ANOTHER STICKY SITUATION
Coral Avalon clutches the 5 Star Championship close to his chest, clearly still feeling the adrenaline and pride from overcoming an incredible challenge from Sage Pontiff. Coral is ready to enjoy the crowd’s support one last time and wrap up his evening. Unfortunately for Coral Avalon, that plan is about to be slowly delayed as he hears the roaring disapproval of PRIME’s New Mexico faithful. The reason for the boos isn’t a question for much longer as at the top of the entrance way…
The Glueminati have arrived.
The crowd don’t like it very much at all.
Coral Avalon is almost amused as he sees Cecilworth Farthington, FLAMBERGE and Tyler Adrian Best appear in front of his eyes. Coral gestures for Cecilworth Farthington to join him in the ring, but The Best Boy waves him off.
Cecilworth Farthington: Coral, I’m so glad that it’s going to be you at Tropical Turmoil. Me and you. Oh, what a delight! It brings joy to what I thought was my dead ole heart. Really. Me and my friends just wanted to come out and show our appreciation for your efforts tonight.
In unison, FLAMBERGE, TAB and Farthington “give” Coral five brief golf claps before they decide to cut the whole thing short. Avalon for his part still remains in the ring both bemused, but clearly with high defenses after what this same group pulled at ReVival 27.
Cecilworth Farthington: Sage Pontiff getting his hands on the 5 Star Championship would have upset me for three reasons. First, I’m a caring sort of guy. I have a heart. It’s just nice to see a father-to-be get a little bonus with his championship chest.
TAB, as he is also a nice sort of guy, begins to pantomime a sort of making of rains.
Cecilworth Farthington: Secondly, I once had a terrible experience at a meditation retreat and that dude’s mere existence keeps triggering me…
TAB gives a forced “reassuring” pat on the back to his mentor Farthington as Coral keeps his gaze locked on the three men, absolutely waiting for the first shoe to drop.
Cecilworth Farthington: And finally we reach the big one… Coral, you made it clear that you wanted a match with me, and I can’t blame you, I’m me and I would love to wrestle me. Still, I’m the kind of guy who loves moments, and tonight, I got a hell of a moment for you fine folks…
Cecilworth drops the microphone and slowly starts to walk towards the ring, with FLAMBERGE and TAB by his side. Coral Avalon readies himself for a fight, still clutching his 5 Star Championship, he doesn’t break eye contact with The Glueminati for a single second.
Sadly for Avalon, he forgot that one important fact – The Glueminati are everywhere.
He quickly learns this lesson however, when a flying elbow is drilled into the back of his skull. Coral quickly clutches his neck, but the momentum of the assault from behind drives the 5 Star Champion down on his knees. As Coral tries to overcome the pain and get his bearings, he is hit with a springboard dropkick straight to the chest.
Cecilworth Farthington: See, the third reason I’m glad you retained Coral… you’ve helped to usher change.
There’s no mystery to the words of Farthington if you’re aware that as he was speaking, Coral Avalon just got a vicious powerbomb that drilled him into the ring mat. That’s right, a powerbomb. Cecilworth licks his finger in the air, and tilts his head at the now definitely knocked out Coral Avalon in the ring.
Cecilworth Farthington: Hmmmm (Farthington looks at his finger)… the wind has really shifted.
In case you had not cracked the very difficult puzzle for five year olds, Coral Avalon had been assaulted in the ring by two men that he knew very well.
Joe Fontaine
Sid Phillips
The booing at this point had reached a level that would typically come with a health and safety advisory.
Cecilworth Farthington: Man, if Sage had won, it wouldn’t have been anywhere near as funny a twist… thanks again, Coral!
Cecilworth Farthington is starting to climb into the ring to join his new charges of Phillips and Fontaine when his victory lap is interrupted by the crowd’s roar of support. The reason? Out from the crowd Brandon Youngblood and Nate Colton begin to rush to the ring. Colton slides into the ring, causing a smug looking Fontaine and an indifferent looking Phillips to leave the ring. While Colton checks on Avalon, Youngblood goes after The Glueminati on the outside.
Youngblood manages to grab hold of his Tropical Turmoil challenger’s shirt, but before TAB and Youngblood come to blows, the PRIME security team rush to break up the party. Philips, Fontaine, FLAMBERGE, TAB and Farthington retreat back up the ramp, clearly once again very delighted in their actions. Youngblood for his part goes to the ring to check on Avalon.
Nick Stuart: I can’t believe what I’m seeing. Sid Phillips and Joe Fontaine just rushed their former mentor Coral Avalon in the ring and aligned with The Glueminati. I know there’d be some issues between the two parties recently but this… this is uncalled for…
Richard Parker: Another oldhead tried to steal the spotlight from young talent… Cecilworth Farthington just showed Phillips and Fontaine the light…
The camera sees that Phillips and Fontaine have managed to link up with Farthington, FLAMERGE and TAB at the top of the entrance way. After a lot of hand gestures, smiles, points, nods and tilts, the five men decide to go all in and embrace with a big group hug. In the ring, a furious Youngblood and Colton help Avalon back up to his feet, Colton placing the 5 Star Championship back on Avalon’s shoulder. The three men in the ring give a very threatening death glare to the five firm friends at the entrance way.
Nick Stuart: You have to know there’s a reckoning coming for The Glueminati’s shenanigans. In my opinion, that reckoning is Tropical Turmoil!
Richard Parker: I absolutely agree, Nick, Tropical Turmoil is going to be a reckoning…
The cameras begin to fade in a cut between the irate group in the ring and the smuggos outside.