Date: 28th April 2002
Place: San Antonio
Arena: Alamo Dome

EWCL

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

Extreme

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

Wrestling

�Darkest Hour� Elegance in Torment� Sign Off� Tower of Babylon� Gargantuan Driver� Gavel� Lapidator� Danger Driver� Crucifixion�

Championship

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

League

�Sean Corvik� Joe Johnson� Alexander Glory� Chris Christ� Punisher� Drake Laps� Marcus Babylon� Ex-Terminator� Gargantuflem� Nick Dangerous� Marco� Eleven�

Insurgence

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

�EWCL Insurgence is on the air�

JP: Hello people and welcome to the first ever edition of EWCL Insurgence! I'm...

ND: Insurgence? Insurgence? What kind of name is that? Where the hell is Venom?

JP: Venom is no more Neil. Pay attention please! Insurgence is the new name and the next best thing!

ND: I still like Venom better!

JP: Dammit Neil, just be glad that you still have a job. After last week we all at least know that the EWCL isn't dead and we all still got jobs.

ND: Yeah but...

(Just as Neil starts his sentence the lights in the arena go out. 'My Sacrifice' by Creed starts to play.)

ND: YES! YES! Its 'The Messiah' Woohoo

JP: *sigh*

(The crowd immediatly respond with boos as the Internet champ walks out on the stage. His trademark smile spread from ear to ear as he walks down the ramp and into the ring. Chris has his wrestling pants and boots already on and just has an 'EWCL' t-shirt donning his body.)

Christ: Tonight is a momentous occasion. New beginnings, new owner, new attitude, new titles and a brand new show. A new era is flowing through the EWCL. A flow that was well needed. Flush some of the crap out of the roster. Speaking of crap, how are you all tonight?

(The crowd once again show their displeasure as Chris just smiles at their cries)

Christ: There is a question on everybodies lips at the moment. No, it is not 'Does Laps get splinters off Boxie?'. It is a question that shall effect every single one of us. That question is simple, but the answer not. That question is 'What is the new show going to be called?'. I know you saw the name "Insurgence" on the Cazzotron, but well that just can't be it, right. Well allow me to be the first superstar to lay his ideas on the table. I get the feelings that I will be the last to say my ideas because these are pretty awesome names. Firstly, I would like to state that all the following names for shows are rightlty owned by me. For my first name I have chosen one that inspires us all. A name that will get peoples attentions. A name that will make people think 'mmmmmm, I can dig this programme'. My first choice, for EWCL's flagship show is....EWCL: Chris!!!

(The crowd boo as Chris spreads his arms as though to celebrate his idea)

ND: EWCL: Chris! I love it!! Thats way better than Insurgence!

JP: You love anything that Christs say.

ND: Yeah so do you!

JP: That makes no sense....

ND: La lalallallalalalal

Christ: My second idea came to me in a vision. One night whilst reading a kick ass comic it hit me. I thought 'This name will kick frikkin ass!'. My next name is....EWCL: Christ!!!

(The crowd boo even louder this time and Chris looks a little confused)

ND: This guy comes out with the greatest things I've heard!

Christ: What the hell is wrong with you people? These are high class names I'm giving out here. With these names people will be tuning in just to see the name flash up on the opening credits. Just think of the possibilities...'EWCL:Christ, Jesus its good!' or 'EWCL:Chris, do not miss!'. Or how about this for my final, and best idea. The EWCL will hit new heights as this name is on every tv screen come Sunday nights. Every kid will want a video of the greatest moments of this show. It will be forever remembered as the best show on earth! EWCL's flagship show should be called.....EWCL:Messiah!!!

ND: He's right, that was the best one!

JP: Thank god its the last.

(Chris starts to nod and grin even more as he circles the ring. The crowd disagree, however, and they ring boos around the arena. His smile soon dissapears and he stops in the middle of the ring. Placing his hands on his hips he looks stunned.)

Christ: What the hell is wrong with you peasents? I give you three fantastic ideas and you go and boo me? The only one of the whole roster that made an effort to help Cazzo. And not for the first time I might add. I take the Internet title away from that bum Joe Johnson and you still boo! I beat the living crap out of Mystic and you boo me?! I teach Laps lessons almost every week and what do you do? You boo. This is not fair! You haven't heard the last of this!!

ND: Damm you people!

JP: Oh please Neil

ND: What? WHAT?

(Chris drops the mic and storms off to the back as the crowd start to cheer loudly and jeer him as he does.)

ND: Does it?

JP: It does to me. Anyway, we have 5 matches for you tonight. I'll name in quickly. In the main event we have Sean Corvik and Joe Johnson, before that we have Marcus Babylon against G-Flem, we are also gonna see Chris Christ taking on Mystic. We have Drake Laps versus The Punisher and to start off we have a tagmatch between E&E against Marco and "The" Nick Dangerous.

ND :That summs it all up. It should be a great show.

(At that moment there appear the huge letters NBR on the Cazzotron and this puzzles a few people and out steps Marco. He stands tall and some of the fans in the arena give him a pop. He makes it to the ring and from his pocket he pulls out a microphone and the crowd hushes down).

Marco: You know I don't mean to take up too much TV time on this show, but I'd like to inform everyone in the EWCL and SEI World of a new force that is being re-born this time in new surroundings. If you have followed my career, the only true stable of power in the wrestling world is back the NATURAL BORN RATINGS.

(Marco un-zips the jacket he is wearing and under it, Is a Natural Born Ratings T-shirt, on the front is the NBR letters in Bloody Letters and Marco turns around and written there is RATINGS 4 EVA, the crowd then cheers for this as well).

Marco: Well it starts today, Sunday the 28th of April 2002, the Natural Born Ratings are back and if you do not know about them. You must have been hiding under a bloody rock, the past NBR have been me and my friend Rampage, but he is over in the IWF Still and his career is going down the drain.

(The crowd Boos and IWF Sucks chant goes around the arena).

Marco: I tried speaking with him a few times but I all get is nothing, so Rampage if you're watching my friend. Switch the channels and come join the Fucking Revolution that is the EWCL. You have my number.

(Crowd Cheers and an EWCL chant starts).

Marco: But I myself can bring ratings to the show, but last week the suits tied Nick and Me up in a tag team. Thus we did some talking and he is going to be a major superstar in the EWCL and SEI world, and together with myself, things will be off the damn wall. We may only be two people, but the NBR shall increase in its ranks and take a hold on this federation and the damn SEI world. Fans, I give you Nick Dangerous.

(Marco then points to the entry way where he stands. And Nick walks out as Kashmir by Led Zeppelin hits the PA System. Nick makes it inside the ring and grabs the mic).

Nick:WELL WELL WELL!...

(The Fans immediately boo Nick Dangerous...Dangerous just glances around looking at the crowd).

Nick:...SHUT UP!, JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!, I HAVE GOOD NEWS...

(The Fans quiet down a bit).

Nick:I just wanted to congradulate you all, because in this 3 minutes That we have been standing here, the ratings have risen to a record breaking high!...

(The Fans cheer relentlessly).

Nick:Buuut!...

(The Fans listen to Nick).

Nick:There is one thing bringing them down...The one thing bringing them down, IS ALL OF YOU!...

(The fans get back to booing Nick Dangerous).

Nick:Hey!, Its not my fault that the truth can hurt so much...But thats not why we are here, Me and Marco, of Natural Born Ratings are out to make a statement, a statement saying that we are the BEST, I repeat THE BEST-nonono, "The" BEST, Damn tag-team that ever graced the EWCL, and tonight we will prove it by beating who they call E and E, Eleven, and ExTerminated...

Neil Down:Listen to the Boo's!...

Nick:SHUT UP, SHUT UP!, SHUT UUUUP!, I AM TRYING TO SPEAK!...What i'm trying to say is this, Not a day will go by from here on that anyone is safe in the EWCL, hell, noone in the SEI will be safe from us, Not Christ, Not Gargantuflem, Not Punisher, Drake Laps, Joe Johnson, Not Now, Not EVER!...Sure, we are only two people, But we are two very, VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE!...Marco, Nick Dangerous...Natural...Born...RATINGS...Whats next?, You ask?, Well, Lets let Gargantuflem and Punisher be the judge of that........

Neil Down:What a statement!...

(Nick Finishes speaking and Marco get the microphone again).

Marco: Things have only just begun, you anit seen nothing yet.

(Marco raises his hands, and then Nick does the same and the crowd catches on to this new duo/ stable. They then drop the microphone and get ready for their match).

