(The lights go off and there's a big explosion followed by fireworks. The lights go on again and on the titantron "VENOM" appears. Then the titantron shows clips of last weeks VENOM. Then the screen fades to black).
John Pilchard: Welcome folks!!! Its Venom Time yet again. We are only one week away from SURVIVOR!!! Did you hear that right, only ONE WEEK away from the big PPV. Man, its so exciting I can't believe it!!! Who is gonna be the new Universal Champion??? We will find out in one week time!!
Neil Down: Are you ready now with getting excited? I haven't seen someone get so excited ever since that lady in my appartment when I took of my pants and....
JP: NEIL!!!! How many times do I have to say that children are watching this??
ND: Well everybody knows this isn't a childrensshow and everybody knows that this isn't entertainment. This is for real, the blood is real and the bumps aren't fake.
JP: Nice that you straighten things out, Neil. But lets concentrate on tonight.
ND: Tonight there are 4 more matches in the first round of the Universal Title tournament. Punisher vs. Sgt. Death, Kritical Kondition vs. Tony DeLucci, Shane Johnson vs. Ex-Terminator in a "WE WANT RESPECT" match and finally the winner of Jawz vs. Exile has to face a mystery opponent.
JP: Besides that we also got a match for the tagtitles, namely Dan Prohibition has to defend the titles alone against Sparhawk and Freak Destroyer Cerberus.
ND: But I can tell you one thing already about tonight. It won't be special.
JP: Why not, Neil?
ND: Coz the biggest star and my personal hero isn't performing tonight.
JP: Ooh no, not that again.
ND: What you mean with that?? All I am saying is that Venom isn't the same without having Danny Christ out here. Over the week I even started the "DCFC".
JP: The "DCFC"???
ND: The Danny Christ Fan Club!!
JP: Oh man, Neil, you've got to be kidding me.
ND: Noo, I'm 100% serious about this.
(Then all of a sudden the lights go out and Deomega by Section 8 starts to play).
ND: Who's music is that?
(A figure appears and stands still on the ramp. He has a mic in his hand and starts to talk).
JP: Ooh I know who that is, its a new guy called PinZ.
PinZ: For all out there that don't know me...I am PinZ and I am out here for a reason. The reason is simple and the reason has a name. That name is........ALEXANDER GLORY!!! I want him and I want him bad. If the so-called best wrestler the EWCL ever had, has any guts he shows up here right now. Or is just a coward like so many others I talked to backstage!!!??!!
JP: The kid got some nerve there.
ND: Yeah, I hope for him that Glory isn't in the building.
(Out of nowhere Sober by Tool starts to blare over the speakers and we see someone coming out from behind the curtains and its Alexander Glory. Glory also stands on the ramp now and walks towards PinZ).
JP: Do you see that, Glory actually has a smile on his face!!!
(Glory stares into the eyes of PinZ for a second and then grabs his mic).
Glory: You sure you wanna do this?
(PinZ takes the mic over again).
PinZ: Ofcourse I'm sure, I am not afraid of an overrated coward like you.
JP: Like I said, he really got some nerve.
(Again Glory starts to smile and he looks at PinZ and grabs the mic once again).
Glory: Yeah, ok but don't say I didn't warn you.
PinZ: Warn me for what??
Glory: FOR THIS!!!
(Glory drops the mic and kicks PinZ in the gut and follows that up with a couple of right hands to the face of PinZ. Glory then grabs PinZ and hooks in the FATE SEALED - his version of the Tazzmission - and PinZ goes down and out like a candle. Glory continues to hook in the Fate Sealed, and about a minute later he lets go and leaves PinZ laying on the ramp unonscious.).
ND: Well he did warn him for that.
(Commercials).
ND: HEY, thats Danny Christs car!!
JP: How do you know?
ND: Didn't I say earlier that I am the initiator of the Danny Christ Fan Club. Well I know everything about Danny and this is his car.
JP: But why are they showing his car then?
ND: Ofcourse to let us know that Danny Christ is in the building!!! Thats news man!!
JP: Yeah, topstory of the day, huh.
(The two look back at the titantron and we see that meanwhile the cameraman is standing next to Danny Christ's car. He then zooms in on front window and we see there is something written on the front window with graffiti. The cameraman zooms in even more so we can read what the graffiti says. The front window says......"BLOODY MAGGOT.........ARE YOU GONNA SURVIVE........SOON!!!!!". Then right after that we hear a car spinning and taking off with high speed from the parking lot. The cameraman tries to tape the car, but he's too late. Then the screen fades to black).
ND: NOOOOOOOO!!! SOMEBODY PLEASE MAKE THAT PERSON STOP!!!!
JP: Yeah well we have seen things like this for a while now, before you never really said anything about it, but now he has to be stopped.
ND: Yeah but this time he made it personally!!!
(Commercials).
JP: Ok, we're back and here we go. On with the first round of the Universal Title Tournament. First match of the evening is Shane "The Loose Cannon" taking on Ex-Terminator.
