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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:37 am
a slight miscalculation here and Marcus leg drops only the mat, a jarring sensation for his hip. The big man remains seated on the mat, unable to pop back up as quickly as he'd like
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:38 am
Avari shakes his head and slowly makes his way to his feet. He looks over at his downed opponent and runs at the ropes, coming back and attempting to knock him down with a running knee to the face.
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:41 am
stunned from his own missed move, Marcus just manages to turn his head slightly as the knee connects, avoiding a broken nose as he's knocked to the mat again but the shot arguably doing the same amount of damage as it clocks him in the side of the head
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:45 am
The crowd pick up and cheer again, with Avari bringing the big man down again, the momentum in this match shifting back and forth like a ship on the sea.
As he reaches the rope, however, he pulls up a little and rubs his knee. Although he was the one delivering the blow there, he definitely felt that himself.
Wondering about the pinfall he shakes his head, instead moving behind Marcus. He puts his arms out in the air as he did at the beginning of the match, getting a loud pop from the crowd.
Fusion will wait for his opponent to turn around and try to spear him out of his boots!
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:50 am
Marcus forces himself back to his feet again, clearly taking more effort now than before. He turns and finds Avari charging at him again. This time, Marcus swings his foot up and attempts to kick him in the face to stop the charge and avoid a second dose of his own finisher
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:04 am
Avari runs and sees the boot come up, ducking underneath it and continuing his journey. He bounds off the opposite ropes, running back at Marcus and attempting to jump and twist for a running splash!
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:06 am
Marcus misses the kick and steps forward, then turns as Avari rebounds off the ropes and leaps at him for a splash. Marcus reaches up to catch him, then attempts to turn him and drop him finally with the Ribcracker
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:08 am
In a fluid motion, one you wouldn't quite expect so quickly from a bigger man, Marcus is able to catch Avari and transition in to a hard and crunching Ribcracker!
Fusion tries to cry out in pain but his shout is muffled as the wind is knocked out of him
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:11 am
Marcus finally looks to roll Avari on his back and hook both legs for the pin, hoping to finally put this one to an end
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:23 am
In the heat of the moment, the crowd went almost silent. The ref's count seemed to echo throughout the entire stadium in these next few moments.
One!
Fusion hadn't moved at all, his legs hooked for the pin, as the ref's arm came down again.
Two!
Avari didn't look like moving at all, the crowd look genuinely shocked and a little disappointed that the match wasn't continuing.
Thre-
In the last possible moment, Avari turned his shoulder and hooked it off the mat, just a fraction of a second before the ref's hand hit the mat.
The crowd erupted! The ref called out the 'Two!' count and confirmed it back to Marcus
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:29 am
the kickout enrages Marcus. He glares at the referee, who insists that Avari had kicked out. The fans can see Marcus absolutely seething as he turns his gaze down on Avari. He reaches down to grab Avari by the throat with both hands and attempts to pull him to his feet, then kick him in the gut for added damage before attempting the Ribcracker again
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:20 am
There isn't much stopping Marcus from being grabbed by the the throat and pulled up. The kick to the gut hits hard before he's taken down again with a massive Ribcracker!
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 9:48 am
Once again, Marcus would roll him over to attempt a pin, this time more or less attempting to fold him in half to hold his shoulders to the mat
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 11:47 am
The ref drops for the count...
One!
Two!
THREE!
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 12:14 pm
as soon as the three count hits, Marcus rolls off of the pin and lays on the mat next to Avari, finally letting the exhaustion catch up to him.
"Here is your winner, Marcus Damone!"
Marcus remains laying as his music hits the PA. He had not come to Wrestlemania expecting this level of a fight, but he'd come out this time with a win. A few moments later, he rolls to his side and comes up to a knee, the lights dimming down as he looks down at Avari on the mat. Tactics aside, there's a modicum of respect he has no choice but to give, which he shows with a mere couple of taps on Avari's chest before he stands up and exits the ring. the smoke that was part of his entrance pours in and covers the ramp and stage, with Marcus simply walking into and out of view to head backstage
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