Goth: You are almost making me feel as if I’m already Universal Champion? Well trust me, that isn’t something that is going to happen. But I do want to point out two things though. One is that West won’t leave as Universal Champion and the second thing is… that starting the new year I’m going to hand down Anthony Phoenix the man that ran him over. As he will be having a shot to redeem himself on the man that did all of this to him
Tex: WHAT??? Tell us who it is!!!
Goth grins as he signals everyone to be quiet
Goth: And don’t come out here and attack me Anthony, because you need to prepare yourself for your own match and so do I…, so good night all
The cameras come on backstage showing Anthony Phoenix warming up for his match. He throws up his forearm and slams it into his left hand several times before he begins to speak at the camera. At each pause he slams his forearm into his left hand.
Anthony Phoenix: Tonight, the hunt begins…
Phoenix slams his forearm into his left hand three times before continuing.
Anthony Phoenix: Everything that I have done has brought me full circle to this moment. Even to the point of…
Phoenix slams his forearm into his left hand three times again. He then turns around with his back towards the camera. Phoenix then stops his workout everything is silent as he begins to speak again.
Anthony Phoenix: Causing my own accident. There the big question lies: Did I Cause It Myself? Whomever did this fueled the inner Wolf inside me sparking this new hunt for gold. As they say, the ends do…
Phoenix turns around again.
Anthony Phoenix: JUSTIFY THE MEANS, FOR TNOIGHT THE HUNT IS ON!
Phoenix scowls slightly into the camera before walking off.
Josh Woodrum vs. Mike London vs. Chris Cannon
The opening to "Cowboys from Hell' emits from the PA system and the arena begins to echo in loud boos.
Stormy Canyon: Making his way to the ring, weighting in at two hundred and twenty five pounds, MIKE LONDON!!!!
After a few seconds, London steps from behind the entrance and takes a stand on the stage, observing the crowd with a pompous look. He puts out his arms mockingly, as if he were drowning in cheers, when in reality the crowd despises him. He begins to make his way down the ramp, trash-talking the entire way. As he reaches the ring apron, he stops to look down at the ground in a brief moment of reflection and proceeds to jump on the apron knee first. He makes his way up to the corner and climbs up to observe the crowd, booing ever so loudly. He glares at the front row and raises one arm in a somewhat proud matter, but immediately extends his middle fingers to the entire crowd. The boos roar across the arena even stronger, as London grins at the crowd's annoyance and gets in the ring. He begins to bounce off one of the top ropes and focuses on his match.
Tex: New guy looks ready for his first… Where the fuck did you go Duff? Umm well apparently my partner has taken off…
"Bad to the Bone" plays, the arena darkens. Strobe lights flash the crowd begins to buzz in anticipation.
Stormy Canyon: And his opponent, hailing from Lexington, Kentucky, weighting in at two hundred and seventy pound. JOSH WOOODREUMM!!!
The curtain parts, a sole spot light shines on "Mister Impressive" Josh Woodrum. He stands at the top of the ramp, raises both arms in the "rock on" hand signal, and pyros explode behind him. He walks down the ramp, stopping in the middle to strike a pose, flexing both arms. He smiles, and slides under the bottom rope, as he stands he climbs the nearest turnbuckle and spreads both arms. He steps down and stares at Mike.
Tex: Josh Woodrum looks pretty good after suffering that defeat. He looks like he wants this match.
Cannon Fire sounds over the speakers, flowing into the refrain of 'Kick Some Ass' by Stroke 9.
Stormy Canyon: And their opponent, weighting in at two hundred and sixty eight pounds. Chris CANNON!!!!
The curtains spread and out walks Cannon. The crowd goes nuts, loving the competitor and his in your face, brash style. At the top of the ramp, he poses, showing off his physique, and grins at the crowd. He walks down the ramp, high fiving fans at ringside before walking up the ring steps into the ring. Once inside the ring, he poses by the ropes for the fans. Mike London quickly jumps into the attack and stands landing right hands to the big back. Woodrum and London both start hammering on the bigger man driving him quickly into the corner. Josh whips Cannon across the ring and then drops to his hands and knees as London runs at him. Suddenly London boots Woodrum in the ribs and starts to laugh. Cannon quickly springs from the corner going for a close line. London ducks it and goes for London Calling (Super Kick w/pin). Cannon Catches his foot and pushes it down grabbing the man with both hands and lifting him into the air slamming London down with a sitdown powerbomb type move.
Tex: Nice move by Cannon there.