(Seek and destroy hits the P.A. system as the crowd starts the cheers. Ex-Terminator walks out from the back sporting his Hardcore Title that he looks primed to defend tonight. He walks down to the ring slowly, until finally he sees it. A steel chair wrapped in barbed wire, laying there in front ring. He walks over to the barbed wire chair and picks it up. He raises it into the air and gets a cheap pop from the crowd. He then crawls up onto the apron and into the ring. The music goes silent and the crowd quietens down. Ex-Terminator anxiously waits in the ring.)
ND: Aha! Shane's too scared to come out!
JP: Shut your mouth Neil, I'm sure he has his reasons.
ND: Look John, put it this way, Shane coming out here is like putting time-shares in Iraq. It's stupid!
(Peace Officer suddenly blares out and "The Loose Cannon" Sprints out from behind the black curtain to a pop from the crowd. They sure do want this hardcore match to get underway. He stops just in front of the ring and stares at Ex-Terminator. After a few seconds Shane slides under the bottom rope and lunges at Ex-T.)
ND: Ex-Terminator swings the barbed wire chair but Shane ducks and the chair flies out if his hands, hits the middle rope and bounces over to the hard, concrete floor surrounding the ring.)
JP: Remember folks, not only is this for the hardcore belt but it's also for the right to compete in the second round of the Universal tournament. Everything is at stake here.
JP: Shane Johnson continues the offense and hits Ex-T with a hard right hand. Ex-T falls to one knee but this huge man pops straight back up and sends The Loose Cannon down to the canvas with a devastating clothesline.
ND: Ooooh, this one is over.
JP: Ex-Terminator looks to the ceiling and lets out an almighty roar. He looks back down to Shane Johnson with the crowd going crazy and hooks his leg.
1...KICK OUT!
JP: Shane kicks out just before the 2 count! This young wrestler from St. Louis has shown he still has the ability that made him a household name just 2 months ago.
ND: I can't believe it! It's that damn ref's fault! Slow count! Slow count!
JP: Shane jumps up and Ex-Terminator seems a little shocked that the match is still in progress. Shane takes full advantage of this as he runs to the top rope and performs an incredible Spinning Head scissors take-down.
1...2...NO!
ND: Ex-Terminator somehow finds the energy to kick out just as the ref's hand was about to hit the canvas for the 3 count.
JP: This sure is exhilarating stuff guys. I hope you're all having as much fun at home as we're all having here!
ND: Shane pulls Ex-Terminator back up to his feet by the hair and neck and whips him hard into the turnbuckle. Shane charges after him and splashes him into the turnbuckle. He whips Ex-T across the other side of the ring and again he crashes hard into the turnbuckle. Ex-T falls to the floor upon impact with the turnbuckle, lying on the floor face down, clutching at his back.
1...2...KICK OUT!!
JP: They both get up and Ex-Terminator bangs down his fists on the floor in anger, he just can't seem to get himself into the match. He hits Shane with a few right hands and sets him up and bounces off of the ropes, he runs towards the sitting down Shane and hits him with a small dropkick to his back, Shane jerks forward. Ex-Terminator climbs back up and brings Shane up with him. He hits a quick DDT down to the canvas. The DDT was weak and hardly affected Shane.
ND: Both competitors jump up and stare at each other, Ex-Terminator towering over the 6ft Shane. The intensity really building up in this amazingly even match. Both men turn around instantaneously and slide out of the ring and start rummaging around underneath.
JP: Ex-terminator is the first to emerge with a weapon and the crowd bounce back into life. Ex-Terminator sees Shane Johnson still looking for a weapon and cracks him on the back with the garbage can he pulled out from underneath the ring.
ND: Pin him!
JP: Instead of going for the pin, Ex-T grabs Shane by the hair and starts dragging him up the ramp. The cheers of the crowd steadily increasing the further they go. Ex-Terminator stops right near to the entrance and sets up Shane for his finishing move, Ex-Terminated. He lifts Shane high up into the air.
ND: This match is over!
JP: But Ex-T loses his footing and starts to move backwards. He drops Shane who quickly gets to his feet and superkicks Ex-Terminator off of the stage.
JP: OH MY GOD! WE NEED SOME MEDICAL ASSISTANCE!
(But Shane shows absolutely no mercy, he walks over to the edge of the stage and sees Ex-Terminator laying flat out at the bottom. Shane looks at the crowd and smiles.)
JP: HE JUST HIT THE RESURRECTION!!!
(Shane Johnson puts his own body on the line and goes soaring through the air, he lands directly on top of Ex-Terminator and the ref makes the count.)
1...2...3!
JP: The Winner and the new hardcore champion...."The Loose Cannon" Shane Johnson!
ND: I told you Shane would win!
JP: Shut up
JP: Not only has Shane Johnson made his way through to the second round but he's also the new EWCL Hardcore champion. We'll be back after the break.
(Commercials).
JP: Its that time people, its time for a return, and its a big return. Its the return of Kritical Kondition Sean Corvik. He's back and looks better than ever!!!
ND: Yes, he just got back in time to put himself in the tournament and well the fact that Alexander Glory returned had alot to do with it. Its like you and me John, those two people just can't stand eachother.
JP: Well put there Neil.
ND: Thanks.
JP: Now on to the match, its Kritical Kondition making his return in the first round of the tournament and he has to fight none other than former Royal Family partner Tony DeLucci. I think there is still alot of rage and aggression in KK to get back at Tony after what he did to Joe Johnson's head.