(At that moment Seek and Destroy by Metallica starts to play over the PA system and the team of E&E comes out. Ex-Terminator and Eleven appear on the top of the ramp and the crowd starts to cheer them on wildly. The two then nodd and make their way to ringside. On the way to the ring Eleven shakes hands with some of the fans, while Ex-Terminator is focussed on the opponents in the ring. They reach ringside and both men get on the apron).

Ding ding ding

JP: Its on the first ever match on Insurgence!! ND: The referee has explained the rules and we see that its gonna be Ex-Terminator and Marco who are gonna start off here. The two circle eachother for a couple of seconds and then they lock up. Its Ex-T who gets in a headlock, but Marco gets out of it by handing out an elbow. Marco then follows that up with a right hand to the face. He then grabs Ex-T by the arm and sends him into the ropes. Ex-T comes off and Marco clotheslines him to the mat. Marco raises his hands in the air, and the crowd reacts with alot of boos.

JP: Marco then picks up Ex-T and sends him into the ropes again. This Ex-T comes off and he ducks under Marco's arm. He goes into the opposite ropes and comes off with a flying shouldertackle which takes the former IWF star to the mat. Ex-T now bounces himself into the ropes and he comes off and delivers a legdrop. Ex-T then goes to his corner and he tags in Eleven. Eleven goes to the corner and climbs the toprope. He then stands on top and Ex-T walks over to him and he lifts him up and OOOOOOOH MY GODDDD!!!! HE THROWS ELEVEN ON TOP OFF MARCO!!!

ND: What a double team move!!! They must have been training for that, thats not something you do out of the blue. Eleven landed on Marco and he's going for the pin now, 1...........................2...............but Marco kicks out of it in time. Eleven hops back to his feet again and he picks up Marco by the head. He chops him to the chest for about 3 times and he then sends him into the ropes. Marco comes off and Eleven executes a perfect hurricanrana!!!

JP: Eleven really seems to improve himself here. Seems like his partnership with Ex-T is already working for him. Eleven grabs Marco by the head again, but oooh Marco counters with a lowblow. And a swinging neckbreaker right after that!!! Eleven is layed out on the ground and Marco tags in Nick Dangerous. Dangerous climbs in the ring and he picks Eleven up and hands out a few shots to the midsection and the face. He then grabs him and does a russian leg sweep. Dangerous picks Eleven up from the mat again and he waistlocks him and turns it into a german suplex and hits it!!

ND: Dangerous then goes for the cover, 1...........................2.................but Eleven manages to kick out of it. We saw that Ex-T has faith in Eleven as he didn't even made the urge to step in the ring to break that count. He must have had alot of confidence in the kid. Dangerous now drags Eleven over to the corner where Marco is standing. He places Eleven backfirst into the corner and while Marco grabs Eleven, Dangerous starts to hand out right and left punches!!

JP: Hey common referee!!! Thats illegal double teaming there!!! Ex-Terminator comes in the ring, but the referee stops him and makes him go back to his corner again. Ridiculous ref!!! While the referee is doing that we see that Marco starts to choke Eleven!! Dangerous then lifts Eleven up and places him on the topturnbuckle. Nick climbs on aswell and he grabs a hold of Eleven and ...SUPERPLEX!!!!!...Man, that looked amazing!!! Dangerous pulled it off and he goes for the cover right now, 1................................2.............but then Ex-T comes in and stops the count.

ND: Once again the referee interferes and makes Ex-T go back to his corner. While he does that Nick tags in Marco and the two start to work on Eleven. They send him into the ropes and when he comes off they want to double clothesline him, but oooooooooh Eleven saw it coming and he ducks both arms, comes off the opposite ropes and double clotheslines both Marco and Dangerous to the mat!!! Did you see that!! Eleven then quickly rolls himself over to his corner and he tags in Ex-Terminator!!

JP: Ex-T comes in and he charges in on Marco and clotheslines him to the mat. He then charges in on Dangerous and takes him down with a big boot!!! Ex-T then picks up Dangerous, whips him in the ropes and when he comes off he powerslams him to the canvas!!! He then picks up Marco and does the same thing to him!!! Man, Ex-Terminator is cleaning house!!! And the crowd is going wild for him!! Ex-T picks up Dangerous and he lifts him up and .....EX-TERMINATED!!!! OOOOh my Goddddd, he hits Nick Dangerous with his finisher!!!

ND: And Ex-T goes for the cover attempt right now. He covers Nick Dangerous and ......the ref is not counting!! The ref is not counting because Dangerous isn't the legal man, Marco is!!! Ex-T notices that the ref isn't doing anything and he gets up. He asks for an explanation, but before the ref can answer its Marco who attacks Ex-T from behind and backdrop suplexes him!!! Marco then starts to stomp down on Ex-T. He then picks him up and sets him up for his HELLBOUND 2 finisher!!!

JP: Marco tries to lift Ex-T up, but he can't do it!! He tries for a second time, but again Ex-T blocks it somehow. And Ex-T then counters with backdropping Marco to the mat!!! Ex-T quickly picks up Marco and sends him in the ropes. He comes off and Ex-T grabs him and ......EX-TERMINATED!!!!!! HE ALSO HIT MARCO WITH THE EX-TERMINATED NOW!!!! The man is on a rampage!!! (no pun intended) Marco is down and Ex-T goes for the cover now. 1................................2..................we see that Nick Dangerous got back up again and he storms in to break the count, but at the same moment its Eleven who comes in and he takes Dangerous to the mat with a spinning heelkick!!!

ND: .............3...........................And its over!! E&E, Ex-Terminator and Eleven get the win!!!

JP: Thats a nice start for this new tagteam here!!!

(Commercials).

Jay Blue: Ladies and gentlemen, join me in welcoming the new CEO of the EWCL� Rick O'Connor!

(The lights dim slowly. The fans burst into cheers for the EWCL Hall of Famer. The Cazzotron gradually brightens into life, two words printed in sepia scrawl like a faded epitaph�)

EWCL CEO

(A guitar riff explodes through the arena, competing with the frenetic drums for domination of the composition. The frantic pace builds as a bell chimes in the depths of the piece. Four times it chimes before the vocals explode).

'I AM AMERICAN BAD ASS'

(As Kid Rock hollers his anthem, upon either side of the ramp two enormous explosions threaten the very roof of the auditorium. CEO flashes across the giant Cazzotron, and as the brightness fades ever so slightly a figure steps into the entrance. Clad in smart black slacks, a high-knecked white shirt and black jacket, he steps out onto the ramp and stares out at the roaring arena. He watches the crowd as they holler for The Rage, chanting his name. Burning bright and strong for several moments, the pyro eventually fades, and he makes his way slowly down towards the ring, reaching out to touch the fans as he passes).

(He climbs the steps as the raucous continues, and climbs through the ropes. He calls for a mic, yet the chanting refuses to die down. His hometown is alive for The Rage. Finally he begins. 'Thank you San Antonio! It's nice to be home.' The fans roar. O'Connor calls for quiet).

'While I could bask in this hometown pop all night, I've got a few things to get through this evening, so I'd better make a start.' He walks about the ring, choosing his words, 'First of all I'd like to welcome you all to the first ever EWCL Insurgence.' A pop follows from the crowd. 'Consider this the first night of the future of the EWCL� an EWCL that won't, I guarantee you, suffer from the ego-mania so prevalent under Eric Van Zandt's reign. To that end, I don't intend to be out here every Sunday night, wasting your valuable time. Instead, I want this promotion to be about those guys in the back who bust their asses week in and week out to entertain you, the fans. That's what it's all about, after all.' The fans boo, the hometown crowd happy to have their hero in the ring. O'Connor shakes his head, 'Yeah, that's nice and all, but trust me� a few weeks of long speeches like tonight's and you'd be pretty sick of the sight of me.'

'Now, with Exile's departure from the EWCL, we have a small void to fill in the position of Commissioner. Now, bear with me as I call John Pilchard up here for a moment. John?' John looks nervously at Neil.

ND: Go on John� I think he wants to beat you up again. Better you than me!

JP: I don't know what this is all about, but� I'm not sure I like it.

ND: I got your back�.

JP: No doubt�.

(John stands slowly and removes his headset. Rick waves him up, and sits on the middle rope to allow John easier access to the ring. John walks tentatively up the steps and climbs into the ring).

'Now, you and I haven't always seen eye-to-eye John, and I don't expect you to trust me. Hey, in your situation, I wouldn't either. But you've been with this company since its inception, and your contribution is often overlooked for the humour of your amoral compatriot at the desk there.' John nods, still heavily distrustful. 'John, I'll get straight to it. There's absolutely no one better qualified to be the Commissioner of this company than you.

