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Non-Title Match
Match 2: Angelus vs Bryan Blaze

Match Writer: Greenbean

"Fortune, fame, mirror vain
Gone insane...
BUT THE MEMORY REMAINS!"

*BOOM!* A huge pyro fires up from the stage as "The memory Remains" continues playing. As the smoke from the pyro clears, Angelus is left standing in the middle of the stage staring straight down at his opponent. There's a sudden chill that sweeps through the crowd as Angelus takes one good, long look around the arena.

"Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor"

Schumacher: Ladies and Gentlemen. From Las Vegas, Nevada! Weighing in at 225 pounds! He is UWE's first and only Grand Slam Champion! ANNNNnnnnnNNNNGELLLLLLUSSSSss!

"Like twisted vines that grow
Hide and swallow mansions whole
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna"

Angelus makes his way down the ramp, highfiving the occasional fan who holds their arm out desperately to touch him. Some fans can be heard cheering his name at the top of their lungs, others have not forgotten his past deeds and refuse to cheer him. Angelus' eyes say it all though. He's not here for them. Angelus slides in on the apron and pops up, immediately look over to his opponent and pointing to them, telling them tonight they're gonna just another fallen victim. He then turns around and runs to the turnbuckle, jumping up to the top rope and pointing around the arena, then back to himself. Angelus jumps off and turns to his opponent, loosening up a little before the match begins.

Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane
But the memory remains

The lights all go out simultaneously. Then, within seconds, "One Step Closer" By Linkin Park booms through the PA system. The fans erupt in anticipation of Bryan Blaze. The lights are still out, but just seconds later, three red spotlights circle around the stage and top of the ramp area.

I cannot take this anymore
I'm saying everything I've said before
All these words they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Less I hear the less you'll say
But you'll find that out anyway

With that, Bryan Blaze bursts onto stage. He raises his arms up in the air, drawing a huge ovation from the crowd.

Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break

Lights are back on, as Blaze stands on stage, he goes on both knees and raises his arms once again, which triggers pyro to shoot out from the stage on both sides repeatedly. When the pyro stops, Blaze hops to his feet and runs towards the ring, tagging hands with fans along the way, and then slides in under the bottom rope.

I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again

Blaze gets onto the second turnbuckle in each corner, going counter-clockwise around the ring. Getting to all corners.

I’m about to break!

With that lyric playing, Blaze flips backward into the center of the ring and as he does, red pyro shoot from all corners of the ring, this only lasts for a couple seconds, and now Blaze stares at his opponent…

Schumacher: And his opponent, from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, weighing in at one hundred and ninety pounds...Bryan Blaze!

The bell sounds and this match is officially underway. Blaze and Angelus step in towards each other, touch hands and step back to opposite corners as they prepare to do battle. Both guys now begin to circle each other in the ring, some chants start up for Angelus, some start up for Bryan Blaze, both men clearly have quite the fan following. The two men edge together and in the middle of the ring hook up for a collar-and-elbow tie-up, realising he's probably not gonna be able to out-strength Angelus, Blaze quickly ducks underneath his opponent and gets behind Angelus, wrapping his arms around his waist and Blaze is able to take Angelus down to the mat. In an ideal position, Blaze is on top of Angelus on the floor, he rolls over the back of Angelus as quickly as he can, with Angelus struggling to keep up with the pace and Blaze ends up at the head of Angelus, both men are up to their feet right away and Blaze attempts a standing dropkick on Angelus, who sidesteps it just in time, Blaze is up to his feet instantly and the two guys assume their fighting stances, preparing to block any oncoming attack from their opponent. Blaze and Angelus look at one another and straighten up, backing up a couple of paces each as the fans applaud the aesthetically pleasing exchange between two of the entire UWE's biggest stars. Giving it another couple of seconds, Blaze and Angelus come back to the middle of the ring and again they're both thinking collar-and-elbow tie-up, this time the lock up last's longer, but again, before Angelus can start using his strength to his advantage, Blaze is able to spin out of the tie-up, grabbing the left arm of Angelus in the process and twisting it right around to gain control of Angelus, Blaze spins through the arm of Angelus again, applying an extreme amount of pressure to it right now, a much different gameplan here from Blaze than people expected, not least Angelus. Blaze continues his 'wrestling' based attack on Angelus by moving behind the World Champ, still very much in control via the arm and eventually pushing down on the shoulder of "The Arch Angel", putting Angelus down to one knee. Angelus now has his turn to show his speed as he first of all does a forward roll so he's on his back, then Angelus kips up and in one movement is able to spin underneath the arm of Blaze, a nice reversal which now gives Angelus control of the arm of Blaze here. Angelus now starts to apply pressure to the arm of Blaze, who can't find a reversal and Angelus now springs up off the mat with one foot and kicks Blaze under the armpit with the other foot, trying to work over the arm of Blaze here.

Hugh Reynolds: Nicely done from the champ, that’s the reason why he’s held the belt for so long, he’s so damn good at reversing other people.

Bobby Moroso: Adaptation Hugh. Angelus is the master at being able to adapt to any situation he’s in, that’s what makes him unique.

Unable to power his way out of the hold, Blaze realises his best chance is his speed so he charges towards the ropes, shows tremendous athleticism by leaping up high, almost right over the top ropes infact, but he lands on the top with the underside of his legs, he springboards off the ropes and in one swift movement, Blaze is able to catapult backwards, landing on his feet and pulling the arm of Angelus in the process, turning it into quite the arm drag, sending Angelus rolling to the other side of the ring. Again, both athletes are up to their feet quickly and again they are both reluctant to come right at each other, instead they look across the ring at each other, both with a smile etched on their face, they both know to win this match, they'll have to come through a war. Angelus nods his head, acknowledging the talent of Blaze while Blaze bends forwards, gesturing for Angelus to 'bring it on'. As they come towards each other again, Angelus holds one hand up in the air towards Blaze, challenging him to a test of strength and although Blaze knows he probably doesn't stand a chance of winning, he also puts his hand up, accepting the challenge from Anj but before the two can interlock fingers, Angelus decides to pull away opting against the decision and again the two continue trying to suss each other, which draws them both in towards each other, but before Angelus can even contemplate a move, Blaze takes the first real advantage by hitting a hard knee to the gut of Angelus, which causes Anj to lower his head and now again, choosing to go the 'real wrestling' route, Blaze applies a side standing headlock on Angelus, trying to slowly weaken his opponent down as he continues to apply as much pressure as he possibly can. Angelus now grabs Blaze around the waist and heads backwards to the ropes with him, using his own momentum to push him against the ropes and into the opposite ones, Blaze comes running back off the ropes and with the speed he's running at he stuns Angelus with how much natural strength he actually possesses by knocking him to the mat with a shoulder block. Surprised by the strength of Blaze, Angelus remains on the canvas for a moment, until Blaze now runs into the ropes, this has Angelus quickly turn over onto his stomach so Blaze jumps over him and then hits the opposite ropes, this time Angelus is up onto his feet and as Blaze returns, he leapfrogs over the head of Bryan, instead of carrying on into the ropes Blaze attempts to catch Angelus off guard, but as he turns around Angelus is just a little bit quicker to the punch as he wraps his legs around the waist of Blaze, taking him down in an unorthodox way and managing to execute quick a unique pinfall...

