Eric Hardy: And now it is time for the match that everyone has clearly been waiting for tonight much like any other time that the nCw World Title is put on the line. Tonight we have Lance Ryan, the only two time nCw World Champion in the history of nCw defending his belt against the man that won the Gladiator Match outlasting many other champions all at one time to get here, Dave Holland. These two men have been having a war of words of late, and they ended Collision last week trading blows through the crowd. There is no hiding the fact that these two men have held a lot of hatred for one another in the past, and there is indeed quite a history between them. They have warred together and they have warred against one another…but never has their battle had as much on the line…the nCw World Heavyweight Title. The industry standard, the reason that every wrestler joins this company.

Kelly Fox: Indeed, but for Lance tonight's match is about even more. Last week he announced to the world that he will continue to wrestle only for as long as he holds that golden championship. The moment that he is defeated for the title he will take off the boots for the last time and will join the ranks of the retired like so many legends before him.

Eric Hardy: Kelly, I know that you have a lot invested in this match emotionally and that you may disagree, but I fully expect Dave Holland to bring everything he has here tonight to prove to the world that he is indeed capable of winning on the biggest stage of them all, and I fully expect him to usher in the Era of Holland here this evening.

Kelly Fox: You know that I will be pulling for my man here tonight, but all hostility aside and all politics aside, I can tell you one thing. This is going to be one hell of a match, and I will even go out on a limb and say that I feel that this will be the best Heavyweight Title Match in the history of this business.

{ There's an otherwordly hum of noise reverberating over the speakers. The lights throughout the arena rise to blinding levels. It's an actual whiteout. Moments later the lights all shut off as the music falls silent. Then as the first chords of Knights of Cydonia by Muse begins to play the laser lights start flicking across the room. The Titantron plays a video of someone in darkness training for a fight. During this time a light mist covers the stage. As the guitar becomes slowly more prominent the lights start coming up again to normal levels... but there's no one on the stage. The Guitar performs a slide as the lights slide back to dark with it. At the end the song jumps to the main guitar solo of the song. At the same time everything kicks off together and an explosion of white fireworks explodes about the tron as out onto the stage runs a man dressed in his traditional white wrestling tights with silver trim and a plain white training jacket. He jumps in the air and spins around greeting his massive fanbase. Above him the tron now shows off just who he is. The man looks up and smiles as he looks at it Dave goes to one side of the stage, hyping up that part of the crowd. He then gives a big ol' thumbs up to them before returning to the other side of the stage and doing the same there. The crowd are chanting furiously over the song but can barely be heard. Dave likes his music loud. Dave makes his way to the top of the ramp. As the chorus kicks off a huge ticker tape explosion goes off above the stage. It flitters about the entire crowd though. Dave's bodyguard, Terry Tate also at this time makes his way out onto the stage. He's smiling and waving to the crowd but he always keeps one eye on Dave. Dave skips down the ramp sideways facing the crowd on one side, hi fiving every single hand he can reach. About a third of the way down he switches sides but does the same thing. During the instrumental section Dave slides into the ring with a huge charge. He jumps up and looks around quickly. Terry waits outside the ring, purely to keep any attackers from Dave. He climbs the turnbuckle nearest the most die hard of his fans. The now infamous Die-Hard-Holland-Fans. He flicks them a two fingered salute (salute with two fingers... not a metaphor). He then looks around the rest of the crowd and beats his breast twice before raising his fist high into the air. As the song reaches the final chorus. No one's going to take me alive, The time has come to make things right, You and I must fight for our rights, You and I must fight to survive. Dave charges across the ring to the opposite turnbuckle. He leaps straight to the top and does the same again, beating his breast and raising his fist into the air. He jumps back down and returns to the centre of the ring as the music fades out and he waits, warming up as he does so.}

Eric Hardy: You have to admit, Dave Holland looks prepared for this match tonight. I don't think I ever seen such a determined look in his eyes as I see her tonight. This is a chance for Dave Holland to REALLY make a name for himself here.

