Bill Barnhart is standing backstage with Asylum Wrestling Alliance Interviewer, Page Harris, for a short pre-match interview. Bill is already dressed in his wrestling attire and he appears ready and anxious to get the match underway.

PAGE HARRIS: I am here with Bill Barnhart who will be going into his Six Man Over-The-Top Elimination match which is part of the Universal Title Qualifying Series Tournament. So, Bill, do you have any concerns going into a match against Jonathan Porter, Yuji Yoshida, Pekelo Kimo, Chris Shipman, and Lucifer Scott?

BILL BARNHART: I have to be totally honest and tell you that of the five wrestlers involved in this match the only two I am concerned about are Chris Shipman and Jonathan Porter.

PAGE HARRIS: I saw that in your comments during the week. Do you have an idea how you can overcome those two?

BILL BARNHART: Page, as you know, Chris Shipman is the most unpredictable and conniving wrestler the wrestling world has ever known. He is mean and vicious and talented which makes for a very dangerous combination. Of course Shipman has to be the first concern on the mind of every wrestler no matter how many persons are involved in the match. In my five matches with Porter he is 3-2 against me so he is one up one me. In my last match with him he did manage to make me submit which I wasn't too happy about. Tonight I fully expect to go 3-3 with Jonathan by ensuring his is eliminated from this match and I win the match.

PAGE HARRIS: Okay so I have two questions for you and please be honest. Would it surprise you if Chris Shipman wins this match? Would it surprise you if Jonathan Porter wins this match?

BILL BARNHART: It would not surprise me if Shipman or Porter wins tonight. They both have what it takes to win and if they do then I have to accept that. After all I am back to my old self where I have fun wrestling and the winning and losing in a match is not an issue for me. However, Page, I fully expect to be able to turn Shipman and Porter against each other and they will cancel each other out which will give me the victory.

PAGE HARRIS: Do you have a battle plan going into this match?

BILL BARNHART: The simplest plan is to quickly eliminate as many wrestlers as you can. It only gets difficult when it comes down the last two, me and whoever else is left, which will probably be Shipman or Porter, because at that point in time the eliminating becomes way more difficult. No matter what happens I will emerge the winner.

PAGE HARRIS: Thanks for the interview Bill. I know you need to get going as you want to be ready for your match.

BILL BARNHART: The pleasure of having an interview with you is always mine. Thanks Page!

font color=silver>The scene cuts backstage with a shot of the wrestlers’ entrance to the Jostens Center, with a caption in the corner reading “Earlier Today”. A short distance away, AWA interviewer Foxxy Dreams is resting on a folding chair, sipping from a bottle of water. As it’s still early in the day, she’s dressed in her “normal” work clothes, as opposed to the outfit she wears as one of Alex Young’s “sidekicks”. A microphone is sitting on the ground next to her. When she hears the entrance door open, she whips her head around to see who’s coming in. When she sees that it’s former Universal Champion Jason Perry, she quickly sets down her bottle and snatches up the microphone. Walking as fast as her high heels will let her, she catches up with the giant Californian.

Foxxy: Jason! Over here!

Dev: Foxxy, I’m surprised you’re not out here dressed in those tiny scraps of cloth Young makes you wear as his “sidekick”….

Foxxy: Alex isn’t here yet, so…. Anyway, I still need to earn my paycheck as an interviewer, so can I get an interview with you for tonight’s show?

Jason looks down at his watch.

Dev: Yeah, I’ve got some time to kill before the show starts, so it looks like you’ve got your interview…

Foxxy: Great! Where’s Alicia? I’m sure she’d like to be involved with this. After all, I’m not sure she’d be too happy with another woman talking with her husband without her there.

Dev: No, that’s pretty much between her and Page Harris, so you’re good to go. She’ll be along in a little bit.

Foxxy checks her watch.

Foxxy: Shit! Hate to say this, but I don’t have time to wait for your wife. Is that OK?

Dev: I don’t think she’ll be too upset about it….

Foxxy: OK, let’s track down a cameraman and get this interview started….

Scene cuts to a shot of Jason and Foxxy standing in front of the new and improved Asylum Wrestling Alliance banner.

Foxxy: I’m standing by with the challenger for the Television Championship, “Devastator” Jason Perry. Devastator, from many peoples’ viewpoints, you going after the Television title is a step backwards, considering that you’ve held the Universal Championship.

Dev: Championships, regardless of their prestige, are coveted by just about everybody that’s ever laced up a pair of wrestling boots. A title belt around your waist shows the world that you’re a cut above the rest.

Foxxy: What do you have to say about Thomas Evans’ claims that you’ve “rewritten history” as it pertains to HIS championship reigns here in the AWA?

Dev: You know, he could go out and win every fucking championship known to mankind, defend them 5 times a day, and I STILL wouldn’t give a shit. I don’t fucking like the guy and his accomplishments don’t mean dick to me. Anybody who knows me will tell you that as far as championships go, I have an old-school mentality about them. When you have an opportunity to wrestle for one, or even contend for one, you should take it seriously. I wasn’t here for most of Evans’ International title reign, but what he showed me when he had a shot at the Universal Championship is that he DIDN’T take it seriously, and that was a slap in the face to both me and Shane West.

Foxxy: Is that old-school mentality part of the reason you interfered in the match that ultimately GAVE the Television title to Thomas Evans?

Dev: Well, I guess I had to address that fucking loser Josh Woodrum sometime… Yes, that is part of it. From the time that we both started in the AWA, there’s been friction between me and Woodrum. Hell, in one of my first matches here, I dropped him on his pointy little head and beat him in the middle of the ring. After I brought in my wife Alicia to manage me, things got worse. He likened her to a cheap whore, and that’s what made me want to strangle him with his own intestines. So, in a way, what I did last week killed two birds with one stone. It was a receipt of sorts for Woodrum spewing crap from his piehole, and it set up Evans to get a taste of what I have in store for him tonight…

Foxxy: What exactly DO you have in store for him tonight?

Dev: Do you seriously think I’m going to just blurt out my game plan right before my match? Although if you think about it, I could email Thomas Evans and tell him exactly what I intend to do to him two weeks in advance, and there STILL wouldn’t be a damn thing he could do about it.

Foxxy: For people who’ve followed your career, ladder matches are NOT your specialty.

Dev: Statistically, ladder matches work against somebody my size. But throughout my career, I’ve taken statistics and wiped my ass with them. Thomas Evans’ humiliation and the AWA Television Championship are the main things I’m focusing on tonight. Tommy Boy said that I’m going to rely on my size and strength alone to defeat him. Not tonight…. Tonight, my desire for vindication is going to bring me victory, not just my physical gifts. The ladders? Those are just more tools to use against that pansy. Tonight, Thomas Evans finds out the hard way that fucking with me was probably the worst idea his drunken ass could have come up with…

From out of frame, Alicia Perry steps into view. She’s wearing a red silk leopard print halter top, with black leather shorts and black knee-high boots.

Dev: Nice of you to show up, sweetheart…

Alicia: As your MANAGER, there are things I have to take care of. Right now, I’m not sure whether I should be mad at you for starting this interview without me…

Foxxy: That would be MY fault. I’m under a bit of a time constraint….

Alicia: Aren’t we all?

Foxxy: But now that you are here, is there anything YOU’D like to say about your husband’s match tonight?

