Date: 4th May 2003
Place: Tampa Bay, Florida
Arena: Ice Palace

Aaron: Woooo!!! Finally, the one year anniversary of me getting here. One year to the day since I signed the contract, and tonight, I will start my second year as I mean to go on, with a win over Marco, and a big impact, a big surprise for one member of the roster.

(Aaron smiles, and in the background, we see Cable and G-Flems cars, the two already here it would seem. Aaron laughs to himself, as he and Jessica walk out of view of us, and we see the car lights flash as it locks.)

(Fade out).

EWCL

Saliva's 'Superstar' blares into life as scenes of EWCL bedlam flash across the scene, bathed in blood red, black and gold.

Extreme

…Cages… Tables… Ladders… Barbed Wire… Chairs… Cells… Gore…

Wrestling

….DEICIDE.....Darkest Hour .........Outcast ........Danger Driver ...........Gold Rush......Fated Circle ... Point of Impact....…Landfall...

Championship

...Universal Title… EWCL Title… PrimeTime Title… Extreme Title… Tag Titles…

League

…Scott Monroe .......G-Flem ...........Chazz Mendel.........Sean Corvik.......Exile… ..........Nick Dangerous ................Sean Campbell.........Johnathan Cable..........Stephen Jackson...... Marco................Aaron Gold.

Insurgence

…Fireworks explode about the arena, lighting up the enormous stage set to present wrestling's premier event this week…

…EWCL Insurgence is on the air…

John Pilchard: Yes we are here again and the Universal Title Tournament is on its way. Last week we saw that Nick Dangerous, Chazz Mendel and Sean Campbell moved on to the second round. And tonight ..

Neil Down: Yeah sure just start to do the full introduction when I haven't even been introduced. Its just unbelievable.

DT: Yeah, yeah Neil Downs here aswell. That enough?

ND: Thank you....thats all I ask for...

JP: Now as I was saying, tonight we have 3 more first round matches in the Universal Title Tournament. Scheduled are Marco versus Aaron Gold, G-Flem versus Johnathan Cable and Blade versus Drake Laps.

DT: Besides those matches we have two other intresting ones for you. A tagmatch between Punisher and Belton against Nick Dangerous and Sean Campbell and the main event threeway match with Sean Corvik, Chazz Mendel and Stephen Jackson.

ND: Sweet.

(At that moment the CazzoTron comes on and we pan to the outside to see Sean Corvik, Jezebelle and Exile stepping out of Sean's Hum-Vee and approaching the entrance. Exile looks at Sean sternly, who can only nod, knowing he will make the biggest sacrifice of them all. Jez holds Sean's arm tightly and looks at him).

Jez - Are you sure you have to do this?

Sean - What other choice do I have? I have to kill the beast...I have to get my brother back.

Exile - He won't die. He'll endure immense pain but it's nothing he's never faced. Arcane wouldn't consume Sean because he still needs a weapon to carry out its terror. He took out Monroe to keep you both in check and now we simply lure him in.

Sean - In that case, if he does not need me, why would he care that I am the sacrificial lamb?

(Exile sighs).

Exile - ...Because someone is harming his machine. You are not necessarily the only sacrifice in this exchange, Sean. You are to alert his presence but I am the one who is going to lure him in.

Sean - Alright, well that being said, we both still have a lot to lose here.

Exile - Yeah, we do. But it's necessary. We are going to get Scott back.

(Sean puts his arm around Jezebelle's shoulder as she looks down to the ground, unable to derail the oncoming train).

(Scene fades out and we move back to our commentators).

ND: So and ofcourse we will find out what Exile and Corvik have in mind trying to lure the Arcane.

JP: I can already advice parents to make their young kids go to bed before that.

ND: Yeah yeah......make them go to bed to prevent them from seeing that, but its ok to see other guys beating eachother up, to see that violence, blood and hot looking women....HEY WHERE THE HELL ARE THE HOT LOOKING WOMEN???...DAMMIT!

(slap-ouch).

DT: Get a hold of yourself Neil!!..

ND: Don't worry, I just did that before the show.

(slap-ouch).

DT: God no!!

JP: Come on guys!.....Its time for our first match of the evening Blade versus Drake Laps. But I hear that we first are gonna go backstage for some footage. Take it away Bill Carty.

(The camera pans backstage and we see Bill Carty standing outside of Prez Cazzo's office).

Bill Carty: Bill Carty here with his backstage report. I can report you that Drake Laps and Blade are both inside Prez Cazzo's office. They have been in their for over half an hour now and it seems to me that there's alot of talking goin on in there. Unfortunately we can't hear whats been said.

Bill Carty: But it makes us all wonder what they are talking about and secondly if this has consequences for their upcoming match.

(At that moment the office door opens and Drake Laps and Blade come walking out. Bill Carty starts to question them right away. Prez Cazzo comes out of his office aswell and answers Carty's question).

Bill Carty: Whats going on here? (yes we actually have a reporter on the payroll who asks questions like that)

Cazzo: Whats going on here? Whats going on is that Drake, Blade and I had a serious conversation.

Bill Carty: A serious conversation? What about?

Cazzo: To summarize it, it was all about their physical conditions and if its the right thing to do to step in the ring tonight.

Bill Carty: So whats been decided then?

Cazzo: All three of us agreed that due to Drake's eye injury that is still hurting him like hell and the fact that Blade's left knee also hasn't healed yet, that.....We decided to postpone their first round match to next weeks Special Insurgence show.

(Carty looks surprised and then turns towards Laps and Blade).

Bill Carty: So no match tonight guys?

(Blade nodds).

Laps: Not tonight Carty.

Bill Carty: Well, with that said I end my report and lets go back to you guys.

(The CazzoTron fades out and we go back to ringside).

JP: A good decision by the President and the wrestlers. Finally some people who step up and say its not right to fight.

DT: So we can somehow conclude that Laps stepped into the ring too early. He already has been having matches for the last two weeks. I think that was a bit too fast after his eye got stabbed out.

JP: I think so.

DT: This all means that they will face eachother next week. That gives them 7 extra days to get ready for this match. Not sure wether that is enough, but at least they get some more time.

ND: Yeah this tournament is really looking good so far, huh.

(slap-ouch).

(Commercials).