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Kickout! Blaze kicks out, preventing an early finish here, Angelus is up a split second quicker than Blaze, Blaze rushes at Angelus, only to receive an arm drag from Angelus, again both men are up and again Angelus takes Blaze over with an arm drag, this time Angelus is up to his feet a considerable amount of time before Blaze and attempts a Roundhouse Kick as Blaze gets up, but Blaze's reactions help him out now as he narrowly avoids his head being taken off by the boot of Angelus as he drops back down to his ass, a matrix-like move from Blaze! Bryan is seated in the corner breathing heavily, he knows he dodged a bullet there as Angelus holds his finger and thumb an inch apart "this close" he says to Blaze as he steps back a bit, giving Bryan the chance to get back to his feet. Up Blaze gets to his feet and he walks back towards the middle of the ring, where Angelus is standing ready to greet him. The two edge in closer together again, both assuming their usual fighting stance as again they collide with a third collar-and-elbow tie-up, this time both men are focused on winning this battle as they both push as much as they physically can, eventually it's Angelus who assumes control and starts to force Blaze into the corner, but just before the back of Bryan hits the turnbuckle, he flips the hips and spins round, putting Angelus into the turnbuckle, a sound move from Blaze as the ref now decides to come into break both guys up in the corner, on his two count they release their grips and both guys hold their hands up high in the air, about to break but then, quite uncharacteristically again for Blaze, he takes quite the cheap shot at Angelus, hitting a kick to the stomach of him, quite a hard kick infact which drops Angelus to his knees. Blaze then shrugs his shoulders, as if to suggest he's gonna win this one by any means necessary, such is the magnitude of the match for him. Blaze brings Angelus up to his feet then clocks him with a hard right hand, right to the jaw, a right which has Angelus spin a 180 and bounce off the second ropes, coming back up to his feet. Blaze now Irish whips Angelus, but it's reversed by Anj, who again goes for the Roundhouse Kick, this time it finds its mark beautifully on Bryan Blaze, dropping him down to the mat. Blaze now wisely stops any potential momentum Angelus is about to build by wisely rolling out of the ring, that Roundhouse Kick caught him good and Blaze tries to get a few seconds to himself in order to shake any cobwebs as Blaze walks around the ring for a moment, holding his head before he climbs back up onto the ring apron and through the ropes, into the ring. Edging closer and closer to Angelus, who hasn't moved from the middle of the ring, Blaze is thinking what he can do next and just as it looks as though they're both about to go for another collar-and-elbow tie-up, Blaze tries to kick Angelus in the gut again, but this time Angelus catches the foot of Blaze, only for Blaze to counter the counter by jumping up and clocking Angelus right around the side of his head with an enziguri, scrambling the brains of the World Champ who falls to the mat. Blaze now seizes control of Angelus, as he now connects with a European Uppercut on Anj just as he was getting back to his feet. Being propped up by the ropes, Angelus now prepares to be sent into the ropes by Blaze, who Irish whips him but now as Angelus returns, Blaze lowers his head slightly, but he does it too early and Angelus does a backflip, rolling over Blaze and landing on his feet, Blaze spins around and instantly goes for a Roundhouse Kick, but this time Angelus shows his reflexes as he side steps the kick then just boots Blaze clean in the back of the head.

Bobby Moroso: Down goes Blaze, that hadda knock the wind outta his sails!

Hugh Reynolds: Don’t count your chickens Bobby boy, look how determined Bryan is.

Much to the credit of Blaze however, he's up to his feet quickly, but he feels a clothesline from Angelus which knocks him right back down again, determined not to give up, Blaze wills himself back up, only to receive yet another clothesline from Angelus, knocking him down once again and now before Blaze can get back up to his feet, Angelus reads him well and gets over to him quickly, scoop slamming him back to the mat and this time, at least for now, Blaze remains grounded as Angelus looks around the arena, planning his next move. He leaps up to the top ropes, but again Bryan Blaze shows his smarts as he rolls right out of the ring under the bottom ropes. Angelus allows no restbite for Blaze though, as he gets off the top ropes, then with the assistance of the ropes, sends himself flying over the top, throwing caution to the wind and taking Blaze down to the floor with a crossbody, which has both men down momentarily. Naturally, Angelus is first to his feet, the less harmed of the two and he seeks the crowds encouragement, some give it him, some boo, if you ever wanted a crowd split right down the middle then look no further than this match as Angelus picks Blaze up to his feet and rolls him back into the ring under the bottom ropes, whilst a replay airs of the high-flying Angelus. The Champ gets back onto the ring apron now, but as he does, Blaze is back to his feet and Blaze comes walking at Angelus, determined not to let him back in the ring easily, unfortunately for Blaze however, he receives a shoulder to the gut from Angelus, Anj goes for another shoulder to the gut, but he goes to the well once to often here as Bryan Blaze drives the knee right into the shoulder of Angelus, leaving "The Arch Angel" hanging precariously on the second ropes. Blaze takes a couple of steps backwards, just taking a couple deep breathes then he turns around to see Angelus still hanging there, so Blaze shows that speed he's renowned for and dashes at Angelus, jumping right over the top ropes, clutching the legs of Angelus before he lands and executing on hellacious powerbomb onto the mat!! Blaze fan or Angelus fan, it doesn't matter, every single ass in the arena came outta their seats for that move as Bryan Blaze hits the first real big move of this match, leaving Angelus flat on his back, the pain is shown all over his face and after a moment, Blaze is back up to his feet, although staggering from side to side as another replay airs, this time of Bryan Blaze doing what he does best: Flying! The only downside here for Blaze is that it's gonna be a struggle to get Angelus up and inside the ring, seeing as the body of Angelus has practically gone limp for the time being. He struggles, and with the ref counting towards ten, Blaze decides to pull Angelus by the neck, then underneath the arms until he finally has Angelus lying on the ring apron, Blaze now pushes hard and rolls Angelus right back into the ring, he slides in and now Blaze attempts his first cover of the match...

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Kickout! Angelus rolls over onto his side as Blaze sits up, quite surprised he didn’t have a victory there. Angelus now tries using the ropes to get up and is now leaning across the second rope, but before he can pull himself back up, Blaze drives his knee across the back of Angelus, one more knee to the same place has Angelus grimace in pain. Blaze now runs into the opposite ropes and as he runs he jumps at Angelus, landing on his lower back again as Blaze steps back a couple steps, watching as Angelus falls from the ropes onto the mat. Lying on his back, Blaze now stands above Angelus, looking down at him and now he decides to cover…

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Kickout! Blaze wasted too much time and was never gonna get the pin, but he continues to surprise people, especially Angelus, as Blaze now sits Angelus up, he locks his fingers around the chin of Angelus, placing his knee into the back of the Champ, Blaze has him now in an extremely painful submission hold, Angelus knows he can’t stand to be in this move for long so at first, he tries to break the grip of Blaze, but can’t seem to break his grip so Angelus knows the only way out is by getting up to his feet and he’s able to do so quite quickly infact, now Anj starts to hit stiff back elbows to the gut of Blaze and three elbows later, the grip of Bryan is broken. Angelus turns his back on his opponent and looks to charge into the ropes, but this proves to be a mistake as Blaze now grabs the shoulders of Angelus and forcefully slams him back down onto the mat, causing Anj to land hard on the back of his neck. Not moving much at all and lay on his back, Angelus seems ripe for the picking as Blaze now simply gets in a mount position on Angelus and starts throwing a couple of rights and elbow strikes to Angelus until he’s told to break, which he does right away and now Blaze gets up to his feet with a smile on his face, thinking of what he’s gonna go for next Blaze climbs out of the ring, holding onto the top ropes as he waits for Angelus to get up, Blaze then springboards off the top ropes and executes a dropkick from there, hitting Angelus right in the chest, knocking him back down and this time Blaze rushes into the cover…