ND: Definately.
(Eat the rich starts to play and Tony DeLucci and Angelina Ferrari coming walking out. DeLucci waves at the crowd and continues his walk to the ring. He arrives at ringside and stands in front of the ring and wants to climb in. But at that moment we see that someone out of the crowd jumps over the guardrail to ringside and runs over to DeLucci and attacks him).
JP: ITS KRITICAL KONDITION!!
ND: KK really looks pumped up with hatred, he grabs DeLucci's head and ramms it first into the apron and then drags DeLucci over to the side and ramms his head into the ringpost for about 5 times. Man, he definately is gonna have a headache tomorrow.
JP: You mean DeLucci?
ND: No, I mean KK, from drinking and celebrating his win.
JP: NEIL!!!
ND: What??
JP: In the meantime DeLucci fell down to the floor and lays there knocked out. KK is bending over him now and talking thrash to him about wht DeLucci betrayed him and the other Royal Family members. Angelina Ferrari is crying and she wants to help DeLucci, but when KK notices her, he just pushes her away and she falls headfirst to the concrete floor.
ND: KK kicks DeLucci in the head and picks DeLucci up by the hair and continues the brawl and delivers several punches to the head. DeLucci really can't counter them at all. KK then superkicks DeLucci to the floor. KK then goes over to the steelringsteps and he picks them up and ramms them into DeLucci!!!! DeLucci is busted open now!!!
JP: KK drops the ringsteps and again he picks up DeLucci. He lifts him on the guardrail and climbs on right after. KK got a hold of DeLucci on the guardrail and he.....OH MY GODDDD!!!!! KK did the Pull The Plug from the guardrail to the concrete floor!!!!! DeLucci is never gonna get up from that!!! Never!!!
ND: KK has a sadistic smile on his face and he grabs DeLucci and rolls him in the ring. KK joins in aswell and he goes for the pin. 1...........2...........3..........yepppp he sure got the win here!!!
JP: The match is over, but what is KK doing?? He is still talking thrash to DeLucci. DeLucci can't defend himself. KK rolls to the outside now and is he leaving?? Nooo, he's not!! He just took a chair and takes it with him in the ring. He goes over to DeLucci and nails him with the chair. The chair is already covered with blood now!!! But KK won't stop again he ramms the chair into the head and midsection of DeLucci. This is insane!!! Where's security when you need them!!
ND: Oh wait KK dropped the chair now. But whats he doing now, he runs to the ropes and OOOHHHHH COMATOSE!!!!! His former finisher!!! And still he is not leaving. He picks DeLucci up and he starts with his RITUAL OF KONDITION!! Its a martial arts combo consisting of a feigned knee to the groin, punch to the nose, elbow to the throat, uppercut, spining back kick feigned into a low sidekick and high sidekick in one motion, and a front dropkick. Oh man!!!!
JP: But like I said, this is insane. DeLucci isn't moving at all and he's covered with blood. Ooooh finally security is coming out now. About 6 security guards are coming in now and they try to make KK stop. It takes all 6 of them to drag KK off of DeLucci, but finally they manage to do it.
(Commercials).
JP: Who or what is that?? I really want to know!!
ND: Word on the street is that its a person or a group that calls himself or themselves CREEPING DEATH.
JP: Is THAT the word on the street???
ND: Yeah well not much going on, on the streets these days.
(Camera fades out).
JP: Now our next match is a qualifying match for the tournament. Remember last week where Prez Cazzo stripped Exile of his commisionership. The Prez also decided that if Exile wants to compete in the tournament that he first has to go through a qualifying match and that match is against his good friend Jawz. And the winner of this match has to fight right away against a mystery opponent in the first round of the tournament.
ND: This is gonna be some fight, Jawz vs. Exile, two friends, but they already made clear they weren't gonna take it easy. This is for real and its the win that counts.
(Desentisized by Green Day starts to play and Jawz comes out. On the titantron we see some footage of his matches with Dan Prohibition and of his tagmatch with Shane Johnson. Jawz points at the screen and then continues his walk to the ring and climbs in).
(Extreme Days by DC Talk starts to play and Exile and Roadblock come walking out. Exile is wearing a shirt saying "Karaoke Star". They both strut their way to the ring and Exile climbs in. Jawz and Exile look at eachother and shake hands. The ref then explains the them the rules and the match is on).
JP: Jawz and Exile circle eachother for a few seconds before they lock up. Exile gets out of the lockup and pushes Jawz behind. Jawz then charges in, but Exile knees him to the gut. Exile then hooks in an impressive standing verticle suplex on Jawz. Exile now sees that he hurt the back of Jawz and he goes to work on it with kicks and stomps.
ND: Exile then takes Jawz to the outside and runs him backfirst into the ringpost. He repeats this two more times before tossing Jawz back ino the ring. Exile actually has a tactical plan here, working on Jawz's back, amazing. Exile is back in the ring now and he wants to lift Jawz up by the head, but Jawz lowblows him and follows that up with a kick to the gut and a quick ddt.
