(The gigantic brand new Jumbotron shows a revolving 3D N.E.W. logo, much to the delight of the crowd, before fading out and bringing up a close-up of a man�s face.

His long blue-black hair is tied in a ponytail, keeping any of the perfectly trimmed locks from blocking his tanned face. There�s a twinkle in the man�s gray eyes as he smiles, showing teeth so white that they couldn�t possibly be anything but store bought. )

Marcus Crassus: Good evening plebeians! Before the wrestling begins, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Marcus Crassus. And, in case you haven�t figured it out yet, I�m the one who paid for and donated this wonderful new Jumbotron to New England Wrestling.

Marcus Crassus: As you can see, it�s much bigger and much, much more expensive than that pitiful little screen you used to have. I couldn�t stand walking down to the ring and having my beautiful face be shown on that pathetic piece of equipment.

Marcus Crassus: So this I bequeath to you, the plebeians, so you can better look on my perfect physique and my perfect execution of wrestling maneuvers. That�s right, very soon you will be seeing me in an N.E.W. ring. I suggest you all take that in to account and sell your stocks of these so-called "superstars" that that N.E.W. has now, and buy up all the shares you can of Crassus Incorporated.

(The smile fades from his face and he stares hard into the camera)

Marcus Crassus: To the superstars themselves, I say this. I will be within your ranks shortly and I felt it only fair that I give you a warning. I will buy each and every one of you out. And if you think that you can�t be bought�I�ll put you out of business.

(Crassus� disingenuous smile returns.)

Marcus Crassus: But for now, enjoy the screen kiddies. A shame, though, that no one else you see tonight on it will look quite this pretty. Oh well.

Marcus Crassus: Arrivederci plebeians.

(The close-up fades out and the N.E.W. logo fades back in)

Jason Barrett: Welcome everyone to NEW Slam Dance....And that is one big screen!!

Brian Johnson: Thats right, thanks to our new resident philathropist Marcus Crassus, of course.

Sara Anne: He seemed like a prick...but damn.....that is a NICE SCREEN up there....

Jason Barrett: Well onto the show....Earlier tonight we had two matches for our fans here in the arena...The first match pitted Joseph Rival against the newcomer "Clean Cut" Craig Clayborn. And it seemed to me that Rival took out his hatred of being the Horsemen's slave on Craig, because Rival defeated Clayborn in his debut.

Brian: What a crappy way to start out in NEW...Losing....to Rival of all people....

SaraAnne: It could have been worse....

Jason: Right after that we saw The Omen face off against Carl Knox. Knox being the veteran of the two took full advantage of his ring presence as he slowly wore down the big man...But it wasn't until Beth of Justice Inc. showed up at ringside to distract The Omen that Knox sealed the deal and rolled up the big man for the ONE TWO THREE...

Brian: I can't wait for the PayPerView...Duality is going to be worthwhile for that match alone! Omen versus Beth and Hero, Mask Versus Hair!!

SaraAnne: I sure hope Omen wins that match, I wanna see what that bitch Beth looks like under that mask....

Brian: Uh, Sara...It's Omen's mask versus Beth's hair...

SaraAnne: You mean that's not a mask? Wow...Thats scarier than Omen!!

Jason Barret: Well, the last few weeks have brought us the returns of several different faces to the N.E.W. rings, but last week, anyone who may have ventured over to the N.E.W. website would have seen the lineup this week for Slamdance, and wondered if someone was pulling a prank on the fans.

Johnson: Oh will you get off your mystery trip, Jason? We all know Nick Sharpe is back, and we all know his past and what he's probably up to and who he's going after.

Barret: Well, for those fans who may be new to wrestling, here's a special music video, put to Drowning Pool's song "Step Up", showing clip of the returning legend, who tonight has his first match back against not one, but TWO men, Nick Sharpe.

(The scene cuts to the video, which starts with the Nick Sharpe logo and goes right into the vocals...)

Broken. Yeah, you've been living on the edge of a broken dream.

(scene shows Nick Sharpe pinning Mack McMichaels for the CWF Heavyweight title, then him holding it up)

Nothing. Yeah, that's the only thing you'll ever take away from me.

