Battlegrounds 74 - Griffin Hawkins vs Ethan Cage (IWF Title Match)

The show returns from the video package, and we see that Corey Bull and Ace Static have been escorted out of the ring. Heather Thompson is the only one that remains, as she gets set to introduce the final match.

Heather Thompson – Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is set for one-fall, and it is for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship! Introducing first…our special guest referee of the night

The lights in the arena dim as Molly by Cedric Gervais begins to play over the loudspeakers in the arena. A spotlight appears on the stage as Molly Reid walks out in her cheerleading outfit, bouncing around with an evil grin on her face. As she walks down the ramp to a chorus of boos, she flips off the crowd her both hands

Hi
I am looking for Molly
I’ve been searching everywhere
And I can’t seem to find Molly

Do you know where I can find Molly?
She makes my life happier
More exciting
She makes me want to dance

Molly Reid gets to the ring and walks up the steps, as the referee walks over and holds the ropes open for her. She grins at him before ducking through the ropes and walking to one of the corners of the ring. She climbs onto the second rope and removes her cheerleading top, showing off her wrestling top. She throws the shirt into the crowd, and retreats to her corner, removing her skirt to reveal her wrestling shorts underneath. She stands in the corner awaiting the start of the match, soaking in the boos.

Heather Thompson – From Los Angeles California…a former Queen of Wrestling champion…MOLLY REID!

Johnny – Molly is the real wildcard in this match tonight. Either she calls it straight down the middle, like she promised Jessica, or she favours Ethan

Matt – Yeah, and after what happened to Ethan last week, I gotta think that she’d favour him. Especially since the two of them are close

The lights go out, the first chords of Hit the Lights by Metallica begins to play. Then the stage fills with blue, sparks shower down from the titan tron, and out comes Ethan, walking through those sparks, in a hoodie vest, long wrestling gear, black elbow pads, and gloves. Ethan stops at the entrance way and peeks from under his hoodie and then walks at a comfortable pace with the hood covering his face, smirking most of the time, depending on his opponent. He rolls into the ring, he stands in the middle of the ring and right as the singer of his theme song screams "Hit the Lights", Ethan throws back the hood and exposes his face and holds his arms out at his sides. Once that's done, he goes to the corner and props his self up on the corner turnbuckle awaiting his opponent.

Heather Thompson – And the competitors…first off, the challenger…fighting out of Las Vegas Nevada and weighing two hundred thirty eight pounds…ETHAN CAGE!

Johnny – I can’t wait to see what Ethan brings to this match

Matt – Both men have beaten each other before, but this time it’s for the title. You can be sure that both of them are going to leave it all in the ring tonight

The lights suddenly go out in the arena, plunging the crowd into total darkness. Some fans are seen holding up their cigarette lighters.  A black and white video of a long haired young man appears on the Titantron.

Outside my window there´s a
Whole lot of trouble comin´
The cartoon killers and the
Rag cover clones
Stack heels kickin´ rhythm
Of social circumcision
Can´t close the closet on
Shoe box full of bones..

The high pitched screams of Sebastian Bach is heard as the pyro goes "BOOOOOOOOOM!" Monkey Business by Skid Row is heard as Griffin Hawkins stands uptop the ramp, raising the devil horns in the air amongst the screaming fans. Taylor Michaels crawls between his legs, getting in view of the camera. He helps her up with both hands. He grins at her as the two make their way down the ramp, slapping hands with the fans. Both of them go on opposite sides of the ring apron. Griffin holds the ring rope for Taylor to enter.

Heather Thompson – And finally…from Windsor Ontario Canada…weighing two hundred twenty six pounds…he is the CURRENT IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION…GRIFFIN HAWKINS!

He slowly enters the ring by stepping between the ropes. He gets on each corner of the ropes, raising the Devil Horns in the air as the crowd is cheering for him, holding up signs saying "Griffin Rocks" while a few young 13 year old female fans hold up signs reading "Marry Me Griffin" Taylor smiles at him, showing her support for him. She gets behind him and takes his jacket off his back. He then gets down and takes off his aviator shades, going to the outside of the ring. He puts them on a smiling young fan, patting him on the head before going back inside. Griffin is in the corner with Taylor on the ropes behind him, rubbing his shoulders as he prepares for the match to start.