JP: Then now we get ready for our first match of the evening. Marco taking on Aaron Gold in a first round match. This is gonna be something as Marco used to be part of The New Breed. But we all know what happend. Marco felt left out, felt degraded, felt held down and more things like that. He holds Cazzo responsible for that and for favouring Gold and Cable.

DT: Marco made very clear to Cazzo how he feels. He even brutally attacked him two weeks in a row. Plus he challenged Cazzo to a match next week at the Special Insurgence. (The arena goes black and the first rifts of the New Breed by Fear Factory blast over the PA. Green spotlights twist and turn around the arena as strobes go off around the curtain. The fans go nuts, as G-Flem and Johnathan Cable step out through the curtain. They look at each other for a moment, and then out across the crowd. The stage explodes in green firebombs as Jessica comes running down the ramp, followed by the New Breed).

(The lights in the arena cut to blackness, and a hypnotic chant echoes around the arena. Evanescence "Lies" begins to play, with the chant continuing. The arena still black, we hear the drums and guitar slowly fade in, and a spotlight briefly flickers on the stage, showing Jessica stood atop the ramp. The arena returns to black, and the guitar and drums get louder. Suddenly, the guitar struggles, scratching to a stop. Then the guitar kicks in fully, and on the split second it does, the stage erupts with Gold pyro, and Aaron Gold is stood beside Jessica, his arms raised in the air. He walks down the ramp with her at his side, before sliding into the ring and raising his arms on each side of the ring.) (They all make it to the ring and Gold slides in and stares up the ramp).

(Fight Song by Marilyn Manson plays and "The Virus" Marco comes out from the back. The crowd starts to boo him right away. Marco smirks and he slowly makes his way to the ring. He reaches ringside and uses the ringsteps to enter it).

(The ref explains the rules and wants to start the match, but at that moment "Damned if I do" by Life Of Agony begins to play and Prez Eric "Cazzo" Van Zandt appears on the top off the ramp. He got a mic in his hand and starts to speak, but he gets cut off by Johnathan Cable).

Cable: Cazzo... you made your decision. You want nothing to do with the New Breed, and we have nothing we need to do with you, so your presence here is no longer required. We have a match to get going here, so if you don't mind letting us do our jobs...

Cazzo: Oh, Cable, I ain't here for The New Breed. I know the Breed doesn't need any guidance from me anymore......I am only here for one reason and that one reason has a name......MARCO!!

(Marco stares at Cazzo and smirks again).

Cazzo: Marco....you challenged me last week...and before I could even respond you gave me a Hellbound #1. As I recall correctly you gave me a Hellbound #2 two weeks ago. I still can't grasp how you got the nerve to do that. But I know you want an answer. You want an answer to your challenge..........Well here's your answer!!....

(Cazzo gives Marco the middle finger......And the crowd goes wild).

Cazzo: You even ain't worth a match Marco!!!....So forget about your challenge!!!

(After saying that Cazzo drops the mic and disappears behind the curtains).

JP: Wow!! Cazzo refused the challenge!!! He turned down Marco!! Hows Marco gonna respond to that?

DING DING DING

DT: Marco moves over to the ropes and he starts to shout out towards the ramp....He's swearing at Cazzo, but Cazzo ain't there anymore!! But we can say for sure that Marco is pissed off big time. Aaron Gold now comes up from behind him.....but Marco turns around in time and he blocks Golds right hand....He hands out a right hand of his own and follows that one up with some more shots. Gold staggers backwards and Marco charges in on him and takes him to the mat with a running clothesline!! It looks like Cazzo even made Marco more agressive and eager to finish Gold off!!!....Marco picks Gold up from the mat and irish whips him into the ropes....Gold comes off and Marco shoulderblocks him to the canvas again.

ND: Marco with some stomps to Golds upperbody after that!!..He then brings Gold to his feet and he sends him into a corner.....Gold goes in hard backfirst and Marco does not hesitate and he storms in after and he bodysplashes on top off Gold!! Oooh man!!!.....Marco comes out of the corner and he then moves back in and he slaps Gold in the face!! Ooh how humiliating!!!.....Marco then turns around and raises his hands in the air, but the only reaction from the crowd he gets is booing!! Marco really hasn't made himself popular here in the EWCL the last couple of weeks!!!......But it seems like he likes it when the people boo him!!! He raises his hands even higher in the air.......but Aaron Gold comes out of the corner and ....GOLD RING!!!....SWINGING NECKBREAKER!!

JP: Nice counter by Gold!!....Gold now back on his feet again and he picks up Marco and hands out some chops to the chest. He then throws Marco into the ropes and when he comes off he backbodydrops him!! Marco lands on his back and Gold grabs Marco's head and hooks in a chinlock. He holds Marco in that hold for about 25 seconds. Aaron then lets go and he irish whips him into the ropes. Marco comes off the ropes and Gold goes for a kick, but ooooh Marco gets a hold of Golds leg!! However Gold reacts to it with an ...ENZIGUIRI!!.....He hits Marco in the head and The Virus goes down!!!...Gold quickly hooking the leg for the cover....

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT

ND: That was close, but there is no way that Marco would have lost that soon. The kid is full of adrenaline!! Gold brings Marco to his feet and he shoves him into the corner. Gold moves in and he starts to hand out chops and backhand chops to his opponent. The crowd is loving it and shouts out "woooooh" after every chop!! Gold then thinks its enough with the chopping and he lifts Marco up on the topturnbuckle. Gold makes it up aswell and .....he grabs Marco and ......SUPERPLEXES MARCO TO THE MAT!!!......What an impact on that back!!!.....Gold for the cover.....

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT

DT: But Marco kicked out of that one!! Can you believe that!!....Gold now shakes his head and he picks up Marco and he suplexes him to the mat......Gold with a floatover and he brings Marco to his feet again and he executes a second suplex.......And Gold with another floatover and another suplex!! OOH GOD!!!..THREE SUPLEXES IN A ROW!!! And Gold hooking the leg once more for the cover....This has to be it.....

ONE

TWO

THR......KICKOUT!!!.........But again Marco kicks out!!! That win last week in the main event must have done alot to Marco. Gold takes Marco by the head now and after handing out a right punch, he throws him into the ropes......Marco comes off and Gold going for a backdrop.....but Marco reads the move and he comes off and he kicks Gold to the head!!!....And he follows it up by grabbing Gold by the throat and ....HE CHOKESLAMS GOLD TO THE MAT!!!