(clip shows Nick hitting a masked opponenet with a drop toe hold into a chair, then quickly switches to him turning the same opponent over into the Sharpeshooter)

I'm never gonna stop,

(clip shows Nick standing across the ring from the camera, cracking his knuckles waiting for an opponent)

I'm never gonna drop,

(clip shows Nick slamming a steel chair over the head of Ptah)

Ain't no different than it was before.

(clip shows Nick bleeding profusely with strands of barbed wire wrapped around his head as he has Patrick Feeney in a Camel Clutch)

So take some good advice

(Clip shows Nick doing a suicide dive to the outside)

You better stop and think twice,

(clip shows Nick hitting Dave Allen with a Death Valley Driver onto a ladder)

Before you take your first step out that door.

(clip shows Nick hitting an opponent with the Sharper Image #2)

If you wanna step up (step up), you're gonna get knocked down (knocked down).

(clip shows Nick brawling in the audience with Livewire)

If you wanna step up (step up), you're gonna get knocked down.

(clip shows Nick hitting Zero The Hero with his finisher, and then being handed the N.E.W. International title)

You had your chance to walk away.

(clip shows Nick walking from the ring, bleeding profusely)

Live to see another day.

(clip shows Nick holding a steel chair in the ring, slightly bloody)

If you wanna step up (step up),

(clip shows Nick standing face to face in the ring with Harley "The Hammer" Clarkson)

You're gonna get knocked down (knocked down).

(clips shows Nick hitting another wrestler with the Sharper Image #2)

You're gonna get knocked down...

(the screen flashes the Nick Sharpe logo, and goes back stage where we see Chris Evans at our interview area with Pete Greenhouse standing and holding a mic in his face, he is looking at the camera. We signal that he�s on air and he begins to speak. )

Chris: Time wears thin Predator, time wears thin until you realize that this is not C.W.F., nor is it the year 2000, this is N.E.W. and it is 2004!

(Just then Predator approaches. )

Predator: Yes, time does wear thin, and I know it's not 2000. I'm above what I was in CWF, and that's unfortunate for you.

Chris: You�re above your C.W.F. days? How can you say that with a television championship on your shoulder?

Predator: The Television title is only a small stop on my way to the top. Like I�ve said before, I work my way up in any federation that I wrestle in, and it's no different now.

Chris: Well, be prepared to move on to bigger and better things tonight.

(Predator looks angry and walks off. Chris Evans grabs the mic from Pete Greenhouse and hits Predator in the back of the head and continues walking as we move on to our next segment. )

Jason: Speaking of Nick Sharpe a moment ago, earlier tonight we saw Nick in his return to N.E.W. as he defeated Genesis and Jason Jousma in a two on one Loser Leaves Town match.....

Brian: Abark wanted to show Sharpe the door as soon as he came in, and it backfired in Abark's face as not only does he have Sharpe here, but he lost two of his superstars in one shot!

SaraAnne: I don't think he's too heartbroken...I've heard rumors of several new faces joining N.E.W. at Duality....

Jason: We'll have to wait and see, but first here's what Nick Sharpe had to say at the end of his match earlier....

(Nick goes to the ropes and asks for the microphone. The ring announcer hands it to him, and he starts talking)

Nick: Ok. Obviously, you can see, it wasn't all just talk or just a way to draw more fans to N.E.W. The master of "The Sharper Image" is back.

(the fans cheer this)

Nick: So I guess I shouldn't waste too much time, and go ahead and make perfectly clear what's going on. I've done just about everything there is to do in this sport, and my time in this ring as a full time wrestler is winding down. I ain't gonna be one of these washed up has-beens that doesn't know when to climb out of the spotlight, and go make crappy direct to video movies of Santas with Muscles or... being a Jewish guy acting as Santa Clause....

(The fans laugh hysterically at this... smart marks that they are)

Nick: BUT.... but... there's two things that have eluded me since I've been in the "big time" as it were. One is the N.E.W. Heavyweight Title. Notice I didn't say NeWA World Heavyweight Title. I know my role. I ain't gonna go block the way from some young gun having that belt, but I AM gonna give a go for something a just as good, but has more sentimental value. Remember that, Deadman.

