Synergy #368 Results - April 25, 2022

[UGWC Staff]

Welcome to GlobalTrollz LIVE Synergy Coverage for April 25th, 2022!

Championship Roll Call:
World Heavyweight Champion: Montague Cervantes
Next Defense: The Outlast Tournament
Cross-Hemisphere Champion: Ragdoll
Next Defense: TONIGHT: vs Phrixus Deimos
Cooperative Champions: Baltimore Elite
Next Defense: TBD
Chaos Champion: Tony Savage
Next Defense:TONIGHT Sebastian Everett-Bryce III
Conquest Champion: Zane Scott
Next Defense: TONIGHT: vs Donovan Hastings


Keys to the Kingdom:
Keeper of the Global Challenge Key: Montague Cervantes
Keeper of the Outlast Tournament Key: TBD on May 9
Keeper of the Battleground Key: TBD on June 20
Keeper of the Massive Melee Key: TBD on October 3

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Your Synergy coverage begins, now…


- Vinegar, Hans, and Jay give us the usual intro that transitions into childish bickering. [/CopyPaste]


Moments before the opening contest, we go backstage with Ragdoll.

Cross-Hemisphere Championship: Ragdoll vs Phrixus Deimos

Tank and Trevor accompany Jacky to the ring, freshly off her house arrest.

As both competitors enter the ring, the bell sounds. Phrixus begins with an attempt at some chain wrestling as is part of his methodical approach. However Ragdoll continuously dodges the holds and attempts. She quickly strikes with a kick or a jab of some sort. Phrixus is able to duck under a jab and get behind her. He locks her in for a german suplex but she floats out and backflips, landing on her feet. She hits a running dropkick to the back of Phrixus. He goes down and she quickly covers for a 1.5 count. She pulls Fear up and whips him into the corner. Following up with a clothesline but Fear ducks out and she lands in the corner hard. He hits a scoop slam followed by a few elbows and a knee drop. After a snap suplex, he covers, but Ragdoll kicks out at 2, instantly.

Fear whips her off the ropes but misses with a clothesline. He spins and gets caught with a springboard forearm smash! Ragdoll stomps repeatedly on Fear and covers for a 2 count. She heads over to the corner and hits the second rope, leaping for a body splash but Fear gets his knees up. As both get back up, they charge at each other, hitting a double clothesline. Brian Chartreuse starts hit 10 count and reaches 6 before both are up and back at grappling. They go through another series of chain wrestling before Ragdoll gets the upper hand. She has Fear in a sleeper hold that she holds in for a very long minute and a half. Fear is finally able to position himself to hit a jawbreaker, breaking hold and sends Ragdoll to the mat. He rises as she does and whips her across the ring but it’s reversed. On the rebound, Fear goes for a Spear but Ragdoll counters into a DDT! Cover, but kick out after a long 2!

Ragdoll pounds the mat in frustration and stalks a rising Fear. She comes off the ropes and goes for Murder She Wrote but Fear catches her and then goes to slam her down but gets caught in a hurricarana! Fear rolls through and pops up. He charges and this time hits the spear he tried earlier! He covers but gets a long 2 count! Fear gets up, glaring at the ref. He stomps right on Ragdolls head before climbing to the top rope. He leaps for the Meteor Press but Ragdoll rolls away just in time. As Fear staggers up holding his midsection, she rushes and hits the Murder She Wrote! Cover, 1…2…th-KICK OUT!

After a few moments of laying there she goes back to work on Fear. She comes off the ropes for a clothesline but Fear ducks under and hits the Numbing! He starts to head for the corner, but Trevor is up on the apron, and the referee yells at him to come down as Tank comes in on the other side and blindsides Deimos. Ragdoll staggers up as Fear is on one knee. Ragdoll charges and nails him with Full Metal Jacky!! She covers, 1…2…3!!!

Winner: Ragdoll
Time: 10:44


Backstage, Dave Rydell pays a visit to the Creative Director.

