jimsub81 A Middleweight 4-Corners Contenders Match Set

Elton was riding high after his defeat of Geoffrey. He was not one to shirk away from matches even if it meant losing his title Elton was a wrestler who loved the sport. When the title was on the line it was just an added incentive for him to perform. He wanted the best to be his next competition. He had the right to choose his opponent but he wanted to make sure nobody accused him of cherry picking easy wins. He called in the four guys he had seen and considered the toughest in the division to a meeting with the league officials.

Stefan, Daniel, Taylor and Elton's good friend Derrick sat down in the office. Elton explained that he would like his next challenger to be one of these four. And he wanted the challenger determined by winning a four corners match. The four boys were shocked but thrilled to have a shot to be the top contender. The official saw nothing wrong and the match would prove to be a good draw and would give Elton what he wanted, a top rated contender. All four of these boys were skilled any would be good challengers.

The contract was signed and they left. Only Derrick stayed back and said to his best friend in TW, "Elton, I can't believe you would want to take a chance and have us face off. I'm thrilled you think so highly of me but.." Elton cut him off, "Derrick, I chose you to be part of this because you are one of the best in the league. And should you win it would be an honor to have you challenge me for the title. And I know I can trust you to be above boards all the way." Derrick blushed at the compliment, "Heck Elton you know I'd never cheap shot you. And, since you put it that way, I'd be honored to face you in the ring!" Elton slapped Derrick's backside and said, "I'll secretly be pulling for you big guy. But I gotta warn you. I chose those other three because I do believe they are tops in the division. You better be on your toes against them!" Derrick nodded and said, "I'll be careful you can count on that!"

The day of the event came quickly. The arena workers were getting the ring and seating area cleaned up from the Boys Wrestling matches that were just held.

Sid was one of the top wrestlers in the BW league. The younger boys always fought on Saturday afternoons before the older boys of TW did. Sid was the younger brother of TW middleweight Daniel who was set to fight in this evenings four corners match to decide the next challenger to champion Elton. But Sid was lost in his own world of depression. He had lost a tough match to BW heavyweight Lim. Lim was far and away the strongest boy in BW. He had muscles that would have made boys 4-5 years older envious. Sid had done well for most of the match and had almost won. But Lim's strength got the better of him. His pal Jayson and little brother of TW heavyweight Dane was with him but could not cheer his friend up as they sat in the locker room.

Daniel at last came in and sat down next to his brother. Jayson sensed they wanted to be alone and left. Sid had a tear form in his eye as he had told Daniel he was going to win today. Daniel put an arm around Sid's shoulder and said, "Hey lil Bro. You have nothing to be ashamed of." Sid didn't look convinced so Daniel went on, "How good is Lim?" Sid said, "Don't get much better!" Daniel nodded in agreement and said, "How strong is Lim?" Sid replied, "He's stronger than anyone in BW. Heck he's stronger than a lot of guys in TW!" Again Daniel agreed and said, "So you took on the strongest guy in the league and one of the best wrestlers there is and still almost managed to win. What does that say about you?" Sid looked like he was beginning to feel better and Daniel went on, "How many other guys in the league could have done as well as you today?" Sid had to admit with a smile, "Not too many." Daniel said, "And you know what you did wrong right?" Sid nodded yes. "So next time you know how to beat him, right?" Sid perked up, "Man next time I get in there with Lim he'll wish he were someplace else!" Daniel smiled, as he knew had done his job.

Sid gave his big brother a hug and said, "Thanks Daniel." Daniel said, "Well I have to go get ready for my match. " Sid said, "You know I'll be watching! Kick butt Daniel!" Daniel said, "I plan to lil Bro. You just watch your big brother tonight and see!"

Middleweight Contenders Match , pt1

"And now TW fans we have a special event. Tonight we will see who becomes the next challenger to the middleweight title. The winner of tonight's four corners match will face Elton next weekend for the title. Now lets meet the four wrestlers. First, standing5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing in at 170 pounds?STEFAN!" Stefan received boos that all Posse members did. But he seemed not to care as he took the ring confident in his great build and awesome muscles. Even those booing him had to admit he was one well put together guy.

"Next, standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing in at 170 pounds? Daniel!" Daniel had a mixed reception from the fans. Many loved his wild ring actions and tough fighting spirit. But others did not like how he handled himself almost to the point of being brutal. He took the ring and gave a sly wink to his little brother Sid then took on the role as the baddest of the bad asses. He stared Stefan down as he had a big grudge to settle with him.