Johnny – I’ve got goosebumps for this match

Matt – All month Ethan and Molly have been going after Griffin, trying to soften him up for this match. And then last week, someone finally got revenge on Ethan for it. Whether that was Griffin or not, we may never know

Johnny – But now they finally get to do battle in the ring! For the title!

Matt – And of course, the always beautiful Molly Reid is here to keep the peace

Molly Reid grabs the title belt from Griffin Hawkins and hands it to the timekeeper. Molly Reid makes sure both wrestlers are ready, before she calls for the bell.


IWF World Heavyweight Championship
Special Guest Referee: Molly Reid
Griffin Hawkins [vs] Ethan Cage

[Ding Ding Ding!]

Ethan Cage and Griffin Hawkins meet in the middle of the ring and immediately tie up. Ethan Cage begins to slowly push Griffin Hawkins back to the corner of the ring. Ethan Cage pushes Griffin Hawkins into the turnbuckle and spreads his arms apart. Ethan Cage begins to deliver knife edged chops to the chest of Griffin Hawkins, who desperately tries to escape out of the grasp of Ethan Cage. Another chop to the chest of Griffin Hawkins, and Ethan Cage takes a few steps back.

Johnny – Big, big chops to the chest here by Ethan, he’s showing off some superior strength early on in this match

Matt – If he can keep up the pressure, he can really wear down the champion tonight

Ethan Cage runs and clotheslines Griffin Hawkins, knocking him down to the ground. Ethan Cage steps back again and runs towards the corner, trying to deliver a knee to the face of Griffin Hawkins. Before the knee can connect, Griffin Hawkins ducks and rolls out of the way. Ethan Cage spins around and delivers a huge discus clothesline to Griffin Hawkins, knocking him down to the ground. Ethan Cage grabs the leg of Griffin Hawkins and immediately begins to twist it around, trying to lock in some sort of ankle lock. Griffin Hawkins kicks Ethan Cage off of him.

Johnny – Early on and it’s been all Ethan Cage

Matt – Griffin needs to get his shit together, or else this will be a really short night

Griffin Hawkins stands up as Ethan Cage grabs onto his arm. Ethan Cage whips Griffin Hawkins across the ring, causing him to hit the ropes and rebound off of them. Griffin Hawkins ducks underneath a flying shoulder block by Ethan Cage, and runs towards the opposite ropes. Griffin Hawkins jumps onto the ropes, springboarding back towards Ethan Cage and takes him down with a flying leg lariat.

Johnny – There we go, that’s the high flying action were used to with Griffin

Matt – He’s not your traditional high flyer, but he’s extremely fast-paced, and can wear anyone down.

Johnny – Yeah, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone that has better cardio than Griffin

Griffin Hawkins immediately mounts Ethan Cage and begins to drop punch after punch onto his face. Ethan Cage tries to cover up, and so Griffin Hawkins switches to body shots. Griffin Hawkins continues to mix up his punches until Ethan Cage manages to buck his hips and knock Griffin Hawkins off of him. Ethan Cage stands up and tries to grab onto Griffin Hawkins, who ducks and spins behind Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins elbows Ethan Cage in the back of the knee, causing him to fall to his knees. Griffin Hawkins stands up and places his leg across the back of Ethan Cage’s head, before falling onto the mat, smashing Ethan Cage’s face into the mat with his leg.

Johnny – Now there’s an innovative move, I don’t know if I’ve seen people do that before

Matt – Griffin has the ability to just make up moves on the fly. That’s why he’s such a good champion

Griffin Hawkins immediately rolls Ethan Cage over and hooks his leg, but before Molly Reid can even begin to count the pin, Ethan Cage shoves Griffin Hawkins off of him.

