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[CVerse 97] Hollyweird Grappling Company: The Vibert Era

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“If you have a stipulation that doesn’t get triggered, you’re telling the fans the stipulation doesn’t matter. That’s the closest thing Phil Vibert has to a rule when it comes to booking – stipulations matter. They get fulfilled, no matter what.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“So right from the beginning, someone was going to get knocked out of the main event at Malice. Hyping the possibility reinforced the importance of all the matches, since everyone who’d been named for Malice had something to lose, but actually pulling the trigger on it was a surprise. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“I asked him about it, a few weeks later. And Phil was quite up front – one day, we’d need the fans to believe in a stipulation and pay big for the match. We delivered on that promise now, so they’d take us seriously when it mattered.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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“It’s rare you don’t get to put someone over on the way out of a company. I was on my third reign in DAVE, had been on top for nearly six straight months, and Nemesis was gearing up to come in and run through the main event. We all knew I was going to go to HGC, once Phil asked me to come, but I wanted to do the right thing on the way out.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Then…well, it’s Nemesis. You’ve got a guy coming in that doesn’t need to get put over. He’s a bigger star than anyone else in DAVE, more legitimate than anyone really needs, and the decision is made that I go out on top. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“I don’t get it, but I take it. Puts me in a good position going into HGC.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“My suspicion is always Phil and Nemesis cutting some kind of deal.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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“No. Not at all.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Nemesis glares at the camera, not at all impressed by the suggestion that has just been made.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Phil and I are friends, have been for years. I don’t blame people for thinking that at all, but Phil…when he left DAVE, he left with the tools that made it his company. He took Johnny Martin. He took Chris Caulfield. He took Freddie Datsun. He took Eric Tyler.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“He took Vengeance, which hurt. If he’d left us Sean Martyn, I could have won the East Coast War in the space of six month, just off the back of a fued.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“But Phil had the show with the money and he had the prestige and Hollyweird had a developmental, just like the damn Eisens, which meant they could pay guys to learn and they could pay guys to improve, and there was no-one working for Phil in DAVE who wouldn’t jump at that.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“And I’m left feuding with Vin Tanner, whose gets to be the standard bearer for DAVE, and I’m fighting Henry Lee, and no offense to either of those guys, but they’re not Johnny Martin and Freddie Datsun. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“So, no, I wasn’t doing Phil a favour. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“But when it came to the Extreme title, we got more heat out of letting Johnny walk out strong and sacrificing the Wolverine in the title match, right before </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>he</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> left for the Burning Hammer. Suddenly I’m the guy who has chased out all the originals except Vin, and there’s a lot more heat on me and a lot more people behind him.”</div></div></div>

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- EPISODE 4 PREVIEW -

 

It’s the fourth instalment of HGC Underground and the last show before HGC’s first pay-per-view. There are two spots on the line for men who impress this week, so everyone is looking to impress.

 

None more so than
Johnny Martin
, the former DAVE champion, who was named as a competitor in the Malice in Wonderland main event after just one match in HGC. There’s been rumblings that he doesn’t deserve his spot, and some of the loudest has come from the man who is challenging him this evening – “Reckless”
Ramon Paez
.

 

The Vanguard
showed some unexpected technical chops when they faced the Machines last week, and no-one can doubt the success they’ve had in tag-team competition. This week they
Team Toronto
– a team of technical powerhouses, including the first man not named Stone to graduate from the famed Stone family dojo, Alexander Robinson.

 

Eric Tyler
.
Golden Fox
. Two men whose wrestling careers have stretched across decades and across continents. Easily two of the best in-ring competitors in the world today, both looking for one last chance to impress Phil Vibert and earn a shot at the Gold on Sunday.

 

Finally, in our main event, a triple-threat featuring the three of the biggest names in Hollyweird who haven’t yet made it into the Malice in Wonderland main event –
Richie Pangrazzio Jr
, the Mexican legend
Mr Lucha,
and the man no-one wants to face, the demon too dangerous to be kept in hell,
BLZ Bubb
. You would have to think that a victory here is the last ditch attempt to secure a spot on the pay-per-view, so expect all three to bring their very best to the contest.

 

Matches featured in this streaming video include:

 

Richie Pangrazzio vs. Mr Lucha vs. BLZ Bubb

Golden Fox vs. Eric Tyler

The Vanguard vs. Team Toronto

Johnny Martin vs. Ramon Paez

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<p>Hey, just wanted to say that I really love the narrative hook your diary is using. Playing a diary covering things that happened nearly 20 years in the past (aw jeez, I'm old) gives such a fantastic opening to using a historical retrospective approach. I'm curious - have you played all the way through to when you're going to end your diary, or are you writing diary entries as you play through? Either way, the stuff here is really interesting and well-written.</p><p> </p><p>

Richie Pangrazzio vs. Mr Lucha vs. <strong>BLZ Bubb</strong></p><p>

Golden Fox vs. <strong>Eric Tyler</strong></p><p>

<strong>The Vanguard</strong> vs. Team Toronto</p><p>

Johnny Martin vs. <strong>Ramon Paez </strong></p>

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Hey, just wanted to say that I really love the narrative hook your diary is using. Playing a diary covering things that happened nearly 20 years in the past (aw jeez, I'm old) gives such a fantastic opening to using a historical retrospective approach. I'm curious - have you played all the way through to when you're going to end your diary, or are you writing diary entries as you play through? Either way, the stuff here is really interesting and well-written.

 

Thanks. I can't take much credit for the hook - I'm mostly just heading down a path that was blazed by PhantomStanger and NoNeck in previous iterations of TEW.

 

The diary is written as I go. There are loose notes for the long-term arc of the backstage stuff, and long-term booking plans, but I'm rarely more than a show ahead of what you're reading here.

 

Mostly, this is because I'll discover things while writing up a show that change how I'd book the next one one. Something like Eric Tyler's promo with Monty Walker, which I'll put in as a generic promo, gives me an insight into the character that I didn't have before I wrote it and changes the way I'd planned to book Tyler in the next few shows. If I book too many shows ahead without writing up, I lose the ability to respond to that and get frustrated.

 

On the other hand, it's also an extraordinarily slow way to do this, and makes long gaps between posts inevitable when other things steal my attention away :)

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/UTV_Logo.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

Friday, Week 4, January 1997</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

The Ministry (Tri-State) – 874 people</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> My name is Eric Tyler, and I’d like to tell you a story.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> It all begins two weeks ago, when I made my debut by smashing a steel chair into the head of the American Outlaw, Liberty. It wasn’t personal, it was business – he was known here, I was not. I needed to get his attention, and the attention of those in charge. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> We cut to footage of Tyler nailing Liberty with a chair, looking at the impact from multiple different angles. </em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I got what I wanted. I got a match against Liberty the very next week, fighting him one-on-one. An opportunity to pin his shoulders to the mat, and take his place in the main event of Malice in Wonderland.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> It didn’t turn out the way I wanted.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> More footage, this time featuring the interference of Ramon Paez and Jimmy Power, drawing the DQ to end Tyler’s clash against Liberty. </em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I don’t hold a grudge for that. Jimmy Power wants to get ahead in HGC. Ramon Paez wants to get ahead in HGC. They picked a target, just like I did. They did what they needed to do. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I do hold a grudge for what came next.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> Johnny Martin hits the ring, decimating Power and Paez. He trades furious strikes with Tyler until Tyler is forced to flee.</em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Me and Johnny Martin, we have a history. We’ve fought a war up and down the East Coast, and he only got to walk away from that title he’s so proud of talking about because I signed for Hollyweird first.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And I was willing to let the past stay in the past, Johnny Martin, but you couldn’t let that happen. You needed a way to put yourself into title contention at Malice in Wonderland, and you chose to attack me just like I attacked Liberty.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And some other day, I’d be flattered by that. I’d respect your drive to succeed.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But tonight you’re defending your spot at Malice against Ramon Paez. Tonight there’s a main event where three of the most deserving wrestlers in the eyes of HGC fight it out for one of the spots that still remain.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And what is Eric Tyler doing? What have they offered the best wrestler in the world today?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I get to wrestle a man named Steve Flash. Another name too many of you people haven’t heard of, despite the fact that his talents been overlooked and ignored for far too long. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Flash is a man who should have been wrestling on every show, if talent is all that matters. He's got the experience. He's got the recognition of his peers. He's the man any wrestler wants to test himself against. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> We cut to footage of Steve Flash’s matches, taped during pre-shows or taken from his time on the independent scene. The footage focuses on his athleticism, including an incredible vertical leap, a devastating hook kick, and his penchant for finishing opponents with the Flash Bang hotshot.</em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But that's not how Hollyweird works, is it?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">If he wins tonight, Johnny Martin goes on to the main event at Malice. Whoever wins the main event goes into that match will be there, right beside him. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">If I win tonight, I go home with the satisfaction of knowing I beat one of the best wrestlers in the world…something that makes me one of the best wrestlers in the world…and I still won’t be wrestling on Pay-Per-View. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I still won’t be recognised for what I am – the very best there is in this business, and the best there ever will be. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> And if that doesn’t make you sick, you shouldn’t call yourself a wrestling fan. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tyler unclips the microphone on his lapel and throws it aside, standing and walking off-camera right before the show credits begin.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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The show opens with Jimmy Power and Ramon Paez in the ring, Julie Forletta draped over Paez shoulder with a hockey jersey knotted above her stomach.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Paez:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> You know, I’ve been watching Johnny Martin’s path over the last few weeks, and I have to say that I’m not impressed. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Paez: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Sure, he’s a great athlete. Sure, he’s walked away from one of the most important titles in America to compete here, among the very best.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Paez: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But take a look at those victories he’s been racking up since he’s got here, and you’ll see a man who has relied on interference and distraction. You will see a man who talks about being pro-wrestling, but takes a short-cut every time it’s presented to him.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Paez: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Martin, you aren’t going to get that break with me. I’m young, I’m reckless, and I’m on the rise…and I’ve got thirty-four years of experience watching my back in case you try something.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Jimmy Power takes the microphone, adjusting his tie a moment before he addresses the crowd.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Power:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> If you want to know the future, then look to someone who has seen the history of this sport written in his own pain and blood. For thirty-four years I’ve made my living beating people up, and I’ve seen careers rise…and fall just as fast.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Power: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Martin, your fall begins tonight. This is a great night for Ramon Paez and Jimmy Power, because he’s going to walk away with your spot at Malice in Wonderland…and I’m going to be there to guide him.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: D+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JohnnyMartin.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RamonPaez.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> w/</strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JulieForletta.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JimmyPower.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Johnny Martin vs. Ramon Paez w/Julie Forletta & Jimmy power</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Paez lives up to his “Reckless” nickname here, going toe-to-toe with Johnny Martin in an exchange of strikes and kicks. Martin’s size advantage should have been definitive here, but Paez ducks and weaves…and cuts his opponent off with a thumb to the eye.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Paez goes for the rising knee but Martin has it scouted, avoiding the strike even though he’s half-blind. He recovers and knocks Paez to the floor with a clothesline, follows it up with a senton to his downed opponent. Jimmy Power and Forletta try to interfere, but Martin knocks Power off the ring apron and turns his attention back to Paez, finishing the match with a brainbuster. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Johnny Martin defeated Ramon Paez in 6:10 by pinfall.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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As Martin stood, Jimmy Power slipped into the ring behind him and immediately connected with a Low Blow.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Ramon Paez shakes off the aftereffects of the brainbuster and sees Martin doubled over. The young rookie grins and takes immediate advantage – a thrust kick knocks Martin to the ground, and Peaz goes for the ropes—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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--where he’s met with a chairshot from Liberty, </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Paez goes down, scrambling for ringside. Forletta pulls him out of the path of destruction as Liberty goes after Power. This sees Power and Paez retreat up the ramp, right as Johnny Martin recovers and gets back to his feet.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tension crackles for a moment as Martin and Liberty stare at each other, Liberty obviously considering the Malice in Wonderland main event and the damage he could do to one of his fellow contenders in that moment.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Then he nods and heads up the ramp himself, leaving Martin unmolested in the ring. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Phil Vibert is seated in the production truck, watching a trio of screens featuring the in-ring work of Richie Pangrazzio, BLZ Bubb, and Mr Lucha.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What do you tell people to make them understand how important tonight’s main event is? What do you tell people when they don’t yet understand what it means to be the first man to hold a title belt?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What do you tell them when there’s a company that already has a World Heavyweight Champion worn by a living giant? </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What do you tell them when there’s a man in Japan wearing a World Heavyweight Championship belt named like Tadiyuki Kikkawa, and he made his reputation by being one of the few men good enough to pin Sam Strong cleanly in the middle of the ring?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What do you tell them when there’s a World Championship Belt in Canada around the waist of a man named DeColt, a family who has produced more great wrestlers than any except for the Stones who wrestle on the far side of the country?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What do you tell them to make them understand that when you say World Heavyweight Champion, you legitimately mean the best wrestler in the world? </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Do you tell them about the legends fighting in that match, men with pedigrees like Sam Strong and Rip Chord? Do you tell them about the rising stars on the American scene like Johnny Martin? Do you tell them about the wars the Vessey Brother shave fought, alone and as a tag-team, on every continent there is to wrestle on?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Or do you point to the men who have fought to be part of that match and look at the reasons they have fought so hard to be part of it? Do you point at a man named like Richie Pangrazzio, one of the best natural wrestlers this sport has ever seen, who came out of retirement to fight for this belt because he’s got something to prove.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Do you point to man like Mr Lucha, who wrestles a style that Americans have rarely seen and does it better than any man alive? A man who represents the very pinnacle of lucha libre, who wants to return home to Mexico City with his head held high and the promise that he really is the best in the world? </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Do you point at the demon, BLZ Bubb, whose sole motivation for being in this match is getting the opportunity to hurt other people, but is so dangerous, so unstoppable, that he hasn’t been pinned or submitted in the two months he’s been wrestling against the very best wrestling talent in the world?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Or do I point at all three of those men – world class, dangerous, professional athletes – and tell you that only one of these three is going to go through to the main event of Malice in Wonderland and wrestle for his chance to be the very first World Heavyweight Champion?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Do I tell you that this is the quality of the competition here in Hollyweird Grappling, where opportunity is based upon talent and achievement instead of having a name people recognise? Do I tell you that what Hollyweird says World Heavyweight Champion, we do so firm in the knowledge that we have gathered the very best in the world here to compete for that title?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">In reality, I don’t know what to tell you, because you either recognise the importance of what’s going to happen Sunday night or you don’t know wrestling at all. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But if you are among the latter, and you’re unsure whether you want to purchase Malice in Wonderland, I recommend you tune into tonight’s main event and pay attention to the caliber of the athletes who will not be wrestling in the main event on Sunday night, and then ask yourself if men that good, that talented, that dangerous aren’t fighting for the world heavyweight championship, then surely the ten men who will be can legitimately be called the very best in the world today. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/TheDangerKid.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JasonJackson.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/AlexanderRobinson.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/LeeBennett.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Vanguard vs. Team Toronto</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Team Toronto look confident on their debut, and it’s with good reason. The rookie team is trained by one of the best dojos in the world, they’re the current holders of the tag-team belts in HGC’s California Pro development territory, and they have weight and reach on their opponents. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

