THE HIGH TABLE

I arrive at the Lights Out Lounge for my Round One Sleeper King Cup Tournament Match. Though I only recently completed in my inaugural initial Lights Out Match, I was psyched to learn I was selected to compete against the top talent on the roster in the Tournament. I'm pumped and ready for action, determine to progress through the rounds.

I'm dressed in my Lights Out Blue Hoodie and head to the locker room and change into my black square cuts, army green Lights Out Lounge Sccop Tank, black knee pads and amateur wrestling shoes. and wait back stage until I hear my name called.

My entrance music fills the arena as the ring announcer picks up the microphone. "Lights Out fans, welcome to our next Round One Match. Let's welcome our first competitor for this Knock-Out Match, hailing from Miami at 5'9" and 219 pounds, welcome Alex "THE MUSCLE" Titus to the ring." As I exit the backstage area a volley cheers and applause rise up from the crowd as I head to the ring.

11:08 AM:  David Alexander Meadows

Round one of the Sleeper king tournament is on the way and I get into round one. Facing a guy I only know from seeing him around the lounge a few times. I arrive fresh from the gym only in my jeans and barefoot.

I get into the main rings locker rooms and change to my "lucky" green speedos and head out to the ring.

My entrance music slowly fading in as the announcer shouts out : "And his opponent from Strassen Luxembourg at 6'0" and 208 pounds David Alexander Meadows." I get on the ramp and walk down to the ring greeting all right and left. My eyes then focus on the ring and my face changes expression from joyful to serious.

I jump over the ropes and enter the ring waving to all people present. Then give you a nod and sink my back into my corner, arms on the ropes.

 Alex Titus

You join me in the ring. Nothing but a metallic green Speedo. I've seen you around the Lounge but this is my first time seeing the whole package. My eyes run up and down your muscular well proportioned frame. "Hope you are ready to go down tonight Meadows. I intend to leave this Round 1 Match the Victor. Anyway - Good luck - you are gonna need it." I smugly reply as I settle in my corner. I strip off my Army Green Tank and place it in my corner. Then I crack my neck and roll my shoulders to stretch out. Waiting on the bell to sound the start of the match.

  David Alexander Meadows

I am looking at you and liking that challenge the manager put before me. "Oh don't you worry I am ready." I say as I stand in my corner abd flex my arms for you to make you see I am not carrying dead weight around. I stretch my torso and walk a step out of my corner waiting for the bell to sound.

  Alex Titus

You cockily move from your corner after flashing those peaked biceps at me. Bell rings as you move toward the center of the ring. I'm quick to jump into action after the bell sounds. I raise my arms and rush in for what appears to be a classic collar and elbow lock up attempt. But as I close in just before our arms interlock, I change up my attack to try to take you off guard. I leap off the mat and shoot my boots at your chiseled chest trying to start us off with a big Double Dropkick to knock you to the canvas.

 David Alexander Meadows

The bell rings and I don't even have a chance for a handshake as you charge at me with a dropkick. Your feet connect with my chest, sending me back into my corner. I hit the post with a huge slam, arching my back as I feel the burning pain on my chest, my arms grab the ropes on the sides to keep me standing as I breathe in deeply trying to cope with the pain rushing through my body. Raising my head up and staring at you.

  Alex Titus

My boots slam hard into your chest as my dropkick connects. I drop to the mat and catch myself on my hands and feet. As I push back up to standing I hear you crash into the corner turnbuckles. I turn to see you slumped in pain in the corner with your arms grabbing the top ropes. I sprint toward you and after several steps, I leap into the air determined to crush you in the corner between my muscular body and the turnbuckles with a Body Avalanche Stinger Splash.

  David Alexander Meadows

I watch you from the corner as you sprint towards me. Then I see your knees bend a bit and you are about to take in the air. I pull on my left arm and slide my body out of the corner.

  Alex Titus

As I take to the air, you pull your left arm off the ropes and slide from the corner to evade my Splash attempt. I slam hard chest first into the turnbuckle and bounce off backwards crashing hard to the mat.

  David Alexander Meadows

I see you landing hard on the turnbuckle and ending up on your back on the mat. I take a step and jump up a bit attempting to slam my left thigh to your chest as a response to your assault at the beginning of the match.

 Alex Titus

I hit the canvas hard after slamming into the turnbuckle. I look up and see you driving in fast with your extended leg. I attempt to roll but you are dropping fast and drive your leg into my chest with a massive Leg Drop.

