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[The shot opens with fireworks flooding the Planet Dome, erupting from seemingly everywhere at once in a blinding display. Over their booms however, the deafening roar of the crowd can still be heard, growing in intensity with each impressive burst of light. The camera finally focuses on the ring, where a laser light show has started, ending in the image of a spinning crown being formed by the rays of coloured light. The shot then pans over the sea of fans, each of whom has their own homemade cardboard sign and many of whom are wearing their prized PW T-shirt or waving about something that they purchased at one of the concession stands. The shot then pans onto the announcers, both sharply dressed for the occasion, who sit at ringside behind their announcer’s table. Each wears a headset.]

Dave - [yelling to be heard over the crowd] Ladies and gentlemen, we’re here at Planet Wrestling’s BATTLE FOR THE CROWN!! We’re about to get underway for you and the jam-packed Planet Dome, but first, let me introduce my colleague who will be commenting alongside me as he does every night, Rick Richards.

Rick - Thanks Dave, and to steal one of your lines, “You’re not KIDDING” when you say that we’ve got one helluva’ card lined up! Some fires have been burning for months and are ready to turn into an allout inferno, while we have a chance like no other for PLENTY of other sparks to start flying for the first time in our 20-man, over-the-top-rope Battle for the Crown GAUNTLET MATCH!!

Dave - For those of you joining us off of no-charge Pre-Per-View, folks, you ain’t seen NOTHING yet! We have the infamous gauntlet match, we’ll be seeing a World Championship STEEL CAGE match, a TABLES match, a LADDER match, a FIFTEEN-FOOT POLES match, and you can’t forget our fist match, Rick: A grudge match which on any other night, could have been a main event of it’s own!

Rick - You’re damn right it could, Dave! These are the kinds of matches that INSTANTLY go to the archives to get put on highlight reels and “best of” tapes alike, because we have two of the most hard-hitting men in the game going at it in a fight that will have a lasting impact on the REST of their PW careers!

Dave - Folks, we are just minutes away from a showdown that's been brewing for months now... A match based around the most sacred of pro wrestling conventions: the finishing move!

Rick - Dave, everybody knows that a wrestler's finisher is one of the most important weapons in his arsenal. It's the move that usually ends a match. It's also a man's signature move, an attack that yells out, "I completely and totally defeated my opponent!" Because of that, a lot of guys are awfully protective of their finisher... So what do you think happens when you get two men who use the same move to beat their opponents? You're obviously going to ask the question, "Who uses it better?" And that's the very question that led "Hellraiser" Dave Carson to propose this next highly-anticipated match!

Dave - Right! Hellraiser and Esquire have both been using the top-rope brain buster to win their matches, and according to the unwritten rules, only ONE man can employ it as a finisher. Normally, in this type of situation, both men would be trying to beat one another using that finishing move. But this time, we've had an interesting, added twist: in THIS match, the top-rope brain buster is BANNED! Neither man will be able to rely on his finisher! That means that both Carson and Esquire will have to find a different way to put the other man down for the count. However, the winner of the match will gain the right to go on using the top-rope brain buster, while the loser loses the right to that move, and will have to devise a new finisher!

Rick - It's going to be a real test of skill for these men. On that note, let's send it to Jim Pattera in the ring.

[The shot switches to the ring, where Jim Pattera stands with a mic.]

Pattera - Ladies and gentlemen, the following match is the "Battle for the Super Brainbuster"! The super brainbuster can NOT be used in this match; however, the winner of the match will win solitary rights to use the super brainbuster as a finishing move! Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Bubba, Butch, and Geeves... Hailing from Chicago, Illinois... Standing 6'7" and weighing in at 295 pounds... ESQUIRE!

[Beethoven's 5th symphony plays. The crowd boos loudly as Esquire walks out into the entranceway, in a full tuxedo, his black hair slicked back. Behind him are his goons Bubba and Butch, as well as his butler Geeves. He proceeds to the ring, ignoring the fans' boos as if he doesn't care.]

Rick - Esquire looks confident... or is he just snobbish? Whatever it is, he doesn't seem too worried about this match.

Dave - He's at the crest of an impressive winning streak, Rick. And no doubt he's looking to continue that trend tonight!

[At ringside, Esquire and his entourage stop. Glancing indifferently at the fans, Esquire takes off his jacket and hands it to Geeves, who folds it neatly and drapes it over his forearm. He walks up the ringsteps to the apron and climbs into the ring.]

Pattera - And his opponent, hailing from the Badlands of South Dakota... Standing 6'6" and weighing 296 pounds... One half of the Planet Wrestling Tag Team Champions of the World... "HELLRAISER" DAVE CARSON!

[Ozzy Osbourne's "Desire" roars through the arena, drawing a hateful response from the crowd. A deep rumbling noise emanates from behind the curtain. Suddenly a Harley Davidson roars out onto the stage, "Livewire" Gil Crowley behind the handlebars. Standing on the seat behind him is "Hellraiser" Dave Carson. The bike pauses at the top of he ramp as "Hellraiser" grins evilly out over the screaming audience.]

Dave - What the hell is this?

Rick - Carson has brought some big guns to this fight... Esquire is watching him with some disdain, obviously not impressed by Carson's grand entrance. But here comes Hellraiser!

[Crowley guns the motor and speeds the motorcycle down the ramp. Carson crouches on the back of the bike to keep his balance.]

Dave - They're heading right for the ring! They're going to crash!

Rick - Good God! Livewire hits the brakes only feet away from the ring. Hellraiser uses the momentum to spring off the bike and dives over the top rope! He hits Esquire with a flying tackle!

Dave - Esquire DEFINITELY did not expect that, and now he's on the canvas, trying to regain his senses after that all-or-nothing kamikaze attack by Carson. Hellraiser looks pretty satisfied with himself as he beckons for Gil Crowley to toss him a microphone...

[Hellraiser adjusts his vest and brings up the microphone.]

Hellraiser - All right, listen up! Here's the deal. I arranged this match, so I have the power to make the rules around here!

Dave - What? Says who?

Rick - What is he talking about?

Dave - Jim Pattera and referee Adam Kent are exchanging uncertain glances at that... Uh-oh. Don't look now, but I think more trouble is on the way.

[The shot cuts to a ringside view. Four pairs of Smokin' Bombshells are approaching the ring from the crowd. Many of them are carrying weapons of various kinds; one has a spool of barbed wire clutched in a steel-mesh glove. They climb over the guardrails and gather around the ring.]

Hellraiser - Since this IS my match, and since I DO control the stipulations, let's make this a barbed wire match!

[On cue, the Bombshell with the barbed wire climbs onto the apron and begins hooking the wire behind one of the turnbuckles. Another Bombshell brandishing a baseball bat helps her wind the wire over and under the ropes along the side of the ring facing the stage.]

Dave - He can't do that! That wasn't in the rules!

Rick - Apparently, he can do what he wants!

Hellraiser - And hey, while we're at it, let's make it no-DQ, too! Anything goes, baby!

Dave - Adam Kent is trying to stop the Bombshells from hanging the barbed wire while Bubba and Butch cry foul from ringside, but the Bombshells are completely ignoring the referee! It looks like they've turned that entire side of the ring into a barbed wire trap! Kent is turning to Hellraiser now and challenging him on what he just said... He says Carson doesn't have control over the rules.

Rick - And rightfully so!

Hellraiser - Shut up! I for damn sure DO have all power over the rules, you idiot, and I have a contract here to prove it!

[Hellraiser pulls a folded sheet of paper out of his vest and waves it in Adam Kent's face.]

Dave - What?! That's not right! I can not believe that "Hellraiser" Dave Carson has a contract that says he can change the rules any way he likes! How do you GET something like that? Wait- Adam Kent snatches it away. He's reading it... Kent tears it up! Carson is furious! But the referee is asking for Pattera's microphone...

Adam Kent - That was a bogus contract, Carson! Nobody's buying it! There's NO barbed wire stipulation, and you CAN be disqualified! Let's get some security out here and get these ladies away from the ring right now!

[Hellraiser's face turns crimson with rage, and the Smokin' Bombshells attempt to escape into the crowd. Security personnel spill out onto the floor and collect the Bombshells before they can get too far. Most... at least five... of the ladies are escorted away; some have gone missing.]

Rick - WHOA! Referee Adam Kent is boldly standing up to TSK! Carson's little scheme didn't work, and he's just going to have to deal with the rules as they stand. Most of the Bombshells are being led out of the arena, though there's still a couple unaccounted for. Now the ring attendants are trying to remove the barbed wire from the ring ropes, but the barbs seem to be stuck...

Dave - HOLD IT! Esquire just CLOBBERED Carson from behind! With all this nonsense going on, nobody was watching Esquire, and he just knocked Hellraiser out of his vest with that attack! With Esquire going to town with stomps and kicks on Carson, Jim Pattera is getting out of there and Adam Kent is preparing to go to work...

[The bell rings to start the match. Referee Adam Kent attempts to break up the brawl.]

*** Esquire vs. "Hellraiser" Dave Carson - "Battle for the Super Brainbuster" ***

Dave - The referee is having no success in trying to get Esquire to let Carson up... And the officials seem to have given up trying to get the barbed wire off the ropes, so I guess it'll stay where it is! Hellraiser got to have that much, I suppose. Esquire now hauling Carson to his feet, and he's really handing out those punches to the jaw-

Rick - NO! Hellraiser with a knee to the groin! Carson is obviously going to be as dirty as he wants to be, regardless of the rules, and you know he's got to be mad about not getting away with his false contract ruse... His unorthodox tactics seem to be paying off right now as he's returning those blows to Esquire. And by the way, those two missing Bombshells are back; they're the ones who strung up the barbed wire, and it looks like they've brought their gear back with them...

Dave - Well, despite being rebuked by the referee, Hellraiser has maintained a bit of an edge in terms dirty strategy AND numbers here, with two armed Bombshells AND Crowley at ringside. He continues with those solid right hands to the jaw of Esquire, really staggering him... Carson now with a short-arm whip- straight into a stiff clothesline! Esquire goes down, but Hellraiser picks him up again, and here's another short-arm clothesline, knocking him to the mat. Esquire gets to his feet, Carson rushes him with a big boot- Esquire ducks it. Carson spins, Esquire meets him with a roundhouse right- Carson blocks the punch and delivers a hard knee to the midsection! Hellraiser now driving the tip of his elbow into neck of Esquire, and again, and a third time! Dave Carson has really taken control of this match!

Rick - No kidding! There's no question that Carson is out to cause some damage tonight any way he can!

Dave - Hellraiser with a handful of hair, and he throws Esquire toward the barbed wire, but Esquire stumbles in another direction and lands in the corner. That was close! Hellraiser wanted to use that wire ASAP, but Esquire had enough presence of mind to avoid it! Now Carson charges in- lunges to deliver his "Pearl Harbor" avalanche- but Esquire dives out of the way, and Carson hits the turnbuckles hard! Esquire moves right in with a kick to the lower back of Hellraiser, and there's a lariat to the back of the head, knocking Carson back into the turnbuckles. Wait- schoolboy roll-up by Esquire! Adam Kent goes into the counting position, but Carson explodes out of that pin attempt before the one-count. There'll be no fast-and-easy pins here, I guarantee! Both men back on their feet, and Esquire runs in to follow up- Carson catches him in an inverted atomic drop. Esquire staggering... Hellraiser runs against the ropes- lunges with a body tackle and takes Esquire down, just pounding him with blatant closed fists!

Rick - Referee Adam Kent is warning Hellraiser to watch those illegal fists, but Carson is clearly more interested in beating on Esquire. Carson is finally letting Esquire up, but he knows he's already done what he intended to do.

Dave - Hellraiser and Esquire back to a vertical position, and Carson grabs him in a front facelock- the lift and- down with a vertical suplex. But he holds on, brings Esquire back up, lifts him again... drops him in a face-front suplex! Esquire is checking for a broken nose after that one! But Carson not giving him any time to recover: he straddles Esquire's back and locks his hands under the chin, applying a camel clutch. Hellraiser is really wrenching back on the neck, as if he's trying to rip Esquire's head clean off, and he's cutting loose with the trash talk!

Rick - I think Carson just accused Esquire of making Geeves use the "back door" a lot... Er, that's the cleaned-up version of it, anyway.

Dave - Ahem. Meanwhile, Esquire is fighting to reach the ropes... He does! The referee is now telling Carson to break the hold, but Carson is ignoring him- in fact, he's tugging even harder on the neck. Adam Kent now beginning a five-count... and Hellraiser is just sneering at him! ...4...5 and Carson finally releases the camel clutch.

Rick - Hellraiser had better watch his step in there, Dave... He didn't get to keep his no-DQ stipulation, and he's liable to get himself disqualified if he's going to pull stunts like that. [sarcastically] It’d be such a shame for him to lose his finisher that way...

Dave - You're right about that, but somehow I think he knows exactly what he's doing. Carson now bringing Esquire off the mat, and there's a whip to the ropes. Carson follows in- Esquire returns with a dropkick right to the chest! Hellraiser goes down hard- he wasn't expecting that one! But Carson right back up- Esquire hits him with a swinging neckbreaker and Carson goes down a second time. Hellraiser jumps up yet again... and Esquire takes him down with a solid powerslam! Esquire is on the comeback trail here! He goes right for the legs, locks on a figure-four leglock. Carson is really fighting in that hold, trying to turn it over for the reversal... Esquire uses his leverage to keep it on tight. And even in this predicament, Hellraiser has a few colorful things to say about Esquire's mother!

Rick - You can see Esquire trying not to let the steady stream of insults bother him, but it's got to be annoying him at least...

Dave - Esquire sees that he's not going to make Carson submit yet, so he's releasing the hold. Hellraiser jumps up! But Esquire dodges a clothesline, goes behind with a waistlock- Hellraiser hits a couple of back elbows to break it up, and now Carson ducks behind Esquire, grabs him around the waist, and hits a belly-to-back suplex. Esquire is rolling to a kneeling position, but Carson just pelts him with stomps to the back, the shoulders, the neck... Now he grabs Esquire's arm in a hammerlock and uses that wrenched arm to force him to his feet. Esquire writhing in the hold, trying to find a way out... Sweet Jesus! Hellraiser just lifted Esquire off his feet with that hammerlocked arm!

Rick - That's close to 300 pounds being supported on that twisted arm! Carson's going to tear Esquire's shoulder right out of its socket!

Dave - And he's having a ball doing it, too, Rick... He's telling Esquire to scream like a hog in heat. Esquire is flailing to try to get out of that painful situation... Carson with a big heave, and he throws Esquire down on the mat with his arm under him- OUCH! Esquire is getting up again, massaging some of the pain out of his arm, but Hellraiser takes him by the wrist and whips him to the barbed-wire covered ropes- Esquire puts on the brakes- stops just inches from the wire! He comes back- Carson with a kneelift- WHOA! Esquire rolls over the knee and pulls Carson to the mat! He goes for a Texas Cloverleaf, but Hellraiser kicks him off. Hellraiser to his feet, Esquire meets him with a forearm across the jaw. Esquire now setting Carson up in a standing headscissors, piledriver coming up- NO! Carson delivers a low blow to break it up!

Rick - Referee Adam Kent didn't see that, but with Esquire staggering around clutching himself, he should be putting two and two together here...
Dave - Well, Carson isn't giving Kent any time to think about it, as he grabs Esquire under the arm and the leg and DROPS him across his knee in a stomachbreaker. Esquire is doubled over in some pain... Carson now wrapping his arms around the waist of Esquire, lifts and- DOWN with the jack-knife powerbomb! It could be all over for Esquire here! Hellraiser covers: ONE... TWO... kickout. Esquire showing he has a lot of fight left in him. Carson hauls Esquire to his feet, whip to the ropes, Carson follows in- Esquire drops low and yanks the top rope down, and Hellraiser takes a dive to the outside! Esquire's goons are moving in now, but so are Crowley and the two Smokin' Bombshells! Referee Adam Kent warning the whole crew not to do anything... Carson is using the guardrail to heave himself up, and he's got a vicious stream of profanity flowing in the direction of Bubba and Butch.

Rick - Watch out for Esquire! He slingshots over the top rope and NAILS Hellraiser with a flying cross body! Carson was so busy insulting Esquire's entourage that he didn't see Esquire himself fly out of the ring!

Dave - And now Esquire is knocking Hellraiser's face into that steel barrier! Livewire is coming up to Esquire now, but Butch and Bubba are quick to interject, forming a human barricade. Adam Kent is starting a ring-out count... Esquire rolls Carson back into the ring and follows him in. Esquire picks him up, whips him to the corner, runs in- connects with a solid clothesline that knocks Hellraiser on his seat! And now it's Esquire's turn to pelt the co-holder of the Tag Team Titles with stomps in the corner!

Rick - Adam Kent isn't liking it too much though... He's telling Esquire to let Carson up. But Esquire isn't paying him any attention; he's more interested in brutalizing Hellraiser! The referee now grabbing Esquire's shoulder and-

Dave - WHOA! Did you see that recoil by Esquire when Adam Kent touched him? He looks like he's just been burned with a branding iron! Esquire is staring daggers at the referee, and he's warning him never to touch a man of Esquire's station again! Adam Kent is saying he's the authority in this match and he can touch whoever he damn well feels like-

Rick - GOOD GOD! Hellraiser just BURSTS out of the corner with a spear! He practically folded Esquire in half with that! And now Carson is dropping knees across the forehead of Esquire, firmly back in control. If Esquire hadn't reacted so venomously to the referee, he might've had a chance to put the hurt on Hellraiser.

Dave - No question about that! But Carson is spitting mad now, and he's clearly out for blood... He wraps Esquire's arm under the knee, drives it into the canvas. Now Hellraiser applies a cross armbreaker, trying to hyperextend the elbow. He's focusing on the same arm he injured with that flying hammerlock earlier. Esquire reaches over with his free arm, attempting to ease the pressure... Carson just leans back again and jerks on that arm! "Hellraiser" Dave Carson is shouting for Esquire to give up; Esquire is shifting on the mat, trying to maneuver himself near the ropes. Referee Adam Kent asking Esquire if he wants to submit... Esquire just waves him away as if he's some annoying peasant!

Rick - Esquire doesn't want anything to do with Adam Kent, and if you've ever seen Kent's personal hygiene habits, you probably wouldn't want anything to do with him either... Even so, Esquire definitely does not want to make an enemy of the referee in a match of this magnitude!

Dave - Personal hygiene habits?.... What?.... Anyway, Esquire now starting to get his legs under him... He's trying to get into a more elevated position to gain leverage here. Hellraiser is trying to force him down with those powerful legs of his, but Esquire gets to a kneeling position... he uses that armbar to roll Carson on his shoulders! Adam Kent counts: ONE... TW- Esquire leans over and stomps Dave Carson in the face, breaking his own pin, but he also got Hellraiser to release the armbreaker! Both men are back on their feet- Esquire with a right jab, blocked by Carson- Hellraiser plants his boot in Esquire's gut, doubling him over aaaand- BULLDOG takes Esquire to the canvas! He covers: ONE... TWO... shoulder up by Esquire. Carson drags him to his feet, throws a couple of closed fists to the chin, and here's a whip into the ropes. Esquire comes back- Carson swings a stiff lariat- NO! Esquire ducks it, catches Hellraiser across the neck- SLAMS him with a SOVIET SUPLEX out of nowhere! Right on the back of his neck!

Rick - Carson practically bounced off the mat from the impact of that move, Dave! Esquire could be in a position to regain some ground if he can capitalize on that!