~Commercial Break~

Triple Threat Match: Dave Rydell vs Konrad Raab vs Nathaniel Dixon

The match gets off to an aggressive start with Raab and Rydell pummeling Dixon into a corner with punches and kicks before they stomp him down to the mat. The two pull him up and throw him around the ring, Raab with suplexes and Rydell with power and pure viciousness. The two finally flatten him at the same time, Rydell with a spear and Raab with a moonsault. Things fall apart when Raab goes for the pin.

Rydell stomps him on the head, pulls him up, and drives him into the mat with a spinning neckbreaker. For the next couple of minutes, he focuses on Raab's neck with various neckbreakers, DDTs, a flying clothesline, and a superkick. Raab bounces off of the ropes straight into the “Tip of the Spear”. Rydell positions himself for the “Virus of Life”, but is suddenly grabbed from behind and heaved over the top rope to the floor.

Dixon immediately goes for the pin, but Raab kicks out at two. He softens up Raab’s right arm with his extensive technical arsenal, including a series of armbars, a double knee armbreaker, series of punches to Raab’s armpit and shoulder. He whops Raab into the ropes and Raab comes back with a clothesline, only for Dixon to a vicious shoot kick that catches him squarely in the shoulder and takes him down. He pushes Raab down into a corner so that his shoulder is exposed and connects with a pair of vicious “Uncharismatic”. This leaves Raab howling in pain and rolling on the mat. He pulls Raab up and lands a painful-looking “Evolutionary Imperative”, but only gets a long two before Rydell breaks it up with the “Rydell Bomb”.

Rydell pulls Dixon up and drops him with a lightning-quick “Virus of Life”. He drops for the pin and is at two point nine when he’s suddenly dead-lifted off and dropped into “The Frozen Pin”. Unfortunately due to his shoulder, Raab can’t hold it in place and Rydell wiggles his way free. The two kip-up to their feet at the same time, but unfortunately for Raab, he kips up into a “Virus of Life”. The force of the landing sends Raab back to his feet and spiraling through the second and third ropes to the floor. Rydell turns around and barely avoids an “Evolutionary Imperative”, counters it with the “After Shock” and the “Rydell Stomp” for the three count.

Winner: Dave Rydell
Time: 11:26

~Commercial Break~

In the ring, The Chelsea Crippler has an announcement.

~Commercial Break~

Chaos Championship: Tony Savage vs Sebastian Everett-Bryce III

The bell rings and both men immediately clash in the ring. SEB sends Tony into the ropes and they both fall through to the floor. They begin slugging each other, with hard lefts and rights before Tony hits a kick to the gut. Tony sends SEB right into the barricade, shoulder first. Tony goes under the ring and grabs a steel chair and as SEB gets up, Tony swings but misses. SEB grabs the chair and hits Tony in the gut. Then smacks it right across his back. He covers to end this quick but only gets a quick 2. Tony starts to get up and SEB grabs him, whipping him right into the steel steps. SEB goes under the ring and pulls out a table and sets it up. As he turns, Tony is right there with a running tackle.

Tony rolls SEB back in the ring and goes under the ring again himself. Stopsign, trash can, kendo stick, steel chair. All in the ring now. Tony rolls in and grabs the trash can and smashes it over SEB’s head as he rises up. SEB goes back down hard. Cover by Tony, 1…2…kick out! Tony gets SEB up and whips him into the corner. Punch after Punch! TEN PIECE AND A BISCUIT! As SEB staggers out, Tony goes for the Spinebuster to end all Spinebusters but SEB is able to reverse it and hit The Conquest! What a counter! He covers Tony, but gets a long 2! After a few moments of laying there, he gets up and grabs a kendo stick that Tony brought in.

As Tony starts to stagger up, he cracks it right over the back of the Chaos Champ. Again and again! He pulls Tony in from behind and goes for The Kings Road but Tony rolls through and as he pops up and hits a running knee to SEB! Tony grabs the stop sign and stalks SEB. As SEB gets up and he gets cracked in the back with the stopsign! Tony drops it and goes for the steel chair. As SEB gets up slowly, Tony goes to swing it but misses! He hits the ropes and it bounces in his face. As he turns, SEB is right there with Bit of a Kick! Kickout after a LONG 2 count! SEB gets up and looks frustrated.

