[Fade into a shot of Russell McCoy and Eddie Page who are in the middle of going over the next event of the night]
[PAGE]:Welcome back to WildFire! and I was just informed that we are going to find out the brackets for the tournament to decide who will become the first ever Central States Tag Team Champions. An you know what Russell I am as excited as I can possibly get to find out who will be pairing up with who.
[MCCOY}:Doesn't matter who gets paired up with who the end result will be the same. The Darkness will come out on top.
[PAGE]: I wouldn't get too confident over that there is the Authority and several other people who can get that job done.
[MCCOY]: Yeah if you say so.
[PAGE]: I have just been told that we should direct our attention to the CSWAtron where Tony "The Mouth" Mastino will get this ball rolling. Before we go there let me remind everyone out there that established tag teams will not be broken up but singles wrestlers will be drawn so they can be paired up.
[The opening guitar riffs of "Gung Ho" starts to play as the video screen flashes to life with a shot of Tony Mastino standing in front of two unknown men. Mastino grins into the camera and begins to speak]
[MASTINO]: Good evening Des Moines. Before we get started let me introduce the two men behind me who will help surpervise the drawing to make sure that everything is on the up and up. [Mastino motions to his left] To my left is Milton Robinson of MisKreent Accounting while to my right is Malcom Dewey of the law firm Dewey Cheatem and Howe.
[At the mention of the law firm McCoy bursts into laughter while the fans start booing loudly voicing their concern over the CSWA's choice of firms.]
[MASTINO]: Now before we begin I would like both men to check the bin and ensure that the tickets have not been tampered with so that no one can cry foul when the names have been read.
[It takes several moments for the accountant and lawyer to verify that the bin and tickets have not been tampered with then Dewey carefully fills the bin up with the tickets. When he steps back Robinson pushes a button and the bin starts to rotate. When the bin has been effectively turned enough Mastino motions for Robinson to stop and reaches in for the first ticket. Opening it up he stares into the camera and smiles.]
[Mastino]: And the first name drawn is..............Jeff Kushner. [The crowd cheers at the Authority member] And his partner will be............[Mastino reaches into the bin and pulls out another ticket] Python.
[The crowd jumps to it's feet in approval as two of the CSWA's best high flyers will be paired up for the tournament.]
[PAGE}: AMAZING!! Python and Kushner have given us some of the most amazing matches so far in the CSWA and having them team together for the tournament is sure to make things more exciting than ever.
[MCCOY]: I am so excited [McCoy rolls his eyes]
[Mastino reaches into the bin and pulls out another ticket]
[MASTINO]: And their first round opponents will be Ripper Longshanks and Jeremiah Blackwell also known as The Darkness............
[Boos echo loudly through the Metro arena as the Darkness is announced. An Authority chant starts up and soon drowns out anything Mastino is trying to say.]
[PAGE]: Tough match up for Kushner and Python. They may be hard pressed to beat The Darkness but if anyon can well I think it could be these two men.
[MCCOY]: They are screwed. It truly sucks to be them.
[Mastino hands the tickets to Dewey and reaches into draw out two more names. He glances at it before speaking.]
[MASTINO]: Our next pairing will be............Jonathon Laslow. His partner will be ...[Mastino looks at the next ticket] Mr. Dude.
[PAGE]: What are the odds of that happening. To members of the old IWA Axis getting paired up for the tournament.
[MCCOY]: Some people get all the luck don't they.
[MASTINO] : [pulling out another two tickets] And their opponents will be........Jack Cross and................[Mastino grins].........Mace.
[The crowd reacts wildly hurling cheers and curses down towards the video screen as they realize the potential screw job that could happen to Mace during the first round]
[PAGE}: OH MY GOD! Mace and Cross. Mace and Cross and they have to go up against two of Cross's former teammates in the Axis. This doesn't look very good for either man.
[MCCOY]: This could prove to be the most interesting match up of the tournament. Cross and Mace don't exactly like each other and well Cross has fallen from grace with the Axis. But you never know what can happen in an event like this.
[MASTINO]: Our next pairing will be.........Chris Wright and [Mastino looks at the next ticket] The Scythe Meister.
[PAGE]: Talk about opposites. I don't think this tag team will be one that will be talked about in the future.
[MCCOY]:TSM is one creepy SOB but I have to admit he looked good no pun intended earlier tonight. He could possibly carry this team to the next round.
[Mastino looks at the next ticket and purses his lips. He turns and confers with Robinson and Dewey before speaking.]
[MASTINO]: Their opponent will be Robert Lancaster, but due to a dam....a stipulation in his contract he will be allowed to choose a partner of his choosing. That partner of course will be subject to approval of the CSWA and will be announced at a later date.
[The crowd mummers but says little else. They seemed a bit confused that Lancaster gets a special exemption]
[MCCOY]: This smacks of horse puckey if you ask me and goes to prove that once again Lancaster has whined enough to get his own way.
[PAGE}: I think it's a smart move personally. Why shouldn't Lancaster be able to get his own partner.
[MCCOY]: Think about it. Everyone else for the most part gets their partner picked for them but Mr. Mansy Pansy Lancaster gets to choose his. It's crap, plain and simple.
[PAGE]: Folks this is one of those rarest occassions when Russell makes sense. I bow to your wisdoem Russell and will admit you are right. But that's the way it goes I suppose.
[MCCOY]: Thank you......
[Camera cuts back to Mastino who is holding up more tickets. He hands two of them to Dewey and continues speaking]
[MASTINO]: The next pairing is..........Jonny Five and "Awesome" Andy O'Brien. Their opponents will be none other than..................The Authori.............
[Mastino doesn't even have the word completed when the crowd goes absolutely nuts. The noise level rises to to a almost painful level before settling down to a loud buzz.]
[PAGE]: WHAT A MATCHUP! Five and O'Brien can potentially be the dark horses of this tournament while The Authority have to be the hands on favorite to win it all.
[MCCOY]: Get hold of yourself man. Didn't I hear you say earlier that anyone could win this, now your picking The Authority to go all the way.
[PAGE]: Yes I did say that Russell, but we are allowed to have our opinions right.
[MCCOY]: Only if they agree with mine Eddie.
[Both men stop talking when Mastino's voice cuts through the arena]
[MASTINO]: Last but not least we have our final pairings and match up for the tournament. They will consist of the Redneck Mafia that is Cledus Yokel and Vinny D. [crowd cheers at the naming of the loveable redneck and his partner] Thee Redneck Mafias opponent will be.....
[PAGE]: Did he say opponent.
[MCCOY]: That he did Eddie. Want me to get Tony to repeat that for you.
[MASTINO]: Adam-X. Since we have run out of people to pair up Adam-X will have win the tournament by himself. If he does that he will be able to choose his co-champion at a later date.
[PAGE]; [raising his voice over the crowd noise] That's just unfair. I am sure they cold of found a partner for Adam-X if they really tried. This is just Marshall's way of screwing with Adam-X over that imagined wrong doing that Xavier apparently did.
[MCCOY]: OH SUCK IT UP EDDIE! Your just like the rest of the sheep here. If Mastino said they ran out of people then they did. Adam-X is a big boy he can handle this, and if he can't well too bad.
[PAGE]: I still smell a rat. [turning to camera] Anyways folks time for a commercial break. We will be right back with our next Crusade match between Jonny Five and the IWA's Big D.
[Fade to a commercial for John Travolta in Basic]
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