Woodrum stands and rushes Cannon, grabbing the big man from behind he lands a picture perfect german suplex. He rolls to his feet and pulls London up, whipping London into the ropes, he catches him with a belly to belly suplex. He pops back to his feet and turns to Cannon just in time to duck under a closeline. Josh kicks the back on Cannons knees out and then starts landing stomps to the man. Cannon starts to get up and Josh pulls him to his feet. London rushed Josh landing a hard spear . He pops to his feet and Cannon lifts him up going for the Cannon Krush (TKO). He nails it and covers. 1……2…. Woodrum breaks up the count. Woodrum pulls Cannon to his feet and the two exchange punches back and forth.
Tex: Duff is really missing a good match.
Woodrum takes the opener hand and pushes Cannon into the ropes and hooks him for the JoshBottom (Rock Bottom). Cannon elbows him in the head and Woodrum staggers away, rushing back for an attack, Cannon lifts him up and lands another Cannon Krush (TKO). Cannon pops to his feet and London lands and amazing London Calling (Superkick w/pin). London cover 1……2…..Cannon kicks out. London quickly rolls onto Josh 1……2….Woodrum kicks out. London gets up and starts to argue with the ref.
Tex: What an amazing match so far.
Woodrum and Cannon both stagger to their feet and London grabs woodrum, but woodrum lands the Kentucky Face Buster(A Codebreaker). The impact sends mike London between the top and middle rope to the outside. Wood rum continues to look at London and he turns around into CannonBall(Widows Peak Tara/Victoria's finisher). Woodrum lays motionless and Cannon gets to his feet. He stares at woodrum and places a foot on the man 1…..2…..3!!!! Cannon flexes and raises his arms.
Tex: What an impressive win for Chris Cannon there.
Duff: I grabbed you a hot dog tex. Did I miss anything?
Tex: The entire first match.
Cannon stands in the ring as his music plays. Mike London rolls into the ring and starts stalking Cannon. Cannon turns around and London lands London Calling (Super kick). Cannon hits the mat and London stands there staring at the man. Woodrum starts to stagger up and he gets the same fate only he flips over the top rope. London starts to stomp on Cannon, Dropping down and laying the beats to the man’s forehead until AWA security comes down. London’s hand is covered in blood and he wipes it on his chest. His music hits and we cut to an AWA promotion.
Winner: Chris Cannon
The scene opens in Sergio's dressing room, before the Triple Threat Bed of Nails Table Match. Sergio has just finished tying up his wrestling boots, and has begun his pre-match warm-ups. His sister Alicia walks in. She's wearing red leather shorts and a matching red halter top, a Santa hat on her head, and red boots that reach just above her knees.
Sergio: Well, aren't we looking festive?
Alicia: Hey, it's the holidays, isn't it? I wanted to change things up a little. Plus, I saw these boots at the mall and I couldn't pass them up.
Sergio: (under his breath) Women and shoes...
Alicia glares at her brother.
Alicia: I heard that!
Sergio: Where's Jason?
Alicia: He's getting his gear out of the car. He told me to go on ahead.
Sergio: Ah.
Alicia: Anyway, it's almost time for your match. I'd wish you luck, but I know you don't really need it.
Sergio: Damn right, sis! Those jackasses won't know what hit them. If anything, Bulldog and Phoenix should be thanking me. They wouldn't even be getting a title match if the Board of Directors hadn't decided to put me in there and make it a Triple Threat!
Alicia: Exactly! And that crack about me being a "wrestler's wife?" Sure, I may be married to Jason, but I'm more than just "Devastator's arm candy."
Sergio: I know that, Jason knows that, hell, even the Board of Directors knows that! Still, in this case, if you were to get so much as a splinter, Jason would kill me.
Alicia: Don't worry. I hadn't planned on coming out with you anyway. I wouldn't want Barnhart's smelly-ass dog slobbering on my new boots.
Sergio laughs. At that moment, "Devastator" Jason Perry walks into the room. Upon hearing the laughter, he looks at Sergio with his eyebrow raised.
Sergio: Don't worry, bro. We weren't laughing at you.
Dev: I would hope not.
Alicia walks over to Devastator and hooks her right arm around his left bicep. She rubs his shoulder with her free hand.
Alicia: Now, boys, remember. It's a big night for all of us. Jason, you start getting ready. Sergio, I want you to go out there
and...
She lets go of Devastator's arm and grabs her brother by the wrist. She pulls him toward her so she can look him directly in the eye, a look of pure malice on her face. She grits her teeth.