Dave - Esquire goes to the corner, climbs to the top... springs off and hits a DEVASTATING flying elbowdrop to the chest of "Hellraiser" Dave Carson! That high risk move really paid off! Esquire hooks the leg: ONE... TWO... Carson gets the shoulder up before the three. Close, though!

Rick - I thought he had him!

Dave - Esquire drops a leg across Carson's face, and again, and now he brings him to a standing position. Esquire hooks on the front facelock, lifts Carson up- delivers a vertical suplex in the middle of the ring. He floats over for a cover: ONE... TWO- kickout. Esquire hauls him up again, gives him a couple of forearm shots, now twists Carson's arm and pulls him into a short-arm clothesline. Hellraiser is knocked flat on his back!

Rick - Hellraiser has had the tables turned on him here, and I've got to be honest: he doesn't look too good right now! But we've seen this man come back from some pretty nasty beatings before, so I can't help thinking that Esquire's advantage is only temporary.

Dave - You could be right about that, but Esquire doesn't care about what MIGHT happen... he cares about what he's doing to Carson right now! Esquire whips him to the ropes, hits him on the way back with a kneesmash. Now he leans Carson backward, and SPIKES him with an inverted DDT! Esquire with a lateral press: ONE... TWO... T- kickout by Hellraiser! Esquire is starting to look irritated that he can't put Dave Carson down for the count! Esquire drags him up, gives him an elbow to the jaw, and there's another whip to the far ropes, Esquire catches him in a spinebuster- NO! Carson swings around and counters it into a DDT!

Rick - GOOD LORD! Where did that come from?
Dave - He must've been biding his time, waiting for the chance to get back in this fight... and he's most definitely done that!

Rick - Esquire is flat on the canvas- he never saw it coming! Outside, Butch and Bubba aren't looking too happy about what's just happened to their master... But Crowley and the Bombshells are having a great time!

Dave - Hellraiser is absolutely fired up now; he hauls Esquire off the mat, throws him into the corner, and he's slamming Esquire's head into the turnbuckles... Referee Adam Kent is admonishing him, but Carson has other ideas. Now he puts his head under Esquire's arm and heaves him to the top turnbuckle, facing out of the ring... What's he up to? Hellraiser climbs to the second rope, hooks his arm under Esquire's chin- OH MY GOD! REVERSE DDT OFF THE TOP ROPE! The back of Esquire's head smashed against the canvas! That could be the end right there!

Rick - But Carson isn't going for the cover! He gets up... and SPITS on Esquire! What a show of disrespect by "Hellraiser" Dave Carson! And Esquire's goons are rumbling at ringside!

Dave - Carson sees them, too... and he's heading right for them! He rushes to the ropes- vaults over! He just took down BOTH Butch and Bubba with a plancha! Crowley is moving in to help, and the two of them are just beating the hell out of Esquire's hired bodyguards! Did you notice that Livewire's leg cast is finally off? Not that it ever really hindered him when it comes to ringside attacks! Meanwhile, Geeves is backing away from the scene... And who can blame him? He hasn't forgotten his last encounter with TSK, Rick: That's when he wound up being put through a table with a brain buster!

Rick - Then he must be having an acute case of deja vu, because Hellraiser just turned his attention toward Geeves! Referee Adam Kent is leaning over the ropes, issuing a warning to Carson, who just isn't bothering to listen... Do you get the feeling that Hellraiser and Esquire have absolutely NO respect for the official?

Dave - [Sarcastically] Gee, Rick, what makes you say that? But Bubba and Butch are picking themselves up off the floor, and they're trying to get away from Livewire, who hasn't stopped assaulting the goons at all. But the two of them are starting to overwhelm Crowley, who still isn't at 100%... but here comes one of the Bombshells with the baseball bat! This is starting to resemble a gang war!

Rick - No kidding! Butch and Bubba are mixing it up with Crowley and the Bombshell... And inside the ring, Esquire seems to be showing signs of life. Outside, Geeves is on the run- but Carson is faster! Hellraiser grabs hold of the butler's collar and stops him! Look at poor Geeves's face- he looks like he's about to wet himself!

Rick - I'm not so sure he hasn't already! But Hellraiser has a handful of starched white shirt and an evil grin on his face... he balls his fist, rears back- and coldcocks the butler! Geeves falls in a heap on the floor! Carson is just LOVING this!
Dave - Adam Kent is climbing outside the ring to try to break up the fight between the goons and Crowley.  Wait- Esquire just rolled out of the ring, and he's stealing a chair from a ringside attendant. Hellraiser is starting to make his way over to the brawl, but he doesn't see Esquire coming up from behind...

[BANG!]

Rick - Good GOD! Esquire just laid Dave Carson out with that folding chair to the skull! And Esquire is nudging Geeves with his boot, ordering him to get up... He leans down and actually lifts the man off the floor, and slaps him across the face! He doesn't seem to understand that his butler is OUT COLD!

Dave - That's typical for this man, Rick. He doesn't care about anybody but himself. Hold it- Gil Crowley just broke away from the ringside fight, and he looks like he has something in his hand. He comes up behind Esquire, taps him on the shoulder... Esquire turns- FIREBALL! Crowley ignites a FIREBALL! But Esquire instinctively ducked and used Geeves as a human shield, and I think Geeves took that fireball in the FACE!

Rick - That poor man is being dragged through the coals tonight! Geeves falls to the floor, clutching his face... And Esquire hits Crowley with a stiff clothesline, knocking him on his backside! Esquire's got to be furious about this, because his servant isn't going to be in any shape to serve him after this! Esquire picks up the chair he dropped- slams it across the head of Gil Crowley!

Dave - Livewire is down, and Esquire now throws his chair into the ring. He picks up the groggy Hellraiser with two handfuls of tights, tosses him back in, and Esquire follows him under the bottom rope. Referee Adam Kent is still distracted, telling Butch and Bubba to go back to Esquire's corner... Meanwhile, Esquire picks up the chair again, raises it over his head... and smashes it over Carson's face a second time! He drops the chair on the mat, hauls Hellraiser up, applies the front facelock and- DRIVES him HEAD-FIRST on the chair with a DDT! My GOD! Dave Carson's being decimated!

Rick - All I can say is that he's paying for his poor impulse control earlier, Dave. He gave Esquire a chance to recover, and now Esquire has seized control of this match!

Dave - Too bad Adam Kent isn't around to count a pin, though. Esquire now going to the ropes and commanding the referee to get back in the ring. Adam Kent finally turns away from the goons and starts paying attention to the match again... Esquire kicks the chair out of the ring and covers Carson: ONE... TWO... THR- NO! Hellraiser gets the shoulder up. Those wasted seconds Esquire spent waiting for the referee probably cost him a pinfall. Esquire now taking up Carson's legs, turns him over in a Boston Crab, but elevates the angle to put the pressure on the neck. Hellraiser is grimacing in that hold, but he's groping about for Esquire's feet, maybe thinking to trip Esquire up...

Rick - But Esquire's smart: he's putting one knee down to steady himself, and that's tilting Carson's neck even more out of joint! Hellraiser has nowhere to go!

Dave - Referee Adam Kent asking Carson if he wants to submit... Carson flips him the bird. I guess that's a no. Incidentally, Rick, we now have EMTs at ringside who are presently loading Geeves onto a stretcher. You have to wonder how much damage was done by that fireball. Geeves could have suffered severe burns to the face, and even worse, his eyes could be seared.

Rick - Well, the fireball was intended for Esquire, and it was just sheer bad luck that Geeves was put in the way... I don't think it was a direct hit in the face, but it looked pretty nasty all the same! I have to say, the farther Geeves gets away from this match, the better. Whatever he's being paid, it couldn't possibly be enough to take this kind of punishment!

Dave - No question about that! But back in the ring, Hellraiser is now getting his hands under his chest, pushing up off the mat to relieve some of that pressure. Esquire shifting his position to hold on... and now that Carson knows he's making things difficult for Esquire, he's looking inspired! He pushes up again, trying to straighten his legs and force Esquire to let go. Esquire back on both feet, but he maintains his grip... And Carson's crawling on his forearms, getting closer to the ropes! Esquire stumbles- drops the legs! Hellraiser is free! Carson scrabbles to the ropes, uses them to get to his feet... Esquire charges him with a boot to the gut. Esquire now with a grip on Carson's wrist, whips him- reversal by Carson sends Esquire to the ropes. Esquire comes back with a lariat, Hellraiser ducks it- Both men run to opposite ropes, back in- DOUBLE CROSS-BODY!! They collided in mid-air!

Rick - Both men are down after that human crash... That's a lot of poundage to smack together, Dave! You have to believe that both Esquire and Carson are in some serious pain at this point.

Dave - No doubt! Esquire is the first to stir... He moves over to Hellraiser, brings him to a standing position, and here's another whip to the ropes. Carson comes back- Esquire picks him up and HOTSHOTS him across the top rope! Carson falls to the mat, choking and clutching his throat! But Esquire is quick to action: he drags Carson into the corner, hoists him onto the top turnbuckle. Now he's climbing up with him, applies a front facelock... Adam Kent is issuing a warning here, as this is a super brainbuster set-up, but Esquire tells him to shut up. He lifts him up and hits a TREMENDOUS SUPERPLEX! Incredible impact as Hellraiser hits the canvas!

Rick - Hold on, Dave! Did you see the angle on that suplex? He dropped Carson on the back of his head! Wasn't that the super brainbuster?

Dave - You're seeing things! The referee didn't see a super brainbuster, he saw a superplex! He was specifically WATCHING for that move, and he didn't see it!

Rick - I don't know... I think Esquire might've slipped the Money Talks right past this ref!

Dave - You're nuts! Esquire hooks the leg- this could be it! ONE... TWO... THR- KICKOUT by Dave Carson! I thought that was the end of the match!

Rick - Esquire thought so, too- he's absolutely livid! He's jabbing a finger in Adam Kent's chest, accusing him of making a slow count... Kent shoves him back! And Esquire's face just turned red with rage as the "lowly" referee once again deigns to touch his eminence! I think Esquire might just pop him one!

Dave - If he does, he'll be thrown out of this match! Kent is telling him to back off! But look at Hellraiser: he's moved into the corner, and he's just pulled something out of his pants. It appears to be a glove... Esquire finally turning away from the ref to go after Carson again- OH MY GOD! Carson socks him in the jaw with that glove, and Esquire goes down like a ton of bricks!

Rick - That can only be Hellraiser's infamous loaded glove, because no ordinary punch to the jaw would've knocked Esquire on his ass like that! But Carson is FURIOUS, Dave... You can see him rubbing his neck gingerly; I'll bet he believes he just took the super brainbuster, too.

Dave - If he DID take the super brainbuster, do you think he'd have been able to kick out of the cover? All we know is that Carson is out for revenge now, and he's just put Esquire on the canvas... Now he grabs Esquire's legs, crosses them, turns him over- He's putting on the "Devil's Due"! He leans back, reaching down with one arm to apply the chinlock- and now Hellraiser is stretching both of Esquire's extremities the wrong way! Carson is cutting loose with the insults now, saying something incredibly distasteful about Esquire's masculinity...

Rick - Youch. Esquire's fighting as best he can, and you can see Hellraiser having a bit of trouble maintaining that hold. It's hard to keep an almost 300 pound man in one place, even if you're also a 300 pounder! Carson's grip on the legs is starting to slip here... So he just drops the legs and puts on a two-handed chokehold! Dave, this man is INSANE!

Dave - Esquire is trying to claw Carson's fingers away from his throat, but Carson is truly a man possessed... Now referee Adam Kent is issuing a five-count on Hellraiser, threatening to throw him out of the match if he doesn't let go! But Carson is just glaring at him, as if he's DARING Kent to disqualify him! ...Four, five, and Hellraiser releases the choke at the last split-second. I don't know, Rick, he's really pushing the referee's patience here- they BOTH are!

Rick - They're both lucky to still be in this match, if you ask me... Gil Crowley has just jumped on the apron, and he's telling off Adam Kent for even thinking about giving Hellraiser the DQ. And now the goons are coming over, complaining that the referee keeps allowing Carson to get away with those illegal tactics. Wait- one of the Smokin' Bombshells just slid a chair into the ring. The referee is arguing with Livewire and didn't see it...

Dave - And it looks like Carson isn't finished with Esquire. He's hauling him over to the corner, scoops him up, and hangs him upside down from the top turnbuckle in a Tree of Woe. This could be incredibly bad for Esquire! Carson is choking Esquire AGAIN with his boot! Esquire's in a BAD position right now. Carson now picking up the chair, and he places flat on the canvas in front of Esquire's head. He goes to the opposite corner... running charge and- JESUS H. CHRIST! BASEBALL SLIDE KICK to the chair, ramming the piping into Esquire's forehead! Carson is DEMOLISHING Esquire!
Rick - Esquire falls out of the corner now, holding his face in obvious pain... I wouldn't be surprised if he was busted open after that. Carson kicks the chair out of the ring, then moves in and lifts Esquire onto the top rope. Wait! What did he just say?

Dave - Carson just said that if Esquire wants the super brainbuster so much, then he'll give him one! Referee Adam Kent overheard him and he's coming over now. Hellraiser is going to get himself disqualified!
- I don't think he even cares, Dave- Hellraiser just wants to damage Esquire now, even if it means using the illegal top-rope brain buster!

Dave - Adam Kent is telling him in no uncertain terms that he is OUT of this match if he does it. Carson is shouting back that he'll do whatever he damn well feels like! But Carson goes up, applies the front facelock, and the LIFT- Kent grabs Carson's leg to stop him! Carson kicks him away... He goes for the lift again, but Esquire's blocked it by locking his foot under the turnbuckle! Hellraiser didn't expect that! Esquire starting to mount a comeback: he gives Carson a shot to the face, and another, and Hellraiser lets go of the facelock... Esquire with another shot, but Carson blocks it- NO! Hellraiser with a blatant thrust to Esquire's throat! Now Carson grabs him again- he lifts, launches backward, twists in the air- SECOND-ROPE JACKHAMMER! GOOD GOD! Hellraiser just PLANTED Esquire with that INCREDIBLE move!

Rick - I think that's it! Esquire is dead! Carson has this match won!!

Dave - Referee Adam Kent is giving Carson hell for attempting the super brainbuster, but Carson grabs him by the shirt and orders him to get down and count! Hellraiser with the cover: ONE............ TWO............. THRE- NO! NO! Esquire got his shoulder up! I can't believe this! I thought it was over!

Rick - So did Hellraiser! He's on his feet and totally OUTRAGED about not getting the three-count! He's backed Adam Kent into the corner, accusing him of deliberately making a slow count! Dave Carson's fuse has about burned out, and there's no telling who's going to get caught in the explosion!

Dave - I think Carson has made up his mind here. He goes over to Esquire, still on the canvas, and he's reaching to grab him by the forearm and the ankle... Hellraiser with a big grunt of effort lifts Esquire partly off the mat, and he starts swinging him in a circle- Good God! He's going to use the "Crash Landing!"

Rick - Can he really throw a man of Esquire's size like that?

Dave - I don't know, but he's going to try! Carson's got to be thinking that this is his last resort- if he can deliver this move, he's got the match in the bag for sure! Hellraiser increasing the velocity and Esquire now fully off the canvas... Rick, this is the move that almost ended the career of "Kamakize" Akira Takahashi at Zero Tolerance!

Rick - It could be the end of Esquire's career too! Hold it- I think Esquire's starting to flail a bit. He could be trying to throw Carson off-balance!

Dave - Hellraiser still swinging Esquire, but he's starting to stumble... OH! Esquire just caught the ropes with his free arm! Unbelievable! Esquire has thwarted the "Crash Landing"! Both men go flying- Esquire gets tied up in the ropes, Carson spins away- DEAR GOD! "HELLRAISER" DAVE CARSON JUST FELL INTO THE BARBED WIRE! He's COMPLETELY tangled up in it! Carson's face is a mask of agony as those barbs bite into his skin! That's a human being, wrapped in BARBED WIRE, for God's sake!

Rick - It couldn't happen to a nicer guy, Dave! Carson's own weapon has been turned against him here! Gil Crowley is pulling his hair out at ringside- he can't believe what he's just seen!

Dave - This crowd can't believe it either, but they are absolutely going ballistic! Hellraiser is trying to extricate himself from the barbed wire, and he's a real mess... not to mention looking severely disoriented after that attempt at the "Crash Landing". Esquire has disentangled himself from the ropes, but he's still hurting from the punishment Carson gave him... This could be anybody's ball game now, Rick. Esquire finally on his feet, but he seems to be having a hard time keeping his equilibrium. Hellraiser with a forceful jerk- My GOD! He TEARS himself out of the wire, leaving some big bloody chunks of skin behind! Jesus Christ, Rick, he's got to be in INCREDIBLE pain! WAIT! Esquire charges- SPEARS him! Carson is down! I don't know how Esquire found the faculties to do that, but this is his chance! He grabs Carson, puts him in a front facelock- lifts with effort- STANDING BRAIN BUSTER in the middle of the ring!

Rick - A mini-Money Talks!

Dave - Hellraiser is out- he looks like a farming accident in there!

Rick - But Esquire has to shake his head a bit to clear his senses after that, too... This has been one nasty, violent fight so far, Dave! Geeves is en route to the hospital, Esquire has a groove in his forehead, Hellraiser is spilling blood all over the place... I have to say that both of these men are true survivors if they still have enough in them to keep this match going!

Dave - The referee should start thinking about stopping this match if things go on this way...

Rick - Are you kidding? Every single man, woman and child in the arena wants to see these guys rip each other to shreds. This is GREAT!

Dave - Hold it- Esquire finally going for the cover! Adam Kent counts: ONE........ TWO........ THREE- NO! Hellraiser somehow gets his shoulder up!

Rick - "Livewire" Gil Crowley just about had a heart attack! I'll give Carson his due: he is fighting like a champ tonight. But I think he's running on fumes at this point, and I don't know how much more he can take.

Dave - Well, Esquire is now peppering him with stomps to the chest and the face; he's got to be wearing down, and getting extremely frustrated here. Esquire drops an elbow across the throat, gets up, drops a knee to the forehead. Carson getting really battered, and he's trying to cover up to protect his face, but I'm not sure he's all there.

Rick - You can see Esquire's dress shirt getting stained with Hellraiser's blood. Do you think he'll have it sent to the hospital so Geeves can get it dry cleaned?

Dave - Knowing Esquire, he'll take it there himself just to have a chance to yell at his butler... In the ring, however, Esquire is starting to drag Carson off the mat to his feet. There's a whip to the ropes- Carson comes back, limping- Esquire with a big kick to the midsection. Hellraiser doubles over... Esquire with the elbow to the lower back! Now he leans Hellraiser backward, hooks him under the chin- it's a dragon sleeper applied! That's going to exacerbate the damage he's already done to Carson's neck. He could be trying for the submission!

Rick - Esquire is putting everything he has into that hold, Dave. He's even dropped to his back, making Carson arch his own back just to avoid having his neck broken! Esquire might have this in the bag!

Dave - Adam Kent is checking Carson, who's starting to thrash around in there. I don't think Carson is ready to submit just yet. One thing he IS doing is pushing both of them toward the ropes with his feet... At this point, that's probably his only means of escape! Wait- Esquire now applying a leg scissors around Hellraiser's waist. Esquire has got this man completely immobilized and locked in a dangerous hold that could kill him! That's what this match has come to, Rick! Both men want to win at all costs!

Rick - Esquire is shouting at the referee to check Carson... Carson still struggling, but I think he's fighting a losing battle!

Dave - WAIT! Gil Crowley running around to that side of the ring- He pulls something out of his pants... Swings it at Esquire's head! Good GOD! Esquire immediately lets go of Carson and clutches his temples. Livewire just saved his tag team partner from a loss here!

