CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
๐ June 17th, 2005 โ BWF: Heatwave (Part 2)
The crowd was electric.
The air was sweat and smoke.
This wasn't just a wrestling match.
This was war.
Malik Smith Jr.โThe Tribal Chiefโwas crawling on instinct.
Bronson, battered but still breathing fire, looked down at Malik with a crazed smirk.
He dragged the champion's limp body toward the announce table.
"You think you're untouchable, huh?" Bronson muttered.
"Let's see if you bounce."
He hoisted Malik up and laid him across the table like a sacrifice.
Then, the unthinkable happened.
Bronson climbed the top turnbuckle.
The crowd rose to their feet, gasping in disbelief.
"NO WAYโBRONSON'S GONNA FLY!" the commentator screamed.
And thenโ
BOOM!!
Bronson soared off the top rope, crashing down onto Malik with a body splash that shattered the announce table into splinters!
"HOLYโ!!"
"THE TABLE'S GONE!!"
"TRIBAL CHIEF IS DEAD!!"
Both men were wrecked.
But Bronson, driven by pride and rage, rolled to his knees, grabbed Malik by the arm, and dragged him slowly back into the ring.
He covered him.
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KICK OUT!!!
"HE KICKED OUT AGAIN!!"
The arena erupted.
Bronson's eyes were wide.
Jaw slack.
"What is this guy made of!?"
But Malik was still barely moving.
Bronson backed into a corner, seething. He didn't see Malik roll out of the ring and start pulling himself up on the barricadeโฆ
โฆuntil it was too late.
Malik exploded forward.
SPEAR!! THROUGH THE BARRICADE!!!
The metal shattered, the fans in the front row screamed as both men collapsed into a heap.
"GOOD LORD ALMIGHTY!!"
Security scrambled, medics panicked, but the ref could only restart the count.
Somehowโฆ
Somehowโฆ
Malik crawled, dragging Bronson with him, rolling him back into the ringโ
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BAM!!!
A blur crashed into Malik's back, breaking the pin.
The arena turned to chaos.
"WHO THEโ"
"IT'S JETSTREAM JACE!!"
"THE HIGH-FLYING PRODIGY!!"
Jace, a wiry, fast-moving fighter with a reputation for aerial chaos, unloaded on Malik.
Palm strikes.
Spinning kicks.
A springboard moonsault!
The Tribal Chief was stunned.
Bronson stood up, a devilish grin forming as he saw his new ally join the carnage.
Together, they picked up Malik.
Jetstream Jace's Finisher โ The Sky Blade (Springboard Cutter).
Bronson's Finisher โ Deathlock Driver.
Malik's body went limp.
Bronson dropped onto him.
The ref hesitatedโฆ but then dropped to the mat.
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To Be Continuedโฆ
[End of Chapter 22 โ " Fall of a King?"]