Make... them... BLEED!
Sergio: You got it, sis!
Alicia lets go of Sergio's wrist as he heads toward the door. Fade to black.
We cut backstage where Asylum Wrestling Alliance Interviewer, Page Harris, is standing will Bill Barnhart for a pre-match interview. Page is dressed in white shorts and a white blouse which is open enough to give the male fans more than they expected to see tonight. Bill is dressed in his wrestling attire, minus the Flak Jacket, and he has an intense look on his face.
PAGE HARRIS: I am here with Superstar Wrestler, Bill Barnhart, who is ready to take on Anthony Phoenix and Sergio in a Triple Threat, Bed Of Nails Table Match, in which the winner of the match is the wrestler who can slam one of the other wrestlers in the match through the table which is studded with dozens of nails. The winner of this match will be crowned the Asylum Wrestling Alliance International Champion. Bill how do you feel about this match and your chances of winning?
BILL BARNHART: Great!
PAGE HARRIS: That's it? Just one word...GREAT...is that all I get?
BILL BARNHART: Yep!
PAGE HARRIS: *SIGH* Bill can you please give us your comment on having to face Anthony Phoenix for a record eleventh time?
BILL BARNHART: *BLEEP*
PAGE HARRIS: Oh my! I am glad the Censor is quick on the Censor button tonight. What are you comments on Sergio?
BILL BARNHART: *BLEEP* Sergio too!!!
PAGE HARRIS: Bill!!! I have never seen you like this! I am shocked at your behavior!
BILL BARNHART: You know what Page. I would say *BLEEP* you also...but from what I have heard about you, if someone said that term directed at you, that you would throw off your clothes...flop on your back...and your legs would fly into the air...as an unconscious reaction! I am married, Page, so I am not going to say that term to you.
PAGE HARRIS: Well...I never...
BILL BARNHART: From what I heard the term is "always"...Har har har!!! Okay, Phoenix, I already told you that I am sick of facing off against you in the wrestling ring. Tonight is our eleventh meeting in the ring and that is the end of our Feud for a very long time. Go sniff up someone else's ass for a while okay? And what about you Sergio? Actually I like what I have seen from you in your debut match, even though you defeated a low-life scrub of a wrestler, so I am curious to see how you hang with me and Phoenix who are two of the top Superstars here in Asylum Wrestling Alliance. To be honest with you Sergio...I hope we face off one-on-one on several occasions so that I can push you to your limits to see what you really got! Thanks for the interview Page.
Bill turns and walks away from Page Harris before she can say one word. After Barnhart is out of sight the camera returns to focus on Page Harris who is obviously disturbed at the comments Bill Barnhart made about her today.
Anthony Phoenix vs. Sergio vs. Bill Barnhart
I WON'T BACK DOWN by Tom Petty hits the speakers. The TRON crackles to life and we see a shot of the gates of Hell, with flames shooting out on each side of the gates. As we hear the words of I WON'T BACK DOWN which are: YOU CAN STAND ME UP AT THE GATES OF HELL...BUT I WON'T BACK DOWN we see Bill Barnhart walk in front of the fiery gates of Hell. He turns and faces us, with the gates of Hell, and the fire shooting out, and he crosses his arms across his chest in a defiant pose. After a moment of this scene on the TRON, the spotlights focus on the backstage curtains and we see Bulldog Bill Barnhart stagger through the curtain with Anthony phoenix following close behind. Bill attempts to get his arm up but Phoenix cracks him in the head with a steel chair.
I guess this match is already under way.
Duff: really, I was gonna go grab a corn dog… shit.
Bill staggers backward and phoenix gives chase, he raises the chair above his head and hits bill again. Bill hits the ramp and phoenix smiles. Phoenix turns around to meet the charge of Sergio. He raises the chair to hit him but Sergio drops low and lands a devastating spear. Sergio quickly gets to his feet as Bill Barnhart staggers up clubbing him with a right hand. Sergio staggers toward the ring as bill gives chase. He grabs Sergio’s head and tries to run it into the ring post. Sergio puts his hands out and stops his momentum into the ring post landing a quick back elbow to ill and then landing a right hand. Anthony phoenix rushes at them both, Sergio and bill both step back and phoenix runs into the ring post head first. Sergio starts to laugh but to suddenly close lined by Bill.
Tex: Gotta love the AWA.
