The Hardcore Championship was to be defended against a fresh Sean Aston. We were going to have a First Blood match. It was tough. Sean was a great fighter. Using my weapons was the only thing making this possible. It took over 10 minutes for me to bust Sean open in the center of the ring. I was totally drained. I probably was going to develop a minor injury after this. That did not matter. Protecting my friends was worth it. I would do it again and again. After the next Rage match, it was time for the Fatal 4 Way for the Intercontinental Championship. They went to town on each other like their lives depended on it. Eventually, it was clear that they were all gassed out. Masaru was able to pin Oswin in order to win the championship. He was pretty happy with it. He won a title on his debut. His debut was also on a huge pay-per-view like Immortality. That was really cool for him. He still had to defend it here against Robbie in a little bit. The Rage match was not exciting. It was a mixed tag match. It did not matter that 2 titles were on the line here. Robbie, Suzie and I went out there together.
Under the circumstances, we were pretty sluggish at aiding Robbie. Both of us were battered and tired. We had our own title defenses and that huge tag team melee. He had to know how much we cared about him. Our bodies were on the verge of an actual collapse. I could admit that here and now. Luckily, we did not need to do too much for the match. It was only the fact we were Players that kept us up on our feet. NPCs would be down for the count long before this point. Robbie was 100% fresh and ready to go. Masaru had orange health all over his body. We helped Robbie avoid the most dangerous moves he faced. Robbie was eventually able to do his signature move. He only got a 2 count for it. That was not a good sign for us. He then did his finisher. That brought Masaru's torso health down to red. When Robbie had covered him, Masaru was able to kick out at 2.99. I could not believe it. Neither could Robbie and Suzie. The crowd was on their feet. They were fully behind Masaru. None of the fans here wanted Robbie to win. Suzie distracted their ref. I did a finisher. Robbie won it.
