(Cut to black, then fade in on a monitor showing what is, a caption helpfully informing us, last weeks show. It's the Omega/Mauritz match)Omega turning around, and now it's Mauritz's turn to be slingshotted across the ring..and now Omega going for the handspring elboooowwww...HE MISSED!!!!! MAURITZ DODGED THE ELBOW!! Omega dazed, as Mauritz goes for a schoolboy....HE'S GOT THE TIGHTS *whump* HE's GOT THE TIGHTS *whump* *whump* I'll tell you what he's got, HE'S GOT THE THREE COUNT!!! "STUNNING" STEVIE MAURITZ JUST PINNED DAMIEN OMEGA!!!!! (The camera pulls back, showing Stevie Mauritz watching the monitor. He turns to face the camera) [Mauritz] You see that? You all see that? That was ME, Stevie Mauritz, the KING, BAY-be!, ME pinning the NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION. Stupid contract says it was just a non-title match, but TONIGHT is a different story. TONIGHT is the night that Stevie Mauritz waltzes into the history books. All I have to do, (points to the monitor that is showing a loop of the end of the match) is that. HE'S GOT THE THREE COUNT!!! "STUNNING" STEVIE MAURITZ JUST PINNED DAMIEN OMEGA!!!!! HE'S GOT THE THREE COUNT!!! "STUNNING" STEVIE MAURITZ JUST PINNED DAMIEN OMEGA!!!!! HE'S GOT THE THREE COUNT!!! "STUNNING" STEVIE MAURITZ JUST PINNED DAMIEN OMEGA!!!!! [Mauritz] And Omega, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy... ME, I mean. Because I truly am UN-BE-liiieeeve-able. And tonight, you Omega, and all the fans, better strap in tight, because Stevie Mauritz is taking you on the ride of a lifetime. And that ride is called the CROWNING of a NEW North American champion. (Cut back to the announcers, as Mauritz turns his attention back to the monitor, clapping with glee everytime he sees the rollup) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ *********************************** @ Camera Cut @************************************* @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ///-----\\\ | PA System | "You're UN-BE-LIEV-A-BLE!" \\\-----/// (*BOOM* goes the pyro, as "Unbelievable" by EMF kicks in, and Mauritz saunters out, as cocky as he can be) Folks, we are back, and we've got the North American title match next, a match that Stevie Mauritz "earned" last week after pinning Damien Omega with a fistful of tights, as you just saw in that clip. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @| __|\ \ / // __| @ @| _| \ \/\/ /| (__ "Stunning" Stevie Mauritz @ @|___| \_/\_/ \___| @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Well, another wrasslin' legend once said, "A win by any other name is still a win." An' if yew can pull a pin off with a fistful of trunks or yer feet on the ropes, more power to ya, I say. Well, regardless, he's here today, and Omega, like the fighting champion that he is, is willing to put that belt on the line here tonight... even against a clown like Stevie Mauritz! ///-----\\\ | PA System | "real...Real.....REAL....." \\\-----/// @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ____ __ __ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ / __/__ / /__ / /________ ___ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ _\ \/ _ \/ / _ \/ __/ __/ _ \/ _ \@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@/___/\___/_/\___/\__/_/ \___/_//_/@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ _ ____ __ @@ @@ | | / / /_ ____ _/ /_ @@ @@ | | /| / / __ \/ __ `/ __/ @@ @@ | |/ |/ / / / / /_/ / /_ @@ @@ |__/|__/_/ /_/\__,_/\__/ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ _ __ @@ @@ (_) /_ @@ @@ / / __/ @@ @@ / / /_ @@ @@ /_/\ / @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ ____ ___ ___ ____ _____ _____ @@ @@ / __ `__ \/ _ \/ __ `/ __ \/ ___/ @@ @@ / / / / / / __/ /_/ / / / (__ ) @@ @@ /_/ /_/ /_/\___/\__,_/_/ /_/____/ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ __ @@ @@ / /_____ @@ @@ / __/ __ \ @@ @@ / /_/ /_/ / @@ @@ \__/\____/ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ __ @@ @@ / /_ ___ @@ @@ / __ \/ _ \ @@ @@ / /_/ / __/ @@ @@ /_.___/\___/ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@ @ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @ @ @@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@/ __/ | /| / / ___/@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@/ _/ | |/ |/ / /__@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@/___/ |__/|__/\___/@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ (The opening chords of "Slave to the Grind" by Skid Row bring the crowd to its feet) And here comes the North American champ now, and I have a feeling that this week, he's going to be ALL BUSINESS with Mr. Mauritz, if he wasn't last week. Well biz-ness or not, the fact remains that li'l Stevie beat 'im last time 'round. Some say it was a cheap win, some say it was a fluke, but no matter whut'chew say, ol' Damien's got revenge on his mind, an' sometimes revenge can be the best motivator yew can git. Mauritz not even waiting for the bell on this one, as he charges Omega as he comes in with a couple of shots to the back...attempted punch to the head blocked by Omega, and Omega just rocked Mauritz's world with a headbutt