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After the opening credits of the show come to an end, we fade into a sold out Blaisdell Center in Honolulu Hawaii.

Tex: Folks welcome to another exciting edition of Asylum Wrestling Alliance: Break Out! I am Tex Martin, and with me as always is my colorful cohort Duff Travers. Duff?

Duff: That’s right ladies, the Duff man is here and we are going to rock your socks off baby! Yeah! Tonight we got a full lineup ahead of us and it’s going to be one hell of a show!

All of a sudden the camera switches outside as we see a Black Cadillac Escalade pull up and all four doors open. Out steps Duane “Dog” Chapman, and his posse of bounty hunters. Duane Lee, Leland, and Beth immediately rush the building as Dog follows in short side step behind them. A large security guard stops them before they can enter the building and attempts to stop them. Lelend flashes his badge and pushes his way past the guard. The camera crew follows them inside as Dog stops to talk to the security guard.

Tex: Holy cow! Dog the Bounty Hunter is here!

Duff: That bastard Ty The Tech Guy sold Goth out! He’s leading them straight to him! Someone better kick his ass and…

Tex: Ty is nowhere near here Duff! He’s preparing for his match on Wakiki Beach against Alex Young!

Dog puts his hand on the shoulder of the bulky man and asks him a question.

Dog: Hey Brah, you see this badge?

Guard: Yeah…?

Dog: It means that I’m looking for a felon. Now I’m about to ask you another question brah, and I want you to be straight with me yeah?

Guard: Okay.

Dog: Where is Goth Brah? Don’t be no hero and try to protect him, cause I can get you on impeding the warrant of a convicted felon yeah?

Guard: Oh…hey man, I’m only making 9 bucks an hour. It ain’t worth goin to no prison. Down the main hall, take a left. His door is the one that has The Gold name plate of Goth written on it.

Dog leans in and hugs the guard and tells him ‘Thanks’ before proceeding. The scene fades to the Waikiki Beach is nearly fully prepared for the first match of this Asylum Wrestling Alliance Breakout event in Honolulu, Hawaii. There is a reason our first match is taking place on the beach, just down a short distance from the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, and we now turn you over to Tex and Duff, who are in the Blaisdell Center, where they will call the match as it is projected on the TRON screen, so that they can set this match up for you.

Ty The Tech Guy vs. Alex Young

TEX: Welcome to Honolulu, Hawaii! Our first match for this edition of Asylum Breakout is a Hardcore Rules Match pitting Alex Young against Ty The Tech Guy. The specific Rules of this match is that it is a Hawaiian Aloha Rules Match.

DUFF: The first unique thing about this match is that the wrestlers are going to beat each other until one is knocked out and can not answer the ten count of Referee "Honest" Hal Smith. I believe they can also win if their opponent submits.

TEX: However, the twist comes in that the wrestlers are placed into a circle of stones, with each stone being about the size of a dinner plate, and there are several rings of stones. The wrestlers must stay within the ring of stones though.

DUFF: Well, Tex, it won't be likely that either of these wrestlers will try to walk out of the circle of stones, and the multiple rings are wide enough that they cannot simply jump out of the ring either. But take into account that each stone will be heated to an internal temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit and placed just below the surface of the sand. If either wrestler tries to walk out of the ring of stones...or tried to jump out and falls on the stones...or if his opponent drops him onto the stones...well you can see there would be some serious burn damage here.

TEX: Ouch! I would say so! And to make this match even more interesting, inside the circle, which is approximately 20 feet in diameter, there will be placed numerous items which may be used as weapons. I cannot see all the items which are being placed in the ring but I do see things like bamboo poles, a surfboard, and some pineapples, so it will truly be an interesting match like we have not seen before.

DUFF: Yeah for sure! They are about to start this match so we take you to the TRON where the action will be broadcast to the fans in the Blaisdell Center.

The crowd focuses on the TRON as CAN'T BE TOUCHED by Roy Jones hits the speakers on the beach. As Alex Young makes his way through the entrance area set up on Waikiki Beach, pyros erupt around him. He acknowledges the crowd even though he cannot see them since they are in the Blaisdell Center. Alex Young then walks over a covering set up on top of the extremely hot ring of stones and he walks to the center of the ring of stones.

STORMY CANYON: Here is our first wrestler in this opening match, a Hardcore Hawaiian Aloha Rules Match, from Miami, Florida, standing 6 feet 6 inches and weighing 255 pounds, he is "IRRESISTIBLE" ALEX YOUNG!!!

Alex Young acknowledges the announcement by Stormy and then we hear CODE MONKEY by Jonathan Coulton hit the speakers on the beach. We see Ty The Tech Guy step through the entrance area which is set up on the beach. He looks around on the beach and at the ring of super hot stones. He walks toward the covering which is on top of the hot stones and he walks into the ring of stones.

STORMY CANYON: Here is our next wrestler for this Hawaiian Aloha Rules Hardcore Match, he comes from Silicone Valley, California, he is 6 feet even and weighs 230 pounds, he is TY THE TECH GUY!!!

Ty also acknowledges the announcement by Stormy Canyon. The two wrestlers are inside the ring of hot stones with referee "Honest" Hal Smith. The covering which the three used as a ramp to walk over the hot rings of stones into the middle of the ring has been removed. Now the only way out is that the two have to beat each other down until one of them is unable to respond to a ten count by Hal Smith. Only after that has been accomplished will the ramp be replaced on top of the stones so that the two wrestlers, and Referee Hal Smith, can exit the hot rings of stones. Referee Smith runs down the rules of this match and how they win it and both wrestlers indicate they are ready to rumble. Hal Smith calls for the bell and the match is officially underway.

TEX: I am curious how this match is going to progress. Although I like the style of Alex Young I am not sure if he is able to compete with the aggressive style and determination of Ty The Tech Guy.

DUFF: I know what you are saying Tex. Well this match is Anything Goes so it will be interesting to see what tricks they have up their sleeves.

TEX: Uh, Duff, the wrestlers are not wearing any sleeves.

DUFF: It is a figure of speech Tex.

Alex Young tries for an early advantage by attempting a spear of Ty while Ty is distracted as he looked over at the three Hula dancing girls on the beach. Ty turns around just in time to see Young diving at him and Ty steps out of the way and slams a hard fist into the back of Alex as Young is going face first into the sand. Alex hits the sand hard and he takes a roll. He rolls dangerously close to the super hot stones in the sand and he realizes this as he feels the heat from the stones. Alex quickly gets to his feet and away from the hot stones to avoid getting burned. The camera crew cuts to a view of the three Hula dancing girls who are performing on the beach near the ring of hot stones. The camera slowly goes from one Hula girl to the next and then it stops on the face of the third Hula girl.

TEX: Ugh! That last Hula girl is one ugly Hula girl Tex. Damn!

DUFF: Yeah, no kidding! And I thought seeing Vickie Guerrero in her underwear was disgusting!

Alex spies the bamboo pole next to him so he stoops down and picks it up. Once again Ty is distracted by looking at the Hula dancing girls. Young takes the advantage by coming up behind Ty and swinging the bamboo pole hard to the back of the head of Ty. This stuns Ty for a moment and he stumbles a few steps forward. Alex takes the advantage by getting behind Ty and grabbing him around the throat and chin. Young tightens the grip on the face and neck of Ty in a sort of choke-sleeper hold. Ty is fighting off the attempt at a knockout but there is no way to get out of the ring for a breather due to the numerous rings of burning hot stones in the sand.

TEX: Wow! This match may be over quickly if Alex Young can knock Ty out with that choke-sleeper hold.

DUFF: I don't think Ty will give up easily.

Ty is fading from the hold. Referee Hal Smith steps in to see if Ty is still conscious. Satisfied that Ty is still conscious Referee Smith allows the match to continue. Ty drops to the sand and he is sitting there as Alex is still latched on to his neck and face. Ty is reaching out with his hands and feeling around to see what he might be able to grab on to for use as a weapon. He manages to feel out and grab a coconut. Ty grabs the coconut and he maneuvers it into his hand to the point where he can swing behind his head in an attempt to his Young with it. After a few missed attempts Ty is successful is smashing the coconut into the temple of Alex Young. The coconut shatters and coconut milk and coconut meat and shattered shell fly in every direction. Alex is stunned from the coconut shot to the head and he releases the hold on Ty and then he collapses on his back and he appears to be out cold.

TEX: That was a brutal coconut to the head shot by Ty The Tech Guy!

DUFF: It reminds me of the time Roddy Piper whacked that coconut to the side of the head of Jimmy Snuka on Piper's Pit!