(The fans cheer again, and Nick waits for them to die down a bit)

Nick: Also, Deadman, you and Thanny need to do me a favor. See, there's one more thing I want. And you two are the only way to get to him, and you know who I'm talking about. Let me make it perfectly clear you two won't stop me from finally ending the one last score I have left to settle... work or not, there's just that one loose end to clear up. Make sure he's awake in time.

(Nick tosses the mic back to the ring announcer, and his music hits again as he plays to the fans for a moment before climbing out of the ring, and going back to the back)

Jason: Strong words by Sharpe....Earlier tonight we also saw Harley Clarkson take on Simon Tyrell aka Nightstalker...It seems from watching Simon wrestle that his sanity keeps slipping further and further away....During his whole match he was talking and yelling to himself, and Clarkson didn't hesitate a moment to capitalize as he beat Stalker for the big W.

SaraAnne: In a much tighter match, we also saw Hero taking on the newcomer Alisynien. This match went back and forth for quite a while, but it was Hero utilizing the distraction at ringside by Beth and Nacy that cost Alice his first match in N.E.W. and gave Hero a boost going into Duality, hoping to end his two month long fued with Omen once and for all...

(The picture switches from inside the arena to a poorly lit room. As we move forward into the room, we can see the NEW Commissioner, Diamond Mine, sitting on one side of a table, and on the other side of the table, dressed in a black robe, a silver chain with star medallion, is what appears to be a fortune teller. On the table is a crystal ball, a deck of fortuneteller cards, already dealt on the table.)

Fortune Teller � I sense the presence of a non-believer.

(The fortuneteller turns his attention away from Diamond Mine and points directly at the cameraman. He stops dead in his tracks as Diamond Mine turns and sees whom the teller is talking about.)

Diamond Mine: Oh him, it�s all right, I invited him here to meet me.

(The cameraman moves in close to the table as Diamond Mine continues talking.)

Diamond Mine: Thanks for coming, but I bet you are wondering why you are hear. See, last week I prophesized the ending of Thanatos. Everything that has happened up to this point has brought us to a point of no return. We are heading into a confrontation that cannot be avoided. Thanatos, you and I have traveled up and down the roads together, and there is no one else on the face of the earth in this business that knows us any better. Black Magic will be your undoing Thanatos, is has been written, it shall be done.

Fortuneteller: Now as I was saying, the future of this Thanatos is clouded in mystery and darkness, not everything in his path is clear to me. But there is one thing that I do see, I see the Thanatos laying flat on his back, covered in blood, with someone standing over top of him, arms raised in victory. The victorious man�s face is coming to me, it�s, ��., it�s, ���, it�s, ���.., it�s you. You will be the one who stands victorious in this inevitable confrontation.

(Diamond Mine smiles as the teller reveals Thanatos� future.)

Diamond Mine: Thanatos, you say that you and your followers have been blessed by some higher power and are protected from my Black Magic. But as you can see, your future has been written in the cosmos, there is nothing more you can do but accept it. Your time has come; the clock is ticking away, for you had better be prepared, for your Devastation looms largely in the future.

(The fortuneteller picks up what remains of the deck of cards and begins to lay more of them down on the table. As he lays the fourth card down, he gasps and drops the deck of cards.)

Diamond Mine: What??? What is it???

Fortuneteller: I have seen the White Hand of Power, it, �.�., it watches over this Thanatos. It guides him, protects him, and gives him the resolve to fight his fight. But fear not, for it is no match for my Black Magic.

(Diamond Mine laughs as the fortuneteller finishes speaking.)

Diamond Mine: EXCELLENT!!!!!!!

(The Fortuneteller begins to laugh along with Diamond Mine. But then all of a sudden, Diamond Mine stops laughing and stands up from his seat, and pushes the table over. The deck of cards fall to the ground, the crystal ball shatters into a million pieces upon impact with the ground, and the Fortuneteller falls from his chair to the ground in stunned silence. Diamond Mine turns from the table, looks directly into the camera with dead seriousness, and speaks.)