{ The lights in the arena go completely out, even the floodlights, and the arena is pitch black. "Empire" by Boy Meets Fire begins to play in the arena and the fans in attendance can be heard, but not seen giving a mixture of cheers and boos for a change. A bright shower of pyro begins to fall from the nCw-tron, lighting the surrounding area. The fans do indeed begin to cheer now as they recognize that it is Lance Ryan that is about to make his entrance to the arena. Here I am with my empire, I'll bring you to your knees ebb and flow with my desire, cause its all that you've been taught to be Lance walks out onto the entranceway, indeed with his empire. To his left is his son Jamie, and to his right is his brother Matthew. The showers over the ramp fall down atop the three men as Lance removes the nCw World Title from around his waist and raises it high in the air. The fans begin to cheer now even louder. The pyro stops illuminating the arena and we are again found in complete darkness. yeah I'm the bastard son of what's been overcome, and again we plant the seed so place your fork to mouth, eat, consume, be proud of what I let you see cause we've made quite sure you can never leave The arena is now lit by flashing strobe lights that make the movements of the nCw champion seem as if in slow motion as he walks down the ramp and towards the ring. He points to signs in the crowd that beg him not to retire, and that ask him to stay in nCw. As the three men get to ringside, Matthew climbs up onto the apron and Jamie uses the stairs. Both men then sit upon the second rope as Lance steps up onto the apron and in between the middle and top rope and into the ring. Once he enters the ring, pyro shoots up into the rafters from each ring post and a golden rain again falls from the rafters and into the ring. Lance climbs atop the turnbuckle and holds his World Title high in the air for all to see. I speak you throw parades ignore the sense of rage welling up inside Pay no mind to what we do cause we'll sell it all to you in modern luxuries And we've made quite sure you believe you're free Lance then climbs down and stands in the middle of the ring and stares across the ring at Dave Holland and motions to him that it is just the two of them. Lance looks over at Jamie and Matt and tells them to go to the back. The two follow Lance's orders and they exit the ring and the ringside area. From the cradle to the grave we try not to be saved from what we own For next to nothing spent turn your dollars into cents Fighting for the right to die alone (just believe… believe you're free) - cause you're on your own it doesn't matter just be sure that this is our empire this is war forgotten heroes chessboard roles to make you think you're something more but you're on your own…

Eric Hardy: I have to admit I was skeptical that Lance would be true to his word and make this a clean one on one fight, but so far so good. He just sent his son and brother to the backstage area and I highly doubt he has many friends left in Age of the Revolution anymore. So unless this has all been an elaborate set -up like the Jamie and Lance saga, this match may in fact be a clean one.

Kelly Fox: You heard the cheers Eric. These fans are willing to forgive Lance and trust that he is a man of his word here tonight. This may be the last match of his career. Give the man a break and let's call this one the way an epic match should be called.

{Lance and Dave Holland look up as the referee holds the nCw Title high in the air and then takes it to the ring announcer. The bell then rings and this match is officially underway. Lance and Davey Ortega circle the ring sizing one another up and Lance stops and extends a hand for Dave to shake. Dave looks out into the crowd and then back at Lance and shakes his head. The two men then lock up in center ring and are jockeying for position. Dave Holland is backed into a corner by Lance and the referee calls for a clean break and Lance looks to think about it for a minute and then gives the break. The crowd cheers for this, seeing the old Lance Ryan more and more.}

Eric Hardy: Unbelievable. That one simple action just made a believer out of me.

{The two men now lock up once more in the middle of the ring and this time Dave gets the upper hand and knocks Lance onto his backside. Lance gets up to one knee and claps slowly for Dave showing respect for the power. Dave though decided to kick this match into high gear and comes charging at Lance. Lance slides down to the mat though and catches Holland smartly with a drop toe hold. Lance quickly gets to his feet now and it's now Dave now giving a sort of mocking clap for the champion.}

Kelly Fox: Seems to be a psychological game of one upmanship here early on Eric. Neither man is willing to make the first major mistake.