Johnny – Not gonna happen Griffin, you need more than that

Matt – Ethan is no slouch

Ethan Cage gets back to his feet and grabs onto Griffin Hawkins. Ethan Cage wraps his arms around Griffin Hawkins’ waist and lifts him up, before slamming him back with a german suplex. Ethan Cage immediately grabs onto Griffin Hawkins’ arm and twists it behind him back. Griffin Hawkins slowly gets to his knees and Ethan Cage quickly releases the chicken wing hold. Ethan Cage then drives his knee into the back of Griffin Hawkins, and pulls his head back.

Johnny – Ethan’s grounding Griffin here, right back to the gameplan. If you take out a birds wings, it’s not gonna fly

Matt – Not really a great metaphor, but I’ll take it

Griffin Hawkins struggles with the hold, flailing his arms around. Eventually he gets a hold of Ethan Cage’s head and begins to stand up. Griffin Hawkins drops down while still holding the head of Ethan Cage, causing Ethan Cage’s jaw to smash the top of Griffin Hawkins’ head. Ethan Cage stumbles backwards as Griffin Hawkins gets to his feet.

Johnny – Every time Ethan thinks he’s in control, Griffin finds a way to fight out of it

Matt – And that’s why he’s the champion Johnny. He just has an answer for everything

Griffin Hawkins runs at Ethan Cage and grabs him by the head. Griffin Hawkins runs and springboards off of the ropes, flying through the air and delivering a big DDT to Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins runs and jumps off of the ropes, going to hit a lionsault onto the chest of Ethan Cage, who rolls out of the way. Griffin Hawkins hits the mat hard and stands back to his feet, clutching his stomach in pain. Ethan Cage runs at him and clotheslines Griffin Hawkins, who tumbles over the top rope and out of the ring onto the floor.

Johnny – Oh boy, they’re right out on the floor

Matt – Think Molly is going to count them out?

Ethan Cage slides out of the ring and grabs onto Griffin Hawkins. Molly Reid makes no effort to count either wrestler out, and instead just follows them to the outside of the ring.

Johnny – That answers your question right there, doesn’t it?

Ethan Cage grabs Griffin Hawkins and picks him up to his feet. Ethan Cage knees Griffin Hawkins in the stomach, doubling him over. Ethan Cage gets double underhooks, before lifting Griffin Hawkins up in suplex position, then quickly changing it into a backbreaker. Griffin Hawkins rolls around on the mat, clutching his back in pain

Johnny – Nice move by Cage, that’s one of his real go-to moves

Matt – And back and forth and back and forth

Ethan Cage grabs onto Griffin Hawkins and lifts him up to his feet. Ethan Cage whips Griffin Hawkins hard towards the crowd barrier. Griffin Hawkins somehow manages to jump up and land on top of the crowd barrier before he crashes into it. Griffin Hawkins somehow manages to keep his balance there. Ethan Cage runs towards Griffin Hawkins, who suddenly backflips off of the barrier and lands on his feet behind Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins jumps and dropkicks Ethan Cage in the back, causing Ethan Cage to tumble over the crowd barrier.

Johnny – There goes Ethan, right into the crowd!

Matt – Those Brazilian fans are really getting what they paid for here, a chance to touch a potential future IWF champion

Griffin Hawkins slowly gets to his feet and walks over to the crowd barrier. He reaches over and grabs Ethan Cage by the head, lifting him up. Griffin Hawkins hooks the head of Ethan Cage and lifts him up vertically in the air. Griffin Hawkins falls back and delivers a big suplex onto the floor. Ethan Cage immediately tenses up in pain as Griffin Hawkins rolls over to his feet.

Johnny – Wow, what a supex! Right onto the floor, that definitely had to hurt

Matt – Yeah you think Johnny? That floor isn’t soft

Griffin Hawkins grabs Ethan Cage and picks him up to his feet, dragging him over to the corner of the ring on the outside. Griffin Hawkins twists Ethan Cage’s arm around the ring post and begins to smash it into the post, before pulling on it and twisting it in a very painful looking way.