JP: Gold went down to the mat, and Marco taking a couple of deep breaths. I'm sure all those blows to his back are hurting. Marco now goes into the ropes and he comes off for a legdrop. He connects it and he then takes Gold by the head and after two headbutts he sends him into the ropes. Gold comes off and Marco turns him around and executes a reverse DDT!!!....Nice move by Marco there!!!.....Gold layed out on his back now and Marco goes for the legs and he hooks in a figure four leglock!! Oh yeah....he got it hooked in on Gold here!!...And Gold is trying to fight the pain!!!.....He tries to go for the ropes, but they are too far away from him!! Marco got him in the center of the ring!!!......And Gold now tries something else......He tries to reverse the hold and .......and..........yeah!!.....He does it!!!......Gold reverses the hold and he turns it into a sharpshooter!!!

DT: Gold gets Marco in a sharpshooter and thats gonna be real painful for The Virus!! That can't be good for his back after all that it had to suffer already in this match!!!.....Marco in pain, but he is dragging himself over to the ropes.........And a couple of seconds later Marco is able to get a hold of the ropes. The referee breaks it up and Marco and Gold are both taking their time trying to get to their feet. Gold and Marco both up now and Gold charges in on Marco, but Marco blocks him and .....HELLBOUND #1!!! Oooh God!!!.......Some move by Marco!!....Gold is out now and Marco going for the cover......

ONE

TWO

THRE.......KICKOUT

ND: Now that was a very late kickout by Gold there!!!.....But he managed to kick out of it in time!!!......Marco smirks once more and he then brings Gold up and he hooks in a sleeperhold!!! Marco got Gold in a sleeperhold here!!!.....And it looks like Gold is slowly losing it....he's losing consciousness or not???.....The referee takes Golds arm and raises it, and it falls down....He raises the arm for a second time, and it goes down again.......He raises Golds arm for a third time.....but it stays up!!!...Golds still in this match!!....He now counters with a couple of elbows to Marco's midsection!!!....Marco lets go off Gold and Gold grabs him by the arm and sends him into the ropes......Marco comes off and ....OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX BY GOLD ON MARCO!!!......Gold with that great move there!!!....And he hooks the leg for the cover.....

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT

JP: Marco managed to kick out of that one there!!!....Gold takes Marco and he bodyslams him back to the mat again. Gold then points to the corner and he goes over and climbs to the top. Gold stands on the toprope and he's gonna go for his GOLDRUSH!!!.......GOLD FROGSPLASHES OFF THE TOPROPE.......BUT MARCO ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME!!!.......Gold hits the canvas and Marco drags himself over to the ropes and he makes it to his feet. He goes towards Gold and he picks him up. He kicks Gold into the gut and DDT's him!!.....Golds head went straight into the mat!!!....That doesn't look good for Gold!!....Marco drags him to his feet now and .....HE"S SETTING MARCO UP FOR HIS HELLBOUND #2!!....

DT: Marco takes Gold and lifts him into the air for a Jacknife Powerbomb.........BUT IN THE AIR GOLD USES HIS FISTS AND HE PUNCHES MARCO IN THE HEAD A COUPLE OF TIMES!!....AND GOLD THEN MOVES OVER MARCO AND TURNS IT INTO A CRUXIFIX FOR THE COVER!!!...........

ONE

TWO

THREE

JP: AND HE GETS THE WIN!!! GOLD WITH THE THREE COUNT!!! OOH MAN!!!....Marco had him ready for the Hellbound #2 and Gold got it out of nowhere!!! What a great victory for him!! Aaron Gold makes it to the second round.

(Commercials).

DT: HOLY SHIT!! Cable just threw Corvik through a window and into ...The Punishers office!!....

JP: And Cable now drags Corvik over to the Punishers desk and lifts him onto the desk. Cable climbs on it aswell and ......HE POWERBOMBS SEAN CORVIK THROUGH THE DESK!!!...

DT: Unbelievable!!!

(Corvik is layed out and Cable walks away. He then turns to Corvik one more time and says).

Cable: You are no longer the lord and master Sean... You have no power over yourself, or over me! You are nothing!!

(Fade out).

DT: Wow!! Did you see what Cable did to Corvik!!?!? That was some sort of payback for what Corvik has been doing to Cable the last couple of weeks. This is just built up aggression from Cable. You could see it coming a mile away.

ND: Hey stop being the shrink and lets talk about the next match.

DT: Ok, ok. Our next match is the one between Cable and G-Flem. G-Flem the EWCL champion and Cable, who just put Corvik through an office desk!!

JP: Another first round match here between these two teammates. G-Flem joined the Breed two weeks ago and its surprising that they have to face eachother already here in the first round of the Universal Title tournament. But they are professionals so they know what to do.

DT: Yes it doesn't matter that they are teammates. What matters is the match and that there can only be one winner.

(The arena goes black and the first rifts of the New Breed by Fear Factory blast over the PA. Green spotlights twist and turn around the arena as strobes go off around the curtain. The fans go nuts, as G-Flem and Johnathan Cable step out through the curtain. They are followed by Aaron Gold and Jessica. They look at each other for a moment, and then out across the crowd. The stage explodes in green firebombs as Jessica comes running down the ramp, followed by the New Breed).

(Both G-Flem and Cable make it to the ring and enter it and the same time. They then nodd to eachother and nodd to the referee).

JP: You see, you can also do it like this. Come to the ring together and have a match. This is what they call respect.

ND: Yeah, yeah...nadda nadda nadda.....

DING DING DING

DT: The match has started and Cable and G-Flem charge in on eachother and they both start to hand out shots. Cable gets the upperhand at first as he is dropping right hands and forearms to G-Flems neck and head. But G-Flem unleashes a headbutt that knocks Cable down!!!....And G-Flem follows that up with stomping on Cable's body with kicks!! Cable heads for a corner to try to get to his feet with the giant in hot pursuit!! Cable gets to a corner and to his feet, but G-Flem greets him with a flying bodysplash in the corner!! Oooooh boy!! What a splash by G-Flem on Cable!! Cable out of breath at this moment I reckon!!....G-Flem whips Cable into the opposite corner and tries for another splash, but oooooh this time Cable lifts his foot up and hits G-Flem in the head!!