Eric Hardy: I can't say that I blame them Kelly. Both men are masters of the super-kick and can make it lights out with less than a moments notice.

{Both men now get to their feet and the fans are starting to trade off chants with half of the fans chanting Lance's name and half of the fans chanting for Dave Holland. The two men lock up in the middle of the ring for the third time and this time Dave Holland manages to scoop Lance up and slam him down to the mat. Lance quickly rolls out of the way as Holland looks to plant an elbow and both men hop back to their feet. Lance looking for the upper hand now runs off the ropes and Holland leap frogs him and Lance keeps it up to the far side. Lance comes back and Holland looks to leap frog again but Lance puts on the breaks and grabs Holland in mid-air and manages to give him a spine buster to the mat.}

Eric Hardy: What a high impact move here in the early stages. Lance read Dave Holland like a book there.

{Lance gets back to his feet in a hurry and he climbs to the top turnbuckle looking for something in the high risk district. Dave Holland though senses this and ambles back to his feet as well. Lance though wastes no time and Holland turns into a high cross body press from Lance. Dave stumbles back a step or two but manages to keep his balance and hold onto Lance though and he then drops forward with a modified bodyslam. Dave immediately hooks a leg and the referee drops down for a count 1…2… and Lance kicks out with ease.}

Kelly Fox: There is no way that a modified slam will beat Lance for the title Eric.

Eric Hardy: There is no harm in trying though Kelly. You never know when the wind may be knocked out of your opponent.

{Dave Holland grabs Lance by the hair and pulls him to his feet and he levels Lance with a stuff right hand. Lance takes a step back and then unleashes one of his own that staggers Dave back a step. The two start trading right hands and then finally Lance manages to block a shot and unleashes with rights and lefts backing Holland up into a corner. Lance then irish whips Holland across the ring to the far side and follows closely behind looking for a clothesline which he hits. Holland drops down to one knee and Lance grabs hold of the top ropes and catapults a kick to the jaw of Dave that really hits on the mark and Dave is grabbing his chin and screaming out in pain.}

Eric Hardy: That was a stiff shot from the champion there Kelly. Dave may have had his jaw dislocated there.

Kelly Fox: I cant imagine that the supper kick will feel too nice when lance connects with it later.

{Lance grabs Dave by the leg now and drags him to the middle of the ring. Lance then climbs up to the top rope as Dave is still grabbing his jaw in agony. Lance is looking to hit CANADA'S CALLING here. Just as he is about to take flight though the fans start to boo as Reckless Jack and Spike Kane come out onto the ramp way and they are looking down into the ring. Lance looks up the ramp at the two of them and appears to be slightly angry to see them.}

Eric Hardy: I thought that Lance had severed all ties from these two Kelly. What's the deal here.

Kelly Fox: Look at the body language of the champion Eric, does he look happy to see them here?

{Spike and RJ have chairs and they set them down atop the ramp and have a seat to watch the match. Inside the ring lance turns to look back at Dave who has now gotten beck to his feet and is on his way to Lance. Before Lance can react, Dave is standing on the second rope and the two men are trading shots atop the turnbuckles now. Dave gets the upper hand now and he locks Lance up looking for a suplex from the top. Lance blocks the attempt though and hits Dave in the ribs twice with stiff shots. Lance then looks to try and shove Dave from the turnbuckle but Dave hangs on. Dave now joins Lance standing on the top rope and both men are struggling to keep their balance here. Dave again tries to hook in a suplex on Lance but both men lose their balance now a bit. Lance falls to the mats around the ring awkwardly and Holland falls and crotches himself on the rope and hits the referee in the process. All three men are down now in various places.}

Eric Hardy: They struggled too long for position up there Kelly and now both men may be hurt here.

Kelly Fox: I am going to beat you to the call here too Eric…why the hell are Spike and Jack coming down the ramp now?