Diamond Mine: Thanatos, you fool. You think that your higher power can save you from Black Magic???? It is not some cheap parlor trick performed by some clown in a stupid outfit, it is not something you can protect yourself from. Black Magic will engulf you, it will make you realize the error of your ways. You will finally see, for the first time in your entire life, you will finally see the truth. You cannot prepare for Black Magic Thanatos, you cannot appeal to your higher power for protection. When the time comes, Black Magic will be your undoing. This I guarantee you!!!

(Diamond Mine reaches into his wallet and pulls out a few hundred dollar bills and drops them on the fallen teller�s lap.)

Diamond Mine: That should cover all of this.

(Diamond Mine turns and walks past the camera man and heads for the door. He opens the door and the light from outside engulfs him, making him become a shadow. As he steps through the doorway, he says one last thing.)

Diamond Mine: See you soon Thanatos.

(Diamond Mine�s image disappears as he exits the doorway and walks off. The door closes behind him and we are once again left in darkness as the picture switches back to Jason, Brian, and Sara Anne at ringside.)

Jason: What the hell does all of that mean??? And what is this Black Magic that the NEW Commissioner is talking about???

Sara Anne: I�m not sure, but I have never seen that kind of intensity from Diamond Mine before.

Brian: You guys are missing the point here. Diamond Mine has guaranteed us that which we have all wished for. A New England Wrestling without Thanatos in it, or showing up from time to time. He has promised to end the legend that is Thanatos.

Jason: I�ve heard that said before Brian. But whatever this Black Magic is, we can only wait to find out what it is, and that will only happen when our Commissioner wants it to happen. But for now, we have to move on with Slam Dance. And up next is the defense of the NEW Television Title between Predator and Chris Evans.

(The match began as most others, both men wrestling back and forth, fighting for the upperhand. Chris Evans used his speed to keep ontop of the TV Champ, and managed to keep him grounded for a while. It wasn't until Evans thought he had the match in the bag that Predator started to work him over piece by piece. Evans had Predator set up for a huge clothesline in the turnbuckle, when out of nowhere Predator took his head off with the Drop Shot. Predator won by pinfall in 17 minutes, 38 seconds.)

Jason: Predator retains his Television title, but barely...I think these two may have to have another meeting sometime soon....

Brian: But without hesitation let's move on to see what happened in that Tag Team match everyone's been talking about....

Jason: Here's the highlights....

(Scene cuts to the match...)

Jack Darling: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your main event for the evening. This contest is scheduled for one fall...introducing first, hailing from their fortress in Alberta, Canada. Weighing in at a combined weight of 623 pounds, they are Deadman and Thanatos...The Horsemen!

(Four Horsemen by Metallica blares and the crowd cheers loud as they saunter through the curtain and the building reverberates with their cheering. Thanatos initally takes the lead on his pale stallion, and Deadman follows him through on a pure white Clydesdale. Thanatos waits at the top of the ramp for Deadman to rest at his side, and then together they ride forward to the ring. As they get to the ring, Deadman rides to the left side of the ring as Thanatos goes to the right and they dismount to step onto the turnbuckles and raise their fists in the air to one last cheer as the horses are led away by the hands at ringside.)

(Into the match.....)

Jason: Strip and Harbinger go from being a well oiled machine to being a clusterfuck in a matter of moments here, A second ago they were working over Deadman, and now they're arguing....Harbinger just pushes Strip....Deadman rolls up Strip from behind!! Harbinger shocked for a moment...realizes what happened and breaks up the pin! But the damage has been done, Deadman recovers and makes a tag!

(Later in the match....)

Jason: Thanatos is amazing! Up in the air goes Deadman and ouch! Shades of his past as Deadman delivers a neck crushing legdrop with an assist from Thanatos! Harbinger is really feeling that little bit of teamwork.

Brian: That can't be legal.

(Later in the match...)

Jason: Deadman now with a HARD Irish whip to Strip...

(Just as Strip is sent into the turnbuckle, Thanatos charges after him and hits him with an avalanche.)

Sara: OWEEEEE!!

Jason: Thanatos collides with Strip and �

(Thanatos links the splash to his next motion as he grabs the back of Strip's head and guides it into the incoming boot of Deadman.)

(Later on in the match.....)