Alicia: I’m sure Jason has said an earful, so I’ll just say this; Thomas Evans’ behavior of late has angered my husband to no end. And history has shown that angering my husband is beyond stupid, it’s career suicide. The Television title isn’t the only thing that “The Hooligan” is going to lose tonight…

Foxxy: Devastator, Alicia, thank you for your time.

Alicia: You’re welcome. Now that this is done, we still have other business to take care of in the locker room.

Fade to black.

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper blares over the speakers as Casey Anthony appears on the ramp with a doll and a dog carrier containing Iris. She rips the doll's head off and walks down to the ring. She gets in and intimidates the microphone from Stormy.

Casey: The following contest is an impromptu tables match.

"Raining Blood" by Slayer begins blaring and Shipman appears from behind a curtain with a table. He walks to the ring and slides the table in before climbing in. He sets the table up in the corner and kisses Casey.

Casey: First weighing in at a sexy 235 pounds. Chris Shipman. And his opponent, weighing in at whatever a piss covered malnourished bulldog weighs. Iris.

Tex: Oh boy an unexpected tables match.

Duff: This isn't right, someone please stop this.

Shipman quickly grabs Iris and places her on his shoulders. Before anyone knows what is going on he spears Iris through the table and the match is over.

Casey: Your winner. Chris Shipman.

Suddenly Bill Barnhart comes charging to the ring to save Iris. Shipman sees this and presses a shard of broken table on Iris's neck. Bill is about to get in the ring before Shipman threatens him.

Shipman: Bill you get in this ring and Iris will lose her head. Now you be a good little boy and stay out there and let me tell you something that will make you cringe. Next week at Insomnia I will have a special guest. Yes Bill she is alive, do you know who she is? Without any pictures or clues I will just tell you straight up. My special guest will be Bill's mother. See you later tonight Bill

Raining Blood blares as Shipman laughs and leaves through the crowd with Casey and Iris. Bill is still standing by ringside in disbelief and repeating himself over and over again saying "He's lying, she is dead". He slowly walks backstage still trying to figure out what to do about the situation.

Thomas Evans© vs. Devastator Jason Perry

We see several ladders of various height erected around the ring, and the AWA Television Championship suspended above the center of the ring.

Stormy Canyon: Our opening match is a Ladder Match for the AWA Television Championship!

Tex: What a way to start this edition of Breakout, Duff! We have the newly-crowned TV Champ going up against a VERY angry challenger...

Duff: You mean the guy that SCREWED Josh Woodrum out of the championship.

Tex: And Jason clearly explained his actions in regards to that. He feels that Evans screwed him out of the Universal Championship, and now he wants Evans to get a taste of what it's like. Besides, you'd think that Woodrum would be USED to getting screwed...

Duff: I see what you did there...

The arena lights go out as the first chord of "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" blares on the sound system. Red footlights light up as the second chord plays. Devastator makes his way on stage with Alicia by his side as the the opening guitar riff plays. They look to the left, then to the right, mimicking the lyrics of the first verse. They then look towards the ring and the house lights come back up and they make their way towards the ring in time to the music. When they reach the ring, Jason climbs to the apron and holds open the ropes for Alicia. After she steps through, Devastator grabs the top rope and vaults over into the ring. Alicia rips his t-shirt off and tosses the remnants to the ringside attendant.

Stormy Canyon: Introducing first, the challenger, hailing from Los Angeles, California! He stands at 6' 7” and weighs in at 267 pounds, he is the Walking Force of Nature, “DEVASTATOR” JAAASOOONNN PERRRYYY!!!

Duff: Get a load of Mrs. Perry! She's looking phenomenal tonight! Think she'll come sit over here?

Tex: Keep dreaming, Duff. Still, Devastator is a lucky man to be married to such a lovely lady.

"I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" by Cockney Rejects begins to play, and almost immediately Thomas Evans emerges from backstage. He is singing along with the song and clapping his hands in the air when the chorus goes "West Ham!" When he reaches the ring he rolls under the bottom rope, and quickly gets to a standing position looking over his opponent with a smile, and then making his way into a corner still singing along.

Duff: And here comes Shane West's “Chosen One,” the Television Champion!

Stormy Canyon: And his opponent, from Canning Town, London, England, standing 6'3'' and weighing 225 pounds, he is the reigning AWA Television Champion, “The Hooligan,” THOMASSS EVANSSS!!!

Tex: A cocky smile from the champion to the challenger...

Duff: Cocky? Thomas Evans? Nah, that's just confidence.

Tex: Call it whatever you want, all that's going to do is piss Perry off.

Evans looks down at ringside, where Devastator's wife is standing. He makes a rude gesture at her, which Perry sees, and charges at him in a rage. He plows through the champion with a sickening spear!

Duff: Here we go, Tex!

Tex: What he just did was completely uncalled for, and it just cost him. What a spear by the former Universal Champion!

Perry mounts Evans and begins pummeling him with a series of punches to the face. Somehow, Evans manages to shift his weight, knocking the bigger man off-balance, giving him a chance to get back to his feet. Perry is back on his feet as well, and the two men lock up. The stronger of the two, Perry gains the advantage and whips the champion into the ropes. As Evans bounces back, Perry attempts a big boot, but Evans ducks. As he stops directly behind the challenger, he kicks Perry in the back of the left knee, causing the big man to drop to all fours. As this happens, Alicia lets out a shocked scream. With Perry off of his vertical base, the Hooligan continues his assault on Perry. He delivers a series of stomps to the back of his knee, in an effort to further keep the big man from regaining his footing. Finally, Perry shoves him off, then struggles to get his right foot up under him. He pushes himself up, urged on by the sound of his wife slapping her hands on the ring apron as she screams for him to get up. He leans against the ropes, just as Evans starts charging toward him to deliver a running forearm smash. The impact sends both men to the outside, mere feet away from Alicia.

Tex: Oh my GOD! Both men are down!

Duff: But you can't win a ladder match when you're down on the ground!

Alicia moves out of harm's way as the two men crawl off of each other. They both get to their feet, and once again begin slugging it out. Evans rears back and tries to deliver a headbutt, but Perry sidesteps and shoves him into the ringpost. Evans staggers back, taking a moment to shake off the cobwebs. As he turns around, Devastator charges in with a clothesline attempt. Evans ducks out of the way, causing the big man to collide into the ringpost.

Tex: OH! That's gotta hurt!

Duff: Good strategy by the champion. If he can disable the big man's arms, he won't be able to utilize his upper body strength.

Tex: He's gonna have to do a lot more than run Devastator into a ringpost to do that.

Duff: True, but it's a good start.

Perry rotates his shoulder to get the kinks out, then looks to see that Evans is already back in the ring, setting up a ladder. Perry shakes his head, mouthing the words “Oh no you don't” as he climbs into the ring. Just as Evans gets his foot onto the second rung, Perry pulls him off of the ladder and levels the champion with a short arm clothesline. Perry then attempts to scale the ladder himself, but as he reaches the halfway point, Evans gets back to his feet, dropkicking the ladder. Perry hits the mat hard, and Alicia rushes over to check on her husband. Evans grabs Perry by the hair, laughing as he looks down at Alicia. He mouths the words “watch this” as he slams his elbow into the back of Perry's neck.

Duff: Perry is slowly being taken apart!

Tex: Seems to me like he's toying with the man. That may come back to haunt him.

At that moment, Evans attempts a suplex, but Perry blocks it, lifting Evans up and over with a back body drop. Perry then picks up the ladder and props it up against the turnbuckle.