right to the forehead of the "Stunning" one. Well, if yer a-gonna jump someone from bee-hind, make shure yew git 'im good. Stevie didn't git 'him good, an' now he's payin' fer it. Omega now with an irish whip to the ropes on Stevie, and a roaring elbow that sends Mauritz on his ass, and Stevie Mauritz bails out of the ring. Crowd's on their feet right now, as Omega coming at this with a take no prisoners approach. Which is just the way yew should 'pproach EV'RY match, boy! Yew gotta go in thar thinkin' ev'ry match could be yer last. An' ol' Damien cain't take it easy, or this match is a-gonna be his last as North American cham-peen. Mauritz pulls himself to the ring apron, and Omega slingshots him in over the top rope! Mauritz is up, shot to the midsection by Stevie, and a bodyslam...and Mauritz covers, but *barely* gets a one count, who's he trying to kid, you do NOT beat Damien Omega with a bodyslam. Just doesn't happen. Maybe not, but'chew gotta use up somma yer energy ta bridge out or power out of a cover. An' those li'l bits add up fast. Mauritz tries for a dropkick, but Damien brushes it off, and now Omega picks up Mauritz and locks him into an abdominal stretch..and rolls back into a pinning combinaton, one...two...OOH, Mauritz almost took a loss there, but managed to roll backwards at the last second. Tryin' ta spin 'im 'round an' git 'im disoriented, but Stevie with enuf smarts ta know whar he was an' twist himself back 'round. Omega with a single leg takedown, and now Omega applying a spinning toehold, that's Damien's modus operandi, getting that leg and tearing it off as much as he can. Y'know, yew'd think someone like Stevie would know by now the gameplan Damien-boy uses ev'ry gol-dang match an' take steps ta per-tect that thar leg. Omega spinning that leg again, and Mauritz kicks him away....and Omega's over the top rope, and HE'S GOT HIS NECK CAUGHT IN THE ROPES!!! HE'S CHOKING IN THERE!! Referee Mason Crow trying to part the ropes, but he's a walking stick, he doesn't have the strength! I knew that North American cham-peen-ship beein a-givin' ol' Damien boy a big head, an' right thar we see just how big! This is a huge break fer Stevie...but why the heck is he just standin' thar? That can take an ear off if you aren't careful, and Mauritz to his credit not trying to take advantage...FINALLY, Omega is free, and he falls down to the arena...and RIGHT THERE, MAURITZ with a baseball slide dropkick, and Omega is sent into the guardrail, and his arm took the brunt of that impact!!! Guess Stevie was savin' up fer that thar slide kick thingee. Got 'im good in the back of the head, an' now he's right out thar on the floor with 'im. Mauritz now out there, picks up Omega by the arm...GOOD GOD!!! He just tossed him shoulder first into the steps, Omega was flipped over by the force of that toss! Wow, Stevie-boy is more the flip-floppin' flyin' type, not really known fer his strength or power, but he managed ta git quite a bit of force behind that toss, an' Damien startin' ta feel it now. Mauritz now rolling Omega in, and this goofball taking time to ask the fans who the King is, last I checked it was Elvis, Mauritz! An' last *I* checked, Elvis was *dead*! An' if that fat-boy Flyin' Elvis ever gits tha guts ta show his fat face in public again, he's a-gonna be *really* dead! Mauritz now stomping on the arm of Omega, the same method of attack that Ronnie Frown used in his match. Do you think Mauritz could purposefully be softening up Omega for Frown? After all that's been goin' down tonight, 'twouldn't surprise me in the least! We've seen gang-ups, we've seen payoffs, we've seen alliances formed an' conspiracies take place...an' don't fergit, Damien's got just as much pressure on him ta win tonight ta keep ol' Ronnie out of the Nightmare Gauntlet! You got it, if OMEGA wins both of his matches tonight, then Frown is OUT of the Gauntlet and Omega is in, so it would not surprise me in the least if Mauritz was taking money from Ronnie Frown here. Mauritz with a kneedrop to the arm and covers haphazardly, and only gets a one count for his troubles. Still forcin' Damien ta kick out an' make use of that sore arm. Mauritz now laying that arm on the bottom rope, sitdown splash, and this is going to make it harder for Omega to lock on the Omegalock. Mauritz goes for it again, and this time Omega yanks it out and Mauritz lands on his moneymaker YET AGAIN! Y'see, that's why I always put a foot on the wrist or somethin' before I come down on...an' why the heck do they call it'cher "moneymaker" anyway? I don't crap out dollar bills, do yew? Omega with a knee to the back ,and now he's pulling Mauritz to his feet.. REVERSE DDT hits the mark, and Omega covers...we have one, we have TWO....not enough to put the "Stunning" one away. Omega now back on the leg he was working on earlier...POSTHOLE rams that knee into the canvas, and another one, and now OMEGA LOCKING ON THE SCORPION DEATHLOCK, but Mauritz very quickly scrambling to get to the ropes. Good thing, too, as the scorpion is halfway to the Omega lock. I've see that thar Omega-lock, and it shure looks like one dang painful wrap-up, but