Rick - And the referee didn't see it, because he was too focused on watching for signs of submission from Dave Carson! That weapon we just saw in Crowley's hand looks like an old-fashioned sock full of quarters to me, and it can do some serious damage, as we've just seen!

Dave - Yes, and look at Gil Crowley strolling back to his corner, casually swinging that sock-o-coins like it's the most natural thing in the world... That man has no shame, but that's certainly not news to anybody. Meanwhile, Carson has separated from Esquire and has gone into the corner, holding his neck... And as for Esquire, he's using the ropes to get to his feet, but he looks dizzy, and you can already see a welt on his face where Crowley hit him- in addition to the OTHER welt from the chair earlier on.

Rick - Dave Carson not wasting an opportunity! He runs in with a clothesline- NO! Esquire catches him with a drop-toe hold! Esquire goes for a kneedrop- Carson rolls out of the way. Esquire on all fours... OH! Dave Carson swings a fist, connects with the jaw of Esquire using his loaded glove! Esquire stunned briefly... but he returns with a stiff jab! Hellraiser MUST be on his last reserves if even the concealed weapon on his hand can't knock Esquire down. Can you believe these guys are down on the canvas and STILL brawling?

Dave - I can't, and neither can this crowd! You don't have to like Esquire or Dave Carson, but you have to respect the sheer guts they're showing. Both men back on their feet, and they're once again trading blows... though they're moving a lot slower than they were at the outset of this match, that’s for sure. Esquire grabs him in a short-arm whip- Carson reverses it, sends him to the ropes. Esquire runs back- Carson lowers the shoulder, picks him up in a fireman's carry. Esquire kicking- Hellraiser with a big heave- GOOD GOD! Overhead press! OH! He drops him across the knee in a VICIOUS elevated stomachbreaker! Esquire is down and folded up like a ping pong table! Where did Dave Carson find the energy to pull THAT off?

Rick - I have NO idea! But it worked! Hellraiser now gesturing to Livewire and pointing at Esquire; Gil Crowley dutifully coming over once again with that poor man's club. Meanwhile, Carson preparing to go to the top rope... It's going to be a coordinated effort by the PW Tag Team Champions, and it looks like Hellraiser may just take this thing home!

Dave - And Esquire is oblivious as he slowly climbs to his feet! Crowley jumps up on the apron with the sock- Hold it! Referee Adam Kent just interjected himself between Gil and Esquire! He's threatening to eject the whole TSK contingent from ringside! Carson on the top rope is shouting at Adam Kent to mind his own business...

Rick - WAIT! Esquire just snatched the sock of quarters out of Gil Crowley's hand! Once bitten, twice shy! Crowley is up in arms, but the referee is right in his face and issuing a five-count to get him off the apron! Hellraiser is confused, but now he sees the sock in Esquire's hand... He's going for a kamikaze flying attack!

Dave - NO! Esquire hurls the sock-club right into Carson's face! It explodes in a shower of coins and snaps Hellraiser's head back! OH! Dave Carson loses his balance- crotches himself on the top turnbuckle! This arena is on its feet, Rick! Hellraiser is clutching his face AND his nether regions at the same time, and he's in a truckload of pain!

Rick - Esquire now going to the corner, climbs up with him... What on earth is he DOING?

Dave - Top-rope standing headscissors applied- Oh my God, he wouldn't!

Rick - Esquire clutches him around the waist! Heaves- SWEET MOTHER OF GOD! SUPER PILEDRIVER! PILEDRIVER FROM THE TOP ROPE! Esquire just KILLED "Hellraiser" Dave Carson! Dave Carson is DEAD! His neck has got to be SHATTERED!

Dave - "Livewire" Gil Crowley's eyes are bugging out! The Bombshells are screeching in terror! The roar of this crowd is DEAFENING! This could be the end of Hellraiser! But Esquire's down too, clutching his backside... He may have broken his tailbone! But look! Esquire with his last iota of strength draping an arm over Carson's chest-

Rick - Crowley's trying to rush the ring- No! Esquire's goons yank him off the apron!

Dave - Adam Kent drops for the count: ONE.......... TWO.......... THREE! It's over!

[Ding, ding, ding!]

Jim Pattera - The winner of the "Battle for the Super Brainbuster"... ESSSQUIRE!

[Beethoven's 5th symphony plays over the sound system as the crowd gives a loud, if mixed, reaction: half booing Esquire, half cheering in appreciation of the match they've just witnessed. Esquire is very painfully getting up, clutching his back, by trying his proper best to stand straight. Referee Adam Kent tries to raise Esquire's arm in victory, but Esquire shoves him away peevishly.]

Rick - Unbe-frickin'-lievable! Esquire has won a HUGE match tonight, Dave! He went for one last desperation move, and man, did it pay off! Ironically, it was Gil Crowley's interference that made it possible! Esquire's undefeated streak goes on!

Dave - And now Esquire has earned the solitary right to use the super brainbuster! "Hellraiser" Dave Carson is going to have to go back to the drawing board to come up with a new finisher, but I don't think that's going to be TOO much of a problem for a man who routinely creates new moves on the fly... Still, this is one loss that's going to rankle him for some time!

Rick - Well, Esquire is relishing his hard-won victory right now... Butch and Bubba now joining him in the ring, and Gil Crowley seems to be thinking twice about attacking them again. By the way, I've just gotten word that Geeves is being tended in the emergency ward at the hospital, and the doctors are saying that he's going to be okay. He just has some minor burns on the cheek, so I guess Crowley's fireball earlier tonight only grazed him. I'll tell you, that man is lucky to be alive after everything he's been put through.

Dave - I don't know if "lucky" is the right word to describe Geeves... At any rate, Esquire has composed himself, combed back his hair again, and he's walking out of the arena with another win under his belt. Speaking of belts, Rick, Esquire is going to step back in the ring later tonight in our feature match, the "Battle for the Crown", and try to win a shot at the Planet Wrestling World Heavyweight Title! What do you think about his chances?

Rick - After this? He's going to be in serious pain once the adrenaline flows out of his bloodstream. It'll take some incredible fortitude to come back and compete in the gauntlet match. I'd have to say that Esquire is going to have to be unbelievably resilient or fantastically lucky to survive the Crown match!

Dave - Back in the ring, Gil Crowley has helped Dave Carson to his feet, Hellraiser holding his neck and grimacing. Carson is glaring up the ramp at the curtains, where Esquire and the goons have just exited, and he's not a happy camper! That's a Kodak moment if ever there was one, folks: "Hellraiser" Dave Carson a stooped, hurting, bleeding mess! But know this: he's up, and he's moving under his own power, and he still has that raging power in him. Uh-oh- he just turned toward referee Adam Kent. No, he wouldn't-

Rick - Crowley has just snagged Kent by the collar of his referee's shirt and threw him toward Carson! Carson with a kick to the groin, doubling Kent over- Hellraiser with a front facelock, lifts him vertical- BRAIN BUSTER! The referee just got planted by Dave Carson! What a hideous act by Hellraiser!

[A wave of boos floods the arena. Adam Kent is laying motionless on the canvas, surrounded by blood stains and scattered coins. Dave Carson flips off the fans as he and Gil Crowley exit the ring and climb on the Harley. With a roar of the engine, Livewire and Hellraiser drive up the ramp and disappear through the curtains, the Smokin' Bombshells hurrying after them.]

Dave - Carson just HAD to lash out at SOMEBODY, and as a result, we have a referee unconscious in the middle of the ring! And this crowd is really letting TSK know what they think! One thing's for sure, Rick: Hellraiser is as dangerous a man in defeat as he is at any other time... maybe MORE so! I pity the fools who get in his way backstage!... Or in the weeks to come, for that matter!

Rick - Whew! I'm with you on that!

Dave - Anyhow, ring officials are now taking their time to very carefully removing the barbed wire from the ring ropes. But they’ll have a little bit of time to do that, because our next match, Rick, is taking place not in the ring, but over here.

[The shot switches to one from below of an arrangement of a number of tall poles that point toward the Dome’s ceiling.]

Dave - We’re taking a break so that we can get a “poleside” view, if you will, but when we get back, The Extreme Championship will be on the line!

[Cut to a promo for a limited time offer for a incredible discount on PW Magazine. The promo reminds you that the magazine is growing, growing, GROWING, is that it is currently in search of writers, and that you can buy nifty PW merchandise through its ads. Don’t delay, subscribe today! The shot cuts back to the Planet Dome, where the announcers have obviously set up at a new location.]

Dave - We’re back ladies and gentlemen, and we’re about ready to see our first title on the line tonight, and our first match of the night besides that! And speaking of firsts, this match is going to be a first for Planet Wrestling in the domain of the Extreme, as Kevin Hall will be putting his title up for grabs against Matt Michaels in a POLE MATCH!

[The shot cuts to the series of erected poles that look like a small, densely-packed plantation of telephone poles. The camera circles around it, slowly climbing toward the ceiling, giving a full view of the poles as the announcers continue.]

Rick - That’s right Dave, both champion and challenger have the task of first CLIMBING to the top of these 15-foot-tall pillars, THEN, once one or both of them has reached the top, all you have to do is stay up there. Simple, really.

Dave - But it’ll be easier said than done, Rick, that’s for sure. It’ll be a game of agility, balance and sure-footedness to be sure, with one wrong step meaning not only defeat, but possibly disaster as well. All each man really has to hold onto up there are four ropes, each tethered to one of the four, 20-foot-tall corner posts. Other than that, they’ll be having to rely on keeping their balance atop each of the vertical timbers. A match like this has the potential to be over in an eyeblink, so let me advise those of you viewing this from home to stay glued to your seats, lest the match be over before you return.

Rick - Ya’ hear?If ya’ wanna’ make a sandwich run, do it NOW!! But enough with the yammering, let’s get this show on the road!

[The bell rings. The crowd noise lowers in anticipation...]

Pattera - The following Extreme Championship POLE match is scheduled for ONE fall...

[Rick snickers, then “Sexy Boy” plays over the loudspeaker. The crowd erupts.]

Pattera - Introducing first, the challenger, weighing in at 247 pounds, from San Antonio, Texas, he is “Ice Man” Matt Miiiiiichaels!!!

[The crowd is on its feet as Michaels makes his way through the crowd, slapping the palms of the fans as he approaches the poles. He arrives there, and his music cuts to silence. Suddenly, the Dome is filled with the sounds of "The kids aren't all right" by the Offspring...]

Pattera - And on his way to the poles, weighing in at 360 pounds, from Kansas City, MO, he is the Planet Wrestling Extreme Chammmmpion, Kevinnnnnnnn “Icebeeeeeeeeerg” Haaaalllllllllll!!!

[Hall makes his way to the poles.]

Rick - What an incredible sight!  "Ice Man’ Matt Michaels at one end and Kevin ‘Iceberg’ Hall at the other!

Dave - They’ve both paused at the foot of these fifteen foot poles to assess the situation.  Iceberg giving Michaels a quick grin there…

Rick - I think the Extreme Champ may be getting a little cocky here.  Michaels doesn’t look like he’s grinning back, he’s dead set on taking his tag partner’s gold here tonight. Both men had better realize that this one may be over before it’s even much started: just one slip, an dthis one could be done in a heartbeat.

Dave - You can say that again!  Michaels just broke for the pole.  Now both men are climbing the poles for all they’re worth!

[The bell rings.]

*** Matt Michaels vs. Kevin Hall - Extreme Championship Match ***

Rick - Well, the match is under way and the first man to the top will have a definite advantage here!

Dave - Michaels got an early lead and is working hard to maintain it!

Rick - Hall has a longer reach and is covering more pole on each pull, but he’s also hauling more weight up the pole here.

Dave - Michaels to the top first and he… NO!  He almost fell there!

Rick - This is where the ‘Ice Man’s lack of experience in this type of match really hurts.  That slip cost him the advantage here, and now Hall is up on the poles too.

Dave - It looks like Michaels is a little upset with himself for that little slip too. He has to maintain his focus, though if he’s to have any sort of a chance.

Rick - Iceberg starting to circle.  His confidence on the poles gives him a decided advantage.

Dave - You can say that again.  Hall is virtually dancing across those poles without so much as a glance downward.  Michaels on the other hand is having to watch his footing carefully here.

Rick - I definitely think the Extreme Champ made a wise choice of matches for this one.  Micheal having to be cautious of his footing is definitely going to slow down the usually explosive NX’er.

Dave - Hall with a playful jab there. The ‘Ice Man’ easily avoiding that one.

Rick - Wow!  Michaels with an impressive spin kick out of nowhere catching Hall in the right knee and sending him stumbling!

Dave - Hall managed to keep his footing there but his attitude is definitely a little more somber now.

Rick - Matt Michaels letting Iceberg know he’s here to win this match.

Dave - Michaels with a lunge-
Rick - No good!  First he telegraphed the move way too early and having to watch his footing the maneuver lacked the force to even shake the big man.  Iceberg easily deflecting Michaels.

Dave - Hall with a drop spin kick trying to take Michaels legs out from under him.  The ‘Ice Man’ jumped that easily.

Rick - So far this is kind of a back and forth cat and mouse game. Neither man taking too much of a risk here so far.

Dave - Think again!  Hall with a flying elbow rocking Michaels!  Both men sprawling!

Rick - Hall back up on the poles first.  The ‘Iceman struggling to pull himself back up...

Dave - Hall kicking The ‘Ice Man’ back off his precarious perch! Michaels still holing on!  This could be it folks!

Rick - NO!  Michaels with an impressive maneuver there managed to pull Hall’s support foot out from under him as he went to stomp on Michaels!

Dave - Once again it’s a race to see who regains their place first! Who’s it going to be?

Rick - Michaels!  The fans are going nuts here!  The ‘Ice Man’ with an elbow drop on the back of the struggling Hall.

Dave - Michaels knows this is Hall’s territory, he’s trying to roll the big man off the poll!

Rick - With a back elbow knocks Michaels off him.  Hall struggles to his feet only be met with the ‘Ice Man’s boot in his face.

Dave - Whoa!  Dazed, Iceberg steps backwards into thin air!  With a wild flailing of the arms he managed to snag the corner rope.  Michaels closes in delivering a hard kick to the midsection of the dangling Iceberg!

Rick - Hall with a desperation move grabs Michaels shirt and pulls him towards him!  Now both men are hanging off the rope!!

Dave - Michaels wrapping his legs around the waist of Iceberg trying to push down forcing the big man to lose his grip.

Rick - With his free arm Hall begins smashing an elbow into the rib cage of the NX’er.

Dave - Michaels releasing his legs swings back for the poles.

Rick - With an incredible show of fortitude here Iceberg swung his legs up nailing The ‘ Ice Man’ in the back sending him sprawling.  A pole to the chest there knocking the wind out of Michaels.
Dave - Iceberg struggling to get back on the poles.  This fight has taken on a decidedly desperate tone as both men struggle to regain there footing once more!

Rick - Hall has lost his cockiness now, Dave, that’s for sure.  Michaels may not have the experience he has, but he’s made it clear that he’s here to win.

Dave - You’re not kidding!  The ‘Ice Man’ with a quick turn and leg sweep taking Hall off his feet once more!  This may be all she wrote for the Extreme champion!

Rick - Matt Michaels is about to show him just what “extreme” means! Michaels closing in for the kill…

Dave - NO!  Iceberg managed to throw himself up into a mule kick driving the NX’er backwards… Michaels flailing to maintain footholds as he reels backwards!

Rick - Hall knows this is it: he’s just got to keep Michaels off balance.  Hall quick to his feet and after Michaels.

Dave - The ‘Ice Man’- Grabbed the rope in the corner and used his moment to launch into a spiral swing!

Rick - OWW!  Michaels just planted both feet right into the middle of Kevin Hall.

Dave - That’s it folks, you’ve got a new… NO! Wait!  Hall managed to stop his fall he’s suspended about halfway to the ground.

Rick - The ‘Ice Man’ doesn’t realize Hall didn’t fall all the way to the ground!  He’s celebrating his victory…

Dave - Maybe just a little too soon!  Hall is working his way back up the pole!!

Rick - Michaels realized something was wrong… now he sees Hall… He can’t believe it!

Dave - The ‘Ice Man’ has gone ballistic!  He just threw himself in a suicide dive at Hall!

Rick - Kevin Hall in a desperation move shoves himself off leaping to the next pole!

Dave - Michaels manages to snag the pole stopping his fall just before the ground.  Hall kicking at Michaels head, the ‘Ice Man’ swatting his boots away!

Rick - This is incredible!  Michaels desperately working his way back up the pole.  Hall can’t quite get a good shot in on him!

Dave - Hall swinging out suspending himself between two poles, Michaels kicking out at him!

Rick - Hall set him up!  Hall wrapped his legs around Michaels’ both men pulling on each other.

Dave - Hall with the decided advantage here having the better form of the two men.  Michaels desperately clutching to the pole he’s slowly sliding down!

Rick - Hall using all the power he can muster here.  See the determination on this man’s face!  He’s straining for all he’s worth to pull the ‘Ice Man’ loose!

Dave - Michaels’ grip slipping.........  Oh!  That’s it!! Rick - The ‘Ice Man’ taking a hard impact on the canvas there!  Hall keeps his Title, but you HAVE to give credit where credit is due, folks: Kevin Hall had all the advantages going into this bizarre match, but Michaels, nonetheless, was up to meet the challenge and then some, even if he did end up on the short side of things! I have a feeling that we’ve not seen the last of the matches between these two truly amazing athletes!

Dave - Hall sliding down the poles to the ground.  He reaches out to give Michaels a hand.

Rick - This crowd has just fallen silent… Everyone waiting to see Michaels’ reaction here, this could be the end of Hall and Michaels partnership here.............

Dave - No! The ‘Ice Man’ takes his partners hand!!

[From the ring Iceberg grabs a mic.]

Iceberg- Matt my friend.  I’ve got some news....

Dave - What’s this?

Iceman - What’s that Kevin?

Iceberg - I’ve decided to take some time off from wrestling.

Rick - What?!?!!  After this incredible victory?!

Deyo- He can’t leave! He’s got to defend the belt!!…

Iceberg - And according to Fed rules the belt must be defended.  So I’m giving it to you to defend.  I know you’ll do me proud.

[Iceberg and Tamara put the belt around Matt Michaels’ waist.  Together they raise his arms in victory]

Iceberg - Now, when I get back I expect you to still have that gold around your waist.

IceMan - You got it, big man.

[Together they head towards the locker rooms]

Rick - Here is a force to be watched, folks. What an incredible match!

[The two are joined by Tamara and Shakkal as they make their way back to the locker room.]

Dave - What an INCREDIBLE turn of events! Hall RETAINS the title, but informs the world that he’ll be taking a hiatus and he simply gives it AWAY to Michaels while he’s gone! This is UNPRECEDENTED!

Rick - Not to mention unfair! I know that Matt put up one helluva’ fight here, but he didn’t even WIN that belt, and I’ll bet that there’ll be more than a few people who don’t think that he deserves it as such!

Dave - We’ll have to wait to see what Gary Gibbs has to say about all of this on Throttle, but for now, Matt Michaels, though he didn’t win this war of wars, has been crowned the Extreme Champion by Iceberg! Wow! We’ll be right back folks.

[An advertisement for the re-broadcast of PW’s “Battle for the Crown” is aired, followed by an advertisement for “Big Green” iceberg lettuce, starring currently injured PW superstar (and former Trans World Champion) “Sycophant” Sid. At the end of the commercial spot, he bites into a head of lettuce violently, swallows, then shouts “MMMM! LEAFY!!”. The shot cuts back to the Planet Dome, where the announcers have returned to their ringside table.]