Tex: Whenever a man that big does something like that...

Duff: It means someone's in for a world of hurt!

Perry walks back over to Evans who is just getting back to his feet. He tries to whip Evans into the ladder, but the Hooligan reverses, sending Perry crashing into it back-first.

Tex: A brilliant reversal by Thomas Evans.

Duff: Yeah, way to use Devastator's own strategy against him. Now the champion is back in the driver's seat.

Tex: Maybe now he is, but how long will he stay there?

Perry grabs the small of his back, grimacing from the pain of slamming into the ladder. Like a shark smelling blood, Evans moves in, daring Perry to punch him in the face. Perry takes a swing, but Evans ducks. The force behind Perry's missed punch causes him to spin 180°. Evans gets a smug grin on his face before shoving Perry into the turnbuckle.

Tex: And Perry takes another shot into the ladder!

Duff: And this time, he gets it right in the kisser!

Perry's face bounces off of the steel ladder. Before he can turn around, Evans grabs him around the waist and rolls backwards, following up with a German suplex. Perry rolls over, and we can see that the impact of the ladder has left him with a small cut above his eyebrow.

Duff: Perry is busted open!

Tex: All that is going to do is make him fight even harder.

Perry brushes face with his forearm and sees the blood. This lights a fire in him as he tears after Evans like a man possessed. He locks Evans in a headlock, then delivers a series of knee strikes, followed by a double underhook powerbomb. Now it's Evans who is sitting up, bringing his hand to the small of his back and grimacing.

Tex: And just like that, the momentum has shifted.

With Perry back in control, he grabs Evans and repeatedly slams his head into the ladder. The crowd counts along with each shot until Perry reaches 10. Now Evans is busted open, and Perry is quick to take advantage, turning him around and delivering stiff punches to the Hooligan's face. He then drills his head into the mat with a piledriver.

Tex: There's blood everywhere! This is brutal!

Duff: I hope the Red Cross is standing by; these two may need it before the night is up!

Perry looks down at his hands covered in the Champion's blood and gets a sadistic smile on his face. Evans is down on the mat, barely moving as Alicia slides another ladder into the ring. Perry goes to grab the ladder, but as he does this, Evans gets back to his feet. As Perry turns around holding the ladder across his chest, Evans hits a standing dropkick into the ladder, sending Perry flat onto his back. He grabs the ladder from the former Universal champion, but before he can get the ladder into position, Perry rolls over onto his knees. Evans stops what he is doing and instead brings the ladder over, slamming it into the back of Perry's knee. He hits it a second time, and Perry screams. Alicia is screaming, pleading with Evans to stop it, but he just flips her off and delivers a third shot to Perry's knee.

Tex: What a despicable human being! He's trying to cripple the man!

Duff: Well, what would you do if you wanted to stop a wild animal from charging at you? You'd take out his legs, so he can't come after you. That's all Evans is doing. He's making sure he can climb that ladder without interruption.

Evans tosses the ladder aside as Perry rolls over onto his back, clutching his knee. Evans grabs both of Perry's knee, delivering a couple of extra stomps to Perry's bad knee before twisting Perry's legs as he delivers the Curb Stomp. He then goes back to the ladder, sets it up under the championship belt, and then puts his foot on the first rung.

Tex: At this rate, Perry won't be able to stand on that leg, much less climb the ladder.

Duff: The question is, does Perry want this badly enough to risk permanent injury to his knee by even trying to stop Evans at this point?

Despite being in obvious pain, Perry uses the ropes to pull himself up to his feet. He limps over to the ladder, and does his best to catch up to Evans.

Tex: What was that you said about how badly Perry wants to win this match?

Duff: Is he insane? He's got a wife to think about!

Tex: Since when do you care about Perry's home life?

Duff: Hey, I'm just saying...

Despite the excruciating pain in his knee, Perry is now neck and neck with Evans on either side of the ladder. As they both reach the top, they slug it out, each punch nearly sending the other man falling backwards. Finally, Evans delivers a right cross to the face, causing Perry to have to put pressure on his bad knee. His weight causes his knee to buckle, and he collapses to the mat, leaving Evans to grab the belt, ending the match and retaining his title.

Stormy Canyon: Here is your winner, and STILL AWA Television Champion, THOMAAASSS EVAAANNNSSS!!!

Tex: A valiant effort by the former Universal Champion, but that knee of his just gave out at the worst possible moment.

Duff: And in a match like that, all it takes is a spit second for everything to come crashing down.

Alicia climbs into the ring to tend to her husband as Evans stands there gloating, the TV Championship belt draped over his shoulder. As Evans leaves the ring, Alicia and the referee help Perry to his feet and out of the ring.

Winner: Thomas Evans ©

The camera cuts into the locker room which is empty except for one man. The one known only as Die Hard sits on the bench with a black towel over his head. In his hand he holds a photograph. The camera tries to zoom in on the woman and little girl with smiles on their faces, when he puts it away into his bag. Without looking up he speaks.

Die Hard: When I came here into the AWA a short time ago, I didn't have any goals or any kind of personal vendettas out for any of these non talented bastards that I share employment with. I simply stated that in no uncertain terms could any one of them end the reign of Die Hard. That not one single athlete could seperate me from the breath of life. And because of that I would make sure they would all be destroyed because of their weakness. That still stands true. I have no pity for the weak. And I have no pity for what will become of anyone that stands in front of me in my ring.

Die Hard removes the towel from his head and stares into the camera.

Die Hard: I have lost everything dear to me. Everything that matters to me is dead. Gone forever. Death is something to be respected. It is something I long for, so that I may be with everything that matters to me. Yet there are those out there who have no will to end a man's existence, but walk around not respecting the ever grip of death. A possession of one that is lost is what matters to me. I respect the death of that person. I don't care about the person's father. I do have an issue that the remnants of what was left on earth are in the possession of someone who doesn't see what is about to come at him. You see, Chris Shipman. I am talking to you now. You are having a blast torturing that pink idiot, Bill Barnhart. Trust me, I could care less with your little fetish with Bill. But the urn of his son. A soul that has taken his place in the dark unknown should be respected. You don't respect it at all. And for this I look to you right now and say, I don't want that urn. Very few times you people will see me do this. Because I don't care who the suits of this damn establishment place in front of me to mow down. But Shipman, I challenge you to any match you want. If you don't accept this challenge and continue your little homoerotic charade with Mr. Barnhart, then I promise you Dark Days are coming for you. I fight for something you don't respect. And if I die in the process of doing so, then all the better for me. What do you say Chris? Either way you look at it....................YOU LOSE!

Die Hard shoves the cameraman as he gets up and walks out of the locker room.

Fang vs. Yoshida Yuji vs. Kimo vs. Chris Shipman vs. Bill Barnhart vs. Mister Sinister

The Arena goes dark and the cross of the wolf appears on the TRON. THIS IS GONNA HURT by Sixx A.M. begins to blare over the speakers. The Arena is bathed in red light and then a large flash of white pyros explodes. The arena is then bathed in intense white light the stage entrance is bathed in even more almost unbearable to look at white light. A silhouette appears in the center of the entrance way. The lights return to normal and the Man in Black, Fang, is standing there in his ring gear. He looks out to the crowd with disdain on his face. He points to the ring and then he charges at it full speed. He slides under the bottom rope and hops up to a standing position as more pyros go off around the ring. Fang hits his chest with his hands and raises his arms above his head. The crowd boos loudly. Fang waits the match to begin.