JP: Jawz checks his back and it really looks like its hurt pretty bad, but he hangs in and focusses back on Exile. He grabs Exile and whips him into the ropes, when he comes off the ropes he clotheslines Exile to the mat. Jawz goes for the cover, but he only gets a one count here. Again Jawz whips Exile in the ropes, but this time Exile ducks the forearm and bounces in the ropes once more and comes off with a flying clothesline himself and Jawz goes down.
ND: Exile lifts Jawz up and executes a full nelson slam. He follows that up with climbing the topturnbuckle and he does a moonsault and lands on top of Jawz. Now its Exile who goes for the cover. 1.........2.........but kickout by Jawz. Exile then climbs on the topturnbuckle once again. And again he wants to moonsault on Jawz. He jumps off, but this time Jawz could move out of the way in time and Exile lands on the mat.
JP: Jawz now picks Exile up and he sends him into the ropes, but Exile hangs on to the ropes. Jawz doesn't hesitate though and he charges in and ooooh cactus clothesline and he clotheslines Exile to the outside and flies over the toprope aswell!!! Both men on the outside now!! We see both men laying on the floor and Roadblock is just standing there, it looks like he doesn't know what to do. So all he does is yell at both of them that they have to get up.
ND: Jawz is the first to get up and he grabs Exile by the arm and he whips him into the ringpost. Jawz charges in right after, but Exile lifts his foot up and Jawz flies in headfirst. Exile now picks Jawz up and he rolls him back into the ring. Exile in the ring aswell now and this time he whips Jawz in the ropes. Jawz comes off the ropes and oooh powerslam by Exile!!!
JP: Exile now hooks in a figure four leglock, but right away Jawz dragged himself over to the ropes and the ref makes Exile break the hold. Exile marches over to Jawz now and he picks him up and sends him in the opposite corner and Jawz flies backfirst into the turnbuckle. Exile charges in right after, but Jawz jumped on the topturnbuckle just in time and Exile flies chestfirst into the corner.
ND: He staggers backwards but doesn't fall to the mat. Jawz is still on the topturnbuckle and he jumps off and does a sunset flip and goes for the pin. 1..........2.........but a late kickout by Exile. Jawz almost had it here. He now picks Exile up and oooh he signals for the Tantrum!!! He hooks in the double arm ddt, but ooooh Exile gets out of the hold and counters with a spear!!!
JP: Some counter move!!! Exile quickly grabs Jawz now and he hooks in the Outcast himself now and he executes the downward spiral!!!! This is it, that was his finisher. Exile goes for the cover. 1...............2...............3..............yessss Exile won and he can compete in the first round of the tournament!!!
(Roadblock climbed in the ring and he helps his mate Exile up and raises his arms in the air. Then Damned if I do starts to play and Prez Cazzo comes walking out. He enters the ring and asks for a mic.).
Prez Cazzo: Ok, Exile, you may have won this qualifying match, but that don't mean anything.
(Exile swears at the Prez and motions to attack him).
Prez Cazzo: You lay one finger on me and you are out of the tournament permanently, so you better backoff. Now Exile, as I said you qualified now and now its time for your first round match. I hope you are not tired yet, coz it won't be easy. Its not gonna be Freeze, James Demise or not even Roadblock.
(Exile wants to know who his opponent is gonna be, while Roadblock isn't too happy about the comment that Prez Cazzo just made. Roadblock walks over to Prez Cazzo and stands in front of him now).
Roadblock: You just be quiet, you....you Eunich!!!
(Roadblock then turns around again and has a big proud smile on his face for what he just accomplished and he wants to walk back over to Exile. But Prez Cazzo drops the mic grabs Roadblock pants and pulls them all the way down!!).
ND: Talking about a eunich!!! Look at that!!!! Shouldn't it be Ms. Roadblock hahaha!!
(Roadblock quickly is trying to pull his pants back up again, but he stumbles while he does it and falls to the mat. The crowd is laughing their ass off after what they just saw).
Prez Cazzo: Now where was I?? Oh yeah, Exile, you're waiting for your opponent. Well I think you know him, we all know him. Well here he is..........let him come out!!!
ND: I tell you, its gotta be The Rage, its just gotta be him.
(Bodies by Drowning Pool starts to play and the mystery opponent comes out).
JP: ITS TONY CANON!!!!! Tony Canon is the mystery opponent of Exile!!!! Canon left a while after the kidnapping of their newborn, but now he's back!!!
(Canon runs to the ring and slides in. He goes straight for Exile and the two start handing out punches right away. Punch after punch is handed out, but noone is giving in).
JP: But then its Exile who ducks one of the punches and he counters with elbowing Canon to the head. Exile follows that up with sending Canon in the ropes and he powerslams him to the mat. Exile goes over to the side where Prez Cazzo is still standing and he yells to him: "So thats your mystery opponent huh, what a hoot!".
(After saying that Exile turns around again and by his own surprise Canon is standing right behind him and takes Exile down with a clothesline).
JP: Ooooh he never even seen that coming!! Canon grabs Exile by the head and oooh he executes a neckbreaker. Canon quickly gets to his feet and he picks Exile up and sends him in the ropes, Exile comes back from the ropes and gets superkicked by Canon. Canon goes for the pin. 1.........2........but a kickout by Exile. But Canon doesn't waste anytime and he lifts Exile up and sets him up for a powerbomb.