  David Alexander Meadows

The leg drop hits hard and I roll away from your chest. Checking the damage then grabbing your left arm with both hands and pulling you out of the corner into the center of the ring, letting go. "Cmon get up." I shout at you.

 Alex Titus

You drag me from the corner toward the center of the ring and demand that I get back to my feet. I pause for a moment but then roll to my hands and knees. I start to get back to my feet but as I do, I drive forward and drive my shoulder into your chiseled six pack with a big Shoulder Spear to take you off your feet.

                                                              

  David Alexander Meadows

You get up after a moment. My left foot slides slightly behind me and I press it into the canvas. Then you charge and spear my abs with your shoulder. I bend over your back and try to wrap my arm around your neck as I am driven to the canvas. My abs burning and you on top of me.

 Alex Titus

You bend over my shoulder as you are driven to the mat. I feel you trying to get that arm wrapped around my neck as I lay on top of you. I scramble quickly to push up off of you. Rolling to the side in order to roll off you and prevent that from happening. As quick as I can work to get back to my feet.

  David Alexander Meadows

You quickly avoid to get locked by my arm and roll off me. I roll over to the ropes and grab the middle one to pull myself up. My eyes staring at you as my mind puts together a plan of revenge.

  Alex Titus

Back to my feet , I watch you roll to the ropes and do the same. Arms now raised and circling. Keep you intently in my eye - readying to lock up and prepared for whatever you plan to throw my way.

"Thank you for the warm up. " I say as I slowly get closer to you ready to lock up. But then press to my feet and duck aiming a sharp elbow into your abs.

  Alex Titus

You slowly come in - ready to lock up. Then duck low and aim an elbow at my six pack. "Too slow!" I retort as I pivot and evade your anticipated elbow strike.

  David Alexander Meadows

I smile as I watch you pivot aside and shift my legs to quickly change direction and then drive my elbow to the designated target.

  Alex Titus

I manage to evade the first Elbow Strike but you change direction as quickly as I do and manage to get in your intended move after all. Elbow slams hard into my gut and sends me stumbling back several steps.

  David Alexander Meadows

I manage to land the elbow into your abs. Then turn around to face you and race towards you with my shoulder out ready for a tackle turning around and swinging my arm out trying to land a Clothesline with my wrist onto your chest.

 Alex Titus

You turn to face me as I stumble back. I look up as you race toward me with your arm swinging trying to land a huge Clothesline to my upper chest. I try to duck under your arm but misjudge your speed and you land your Lariat attempt. I groan as your arm strikes my pecs and sends me crashing backwards to the mat.

  David Alexander Meadows

Landing the lariat on your pecs sends you to the mat. I know that time is precious and I need to continue in my work. I go to your left side, breathe in deep and grab your left leg and pull it up a bit. Looking down at you as your chest becomes the same colour as mine, looking into your eyes and then out of nowhere I slam my elbow into your knee, hoping to do some damage.

  Alex Titus

I lay looking up at the ceiling after the Clothesline when I feel you grab hold of my left ankle and pull up my leg. Before I can pull it away, you drive your elbow hard into my knee. The impact jolts my body. I howl in pain as I pull my leg free and roll massaging my knee on the mat.

Hearing you howl out in pain. Music to my ears. Looking down at you I bend down to grab your arm as it nurses your knee and think if the same elbow slam to your arm will have the same effect. My hand grabs your wrist and I attempt to pull it up to deal another hard elbow.

 Alex Titus

You reach down and grab my wrist - attempting to send another hard elbow my way. I grab hold of your arm with my free hand to hold you in place. Then bend up and send kick toward your forehead. Hoping a well placed boot will daze you and allow me some recovery time.

  David Alexander Meadows

I am ready to strike when you grab my arm and hold me down. Then your leg swings out and before I can react I find myself seeing the lights blurry and laying on my back. Trying to get myself together.

 Alex Titus

My boot slams hard into your forehead, knocking you back to the mat. I take the opportunity to get myself back to my feet. I can see you are dazed. I reach down and grab you by the hair to pull you back up to your feet. Then scoop you up onto my shoulder. Run forward intending to drive you back into the canvas with a big Running Powerslam.