What they don’t have is experience, particularly as a tag-team, and that makes all the difference here. Jason Jackson lures Robinson into the set-up, holding him in place for a spinning heel kick from The Danger Kid. A Tumbleweed Leg Drop finishes things. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> The Vanguard defeated Team Toronto in 5:06 by pinfall.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What’s up, stars, studs, and swingers? This is Emma Chase backstage, and I’m here with a team that’s been making waves since they arrived, Brent Hill and John Anderson – The Machines.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Boys, I—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kiss:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> No.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">No?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">If you want to talk to my clients, you talk to them through me. My daddy invested good money in their contracts because I saw potential in them. They’re here because I wanted them here, and I’m the one who says who they can talk to…and who they can’t.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Emma Chase blinks, obviously taken aback.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Okay…um…well.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Kiss snatches the microphone out of Chase’s grip and holds up her hand.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">On second thoughts, speak to the hand.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I know what people think when they see me. They think I’m young, and they think I’m pretty, and they think I know nothing about this business. But I grew up rich, and I grew up bored, and the only distraction that ever entertained me was professional wrestling.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">The Machines didn’t sign with me because I was rich—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Behind her, John Anderson raises an eyebrow.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">--and they didn’t sign with me because I was pretty.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Brent Hill fights a smile.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">They signed with me because they recognised that I could get them where they should be in this business. The Machines are the greatest tag-team in the world – they’re lean, mean, and quick, two men who work together like a single mechanism.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">On Tuesday night, The Machines were swindled by Jason Jackson and The Danger Kid. They had a chance at earning one of the remaining spots in the main event of Malice taken from them by The Vanguards behind-closed-doors deal with HGC officials.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’m sure that seemed like a good idea at the time, but on Sunday they’re going to learn that they’ve made a big mistake. The Machines are going out there to wrestle. They’re going out there to win. And they’re going out to hurt people.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Kiss glances at her clients.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kiss: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Boys, were done here.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And with that, she leads the Machines off-camera. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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We cut backstage, where Eric Tyler has just abandoned his warm-up for the upcoming match thanks to the approach of Paez, Power, and Forletta.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What do you want?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Paez: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I want to know where you were tonight.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tyler raises his eyebrows and looks over at Power.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">He serious?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Power:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Seems like.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tyler shakes his head.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Paez: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’m right here, Eric. You can talk to me.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’d prefer to talk to the brains of the operation, if that’s okay with you.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Paez: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It’s not. I took a chair to the skull tonight, and that shouldn’t’ have happened. The three of us, we’ve been running together. Hassling Liberty as a team. Hassling Martin as a team. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Paez: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">We had your back, Eric. And tonight? When Liberty comes looking for revenge? You’re…what? Too busy?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Too busy suggests I had some intention of coming and saving your butt, kid. That wasn’t going to happen.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Paez: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> We aren’t a team, Ramon. We were never going to be. Jimmy Power sees something in you – something he wants to hone. He’s doing that because he’s at the end of an illustrious career, thinking about his legacy.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tyler pauses, and looks back at Power.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> No offense.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Jimmy Power grins, unconcerned.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Power: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">None taken.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Jimmy’s made his choice, Ramon, and it’s probably a smart one. You’re young, you’ve got promise, you’ll learn a lot under his guidance. I learned a lot myself, years ago, when we teamed together for a stretch.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But right now, I’m in my prime, Ramon. I’m the best wrestler in the world, and I have a chance to prove it. I’ve got no interest in joining forces with a blue chip project that needs some guidance.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I helped you against Liberty because it suited my purposes at the time. This week…you got a chance to go into the main event at Malice. I got a match worthy of my talents, but it’s not going to advance me into the main event anywhere near as fast.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> That means our time together is done, Ramon. I’m here to fight the best, and tonight you proved you’re not in that league right now. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Paez goes to lunge at Tyler, but Power holds his protégé back. The veteran steps forward, fixes Tyler with a steady look.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Power:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> And if Liberty decides he wants some payback for last week? You’ll want us watching your back, trust me.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Eric Tyler grins.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Jimmy, please, I’m a professional.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’ve already got someone watching my back, and I don’t have to teach them a goddamn thing to do it.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tyler’s music starts to play and he looks towards the ring.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Gentlemen, I’m afraid we’re done here.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/SteveFlash_alt.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/EricTyler.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Steve Flash vs. Eric Tyler</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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The fans aren’t that interested in this match when it starts, but they warm up fast as the action plays out. Eric Tyler is on fire as he works Flash’s arm, methodically attempting to dismantle his opponent’s wrist. Steve Flash rises to the moment, making a series of fiery comebacks that keep the crowd guessing, the advantage always teetering between the two.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

There is no doubt that these two men good, but Steve Flash is good. He doesn’t cheat, he plays fair, and he’s the consummate sportsman at all times…which means that he’s at a disadvantage against a man willing to bend the rules like Eric Tyler. He rolls out of the ring and the referee starts the ten count…</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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…completely missing Craig Prince coming down and yanks on Flash’s legs, sending Flash into the mat. Prince immediately grabs the arm and rams it into the ring post, jarring the wrist before ducking out of sight and allowing Tyler to re-join the fray. The Old School Submission is applied not long after, and Flash has no choice but to tap out. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Eric Tyler defeated Steve Flash in 8:21 by submission.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/SteveFlash_alt.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/CraigPrince.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Steve Flash gets to his feet, a hard stare shifting from Eric Tyler with his hand in the air to Craig Prince smirking at ringside. He makes a decision and slides under the bottom rope, advancing on Prince with payback in mind. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Prince doesn’t seem interested in backing away, but Phil Vibert appears on the top of the ramp before the two can launch themselves into a brawl.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I know what the two of you are thinking, and I’d like you to restrain yourself for…oh, let’s say forty-eight hours or so. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I can’t say I’m happy about your choices tonight, Craig, but just this once I’m inclined to reward them. There’s fifteen minutes on the Malice in Wonderland card to showcase up-and-coming talent from Underground TV, and I can’t think of a better combination to put there than Steve Flash and Craig Prince going at it, one on one.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Steve Flash actually breaks out into a grin, nodding his agreement to the match. Craig Prince does the same, backing off and making it clear no contact will be made this evening.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> And so disrespect continues.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tyler leans against the ropes, microphone in hand, his attention fixed on Phil Vibert.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Two of the best wrestlers in the world just had a match out here, Vibert, and you just gave a pay-per-view spot to the man who didn’t get his hand raised. You gave a match against Johnny Martin to a kid whose had shot after shot at earning his place in Malice. You’ve given a spot in your main event to a monster who barely wrestles.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And here I am, ignored and disrespected, committed to facing the best in the world and beating them, one by one.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What exactly am I going to be doing at Hollyweird, Vibert? What exactly did you have planned for the most valuable talent on your roster? </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> You know what, Tyler?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You’re absolutely right.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">We signed you because you’re one of the top-rated talents in the world, and even if you haven’t been here long, you’ve impressed me and you’ve impressed Mister Stallings.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> You really think you’ve got what it takes to hang with legends like Strong or Chord, I’m happy to give you the opportunity to prove that you’re right.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">There are two spots in the main event of Malice up for grabs tonight. One of them will go to the winner of our main event. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">The other one is yours...assuming you don’t feel so disrespected that you’re unwilling to take it. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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The commentary team discusses the addition of Tyler to the main event of Malice as the camera cuts backstage, tracking Mr Lucha as he makes his way out to the ring for the main event.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Jack Bruce tackles Lucha into a wall, staggering the masked man. Bruce bounces back, plants a kick into Lucha’s stomach, and promptly drops him to the concrete floor with a New York Minute.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Bruce turns to the camera and throws up the horns.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">THANK YOU, WISCONSIN!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He runs as security and a medical team hustle over to check on Lucha.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: E</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RichiePangrazzioJr.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/TysonBaine.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie Pangrazzio vs. BLZ Bubb</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

It’s supposed to be a three-man match, but Lucha doesn’t make his way down to the ring when his music plays. That leaves Pangrazzio and BLZ Bubb to fight, one-on-one, and it’s a prospect Pangrazzio doesn’t seem to relish.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He tries to keep the action low, going for BLZ Bubb’s legs over and over, looking for the takedown that allow him to ground the big man and eliminate the strength advantage. BLZ Bubb responds with big, haymaker punches and powerful slams, but can’t quite lock Pangrazzio down.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The advantage gets traded back and forth for a few minutes, then it’s interrupted by a masked figure staggering down the ramp. Mr Lucha launches himself into the match, visibly hurting but unwilling to give up on a spot in the Malice main event.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RichiePangrazzioJr.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/MrLucha1977.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/TysonBaine.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie Pangrazzio vs. Mr Lucha vs. BLZ Bubb</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Lucha’s aggression sees him take control for a few moments, but it’s a desperate approach to offense that sees him go high-risk early in an effort to counter the effects of his injury. He takes down Pangrazzio with a spinning head scissors, batters BLZ Bubb with a series of running dropkicks.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

That ends when he attempts a moonsault press against the Demon, getting caught and planted with a big side slam. BLZ Bubb makes a cover and Lucha kicks out. BLZ Bubb throws him into the turnbuckles and brutalizes him with hard elbows, but it’s still not enough to put the Mexican Legends away. Pangrazzio inserts himself a few times, but mostly stays out of the way, content to let his two opponents batter the hell out of each other. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

It’s a plucky attempt by Lucha against extreme odds, and he eventually rallies against BLZ Bubb’s offense. The masked man puts on a final burst of speed, hitting the ropes and coming at BLZ Bubb again and again. Dropkicks and flying elbows knock the big man off-balance, and a springboard bulldog actually takes the Demon off his feet and lays him out. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

BLZ Bubb kicks out of the cover, crawling under the bottom rope to regather his wits.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Which is when Richie Pangrazzio Junior catches Lucha from behind, picking him up and dumping him into the canvas with the Grand Slam in order to pick up victory.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Richie Pangrazzio Jr. defeated Mr Lucha and BLZ Bubb in 12:15 by pinfall.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> The show fades out over a video package showcasing the ten competitors in the main even of Malice in Wonderland, with the lion’s share of the footage focusing on the biggest names: Sam Strong, Rip Chord, Romeo Heartthrob, Dusty Streets. </em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall: B-</strong></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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“What is it that makes a great wrestler?”

 

Whistler spreads his hands wide, holding back a rueful grin. “I’ve seen fans debate that over and over – is wrestler X better than wrestler Y? If this guy is so much better in the ring, why is that guy getting the push?

 

“And the thing is, it’s not about talent, not entirely. Steve Flash is one of the best in-ring mechanics you’ll ever meet, a man who can do anything smoothly and fluidly. Natural babyface in the ring, capable of athletic feats I could barely even contemplate. Put him in the ring with a broomstick and he’ll set out to steal the show.

 

“Good chance he’ll do it, too.

 

“But you can’t send Flash out to talk people into the arena to see him wrestle – you’ve got to give him time and an antagonist who can stand up to his in-ring abilities. That made it hard to give him a sustained run as a top guy, even if his talent deserved that.

 

“I couldn’t do half the stuff Flash could do. I focused on the offense I knew how to deliver clean, told simple stories in the ring because I knew they worked. And that didn’t hold me back any, when it came to having a career.”

 

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Eric Tyler shakes his head in resignation. “The best wrestler on any given card is the guy who draws the money.

 

“How he does that doesn’t matter. It never has. If you can get people to pay to see you wrestle, you get to be a top guy. If you can get more people to pay to see you than anyone else on the roster, then you get to be the top guy and you’re the man who should be holding a belt.

 

“Fans get obsessed with the quality of the match, but all of that’s just a distraction. We don’t go out there are put our bodies on the line because we’re artists – we do it because we get paid, and money is the only measure you need to figure out who’s the top of the pile.

 

“But no-one earns money on their own in this business. Sam Strong was still going strong at fifty, drawing money hand over fist, but he needed an antagonist. He had Heatthrob, he had BLZ Bubb, he had Chord just sitting there.

 

“But you always need a new antagonist. That’s the way in, when you’re working your way up the card.

 

“So that’s what I focused on, every time I had the opportunity to talk. They need someone to wrestle Strong, and I want it to be me.”

 

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“When you get a group right, in wrestling, you feel it in your gut. The original plan for Eric Tyler was letting him build up a new School of Tradition, just like he had up in Canada, but with the added advantage of giving him a veteran and a young gun in the form of Power and Paez.

 

“None of us felt it.

 

“You don’t have to have that feeling to make a faction work – there’s a history of just throwing guys together because the booker has nothing else for them, and occasionally it works out for the best.

 

“Hollyweird was still new. It was still coming together. I wasn’t willing to settle for occasionally, and I knew the value of Eric Tyler as a talent. I knew the value of Ramon Paez as a rising star, and I knew the value of Jimmy Power as a tutor for the coming generation of stars.

 

“We realised too late what should have been obvious – Eric Tyler couldn’t school anyone in a group with Jimmy Power.