TEX: Although Jonathan Porter has been a mainstay wrestler here in Asylum Wrestling Alliance, and he has been winning lately, I am still not convinced that he has what it takes to defeat five other wrestlers in this Battle Royal.

DUFF: You can think what you want Tex. The bottom line is that the three best wrestlers in this match are Jonathan Porter, Chris Shipman, and Bill Barnhart.

STORMY CANYON: Here is the first participant in this Battle Royal, from Long Pond, Pennsylvania, standing in at 6 feet even and 220 pounds, he is JONATHAN "FANG" PORTER!!!

The crowd again goes into a mostly negative reaction to the announcement of Jonathan Porter. Their comments are short as he Arena is bathed in blood red light. A roar cuts through the arena and the GODZILLA MARCH begins to play. Sunshine Omoto stands on one side of the entrance way while Mister Whitehall stands on the other side of the entrance way. They point back towards the curtain and out walks Yuji Yoshida. He surveys the audience before walking to ring, with his entourage behind him. He rolls under the bottom ropes and climbs the nearest turnbuckle. He raises his arms and then steps down.

TEX: I feel that a wrestler of the height and weight of Yoshida should be performing better here in Asylum Wrestling Alliance. Due to his size and weight in this match he may be the long shot to win it.

DUFF: I would love to see Yuji Yoshida pull off a major victory here also. We will have to wait and see how the match goes.

STORMY CANYON: Here is the next participant in the Battle Royal, he is from Tokyo, Japan and he is 6 feet 4 inches and 325 pounds, he is YUJI "MURDER MACHINE" YOSHIDA!!!

The crowd goes into a chorus of boos at the announcement of Yoshida. After a few moments the lights in the Arena go dark and the stage is pitch black as Pekelo Kimo walks out and the lights come up. He shouts, "Ho'omakaukau," then you hear the deep sound of a war drum, a brief flash of fire shooting up from the stage, and "'Ae" coming from the speakers as if it were shouted by a legion of warriors. The lights go out again, he once again shouts "Ho'omakaukau," this time more intensely, followed by another beat of a war drum, columns of flame shooting up, and "'Ae" once again coming from the speakers, this time more intensely. We then hear the opening beat for S.A.V.A.G.E. by Savage playing over the speakers. Kimo walks down the ramp and towards the ring accompanied by a video on the TRON showing brief clips of fights during his MMA career in the PGFC. After he gets into the ring, he mounts a turnbuckle and shouts a loud, high pitched “Chaaaaaaaaaaahoooooooooooooo” for all to hear. Then jumps off and gets ready for the match.

TEX: Pekelo Kimo is one of those wrestlers who has tons of talent but he hasn't yet been successful here in Asylum Wrestling Alliance. I believe this Battle Royal will play right into his hands and I see him able to eliminate the other wrestlers and hang on for the win.

DUFF: So that nails it Tex. That confirms my suspicion that you take very heavy drugs if you think Kimo can win this match.

STORMY CANYON: Our next participant in this match is from Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii, and he stands in at 6 feet 3 inches and 255 pounds, he is PEKELO "THE SAVAGE" KIMO!!!

The crowd erupts in a positive reaction to the announcement of Pekelo Kimo. They stand up and cheer him on and then the lights in the arena turn red as RAINING BLOOD by Slayer begins blaring. A red liquid begins falling from the ceiling at the entrance way. Soon Casey Anthony appears with a doll. She rips it in half and tosses it into the crowd as Shipman emerges from behind the curtain and stands in the red rain as he stares at the crowd and the ring. They slowly walks to the ring with the expressionless looks. He enters and the lights go to normal to show Shipman covered in the red liquid staring into the crowd and doing a "Praise Me/Raven" pose as the music fades. He gives Casey a kiss before she exits the ring and stands outside with her massive arms across her chest.

TEX: Chris Shipman has got to be the most evil, disgusting, perverted, wrestler since Al Snow!

DUFF: Yeah...he is awesome isn't he?

TEX: Disgusting is a more appropriate word! I honestly hope he will get eliminated quickly in this Battle Royal.

DUFF: Knowing Shipman he will find a way to hang on until the end of the match so don't place any bets on him getting eliminated early in the match.

STORMY CANYON: Here is our next competitor in the Battle Royal, he comes from The Backwoods of George, he is 6 feet 3 inches and 235 pounds, he is CHRIS "THE REVEREND" SHIPMAN!!!

The crowd erupts into a horribly negative reaction to the announcement of Chris Shipman but he waves them off as he doesn't care what they think. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS by Bachman-Turner Overdrive hits the speakers and the TRON crackles to life and we see a collage of video clips of Bill Barnhart performing in wrestling matches. We see Bulldog Bill Barnhart step through the curtains, minus his English Bulldog Iris as she is still being held captive by Chris Shipman. Bill walks confidently along the entrance walkway and under the TRON. As he walks under the TRON, pink and white pyros erupt around him on both sides of the entrance walkway and also from the TRON above which cascade sparks down around him. The crowd goes into a mostly negative reaction to the arrival of Bill Barnhart. After a few moments he takes off with a quick pace to the ring. When Bill arrives at the ring he climbs the ring steps, walks along the ring apron, and then ducks through the ropes into the ring. Bill walks around the ring to acknowledge all the people in the crowd and he maintains his huge smile all the time although the crowd is booing him for his bad turn. Barnhart faces Chris Shipman and he comments something to him about Iris and the Urn and Shipman flips him off. Bill then turns away from Chris Shipman and he takes up residence in a corner to await the start of the match.

TEX: Bill Barnhart has been on a horrible run in the ring lately losing eight of his last ten matches. He said he is back to his old self and that he has been reborn as the Phoenix Bird is reborn and that he will start winning again. What do you think about that Duff?

DUFF: I think you suck. Besides that, Tex, I think Bill Barnhart has had enough of losing for a while and I believe his desire is to start winning again. Whether he can win this Battle Royal or not remains to be seen.

STORMY CANYON: Here is our next participant in this match, he is from Oakland, California and he stands in at 6 feet even and 240 pounds, he is BILL "BULLDOG" BARNHART!!!

The crowd again goes into a mostly negative reaction at the announcement of Bill Barnhart. Their reaction goes on for a bit and then the entrance music for Lucifer Scott, also known as Mister Sinister, hits the speakers. After a few moments we see Lucifer Scott appear from the backstage area and he makes his way along the entrance way and under the TRON. Scott is wearing a Black and Red suit as he continues down the ramp to the ring. Once at ringside he removes the suit to reveal Black and Red tights with the letters "LC/MS" printed on the back. He walks up the ring steps and he ducks through the ropes into the ring. He glares at the other five wrestlers and then he makes a gesture to the crowd which causes them to erupt in a negative reaction.

TEX: Another wrestler the fans do not like. Of all the wrestlers in this match it appears that only Jonathan Porter and Pekelo Kimo have the fans approval. All the others seem to have rubbed the fans the wrong way.

DUFF: I would love to rub you the wrong way Tex...like with super coarse sandpaper! I see Mister Sinister as another long-shot dark-horse spoiler in this match. You see, Tex, nobody takes Scott seriously and nobody thinks he can do anything in the ring. That makes him an extremely dangerous participant in the match. Honestly anyone can win this match tonight.