it takes 'im quite a while ta set it in. Stevie realizin' what he was in fer, an' made a mad scramble fer the ropes an' got the hold-on. Omega not slowing down, russian legsweep brings Mauritz down, and he floats into a cover, count of TWO...OOOH, one half slap away from a title defense, and Omega waits for Mauritz to get up...tries to sweep the leg again...MAURITZ WITH AN ENZIGURI RIGHT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!! Omega just went down like he was shot! I bet'cha Stevie saw how well that fancy-pants kick worked fer Parker, so he decided ta give it a whirl an' shure enuf, same result! That cover only got one and a half, and Mauritz now on top of Omega firing forearms like there was no tomorrow. There may not BE a tomorrow for Mauritz if he can't win here, breaks like this are once in a lifetime. Like I said earlier, wrassle ev'ry match like it's a-gonna be yer last. Stevie wants that thar cham-peen-ship belt, an' who knows whut other factors he got workin' fer him. Mauritz sends Omega for the ride, and connects with a kneesmash to the gut that 180's Omega..Mauritz with a standing moonsault, count of one, COUNT OF TWO... and this time it was OMEGA's turn to escape at the last second. And Mauritz covers again, one...two....Omega kicks out, and Mauritz tries a third time, this time hooking the leg, but Omega STILL gets out, he should have hooked the leg the first time! Well, hindsight is always 20/20, but'chew cain't fergit that's THREE more times he forced ol' Damien ta power out! How many does that make now? Six? Seven? But he hasn't got the win yet, Omega hanging in there, Mauritz lifting Omega HIGH into a vertical suplex, and now Stevie with a springboard RIGHT INTO AN ASAI MOONSAULT..but Omega got his knees up!!!! I think that was all Damien-boy was able ta dew thar. Both wrasslers slow ta git up, but Damien to his feet a bit the quicker. Omega with a cradle of Mauritz...two count!!! Mauritz up, tries for a kick, Omega catches it, Mauritz goes for the enziguri again, but OMEGA REVERSES THAT INTO A DRAGON SCREW, and Mauritz goes to the well one too many times. An' I think Damien done wrenched the knee of Stevie he's been a-twistin' on since the start of the match, boy! Mauritz is stunned in the corner, Omega is backing up, going for the handspring elbow AGAIN...and AGAIN Stevie dodges it, and Omega lands arm first into the turnbuckle, and Mauritz now grabs the legs, he's in a pinning position *whump* WITH THE FEET ON THE ROPES *whump* No! *whump* DAMNIT, CROW, DO YOUR JOB!!! He *did* do his job, boy! Damein's shoulders was down, he counted three, an' we got ourselves a new North American cham-peen! Mauritz yet again steals a match from Damien Omega, but this time, he stole the belt with it!! And look at him in there celebrating, he has NOTHING to celebrate! I said it before, boy, an' I'll say it again - a win by any other name is still a win! Stevie got his opper-tunity, he made it count, an' he didn't need nobody else's help ta git the job done! I'm beginning to feel physically ill about tonight's events folks, Enjoy that belt while you can, Mauritz, cause I have a feeling Damien Omega is FAR from being done with you. Yew shure yew don't wanna git no Pepto? @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ *********************************** @ Camera Cut @************************************* @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ (Cut to the outside of the locker room, where Jerone McShea is standing by with Nick Duncan, Death Machine Crimson standing in the background) [McShea] Nick Duncan, tonight you fight against Jon Owens, a man whom until very recently was your tag team partner. Your thoughts on tonight's match? [Duncan] Tonight's match? Tonight's match is about fighting the wrong man. See, Owens fought the wrong man last Ground Zero, when he thought it'd be funny to stab me in the back just because I tried to teach that clueless wonder C-Jack, or Curtis, or JayRay, or whatever he's calling himself now, a lesson. Speaking of which -- you know, I called Stone at his house, and left a message on his machine telling him to either snap the hell out of it, or be a man and come take his beating. You know what his return message was? "Give peace a chance." {snorts derisively} Well, Nick Duncan's not about peace. And Owens, if you and that goofball you call a partner want the Power Supply to be that way, then your Power Supply's a joke. So starting tonight, GZ-2K is in the "power" business, and believe me, it's STRICTLY Nuclear. And it starts by putting YOU, Jon, through a Chain Reaction. [McShea] Death Machine Crimson, what connection, if any, do you have with Jon Owens, a man who at one time held the identity of Death Machine Crim... [Duncan] {glaring} You don't need to know what connection this man has with that punk Owens. *I* know all I need to know about him -- I know EXACTLY what he is and who he is. What he is, is the second piece of the GZ-2K juggernaut. And who he is ... is none of your business! {Duncan shoves the reporter lightly but firmly out of his way, and stalks out, DMC following with a glare at the reporter.}