DARIN ZION vs. JACK OWYNS
Nick Stuart: What an exchange between Sykes and Foster, folks…but now, we shift gears to the in-ring debut of Jack Owyns as he takes on Darin Zion!
Richard Parker: Nick, did you just mispronounce Owens? Shame on you.
Nick Stuart: What? No, I…what does that even mean, Richard?
Before we get a response, however, we cut to the ring where Vince Howard is standing by with referee Timo Bolamba for our next contest!
Vince Howard: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first…
“Sex Drive” by Machine Gun Kelly starts. Wasting no time, Jack Owyns walks out from the wrestler tunnel and makes his way towards the square circle. Firing insults at all the fans close enough to hear his words but not stopping to hear any of their clap backs.
Vince Howard: Making his way to the ring from Seattle, Washington, weighing in at 253 pounds, he is The Villain…JACK OWYYYYYNS!
The Villain continues firing insults as he walks around the ring to the opposite side of the entrance. Jack rolls under the bottom rope and finds a seat in the corner of the ring. Music cuts out…quickly replaced with that of “Happy Song” by Bring Me The Horizon, as Darin Zion steps out onto the stage.
Vince Howard: And his opponent…coming to the ring from Chicago, Illinois, and weighing in at 225 pounds, he is REAL LOVE…DARIIIIN ZIIIIIION!
The crowd is booing Zion after his recent actions, but REAL LOVE looks focused on the task at hand as he heads to the ring, stepping through the ropes.
Nick Stuart: Darin looks ready to try and score a notch in the win column even with some of his focus on Brandon Youngblood as of late.
Richard Parker: Zion better be careful not to be so focused on the past, or the present is gonna slap him right across the face!
DING DING
The bell rings and Zion charges at Owyns, unleashing hell on the Villain with some hard strikes in an effort to wear him down before sending Owyns to the ropes. Zion looks for a clothesline here, but he’s met with a big shoulder tackle by the rebounding Jack, sending REAL LOVE crashing to the canvas! Jack brings Zion back to his feet, hitting some big lefts and rights that sends Zion reeling toward the corner. Owyns continues the attack with some stomps to the midsection, eventually sending Zion down to the canvas…before driving his boot right into REAL LOVE’s throat!
Nick Stuart: Oh come on, that’s not even necessary!
Richard Parker: I gotta say, if you’re gonna shut Zion up that’s one way to do it!
Timo starts the count, reaching a count of four as he starts admonishing Owyns for the boot to the throat. Jack just scoffs at this, but the pause in the action provides an opening for Zion to get back to his feet! Zion’s favoring his throat after that attack, but he looks determined as he rushes at Owyns once more, a series of kicks and punches sending the Villain right back to the ropes…and this time, Zion connects with a clothesline that sends both men over the top rope, tumbling down to the outside where they crash on the floor!
Nick Stuart: Oh man, this took a turn real quick!
Richard Parker: I’ll give Zion credit, smart move keeping Owyns down here, even if now he’s gotta pick himself right back up!
Both men are slowly rising to their feet now, immediately taking to an exchange of punches as each man looks to get the upper hand on the other…and the bigger man in Owyns manages to pull it off, grabbing Zion by the arm before sending him colliding with the steel steps! Timo shouts his disapproval of the Villain’s actions before starting the count.
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TWO
Owyns ignores the count as he goes back to work on Zion, bringing REAL LOVE back to his feet with a smirk…but Zion turns things around on the Villain, sending him into the ring post instead! Jack’s shoulder collides hard with the steel post, and it looks like REAL LOVE might be in control, going to work on the arm of Owyns now as the count continues.
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FOUR
Nick Stuart: Zion looking to maybe get more on the technical side of things perhaps?
Richard Parker: At the very least, he’s trying to lessen the chances of Owyns hitting that Tiger Driver I’ve been hearing about all week!
Zion connects with some stomps on the arm of Owyns before grabbing it, bringing the Villain back into the ring by nearly dragging him in to break the count. REAL LOVE looks like he’s ready to lock in the scissored armbar here and now, but Owyns fights off the Red Rings of Death with a stiff right hand to the jaw of Zion!
Nick Stuart: What a jawjacker there to Zion!
Richard Parker: I guess the Villain heard all about Zion’s reputation and is trying to keep that mouth shut as much as possible. God, I can just hear it now, the honking…
Zion connects with some stomps on the arm of Owyns before grabbing it, bringing the Villain back into the ring by nearly dragging him in to break the count. REAL LOVE looks like he’s ready to lock in the scissored armbar here and now, but Owyns fights off the Red Rings of Death with a stiff right hand to the jaw of Zion!