Dave - Welcome back! Well, you just saw a match that took place atop 15-foot poles, but the match altitude levels aren’t going down yet, folks! The ladder’s going up in the ring and it’s time for Sean Swanson and the Canadian Crippler to do battle to have the bragging rights of being called the Canadian Champion

Rick - Wow! And what a response from this sell-out crowd!

Dave - No doubt about it, Rick: This crowed is JACKED from the mnatches that have come before it, and they’re thirsty to see two more of the federation’s skilled competitors tear each other apart!!

[A short clip showing the history of Sean Swanson's first few weeks in PW airs, then a clip of Iceberg and Cripplers friendship. Eventually, the clip shows the formation of the PAIN foundation with the fistfight that ensued, and Crippler's and Swanson's heated comments to each other. Camera cuts back to Rick and Dave.]

Rick - What else is there to say?

Dave - Just the wrestler introductions. Lets go to Jim!

Pattera -  The following match is a ladder match, with the winner being proclaimed the Canadian Champion! Everyone, please rise for Oh Canada!

[Some stand, some don't. Oh Canada begins to play over the loudspeakers. A few grips assemble in the ring, and the camera cuts back to Swanson, the Crippler, both risen in salute. Once again in the ring, the grips start to leave, and the Canadian flag begins to levitate. The camera pans showing both the slowly rising flag and the ominously still steel-cage.]

Rick - There, ladies and gentlemen, is the steel-cage to be used in tonight’s main-event!

Pattera - Introducing first, he represents the PAIN foundation, and hails from, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada...

["Whatever" by Godsmack. Crippler emerges to a barrage of boos. He makes his way to the ring carrying a trash can full of weapons.]

Pattera -He stands six feet tall, 220 pounds, he is The Canadian Crippler!

Dave - Wow, he's loaded! Looks like he's going to war!

Rick - This match may get that violent!

Pattera - Introducing next, he represents the PAIN foundation, and hails from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...

[A dark voice says, simply, "The PAIN foundation" and Shine on You Crazy Diamond hits as the lights go black. The Planettron shows highlights from Swanson's matches with Brian Collins and Ken Jansen, then a slideshow of, in order, Dehumanizer, Nemisis, Jansen, Crippler, and Swanson. The curtains waiver, and Swanson walks out to perhaps louder boos than Crippler.]

Pattera - He is six-foot six, weighing in at 236 pounds, he is Sean Swanson!

[Swanson, unlike Crippler, has no weapons but one- a large, folded metal ladder. The silhouette of Swanson with his ladder make their way to ringside, illuminated by camera shots that are never going to turn out. The lights return, and Swanson throws the ladder at Crippler. Ducking, Crippler rushes out after Swanson, who was going for a table. The bell rings.]

*** The Canadian Crippler vs. Sean Swanson - Ladder Match/ “Canadian Championship” ***

Rick - There is the bell, this match is underway!

Dave - Crippler wise to stop Swanson from pulling out a table, I think Crippler wants to stick to his weapon supply and dominate the pace of this match. Crippler has a definite speed advantage.

Rick - But Swanson has a size and strength advantage, and right now has begun to switch their fistfight in his favor. Crippler rolls into the ring, and Swanson follows- oooh, brutal snap kicks by the Crippler!

Dave - Why Crippler is a veteran and Swanson is still a rookie in this company- ring savvy.

Rick - But Swanson an impressive rookie, being dragged into the corner here, holds what should have been a win over Ken Jansen, a future PW hall-of-famer, and has an extreme title match against Iceberg, should he retain the belt tonight in the pole match versus Matt Michaels.

Dave - Remember that Crippler, who is in control of Swanson, now unzipping his vest, also has a history against Iceberg and also may beat Jansen tonight in the gauntlet. Rips his shirt- ooooooohhh!

Rick - Brutal chops by Crippler. Note Swanson's taped ribs courtesy of the Jansen express, looks like Cripppler does as he throws more snap kicks to Swanson's ribs. Swanson writhing in pain, Crippler hangs him in a tree of woe now, across the ring, runs and... nobody home! Swanson pulls himself to the top rope, Crippler slides on the baseball-slide dropkick outside... here comes Swanson!

Dave - Huge clothesline! Almost beheads him!

Rick - Truly some huge impact. Swanson rolls in now, no countout administered because this is a ladder match if you're wondering. Crippler now rolls in and here comes Swanson. Crippler jumps a spear attempt, and Swanson ducks a side kick. Crippler slides between Swanson’s legs on the clothesline attempt and grabs him in a waistlock. Swanson bends over and Crippler up and- Oh my god!

Dave - Reverse powerbomb that drapes Cripplers neck on the top rope! How is he still alive?

Rick - Don't ask me! Crippler in pain now and Swanson slaps on a rear chinlock. Crippler fading and Swanson relinquishes, now he starts to set up the ladder.

Dave - Crippler stirring here.

Rick - That he is. Swanson going for the win and Crippler going for a broom. Now Crippler starts climbing and- owwwww!

Dave - The sound of cracking wood!

Rick - Crippler grips on to a waistlock and- oh my god! Brings him down in a german suplex!

Dave - Huge move! Only problem is that Crippler may have landed hard on his head there. But Swanson still took the worst of that!

Rick - Yes, and now Crippler beginning to climb the ladder. He, too, going for an early win. But Swanson now is stirring, and climbing up. Crippler throwing some kicks at Swanson’s head. Swanson punching him in the kidneys and hooks a leg. No! He couldn't be!

Dave - Holy crap! He's crazy!

Rick - For once, I'm almost speechless! Swanson, that crazy bastard, hooked Crippler and brought him down, almost wholly on his neck, in a snap-back suplex.

Dave - First time Swanson has hit that move in Planet Wrestling, and if he does that in every match I see a long World Title streak in his future!

Rick - Crippler starting to get up, but Swanson digging in that trash bin. Swanson has something in his hand- a microphone!

Swanson(Over the loudspeaker) - Crippler, you piece of crap! Get up! Iceberg, Jansen, Rudos- remember this! This is what's going to happen to you! You can all kiss my...

Rick - Crippler sneaks up from behind and delivers the dropkick! The crowd seems almost mute here- who do they cheer for, Dave?

Dave - I'm not sure, but shhhhh! Crippler has the microphone!

Crippler(Over the loudpeaker) - Swanson, you tattooed freak! You aren't ever gonna beat me! Never! Do you hear? You will never, ever beat me! You’re nothing!

Rick - Crippler laying it on thick. Now he has the microphone in his hand- oh! He just cracked Swanson over the head!

Dave - Crippler pulling up Swanson by the arm, now whips him to the ropes.

Rick - Crippler snaps Swanson into an abdominal stretch, now he again has the microphone!

Crippler(Over the loudspeaker) - Quit! Say the word, I'll let you off easy.

[Swanson doesn't answer.]

Crippler(Over the loudspeaker) - Come on! You can't beat me! Just walk away, before you get hurt!

[Swanson's answer is unclear. His breathing shows he's tired, and may be ready to quit.]

Crippler(Over the loudspeaker) - What was that? I can't hear you!

Swanson(Over the loudspeaker) - I said you can go [BLEEP!] yourself!

Rick - I think Crippler got his answer, and now Swanson starts to turn- drop toe hold! Swanson now holding Cripplers ankle, and he may try to break Cripplers leg! Crosses his ankles- inverted STF!

Swanson(Over the loudspeaker) - Huh? Do you want to give up? You wanna just walk away? Guess what? No chance! I’m gonna make you bleed!

Dave - Swanson wants to hurt Crippler here!

Rick - Crippler picked up and whipped to the ropes- huge boot to the face! Swanson just wiped out Crippler, but he's not done! He is reaching in to Cripplers can of surprises and has removed a cookie sheet! Now Swanson has begun to climb the ladder, but I don't think he's trying to get that flag! Swanson at the top, flag at his head, but Swanson looks down, not up. Sean spreads his arms and starts to fall... that's at least 20 feet! Holding out the cookie sheet- OH MY GOD!

[The crowd cheers wildly.]

Dave - It appears that Rick Richards is completely speechless, so let me fill you in- Swanson fell 20 feet, driving the cookie sheet into Cripplers face and then his own head into the cookie sheet! He's crazy! Rick?

Rick - My god! He's crazy! Swanson could be unconscious, Crippler could be DEAD, for god's sake! Ew, look at this again!

[Cuts to a replay. Swanson hits his face on the sheet, which had impacted on Cripplers forehead.]

Rick - I think Swanson took the worst of that!

[Cut to a close-up of Swanson. His bloodied face really says it all.]

Rick - Oh, that is brutal. Swanson has broke his nose and both men lay out cold in the middle of the... Swanson is getting up! What a man!

[The crowd begins a chant of "You're crazy! You're crazy!".]

Rick - Swanson has turned these fans. He's too damn entertaining to boo. And now he begins climbing the ladder, eyeing the win! But Crippler has just started getting up, Swanson at the top almost. Crippler- oh god! Dropkicks the ladder, now it's falling forward, bounces- NO! NO! Swanson lands crotch first on the ladder, then rolls backwards over and over down the ladder, which is stuck at a forty-five degree angle. Swanson is hurt. Crippler now, prepping up the ladder for the win, actually he starts pulling Sean up.

Dave - Going for the kill. He won't take the easy way out.

Rick - No-one has ever accused Crippler of slacking. Giving it his all. Now he whips Swanson to the ropes, kick to the stomach- Dangerplex by the Crippler!
Dave - Devon Walker’s move! Beautifully done, too!

Rick - Right into the ladder! That's gotta damage the rungs!

[Cut to a close-up of Crippler. He pulls up Swanson's bloodied head. "This," he says, "this is what's going to happen to Iceberg!".]

Dave - Well, that says it all. I guess that they’ll be looking for him once he gets back...

Rick - Both these men hate Iceberg intensely. I wonder what they think about the champ passing the buck onto Matt Michaels? I think Crippler has all but won it here... but wait, Swanson mounts  the top turnbuckle and jumps- lands on the ladder and somehow, it remains standing.

Dave - I think some of the bottom rungs snapped under that impact.

Rick - Maybe. But both Crippler and the bloodied Swanson at the same height up that ladder. Crippler's head over the top now. He begins to look down for Swanson, looks higher, looks higher...

Dave - HO! Look at the expression on Crippler’s face!!

Rick - Crippler just realized Swanson is right in front of him and if his mother had been right, his face would be looking shocked for an eternity!! Crippler throws a punch- blocked! Throws a left- blocked! Swanson throws a left- good! Throws a right- money shot! Throws an overhand and Crippler is starting to wobble. Swanson grabs him by the hair, pulling him up, both men on the very top now. Swanson- oh no! Please no! Don't do this! Think of your future! You're gonna kill him damn it NO!

[Cutting to a close-up, the camera captures the highlight of the match. Swanson pulls Crippler up and jumps from the ladder, holding Crippler for a Matsu Killer Piledriver from the top of the ladder. Cut to the announcers, David Deyo staring speechlessly at the ring, Rick Richards with his head in his hands.]

Rick - Why? That was COMPLETELY uncalled for! He didn't have to do that!

[The crowd begins a Planet Wrestling chant, but are suddenly interrupted by the slow beep of an EKG. They begin to loudly boo, and the camera cuts to Swanson staring at the entrance way. On the Planettron, the EKG turns in to a gold maple leaf.]

Rick - What the hell? Why is HE coming out?

Dave - Why didn't he come out earlier? These are his stablemates, and his fellow Canadians. Besides, he can do whatever the hell he wants!

[Ken Jansen and the always lovely Valentine emerge from the curtain. His dark, mirrored sunglasses stare straight at Sean Swanson.]

Rick - Why ever he is here...

Dave - To watch the match!

Rick - Bullcrap and you know it! Well, anyway, Swanson is into Cripplers garbage can and... oh no.

[The crowd cheers loudly as Swanson removes a staple gun from the trash can.]

Rick - He's got a staple gun! Pulls up Cripplers head... my god!!!

[The crowd cheers wildly as Swanson drives a staple into Cripplers head. Jansen steps up on the apron, and Swanson jumps to his feet and staples him too, enticing an even louder cheer. The announcers, of course, are completely speechless.]

Rick - Holy crap! Please don't let him get me!

Dave - Swanson going back to the trash can!

[Huge cheers.]

Rick - Swanson has removed a blowtorch! He's looking to mangle Cripplers bleeding, stapled face!

Dave - Worse! See Swanson spread Cripplers legs?

Rick - God no!

[The crowd erupts as Swanson shoots the blowtorch to the groin. Crippler, quite uncomfortably slaps his crotch to put the biggest flames out quick.]

Dave - What if he wanted kids?

Rick - Scrap that plan- Oh! Swanson blasted with that megaphone as he turns around. Damn Valentine! And now Swanson falls, the back of his head- ooh! Lands in Cripplers crotch, and now Swanson’s head is on fire!

Dave - No! His beautiful hair! UHG! And what a STINK!!!

Rick - Valentine and Jansen with a fire extinguisher helping to extinguish Crippler’s crotch and point him to the ladder. Crippler climbing now but look at this! Swanson, after being cracked up by the megaphone, and his hair still smoldering, is climbing up after him! Crippler almost at the top, but Swanson is- ohhh! Valentine with an uppercut to the crotch. Pushes Swanson off the ladder- over the top rope and through that table that Swanson partly set up. Now Jansen off the top rope- Heartstopper! That can't help his busted ribs!

Dave - Swanson bloody, Crippler bloody, Jansen bloody- everyone but Valentine!

Rick - But look! Crippler has the flag, holding it in his... what is that sound?

Dave - The ladder! All those broken bottom rungs! They just snapped!

Rick - Couldn't hold three peoples weight after that Dangerplex! Now, it falls, useless, as Crippler hangs on for his life to that flag- the rope just snapped! CRIPPLER FALLS 30 FEET!!!!!

Dave - My god! That was life threatening!

Rick - There's the bell! He wins! Jansen and Valentine help him up, and now they start to celebrate!

[Suddenly, a wolf howls and loud moaning is heard. The crowd erupts as the 7'5", over 300 pound Nemisis emerges and starts to walk to the ring.]

Rick - OH NO! Here he comes! What is gonna happen now? They have nowhere to run!
[Nemisis steps over the top rope and delivers a big boot to Crippler, who rolls out of the ring.]
Dave - Crippler down! Here comes Jansen!

Rick - Oh! Nemisis slammed over the head with the Canadian flag. He's busted wide open, but look Dave!

Dave - I don't believe it! He's still standing!

Rick - Worse, he has Jansen by the neck- chokeslam! Huge one handed chokeslam! Everyone down! Oh, no. Nemisis has spotted Valentine! She was cowering in the corner. Now he has her by the hair! Jansen can't help her- he's stumbling up the ramp!

Dave - Wait! Here comes Swanson to help Valentine. Thank you, Sean! Thank you!

Rick - Swanson doing the right thing, and Valentine heading for the ropes... No! Now Swanson has Valentine by the hair!

Dave - No! Damn you, Sean! Damn you!

[Swanson raises a middle finger aimed at Ken Jansen, and in the other, raises the staple gun. The crowd erupts in cheers.]

Rick - Swanson puts the staple gun to Valentines head... thank god, Crippler pulls Valentine out of the ring! He may have just saved her life!
Dave - Thank you Crippler! I hate you Swanson!

Rick - Look at that stare! This two are tag-team partners, but they absolutely hate each other! This is far from over!

Dave - I'll say! We still have almost an hour left!

Rick - That's not what I meant! A great effort by Sean Swanson, but The Canadian Crippler, er, The Canadian Champion, was one step better, thanks to Ken Jansen.

Dave - What a match! But the next match may be even better! Rick?

Rick - It just keeps getting better tonight, Dave, because this time we’re coming back down to earth, but waiting there is a WHOLE lotta’ wood!!

Dave - That’s right Planet Wrestling fans: the time has come for our second of three official title matches tonight! This is one match that I for one, have been waiting a long time to see! In a matter of moments, we'll see if Zed "Black Thunder" Logan can regain the Trans World title for New Generation X. The feud between TSK and NX has been brewing for a long time and it should be settled tonight.

Rick - You're right Dave, it should be settled tonight but I wouldn't hold my breath. This war might not end until someone's permanently injured!

Dave - Fans, this match is not going to be an ordinary match. We'll have a tables match with absolutely no interference. The word from above is that if anyone interferes, that they will AUTOMATICALLY be suspended. As you can see, the crew came prepared tonight as there are tons of tables stacked around the ring. I can only imagine how they'll be used! No point in waiting any longer as Jim Pattera is ready with the announcements.

[The first few chords of "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath play as the fans jump to their feet, waving their NX paraphernalia wildly.]

Pattera - Ladies and gentlemen, making his way to the ring area is the challenger...

[Fireworks are blasting throughout the arena as the big man stands in the aisle way.]

Pattera - He weighs in tonight at 335 pounds and hails from Death Valley. Representing NX, here is Zed "Black Thunder" LOOOOOGAN!

[Zed begins walking down the aisle and stops to high-five a group of boisterous fans. He approaches the ring and tosses two tables over the top rope as Jim Pattera jumps to the outside to continue the introductions. Logan sets both tables up in opposite corners as Jim continues.]

Pattera - And his opponent...
[The arena erupts into a chorus of boos as "Go For The Throat" by Y&T starts to play.]

Pattera - ...entering the arena at this time... he weighs in at 298 pounds... He comes from The Wrong Side of the Tracks and is representing TSK. Here is the reigning PW Trans World Champion..."The Natural" LAAAAAWRENCE WATTS!

[The muscular monster appears and is pelted with Coke cups as he walks down the aisle. A group of college students are chanting "Roids! Roids!" and appear to have his attention.]

Dave - I would not advise the fans to mess with this man. He's liable to snap at any moment!

[Watts walks over to the students and grabs one of their beers. He cocks his right fist as the group begins to shiver.]

Rick - Oh no! Don't tell me "The Natural" is going to beat up our fans!

[Watts laughs at the scared kids and pours the beer over their heads. He then leans over and plants a big kiss on one of their girlfriends.]

Dave - I guess Zed is tired of waiting as he's running back down the aisle. Logan with a vicious clothesline to the back of Watts!

[The bell rings.]

***Zed “Black Thunder” Logan vs. “The Natural” Lawrence Watts***

Dave - Logan is all business tonight! He grabs Watts by the back of the neck and is bending him backwards...

Rick - It looks like...yes, a reverse suplex onto the concrete! The weight of "The Natural" was too much and his knees took most of the fall.

Dave - "Black Thunder" attempts to grab some hair but there's not much to grab on Watts. He leads him to the ring and tosses him under the bottom rope. Logan is setting up a table on the outside. Logan in after Watts and he's putting the boots to him.

Rick - Look at the referee. He's off to the side and is going to let these two go at it. Let’s face it: His only purpose in this match is to count pinfalls.

Dave - Who cares about rules, let them fight it out! Logan drops an elbow on the champ...and another... and a third!! I've never seen anyone start out this quickly on Watts!

Rick - It serves him right for taunting the fans.

Dave - Both men are standing in the middle of the ring and they lock up... Logan with an armbar. He's trying to take away the power advantage of "The Natural". Zed backs up to the corner with the armbar still locked on... he's climbing the turnbuckles! Logan is walking along the top rope with the armbar still applied... he jumps off and puts the right arm of Watts through a table!

Rick - Watts may have to wrestle with only one arm after that move! A cover by Logan... one... tw... kickout. He took too long.

Dave - Zed is re-positioning the 2nd table. He's placing it in the corner...but here comes Watts with table legs! Lawrence grabbed the steel legs from the destroyed tabled and just clocked Zed in the back. Watts is shaking his arm to get the blood flowing again. Another shot to the back of Logan!