ND: And yeahhh Canon executes the powerbomb!! Exile has to go through alot here, he's obviously tired already, after his intense match with Jawz minutes ago. Canon now bounces himself in the ropes, but Roadblock (who's still at ringside) grabs him by the foot. Canon is trying to get his foot free now, but Roadblock is holding on like shark on a prey.
JP: Oooh we see that Prez Cazzo runs over to the other side of the ring and he charges in at Roadblock and takes him down with a flying forearm!!! OOoh man Roadblock is down on the concrete. Canon looks at Cazzo and nodds, but at the same time Exile got back up and he charged in and he clotheslines Canon over the toprope to the outside.
ND: Canon on the outside while we see that Exile is taking his time in the ring to recover some more. The ref starts to count 1........2...........3...........4..........5.......but Canon gets back to his feet and is back on the apron now and enters the ring again. But Exile charges in right away, and spears him to the mat!!! Man, some spear!!!
JP: Just like in his match against Jawz, Exile goes for his finisher after his spear. Exile goes for the Outcast, but Canon gets himself out of the hold in time. He bounces back in the ropes and kicks Exile, but Exile grabs the leg. But then oooooh enziguiri by Canon and Exile goes down!!! Canon bounces himself in the ropes now and comes off and legdrop on Exile.
ND: Canon goes for the pin, but he only gets a two count. Canon in the ropes again and this time he comes off for an elbow drop, but Exile moves out of the way just in time. Exile gets back up now and hooks in a figure four leglock right away on Canon. Canon is in pain and he is not really close to the ropes at the moment. Canon is too far away from the ropes to reach them, he is trying to drag himself over to the ropes, but its not really working.
JP: Nope, its not working, he's just too far away. Canon now is trying something different, he is trying to reverse the figure four leglock into a sharpshooter. And after some efforts he manages to do it!!! Yeah, now the tables have turned, its Canon in control now and Exile who is in pain!!! But Canon can't hook the sharpshooter in 100% coz he is still in pain from that leglock. Exile is trying to drag himself over to the ropes and yeah he gets closer and reaches them.
ND: The ref makes Canon break the hold now. Canon moves over to Exile again and grabs him and X-factor, out of nowhere!!! Great move!! Canon goes for the pin now. 1..........2..........but a late kickout by Exile. Canon can't believe it and he picks Exile up and wants to whip him in the ropes, but Exile reverses the whip and when Canon comes back he powerslams him to the mat. We saw this before!!!
JP: Exile goes to the corner now and climbs it. He's on top now and dives off for a moonsault and he lands on Canon. Exile sure is into moonsaults today. Thats what you get I think when you train with Shane Johnson. Exile goes for the cover. 1........2...........nooo, its not over yet, its a kickout. Exile picks Canon up and sends him in the ropes, Canon comes off and does a hurricanrana on Exile!!!!
ND: OOOH BABY!!! What a move!!! Canon picks Exile up now, and he sets him up for another powerbomb. But Exile blocks it and he backdrops Canon to the mat. Exile then grabs Canon and he hooks in the Outcast himself and he executes it!!! Yeah he did it!!!! Exile goes for the pin now, but wait, whats that. We see Prez Cazzo standing on the apron, calling the ref. The ref goes over instead of counting the pin.
JP: We see that Exile is still waiting for the ref to count the pin. He looks up and he sees the ref talking to Prez Cazzo. Exile gets up and he is furious. He goes over to the ropes, pushes the ref aside and clotheslines Prez Cazzo off the apron straight to the concrete floor. Exile thrash talks the prez now, but is unaware that Canon got back up and is right behind him now. Canon grabs him and sets him up for a powerbomb and executes it!!!
ND: Canon then grabs Exile one more time and sets him up for another powerbomb and executes it again!!!!
JP: He's doing his finisher the Canon Fire, that are three powerbombs in a row. Canon grabs Exile again and hooks in the third powerbomb and executes it!!! Canon then goes for the cover. 1...........2.............3.............yeah Tony Canon got the win here!!!! He defeated Exile, after almost been defeated himself. What a match!
(Commercials)
JP: Now, what else do we got in store for you here tonight. Next up is a match that has nothing to do with the tournament. Its a match for the tagtitles. But its not a normal tagmatch. Its a handicap match. Tagteam champion Dan Prohibition has to defend the titles on his own against Sparhawk and Freak Destroyer Cerberus.
ND: Its Dan's punishment for helping The Rage win the tagtitles against Punisher and Morning Star.
JP: Its a sin that Dan gets punished for helping someone out, but thats the way it goes sometimes in life.
(Freak on a leash starts to play and Sparhawk and Freak Destroyer Cerberus are coming out and make their way over to the ring).
JP: I wonder how these two men are gonna work together, as this is the first time they team up together. And right away they have a title match, now thats something. And when I look in the ring I see two determined wrestlers standing there.
ND: Yeah I feel sorry for Dan now.
(Right at that moment One step closer starts to play and Dan Prohibition and Lydia come out. The crowd gives them a good pop while they walk out. Dan points to his tagtitlebelt that is around his waist. He then enters the ring and gets ready for this bout).