 

“That left us rethinking an angle for Malice on the fly. Eric Tyler and I sat backstage, tossing ideas back and forth. We weren’t coming up with anything that worked for us, until Steve Flash overheard us and said, ‘let me work Craig Prince.’

 

“No-one knew who Flash in the HGC crowds. He’d appeared on camera once, worked a tag-team bout. I knew how good he was – everyone knew how good he was – but he wasn’t factored into plans at all.

 

“But the moment he said those words, Eric Tyler just grinned. He knew that match wasn’t money the first time, but if you play a combination like Prince and Flash right, you can make a whole lot of money down the line. He respected both men, and if there's one thing Eric Tyler is good at, it's recognising where the money is in his future…”
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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>TCW Legacy Presents</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:24px;"><span style="font-family:Impact;">MALICE IN WONDERLAND 1997</span></span></strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Spirit Warriors</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> issues with </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Monty Walker </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">come to a head on Pay-Per-View, with “The Walk” taking issue with Eric Tyler’s suggestion that he’s the inferior wrestler. He’s requested a tag-team match to prove he’s the better man, and this time he’s joined by a man who is very familiar with both Warriors in their native Japan – the English Assassin, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dark Angel</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Underground Showcase follows our opening match, pitting two men with growing profiles in Hollyweird who are looking for an opportunity to rise up the rankings. “The Shooter” </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Craig Prince </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">is a two-time champion from Canada, ranked among the best technical wrestlers active in the world today. “Remarkable” </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Steve Flash</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> has worn belts on the East Coast, The West Coast, and in his native Canada, an accomplished all-rounder who has wrestled some of the best in the world. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Vanguard </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">already hold a victory over </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Machines</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, but they don’t seem too happy with the way things were left standing after Hill and Anderson beat the two veterans down. The Vanguard are looking to cement their standing in the tag-team division, setting themselves as the benchmark – can the Machines and manager Nicole Kiss make the most of the opportunity this match presents? </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Jack Bruce </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">has ducked matches against </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Mr Lucha</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> for weeks now. He’s refused matches, ambushed his opponent, and even walked out rather than risk losing against the Mexican Legend. Costing Lucha a spot in the main event tonight was the last straw, and HGC officials have granted Mr Lucha a one-on-one match against the man whose been a thorn in his side. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Cowboy” </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ricky Dale Johnson</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> has a lot of anger to work out this evening, and he plans on working it out against the craziest man in HGC, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Charlie Homicide</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Homicide has been taunting Johnson for weeks, but he crossed a line when he injured Whistler and put him on the shelf for weeks. Johnson is looking for payback for his friend…and he wants it at any cost. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Blazing Flames</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> are the most decorated tag-team in the world today, recognised for years of innovation and excellence in tag divisions around the world. </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Demons of Rage</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> want to make their names at the cost of the Flames reputation, and their alliance with Rip Chord has put them in a position to showcase their power, discipline, and teamwork more than once in HGC. It’s a battle for tag-team supremacy in Hollyweird, and only one team can be the best.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And in our main event, a ten-man gauntlet to determine the first every HGC Champion. One wrestler will be released into the ring every ninety seconds, fighting until their numbers are winnowed down to just one. Will it be the Icon, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sam Strong</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">? The Legendary </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rip Chord</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">? The All-Star of All-Stars, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie Pangrazzio</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">? The ultra-tough </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Larry Vessey </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">or his brother, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bryan Vessey</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">? Or will we see a dark horse victory, like </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Romeo Heartthrob</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Eric Tyler</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Johnny Martin</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, or </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">? It comes down to guts, in-ring ability, and endurance…and, ultimately, how much you want to be the man who stands above all others in Hollyweird Grappling. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>Matches featured on this streaming video include:</em></strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Championship Gauntlet: Sam Strong, Rip Chord, Dusty Streets, Larry Vessey, Romeo Heartthrob, Bryan Vessey, Richie Pangrazzio, Eric Tyler, Johnny Martin, Liberty</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Blazing Flames vs. The Demons of Rage</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Ricky Dale Johnson vs. Charlie Homicide</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Mr Lucha vs. Jack Bruce</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Vanguard vs. The Machines</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Steve Flash vs. Craig Prince</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Spirit Warriors vs. Walker & Dark Angel</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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<p>Matches featured on this streaming video include:</p><p> </p><p>

Championship Gauntlet: Rip Chord: unless you removed creative control from him and Sams contracts it has to be one of the two</p><p>

The Blazing Flames: better team</p><p>

Ricky Dale Johnson: homicide isn't that great IMO and I could see RDJ going over</p><p>

Mr Lucha: bit early to pull the trigger on Jack and Mr Lucha is awesome</p><p>

The Vanguard vs. The Machines</p><p>

Craig Prince: Steve even at a young age is mainly a gatekeeper IMO</p><p>

The Walker & Dark Angel: considering spirit warriors both won't resign due to being migratory I'd probably expect them to put the new guys over</p>

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>HGC Malice in Wonderland</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:24px;">

</span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sunday, Week 4, January 1997</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Evanovich Riverside (Tri-State) – 9,790 people </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Emma Chase is up in the skyboxes looking over Evanovich Riverside, the near sell-out crowd visible behind her.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What’s up, stars, studs and swingers, and welcome to </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>MALICE IN WONDERLAND!</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The announcement gets a big pop from the crowd.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">We’ve got a big night of wrestling ahead of us, including a ten-man gauntlet to determine the first-ever Hollyweird Grappling Company World Heavyweight Champion.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Right now, to kick off the show, the men who made all this happen….JK Stallings Junior, and his chief talent advisor, Mister Phil Vibert.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JKStalkingsJr.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/PhilVibert.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Gentlemen, how does it feel to be here at Hollyweird’s very first pay-per-view.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Vibert glances over at Stallings, who blushes and looks at his feet.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Emma, I think I speak for Mister Stallings and myself when I say that it feels pretty damn great right now, but that’s not what we should focus on.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Tonight isn’t about what happened in the past, it’s about what’s going to happen over the next three hours.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It’s about what happen when we put the Blazing Flames in the ring with the Demons of Rage, and ask them to determine which team is better. What happens when Charlie Homicide and Ricky Dale Johnson meet, after the injuries Homicide inflicted on the Cowboy’s friend.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It’s about what happens when two of the best wrestlers on the independent scene, Craig Prince and Steve Flash, are given a platform to go out and showcase their art, letting everyone know how criminal it was that it’s taken this long to put them on pay per view.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And, ultimately, it’s about our main event. Ten men fighting in a gauntlet for the gold, scrapping and clawing and fighting until there is just one man remaining who can truly claim he is the very best wrestler in the world.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Stallings: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Yeah!</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Vibert: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Now how about we all shut the hell up, and let the fans at home settle in to watch the hottest wrestling action you can find on pay-per-view. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:left;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I can’t argue with that. Over to you, Jason, Kyle, and Professor Nero.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: C</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/GoldenFox.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DarkEagle.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/MontyWalker.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DarkAngel.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Spirit Warriors vs. The Exiles</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The commentary team welcome a wrestling legend – Professor Mycroft Nero – to the team for the first pay-per-view as the wrestlers emerge for our opening match. Dark Angel heads to the ring in an elaborate duster, a kendo stuck over one shoulder. The Englishman barely acknowledges the fans or his tag-team partner, focusing his attention on Fox and EAGLE.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Walker kicks the match off with his team, attempting to out-wrestle Dark EAGLE in the opening technical exchange. The pair go to a stalemate twice before Walker finally gets a two-count off a backslide that catches EAGLE by surprise.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Walk struts, cocky and confident.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He promptly eats a roundhouse kick to the face from Dark EAGLE, which sends Walker scrambling for the tag.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Dark Angel is the opposite of his partner. Where Walker is cocky and showy, Angel is stoic and methodical. He goes to work breaking down his opponent with kicks and suplexes, breaking out his more spectacular offense sparingly. The Spirit Warriors respond in kind and the action is crisp and fluid, punctuated by Walker’s trash-talking and increasing willingness to indulge in illegal tactics.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

It’s a strong debut for the English Assassin, but it’s not a victorious one – The Spirit Warriors have the superior teamwork, and Dark EAGLE dropkicks Walker off the apron as Golden Fox lays Angel out with the Flying Fox top-rope lariat. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Spirit Warriors defeated The Exiles in 10:20 by pinfall.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/GoldenFox.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DarkEagle.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Golden Fox hits the turnbuckles to celebrate his victory, joined by his tag-team partner.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DarkAngel.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

In the middle of the ring, Dark Angel rolls to his feet in a single fluid movement…and holds position for a moment, staring at the man who defeated him.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/MontyWalker.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Monty Walker grabs the kendo stick Angel left at ringside, lobbing it to the English Assassin. Dark Angel is already moving as he snatches it out of the air, swinging the weapon in a sweeping arc that catches Golden Fox in the thigh.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Fox tumbles to the canvas, where he’s met with a second kendo shot to the skull. Dark EAGLE charges across the ring, looking to make the save, but he’s met with superkick from Monty Walker that lays him out as well.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Angel and Walker stand over their fallen opponents, two men who have lost the battle for the evening but go home having won the war. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: E</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RomeoHeartthrob.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Silver Screen goes live, filled with a pre-tapped promo cut by Romeo Heartthrob on the Malice in Wonderland interview stage.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Everyone is going to tell you they want this. Everybody in this match wants to be the first Heavyweight Champion of the World.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">The best of us have been there before. Sam Strong. Rip Chord. Johnny Martin. Myself. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It doesn’t matter </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>where </em></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">we champions. It doesn’t matter how long we had gold around our waist. We’ve tasted that feeling before. We know what it takes to win title matches, and we know what it takes to keep a belt around your waist.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">We are men who inherited a responsibility from the champions who came before us…and tonight we get the opportunity to be the man who defines what being the World Heavyweight Champion truly means when you wrestle among the best of the best.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That makes us hungrier. It makes us dangerous.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">My name is Romeo Heartthrob. I’m not a nice guy.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And when it comes to being champion, there is no line I will not cross. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The screen fades to back, then comes back to life. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Strong.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

This time it’s Sam Strong standing on the interview stage, resplendent in his rainbow coloured fur coat.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The Psychedelic Warrior Sam Strong is back on pay-per-view, doing what he does best. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Tonight, in the Gauntlet, I’m the man with the biggest arms, the man with infinite charm, and the man who is out there ready to do harm. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Now let me lay something out for you brother…the question isn’t how I’m going to handle myself out there tonight…the question is how all those men in that ring are going to deal with me.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I want that belt. I need that belt. The Psychedelic Warrior was born to wear gold, baby, and he wears it better than anyone else alive.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Because that belt isn’t just forged out of gold, baby, it’s made of hopes and dreams. It’s made of pain and sweat and determination. It’s made of adrenaline and it’s made of dreams…and it is the only prize in professional wrestling that’s every man dreams of holding.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">An’ dreams are built on inspiration as much as they’re built on perspiration, and when you look at the ten men in the Gauntlet tonight, when you ask yourself who will be walking out the champion…ask yourself who inspires quite like the Psychedelic Warrior? </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Who has the experience and the steel and the will to hold the burning embers of that new dream in their hands and breathe on it until it becomes a mighty conflagration?</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">This is my night, baby. The Psychedelic Warrior is all loosy-goosy and ready to rumble.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">So if you’re in that ring with me, you better get out of Sam Strong’s way…because I will be going home with the gold, and I will be the very first Champion in HGC.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B+</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>UNDERGROUND SHOWCASE</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/SteveFlash_alt.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/CraigPrince.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Steve Flash vs. Craig Prince</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

This match opened with a hand-shake, but there was a moment where Prince seemed to contemplate using it to take Flash down. The decision is probably one he regrets, as the rest of the match sees the two men evenly pitched and unable to get a definitive advantage.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Prince makes extensive use of takedowns and suplexes, looking to keep the match on the mat where he’s got the advantage. Flash excels at slipping free or finding a reversal, springing back to his feet and busting out some explosive kicks or throws in response. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

When the match hits the final five minutes both men pull out all the stops. Flash attempts to hit the Hook Kick or the Flash Bang, but he can’t cannot with move. Prince attempts to catch his opponent with the Katahame, but Flash is always on the lookout for the set-up sequence.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The final minutes as fast, furious, and filled with kick-outs…which means the fifteen minute time limit is reached without a definitive winner. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The two men stare at each other, panting from the exertion, then shake hands a second time to end the match.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Steve Flash drew with Craig Prince in 15:00 when the time limit expired.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DustyStreets.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