Zion is thrown for a loop here as Jack gets back to his feet, working out the pain in his shoulder before laying in some more punches to wear REAL LOVE down. Owyns goes for a kick to the sternum, but Zion catches the leg…only for the Villain to connect with a big ol’ enziguri that drops him down hard! Jack senses his opportunity here as he goes for the cover!
ONE!
TWO — NOO!
Zion able to get a shoulder up here, much to Jack’s chagrin! Owyns gets Darin back to his feet, only for REAL LOVE to catch the Villain by surprise with a European uppercut! He hits another on Owyns, and a third one for good measure before sending him to the ropes…hitting a big wheel kick on the rebound!
Nick Stuart: Wow, what a kick! Down goes Owyns!
Richard Parker: Zion’s got a chance to really turn things around now, Nick!
Darin brings the Villain back to his feet, looking for a snap suplex…but Jack blocks it, changing his grip slightly as he hoists Zion up and over for a front suplex instead! He’s still got Zion down tight for the pin as Timo makes the count!
ONE
TWO
THR– NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Zion just manages to fight out of the cover here, kicking out to create enough space to escape Owyns!
Nick Stuart: Close call there, but Zion’s still got plenty of fight left in him!
Richard Parker: You gotta wonder how long he can take everything Jack’s been dishing out, though!
Zion gets back to his feet, looking a little worse for wear after the damage caused by Owyns so far…but manages to catch the Villain charging at him, hitting a snap suplex in the process! Zion quickly follows this up with an elbow drop, not once but twice for emphasis, before going for a cover as Timo makes the count!
ONE
NO!
Owyns isn’t quite out of this by a long shot yet, kicking out with authority…but Zion is having none of this, bringing the Villain back to his feet once more looking for another snap suplex…but Owyns blocks it, gouging the eyes of REAL LOVE instead!
Zion staggers back, favoring his eyes as he shouts at the Villain for, well, being so villainous…and Owyns responds with a swinging neckbreaker! NO! Zion counters out of it just in the nick of time, pulling Jack in as he tries to lock in…a katahajime!? NOPE! Owyns manages to fight out of it pretty quickly, but the crowd takes notice of what just happened!
Nick Stuart: Hold on a minute, did Zion really–
Richard Parker: The man tried to lock in the Gridlock on Jack Owyns! Brandon Youngblood ain’t gonna like that one bit!
Jack spins Zion around, looking to hit a German suplex…but Zion manages to break out, landing on his feet! Jack turns around, and catches a roundhouse kick square in the jaw for his troubles, sending him back down to the canvas! Watching as Owyns is already stirring again, Zion quickly climbs the nearest turnbuckle, waiting for the Villain to stand up on his own before connecting with a missile dropkick! Owyns is down again, giving Zion an opening to make the cover and hope for the best as Timo once again drops to the ring to make the count!
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TWO
NOOOOOOOOOO!
Owyns looks a bit worn out but still manages to kick out, much to the shock of Zion! REAL LOVE gets back to his feet, staring the Villain down with intensity…and even taunting Owyns to get up!
Nick Stuart: Oh, Zion’s really feeling it now isn’t he?
Richard Parker: He’s gonna be feeling something if he’s not careful, that’s for sure!
Owyns is a little slow to his feet here, but manages to do so before charging at Zion, and out of desperation looks to hit that Muay Thai flying knee! VILLAINOUS KNEE–NO! Zion sidesteps it, turning Jack around before sending him crashing down with a headlock driver to the canvas! RATINGS SPIKE! After multiple failed attempts to lock in the Red Rings of Death, Zion opts instead to settle for the pin this time around, making the cover with purpose as Timo drops down for the count!
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DING DING DING
Vince Howard: Here is your winner…DARIIIIIN ZIIIOOOOOON!
“Happy Song” plays as Zion gets to his feet, Timo raising his hand in victory as we cut back to commentary.
Nick Stuart: What a match here folks, and Zion manages to pick up the win after going toe to toe with the debuting Jack Owyns!
Richard Parker: Ya know something, Nick, I’ve been holding it in all match but I think I’m gonna finally say it now…
Nick Stuart: Oh, boy.
Richard Parker: Maybe that’s what someone gets for having Machine Gun Kelly as his entrance mu–
Richard doesn’t even get to finish the sentence before Nick gives him a cold stare, forcing him to look directly in the camera with a stern look on his face.
Richard Parker: For legal purposes, that was a joke. As I was saying, good on Jack here tonight, he took Zion to task and I think he picked up a lot to build off of going forward!
Nick Stuart: Much better, thank you Richard. Folks, we’ll be back with more action after a quick break!
Zion leaves the ring, celebrating in his own way on the ramp as Owyns makes it back to his feet, staring down REAL LOVE after that hotly-contested bout as we go to commercial!