Rick - "The Natural" is positioning Logan on the table and climbing to the top rope. It's not looking good!

Dave - Watts with a sadistic laugh... and he jumps...knees first into the stomach of Logan and through the table! This could be it... one... two... t... kickout!

Rick - How did Zed kickout of that?!

Dave - I’m not sure, Rick- I thought it was going to be over just like that too! But Watts looks possessed as he's heading to the floor. He grabs a stack of tables and tosses them over the top rope! Damn is he strong! I would have a hard time with one let alone an entire stack! There must be eight tables in there, now.

Rick - The referee is trying to sweep the remains of the other tables under the bottom rope as Watts sets up another table in the center of the ring.

Dave - "The Natural" grabs Logan by his hair and places him on the table. Now he's assembling another table. What is he planning?

Rick - He's placing the second table on top of the first! Logan is in the middle of a table sandwich!

Dave - Dear God no! Watts is climbing to the top turnbuckle...if he hits this, it's all over! Flying legdrop...NO!

Rick - Logan rolled out of the way at the last possible moment and Watts crashed through both tables!

Dave - Zed is getting his second wind! He picks up "The Natural" and whips him into the ropes...back body drop. Watts is up... and back down with a clothesline! He's to his feet again and is met by another Logan clothesline that sends him sprawling!

Rick - There goes Zed setting up another table. Now he's standing up two of them in opposite corners.
Dave - Logan has Watts... standing vertical suplex... through the table! A cover... one... two... th... NO!! Watts barely got his left shoulder up. Zed is looking to the crowd and they are screaming "Table! Table! Table!" He picks up the battered champ and whips him into the ropes... a big foot to the face of Watts! Watts laid out on the canvas... Zed Logan picking up a folded table.. He’s headed to the corner and he's climbing the ropes.

Rick - Zed has that table in front of him, Dave: this is UNREAL! He lunges forward... OH! Zed just sacrificed his own body to splash Watts with a table. But, that took a lot out of Logan too.

Dave - Both men are struggling to get to their feet, Rick- this match has been SO intense up to this point, that the fans have hardly been able to contain themselves! Now it’s Zed up first and he helps Watts up. They are right in front of the table that’s propped up in the corner. Zed is shouting something about the tables match...

Rick - I think he's telling Watts that he'll pay for even suggesting the match!

Dave - It looks like Logan is going for a side Russian leg sweep...NO! Watts with a block and he plants Logan face first through the bottom of the table!

Rick - Someone call a dentist for Zed!

Dave - That was an incredible counter on the part of "The Natural", and an unbelievable move at that! Heck, I’d thought that he was out on his feet! But it’s looking like that’s far from being the case right now, as Watts is grabbing another table and setting it up in the middle of the ring. Up comes Logan by his hair. A kick to the gut... and a power bomb by Watts snaps Zed Logan through the table!!!

Rick - Look at the sadistic smile on the face of Watts! He's not even trying for a pin! No, he'd prefer to setup another table. The could be a mistake on the part of “The Natural”, but one thing’s for sure: The man’s a lunatic!

Dave - I hate to give any credit to members of TSK, but at least he’s doing this on his own!

Rick - Don't say that! You're going to jinx this match!

Dave - That doesn't matter. If TSK interferes, they're suspended!! Watts grabs the limp body of Zed Logan. Whips him into the ropes... clothesline... NO! Logan shifts the weight of his body- spins around... tornado DDT through the table!!! The cover... ONE... TWO... THR... NO!!! SO close!! "The Natural" just managed to get his foot on the rope.

Rick - But the damage was done on that move as Watts is busted open!

Dave - Logan sees the blood and now he's going for the kill! He lifts Watts to his feet... up he goes... CHOKESLAM! No cover here by Zed...instead he's climbing the top rope... flying elbow drop!
Rick - Table time! Zed is assembling two more tables. He grabs Watts and climbs on top of a table. I can't believe the table is supporting over six hundred pounds!!

Dave - Don't be surprised: Planet Wrestling only uses the very best tables. We don't use imitation sawdust tables like some of the other feds out there. Logan with Watts on his shoulder...power slam through the second table!

Rick - He only used the first table for additional height! Great move by Zed but I'm wondering... why isn't he going for the pin? Lord knows that he SHOULD be!

Dave - The blood of Watts has him wanting more! "Black Thunder" pushes the table that is still standing into the corner. He grabs the semi-conscious body of "The Natural" and pulls him to his feet. Zed stepping in behind Watts and locks his arms around his waist...GREAT MOVE!

Rick - Zed just nailed "The Natural" with a German release suplex over the top rope and through the table he’d set up earlier! Watts could be dead!

Dave - Logan follows him to the outside and whips the bloodied champ-

[Clang!]

Dave - STRAIGHT into the ring steps! Zed Logan on the tear here, and he’s setting up another table as we speak!

Rick - These two are obsessed with tables. Do they realize they don't have to use the tables to win?!

Dave - They don't have to but they can, and by God, they are. This match is about hurting your opponent or injuring him, not just getting a pin, and it’s obvious that both competitors have very much taken that attitude on. Logan hoists Watts onto the ring apron. He climbs up and grabs Watts around the waist...

Rick - Sidewalk slam through the table!

Dave - Not just through the table but onto the cement! Zed needs to throw him back into the ring and cover him!

Rick - It looks like he's doing half of that. Logan throws Watts back into the ring and follows him in.

Dave - Zed climbs onto the table...moonsault onto Watts! Go for the damn cover, man!

Rick - He can't! The site of Watts' blood has turned Zed into a savage beast!

Dave - Logan is pulling the limp body of "The Natural" to his feet.
Rick - What the hell is this?! Fans, Zack "Blue Thunder" Logan appears to be walking towards the ring! He doesn't want to do this, he'll get himself suspended!

Dave - Here comes Zack wearing his "Blue Thunder" mask and with a chair in his hand! He jumps onto the ring apron but Zed is motioning for him to leave. The referee is pleading with Zack to leave but it's of no use!

Rick - Zack is pointing to the lights! Zed nods and stands Watts in front of his brother.

[The lighting in the arena suddenly shuts off. All we can see is a few dim emergency lights lining the arena’s steps.]

Dave - Jesus! The lights are out! Someone just turned out the lights and I heard the sounds of a chair smashing someone's head! NOW I know what Zack was up to!

Rick - If they don't see it, they can't suspend him!

Dave - It sounds like someone is having fun with a chair tonight! Fans, I have no clue what is going on in the ring but it sounds like there is a lot of action.

Rick - I've seen the lights go out before but never for this long. Maybe we've blown a fuse?

Dave - No, I think TSK has just blown one of their belts! There is some rustling in the ring and it looks like...candles?...

Rick - Someone has lit some candles in the ring...  What the?-

[The lights start to come back on.]

Rick - wait, some of the lights are returning. What the Hell?!!

Dave - What in God's name just happened here?!! Zed Logan is out cold in the middle of the ring and his face is COVERED in blood! AND... there’s a table setup a few feet from the corner with a red and white checkered tablecloth that stretches to the mat! "The Natural" is here to have a
freakin’ picnic!

Rick - Yeah, but what happened to Zack? Did he turn on his own brother?! Did Watts get the chair away from him, and if so, where the heck did Zack GO?! And what the heck is that wheelbarrow doing at ringside?!?!!

Dave - I don’t know, but "The Natural" wiping blood from his forehead... and tastes it! Damn he's disgusting! He grabs Logan’s bloodied body and walks to the corner with it. He sits him on the top turnbuckle and now climbing up to join him..... He pulls Logan up...

Rick - Superplex?
Dave - Could be... NO! Watts with a super brainbuster onto the table!! His TSK mate’s FORMER finisher-

Rick - But it didn't break! The table DIDN’T BREAK!!! How in the HELL can he deliver a super brainbuster onto a table and have it not break?!!

Dave - It looks like Watts is going to do it again! Up they go...SUPERPLEX onto the table! The momentum from that one made the table tumble over, tablecloth and all, but it STILL didn't break!!
Rick - Watts with the cover...ONE...TWO...THREE!!!

[The bell rings, and "Go For The Throat" by Y & T starts to play. Watts gets to his feet and raises his arms in victory.]

Dave - That was no regular table! "The Natural" is picking up his tablecloth and we can clearly see what has happened! When the lights were out, someone stacked several cinder blocks underneath the table! Logan wasn't super brainbustered and superplexed into a table, he was super brainbustered and superplexed onto a pile of cinder blocks!

Rick - And to think his own brother betrayed him!! It looks like TSK has just grown with the addition of Zack "Blue Thunder" Logan!

Dave - Fans, I’m not sure exactly HOW to explain what just happened, but let's take another look at the replay while the paramedics tend to “The Black Thunder”. And to think he was supposed to wrestle in the Battle For The Crown, which is up next!! I have a feeling that we’ll be seeing the alternate, Anya taking his spot...

Rick - Here you see on the replay Zack making his way to the ring. You see him on the ring apron and his brother nods...

Dave - WAIT! Freeze that frame! Doesn't something look a little odd to you?

Rick - Not particularly. It looked like Zed and Zack were sizing "The Natural" up and...

Dave - Do you think Zack has shrunk over the past few weeks?

Rick - What? No.

Dave - Look closely! Zack Logan is only 1 inch shorter than Zed but this masked man is at least 4 or 5 inches shorter!

Rick - You mean...

Dave - Yes, another TSK setup! They must have wheeled the blocks out from under the ring to set them up under the table! But, they were wearing a mask and there is no proof on who it was! Damn!!

Rick - I warned you about jinxing the match.

Dave - Shut up before I put YOU through a table! Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve seen a travesty take place here, and I can only hope that the Co-Presidents, or committe, or whoever’s responsible will see the same replays that we did, so not to result in a suspension of Zack Logan! Actually, I’m getting work from the back now that we have a camera back there- let’s go to that now!

[The shot cuts from the paramedics tending to Zed Logan in the ring, to somewhere in the back, where we see a mass of security personnel, accompanying PW Co-President Gary Gibbs. Standing directly in front of him is Zack Logan, wearing his wrestling mask, who has the other members of NX standing behind him. Zack doesn’t look too happy, and neither do the other NX members.]

Zack Logan - I was here the whole time! [pointing to his teammates] THEY were with me!

Gary Gibbs- LOOK! I haven’t looked at the replay myself yet, but they told me right off the bat that it wasn’t you. You’re NOT suspended!

Zack Logan - That’s all I wanted to hear...

[Zack storms off camera.]

Dave - Well, paramedics are taking Zed Logan to the back right now, but you have to wonder what kind of confrontation that he’s going to have with his brother once he regains consciousness! Will he even realize that it wasn’t his brother who was responsible for the attack?

Rick - I don’t know, Dave, but you have to wonder what’s going to be going through Zack’s mind when he’s in the heat of battle in the Battle for the Crown. Will his thoughts be with his broth-

Dave - What are you TALKING about?! I was under the assumption that Zack would be ACCOMPANYING Zed to the hospital! I mean, it’s his own BROTHER for goodness sake!!

Rick - I don’t know, Dave... It’s either watch his brother from the hospital and watch the match from a TV set there, or participate in this Crown match to try to get his shot at the PW World Heavyweight Championship. It’s not going to be the easiest choice he’s ever made...

Dave - We’ll just have to wait it out and see, I guess... Either way, with Zed out of the ring now and being tended to by the paramedics, we finally have a crew here to clean up all the... the mess of tables strewn out through the ring and around the ringside area. And I’m not sure what it looks like from home, but let me tell you that up close and personal from ringside, it looks like a banquet hall that’s been shelled for hours on end, with all the splintered and busted pieces of all the tables that we have here! We’re going to cut to a few commercials while they clean this battlezone up, but stay tuned: The Battle for the Crown is NEXT!!

[The shot cuts and fads back in on a commercial for PW merchandise, followed by one for PW Magazine subscriptions, the re-sowing of the PPV commercial, followed by a quick commercial for PW action figures. The shot cuts and cuts back to the announcer’s table.]

Dave - Welcome back! We have a few matches in the bag, but the night is FAR from over! Ladies and gentlemen, it has come down to this: our last two matches of the night!

Rick - And you know what THAT means: If you thought that “Survivor” TV show was tough, wait’ll they get a load of THIS!! It’s time for the annual Battle for the Crown!!!

Dave - That’s right Rick. But as it’s been mentioned before, there been a huge overhaul from the format we’d had last time around when Mr. Camara was at the helm: The fans are going wild over the format that Co-President Gary Gibbs has arranged, in what has been one of THE most highly anticipated matches that Planet Wrestling has showcased to date! And speaking of those rules, let’s talk about these a bit, just to clarify things for the viewers at home.

[The shot cuts to a computer-generated backdrop of a Planet Wrestling Battle for the Crown ring shot from above and to the side, so that we’re able to see the Battle for the Crown logo on the ring apron. As Rick speaks, white letters begin to appear on the screen that read: “1) All twenty participants are drawn randomly”.]

Rick - First off, the twenty participants will be selected in a random fashion. Remember that NO ONE knows the order of selection until the moments before they’re to go to the ring.

[Letters appear that read: “2) A maximum of four wrestler can be in the ring at the same time. The first four wrestlers drawn will be start off the match. If ANY ONE of the first four so much as touches another competitor before the bell, they will be disqualified on the spot and replaced by the next wrestlers picked.]

Rick - Four guys will be in there at time until the 20-man list is exhausted. The first four men picked will be the ones starting the match off. Also worth noting is a rule thrown in for the sake of deterring interference before the bell rings.

[Letters appear that read: “3) Once the bell rings and the match is underway, the objective is to get your opponent over the top rope, and to the outside, so that both of their feet land on the floor/ ringside mats. Once this happens, that competitor is eliminated from the contest. NOTE: IF it is judged that a competitor voluntarily exits the ring under or between the ropes, they will be disqualified and replaced. 4) With each elimination, the next randomly drawn wrestler will have 30 seconds to get inside the ring, or face elimination.]

Rick - So once the bell has sounded and we’re off, wrestlers will be eliminated from action by being tossed over the top rope. Then, the next guy picked makes it to the ring to get into the mix, but only has 30 seconds to do so, or it goes to the next competitor who’s picked.

[Letters appear that read: “5) The cycle continues, with four men in the ring at any given time,
until it gets down to the final four randomly drawn competitors. At this point, no more new competitors will enter the match, and the final four must continue until only one man is left who has not yet been eliminated. This winner will be crowned the Planet Wrestling King (official crowning ceremony on the Throttle following the PPV) and will go on to face the reigning PW World Heavyweight Champion at the next PPV event.]

Rick - And of course, this keeps going on until we’re down to the last man in the ring. And of course, the one reason everyone is in this thing in the FIRST PLACE, the winner is not only crown PW King, but more importantly, he’ll be getting a shot at the PW World Heavyweight champion, come next Pay-Per-View!

[The shot cuts back to ringside.]

Dave - Well there you have it folks- the guideline for this year’s Battle for the Crown! And what everyone in the back who’s involved in this one MUST be worried about is those dreaded first four spots!

Rick - No doubt about it, Dave: it seems doubtful, to say the least that one of the four men that start this match off can possibly weather the storm of the NINETEEN other men that they would have to be facing tonight. And though the question will be answered soon, you have to wonder just WHO the “unfortunate four” will be.

Dave - And what about the potential battles that could erupt in this match: what if the three first numbers drawn are the members of NX, not that that’s very likely to happen, after what we saw happen to Zed Logan in that last match...? What if, by the luck of the draw, we see all the participating members of PAIN in there tonight?-

Rick - I don’t think I have to tell anyone that the whole PAIN situation is a powder keg just waiting to blow, Dave: we already SAW what the Canadian Crippler and Swanson did to each other, will Swanson’s goon be looking to add to the damage Swanson inflicted? And what about Jansen’s overwhelming animosity for the ghastly giant? And for that matter, considering Jansen’s involvement in the ladder match, how will the rest of the Foundation be looking at him? Jansen may be CLAIMING that Dehumanizer will be able to hold his PAIN Foundation together so that they’ll be offering him extra protection in this thing, but I think he’s fooling himself if he believes for a single SECOND that there’s any other man stepping into this ring tonight who DOESN’T have their eyes on the ultimate prize: their shot at the Planet Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship! So we could see possible conflicts within PAIN, NX, and you can bet that despite their best words and intentions that with such a heavy reward for winning this match, that we just might bear witness to a wedge being driven between to of the new breed of PW do-gooders, “The Gold Dragon” Kevin Peterson, and the knightly Liam Drake, both of who tested their mettle earlier tonight at the “Pre-Per-View” and fared quite well. There’s the alliance between Rudy Rudos and Drunkaholic that may turn sour if they have to face each other. And what about the very real possibility that we could see the first ever woman competing in a Planet Wrestling Pay Per View? If Zed Logan, Esquire or anyone else for that matter has decided that they cannot compete in this match tonight, then the lovely Anya may well be in the ring at the same time as her friend, Xander! I might be wrong, but I’m betting that in at least one of these cases, and quite possibly in each and every one of them, Dave, that we’re going to see the sparks a-flying!

Dave - With all the possibility of conflicts that could come about tonight in a match like this, I hate to say it, but the one big group that ISN’T involved in this match, TSK, may have made a wise decision.

Rick - No doubt about it, Dave. I’m not so sure that being a part of a group in an every-man-for-himself situation like this is such a great idea: there’s just so much potential for the big egos to collide as old friendships crumble and new short-term alliances form, that you’d have to be VERY tight knit to walk away from this one without a chip on your shoulder.

Dave - And speaking of the solo competitors in this one, there is a fair amount of these too: Esquire, should he be well enough after facing and overcoming Hellraiser’s fury earlier tonight, who’s been creeping up in the PW ranks with a most impressive string of victories. There’s newcomers Marky Mark, "Warrior" Pierce Taylor and “Pretty Boy” Tony DiFrangio, who, perhaps wisely, decided NOT to go at it on the Pre-Per-View, perhaps showing just how serious they truly are about winning this match. And then we have some of the misfit regulars, who could be some really unexpected spoilers in this one: There’s the obscenely overweight monster “Obese” Hank Albert, who I STILL am unsure about just how any of these men will get over the top rope; and a man who may well have as good a shot at this as any, considering the literal storm he weathered at Zero Tolerance’s Extreme Title match, Ireland’s own “Better Than You” Brain Collins.

Rick - That’s an excellent point, Dave: Collins is one of four men in this match who actually HAS Planet Wrestling Pay Per View experience in a match with multiple men coming at him, the other three being the Dehumanizer, Matt Michaels, and my pick to win this match, the Canadian Crippler. Collins may be one of the biggest rude awakenings IN this match if he has a little luck and a lot of his typical grit on his side. And we know that he can lift the opponents, as the master of the Collins Press, after all.

Dave - And the last competitor, though on the questionable list to possibly be replaced by Anya, is Dr. Troy Howard, who appeared to have been just DECIMATED earlier tonight at the hands of Brian Daniels, in what was a disgusting and horrifying display. We’ve heard that Howard was in hospital for examination and that it appeared that he would be okay, but we’ve not yet gotten word as to whether or not he’s returned to the Dome tonight. I’m told though, that if he gets back in time to claim his spot, that he will be participating in this annual Battle for the Crown, which has potential to be a TRULY fine match. Are we forgetting to mention any of the wrestlers?