ND: Him?! You can't be serious! My grandmother Lye Down would be a better choice!

'You've always called it like it is, and rarely have I seen you swayed by politics. Now, the position will involve you in several duties in the back, and I'm afraid you won't be able to do commentary on Insurgence. But, if I can persuade you, I'd still like you to call EWCL Pay-Per-Views. Hell, it wouldn't be an EWCL Pay-Per-View without you.' O'Connor smiles at the commentator. 'If you'll take the position� it's yours. And I should mention� it comes with a hefty pay rise�.'

ND: A pay rise! Pick me! Oh, pick me Rick! I apologise for everything negative I ever said about you! What am I saying, you chose Pilchard� uh, I promise to say worse things! I PROMISE! You're a punk! Your hair is greasy! I boned your sister!

(Rick offers a hand to John. John stares at the hand as the fans shout answers at him. He looks back down towards the announcing desk. Towards Neil Down).

(And he takes the hand).

ND: NO! Aw, crap! Who could they possibly stick me with that even comes close to being as easy to rile as John�?

The fans cheer for the new EWCL Commissioner as he shakes hands with the CEO. 'You won't regret this John� I promise. Now, why don't you head to the back and speak to my people about your new contract. Tell them to throw in an extra zero� on me.'

John releases the hand and climbs out of the ring smiling. Rick nods as he watches him leave, then carries on. 'Right, that leads me to the next order of business� filling those big, empty shoes for Insurgence. Without further ado, please welcome a man I'm proud to call my brother-in-law, and a man who, while not spending a lot of time in this Federation before retiring, had one of the damndest matches with me this company has ever seen in last years Hell in a Cell. Please welcome�

'Dean Thornton!'

ND: Achilles? Dean who�? Aw man�.

The fans cheer the long-time indie wrestler, hardcore legend, XPCW superstar, and former rival of O'Connor as he makes his way out of the back to Van Halen's 'Poundcake'. O'Connor notes his accomplishments, 'This man was a king of the Deathmatch before Dan Prohibition could say 'staplegun'. He toured Japan until noticed by the XPCW and becoming a household name as Achilles. After a long rivalry with yours truly that culminated in an unbelievable Iron Man Match at the final XPCW Pay-Per-View, he came to the EWCL following me and proceeded to court my sister� for which I threw him from the Cell. We've since made amends, and he's borne me a fine nephew.' O'Connor smirks as Dean passes, 'Hell, sounds like I'm trying to sell you, doesn't it. How's it going Dean?'

(Dean nods at Rick and settles into the announce position).

DT: Wow� man is it good to be back on EWCL television. You have no idea how you miss the buzz until you're gone. How's it going Neil?

ND: How much are they paying you?

DT: Sorry?

ND: Hit me with some digits� now.

DT: Uh� enough� thanks.

ND: I knew they'd pay you more than me! The janitor makes more than me! I've won awards you know! You won't replace me!

DT: Shut your face Neil. I'm not John� I won't put up with your crap.

ND: Yes you will� it's what they'll pay you for.

DT: They aren't paying me enough for that�.

O'Connor continues with the announcements, 'Can you bring the belts up now?' O'Connor motions for one of the ringside crew to send the belts to the ring. 'First, I'd like to call to the ring the men who captured these titles only two weeks ago, the Tag Team Champions of the EWCL, Punisher and Gargantuflem.'

('Want' hits, and the Gargantufans cheer as the 7'5� monster from Cleveland makes his way from the bag. He raises a fist in the air as his music dies away and 'American Made' hits. The fans erupt for the good ol' US of A's own Punisher heads from the back, the Red, White and Blue scrawled across his lycra vest. The two powerhouses are a site as the head down the ramp together and climb into the ring, Punisher under and Gargantuflem over the top rope).

(O'Connor pulls the brand new, sparkling Tag Team Title belts out of a box at his feet and throws them over his shoulder, secretly relishing in the feel of the gold upon his shoulders once more. He holds out a free hand to Gargantuflem, who takes the hand).

'Congratulations, Big Guy.' O'Connor hands over one of the Titles, then offers his hand to Punisher. The Punisher looks at the hand, then out at the crowd as waves of cheering collide in the ring. O'Connor pulls the mic from his pocket, 'Listen, Punisher� if either of us has a reason to be bitter, it's me. You and Van Zandt retired me. Team effort. Screw job. Remember? I certainly do.' O'Connor takes a step closer to Punisher, whose chest swells as he stares up into O'Connor's eyes. The CEO speaks again, 'But the fact is, I'm your boss now� and in a lot of ways, you did me a favour retiring me. I've spent more time with my family in the last six months than I have in the past ten years. I ain't gonna thank you� but as the boss, I will be looking out for your interests. Why? 'Cos you're an asset to this company, and you've put in the time and the effort to be where you are today� a household name. Believe me or not. Trust me or not. If you want to blindly continue to trust Van Zandt after what he's done� after he stole your money� be my guest. But either way, this belt is yours.' O'Connor slips the mic back into his pocket and takes the belt from his shoulder. With little care, he turns it and slaps it down on Punisher's own shoulder before taking the mic out again. 'Ladies and gentlemen� the Tag Team Champions of the EWCL!'

O'Connor pulls a new PrimeTime Championship Title out of the box and slides it over his shoulder. 'Can I get Babylon out here?'

('Cocky' rumbles through the arena to the jeers of the fans as Marcus Babylon steps out beneath the curtain, Justine in tow, and walks down the ramp. He smirks smugly at the booing fans, offering his hand only to snatch it away at the last moment with a cruel laugh. He rolls under the bottom rope and hops to his feet, leaving Justine to make her own way into the ring).

O'Connor shakes his head, 'Didn't your mother teach you any manners?' Babylon shrugs, glancing at Justine as she steps into the ring. 'If it was up to me, I'd teach you some right now you little punk.' Babylon laughs, encouraging the CEO to take his best shot. O'Connor shakes his head. 'No� I'm not here for that. I'm the boss, kid. I make the rules. And speaking of rules� now I know I can't change your match tonight to a title match, and I wish I could Babylon, 'cos that Title doesn't belong to you. You were gifted that title by your uncle, and you cheated to keep it.' Booing fills the arena. 'That makes you dirt in my books. The man who I should be presenting with that Title tonight is the same man I just handed one of the illustrious Tag Team Titles to� Gargantuflem.' The fans cheer. 'But I can't make that a Title match� and don't think I didn't look into it.' Babylon taps the PrimeTime Title and tells Rick to hand it over. 'Whoa, whoa, whoa sport� I'm not done. You see, I can't change the match for tonight� but what I can do is add a little stipulation.' Babylon glances at Justine nervously. 'Your match tonight is not a Title match� however, if Gargantuflem is victorious over you tonight, he will receive a Title shot at Resurrection on May 19 at the Bicentennial Center in Salina Kansas.'

Babylon shrugs, smirking and reaching for his Title. Rick holds up his hand one more time, 'Oh yeah� and Justine and Eric are banned from ringside. In fact, anyone who interferes in that match tonight will be suspended for two months without pay.' Babylon's eyes widen, and he stamps his feet on the mat, screaming at the CEO in fury. O'Connor lifts the Title off his shoulder and slaps it down on Babylon's own, staggering the smaller man under the weight of the placement. Babylon is still screaming as he is pulled from the ring by Justine. 'O'Connor grins after him, 'The PrimeTime Champion of the EWCL� for now.'

'Alright� Chris Christ, come on down!'

'My Sacrifice' plays through the giant speakers as Chris Christ heads to the top of the ramp and poses to a rather mixed reaction. He walks down the ramp as the CEO pulls the Internet Title from the box. On closer inspection, the Title has had some minor work done to it, and now sports a new name. Christ climbs into the ring and comes over to Rick. 'Chris Christ� we haven't met, but I've watched you in action and I've heard a lot about you. I have to say, I'm impressed.' He looks down at the belt, 'This Title� formerly known as the Internet Title, will now be called simply the EWCL Title. It is a title we think suggests the importance of this Championship, and the prestige which it carries in this Federation.' He turns back to Chris, 'I knew your brother� he was a great man. I hope the same qualities run in you.' He hands Chris the belt and turns to pull another from the box. Chris stares at his back, then raises his middle finger at the new CEO and mouths something fairly lewd.

DT: That little toad�.

ND: Bite your tongue New Guy! That's a Christ out there!