STORMY CANYON: Our last competitor for the Battle Royal comes from Trondheim, Norway, and he comes to the ring at 5 feet 10 inches and 194 pounds, he is LUCIFER "MISTER SINISTER" SCOTT!!!

Referee Chip Long steps into the ring and he walks to the middle of the ring and he looks around at the six wrestlers. He then starts to give pre-match information to the wrestlers to inform them that this is an Over-The-Top rope Battle Royal and that the way to be eliminated from the match is that a wrestler must be thrown over the top rope and land on the Arena floor. Should they not make it all the way to the floor, if no part of their body touches the Arena floor, then they are still active in the match and they are able to return into the ring and continue battle.

TEX: Why in the hell do they always assign the fattest, slowest, and the least intelligent, Referee to a match which requires a Referee who is lean, quick, and smart? Chip Long is more of a liability to this match than an asset.

DUFF: Will you please stop whining? If I wanted to listen to whining all night long I would have stayed home with my wife!

Referee Long informs the wrestlers that he needs to go to each of them and inspect them to ensure none of them have any foreign objects on them since this is a non-Hardcore match. Long checks Fang and finds him clean. He moves on to Yoshida and then Kimo and both of them are free of anything which can be classified as a foreign object or weapon. Chip Long checks Mister Sinister and Bill Barnhart and both of them are free and clear. As Referee Long approaches Chris Shipman we see Shipman turn away from him and he is reluctant to allow the Referee to check him. With a threat of Disqualifying him from the match by Referee Long, Chris Shipman allows the Referee to check him. We watch as Long pulls out a nail file from the boots of Shipman, along with removing a ring from Shipman's finger since the ring has several sharp edges on it which could be used as a weapon. After further examination Referee Long cannot find any further objects on Chris Shipman so he informs the six participants that the match will start in a moment. He tells them all to remain apart until he has the Timekeeper ring the bell and when they hear the Timekeeper's bell they are to begin the action.

TEX: Why does it NOT surprise me that Chris Shipman tried to sneak some weapons into this match?

DUFF: What in the world are you talking about? Lots of people carry nail clippers and nail files with them and perhaps Shipman was cleaning his nails before his entrance and he forgot that he put the nail file into his boots. As far as the ring goes you cannot blame Chris Shipman that the person who manufactured his ring happened to put a few rough edges on it.

Referee Chip Long motions for the Timekeeper to ring the bell and this match is underway. As expected Chris Shipman launches himself toward Bill Barnhart and he shoves Bill back into a corner and he begins punching the hell out of Barnhart. Shipman leaps up on the ropes to get more leverage and he is beating Bill in the head with vicious punches. Meanwhile we see Yuji Yoshida grab Mister Sinister and he drives him back hard into a corner with a shoulder block. Yoshida then monkey flips Scott out of the corner before landing an elbow to the throat of Lucifer. Fang and Kimo are trading punches and neither is getting the advantage. Finally Porter steps back and then he shoves his hands into the chest of Pekelo Kimo which causes Kimo to step back a step. Pekelo quickly recovers with his own shove to the chest of Jonathan which drives him back into the corner.

TEX: It appears that Kimo and Shipman and Yoshida have the advantage. Other than Chris Shipman I didn't see the other two taking an early advantage.

DUFF: The key word you used was an EARLY advantage. That doesn't always equate into a major advantage for the entire match.

Bill has had enough of the punches to the head so he reached around the body of Chris and he grabs him hard around the body. Bill then lifts Shipman off the ropes and he carries him toward the center of the ring where he drops Chris down upon his knee causing an unintentional low blow. Shipman lets out a low moan while grabbing his crotch and keeling over on his back. Yoshida is continuing his assault on Lucifer Scott as he grabs him by the arm to drag him out of the corner to whip him across the ring into the opposite corner. Mister Sinister reverses the whip on Yuji and he manages to strongly whip Yoshida into the corner instead. Scott follows quickly with a knee to the midsection of Yuji Yoshida which causes Yuji to slump to the mat. On the other side of the ring we see Fang upset that he was shoved back into the corner by Pekelo Kimo. The two lock up and Porter breaks the lock up to spin around behind Kimo, in an apparent Suplex maneuver, but Pekelo spins out of it and around behind Porter. He grabs Fang and executes a nice Belly-to-Back Suplex driving Jonathan hard to the mat.

TEX: I am surprised that Lucifer Scott was able to reverse that whip on the big man Yoshida. I am glad that Bill Barnhart was able to knock some sense into Chris Shipman though. And I am even happier to see Pekelo Kimo doing so well in the match, especially against a top Superstar like Jonathan Porter.

DUFF: There is nothing I can add to your comments Tex. Well said!

Yuji Yoshida slowly gets to his feet and he leans back into the corner. Lucifer Scott is waiting for him to get to his feet and he is measuring him for a maneuver. Yoshida takes a few steps out of the corner toward Mister Sinister and we see Lucifer run full speed at Yoshida to apparently land either a body block or a tackle. What we see is Scott leap into the air in an attempt to land his body into the upper body of Yuji to drive him backward and hopefully to the mat. Unfortunately for Lucifer, being smaller in height and weight, Yoshida catches him in mid-air and he holds Sinister to his chest. Yuji then presses Lucifer Scott over his head as he walks over to the ropes. Yoshida reaches the ropes and he tosses Mister Sinister over the top rope where he lands hard on the arena floor. Referee Chip Long is quick to motion that Lucifer Scott has been eliminated from the Battle Royal.

The first wrestler eliminated is Lucifer "Mister Sinister" Scott

TEX: We are down to five wrestlers. Now that we have an uneven number of wrestlers it will be interesting to see if one of them manages to sneak around and keep from getting involved in the action or if they someone will team up to double-team someone else.

DUFF: I will go with teaming up to double-team someone.

Kimo is pulling Porter to his feet by the head. As soon as Jonathan gets to his feet he slaps the hands of Pekelo away and then he lands a few hard kicks to the mid-section of Kimo. While Pekelo is doubled over, Jonathan takes advantage of him by tucking his head under his arm and dropping Kimo hard to the mat with a DDT. Fang rolls Kimo over for a pin but then he realizes that it has to be a over-the-top to the arena floor elimination. Porter stands up to consider his next option against Kimo. Meanwhile Shipman and Barnhart have continued their assault on each other. They are throwing punches, kicks, the kitchen sink, everything, at each other. At the same time they are knocking the sense out of each other, Yuji Yoshida stomps over to get into the action. Yuji reaches out and grabs the backs of the heads of Bill and Chris and in the fine style of Moe from the Three Stooges, Yoshida slams their heads together. Bill and Chris drop to their knees while Yuji is laughing hard at what he just did to them. While down on their knees we see words exchange between Shipman and Barnhart and then they nod to each other. Both wrestlers stand up and turn toward Yoshida. They both launch into an attack on Yuji driving him backward into the ring ropes. The big man is leaning backward over the ropes as he is so tall so Bill and Chris maneuver themselves into position where they each grab a leg and they lift the legs of Yoshida up off the mat. Barnhart and Shipman manage to flip Yuji over the top rope where he lands hard on the ring apron and then he flops off the ring apron and onto the arena floor. Chip Long motions that Yuji Yoshida has just been eliminated from the match.

The second wrestler to be eliminated is Yuji "Murder Machine" Yoshida

TEX: I guess that goes to prove that being tall and heavy is not always an advantage.