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Kickout! Blaze places his hands on his hips, looking up at the official, who mimics the shoulder coming up off the canvas and again Angelus sits up onto his ass, trying to do whatever he can to prevent his shoulders being on the canvas. As Angelus tries getting back up, Blaze clocks him round the head, which has Angelus lower his head and then Blaze hits Angelus with a European Uppercut on Anj, dropping him back down to the mat. Blaze continues his assault and now he applies a single leg Boston crab on Angelus, keeping him grounded. Angelus is near the ropes, he stretches his arm out, trying to reach for the bottom ropes, but just can’t get there, the ref asks Anj if he quits, obviously he’s not gonna give it in to a single leg, but that doesn’t deny the pain he’s in. With a forward crawl, Angelus then manages to stretch out and finally reach the bottom ropes, causing the ref to demand a break to the hold. Again Blaze gives that clean break and now he grabs Anj by the head and pulls him up to his feet, hitting him with a scoop slam which puts him in position if Blaze were to climb the ropes. Blaze opts against heading up to the ropes, instead he brings Angelus up to his feet again, now he Irish whips Angelus, kicking him in the stomach and attempting The Burn…but Angelus pushes him off and into the ropes, now as Blaze returns from the ropes he gets dropped with a back elbow from Angelus, catching Blaze right on the jaw as Angelus holds his back for a moment, then Blaze is right back up to his feet, he swings a right at Anj, who ducks it and attempts a German on Blaze, Blaze shows great athleticism as Angelus throws him, but Blaze is able to land on his feet and then hit Angelus with a Pele Kick! Down goes Angelus and Blaze drops on top of his for another cover, some fans raise from their seats believing the match is over as they count along with the ref…

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Kickout! Some fans are happy, some aren’t so but the bottom line is that this match continues. Both men are breathing heavily now, Angelus is the worse for ware, a great showing so far by Blaze who is now on his feet and lining up Angelus for some kind of running attack. Angelus is alot slower at getting to his feet now and Blaze comes charging at Anj...but Angelus shows he still has juice left by getting up quickly and timing it just right to drill Blaze with a massive Samoan Drop, which has both men lying on their backs on the ground. Angelus is the first to make any sign of movement, with sweat dripping from his forehead he's able to will himself up to his feet and seeing Blaze still on the ground, the Champ now believes he has enough time to venture up to the top ropes, he sluggishly climbs to the top ropes, taking far to much time but its as fast as he can go, by the time he gets into a position to fly, he looks up to see a somewhat rejuvenated Bryan Blaze charging at him and before Angelus can do anything about it, Blaze leaps off the canvas all the way up to the top ropes, holding onto the head of Angelus for balance and then almost at the speed of light, Blaze jumps again, wrapping his legs around the head of Angelus and taking him off the top ropes with a hellacious hurricanrana which almost snaps Angelus in half as he lands right back onto the canvas, he flew damn near all the way across the ring!! Angelus curls up into a ball almost as the referee checks on him, he ain't gonna give it up though and he looks across the ring, seeing Blaze flat on his back too. Blaze now turns onto his stomach and reaches out to Angelus, getting on top of him and hooking the leg as the ref begins to count...

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Kickout! Blaze thought for sure he had it then, but the ref shoots up, holding two fingers up, letting everyone know the match isn't over yet. "Come on" mutters Blaze, as he sighs with disbelief. Up to his feet he gets again, although after hitting that must he must have thought he wouldn't have to continue the attack, but he's up and walking back and forth, albeit with a slight limp as he now helps Angelus to his feet and Irish whips him into the ropes, Blaze thinks its time for another dropkick as he leaves his feet once more, but this time it fails him as Angelus hooks both arms around the top ropes and prevents himself from coming back into the middle, saving himself from eating a dropkick in the process as Blaze now feels his head smack off the canvas and his back sting from the contact with the mat. Shuffling towards the ropes for assistance, Angelus is finally able to pull himself up to his feet, as well does Blaze too though and now Blaze grabs the head of Angelus, looking to smash it into the turnbuckle but as he tries to, Angelus puts his foot on the second buckle, blocks it, then responds by smashing Blaze's face into the top pad putting Blaze into a spin and Blaze turns around right into a Yakuza Kick from Angelus, again causing both men to go down. This time Angelus isn't down for long as he leans against the turnbuckle, just shaking his head off as he tries to find a way back into this, but as he looks up he sees Blaze comes charging towards him, going for a stinger splash...only this time Blaze misses as Angelus uses his speed to get outta the way in the nick of time, that's gotta hurt the ribs of Blaze who now walks into a hard clothesline from Angelus, knocking him to the deck, if only for a second until Blaze charges at Angelus, just to receive another hard clothesline and now the momentum is beginning to shift the way of Angelus, who now drops Blaze with a cartwheel kick, this time keeping Blaze on the ground. Holding his lower back and limping, Angelus encourages the crowd to get behind him, which some do but obviously alot boo also as Angelus shifts his attention back to Blaze as he attempts to Irish whip Blaze into the opposite turnbuckle, only for Blaze to counter it, sending Angelus in and Blaze doesn't wait around, he charges at Angelus, only to eat a back elbow which sends him backing up into the middle of the ring. Angelus pulls himself to the top ropes and this time is able to jump off them, decking Bryan Blaze with the Leap of Faith as he nails him with his fist, opting against the cover Angelus hits the ropes and by the time he returns, Blaze is back to his feet, but not for long as Angelus hits him with a spinning heel kick, knocking Blaze right back down again. Now it's Angelus who's bringing Blaze up to his feet, he sends Blaze into the ropes and as Blaze returns hit makes the ring shake with a Rock-like Spinebuster, Angelus quickly attempts the pin...

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Kickout! The right shoulder of Blaze springs from the mat and now Blaze tries getting up again, he'll do anything to avoid his shoulder being on the mat but unfortunately Angelus is up and Anj goes to grab Blaze, but Blaze breaks his grip and goes for a scoop slam, which Angelus reverses as he rolls off the shoulder of Blaze, then Angelus shows his strength by lifting Blaze high up into the air and dropping him with a press slam! Blaze is lying a couple of inches from the turnbuckle and Angelus cannot resist the temptation to go aerial once more as he heads to the top ropes, then jumps backwards right away, throwing caution to the wind as he attempts, and successfully lands a moonsault on Blaze, remaining on top of him for yet another cover...

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Kickout! Now it's Bryan who's struggling to stay in this one, there's no rest for the wicked here as when Blaze gets to his feet, Angelus drives a shoulder right into his gut in the corner of the ring, Angelus then holds onto the ropes and jumps off his feet as he drives his shoulder into the gut of Blaze for a second time and Angelus now jumps up, putting his feet on the thighs of Blaze and monkey flipping him...but Blaze lands on his feet! Bryan actually seems as shocked as anyone that he pulled off this stunt and stands there for a second, admiring his work as the fans applaud until Blaze realises Angelus is standing right behind him and Blaze turns around, right into The Verdict!! Angelus just dropped Blaze but opts against the cover, instead he wants to seal the deal as he goes up to the top ropes, time for an all or nothing move! Angelus jumps for the skies, going for a Shooting Star Press...but Blaze MOVES!! Blaze got out of the way just in time as Angelus kicks his feet holding his stomach in agony but forces himself back to his feet, Blaze now springboards off the ropes at Angelus...HEATWAVE!!! Blaze connected big time with that move and Angelus looks to have had his lights turned out and with what seems to be the last bit of energy Blaze has left, he finally makes the cover on Angelus, as the referee, along with thousands of fans, begin to count...