Rick - I think we covered ‘em all, Dave. I’d like to say though, that I have a strong feeling that we’ll be seeing Xander’s girl, Anya in action tonight. Let’s face it- there’s no way that either Howard OR Zed Logan have it left in them to do anything by try to recuperate! And what about Esquire? He took his fair share of lumps earlier tonight too, Dave. I’d say that it’s pretty much a sure thing that Anya is in this one. But think about this for a second: what if we all THREE of these guys are out of this match? Will we be down to only 18 competitors in this Battle for the Crown?

Dave - To be more than honest, Rick, I haven’t got the foggiest. But enough with the yammering, it’s just about time to get it on for this match...

[The shot cuts to a back room somewhere in the Planet Dome, where we see a number of the wrestlers who will be participating in the gauntlet match standing around Adam Kent, who holds a hat. Beside him stands an impeccably neatly-dressed PW Co-President Gary Gibbs.]

Gary Gibbs - ...any trouble from any of you, and you’re OUT, got it?

[The gathered crowd nods in approval, everyone seems very edgy to be in this close proximity without resorting to fisticuffs. Co-President Gary Gibbs fishes into the hat and pulls out four official-looking, folded cards.]

Gary Gibbs - The first four competitors for Battle for the Crown 2000 will be... Number four...

[He unfolds the fourth card he picked and looks at it. As he does so, the shot switches back to the announcers’ table.]

Dave - It won’t be long now before we find out who exactly those four men are. Ring Announcer Jim Pattera is taking his spot in the ring, and it’s looking like the Battle for the Crown 2000 is about to get underway...

[The lights go out..... There’s a seemingly endless pause.]

Dave - You can cut the tension here with a KNIFE folks! You can barely see your hand in front of your face, but the fans here have gone as silent as they’ve been all night, probably with their fingers crossed so that their favorite superstar isn’t the first to part the curtains...

[The lights fade back into to some extent, a spotlight beaming down into the ring, where ring announcer Jim Pattera stands, all decked-out in his tuxedo.]

Pattera- Ladies and gentlemen, WELCOME to the Battle for the Crown Two Thooooooooousand!

[The fans cheer. Suddenly the beat of "Captive Heart" (remixed) by Selena pumps through the arena. The fans go nuts, as the gold colour of Ken Jansen’s entrance video clip plays on the PlanetTron, illuminating the Dome with a golden glow.]

Dave - The fans are on their feet, ‘cause they know who’s drawn the number one spot, Rick, and it’s “The Heartbeat of Canada”!

Rick - And you can be sure, Dave, that they’re not cheering for this man out of their APPRECIATION either! They’re just happy that Jansen was UNLUCKY enough to be shafted with the number one spot!!

Dave - I’ll have to agree with you there, Rick: Jansen may have accumulated a cult following, and he may be one of the best technical wrestlers to hit the PW since former E-WCW World Heavyweight Champion Absolute Zero, but amongst the general fanbase of the fed, he’s HARDLY Mr. Popularity! They know as well as you, I, or Jansen himself, that his chances to win a shot at the PW World Title from this match have DRASTICALLY plummeted with his being selected at one of these first four slots, not to mention the psychological disadvantage he has to have after getting the very FIRST spot of the tournament!

[The image on the PlanetTron has since dissolved into a series of clips of Jansen's previous matches. As the lights come back on, Ken Jansen parts the curtains, peering at the fans through mirrored sunglasses. He walks onto the rampway, and behind him is Valentine, who takes a few quick steps to catch up to Jansen so that they make their way to the ring side by side. Jansen, from his encounter earlier in the evening, sports a couple strands of surgical tape that cover the stitched wound on his forehead.]

Pattera - And drawing the number one spot, on his way down the aisle, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, accompanied by his wife Valentine, weighing in at 245 pounds, he is the "Heartbeat of Canada" Keeeeennn Jaaaannnnseeeennnn!!!

Rick - But ask and you shall receive I guess, Dave! Jansen has been bragging all ALONG that he could win this match even IF he was put into this position. It’s looking like it’s soon going to be time for Ken to either put his money where his mouth is, or get a friendly re-introduction to the ringside mats.

[In Jansen’s hand is his gold-plated megaphone, but his remarks to the fans shouted through it go largely unheard for their cheering. You can tell though, that some of his remarks are ill-received, as the fans who are in range of hearing him turn from cheering to boos. Beside him, Valentine struts with an obviously last-minute made sign that reads: “JANSEN SCREWED BY GIBBS”. Jansen hands his sunglasses and megaphone to Valentine as they reach ringside, then climbs between the ropes and into the ring. He reaches over to Jim Pattera, obviously asking for the microphone.]

Dave - Looks like Jansen has something to say.

[The crowd starts a chant.]

crowd [in unison] - You’re number 1! You’re number 1! You’re number 1! You’re number 1!

Dave - But Jansen’s not happy about this, folks! I don’t think he’s going to address them with the mic at ALL from the looks of things, but is opting for the more direct approach in yelling at them from atop the turnbuckles!

Rick - Ken had better stay focused if he wants to have even the most REMOTE chance at winning this one, Dave. But that could partly depend on who the next two competitors are, and I think Jim’s about to let us know!

Pattera - And drawing tonight’s second spot-

[A soothing strings version of Greensleaves plays and the lights in the arena turn to a goldish-yellow hue. The crowd is still on its feet.]

Pattera- from Augusta, Maine, weighing in at 231 pounds, he is "The Gold Drrrrragon" Keeeevinnn Peeeetersonnnn!!!

[Peterson walks out and the crowd reacts with immediate cheers.]

Dave - Peterson has picked up quite a following in his short time as a member of the PW roster, especially considering his first match was earlier tonight! But with an impressive win over the high-flying Airborn earlier tonight, he seems to have what it takes to become a contender in Planet Wrestling, and had he drawn a later slot, he COULD have even been a good contender to win this match!

[Peterson performs a little martial arts demonstration at the top of the ramp.]

Rick - I know what you mean, Dave: This guy has a lot of potential and some real fire in his eyes, and he could go far in this fed. He may not win in this match tonight, especially with a debut match already working against him on the night, not to mention the fact that he’s a budding rookie. You can’t count him out, but it doesn’t look good nonetheless. If NOTHING else, what a way to start off your pro career, and what an experience this should be for "The Gold Dragon"!

[Peterson finishes up his rapid-fire shadow-boxing, then proceeds down the ramp, high-fiving the fans along the way. He makes it to the ring, hops up onto the apron, then leapfrogs into the ring. Landing, he immediately executes a front flip, landing in a splits position to execute a martial arts block. He quickly slides his legs together and hops up to his feet without he use of his hands. Ken Jansen, in the meantime, has been watching from a corner near Valentine, joking with her and pointing at Peterson all the while, laughing at his display. Peterson, facing Jansen, backs to his corner and bows at him, with his fist over an open hand.]

Rick - That’s a Japanese war bow, Dave. Apparently Peterson is not a Jansenite...

Pattera - And in the third position...

["NO" by SoulFly plays...]

Pattera - Accompanied to the ring by Scooter the Cute Cuddly Panda Bear, weighing in at 230 pounds, from New Jersey, he is Rrrrrudy Rrrrrrruuuudooooosss!!!

[Rudos comes out from behind the curtain to a chorus of boos. In his hand, he carries a black kendo stick.]

Dave - Rudos here, hardly the most liked individual in the sport either, as the crowd’s not even HAPPY that he’s one of the first four out here- in fact, I’m pretty sure that they’re not happy he’s out here at ALL!

Rick - Well, Mr. Rudos has hardly been trying to make friends here in the PW, Dave. And he’s not exactly been catering to any of the fans in bringing his carnivalesque sideshow freaks along with him. He might just BE “the rudest mo-fo in the fed”.

[Trailing behind him, his fluffy manager, Scooter has a golf bag slung over his shoulder with a number of matching kendo sticks sticking out of it.]

Dave - And with the arsenal they’re bringing to the ring, everyone had better be keeping an eye on Rudos and his manager...

[Rudos makes his way down the aisle, climbs up onto the apron, shouts something at both Jansen and Peterson then, holding the top rope with one hand, somersaults over it, into the ring. Landing, he flips both of them off, then turns his back on both of them, walking over to his corner. With his kendo stick still in hand, one of the refs at ringside asks him to hand it over. Rudos pretends to ignore him.]

Rick - And Rudos here might want to watch himself, or the referees at ringside might just rule his elimination before the match is even STARTED!

Pattera - And the fourth and final starting position........

Rick - Who’s it gonna’ be Dave?

[The lights go out.... Suddenly "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath plays, flooding through the arena, as the fans go totally crazy.]

Dave - NO! My GOD! It... it CAN’T be!!

[The shot cuts to somewhere in the back, where we see Zed Logan standing with his brother. They look as if they’ve been arguing. We see that Zed’s head is bandaged up, as are his ribs, and that around his neck, he wears a neck brace. He tears it off and throws it to the floor.]

Dave - It’s Zed Logan!! I thought that he was in the HOSPITAL!

Rick - Cripes, from the looks of things, he SHOULD be Dave! He looks like he was in a car wreck!

Zed Logan - I don’t need THIS, and I don’t care WHAT you say! I’m going out there, and I’m going to WIN this match!! And this time, YOU can’t stop me!!

Zack Logan - I TOLD you, it wasn’t ME!!

[Zed storms off. Zack grabs at his arm trying to stop him, but Zed just pulls it away, though obviously wincing in pain. The camera continues to follow behind him toward the entrance to the arena’s main floor. We’re able to see that Zed is holding onto his ribs. The fans obviously weren’t privy to the backstage footage, as they’ve quieted down somewhat in anticipation of whether or not Zed will be appearing or not...]

Dave - The Planet Dome crowd has been reduced to a hush here, but I can’t believe what I’m seeing: Zed Logan, battered, bruised and with possible broken or at least fractured bones, looks as if he will be competing for his shot at the Crown tonight, slim though that may be!

[From behind, we see Zed walk through the curtain. The shot cuts to one from the bottom of the ramp, and the split second that the fans are able to discern who it is, they’re in a frenzy.]

Pattera - From Death Valley, weighing in at 335 pounds, he is the “Black Thunnnnnder” Zeeeeeeeeeeeed Looooogaannnnn!!!

[Zed makes his way out onto the top of the ramp in a cloud of fog, with the superimposed sound of thunder playing over the music. His hand leaves his ribs, as he raises his arms, then drops them sharply, as fireworks simultaneously explode from the rampway and the ringposts.

Dave - The NX’er getting an OUTSTANDING ovation here, and I can hardly hear myself THINK, let alone BELIEVE what I’m seeing!!!!

Rick - No bones about it, Dave! Zed might not be favoured to win since he’s grabbed this spot, ON TOP OF THE FACT that he’s already put out an OUTSTANDING effort earlier tonight against “The Natural”, not to MENTION the INEXPLICABLE PUNISHMENT he’s endured AND the SHEER AGONY that he must be going through! The very fact that he’s even here either says something about his character, Dave, or maybe it just says a lot about how extensive the brain damage from that super brainbuster he received was!!

Dave - Zed Logan taking his time walking down the aisle, basking in the adoration of the fans and trying to soak up their encouragement like a sponge, so that he can get the adrenaline flowing through his veins to block the pain out!! At ringside now and taking every possible precious moment to recover, and taking the time to greet all of the fans at ringside, the Jansenites included! You can practically SMELL the anticipation for those in the ring for Logan to get in there, Rick!

Rick - Zed Logan finally, and gingerly, making his way up onto the ring apron and trying to pump the crowd up even FURTHER, as if that’s even possible at this point! Logan , uncharacteristically entering the ring BETWEEN the ropes here, further testament to just how much he’s been through tonight! Logan turning and telling Jansen to “bring it on”! Ring the bell quick, it’s like a powder keg in there, and Logan’s the spark to ignite it! Now he’s taunting Rudos with that patented NX crotch crop! Rudos threatening with that pinata stick! Pattera getting the hell out of there!! For God sake: RING THE BELL!!!

[The bell rings.]

*** Battle for the Crown 20-Man Gauntlet Match ***

Rick - Finally!!

Dave - Here we GO!! Zed Logan rushing Rudos! Rudos with a swing of the stick- and a miss- Logan chopped it out of his hand! They lock up! Ken Jansen keeping his distance, but in goes Peterson- A kick to the knee of Rudos and Logan gets the advantage on New Jersey’s first luchador! Double team now by Peterson and Logan- Whipping Rudos to the ropes!! Rudos off the ropes- DOUBLE BACK BODYDROP TO THE OUTSIDE- NO!! Rudos- WOAH!! AMAZINGLY held onto the top rope and landed on the apron to roll back in! But Logan right there and stomping away at him like a rabid beast! I can say for SURE, Rick, but from the looks of things, Logan may be more fired up than EVER after having taken that controversial loss at the hands of Watts and TSK!

Rick - You might just be right there, Dave, still every movement must be like pulling teeth for the big man, and tomorrow he’ll have a lump on his head the size of TEXAS! But Rudy Rudos living on the edge there, and I was SURE that we were going to see an elimination already, but somehow, he managed to hang on! Peterson now, seeing that Jansen’s trying to stay out of things is going after the man from Manitoba! Backhand chop by Kevin Peterson and it’s ducked by Jansen- OH! But a quick jumping scissor kick to the back by Peterson flattens Jansen! Jansen getting to his feet but Peterson pulling him up instead- Jansen bats Peterson’s arms away to counter! Go-behind into a waistlock by Jansen! Reversal by Peterson- reversal by Jansen- OH!!! German suplex delivered by the “Heartbeat of Canada”!!

Dave - Peterson getting a bit of a rude awakening there, that’s for sure! On the other end of the ring tough, it’s been Zed Logan absolutely DOMINATING Rudy Rudos, folks! Rudos has been having a heck of a time trying to get out of the corner, as Logan has just been hammering away at the smaller man! Logan now with Rudos against the turnbuckles and brings the big boot up to choke him out!

Rick - And unless it’s under special circumstances, there’s not going to be any DQ’s in this match, Dave: Logan might just work away on the windpipe of Rudos until he does have enough air left in his lungs to let him fight back, THEN toss him out of the ring. And you can just imagine the ovation THAT’S going to get!

Dave - You’re not kidding! Logan just overpowering the “King of the Barrio Streets”... And Kevin Peterson right now having some troubles of his own with Ken Jansen!
Rick - Ken has managed to get Peterson into a half crab and without the ropes to save him, “The Gold Dragon” might be in a lot of trouble early here... Logan with Rudos- Whips him across the ring and into the turnbuckles! Logan charging in- OH!! Hits the big back elbow! Wow. Did you SEE Rudy’s head snap back on that?! Talk about whiplash!

Dave - Zed Logan here really wearing the luchador down, that’s for sure! If Rudos isn’t careful, he may yet be the first man to be tossed over the top and to the floor! Still, you can tell that this fast-and-furious pace, though it’s keeping Logan in contention, is taking it’s toll on “The Black Thunder”! He’s clutching either at his ribs or his head at any chance he gets... Still, he’s setting Rudos up again for the Irish whip- sends him to the corner he came from! Rudos slamming into the turnbuckle sternum first! Logan charging in again- Rudos using the ropes to leap over Logan- But Logan saw it coming and he caught Rudos on his shoulder! Logan turning to dump Rudos to the floor- But Rudos slides off of Logan’s shoulder! Rudos behind Logan- HAMMERS him in the ribs! And a dropkick to the knee by Rudos!! Logan down to one knee and holding his ribs! Rudos back on his feet- rakes Logan’s face from behind! Logan shooting back up to his feet after that one and standing a head and shoulders over Rudos’ six foot frame once again!

Rick - I’d say that Rudos only succeeded in making Logan angrier after that move, Dave! Logan turning around and stalking Rudos as the “King of the Barrio Streets” is trying to chop down some “Black Thunder”, but the big man is absorbing the blows as if he’s entirely impervious to pain!! And he practically HAS to be, all things considered- HO! He has Rudos by the throat!! Lifts- DOWN with the chokeslam!!!

Dave - And while all this has been going on, Ken Jansen STILL has that half-crab on Peterson!

Rick - Jansen showing some real intelligence here: although Peterson is struggling for his life to get out of this hold, Jansen isn’t expending much energy- not NEARLY as much as Rudy Rudos, that’s for sure!

Dave - WHOH! But check THAT move out! Kevin Peterson SOMEHOW managed to twist his body around and catch Jansen offguard with a leg scissor move that threw the Canadian off of him! Peterson getting to his feet, but he’s holding onto his back in some obvious pain, Rick.

Rick - It should be interesting to see if Peterson has what it takes to go on in this gauntlet or not, Dave. Moving in on Jansen though- jabbing a kick down at him before the Heartbeat could get up! Peterson with a series of downward thrusting stomps and he’s really turning the tables on Jansen here, peppering him with kicks! Jansen trying to crawl away, but there’s nowhere to go! Peterson finally finishing and reaching down to pull Jansen up-

Dave - OH! But Jansen grabbed Peterson by the tights and threw Peterson through the ropes to the outside!

[The fans boo Jansen.]

Rick - Jansen used his head AND his leverage awfully well right there for a nice move on Peterson, to get him to the outside.

Dave - Remember though, that Kevin Peterson is NOT eliminated from this: competitors MUST go over the TOP rope and touch the floor to be eliminated by an opponent! “The Gold Dragon” is still in this!

Rick - And he’s getting a bit of a breather out there for now, Dave, but I’d be keeping my eyes open for both Scooter AND Valentine if I was him right now!

Dave - You’re not kidding! Back on the inside, it’s the “Black Thunder” still in control of Rudy Rudos- BULLDOGS him down to the canvas! But here comes Jansen- OH! The stomp on Rudos- and now a kick to the back of Logan’s head!

Rick - Wow! Right in the melon! The “Heartbeat of Canada” really means business here!

Dave - And he’s not finished! Wrapping his arms around the face of Logan for the sleeperhold! And with Logan still sitting, it’s not going to be easy to get to his feet for a counter either! Logan struggling in the attempts to shake Jansen off, but Ken Jansen just sinking it on tighter!

Rick - But look at this: “The Black Thunder” pushing himself to his feet, apparently through sheer power and will!.... He’s on his feet and Ken Jansen’s BARELY touching the mat with the tips of his boots! Logan backing into a corner- Crushes the life out of Jansen! But on the outside, it’s Rudy’s manager Scooter going after the downed Kevin Peterson and a pair of referees have decided to intervene on the situation to hold the furry panda back. Valentine trying to get her way in on the action and a referee trying to cut HER off at the pass! But wait just a minute!! On the inside it’s Rudy Rudos reaching for his black pinata stick while Zed Logan is trying to push Ken Jansen up and over the top turnbuckle in the corner!! Rudos charging in- Zed dodges! OH!!!! Rudos just BLASTED Jansen with the pinata stick!!! Rudos just turned that pinata stick into a million TOOTHPICKS and turned Jansen’s knees to rubber at the same time!

Dave - You’re not kidding: Jansen just went down like a ton of bricks! At least ONE of the refs had to see that one!

Rick - I’m not so sure ANY of them really DID, Dave! Three of the four were distracted with trying to hold back Valentine and Scooter on the outside, and the FOURTH man was waiting to see if Jansen would be dumped out and had his eyes on the ringside mats in case of a close call! Nonetheless, Rudos had better watch himself- HO!!

Dave - You’re not KIDDING he’d better watch himself! Zed Logan just charged out at him and practically turned him inside OUT with a clothesline straight from HELL that almost had Rudos’ body saying “goodbye” to his head!

Rick - What a beating Rudos has been taking so far in this match, not to say ANYTHING about the shot that Jansen just took moments ago! Zed Logan now in control of the action and off the ropes- DROPS the elbow onto Rudy Rudos! He really should be thinking about taking this opportunity to make an elimination, Dave!