"And or next wrestler stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs in at 160 pounds?TAYLOR!" The boy that had become known as the "Beast" ran to the ring. He had a superb build and had become much more popular with the fans since breaking from the Posse. The fans cheered him and he took position in his corner ready to get it on with any wrestler in TW.

"And our final competitor, standing6 feet even and weighing in at 178 pounds?DERRICK!" Derrick took the ring too a nice round of applause. The tough farm boy from Iowa was one well put together teen. He had a reputation for being a little gullible if not slow but he was just a big and trusting kid for the most part. His muscles bulged at all points. He was probably the strongest of the four but barely. He also knew Elton was pulling for him and had taken all the information Elton could give on handling the other three. Derrick was ready.

The referee then took over. He pointed to Stefan, Daniel, Taylor and Derrick assigning them numbers one through four. He held up a coin and said, "Heads odd numbers start. Tails even numbers start." He flipped it and it came up tails. Derrick and Daniel braced for the first round of fighting. The referee signaled for the bell and the four corners match for the middleweight contender was on.

Daniel began against Derrick. He would have preferred to get Stefan in the ring but was more than willing to mix it up with the muscle bound Iowa farm boy. Derrick signaled he wanted a test of strength. Daniel was confident in his abilities but was realistic about them as well. He knew Derrick had a power advantage and was not about to fall into Derrick's primitive trap. Daniel moved in as if to accept then suddenly back away swinging a big toe up at Derrick's underbelly. But just as he backed off Derrick did as well and caught the boot in mid- swing. Apparently Derrick was not stupid after all and had thought one step ahead of Daniel.

Derrick gave the leg a mighty heave up and Daniel went falling to his back. Derrick moved fast for a big guy and dropped down with an elbow to the chest grabbing Daniel's head on the rise up. Daniel sent three well-aimed and hard shots to Derrick's hard midsection. The fists seemed to bounce off like bullets off Superman but Derrick felt each one and he quickly gained newfound respect for the volatile Daniel.

Derrick cranked Daniel over into a side headlock and ground the tough teen's face into his own ribs. Daniel thrashed as Derrick cranked on the pressure forcing Daniel to his knees. Derrick knew as well as everyone else that Daniel hated Stefan. The two had planned to settle differences in the ring but had yet to do so. Derrick showed his growing ring savvy and walked over and tagged Stefan in.

Stefan grinned with glee as he stepped in and sent two very hard kicks up into Daniel's ribs. Daniel wilted from the shots and from Derrick's hold. Derrick exited and Daniel was stunned to see Stefan's smirking face as his new opponent. He was unprepared as Stefan laid into him with everything that his well-formed muscles could deliver. Stefan was cautious of being DQed and he used forearms only as he bashed Daniel across the ring. Stefan forced him to the ropes and hammered down powerful whack after powerful whack into Daniel's chest. Daniel sagged against the ropes. But he made a feeble swing that Stefan not only avoided but also turned against Daniel as he tied up both arms in the ropes. Daniel was stretched taunt with arms out to his sides and Stefan blasted his torso with a series of spearing shots. When the referee at last ordered him back and untied Daniel the damage had been done and Daniel fell like a limp rag to the mats sucking wind.

Stefan smirked as he hoisted the boy who vowed to destroy him over his shoulders and racked him. Daniel screamed out. Not in submission but in simple pain. Stefan bounced a few times making the pain worse but still Daniel would not submit. Somehow Stefan knew the tough and prideful boy would not submit this early and he turned the rack into a power slam. WHAM! Daniel was deposited hard onto the canvas shaking the ring on impact.

Stefan could not contain his smile as he pulled the limp boy to his feet only to send him slamming back down with a standing clothesline. Daniel landed hard on his back as his feet were thrown out from under him. Stefan made a dusting of his hands motion to Kyle and the rest of his Posse buddies as he reached for Daniel again.

But even through his quick beating Daniel was still in the fight and he swung a weak but well placed foot up and struck Stefan on the underside of the chin. Stefan was stunned and knocked back a few steps. Daniel had an opening to nail Stefan but out of the corner of his eye he saw his little Brother Sid and remembered the conversation before the match. He vowed to win and used different tactics and relied on the other three not just on himself. Daniel rolled to his right and tagged in Taylor.