(The fans boo, and O'Connor turns back with a new Title, but Chris is heading for the ropes. 'The EWCL Champion� Chris Christ.' He climbs out and is watched by the new CEO as he heads up the ramp).

'Sean Corvik.'

('Died' hits and the fans erupt for the Universal Champion. The reaction is mixed, but mostly positive. Either way, the pop is huge. The fans also anticipate the first reunion of these two since their Match of the Year at Havoc).

(Corvik steps out onto the ramp and heads down towards the ring. His dark, brooding presence, unique amongst the EWCL superstars, is palpable as he climbs into the ring and walks up to O'Connor. Before O'Connor can speak, he snatches the microphone from him).

'I'm sure you have a really nice little speech prepared Rick� something reminding us all how we had the Match of the Year in 2001, how we Main Evented the EWCL's premier event, Havoc� something to get you over with a crowd fast forgetting who in the Hell you are. Save it. I don't like you Rick, it's no secret. I think you're Hollywood garbage, and you're back here to sell your motion picture. I think you'll be gone in a few months, when your film flops at the box office, or you actually get offered a new one, and we have nothing more to give you. I don't want your false praise, and I certainly won't shake your hand. I'm the SEi Unification Champion, the three-time Universal Champion� Hell, some even call me the EWCL's Franchise player. But whatever I am, I won't be playing second fiddle to you and your parade of what was. I'm what is. You remember that� and stay out of my way�.' Corvik thumps the microphone into O'Connor's chest. The CEO takes it slowly.

DT: Telling it as he sees it. You've got to respect that man right there, whether you like him or not.

ND: Shut up Thornton, O'Connor's throwing money away tonight! Boo that devil Sean Corvik! Boo!

O'Connor and Corvik, eye to eye, match stares for several long seconds. O'Connor towers over Corvik, and yet Corvik almost seems the taller. Finally Rick nods slightly, smiling. He brings the microphone to his lips and speaks slowly and softly, 'Ladies and gentlemen� I give you the grandest Title in this sport, and the man who carries the mantle of Champion� Sean Corvik� SEi Unification Champion� Franchise player for the EWCL� and reigning Universal Champion.' O'Connor holds out the new Universal Championship belt, and Corvik takes it and begins to walk away. O'Connor, however, refuses to release the belt, and Corvik is yanked back, his dark eyes narrowing. O'Connor says simply, 'I'm not your enemy Sean.'

Corvik yanks the belt free and climbs out of the ring to a unique, mixed reaction from the crowd. He heads up the ramp and into the back, all the while watched by the CEO. Finally, O'Connor turns back to the crowd, shaking his dark mood, 'Gotta love that guy�. Anyway� it's time I address the state of the Hardcore Title. Hardcore wrestling is pass�. Does anybody here really want to sit through another sloppy give-and-take between two guys with cookie pans, or road signs?' The reaction is, once again, mixed. O'Connor nods, 'Okay, some of you do. So what we'll do is meet half way� what we've done is retire the Hardcore Title. Instead, from this week onwards, we will be holding a tournament to crown a new Champion that will culminate at Resurrection in a triple threat� Extreme� match-up.' O'Connor bends down and pulls out a new Championship Belt; one emblazoned with a large red X on the centre. 'This Federation is called the Extreme Wrestling Championship League� what the Hell we've been doing so long without an Extreme Title, I'll never know. But� as of tonight� such a Title exists. It incorporates the history of both the short-lived Extreme Title, and the long-standing Hardcore Title. The Extreme Title is not about cookie sheets and garbage cans. It is about extreme wrestling� risk taking� big bumps� hard knocks� and real men. It's an evolution you may say.'

DT: Almost makes me want to come back�.

ND: Who are you man?!

A slap is heard as Neil Down's headset is knocked from his head. A distant 'Ow�' reaches the viewers.

'The six men in this tournament are� tonight's combatant's, The Punisher and Drake Laps� next week's opponents at the Reunion Arena, Marco and Eleven� and May 12th's opponents Ex-Terminator and Mystic. The three winners will meet, as stated before, at Resurrection, to crown the first Extreme Champion. If any of those three men are unable to wrestle their matches, then a substitute will be found, or the unavailable wrestler will forfeit the match and give his opponent a by into the final round.'

O'Connor exhales loudly, staring about at the packed crowd, 'Thanks for bearing with me. I have one more revelation for you.' The crowd pops for the old catch phrase. 'I'm proud to announce that in Mid June, the EWCL will make its first ever overseas tour� to Japan. EWCL Insurgence will be live on June the 9th from the Yokohama Arena, and on June 16th from the Tokyo Dome. And, of course, the events will be broadcast here on delayed telecast, on TNN. Further� wait a second, I'm not done. Further, in September, the EWCL will take a tour to Canada, coming to you live from Olympic Stadium, the Air Canada Centre, and Winnipeg Arena. It is imperative that, if this company is to flourish and expand, we expand our brand to new regions of the globe, whether they're right on our doorstep, or the Land of the Rising Sun. Wherever you go, we want to be there.'

'However, I'm also proud to announce that, upon examination of EWCL gate figures, profits, and fan response, the EWCL has chosen an event to be our yearly extravaganza! And I can tell you all now that we'll be arriving back in the States just in time for it.'

'The EWCL presents� Havoc II, live from the MCI Center in D.C., September 29!' The fans roar. 'Havoc last year was a huge success� Match of the Year, Pay-Per-View of the Year� You fans demanded it, so we're givin' it to you again! This year's will be even bigger, I guarantee you! Tickets'll go on sale next week, and they'll go fast. Get in there quick!'

O'Connor raises a hand, 'That's all for tonight. Enjoy the show.' The fans cheer as the CEO steps down out of the ring and heads up the ramp.

DT: New Title belts, a new Extreme Title, John Pilchard the new Commissioner of the EWCL, and Babylon and Gargantuflem to face off to decide if Gargantuflem will receive a title shot at Resurrection! What an incredible night already!

ND: And a new guy at the announce position� oh joy.

(Commercials).

DT: We are back from the commercials and its time for our next match.

ND: Hey rookie, you call that announcing?

DT: Whats on your mind Down? If something is bothering you, just say it.

ND: I tell ya whats bothering me. I am not appreciated in this company, thats whats bothering me. They just promoted Pilchard, but who's the award winning commentator right here? And to make things worse they hook me up with this guy who never even announced before. Oh yeah, I got a great evening.

DT: Down?

ND: Yes.

DT: You are an ass.

ND: Hey!! I resent that!!

DT: Yeah whatever Down. Its time for the second match. Who's in it?

ND: We are gonna see Drake Laps taking on The Punisher. And according to O'Connor this is for the first round in the Extreme Title tournament.

(Trust by Megadeth starts to play and out comes "The Highflying Miracle" Drake Laps. The crowd goes nuts when they see Laps and his mailbox Boxie. Laps raises Boxie in the air and the crowd cheers even louder. He then makes his way down the aisle to ringside. On his way to the ring he shows Boxie to the fans and some people actually put letters in the mailbox. Laps then reaches the ring and climbs into the ring).

(American Made starts to play and The Punisher comes out. He got his new tagteamtitle around his waist and he hears the crowd chant his name. He walks to the ring and once he reaches it, he asks for a microphone and steps in the ring).

Punisher: Hey San Antonio, what do you think of Insurgence? (cheap pop). It was two weeks ago. I remember watching and listening as my mentor grieved over the death of his federation. The federation that Will Fletcher's dream was dying and it was breaking his heart. Then Bo Lucas came out and said that someone had bought the EWCL. That the EWCL wasn't closing down. I can tell you that I was ecstatic until I learned the details of the contract. As of that moment the EWCL is 50% of President Eric "Cazzo" Van Zandt and 50% off CEO Rick O'Connor. Let's start with you Rick. It wasn't long ago when you tried to destroy the EWCL. You and Andrew Grimm "played" this XPCW game on the EWCL and for what? You did it because you got greedy. Eight Billion dollars, that's the figure wasn't it Rick. You sought to destroy the EWCL, the federation William Fletcher built, ony for your own wealth! The federation that I gave my life to for the past two years. How do I know that you're not going to start things all over again? As far as I'm concerned, Rick. You aren't even worthy to wipe Roadblock's ass.