Bill pulls phoenix up and lands a hard chop across the man’s chest. Anthony staggers to the side holding his chest as Sergio starts to get up. Bill nails phoenix with a DDT and then starts landing boots to the downed man. Sergio gets to his feet and stands behind bill. Barnhart turns around and Sergio hooks him with a belly to belly suplex into the steel ring steps. Sergio takes a few extra second to get up and Anthony Phoenix capitalises on it, he springs off the guard rail spinning in mid-air and hooking Sergio’s head, attempting a springs DDT. Sergio catches him, tossing him to the side. Phoenix lands on the ring apron having been tossed away and tilts his head to the side, kicking Sergio in the back of the head. Sergio staggers forward and phoenix moonsaults off the ropes, hooking his legs around Sergio’s head and grasping then now standing Bill Barnhart’s neck and landing a hurricanrana, neck breaker combo.
Tex: Well that’s inventive.
Duff: That’s Anthony Phoenix.
Phoenix quickly gets to his feet, taking to the air again as Bill Barnhart staggers up. Phoenix runs up the ring steps and jumps off looking for a missile dropkick. Bill takes the kick in the chest and falls into the guard. Sergio rushes him and Bill sends in up and over and into the crowd. Bill turns to look at Sergio as phoenix uses bills shoulders, leapfrogging him and landing a frog splash onto Sergio. The Crowd goes nuts as grasps his stomach and we see Sergio managed to get his knees up in the nick of time. Bulldog looks around and finds the bed of nails tables. He smiles and slides one into the ring. He rolls into the ring and opens it up positioning it just right. Sergio staggers over the guard rail and rolls into the ring. Bulldog starts landing punches to Sergio. He whips him into the corner and mounts the second rope, landing punches into Sergio’s head. Sergio hooks bill’s knees as Anthony phoenix climbs onto the top turnbuckle on the other side of the ring. Sergio walks forward with Barnhart in the air and Phoenix spring off the top rope landing a dropkick into bills back sending Sergio and him falling off balance and riving himself through the bed of nails table.
Tex: Anthony Phoenix sacrificing his own body by diving through the table to keep this match going.
Barnhart rolls off Sergio grasping his back as Sergio looks over at phoenix in the bed of nails table. Blood is now leaking for Phoenix’s back and hand as he pushes himself to his feet. Sergio walks over phoenix and gets nailed with a low blow. Phoenix gets to his feet and walks over to bill, pulling him he gets his hands smacked away and bill lands two rights then a kick to the guts. He puts Phoenix’s head between his legs and goes for a pile drives. Sergio rushes at both men spearing the upside down phoenix and bill Barnhart through the ropes and down to the hard floor.
Crowd : Holy Shit!! Holy shit!!!
All three men lay motionless outside the ring for a few seconds then Anthony phoenix’s body jerks to the side as he starts to breath again. Sergio pushes himself up to his feet and grasps his shoulder. Just from the look of it you can tell it is dislocated. Bill Barnhart is out cold and the ref calls for EMT’s to come down quickly as it looks like bill is hurt bad. EMT’s rush to the ring and start tending to Bill Barnhart as Phoenix and Sergio slowly make their way inside the ring. Sergio and phoenix start exchanging blows. Phoenix takes up upper hand and tires to whip Sergio across the ring. Sergio’s reverses and when phoenix comes back Sergio drops down sending him up and over the top rop, corkscrewing Phoenix lands on Bill Barnhart who has been put in a stretcher. The EMT’s start pretesting but phoenix Flips them off. He smirks at Bill and rolls into the ring. Sergio is waiting for him Grabbing him and going for 1-8-7: (back-to-back double underhook piledriver, a.k.a. Gringo Killa). He nails it and goes for the pin. The ref looks at him and reminds him it’s a bed of nails match. Sergio bangs the mat as EMT’s rush bill to the back.
Tex: Hope Bill is ok.
Sergio drops down and rolls out of the ring pulling a bed of nails table out and sliding it into the ring. Phoenix still lays motionless in the ring as Sergio starts to Set up the table. He starts to have difficulty with it as his shoulder is clearly dislocated, but he manages to set it up. He turns around and Anthony phoenix it to his hands and knees. He pulls Phoenix up and Phoenix punches him in the bad shoulder. Sergio screams in pain and staggers back as Anthony drops down and boots out his knee. Phoenix rolls out of the ring and looks under it for something. He pulls out a hockey stick and shakes his head. He rolls into the ring and Sergio staggers up. Phoenix snaps the stick across his head splitting him open and dropping Sergio. Phoenix laughs and suddenly the fans erupt with cheers. As Bill Barnhart staggers back down the ramp, never giving up.