TEX: I remember a quote from Jerry "The King" Lawler when he said, A COUPLE OF COCONUTS ON THE COCONUT!

Referee Smith walks over and he starts the count on Alex Young. If Alex cannot answer the ten count then the match goes to Ty The Tech Guy by Knockout. ONE...TWO...THREE... Ty keeps looking over at the three Hula dancing girls. FOUR...FIVE...SIX... Ty returns his attention to Alex Young. SEVEN...EIGHT... Alex Young stirs and gets to his knees and Referee Smith stops the count on him. Ty goes over and drags Alex to his feet. He then picks Young up and he walks him over to the surfboard which is on the said inside the ring. Ty body slams Alex Young on to the surfboard with a crack. Ty then places Young into a Mexican Surfboard maneuver while they are on top of the surfboard.

TEX: It appears Ty is going for a submission-knockout with a Mexican Surfboard maneuver.

DUFF: He should be using a Hawaiian Surfboard maneuver eh?

Referee Hal Smith steps up to ask Alex Young if he wants to submit. Young refuses to submit as he wants to win this match. Ty is angry that his Mexican Surfboard hold is not getting the job done. Alex Young is desperately trying to get out of the hold but he isn't having much success in doing so. We watch as Young reaches out and he claws the sand in a desperate attempt to pull himself off the surfboard and hopefully to get Ty into a position where he can wiggle out of the hold. We see Alex grab a large handful of sand and he tosses it in the direction of Ty's face. He does this several times and he is successful in getting enough sand into the eyes of Ty that he releases the hold on Alex and Young crawls away from Ty to get a breather and recover from the hold.

TEX: Isn't it amazing how something at tiny as grains of sand can disable a wrestler and make him release his hold?

DUFF: These two have to use whatever they can to their advantage. They have to stay inside the ring of fire stones because there is no way to get out without getting severely burned.

We see some workers carry a large storage trunk and set it down on the sand near the Hula dancing girls. The ugly Hula dancer walks over to the trunk and opens it. The camera is focused on her as she looks up into the camera, removes her wig and grass skirt, to reveal it is none other than Chris Shipman.

TEX: That isn't a Hula dancing girl! That's Chris Shipman!

DUFF: No wonder she was so ugly! I thought I recognized that face! What the hell is he doing here?

TEX: You know that Shipman is twisted so maybe he decided he would get involved in the match.

DUFF: He cannot enter the ring due to the multiple rings of hot fire stones, so I am not sure what he has in mind.

Ty and Alex approach each other and they are circling around like two roosters in a cock fight. Shipman reaches into the trunk and he pulls out a large pineapple. He hurls the pineapple toward the ring and it smacks into the back of the head of Ty The Tech Guy. Ty is furious but there isn't much he can do against Shipman at this time. He turns and yells something in the direction of Chris Shipman and as he turns he gets drop kicked by Alex Young. Alex then pulls Ty into a piledriver position and drives his head into the sand. It was more of an insult than a damaging move though because the sand isn't that hard. The two wrestlers again get to their feet and this time Shipman pulls out a Tiki torch from the trunk. He lights the torch and tosses it into the ring. Ty dives into the sand and comes up with the lit Tiki Torch. Shipman pulls out a second Tiki torch and he lights it and tosses that one into the ring also. Alex Young manages to grab the second Tiki torch and the two wrestlers are battling for the advantage as they swing their Tiki torches toward each other trying to burn their opponent and whack them with the torch.

TEX: If nothing else the arrival of Chris Shipman at the match is amusing.

DUFF: I wonder what else he has in that trunk?

The two continue to whack each other with the Tiki torches. The bamboo poles on the torches break and the Tiki torch falls to the sand and it extinguishes the flames rending them pretty much useless now. Ty and Alex are now pounding away at each other attempting to score the knockout for the win. Neither is getting a clear advantage but we can tell the blows they are landing on each other are taking a toll on them. We see Shipman reach into the trunk and he pulls out a large jar of water. Inside the jar is a Puffer Fish...one of those fish which expands itself when frightened thus exposing sharp spines so other fish cannot each it. Shipman slips on a pair of heavy thick gloves and then he reaches into the jar and he pulls out the Puffer Fish. As soon as he has the Puffer Fish out of the water he hurls it into the ring. While in mid-flight the Puffer Fish gets freaked out and it expands itself revealing needle sharp spines. The Puffer Fish plops onto the sand inside the ring while Alex Young and Ty The Tech Guy are punching each other out. Ty manages to pick Alex up to body slam him. He body slams Alex Young into the sand directly on top of the Puffer Fish. Alex screams out in pain as he lands on the sharp spines of the Puffer Fish. Young is thrashing around with the Puffer Fish stuck into his back. While he is thrashing around he rolls over onto the hot stones and he receives burns to his arms and upper body. Young quickly removes himself from the hot stones while still desperately trying to remove the Puffer Fish. He finally manages to pull it out of his back and he launches the Puffer Fish out of the ring. Alex is bleeding from the wounds in his back and we can tell the numerous wounds, and the burns, are very painful.

TEX: HOLY PIN CUSHION BATMAN!!! I have seen some sick twisted things in my day but I think Shipman even managed to out-do himself that time!

DUFF: The match can only get more bizarre from here out.

Alex Young is trying to keep away from Ty The Tech Guy until he can regain his composure. At the same time he is avoiding Ty, we see Shipman reach into the trunk and pull out a small Octopus. He hurls the Octopus into the ring and Young manages to grab onto the flailing thing. Alex spins around just as Ty is about to grab him and he pushes the Octopus into the face of Ty. The Octopus, scared shitless, wraps its arms around the head of Ty The Tech Guy. Ty is reaching around his head trying to pull the sucker laden tentacles off his head and he is temporarily blinded due to having the body of the Octopus on his face. While Ty is struggling to get the Octopus off his face, Alex Young walks up to him, drops to his knees, and lands a hard punch to the groin of Ty. The Tech Guy lets out a muffled moan as he stops trying to remove the Octopus from his head and instead of that he grabs his nutsack and drops, face-first, to the sand. Unfortunately for Ty The Tech Guy when he flops to the sand he happens to land close to the hot stones and his shoulder lands on top of the hot stone and gives him a burn. We hear a muffled groan from Ty as he backs off from the hot stone and continues to try to remove the Octopus from his head. Realizing he close to the hot stones he maneuvers his head, with the Octopus wrapped around it, toward the hot stones. When the heat from the stones becomes too intense the Octopus releases his grip on Ty's head and he crawls away. Alex walks over and he starts to stomp on the head of Ty The Tech Guy to either knock him out or make him submit. Ty hangs tough as he does all he can to fight off the attacks of Young and remain in the match.

TEX: Damn! Why doesn't some Asylum Wrestling Alliance Official come down here and physically remove Chris Shipman from ringside? He is interfering in this match!

DUFF: The match is Hardcore Rules Tex...there are no rules against interference or weapons!

TEX: Sorry I forgot in the heat of the battle. I will say this though, Ty The Tech Guy is one tough "sucker" in this match.

DUFF: You just had to toss in that "sucker" comment after the Octopus incident eh?

Ty is rolling around on the sand trying to avoid the stomps to the head by Alex Young. He manages to grab the foot of Young and stop one of the blows and he lifts up on the leg of Alex which causes Young to flip onto his back. Ty leaps up and then he jumps onto the chest of Alex Young. Ty starts to punch away at the head and face of Young as Alex attempts to block the punches. Referee Hal Smith steps in close to watch the action so that he can go for the knockout count when one of the two wrestlers is knocked out. The camera focuses on Chris Shipman again as he is reaching around inside the trunk apparently looking for something else which he can toss into the ring of fire stones for either Alex or Ty to use as a weapon. Shipman pulls out from the trunk and we notice he has a bottle in one hand and a cloth in the other. We are not sure what is inside the bottle but if it is coming from Chris Shipman it can't be good. We watch as Shipman takes out a large rubber band and he is attaching the cloth to the outside of the bottle. Another cameraman walks up to Shipman and he is able to get a quick close-up shot of the label on the bottle and we can make out the word ETHER on the label.

TEX: I cannot believe all those things Shipman had in that trunk! And now he comes up with a bottle of Ether?

DUFF: Without a doubt if Shipman can toss that bottle of Ether into the ring whoever is able to grab it and use it first is going to win this match due to knocking out his opponent with the Ether.