We cut back to the interview stage, and this time it’s Dusty Streets who is standing before the camera.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Gold runs in my blood. My father wore it, my brother wore it. I’ve worn it too, because that’s what it means to be one of the Streets. We know how to win if there’s something on the line.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I left my family behind because I wanted to strike out on my own…find out who I was away from my father and my older brother. I started in Texas, fighting alongside my dad. I travelled America with my brother, forming the very first tag-team composed of second-generation wrestlers.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> We got real good at being a team. Hell, we were the best.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But I wanted to be my own man, so we parted ways. I went to Japan. Fought the best, one on one, until I learned to hold my own without my father or my brother standing beside my side. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That’s what tonight means. That’s why I need to win.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Tonight, Dusty Streets stands alone…and proves he’s got what it takes to be World Heavyweight Champion. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The screen fades to black. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RichiePangrazzioJr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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When it fades in again, Streets has been replaced by Richie Pangrazzio Jr. He doesn’t speak immediately, scrubbing his hands through his hair instead. He looks up at the camera, his expression stern.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">My own father doesn’t think I can win tonight.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">For twelve years, I was the All-Star of the All-Star team. The natural athlete. The most gifted wrestler of his generation. The foundation he built a dynasty upon. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Everyone else wore gold under my father’s tutelage. I helped them get there. That’s what you do when you’re part of a team.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I gave my father everything I had, right up until my own kids were born and I had to start giving everything I had to them instead of him.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I thought he understood that. I thought he approved of my choice. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Streets scrubs his face again, fighting the emotion.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">My father doesn’t think I can win tonight. That’s why he got Bryan into this match. It’s why he got Larry here instead of me.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And now I’m here because I took a stand. I made it happen. I fought and I fought and I fought to get this shot.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Now there’s just nine other men between me and holding gold in my hands, getting acknowledged as the best in the world. Nine men which includes legends and rising stars and members of my own team.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And tonight, when that bell rings, none of that matters. I don’t care who they put in front of me, or what they’re capable of.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pangrazzio: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Tonight, The All-Star of All-Stars conquers all and goes home World Heavyweight Championship. Tonight—</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Pangrazzio pauses, looking off to the side. Off camera, a familiar voice speaks.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Son, I’d like to talk…</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What’s up stars, studs, and swingers? This is Emma Chase backstage, and I’m here with a man who received some very bad news this week.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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The camera pulls back, revealing Whistler standing alongside Chase, balanced on a pair of crutches as the camera as the shot dips to focus on the plaster cast covering his right foot.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Whistler, bad news from our medical team after you were attacked by BLZ Bubb and Homicide Tuesday night. I’ve been told that you’ll be out of action, while you wait for you ankle to heal. I’m sorry to hear that – I looked forward to seeing you wrestle tonight.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Whistler forces a grin.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I looked forward to wrestling tonight, so it’s bad news for both of us.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Indeed. Now, despite your injury, you’ve requested a manager’s license so you can be in Ricky Dale Johnson’s corner when he goes up against Charlie Homicide this evening. Why would you want to be out there, given what happened just five days ago?</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Whistler contemplates that for a second, as if the danger has just occurred to him. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What happened five days ago hurt, Miss Chase, but I’ve been hurt before. I’ve been wrestling for over a decade, and I did my hitch with the Marines before that. I’ve been bruised and I’ve been broken, and I’ve come back from it before.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And if there’s anyone who knows how dangerous Homicide can be, it’s me. And I’ll be damned if I let my friend…my comrade…go out there are fight him with no-one in his corner.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> From what we’ve seen in recent weeks, having someone in your corner doesn’t appear to slow Homicide down any.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Maybe not, but I won’t let him think he’s gotten away with doing…this.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Whistler gestures at his cast.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’ve got six weeks before this cast comes off and I can think about getting in the ring again, but I want Homicide to think real hard about what’s coming. Because I’m coming back with something to prove, and I’m going to be there, in his face, reminding him every week until I’m ready to get some payback. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D+</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JasonJackson.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/TheDangerKid.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JohnAnderson.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/BrentHill.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> w/</strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/NicoleKiss.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Vanguard vs. The Machines w/Nicole Kiss</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Both teams come into this match with very clear strategies. The Vanguard want to use Jason Jackson’s technical acumen to counter the Machines, setting them up for a high-risk move from The Danger Kid, while the Machines target the lower back of their opponents in order to slow them down and set up for submission holds.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Hill is the first man to get frustrated when his strategy fails, particularly when his attempt to suplex The Danger Kid sees the smaller man flip and land on his feet, immediately hitting the ropes and coming back with a leg lariat. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Vanguard pick up the pace after that, hitting a series of double-teams. A Doomsday Clothesline gets a two-count on Hill, broken up by Anderson coming into the ring. The Kid brawls with John Anderson, the two of them spilling out of the ring.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Nicole Kiss hits the ring apron, pulling a can of mace from the small handbag looped over her shoulder. Jason Jackson makes the mistake of turning to see what she’s up too, gets sprayed in the eyes and staggers sideways, half-blind.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Brent Hill takes the blinded Jackson down with a drop toe hold, then hits the turnbuckles to land a King of the Hill legdrop to pick up the three-count. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> The Machines defeated The Vanguard in 15:34 by pinfall.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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We go back to the interview stage where Coach Pangrazzio is standing by with The Vessey Brothers.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Coach: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Malice in Wonderland. The Gauntlet for the Gold. Everything the All-Star Team has been working for, and all three All-Stars are in contention to become the first World Heavyweight Champion in Hollywood Grappling history.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Ever man in this match has a game-plan for winning. Ours is the one that will deliver an actual victory.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Not because Larry Vessey is the best striker in the game today, and not because Bryan Vessey is the best all-around athlete I’ve ever had the privilege to train. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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He pauses, and glances to the side. Waits for Richie Pangrazzio to step into shot, falling in beside the Vessey’s. Coach beams, obviously pleased to have the All-Star of All-Stars back in the fold.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It’s not even because my son is in this match, the star player of the All-Star Team, hungry to take home the gold.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Coach: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">They’ll win gold tonight because every other man in that ring is just a man, and the All-Star Team are a unit. They’ve got each other’s backs, and they understand how to work together. They are three men united in a single purpose – to prove that they’re the best of the best. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Tonight, the All-Star Team eliminates all opposition…leaving the three men who represent the very best of the best in wrestling to settle things among themselves and determine who really deserves to be World Heavyweight Champion.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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We cut to a locker room, where Mr Lucha is tightening the laces on his mask, preparing to head out for his match. He’s approached by Mitch Naess.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Naess:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Lucha, can we have a moment?</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Lucha tilts his head, considering the question. He nods, once.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Naess: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You’re headed out to fight Jack Bruce once again this evening, searching for a clean win over the man who has done everything in his power to avoid a real fight between the two of you. What’s your plan for making sure tonight ends with his shoulders pinned against the mat?</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Lucha’s tilts his head back, eyes narrowing with intense anger. But he’s interrupted before he can answer. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JackBruce.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Shouldn’t ask him a question he can’t answer – no-one has a plan against me.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The camera turns and Jack Bruce is leaning against the doorway, shirtless and ready to head to the ring for his upcoming match. He doesn’t look up, keeping his voice low and even. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What you gotta understand, I am the consummate showman. Whether I’m out there singing, or wrestling a match, I am the man who puts on a show like nothing you’ve ever seen before.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’ve got a muse to inspire me and talent that ignites me, and that makes me something this business has never, ever seen.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Anything less than that isn’t worthy of my time.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Bruce peers through his hair, focusing his attention on Lucha with a smile.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">See you out there, man. Bring everything you’ve got.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Because tonight, I plan on stealing the show…and I want you at your best. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/MrLucha1977.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JackBruce.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Mr Lucha vs. Jack Bruce</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Mr Lucha throws himself at Jack Bruce, and Jack Bruce immediately backs off and retreats to ringside. Lucha is visible frustrated, and Bruce kills time strutting at ringside, trash-talking fans and mocking his opponent.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The count forces Bruce back into the ring and he reluctantly locks up with Lucha, finding himself on the losing end of exchange after exchange as the Mexican Legend outperforms him and outpaces him. Bruce’s sole offense tends to come from cheap shots, particularly after he retreats to the corner.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Lucha responds by increasing the pace, literally wrestling rings around his opponent—</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/ElBandido.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

--and then, a masked man appears, circling the ringside area. Bruce doesn’t miss a beat, immediately complaining to the referee about Lucha pulling his hair, keeping the attention on him as the masked man hits the ring and nails Lucha with a big suplex.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Lucha gets up, staggering, and Bruce presses the advantage, getting in a few cheap shots. Lucha rallies, goes for the moonsault, but Bruce has it scouted. He lets Lucha eat mat, then hits the New York Minute for the pinfall. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Jack Bruce defeated Mr Lucha in 7:38 by pinfall.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: D+</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Silver Screen comes to life and this time it’s Eric Tyler on the Malice in Wonderland interview stage. Tyler is dressed in his impeccable suit, calm and composed as he regards the camera.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> My name is Eric Tyler. I’m the best wrestler in the world, and I’ve got my eye on the prize.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’m not saying that because it’s hubris, I’m saying it because it’s true. And I’m not going out there tonight to win the belt for fans, and I’m not doing it for my father or my brother or my kids.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I don’t have an issue with any of the men out there. I don’t need an issue to drive me to compete.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’m going to win tonight because winning is good business. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Tyler: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Eric Tyler takes care of business. You can count on that.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The footage fades to black on Tyler’s confident smirk. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JohnnyMartin.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

When it fades in once more, Johnny Martin is glaring at the camera.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Martin:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> You win a championship with blood and skill and determination. You win a championship by being the better man on the night, and training to be the better man every day after strap that belt around your waist.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Martin: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’ve worn titles before. I walked away from one to compete here, because I go where the best competition can be found.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Martin: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’ve worn titles before, but they were belts with a legacy forged by other men. I could build on that legacy, shape it into something new, but they were always there.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Martin: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Tonight, I get the opportunity to do something few wrestlers will ever get to do.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Martin: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Tonight, I get the opportunity to be the first. The man who lays the foundation. Every man who follows will know my name. Every man who follows will know that belt matters because I’m the one who made it matter.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Martin: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I am Johnny Martin. I am pro-wrestling. And tonight, I walk out of Malice in Wonderland the very first World Heavyweight Championship.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RickyDaleJohnson.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> w/</strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Whistler.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/CharlieHomicide.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> w/</strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/KarenKiller_alt.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ricky Dale Johnson w/Whistler vs. Charlie Homicide w/Karen Killer</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The heart of this match is a fired up, hard-hitting young babyface coming up against a cagey, thoroughly insane brawler who makes up for his comparative lack of power with sheer craziness and a willingness to cross lines.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Weeks of frustration come to the surface as Johnson trades fists with Homicide, but it doesn’t serve him well. Homicide works to keep Johnson angry, taunting him with slaps and cruel cheap shots, and it isn’t long before he’s used Johnson’s anger against him. A charging lariat is ducked and the Cowboy is sent shoulder-first into a post.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

This leaves Ricky Dale fighting the rest of the match with an injured shoulder, and this is the Cowboy’s time to shine. He guts out the pain and keeps coming back for more, gutting through some of Homicide’s biggest offense. Through pure stubborn tenacity and grit he fights his way back into the match—</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/TysonBaine.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

--until Karen Killer distracts the referee, feigning an attack by Whistler at ringside, and BLZ Bubb hits the ring while Sam Sparrow tries to figure out what’s going on. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

BLZ Bubb hoists Ricky Dale up and plants him with the Hades Bomb, rolling out of the ring as Homicide recovers and crawls over to his opponent.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

With a beatific smile, Homicide applies a hammerlock and begins to rain elbows into the wounded shoulder until Johnson has no choice but to submit. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Charlie Homicide defeated Cowboy Ricky Dale in 12:25 by submission.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Whistler.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/TysonBaine.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Whistler yells from ringside, trying to draw Sam Sparrow’s attention to the interference. BLZ Bubb proves that he’s still not done, charging across the ringside area and nailing the injured man with stiff boot to the face. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Whistler’s crutches skitter across the concrete as he falls. He turns, groggy, crawling for them in an effort to get himself upright and mobile. BLZ Bubb stalks him, slowly, implacable.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/KarenKiller_alt.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Meanwhile, Karen Killer starts pulling up the ringside mats, exposing the concrete.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RickyDaleJohnson.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/CharlieHomicide.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Ricky Dale Johnson sees what’s going on and darts for the ropes, but he’s cut off by Charlie Homicide. The Madman grabs the Cowboy’s ankle and hauls him backwards, promptly drops an elbow on Ricky Dale’s shoulder. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Homicide:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Shh. Shh. Don’t interfere.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He drops his weight on Ricky Dale’s back and pins the Cowboy, then grabs Ricky Dale’s hair and wrenches back so there’s no choice but to watch the action at ringside.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Homicide: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">This isn’t a time to do, this is a time to watch.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

BLZ Bubb picks Whistler up in a two-handed grip…HADES BOMB ON THE CONCRETE!</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Whistler lies broken and motionless on the concrete while BLZ Bubb stands over him. Homicide lets Ricky Dale go and the Cowboy sags, helpless, as paramedics head down the ramp to check on his friend. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JoeyFlame.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/TeddyFlame.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DemonSpite.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DemonAnger.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> w/</strong></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Brayfield.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Blazing Flames vs. The Demons of Rage w/Boss Man Brayfield</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The pattern for this one is established early: The Flames hit and run, using speed and well-rehearsed double-teams to outpace their opponents; The Demons cut them off, unleashing bit slams and hard-hitting strikes as they trap one of the Flames in their half of the ring; The Flames slip free, rally, and begin the process over again.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

It’s not the pattern that makes this great – it’s the experience of the two teams and their ability to find little nuances as they cycle the pattern. The Flames start out working methodically, relying on the ground-based offense that has started to dominate their ringwork for the last decade. As they fail to keep the Demons down, they start going to the top rope and going high risk. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Joey Flame earns a huge pop when he hits his first over the top rope suicide dive in three years, wiping out Demon Spite and Brayfield when the Demon tries to retreat. It’s a pivotal moment for the match, allowing the Flames to wear down Anger with a series of double-team kicks, and the match ends with a Swandive Splash after twenty minutes of action. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Blazing Flames defeated The Demons Of Rage in 20:24 by pinfall.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C+</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Liberty.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Silver Screen fires up again and this time it’s Liberty in the hot seat. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I didn’t get into wrestling for the championships. I was a wild kid, lots of energy, kept getting into fights. My brother enrolled me in wrestling school, figured it would give me a place to burn up all that energy.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Turns out, my brother is a pretty smart guy. I fell in love with the sport, and I did okay for myself. I beat people up. I got beat up in return. Turns out, I wasn’t too bad at either part.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It’s funny how far something like that could take you. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I didn’t sign for Hollyweird expecting to win a title. Figured, maybe it would happen. Figured, if it didn’t, I’d get one hell of a good fight in the ring here.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Then I fought Rip Chord, and walked away with the one-two-three. After that, I got challenged…and I didn’t back down. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I got ambushed…and I didn’t back down.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I got beat up…and I didn’t back down.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And now it’s Malice in Wonderland and I’m here, gearing up, ready to go out and fight. Me and nine other men, competing to be the first Heavyweight Champion. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It’s going to be one hell of a fight...I still got a whole lot of energy that needs to be used up. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And no matter what happens tonight, whether I win or law, you can be sure of one thing.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I didn't back down. I don't even know how. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The shot fades to black.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RipChord.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Then fades in on Rip Chord.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I’ve defeated Sam Strong.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’ve defeated Dusty Streets.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’ve beaten Romeo Heartthrob and the Vesseys and Richie Pangrazzio. I’m confident I can take down every other man in this match.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’m Rip Chord, and I’m a wrestling legend. I don’t care about your health, I don’t care about your future. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">If you get between me and the title I deserve, I will end you. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: B+</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>World Heavyweight Championship Gauntlet</strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JohnnyMartin.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/EricTyler.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #1: Johnny Martin; ENTRANT #2: Eric Tyler</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Johnny Martin is the first man out, and he doesn’t look phased by that. Even when the second man out proves to be Eric Tyler, an old nemesis who knows him well enough to be a major threat. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Martin and Tyler circle for a few minutes, gauging one another, conserving energy. Tyler shoots in, eager to start things off, and he gets met with a series of hard elbows as Martin fends him off. Tyler backs away, but Martin sees his opening – he goes in with hard slaps and strikes, chasing Tyler into a corner.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RipChord.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #3: RIP CHORD</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Chord hits the ring with something to prove, and he starts by hauling Martin off Tyler and assaulting the former DAVE champion with hard forearm shivs. It doesn’t take long before an unofficial alliance is formed between Chord and Tyler, and the duo start double-teaming Martin until…</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Liberty.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #4: LIBERTY</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The American Outlaw is a shot of adrenaline for the match, charging the ring at a sprint and immediately launching himself into the fray. He’s got a dropkick for Tyler…a dropkick for Chord…a bulldog for Johnny Martin. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And then he’s the only man upright in the ring, giving him a moment to play to the crowd. Chord immediately hits him from behind, a hard forearm to the kidneys knocking Liberty to the canvas.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tyler and Martin start brawling as Chord drags Liberty over to the ropes, planning on throwing him out. Liberty clings to the bottom rope, trying to save himself…</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/BryanVessey.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #5: BRYAN VESSEY</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The youngest member of the All-Star Team hits the ring and makes a beeline straight for Chord, throwing the wrestling legend around the ring with a series of suplexs. Liberty scrambles to his feet and joins the assault, Vessey and the American Outlaw peppering Chord with big shots. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

