"You'll be facing Otto Randle in a " Say I Quit" match tonight." Triple P informed Black Mask before he walked out to the ring.
Otto Randle was a large muscular man in black wrestling tights. He was a former 4-Time SWF Universal Champion and had a storied career in the organization. It had seemed like he was past his prime and headed towards retirement, but he had recently been on a career resurgence.
"It doesn't matter to me. No matter who I face, no matter what kind of match, I guarantee victory." Black Mask said confidently.
A "Say I Quit" match is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. The match is a no holds barred fight between the two competitors that can only end when one of the two competitors say the words "I Quit".
Black Mask walked out to the ring first and waited for his opponent to make his way out to the ring. Otto Randle was a massive man with spiky slicked back black hair wearing standard black wrestling tights and gear.
"Now making his way to the ring, standing 6 feet 9 inches tall, weighing in at 300 pounds, fighting out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he's the former 4X SWF Universal Champion! It's Otto Randle!!!"
The match started with Black Mask dominating the action and throwing Otto around the ring.
Black Mask had many opportunities to pin Otto , but unfortunately it didn't mater because of the match style. Black Mask then whipped Otto into the ropes and hit him with a clothesline that sent him out of the ring. Obviously, there would be no count out made by the referee.
Black Mask followed him out of the ring but was hit by a steel chair as he jumped out of the ring. Otto tried to hit him again but it was caught by Black Mask, who then head butted Otto and ripped the chair out of his hands and unleashed two shots of his own that bent the chair in half.
The fight had turned from a match to a brawl. The match was going in Black Mask's favor, but it was impossible to avoid taking heavy damage in such a brutal fight.
Black Mask had lifted Otto up over his head and dropped him head first into the steel steps next to the ring. As Otto was down, Black Mask got back into the ring so he could try to rest before he got back up.
Unfortunately, this allowed Otto to hit him with his signature move. The Randle Knock Out Cutter.
*It is essentially an RKO*
It was a powerful move that stunned Black Mask momentarily. This allowed Otto to grab a sledgehammer and start wailing on Black Mask.
As he was swinging the sledgehammer, Black Mask eventually caught one of the swings and ripped it out of Otto's hands. He returned the favor by hitting Otto in the stomach with it before throwing it down. He then grabbed Otto and put him over his shoulders and climbed to the top of the turnbuckle.
"Execution Drop!!!!!"
He hit Otto with his signature technique but he wasn't done yet. He grabbed Otto again and placed him on his shoulders.
"Oh my goodness, it looks like he's going for the Black Meteor!!!!" Ted enthusiastically announced.
*For visual reference, it is essentially a Jacknife Powerbomb*
After unleashing two powerful techniques in a row, it became clear that it would be impossible for Otto to come back and win the fight. Otto continued to be brutally beaten down by Black Mask, but he refused to give up. After a while of this brutal display, Black Mask started to wish that the fight would just end already. He didn't take pleasure in inflicting such punishment on a respected champion like Otto.
"Please Otto, just give up please. I don't want to hurt you anymore." Black Mask pleaded.
"That's too bad. Because I'll never give up I'd rather die!" Otto shouted as he rushed to attack again.
Otto's attacks were easily countered by Black Mask, as he was so injured that he was barely able to move. He landed serious blows with his counterattacks and the damage just continued to accumulate for Otto. Black Mask again pleaded for Otto to quit, but to no avail.
"Fine, if you really want to die so badly I'll oblige you." Black Mask said as he started to lose his temper.
He then proceeded to viciously beat Otto before he threw him against the ropes and jumped up and wrapped his legs around his neck and hung from the ropes.
"Oh no! This is one of the secret techniques of the Dark Dynasty! It's the Black Rope Hanging Sentence!! Otto better quit now for he's a goner!!!!!"
Black Mask gripped his choke tightly and Otto's throat was being crushed. However, no matter how tight the choke, Otto still refused to quit.
As per the rules of an "Say I Quit" match the match can only end if one competitor says the words "I Quit". Meaning that there was absolutely no other way to stop the match. Even death wouldn't end a match of this type, it would only be ruled a draw.
As Black Mask continued to squeeze the choke, he looked out to the crowd and saw Otto's wife and son. He started to loosen the choke, enough for Otto to breathe, but he didn't have the strength to escape regardless.
"Listen Otto, I know how important this is for you, but is it really worth dying over? Do you want your wife to be widow? Your son to be an orphan? Just because you were too proud to quit?" Black Mask asked.
"I can't quit! If I lose now, I don't know if I'll ever be able to get another shot at the title. This might be the last chance I get. So I have to keep fighting no matter what!" Otto howled defiantly.
"I understand, I understand why you can't quit. You're probably right. You probably won't get another shot if you lose here, but let me ask you a question? If you die here what opportunity are you going to get then? At least if you quit now you might get another chance down the road. If you die here there's nothing. So which way is actually giving up? Huh? Answer that!" Black Mask said. "Look your wife in the eyes and tell her why you have to die in this match!"
Otto looked over at his wife and saw her in tears. His heart felt heavy, and he lost the will to continue fighting.
"I- I quit." Otto said reluctantly.
The referee quickly came in to break up the fight and Black Mask was declared the winner.
"Oh my goodness!!!!! That may have been the most brutal match I've seen in quite some time. I'm just glad that we didn't witness any fatalities tonight." Ted announced.
"Agreed, though it's too bad Otto couldn't pull out the win I was really rooting for him." Bill said disappointedly.
"I'm sorry that I had to push you so far, but I had my reasons why I had to win too." Black Mask said to Otto after the match.
"It's fine. It was the kind of match that you have to take it that far in." Otto replied. "You remind me of me when I was first climbing through the ranks. I remember that feeling of not having anything to lose. It makes you strong. But don't get so focused on your goals that you forget what's really important." He continued as he shook Black Mask's hand in a show of sportsmanship.
"I won't, I promise." Black Mask replied.
Suddenly, King Kamehameha entered the ring. "Well I can't say I'm not disappointed, I expected you to have more guts than that Otto. I didn't think you'd just up and quit like that." King Kamehameha said as he entered the ring.
"What did you say!?!?" Black Mask shouted in a fury. He couldn't stand to have an opponent he had such a hard fought duel with be disrespected in such a way.
"It's fine, please don't be angry on my account." Otto said as he left the ring to go be with his wife and family.
"You need to watch your mouth! That man was a true warrior! I don't know if I can say the same about you!" Black Mask said as someone handed him a mic. "When I get in the ring with you, you'll see how brutal I can really be!!!"
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." King Kamehameha said skeptically. "Plus, I'm not even sure if you'll earn the right to bin the ring with me, fighting for MY belt."
"What are you talking about?" Black mask asked. He had assumed that this match was for a shot at the Universal Championship.
"This was just an eliminator match to enter the REAL title eliminator match. That will be NEXT week on Knockdown, and it will be a 10 man gauntlet match. Do you think you can handle that?" King Kamehameha said mockingly.
It was clear that he was just trying to rile Black Mask up, but this time he refused to let King Kamehameha get under his skin.
"Oh I'm sure I can, but let me ask YOU a question. Do YOU think you can handle it when I crush my opponents next week, and you don't have anymore excuses not to fight me anymore?" Black Mask asked.
"Hehe, you can say what you want, but I'm actually just trying to help you out. You see everyone is saying that you don't have enough experience to fight for my belt, I'm just trying to help you out by giving you some ring time with this gauntlet. That's pretty nice of me don't you think?"
"Call it whatever you want, but the fact remains that I'll win no matter what you put in front of me." Black Mask declared confidently.