Shipman gets the cloth attached to the bottle of ether and he launches the bottle into the ring. Alex sees the bottle coming in and he dives for it as it hits the sand. When he realizes what the bottle contains, and that it will get him the victory over Ty The Tech Guy, a big smile comes on his face. Young quickly removes the cloth, opens the bottle, and he drenches the cloth with the ether. He waits for Ty to recover and approach him and as Ty is approaching him, Alex brings out the cloth and he spins around behind Ty The Tech Guy and he brings the cloth in front of Ty's face and he is attempting to place it over the nose and mouth of Ty. Smelling the ether on the rag, and realizing what is happening, Ty musters up all his remaining strength and he manages to slip out of the grasp of Alex Young, spin around behind him, and place Young into a hammerlock position with the arm containing the ether soaked cloth. With Alex's arm behind him, Ty removes the ether soaked cloth from Young's hand. Ty pulls Alex tight to his body thus trapping Alex's arm between him and Ty. Then Ty wraps his arms around the head and neck of Alex Young while he presses the ether soaked rag over the mouth and nose of Young. Referee Hal Smith steps in to work the knockout count once he has determined if Alex Young is knocked out. It only takes a few seconds and Young goes limp from the ether. Ty releases his hold on Alex and Young flops to the sand. Hal Smith steps up and delivers the count. ONE...TWO...THREE... FOUR...FIVE...SIX... we see Ty glance over at Chris Shipman ...SEVEN...EIGHT... Ty gives a thumbs up sign to Shipman and Chris returns an OK sign to Ty. ...NINE...TEN!!! Referee Hal Smith calls for the bell to end this match due to knockout.

TEX: Oh well...if Chris Shipman hadn't been involved in this match I believe Alex Young would have won.

DUFF: You also believe Lady Gaga is really a woman, hah!

STORMY CANYON: Here is the winner of this match, by knockout, he is TY THE TECH GUYYYYY!!!!!

The crowd erupts into a mixed reaction at the announcement of the results of this match. The ramp is placed over the hot coals to allow the participants to leave the ring without getting burned by the hot stones. Ty is the first to leave and he checks out the two real Hula girls before walking off. Referee Hal Smith administers smelling salts to Alex Young her jerks back to consciousness. When Referee Smith informs him that he lost the match Young is obviously upset but he cannot do anything but accept the decision. Alex leaves the ring and he makes it a point to brush past Chris Shipman and "accidentally" bump into Chris as he passes. Shipman just shrugs his shoulders and smiles. Hal Smith exits the ring and he heads off back to the Arena in case he is asked to officiate other matches tonight.

WINNER: Ty The Tech Guy

The Darkside hits over the sound system as Goth comes out to the ring with a look of pleasure upon his face. He gets in the ring as the fans boo him where he stands in the middle of the ring with a microphone in his hand and a look that would reveal that he has something on his mind

I’m a man that likes to make his once in a while special appearance in the ring when it matters. And the last few Wrestle Quests, I’ve had the pleasure of destroying names and making them look like my bitches

The crowd boos Goth as he raises his hands towards them to calm down for him

Goth: Last year stands out the most. It was a night where a man wanted to take my power. Only for having my match be interfered by a man that thought he could do it all… Mr. Irons, the one legged giant that now is running some elderly parenthood show somewhere in the south. And the name of Canis hasn’t been heard of since that fateful night, for a man that supposedly had his heart in the right place and a man that wanted to remove the fed from yours truly, he sure as hell is a coward at heart.

A small Canis chant can be heard as others are booing Goth, who is only standing there smiling

Goth: And seeing how things have been going lately, there isn’t anyone out there that even deserves a shot at his GREATNESS!!! I mean even if he was a coward, even if he was a joke to be around, at least the guy named Canis was worth being mentioned!! Not like some joke like Shane West!!! I mean seriously, who is he??

And then when I come to think of it. Canis was a bit of a joke as well. The guy could wrestle, sure. But then again, everyone can lock someone in a side headlock. He will never be a greater success than the greatest wrestler of all time. He is just a joke!! And were he to be here now, I would be crushing him like a grape. Because with all due respect for Mr. Irons… Nobody will come to save his ass once again. I….

Before Goth can carry on with his tirade, the lights in the arena begin to flicker slightly

Duff: You just can't get the staff these days!

Goth lowers the microphone to his side with a look of pure annoyance on his face, looking towards the rafters in disgust. The lights stop flickering eventually and he speaks again

Goth: I'm gonna start laying people off again if this shit carries on!!
Now, as i was saying.. Shane West isn't worthy of stepping in the ring with me at Wrestle Quest III.. and being the Universal Champion, by right, everybody that is clambering below him isn't worthy either! So this year...... i'm taking the year off!

A chant of "Pussy shit, pussy shit" resonates around the arena before Goth continues

Goth: When you've worked as hard as I have over the last few years, you'll understand! Nobody is worthy of my efforts in this ring, so Wrestle Que....

The lights begin to flicker more erratically, Goth's temper is beginning to flare... and then suddenly, they go out completely. The crowd is in suspense, but Goth has had it before and isn't being taken in

Goth: It's alright folks... everything's under cont..

A loud spat of white noise cuts Goth off and the giant screen over the stage area lights up with static... the sort you get when you don't tune the TV in correctly. Goth's attention slowly turns to the tron and he slowly makes his way over to the ropes closest to the stage looking perplexed and slightly nervous. The crowd are completey bemused, but excited none the less

Goth: What is this shit?!

Goth: I'm starting to think this is more than just some guys out back messing around in the lighting box...

Slowly but surely, the complete shadowy figure that has been following the Asylum's owner around for a number of weeks begins to fade into view amongst the static, causing Goth's jaw to drop slightly. The image becomes so clear that it is impossible to mistake it for anything else... the head to toe shadow of a man amongst the white noise

Tex: What.. on Earth??

Duff: Who or what in the blue hell is that?! That's creepy as fuck!

Goth begins to mumble into the microphone, looking and sounding more confused and irritated as each second passes

Goth: Wha... who... what kind of fucking game is..

As Goth tries to spit out his words, he's interupted emphatically by the haunting opening riff of "Better" by Guns N' Roses. The crowd instantly realise what's going on and erupt into a frenzy. Goth looks mortified, and a lonely man amongst the baying crowd

Tex: That's Canis' Music!! Is this for real?!

Duff: You have got to be shitting me!!

After the opening to the song has passed, the first beat almost knocks the PA speakers off their brackets as Canis steps out onto the stage area from behind the black curtain, a wry grin cross his face. His appearance has changed, no longer as smart or casual, he wears a plane, tight black t-shirt and dark, torn blue jeans and his sandy hair has been shaved. His eyes speak volumes as he burns a hole through the owner of the AWA... who himself looks completely stunned

Tex: CANIS IS BACK IN THE ASYLUM!! AND HE'S AFTER THE OWNER ONCE AGAIN!!

Duff: Get out of here!! What the hell does he want?!

Holding a mic by his side, Canis stands at the top of the ramp staring right through the owner as the crowd continue to roar with approval over "Better". Eventually, the music fades and the crowd just about subside... leaving Canis to speak into an AWA microphone for the first time in almost a year. His greeting sends chills down the spine, a creepy yet confident English tone

Canis: I'm baaaaaaccckkkk...

The capacity crowd greet the news with loud approval, Goth not knowing where to look. Canis' grin grows wider before he continues

I gotta say... You don't look best pleased to see me, Mr Owner Sir. In fact, you look like you've just watched Chris Shipman finger bang your cat...

The fans laugh in unison, with Goth still not knowing what to do with himself

And i don't blame you. I wouldn't wanna be greeted, after a long, uneventful twelve months by the very man that almost single handedly turned this Asylum on it's head and brought about the biggest threat to your tyranny in the AWA's history. No, I guess you could say.. the past has come back to haunt you once again.

Did you seriously think.. for one single minute.. that I was gone forever, never to return? You think I put in all of that leg work just to let you carry on as if nothing had ever happened? Goth... I'd like to think you know me better than that. After all, i took the trouble to get to know you better than most over the past year.. and let everybody else in on the joke that is your very existence at the same time..

The static returns to the big screen before being broken up by clips that were shown recently on Insomnia. Goth in the jacuzzi with Foxxy Dreams, the bribes, the blackmailing of referee's... Goth's jaw drops, his eyes fanning flames from within his soul. The screen fades to black

Canis: In case it hasn't sunk in by now... the lights, the shadows, the broken light bulbs, the tapes... i guess I couldn't resist fucking with ya before I decided to step out of the night and back on the path of righteousness.