JP: Obviously it is Dan who is gonna start of, but against who is he gonna start? I think he is gonna start against Cerberus. These two have faced eachother numerous times now. Cerberus and Dan circle eachother for about 6 seconds and then they tie up. Dan hooks in a headlock right away and bounces in the ropes still holding Cerberus in the headlock. Dan comes back off the ropes and bulldogs Cerberus to the mat.
ND: Dan quickly in the ropes, comes off and does a kneedrop on Cerberus. Dan really in control here in the beginning of this match. He lifts Cerberus up and he sets him up for a piledriver and he executes it. Dan goes for the early cover now. 1.........2.....but a kickout. Dan grabs Cerberus by the hair, but Cerberus counters with a fist to the stomache and Dan lets go off the hair. Cerberus then bounces in the ropes and comes off and does a headscissor takedown.
JP: Now it is Cerberus's time to grab Dan by the hair and he lifts him up and he sets him up for a piledriver of his own. Oooh and he makes it a spinning piledriver!!! Cerberus goes for the pin, but he only gets a two count here. Cerberus then tags in Sparhawk. Sparhawk comes in and picks Dan up and executes a german suplex. Sparhawk follows that up with an elbow drop. He then picks Dan up and whips him in the ropes and clotheslines him to the mat when he comes off the ropes.
ND: Again Sparhawk whips Dan in the ropes, Sparhawk wants to backdrop Dan, but Dan reads the move and when he comes off the ropes he grabs Sparhawk's head and ramms it into the mat!!! Dan trying to recover now for a second and takes his time. Dan waits till Sparhawk gets back to his feet and then he superkicks him back to the mat!!! Dan goes for the pin now, but oooh only gets a two count. That was close.
JP: Dan lifts Sparhawk up and sets him up for one of his trademark piledrivers, but this time Sparhawk blocks it and counters with a backdrop. Sparhawk then goes to his corner and tags in Cerberus. Sparhawk and Cerberus grab Dan and whip him in the ropes and take him down with a double clothesline. Then Sparhawk grabs Dan and holds him in a backbreaker kind of hold, while Cerberus climbs the second turnbuckle.
ND: Cerberus jumps off and elbow drops on Dan. (like the finisher Demolition used to do). Sparhawk goes back to his corner, while Cerberus rolls himself on Dan for the pin. 1.............2..............its over, ooooh nooo foot on the rope. Dan saved himself by putting his foot on the ropes. Its not over yet!!! Cerberus can't stand it and he picks Dan up and hands out a couple of chops and then he sends Dan in the corner.
JP: Cerberus charges in the corner and lands straight on Dan!!! Cerberus then steps on the bottom ropes and starts to pound his fist into Dan's head. 1....2....3.....4.....5....6....he then stops. Cerberus then grabs Dan and whips him in the opposite corner. He charges in right after again, but this time Dan moved out of the way in time and Cerberus flies shoulderfirst into the corner. Dan uses all his energy and lifts up Cerberus and performs a backdrop suplex!!!
ND: Dan then climbs the topturnbuckle and he dives off and......Flying Guillotine!!!!! Yeah thats it, what a move!!!! Dan goes for the cover now. 1...........2..........but Sparhawk comes in and breaks the count by stomping Dan to the head. Sparhawk picks up Dan, bounces in the ropes and does a spinning neckbreaker. Cerberus got back up in the meantime and coz Sparhawk went back to his corner, he legally tags his partner now. Sparhawk then climbs the topturnbuckle and he waits till Dan is back up and.......missile dropkick to the back!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!! Sparhawk for the cover. 1............2.............but oh my God how did he get out of that!!! A kickout by Dan.
JP: Sparhawk tags in Cerberus again and its double team time again. They first lift Dan up and double suplex him to the mat. Man!!! What a bump was that!!! Then they lift him up again and they send him into the ropes, but Dan is hanging on to the ropes. Sparhawk then comes charging in, but Dan counters and backdrops Sparhawk over the toprope to the outside!!! Sparhawk is on the outside trying to get back up, while in the ring Cerberus is choking the life out of Dan now.
ND: Cerberus is really choking Dan here now!!! Thats not normal anymore people, somebody stop that. The ref is trying to make Cerberus stop the chokehold. The ref then actually pushes Cerberus off of Dan he sends him to his own corner to wait, while he checks on Dan.
JP: On the outside Sparhawk is back to his feet, but then wooowww wait from out of the crowd its The Rage who comes in climbing over the barrier. He goes for Sparhawk and grabs his head and ramms it into the steelchairs and Sparhawk goes down. The Rage then slides into the ring and while the ref is tending to an injured Dan, he kicks Cerberus in the gut and gives him a Revelation!!! HOLY SHITTT!!! Did you see that??!!??
ND: The Rage stalks to the corner and slumps against it. The ref hasn't seen a thing. Now we see that Dan rolls over to Cerberus and pins him. 1..............2................3.............yeahhhhhh Dan Prohibition and The Rage are still tagteam champions!!! Oh man!!!