Duff: Barnhart is fine see. Just needed a break
Tex: He might have a broken neck.
Bill rolls under the bottom rope and Phoenix attacks him landing boots to the man. Bill trys to get up and phoenix is relentless, finally pulling bill up in the corner he steps bill on the top rope and climbs up, landing a picture perfect swinging neckbreaker from the top rope. Phoenix gets to his feet and spits on Bill. Sergio slowly staggers to his feet and surprises Phoenix as he is choking out Bill. Sergio grabs him from behind and turns him around before dropping him facefirst into the matt. All three men are now completely exhausted and bloodied when Sergio slowly gets to his feet and sets up a table. He puts it in the corner and grabs Phoenix as he kicks him in the nuts and then places him against the table. Then Sergio turns around towards Bill Barnhart and puts him against Phoenix. Sergio signals for the end to come as he walks over towards the other side of the ring and comes charging in on the two of them
Tex: Oh my God, don’t tell me!!!
silver>Phoenix pushes Bill towards Sergio as he moves out of the way. The impact of the spear sends Bill backwards as both men hit the table and it crashes. Causing the referee to clal for the bell. Bill has hit his spine in the table and is bleeding big time while Sergio has hit his shoulder into it as well.
Stormy: The winner of this match!!! And NEW!!! International Champion!!! Sergio!!!
Winner: Sergio
The arena goes dark and the titantron lights up with a cross on it. The cross as a wolf’s head howling straight up at the top of the cross with large almost Celtic embelishments on the other three arms. The arena is bathed in a eerie red light as Sixx A.M.’s This is going to Hurt begins to play over the P.A. Hot white pyrotechnics explode from the stage and then the arena is bathed in intense white light. In the entrance way the white light is even brighter, so bright it’s almost hard to look at. A silhouette slowly becomes visible in the bright white light. The lights go back to normal and the Man in Black is standing on the stage. He is dressed in a black dress shirt, black dress pants, and expensive dress shoes. In his hand is a microphone.
Tex: Is this yet another persona change for the Beast Who Will Be King?
Duff: He looks the same as he always does.
The crowd is booing the Spirit of the Wolf and he just stands there with a look of disdain upon his face. He walks along the stage and lets the crowd get all the chants out of their system He then pulls the microphone to his mouth
Fang: Tonight, I should have been in a match against Shane West to see who would be the Universal Champion.
The crowd boos even louder as the Wolf God brings up the fact that Goth had made one match and the Board of Directors took him out of it
Fang: But because of something I Said, I won’t be fighting tonight.
The crowd chants “You’re not wrestling…. You’re not wrestling”
Fang: Now unlike other people on the AWA roster I could come out here and bitch and moan about the decision of the Board of Directors. I should be so mad at them that I should be destroying the AWA ring, roster, and staff members. I should be throwing a temper tantrum of unbelievable proportion.
Duff: And he’d have every right. The Board of Directors are using Fang’s relationship with Goth to screw the owner over and being unfair to one of the best competitors the AWA has ever seen.
Fang: But you see I’m not Shane West, I’m not Anthony Phoenix. I’m not Bill Barnhart, I’m not Twisted Lethal Steele. I’m Jonathan god damn Porter. I am a man of my word, and I said if I lost to Shane West that I would go back to the bottom of the list and start over. Now personally I don’t have any confidence in our Illustrious Board of Directors. I think that they are a bunch of bitter people, looking to take down the owner of this company because they all have a gripe with him. I think that that gripe clouds their judgment just as much as my brother’s power trips cloud his. I really have no say in the matter, and it really doesn’t affect me until something like this happens. My LOSS to Shane West was an empty victory for him because we were interrupted by a man who thinks everyone is out to get him. He thinks his unfortunate accident was something more than it was. For some reason instead of focusing his attention on becoming the wrestler he once was he’s running around like Robert Downey Jr. trying to be Sherlock Holmes. Well, Anthony, it doesn’t take Scooby and the gang to realize that nobody on the AWA Roster tried to take you out. Least of all me, seeing as I was at home healing my shoulder, waiting for my chance at Shane West.
Tex: You know He’s got a point, Fang was laid up with a shoulder injury for a few months.
Duff: You need to be nicer to Fa… Wait did you just say he has a point?
Tex: He’s not my favorite wrestler in the world but yeah he was out of action and at home for a long time.