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Angelus has his foot on the ropes and the referee notices this just in time, he tells Blaze this, who just looks at the ropes in disbelief, the fans realise what's going on as the arena quietens down, they was ready to explode when the ref's hand hit the mat for the third time. The fatigue is seen in the eyes of Blaze, who drags Angelus into the middle of the ring to make the cover again...

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Kickout! The Champ shoots the right shoulder off the canvas JUST in time, he's still fighting, his heart is still beating so he's not gonna quit and Blaze's frustration finally appears to boil over as he beats the mat in anger. A replay airs, showing Angelus going for his Shooting Star Press as Angelus rolls to the outside, trying to catch a breather while Blaze has quite the heated discussion with the ref, who stands firm on his decision. Realising he's not gonna change the ref's mind, Blaze gets out of the ring himself, to stop Angelus recovering at all and now he comes running, perhaps a little over-zealously towards Angelus, who uses the momentum of Blaze to drop toehold him face first, into the barricades which buys him some much needed recovery time. Angelus now rolls into the ring and as he's onto his feet, he sees Blaze about to get back in the ring and charges at him, attempting a baseball slide, but Blaze sidesteps it, causing Angelus to slide right out of the ring and catch a big, stiff kick to the skull from Blaze in the process, causing Angelus just to sprawl out against the ring apron. Blaze rolls him back into the ring and right away heads to the top ropes, preparing to fly as he remains stood on the top, just waiting for Angelus to turn around and as he does, Blaze jumps at him with a high crossbody, he connects with it but Angelus smartly rolls though, making it his cover as the ref counts...

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Kickout! Both guys are up pretty sharpish and Blaze swings a clothesline, which is ducked by Angelus and now Blaze attempts a kick to the gut, which is blocked by Angelus who spins Blaze around and as the two are again face-to-face Angelus jumps up, taking Blaze down with a hurricanrana. Now it's Bryan's turn to use the corner to pull himself up to a vertical basis, before he can do as such though, Angelus is right behind him, but Blaze notices this and throws a wild elbow, catching Angelus right in the face who, in turn, staggers backwards and catches the referee right in the eyes with his eyes, tainting the view of the official, who spins around, lowering his head as he holds his eyes, being just a little over dramatic as most ref’s are. Blaze now comes walking at Angelus, but before he can do a thing he gets a kick to the gut by Anj, who now gets Blaze in a suplex position, he calls for the C-2!!! Angelus is ready to finish this one…but Blaze drops to his knees, then brings the forearm up vertically LOW BLOW! Blaze hits Angelus hard, dirty tactics from Bryan which is completely unexpected from the fans, who actually react negatively to this and boos begin to fill the arena as the ref turns back to the action, just in time to see Blaze springboard from the ropes again…HEATWAVE!!! Blaze hits him with the move again, this time in the middle of the ring as Blaze makes a cover on the downed Angelus, a stunned crowd watches on in silence as the ref counts…

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Schumacher: Here is your winner…Bryan Blaze!

A pin drop can be heard inside the arena, Blaze is the last person people expected to steal a victory like he did. The emotions on his face appear to show, anger and frustration can be seen in the eyes of Blaze as everyone looks on in shock, Bryan gets to his feet slowly, proud of his victory. Out of the ring he gets, grabbing the World Championship from ringside as he slides back into the ring, holding the title down by his side, preparing to give the championship to Angelus once he gets up. Finally up to his feet, sweat dripping from the forehead, breathing heavily as he’s looking down at the mat Angelus slowly raises his head, knowing that Blaze is standing in front if him…BOOM!! Blaze just clocks Angelus right in the skull with the title belt, damn near taking his head off!!!

Hugh Reynolds: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?

Bobby Moroso: Bryan Blaze just became a man Hugh, that’s what the hell!!

Blaze takes one glance at the Championship before dropping it on the mat, focusing his attention on Angelus again as he’s not quite through. Angelus is dragged up to his feet, despite pleas from the official to stop Blaze ignores him and then throws Angelus outside the ring, he really plans to punish Angelus here. Blaze follows him out of the ring, looking at the family of Angelus who are seated in the front row as a sinister smile slowly forms onto his face, he’s planning to slowly dissect the champion. Blaze grabs Angelus and rams him face first into the announce table, causing the announcers to stand from their seats, getting out of the way of anything possibly coming there way. Angelus now tries to get to his feet again, but after getting his face driven into the turnbuckle post, he now hit’s the deck again, now with some blood trickling down his forehead. Again Blaze looks at the family of Angelus, who attempt to jump the barrier, only to be stopped by the security guards that prevent them. Blaze knows this and deliberately takes his time with Angelus, who’s guard is completely down. Seeing the blood, Blaze now throws a few stiff kicks at the gash, trying to bust him open more so. Bryan now starts to strip down the table, definitely with the intentions of sending Angelus right through it. Blaze throws Angelus on top of the bare table, then into the ring he climbs, the sense that something big is about to happen arises and the arena rises to its feet, just to watch what transpires. Holding onto the top ropes, Blaze looks ready to catapult himself towards Angelus. The champ starts to climb up to his feet on the table, his head is lowered and he seems in some pain, Blaze jumps to the top ropes and springboards towards Angelus, hooking his head in mid-air and driving him into the table, drilling him through the table! THIRD DEGREE THROUGH THE TABLE!!!

Hugh Reynolds: Good God almighty! Somewhere between this rubble lies two bodies I promise you!!

Pushing the bits of table off him, Blaze gets up stiffly but Angelus isn’t moving, his eyes are closed as he’s lay on his back, wearing the crimson mask that has now covered his face. Holding his lower back, Blaze is up to his feet as he staggers over to the family of Angelus “you think that’s bad? Watch this!” screams Blaze, they grab for him but cannot reach, desperate to help the champion, nobody can get over the barricade and now Blaze grabs some cables from one of the television monitors, he then double-layers it and lashes Angelus hard across the back, arching his back as he just tries to bear the pain, Angelus rolls around as his back is stinging, its not helped by Blaze giving him two more lashes with the cables, both of which make a sickening noise and the after effect is the back of Angelus looking like Ric Flair’s chopped him a couple hundred times. Grabbing Angelus by the hair, Blaze drags him across to his family, as he lies on his belly looking up at them, he knows there’s nothing they can do and now Angelus feeling a ripping ’sensation’ on his throat as Blaze wraps the cable around it, standing behind Angelus, Blaze begins to pull back on the rope, choking the life out of Angelus who’s just struggling for air. Kids are crying at this disgusting sight, multiple officials rush down to try and pull Blaze off and Angelus’ back and neck are pull backwards in such an awkward position, with blood flowing freely down his face Angelus must have so much going through his mind right now, he makes one last attempt to free himself, but it fails and eventually Angelus passes out, he can’t take this anymore and finally, FINALLY Blaze releases his grip on Anj, dropping the unconscious champion face first into the mat, which generates boos that engulf the arena. The noise hasn’t been this loud in a long time and a changed, two-faced man in Bryan Blaze just soaks in the boos, staring at Angelus: mission accomplished. Job done for the evening, Bryan now simply turns back, no remorse whatsoever as he slowly walks back, having obscenities yelled at him Bryan doesn’t take any notice, he looks straight ahead as he leaves. UWE fades to a commercial of Wrestlemania with Angelus in a bad, bad way as the EMT’s rush to him, stretcher in tow.

