black gets up, and so does Guy Manson and realizing the opportunity they have quickly move in, but Dylan goes for a spinning heel kick on Manson instead! Manson manages to roll out of the way though and Dylan falls flat on his face. Manson gets up and comes from behind JJ and grabs both of his legs lifting him up and tossing him over! JJ has nothing to hang on to and both Cholo and Finn slide into safety, but not JJ as he lands hard on his back on the outside! A huge “oooh!” rings throughout the crowd, not expecting him to be eliminated next after disposing of Warthog.

Seth Evans: JJ Slayer has been eliminated!

Bill Dalton: Can you believe it folks! The monster who eliminated Warthog gets dumped to the outside by a guy who was giving power-point presentations just last week!

Denzel Porter: Rumbles are so unpredictable Bill, and that right there is proof of that.

Thad Duke: He helped my pick Finn stay in it, so he’s alright in my book… for now….

Bill Dalton: I’m sure. Well folks, we are down to the final four, one of these men, Guy Manson, "The Daemon of Mayhem", “Cholo” or “The King in Rags” will be the winner of the 2022 TFCE Rumble!

Denzel Porter: We’re fifty-two minutes into this thing, Finn has been in there for all of that time, after him it’s Cholo with forty minutes, then Dylan with twenty six and last, but the freshest of the bunch, Guy Manson with just over eighteen minutes.

Thad Duke: Yeah, you all may think things are bleak for Finn, but he’s about to turn it up a notch, watch!