APOCALYPSE CHAMBER 2023

[Charlie]

WARNING

This live event contains strong coarse language (L), and intense violence (V) which may be unsuitable for younger viewers. Do NOT try to do reenact anything you see from this event at home.

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THE BONEYARD | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

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We conclude the pre-show web exclusive with a shot of the roundtable discussion of predictions for Apocalypse Chamber's card, with Gidget Stephenson, Mateo Capone, Brittney Richards alongside Groucho the Dummy, who has been giving steaming hot piles of bad takes all night.

Groucho: Okay, you dummies, you people, you experts aren't putting any respect on the man, the myth, the young legend Thaddeus Jedediah "The TJ Stands For The Game [pronounced as a soft "g"] Changer" Alexander. This kid can fly, and I think he's going to soar over the competition and end up winning inside The Chamber.

Mateo Capone: That's certainly one opinion, Groucho. But let me tell you about my pick. He's gotten a lot of shit for his antics, but I think that's all just a mind game he has against everyone. Remember, twelve enter the chamber. You're not just up against one. You're up against all of them. So my pick to win the night is Mike Dimter. 

Groucho: Hey, you wanna start something old timer? You wanna go?

Mateo Capone: Yeah, yeah, big words coming from such a small puppet.

Brittney Richards: Wait, wait, Groucho, Mateo. Stop. We're just getting word in the back that Sammael McBane is being attacked! Someone get a camera back there. 

Gidget Stephenson: I haven't even gotten to give my pick yet!

Camera men run to the backstage spot, where in the parking lot, The Bluegrass Mafia and Sammael McBane are fighting. The Firing Squad have McBane pinned against a car hood as Matt Kurtis delivers shots to his torso with a 2x4 plank.

Mateo Capone: Another unprovoked assault made by The Bluegrass Mafia!

Gidget Stephenson: Unprovoked? Are you kidding? Remember, Children Of The Damned won that big five team elimination match to earn their shot. That included the Firing Squad, who had undeniably the most controversial elimination.

As commentary reacts, McBane gets an arm free from the Firing Squad and begins to fight back, landing shots against Matt Kurtis and Manaia. Fetu is quick to mount his back, gouging McBane's eyes to bring him down once again. This time, he stays on McBane's back as Matt and Manaia kick him in the lower back, flattening him against the concrete.

Matt Kurtis: Get'im over here!

Matt Kurtis directs traffic as he tells the Firing Squad to bring McBane over to a beat-up Ford truck. He opens the driver side door and orders them to put his leg inside. As his ankle reaches the edge, a bloodied Thanatos Myssiah enters from the side and jumps on top of Fetu. His face is completely covered in the crimson mask, and he starts wailing on every Bluegrass Mafia member in sight.

Mateo Capone: That's Thanatos Myssiah! It looks like B.G.M. has went after both members tonight!

From off screen, Dominic Kurtis enters, holding in his hand a steel fork. After gaining a grasp of Myssiah, he stabs the fork into his head multiple times, slowly but surely knocking him down to his knees. When Dominic releases Myssiah, the camera keeps focus as the fork is implanted into the top of his forehead all the way until he falls to the side.

Gidget Stephenson: My god, Mateo! What a gruesome image! What is Bluegrass Mafia's plan here?

Brittney Richards: Can someone get security out to the parking lot? Please?!

The camera cuts back toward the truck, as Chad Kurtis appears from the other side, holding McBane by his ankle against the corner of the door lock.

Chad Kurtis: Do it! 

We don't see how it happens, but Matt and one of the firing squad keeps kneeled on McBane's chest. But from off screen, one of the boys flies in with a massive shotgun dropkick to the truck door. It bends the metal and there's a sickening crack that's heard, followed by a yell of pain from McBane.

Sammael McBane: GODDAMMIT! FUCK! FUCK YOU! FUCK ALL OF YOU COCKSUCKERS! AHHHH! 

Matt Kurtis: Cocksucker? Cocksucker! 

Kurtis gets off of McBane. McBane tries to reach for his ankle, but ends up receiving a multitude of stomp to the head.

Matt Kurtis: Hold him down, Fetu. Cocksucker? I'll show you cocksucker. 