It looks dangerous for Chord, right up until Eric Tyler gets himself some space and hits Liberty with a low blow. Liberty doubles over, and Tyler goes to help Chord up.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

That’s a mistake. Chord hits a low blow of his own, and throws Tyler over the top rope.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong> ELIMINATION #1: ERIC TYLER.</strong></em></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Meanwhile, on the far side of the ring, Johnny Martin and Bryan Vessey have begin to brawl. Vessey has Martin in the corner, hammering him with hard punches, but Martin reverses and starts throwing punches of his own.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Liberty charges in, looking to ambush Martin, but Johnny Martin ducks out of the way and Liberty catches Vessey with the dropkick instead. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/LarryVessey.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #6: LARRY VESSEY</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Liberty takes the situation as it comes and pummels Bryan Vessey, which proves to be a mistake as Vessey’s older brother hits the ring. Larry Vessey is big, ripped, and stronger than any man in the ring. He starts handing out Sick Cycles, starting with Liberty, then Martin, then Chord.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Larry helps his younger brother to his feet and the Vesseys go on a tear, hitting double-team moves on all of their opponents. It’s quickly apparent that the teamwork of the Vessey’s is a significant threat, so Chord, Martin, and Liberty become unlikely allies, trying to hold them off.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RichiePangrazzioJr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #7: RICHIE PANGRAZZIO</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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The next man down the ramp is Richie Pangrazzio Junior, putting all three members of the All-Star team in the ring at the same time. They immediately line up, facing off against the other three men – Chord and Martin showing signs of fatigue after being in the match from the opening, Liberty showing signs of hurting after the assault he’s taken thus far.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The brawl is fast and furious, with the All-Stars well-equipped to function as a three-man unit. It’s only a high-energy rally by Liberty, which sees him bouncing off the ropes multiple times to build up momentum, that saves the other three men.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Which makes it all the worse when Liberty goes to the ropes one last time, only to have Rip Chord pull it down and send the American Outlaw tumbling over. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong> </strong></span></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong><em>ELIMINATION #2: LIBERTY</em></strong></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The competitors have barely had time to gauge what’s just happened before Khula Shaker hits and Sam Strong comes spinning out through the curtain. The Icon takes a moment to play to the crowd, shucks off his fur coat, and hits the ring. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Strong.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #8: SAM STRONG</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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As the fresh man, Strong tears through the opposition, but the bulk of his attention is occupied by the problem of Rip Chord and Larry Vessey. He throws fists and both men respond in kind, trying to wear down the icon.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Meanwhile, on the far side of the ring, Johnny Martin nails Richie Pangrazzio with a big boot and follows it up with the Brainbuster. Bryan Vessey saves his teammate with a series of German Suplexes. It’s not quite enough to take Martin out of commission and get him over the rope, and the two men start struggling.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Richie Pangrazzio charges in, looking to take advantage of the situation…</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

…and finds himself backdropped over the top rope when Bryan Vessey and Johnny Martin respond to the charge on instinct. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>ELIMINATION #3: RICHIE PANGRAZZIO JR</strong></em></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Pangrazzio is irate, particularly given its one of his team-mates involved in the elimination. Bryan realises his mistake, offers a short nod of apology. That’s not enough. Pangrazzio loses his cool completely. He’s still spitting abuse at the officials when U2’s </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Where the Streets Have No Name</em></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> hits the arena and…</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DustyStreets.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #9: DUSTY STREETS</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Streets hits the ring and handing out European Uppercuts. He’s building up some momentum, getting ready to throw Rip Chord over the top rope, when—</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

STRONG ARM TACTIC!</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dusty is down. Sam Strong tries to throw him over the top rope, but Dusty grabs hold and clings on for dear life. The two men struggle, trying to get an edge, but eventually Bryan Vessey grabs Chord from behind and fires punches into Chord’s stomach.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dusty slides through the bottom rope, gets back to his feet.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And immediately gets clotheslined over the top rope by Sam Strong.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>ELIMINATION #4: DUSTY STREETS</strong></em></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

On the far side of the ring, Johnny Martin is squaring off with Larry Vessey. The two men aren’t bothering with trying to throw each other over – they’re more concerned with beating the hell out of each other.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> They’re still doing that when the final entrant makes his way down.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RomeoHeartthrob.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>ENTRANT #10: ROMEO HEARTTHROB</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Heartthrob is cautious about approaching the ring, taking the time to gauge what’s going on as he makes his way down the ramp. He sees Martin and Vessey brawling, circles around and grabs the ropes behind them as they fight. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

A hard right from Martin sends Larry Vessey staggering backwards, and Heartthrob quickly hauls him over the top rope.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>ELIMINATION #5: LARRY VESSEY</strong></em></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Half the field is cleared out, leaving five men in the ring. Johnny Martin is showing signs of fatigue, but he’s nowhere near willing to back down. He throws a couple of strikes at Heartthrob, but he hasn’t quite got enough left in the tank – Hearttthrob locks in the Cupid’s Kiss and starts sapping what little energy Martin has remaining. Martin turns red as he struggles to breathe, but he struggles free, nailing Heartthrob with a series of hard elbows in an attempt to break the hold.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Martin staggers, catching his breath.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And Rip Chord throws him over the top rope before he can fully recover.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><em><strong>ELIMINATION #6: JOHNNY MARTIN</strong></em></span></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Chord turns, utterly smug about what he’s done.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And immediately finds himself under assault by Bryan Vessey, who unleashes hell on the Wrestling Legend. He forces Chord into the corner, fires hard elbows at his face. He hears someone coming up behind and ducks free, just in time for Heartthrob to hit Chord with a running boot.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Sam Strong, not to be outdone, charges in with his second Strong Arm Tactic of the night.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

A stunned Chord is thrown over the top rope by the other three men.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>ELIMINATION #7: RIP CHORD</strong></em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Vessey and Strong back away from Heartthrob, respecting the fact that he’s the fresh man. Heartthrob grins to himself – he gestures to Vessey, making an offer. “You and me against Strong, then we fight.”</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Vessey takes the offer.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The two men come at Strong from opposite sides, peppering the Icon with kicks and punches. Strong tries to fight back and Vessey gets the arm, levering Strong to the ground and locking in a crossarm breaker. Strong spends several seconds trying to get free, screaming in pain as he sells the injury.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Then Romeo Heartthrob stomps on Vessey’s skull, ending their alliance. He grabs the young All-Star Team member in a sleeper and starts dragging him towards the ropes. His first attempt to shove Vessey over sees the younger man land on the apron, clinging to the top rope as he tries to clear his head.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob shoves him hard, for the elimination.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>ELIMATION #8: BRYAN VESSEY</strong></span></em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob and Strong square up. Heartthrob fairly beams as he realises he’s still considerably fresher, paying attention to the way Strong moves. He gestures to his head, mocking the head injury, and Strong just nods and signals for Heartthrob to bring it on.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The crash into one another, locking up, and for once Strong doesn’t have the juice in the tank to dominate with his size and power. They struggle in the centre of the ring for few moments, then Heartthrob simply plants a kick to the groin.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Strong doubles over and Heartthrob is quick to take advantage. He starts with a series of hard punches to the head, targeting the wound where BLZ Bubb busted the Icon open. It doesn’t take many shots before he re-opened the wound, leaving Strong bloodied.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Cupid’s Kiss is locked in and Heartthrob proceeds to choke for all he’s worth, forcing Strong to carry his weight in addition to struggling against the hold. Strong tries to break free, but he can’t. He sags, then drops to his knees, then falls to the mat with the hold still locked in tight.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Only then does Heartthrob release it and start the process of dragging Strong over to the corner. Strong is dead weight, which means Hearrthrob goes to the corner, planning to use the turnbuckles to help get him over. He lifts strong, drapes his arms over the ropes. Crouches to grab the legs…</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And Strong clamps down on the ropes with a powerful grip, kicking free of Heartthrob’s hands. The Icon isn’t entire there, still groggy after the choke, but he’s got enough in the tank to kick free on instinct and start firing big rights at Heartthrob. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Romeo covers up, ducks and weaves as best he can, but the crowd fires up as Strong begins a come-back and the noise seems to wake him up a little more. Hits start connecting, powerful and clean, knocking Heartthrob around the ring. It buys Strong enough time to recover his senses and start fighting back for real, hammering Heartthrob for all he’s worth.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He fires Heartthrob into the rope, nails him with a big boot. When Heartthrob doesn’t go down, he’s fired into the ropes again.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

STRONG ARM TACTIC!</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob spins and flops to the canvas, but Strong has significantly fewer problems dragging his opponent to the ropes. Heartthrob makes a half-hearted effort to fight back, but powerful arms lock around him and haul him over the top rope.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong> ELIMINATION #9: ROMEO HEARTTHROB</strong></em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sam Strong won a battle royal in 38:10. Sam Strong wins the HGC World Heavyweight title. </strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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JK Stallings collects the HGC World Heavyweight Championship and hands it to the exhausted Strong. Strong holds it in both hands, then lifts it high as pyro explodes around the arena and confetti rains from the sky.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Jason Azaria leaves everyone with a single thought: Sam Strong is the first HGC World Heavyweight Champion.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: A</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall: B</strong></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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<p>An utterly magnificent show. Maybe the best single-show C-Verse write-up I've read on these boards. The gauntlet for the gold was perfectly paced, and the vignettes from each entrant throughout the show was the perfect build to the main event. Sam Strong might be one of the more obvious choices to be the first Hollyweird champion, but it didn't feel like LOLSTRONGWINS. He came out looking strong, but the rest of the field (save perhaps poor Dusty Streets) came out looking like legit contenders. Plus, the drama during the match are the jumping off point for a ton of other potential feuds among the men who didn't win. Just brilliant booking.</p><p> </p><p>

I'm honestly pretty hype on Homicide, BLZ Bubb and Karen Killer. In fact, your use of Karen Killer earlier in the diary was one of several factors that led me to use her in the role of "Lilith" in my own diary. They are genuinely disturbing heels, creepy but not creepy-cool. They're monsters, and when a hero finally comes to slay them, it'll be supremely satisfying.</p><p> </p><p>

I appreciate you've got storylines running for some of the lower-card talent. Balancing their stories with the main-event guys is tricky, but you're seeming to manage the trick just fine!</p><p> </p><p>