[Greenbean]

Non-Title Match
Match 2: Angelus vs Bryan Blaze

Match Writer: Greenbean

"Fortune, fame, mirror vain
Gone insane...
BUT THE MEMORY REMAINS!"

*BOOM!* A huge pyro fires up from the stage as "The memory Remains" continues playing. As the smoke from the pyro clears, Angelus is left standing in the middle of the stage staring straight down at his opponent. There's a sudden chill that sweeps through the crowd as Angelus takes one good, long look around the arena.

"Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies the grave
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor"

Schumacher: Ladies and Gentlemen. From Las Vegas, Nevada! Weighing in at 225 pounds! He is UWE's first and only Grand Slam Champion! ANNNNnnnnnNNNNGELLLLLLUSSSSss!

"Like twisted vines that grow
Hide and swallow mansions whole
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna"

Angelus makes his way down the ramp, highfiving the occasional fan who holds their arm out desperately to touch him. Some fans can be heard cheering his name at the top of their lungs, others have not forgotten his past deeds and refuse to cheer him. Angelus' eyes say it all though. He's not here for them. Angelus slides in on the apron and pops up, immediately look over to his opponent and pointing to them, telling them tonight they're gonna just another fallen victim. He then turns around and runs to the turnbuckle, jumping up to the top rope and pointing around the arena, then back to himself. Angelus jumps off and turns to his opponent, loosening up a little before the match begins.

Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane
But the memory remains

The lights all go out simultaneously. Then, within seconds, "One Step Closer" By Linkin Park booms through the PA system. The fans erupt in anticipation of Bryan Blaze. The lights are still out, but just seconds later, three red spotlights circle around the stage and top of the ramp area.

I cannot take this anymore
I'm saying everything I've said before
All these words they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Less I hear the less you'll say
But you'll find that out anyway

With that, Bryan Blaze bursts onto stage. He raises his arms up in the air, drawing a huge ovation from the crowd.

Everything you say to me
Takes me one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
Cause I'm one step closer to the edge
And I'm about to break

Lights are back on, as Blaze stands on stage, he goes on both knees and raises his arms once again, which triggers pyro to shoot out from the stage on both sides repeatedly. When the pyro stops, Blaze hops to his feet and runs towards the ring, tagging hands with fans along the way, and then slides in under the bottom rope.

I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again

Blaze gets onto the second turnbuckle in each corner, going counter-clockwise around the ring. Getting to all corners.

I’m about to break!

With that lyric playing, Blaze flips backward into the center of the ring and as he does, red pyro shoot from all corners of the ring, this only lasts for a couple seconds, and now Blaze stares at his opponent…

Schumacher: And his opponent, from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, weighing in at one hundred and ninety pounds...Bryan Blaze!

The bell sounds and this match is officially underway. Blaze and Angelus step in towards each other, touch hands and step back to opposite corners as they prepare to do battle. Both guys now begin to circle each other in the ring, some chants start up for Angelus, some start up for Bryan Blaze, both men clearly have quite the fan following. The two men edge together and in the middle of the ring hook up for a collar-and-elbow tie-up, realising he's probably not gonna be able to out-strength Angelus, Blaze quickly ducks underneath his opponent and gets behind Angelus, wrapping his arms around his waist and Blaze is able to take Angelus down to the mat. In an ideal position, Blaze is on top of Angelus on the floor, he rolls over the back of Angelus as quickly as he can, with Angelus struggling to keep up with the pace and Blaze ends up at the head of Angelus, both men are up to their feet right away and Blaze attempts a standing dropkick on Angelus, who sidesteps it just in time, Blaze is up to his feet instantly and the two guys assume their fighting stances, preparing to block any oncoming attack from their opponent. Blaze and Angelus look at one another and straighten up, backing up a couple of paces each as the fans applaud the aesthetically pleasing exchange between two of the entire UWE's biggest stars. Giving it another couple of seconds, Blaze and Angelus come back to the middle of the ring and again they're both thinking collar-and-elbow tie-up, this time the lock up last's longer, but again, before Angelus can start using his strength to his advantage, Blaze is able to spin out of the tie-up, grabbing the left arm of Angelus in the process and twisting it right around to gain control of Angelus, Blaze spins through the arm of Angelus again, applying an extreme amount of pressure to it right now, a much different gameplan here from Blaze than people expected, not least Angelus. Blaze continues his 'wrestling' based attack on Angelus by moving behind the World Champ, still very much in control via the arm and eventually pushing down on the shoulder of "The Arch Angel", putting Angelus down to one knee. Angelus now has his turn to show his speed as he first of all does a forward roll so he's on his back, then Angelus kips up and in one movement is able to spin underneath the arm of Blaze, a nice reversal which now gives Angelus control of the arm of Blaze here. Angelus now starts to apply pressure to the arm of Blaze, who can't find a reversal and Angelus now springs up off the mat with one foot and kicks Blaze under the armpit with the other foot, trying to work over the arm of Blaze here.

Hugh Reynolds: Nicely done from the champ, that’s the reason why he’s held the belt for so long, he’s so damn good at reversing other people.

Bobby Moroso: Adaptation Hugh. Angelus is the master at being able to adapt to any situation he’s in, that’s what makes him unique.

Unable to power his way out of the hold, Blaze realises his best chance is his speed so he charges towards the ropes, shows tremendous athleticism by leaping up high, almost right over the top ropes infact, but he lands on the top with the underside of his legs, he springboards off the ropes and in one swift movement, Blaze is able to catapult backwards, landing on his feet and pulling the arm of Angelus in the process, turning it into quite the arm drag, sending Angelus rolling to the other side of the ring. Again, both athletes are up to their feet quickly and again they are both reluctant to come right at each other, instead they look across the ring at each other, both with a smile etched on their face, they both know to win this match, they'll have to come through a war. Angelus nods his head, acknowledging the talent of Blaze while Blaze bends forwards, gesturing for Angelus to 'bring it on'. As they come towards each other again, Angelus holds one hand up in the air towards Blaze, challenging him to a test of strength and although Blaze knows he probably doesn't stand a chance of winning, he also puts his hand up, accepting the challenge from Anj but before the two can interlock fingers, Angelus decides to pull away opting against the decision and again the two continue trying to suss each other, which draws them both in towards each other, but before Angelus can even contemplate a move, Blaze takes the first real advantage by hitting a hard knee to the gut of Angelus, which causes Anj to lower his head and now again, choosing to go the 'real wrestling' route, Blaze applies a side standing headlock on Angelus, trying to slowly weaken his opponent down as he continues to apply as much pressure as he possibly can. Angelus now grabs Blaze around the waist and heads backwards to the ropes with him, using his own momentum to push him against the ropes and into the opposite ones, Blaze comes running back off the ropes and with the speed he's running at he stuns Angelus with how much natural strength he actually possesses by knocking him to the mat with a shoulder block. Surprised by the strength of Blaze, Angelus remains on the canvas for a moment, until Blaze now runs into the ropes, this has Angelus quickly turn over onto his stomach so Blaze jumps over him and then hits the opposite ropes, this time Angelus is up onto his feet and as Blaze returns, he leapfrogs over the head of Bryan, instead of carrying on into the ropes Blaze attempts to catch Angelus off guard, but as he turns around Angelus is just a little bit quicker to the punch as he wraps his legs around the waist of Blaze, taking him down in an unorthodox way and managing to execute quick a unique pinfall...