Tex: It was the former General Manager all along!! Ha!

Canis: And oh how I laughed...

I guess it was only a fantastic coincidence that I decided to curtail my own amusement and get back down to business on the same night you publicly try and brush me off as a joke, a coward and all the other empty, spineless insults you've been chucking out here tonight. Is your memory serving you well, Goth? Is it clouded by shit? I certainly don't need to remind anybody else of what happened at Wrestle Quest... but I do suggest you put some more coin in your own pocket, hit the Asylum's online store and order yourself a copy of that match. Maybe then you'll begin to realise what the next few weeks have in store for you and your future here. Because trust me... i'm picking up where i left off and then some. You'll find out where I've been and what I've been doing for the past year in due course... but for now? .. You'd better start focusing on your match at Wrestle Quest III... because this time, there'll be no lucky escape. Goth looks on in shock, the crowd raising the roof once more as "Better" kicks in though the arena speakers. As the lights flicker, Canis abruptly turns and disappears through the curtain, leaving Goth to ponder the last ten minutes

Tex: This is huge! Goth looks completely shellshocked!!

The show cuts back to the ring where there is black carpet covering the entire thing. There are two chairs on opposite sides of a table that is sitting at the center of the ring. The camera pans to the announcers table where Tex and Duff are chatting about what’s going on.

Tex: I have no idea what’s going on Duff. They set this up over the commercial break and I am looking forward to seeing what surprise that they have in store for us this time.

Duff: I just this wish that this would hurry up and be done so that I can stretch out a bit.

Tex: Why do I work with you again?

Duff: Because I’m awesome.

The camera cuts to the rampway as Not Falling by Mudvayne hits over the PA system. Morbius steps out from underneath the Tron as the crowd goes nuts. He is wearing his faded blue jeans and a button up shirt while sporting his trademark sunglasses. He starts to walk down the rampway while giving fans high fives and pointing out to them smiling. He climbs into the ring and up the turnbuckles and looks out to the crowd patting his chest and laughing. He jumps back down into the ring and gets handed a mic through the ropes. He starts to say something but the fans interrupt with there constant cheers. Morbius just smiles and raises his fist in the air and then starts to talk again as the crowd dies down a bit.

Morbius: So I woke up today with a plan. I had everything all worked out and then…well it did. For all of you that read my news site you know that I have a huge announcement that is supposed to be made tonight. But what I did took a lot of work and then I had to make a lot of sacrifices to pull the right strings for this thing. But it all looks like it’s going to work out. On this table right here is a series of documents stating what I have in mind. They already have two signatures on them. The owner of the AWA and yours truly.

Morbius smile poses and the crowd goes nuts again. He walks around the table and jumps up and down on the ring as if over exaggerating how excited he is.

Tex: I guess this is the buildup to that announcement we were promised Duff.

Duff: Yeah but what exactly is it Tex. Is he leaving the AWA or something?

Tex: Why would he need a third signature for that?

Duff: Shut up.

Morbius starts to speak again.

Morbius: I just need the third one now but before we get to that I want to talk to you about what is actually going on. Over the past couple of months as you all know I have been having some problems with a certain group of people. No I’m not talking about Axiom or James. I am talking about, “The Family,” as you know them. Goth, Jynx and Fang. So I have been handling business as It should be. But the problem is that people keep getting involved and I have not been able to do what I want with them. But truth be told I have not concerned with them all. I am only concerned with one man and that man is Jonathan Porter.

The crowd starts to have mixed reactions about it.

Morbius: On this table is a contract that will make history. Immortal one and Immortal one will go one on one in a series of matches at…WRESTLE QUEST!!!

The crowd explodes out of there seats and Morbius stats yelling so the crowd can here him.

Morbius: In this contract should he choose to accept he will be agreeing to a couple of things. There will be three matches that we have to fight through at Wrestle Quest. One will be chosen by Fang, one will be chosen by me and the other match will be chosen…BY ALL OF YOU!! That’s right; your votes will decide our final match and you will hold the keys to the beginning or the end of an era.

Tex: Holy crap Duff did you hear that?

Duff: OF course I heard that Tex, I’m right here. I think Morbius is insane. Three matches, really?!

Morbius: As per the contract, like I said I had to do some arranging, Goth will be choosing the referee for each match that takes place. Over the next couple of weeks we will decide what matches we want and will have time to prepare for them in our own way. But the best part is that the match you choose will not be revealed until the day of Wrestlequest. I’m ready for this and I know that we both want this so let’s make it official. I don’t care if there are titles on the line and I don’t care if there is nothing on the line. We are going to settle this once and for all and god I hope you say yes. So Fang..what do you say, are you gonna come out here. All’s I want YOU to do is sign on the dotted line…

Morbius waits for a few seconds and the crowd has gone quiet. All of a sudden Seven Days to the Wolves by Nightwish hits the PA system and Fang steps out from under the tron wearing dress pants and shirt. He heads down the ramp and climbs in the ring. Morbius is standing on the opposite side of the table and watches as Fang looks over the contract. His music cuts and he looks around at the crowd as he shakes his head. The crowd starts to boo a bit and then Fang turns to Morbius.

Tex: You think he’s gonna do it?

Duff: God I hope so.

Fang shrugs and laughs a bit mouthing the words, “it’s about time.” He picks up the contract and signs his name upon it. Fang drop the contract over the table at Morbius’ feet and then flips the table almost out of the ring. They both step up face to face in the middle as Morbius drops the mic.

Tex: It’s gonna happen Duff!!!!

Duff: This is gonna be insane Tex. You all saw it here, the match or matches I should say that are going to make history. Wrestlequest is coming Tex!

The both back away from each other but there eyes stay locked as they both start mouthing words about there matches coming up in a month. Fang steps out of the ring and Morbius climbs the turnbuckle with the contract in hand and holds it up for the world to see as he points down at Fang who is backing up the rampway as Not Falling is playing. The scene switches backstage as Duane “Dog” Chapman is seen walking around looking for Goth’s room. He sees Brenda Porter and stops short a second then shakes his head smiling as he continues on walking.

“The Truth Shall Set Me Free” by Story of the Year begins to play as a man with a long hooded robe comes walking out. The crowd sits in stunned silence as the man stands center stage with his head down while the guitar rif is heard. As soon as the singer starts to sing, the hooded man raises his head and rips off the hood to reveal that it’s Anthony Phoenix with his new bald headed look. Flashing a sinister smile across his face, Anthony starts to walk towards the ring with a very determined gate. The crowd rains down a mixture of boos and cheers but nothing fazes Anthony. He makes it to the edge of the ring and looks around as the camera closes in on his face the sinister smile is still on his face as he slides under the bottom rope. Once inside Anthony stands and opens his arms wide as he walks over to the side nearest the cameras. Anthony then walks over to Stormy who hands him a microphone. The fans are still raining down a mixed reaction towards Anthony as he raises the microphone to speak

Anthony Phoenix: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...how does everyone like my new look. HEHEHE!

The fans start an “IT SUCKS” chant.

Anthony Phoenix: Good I thought I was beginning to lose my touch. But I didn’t come out here for your approval as I’ve got bigger and better things to talk about, namely my so called stable mate John Gold.

Anthony points at the titontron as the scene from John Gold’s attack last week is shown. Once the scene is done, the camera returns to show Anthony rather upset.

Anthony Phoenix: And now you’ve gone on record as wanting to be the “new” leader of AXiOM. Don’t make me laugh. You see Gold, I’ve done something that no one currently in AXiOM has done and that’s being the Universal Champion. If anyone is to be the leader it should me the man that is standing right here in the center of the ring.

Some Phoenix fans start to chant, “YOU’RE THE LEADER”

Anthony Phoenix: But once again it’s not about who’s the leader as I’m not here to fight for that...I want to become the Universal Champion once again and you my friend are in the way. We all know what happens to people when they get in my way. HEHEHE! The good book says “DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU” so all I’ve got to say is get ready. I won’t say when and won’t say how but vengeance shall be mine. But enough about you...

Anthony starts to get more upset.

Anthony Phoenix: CROW! Tonight, you will be the first in what will be many victims. Tonight, the entire Asylum will find out just why I’m called the Xtreme Gawd. This TLC will be the beginning spark that will lead me back to the Holy Grail, MY Holy Grail. And once it is around my waist again, the AWA will experience the joy and excitement of the return of the Golden Era...till then there will be pain, there will be suffering and oh there will be destruction, so sayeth the Gospel According to the Xtreme Gawd, Anthony Phoenix.