Punisher: And then you Cazzo. You're not much better than Rick O'Conner. Cazzo, I have stood by your side for the last four months. I stood by you when Rick wanted to destroy the EWCL. I stood by you when my brother, Saphio took over your presidency. I was brainwashed in believing that you had the EWCL's interests at heart! Then I find out that you have been embezzling money from the company. A Company that I helped to build and a company I thought you cared about. And on top of that you are responsible for the death of my brother! So here it is: This official, so I want the two of you to listen close. From this day forward The Punisher no long fights for Eric "Cazzo" Van Zandt. The Punisher will never EVER fight for Rick O'Connor. Everything I do from now on is for the EWCL and the fans.

(The crowd cheers ad The Punisher gestures to the crowd.)

Punisher: And just for the record, you can both kiss by ass.

(Punisher then drops the mic and gets ready for his match with Drake Laps).

DT: He sure is one pissed off Hero.

ND: Well the Punisher is all about justice and that stuff. I hardly listen to what he says. What did he say this time?

DT: Common Down, you heard what the man said. Just admit it that he's your true inspirator.

ND: Hey!! I resent that!!

DT: Yeah, you said that before.

Ding ding ding

ND: Laps and Punisher circle eachother and they then tie up. Laps hooks in a side headlock and he throws Punisher into the ropes. Punisher comes off and he collides into Laps. Laps stumbles backwards a few steps, but he then grabs Punisher and sends him into the ropes again. Punisher comes off and this time Laps he grabs Punisher and does an armdrag takedown!! He holds on to the arm and hooks in an armlock. Punisher tries to drag himself over to the ropes and he grabs them and the referee makes Laps break the armlock.

DT: Laps and Punisher get back to their feet again and they lock up for the second time in the match. Laps then waistlocks Punisher, but Punisher reverses it and follows that up with a german suplex. Punisher picks Laps up and delivers a few punches. He then kicks Laps in the gut and clotheslines him to the mat. The tagchampion picks up Laps by the head and he sends him into the nearest corner. Laps flies in backfirst and Punisher comes charging in right after. But ooooh Laps leaps up on the toprope and Punisher flies chestfirst into the corner!!

ND: Punisher staggers backwards a few step and then Laps dives off the toprope and takes Punisher out with a missile dropkick!!! And Laps goes for the first cover of this match, but he only gets a two count there. Drake Laps grabs Punisher by the head and he chops him to the midsection. He then sets him up and executes a perfect plex. Laps holds on to Punisher and goes for the cover. But again Punisher kicks out after two. Laps shakes his head, looks at Boxie for a moment and then goes over to the All American Hero and picks him up by the head.

DT: Laps with another chop and he then irish whips him, but Punisher reverses it and sends Laps into the ropes. Laps comes off and Punisher grabs him by the throat and .....CHOKESLAM!!!! Punisher just chokeslammed Laps to the mat!!! Man, some power in that big man!!! Punisher hooks the leg and he goes for the pin, 1...................................2....................but Laps kicks out. The Punisher gets back up again and he picks Laps up and he throws him in the ropes again. But this time Laps holds on to the ropes.

ND: Punisher notices it and he follows in hot pursuit and he wants to clothesline Laps over the toprope to the outside! But ooooooooh Laps read the move and he backdrops Punisher and he goes over the toprope to the outside himself!!! Punisher is knocked out on the outside!! Unbelievable, what a fall!! And Drake Laps takes a few steps back now and he then storms towards the ropes and ......HE DIVES THROUGH THE SECOND AND TOPROPE TO THE OUTSIDE AND LANDS ON PUNISHER!!!!

DT: I think thats what Rick meant with Extreme!! That was some dive there!! Laps landed on top off Punisher and he now is taking his time to recuperate. Drake Laps gets back up again now and he picks Punisher up from the ground. He hands out a few punches and then he lifts him on top off the Spanish announcetable. Laps then goes back over to the apron and climbs it. He then even climbs the corner all the way to the top. I bet he likes to live life on the edge. Laps stands on top and he raises his hands in the air and ......SHOOTING STAR PRESS OFF THE TOPROPE TO THE TABLE!!!

ND: BUT OOOOOOOOOOHHH PUNISHER MOVED OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME AND LAPS FLIES THROUGH THE TABLE!!!! Oooh man!!! What a bump did that guy take!!!

DT: It was an ok bump, but nothing compared to falling off a Hell in the Cell.

ND: Yeah, but what kind of moron takes a fall from the top off the cell?

(Again we hear a slap, followed by an "ow").

ND: Hey, I resent that!!

DT: Punisher is crawling back to his feet now and he goes over to Laps and picks him up by the head. He then drags Laps over to the ringpost and bashes his head into it. .....WHAMMMMM... And he does it again!!! Laps looks dizzy and Punisher takes advantage of the situation and he rolls Laps back into the ring again. Punisher follows in and he hooks the leg and goes for the cover, 1.....................................2............................but Laps kicks out. Punisher then picks Laps up and sends him into the ropes. Laps comes off and Punisher takes him to the mat with a shouldertackle.

ND: Punisher lifts Laps up again and scoop slams him back to the mat again. The Punisher then goes over to the nearest corner and climbs the toprope. We hardly see The Punisher do this. This is not really his style. Punisher jumps off and goes for a double axe handle. But oooooh Laps got up to his feet in the meantime and ......HOLY SHIT!!!!......HURRICANRANA TO PUNISHER OUT OF MIDAIR!!!!......How did Laps do that!!! He used his last energy to do that!!!

DT: True, I have to admit, that was pretty awesome. Laps now manages to roll himself on top off Punisher and the referee starts to count, 1.....................................2.............................but Punisher kicks out!! He kicked out!!! Laps picks Punisher up and irish whips him, but Punisher reverses the whip and sends Laps into the ropes. Laps comes off and Punisher grabs him and sets him up for THE GAVEL......But Laps manages to push Punisher off of him!!! Punisher then comes charging in and Laps counters and .....THE LAST LAP!!!

ND: He hit him with his Hangmans DDT!!! And The Punisher went down and Laps goes for the cover, 1...................................................2............................................3......Its over!!! Drake Laps won this match and he goes through to the second round of the Extreme Title Tournament!!

DT: Congrats to an outstanding match for the both of them here.

(Drake Laps got his hands in the air and he is celebrating his victory. But then we see that Chris Christ comes out from the crowd. He slides in the ring and sneeks up from behind Laps with a steelchair. Laps then turns around and .....BAMMMMMMM....Chris Christ nails Laps with the steelchair and Drake Laps goes down to the mat. Christ drops the chair and rolls out of the ring and leaves).

ND: THE MESSIAH HAS SPOKEN!!!!

(Commercials).

Then a few moments later it is FBI Agent Frank Styles who comes walking out. He takes a look at the man and then he says the words:......"FINALLY!! FINALLY WE GOT YOU!!!"

The camera then zooms in on the man and it turns out to be none other then.......ALEXANDER GLORY!!!)

(Scene fades out).

DT: Aren't those commercials intresting, are they? So Down, whats coming up right now?

ND: I can't say that you are prepared Thornton. Thats a no-no for a commentator.

DT: Well Down, I only started today, so cut me some slack here. Its not that you are known for your preparation.

ND: Hey, leave my preparation out of this!! What I do in my lockerroom is my own private business!!

DT: Uhuh.

ND: We better talk about our next match, The Messiah Chris Christ takes on Mystic in a non-title match. (Outshined by Soundgarden starts to play and Mystic comes out. The crowd gives him mixed reactions as he makes his way down the aisle. He reaches the ring and slides in and waits for his opponent).

(For the third time tonight My Sacrifice starts to play and EWCL Champion Chris Christ comes out. He got his new EWCL title around his waist and he points to it several times. The crowd boos him and they even throw drinks to his face. Christ catches one and even takes a sip of it and then throws the drink back in the audience. Christ reaches the ring, hands the title over to Jay Blue and then slides into the ring).

ND: Its THE MESSIAH!!

DT: Yeah, I bet. So he's the saviour huh. So what did he save?

ND :Uhm. uh.....well he saved the Christ name!! And he saved everyone from having to watch Joe Johnson.

DT: Not for long if I am informed right. Isn't Joe back on later tonight?

ND: Correct, but you probly still see the damage that Christ did to him.

Ding ding ding

ND: Common Chris, you can do it!!

DT: The match is on and Christ charges in on Mystic from the start and they start to trade punches back and forth. Nobody gets the real advantage here right now. Its a regular streetfight here. Oh wait, now its Mystic who blocks a shot and he counters with kicking Christ to the stomache and delivering a DDT to follow that up!! Mystic picks Christ up and sends him into the ropes. He comes off and ....SPINEBUSTER by Mystic!!