Jason: Uh oh. Harbinger is thrown to the ropes and that look on Thanatos' face looks familiar as he lunges forward at the returning Harbinger. Gates of Hades flips him in midair and down he comes crashing to the canvas!

Sara: There's the sign. It's over!

Brian: Not yet! Here comes Strip to save the day!

Jason: Ouch! Thanatos ducks the clothesline and meets the big man behind!!

(Deadman lifts Strip into the air in a flapjack and drops his throat across the top rope. Strip rolls to the outside of the ring clutching his neck.)

Jason: MY GOODNESS! A modified version of the snake eyes by Deadman now!

Brian: Wait a minute! Here comes Harbinger!

(Harbinger charges towards Thanatos but is caught in a spine buster by Thanatos. Instead of slamming him However, he lifts him in mid air and turns around� handing him over to Deadman who snatches Harbinger in a full nelson slam.)

Jason: OH MY! What do ya call that Brian?!

Brian: Hurtful?

Sara: Deadman's got the cover on Harbinger!!!

(Thanatos ensures that Strip is still down on the outside as the referee counts.....)

1............ 2............ 3- KICKOUT!!!!!!

Jason: Deadman and Thanatos almost did it!!

(Soon after...) Jason: This has broken down, it's insane

Brian: Deadman and Thanatos, twin whips into the ropes, twin clotheslines � Harbinger and STRIP are down! The crowd is going wild!

Sara-Anne: Double whips again!

Jason: They are reversed � Dropkick by Harbinger on Deadman. Kick to the gut of Thanatos by STRIP. Harbinger covers Deadman. STRIP picks Thanatos up.

Brian: Deadman kicks out. STRIP throws Thanatos out of the ring and down to the floor.

Sara-Anne: Oh my!

Jason: STRIP turns around, Harbinger is behind Deadman, going for a German suplex, but he's not getting him uuuu � STRIP with a running clothesline � THAT got Deadman over for the German. Harbinger keeps him hooked � ANOTHER clothesline German � Harbinger still has Deadman, who's looking dazed. STRIP starts the run � DIAMOND JOE steps in, he's ordering STRIP from the ring � HARBINGER doesn't see it!

Brian: THANATOS from behind, Harbinger loses his grip on Deadman, who falls to his knees, gasping for air. LEFT RIGHT LEFT by Thanatos, he whips Harbinger to the ropes � MASSIVE CLOTHESLINE!!!

Sara-Anne: Thanny pulls Harby up by the chin. Diamond Joe yelling at STRIP in the corner, even though STRIP is out of the ring.

Jason: Arm whip, Thanatos with a stun gun � DEADMAN catches Harbinger in a bearhug. A yell of pain from Harbinger. Thanatos out of the ring. STRIP starts into the ring. Thanatos, too! They both back out. The crowd is clapping together, urging Harbinger on.

Brian: Harbinger is the smallest man in this match � how long can he hold on?

Sara-Anne: STRIP calling Diamond over, he's pointing at Thanatos. Joe goes over to Thanatos � STRIP into the ring! Deadman sees him and drops Harbinger � STRIP crashes into Deadman. Deadman stands there shaking his head.

Jason: OUT OF NOWHERE Harbinger takes Deadman down with a flying clothesline. Thanatos tackles STRIP.

Brian: Harbinger is pounding on Deadman, Thanatos on STRIP. Both stand up and turn � They are staring each other down!!!!

Sara-Anne: FIGHT!!!!

Jason: Harbinger and Thanatos collide!!! They're throwing haymakers. Deadman and STRIP come to their feet, they attack one another � Diamond Joe is knocked out. They aren't stopping!

Brian: The timekeeper is ringing the bell � wrestlers are emptying out of the locker room and into the ring.

SaraAnne: This is chaos!

Jason: The four men are being held back by at least four men apiece! NEXT WEEK � THANATOS versus Trent Shanahan for the NeWA title � HARBINGER vs BLACKBIRD 13 for the International title and STRIP versus DEADMAN for the NEW CHAMIONSHIP. Next week DUALITY, DUALITY � CHICAGO.

Sara: Is this only a taste of what is yet to come at Duality??

Brian: I don't know, but I guess we'll have to find out.... NEXT WEEK! Good night!