Johnny – Yikes, Griffin’s got Ethan’s arm wrapped around that ring post nice and tright

Matt – Yeah, and Molly isn’t stopping anything

Ethan Cage struggles and grimaces in pain as Griffin Hawkins continues to apply pressure to the hold around the ringpost. Ethan Cage eventually grabs the back of Griffin Hawkins’ head and slams it down, right onto the steel steps. This causes Griffin Hawkins to release the hold on Ethan Cage, who then grabs Griffin Hawkins’ head again and smashes it into the steps. Ethan Cage spins Griffin Hawkins around and kicks him in the stomach. Ethan Cage grabs Griffin Hawkins around the waist and lifts him up in the air before smashing him down with a gutwrench powerbomb.

Johnny – There’s a huge guntwrench powerbomb from Cage, he’s really turning the tides around

Matt – He needs more of this. Big power moves that will slow down Griffin fast. Because when Griffin gets a head of steam, he’s near impossible to stop

Ethan Cage lifts Griffin Hawkins up to his feet and rolls him into the ring so that his head is underneath the ropes hanging over the ring apron. Ethan Cage climbs onto the ring apron and runs towards Griffin Hawkins and jumps, looking to hit a leg drop across his head. Suddenly Griffin Hawkins moves and Ethan Cage lands directly onto the corner of the ring apron. Ethan Cage falls down to the outside of the ring, clutching the back of his leg and ass in pain.

Johnny – Look at the awareness by Griffin to avoid that one!

Matt – He always knows what’s going on in that ring, and he often seems one step ahead of his opponent at all times

In the ring, Griffin Hawkins slowly gets to his feet. He sees Ethan Cage slowly getting to his feet on the outside. Griffin Hawkins runs and hops onto the top turnbuckle. Griffin Hawkins waits until Ethan Cage stands up, before flipping off of the top rope and hitting a somersault plancha onto Ethan Cage, who falls to the ground.

Johnny – Wow! What a huge somersault plancha!

Matt – Griffin laying his body on the line to defend his title! What a match this is!

Griffin Hawkins stands up and grabs Ethan Cage, lifting him up and rolling him into the ring. Griffin Hawkins slides into the ring after him and walks towards Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins stomps on the chest of Ethan Cage a few times, before walking over to the corner and climbing onto the top rope once again. Griffin Hawkins jumps off the ropes and delivers a huge elbow to the chest of Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins immediately rolls over and tries to pin Ethan Cage. Molly Reid reluctantly drops down and begins to count.

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Ethan Cage gets his shoulder up just at the two count.

Johnny – Big kickout by Ethan!

Griffin Hawkins gets to his feet and walks over to the corner. He once again climbs onto the turnbuckle and perches himself on the top rope. Griffin Hawkins jumps off and tries to hit a swanton bomb, but Ethan Cage moves out of the way.

Matt – Just misses with the Holy Diver!

Griffin Hawkins rolls around the mat in pain and slowly gets to his feet, holding his back. Ethan Cage runs and hits a spinning heel kick to the jaw of Griffin Hawkins, knocking him to the ground. Ethan Cage stands up and climbs through the ropes and onto the ring apron, before turning back to face Griffin Hawkins. Ethan Cage springboards himself onto the top rope and jumps off, before hitting a leg drop across the neck of Griffin Hawkins. Ethan Cage immediately goes for a pin.

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Griffin Hawkins kicks out.

Johnny – A kickout by Griffin. This match truly has no advantage for either side

Matt – It’s been back and forth all night, and I see no sign of that changing any time soon

Ethan Cage grabs Griffin Hawkins in frustration and lifts him up to his feet. Griffin Hawkins suddenly whips Ethan Cage across the ring. Ethan Cage jumps and springboards off of the ropes and hits Griffin Hawkins with a superman punch. Griffin Hawkins stumbles back into the ropes, and Ethan Cage runs at him, going to hit a clothesline. Griffin Hawkins ducks underneath the clothesline as Ethan Cage goes over the top rope. But instead of falling out onto the floor, Ethan Cage manages to catch himself and land on the ring apron.

Johnny – Wow, how did Ethan do that?

Matt – I’ve never seen anyone catch themselves like that. What skill.

Johnny – You might be exaggerating but I see your point. It’s an impressive display of skill and balance and body control, to say the least.