ND: Get up Christ, its only Mystic!! ......Mystic picks Christ up again and throws him in the ropes once more. This time Christ comes off and Mystic does a tilt-o-whirl backbreaker!! No, no, no!!! This can't be happening right here!! Mystic walks around the ring for a few seconds and then he bounces himself into the ropes and comes off for an elbow drop. But Christ moved out of the way and Mystic lands on the mat!!

DT: Christ is back up again and he grabs Mystic by the hair and pokes him in the eye. He then whips Mystic in the ropes and when he comes off he executes an overhead belly to belly suplex!!! Mystic is layed out and Christ grabs him and hooks in his Sweet Dreams submission move!!! You see I do know all the signature moves the wrestlers have. I did do a bit of studying Down.

ND: I am not impressed as everyone knows the signatures moves that Chris Christ does..He's THE MESSIAH!! Just look at that modified crossface chicken wing! Mystic is screaming it out from the pain now, I think he is on the urge of tapping out here. I think he is about to give this whole thing up. Look at him, haha!! Uh....uhm...look at Mystic slowly reaching for the ropes....Hey.....he isn't suppose to do that!!! Noooo, Mystic is getting closer to the ropes now, and he reaches them now!!! And the referee makes Christ to let go off the Sweet Dreams now.

DT: Mystic is still in pain though, so Christ is still in the advantage. He grabs Mystic by the head and ...IMAGINATION!!! And Mystic goes down again!! This time Christ goes for the pin attempt, 1....................................2......................but Mystic gets a foot on the ropes. Its not over yet here. Mystic crawls over to the ropes and uses them to get back up again. Chris Christ looks at it all and even grins for a second.

ND: Christ then charges in on Mystic, but ooooooh Mystic pulls down the toprope with a result that Christ flies over the ropes to the outside!! While Mystic takes his time in the ring, we see that Christ starts to move again. Mystic then rolls himself out of the ring and he grabs Christ and hands out a few right ones to the head. He then drags Christ over to the apron and slamms his head into it 5 times. Mystic then rolls Christ back into the ring again and follows in.

DT: Mystic bounces himself into the ropes and this time he does hit the elbow drop!! Right after that Mystic goes for the cover, but he only gets a two count. Mystic picks Christ up and throws him into the ropes. Christ comes off and ....SWINGING NECKBREAKER ......Mystic on a role here!! And he goes for the cover again. Why doesn't he hook the leg?? 1............................................2..................kick out. Thats what I always wonder. Why don't they hook the leg?

ND: He's no Christ. He would have hooked the leg, as he is THE MESSIAH!!

DT: Will you stop with that Messiah crap. Its starting to get on my nerves.

ND: You're just jealous.

DT: I AM WHAT?

ND: You're just jealous of THE MESSIAH!

DT: Man, you are crazy.

ND: ...

DT: In the ring we see that Mystic picks Christ up and he throws him in the ropes again. And Mystic gets ready for his Cynergy Blast!! He stomps his foot to the mat and gets ready for Christ, but oooooooh Christ ducks the leg and grabs it and turns it into an anklelock!!! .....Mystic is in severe pain!!! Thats the risk you got when you do a move like the Cynergy Blast, it can be turned against you. And thats what Christ did. But Christ now lets go off the anklelock and he picks up Mystic by the head. He then irish whips Mystic into the ropes and when Mystic comes off, he backdrops him to the mat.

ND: And Christ is going to the top!! He climbs the toprope and .......FROGSPLASH ON MYSTIC!!! Excellent, great, amazing, outstanding, unbelievable!! Simply The best!! Did you see that Thornton? If you knew how to do that, you would have earned more wins in your career.

(Again we hear a slap followed by an "ow").

DT: ...

ND: Christ goes for the cover now, 1............................................2................................but Mystic kicks out. How could he do that? Why didn't he just give up? ....Christ grabs Mystic by the hair and starts to throw a series of punches. Mystic stumbles into the ropes and when he comes off Christ DDT's him back to the mat again!! Christ then goes into the ropes and comes off and kneedrops on Mystic. Christ picks Mystic up from the mat again and he sends him into a corner.

DT: Mystic flies in backfirst and Christ charges in right after, but Mystic sticks his elbow out and Christ flies in facefirst!! Mystic then clotheslines Christ to the mat!! Mystic slowly picks up Christ from the mat and again, but oooh lowblow by Christ and ....THE SIGN OFF!!! Its over!!!! Mystic is knocked out and Christ goes for the cover, 1...................................................2...........................................3..........Chris Christ wins!

ND: THE MESSIAH HAS SPOKEN!!

(Commercials).

(Christ then reaches his lockkerrom and we see that there's a sign pinned on the door that says "DON'T LOOK DOWN"!!. Chris Christ shoves the sign aside and walks in his lockerroom and immediately looks down to the floor!! On the floor is another note and that says "LOOK UP").

(Chris Christ looks up right away and there he sees Drake Laps standing on top off a ladder!! And at the same moment Laps leaps off the ladder and he does a hurricanrana on Christ to the floor!!! After that move we see that Laps gets up and he smiles in the camera and leaves the lockerroom).

(Scene fades out).

ND: Geez, that Drake Laps is insane! They should arrest that guy for tresspassing. He had no right to break into Christ his lockerroom, let along to attack him like that. If Christ is smart he files a complaint.

DT: Get real Down.

ND: What?

DT: The guy deserved it.

ND: ...

DT: Talking about deserving things. G-Flem now gets a match with Babylon and if he manages to win, he deserves himself a match against that same Babylon for the Prime Time Title at Resurrection. And if one man deserves a title shot, than its G-Flem.

(Want by Disturbed starts to play and the big guy Gargantuflem comes walking out. The crowd cheers him on while he marches down to the ring. He greets some fans on his way to the ringside. He finally reaches the ring and slides in).

(Then Cocky by Kid Rock starts to play and the Prime Time Champion Marcus Babylon comes out. Justine follows right after and the two walk to the ring, while Babylon gets booed and Justine gets stared at. They reach ringside and Babylon enters the ring and Justine stays on the outside).

DT: Wasn't Justine banned from ringside in this match? Didn't Rick say that earlier tonight?

ND: Uh...yeah he did.

(We then see that Babylon takes a note out of his pocket and he hands it over to the referee and after reading it the ref nodds. Babylon then hands the note over to Justine who walks over to the commentators and hands the note over to Neil Down).

ND: She loves me, the girl loves me!

DT: What's in the note Down?

ND: What?

DT: THE NOTE!

ND: Ooooh, the note....Uhm....it's a.....it's a permission note from Mr. Van Zandt that Justine is allowed to be at ringside. Ahah, so thats why she is here.

DT: Oh man, the power trips are starting. First O'Connor tells that Justine is banned from the ring and then Van Zandt overrules it again.

Ding ding ding

ND: Babylon and G-Flem stare at eachother for a while and they then start to circle eachother. The two tie up and Babylon comes in with a knee to the midsection. G-Flem goes down to one knee and Babylon kicks him to the forehead right away. Babylon then grabs G-Flem and he sends the tagchampion into the ropes. G-Flem comes off and Babylon with a high knee lift and G-Flem flies into that knee. Babylon picks G-Flem up and he throws him in the ropes again and this time when he comes off Babylon tries to do a gorilla press lift.

DT: Bad decision there!! Babylon is not strong enough to lift the big guy from Cleveland up. He has to let go off G-Flem and G-Flem counters with throwing a few punches and following that up with a one-arm scoopslam to the mat....G-Flem does not waste time and he picks Babylon up and lifts him up for a suplex, and he stalls it for a long time. He holds Babylon in the air for about 8 seconds and then he slamms him to the mat!! Impressive by Gargantuflem. Ok, now I know why everybody calls him G-Flem.

ND: Easier ain't it. G-Flem picks Babylon up and headbutts him. Babylon falls into the ropes and when he comes off G-Flem takes him to the mat with a power clothesline. Man!!! G-Flem goes for the cover, but he only gets a two count. G-Flem then picks up Babylon, but Babylon with a thumb to the eye and he turns that into a jawbreaker!! Intresting move there!! The Prime Time Champ rests in the ropes for a moment and takes a few deep breaths. He then goes over to G-Flem, picks him up and.....FALLING STAR.....

DT: Excellent Unprettier move by Babylon and he goes for the cover, 1..............................2........................but G-Flem kicks out of it. Babylon gets up and he shakes his head. He probly thought that he had it there, probly arrogant way of thinking though. But ok, we are talking about Marcus Babylon here. Babylon now picks up G-Flem and chops him to the chest. He then irish whips him into the nearest corner and follows in after and splashes on top off him!! The Prime Time Champion then steps on the bottom rope and he starts to ramm his fist into G-Flems forehead.