Matt grabs hold of the ankle and puts it back against the edge of the truck. He puts his foot hard against McBane's knee, then grabs hold the truck door and swings it with all his might into the ankle. If it wasn't shattered before, this damage will seal the deal. But Kurtis isn't done. He does it another three times, finishing with a full weight stomp onto the leg.

Manaia: That's what you get, boy!

Fetu: Tell'em!

Manaia: Your ass gets stomped!

Fetu: That's what's up!

Matt Kurtis: See, this wha' you get for bein' so damn disrespectful. Cuttin' the line for the tag titles in front-a my kin. So now, we'll return that in kindness. Let your old boy know that when he wakes up. Y'hear?

Before we get any more of a response from McBane, the camera turns up as we witness Dominic rushing with Thanatos Myssiah, sending him into the windshield of the truck, shattering the glass as part of Myssiah's head penetrates through. Dominic walks over to stand by his brother Matt, clapping his hands clean of their messy destruction. Soon Chad joins the group, taking charge.

Chad Kurtis: Boys, I think it's time that we inform Miss Feigel of the unfortunate incident that has befallen our constituents.

The camera cuts back to the pre-show panel, as the Firing Squad laughs at Chad's comment. The entire panel have shocked looks on their faces. The most shocked being Groucho the doll.

[Charlie]

AWS Parental Advisory Championship
Circle of Steel Death Match
Ben Reks © vs. Scotty Paine

This wasn't so much a match as it was a brutal reminder why death matches are not done regularly. Blood, flames, cars, and weapons made this one of the most brutal matches in the history of AWS, Paine worked on imprinting his will on Reks and taking back the Parental Advisory Title for the second time in his career. Reks was bleeding heavily after being smashed into the car hoods and getting blasted with everything but the kitchen sink. Every weapon was used to their advantage and the fanatics were loving it. The finale came when Reks miscalculated a crazy move on the cars and got drilled with a powerbomb onto the windshield of a car for the one, two, three!

Winner: AND NEW! AWS Parental Advisory Champion, SCOTTY PAINE!!!!

[Charlie]

Paine walks off with the championship and into the arena, soon he enters the arena and grabs a microphone and he is about to say something before The House of Paine joins him in the ring, he begins to speak and suddenly "Step Up" by Drowning Pool hits the pa system and Charlie Feigel emerges from the backstage area. He smirks and begins clapping for the legendary talent in the ring. A momentary pause, then Feigel pulls out a microphone from the back pocket of his jeans.

"Scotty Paine everyone, (pause for applause) fuck man, it's been ages since we've been this close to one another pal. It's nice to see you hold the title you've been clamoring for, sorry if I'm emotional here but you've done it. Tonight, I'm here to burst your bubble because soon enough you'll know whomever your next challenger is going to be. Anyways, enjoy your moment in the spotlight because you and I both know you'll have to go through fire and brimstone to keep your belt. See ya!"

Feigel's music "Step Up" by Drowning Pool hits the pa system and he makes his exit as Scotty Paine and The House of Paine continue their celebration as if he's just won the damn Pinnacle Championship or something.

[Charlie]

Feigel Legacy Cup Tournament Finale
AWS Elevation Openweight Championship
Singles Match
Night Rider vs. Zane Maritato

The former Underground & Parental Advisory Champion Night Rider went all out for this one, so did Maritato brutalizing each other with their signature moves and false finishers several times before the end of the match came around with Night Rider forcing Maritato to climb the top rope and getting drilled into the canvas with the Drop of Death, pinning Maritato for the one, two, three!

Winner: AND NEW! AWS Elevation Openweight Champion, Night Rider!!!!

[Charlie]

Night Rider doesn't seem interested in celebrating and he walks to the backstage area without much fanfare.