I'm loving this diary, just loving it.</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="bonnie" data-cite="bonnie" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="42291" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ricky Dale Johnson: homicide isn't that great IMO and I could see RDJ going over</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Solid logic, and had there been another month or two to build you'd have been correct. Right now, though, Homicide and RDJ's ring work is pretty even, and Homicide has 4 points in his favour:</p><p> 1 - He's a veteran with more popularity. That's in short enough supply that it doesn't get sacrificed for a very good reason. </p><p> 2 - He's the guy who got screwed out of his shot at Malice thanks to Pangrazzio's shenanigans, which is a potential angle that gets lost if he isn't kept strong enough to stay in narrative contention.</p><p> 3 - Better in-ring psychology and selling</p><p> 4 - As one of the two people attached to BLZ Bubb - and the one who has started on time decline - he's going to take a lot of beatings on the Demons behalf while we build up an unstoppable monster <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="42291" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>An utterly magnificent show. Maybe the best single-show C-Verse write-up I've read on these boards...I'm loving this diary, just loving it.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> High praise, and thank you. Glad your enjoying it.</p>
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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Liberty.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Sam Strong was going to be the first Hollyweird World Heavyweight Champion. No-one was kidding themselves about that – not the boys, not the back office, and not the vast majority of the fans. We worked hard to make believe otherwise, but let’s not pretend it was all that successful.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Apparently the only person to really convince themselves it would be someone else was Rip Chord, and he had some very specific ideas about who the belt go to. By the time we hit the pay-per-view, he had those ideas very loudly and made certain other people knew about them. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“We had the agents meeting for the Gauntlet and Strong made a point of sitting in the corner of the room, real quiet and focused, staring Rip down and waiting for him to launch into his spiel.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Rip basically watched Strong face for a minute, took a deep breath, and held his tongue.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Liberty grins.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“If only Strong solved all his issues as effectively.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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“I was ready to go home.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dusty Street sit in the big red couch, his expression stern as he rolls a bottle of water back and forth between his palms. The big man is dressed in a suit, his shoulders sagging a little, and he holds himself like someone forced to remember a painful experience.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Two months in, and…yeah. If I can honest, I was miserable there, and I wish that was different. I wish I could have done more with the opportunity presented to me. But honestly, all I wanted to do was walk.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Sam and I had been professional when we worked in Burning Hammer. He stayed out of my way, I stayed out of his. Being in another country made our differences easier to navigate – when there’s only a handful of guys who speak your language in the locker room, you try not to alienate the ones who are there.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“That stopped the moment we walked into HGC. And maybe it was always going to be like that. Maybe it had something to do with the hits to his ego that came when some sixteen year old kid took the book away from him after the very first show. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Either way, he started building cliques, and I found myself personal non-grata by the time we were midway through January. Everyone hated me – including the guys I was supposed to be working a program with all the way through to March. I was hurting, I was getting relegated back to being a tag-team guy. I could see my future with the company going down the toilet week by week.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“So I went to Phil Vibert and told him I wanted out of my contract. I would do the Gauntlet, and then I wanted to be off the road for a while, let everyone simmer down.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“He talked me out of that. Largely because he offered me a bonus to stick with the company for another few months, given him a chance resolve things. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Then we hit the gauntlet, and….”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dusty shakes his head in disgust.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“I should have listened to my instincts and gotten the hell out.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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“There are some guys who get a reputation for being a dick when they hit the top of the card, and they don’t really deserve it. Suddenly they’re an icon, and they’ve got all this stroke, but they still think they’re one of the boys and their comments don’t mean too much. They still assume their ribs are just ribs, not a condemnation of someone’s career.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Strong was never one of those guys. He likes to play it off as a rib, but what happened at the gauntlet...”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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“Dude threatened to walk out. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“I wouldn’t have given him a big chunk of time in the gauntlet either.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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“There were a lot of egos in that locker room. Not so much amongst the younger guys yet, but it was starting. Sam was building up his allies, trying to pull Dusty down. The Vesseys adopted Anderson, started travelling with him and giving him some advice on his technical work. The DAVE guys stayed close to one another, backing each other up. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Everyone has friends in this business, but there’s a point where that kind of factionalism just gets ugly.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“The Vesseys were the first crew to try and throw their weight around. They had a problem with something Kingman said during the agent meeting, and they just started talking s—t about him backstage. Kingman got wind of it and took objection, tracked Larry down to register those objections in person.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Only reason Vessey wasn’t performing in that main event with a broken arm is the Demons holding Kingman back for Larry’s own safety.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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“Vessey’s an ass. But we were counting on a program against them to earn us a pretty good payday.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Demon Spite shrugs.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“That wasn’t going to happen if the Crippler ripped an arm off and fed it to him.”</div></div></div>

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“Why did we put the belt on Strong?”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Phil Vibert tilts his head back, contemplating the question. He takes a deep breath and exhales.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“The money in wrestling is always a face chasing after a heel for a title. That’s been true ever since the very early days of the business, and even in an environment where we challenged conventions like DAVE, we followed that basic principle to the letter. It’s booking 101, even if there are plenty of places that think they can break the convention.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“This isn’t how you get belt over when it’s brand new, though. Your heels…well, they’re heels. Their integrity is suspect. You can’t build the importance of a new belt by having someone go out there, talk themselves up, then cheat to win every match. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“You need someone who can go out there and tell everyone he’s the best in the world, then back it up match after match. Someone with rock-solid integrity, who can put over the opponents and have everyone nod and say, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>yes, that’s right.</em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“I’m not saying Rip Chord couldn’t have done that, but it would have been a waste of his talents.”</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Another long pause as Vibert chooses his words carefully.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“That doesn’t change a simple fact – Hollyweird had two incredible assets in its first year, and their names were Sam Strong and Rip Chord. Incredible talents, incredibly beloved, incredibly good at what they did in the ring and outside of it.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Hollyweird also had two incredible drawbacks in its first year, and it was the same two wrestlers.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“When you’ve got two men that popular, that iconic, you’ve always got to account for them. If they’re not in the title picture, you’ve got to tell people why not. If you’re going to put someone over them, you want it to mean something.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“They’re the guys you’re constantly working around, because their value lies in the fact that they’re on a level above everyone else, but you don’t want it to feel like that or else the fans are never going to buy tickets.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“It’s one of the reasons I kept Strong off shows for ‘injury’ as much as I could without pissing him off. He simply didn’t need the airtime to get over, compared to everyone else.”</div></div></div>

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<p>An entirely reasonable explanation, though I'm wondering - does Sam Strong have creative control in his contract, and are you having to work around that? Does Rip Chord have creative control as well?</p><p> </p><p>

It's interesting, the different strategies on booking a main title. I suppose I think of the two classic methods as "North" and "South", based on WW(W)F and GCW/JCP booking philosophies. The classic WWWF/WWF model is clearly the Bruno Sammartino/Bob Backlund/Hulk Hogan booking, where you have a dominant face champion who is threatened by the build up of a monster heel, who is eventually conquered by the face champion after much tribulation and sneak attacks by the heel. Whereas the older southern-style, Dusty Rhodes booking where you have a dominant heel champion who is constantly letting a fan favorite get within inches of victory only to snatch it away at the last minute.</p><p> </p><p>

Sounds like, in some ways, you're a bit handcuffed to Sam Strong, babyface champion. I'm fascinated to see whether you use the classic babyface champion booking for Strong, or if you've got something a bit more modern in mind...</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="42291" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>An entirely reasonable explanation, though I'm wondering - does Sam Strong have creative control in his contract, and are you having to work around that? Does Rip Chord have creative control as well?<p> </p><p> It's interesting, the different strategies on booking a main title. I suppose I think of the two classic methods as "North" and "South", based on WW(W)F and GCW/JCP booking philosophies. The classic WWWF/WWF model is clearly the Bruno Sammartino/Bob Backlund/Hulk Hogan booking, where you have a dominant face champion who is threatened by the build up of a monster heel, who is eventually conquered by the face champion after much tribulation and sneak attacks by the heel. Whereas the older southern-style, Dusty Rhodes booking where you have a dominant heel champion who is constantly letting a fan favorite get within inches of victory only to snatch it away at the last minute.</p><p> </p><p> Sounds like, in some ways, you're a bit handcuffed to Sam Strong, babyface champion. I'm fascinated to see whether you use the classic babyface champion booking for Strong, or if you've got something a bit more modern in mind...</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I know in the mod both have creative control, and Rip won't put anyone over except Sam (and only then because Sam cracks his knuckles and looks intimidating as beautifully shown in the previous post).</p><p> </p><p> Not even kidding, despite the description saying Chord put over Liberty in 96, he won't do it again and I can't even get him to lose to any of the other veteran main eventers on the roster of the mod (Dusty Streets, Richie Jnr, Vessey bros, etc). So I feel booking them both is quite the challenge if it's not altered, but equally it probably mimics the backstage politics you had in places like WCW which I feel is what it's going for.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="42291" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Quote:<p> Originally Posted by bonnie View Post</p><p> Ricky Dale Johnson: homicide isn't that great IMO and I could see RDJ going over</p><p> Solid logic, and had there been another month or two to build you'd have been correct. Right now, though, Homicide and RDJ's ring work is pretty even, and Homicide has 4 points in his favour:</p><p> 1 - He's a veteran with more popularity. That's in short enough supply that it doesn't get sacrificed for a very good reason. </p><p> 2 - He's the guy who got screwed out of his shot at Malice thanks to Pangrazzio's shenanigans, which is a potential angle that gets lost if he isn't kept strong enough to stay in narrative contention.</p><p> 3 - Better in-ring psychology and selling</p><p> 4 - As one of the two people attached to BLZ Bubb - and the one who has started on time decline - he's going to take a lot of beatings on the Demons behalf while we build up an unstoppable monster </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I just really don't like Charlie in my game because he hurt Liberty for 3 months so my bias got the better of me. Loved hearing your reasoning though since I always love hearing how people think about booking</p>
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<p>Yep, Chord and Strong both have creative control on top of Icon clauses in their contracts, which basically mean they're only due a few losses a year when it really, really means something. </p><p> </p><p>

In short, they're not the guys you beat when you're being elevated as the next big thing - they're the guys you beat when you're being recognised as the <em>current </em>big thing. If you beat either of them in singles competition, it absolutely has to be a big damn deal.</p><p> </p><p>

Not that I would be inclined to put a lot of guys over them without those contract terms - their popularity and in-ring skills make them far more valuable where they are on the card, particularly with popularity in relatively short supply.</p>

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HTV.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

- EPISODE 9 PREVIEW –</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

</strong></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Malice in Wonderland is in the record books and the very first champion has been announced. Now Hollyweird turns towards the future, dealing with a flurry of match requests which have come through to the booking committee over the last week.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Walt “Flapjack” Flanagan has been one of the hardest working veterans on the independent scene in recent years, racking up victories over many of the rising stars who found their way to Hollyweird. His first match on Hollyweird TV sees him take on a familiar opponent – the All-Star of All-Stars, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie Pangrazzio Jr</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Exiles </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">might not have won their Malice in Wonderland match, but they were still the team standing tall when the dust had cleared. Tonight they take on the pairing of Mr Lucha and Electrico, collectively known as </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Mucha Lucha</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He might have been part of a show-stealing match at Malice, but </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Steve Flash </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">was on </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rip Chord’</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">s radar from the moment Flash signed his Hollyweird contract. At Hollyweird TV, Chord’s request has been approved, pitting Flash and Chord against each other for the very first time.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Jack Bruce </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">beat the Mexican legend Sunday night, although you may object to the way he won that bout. Tonight he takes on debuting “Dirty” </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dario Shelton</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> from Florida, who is looking to earn a permanent HGC contract. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Machines </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">came out ahead in their tag-team contest at Malice thanks to the interference of their manager, Nicole Kiss. Tonight they face what is arguably the best tag-team in HGC right now – </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Vessey Brothers</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> – and you can be sure that Coach Pangrazzio will be alert for any shenanigans.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

It wasn’t for the title when the match was first scheduled, but </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sam Strong </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">wants to be a fighting champion and he’s making his very first title defence with his scheduled opponent tonight. Which may be a mistake, given that he’s wrestling the hardcore Psycho of Hollyweird, </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Charlie Homicide</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Will Strong’s reign on top end before it’s truly begun?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em>Matches featured on this streaming video include:</em></strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Sam Strong vs. Charlie Homicide – HGC World Heavyweight Championship</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Vessey Brothers vs. The Machines</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dario Shelton vs. Jack Bruce</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Steve Flash vs. Rip Chord</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Mucha Lucha vs. The Exiles</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Richie Pangrazzio Jr. vs. Walt Flanagan</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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I finally catch up to find out that Romeo Heartthrob is NOT the world champion. My heart has been shattered into a million pieces. I was hoping we were gonna get the swerve of a lifetime in Heartthrob or Streets, but nope....Strong wins the strap. I'm pretty sure the old bastard wouldn't wanna lose to anyone anyway <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />
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<p>Matches featured on this streaming video include:</p><p> </p><p>

Sam Strong - duh</p><p>

The Vessey Brothers - don't think the Vesseys would be happy losing here</p><p>

Dario Shelton - me Lucha costs jack the match</p><p>

Rip Chord - duh</p><p>

The Exiles - jack might get involved </p><p>

Richie Pangrazzio Jr. - I like Richie</p>

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Backstage, in the production truck. A handheld camera is left on its side, tracking two sets of boots walking towards it. It’s picked up and Charlie Homicide’s face looms into view.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Homicide: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">They sent them out there, one by one, and told them all to fight. The good, the bad, the legends and the icons.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The screen cuts to a series of shots featuring wrestlers making their entrance in the Gauntlet for the Gold</em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Homicide: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">They fought, and they fell, man by man, one by one.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>More quick cuts, tracking Jason Azaria’s calls through the match.</em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>

</em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria: </strong></em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Eric Tyler is eliminated!</em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria: </strong></em></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Liberty is eliminated!</em></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria: </strong></em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Richie Pangrazzio is out! </em></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria: </strong></em></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Dusty Streets!</em></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria: </strong></em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Larry Vessey!</em></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria: </strong></em></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Johnny Martin!</em></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria:</strong></em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> Rip Chord! My god, Rip Chord is out!</em></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Homicide: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You were in your element, weren’t you Sammy? And now--</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria: </strong></em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Bryan Vessey is gone! There’s just two men left.</em></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Azaria: </strong></em></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Heartthrob is out! It’s over! Sam Strong is our new-- </em></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Homicide: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">World Heavyweight Champion</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Homicide flashes the camera a grin that’s pure deranged insanity.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Homicide: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">See you tonight, Sammy.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Homicide: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Bring your shiny new belt with you.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: B-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The credit sequence ends and </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Hush</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> starts to play, heralding the arrival of the very first HGC World Heavyweight Champion. Strong plays to the crowd for a few moments, arms wide, gold belt around his waist, taking his time before he makes his way down to the ring. He collects a microphone, pulls off his jacket, and takes a moment to show off the belt.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Man.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The crowd response to that single word is vocal, approving, and loud. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Can you feel it, New York? Can you feel it out there, coming through the TV? There’s a feeling here tonight, building up like something that needs to come out. I can feel it. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He points to the announce team.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">They can feel it.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He points at a fan at ringside – tall, reedy, with thick glasses, beaming with pleasure.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That guy can feel it. Every member of the Million Strong army can feel it tonight, because Hollyweird has a champion. I am a champion. Sam Strong is the Hollyweird Grappling World Heavyweight Champion, and oh, I like the sound of that. I like the sound of it so much I want to say it again.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Sam Strong is the World Heavyweight Champion. The Hollyweird Grappling World Champion. I beat nine other men to prove that I’m the best in the world. The man with the power, the man of the hour, the man with a million strong believes behind him.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That makes it a pretty good day, man.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Strong pauses for another roar from the fans.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But you don’t just win belts – that just means you were the best for a single night. If I want to justify the faith of the Million Strong Army, I gotta take this belt and defend it.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And I promise I will defend it. I will defend it here, in New York City. I’ll defend it in California and Missouri and Texas and Washington State. I’ll defend in America! In Australia! In Canada! In Japan! Anywhere in the world, I don’t care. Any state, any city, anywhere there’s a worthy challenger. Hell, if there’s an unworthy challenger.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">This belt—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The mood in the arena changes drastically as Romeo Heartthrob and BLZ Bubb make their way down the ramp. Heartthrob sneers at the fans as he collects a microphone, and steps into the ring with the Champion.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I suppose congratulations are in order, Sam. You did a historic thing. You’re the only man who can ever say he’s the first World Heavyweight Champion in Hollyweird, and that should be impressive.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Unfortunately, I don’t think I can offer my congratulations, because that belt around your waist doesn’t mean a damn thing. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The boos are loud, and Strong isn’t happy.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You don’t want to make the Million Strong Army unhappy, man.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Please, I don’t care what your Million Strong Army thinks. I care even less that they can’t see what is patently obvious to me. Wrestlers win matches in two ways – pinfall, or submission. They outwrestle a man until he can’t get off the canvas, or until he can’t take the pain and says I Quit.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Which of those did you do Sunday night, Sam? What exactly was it that you did that made you the greatest wrestler in the world? </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob: It doesn’t take skill to throw someone over the top rope, it just takes size and luck. I had you unconscious in the middle of that ring, which would have been a victory in any match that really matters.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">If you’re so keen to show the Million Strong Army that you’re willing to defend that belt, why don’t you defend it against a man who excels when it comes to skill and technique? In fact, how about you make a title match between you and—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">HEY! LISTEN UP!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/CoachDickPangrazzio.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/LarryVessey.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/BryanVessey.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RichiePangrazzioJr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The All-Star Team makes their entrance, all three wrestlers following Coach down to the ring.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> If you’re looking for skill and talent, son, the line starts with the All-Star Team and everyone else falls in behind these three men. When it comes to submissions, no-one is better than Bryan Vessey. When it comes to striking, Larry Vessey is unequalled in this company…or the rest of the world</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> And if you’re looking for the All-Around best? The man who - pound the pound – is the best wrestler in the world? Then you look no further than Richie Pangrazzio Junior.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

