Asmodeus (PART III)

[Matt]

“Catch Your Breath” belted out across this sold out EBWF House Show in California. As the new video package showed a mix of Finn Bálor and The Guerrillas of Destiny’s work Finn walked out from the back and out onto the ramp, followed by G.O.D who received a loud applause. Finn was wearing a new custom Bálor Club leather jacket with an insignia of Bálor Club on his T-shirt he was wearing underneath the jacket. The Guerrillas of Destiny were wearing their signature face paint and Bálor Club body armour like tops.

As they made their way to the ring, Finn took a mic from one of the runners and Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa went to the sides of the ring and jumped up onto the mat, pulling back on the ropes and yelling into the sky as Finn stepped up onto the apron and leaned back, pulling his jacket a little and smiling to the crowd before getting in the ring, the Guerrillas of Destiny followed suit and paced around the side of the ring while Finn prepared to talk in the middle of the ring, the music came to a halt and Finn smiled.

Finn Bálor: Good evening, EBWF Universe! Now unless you have been living under a rock, or on the off chance you’re a fake wrestling fan and know nothing of the wrestling world outside of North America, these behemoths stood beside me are the record holding, 7 time NJWP Heavyweight Tag Champions, former members of The Bullet Club, The Guerrillas of Destiny!

The crowd popped for the two as they yelled to the sky, once the crowd settled down, Finn started to speak again.

Finn Bálor: This Monday, I face the instant classic, Christian Cage on Warfare. This is the first round of the Gateway and Breakout Championship Tournament. This is one of the most important matches of my EBWF journey, this could make or break me here in EBWF. That’s why I can’t let The Coalition get involved in my match, I’ve seen what they have done in the past and that isn’t going to happen to me. My friends here, The Guerrillas of Destiny, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa will be in the arena but they will be hiding in plain sight, they won’t be in the back, or will they? Maybe they will be joining you guys in the crowd or who knows, maybe just maybe they will be disguised as cameramen or production assistants. No one will know unless The Coalition interferes with my match with Christian.

Finn laughed and slapped hands with the G.O.D before turning back to the crowd.

Finn Bálor: Christian Cage, I heard you talking about me the other day, but look, I don’t want your compliments, I don’t want your praise, you are all talk buddy and you talk about giving me a consolation prize, I don’t need a consolation prize from the instant classic because the only thing that will be instant is the match as I win.

Finn clicked his neck and chuckled a little to himself before rubbing his nose a little.

Finn Bálor: Look, Christian your little Lucky Charms shtick wasn’t funny, hasn’t everyone used that joke to insult an Irishman? But hey, maybe you forgot the fact that we are tough, cold blooded, or maybe you’d forgotten that I’m the Prince of Darkness and you’re the fourth best Canadian wrestler in the company. I’d have so much more respect for you if you were on your own, but no, you have to join Alexa Bliss and her menagerie of washed up has-beens. You see Christian, we are the future of EBWF, The Bálor Club are on the road to greatness.

Tama Tonga tapped Finn on the shoulder and Finn passed him the microphone

Tama Tonga: As Finn said, my name is Tama Tonga and this is my brother, Tonga Loa and together we are The Guerrillas of Destiny. We dominated New Japan Pro Wrestling and we conquered everything we could in the tag team scene in Japan. We have been itching for a new challenge and we knew that after Finn’s call on Monday we needed to come to EBWF to further our legacy as one of the best tag teams in the world.

He smiled as he went back to speak, the crowd were hyped up.

Tama Tonga: I’ve known Finn for years, he is one of my best friends and I trust him with my life, that’s why I knew if Finn is going to succeed in the EBWF The Coalition needs to be threatened with consequences of their actions. my brother and I watched Warfare on the plane over here, we watched The Coalition gang up on a winner, in Raven.

Tama Tonga: It reminded me of when Finn and I, along with my cousin and Machine Gun Karl Anderson started The Bullet Club in Japan many years ago, we would gang up on people to get our word out, the difference between The Bullet Club and The Coalition is that when we started The Bullet Club, we weren’t big, or well known, we were still minnows in the sea, but after working our asses off we became sharks.

The crowd cheered, most fans knew who The Bullet Club were and the history behind the group.

Tama Tonga: The differences are, we worked our way to the top by any means necessary but The Coalition, bar Alexa Bliss are all over mid forties some even older, you’ve had your careers, what is the point in you thinking you’re some unstoppable force when you’re clearly not, all we have to do is stop you getting your arthritis medication and kick your Zimmer frame over and we will walk all over you.

The crowd laughed as Tama Tonga passed the mic to Tanga Loa who smiled at his brother, still laughing at what he said.

Tanga Loa: We don’t want to come into the EBWF demanding things like The Coalition, we understand we have to work hard and make our own Destiny but at the end of the day we have worked together for years and trust each other. We know people are going to be saying we aren’t experienced enough to come in and make a change to the impact The Coalition are having on the EBWF and so with that, we have decided to bring someone else on board.

Tanga Loa passed the microphone back to Finn Bálor who moved back to the center of the ring. Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga moved to the two different corners of the ring and sat down with their arms draped over the bottom rope.

Finn Bálor: This week, I’m facing Christian Cage in the first round, the newest member of The Bálor Club is also on the card on Monday and will be in the tournament and we have such a profound mutual respect for one another that we need the experience in the club and I know he wants to be a part of greatness, this man is used to working in groups, normally leading but I could do with the advice, last week this man was brutalised by The Coalition and after I am finished with Christian, he will flock with The Bálor Club and he will get his revenge on The Coalition. Ladies and Gentlemen, the new member of The Bálor Club. The immortal, RAVEN!

The crowd erupted as the lights shut off and Raven’s video played on the screen, Raven came out to eruptions applause as he walked down to the ring a spotlight shining on him as he wore his own jacket with The Bálor Club on the back of it, he walked into the ring and Finn Bálor passed him the microphone and proceeded to sit in one of the corners of the ring, with Raven joining him sitting in the ring opposite him, all four of them in all four corners of the ring.

Raven: We all need a haven… A sanctuary… A place to hide. A place to escape. A place to dream and hope. A place… Where the darkness won’t be so frightening…

The camera moves towards Raven.

Raven: I can empathise with The Bálor Club. I can understand their futility… I can appreciate their hopelessness… I can forgive their uncertainty… I share their pain…

A slight pause Raven takes as he continues his speech.

Raven: People who consider themselves better than the rest of us simply because they say so, and if we don’t believe them, we’re damned for all eternity…

Raven lets out a heavy sigh and hangs his head.

Raven: I have a loving family now … I have a wonderful home here in The Bálor Club....Here in The Bálor Club I have a future… EBWF you don’t.

Raven drops the mic as the lights shut off and when the lights come back on everyone has left the ring. The house show is over and the crowd get ready for the episode of Warfare on Monday.