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 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:25 pm
Salem was rattled out of his senses, but he had enough awareness to tell where he was and what was about to happen. Looking at the ring bell while Rex clenched in the double underhooks, "Showtime" smirked and coughed, trying to speak but only for Kobra to hear.
"Heh...and you wonder why Kyra doesn't love you..." he rasped, chuckling to himself.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:32 pm
Rex hesitated for a moment. The smile on his face faltered for a moment. There was something there. Some emotion that was foreign on Rex's features. But just as fast as it came, it vanished. Replaced with the malicious grin and hatred he was known for.
With his hatred restored, Rex would attempt to hit that dastardly double underhook DDT, driving Salem's skull down onto the ring bell on the announce table.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:35 pm
Salem was driven skull-first into the ring bell by Rex's double-underhook DDT, the devastating maneuver causing the announce table to collapse and leaving Salem laying bleeding from his forehead in the wreckage! Perhaps mercifully, it appeared Salem had been knocked out, medical staff starting to respond to ringside but careful not to get too close to Kobra as the fans raucously booed the underhanded brutality!
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:50 pm
Rex rose from the announce table rubble and staggered over to the timekeeper area, pulling the mic from the hand of the ring announcer.
"And here is your winner," Rex started. "By disqualification. A disqualification that only happened because he was too much of a boy scout, too much of a hero, that he let a fan in danger distract him. He was too weak to get the job done any other way. Put your hands together for "Showless" Salem Croft."
The fans booed his glib demeanor as he dropped the mic to the ground and looked over his battered foe.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:52 pm
As Rex pontificated on the mic to mock Salem, medical staff were cautiously approaching the destroyed table to provide assistance to the unconscious Croft! Not trying to face any of Rex's residual wrath, they'd timidly try to get by him and start attending to Salem!
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:55 pm
Rex looked at the medics checking on Salem and marched toward them, malice in each of his steps. seeing the fear in their eyes, he moved toward Salem, eyeing him like a piece of meat and the other as weaker prey that were getting between him and his meal.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:58 pm
The group of medics hesitated as Rex stepped between them and their patient, forcing them to flinch backwards a bit in fear of what he might do to them. After a moment, the bravest of the bunch took a half-step forward, urging Rex to please let them see to Salem's injuries!
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 9:05 pm
Rex looked from the medic down to Salem and he had a moment of hesitation again. Seeing Salem limp and bloody fed a part of Rex but there was a part of him that found no more enjoyment at the thought of battering him any further.
"Enjoy your win, Salem," Rex said, as he brought the mic back to his mouth. "You may have the victory. The mark in the wins column but I want you to remember which of us walked away. And I want you to really think of who you think will be walking away at Mania. Do your family a favor and stay...the...f***...down."
With that, he threw the mic to the ground and grabbed his jacket and glasses from the timekeeper area, leaving the medics and trainers to properly check on Salem as he put his glasses and jacket back on as he made his way to the back.
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