ND: 1....2....3......4.....5.....6......7......8......9.......10......He then steps off the ropes and grabs G-Flem by the arm and sends him into the opposite corner. And G-Flem flies in backfirst. Babylon storms in right after, but OOOOOOOOOHHHH..... G-Flem comes charging out of that corner and he SPEARS Babylon to the mat!!! Impressive, very impressive!!! G-Flem landed on top off Babylon and he hammers his fists to his opponents face. The intensity in those shots!!

DT: Shot after shot. Now I know why Cleveland is so proud of that guy. Heck the guy even got his own fan bar, so it seems. G-Flem picks up Babylon and he lifts him up for a double underhook powerbomb and yesss he executes it!! And Babylon looks hurt right now. G-Flem goes for the cover, 1...........................2....................but no 3 as Babylon kicks out. G-Flem then drags Babylon to his feet again and kicks him to the stomache. He follows that up with sending Babylon into the ropes.

ND: Babylon comes off and G-Flem for a clothesline, but Babylon ducks the arm, comes off the opposite ropes and hits G-Flem with a flying forearm!!! The Champ gets up and grabs G-Flem by the hair and ...SAVING GRACE...Standing hurricanrana on G-Flem!!! And Marcus goes for the cover, 1.......................................2.............kickout. And Babylon is furious now. He goes over to the ref saying that he counted to slow. Babylon is shaking his head, time and time again.

DT: It really distracts his game here though. Babylon is still walking around the ring shaking his head. Now he finally goes back over to G-Flem and he lifts him up and irish whips him, but G-Flem manages to reverse the whip and Babylon flies into the ropes. He comes off and tilt-o-whirl-driver by the big man. G-Flem grabs Babylon by the leg and he hooks in the Gargantuan leglock!! And Babylon is crying it out from the pain. That leglock severly hurts.

ND: But the Prime Time Champion is reaching for the ropes. And he got a hold of them right now. The referee makes G-Flem break the leglock and Babylon uses the ropes to get back up again. G-Flem then comes charging in on him, but .....SUPERKICK!!!!.... And G-Flem goes down to the mat!! That was a kick right in the kisser. Sure he'll feel that in the morning!!

DT: G-Flem is still laying in the ring and Babylon goes to the corner and climbs the toprope. He then jumps off and ......TOPROPE BACK ELBOW AND HE HITS IT!!! Wow, that could be it!! That could be the final end of G-Flem. Babylon goes for the cover and the ref starts to count, 1..................................2..................but again G-Flem kicks out in the very last moment. And Babylon gets even more frustrated now. He can't believe it, what more does he have to do to keep this big man down? He doesn't know.

ND: What's he doing now? Babylon slides out of the ring and he grabs his belt while Justine is distracting the referee. Babylon rolls back in the ring again and he steps up to hit G-Flem with the Prime Time Title belt. G-Flem staggers slowly to his feet, G-Flem turns, Babylon swings the belt ......But G-Flem DUCKS!!! And Babylon spins around to receive a boot to the gut and the belt drops to the mat!! G-Flem then hooks in the Gargantan Driver and ...HE NAILS IT ONTO THAT BELT!!! DID YOU SEE BABYLON'S HEAD BOUNCE OFF THAT BELT??? MY GODD!!

The referee now turns around as G-Flem hooks the leg for the pin. 1.............................................................2...................................................3....G-FLEM WINS!!! Gargantuflem has beaten the Prime Time Champion!!! And he earned himself a shot at the title at Resurrection!!! And hear the fans cheer him on!! That man is popular!!

(Commercials).

'What can I do for you Marc?'

Babylon slams his hands down on the table and leans over it to get in O'Connor's face, 'What can you do for me?' What can you do for ME?! Did you even see the last match?!'

O'Connor nods, indicating the monitor on the corner of his desk, 'Oh sure� hey, rough break. Still, you'll get your chance at revenge at Resurrection.'

Babylon screams into the CEO's face, 'I don't want REVENGE! I want the Goddamn decision REVERSED! Gargantuflem used the BELT to beat me! He freakin'-well cheated! Reverse the damn decision!'

O'Connor thinks about it a moment. 'Well� it seemed to me that you brought the PrimeTime Title into the ring. And, if you want to be technical, Gargantuflem didn't so much use it on you, as drop you on it. You see the difference? It's subtle, I know, but�.'

The PrimeTime Champion splutters, searching for words in his fury.

O'Connor sighs, 'Look, Marc� the thing is, even if I did think the referee had called the match incorrectly� which I'll reserve judgement on for now� it was a sanctioned match. In the end, it's the referee's call. And hey, you of all people must know that if the ref doesn't see it, then it isn't illegal. I mean, you must live by that rule considering your Deliverance win, right?'

Babylon's eye flare, and he suddenly wipes the CEO's table clean with an angry swipe, 'You SON-OF-A-BITCH!'

O'Connor is on his feet in a moment, showing flashes of the traits that earned him the moniker 'The Rage', as he clambers over the desk, fingers clawing. Babylon retreats towards the door, backing away quickly. The CEO flies after Babylon as he dashes from the room. But no sooner does he pass through the door than a steel pipe connects with the back of his head. As the camera passes through the door, we are presented with Chris Christ's leering face, smirking down at the stunned CEO. O'Connor struggles to his knees as Babylon turns and slams a kick into his gut. The CEO rolls on to his back as another blow of the pipe connects with his ribs. Babylon stamps on his face as Christ continues to drive the pipe into the downed CEO's chest.

Finally, O'Connor raises a weak hand to ward of the blows, and is knocked into unconsciousness by a savage pipe blow to the head. Blood trickles out of O'Connor's nose, mingling with the pool of blood fed by his mouth, coagulating at the base of his skull.

The camera pans sideways to a pair of expensive loafers walking into shot. It slowly rises up past the costly pants and the high-priced coat and shirt to rest upon the face of the President of the EWCL, Eric Van Zandt. The President looks down with dispassion at the fallen CEO. Chris Christ and Marcus Babylon come to stand beside him.

(Cazzo crouches down, placing his fingers into the small pool of blood by O'Connor's head. He rubs the viscous red liquid between his thumb and forefinger and shakes his head. His quiet voice breaks the savage silence).

'Ever come to one of my shows again, and I promise you Rick� I promise you� they will carry you out in a body bag. You see� this here� PrimeTime Champion Marcus Babylon� EWCL Champion Chris Christ� this is the future of my company. You can consider us the real 'Executive' here. Not you, with your pathetic visions and empty promises. There are others Rick� more will join the Executive. But I wanted to show you how little it took to take everything away from you again. You have no allies here Rick� no friends. You burnt your bridges long ago. It doesn't matter what I do to these men� your EWCL superstars� they'll always return to me. Do you want to know why Rick? I'll tell you, shall I? It's because I own them. I control them. I am the puppeteer� without me, they are nothing but lifeless puppets.'

'Don't forget this Rick. This is your future if you ever show your face in one of my arenas again. Try and keep that in mind as they stitch up your broken 'crown'.'

Eric rises and looks at both Chris and Marc, 'C'Mon� we're not finished here yet.' The Executive steps out of shot as the camera returns to Rick's shattered body. As the scene fades, paramedics can be seen rushing to the aid of the fallen CEO.

(Scene fades out).

ND: Its time for the main event of the evening. Universal and SEI Champion Sean Corvik will take on Joe Johnson. Let me state that this is a non-title match but that alot is at stake here. Ofcourse pride and also friendship. Corvik and Johnson once were unstoppable in the Royal Family. Then after they had their disagreements and the Family split. Before Joe got suspended he and Corvik got along good again. So now the question is if this match will come between them again.

DT: Nice, analyses Down. No wonder they promoted Pilchard and kept you as an announcer. (sarcastic)

ND: Hey!

(Cruxified by Sevendust starts to play and "The Hardcore Event" Joe Johnson comes out from behind the curtains. From the moment he comes on he gets cheered by his hardcore share of fans. Johnson stands on the top of the ramp for a moment and looks down to the ring. He then starts to make his way down the aisle to ringside. He reaches ringside and slides in and waits for his former tagpartner).