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Kickout! Blaze kicks out, preventing an early finish here, Angelus is up a split second quicker than Blaze, Blaze rushes at Angelus, only to receive an arm drag from Angelus, again both men are up and again Angelus takes Blaze over with an arm drag, this time Angelus is up to his feet a considerable amount of time before Blaze and attempts a Roundhouse Kick as Blaze gets up, but Blaze's reactions help him out now as he narrowly avoids his head being taken off by the boot of Angelus as he drops back down to his ass, a matrix-like move from Blaze! Bryan is seated in the corner breathing heavily, he knows he dodged a bullet there as Angelus holds his finger and thumb an inch apart "this close" he says to Blaze as he steps back a bit, giving Bryan the chance to get back to his feet. Up Blaze gets to his feet and he walks back towards the middle of the ring, where Angelus is standing ready to greet him. The two edge in closer together again, both assuming their usual fighting stance as again they collide with a third collar-and-elbow tie-up, this time both men are focused on winning this battle as they both push as much as they physically can, eventually it's Angelus who assumes control and starts to force Blaze into the corner, but just before the back of Bryan hits the turnbuckle, he flips the hips and spins round, putting Angelus into the turnbuckle, a sound move from Blaze as the ref now decides to come into break both guys up in the corner, on his two count they release their grips and both guys hold their hands up high in the air, about to break but then, quite uncharacteristically again for Blaze, he takes quite the cheap shot at Angelus, hitting a kick to the stomach of him, quite a hard kick infact which drops Angelus to his knees. Blaze then shrugs his shoulders, as if to suggest he's gonna win this one by any means necessary, such is the magnitude of the match for him. Blaze brings Angelus up to his feet then clocks him with a hard right hand, right to the jaw, a right which has Angelus spin a 180 and bounce off the second ropes, coming back up to his feet. Blaze now Irish whips Angelus, but it's reversed by Anj, who again goes for the Roundhouse Kick, this time it finds its mark beautifully on Bryan Blaze, dropping him down to the mat. Blaze now wisely stops any potential momentum Angelus is about to build by wisely rolling out of the ring, that Roundhouse Kick caught him good and Blaze tries to get a few seconds to himself in order to shake any cobwebs as Blaze walks around the ring for a moment, holding his head before he climbs back up onto the ring apron and through the ropes, into the ring. Edging closer and closer to Angelus, who hasn't moved from the middle of the ring, Blaze is thinking what he can do next and just as it looks as though they're both about to go for another collar-and-elbow tie-up, Blaze tries to kick Angelus in the gut again, but this time Angelus catches the foot of Blaze, only for Blaze to counter the counter by jumping up and clocking Angelus right around the side of his head with an enziguri, scrambling the brains of the World Champ who falls to the mat. Blaze now seizes control of Angelus, as he now connects with a European Uppercut on Anj just as he was getting back to his feet. Being propped up by the ropes, Angelus now prepares to be sent into the ropes by Blaze, who Irish whips him but now as Angelus returns, Blaze lowers his head slightly, but he does it too early and Angelus does a backflip, rolling over Blaze and landing on his feet, Blaze spins around and instantly goes for a Roundhouse Kick, but this time Angelus shows his reflexes as he side steps the kick then just boots Blaze clean in the back of the head.

Bobby Moroso: Down goes Blaze, that hadda knock the wind outta his sails!

Hugh Reynolds: Don’t count your chickens Bobby boy, look how determined Bryan is.

Much to the credit of Blaze however, he's up to his feet quickly, but he feels a clothesline from Angelus which knocks him right back down again, determined not to give up, Blaze wills himself back up, only to receive yet another clothesline from Angelus, knocking him down once again and now before Blaze can get back up to his feet, Angelus reads him well and gets over to him quickly, scoop slamming him back to the mat and this time, at least for now, Blaze remains grounded as Angelus looks around the arena, planning his next move. He leaps up to the top ropes, but again Bryan Blaze shows his smarts as he rolls right out of the ring under the bottom ropes. Angelus allows no restbite for Blaze though, as he gets off the top ropes, then with the assistance of the ropes, sends himself flying over the top, throwing caution to the wind and taking Blaze down to the floor with a crossbody, which has both men down momentarily. Naturally, Angelus is first to his feet, the less harmed of the two and he seeks the crowds encouragement, some give it him, some boo, if you ever wanted a crowd split right down the middle then look no further than this match as Angelus picks Blaze up to his feet and rolls him back into the ring under the bottom ropes, whilst a replay airs of the high-flying Angelus. The Champ gets back onto the ring apron now, but as he does, Blaze is back to his feet and Blaze comes walking at Angelus, determined not to let him back in the ring easily, unfortunately for Blaze however, he receives a shoulder to the gut from Angelus, Anj goes for another shoulder to the gut, but he goes to the well once to often here as Bryan Blaze drives the knee right into the shoulder of Angelus, leaving "The Arch Angel" hanging precariously on the second ropes. Blaze takes a couple of steps backwards, just taking a couple deep breathes then he turns around to see Angelus still hanging there, so Blaze shows that speed he's renowned for and dashes at Angelus, jumping right over the top ropes, clutching the legs of Angelus before he lands and executing on hellacious powerbomb onto the mat!! Blaze fan or Angelus fan, it doesn't matter, every single ass in the arena came outta their seats for that move as Bryan Blaze hits the first real big move of this match, leaving Angelus flat on his back, the pain is shown all over his face and after a moment, Blaze is back up to his feet, although staggering from side to side as another replay airs, this time of Bryan Blaze doing what he does best: Flying! The only downside here for Blaze is that it's gonna be a struggle to get Angelus up and inside the ring, seeing as the body of Angelus has practically gone limp for the time being. He struggles, and with the ref counting towards ten, Blaze decides to pull Angelus by the neck, then underneath the arms until he finally has Angelus lying on the ring apron, Blaze now pushes hard and rolls Angelus right back into the ring, he slides in and now Blaze attempts his first cover of the match...