Griffin Hawkins turns around as Ethan Cage throws a headkick from the ring apron. Griffin Hawkins somehow ducks under the headkick and shoulders Ethan Cage in the stomach. Griffin Hawkins grabs Ethan Cage by the head and pulls him through the ring ropes. Griffin Hawkins suddenly delivers a between the ropes elevated DDT to Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins stands up and grabs onto the ropes, using them to launch himself in the air, before bringing a knee down across the chest of Ethan Cage.

Johnny – Big springboard kneedrop by Griffin Hawkins

Matt – The longer we go in this match, the more I believe it favors Griffin.

Johnny – As a champion, he’s got all sorts of long match experience, so I’d be inclined to agree with you there Matt

Griffin Hawkins grabs Ethan Cage by the head and locks him in a kind of rear naked choke, getting him to a seated position. Ethan Cage struggles to fend off the choke hold, and does a good job of doing so. Griffin Hawkins releases the hold, quickly stands up and kicks Ethan Cage hard in the back. Griffin Hawkins runs in front of Ethan Cage, bounces off the ropes, and hits a flying dropkick right to the face of a seated Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins stands up and lifts up both of the legs of Ethan Cage, kicking the back of both of those legs multiple times. Griffin Hawkins jumps forward and hits a leg drop across the face of Ethan Cage.

Johnny – Some more really innovative offense by Griffin there yet again

Matt – He’s an innovator in the ring Johnny, this is just what he does

Griffin Hawkins stands up and stomps on Ethan Cage a few times. Griffin Hawkins walks over to the turnbuckle and climbs up to the top rope, setting up for his Holy Diver finishing move. Suddenly, Ethan Cage stands up and stumbles towards the ropes, grabbing them and knocking Griffin Hawkins off balance, causing him to fall onto the floor outside of the ring.

Johnny – Last ditch effort by Ethan and it works

Matt – Man Griffin fell to that floor hard! He could be in all sorts of trouble if he can’t collect himself

Ethan Cage slowly regains his balance and pulls himself to his feet. He sees Griffin Hawkins on the outside of the ring, getting to his feet. Ethan Cage jumps and springboards off of the top rope, flipping and spinning in the air and hitting a shooting star corkscrew suicide dive onto Griffin Hawkins, sending him crashing into the crowd barrier. Both men lay motionless for a while, as Molly Reid slides out of the ring to check on both men.

Johnny – Neither man seems to care about the damage being done to their bodies tonight! They’re really laying it all on the line

Matt – And it only makes sense. After all, this is for the biggest prize in all of wrestling. The IWF Champion is the top dog, and they both want it to be them!

Eventually, Ethan Cage begins to get to his feet. He grabs onto Griffin Hawkins and whips him hard into the steel steps across the floor. Griffin Hawkins crashes into the steps shoulder first. Ethan Cage walks towards Griffin Hawkins and grabs him by the head, dragging him towards the announcer table. Ethan Cage begins to remove the monitors and the protective covering over the table, before slamming Griffin Hawkins’ head onto it. Ethan Cage kicks Griffin Hawkins in the stomach and hooks his leg, before lifting Griffin Hawkins up in the air, looking to hit his finisher. Suddenly, Griffin Hawkins somehow escapes and kicks off of Ethan Cage’s chest, backflipping and landing right in front of Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins suddenly shuffles forward and hits a huge superkick to the jaw of Ethan Cage, knocking him onto the announcer table.

Johnny – Shot in the dark! Right onto the announcers table

Matt – This could be really bad for Ethan if he doesn’t escape from this position soon

Griffin Hawkins falls to one knee to try and catch his breath for a few moments. When he regains himself, he sees Ethan Cage lying on top of the table, not moving. Griffin Hawkins walks over and slide into the ring, before climbing onto the top turnbuckle. Griffin Hawkins motions for the crowd to cheer loudly, which they do. Griffin Hawkins jumps off of the top rope and flips forward, looking to hit a swanton bomb on Ethan Cage. But Ethan Cage somehow rolls off of the table and Griffin Hawkins smashes right through the table, which collapses around him.

“HOLY SHIT” “HOLY SHIT” “HOLY SHIT” “HOLY SHIT”

Johnny – Right through the table!