Fang: Now onto Shane West. Shane I really hope you win tonight. You know why and I know why, because YOU didn’t beat me. Oh you won the best of three falls match, but Anthony Phoenix was the man that got me set on fire. That’s not an excuse, that’s the truth. As for my recent actions when you were stripped of your title? I think there should be only ONE person running this company. That person is the man who founded it. That man is Gerrit, who everyone knows as Goth. This isn’t because he’s my brother, it’s because it’s HIS DAMN COMPANY.
The crowd boos loudly at the statement. The man who runs this company is just as hated as ever. Fang just shakes his head.
Fang: Now for some brutal honesty for my aforementioned brother. Goth, you really need to stop playing mind games with the roster here. You need to do what you do best and that’s think up ways to give the fans the best show possible without giving them what they think they want. You have to stop letting your personal feelings about the men who work here cloud your judgment. This isn’t because I want a level playing field. It’s because it’s hurting business. It’s killing your bottom line. You have to do what’s right for the AWA not what’s right for you.
Duff: What? His brother helped propel him to the Universal Championship, how can he be saying all this!
Tex: No, If you remember Fang beat Chaos and Gabrielle to become the Universal Champion in a Dante’s escape match where is services were on the line to either Goth or Thor.
Duff: Stop bringing Facts into this.
Fang: So now I have to start again from the bottom. Like I said I would if I lost the match at Thankskilling Massacre. Being a man of my word, I will, but I am going to warn everyone. There is nothing but PAIN in the future of any opponent who ends up in that ring with me. No more dark deals in the back room. No more collecting souls. No more running around thinking I’m some kind of god. I am the consumate hunter. I am the TRUE IMMORTAL of Pro Wrestling. I’ve held EVERY major title you could hold. I am a two year in a row wrestler of the year and I AM and AWA HALL OF FAMER. It’s not enough. I still feel empty. I feel a knawing at my gut. I look at the International title, at the Universal Title and I want both of those belts back. I have defined an era in sport that nobody else ever could. I did things people told me were impossible. I’ve done it all while I’ve dealt with pain….
Let me take you all back to over a decade ago. I was already “past my prime” then. I was a twenty something year old man entering the wrestling business with my first wife Cassandra by my side. I entered a small backwoods company called Global Championship Wrestling. I garnered their television title twice before the man who ran the company ran off with all the money and my wife. Already addicted to percocet because of a hunting accident in Africa I fell into a bottle of Jack Daniels and stayed there for a good five years. I met a wonderful woman who helped pull me out of that bottle. I got back into the game. I was then contacted by two of the most sadistic bastards the wrestling world has ever seen. Al Cohol and Grinder. They game someone who at twenty seven should have been looking to wind down his career a second chance. I took that chance and in my rookie year in the GWA I was a two time tag champion. I won many other titles, but never the big one. That’s when my age caught up with me. That’s when the knee went. Pain once again found me and laid me low. I spent two years on and off working for the AWA as a General Manager and then as a talent liason. All the while wanting to be back in this ring because I missed it. I got my knee repaired, MORE PAIN as I went through rehab. I came back and had “The Year of the WOLF” I became International Champion and set new records in the AWA. I finally grabbed the brass ring and became the UNIVERSAL CHAMPION….
Yet it still persists, this hunger. I didn’t know what it was until recently. I’ve only started to figure it out. I could care less about entertaining the masses. I could care less about the fat, pudgy, smelly and rude fans who toss their overpriced drinks at me from the stands. I care only about one thing, inflicting pain. Taking all the pain that has been put on my by my life and letting someone else experience it. That’s what’s going to happen from now on. As I run headlong towards the Universal Title I so rightfully deserve to be wearing. As I prove once again that I tell nothing but the truth. As I show the world why I AM THE ONLY ICON THAT MATTERS IN PRO WRESTLING. Each and every man or woman that enters that ring to face me is going to be put into a world of pain. Pain they will remember for years to come. Pain that will shorten their careers as I elongate mine. The board of directors want me to be a man of my word, then the pain I enflict on the rest of the roster is on them. If they persist in denying me what is mine because they hold a grudge against my brother, then the beatings WILL CONTINUE. As I face competitor after competitor I will leave nothing but broken bodies in my wake. Why? Because I AM A BEAST. Because deep in my soul I AM HURTING and an injured beast is the most dangerous kind. Each time I point to that ring I want each and every one of you to realize someone is getting hurt there in that moment. None of you are to blame, I AM THE MONSTER. The damage I will inflict will be ENTIRELY MY FAULT. Nobody will have to wonder WHO DID IT? So Phoenix, West, Perry, Barnhart, and everyone else best be ready. The MAN IN BLACK is BACK. THE HUNTER HAS RETURNED, I’ve sacrificed everything to make this sport what it is today and the ONLY THING LEFT IS PAIN. I’m happily going to share it with ALL OF YOU!!!.