Anthony drops his head as the blue hue washes over the arena again.

James Crow vs. Anthony Phoenix

The camera switches back and pans around the ring showing a few tables, a few ladders and few chairs that the Asylum crew had put out around the ringside area, while Anthony is testing some of the “toys” out. The camera then zooms in on the announce team.

Tex: Well we’re back and now it’s time for our second match. The TLC match pitting one lunatic against the newest one. Yeah that’s right as it’s James Crow vs. Anthony Phoenix.

Duff: Tex I would watch out who I called a lunatic. He right there and I don’t think you would want a chair to the head for saying things like that.

The lights go out as “Faceless” by Red begins to play. White strobe lights erupt as the music picks up. Between the flashes Crow appears at the entrance of the ramp Roaring with a sort of bestial vigor. He begins to walk slowly down the ramp to the Ring, but before he gets all the way he notices a pretty girl calling to him. Stopping he flirts a bit before regaining his focus on the task at hand. He slides into the ring and stares at Phoenix who is slowly sliding under the bottom rope. Crow starts to walk towards Phoenix which makes him stand up quickly. Phoenix shoots a menacing glare at Crow as to say “Don’t even try it”. Crow backs up and starts to get ready for the match himself.

Tex: Well Crow sure does look ready for this...I wonder if Phoenix is the same.

Duff: Well if the things he said just a few moments ago are any indication

The camera then pans over to Stormy for the introductions

Stormy Canyon: The Follwing match is a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. Stable members are banned from ringside. Already in the ring is ANNNNTHONNNNYY PHOOOOEEEEEEEENNNNIIX….and his opponent hailing from Des Moines, Io....AAHHHHHHHHH.

Both Crow and Phoenix lunge at each other not waiting for Stormy to finish here introductions. She runs out of the way as Phoenix irish whips Crow into the far left turnbuckle. He runs in for a short clothesline but is met with a clothesline himself, sending Phoenix to the mat with a loud thud.

Tex: Well the action sure did get off to a great start, as both Crow and Phoenix didn’t even wait for the bell or for Stormy to finish her introductions.

Crow follows in with an elbow drop attempt only to meet canvas himself as Phoenix rolls out of the way in the nick of time.

Duff: Well it seems as if Phoenix is one step ahead of Crow today.

Tex: Phoenix is a little slow to get up after receiving that clothesline out of the blue.

Once Phoenix is up to his feet he lunges for the chair he had brought into the ring with him and goes for swing to Crow’s head just slightly missing him.

Duff: Well that was a swing and miss. I beginning to think you’re right Tex.

Phoenix swings again and this time catches Crow on the side of the head as a loud “THWACK” can be heard in the arena.

Duff: Ok scratch that.

Phoenix then hits Crow again to make sure he won’t get up while he sets up a table. Once he does it he places Crow on top and starts to make his ascent to the top turnbuckle.

Tex: Oh dear gawd, what is he planning now.

Duff: I think he’s planning on ending this early.

When Phoenix gets to the top he calls for the BFE and flies off the top turnbuckle only to meet wood as Crow quickly moves from the table. Phoenix is writhing in pain as Crow approaches him with a steel chair in hand.

Tex: Phoenix looks like he’s in alot of pain as he completely missed hitting Crow with the BFE through the table.

Crow notices that Phoenix is down as he runs over to grab a chair. With chair in hand he comes down hard over Phoenix’s body again and again. Once the chair is broken is goes to look for another.

Duff: And now it looks like Crow is about to press the advantage. What the...

All of sudden a masked man appears out of no where and comes up behind Crow. He grabs the chair and pulls it down momentarily distracting Crow just long enough for Phoenix to stand. Another masked man appears from under the ring and tosses Phoenix a chair. Phoenix grabs it and hits Crow across the back causing him to wince in pain but not sending him to the mat.

Tex: What in the blue hell is going on

Duff: It appears as if Phoenix is now getting the upper hand.

The action returns to the ring as Crow turns to face Phoenix. He starts after him clotheslining him to the mat. As he’s about to turn to face the masked man he is hit from behind by another chair. The masked man that came from under the ring enters as well and helps Phoenix up. Phoenix then starts to direct traffic as he tells both men to hold Crow up. He then looks around and finds another chair as he rears back and hits Crow right over the head. Both men then let him Crow go as he slumps to the mat. Phoenix looks down at Crow as he starts he tells the men to find three tables.

Tex: Oh no, he’s not going to do what I think he’s going to do. It’ll end Crow’s career.

Duff: Well he did warn us that it might happen.

Once the tables are found and set up, Phoenix hunts and finds the tallest ladder he can find. just high enough to slightly tower over the three stacked tables. Phoenix then directs the men to place Crow on the last table. Once that’s done he ascends the ladder as the crowd begins to chant, HOLY SHIT! Once at the top, Phoenix motions for the BFE once again and points down at Crow. He smirks at the crowd as he jumps off the ladder coming in contact with Crow and the three tables. The tables break on impact sending both men to the floor with a loud crack. The crowd then chants HOLY SHIT even louder.

Tex: OHMYGAWD. That may have killed both of them.

Duff: No look Phoenix is stirring.

Phoenix crawls over to Crow and covers him with one arm as the referee gets into position. One...Two...Three

Stormy Canyon: Here’s your winner...Anthony Phoenix.

The two masked men go and help Phoenix up as “The Truth Shall Set Me Free” begins to play in the arena.

Duff: Well it looks like Phoenix is back on track.

Tex: What are you kidding he had help.

Duff: Well help or not I think it won’t be long till the Golden Era is back in the AWA.

WINNER: Anthony Phoenix

The scene switches backstage where we see Bill Barnhart on the phone talking to his wife Lupe. She wasn't able to make the trip to Hawaii due to business she needed to take care of so Bill and Iris are enjoying Hawaii without her.

BILL BARNHART: Sorry that you couldn't come to Hawaii with me and Iris. But to be honest Waikiki Beach isn't that great. I mean, come on, it is very thin and about a 1/2 mile long. The beaches we have in the San Francisco Bay Area, like down in Monterey, and are very wide from the buildings to the water and several miles long. They simply hype Waikiki Beach too much.

LUPE: Hype or not you need to take me to Hawaii just so I can brag to my friends that I was there and they were not!

BILL BARNHART: By the way how is our Hillbilly friend after Shipman beat him up?

LUPE: He will be fine. I am surprised how quickly he recovered though. When I talked to him he told me he has been gored by a bull...butted by a Billy Goat...trampled by wild Hogs...so he said he is used to getting knocked around. He did want to thank you for those great front row seats at the Cow Palace.

BILL BARNHART: Please tell him it was my pleasure. I have to go as my match is about to start soon. Love you!

LUPE: Love you too Bill. Hurry back so we can take a vacation to Hawaii.

BILL BARNHART: Lupe is a wonderful wife but she doesn't seem to grasp the concept that the beaches in California are bigger and nicer than this wimpy stretch of beach they call Waikiki Beach. Oh well. So in just a little bit me and Th1rt3en step into the ring to face off against Chaos and John Gold. We are here in the home of Th1rt3en in Hawaii, and I know he gets extremely fired up wrestling in front of his home crowd. I cannot wait to hear the reception Th1rt3en gets when they announce him for our match. Gold...Chaos...I sure wouldn't want to be you tonight.

Bill winks into the camera and then the scene cuts back to the ringside area where Tex and Duff are leading up to the next match.

West Coast Connection vs. Axiom

Stormy: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it will be for the AWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!! The first team to come down the aisle are the team of John Gold and Chaos!!! Axiom!!!

Axiom’s music hits as the two men walk out to the ring, both men are being booed by the fans who are on the side of the tag team champions. Chaos and Gold stand in the ring, awaiting the arrival of the champions

Stormy: And their opponents!!! They are the team of Bill Barnhart and Th1rt3en!!! They are the AWA tag team champions!!! West Coast Connection!!!

The opening chant of Centre of Eternity begins to play as smoke fills the top of the ramp way. Pink and purple lights hit the fog as behind it a strobe light simulates lightning. As they rise up from the floor, the music kicks in and out from the middle of the smoke walks Bill and 13. They flex, then look at each other and sprint to the ring. 13 shakes the ropes as Bill slides in under, then once both men are inside the ring they do a fist bump and take off their jackets.

Tex: This is going to be interesting, I…. here we go!!!