ND: G-Flem is stunned and staggers backwards, Cable charges in on him and ....CLOTHESLINES HIM HARD TO THE MAT!!!.....He took the monster to the mat there and he now follows that up with a series of kicks and stomps to the midsection and head!!! Cable keeps G-Flem down to the mat this way and thats what he has to do to win this match. Cable now stops with the stomping and he brings G-Flem to his feet and he sets him up for a piledriver!!!.......But G-Flem blocks it and reverses it into a backdrop!!! Cable rather quickly gets back to his feet again, but G-Flem catches him with a spinebuster!!! Wow, impressive by G-Flem.....and the big guy now going for the cover....

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT

JP: G-Flem brings Cable to his feet again and he chops him hard to the chest. He then irish whips Cable into the ropes......the Beast comes off and G-Flem with a belly to belly suplex on him!!...I haven't seen G-Flem so aggressive in a long while. He pulls Cable up now and he kicks him to the back!! He then brings Cable to his feet and sends him into the ropes again....Cable comes off and he ducks G-Flems forearm.....he comes off the opposite ropes and ....FLYING FOREARM BY CABLE AND HE HITS G-FLEM!!!....And Flemster is stunned and he stumbles backwards into the ropes......He is hanging into the ropes and Cable comes charging in and .......HE CLOTHESLINES G-FLEM OVER THE TOPROPE TO THE OUTSIDE!!

ND: Oooh my God!!!.......I think thats the first time someone ever clotheslines G-Flem over the toprope to the outside!!! ...That really looked impressive by Cable!! Cable now rolls to the outside and he moves over to G-Flem and brings him to his feet. He then nails him with a right hand and he whips him into the security guardrail. G-Flem goes in backfirst and Cable walks over to him and drags him back to the ring again. Cable goes for another irish whip, but this time G-Flem reverses the whip and he sends Cable shoulderfirst into the steel ringsteps!! Ooooooh!!!! What an impact!!!.....Did you hear that sound when Cable hit those ringsteps?!?!......G-Flem slowly makes his way over to Cable and he then picks him up and rolls him back into the ring again. The giant steps on the apron and steps over the toprope and also makes it into the ring.

DT: G-Flem lifts up Cable and .....THE HANGOVER!!!....He executes that powerbomb into a facebuster!!....Cable went facefirst into the canvas right there!!!......G-Flem now gets up and he moves into the ropes, comes off and kicks Cable to the head. G-Flem moves into the ropes again and repeats this and kicks Cable to the head once more. G-Flem then pulls Cable up to his feet and throws him into the ropes........Cable comes off and he counters with a double axe handle smash!!!......And he hits G-Flem right in the head with that one!!! The big man stumbles and Cable charges in on him with another double axe handle smash and G-Flem into the ropes!!!.....He hangs into the ropes again like before and Cable storms into him again!!

ND: Cable storms in to clothesline G-Flem over the ropes for a second time, but G-Flem counters and he backdrops Cable over the toprope to the outside!!! This time G-Flem saw it coming and Cable is now the one layed out on the concrete floor. G-Flem rolls out and he picks up Cable and he lifts him up and ...he drops him facefirst onto the apron!!! He then drags Cable over to the ringpost and ...BAMMMMMM....ramms Cable's head into it hard. G-Flem then rolls Cable back into the ring again. The big guy also makes it back in and he goes for the cover on Cable....

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT

JP: Cable again with a kickout!!! G-Flem brings Cable to his feet again and G-Flem then bounces into the ropes.......G-Flem comes off ......and.....POWERSLAM BY CABLE!!!....WHAT A COUNTER BY THE BEAST!!!......And what an expression of power by Cable!!! He just caught G-Flem out of the air and powerslammed him to the mat!!!......G-Flem is layed out, but Cable is also layed out on the mat.....This match has taken alot out of both wrestlers. The two biggest men in the EWCL taking eachother on here. Cable now places his arm on G-Flems upperbody for the cover......

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT!!.....A close call there, but G-Flem with the kickout. We have to go on in this match. Hard to tell who has the upperhand right now.

ND: Cable picks G-Flem up and punches him in the head. He then throws G-Flem into the ropes and when he comes off he hits him with a high knee!! Cable grabs G-Flem and he lifts him up and .......BRAINBUSTER!!!....HOLY SHIT!!!....Cable with a brainbuster move on G-Flem!! That is the first time I have seen anyone do that to the giant!!!.....G-Flem is layed out and Cable screams it out and he then hooks the leg for the pin attempt......

ONE

TWO

THR.....KICKOUT

JP: I can't believe it!!! G-Flem kicked out of that move there!!!......He just kicked out of that brainbuster!! I thought that was the end of this match!!!....Cable gets up and he takes G-Flem and he whips him into the corner. G-Flem goes in backfirst and Cable charges in right after.....But oooooooh G-Flem moves out of the way in time and Cable goes chestfirst into the turnbuckles!!! That must takes the breath out of him!!!

DT: Cable is stunned and G-Flem moves in on him and he lifts Cable on his shoulders!! He got Cable on his shoulders now and he's setting him up for the POINT OF IMPACT!! That electric chair will end anyone!!!........G-Flem got Cable on his shoulders and ......oooooh Cable starts to pound into G-Flems forehead!!!...G-Flem didn't see that coming and he starts to stagger a bit....He staggers backwards and he goes into a corner!!!.....G-Flem went in backfirst and Cable can climb off of G-Flems shoulders there and onto the topturnbuckle!!!!...That looks pretty amazing!!!......G-Flem still backfirst in that corner now and Cable leaps off the toprope and .....FLYING BULLDOG ON G-FLEM!!!....WOW!!!!.......G-Flem hard into the mat and Cable rolls him over and hooks the leg.....

ONE

TWO

THR.....KICKOUT

ND: G-Flem was almost defeated there. Cable with a near fall. The Beast now brings G-Flem to his feet and he hands out a few right shots. He then throws G-Flem into the ropes. G-Flem comes off and Cable kicks him into the midsection and sets him up for a Deadly by Design!!!......But G-Flem frees himself out of it before Cable can hook it in!!!.....Cable grabs G-Flems arm and irish whips him, but G-Flem reverses the whip and sends Cable into the ropes.....Cable comes off and G-Flem with a kick to the stomach and he grabs Cable and .......GARGANTUAN DRIVER!!!......Oooooh yeahh!!!!......A jackhammer to a sit-out piledriver!!!.......G-Flem finishing move and he now hooks the leg for the cover.......