Dave - You’re absolutely right, Rick: especially with Peterson struggling on the outside to get back into the ring, he should be trying to get ONE of the two remaining men out of the ring... Uh-oh! Looks like I spoke too soon! Peterson just slid back into the ring and it’s a stare down... or a stare UP if you will, with Zed Logan! What’s going to happen here? Zed yelling something at Peterson, but I can’t quite make it out... “The Gold Dragon” though is seeming to ignore Logan now and it may be a BIG mistake on his part, as he’s picking Rudy Rudos up off the canvas...

Rick - Wait a second, Dave: I think that Zed was working a plan out with Kev! “The Gold Dragon” hoisting Rudos up and holding him upside down in a vertical suplex! Zed Logan off the ropes- Sweet JESUS!!!! Zed SOMEHOW got enough height on a high crossbody to just PANCAKE Rudy Rudos with AUTHORITY! The fans can’t believe what they’re seeing here, folks, but they’re loving every second of it as Kevin Peterson and Zed Logan have apparently joined forces for the time being! You have to wonder how long ANY alliance can last in a match like this though, Dave.

Dave - But for now it’s Peterson and Logan working as a team and now focusing their attention toward Canada’s own Ken Jansen! Jansen still in the corner catching a bit of a breather, but he may be in a lot of trouble now with this duo closing in on him... Zed Logan winding up- Jansen ducked quickly between his legs and crawled through- But there’s Peterson waiting for him and kicks him to the mat! Logan turns around- OH! A combination elbow drop and leg drop delivered simultaneously by Logan and Peterson! Zed Logan to his knees and motioning to Peterson to send Jansen to the outside! Jansen may be eliminated now in the MATTER of a heartbeat, Rick!

Rick - When you’re one of the first four in, SOMEONE has to be the first person to fly over the top and hit the floor, and no matter how much he was bragging, it looks like Jansen’s going to be that man! Zed on his feet and “The Gold Dragon” pulling Jansen up to his feet- Double Irish whip sends Jansen to the ropes and they’re going for the double back body drop again- OH!!! And Jansen caught them both with a double DDT!! What an excellent counter to stay in the ring by Jansen!

Dave - Oh no! Look at this! On the other side of the ring, it’s Rudy Rudos and he just had another kendo stick thrown into him by his manager! A pair of referees now yelling at Scooter on the outside, but Rudos moving in- Jansen turning- OH!!!! Down goes Ken Jansen once again!! And he’s not moving a MUSCLE this time, folks!

Rick - You have to give Rudy Rudos credit to some degree I suppose: he sure can swing that pinata stick! Heck, I’m surprised that The Heartbeat’s HEAD didn’t split right open and send CANDY all over the ring.

Dave - No question about it: Rudos is DEADLY with that weapon! Somehow though, Jansen’s not bleeding yet! But on the outside, Scooter is FINALLY being escorted away by a team of security officials and Rudos may have his work cut out for him from here on in, without a supply of weapons at his disposal...
Rick - True enough, but the damage has already been done on Jansen, and Zed and Kevin are still both feeling the effects of that double DDT counter suffered just moments ago. Rudos might just be lucky enough to eliminate his first three competitors here in one fell swoop!

Dave - Rudos wasting some time yelling at the ringside referees for having his manager removed from the match, and it’s pretty obvious from some of the colourful language coming out of Rudos’ mouth that he’s not at ALL happy about this turn of events.

Rick - Rudos, finally getting back to the action now and pulling the big man up off the mat by the hair. Zed Logan is looking mighty dizzy here folks! Rudos with a golden opportunity here to eliminate a big size disadvantage. Whips Zed to the corner! Follows him in there and going for the leg... Rudy Rudos using the top turnbuckle for added leverage and pulling the feet from under the “Black Thunder” and trying to dump the 300 plus pounder over the top!! But look at this! Kevin Peterson to his feet and shaking the cobwebs out! “The Gold Dragon” is on his feet and he’s seeing what’s going on with Rudos and Logan... Kev charging in!! Clothesline- DUCKED by Rudos and Kevin hits Zed!! Zed Logan up and over- but hangs on!! He’s on the ring apron and he’d better get back in fast! Peterson with an apologetic look of shock on his face- turns- OH!!! He’s nailed by Rudos with a dropkick! Aaaaaand- OH!!! Peterson landing on the mat, and on his FEET! Logan rolling to the inside and Peterson dashes along the apron to avoid elimination from Rudos! Rudy Rudos cannot BELIEVE how close he was to eliminating TWO opponents just now!

Dave - And the crowd can’t believe it either, Rick, but they’re giving up an incredible amount of cheering and support here for Peterson and Logan for their considerable tandem efforts! Kevin Peterson back in the ring now once again and he and Rudos are locking up! Peterson coming out on top with a hip toss but Rudos back to his feet quick! A leg sweep by Peterson, but Rudos just hopped over it! Peterson to his feet- WOAH! A spinning jumpkick and Rudos narrowly avoided that! Rudos with a right jab- caught by Peterson! Left jab- caught by Peterson!! Peterson with both arms- Good LORD- SUPLEXES him!!

Rick - What an INCREDIBLE exchange between Peterson and Rudos and the exclamation mark on it by Peterson to finish the set! Wow! This kid has a great future in the fed, let me tell you!

Dave - You’re not kidding! Kevin Peterson showing an excellent mesh of the martial arts and wrestling technique without a doubt, and I have a good feeling that he’ll really be going places. And while all that was going on, Logan’s regained his footing and now having an exchange of words with Peterson!

Rick - He must be thinking that Peterson’s clotheslining him over the top and nearly eliminating him was INTENTIONAL, Dave! And in a match like this, it’s hard to say if it was or not, but Zed didn’t see the expression that Kevin had on his face after hitting the move.

Dave - And that’s what Peterson is trying to tell Logan right now, but I don’t think Logan’s really believing him. Rudy Rudos now getting to his feet- HO! And right in the face of Zed Logan and even he realizes that this ISN’T where he wants to be! Logan with Rudos by the top of the mask- BIG headbutt knocks Rudos to the mat! And Logan continuing to interrogate Peterson!

Rick - I have a feeling that his mind is already made up... Wait a second... Zed Logan polling the crowd to get their reaction of whether he should trust Peterson or not... The crowd cheering loudly! Zed looking to the other side of the arena and they’re giving him an overwhelming response too! Zed looking toward Kevin Peterson now and cautiously extending his hand and Peterson doing the same.... Reaching slowly- They’re shaking hands!!! We may have quite the alliance on our hands for the time being ladies and gentlemen!

Dave - But look out from behind!! Rudos picking up a piece of one of his shattered kendo sticks and charging in- Logan and Peterson- OH!!!! They just about DECAPITATED Rudy Rudos with a double clothesline!!! Their hands were still connected from the handshake, and Rudos just got a taste of “Red Rover” if you will, from the “Gold Dragon” and “Black Thunder”, to send the piece of the stick flying!!!

Rick - And what a clothesline it was, Dave! Zed and Kevin looking TOTALLY pumped after that one too and it looks like they’re going to be ridding themselves of Rudos once and for all! Peterson pulling Rudos up and setting him up against the ropes.... Zed in the middle of the ring sending the crotch chop toward Rudos and Peterson on his way back toward Zed- I think they’re going to double clothesline Rudos over the top!! Locking wrists and charging- NO!!! Rudos ducked and Peterson to the outside!!!

Dave - WAIT!! Peterson STILL holding on to Logan’s arm across the top rope and Zed Logan trying to hold on and pull him back up onto the apron!! Trying to pull him.... And Rudy Rudos- springboard- OH!!!!! And down across Logan’s arm to break the chain!!

Pattera - Kevin Peterson has been eliminated!!!

Rick - “The Gold Dragon” eliminated by Rudos, but did you HEAR the snap that Rudy’s leg made coming across their arms! I have a feeling that SOMEONE’s going to have a fractured bone or two from that move!

Dave - You’re not kidding! Peterson’s chances at the World Heavyweight Championship gone now, but who will be the next person to the ring?

Rick - Well, In just a matter of seconds, Dave, we should be finding out!

["Falling Away From Me" by Korn sounds throughout the arena. The crowd doesn’t seem to know much what to think.]

Dave - Well, apparently coming to the ring next, we have a bright new superstar know as “Warrior” Pierce Taylor! This should be VERY exciting, folks- we’ve heard some about this man over the wire and through the grapevine, and I’m told that despite his enigmatic lack of communication leading into this match, that he’s quite the competitor!

[The shot pans to the top of the ramp, where we see a man emerge from the entryway. He’s dressed in a white, tight fitting shirt and black, jean-type pants (which go over the tops of his black wrestling boots), as well as white tape wrapped around his fists and wrists.  The sleeves of the shirt barely reach his biceps, showing off his muscularity. He glares at the ring, flips his wet-down hair out of his face, then proceeds to intensely charge down the ramp toward it.]

Dave - Taylor heading toward the ring with a head full of steam!! Slides in under the bottom and he’s met by a boot to the back from Rudy Rudos! Rudos stomping away at Pierce Taylor and isn’t letting up!

Rick - Looks like his legs are fine anyway: I’m suspecting that Zed took the brunt of that legdrop a while ago, by the way he’s holding onto his arm. But Rudy Rudos is the man in control now and putting the boots to the newcomer Taylor! Taylor trying to get his footing by pulling himself up with the ropes, but Rudos relentless and pounding at him like mad! Zed Logan coming from behind to get into the fray and coming into the battle- HO!! And now HE’S giving Talyor a rude welcome with some additional kicks to the ribs! Can you BELIEVE that we’re seeing Zed team up with Rudy Rudos?!

Dave - Frankly Rick, I can’t. But poor Pierce Taylor is finding out the hard way that things in a match like this are HARDLY easy! WOAH-HO! And Rudy Rudos just found out the hard way that there ARE no friends in a match like this, as he just got HAMMERED with a big right-handed swing from Zed Logan that flattened him out on the canvas! You’ll notice that a left punch probably would have been Logan’s first choice to hit Rudos with the most power from their positioning, but that he opted for a right hand shot. I think that Zed Logan’s arm must REALLY be hurting right about now, Rick, and let’s see why.

[The screen splits to show the continuing action of Zed dropping a knee down on Taylor on one side of the screen, with the other side showing how Rudos eliminated Peterson with the springboard legdrop across both Logan’s and Peterson’s arms. The screen returns to normal after the replay ends.]

Rick - It may have been one of the best moves of the match so far, Dave, and it payed off for Rudos too. And speaking of things that payed off for Rudos, here’s one that didn’t: Ken Jansen, after having suffered a SECOND blast from the Rudos pinata stick, has regained consciousness, and has crawled over to a corner to get a little encouragement from his wife, the lovely Valentine.

Dave - Jansen’s lucky to still be in this one after the assaults he’d suffered at the hands of Rudos just a little while ago. In the condition Jansen’s in though, he should still be watching himself, as elimination could come in the blink of an eye in a match like this.

Rick - And it might just be coming soon for Mr. Taylor who’s having trouble just getting up off the canvas at this point thanks to “The Black Thunder”, who’s stomping this Pierce Taylor guy into oblivion! I’m not sure what federation he came from, but he might just want to be making his way back sometime very soon! And I have a feeling that his trip is going to start with a bit of a fall over the top rope!
Dave - As the fifth man into this gauntlet of twenty, it definitely isn’t going to be easy for Taylor to come back from the huge deficit that he’s encountered early in his first appearance here tonight! Zed Logan still just pummeling Taylor with a series of sledgehammer rights to the ribs now, and you have to believe that he’s softening the rookie up to send him for the ride to the floor. But Rudy Rudos getting back into the fray- OH! A dropkick caught Logan in the arm! Zed Logan really holding onto that injured arm now.

Rick - Rudy Rudos playing it smart here trying to work that arm on “The Black Thunder” and it might be just the extra advantage needed to eliminate this powerhouse from the Battle.

Dave - You may be right there Rick. Rudy Rudos now with Zed Logan by the wrist... wrapping his arm around the bottom rope and applying the pressure on Logan’s elbow! And look at the expression on Logan’s face, Rick: that look of sheer agony says it all, without a single doubt. Rudos with a boot to the skull!

Rick - He’s fighting through the pain so far Dave, but how long can he hang on with only one arm to use, busted up ribs and possibly a fractured skull? The arm might not eliminate the possibility of seeing the ThunderShock, but it definitely does throw a monkeywrench into Zed offensive power. Rudos now releasing that hold and switching it up into an armbar. He’d better watch himself though- Taylor coming in from behind- OH!!! WOW! That superkick almost knocked Rudos’ BLOCK off!! Taylor looking like a man possessed here and pulling both Rudos AND Zed up- SLAMS their heads together like a couple of coconuts! “Warrior” Pierce Taylor is ON FIRE!! He’s going to the top folks, a very dangerous place to be in this kind of match, to say the VERY least!

Dave - But here he goes anyway! Rudos on his feet- TAKEN DOWN with a suicide dive from Taylor! “Warrior” on his feet again and Ken Jansen on his feet and challenging- Boot to the breadbasket by Taylor! And a followup swinging neckbreaker! “Warrior” Pierce Taylor cleaning house here! And my LORD can you believe this?! He’s going to the top again! Launching- Missile dropkick by Taylor on Ken Jansen just as he was getting to his feet again!! And hold the phone: he’s not done yet!! “Warrior” Pierce Taylor scaling the ropes again and on the top... Waiting for Ken Jansen to get up again! But here comes Valentine-

Valentine [through her megaphone]- Hey!! TAYLOR!

Dave - Distracting Taylor is the lovely Valentine!

Rick - And she can be quite the distraction, let me TELL you!

Dave - Taylor looking back to Valentine’s husband though- OH!!! And Ken Jansen leaps up and into the ropes- Aaaaand- OH!!!

Rick - And let’s all hope that Taylor didn’t have any intention on having any kids, ‘cause it might not be happening after landing on the turnbuckle like that.

Dave - An uncomfortable situation to say the very least. Ken Jansen trying to shake the cobwebs free while he makes his way toward Taylor who’s now seated on the top turnbuckle and in OBVIOUS and tremendous pain. Jansen trying to push Taylor off, but in his dizziness having some problems... And here come BOTH Rudy Rudos AND Zed Logan- But battling each other before they get there- Right hand by Zed Logan rocks Rudos!! OH! But a return thumb to the eye by Rudos! Zed Logan fires back!! Zed Logan with a SHOCKED Rudos- whips him to the ropes!! Back elbow by Zed Logan knocks Rudos to the mat!

Rick - But he hit him with that bad arm. And I’m putting my money right now on an injured elbow on “Black Thunder” more specifically, judging from the way he’s holding onto it right now...

Dave - You may be right, Rick: Zed Logan grimacing in agony after that elbow on Rudos. He’s hurting folks, without a doubt! And speaking of hurting, take a look at Taylor now, who’s fighting for his life on the top turnbuckle with Ken Jansen, and both of these men are opening up on each other with rapidfire lefts and rights!!

Rick - Jansen has the obvious advantage here, Dave: if HE loses in this exchange, he falls into the ring! But if TAYLOR loses, he faces elimination by falling to the ringside mats!

Dave - It’s do or die for Taylor, no doubt about that! But wait just a second, here comes Zed Logan!! Logan- hooks Jansen by the arms- DOWN into a crucifix powerbomb!!! My GOD! Ken Jansen’s back was practically changed into the shape of a question mark, and the question of the moment is how much more can he possibly endure?

Rick - I don’t know, Dave, but Taylor had better look out, because here comes Rudy Rudos! Rudos now up on the turnbuckles and picking up with a series of right and lefts right where Ken Jansen left off!

Dave - OH!! And a rake to the eyes by Rudos! Rudy Rudos- WOW! Taylor sent tumbling to the outside!!

Pattera - Pierce Taylor has been eliminated!!!

Rick - Rudy Rudos with a SECOND STRAIGHT elimination, as he shoved himself off of Taylor and in midair hit the dropkick right on the money, just enough to send the newcomer to the floor. Rudy Rudos on a hot streak here and he’s not even missing a beat to turn his focus back to Zed Logan, who’s manhandling Ken Jansen! VICIOUS dropkick to Logan’s elbow by Rudos! Zed Logan sees him now and he’s turning to face him!

Dave - Rudy Rudos off the ropes- Spinning heel kick- Caught in midair by Zed Logan- DOWN into the backbreaker!!! Unbelievable!

Rick - But it cost him, Dave! He’s still nursing that elbow and that didn’t help. He might be eliminated soon by Rudos, Jansen, or maybe even whoever’s next.
[”Walking on the Sun” by Smashmouth kicks in and the camera cuts to the entrance.

Dave - And speaking of which...

[We see a man running furiously toward the ring.]

Dave - It looks like “Pretty Boy” Tony DiFrangio is our next man in the gauntlet, and he’s not wasting a SECOND to get to the ring! DiFrangio, slides in! Up and stomping Rudy Rudos!! Now pulling him up- SLAMS him back down! DiFrangio now posing for the crowd! The man with an impressive physique to be sure, but he’d better not be wasting too much time- From behind it’s Zed Logan with a clothesline- DiFrangio ducked it! Logan off the ropes- POW!! He just RAN DiFrangio over with a running shoulderblock!!

Rick - Tony DiFrangio may be a pretty boy, and he may be looking to be a fan favorite, but in a match like this, he has to realize that even possible friends in his future can turn into enemies, even someone like Zed.

Dave - And he’s found that out awfully quick. Logan pulling DiFrangio up off the canvas now... Scoops him up- SLAMS him right onto the body of Rudy Rudos!! I’m starting to get the feeling that Logan REALLY has it in for the “King of the Barrio Streets”.

Rick - With a guy like Rudos in there, Dave, it’s hard to tell WHAT will happen, so I wouldn’t surprised at ALL if he just wants “New Jersey’s First Luchador” out of this one soon.

Dave - That may well be the case, but right now it’s Logan with DiFrangio again, this time by the hair- OH!! And DiFrangio attacks with a right hook to the body! And a left! And ANOTHER right! “Pretty Boy” Tony DiFrangio trying to chop the mighty redwood that is Zed Logan down to size! Ken Jansen getting to his feet once again, despite the beatings he’s taken so far in this contest! Jansen closing in on the battle between DiFrangio and Logan- OH!! Kidney shot from behind by Jansen on Zed Logan! Logan reeling! DiFrangio still clubbing away at Logan’s ribs! WOAH! Hold the PHONE! Zed Logan just caught Jansen in the jaw with a back elbow! OH!! And catches DiFrangio in the mouth with a punch in the same motion!! Zed Logan with each of them by the head- SLAMS their heads together!! Both Jansen and DiFrangio falling to the mat!

Rick - DiFrangio looks like he’s bleeding from the mouth after that punch courtesy of the “Black Thunder”, Dave, and Logan isn’t done yet! Pulling DiFrangio up by the tights is Zed Logan- scoops him up into a body press!!  Zed Logan REALLY showing his strength off here like nobody’s business!! Sending a message out to “The Natural” after being robbed of the Trans World Title tonight perhaps?

Dave - Maybe so, but DiFrangio in a VERY precarious position here- THROWN to the outside!! My GOD!!! Zed Logan INCREDIBLY just sent the 6'4", 260 odd pound DiFrangio into the THIRD ROW of the audience!!

Pattera - Tony DiFrangio has been eliminated!!!
Rick - But he’s paying for it one again, Dave: his arm and ribs REALLY giving him a hard time given the style of match he wants to fight here, and with Zed Logan you can expect nothing but power. With his biggest strengths taken away from him, he’s not got it have easy.