[Charlie]

AWS Pinnacle Heavyweight Championship
Triple Threat Iron Man Match
Summer Bliss © vs. Vin Halsted vs. Necra Octavian Kane

This match wasn't just insane, it was beyond extreme as the Apocalypse Chamber cage lowered into place, the malfunctioning cage was left in place for the entire match, and it took the match to a whole other level. Summer Bliss was thrown into the steel chains quickly after the match started, her title belt smashed over her head by Kane trying to eliminate her from the match and scored a pin fall victory that sent her one fall in the right direction. Halsted channeled his fallen frenemy Charlie Feigel with a Chalkline Driver drilling Kane into the canvas and scoring a pin fall. The champion however had other plans as she recovered enough while blood spilled over her face, as Halsted was distracted, she hit Halsted with a brutal basement dropkick to the leg and locks on the Blissfully Painful (Anklelock), Halsted refused for several moments to quit, and he didn't have to as Kane kicked Bliss in the face with a superkick and hit the Crook & Flail to score a pin fall. Halsted got up albeit gingerly, grabbing the title belt and smashing Kane with it over the head and quickly scoring a pin fall. Then hopped over and scoring a pin fall on the reigning champion as time expired in the match. With Halsted scoring three pin falls, Kane scoring two and Bliss scoring one, the victory was Halsted's.

Winner: AND NEW! AWS Pinnacle Champion, Vin Halsted!!!

[Charlie]

Vin Halsted celebrates in the ring with a chorus of boos from the fanatics and cheers from several members of the audience start to throw garbage towards the cage getting them removed from the event immediately after security officers arrived on the scene. Halsted appears to be orchestrating a symphony of boos and the fanatics respond in the way of the theme music to his entrance/exit theme Avenged Sevenfold's "Hail to the King". Vin Halsted exits the cage and walks to the backstage area without saying a word to any of the fanatics or shaking hands with them.

[Charlie]

Main Event
For shots at the AWS Championships
Apocalypse Chamber Match
Jeffrey Pendragon vs. TJ Alexander vs. Sal Kulina vs. Konrad Raab vs. Dante Stark

The battle was on, five of the top lunatics in the business went to war and they didn't disappoint us at all. The cage lowered after the malfunction earlier was fixed up quickly, the cage was the focus of much of the battle as Dante Stark and Konrad Raab made their way out for the match. The twenty-four-hour isolation seemed to take its toll as both men seemed haggard and disorientated from the moment they stepped into the cage. A brutal singles match began as both men brutally used the cage to their advantages and at one point Konrad Raab pulled out a bag of NASCAR themed matchbox cars, brutally slamming Dante onto them but got a two count for his troubles, Dante whipped out a number of items as well, including thumbtacks and barbed wire baseball bats. Dante even set one baseball bat on fire and drove it into the backside of Raab who screamed in pure agony as the barbwire ripped his skin and Dante pulled it out forcibly.

Next, Sal Kulina entered the fray after being released from isolation, he screamed in agony as Dante dropped him into the thumbtacks and cars and proceeded to get a near fall but it wasn't to be, Kulina then rolled up Dante for the pin fall after he argued with the referee. Soon enough another lunatic was on his way out, Jeffrey Pendragon emerged to much fanfare, Pendragon too hit the thumbtacks and then got diced up with barbed wire to the front and back and still managed to stand on his own two feet but quickly Raab eliminated him with a pin fall after hitting him with the Fire Storm face first into the cars.

Raab and Kulina battled for the remainder of the ninety seconds before TJ Alexander emerged from isolation and joined the fray, the two men who brutalized each other moments before teamed up momentarily as they forcibly enacted their wills up on Alexander before he was able to hit a double DDT into the only spare canvas left uncovered by blood or weapons. Alexander went for the cover on both but failed to get a three on either of them, Kulina and Raab teamed up again, but Raab turned on his partner after he then unceremoniously dumped Alexander on his neck with a brutal German suplex. Raab covered Alexander for the three and it was then down to two men.

Raab and Kulina fought for what was like forever, pushing the weapons out of their ways and went to throwing down. Both men bloody as hell and couldn't move as fast as before the match. The referee checked on both several times but they both said they were fine and didn't call the match for either of them. Raab finally scoring the decisive pin fall after hitting the Fire Storm out of nowhere onto NASCAR cars.

Winner: AND NEW! Number One Contender for the AWS Pinnacle Championship, Konrad Raab!

By Order of Elimination:

AND NEW! Number One Contender for the AWS Elevation Openweight Championship, Sal Kulina!

AND NEW! Number One Contender for the AWS Parental Advisory Championship, TJ Alexander!

AND NEW! Number One Contenders for the AWS Pinnacle Tag Team Championships, Jeffrey Pendragon and Dante Stark!