Stefan now had the second guy in the match that wanted his head mounted on a wall closing in on him. Taylor had proven his toughness and ability time and time again. He aimed to do it one more time against Stefan. But If Taylor thought that was going to be easy he had another thing coming. Stefan was recovered from Daniel's kick and stood ready to meet the new challenge.

The two boys crashed together like onrushing freight trains. The two sets of bulging pecs ground into each other. Each felt the hardness of the other's firm chest pressed into his. If TW gave out awards for best-built bodies these two young men would have to be considered favorites. Each had an awesome set of ripped abdominals as well as rock hard and bulging pectorals. Their powerful arms quaked as they bore into each other fighting for control. Stefan at last began to bend Taylor back ever so slightly.

Taylor didn't want to go through all this effort and not come out with something. He relaxed a little and drew Stefan into him snagging his arm while tossing him into an Irish whip. Stefan was startled to be tossed and he hit the ropes chest first. As he shot back Taylor hit him across the back of the head. Stefan was powered down to the mats face first. Taylor dropped a knee to the lower back and bounced Stefan's face off the canvas before lifting him up and driving a hard knee to the ripped abs. Taylor then hauled Stefan up from behind and atomic dropped him. Stefan went stumbling toward the empty corner. Taylor charged in behind and crushed Stefan in the back driving his chest into the turnbuckles. He grasped a handful of hair and tossed Stefan back the mats.

Stefan was one powerful kid but Taylor had the upper hand at the moment and was not about to let up. He slugged Stefan's hard stomach getting little sense that the shots had any effect. But Stefan felt each one. Taylor hooked Stefan under the armpit and pulled him up. Stefan was hurting from the sudden and hard attacks but he was not one to go down without a fight. He turned on his opponent and whacked a hard backhand chop across Taylor's firm chest. Taylor fired back one of his own drilling Stefan's upper quads. Taylor fell back as Stefan packed a wallop. Another chop to the chest and a forearm block to the side of the head had Taylor's world spinning.

Fortunately for him he spun right into Derrick's corner. He tagged in the big boy from Iowa and stepped through the ropes.

Stefan now was seeing the last of his three opponents in the match. He had been in the ring a while now and even with his great conditioning he was beginning to tire. It was not a good scenario for him as a very fresh Derrick waded into him. Derrick brushed aside Stefan's jabs and went straight for the kill. He plowed into him and wrapped his big guns around Stefan's chest and locked them behind his back. Stefan knew he was in the hold that had crushed Taylor and countless others. Derrick let out a yell and picked Stefan up and squeezed harder. Stefan gasped for air but would not yield. Derrick squeezed at each exhalation his victim made and Stefan though he was going to have his ribs crushed under the terrible pressure.

Just when Stefan thought he could take no more Derrick moved his legs apart slightly. Stefan brought a knee up and smashed Derrick's balls. Derrick dropped him and hugged his groin. Stefan fell to the mats and sucked in a deep breath. He knew he was spent and had to tag out. Daniel was closest. He hated that guy and the feeling was mutual but Daniel was his closest salvation. He crawled over toward him. Daniel knew the tag was coming and he could not refuse. But he was not going to make it easier for Stefan either. He would have to earn this tag.

Stefan got to his knees, as Daniel stood totally erect not bending or reaching in the slightest. If Stefan tagged HIM he would enter but would not assist. Stefan saw Daniel's ploy and vowed to get even with him later. He reached out to hit Dan's hand when he was stooped short by a grip on his shoulder. He was spun around and was face to face with a very pissed off Derrick.

Derrick gripped him under his armpit and tossed him half way across the ring. He followed behind and dropped a knee to the back then pulled him up and crotch slammed him with all the rage a shot to the balls generates. A heavy boot stomp the stomach had Stefan winded further. Derrick then pulled him up with ease and whipped him to the ropes. On the rebound Derrick decided to humiliate Stefan by using Stefan's own favorite finisher. Derrick caught him right under the chin with both hands and heaved him up and took him to his back in a wickedly hard power choke slam.