BLZ Bubb snarls as Pangrazzio and his team step into the ring, but Heartthrob holds out a hand to keep the Demon from attack.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You don’t want to put your precious team in my way, Pangrazzio. Size shouldn’t be the sole quality that determines a champion…but having access to a seven foot monster willing to maim on your behalf means the smart money’s on letting me earn my title before you try and claim it.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Coach looks up at the demon, and the Vessey’s immediately step in front of him, staring BLZ Bubb down. Richie Pangrazzio takes the mic off his father.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">BLZ Bubb doesn’t scare us, Heartthrob. He’s big. He’s strong. I’ve no doubt getting hit by him will hurt like goddamn hell.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> But I’ve been hurt before, and I came back. I’ve fought big men before, and made them say I quit.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Richie Pangrazzio turns and faces down the champ. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’ve fought you, Strong, and taken you to the limit. The next time we face each other, I will do far more than that.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Heartthrob can talk about knocking you out all he wants, but the only reason no member of the All-Star Team had you unconscious on the mat is simple…that’s not what the Gauntlet was about.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Richie: We went in there with a plan based on the rules the game was played by...but if it's a wrestling match, those rules have changed, and there's no-one that can match Larry, Bryan, and me. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Everyone stares at each other, on the edge of breaking into a brawl. Sam Strong breaks the tension.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Brothers, Sam Strong already has a match tonight, and the electricity in this building, with the Million Strong Army in attendance…well, you’re right, Heartthrob. I either put up, or I shut up…and Sam Strong doesn’t shut up for anyone.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">So tonight? My non-title match with Charlie Homicide is going to get a whole lot more interesting. ‘Cause I’m putting this belt on the line, and just for you Romeo, I’ll do my best to make him quit or I’ll keep him pinned.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">As for next week…well, Heartthrob, I would have given you first shot at the belt, on account of being the last man eliminated from the Gauntlet, and you being one hell off a wrestler. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob smirks at the All-Star Team.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But since you’ve pointed out that means nothing, and all three members of the All Star Team can say the same…how about I go see Stallings and Vibert backstage, and we can line up a matches? I’m ready to defend this belt against anyone who steps up, but I’m guessing they want the best of the best…and I’m guessing they’ll want you to prove it.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Strong: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And since Richie has one of those chances right now – and these people paid to see some high-quality wrestling – why don’t we go get that conversation started right goddamn now.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: B</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RichiePangrazzioJr.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/WaltFlanagan.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie Pangrazzio vs. Walt Flanagan</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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The giant, square-jawed Flanagan is a powerhouse with a physique very similar to Sam Strongs, and Azaria is quick to point out his history with the current champion. Pangrazzio shows his respect for the veteran, coming in slow and cautious, and it proves to be a valid choice. He makes several attempts to get Flanagan off the mat and the big man counters, throwing Pangrazzio off with relative ease. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Richie changes tactics, hammering Flanagan with kicks to the knee. It’s a slower process, wearing down the bigger man, and it nearly costs him with Flanagan catches Pangrazzio with his signature Flapjack. Pangrazzio gets a foot under the ropes to stay in the match, and comes back with fire. He finally gets the big man up for the Grand Slam and the three-count. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Richie Pangrazzio Jr. defeated Walt Flanagan in 10:13 by pinfall.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Pangrazzio plays to the crowd, celebrating his victory, which proves to be a big mistake. Flanagan gets to his feet with his face contorted in rage, grabs the All-Star of All-Stars by the shoulder and spins him around—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

LARIAT!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The stiff shot catches Pangrazzio on the jaw and he does a full 360 spin in the air before crashing into the canvas. Walt Flanagan smiles in satisfaction as he turns and heads up the ramp, the medics going around him as they rush down to the ring. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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We cut backstage as the medics start loading Pangrazzio onto a stretcher, and we’re met by the smiling face of HGC’s resident interviewer.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What’s up, stars, studs, and swingers? This is Emma Chase backstage, and I’m here with the Rocker, Jack Bruce, and a new friend of his—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JackBruce.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/ElBandido.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Jack Bruce removes his sunglasses and fixes Chase with a flat stare.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">He isn’t a friend. He’s a fan. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You have fans?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Dude, my band is huge big in Guadalajara. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Right.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You doubt me? Who are you to doubt me, Chase? Have you ever performed in an arena in front of fifty thousand screaming Mexicans? Have you ever spent weeks translating the lyrics of your music into Spanish, ensuring they retain every nuance in a language you don’t even speak, because you care about your fans from another culture? Well, Chase? Have you?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Uh….no?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Then why don’t you shut the hell up and let me do what needs to be done here. Because friend or fan, it really doesn’t matter, El Bandido is here for two reasons. First, his deep affection for me and the music that rocked his world.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Second, his deep hatred for that false idol, Mr Lucha.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">For years, El Bandido was the ying to Lucha’s yang down in Mexico. The young star on the rise while Lucha reigned as the man who captured the hearts and minds of the Mexican people. Mr Lucha cost El Bandido opportunities. He held him down in promotions too small to accommodate his talent, because he feared what would happen if El Bandido rose too high.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Well, Chase, Hollyweird Grappling doesn’t have that fear. They aren’t afraid to put El Bandido and Mr Lucha in the same ring, and they aren’t afraid to let El Bandido destroy a Mexican Legend.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And so I went to Phil Vibert and JK Stallings. I told them there was this incredible talent, just waiting for his opportunity, and they gave him a contract. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Now I hear Mr Lucha is unhappy about the results of our match. I hear he’s saying I’m afraid of him, and I cheated to win.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I didn’t ask for help at Malice in Wonderland. I didn’t even need El Bandido help. What El Bandido did, he did because he felt a debt of gratitude to me for getting him a job here, and he took matters into his own hands. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’m a gracious man, and I understand passion, so I’m not holding that against him. But I beat Mr Lucha, and I’m not a man who looks back. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Bruce: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Jack Bruce is the headline act. Jack Bruce is a sell-out stadium tour. Jack Bruce is rock’n’roll, man, and I want an opponent worthy of that.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: D-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/MrLucha1977.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Electrico.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>vs.</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/MontyWalker.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DarkAngel.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Mucha Lucha vs. The Exiles</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

This may be a tag-team match, but it’s really a showcase for Mr Lucha and the newly arrived Dark Angel. The two veterans are among the bet high-flyers in the world right now, both in terms of their abilities and their ability to make their high-risk offense mean something. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Walker gets much of his offence against Lucha’s protégé, Electrico, and quickly defers to Angel every time the rookie luchador gets a tag. Eventually the Exiles succeed in trapping Electrico in their corner, punishing their victim with kicks and double-teams. Electrico finally gets free and goes for the hot tag—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/ElBandido.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

--and discovers that Lucha has been hauled off the ring apron by El Bandido, who promptly dumps the Mexican Legend to the floor with a Hijack Suplex.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

With no-one in his corner to help, Electrico takes a terrible beating and ultimately falls to Monty Walker’s superkick. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> The Exiles defeated Mucha Lucha in 7:48 by pinfall.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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No-one sees the Spirit Warriors hit the ring – hell, we’re not even sure they came down the ramp – but they’re suddenly there and peppering Monty Walker with a series of stiff kicks. Dark EAGLE tags him with a back kick, sending Walker stumbling into a Golden Fox roundhouse, which then sends Walker firing back into a big dropkick from EAGLE.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Which is about as far as things get before Dark Angel hits the ring, kendo stick held in a two-handed grip, swinging for all he’s worth. The first shot hits Dark EAGLE in the back of the skull, sending the masked man rolling out of the ring. Golden Fox succeeds in ducking the first strike, then the second—Superkick from Walker!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Monty Walker is on unsteady feet, selling pain in his ribs, but he looks down on Golden Fox with something resembling disgust and nods before leading Dark Angel up the ramp</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: E+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RipChord.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Rip Chord is backstage, pacing back-and-forth in the Crippler position. The camera man calls his name, and he looks up to notice the camera for the first time.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> On Sunday night…Sam Strong became the Hollyweird World Heavyweight Champion. He beat nine other men, including me, to reach the prize that lets him say he’s the best in the world…right now.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What lies ahead of Strong is simple – night after night defending that belt. Every man chases after you, looking to take what you’ve fought so hard to hold onto, wearing down resolve and your endurance. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">The measure of a championship isn’t winning the belt – it’s holding onto it over days…months…years.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Right now, people are lining up to challenge for Strong’s title. I respect their ambition, and I appreciate their willingness to test the man’s limits. And every single one of them should know that when the time comes…when I want it…I will get a shot at that title, and it will be mine.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Strong, enjoy your time at the top, because it’s not going to last. One day, I will come for you. One day, I will take your belt.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But that’s in the future. I want to talk about tonight.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">A week ago I went to Phil Vibert and asked for a match against one of the men whose been identified as the future of Hollyweird Grappling. At Malice, that same young man put on a show-stealing match with his opponent, Craig Prince.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Steve Flash, you’re a man with a lot of talent. It will be a privilege to get into the ring with you. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chord: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It will be an even bigger to privilege to educate you on how far you still have to go before you find yourself on the level of the very, very best.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: B</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/SteveFlash_alt.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RipChord.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Steve Flash vs. Rip Chord</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Steve Flash is an athlete in his prime, and this match revolves around that fact. His speed and agility covers the experience gap between Flash and Chord, and his endurance means he’s barely lets up as the match hits the ten minute mark. Chord grounds, he pounds, and he fights excessively dirty, but he can’t quite put Flash away as easily as he’d like. The battle wages for nearly fifteen minutes, when Flash mistimes a reversal and finds himself caught in the Rip Chord DDT.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rip Chord defeated Steve Flash in 14:52 by pinfall.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: B-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Richie Pangrazzio is sitting in the medical bay backstage, wincing as he works his jaw back-and-forth, testing the pain after eating a lariat earlier in the evening. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/CoachDickPangrazzio.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/LarryVessey.jpg</span><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/BryanVessey.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Coach and the Vesseys file into the room. Coach frowns when he sees pain flash across his sons face.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Walt Flanagan’s learned some new tricks since his last go-around in the big leagues. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Richie leaves his jaw alone and glares up at the rest of the team.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That’s what’s worrying you?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">New arrivals always worry me. We train and we drill to counter established tactics, but no-one is one hundred percent prepared for everything that’s thrown at them.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">We should get our hands on some tape of his recent work, see if there’s anything else we missed.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Richie slips off the bench and stands toe-to-toe with his father.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Really? That’s what you should do?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He winces and presses a hand against his jaw, fighting the pain. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You shouldn’t check to see if I’m okay first? You should say, sorry, Richie, I know you’re part of the team, and I’m really sorry the rest of us weren’t there to stop you getting your head knocked off by a three-hundred pound monster? </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> You shouldn’t work out why I wasn’t out there with no-one watching my back? I always thought that was the point of being part of the All-Star team, coach.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It is. But so is winning titles, and we had a chance to put Bryan into contention for the sole belt to be had here in Hollyweird. I thought you had Flanagan--</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I did have Flanagan. I beat him, one-two-three.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Yes, you did. Because I was right. I made a call, one of a hundred I make for this team every week. Sometimes they’re right, and sometimes they’re wrong, but I’m the Coach. It’s my job to make them.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Richie: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You made the wrong call tonight.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Coach meets his son’s stare, refusing to back down.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That will depend on the result of next week’s main event, when Bryan meets Heartthrob in a number one contender’s match.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Coach: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I have a game plan, Richie. You, more than anyone, know how effective those game plans can be. You came back into the fold because of that – just stick with us a little longer.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: B</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The Cure’s </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Burn</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> his the speakers and The Blazing Flames head down the ring, dressed in white pants, crimson singlets, and white jackets. The twins play to the crowd, collecting microphones before they step into the ring.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Teddy: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I don’t know if any of you saw Malice in Wonderland, bro—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He’s interrupted by a cheer from the fans.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Teddy: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But we had ourselves one hell of a tag-team match with the Demons.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Joey: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">And when he says that, bro, what he means is </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>we still won the match</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">, yo.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Teddy: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">True. But those demons, bro?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Joey: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Yeah, bro. They’re the real deal. They’re big.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Teddy: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">They’re strong.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Joey: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">They’re one hell of a tag-team. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Teddy:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Which is why we wanted to ask them out here, and show our respect in person, yo. Anger, Spite, if you’re back there…</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Slayer’s </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Seasons in the Abyss</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> hits the speakers and The Demons of Rage make their way down to the ring, accompanied by their manager, Boss Man Brayfield. Boss Man sticks close to hiss charges, collecting a microphone and facing off against the tag-team.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He goes to address them directly, then stops. Holds up a finger, and turns to address the audience instead.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Boss Man Brayfield, and I am the duly appointed representative of the most dangerous tag-team in the world today…Anger and Spite, the Demons of Rage.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">The same two men these men—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Brayfield points at the Flames.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Would like to show their respect to after spending twenty grueling minutes in the ring getting beaten, getting savaged, getting hurt by my clients.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Brayfield finally turns towards the Flames.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Gentlemen, that is incredibly generous of you. You have over fifty years of combined experience as a tag-team. You’ve held ten tag-team championships over the course of your career, with many of those reigns lasting over a year. You have fought the best tag-teams in the world, and you have beaten them. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">In a company that has no tag-team championship, wrestling you is the closest thing an aspiring tag-team has to fighting for a title. To have you respect means the world to any tag-team wrestling today.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Anger and Spite reach out there hands, and the Flames accept, shaking.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Except for my clients.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Joey goes to remove his hand, and finds that Spite has him in a tight grip. Teddy realises that he’s similarly trapped, and the Flames move in unison, swinging left-handed punches at the Demons.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Spite and Anger just grin, haul the Flames upright, and plant them with powerful chokeslams in the middle of the ring.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I want all of you to understand, we don’t care who these men are. We don’t care what they’ve done in this industry, and we don’t care how may title belts they’ve held in other promotions.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">This is the Hollyweird Grappling Company, where the best in the world come to wrestle, and if this is the best the world can offer to challenge the Demons of Rage, then you’ve vastly underestimated how dangerous these men are.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Do you want a gesture of respect, boys? You’ve already had it. The Demons of Rage walked into Malice in Wonderland and did not set out to injure you. They fought a match where they contained themselves, rather than risk losing control and putting you both in hospital.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That is a gesture of respect that happens once. Your pass is now revoked.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Brayfield: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Put yourself in the Demons way again, and they will not contain themselves. Step into the ring with the Demons again, and you will feel the full force of the rage.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Brayfield leads the Demons away, leaving the Flames in the middle of the ring.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: C</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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We cut backstage, where Emma Chase is about to knock on the door of Sam Strong’s locker room. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What’s up, stars, studs, and swingers? This is Emma Chase backstage, and I’m about to call in check in on—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> No. We’re done with this.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dusty Streets walks past, pursued by Ricky Dale Johnson. The camera follows as Whistler hobbles along behind, moving as fast as his crutches and injured leg allows.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Ricky Dale grabs Dusty by the shoulder, spins him around. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RDJ:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> He’s going up against Sam Strong tonight, Dusty. He’s getting a World Heavyweight Championship title shot. Can you imagine that lunatic with the power a title would give him?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I can. It’s almost as bad as him having the Demon watching his back. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RDJ: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’m not saying you have to help Strong, pard’, but we teamed together because we all recognised Homicide’s a maniac that needed to be stopped. Whistler’s already had his ankle broken. My ribs are banged up and they won’t let out there. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Did you see what happened at Malice?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RDJ:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I did. I saw my friend go out there and do his best to win the World Heavyweight Title. I saw him get eliminated by the man who won that belt, which means you were eliminated by the best in the world right now. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RDJ:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> That happens. We all have bad nights. We dust ourselves off and pick another fight, ‘cause that’s what this business is all about. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>RDJ:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What I don’t understand is why I’m the one telling you this, brother. What in hell would your pappy say about all this?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dusty glares at Ricky Dale.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Streets: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">My father isn’t here.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