DUFF: It is certainly not an advantage when you are so tall that your center of balance is higher than the top rope of the ring.

Chris Shipman and Bill Barnhart are proud of their accomplishment and we see something we do not usually see from these two and that is a handshake. Bill and Chris walk over to where Jonathan and Pekelo are located. Shipman decides to grab Fang and go off on him. Porter was not taken by surprise as he is able to block most of Shipman's blows and then land a few of his own. Barnhart grabs Kimo and he spins him around and then hits him with a short clothesline. Pekelo steps back a few steps and then he rebounds off the ropes and he lands a nice forearm smash to the jaw of Bill Barnhart. Bill is shaken but not deterred.

TEX: I have to give credit to Kimo with that one. To have a major Superstar such as Bill Barnhart slam you like that only to return the blow in that manner is impressive.

DUFF: What I am curious to find out is if Shipman bit off more than he can chew by attacking Porter.

Shipman and Porter are continuing to pound each other with both attempting everything they know to get the other near the ropes to try to flip them out of the ring to the arena floor. While they are fighting we switch our attention to Kimo and Barnhart who are also struggling to see who can pitch the other over the top rope. Bill and Pekelo are punching and shoving and then we see Kimo elbow Barnhart in the jaw. While Bill is standing there massaging his we see Pekelo try to maneuver Bill into a piledriver position. Barnhart manages to drop down and out of the attempted piledriver and in the process he manages to get into position to flip Kimo up and over his back and over the top rope. Pekelo flies over the top rope and Bill is confident that he just eliminated the third person from the match. Being over-confident we see Barnhart lean back against the ropes as he looks over at Chris Shipman and Jonathan Porter to see what his next move may be. Unknown to Barnhart, Kimo did not fly over the ropes and land on the arena floor to get eliminated, but he did go over the top rope and land on the ring apron thus keeping him alive in this match. While Bill Barnhart is leaning back against the ropes, Pekelo Kimo walks behind him on the ring apron and he grabs Barnhart around the throat. He then pulls hard and backward on Bill who falls backward over the top rope. The momentum of going over the top rope carries Barnhart over the head of Kimo and he lands hard on the arena floor, rolling to a stop against the barricade. Referee Chip Long motions that Bill Barnhart has just been eliminated in this match as Pekelo Kimo steps through the ropes to return to the action inside the ring.

TEX: I honestly didn't expect to see Bill Barnhart be the third man eliminated in this match.

DUFF: I didn't see that coming either.

The third wrestler eliminated is BULLDOG Bill Barnhart.

We are down to three wrestlers in the Battle Royal and it is anybody’s match at this point. Kimo is fired up knowing that he out-lasted Bill Barnhart and he launches himself across the ring toward Jonathan Porter and Chris Shipman. He starts landing blows and kicks upon the two as they start defending themselves against Pekelo Kimo and they lay off attacking each other for the moment. Shipman lashes out with a kick to the midsection of Kimo which slows him down a bit. Porter jumps in and lands a few punches to the head of Kimo and then he picks him up and power slams him to the mat. With Pekelo currently disabled we see Jonathan and Chris focus on each other again. Porter shoves Shipman back into a corner where Chris hits hard and the ring shakes from the impact. Fang rushes in to take an additional advantage but Shipman lands a kick to the face of Porter. Seeing his advantage Chris Shipman pulls himself up on the ropes and he launches himself into the air landing on the chest of Fang and driving him to the mat.

TEX: With Shipman and Porter on the mat right now I wonder if Kimo can get up and take advantage of them?

DUFF: It is hard to say Tex since you have two of the top wrestlers in Asylum Wrestling Alliance in Shipman and Porter in there with him. Those two have been through some of the most vicious, evil, brutal, matches in the history of wrestling so neither is going to go out of this match easily.

Kimo gets to his feet and he sees both wrestlers on the mat. He drags Fang to his feet and he whips Porter into a corner. He does the same to Shipman and he whips him into the same corner slamming him into Fang who is already in the corner. Shipman takes a few steps out of the corner but Porter slumps to the mat from the blow. As Kimo approaches Shipman to finish him off he is met with a head butt by Chris followed up by a few knees to the midsection. Shipman they repays the favor of being whipped into a corner by grabbing the arm of Pekelo Kimo and whipping him very hard into a corner where Kimo hits the corner hard and he slumps to the mat. Chris turns his attention again to Jonathan Porter. He drags Fang to his feet and he lands a few kicks and punches on him. Porter is not currently able to adequately block the blows or to retaliate. Shipman pulls Fang out of the corner and he drops him with a DDT driving his head hard into the mat.

TEX: What do you think Shipman has in store for Fang?

DUFF I know this is going to sound like a stupid response to your question but he is planning on eliminating him from the match since this is an Over-the-Top Rope Elimination Battle Royal.

Kimo gets to his feet and he is holding himself up by the ropes as he steps out of the corner and walks along the ring ropes. Shipman drags Porter to his feet and he whips him in the direction of Kimo. Pekelo sees Porter flying at him and as Jonathan approaches him, Kimo ducks under him which causes Fang to go above the head and shoulders of Kimo. Pekelo rises up which causes Porter to be launched over the top rope to the arena floor. Referee Chip Long signals that Jonathan Porter is the fourth wrestler to be eliminated from this match.

The fourth wrestler to be eliminated from the Battle Royal is Jonathan FANG Porter.

TEX: What fantastic ring presence on the part of Pekelo Kimo! He kept his wits about him and he eliminated Jonathan Porter from this match! Now it is just him and Shipman to see who wins the Battle Royal!

DUFF: Tex you surely see things differently than I do did you know that? I saw Shipman eliminated Porter with that whip across the ring and over the top rope. Although Kimo was an unwitting accomplice to the elimination he was not the cause of it.

TEX: You are always unwilling, or unable, to recognize great wrestling when you see it.

Kimo looks over the ropes to the arena floor where Jonathan Porter ended up, eliminated from the match, and the realization that he and Shipman remain in the match has hit him and a big smile comes across his face. As Shipman approaches him to finish him off, Kimo evades him for a bit to get into the best position so that he can take advantage of Chris and eliminated him from the match and win the Battle Royal. The two now approach each other and they lock up in the middle of the ring. They push and shove for position and advantage and finally Kimo is able to push Shipman against the ropes so Referee Chip Long calls for a break. Long pulls Kimo off Shipman and he turns his back on Chris Shipman to remind Kimo that he has to break when his opponent is against the ropes. Kimo starts arguing with the Referee stating that he did break the hold and that he has not done anything wrong. While Kimo and Referee Long are having an argument we see Die Hard run down to ringside and he reaches up and grabs Shipman by his legs to hold him stationary. Shipman is not happy about the interference on the part of Die Hard and Chris is trying to get the attention of Referee Chip Long.

TEX: What in the world is Die Hard doing here at ringside getting involved in this match?

DUFF: Well, he did mention that he lost family members who died and he was upset at Shipman for being disrespectful to the deceases son of Bill Barnhart. Maybe this is his way of trying to irritate Shipman into accepting a Grudge Match with him in the near future.