Stefan loved to use this move on his opponents but for the first time he knew how they felt. He also realized why he won as often as he did. The move was devastating. Derrick then walked to Daniel with the limp Stefan slung over his shoulder. Daniel was tagged in and Derrick whispered something in his ear. Daniel smiled and lay on the mat back down. Derrick then climbed to the top rope in the corner and on a three count he jumped bringing Stefan down onto the upraised knees of Daniel gut first. Stefan had awesome abs for sure but even his could not withstand the force of that impact. The momentum and impact had Daniel's knees deep in Stefan's belly and he whooshed out his air and hugged his stomach in agony. Derrick exited and allowed Daniel the honor of dealing Stefan the final blow.

Daniel picked him up and deposited him down in a body slam that looked tame after that last move. Daniel then cockily stood with both feet on Stefan's chest and the referee counted to three. Stefan was going no place. The referee called for the bell and the crowd loved it as the true bad boy of the match and only Posse member was wiped out and wiped out hard.

Daniel didn't like Stefan and his helping him out of the ring was not an act of kindness he simply wanted to drive home the point to the muscle boy that he was history. Daniel shoved Stefan under the rope and the dazed teen slumped against the side of the apron still half way off in dreamland.

Now the match was set to resume with the wrestler who had pinned Stefan allowed sit out. Derrick had been kind to allow Daniel the honor of pinning Stefan but he had inadvertently made a blunder. Daniel's time in the ring was minimal and he took no damage now Daniel got to sit out as Derrick and Taylor started the next round. And the match began quickly as the referee called for the bell.

Derrick and Taylor had tangled in Derrick's debut match. He had bested Taylor to the surprise of most. Taylor had been itching to get back into the ring against Derrick ever since. But this was not a regular match. Even though he wanted to go all out and tear into Derrick with all he had Taylor knew he had to use different tactics to prevail in the three-way contest.

Taylor and Derrick circled briefly the banged together into a collar and elbow lock up. They strained against the other then seemed to break simultaneously. They took a determined look at the other then clashed together again in a lock up. The two well muscled boys looked like two mountain goats butting heads as they drove into one another. Again they struggled and strained. Derrick had a strength edge albeit a slight one and he began to force Taylor back. Slowly Taylor was driven to the corner Stefan had occupied. When Derrick could move him back no further he gave one final shove and drove his weight into Taylor.

Taylor was temporarily pinned and felt Derrick rip off a quick shot to the midsection. Taylor grunted and he relaxed just a little. A little was all Derrick needed as he grabbed Taylor by the arm and pulled him forward while driving his own hard body to meet him. Taylor was smashed as Derrick sandwiched him over and over using not just his weight but also his great strength to make Taylor's crushing even more brutal.

When Taylor seemed compliant Derrick took hold of the back of his head and pulled him from the corner a little. He sent a hard punch to the breadbasket that made Taylor fold over Derrick's fist like laundry over a line. Derrick raised a hard knee that knocked Taylor off his feet as it impacted his forehead. Taylor went stumbling back to the ropes dazed, hurt and confused rubbing his aching head.

But Taylor had no time to rest because once aroused in the ring Derrick was relentless and just about as tough as any competitor in the league. He rushed forward and nailed Taylor with a body splash the caused the ropes to dig into Taylor's back. Derrick wrapped his big arms that had grown strong and hard working on his family's Iowa farm around Taylor and turned the splash into a bear hug. He then used the momentum off the rope recoil to turn the bear hug into a belly-to-belly suplex. WHAM! Taylor was slammed down like a sack of wet cement and Derrick's 178 pounds came splatting right down on top of him.

Derrick went for a quick cover, as he knew he had hurt Taylor. But Taylor managed to raise a shoulder as the referee hit "two". Derrick was not angry he didn't get the pin. In fact he rather liked the fact that he was fighting a guy with such grit and determination. Derrick had never taken a match against anyone not of the highest caliber. He loved this and was having a ball though he looked like he was the most pissed off person on Earth as he hauled Taylor up to his feet with a strong arm to the nape of the neck.

Derrick held Taylor in his right and launched a standing clothesline with his left. Taylor saw the big arm sweeping in and managed to turn ever so slightly and sent a hard elbow to Derrick's ripped gut. The shot took Derrick by surprise and foiled his clothesline. But it also allowed Taylor to launch an attack that was more furious and strong than Derrick imagined Taylor was capable of after his beating.