JP: You see Dan and The Rage are truely a team. They might not like eachother but they when push comes to shove they are there for eachother. Just look at it now the fans are going nuts. Dan slowly gets to his feet, and the ref raises his hand in victory. Dan slides to the outside and goes over to Rage and extends a hand. The Rage looks at the hand... looks out at the crowd... everyone is going nuts...! Rage nods, and he extends his hand to Dan... Dan goes to take the hand and BAM! Rage hits Dan with the Revelation!.
ND: Unbelievable and the crowd goes bananas!!
JP: This man is out of control! He's unstable at the best of times, but this...?! He's serving notice to every guy in that locker room to watch out.... What does this mean for Dan Prohibition and The Rage, our tag team Champs? What does this mean for the EWCL?!
(Commercials).
JP: Well folks, what a night we've had already! I mean, who could have predicted that The Rage would return to save Dan Prohibition only to give the man a Revelation?! A startling turn of events to say the least!
ND: Oh yeah, very surprising. An unstable man attacking a hardcore loony. Very strange night we're having here folks! Quick, call your psychics!
JP: Must you make a joke out of everything? Well, to say the least, Dan Prohibition and The Rage are still the tag Champs, if nothing else.
(The Titantron flares into life, images flashing in time to the tempo as ……………. Blares from the stadium sound system.)
JP: And it's time to get the tournament matches rolling for tonight! Here he comes, one of the up-and-comers here in the EWCL!
(Sgt. Death steps out beneath the Titantron and immediately marches with a brisk pace down towards the ring. He flashes a dark glare at the fans as he passes and, rolling under the bottom rope, comes to his feet and beckons impatiently for Punisher to come to him.)
ND: You know, I don't think Sgt. Death is a real Sergeant. In fact… I don't believe he's even in the army.
JP: You've got to say that Sgt. Death is the underdog in this here competition. I mean, how do you match the vast experience of the man who's had more matches and more wins here in the EWCL than anybody else? The Sarge has a real tough match ahead of him… let's hope he's up to it!
(Several moments pass before the Titantron flares into life once again. The fans rise for the elder statesman of the EWCL, but are quickly silenced as the Legion's theme fails to explode through the arena. Instead, they are shown a picture of one of the labyrinthine hallways within the complex, empty and deserted. Suddenly a figure turns the corner, and the fans erupt as Punisher marches down the hallway to the sudden sounds of 'Invasion'…………… He is intense, his shoulders rolling and his neck cracking in preparation for the match. He is almost upon the camera when he stops, looking down. The camera follows, and at his feet lays a red strap with a blue band along the length. He picks it up, and the camera rises with him)
(A balaclava-clad figure in black stands behind the Punisher, and with a burst of speed he raises a lead pipe and brings it crashing down upon the wrestler's head. The cameraman backs up as the pipe rises and falls, piston-like in its intensity. When finally a small spurt of blood dribbles from the lips of the fallen star, the stranger in black drops the pipe and stalks towards the camera. The last thing the fans see is a large gloved hand descending upon lens, and the camera smashed in to the wall. The screen cuts to static.)
JP: What the… what the Hell was that?! Who… what kind of man would perpetrate such a heinous attack on… on the Punisher! On any EWCL superstar! I… while I've never agreed with everything the Punisher's done here in the EWCL, no man deserves that kind of treatment…. No man!
ND: I didn't get a good look at him… all that black and all. But it might have been Boris… I heard he lost a game of table tennis with Punisher earlier this evening and….
JP: How can you make light of this! You disgust me!
ND: Eh, I've heard that all my life. Come up with something original why don't you?
(Inside the ring, Sgt. Death shakes his head and finally calls for the referee to announce him the winner by default. The referee glances at the wrestler, then walks to the side to speak to an official.)
JP: What's going to happen now? Is Sgt. Death going to get a free ride in to Survivor at the expense of the Punisher? This just isn't fair!
(The scene cuts to Cazzo's office. The President stalks back and forth, waring a proverbial groove into the cement beneath his feet. Stephen Simmons enters the office through the door, clipboard in hand. The senior staff member shakes his head and waves the board about.
'Cazzo… we've just lost a principle. Punisher's down, and he's not going to make it to Survivor.'
Cazzo turns to his friend, a deep crease of concern marring his forehead, 'Damnit! Is he okay? What happened?!'
'He was attacked from behind by someone… no one's owned up to it. We're not even sure it was one of our boys. Anyway, Lebinski's with him and they're going to the hospital now. Looks like in the least he's going to have a severe concussion.'
Running a hand through his hair, Cazzo storms back to his desk and swipes the lamp from his table, sending it to a shattering demise across the room.
'Look Cazzo… we've got to get this moving… this program's live you remember? Do you want me to award this match to the Sarge? Send him through to the semis at Survivor?'
Cazzo mutters to himself, 'Who else have we got here?'
Stephen checks his board, 'Uh… no one of note, or whose not already going to Survivor. Except….'
Cazzo steps towards Stephen, brows raised, 'Except?'
'Except The Rage. We haven't gotten around to having him thrown out for interfering in the match earlier. I was on my way to do it when this happened.'
'No. No way.'
'C'mon Cazzo… think about it would you?'
'No Stephen. No. Forget it.'