The look of disdain leaves Fang’s face as a sadistic smile takes it’s place. Sixx A.M. blares on the P.A. once again and the Wolf God stares intently at the ring. Break Out goes to commercial.
Scene shifts backstage as "Devastator" Jason Perry enters the building in his street clothes, a duffel bag slung over his shoulder. From off-screen, AWA interviewer Bruce Dixon runs up to him, microphone in hand.
Devastator! Devastator, I'd like to get a word with you, if I could....
Make it quick, Dixon. I have a match to get ready for.
According to many internet sources, you've lost a lot of credibility due to your unresponsiveness concerning the comments made by "Twisted" Lethal Steele about your wife. Many would have jumped to the defense of their wives if they were in the same situation.
First off, are you insinuating that I don't care about my own wife?!? Me flying off the handle is EXACTLY what Steele wants. He must think that he can throw me off my game with a clumsy tactic like that. In case that moron didn't hear me the first 50 times I said it, maybe he'll listen when I say for the last time. Just because I'm not running around frothing at the mouth like a madman, doesn't mean I haven't reacted. It just means I haven't reacted in the way he wanted. Instead of going ballistic, I chose to bide my time and strike when the best opportunity presented itself. Tonight is that opportunity.....
Now that you've wasted enough of my time, get the hell out of my way. I have a championship to claim...
Devastator pushes the smaller man out of his way and heads towards his dressing room.
Shane West vs. Alex Young vs. Jason Perry vs. Twisted Lethal Steele vs. Tristan Kruise vs. Goth
Stormy: Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now time for our MAIN EVENT! Introducing first, from Calgary Alberta Canada... Weighing in at 187 lbs... He is TRISTAN....KRUUUUUUUUISE!
The lights dim and Over and Under by Five finger death punch starts to play. The crowd starts to have a mixed reaction as the course cuts in Tristan Kruise appears in the entrance way wearing a wife beater and his black baggy jeans starts down the ramp flipping off the crowd members booing him he stops on the ramp, staring at the open Elimination chamber door. He removes his wife-beater, and hands it to an attractive girl at ringside winking at her. She blushes, taking it, and he steps up into the chamber. Referee Richard Head ushers him to one of the pods, locking him in. He tests the strength of the pod while he waits.
Tex: This match is of course for the Universal Title, which was stripped from Shane West by Goth just weeks ago.
Duff: He was just trying to be fair, Tex! Its his company, and Phoenix unnaturaly swayed the outcome of Thankskilling Massacre's main event between Fang and Shane- he merely stripped Shane of the title until such time as Fang versus Shane could take place tonight- only thanks to the meathead John Henry Irons, and the stupid board of directors-
Tex: You're aware they can fire you right?
Duff: I have mentioned how much I love those guys, right? How amazing AWA has been since there emergence? Anyways- they removed Fang from competition tonight and so Goth, in need for a Main event, gave us this!
Stormy: Our Second Competitor- he is Twisted... Lethal...STEEEEEEEELE!
The lights go out as thousands and thousands of camera flashes begin to happen. "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed, blasts throughout the arena as sparks begin to fall from the Titan-tron and shoot out of the stage in a circle pattern. Then a light begins to glow out of the center of the circle of sparks as a "Twisted" Lethal Steele, rises out of what appears to be the ashes.
The sparks stop flashing as he takes a step toward the ring. After making his way to the ring looking focused and very intense, he stops staring at the chamber, and glares at Tristan in his glass pod. He smirks and walks by, punching the pod Tristan is locked in. The plexiglass pod gives enough that Steele doesn't hurt his hand, but enough for Tristan to jump slightly. Steele walks away laughing as he gets locked in a pod of his own.
Tex: Two pods filled, two remaining and two superstars to start the match.
Duff: Awesome math skills partner... where'd you learn that? Kindergarten? BWA HA
Next to the ring, from Miami Florida... He is "Simply Irresistable"... He is...ALEX YOUNG!
The guitar of the song from Robert Palmer can be softly heard throughout the arena as the fans get to their feet to await the arrival of Alex Young. Just as Robert Palmer starts to sing brings out the man accompanied by two fine ladies. He walks to the ring with them as they hold him by his arms. He then stops in front of the chamber, and jerks his head, motioning the girls to hit the bricks. He both give him a kiss on the cheek and depart back up the ramp, and he gets in the ring, and walks over to a glass pod, getting locked in.