A second elbow to the belly had Derrick doubled over slightly and a knee lift to the stomach knocked him back. Taylor launched a drop kick that had Derrick falling into the ropes. Before he could recover the speedy Taylor was rushing in and slammed a clothesline of his own across Derrick's throat. The big boy toppled over the top rope and hit the floor. Taylor contemplated pressing the attack outside the ring and decided against it. Derrick had been fighting very tough but had been fair the whole way. Taylor would show the same respect for him.

Derrick half expected to be attacked on the floor but as he hoisted himself back into the ring he saw Taylor simply waiting for him and showing just a hint of a smile. Derrick had heard bad things about Taylor from his good friends Martin and Elton but Derrick thought his friends might have misjudged him.

The two tough teens circled again and Taylor went in for a quick leg take down. It worked and Derrick fell to his stomach. Taylor was quick to pounce on his back and twisted both of his awesome guns around hauling him up. Taylor decided to try something he had done only in practice. He shoved Derrick forward still holding his arms back. Derrick hit the ropes and they bent severely under the weight of both boys. As they bounced off Taylor planted both feet to Derrick's back and performed a reverse monkey flip off the rebound. Derrick was shot high up and he came down to the canvas in a ring shaking belly flop.

Before his mind processed what had happened Taylor was dropping an elbow across the back of his head. He pulled Derrick up by the arms again and repeated his move. Derrick felt it coming but was still to stunned and hurt to stop it. Taylor's execution was perfect and his reverse monkey flip had Derrick doing a second belly flop to the mats from a high fall.

Taylor rolled Derrick over and dropped for the cover. Derrick's world was spinning and his body ached from Taylor's flips but he was not about to surrender. He kicked out on the "two" count. Taylor had never expected him to be able to kick out after the second flip. He decided to let Daniel have a whack at the tough farm boy. He pulled Derrick up and walked him over to Daniel. He placed him in an abdominal stretch and tagged Daniel in.

With Derrick's body wide open Daniel took great delight in sending in a few hard-ass kicks to the ripped torso. Derrick grunted as Daniel's boot toes dug into his firm stomach muscles. At last the ref's count neared and Taylor exited. Derrick fell into Daniel's waiting grasp and was promptly side hip tossed across the ring.

Daniel attacked Derrick with the fury of a wild animal. He slammed massive forearm smashes into the top of his head and shoulders. Derrick had not recovered from Taylor's flips and now this powerhouse named Daniel who seemed to have energy to burn was all over him like white on rice. Again and again Daniel slammed his forearm into Derrick's head as if he wanted to drive it into his shoulders like a nail into wood.

Daniel at last changed tactics and Derrick shook his head. But he had precious little time to savor the moment as Daniel had him up and whipping into the ropes. As he bounced off Daniel simply stuck out a foot that caught Derrick under the chin. Derrick stood for a moment then did a 180-degree turn and fell like a Ponderosa pine that had just been chain sawed.

Daniel covered him and the referee hit the mats.

"One"

"Two"

Daniel was shocked as he felt Derrick's hands reach under him and press into his chest. With amazing strength Derrick heaved Daniel up and off him breaking the count.

Daniel had seen Derrick handle Taylor and he had felt the tough farm boy's power in the first round. But after that punishment that both he and Taylor had administered he was amazed and impressed that Derrick still had the ability to escape like that. But Daniel was not one to allow soft emotions to enter into his thinking. In the ring he considered himself at war. He wasted no time in going after Derrick again.

But Derrick was prepared, as much as he could be given his state of being. When Daniel approached Derrick sent a shot to the stomach that Daniel absorbed but not without feeling its affects. Derrick stood and Daniel charged in with a shoulder block to the midsection. Derrick felt his breath knocked away but also saw an opening. He hooked Daniel in a side headlock. It was quite easy for Derrick to fall to his butt as he took Daniel down in a DDT.

Derrick rolled to the ropes and struggled up them. He had been in a long time and wanted to see Taylor and Daniel go at it a while. He needed rest badly. But he saw Daniel getting to his feet and shaking head standing directly between himself and Taylor's corner.

Daniel knew Derrick wanted out too but he was not about to allow it. He stood ready to face him and guarded Taylor's corner like a junkyard dog. Derrick would have to go through Daniel to get the tag. And Derrick knew it.