SEB goes to pick up Tony but Tony wisely rolls out of the ring. As SEB goes to get him he walks right into a spray from a fire extinguisher! Tony quickly rolls into the ring and grabs a staggering SEB. He whips him off the ropes, and nails the Spinebuster to END ALL SPINEBUSTERS ON THE TRASHCAN! FUCK!!!! Both men are down again. Tony is taking a minute to regroup and SEB is riving in pain! Tony pulls himself up by the ropes and stalks SEB for a minute before heading over.

Tony grabs SEB and pulls him to the corner. He climbs up, bringing SEB with him. SEB comes to and starts to try and break free. The two are now in a slug fest on the top rope. Both try to go for a belly to belly off the top rope but they keep reversing each other. Suddenly they both just fall and land through the table that was set up at ringside! Hazel quickly climbs out and sees that SEB has the cover! 1…2…3!!!!!

Winner: Sebastian Everett-Bryce
Time: 11:19

~Commercial Break~

Conquest Championship: Zane Scott vs Donovan Hastings

Both men make their way to the ring, unaccompanied. Zane, still being paranoid as usual. Glenn Burke holds the Conquest Championship up, signals for the bell, and we are underway! Both men lock up and Donovan gets Zane in a hammerlock, but Zane rotates out and gets behind him with one of his. He goes for a sleeper hold on Donovan but Donovan counters out into a beautiful arm drag. Roll through by Zane, followed by a clothesline. Ducked by Donovan. Collar and elbow tie up, both men push back and forth for the upper hand. Zane gets Donovan in the corner. He goes for a forearm smash but it’s blocked. Donovan shoves his way out and rolls out of the corner quickly.

Zane turns but sees Donovan standing there. He mouths some trash talk to him and Donovan puts his hands up signaling for a wrestling match. Zane rolls his eyes and the two meet in the middle of the ring. They both put their hands up and interlock fingers. A test of strength that Zane gets control after. He puts Donovan in a headlock but Donovan shoves him into the ropes. On the rebound Donovan dives and rolls Zane up for a school boy but lets him up immediately. Zane gets up, pissed. He looks at Donovan and yells at him to fight him. Donovan does not comply. Zane grunts and charges at Donovan and clobbers him with a huge body tackle. He picks Donovan up and whips him into the corner, followed up by a body splash. He grabs Donovan by the head and yells “if you want me on the team, then fight me like a man!” and slams Donovan’s head into the top turnbuckle. Donovan obliges and Zane lets him out.

Another series of chain wrestling to give the fans a cheer moment. Donovan goes to lock in the Hands of Fate after but Zane wiggles out. He gets Donovan from behind and goes for a german suplex but Donovan avoids it, countering with an arm drag. Zane rolls through with it and goes for a boot but Donovan ducks under. He goes for a reverse neckbreaker, countered for a DDT! Donovan pops right back up into a clothesline but he ducks it. Off the ropes he goes for a running STO but Zane avoids. Back off the ropes, Zane goes for a spinebuster but Donovan floats out. The two create some separation and the crowd gives a standing O for the performance.

The two meet in the middle of the ring and lock up. Zane goes for a knee to the gut but Donovan senses it and avoids it, hitting a dragon screw on the champion. As Zane goes up, chop block from behind by Donovan! Donovan starts working on the leg of Zane and then around the body, each joint. Stomping and wrenching whatever he can. As Zane gets up, Donovan charges for a running knee to the face but Zane avoids it. Catches Donovan from behind into a german suplex. He pulls Donovan halfway up and locks in a vicious guillotine chokehold but after he sees Donovan’s hand move, he lets go instantly. Commentary notes this, thinking Zane isn’t going to let Donovan just quit.

Donovan gets himself up and smirks, pointing at Zane. He runs back at Zane for a clothesline but Zane ducks and gets behind. Sleeping hold! No! Sleeper slam! Cover, 1…2…Zane pulls his shoulder up and yells “FIGHT ME LIKE I KNOW YOU CAN!” He sends Donovan into the corner and charges for a body splash but Donovan evades it. As Zane staggers out, kick to the midsection, headlock, lift up, DESTINY’S CALL!!!! WAIT, COUNTERED! Zane kneed him in the head while upside down! Reversal to a suplex from Zane! Zane thinks about a cover but doesn’t. He grabs Donovan and sends him into the ropes. Donovan comes back with a flying forearm smash! Zane staggers up and Donovan goes to the top rope and goes for a flying clothesline but Zane catches him. Pops him on the shoulders! IN COLD BLOOD! COVER, 1…2…3!!!!

