CONOR FUSE vs. NATHAN EYE
The match graphic shows and the crowd gives a cheer.
DDK:
So we have Conor Fuse vs. Nathan Eye taking place now. Despite Nate’s new “direction”, it’s clear he and Dex Joy are still close. Eye vows to pin Fuse tonight.
Lance:
It’s going to be a tall task, a big task to pin Conor Fuse. Conor is clearly no push over but no better way to establish yourself on the DEFIANCE roster further than a victory over one of The Faithful’s favourites.
DDK:
As always, to the ring and Darren Quimbey.
The scene switches to ringside.
Darren Quimbey:
This match is for ONE FALL!
The St. Louis Faithful love it!
Darren Quimbey:
Introducing first… from Baton Rouge, Louisiana… accompanied by BFTA’s Tom Morrow! Weighing two-hundred-fifty-one pounds… NATHAN EYE!
CONCEPTUALIZE
ACTUALIZE
REALIZE
♫ “All Eyes On Me” by Jean Deaux ♫
Out comes the new and improved Nathan Eye! He raises his sunglasses to the ceiling and makes his way down the ramp with Tom Morrow behind him.
DDK:
One major advantage that Eye has going for him is his size. Fifty pounds on Conor, a couple of inches. He hits hard, he’s a power house.
Lance:
And yet I’d argue Conor Fuse does rather well against guys of Eye’s skill set. You see how he took Clay’s punishment last month. He absorbs it. He’s quick on his feet. I don’t consider the odds against Conor at all.
Eye walks up the stairs and enters the ring.
Darren Quimbey:
And his opponent… from Toronto, Ontario, Canada… weighing two-hundred pounds… The Ultimate Gamer… CONOR FUSE!
♫ “King DeDeDe Remix Theme” from Kirby’s Dream Land ♫
Conor runs out to a massive ovation from the St. Louis Faithful. He points to inside the ring where Nathan Eye is ready to go. Conor doesn’t waste a lot of time so he quickly hops and jumps down the rampway, sticking out his hand for the fans but likely missing a bunch of their arms because he’s so eager to get this battle going. Fuse leaps over the top rope and immediately Nathan Eye takes charge at him.
DING DING
Referee Brian Slater sees this and calls for the bell as Eye sprints towards Fuse and looks for a clothesline… but the gamer is with it, he sees it coming as he’s jumping into the ring so he folds like an accordion once his feet touch down on the canvas. Nathan meets nothing but air! Conor rolls through while Eye fumbles forward and Fuse takes off into the ropes. However, not to be outdone, Eye spins around in the nick-of-time and sees Conor flying towards him with a clothesline of his own.
SWOOSH, Eye ducks and Conor flies into the next ropes. On the rebound Conor leaps into the air but Eye catches him.
Nathan looks for a powerslam but Conor slips away! Fuse levels Eye with a superkick. Then another and a final blow. Conor hits the ropes again and spears Eye to the canvas. Fuse pops to his feet and is ready to keep the battle at a fast pace. He runs into a corner and starts smacking the padding, while the crowd !RANK chants along. Once Eye is on his feet, Conor takes off but he goes right into a huge ring shaking powerslam!
Eye tries for a pin but only gets 1.5 so Nathan hurls Conor into a corner. The younger Fuse meets the buckle but bounces off with even more speed than he went in. He clubs Eye in the side of the neck with a clothesline. Conor hits the next set of ropes and runs towards Eye but Fuse is met with a t-bone suplex, sending Conor into through ropes and ultimately The Power-Up King falls out of the ring!
DDK:
Hell of a counter by Eye!
Nathan exits the ring and whips Conor pillar to post. Well, he actually whips Conor into the post a couple of times and then the guardrail. Eye tosses Fuse back into the ring and approaches the apron himself when Fuse kips to his feet and in one fluid motion he hits a desperation cutter, hanging Eye up on the ropes and then Eye falls to the floor on the outside. Conor pounds his hands against the mat, he gets The Faithful into the match even more than before. Fuse sprints across the canvas, leaps out of the ring and connects with a corkscrew plancha onto his opponent! The crowd eats up what they see and although Eye weighs more than the gamer, The Character Formerly Known as Player Two works his opponent and Better Future member into the ring before Conor jumps onto the apron and then leaps directly onto the top rope. There’s no time wasted, Fuse takes off in one swift motion, landing a senton bomb onto Eye-
But Nathan moves ever-so-slightly at the last possible second! Eye hooks his arms around the back of Conor’s arms and works Fuse into a sliding pin… that only lasts for two!
Once Fuse is on his feet he tries for a roundhouse kick but Eye tackles Fuse to the mat and begins to reign down heavy forearm shots. It looks like Conor is trying to cover up but he’s taking a significant beating. The crowd boos as Eye pulls Fuse onto his feet and then Irish whips Conor- no it’s reversed. Eye goes into the ropes but he hooks both arms around the top rope when Conor tries for a dropkick and hits nothing. The second Fuse gets to his feet, Eye bursts forward and connects with his double underhook swinging neckbreaker, the Eye of the Tornado!