Matt – Oh god I think Griffin is dead

Ethan Cage slowly moves around on the floor as Griffin Hawkins remains motionless on top of the collapsed table. Eventually, Ethan Cage slowly crawls towards the ring, and uses the apron to pull himself to his feet. Ethan Cage stumbles over to the mess of broken table, and fishes Griffin Hawkins out of it. Ethan Cage lifts Griffin Hawkins up and drags him towards the ring. Ethan Cage rolls Griffin Hawkins into the ring, before catching his breath on the outside. Ethan Cage slides into the ring and crawls over to Griffin Hawkins, hooking his leg. Molly Reid drops down to count the pin.

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Griffin Hawkins just manages to kick out in time. Ethan Cage looks at Molly Reid in disbelief, but she holds up two fingers.

Johnny – Not possible! Not possible!

Matt – How in the name of all that is bigfoot did Griffin kick out?!

Ethan Cage stands up and stomps on Griffin Hawkins a few times, before walking and sliding out of the ring. Ethan Cage walks over to the timekeepers booth and grabs a steel chair, before walking back into the ring. Ethan Cage looks at Molly Reid, who nods her head. Ethan Cage turns back to Griffin Hawkins, who is slowly getting to his feet. Ethan Cage lifts the chair over his head and runs towards Griffin Hawkins, looking to smash the chair into his head. Griffin Hawkins suddenly turns around and superkicks Ethan Cage in the jaw.

Johnny – Another Shot in the Dark! Out of nowhere!

Matt – He’s done it! Griffin’s defended his title!

Griffin Hawkins collapses beside Ethan Cage, who is motionless in the center of the ring. Eventually Griffin Hawkins slowly crawls towards Ethan Cage and lays an arm across his chest. Molly Reid drops down.

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Ethan Cage manages to get his shoulder up at the last possible second.

Johnny – No!

Matt – How in the hell?!

Griffin Hawkins can’t believe it and begins to argue with Molly Reid, who holds her ground, saying it was only a two count. Griffin Hawkins looks like he’s about to lose it on her, but thinks better of it, and turns around to look at Ethan Cage, who is slowly crawling over to the ropes. Griffin Hawkins walks over to Ethan Cage and grabs him by the head, hooking it under his arms. Griffin Hawkins drags Ethan Cage over to where the steel chair is, and goes to hit a DDT. But Ethan Cage blocks it somehow, and manages to reverse it and lift Griffin Hawkins up for a hooked-leg suplex, but he suddenly changes it to a huge stunner.

Johnny – Divine Intervention!

Matt – It’s like a battle of the finishing moves out there Johnny! I love it!

Ethan Cage collapses to the mat after using most of his strength to hit that suplex on Griffin Hawkins. Both men are motionless in the middle of the ring. Molly Reid goes to check on both men. When she gets to Ethan Cage, he begins to grab onto her, using her to pull himself to his feet. Molly Reid reluctantly supports Ethan Cage and helps him stand and balance. Unbeknownst to both of them, Griffin Hawkins has grabbed the steel chair and pulled himself to his feet. Griffin Hawkins runs at the two of them and swings the steel chair at the back of Ethan Cage’s head. Ethan Cage suddenly ducks, and the steel chair smashes right into the skull of Molly Reid.

Johnny – Oh shit, there goes out referee! Ethan ducked and Molly took the full force of that steel chair!

Matt – Man I can tell you already, she will not be happy when she comes to

Molly Reid falls to the mat and rolls outside of the ring, before coming to a motionless stop outside. Griffin Hawkins stares at Molly Reid for a few moments, before turning around, and seeing Ethan Cage balancing on the second rope in the corner of the ring. Griffin Hawkins moves towards him, but Ethan Cage kicks him in the stomach. Ethan Cage hooks Griffin Hawkins’ head and jumps off, delivering a huge tornado DDT. Both men lie on the ground as the crowd cheers loudly for the match.

Johnny – This match is heroic. Both of these men are leaving it all in the ring, nothing being held back

Matt – And that’s what they need to do to become the world champion Johnny

After a few moments, both men crawl towards the ropes and begin to pull themselves to their feet. The two men meet in the middle of the ring. Griffin Hawkins and Ethan Cage begin trading punch after punch. The crowd cheers for both men each time they land a punch, clearly respecting the intensity of the match and the work put in by both wrestlers.