Gold and Chaos charge in on the champions and start the match off by kicking their opponents in the corners. Chaos is working over 13 while Gold is drilling knife edge chops into the chest of Barnhart. Gold grabs Bill by the head and delivers an European Uppercut to the co holder of the tag titles. Gold looks over his shoulder towards Chaos and gives him the signal, both men deliver an Irish Whip. Sending both champions into each other, but Barnhart grabs the arm of 13, causing them to turn towards the wrestlers who send them towards each other and surprise them with a running clothesline. Sending down both members of the Axiom to the canvas.

Duff: Wow!! What a collision!!

Tex: Nice teamwork of the tag team champions!!

13 slides Chaos to the outside as he follows him to the outside. There he whacks him into the ring post before finally going to a neutral corner, watching at Bill Barnhart exchanging some big time elbows to the head of Gold, before whipping him in the corner where 13 is standing. Bill turns around to communicate with the referee, giving 13 the chance to choke Gold with the tag cord around his wrist. Chaos starts to shout at the referee to turn around and just as he does so he sees that Gold has dropped to his knees because of 13 having let go off him Duff: These guys are tricky!!!

Bill tags in 13 who steps in the ring and pulls up Gold before whipping him in the ropes. He comes charging in on Gold with a running clothesline, but Gold manages to duck him and runs to the other side of the ring where he gets a blind tag from Chaos. Gold runs towards 13 and delivers a cross body block that is being caught by the big man who holds Gold up in the air with one arm, while holding his other arm high in the air as a sign of strength

Tex: WOW!!!

Duff: This guy is a freak!!!

chaos runs in the ring and delivers a neckbreaker on 13 who gets Gold on top of him. Chaos climbs the second turnbuckle and tells Gold to get out of the ring. Gold stares at him and shakes his head before walking out of the ring. Just as Chaos is about to jump towards 13 it is Gold that shakes the ropes deliberately that causes Chaos to fall down on the canvas.

Tex: What the??

Duff: What is he doing?

13 gets up and grabs Chaos as he sets him up for his Lights Out DDT as he covers him and gets the win as John Gold is slowly climbing back in the ring as the referee awards the victory over to the tag team champion

Stormy: The winners of this match and still AWA tag team champions!!! West Coast Connection!!!

The champions get the titles handed to them as Gold is getting right in their faces as he is grinning from ear to ear as well as 13 and Bill Barnhart

Tex: What the??

13 hangs his title belt on John's shoulder and slaps him on the chest>

13: Well now, looks like things are picking up. West Coast Connection is another member stronger. John here saw the light and that's the TRUTH! I guess the guy saw the future of the business is us and not some coot that's living in a dreamland. So now there's three, the unholy trinity if you will...what's the future hold? Only God knows, but

Goth's music cuts the conversation short as the AWA owner walks out to the arena with a sinister look on his face

Goth: Only God knows 13? Really? I truly thought you meant to say the name of Goth on that last sentence. You see, if you are talking about the Unholy Trinity, then you are talking about THE FAMILY!!!

The crowd starts to boo Goth as he is entering the ring and stares at the men inside the ring.

Goth: The Unholy faction is me accepting the West Coast Connection into the realms of the Family my friends. I am giving you a one time and one time only opportunity to enter greatness. To enter the realms of where I am giving you the opportunity of a lifetime and riches… or die a slowly and painful death. What will it be 13? Bill? And you Gold?

Tex: Oh my goodness!!! NO!!!

All three men laugh as they shake Goth’s hands and Goth’s music hits once more as his faction has grown larger with three new names as the fans boo them. Moments after the tag team match Anthony Phoenix appears from out of no where with a chair in hand as the crowd is cheering wildly. Phoenix rears back and hits John Gold across the back sending him to ground. Chaos and Terry Stone both try to stop Phoenix but are met with swipes from the chair. Phoenix then walks over to Gold once again and hits him across the back again. Looking down on his handiwork, he exits the ring all smiles. Once he reaches the entrance way he turns around and holds up the chair as the crowd cheers him for his efforts as the scene switches backstage.

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WINNERS: West Coast Connection.

The scene cuts backstage where we see Dog The Bounty Hunter walking in front of his posse as he stops short in front of a door with a gold plate reading, “GOTH”. He knocks lightly and waits a moment for a response. When none is given he knocks again and we hear Goth’s voice coming from inside shout.

Goth: I’m busy! Go away Barnhart!

Dog smirks as he enters the room as we hear Goth shout from off camera.

Goth: Who the hell are you! Get out of my…

Matthew Toddi vs. Morbius Tassius

Back inside the arena the ringside bell is going off. As it does, “Not Falling” by Mudvayne starts to blare over the speakers as the crowd goes wild. The words, “Greatness Redefined,” come across the titantron. The song builds up through the first verse as Morbius Tassius walks out from behind the curtains wearing only a pair of Execution shorts. His hands and feet are taped to the forearm and shin and he starts to walk down the rampway as the familiar voice of Stormy Canyon cuts through the air.

Stormy: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, in which all members from Execution and Axiom are banned from ringside. Introducing first, representing Execution, from Des Moines, Iowa, weighing in at 240 pounds…Morbius Tassius!!!

Morbius kneels about halfway down and waits. The chorus hits and pyro explodes from the stage and sides of the rampway as he jumps to his feet. He continues to move down to the ring with one fist in the air. Morbius gets on to the ring apron and then uses the top rope to springboard flip into the middle of the ring. The crowd is booming as the pyro dies down. He moves to all four corners and raises his fist into the air and then pats his chest to the crowd showing that hint of old times.

Tex: Well, as everyone has just heard from Stormy, no Execution out here tonight.

Duff: Also no Axiom. I don’t think it’ll make much of a difference though.

Tex: Probably not. Both men though really could use this victory, to begin at least building a base for themselves. That’s if they want to catapult to the top of the AWA.

Duff: Key word…IF. In Toddi’s case, it seems that he only wins when he actually cares.

Tex: I guess you can look at it that way…

Morbius waits in the ring for his opponent as his music begins to die down to a whisper and then to nothing for a few moments as the crowd now waits for Morbius’s opponent.

Truth by Seether hits the PA system. Before Toddi walks out you hear the opening lines to the theme.

''If I gave you the truth would it keep you alive.
Though I’m closer to wrong an no further from right.
And now I’m convinced on the inside something's wrong with me.
Convinced on the inside.
There’s something wrong with ME!!''.
As the last word of the opening riff sounds, red and white fireworks come from above as Matthew Toddi walks through them. At the same time Stormy Canyon announces him into the arena as Matthew walks down to the ring as he gets booed by the audience.

Stormy: And his opponent, representing Axiom, from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 225 pounds, Matthew Toddi!!!

Once Toddi gets to the ring he walks up the steel steps and slowly enters the ring. He walks to a turnbuckle and climbs up it. He then holds his hands above his head as the fans boo and try to throw food and drinks at him. He then gets down, looks towards the referee, not even bothering to look towards Morbius. Toddi requests that the ref should call for the bell to start this match. The ref turns and calls for the bell to be rung, but as he turns away, Morbius absolutely DRILLS Toddi with a spinning heel kick that floors Toddi as the crowd cheers.

Duff: That’s what Toddi gets for being stupid and not paying attention to Morbius. Reason why I won’t back Toddi, not unless if he’s up against someone I really, really hate.

Morbius shakes his head as he looks down at Toddi before placing his hands on his hips. Morbius shrugs out at the crowd before moving onward. He mounts Toddi and begins unloading lefts and rights. Toddi desperately attempts to defend himself, but fails, as Morbius keeps him securely grounded.

Tex: Worst place Toddi could find himself here as we open up this match.

Duff: Open it up? This match from the looks of things is already CLOSED!

As Toddi continues to struggle, Morbius decides to move around. Matthew almost is able to crawl away from Morbius, but Morbius gets his lower legs around the head of Toddi and is able to pretty quickly cinch in his version of a triangle choke. The crowd can’t believe that Morbius has been totally dominant thus far as many are speechless.

Duff: You hear that Tex? That’s the sound of quiet as Toddi goes quickly “off to sleep” thanks to Morbius. It’s too bad that Goth didn’t let Fang do this…

Tex rolls his eyes, but doesn’t say anything as the referee checks to see if Toddi’s out of it. Toddi’s eyes are dimmed and his body is mostly limp so the referee raises one of his arms. It falls back down. The referee does it a second time and the arm falls limp. When he goes to attempt to bring Toddi’s arm up for the third time, Morbius, for no reason whatsoever undoes the triangle choke. Toddi’s still out of it on the mat though. Morbius shakes his head at the referee and tells him “Not yet.”