ONE

TWO

THREE!!!

JP: It's over!! The battle of the titans is over and this time it was G-Flem who is the winner!! But it is amazing to see what these two big men showed us tonight. Quite the match.

DT: Whats he up too now?

JP: I dont have no clue about this folks. Marco has just gone against everything in the EWCL with his new attitude to us all. Even his attacks on Cazzo are career killing things he does..

(Marco then jumps into the Fork Lift and turns the engine on. He then leans out and see's A large black Limo that Cazzo used to arrive here and close to them the New Breeds assorted Vehicles. Marco then goes to the camera).

Marco: Hey Cazzo, Cazzo buddy...

(He then starts driving the fork lift, stops 10 meters away from the limo and raises the forks. He then heads towards it at speed).

JP: What the hell!!

(The forks smash through the back windows and glass shaters everywhere).

JP: Marco has just taken a fork lift and smashed it into Cazzo's Limo, does he have a death wish or something?? Does he think Cazzo accepts his challenge now??

(Marco then starts to raise the folks up high and the Limo leaves the floor. He then backs the fork lift up slowly as we see officials pour from the back to stop him. He then positions the Limo over the cars off the Breed, and speaks to camera).

Marco: Come on Cazzo, you know you have to do the right thing and fucking face me if your man enough. Or this is going to continue till one of us isn't employed. by the EWCL. Say New Breed your cars haven't been that modifed.. how about this.

(Suddenly he backs the Forklift up so much. The Limo then topples of the Forks onto the cars below in one great big smash).

JP: Dear lord, thats is around 1 million worth of cars out there!!! And this man Marco has just shown total disregard for his actions!

(Marco then switches the fork lift off and looks at the camera again).

Marco: WHAT, IT FELL?? GOD DAMMIT, IT WASNT ME.

(He has a cocky grin as the officials heard him from the scene).

(Commercials).

Nick: Need anything?

Man: No, but I think you might.

Nick: Oh?

Man: Yeah, but I'm going to need a bit of your time.

Nick: I kind of have a match in a few minutes.

Man: Aah, I realize I have bad timing, but I need you to consider something.

Nick: Erm, sure.

Man: ..Well sit down, please.

Nick: I have a ma-

Man: It'll only take a second, just a second.

Nick: Oy.

(Nick sits down at the bench behind him, the man sits at a bench opposite to him.)

Man: Okay, so I've been watching you in the EWCL lately, and I've been seeing that you are a little out of it.

Nick: Out of it? Care to elaborate?

Man: I was just about to tell you. The desire you once had in EWCL is now leaving you, you don't seem as motivated to go on in the EWCL, and considering that you have been doing so much in the EWCL I thought maybe you needed some assistance.

Nick: Where is this going?

Man: I am going to request a little chat with you after your match.

Nick: About?

Man: Possibly letting me help you tend to your regular duties so you don't have to.

Nick: Duties?

Man: Yeah, you know all the meetings with Sean Campbell, pre match planning with Mendel and Corvik, all the stuff you usually do.

Nick: Is there a reason I can't do this all myself?

Man: Trust me man, you'll appreciate it if you give me a chance, I can deliver messages to them so you don't have to, I can even wrestle matches for you if you don't feel it necessary to go in the ring with the likes of Punisher and Belton.

Nick: Heh.

Man: I think we can both benefit from this.

Nick: ...I'll think about it, but right now I have a match.

Man: Ah yes, go for it. I'll be here waiting.

Nick: Right I will.

(Nick gets up and proceeds out of the locker room, the unknown man just sits and waits patiently.)

(Fade out)

JP: Ok next up is a fourway match between The Punisher with Coby Belton against Nick Dangerous and Sean Campbell.

DT: Last week we saw that Dangerous defeated Belton in a streetfight. We also heard the news that Campbell moved on to the second round of the Universal Title Tournament without having to wrestle Punisher. So you can say that Punisher and Belton want to payback or not.

ND: You can say that. You can also say that Punisher and Belton are gonna get their asses beat again...

ND: HEY DON"T SLAP ME FOR THAT!!!

DT: I didn't.

ND: Ok, just checking..

(Freedom Fighter by Creed plays and The Punisher and Coby Belton come walking out. The crowd starts to cheer them on wildly. They shake the hands of the fans on the way to ringside. They reach the ring and enter it).

(Fire in the head by The Tea Party starts to play and Nick Dangerous and Sean Campbell come out from the back. While the crowd boos them they reach the ring and enter it).

DING DING DING

DT: Sean Campbell and Punisher are gonna start this one off here.......The two start to circle eachother and they lock up after about 5 seconds. The Punisher waistlocks Campbell, but Campbell with an elbow to move out of it. He then takes The Punisher by the arm and he irish whips him into the ropes.....Punisher goes into the ropes and at that moment Dangerous knees Punisher to the back!!!....Oooh cheap shot by Dangerous there!!!.....Punisher turns to face Dangerous and reaches out for him!!!......Punisher grabs Dangerous by the throat now!!!........The referee is trying to break them up, as Sean Campbell comes in from behind The Punisher!!

JP: Campbell takes out a pair off brass knuckles and ....WHAMMMMM.....nails Punisher to the back off the head with it!!! The referee never saw a thing here!!!.....Campbell then rolls Punisher up and goes for the cover!!!..........

ONE

TWO

BUT BELTON COMES IN TO BREAK THE COUNT!!!.....Belton is furious coz Campbell used those brass knuckles!!!.....Belton charges in on Campbell now, but the referee stops him and makes him go back to his corner again!!.... Campbell smirks and while the referee is busy with Belton, Campbell drags Punisher over to his corner and holds Punishers arms behind his back.....Dangerous in the meantime got a hold of a steelchair and climbed back on the apron again.

DT: Ooh nooooo!!

ND: OOOOH YEAHHH!!!

DT: Dangerous swings with the chair and ......BAMMMMMMMMMM......HE NAILS PUNISHER STRAIGHT IN THE HEAD WITH IT!!!......BELTON SEES THIS NOW AND HE PUSHES THE REFEREE ASIDE AND CHARGES IN ON DANGEROUS!!!!.......DANGEROUS SWINGS WITH THE STEELCHAIR AND TRIES TO HIT HIM, BUT BELTON DUCKS IT AND HE TAKES A SODACAN OUT OF HIS POCKET AND ......BASHES IT OVER DANGEROUS HIS HEAD!!!....CAMPBELL ATTACKS BELTON FROM BEHIND AND NAIlS HIM WITH HIS BRASS KNUCKLES!!!