While Shipman is trying to shake the grasp of Die Hard, Referee Long and Kimo continue their argument. Finally Shipman gets the attention of the Referee and just as Referee Long turns around to face Chris Shipman, Die Hard releases his hold on the legs of Shipman and he stands there with an innocent look on his face. Chip Long questions Die Hard on why he is there at ringside when he is not involved in the match and Die Hard replies that he came to lend support and encouragement to Chris Shipman. Chris complains to the Referee that Die Hard was interfering in the match and that Kimo should be Disqualified for the interference. Since Long didn’t see anything he cannot make that call. He calls for Die Hard to leave the ringside area. Shipman turns to look down at Die Hard and he is also telling Die Hard to get the hell away from the ring. As Shipman turns away from Die Hard and he faces toward Pekelo Kimo what he sees is Kimo running toward him quickly. Pekelo launches himself into the air in what appears to be an attempt at slamming his body into the upper body of Shipman to knock him over the top rope and onto the arena floor for the win. Shipman makes a split-second decision as he braces himself and holds his arms out toward the flying Kimo. Shipman barely manages to keep himself from launching over the top rope when the body of Pekelo slams into him but he manages to right himself while still holding Kimo in his grasp. Shipman uses every ounce of remaining strength to turn and toss Kimo over the top rope. Pekelo lands on the ring apron but he does not touch the arena floor. Shipman slides his legs under the bottom rope into the body of Kimo causing Pekelo to slip off the ring apron and onto the arena floor. Referee Long signals that Pekelo Kimo has been eliminated from this match leaving Chris Shipman as the winner. Kimo is protesting that he was kicked off the ring apron by Shipman, and that he didn’t fall off on his own, but his complaints fall on the deaf ears of Referee Chip Long.

The final wrestler to be eliminated in the Battle Royal is Pekelo Kimo.

TEX: Damn! I honestly thought Kimo was going to pull off a well-deserved victory over Chris Shipman.

DUFF: The problem he faced is that when you face off against a wrestler of the caliber of Chris Shipman, who reacts instinctively in the ring, it is very difficult to obtain a win over him. At least Kimo came in runner-up in the 6-Man Battle Royal, overcome even Bill Barnhart and Jonathan Porter, so he can be proud of what he accomplished here tonight.

STORMY CANYON: Here is the winner of this match…having out-lasted the other five wrestlers…he is REVEREND CHRIS SHIPMANNNNN!!!!!

Referee Chip Long raises the hand of Shipman in victory and then he lets it drop to the side of Shipman. Chris exits the ring and as he is about to go up the ramp to return to the backstage area he glances over at Die Hard to yells some words to him which we cannot hear. Shipman flips him off and then he runs up the ramp and he disappears behind the backstage partition.

Winner: Chris Shipman

Bruce Dixon is standing outside the dressing room door of Carnage members “Devastator” Jason Perry and Sergio Cueva. He takes a moment to compose himself before he knocks on the door. Shortly after, the door opens, and Alicia Perry is standing there, looking slightly annoyed.

Alicia: What do you want, Bruce?

Dixon: I wanted to talk to Sergio and get his last comments before the Triple Threat Match.

The First Lady of Carnage glares at him for a moment, then turns to look over her left shoulder.

Alicia: Hermano, ven acá. (Come over here, brother.)

She turns around, taking another moment to glare at Dixon while they wait for Sergio to get to the door. As he does, Alicia gets out of the way. Her brother steps into the door frame, dressed in his ring gear, a determined look on his face.

Sergio: Make it quick, Bruce. I have places to be, things to do, and asses to kick.

Dixon: This won't take long; I can assure you. I just wanted to get your final thoughts on the match you're about to participate in.

The look on Sergio's face goes from raw determination to a stony glare as Sergio puts his hands on his hips.

Sergio: (sarcastically) Where do I start? Wait, I know! I'll start with that pink baboso (idiot), Alex Young. You know, it's always been a pet peeve of mine when people put words in my mouth. The Pepto Panther does nothing but run his mouth about shit he knows absolutely nothing about, and because he dresses like Hello Kitty, he thinks he's going to be respected? No! I'm sorry, but it doesn't work that way. You don't slap on some stupid costume, and all of a sudden everyone loves you.

He turns to the camera, his brown eyes staring with intent as if he was standing in front of the individual he is addressing.

Alex, this isn't about my non-existent insecurities, or your poor fashion sense. Hell, it isn't even about the fact that you're exploiting those poor women by making them wear those skimpy costumes and gawking at them. As disgusting as that is, this is about something much bigger. This is about three guys going into the ring for a championship steeped in wrestling history, previously held by some of the top names in this business. But that's only part of the prize. The winner of this match gets the added reward of getting that much closer to the Universal Championship.

Dixon: You sound angry. Any particular reason?

Sergio: He wants to act all butthurt because I called him on his bullshit? Fine by me. Let him prove it in the ring. But by focusing only on me, he's doing the same thing he accused Michael Andrews of doing. And I plan on silencing that pink payaso (clown).

Dixon: Speaking of Michael Andrews, he seems to think rather highly of you.

Sergio: That's because he knows that I can back up every thing that I say. And I do it while staying true to who I am. I'm not some poser in a costume pretending to be someone I'm not. With me, what you see is what you get. Andrews is the same way. We don't need cheesy costumes and scantily-clad “sidekicks” to make it in this business. Guys like Andrews and myself, we're the real deal. That's why WE belong in the main event while guys like Alex Young belong on the mid-card. And as for Mikey, I'm honored that he wants me to name his new finisher, but I'm going to go in that ring, like I always do, and do everything in my power to make sure he doesn't get a chance to use it.

Alicia: There you go, Bruce. You wanted his thoughts, and now you have them. Now, if you'll excuse us, we have a match to get to. (to Sergio) You ready, little brother?

Sergio: Please! I was BORN ready! Let's do this!

Sergio and Alicia make their way past Bruce Dixon, shutting the dressing room door behind them. They walk away, leaving Bruce standing there, shaking his head.

The Arena goes dark. On the screen flashes the words: "Mister Impressive" Josh Woodrum. "Bad to the bone" plays. Strobe lights flash the crowd begins to buzz in anticipation. Out walks Kristina Vaughn and Amanda. They survey the crowd share a quick kiss and pull back the curtain. Out walks Josh Woodrum he is wearing an expensive designer suit. He surveys the crowd, shares a quick kiss with both women and than cockily walks to the center of the stage. He raises both arms, flashes 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. Amanda and Kristina climb on the apron and hold the ropes open as Josh enters the ring. Kristina and Amanda enter behind him. Josh ask for and is handed a mic.

Duff: This is it. The big announcement from Josh Woodrum. Will he retire?

JOSH: Ladies and gentleman, this is the moment you've all been waiting for. The big announcement. What does the future hold for yours truly? Am I retiring?

Woodrum soaks in the reaction of the crowd. Some cheers, some boos, an even larger section chanting "Please don't go."

JOSH: I'm here to tell you that yes, I am retiring. I am giving it up. Official as of yesterday, I will never again wrestle a match here in the AWA. I have had a long and storied and career over these last 20 plus years. I have main evented enough PPV's and TV shows to last a lifetime. I have made my millions, have won my titles, and now, the time has come to walk away. Ladies and gentleman, fellow AWA superstars.... this is the final time you'll ever see me.

Woodrum stands in the ring as the fans clap and applaud, the camera pans the audience and shows that several of them have tears in their eyes. Woodrum soaks it all in, a single tear flowing down his cheek.

JOSH: Now, now. Don't cry for me. I've lived a life greater than any of you will ever know....