Eye tries for a cover but only receives a two again. Nathan doesn’t argue with referee Brian Slater, instead he pushes Conor back-first into a corner. Eye charges in with an elbow but Conor gets his feet up. Fuse lifts himself onto the second rope and jumps off with a bulldog! The fans cheer as a wobbly Conor Fuse finds his feet, although he’s on rollerskates. Fuse looks for an axe kick but Eye moves out of the way and clobbers Conor with an inside-out clothesline. The former Tag Team Champion spins in the air twice before meeting the mat face-first. Eye peels Fuse off the canvas and connects with a snap suplex. Eye holds on and then performs a running back suplex. Fuse is laid out on the mat, he doesn’t seem to be moving. Eye drops a measured knee and then hoists the former Fuse Bro in the air for a brainbuster! Eye hooks the leg… but only a two count!
Lance:
There’s still life in Fuse!
The crowd rally chants with !RANK screams and Fuse is pumping his fists. Nathan sees this and wants to knock all the momentum out of the gamer. He latches onto Conor’s waist and hits a pop up spinebuster slam, AKA Rise and Grind. The crowd is sensing the match might be over, as Nathan Eye’s facial expressions grow extremely determined. Eye drills numerous elbows into Fuse’s temple and then points to the top rope…
But once Nathan is on the second rope, Conor leaps to his feet, sprints over and interjects himself between Eye and the turnbuckle. Conor hits a powerbomb and stays for the cover!
ONE.
TWO.
KICKOUT!
A big kickout, the crowd initially thought the match could be done.
DDK:
It’s clear Conor gained a second wind but it’s also clear he might not have a lot left!
Fuse hits the ropes but Eye gets to his feet and takes a hard step forward, meeting Conor a good few feet before Fuse was braced for impact.
It’s a shoulder block by Eye that sends Conor Fuse FLYING halfway across the ring and folding up like a lawn chair. Eye shakes his head at his opponent. He slowly marches over, careful to know at any moment Conor could spring back to life and make this match interesting again.
Eye drags Fuse off the mat and sets Conor on his shoulders for a running powerslam. At the very LAST possible second, Conor slips away and Eye lands on his knees with nobody on his shoulders. Before Nathan can turn around, Conor jumps over the big man, lands in front of Eye and hits a hard, impactful shotgun dropkick to the face!
Fuse clips Eye on the shoulders.
Conor Fuse:
Weapon Get!
And Conor explodes forward with a Dexy’s Midnight Runner!
The crowd eats it alive… but Conor isn’t done Weapon Getting. He leaps onto the second rope and performs a diving headbutt, a modified version of Jump for Joy!
The crowd continues to !RANK rally cry along. Knowing it’s going to take a lot to put Nathan Eye down, Conor ain’t finished. He struggles to take hold of Nathan Eye but shows he has power nonetheless and performs a Dex Drive, Joy’s finisher, a swinging powerslam on Nathan!
DDK:
Amazing! Fuse putting on a clinic!
Conor kips to his feet. He’s still feeling the effects, but no, he isn’t done yet. He falls into the corner. Unable to jump directly on the top buckle, this time it takes Fuse a while. He climbs up, he measures Eye…
And lands the Super Splash 450!
To be on the safe side, Conor hooks both of Eye’s legs as the crowd chants along.
ONE.
TWO.
THREE!
DING DING DING
DDK:
Wow, incredible!
Lance:
I think this is a message, Keebs. Back-to-back weeks now, Conor is showing different wrestling sides of him. It’s less about the “stealing” of moves, rather than showing he can deploy a lot of different things.
Fuse rolls to his knees as Brian Slater raises Conor’s arm.
Darren Quimbey:
The winner of this match… CONOR FUSE!
The Faithful cheer as Conor’s theme song plays. The Video Game Kid collapses in the corner of the ring, exhausted.
DDK:
A hell of a fight by Eye, it took a lot to get him down but in the end Conor knew his gameplan: he had to hit Eye with A LOT before going for a pin. You’d have to think this is a message to Dex, too. It’s not just going to be one or two moves that beats Dex, it’s going to be a combo.
Lance:
A combo, huh? Sounds kind of video-game related…
Conor Fuse makes his exit up the rampway as his theme song comes to a close.
HOWEVER…
Coming out from the back and making a mad run to the ring is JJ Dixon! With Teri Melton as his cheering section, Dixon speeds inside and he goes right at Nathan Eye, jumping on him with fists as his shoulder is bandaged up!
DDK:
It’s JJ Dixon! He’s attacking Nathan Eye! This is payback for what he did!
Dixon continues to throw the punches down on him with The Inspirational Machine trying to cover up! Teri Melton waves at Tom Morrow at ringside who looks pissed off that she has the nerve to show her face! He goes in and pulls Eye away!
Lance:
Payback for Nathan Eye attacking that compromised shoulder! Nathan Eye told him that he was going to take his spot a few weeks ago on Uncut, but let’s see what happens when the shoe is on the other foot!
Dixon is getting a big reaction from the crowd as he gets ready to hit him with the springboard clothesline when Morrow jumps in and pulls Nathan from the ring!
BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Nathan limps away and runs off into the vast sea that is the crowd with Morrow helping him out. Dixon pulls at the ropes.
DDK:
What a big win Conor Fuse picks up here tonight and Nathan Eye’s woes continue with Dixon out here for revenge!
Lance:
We will have to keep tabs on that story, but Conor Fuse gets a win. Can Dex Joy do the same later tonight with the Comments Section promising to take care of Dex for Conor?