Derrick decided now was as good a time as any for his favorite move. If Daniel wanted fight he was about to get it as Derrick let out a yell and charged slamming himself into Daniel chest to chest. Daniel was knocked back but managed to put on the breaks. Derrick knew what he wanted and sent a hard shot to Daniel's lower belly getting a good "Oooff" out of the tough teen. Derrick spun him around and applied his awesome bear hug. The same hold that had destroyed Taylor in their first meeting now had Daniel wrapped up tightly.

Daniel strained in the grasp but to no avail. His arms were pinned to his sides. With each exhalation of breath Derrick cinched on the hold just a bit more preventing Daniel from getting a healthy breath of air. Daniel felt himself weakening under the hold. He felt Derrick's awesome chest heaving against his back. He felt the sweat build up between them. He knew he was almost out. He wanted to submit badly. But in his struggle he saw one last chance and took it.

Daniel suddenly dropped to his knees and Derrick went down with him. Derrick's chin hit hard on the top of Daniel's shoulder and the impact rocked him sharply. Derrick fell back stunned and half unconscious. Daniel literally fell across him as he turned. He lay across Derrick sucking in great gasps of much needed air as the referee hit the canvas three times. The bell rang and Derrick was out.

The crowd cheered as they had seen a tremendous struggle by both teens.

Wearily Daniel got to his feet and went to his corner. He knew he would need every scrap of energy in the coming battle with Taylor.

The referee helped Derrick up. His friends Martin and Elton came to ring side to help him out and back to the locker room. The audience applauded his efforts as he had fought in the match a long time.

Martin took Derrick as Elton took a lingering look at the two boys getting ready to face off. He knew one of them would be his next challenger for his title. Daniel and Taylor looked back at him then to each other. It seemed both knew that to think about Elton now would be fatal. They still had one hurdle to overcome??. each other.

The bell rang and the last two boys began the final battle. Taylor was fresh and Daniel was tired. Taylor knew that and charged in quickly. He drove Daniel back and to the turnbuckles. He sent a hard knee to the belly and folded him over. Daniel landed hard on his back as Taylor suplexed him out of the corner.

Daniel was dazed and knew Taylor could not be allowed to get the upper hand. When Taylor dropped his elbow Daniel dodged it by a hair and Taylor cracked his elbow and ribs into the mats. Daniel swung a sweeping arm over and into the back of the head and grabbed Taylor up and into an arm bar. Taylor grunted as Daniel applied the pressure. He then spun Taylor to the nearest turnbuckle. WHAM! Taylor impacted chest first and hard. But Daniel refused to let go of the arm. He swung Taylor out of that corner and once around to build up the momentum and sent him slamming into the opposite set of turnbuckles. Taylor hit hard with his firm pectorals against the unyielding turnbuckles.

Daniel still held firmly to the wrist of the "Beast" of TW and spun him out of the corner yet again. Taylor was hurting but he was also angered at being manhandled by this seemingly deranged boy. He put on the brakes and reversed the hold and it was Daniel that was sent slamming to the turnbuckles back first.

Daniel hit hard and Taylor leapt in for the splash. Daniel saw it coming and ducked down. Taylor smashed himself into the corner and slumped to the canvas.

Daniel stood over the "Beast" and began stomping down with his big size 11 boots. Each stomp found a way to an opening on Taylor's ripped chest or stomach. Taylor seemed to wither under the furious assault. He had seen Daniel in action several times and was impressed at the energy and stamina the teen showed. Now he was seeing it first hand. Even after the job Derrick had done on him Daniel seemed to have found energy reserves to spend on his attacks.

Another crushing stomp dug into the lower belly area of Taylor making him grunt in pain. When Daniel sent in yet another Taylor had decided enough was enough. He caught the foot and held it firm. Daniel looked down both surprised and angry. But Taylor reacted quickly and heaved the foot upward tripping Daniel back.

Taylor was to his feet. His muscle ripped chest and stomach were covered with red blotches courtesy of Daniel's boots. But Taylor was every bit the warrior as Daniel and he charged after his enemy with a thirst for revenge.

A strong forearm, which was more like the branch of a great tree, slammed across Daniel's chest sending him to his ass. Taylor moved in fast and kicked Daniel in the upper quads. He then pulled him up and gripped his thigh and tossed him over his back in a suplex. A well- aimed shoulder drop to the chest had Daniel wheezing. His chest and ribs were still feeling the affects of Derrick's bear hug.