Johnny – The crowd seems to be solidly behind Griffin, but they’re giving mad respect to Ethan for the amount of skill he’s shown off in this match

Matt – I have never heard you say mad respect before Johnny, but I love it

The crowd seems to cheer louder however, when Griffin Hawkins begins to get the advantage. He lands punch after punch, backing Ethan Cage up against the ropes. Griffin Hawkins grabs Ethan Cage and whips him off of the ropes and across the ring. As Ethan Cage rebounds off of the ropes, he’s hit with huge capoeira kick to the face. As Ethan Cage stumbles backwards, Griffin Hawkins runs over to him and jumps on his back, falling backwards and delivering a backstabber.

Johnny – Huge backbreaker by Griffin! He’s nearing a win, he has to be!

Matt – Ethan Cage is strong, but can he battle back from this? He’s been beaten down badly in this match.

Griffin Hawkins reaches down and grabs onto Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins picks him up to his feet and grabs Ethan Cage in a reverse DDT position. As Griffin Hawkins prepares to hit his double knee backbreaker move, Ethan Cage reaches out and just barely manages to grab onto the ropes in front of him, preventing Griffin Hawkins from pulling Ethan Cage down with him for the move.

Johnny – Griffin can’t quite hit the Break a Bitch!

Matt – That was insanely close, if Ethan was an inch further away from the ropes, he wouldn’t have gotten to the ropes

Griffin Hawkins stands up to his feet and Ethan Cage turns around. Ethan Cage ducks underneath a punch thrown by Griffin Hawkins and punches Griffin Hawkins in the stomach. Ethan Cage then looks up and throws a big uppercut to his jaw. Griffin Hawkins stumbles backwards into the center of the ring.

Johnny – Huge uppercut by Ethan! He’s getting some late offense in, it could spell the end for Griffin soon if he’s not careful!

Matt – I smell a win coming soon, I’m just not sure who!

Ethan Cage grabs onto Griffin Hawkins and hooks his head. He tries to lift him up for a hooked-leg suplex hold, looking to hit his finisher. But Griffin Hawkins counters the hold and takes a few steps back, before going for a superkick. Ethan Cage ducks under the superkick, and immediately goes to hit a pele kick, but Griffin Hawkins somehow manages to dodge that too.

Johnny – Look at all the finishing move dodges! Nobody can end this match!

As Ethan Cage gets to his feet, Griffin Hawkins shuffles and delivers a massive superkick to Ethan Cage’s jaw.

Matt – Shot in the Dark! For a third time!

Johnny – This has gotta be it Matt!

Griffin Hawkins falls down beside Ethan Cage and doesn’t move for a few moments. Griffin Hawkins slowly gets to his feet and looks at Ethan Cage, before walking over to the turnbuckle and climbing to the top rope. Griffin Hawkins looks down at Ethan Cage, and jumps off the turnbuckle, much to the cheers of the fans. Griffin Hawkins flips through the air and connects with a swanton bomb onto the chest of Ethan Cage.

Johnny – Going for the Holy Diver two weeks ago cost him the match against Molly Reid, but this time it’s well worth it!

Matt – Griffin is going to defend his title! Griffin is going to defend!

Griffin Hawkins slowly pulls himself along the mat and pulls himself on top of Ethan Cage. Griffin Hawkins waits for the pinfall to be counted, but after five seconds or so, he realizes nothing is happening.

Johnny – Griffin hit Molly with that chair earlier and she’s still out! She can’t count the pinfall

Matt – I can’t believe it, Griffin had him down for way more than a three count, but there was no referee!

Griffin Hawkins gets up off of Ethan Cage and slides out of the ring, where Molly Reid is finally getting to her feet. Griffin Hawkins leads her into the ring and stands up, while Ethan Cage slowly crawls to the ropes to pull himself to his feet. Griffin Hawkins pulls Molly Reid along behind him.