Morbius continues to go to work on Toddi now as he scoops him up off the canvas.

Tex: He could have ended it right there.

Duff: Guess Morbius didn’t want to!

Morbius puts him into a familiar position before dropping Toddi back to the canvas with a vertebreaker as the crowd ohs when the impact of Toddi hitting the mat is heard..

Tex: Not a pleasant stay in Hawaii for Matthew Toddi. That’s the New Breed from Morbius…

Duff: Well, maybe when Toddi wakes up, he’ll find a hula girl that doesn’t know what wrestling is…

Tex: Now that was just cold right there…

Morbius stands and looks down at Toddi before kneeling down, hooking Toddi’s right leg and going for the pin as the referee counts.

1!

2!

3!!!

The bell rings as Morbius Tassius stands up and again shrugs before the referee assigned to call the match raises his arm in victory. Matthew Toddi is not even moving yet on the mat as “Not Falling” by Mudvayne plays on the sound system.

Stormy: Here is your winner…Morbius Tassius!!!

Tex: Well, Morbius impressive here tonight and will no doubt be looking to build on this bit of momentum as time moves forward and Wrestlequest gets closer and closer.

Duff: Toddi didn’t even get one move in! Well, one. When he told the referee to start the match!!! Anyways, away from that disappointment, as far as Axiom goes, they have a busy night here tonight. Chaos and John Gold go for the tag team titles here tonight against the West Coast Connection!

A still is shown on the AWAtron of Chaos and John Gold on one side and Bill Barnhart and Th1rt3en on the other, with the AWA Tag Team Titles underneath all four pictures. This still fades to show a shot of a Punjabi Prison set-up with Hank Henry, Fang and Max Maxim’s pictures plastered in front of it, along with the AWA International Title belt beneath all 3.

Tex: Not to be outdone, in our main event later on, one of Morbius’s Execution mates, Max Maxim, goes for the AWA International Championship inside the Punjabi Prison Match, where he will square off against the current International Champion Hank Henry and the previous champion, Fang.

Duff: All that still to come!!!

The scene inside the arena fades on Morbius Tassius now rolling out of the ring, heading for the backstage area with another victory under his belt.

WINNER: Morbius Tassius

The scene switches backstage as the door to Goth’s office opens and out walks Goth with his hands behind his back in handcuffs as he is being led by Dog Chapman and Duane Lee. Beth and Leland follow behind as we can hear Goth screaming.

Goth: YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO ME! DO YOU KNOW WHO THE HELL I AM!? I WILL OWN YOUR ASSES FIRST THING WHEN MY LAWYER HEARS ABOUT THIS!

Dog stops short and looks the owner of the AWA directly in his eye and smirks.

Dog: Oh I think we have him covered. Oh Chad? Chad you coming?

The camera turns around and we see the security guard from earlier leading Damien Rothenburg in handcuffs.

Goth: WHAT?! YOU CAN’T…

Dog: Oh but we can Goth. It seems that your lawyer has an outstanding charge of several unpaid parking tickets from 1974 and we’re taking him in with us brah.

Tex: It seems that Goth is being arrested for an outstanding warrant of his arrest, as well as the AWA Lawyer Damien Rothenburg!

Duff: But who is left here to run the asylum? The Inmates?

Tex: For once Duffers I think you may be right.

Fang vs. Hank Henry III vs. Max Maxim

The fans in attendance can be heard cheering and some are in just awe as the Punjabi Prison is now shown completely formed around the ring, one smaller inner cage, one larger outer cage. Stormy Canyon is then shown at ringside, holding the AWA International Championship belt. She places it on the timekeeper’s table and goes to work…

Stormy: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for your main event of the evening!

The crowd completely cheers now and Stormy takes it all in before continuing.

Stormy: This is a Punjabi Prison Match in which the wrestler who can escape both bamboo cages first will be declared the winner and the AWA Internationalllll Champiooooon!!! Introducing first, the reigning champion, from Ellis, New York, weighing in at 248 pounds…Hank Henryyyyyy!!!

Hank Henry comes out from the backstage area, alongside his limping manager, Chaplin Graves, as “Rolling” by Soul Coughing is playing. They aren’t discussing the pros and cons of the upcoming match. In fact, they aren’t discussing anything at all. They’re instead just staring at the Punjabi Prison structure as both make their way towards it slowly. Chaplin stops near the bottom of the ramp and sits down in a steel chair placed there. Hank goes onward and into the structure as his music cuts out.

Tex: This one isn’t going to be for the weak at heart.

Duff: Or at stomach!

Tex: Perhaps it might be best if Duff and I remain quiet for this one, so we can just watch in shock and awe, just like everyone else will.

Duff: Might not be a bad idea for once Tex! I’ll just enjoy the blood and guts poured when they have to climb out over the top of the cages with those spikes on top!

Duff shows off a sick grin at the announce table as the arena goes dark, fog hits the entrance as red light fills the fog. Seven Days of the Wolves by Nightwish cues up and the fans begin to boo. On the titantron a big quill pen and a piece of black paper appear. The Pen looks as if it's writing something and then the paper turns and in large cursive red letters is the name Fang. Then under that the phrase "Sign your name on the line and your soul is mine" Fang walks out of the fog wearing a suit and tie and carrying with him a rolled up piece of black paper in his right hand. He makes his way to the Punjabi Prison and doesn’t argue about getting in. As Stormy announces Fang in, he joins Hank inside the inner cage and just glares at him.

Stormy: His first opponent, from Long Pond, Pennsylvania, weighing in at 220 pounds…he is……FAAAAAAAAAANG!!!

Hank stares back, but then can suddenly no longer take it as he goes and spears Fang down to the canvas, Fang not expecting it at all! The crowd actually cheers for Hank as Hank backs up a bit. He then picks Fang up off of the canvas and whips him into a corner of the ring. Hank works fast and is able to tangle Fang’s legs actually against the bamboo of the cage. Hank is satisfied, backs up a good ways, then runs right square at Fang, catching him cleanly in the groin with the Care Bear Stare.

Duff: Sorry Tex! But apparently Hank took exception to Fang’s glare…and just got him with The Stare!

Tex: Guess I’ll break my rule… Of course then again, I didn’t expect this before the match officially beginning!

Duff: No need to wait for Max to get out here if you’re Hank. If Hank escapes before Max even gets his way out here, Hank retains the International Championship!

Chaplin yells for Hank to head to one of the four doors in the inner cage. Hank looks to Fang, who is shockingly already stammering his way to his feet. As Hank heads for a door, Fang comes towards him with a wild clothesline, which nails Hank right in the back. Hank hits the canvas with a thud face first and Fang puts his boot right on the back of Hank. At the same time, the entire arena grows nearly dark just before the opening of “South Texas Deathride” by The Union Underground. During the opening of the song dark red lights pulse through the arena as he steps out onto the stage. Just a few seconds into the intro as the music grows heavy and dark he takes three steps forward as huge fountain of red pyrotechnics shoots straight up into the air, making a curtain effect that burns for about ten seconds as he begins to make his way to the Punjabi Prison to join Fang and Hank in battle.

Stormy: And their opponent, from Corpus Christi, Texas, weighing in at 385 pounds…Max Maxiiiim!!!

As Max walks, the ramp lights up as the house lights return to normal he glares a hole through his opponents who are immersed in their own battle, rolling his shoulders, checking his wrists, rolling his neck, finally clenching and opening his fists before reaching the Punjabi Prison. Max enters the outer cage then heads into the inner one before the door is closed by the referee guarding it.

Duff: It’s official! All three men are now inside the blood bath!

Fang hoists up Hank as Max looks over at him. Fang gazes a hole into Max as he delivers a belly to back suplex, planting Hank down. Max just nods before calling Fang over, for the two of them to tie up. Fang however stays back, thinking smart about things.

Duff: I know I was originally supposed to stay silent, but it’s hard Tex!!!

Tex: Yeah. High stakes match here! And I don’t blame Fang for attempting to stay away from Max. Actually look, Fang asking for the first of four doors to be open! What a coward!

Duff: Fang’s not stupid. He only has 60 seconds though to get out that door before it’s padlocked and done for good.

Fang heads for the door but Max rears back and comes at him with a clothesline. Fang ducks it but finds himself turning away from the opened door. Hank meanwhile is getting back up and Chaplin yells at Hank to head for the open door. Hank sees it, but Max goes over to the door and cuts him off by delivering some hefty lefts and rights, knocking Hank back into the center of the ring. Max roars out load as the crowd roars with him.