JP: What the hell is all this!!!

ND: This my friend, is entertainment!!

JP: The referee isn't too pleased with it all here...He sees a steelchair, a soda can and brass knuckles. And the referee calls for the bell!!!...

DING DING DING

DT: AND HE CALLS IT A DOUBLE DQ!! I CAN"T BELIEVE IT!! IT WAS ALL DANGEROUS AND CAMPBELL WITH THE ILLEGAL WEAPONS AND MOVES!!! HOW CAN THIS BE A DOUBLE DQ!!!....I tell you this ain't over!! This ain't far from being over!!!

(Commercials).

Bill Carty: Care to comment on this Eric?

Cazzo: Comment? Whats there to say. Marco wants attention, huh......well, Marco's gonna get attention!!! FROM ME PERSONALLY AT NEXT WEEKS SPECIAL INSURGENCE!!!

Bill Carty: So you are accepting his challenge?

Cazzo: Oh hell yeah I am. I am gonna show that attention seeker that he got alot to learn to make it in this business!!!

(Cazzo then takes one more look at his limo and walks off).

Bill Carty: Well there you have it people. Cazzo is accepting Marco's challenge and the two will meet eachother in the ring next week at the Special Insurgence!! Back to you guys!!

JP: We are back for the last time tonight as it is time for our main event match of the evening. Sean Corvik, Chazz Mendel and Stephen Jackson are the ones involved in this match. Its a non-title match so neither Corviks Extreme Title nor Chazz his Prime Time Title are at stake.

ND: So basically Jackson gets screwed again huh?

DT: Its just a non-title match. How is that being screwed?

ND: Nah, I just wanted to say that since everyone feels they get screwed around here....Dammit I wish I would get screwed...

(slap-ouch).

(What makes me by Philly's Most Wanted blares over the Pa system and Stephen Jackson comes out alone. He makes his way to the ring and slides in).

(One more astronaut by I Mother Earth plays and Chazz Mendel comes out from behind the curtains. He got the Prime Time Title around his waist as he makes his way to the ring. He reaches ringside and slides in. He holds the title up and then hands it over to the referee).

(The Cazzotron burst to life as the arena falls into darkness. A green lifeline courses across the darkened rift, slowly it beeps, once...twice...a third time...it falls into silence).

(Suddenly the voice of Maynard James Keenan from Tool rips through the P.A).

"Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consiousness experiencing itself subjectively. There's no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are an imagination of ourselves".

(Christanity Delete by the Project Hate tears through the arena. The sounds of a time long past, of when the world was ruled by Gods of the past, before the God of emptiness and turmoil came to be. Ra stands on high and to his right stands his weapon of war. A pillar of flames erupts from the entrance way, suddenly it falls to nothing as a shaft of light breaks through the darkness. The words Royal Family appear on the Cazzotron and in the ring of red flames the shadow recedes. Sean Corvik stands there, his arms extended before him revealing his pseudo-mangled and slit wrists, as if his body were carrying out its own suicide. Jezebelle stands besides him, holding the Extreme Title over one arm. She begins to mouth the words to the song as she moves behind him and drags her long black nails across his chest and stomach. Corvik draws his arms slowly, down they come and as they fall so too does the height of the flame, until he brings them to his waist. He throws his head back releasing a blood curdling scream, devolving into a low, demonic growl as the flames die away completely. Stepping through the flames, Corvik and Jezebelle then make their way down the entrance ramp).

(Corvik makes it to the ring and he slides in and stares at Jackson and Chazz).

DING DING DING

DT: The bell has rung and Corvik, Chazz and Jackson start to circle eachother. Jackson then immediately goes for Corvik and starts to hand out right hands. But Chazz catches Jackson from behind and he waistlocks him and he lifts him up and does a backdrop suplex and drops Jackson almost on his neck!!...Wow, Jackson will feel that one in the morning!!..Right on the neck!!! Chazz and Corvik pick up Jackson and they irish whip him into the ropes. Jackson comes off and they double flapjack Jackson and he goes facefirst into the mat!!!.....Chazz and Corvik then stare at eachother and start to circle eachother. After about 6 seconds they tie up and it is Corvik who knees Chazz to the midsection.

JP: Corvik gets Chazz in a side headlock and he then throws Chazz into the ropes. Chazz comes off and Corvik with a forward rolling legscissors!!! ....Corvik holds on to the leg and what he does is hook in a single elevated crab!!!.....He got Chazz in that submission hold now......Chazz in pain.....but Jackson gets back in the match again and he comes off the ropes and ....BASEMENT DROPKICK TO CHAZZ!!!....JACKSON THEN GETS UP, BOUNCES INTO THE ROPES AGAIN AND .....BASEMENT DROPKICK TO CORVIK!!.....Wow!!!....Two dropkicks that did their damage allright!!!....Jackson pulls Corvik to his feet now and he chops him to the chest. He then throws the Extreme Champion into the ropes. Corvik comes off and Jackson with a quick kick to the stomache and a snap suplex!!!.....And Jackson for the first cover in this match...

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT

ND: Jackson brings Corvik to his feet again and he sends him into the ropes........Corvik comes off and he slides through Jacksons legs....he gets up behind Jackson and .....CORVIK GOES FOR AN INSANITY'S EMBRACE.....BUT JUST WHEN HE WANTS TO DO THAT IT IS CHAZZ WHO GRABS HIM FROM BEHIND AND ....TORNADO REVERSE DDT!!!....Wow, great move by Chazz there!!!....And Chazz follows it up with a standing moonsault on Corvik!!!.....Chazz going for the cover, but before the referee can start to count it is Jackson who kicks Chazz to the head. Jackson pulls Chazz to his feet and he throws him into the ropes.......Chazz goes into the ropes and Jackson goes for a dropkick.....but Chazz holds on to the ropes and Jackson only hits the mat!!!