 David Alexander Meadows

Slowly getting to my senses as I feel my hair being pulled and then feel the touch of your shoulder and moving away from one side of the ring to the other and then an aching pain runs through my body as I get slammed into the canvas, starting to cough immediately and trying to get you off me to get off my back. My face in a painful grin.

 Alex Titus

You remain on the mat, grimacing in pain after the Powerslam. You try to get me off you. I push up off you and again grab your hair to drag you back up with me. Wrap my arms around your waist and try to pull you up off the mat in order to drive you back down with a Belly to Belly Suplex.

 David Alexander Meadows

You get off me and I am trying to turn to my side to relax my back. My hair gets pulled again and I feel my anger rising rapidly. Just a few seconds later I found myself hitting the back of my neck to the canvas. This time after a suplex you performed. I am desperately trying to get up. Every move hurts like my body has been on a needle bed. I breath quick and deep. Now just laying on my back as I try to move my hips to swing over to my chest.

 Alex Titus

My Belly to Belly connects and I take you back to mat showing off my technical wrestling expertise. I push up back to my feet as you lay moving your hips to try to swing over to your chest. I decide to go for something big to rile up the crowd. I run to the corner and mount the turnbuckles. Jump up onto the top turnbuckle and wait for you to get back to your feet.

 David Alexander Meadows

I got on my chest and push my palms to the canvas to get to all fours. Anger is now spiraling through my mind as I get handled by you. Still not giving up. I kneel and raise myself up by pressing my arms into my knee. Raising my head I see you on the top of the turnbuckle.

 Alex Titus

You slowly get up off the mat. First to your hands and knee and then up to your knees. Was waiting on you to fully get back to your feet but your knees are close enough . I raise my arms in order to deliver a Double Hammer Blow to the top of your head and leap off the top turnbuckle to complete the Strike.

 David Alexander Meadows

I stand on my feet looking at you standing on the top turnbuckle. Knowing that I am in a dangerous position and need to act. I slide my left foot behind me to get some support in case of impact. I raise my head and ready my right arm in a fist. The arena in full silence. You leap off from the turnbuckle ready to strike me with a Hammer Blow. I breath in deep and narrow my eyes as I swing my left arm out building a fist aiming at your Adams apple. Hoping to save myself from being totally squashed.

 Alex Titus

I am coming in fast and hard. My arms raised and on target to slam my fists on top of your head. And then it happens. You manage to swing your left arm out and land a fist directly into my Adam's Apple before I can complete the Hammer Blow. My breath instantly drained. I fall to the mat, clutching my throat and struggling to breath.

 David Alexander Meadows

My fist finds its target as you are performing your move. Sinking into your throat I feel a tingle in my arm as it connects and I slide a few inches back. You fall on the canvas and try to catch breath. I get on my knees and place my body in cross of yours as I then trap your throat in my pit and slide my right arm around your neck, grabbing it with my left arm and starting to tighten up as I look into your eyes while my back is leaning on your chest.

 Alex Titus

As I lay holding my throat, you kneel down next to me. Then you trap my throat in your pit as you slide your right arm around my neck while grabbing my left arm. I struggle to pull free as you lean with your back on my chest and lock in the Choke hold. I buck and fight to pull free as your tighten up on the hold.

 David Alexander Meadows

Feeling your struggle to break free I tighten my grip on your throat my body all bruised and sweaty. Your hot breath passing around my pecs and pit as I slowly choke you out.

  Alex Titus

You tighten your grip on my throat, squeezing tighter and tighter and preventing me from getting in breath. My bucking and fight slows as I'm choked, struggling to focus as the room is getting blurry.

 David Alexander Meadows

"Go to sleep!" I grunt out as I see your eyes slowly fading out as my arms hold tight around your neck not letting go until I see you out. Breathing slowly as I focus on delivering the choke.

 Alex Titus

You maintain the Choke hold locked in tight. Unable to pull free, I'm quickly put out cold in the vicious Choke Hold. My arms go limp and I lay on the mat unconscious.

  David Alexander Meadows

Your body gives in suddenly as I cant feel any movement and release you from my hold and getting up to my feet, barely standing myself as my body is been beaten a lot through out the match. Letting the medics attend to you as I rest in the corner. 

 Alex Titus

I remain out cold and under the care of the Lights out Lounge Medics as you are declared the Victor in this First Round Match Up. "Your winner by Knockout - David Alexander Meadows!!!"

 Alex Titus