Winner: Zane Scott
Time: 15:38

End Show

[UGWC Staff]

Trevor: You sure this is what you wanna do?

The scene opens up to the two bodyguards Tank and Trevor. They are standing in the backstage hallway, just outside Jacky’s locker room. Tank stares down the hall for a long moment before nodding his head.

Trevor: You know it’s us against the world right?

Tank: And you know that doesn’t matter - she’s important to my father. We protect her at all costs.

Trevor shrugs his shoulders as he begins to roll up his sleeves.

Trevor: Yeah. Well, at least we get to finally bust some heads.

Tank smiles tightly as the door opens. A plain clothed officer, detectable only by the utility belt, steps out. In one hand is a clipboard. The other, the once blinking house arrest bracelet the clown was forced to wear. Her sentence is over - Jaclyn Pierrot is a free woman. The two watch as she walks out of earshot.

Tank: Yep. Time to bust some heads.

He cracks his knuckles as the swings back out to reveal the Baddest Bitch from Baltimore. That carefree smile she once had has returned.

Jaclyn Pierrot is a free woman.

She extends the belt out and Tank takes it. The bodyguards share a look and then follow just behind as she makes her way to the ring.

[UGWC Staff]

Dave Rydell is walking backstage after arriving to the arena, a look of fury in his eyes. He walks down the corridor and reaches the creative directors office. He just walks in. Jet Somers is sitting there after watching the Cross Hemisphere Title match. He glances over at the door.

Jet: Sure, come on in.

Dave just stands there in front of his desk.

Jet: Can I help you or did you want someone to just breathe heavily at?

Dave: Why did you do this?

Jet: You’ll have to be specific. I’ve done a lot lately.

Dave: Me and Donovan. Why?

Jet: Ah, yes. Well, I don’t need you two running around like a bunch of crazy people, ruining the shows we have going on.

Dave: You knew what I wanted and you just had to get on board. But no, you had to pair us up. Knowing full well how that went last time.

Jet: Well, excuse me, but things seem to be going pretty well. It seems like you’re starting to find your stride as a team.

Dave: Don’t try to deflect elsewhere. He and I will settle this.

Jet: It won’t be anytime soon, if that’s what you’re getting at.

Dave steps over to the other side of the desk and Jet stands up right in his face.

Jet: Think about what you’re doing before you do it. You’re not the one with the power here.

Dave: And there it is. It’s all about the power you have, or Ooley has, or anyone stuck backstage, isn’t it? I’ve spent the last couple years bending to your alls fucking will and I’m over it.

Jet: So what are you going to do about it.

Dave stands there, pondering for a moment. After about 15-20 seconds, he just looks at Jet right in the face and socks him right in the face with a hard right hand. Jet falls down to the desk chair and Dave follows up with a kick to the chest, knocking it all over.

Dave: Maybe now I’ve got your full attention.

Dave walks out of the room as Jet pulls himself up, glaring at the doorway while he checks the side of his face from the punch.

[UGWC Staff]

The lights in the arena dip to black in time with the sirens and beat to the opening of “Sweatpants (BattleTapes Remix)” by Childish Gambino, the lights then beginning to flash, alternating left and right onto the ramp. In time, the letters "S", "E", "B", and then "Empire" flash one at a time on the big screen until the lights stop flashing as the lyrics hit.

Vinegar: Here comes Sebastian Everett-Bryce - number one contender to the UGWC Chaos Championship later on tonight.

Leiberjosch: But that’s later - what’s he doing out here now?

Covert Jay: He loves the sound of his own voice, I don’t think he needs any other excuse.

"She askin' “Why you say that?!”

The beat drops and the lights flash on the rampway again. As they do, the screen illuminates with "SEB" and then "EMPIRE" flashing on the screen.