DT: Chazz climbs to the apron and he waits till Jackson makes it back on his feet again.......Jackson gets up and ........CHAZZ LEAPS UP OFF THE APRON ....AND....TRAUMA!!....Springboard flipping neckbreaker by Chazz Mendel!!!....Great move by The Daredevil of the EWCL!!!..The Prime Time Champion goes over to the corner now and starts to climb to the toprope. He makes it to the top and he calls out for the FATED CIRCLE!!.......But wait!!!......Corvik runs towards the corner, uses the toprope as a springboard and ...HE DROPKICKS CHAZZ OFF THE TOPROPE TO THE OUTSIDE!!! HOLY SHIT!!!......HOLY SHIT!!!.....And now it is Corvik who is gonna climb to the top. He stands on the topturnbuckle and faces Jackson...What is he gonna do?

JP: Is he gonna go for an elbow on Jackson or what? ......OOOOOOOHHHH......CORVIK WITH A MOONSAULT TO THE OUTSIDE ON CHAZZ!!!....We all thought he was gonna do a toprope move on Jackson, but instead Corvik with a moonsault to the outside!!! He took Chazz out and Corvik now slowly starts to make it to his feet again. He gets up and he brings Chazz to his feet again. The two stand near the apron, and at that moment it is Jackson with a baseball slide to the outside and he nails both Corvik and Chazz with it!!!.....The two champions stumble backwards and Jackson now gets to his feet, grabs the ropes and ....CATAPULTS HIMSELF OVER THE TOPROPE FOR A BODYPRESS ON CORVIK AND CHAZZ!!

ND: Ooooh yeah!!!....All three men down and out on the concrete floor now!!! Amazing stuff here!!!........After about 8 seconds it is Jackson who is the first one to make it back on his feet again. He picks up Corvik and rolls him back into the ring again. He then stomps down on Chazz, but focusses back on Corvik and slides back into the ring. Jackson moves over to Corvik and after picking him up he sends him into the ropes. Corvik comes off and Jackson hits him with a tilt-o-wirl powerslam!!!.....Nicely executed by Stephen Jackson!!.....And Jackson going for the cover here......

ONE

TWO

OOOOOOHHHH SPRINGBOARD LEGDROP BY CHAZZ ON BOTH JACKSON AND CORVIK!!!

DT: What a way from Chazz to break that count up!!! Chazz now taking Jackson and throwing him headfirst into the topturnbuckle. He then starts to ramm Jacksons head into it!!...1....2.....3......4.....5.....6......7.....8......9........10......Chazz stops and he then drags Jackson out of the corner. He turns Jackson around and throws him into the ropes. Jackson comes off and Chazz leaps up, but ooooooh Jackson catches him out of the air and he turns it into a spinebuster!! And what a spinebuster!!! Oooh boy!!! ......Chazz out cold on the mat now and Jackson going for the cover....

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT......But Chazz is able to kick out!! Not over yet here!!!

JP: Jackson picks Chazz up from the mat and irish whips him.....but Chazz reverses the irish whip......Jackson goes into the ropes........but he comes off with a flying forearm!!!....BUT CHAZZ DUCKS IT ......AND.......CORVIK WAS STANDING BEHIND CHAZZ AND HE CATCHES JACKSON OUT OF THE AIR AND TURNS IT INTO A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!!!.....HOLY SHIT!!!.......Jackson totally knocked out at this moment here!!!......Corvik picks up Jackson now, but Chazz already comes in and starts to punch Corvik to the back!!...Corvik faces Chazz and the two start to trade fists in the middle of the ring!!!.....Corvik gets the upperhand and he manages to kick Chazz in the midsection and whip him into the ropes......Chazz comes off and ......INSANITY'S EMBRACE!!!

DT:..OOOH GOD!!!...Chazz came off the ropes and Corvik hit him with his superkick!!!....Chazz flew backwards and through the ropes to the outside!!! The Prime Time Champion is layed out on the concrete floor right now!! Man what a superkick by Corvik!!!.....Corvik sees that Chazz is not moving and therefore he turns back towards Jackson. He moves over to Jackson to pick him up, but....Jackson with a rollup......

ONE

TWO

KICKOUT!!!.......Corvik only just escaped out of that one there!!...Jackson with a smart move there!!!.....Corvik and Jackson both on their feet now and Jackson blocks a shot and he kicks Corvik in the midsection. He then sends the Extreme Champion into the ropes.Corvik comes off and Jackson with a textbook hurricanrana!!!....And the cover.....

ONE

TWO

THR.......KICKOUT

ND: Real close there!!!.....Jackson shakes his head, but he then picks up Corvik and he drags him over to the corner. Jackson climbs on the topturnbuckle first and he then grabs Corvik and lifts him up aswell. Jackson is going for his Landfall move here!! A piledriver off the toprope!! I tell you if he can pull that one off here, then he certainly is gonna get the victory!!!.......Jackson manoevres Corvik in the position for a piledriver!!...He lifts Corvik up.....but Corvik blocks it!!!.....AND HE REVERSES IT AND HE BACKDROPS JACKSON OFF THE TOPROPE TO THE MAT!!!...Corvik held on to the ropes and he now makes it to the top.....He stands on the topturnbuckle and waits till Jackson is on his feet......Jackson gets up and .....DEVOLUTION!!!...Toprope Summersault into a DDT!!!

JP: Jackson is out and Corvik brings him to his feet and he hooks in his DARKEST HOUR!!! ..........BUT OOOOOOHHH CHAZZ BREAKS IT UP WITH A SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK!!!....HE HITS CORVIK RIGHT IN THE FACE WITH THAT MOVE!!!.....And Chazz goes into the ropes.....comes off....but OOOOOOH CORVIK WITH A KIP UP TO HIS FEET....AND HE GRABS CHAZZ BY THE HEAD AND ....HE THROWS HIM OVER THE TOPROPE TO THE OUTSIDE!!!.....OOOOOH BOY!!!.....Chazz landed on the floor and Corvik now back to Jackson. He lifts him up and ....RIGOR MORTIS!!!....ROTATING CRADLE PILEDRIVER!!!.....HE EXECUTED IT AND CORVIK FOR THE COVER......

ONE

TWO

THREE!!!

DT: It's over!! Sean Corvik wins this match after covering Stephen Jackson!!

ND: And another great victory for The Royal Family.

JP: What an evening it was again, wasn't it.

(The match is over and Stephen Jackson and Chazz Mendel roll out of the ring and walk out of ringside. A cameraman follows them as they disappear behind the curtains. Jackson goes one way and we continue to follow Chazz Mendel).