{As Kelly said the two men are making their way down the ramp and they are not coming down empty handed. Spike and RJ have their chairs in their hands. Both men slide into the ring and are standing over the fallen Dave Holland here and waiting for him to get to his feet. The fans in attendance are booing mercilessly as it starts to sink in that everyone has been had again by Age of the Revolution. Dave looks up with a look of understanding on his face, realizing that he has been had as well.}

Eric Hardy: Kelly, don't play stupid. I know that you knew that this was coming. Lance Ryan is a damn liar. He said that this match was going to be fair, and he said that his career was on the line…it was all a damn set-up.

Kelly Fox: …

Eric Hardy: Your silence shows the guilt Kelly, you knew what was going on and you played everyone too. You even had me convinced. You are all a bunch of damn liars.

{Inside the ring Spike and RJ are still standing over Holland and Holland is getting to his feet. As he gets to his feet Reckless Jack shoves him back down. Suddenly from the back we see The Empire making their way down to the ring but before they can get there they are intercepted by security and ring officials.}

Eric Hardy: What the hell! What about the two in the ring?

{Spike and RJ get into position to swing away on Holland who is still down on the mat, but when RJ lifts his chair high in the air Lance slides into the ring from out of nowhere and gets between Holland and the chair. Reckless Jack looks down at Lance with disgust and Lance tells RJ to leave. RJ looks at Spike and the two of them say something to Lance and leave the ring. They are ushered out by security as the referee gets to his feet in the ring. Lance gets to his feet and tells Dave to do the same and Dave is looking at Lance in wonder.}

Eric Hardy: Wow. I feel like a fool for questioning Lance here…he meant what he said. He just went to great lengths to keep this match clean, and I imagine that there will be hell to pay for Lance come hell or high water…win or lose now.}

Kelly Fox: Don't ever question Lance's integrity again Eric.

{Both men are once again standing toe to toe now. Lance is favoring the knee he may have twisted when he fell to the outside and Dave Holland is looking perplexed, but other than that, we seem to be right back where we started. Lance starts jawing at Dave now, and Dave has none of it and he delivers a stiff right forearm to the chin of the champion. Lance follows that up with a chop across the chest that gets a "Woooo" from the crowd. This backs Holland up some, and Lance delivers a short arm clothesline that takes Dave down to the mat. Lance follows this up with a stomp to the arm of Holland and he starts giving the Garvin stomps to all of the joints of Holland. After a few stomps, Lance takes a leap and looks to drop a leg across the throat of Holland and Holland gets out of the way. Lance hits canvas and this apparently tweaks that already injured knee and he grabs it. Holland, now on his feet grabs Lance's sore leg and kicks Lance in the back of the cap now and Lance lets out a yelp. Dave then delivers another kick and then quickly rolls Lance over and cinches in a leg lock. Holland wraps his entire body around the leg of Lance and Lance is screaming in pain and trying to get to the ropes. Lance manages to inch his way towards the ropes and the crowd is getting behind the champion as he reached for the ropes, but just as he is inches away Dave manages to drag Lance back to the middle of the ring. The referee now drops down and asks Lance if he wants to pack it in and Lance is shaking his head no. He reaches down for all that he has left and he manages to roll Holland a bit and he grabs hold of one of Holland's ankles and manages to cinch in an ankle lock. The shock gets Holland to break the leg-lock and the two men roll a bit and Holland grabs hold of the bottom rope and the referee calls for a clean break. Lance holds on for an extra second and then lets go of the hold.}

Eric Hardy: What a match we are seeing here Kelly. These two men are putting on one heck of a show and proving that they are the top two wrestlers in this company. A good battle and good sportsmanship all around.

{Holland is the first man to his feet as he has the least damage now, Lance is trying to prop himself up using the ring ropes. As Lance finally manages to get to his feet Dave run in and kicks Lance hard in the back of the knee sending the champion down and Lance smacks his head off a turnbuckle on the way down.}

Kelly Fox: So much for the good sportsmanship Eric.

Eric Hardy: That was a clean, brutal, but clean maneuver Kelly. Besides, Lance would be the first to say that you need to pull out all the stops on the way to winning the world title.