Tex: Max could just walk out of the first cage right now, but apparently he wants to show he’s no coward!

Duff: Much like Toddi earlier tonight, stupid if you ask me…

Instead of Max going out the open door easily, he chooses the tougher route and sees Fang coming towards him. Max cuts him off and delivers a tomahawk chop to Fang. Max follows it up by picking Fang up halfway before setting him up for and delivering a double underhook DDT. As he does, the referee at the open door closes and padlocks the first door.

Tex: One door down. Three to go. Then they’ll have to get out the hard way, over the top.

Duff: That’s what I wanna see! BLOOD! BLOOD! BLOOD!!!

A second door opens as Max gets close to it. The referee leaves it open but Max sees Hank getting back up. Max just shrugs his shoulders, sighs and goes and grabs Hank before ramming him into the side of the bamboo cage. Hank visually gets a splinter in his forehead and a small spot of blood can be seen. Max looks satisfied now and heads for the second door. He rolls out of the ring and out of the inner cage as the crowd roots the member of Execution on. The door soon closes and is padlocked, still with Hank and Fang trapped inside.

Duff: Max Maxim with a FREE opportunity to win this match!!!

Tex: Let’s see if he takes it. Meanwhile Fang is stirring…somehow…

Fang sees where Hank is and looks to get out the side of the cage that has an unpadlocked door. The referee opens the first door Fang comes to. However Hank, bleeding and all, hurls himself towards Fang, taking him down with a lariat. Hank feels his forehead and gets some blood on it. He grimaces before going to scoop up Fang. He does so and lands a pendulum backbreaker. Fang is laid out on the canvas as Hank heads for the open door. Fang however crawls towards the door as well and lunges forward, grabbing Hank by a leg. Hank tries to kick Fang off but is unsuccessful for quite a while. When he finally does kick Fang away from him, the bamboo cage door gets slammed in Hank’s face by the referee and padlocked. The crowd ohs as time has obviously run out on that door.

Tex: Poor Hank. His time ran out on that door! There’s only one left available, then they’ll have to climb the inner cage. Meanwhile Max is pondering how he’s going to get himself up the outside cage.

Duff: No wonder. 385 pounds will be shimmying up that bamboo!

Tex: He might want to find a way though before Fang or Hank gets a crack at it.

Max Maxim slowly begins to climb up the bamboo. Fang sees this and stands up, staggering his way to his feet. Hank goes to clothesline Fang back to the mat, but Fang blocks it and then reaches around, grabbing Hank around the neck and dropping him with the Fatal Shot.

Duff: The Fatal Shot! Fang might be coming for you Max!

Fang doesn’t even bother to look down at Hank as he looks for the last door that doesn’t have a padlock on it. He heads for it and tells the ref at it to open the door, which he does. Fang easily escapes the inner cage and spots where Max is attempting to climb the bamboo. Fang heads that way and climbs up until he’s about the same amount up as Max, which isn’t much. Max leans over and attempts to knock Fang off the bamboo shoot he’s on. Fang hangs on and goes for a hit of his own which connects. Max loses his grip and falls off but lands on his feet. Fang comes down and begins to exchange blows with Max while back in the inner cage Hank is stirring and heading for the last open door slowly. Unfortunately for Hank he’s too slow and the door closes and is padlocked which makes the crowd drop their jaws, knowing that for the champion to get back into the match, he’ll have to climb up the inner cage and deal with the spiked bamboo at the top.

Tex: Tough luck for Hank. He’s going to have to work extra hard to get back into this one.

Duff: Ah, he can handle it. I don’t think his fork will help him this time though…

Hank looks frustrated but then realizes climbing up is the only way out. He starts climbing, although painfully slowly. Meanwhile in between the inner cage and the outer, Max and Fang have fought dangerously close to a set up table. Fang realizes this and ducks a shot from Max. Fang throws Max towards the table, but Max puts on the brakes. Max turns as Fang goes to plow into him. Max sidesteps Fang and Fang goes to screech his momentum, but cannot as he goes face first into the side of the inner cage of bamboo!

Tex: Now Fang looks like he’s busted up. I see some blood. Yes, I do!

Duff: Goth won’t be happy about that. He has problems enough with former Execution member and our coward of a Universal Champion, Shane West.

Tex: Yes, we know Shane isn’t putting his belt on the line tonight. I’m sure he will next Insomnia…

Duff: Sure.

Max grabs a hold of Fang and doesn’t think twice about what he’s going to do to him. Max hoists Fang up into the air and delivers a Death Valley Driver to Fang, putting him right through the table.

Tex: Good lord! Max should have this!

Duff: Hank is making progress though on that inner cage!

Hank is seen climbing up the inner cage as Chaplin just nods satisfactorily at ringside from his chair he’s sitting in. Max sees this might be his last chance to get out, while the going is good. Max begins to climb the bamboo cage again just as Hank is reaching the top of the inner cage. Fang meanwhile is actually beginning to roll around, rolling his torso off the broken table. Fang struggles his way to his knees and realizes that even though he’s banged up now, he’ll have to catch up with Max.

The crowd cheers for Hank as they see that he is now at the top of the first cage. A bit of blood comes out of the hands of Hank as he touches the spikes. Hank then falls off the inner cage and out of it to the ringside mats below.

Tex: All three are much closer now! Hank and Fang both look spent though!

Duff: So’s Max. He’s going very slow up the cage.

Fang now gets up on the bamboo and begins to climb.

Duff: Advantage should be Fang here. He’s the lightest of the three, and the most agile.

Tex: All 3 men want the International Title. They’ll do anything they have to do to win it. Don’t count out Hank. He’s starting to come back alive again too!

Hank is shown getting to his feet, but he falls back down. The crowd awws…but that doesn’t last long as they see that Fang has once again caught up with Max. Max can’t believe it. Fang moves his way over to him and goes to use a leg to kick the legs of Max. Max takes the hit and suddenly takes one hand off the bamboo. He punches Fang right in the mouth. Fang however hangs on and moves his way further up the side of the outer cage of the Punjabi Prison. Max does the same as Hank begins to get up again, attempting to play a bit of catch-up.

Tex: It would be amazing if Hank came back to win this match after he ended up so far behind Fang and Max!

Hank is smart enough to go to a different side of the cage and start climbing, away from Fang and Max. Fang and Max however have reached to near the top of the cage. Fang pulls himself up to the top of it and sits down in between two of the spikes. He pulls Max up and wraps an arm around his head. Fang goes to stand up and sturdies himself as the crowd begins to go nuts.

Tex: Tell me he’s not going to do the Fatal Shot from on top of that!

Duff: Fang is welcome to do as he pleases, as long as he doesn’t disappoint Goth or me!

Max however doesn’t let Fang get away with it as he steps on Fang’s foot. On the other side of the cage, Hank is seen in the background, about halfway up the bamboo. Max meanwhile grabs Fang and goes for a fallaway pump handle slam on top of the bamboo, to drive Fang into a bamboo spike, but Max miscalculates and loses his balance and both go into the air outside of the outer cage and plunge down to the mats below. A referee is on hand as the crowd is going bonkers!!! It’s clear though that Fang hits the floor mats first. Max turns after planting Fang to the mats with pump handle slam, but the referee shakes his head at him and goes over to Fang, lifting one of the downed Fang’s arms up into the air. Max can’t believe it as he kicks a crowd barrier, showing off his frustration!

Tex: I don’t believe this! Fang wins back the International Championship on a technicality! He touched the floor first! Unbelievable!!!

Stormy: Here is your winner of the match and the NEEEWWWW AWA International Champiooooon…FAAAAAAAAANG!!!

“Seven Days of the Wolves” by Nightwish is heard as the referee checks on Fang. Meanwhile Hank Henry has since reached the top of the cage. He simply climbs out and drops down off the side he was on and holds his head, dejected.

Tex: All three of these men definitely poured out a LOT here tonight. But Fang is once again International Champion.

Duff: Yes he is! And he deserves it! And here comes Goth, clapping, as he should be! Fang is a fierce warrior that doesn’t give up!

Tex: Oh please… He doesn’t even look like a winner here tonight.

Duff: But he is! After all that Max Maxim put him through, Fang can say that he defeated Max Maxim AND Hank Henry at the same time! Fang can say he was victorious and escaped the Punjabi Prison! Fang can say he is the AWA International Champion!!!

The cameras zoom in on a somewhat bloodied but victorious Fang as he slowly begins to come to. Fang rolls over and shows off a wry grin as the AWA International Championship belt is given to him as Breakout fades to black…

WINNER: Fang

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