(Then Aaron Gold is seen walking through the corridors. The fans come to life at the sight of the tag champion. He follows Chazz and then all of a sudden everywhere the lights go off. The lights return after almost two minutes, and we see Chazz Mendel bound to a chair. His arms and legs are tied, and he is completely imobilized. Aaron is stood in front of Chazz).

Aaron: So Chazz. You decided to carry on running your mouth about the New Breed. You just had to keep talking didn't you? You couldn't just leave it alone. Like the rest of the guys around here, you've held me down Chazz, you've made a mockery out of my name, The New Breeds name. Well Chazz, seeing as you have decided you simply must keep putting your nose where it doesn't belong, and seeing as since you got here to the EWCL you've pretty much been pissing me off, I think it's time I.....how can I put it? Its time I......made my message hit home!

(Aaron looks around him to find a specific something. He calmly walks over to one of the offices nearby. He opens the office and walks in. We hear some noise and about 10 seconds later he comes out again and he has a monitor in his hands. He then walks back to Chazz, carrying the monitor with him. Chazz is shouting and screaming at Gold, who seems to have cut off from hearing anything now. He simply rears back with the monitor, before slamming it into Chazz's head, causing Chazz to slump to the floor with chair and all. Aaron tosses the monitor aside, and walks to the office again. Chazz now motionless on the floor. Gold comes out with a steel chair, and returns to Chazz, before hammering shot after shot into Chazz's ribs, and his back. After about 10 shots, Gold stops and looks down at Mendel, who is completely devoid of movement. He appears to have been busted open from the shot with the monitor).

Aaron: Chazz, I know you can hear me, even if you are almost dead. Next week, I want that belt of yours. You and me, Primetime title. If you don't accept Chazz, then it'll be more of the same of this next week, and every week until I get my rematch you bastard!! If you accept, then I'll see that match signed on the card tomorrow, if I don't, I'll just have to think of a more extreme method of persuasion.

(Chazz is still barely moving, coughing up a little blood as he tries to respond to Gold. Gold simply smiles and leaves).

DT: Unbelievable!!!

(We then quickly pan back to ringside where Sean Corvik is still sitting in the ring after his match).

(Sean Corvik rolls to his feet and takes a deep sigh as he looks for the entranceway. The Royal Family logo flashes on the Cazzotron and Sympathy For The Devil booms from the loudspeakers. Exile, Satan incarnate himself, walks out with a wooden cross slung across his back, the other end of the quite heavy structure supported by jobber Herbie Hiscock. In Exile's opposite hand is a bucket containing three metal stakes. They tote the cross up the ring steps as they move the crucifix to the corner of the ring. Jezebelle steps in the ring and helps Sean to his feet, holding on to his arm. She is visibly shaken, trying to hold back tears as Exile props the cross against the corner turnbuckle. Near the bottom of the cross is a narrow platform on which Sean is intended to stand. Exile gives him the nod and Sean steps on the platform).

JP: I can't believe he is going through with this.

DT: He misses his best friend and he doesn't know what to do. Apparently deep down inside this...this beast is Scott Monroe. Sean wants him out. This beast has been causing havoc for weeks and now it's time for it to come to a stop.

(Exile looks out toward the booing crowd and dumps his bucket out, and out fall three stakes and a hammer. He turns the bucket upside down and stands on it. Asking for a microphone, Jay Blue tosses one in his direction which he catches).

Exile: Alright, now I'm done fucking around. I'm tired of finding resistance everytime the Royal Family are ready to plow through your pathetic fucks. Now the problem is that Glory's old memory is not going to die and I am sick of watching his memory become a reality. It comes to an end and Monroe comes back. Right fucking now. Jez, let go of his hand. We'll find our beast.

(Jez lets go of Sean's hand and Chris directs her to pick up the stakes. He grabs the hammer and stands on the bucket before him so he is level with Sean's arms. God could only know the final words exchanged between the two men. He holds the stake steady with the middle of Sean's left hand and pounds it in, hearing its sickening descent through flesh, then blood, then vein, then bone. Sean cries out in agonizing pain, gritting his teeth and looking below him to the mat. Blood drips freely from his wound, around the stake and falls to the canvas. Exile mouths words to Sean to stay strong. Exile moves over to Sean's right hand and holds the stake level, rearing back with the hammer).

(Then the darkness bathes us all).

(That sickening, unhuman laughter spreads throughout the arena and the light comes back to life, Arcane's masked face staring out at the three people in the ring. The sweet taste of blood must fill hid senses as he makes his way to the ring. He steps through the ropes and comes ni front of Sean Corvik, who continues gritting his teeth as he becomes one with the belly of the disease. Arcane pulls the stake from Sean's hand, catching him with his hand across Sean's forehead before he falls).

"Sleep."

(The word reverberates through Sean's head over and over and over, millions of times in a speck of time before he fearfully feels himself become--what he thinks--consumed. He has no knowledge if Arcane Syth actually said it. Sean falls in a heap to the mat and Arcane moves toward Exile).

Exile: Now just you wait a God damn minute. I know you have him in there and I know you use fear as a tool. You may feed off it but you can go feed elsewhere because I do not fear you. I do not necessarily believe in you. But Scott, if you can hear me...

ND: Oh here comes the Hallmark moment.

Exile: If you're in there....GET THE FUCK OUT YOU SELFISH WEAKLING! You have people out here concerned with your well-being and you're not fucking strong enough to get the hell out of there? You get the fuck out of there and you get out now before I tear you out like a dying fetus. I will fucking abort this possession right now!

(Arcane raises his gloved hands and with them, small flames come out of the turnbuckle posts).

Exile: You don't scare me with the light show. I...

Corvik: Wait a minute Chris don't...

Exile: Don't what? Tell this scared piece of shit that I'm afraid of it? It's not even REAL! Why should I be scared of some nightmare that isn't even worth a wet dream?!

(Arcane looks incensed. He raises his hand).

Corvik: STOP!

"Verrücktheit"

Corvik: Shit!

Exile: Sean, tell me what that means.

(All of a sudden, Exile drops stiff against the ropes. The insanity has seeped into his mind).

Corvik: It means madness, Chris...it means madness...your downfall is imminent because you couldn't keep your mouth shut, how appropriate. How...

(Sean's eyes roll in the back of his head and he falls over, unconscious. The Arcane is gone).

God help us.