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Kickout! Angelus rolls over onto his side as Blaze sits up, quite surprised he didn’t have a victory there. Angelus now tries using the ropes to get up and is now leaning across the second rope, but before he can pull himself back up, Blaze drives his knee across the back of Angelus, one more knee to the same place has Angelus grimace in pain. Blaze now runs into the opposite ropes and as he runs he jumps at Angelus, landing on his lower back again as Blaze steps back a couple steps, watching as Angelus falls from the ropes onto the mat. Lying on his back, Blaze now stands above Angelus, looking down at him and now he decides to cover…

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Kickout! Blaze wasted too much time and was never gonna get the pin, but he continues to surprise people, especially Angelus, as Blaze now sits Angelus up, he locks his fingers around the chin of Angelus, placing his knee into the back of the Champ, Blaze has him now in an extremely painful submission hold, Angelus knows he can’t stand to be in this move for long so at first, he tries to break the grip of Blaze, but can’t seem to break his grip so Angelus knows the only way out is by getting up to his feet and he’s able to do so quite quickly infact, now Anj starts to hit stiff back elbows to the gut of Blaze and three elbows later, the grip of Bryan is broken. Angelus turns his back on his opponent and looks to charge into the ropes, but this proves to be a mistake as Blaze now grabs the shoulders of Angelus and forcefully slams him back down onto the mat, causing Anj to land hard on the back of his neck. Not moving much at all and lay on his back, Angelus seems ripe for the picking as Blaze now simply gets in a mount position on Angelus and starts throwing a couple of rights and elbow strikes to Angelus until he’s told to break, which he does right away and now Blaze gets up to his feet with a smile on his face, thinking of what he’s gonna go for next Blaze climbs out of the ring, holding onto the top ropes as he waits for Angelus to get up, Blaze then springboards off the top ropes and executes a dropkick from there, hitting Angelus right in the chest, knocking him back down and this time Blaze rushes into the cover…

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Kickout! Blaze places his hands on his hips, looking up at the official, who mimics the shoulder coming up off the canvas and again Angelus sits up onto his ass, trying to do whatever he can to prevent his shoulders being on the canvas. As Angelus tries getting back up, Blaze clocks him round the head, which has Angelus lower his head and then Blaze hits Angelus with a European Uppercut on Anj, dropping him back down to the mat. Blaze continues his assault and now he applies a single leg Boston crab on Angelus, keeping him grounded. Angelus is near the ropes, he stretches his arm out, trying to reach for the bottom ropes, but just can’t get there, the ref asks Anj if he quits, obviously he’s not gonna give it in to a single leg, but that doesn’t deny the pain he’s in. With a forward crawl, Angelus then manages to stretch out and finally reach the bottom ropes, causing the ref to demand a break to the hold. Again Blaze gives that clean break and now he grabs Anj by the head and pulls him up to his feet, hitting him with a scoop slam which puts him in position if Blaze were to climb the ropes. Blaze opts against heading up to the ropes, instead he brings Angelus up to his feet again, now he Irish whips Angelus, kicking him in the stomach and attempting The Burn…but Angelus pushes him off and into the ropes, now as Blaze returns from the ropes he gets dropped with a back elbow from Angelus, catching Blaze right on the jaw as Angelus holds his back for a moment, then Blaze is right back up to his feet, he swings a right at Anj, who ducks it and attempts a German on Blaze, Blaze shows great athleticism as Angelus throws him, but Blaze is able to land on his feet and then hit Angelus with a Pele Kick! Down goes Angelus and Blaze drops on top of his for another cover, some fans raise from their seats believing the match is over as they count along with the ref…

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Kickout! Some fans are happy, some aren’t so but the bottom line is that this match continues. Both men are breathing heavily now, Angelus is the worse for ware, a great showing so far by Blaze who is now on his feet and lining up Angelus for some kind of running attack. Angelus is alot slower at getting to his feet now and Blaze comes charging at Anj...but Angelus shows he still has juice left by getting up quickly and timing it just right to drill Blaze with a massive Samoan Drop, which has both men lying on their backs on the ground. Angelus is the first to make any sign of movement, with sweat dripping from his forehead he's able to will himself up to his feet and seeing Blaze still on the ground, the Champ now believes he has enough time to venture up to the top ropes, he sluggishly climbs to the top ropes, taking far to much time but its as fast as he can go, by the time he gets into a position to fly, he looks up to see a somewhat rejuvenated Bryan Blaze charging at him and before Angelus can do anything about it, Blaze leaps off the canvas all the way up to the top ropes, holding onto the head of Angelus for balance and then almost at the speed of light, Blaze jumps again, wrapping his legs around the head of Angelus and taking him off the top ropes with a hellacious hurricanrana which almost snaps Angelus in half as he lands right back onto the canvas, he flew damn near all the way across the ring!! Angelus curls up into a ball almost as the referee checks on him, he ain't gonna give it up though and he looks across the ring, seeing Blaze flat on his back too. Blaze now turns onto his stomach and reaches out to Angelus, getting on top of him and hooking the leg as the ref begins to count...

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Kickout! Blaze thought for sure he had it then, but the ref shoots up, holding two fingers up, letting everyone know the match isn't over yet. "Come on" mutters Blaze, as he sighs with disbelief. Up to his feet he gets again, although after hitting that must he must have thought he wouldn't have to continue the attack, but he's up and walking back and forth, albeit with a slight limp as he now helps Angelus to his feet and Irish whips him into the ropes, Blaze thinks its time for another dropkick as he leaves his feet once more, but this time it fails him as Angelus hooks both arms around the top ropes and prevents himself from coming back into the middle, saving himself from eating a dropkick in the process as Blaze now feels his head smack off the canvas and his back sting from the contact with the mat. Shuffling towards the ropes for assistance, Angelus is finally able to pull himself up to his feet, as well does Blaze too though and now Blaze grabs the head of Angelus, looking to smash it into the turnbuckle but as he tries to, Angelus puts his foot on the second buckle, blocks it, then responds by smashing Blaze's face into the top pad putting Blaze into a spin and Blaze turns around right into a Yakuza Kick from Angelus, again causing both men to go down. This time Angelus isn't down for long as he leans against the turnbuckle, just shaking his head off as he tries to find a way back into this, but as he looks up he sees Blaze comes charging towards him, going for a stinger splash...only this time Blaze misses as Angelus uses his speed to get outta the way in the nick of time, that's gotta hurt the ribs of Blaze who now walks into a hard clothesline from Angelus, knocking him to the deck, if only for a second until Blaze charges at Angelus, just to receive another hard clothesline and now the momentum is beginning to shift the way of Angelus, who now drops Blaze with a cartwheel kick, this time keeping Blaze on the ground. Holding his lower back and limping, Angelus encourages the crowd to get behind him, which some do but obviously alot boo also as Angelus shifts his attention back to Blaze as he attempts to Irish whip Blaze into the opposite turnbuckle, only for Blaze to counter it, sending Angelus in and Blaze doesn't wait around, he charges at Angelus, only to eat a back elbow which sends him backing up into the middle of the ring. Angelus pulls himself to the top ropes and this time is able to jump off them, decking Bryan Blaze with the Leap of Faith as he nails him with his fist, opting against the cover Angelus hits the ropes and by the time he returns, Blaze is back to his feet, but not for long as Angelus hits him with a spinning heel kick, knocking Blaze right back down again. Now it's Angelus who's bringing Blaze up to his feet, he sends Blaze into the ropes and as Blaze returns hit makes the ring shake with a Rock-like Spinebuster, Angelus quickly attempts the pin...

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Kickout! The right shoulder of Blaze springs from the mat and now Blaze tries getting up again, he'll do anything to avoid his shoulder being on the mat but unfortunately Angelus is up and Anj goes to grab Blaze, but Blaze breaks his grip and goes for a scoop slam, which Angelus reverses as he rolls off the shoulder of Blaze, then Angelus shows his strength by lifting Blaze high up into the air and dropping him with a press slam! Blaze is lying a couple of inches from the turnbuckle and Angelus cannot resist the temptation to go aerial once more as he heads to the top ropes, then jumps backwards right away, throwing caution to the wind as he attempts, and successfully lands a moonsault on Blaze, remaining on top of him for yet another cover...