Stephen follows the President away, 'Cazzo… if you don't put him back in the game he's going to turn this whole place upside down. And lets face it… you may not like him, but the guy's big business. The fans love him. The media loves him. Throwing him into the mix at Survivor… if he gets past the Sarge… that's going to send buy-rates up. Just think of the money we could make out of Christ/Rage?'
Cazzo waves a hand at the man, cursing, 'No Stephen! C'mon, if we put that guy in to this thing he may actually win it. And what then? Huh? Who else is he going to maim? Hell, even if he doesn't win he may very well put one of our stars out! He's dangerous!'
'He told you all that was between he and Achilles. I'm sure that, with the time he's had to think it all over, he's probably in total agreement with you. I'm sure he's on the level. Please Cazzo. It's either that or send Sgt. Death straight through to the semis. It's your call….'
Cazzo exhales loudly, rubbing his eyes as the scene fades.)
JP: Well I'll be…. This night is getting stranger and stranger! Could it be that The Rage will profit from his nefarious actions of earlier this evening, just by being around? Is it possible the Punisher's attacker has done the 'Whole G*ddamn Show' a big favour?'
ND: His attacker? Did you consider maybe it was The Rage who attacked Punisher in the first place? So as he could take his spot? Did that occur to you Mr. Hotshot Announcer?
JP: What? No… certainly not!
(The Titantron crackles to life once more as the fans clamour for action and Sgt. Death stands impatiently in the ring, demanding an opponent.)
ND: Oh dear. This is becoming like a soap opera.
(The Rage sits upon a bench in the locker room, stuffing the last of his gear into his large red and blue gym bag. A black jersey disappears as the door to the room opens and Stephen races in.
O'Connor glances back and snarls, 'Get outta here Simmons… I'm almost done. Don't p*ss me off any more tonight.'
Simmons skids to a halt, out of breath, 'You're on. Get out there now…' He glances down at The Rage's black tracksuit pants, '…In that, whatever. Just get out there… you're taking Punisher's spot. And don't blow it Rick.'
The Rage's brow narrows, and he runs his tongue along his bottom teeth, 'Are you messing with me?'
'Get out there! It's only a two-hour broadcast for cryin' out loud!'
A smile, grim and deadly, breaks across the face of The Rage, and he stalks past Simmons with a slight nod. The scene fades as the fans roar.)
JP: Looks like Cazzo has made his decision! Folks, the Punisher's out and The Rage is in! I can't believe this! I thought that The Rage didn't have a snowball's chance of going to Survivor, and now…? Now he's one match away from his chance at the title!
ND: Yeah, sure, but did you notice his bag?
JP: What? Yes, but….
(The lights in the packed arena flicker and die, like candles in a strong breeze. Several hundred feet above the roaring mass, the roof of the auditorium lights up, dark blue flash-globes swooping slowly like lazy crows. The Titantron gradually brightens into life, displaying disjointed images like a slideshow of memories... sepia remembrances and flickering triumphs to the opening riff of Kid Rock's 'American Bad Ass'. The fans go ballistic, lifting for the surprise entrance of The Rage into this title hunt. Upon either side of the ramp two enormous explosions threaten the very roof of the auditorium, and as the brightness fades ever so slightly he is there at the top of the ramp. He watches the crowd with that deadly ebon gaze as they holler for the EWCL Superstar. Burning bright and strong for several moments, the pyro eventually fades, until finally five words flash blindingly in white across the Jumbo Screen, leaving the familiar imprint of lightning upon the vision of the fans... 'The Revelation is at Hand'. With those words, he makes his slow way down to the ring as Sgt. Death calls for him. The crowd response is deafening.)
JP: Here we go…!
(The Rage slides under the bottom rope and the Sarge is upon him.)
JP: It's the young bull Sgt. Death opening this match with a flurry of blows to the back of Rage 's head! His arms are going like pistons! WAIT! The Rage comes back with a flurry of blows of his own… yes, he's got Sgt. Death on the back foot now. The Sarge trying to come back… he swings out wide… Rage ducks! REVERSE NECKBREAKER!
ND: Anyone else think this is gonna be a short match?
JP: Sgt. Death cradling his neck… Rage backs off… calling for the Sarge to get up. To his credit, he's almost up… yes! He's coming at The Rage. Rage has him lined up… CLINCHING SLAM! Oh man! What's he doing now… c'mon, this kid is out of his league, I'm sorry.
ND: You're sorry? Be thankful you aren't the Sarge!
JP: Believe me I am. Sgt. Death is back to his feet… Rage is calling for it! He's calling it! Listen to those fans! Listen to that! Here comes Sarge… REVELATION! REVELATION! It's over! Rage drops down and pulls up a leg nonchalantly, but this is elementary now. ONE……………TWO……………..THREE!
(The ring-bell sounds, and Jay Blue announces The Rage as the winner.)
JP: WHAT A NIGHT! The Rage has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Universal Title Tournament! The Rage will go to Survivor after sitting out the better part of a month as punishment! I can't believe this! Survivor's shaping up to be one Hell of a card! And what will this man add to the mix? You've just got to wonder!
ND: So people I hope you don't have any plans for next week, coz then its SURVIVOR time. The end of the tournament for the Universal Title is the main attraction!! But ofcourse there's more!! There's always more!!!! Till then see ya!!!!
(Commercials)