{Lance is clutching his knee now and Dave pulls Lance into the middle of the ring again here and locks in the epic figure four leg-lock. Lance is thrashing his arms about but he is again in the middle of the ring and nowhere near a ring rope. Lance struggles to find a way to get to the ropes but when he cannot get the leverage for the pain on his knee he goes into panic mode and starts slamming his fist into one of Dave Holland's knees. Lance falls back from exhaustion though and his shoulders find the mat. The referee counts 1…2 and Lance sits back up and starts pounding on the knee of Holland and then manages to lean forward through the pain again and nail Holland with another stiff shot to that tender jaw. That breaks the hold and Lance slides outside of the ring to try and get some air and he is shaking out his leg. Holland doesn't want to give Lance a chance to getthat break and he catapults himself over the top rope but lance manages to side step out of the way and Holland crashes and burns to the outside. Lance now realizes that if he is going to turn the tide, now is the time and he tries to make his way to Holland and does so. He gets Holland to his feet by pulling his hair and he irish whips Holland into the security barricade back first. Holland winces in pain and Lance charges in and hits a spear driving Holland's back again into the barricade. Lance then rolls Holland into the ring and hangs his head over the side of apron. Lance drops a couple of well placed elbows to the head of Holland and then gets up on the ring apron and drops a leg over Holland's throat. Holland rolls into the ring now grabbing his throat and Lance manages to roll into the ring as well, grabbing his knee again. Both men are down now and the referee starts to deliver a count. 1…2…3…4…5…6…Lance manages to get up to one knee. Holland now is also struggling to get back to a vertical base. Lance grabs aholf ofg Holland though and rolls him up looking for the shock win…1…2… and Holland kicks out. Lance kicks Holland in the head twice from the mat and then hops to his feet. Lance gets Dave up to his feet as well and sends him into the ropes. Lance goes off the opposite side and is running a criss-cross. Both men are continuing the criss-cross now and looking for the upper hand. Finally lance drops down and Holland jumps over top, Holland again off the far side and Lance goes for a leap frog and LEAP THE BORDER! Lance nails Holland and Holland is down. Lance smells blood and he goes for the cover…1….2…Thre...}

Kelly Fox: YES! Lance retains!

Eric Hardy: NO! The referee said Holland kicked out! That was SO close!

{Lance slams the mat out of frustration and then gets to his feet. He pulls Holland up as well but Holland has the where-with-all to nail Lance with a straight arm shot to the ribs. Lance grabs his ribs and is slowed up for a moment and Davey throws Lance chest first into the corner. Holland then gathers up what's left in the tank and runs to the ropes and hits a springboard moonsault onto Lance and holds both legs for a pinning combination…1….2…and Lance kicks out! Dave now looks determined and he locks a headlock on Lance and pulls the champion to his feet. He releases the hold and delivers a step-over kick to the upper body of Lance and lance is down again. For good measure, Holland drops a knee onto the back of Lance's leg and then climbs up top. He turns his back to Lance now and the fans are fired up.}

Eric Hardy: if he hits this Kelly this one is over. He is looking for the DIAMOND FLIGHT!

{Hardy called the move and he does in fact hit a perfect moonsault landing right on Lance…Dave grabs his chest for a moment and then hooks both legs. The fans are counting the hand drops here and Dave is moving his head with them….1….2….Thr….}

Kelly Fox: NO! HE KICKED OUT!

Eric Hardy: Unbelievable! How are either of these men going to win this match?