"Rich kid asshole, paint me as a villain"

Sebastian Everett-Bryce flings his arms wide, the lights lift, and SEB makes his way to the ring, casting looks this way and that towards the fans as he climbs up the steps and steps through the ropes before standing in the middle of the ring.

"I'm winnin', yeah, yeah, I'm winnin' (What?)
Rich kid, asshole, paint me as a villain"

Seb takes a moment, drinking in the reaction of the crowd

"Don't be mad cause I'm doing me better than you doing you
Better than you doing you, fuck it, what you gon' do? (What?!)"

He flashes his arms out to a side, a satisfied and somewhat sneery grin upon his face, he holds the position for a moment, to allow the crowd to take pictures, before lifting the microphone to his lips.

S.E.B.: Ladies and gentlemen… Welcome… To the Empire…

Seb smirks.

S.E.B.: Later on tonight, each and every single one of you will be treated to an instant classic when I - The Mauler of Markham Square - take on Anthony K. Savage for the UGWC Chaos Championship… But right now, I’m here to talk about something slightly different.

Seb paused, allowing the crowd a moment to give him a cheer.

Vinegar: Oh this Chicago crowd is eating this one up!

Covert Jay: Not as much as Everett-Bryce.

S.E.B.:Right now, I’m here to talk about…”

Seb begins, but he’s cut off as the lights go out. The crowd bubble with anticipation. The opening chords of “God Hates a Coward” kick in. Through the darkness, two spotlights appear.

Vinegar: What the hell is this?

Leiberjosch: When lights go out, that’s never a good sign.

The first, beaming down on Seb in the ring as he looks up the ramp. The second, to the top of the ramp where Kosnar and Pisces stand side by side, with Daedalus looking out from behind the large man. And then, from behind, steps the man who causes the fans to explode.

Tempest.

Covert Jay: It’s the Astro Creeps! And most importantly, it’s Tempest!

Vinegar: What the hell are they doing out here?

Together, they slowly begin to walk towards the ring. In the ring, Seb’s face is fixed into a smirk, his eyes darting between Daedalus and Tempest, almost ignoring the threat posed by Kosnar and Picses. At the midway point of the ramp, they pause for a moment, Tempest’s head tilted slightly. And then he raises both of his arms, and the light returns to the arena.

Seb’s smirk fades. Entirely.

Vinegar: Oh god… Where did they come from?!

Lieberjosch: You’re questioning the laws of reality when the Astro Creeps are in attendance?!

The ring is surrounded by Creeps. There must easily be twenty of them surrounding the ring. Seb turns slowly, looking all around, desperately looking for escape. As he does, Kosnar walks to the right of the ring, Pisces to the left. Daedalus and Tempest both make their way around to the far side, where Daedalus picks up a microphone.

The music fades, and the gravity of the situation weighs heavily on the Chelsea Crippler. Utterly surrounded.

Daedalus: You’ve been a very, very naughty boy, Arsonist.

Said Daedalus with a giggle.

Daedalus: For the past two weeks, you’ve been toying with me. You’ve been living inside my head, a tactic that is typically expected of us. I admit, you’ve gotten the best of me recently. You’ve grabbed our attention. You’re a pest, Mr. Bryce. And while I’ve slipped a little, I’m still a very dangerous man to toy with. And so is Tempest. And yet here you are, sending us love letters in the restroom.

Whether it was a conscious choice or not, Tempest had reached up to touch the eye of his mask. The same eye that had been burned from the poster the previous week.

Daedalus: I know why you try to haunt me, you at least did me the honour of telling me why I was the subject of your ire. And then, you were like an apparition. For a time, I forgot. I was surrounded by people and yet utterly alone. And then I remembered… You may be a one man army, but we are an army as one.

Daedalus snickered again.

Vinegar: This isn’t good, guys. This is really bad.

Covert Jay: Yeah! If Seb gets his ass kicked now, what happens to the Chaos title match?!

Leiberjosch: I think Bryce has just recognised that possibility.

Only now did Seb notice the closing of the circle around the ring.

Vinegar: I think he’s trying to decide if he can make it back stage if he runs.

Leiberjosch: With so many Creeps, and god knows how many more, there’s no escaping this.