Taylor sent a hard fist to Daniel's navel pulled him to his feet. Daniel then struck back with a kick that Taylor caught in mid arch. With his foot trapped Daniel could do nothing but hop on one foot and wonder what Taylor would do. He found out soon enough as Taylor sent a series of heavy boot toe kicks into the underside of the trapped leg's thigh. Daniel looked to be in agony as his leg was assaulted.

At last Taylor let the leg drop. Daniel wanted to drop with it but was caught and spun around. Taylor lifted him and atomic dropped him allowing Daniel to stagger forward to grab the ropes as he fell against them for support.

Daniel held on not to fall but his leg was hurting and when Taylor kicked it out from under him he had no choice but to fall. His chin caught the top ropes and it shot him back to the canvas on his back. Taylor leapt up and came down with a perfect body splash.

Daniel was furious but he was also hurt and beginning to tire. He knew he needed to end this and end it fast. As Taylor was raising Daniel reached up and caught him by the chin. Taylor grimaced as the strong hand clamped down but Taylor had his arms free too and he used them to send in a vicious volley of punches to Daniel's exposed belly.

Daniel strained to keep the lock on the chin but Taylor's powerful blows had done a number on his abs and the last two punches sank deep into Daniel's stomach. He released the hold and Taylor jerked him up and into a powerful knee lift. He cinched on a side headlock and sent in another series of knee raises each one lifted Daniel's feet off the mats.

Daniel seemed to wilt under the blows. Taylor sensed it and grabbed him around the waist as he set up a piledriver. Daniel felt the hold applied as he went vertical. He knew he would not survive if Taylor were allowed to land this move. He used his legs and caught Taylor's head between them and squeezed for all he was worth.

Taylor's face went almost instantly red as Daniel's legs scissored his head. Taylor felt himself being forced out almost immediately from the hold but he was still in position for his piledriver and he applied it! Daniel's head hit the mats and his body toppled over. Taylor gasped in some air and covered him hooking both legs. Daniel struggled valiantly but could not escape as the referee hit the mats three times. The bell sounded and Daniel was out. But Taylor was in as the next challenger to for the middleweight title.

The crowd loved it as Taylor had his arms raised in victory. Taylor's good friend Jacoby came rushing into the ring to congratulate him.

Daniel had made no real friends in the league but his little brother Sid came in to help him up. When Sid found Daniel to big o handle he wished he had greater strength. But then Daniel was raised up. Sid looked back and saw the heavyweight Dane helping his brother to his feet.

Daniel at first tried to pull away from Dane but almost fell over. He knew he needed help and accepted it from the older brother of Sid's friend, and current BW lightweight champion, Jayson.

They made their way to the locker room while Taylor soaked in the cheers. He said, "I'm sorry Sid. I know I promised you I'd win. I guess I wasn't good enough." Sid showed more maturity than expected and said, "Remember what you told me this afternoon about losing to Lim?" Daniel nodded and knew where Sid was going. "Just repeat that same speech to yourself bro! You fought Derrick, Stefan AND Taylor and still almost won! You're the best wrestler I know and it doesn't matter if you wear a title jacket or not!" Daniel hugged his little brother and nodded to Dane saying, "We got it from here Dane." Dane gave a slight smile and turned to leave. He turned back when Daniel said, "Hey Dane?." Dane looked and said, "Yeah Daniel?" Daniel hesitated for a moment then said, "Thanks for the help." It seemed to take more courage for Daniel to speak those four words that it took for him to face a pissed off Taylor. Dane sensed that and gave a friendly grin and said, "Anytime Daniel." He left and the brothers went back to get Daniel cleaned up.

Back in the ring the announcer had silenced the crowd and stood there with Taylor. He said, "Now that we know who will be the next middleweight challenger lets bring out the champ and have a formal introduction! Please welcome the reigning TW middleweight Champion? ELTON!" The crowd erupted with cheers as one of their all time favorites walked to the ring. He waved to them but still bore into Taylor with his deep brown eyes.

Elton got in a faced off with Taylor as the announcer spoke, "OK boys, the match is set. By this time next week either Elton retains his title or Taylor becomes the new Middleweight champion. I know you both will make this a match to look forward too." The two boys shook hands but showed no other sign of emotion. They walked from the ring and the crowd cheered them both as they could hardly wait for the championship match next weekend.