Johnny – Griffin is literally dragging Molly towards Ethan so that she can count the pin

Matt – I’m not sure how good an idea that is. After all, he was the reason she was out for so long.

In the middle of the ring, Molly Reid stops herself from being pulled by Griffin Hawkins. As he turns around to see what is happening, Molly Reid runs at him and delivers an insane 540 triple kick to the jaw of Griffin Hawkins.

Johnny – Molly Kick!

Matt – Payback for Griffin!

As Griffin Hawkins begins to fall to the mat, Ethan Cage runs and hits a giant pele kick to the skull of Griffin Hawkins, further knocking him to the ground.

Johnny – Hit the Lights by Ethan! This has to be it!

Ethan Cage collapses beside a motionless Griffin Hawkins and eventually moves his arm across the chest of Griffin Hawkins. Molly Reid drops down to count with force.

Matt – Come on Griffin! Just one more kickout!

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Griffin Hawkins weakly lifts his shoulder up, but he’s about a second too late as Molly Reid is already calling for the bell.

[Ding Ding Ding!]

Heather Thompson – Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner and NEW IWF World Heavyweight Champion…ETHAN CAGE!!!

Johnny – He did it! He did it! New IWF Champion!

Matt – Ethan fucking Cage is the new IWF World Heavyweight Champion!

Molly Reid slides out of the ring and grabs the IWF Championship belt from the timekeeper before sliding back into the ring. She helps Ethan Cage get to his feet and hands him the title belt. It takes Ethan Cage a few moments to really realize what’s going on, but when he does, he immediately takes the title belt and holds it high in the air, while Molly Reid holds his other arm up in the air.

Johnny – It took him a minute to realize what had just happened, after such a hard-fought match

Matt – But now he’s realizing it, and he couldn’t be more excited

The crowd cheers loudly as Ethan Cage falls to his knees, holding the title belt. Ethan Cage stands back up and embraces Molly Reid, who hugs him back.

Johnny – A real feel good moment here, Molly is genuinely happy for Ethan it seems. Not to mention the crowd is into this too

Matt – They got really close these last few weeks, and their goal of defeating Griffin finally came true. And come on. After seeing what Ethan did in that ring tonight, how could you not cheer him.

Ethan Cage stumbles over to the corner, but drops his title belt and stumbles over to the ropes, using them for support after the grueling match. Molly Reid walks over and picks up the belt for him, as Ethan Cage walks towards her.

Johnny – Ethan can barely stand after that

Matt – Luckily he’s got help for that

Molly Reid smiles as she tosses the belt back to Ethan Cage. As soon as he catches it, Molly Reid jumps in the air and hits a jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick to the back of the title belt, driving it into Ethan Cage’s face along with her foot.

Johnny – What the fuck?! What the hell did Molly just do?!

Matt – Molly Kick to Ethan! Out of nowhere! What the hell is going on?!

Ethan Cage collapses unconscious to the mat as Molly Reid reaches down and picks up the IWF Championship. She grins as she looks down at the two men who lay motionless in the ring beside her. Molly Reid holds the IWF Title high in the air, never taking her eyes off Griffin Hawkins and Ethan Cage, as the crowd boos loudly.

Johnny – Is that it?! Was Molly the masked figure that attacked Ethan last week?!

Matt – All this time, and she was just using Ethan!

Johnny – How did we not see this earlier?! Molly Reid does not suddenly make friends overnight, of course she was using Ethan!

Matt – And now she’s got the title belt in her possession, even though Ethan is champion

Johnny – I still can’t believe this, I really thought Ethan and Molly were close-knit friends

Matt – Nothing is ever what it seems Johnny. I’m sure we’ll find out more about this in the coming week

Johnny – Yeah…what the hell I’m still rattled. Tune in to Homecoming next Sunday everyone, maybe we’ll have some more answers for you

Matt – U! S! A! We’re coming home baby!

Johnny – I’m still in shock

The fans begin throwing garbage into the ring at Molly Reid, who motions for them to bring it on. The crowd continues to throw stuff in the ring as the screen fades to black with Molly Reid holding the IWF Championship belt over her head while Ethan Cage and Griffin Hawkins lie motionless at her feet.