Duff: Jokes aside partner, your point stands! Only one person left who gets a pod... we still have Goth, Jason Perry, and Shane West left!
Tex: Obviously the later you enter in the match the more of an advantage you have... who's going to get it?!
"Heads are Gonna Roll" hits the PA speakers, and out emerges Jason Perry, and alongside him, his beautiful bride, Alicia!
Tex: Jason Perry gets the last pod, so Goth and Shane are going to start us off!
Duff: Good, Goth can wring the little bastards neck!
Tex: And Shane can get his hands on the man who STOLE his Universal Title!
Stormy: He weighs in at 267 he is JAAAAAAASON PEEEEEERRRRRRRRRY!
Jason Perry comes down the ramp, staring directly at the ring. He stops, kissing his wife a kiss on the cheek, and gets in, and walks over to his pod all business. Alicia doesn't depart from ringside, instead going over next to her husbands pod on the outside of the chamber, and they exchange words, her counseling her husband.
Stormy: Next to the ring- the OWNER of the AWA...
Goth's music hits and he walks out with Sapphira. He walks down to the ring, and Sapphira shimmies slightly for the crowd, blowing the Owner a kiss, before heading backstage. All of the sudden Armageddon's Mash up with Queen "I Want it Now"/"We Will Rock You" hits the loud speakers. The crowd erupts into cheers as Shane West walks out on to the ramp way. He gets to the top of the ramp, and seeing Goth standing in the ring alone, the other four locked in pods, Shane is grinning. Goth is glaring at him, waving for him to "bring it on". Standing on the ramp, Shane takes off his sleeveless leather trench, pitching it aside as well as his skull cap. Then he sprints down to the ring!
Stormy, who was announcing outside the ring, takes her seat, and the referee's wait for Shane to pass them and enter the structure and close it, locking it. Shane reaches the ropes, and leaps, springboarding onto the top rope and diving onto the owner, tackling him! He immediately begins peppering the downed owner with right hands as the bell rings, telling us the match has started. Shane gets up and lifts his hands in the air getting the crowd pumped, and they are behind him 100%. Goth gets to a knee which Shane dropkicks out from under him, and the owner is down again. Goth fights back to his feet, and he and Shane are standing again. Goth is livid, and Shane is just grinning. Goth circles Shane and they lock up, but Goth lifts a knee, kneeing the Prime Time Playa in the gut. Shane doubles over and Goth quickly follows up with a another lift of the knee, catching Shane right in the face, while simultaneously forearm smashing him in the neck. Shane drops to a knee, and Goth backs up to the ropes, and runs forward, kicking Shane in the temple dropping him to the mat. Goth grins at the fallen Shane, and stomps on his knee. Goth then kicks the Serial Thrilla in the back as he's down. Shane, in effort to escape Goth's continued attack, rolls out of the ring to the metal platform outside. Goth follows, stepping through the ropes. Goth bends to lift Shane to his feet, but Shane was playing oppossum. He grabs Goth and trips him, sending the owner crashing face first into the chamber wall! Shane has fought up to a knee, as Goth leans dazed against the wall of the chamber. Shane grabs Goth's foot and stomps on his knee, returning the favor. Then, lifting Goth's foot up into the air, he slams Goth's knee down on the metal grating that makes up the chamber. Shane smiles maliciously as Goth makes a roar of pain, before hobbling to his feet. Shane grabs him, Irish whipping him, and Goth goes headlong into a plexiglass pod, the one holding Lethal Steele! Steele punches the pod where Goth's face is, but the action is futile, not causing anything to occur. Shane grabs Goth again to throw him into the ring, but Goth reverses, sending Shane first face first into a ring post, then turning and throwing HIM face first into chamber.
Tex: Wow, look at these two go after one another!
Duff: Um... What's Goth doing?
Goth has went to a particular section of plating and lifts it, reaching down and pulling out a sledgehammer. Dropping the plating back in place, the camera overhears him threatening Shane, and saying he will "teach him a lesson". Goth is grinning maliciously himself as Shane reaches his feet, and catches a Sledgehammer to the gut for his troubles. Goth immediately capitalizes landing a Goth Drop on Shane, planting him head first onto the steel grating! Goth grins and starts sauntering over for a pin, when all of the sudden "IronMan" hits from the loudspeakers.
Tex: What's going on here?!