Woodrum is cut off by the lights in the arena going dark... when they return, Amanda, Kristina and Josh are all laid out, covered in blood. On the tron we see the words: "Not Now Josh... You must face the Demon of Your Past.... Before deciding your future." EMT's rush into the ring, as we cut to commercial.

The camera pans to backstage where Michael Andrews is standing there stretching out for his match. Next to him on a table is his newly designed International Title and he seems to be done as he stand up to greet the camera.
Michael: Good evening peeps, I had to get ready and warmed up for my match but now I am ready to have a great time. Tonight I am going up against Alex young and Sergio in a triple threat match for my title and for advancement in the Universal Title Tournament. This is going to be one hell of a match so sit right in your seats and don't go anywhere. No if you will excuse me. I think it's time for the main event. See you out there.
With that Michael Andrews grabs his long coat and title and heads around the corner
Michael Andrews© vs. Sergio vs. Alex Young

Stormy: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, it is a title match for the International championship as well as a qualifying round for the Universal Championship!! The first wreslter to enter the arena stands in at 6’5 and weighs in at 290 pounds!! Hailing from Long Beach, California!!!! Sergio!!!

As the initial drum beats of “Bad Seed” by Metallica pound through the sound system, the house lights go out. Orange lights illuminate the stage during the opening guitar riff as Sergio and Alicia make their way to the stage. They pause, looks around at the crowd, then Sergio crosses his arms briefly before throwing them out to the sides with his fists clenched as pyro erupts from the stage behind them. They then make their way to the ring. Once they get to the ring, they climb onto the apron, Sergio steps through the ropes, climbs onto the second turnbuckle, sticks his arms out again, then lowers them as he glares at the crowd. Meanwhile, Alicia grabs the top rope, faces away from the ring, then uses the top rope to backflip into the ring. Once inside the ring, Alicia stands with her hands on her hips, staring proudly at her brother while Sergio takes off his tank top and throws it out of the ring. Sergio then jumps down from the turnbuckle and holds the ropes for his sister as she exits the ring.

Stormy: His first opponent, standing in at 6’6 and weighing in at 255 pounds!! Hailing from Miami, Florida!! And my personal favourite colour!!! Alex “Pink Bro Man”Young!!!!

We can hear the Saxaphone play the Pink Panther theme as the entire arena goes black and pink lights emerge from the sides of the entrance ramp. Pink smoke emerges from the back as a few ladies in pink panther costumes come out. They do some dancing before they point to the back. Alex Young emerges in Pink Panther costume, complete with mask on. he walks towards the ring, shaking the hands of the fans before picking out a lucky kid at riingside, lifting him up on his shoulder and celebrate around the ring before putting back with his parents. Then Alex climbs in the ring and does a Pink Panther dance before taking off the mask and /stares his at Sergio, while awaiting the arrival of Michael Andrews

Stormy: And their opponent!! Standing in at 6’0 and weighing in at 210 pounds!! Hailing from Virginia Beach, Virginia!!! The International Champion!!! Michael Andrews!!!

The beginning of Not Again starts to play over the loud speakers of the arena as the lights dim down to a soothing level. Attention is drawn to the Tron and you can see smoky light start to build up and then the guitar rif hits hard and there is an explosion of strobe lights and pyrotechnics along the ramp and on top as Michael comes into view. He is wearing one of his long coats, no shirt, and tight pants. He has a smile on his face and a look of aw as he looks out to the crowd holding one arm up high. He starts to walk forward as the music slows down again and holds both of his harms out wide mouthing the words, “ I made it! And so can You!” He slaps hands with the audience as he makes his way down the ramp and to the ring. When he gets to the edge of the ring apron he looks left then right and then leaps up to the ring as the hard rock hits again. He uses the top rope and then springboards into the ring doing a corkscrew flip and lands with a bow. The crowd goes nuts and he makes his rounds through the ring stepping up on the turnbuckles to shout out to the crowd. He removes his long jacket and tosses it out of the ring and waits for the match to start.

Tex: I am looking forward to this one, three hyped up superstars who have come from nothing and are future stars oft his company. I can see a future for all three of them of making a name for themselves!!

Duff: Well at least two of them, I don’t see a pink idiot doing that?

Tex: I’ll tell Bill you said that!!!

The bell rings as all three men stare at each other, Sergio tells Andrews to move away as he gets face to face with Young. He starts to push the man with the pink outfit, pushing him in the chest and starting to badmouth him. Alex looks at the former champion before slapping him in the face.

Duff: There we go!! These two have had bad words all week!!

Tex: Big time slap, but here’s Sergio!!!

Sergio tackles Young and drops him to the canvas, he then follows up with big time forearm shots to the chin of Young before starting to choke him. Andrews looks on as he brushes his hair away for a while, before watching on as Young gets lifted up in the air by the throat by Sergio, this giving him a chance to do something as well. He starts to climb the turnbuckles at the moment that Young is lifted up by both hands from Sergio, Andrews then jumps up and dropkicks Young in the back. This causes Young to fall on top of Sergio in a pinning combination. The referee starts to use the three count, but Andrews pulls Young off of Sergio. The champion whips Young in the ropes and delivers a big time clothesline that sends Young to the canvas before turning his attention to Sergio. Sergio has gotten to his feet already and blasts Andrews across the head with a haymaker, surprising the champion as he gets forced into the corner. Sergio starts to beat him down body shots and high knees in the ribcage. Sergio grabs the champion by the arm and delivers a hiptoss out of the corner before seizing him up for a big time kick. Andrews slowly starts to stir as he turns around, we see Sergio charging in for a big boot to the face. But just as he is about to deliver the big time kick it is Andrews that moves out of the way, Sergio turns around and gets kicked in the knee. Andrews grabs the injured leg and wants to turn it around for a Single Boston Crab. But just as he is about to do so, he gets grabbed by Young who snuck back in the ring and delivers a big time DDT on the champion

Tex: Great move from the Pink athlete!!!

Duff: Please, give me a break. He got lucky

Young goes for the cover as the referee slaps his hand on the canvas, but only manages to get a two count on the former tag champion. Young questions the three count, but only gets the signal of the two count. Shaking his head, he grabs the head of Andrews and lifts him up for a Body Slam, when suddenly….

Duff: MOMMIEEEEEEE who turned out the lights??

Tex: The last time that happened Young got attacked by…. Uh oh…

The lights come back on as we see Twisted Lethal Steele holding a choke hold on Young. He lifts him up in the air and then drops him onto the concrete floor. He then climbs out of the ring and drags Young with him as the fans are booing the big monster. We can see Sergio crawling over towards Andrews as goes for the cover, but only gets a two count. Both men slowly rise to their feet as Sergio tries to work on his power game on the champion by lifting him up in the air with a big time Powerbomb like move, but Andrews rakes his eyes and that causes Sergio to drop him as he is trying to get his vision back up again. Andrews runs to the ropes and then towards Sergio as if he is going for a wizard kick, but drops into a Triangle Submission hold, as he goes for the submission victory

Tex: Wow!! This is a new move!!

Duff: I know!! He has the former champion locked!!!

The referee is checking to see whether Sergio wants to submit, the big man tries to power out of the hold but it’s futile as Andrews keeps the grip on the challenger. Sergio eventually taps out at the hold as Andrews gets the win in this match

Stormy: The winner of this match!!! Michael Andrews!!

Winner: Michael Andrews©