{Dave Holland seems to be wondering the same thing as he looks skyward as if looking for an answer. The fans are electric as this match continues on. Holland grabs hold of Lance's hair and drags him into the corner now. Lance is leaning into the turnbuckles and appears to be out on his feet. Dave backs up and charges in looking for a big splash but Lance moves out of the way. Clearly playing possum and Holland hits the turnbuckle chest first and backs out of the corner. Lance gets under Holland and lifts him up on his shoulders until a combination of Lance's knee giving out and an electric chair drop prevails. Both men are down again and the fans are again trading off chants for Dave and Lance. Both men now are struggling to their feet and they meet in center ring for what may be the last time. Both men are breathing hard and exhausted by this marathon of a match. The two men start trading blows again and then Lance whips Holland into the ropes. Lance comes back and crushes Holland with a spear that takes the challenger down. Lance gets to his feet and is now sizing up Holland from the corner and is motioning for CANADA CALLING. Holland gets to his feet and turns around just as Lance steps in and goes for the kick. Holland though grabs Lance's boot at the last second and stops the kick. He spins Lance around and then nails Lance right in the jaw with the MAGIC TOUCH. The momentum takes both men down and Holland is soaking in what he just did. He slowly crawls over to Lance and lays an arm across the World Champion…the crowd counts again….1….2….Thr…and again Lance gets a shoulder up. There is a collective groan and cheer in the crowd and neither man seems to have life left in them.}

Kelly Fox: I think that this match is going to last all night Eric. Neither man will stay down.

Eric Hardy: Can you blame them? If Lance loses he's retired. If Holland loses he wasted his title shot.

{Inside the ring both men are getting to their feet now with help from the ropes. It seems that neither man has enough in them to even hold themselves up now let alone win this one. Lance looks over at Dave out of the corner of his eyes though. Dave makes a few steps toward Lance and Lance uses all he has left to leverage himself and CANADA CALLING! Lance falls over right on top of Holland. Surely this will be it…1….2… AND HOLLAND KICKS OUT!

Eric Hardy: I don't know what to say Kelly…

Kelly Fox: Lance said it. This match is legendary.

{The fans are now chanting "Thank you Holland….Thank you Ryan…." And both men are down. The respect is so high that even the referee is taking in the moment and allowing both men a moment to gather their air before he starts his count. Finally both men get to their feet one more time and Holland manages to lift Lance up, scooping him onto his shoulders and he hits a Samoan drop on the champion. Holland then slowly gets to his feet and is scaling the ropes yet again.}

Kelly Fox: He cannot possibly be looking for Diamond Flight here again…this could be the ultimate crash and burn Eric.

Eric Hardy: But if he hits it, this could easily be the definitive point. It's an all or nothing move from a challenger that has proven that he can hang in the big time here tonight Kelly. He hits this, it's over for Lance…he misses…it's likely over for Dave. We are going to find out which way it goes in just a moment here.

{Dave Holland finally labors his way to the top rope and is getting set to take flight. The fans are all loud and on their feet. There is not a seat filled in the house as everyone is ready to watch what will most likely be the end of this epic battle. One of these two men is about to take home everything. Dave looks out at the crowd one last time and pushes himself off the top rope with all that he has to deliver DIAMOND FLIGHT! At the very last second, Lance manages to roll out of the way and Dave Holland completely crashes and burns and you can hear the collective gasp for air from the crowd. Lance slowly gets to his feet and picks Holland up slowly, Holland is nearly out now. Lance sets Holland up and lifts him up and drops him hard with the EndOfNEra! The referee slides over and makes the count 1…2…3!}

Eric Hardy: Lance Ryan has done it…Dave Holland did indeed put it all on the line at the end there looking for his signature move but it backfired…what an electric finish to this match!

Kelly Fox: Lance will live to fight another day. Who will be the next man to try and take the title and career from Lance Ryan?

{The referee goes to the outside of the ring and grabs the title. He enters the ring and lays it across Lance's arm as he slowly gets to his feet. The crowd is going absolutely insane now and Lance lifts the title high after easily the most difficult defense of his career. He looks down at Holland and the crowd cheers as Lance watches as Holland finally starts to make his way to his feet. Lance helps Holland to his feet now and the two men look at one another. Lance nods his head with approval at Dave Holland and then goes to leave the ring. Dave reaches out and grabs Lance by the shoulder and Lance turns to him. Dave Holland extends his hand in friendship now and Lance smiles at Holland. Lance looks to the crowd who are now on their feet and cheering louder than ever. Lance reaches out and the two men shake hands in the middle of the ring as the nCw logo appears in the bottom left hand side of the television screen.}