Daedalus: And so - we have decided that perhaps you should receive the same fate as your friend. The one you’re so valiantly avenging. Oh. Oh that’s good. Avenging!

Daedalus’ laugh became somewhat manic before he pulled it back under control.

Daedalus: Your avenging days are at an end, Arsonist… The Architect is back in control.

Daedalus lowered the microphone and placed his hands behind his back. Tempest makes to move, but Daedalus shakes his head. He hesitates, and then remains in place. Kosnar and Pisces likewise stay in place, but the mass of Creeps begin to ascend.

Covert Jay: I think Seb may have finally bitten off more than he can chew.

Leiberjosch: Someone needs to tell Mr. Somers that his Chaos Title match is about to get cancelled.

And then the attack is on - Seb is swarmed by the Astro Creeps. At first, he manages to hold his own, catching a couple with superkicks and then fighting off with rights and lefts. But soon enough, the numbers begin to catch up with him. On the outside, Daedalus is giggling, but the other Creeps are unmoved. Tempest’s reaction is unreadable beneath his mask.

Leiberjosch: This is a mugging! A gang attack!

Vinegar: This is just… Wait… What is that?!

Music, unfamiliar to the UGWC Universe hits and all eyes focus on the ramp, not limited to and including the Astro Creeps themselves. And then, there’s a blur of movement from the ramp as three individuals rush from the back. One hits the ring slightly faster than the other two and launches himself through the air into the gaggle of creeps.

Vinegar: That’s “Lionheart” Thaddeus Duke!

Using his body like a torpedo manages to break the scrum long enough for the other two to get into the ring.

Leiberjosch: And that’s “Chronic” Chris Page!

Covert Jay: Is that Four-Time World Champion, Peter Vaughn?!

Vinegar: They’re all CCPE!

Bodies begin to scatter this way and that as Duke, Vaughn and Page begin to clear house of Creeps. Seb finally shakes away the cobwebs and joins in the fun as Daedalus looks on, suddenly less jovial with the entire situation as he and his fellows join together on the ramp, the four of them slowly moving backwards with Tempest in the front.

And then suddenly, we’re down to the last three creeps - Peter Vaughn backs up, runs at the first jumping and pulling him backwards, the Creeps head bouncing off the ground.

Covert Jay: Vaughn just hit Revenged!

Chris Page lays a boot into the gut of a second Creep, and double underhooks before lifting him up and hitting a huge Page Plant!

Leiberjosch: This is insane!

Finally, there’s just one Creep left, the largest of the group. He staggers around, only for Seb and Thad to strike at the same time. Seb launches as Duke hits a huge Superkick.

Vinegar: That, ladies and gentlemen, is an Empire Kick and Heat Seeker combination!

The big man staggers for a moment and then falls hard like a giant redwood. Page stands in the midst of the ring turning on the spot, while Vaughn shouts at the fallen Creeps on the outside.

Thad and Seb shout up the ramp at the retreating Astro Creeps before they turn to face each other. The crowd pop big as the two friends share an intense moment, forehead to forehead before pulling together into a hug.

Seb turns and slaps hands with Vaughn before embracing Page. Finally picking up the microphone from earlier. He turns back to the ramp and grins.

Seb: Should have waited for me to make my announcement, Daedalus - would have saved your boys a few injuries. Because this, right here? This is my team for Outlast. Four-Time World Champion Peter Vaughn, a living legend in Chronic Chris Page… And one of my best friends. “Lionheart” Thaddeus Duke.

Vinegar: CCP Enterprises have a team at Outlast!

Leiberjosch: And it’s captained by Sebastian Everett-Bryce.

The Creeps turn away from the ring, ready to go to the back.

Seb: Daedalus… Hey Daedalus.

The Architect stops and looks back down the ramp towards Seb.

Seb: Tell your friend Monty, that the four of us are coming for his title at Outlast.

Daedalus offers a mocking smirk.

Seb: And then… I’m coming for the rest of you.

Seb steps back dropping the mic, as the CCPE music hits again, and Daedalus suddenly looks less comfortable than he was before. Just outside the ring, Tempest glares up at Seb. The two share a long stare down before Tempest turns on his heel and joins the other Creeps.