(Died by Alice in Chains starts to play over the PA system and Universal and SEI Champion Sean Corvik comes out. He got the Universal Titlebelt on one shoulder and he got the SEI Title belt over the other shoulder. While he walks to the ring the crowd chants "SEI....SEI.....SEI....SEI...." Corvik reaches the ring and hands over the titles to Jay Blue. He then uses the ringsteps to enter the ring).

Ding ding ding

ND: Its on. Corvik and Johnson share eye contact and nodd. They then start to circle eachother and they lock up. Corvik then pushes Joe away from him and this results in more staring and more circling. Corvik grins at Joe for a moment and Joe returns the grin. The two then lock up again and this time its Joe who pushes Corvik away from him. For a third time the two wrestlers circle eachother and then they attack eachother at the same moment. Corvik and Johnson start to trade fists back and forth.

DT: Johnson gets the better of the exchange and he tries to irish whip Corvik into the ropes. But Corvik reverses the irish whip and takes Joe to the mat with a big clothesline. Corvik picks up Joe and he throws him into the nearest corner. The new SEI champion walks over to the corner and he grabs Joe by the head and he starts to bash his head into the topturnbuckle. 1....2.....3......4.....5......6......7........8.......9.......10.... Corvik then turns Joe around and sends him into the ropes.

ND: Joe comes off and he slides through Corvik's legs, gets up to his feet and turns Corvik around and delivers a front face neckbreaker. Corvik goes down and Joe picks him up and chops him to the chest for about 5 times while the crowd goes oooooooh and aaaaaaahhhh. Johnson lifts Corvik up and he executes a full nelson face drop. Johnson goes for the first cover, but Corvik kicks out after a one count. Joe grabs his opponent by the head and he sends him into the ropes. Corvik comes off and Johnson with a flying back elbow and the champion goes down again.

DT: And The Hardcore Event is going to the top now. He stands on the topturnbuckle and faces the crowd, he then dives off for a MOONSAULT, but OOOOOOH Corvik lifts his knees up in time and Johnson lands with his ribs on the knees!!! That was some impact on those ribs......Joe is crawling around now in pain, checking his ribs. While Corvik is getting back up to his feet now and he grabs Johnson and .....ASPHYXIATION!!!....One of Corviks trademark moves that made him win the SEI championship.

ND: Corvik waits till Joe gets back up again and he then bounces himself into the ropes and when he comes off he executes a hurricane DDT!!! After that move Corvik goes for the cover, 1............................................2...................................but a kickout. Corvik hops back up again and he drags Johnson over to the ropes. He then lifts him up and he drops Joe facefirst into the ropes!! Ouch!! Sean Corvik picks Johnson up again and he whips him in the ropes. Johnson comes off and Corvik takes him down with a spinning heelkick.

DT: Man, these two sure know how to have a match here. I think they are showing every move they have in their arsenal. Corvik picks Joe up again and irish whips him, but this time Joe reverses the irish whip. Corvik flies into the ropes, but he holds on to them. Johnson comes storming in and oooooooh he clotheslines Corvik over the toprope to the outside!!! Joe Johnson climbs through the ropes to the apron. He then turns to face the ring and he jumps up and .....ASAI MOONSAULT AND HE LANDS ON CORVIK!!! OOOOOH YESSSS!!!

ND: They better call that the ASIAN LOVECHILD MOONSAULT!

DT: Ok..

ND: Never mind, I'll explain later.

DT: Ok then. Anyway, on the outside it is Johnson who is getting up again and he picks up Corvik and he drags him over to the ringpost. He then turns him around and places him in a tree of woe position. Johnson then takes a few steps backwards, takes a deep breath and comes charging in for ....THE CROSS OF BURDEN!!!....Wowie, baseball slide to Corviks face!! Johnson really shows that he is definately championship material. Corvik fell down to the ground now and Johnson walks over to him and now he drags him over to the guardrail.

ND: He places Corvik backfirst into the guardrail. Johnson then takes a few steps back again and charges in on Corvik. But oooh Corvik counters and he backdrops Johnson over the guardrail into the crowd. Corvik wipes the sweat of his forehead and he then climbs on the guardrail. He stands on top and he jumps off for a guillotine legdrop on Johnson!!! Man, what are these two doing here tonight?!?

DT: Corvik and Johnson are still in the crowd and its Corvik who picks up Johnson and he hands out a viscious right one. Joe then returns the favour and then they start to trade punches back and forth. Corvik then ducks a shot and he lifts Johnson up and atomic drops him into the guardrail!!! And with a result that Joe flies over the guardrail back to ringside!!! Corvik climbs over the guardrail to ringside aswell and he then drags Joe to the apron and rolls him back into the ring. Corvik gets back in aswell and in the ring he picks him up and he wants to hook in his Darkest Hour!!

ND: But before Corvik can hook it in, its Johnson who escapes out of it. Corvik then chases Joe and grabs him and sends him into the ropes. Joe comes off and ....INSANITY'S EMBRACE!!!!.....Great Superkick by Corvik there!! Corvik goes for the cover now, 1........................................................2................but Johnson kicks out of it!! He managed to kick out of the Insanity's Embrace!! The Hardcore Event is still alive and kicking. Corvik is not giving Johnson much time to get back in the game and he grabs Joe and hands out a few shots to the body.

DT: Corvik then irish whips Johnson in the ropes again, and this time Joe comes off and he flies into Corvik!!! Both men stagger a bit, but then its Johnson who grabs Corvik and ....PAYBACK TO SOCIETY!!!!!.....Thats something there!!! ....And now its Johnson who goes for the cover, 1...............................................2................but Corvik kicks out. Man, its still on. Both men are still in this thing here. It can still go either way. This is what its all about.

ND: Joe gets back to his feet again and he picks up Corvik and with his last strength he irish whips him into the ropes. Corvik comes off and .....DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE AND THEY TAKE EACHOTHER OUT!!!.....Both Corvik and Johnson are layed out on the mat now. This match is taking alot out of them. Both men down and both men trying to get back to their feet again. I see movement on both sides now. Oh yess they are definately getting back up again.

(All of a sudden Damned if I do by Life Of Agony starts to play and Eric van Zandt comes out. But he's not alone. We see that Marcus Babylon and Chris Christ join him. The crowd notices the three and they start to boo them like hell. All three men then start to walk down to ringside).

ND: Wow, wow, wow, whats happening? Why are they here and what are they gonna do?

(Van Zandt, Babylon and Christ reach the ring and Van Zandt walks over to the bellkeeper and makes him ring the bell).

Ding ding ding

DT: HE CALLED OFF THE MATCH!!

(President Eric van Zandt then grabs a microphone and together with Babylon and Christ he enters the ring).

Eric Van Zandt: Nice match guys. But frankly I am here with something more serious. Actually its quite simple. I have a proposition for the both of you. A proposition that you can't refuse I might add.

(Corvik and Johnson are both still recovering from that intense match they were having. They motion to Van Zandt to go on with what he was saying).

Eric Van Zandt: The proposition is as follows. I want the both of you to join The Executive!! So whats your answer gonna be?

(Sean Corvik and Joe Johnson then look at eachother for a moment and then suddenly.........WHAMMMM!!!.....They attack Marcus Babylon and Chris Christ!! And they throw Babylon and Christ out of the ring. Eric Van Zandt is the only one left in the ring with Corvik and Johnson now. Sean Corvik then grabs the microphone out of Van Zandt's hand).

Sean Corvik: I told O'Connor and I'll tell you Eric. I ain't gonna play games with noone. Eric, after all the crap you pulled, there's no chance in hell that I am gonna trust you and gonna join you in this Executive. You understand that Eric!!!

(Eric looks nervous and he turns around really slowly, but then Joe Johnson grabs him and .....hits him with his...CRUXIFIXION!!!.....Eric Van Zandt goes down, but before Corvik and Johnson can do more danger it are Babylon and Christ who pull Eric out of the ring. Then all three of them stagger up the ramp and leave ringside, while Corvik and Johnson stare them down).

(Van Zandt, Babylon and Christ arrive backstage and the first thing that a bruised Van Zandt does is takes his cellphone. He dials a number and starts to talk).

Eric Van Zandt: Hey, its me. Did you get my message from an hour ago? You did, good. And did you make the phone call already? Yes. Thats real good. You have enough money right? Ok, thats settled then. Thanks man, thanks for taking care of that for me.

(Van Zandt ends the conversation and he shouts out in the open).

Eric Van Zandt: HAHAHAHA....THEY NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT THEM!!!....THE EXECUTIVE WILL RULE!!!!!!

(Van Zandt, Babylon and Christ then raise their right hand in the air).

(End of show).