He turns and walks away, followed by Ricky Dale. Whistler lingers, as Emma Chase approaches, flashes her a weak smile.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">You mind telling us what’s going on?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Whistler takes a deep breath.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It ain’t no secret that Hollyweird has a problem. Two of them, seems like, in Charlie Homicide and BLZ Bubb. One of them’s a maniac, one’s just here to hurt people and don’t seem to mind whose giving the orders.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">One of them has a world title shot tonight. Ain’t not chance it’s going to go down clean, and Ricky Dale…hell, all of us…we kinda object to that idea. Only one of us in a position to do anything about it is Dusty, but he’s…reluctant to get involved in anything featuring Strong.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Seems that causing a bit of tension.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Whistler glances at his two friends, still arguing as they walk down the corridor. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Whistler:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> That, Miss Chase, is an understatement.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Rating: C+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/DarioShelton.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/RamonPaez.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> w/</strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/JulieForletta.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dario Shelton vs. Ramon Paez w/Julie Forletta</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dario Shelton is a solid, rookie brawler who does his best here, but he’s no match for the combination of Ramon Paez with Julie Forletta in his corner. He cuts the bigger man down with dropkicks to the knee, narrowly missing on his first attempt to end the match with the Springboard Moonstault. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Shelton rallies, trying to come back, but Forletta catches his leg when he gets too close to the apron. For a moment Shelton is held in place, distracted. Then he’s caught by a running high knee that knocks him out and allows Paez to get the cover. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ramon Paez defeated Dario Shelton in 6:29 by pinfall.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: E+</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/HGCB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Emma Chase is backstage with Romeo Heartthrob…and the looming form of BLZ Bubb who breathes </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>very</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> menacingly as he looms beside Romeo.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">What’s up, Stars…um…stars, and…</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It’s alright, Miss Chase. There are many dangers when it comes to BLZ Bubb, but you know what they say?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Don’t stand too close to a demonic engine of mass destruction?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob smirks. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Beauty tames the savage beast. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">That isn’t exactly comforting.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">It should be. I’m a man who appreciates beautiful things, and I would never associate myself with a man who destroyed such beauty as yours.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But that’s not what we’re here for. You’re supposed to ask me about next week.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Chase is watching BLZ Bubb for threatening movement, not really paying attention.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Next week?</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I’m glad you asked, Miss Chase, and I am looking forward to my number one contender match with Bryan Vessey of the All Star Team. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">He’s incredibly talented for a man his age, and I’ve no doubt Coach Pangrazzio has been molding that talent. For him to last as long as he did at Malice is testament to Coach’s conditioning.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">But lets put this in perspective – I knocked out Sam Strong at Malice. I locked him in the Cupid’s Kiss and squeezed until he limp against the canvas. In the Gauntlet, he had enough time to recover and save himself from elimination...but in a match.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Well.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I am the man who knocked out our World Heavyweight Champion, and that makes me a man to be respected and feared right now.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Chase glances up at BLZ Bubb.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I kinda thought…he…did that.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob smiles.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">He helps.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob:</strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Miss Chase, I think we’re done here.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob signals BLZ Bubb and prepares to leave. Chase seems to shake off her fear for just a moment.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Wait!</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Um…if Charlie Homicide wins tonight, and you win the number one contender’s match next week…what happens to…him. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Chase: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">I mean, you’ve both…</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

She trails off as BLZ Bubb glares at her, taking a few steps closer until he’s looking directly down.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob shakes his head.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Heartthrob: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Miss Chase, you ask an interesting question. It will be an exciting time if we ever need to find that out.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Azaria: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Ladies and gentlemen, this altercation was caught on security cameras backstage and provided by our hosts here at McGaw Arena. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Azaria: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">We apologise for the image quality, but we thought it worthwhile documenting what happened a little earlier this evening.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Walt Flanagan walks backstage, bag slung over his shoulder as he heads out of the arena. The big man doesn’t look happy after losing on his debut, but it sours even more when he bumps in Liberty heading through a doorway.</em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>

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</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Liberty: </strong></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">Sorry man.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> The American Outlaw steps past and heads onwards, but it seems Flanagan has taken offence. He grabs Liberty from behind, picks him up, and dumps him onto the concrete floor with a Flapjack.</em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>

Not content with leaving Liberty down, Flanagan lifts the smaller man off the canvas and nails him with a short-arm lariat as well. There’s a sharp crack as the back of Liberty’s head makes contact with the concrete floor. </em></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>

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The Vessey Brothers w/Coach Pangrazzio vs. The Machines w/Nicole Kiss</strong></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

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The Machines go into this one trying to out-wrestling the Vessey Brothers, and it’s a tactic that fails badly when you consider that Bryan Vessey traps John Anderson in a crossface five minutes in. Some fast thinking on Kiss’s part sees her put Anderson’s foot on the rope, keeping her team in the match, but the Machines start to stall a whole lot more after that.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

This actually works to their favour – Bryan Vessey doesn’t keep his cool anywhere near as well as his older brother, which allows the Machines to get him at ringside and double-team him on the floor. A DDT on the floor takes a lot of the fight out of Vessey, allowing the Machines to hold their own a little better on a technical exchange, and suddenly it’s Larry Vessey who’s forced to make the save.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The action picks up as the Machines focus the bulk of their attention on wearing down Bryan, but it doesn’t last. Mostly because The Danger Kid comes out of the crowd, runs along the apron, and takes John Anderson to the floor with a snap rana that pitches the Machine headfirst to the floor. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Brent Hill goes for a tag, finds himself without a partner, and that’s all the space Bryan Vessey needs to get to his brother. Larry Vessey comes in with a head full of steam, lays into Hill with some big strikes, and narrowly misses a Sick Cycle when Hill ducks and scrambles for the ropes.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

John Anderson does get back into the match, but it’s not enough. He’s dazed, he’s confused, and he’s quickly taken out by a Vessey double-team, which leaves Brent Hill to fall victim to the Vessey Driver and the three-count. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>The Vessey Brothers defeated The Machines in 11:26 by pinfall.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

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Dio’s </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Holy Diver</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> hits and Charlie Homicide lurches his way down to the ring. He slumps against the turnbuckles, smiling blissfully as he contemplates what’s about to come.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Kula Shaker’s </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Hush</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> follows and the World Heavyweight Champion makes his way down to the ring, belt around his waist, playing to the crowd. He high-fives a few fans, climbs into the ring, and hands the belt to the referee.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Which is when Samantha Fox’s </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Touch Me (I Want to Feel Your Body]</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> hits, giving both competitors pause. Romeo Hearthrob steps through the small cloud of pyro that accompanies his ring entrance, BLZ Bubb following behind him, and the pair make their way down to ringside to scout the coming match.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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They’ve barely settled down before U2’s </div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Where the Streets Have No Name</em></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> hits and Dusty Streets comes down the ramp, eyeing everyone carefully and glaring daggers at champion Sam Strong. He circles the ring, settles down next to the commentary team, ready to observe. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Strong looks from Homicide to Heartthrob to Dusty Streets, aware that all three men are after the belt he now wears, and nods before finally relinquishing the belt to the ref so the match can start.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: B-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

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</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/Strong.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> vs. </strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/CharlieHomicide.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> w/</strong></div></div></div><span>http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x15/arwink/KarenKiller_alt.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

Sam Strong vs. Charlie Homicide w/Karen Killer</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

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Both men are a little distracted, given the men assembled at ringside, but it doesn’t take long for the fists to start flying and remind them they’re in a fight. They circle, trading shots, then break away to circle again, as though expecting interference to start immediately.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Strong pays the penalty for that first, possibly because Homicide just isn’t rational enough to plan long-term. Charlie Homicide drives Strong into the corner and unleashes a series of forearm strikes. Ref Sparrow gets between the pair, pushing Homicide back after a five count, but it proves to be a set-up so Killer can rake Strong’s eyes with her long, black nails.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Homicide has no trouble dominating a half-blinded Strong, hammering him with stiff strikes and throwing him to the mat to continue the beat down. It goes on for so long that Jason Azaria starts to wonder how the Champion is surviving, let alone refusing to submit or pin…which is when Strong starts to fight back. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

It starts with a big backdrop that seems to come out of nowhere, but Strong is a big man and those extra inches make a difference. Shoulder blocks follow, then a lariat, and it isn’t long before Strong is bouncing off the ropes, coming charging in with all the impact his six-nine, three hundred and twenty pound frame can manage.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

There is no-one in the wrestling industry that makes a come-back quite like Sam Strong, and he blasts through Homicide’s defences for two-straight minutes before they go into their closing sequence. Big moves are traded, Homicide goes for the Murder One, and Strong ducks away and picks up the momentum for a Strong Arm Tactic to retain the title.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sam Strong defeated Charlie Homicide in 17:44 by pinfall. Sam Strong makes defence number 1 of his HGC World Heavyweight title.</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

Rating: B-</strong></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

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BLZ Bubb is up and over the ring ropes in a heartbeat, catching Strong from behind with a big boot to the back of the skull. Heartthrob is in the ring almost as quickly, applying the Cupid’s Kiss on the downed Sam Strong and torqueing it the fullest extent he can.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Veins pop in Strong’s neck as he tries to fight back and, down in ringside, Dusty Streets hesitates for several moments. His desire to let Strong suffer wages war against his better nature, and ultimately his better nature wins. Dusty hits the apron, getting ready to make the save—</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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--and promptly gets sent back down to the floor when Charlie Homicide spears him through the ropes. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Dusty hits the floor hard and Homicide is on top of him, throwing several punches before he rolls free. The Madman pulls the World Title belt off the timekeepers table and uses it to smack Dusty in the head.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Then Homicide climbs back into the ring, where Strong has turned purple in the vice-like grip of Heartthrob’s Cupid’s Kiss. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Heartthrob and Homicide stare at each other, and Homicide adjusts his grip on the belt, preparing to use it as a weapon. BLZ Bubb watches the two of them, waiting to see what happens.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Homicide smiles. Heartthrob smiles. Sam Strong is dropped to the canvas, and Homicide tosses the title on Strong’s unmoving body, grinning like a maniac.</div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

With the damage done, Heartthrob, Homicide, Killer, and BLZ Bubb head up the ramp as a single unit, all of them exceptionally pleased with the carnage they’ve left in their wake. </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Rating: B-</strong></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

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</div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall: B-</strong></div></div></div></div><p></p>

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