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Kickout! Now it's Bryan who's struggling to stay in this one, there's no rest for the wicked here as when Blaze gets to his feet, Angelus drives a shoulder right into his gut in the corner of the ring, Angelus then holds onto the ropes and jumps off his feet as he drives his shoulder into the gut of Blaze for a second time and Angelus now jumps up, putting his feet on the thighs of Blaze and monkey flipping him...but Blaze lands on his feet! Bryan actually seems as shocked as anyone that he pulled off this stunt and stands there for a second, admiring his work as the fans applaud until Blaze realises Angelus is standing right behind him and Blaze turns around, right into The Verdict!! Angelus just dropped Blaze but opts against the cover, instead he wants to seal the deal as he goes up to the top ropes, time for an all or nothing move! Angelus jumps for the skies, going for a Shooting Star Press...but Blaze MOVES!! Blaze got out of the way just in time as Angelus kicks his feet holding his stomach in agony but forces himself back to his feet, Blaze now springboards off the ropes at Angelus...HEATWAVE!!! Blaze connected big time with that move and Angelus looks to have had his lights turned out and with what seems to be the last bit of energy Blaze has left, he finally makes the cover on Angelus, as the referee, along with thousands of fans, begin to count...

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Angelus has his foot on the ropes and the referee notices this just in time, he tells Blaze this, who just looks at the ropes in disbelief, the fans realise what's going on as the arena quietens down, they was ready to explode when the ref's hand hit the mat for the third time. The fatigue is seen in the eyes of Blaze, who drags Angelus into the middle of the ring to make the cover again...

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Kickout! The Champ shoots the right shoulder off the canvas JUST in time, he's still fighting, his heart is still beating so he's not gonna quit and Blaze's frustration finally appears to boil over as he beats the mat in anger. A replay airs, showing Angelus going for his Shooting Star Press as Angelus rolls to the outside, trying to catch a breather while Blaze has quite the heated discussion with the ref, who stands firm on his decision. Realising he's not gonna change the ref's mind, Blaze gets out of the ring himself, to stop Angelus recovering at all and now he comes running, perhaps a little over-zealously towards Angelus, who uses the momentum of Blaze to drop toehold him face first, into the barricades which buys him some much needed recovery time. Angelus now rolls into the ring and as he's onto his feet, he sees Blaze about to get back in the ring and charges at him, attempting a baseball slide, but Blaze sidesteps it, causing Angelus to slide right out of the ring and catch a big, stiff kick to the skull from Blaze in the process, causing Angelus just to sprawl out against the ring apron. Blaze rolls him back into the ring and right away heads to the top ropes, preparing to fly as he remains stood on the top, just waiting for Angelus to turn around and as he does, Blaze jumps at him with a high crossbody, he connects with it but Angelus smartly rolls though, making it his cover as the ref counts...

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Schumacher: Here is your winner…Bryan Blaze!

A pin drop can be heard inside the arena, Blaze is the last person people expected to steal a victory like he did. The emotions on his face appear to show, anger and frustration can be seen in the eyes of Blaze as everyone looks on in shock, Bryan gets to his feet slowly, proud of his victory. Out of the ring he gets, grabbing the World Championship from ringside as he slides back into the ring, holding the title down by his side, preparing to give the championship to Angelus once he gets up. Finally up to his feet, sweat dripping from the forehead, breathing heavily as he’s looking down at the mat Angelus slowly raises his head, knowing that Blaze is standing in front if him…BOOM!! Blaze just clocks Angelus right in the skull with the title belt, damn near taking his head off!!!

Hugh Reynolds: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?

Bobby Moroso: Bryan Blaze just became a man Hugh, that’s what the hell!!

Blaze takes one glance at the Championship before dropping it on the mat, focusing his attention on Angelus again as he’s not quite through. Angelus is dragged up to his feet, despite pleas from the official to stop Blaze ignores him and then throws Angelus outside the ring, he really plans to punish Angelus here. Blaze follows him out of the ring, looking at the family of Angelus who are seated in the front row as a sinister smile slowly forms onto his face, he’s planning to slowly dissect the champion. Blaze grabs Angelus and rams him face first into the announce table, causing the announcers to stand from their seats, getting out of the way of anything possibly coming there way. Angelus now tries to get to his feet again, but after getting his face driven into the turnbuckle post, he now hit’s the deck again, now with some blood trickling down his forehead. Again Blaze looks at the family of Angelus, who attempt to jump the barrier, only to be stopped by the security guards that prevent them. Blaze knows this and deliberately takes his time with Angelus, who’s guard is completely down. Seeing the blood, Blaze now throws a few stiff kicks at the gash, trying to bust him open more so. Bryan now starts to strip down the table, definitely with the intentions of sending Angelus right through it. Blaze throws Angelus on top of the bare table, then into the ring he climbs, the sense that something big is about to happen arises and the arena rises to its feet, just to watch what transpires. Holding onto the top ropes, Blaze looks ready to catapult himself towards Angelus. The champ starts to climb up to his feet on the table, his head is lowered and he seems in some pain, Blaze jumps to the top ropes and springboards towards Angelus, hooking his head in mid-air and driving him into the table, drilling him through the table! THIRD DEGREE THROUGH THE TABLE!!!

Hugh Reynolds: Good God almighty! Somewhere between this rubble lies two bodies I promise you!!

Pushing the bits of table off him, Blaze gets up stiffly but Angelus isn’t moving, his eyes are closed as he’s lay on his back, wearing the crimson mask that has now covered his face. Holding his lower back, Blaze is up to his feet as he staggers over to the family of Angelus “you think that’s bad? Watch this!” screams Blaze, they grab for him but cannot reach, desperate to help the champion, nobody can get over the barricade and now Blaze grabs some cables from one of the television monitors, he then double-layers it and lashes Angelus hard across the back, arching his back as he just tries to bear the pain, Angelus rolls around as his back is stinging, its not helped by Blaze giving him two more lashes with the cables, both of which make a sickening noise and the after effect is the back of Angelus looking like Ric Flair’s chopped him a couple hundred times. Grabbing Angelus by the hair, Blaze drags him across to his family, as he lies on his belly looking up at them, he knows there’s nothing they can do and now Angelus feeling a ripping ’sensation’ on his throat as Blaze wraps the cable around it, standing behind Angelus, Blaze begins to pull back on the rope, choking the life out of Angelus who’s just struggling for air. Kids are crying at this disgusting sight, multiple officials rush down to try and pull Blaze off and Angelus’ back and neck are pull backwards in such an awkward position, with blood flowing freely down his face Angelus must have so much going through his mind right now, he makes one last attempt to free himself, but it fails and eventually Angelus passes out, he can’t take this anymore and finally, FINALLY Blaze releases his grip on Anj, dropping the unconscious champion face first into the mat, which generates boos that engulf the arena. The noise hasn’t been this loud in a long time and a changed, two-faced man in Bryan Blaze just soaks in the boos, staring at Angelus: mission accomplished. Job done for the evening, Bryan now simply turns back, no remorse whatsoever as he slowly walks back, having obscenities yelled at him Bryan doesn’t take any notice, he looks straight ahead as he leaves. UWE fades to a commercial of Wrestlemania with Angelus in a bad, bad way as the EMT’s rush to him, stretcher in tow.