Dave - He’s been doing alright so far, but I have a feeling that you may be right. But still, did you SEE the way that Logan just WHISTLED DiFrangio over his head and sent the fans in the third row running for cover and DiFrangio into a set of steel chairs?! The paramedics are piking up the pieces as we speak, and DiFrangio may be injured folks.

Rick - Making it into the PW’s one thing folks, but the possibility of being out on ANY night is always there. Just because someone’s making their debut, or retiring for that matter, it doesn’t mean that the competition won’t break you in half to get ahead.

Dave - Logan, on the inside is all over Rudy Rudos and hammering away at him with clubbing forearms shots from his uninjured arm!

Rick - Zed’s trying to play it smart: He may not be the most scientific wrestler in the PW, but he still has something between his ears and he’s showing that right now while we wait for the next competitor to arrive. We’re seeing Zed distributing his weight onto Rudos’ frame now to wear him down, while he can hopefully shake off the injury to his arm that he suffered earlier.

Dave - And speaking of smart tactics, Ken Jansen, once again has crawled over to a neutral corner, cowering there quietly. An interesting strategy by the “Heartbeat of Canada”.

Rick - But as you said, a good one: Jansen’s taken a few good lumps in this match already, and if he’s to have even a ghost of chance at going further, he HAS to recover and conserve energy.

[The lights dim. The shot switches to the entrance. A spotlight turns on and cues "Why I'm Here" by Oleander to blare through the Planet Dome. From behind the curtain and into the spotlight steps Anya, sporting a set of silver, ankle length tights and a blue sports bra like top. She’s followed by Xander.]

Dave - Everyone has their eyes on the ramp, but I’m not quite sure WHO we’re going to be seeing come down to the ring right now! Will it be Xander, or will it be the second woman to throw her hat into an inter-gender match tonight, the lovely Anya?!

Rick - I’m not sure, Dave, but they’d better make their move fast or SOMEONE’S going to be eliminated!

Dave - Looks like it’s going to be Xander, as Anya now proceeding to the back and Xander is heading toward the ring.

[On his way to the ring, a fan holding a homemade sign hangs over the steel rail in front of Xander. Xander smiles and takes the sign from him and turns it toward the camera. It reads: “http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Capsule/3828/XandersPWBio.html”.]

Rick - Xander and Anya playing head games with these guys already. I have a good feeling about this Xander guy for this match, Dave: He might just end up surprising a lot of people here tonight!

Dave - Goodness knows that just about ANYTHING can happen in a match like this, and the man is definitely gaining a good fan base with each match he wrestles here in Planet Wrestling! On the inside Zed Logan with Rudy Rudos now in a front facelock... Xander entering the ring now and completely passing by that pair and he has his sights set on Ken Jansen. Jansen getting to his feet to face him and things look like they’re about to pick up for the “Heartbeat of Canada”!

Rick - We might see a contrast of styles here, but consider that Xander might just want to stay a WEE bit more grounded that he usually does, considering the risk of such a strategy in a match like this.

Dave - Xander and Jansen sizing each other up... Locking up! Xander getting the advantage and sends Jansen to the ropes! Jansen off the ropes- Xander with the leapfrog clears Jansen! Jansen off the ropes again- BEAUTIFULLY executed dropkick by Xander!

Rick - That guy can move, no doubt about it! Pulling Jansen up off the canvas- OH! And Ken Jansen with the ultimate equalizer: the good ol’ thumb to the eye!

Dave - Ken Jansen now- fireman’s carry takedown on Xander! And now with a reverse chinlock- no doubt trying to take the wind out of the speedy Xander’s sails.

Rick - And over in the corner, we have Rudy Rudos with a REAL handful of trouble in the shape of Zed Logan just BELTING him! Rudos is REALLY paying the price here after what he did to Logan’s arm! Zed Logan- OH! Backing himself into Rudos, crushing New Jersey’s first luchador up against the turnbuckles! Rudos being FLATTENED in there! He may be wanting to check on his ribs after this one is over, to see if he has ANY left that aren’t broken or at least severely bruised! Same goes for Zed, of course... That has t be painful for him too...

Dave - And on the mat it’s Xander trying to get back to his feet... Jansen transferring into a side headlock... Elbow to the breadbasket by Xander! Jansen still holding on- OH! But another elbow to the ribs from Xander and Jansen releasing the hold! Xander to the ropes and Jansen giving chase! Xander- off the second rope- LEVELS Jansen with a back elbow!! Ken Jansen was REALLY caught off guard by that springbord move from the high-flying Xander! Xander on the follow up and pulling Jansen to his feet- WOAH!!!

Rick - Holy CRAP! Did you hear the sound of that impact!! The NHL’s scouts are going to be wanting to take a look at Rudos after that one, as he collided with Jansen off of an Irish whip by Zed Logan and the result was one of the better body checks you’ll never see in pro hockey!

Dave - You’re not kidding! It wasn’t so much a collision as an EXPLOSION!

[The screen splits to show the replay. It’s downright nasty lookin’.]
Rick - What a hit... But now it’s Xander and Logan locking up! Xander with a quick move and into an arm drag!! Xander really using his head here, and must have been watching the action from the back, because he’s sinking on a armbar on the would-be Trans World Champ right now. Very smart wrestling on Xander’s part. Like I was saying- I have a good feeling about this kid.

Dave - You may be right, Rick: no one gets into Planet Wrestling if they’re not a superstar in their own right, and Xander’s definitely looking sharp here so far against his quite likely much more tired competition. Xander putting on the pressure and Logan trying to reach for the ropes.

Rick - If he can get to them, he might just be able to shift his weight to them enough to get himself out of this predicament....

Dave - Rudos and Jansen still on the canvas and looking like they’ve been in a car wreck! Both men are moving ever so slightly, but I think it safe to say that their bells have been rung.

Rick - Which brings us back to Xander, who’s probably seeing this as an opportunity to get rid of ALL THREE men he’s in the ring with right now- If he can do it quick enough, he might just have a chance of doing just that.

Dave - And what a feat THAT would be! Zed Logan though getting a hand on the ropes and, pulling himself up just as you said, Rick. Getting to their feet now are Logan and Xander. Xander with a wristlock applied now and spinning it into an arm wringer- WOAH!! He was HAMMERED to his feet with a THUNDEROUS clothesline from the “Black Thunder”! Zed Logan not looking too happy about Xander’s choice of tactics and pulling the smaller man off the mat now with his good arm- One handed scoop- SLAMS him back down! And now with the kneedrop- right on target! The tides have turned here in a hurry in the favour of Zed Logan.

Rick - No matter WHO you are, you always have to be on the lookout for that kind of power from the big guys like Zed, and his brother from that matter. Xander got caught being a bit overconfident there, and we’ll just have to wait and see what happens as a result.

Dave - And speaking of seeing what’s going to happen, what would happen if, after the next elimination that we’d see a Logan family reunion and we’d have the two NX big men in the ring at the same time?

Rick - If it does, Dave, all I can say is that, to paraphrase Mr. T: “I’d pitty da’ foos in that dat ring”.

Dave - You’re not kidding!! But back to the action at hand, can you believe what you’re seeing on the other side of the ring right now, Rick?

Rick - Not in the least: Rudy Rudos and Ken Jansen are getting to their feet! Do not adjust you sets, ladies and gents: they look like they’re in slow motion, but I have to admit that the fact that they’re even up and about is nothing short of unbelievable. Jansen leaning against the ropes, and that may not be a good place to be... Rudos seeing his opening and moving in on him- Jansen with a boot to the midsection! I’m pretty sure he saw that one all the way, and now taking the offensive- Spinning neckbreaker by Jansen!

Dave - And Xander having a bit of difficulty now with Zed Logan, as he’s caught in an arm wringer and into a wristlock... But look at this! Xander with a flip and a roll on the mat- springs to his feet- FLIPS Logan down with an arm wringer reversal! Xander still with Logan by the wrist and springboards- DOWN into a legdrop right across Logan’s arm!!  What a MOVE!!!

Rick - Xander with an EXCELLENT move there to work Zed’s arm, no question- you can see just HOW effective it was by taking a look at the contorted expression of pure anguish on the face of Zed Logan! If there wasn’t a fracture in that arm before, Dave, I’d be putting my money on the fact that there is now!

Dave - I wouldn’t doubt it! Xander putting on an excellent show here, and that move put an exclamation point on that statement!

Rick - Xander to his feet pulling Logan up by the wrist and from the look on his face, he may want to be eliminating himself sometime soon...

Dave - I have a feeling that it’ll be a long time before we ever see EITHER of the Logans or any member of NX, for that matter, getting out of things like that! Each and every one of them is a warrior to the end, and you won’t see them giving up. OH!

Rick - And there’s the perfect example of that, Dave, as Zed Logan just hammered Xander below the belt! Let’s hope that Xander and Anya weren’t planning on starting a family any time soon!

Dave - Yikes. Xander HARDLY in a comfortable situation now as he’s just collapsed onto the mat in a heap after that low blow from Logan...

Rick - The winner of this one moves on to a match with the winner of our NEXT match and will be competing for the highest prize in wrestling, and if that means a few cheap shots, you can be sure that the low road will be one that the people in this match will be willing to take!

Dave - I suppose you’re right. Zed Logan now pulling Xander up off the canvas with his good arm and sends him to the ropes! Xander off the ropes- TAKEN DOWN with the big boot! Logan not letting up and bringing Xander to his feet again- Boot to the midsection by Logan! Xander doubled over... Logan off the mat- OH!! Nails a vicious jumping scissor kick to the back of Xander’s head!

Rick - Zed’s showing a bit of versatility here by using his legs more for a change and putting them to some good use, as it’s Xander now in a fair bit of trouble after having his face driven to the canvas with that last move...

Dave - And speaking of trouble, there’s a whole LOAD of trouble brewing now between Rudy Rudos and Ken Jansen, as they’ve been waging a seesaw battle of their own for a while, and it’s looking like Rudos is in control of things right now, with Jansen in a side headlock... And Rudos not hesitating to turn this into a dirty fight either, as he drags Jansen’s face across the top ropes!

Rick - That’ll sting the eyes!

Dave - Indeed it will- And Rudos follows up with crushing Jansen’s face into the turnbuckle! Jansen to the mat holding his eyes, but Rudos right in there and still on the attack and this time with the blatant choke! Rudy Rudos stooping to the level of the lowest common denominator at this point of the match, and dragging this match, and possibly the federation to a whole new low.

Rick - This isn’t even an officially an extreme match, Dave, but Rudy Rudos playing it like it is one,  and with what’s at stake, I can’t say that I blame him in the least! The everyday fan can’t possibly CONCEIVE of what it’s like to be at this level of competition and be this close to possibly getting a shot at the highest award in professional wrestling, otherwise they’d either be in this match, or at least on the Planet Wrestling roster.

Dave - True enough, but there ARE other ways of winning matches. Rudos though not looking for them, as now he’s moves from the choke on Jansen to fish-hooking at the PAIN member’s mouth!! Never since big “Sycophant” Sid’s struggle to regain the E-WCW Trans World Title in his historic, momentous no-holds-barred scaffold match have I seen such a brutal display by a wrestler, and the worst part of it is, I have a feeling that Rudy Rudos isn’t done yet!

Rick - You’re right, Dave: There’s dirty tactics, and then there’s what Rudy Rudos is doing here! He’s literally trying to peel Ken’s face off here! It’s a good thing that Jansen’s taken some rests during the course of this match, otherwise, I have a feeling that the corner of his mouth would be needing quite a few stitches, as he’s been able to fight the digging fingers of Rudos off fairly successfully- OH! And a rake to the eyes by Rudos!

Dave - “New Jersey’s First Luchador” really not letting up on Jansen here: he’s just peppering him with one lowly cheapshot after another. Maybe Jansen will finally learn a lesson after all of his questionable tactics that he’s used in the past... Rudos now, finally pulling Jansen back up- Double knife-edge chop knocks him right back down!

Rick - Somehow I’m doubting that Jansen’s going to be “straightening up and flying right” any time soon, Dave, but you have to admit that what Rudos has been doing here tonight is making anything that Jansen’s done to this point to look like to works of a saint in comparison.

Dave - And NOW what’s Rudos up to? Over in the corner of the ring... Oh my lord: he’s trying to expose the steel of one of the top turnbuckles! Rudy Rudos truly looking to punish some bodies here tonight!

Rick - Rudy’s working at that turnbuckle, but he’d better keep his eye on Jansen, if he knows what’s good for him...

Dave - And SPEAKING of keeping your eye on things, we’ve just had yet ANOTHER shift in the balance of things in the other duel that’s been taking place between Zed Logan and Xander, as Xander has found a way to regain the momentum again.

[The screen splits, to show a replay of what just happened offscreen.]

Rick - Right you are, Dave: Just a few seconds ago, after having been locked into what must have been an EXCRUCIATING scorpion deathlock, Xander managed not only to make his way out of the hold by hooking Zed’s foot and throwing him off balance, but when they got to their feet and he was sent to the ropes, he took EVERYONE in the building by surprise with a high-flying crossbody on Zed that knocked the wind out of him.

Dave- And what a flurry of punches he landed after that!

[The screen returns to normal.]

Dave - And Xander in control now and with Logan by the leg- DRIVES the knee the mat! Xander off the ropes- Drops his knee onto Logan’s! Xander trying to pick up the pace despite his body likely telling him to slow it down, and he’s obviously decided to focus his attack on the big man’s legs!

Rick - If he can blow one of Zed’s wheels out, the Logan brother will be at a considerable disadvantage, especially with his arm already hurting.

Dave - Indeed he will, Rick, and Xander up again-

Rick - Holy CRAP!

Dave - Did you see THAT?! Xander, pulling energy reserves from out of NOWHERE, just landed a standing moonsault onto Zed Logan’s aching ribs! You could practically hear the air rushing from Zed’s lungs on impact! That one surprised him, and good!

Rick - He’s not the only one who was surprised, Dave: The fans here don’t know quite WHAT to think of this situation, as their current favorite in the ring, Zed Logan, is being given quite a thorough and all-inclusive beating package at a low, low price!

Dave - But Xander now just rolling off of Logan, and I think both of these men are needing a breather...

Rick - Over to Rudos and Jansen- Rudy Rudos didn’t quite manage to get that turnbuckle quite off, because Jansen has just continued to press and come at him with spurious bouts of offense.

Dave - That’s right, Rick- Jansen and Rudos seem to be deadlocked in a matchup of Rudos reducing himself to the lowest of the low, and Jansen trying to wrestle his way back into the match and bring this battle toward the center of the ring.

Rick - And for that second part anyway, he’s been quite successful: It’s as if he’s willing to take some of the pain that Rudos is dishing out, just as long as he can stay as close to the middle of the ring as possible and away from the ropes, and elimination as a result.

Dave - And it may be a good tactic, Rick, but with all the shots the throat that Jansen’s been taken, coupled with the cheap shots to the eyes, it HAS to be wearing the man down. OH! And speaking of the cheapshots, there’s ANOTHER by Rudos, as he just dropped BOTH knees down onto Ken Jansen’s nether-regions!

Rick - And Jansen’s manager and wife Valentine isn’t too happy with what she’s seeing right now, let me tell ya’! I’m actually pretty amazed that “The King of the Barrio Streets” has been able to ignore her as well as he has so far, ‘cause when it comes to distractions, Valentine’s got the looks and the brains to do the job better than most.

Dave - I know what you mean, Rick- she can most definitely make a man’s pro-wrestling commentator job a challenge, let me tell you. And speaking of Jansen’s cheering squad, they’re still pretty unenthusiastic so far.

Rick - They’re not used to seeing their hero in such a tight spot maybe... or perhaps their FORMER hero, considering the way Ken’s been treating them lately.

Dave - No kidding: he and Valentine haven’t exactly been easy to like for some of their fans as of late. But Valentine looks like she’s worried about a lot more than that right about now, as Rudy Rudos is taking this more-or-less no-holds-barred contest to its limits here against her husband, as it’s Rudos now, going back once again to a blatant chokehold.

Rick - But don’t look now: Xander on his feet again and dropping the falling fist on Zed and hitting the mark! This kid isn’t giving up, Dave, you have to give him that!

Dave - I couldn’t agree more: Xander’s been showing a lot of tenacity here, as well as a number of flurries of spectacular moves. He may not have been a favorite going into this match, and probably still isn’t, but I think it fair to say that with the exchange he’s been having here Zed Logan, that he’s going to be getting some of the PW fanbase’s well-deserved respect, that’s for sure! Xander pushing himself to his feet again before Logan could make it up- OH! Kicks his foot out from under him with a low dropkick! Xander back up in a hurry and off the ropes- SNAPS down into a legdrop! Xander now rolling Logan over- applies a hammerlock onto the injured arm of “The Black Thunder”!

Rick - Xander playing it very smart here and not only using his speed, but taking a bit of a rest by slapping on a basic hold to hurt Zed more while he’s at it! And SPEAKING of playing it smart, Rudy Rudos now looking like he’s finally had enough of toying with the badly battered Ken Jansen, pulling “the Heartbeat of Canada” up now and setting him up against the ropes. Rudos obviously looking for the elimination here, but Jansen not saying die and still struggling!

Dave - Right you are, Rick! Rudos trying to lift Jansen up and over the top, but Jansen’s holding onto the second rope for dear life and trying to plant a boot in the face of Rudos while he’s at it! Rudy Rudos letting-

[CRACK!!!]

Rick - WOAH!!! Did you HEAR that chop that Rudos just plastered Ken with?! Ken Jansen REELING from that, and it’s obvious that Rudy Rudos really wants Ken out of there in a bad way! OH!! And ANOTHER knife-edge chop from the Jersey boy!

Dave - Ken Jansen now though firing back with chops of his own! Two! Three!! FOUR!! OH! And a poke to the eyes by Jansen!

Rick - Good ol’ thumb to the eye!

Dave - OH!! And a jumping drop toehold like move by Jansen just wrung Rudos’ neck across the second rope! Rudos on the mat and gasping for air! And listen to the “Jansenites” at ringside, Rick: they seem to have come alive to some degree after that burst for “The Heartbeat”.

Rick - But they’re not going to see any followup on that quite yet, Dave: Jansen trying to get some air into his own lungs while licking his wounds that he’s suffered so far in this match while Rudos tries to get that windpipe opened back up...

Dave - And back to Xander and Logan... Zed Logan managing to fight his way back to his feet and the crowd is loving it! Zed Logan on his feet, with the much shorter Xander now having to release the hammerlock- but jumps up onto Logan’s back for a sleeperhold!! Xander trying desperately to put this giant to sleep and Zed Logan flailing his arms about wildly trying to shake the smaller man off!

Rick - I know I’ve really been bragging Xander up here, but Zed is really starting to impress me here with the almost inhuman endurance and pain threshold that he’s been showing! I SWEAR that he must have been taking some pointers from his NX teammate and newly-crowned Extreme Champion, Matt!

Dave - That may well be the case, Rick: We know what kind of torturous tests that Michaels has been through in his career here in Planet Wrestling with all odds stacked against him, so I’d say that he’d have a few things to teach someone, THAT’S for sure! But Zed Logan right now exhausting an AWFUL lot of energy trying blindly to escape this hold, folks, and no matter what kind of ironman he’s proving to be here tonight, I have a feeling that his batteries MUST be running about on empty.

Rick - Looks like you called it, Dave! Zed just dropped to a knee as if on cue, and he’s looking weathered, let me tell ya’!

Dave - As well he SHOULD be! Considering the way he was ROBBED of the Trans-World Title in his TABLES MATCH earlier tonight, no less, it’s no WONDER that Logan’s looking less that rested! I’m STILL amazed that he’s even in this match, and that he’s made it this far along! But the crowd still behind him, and they’re starting to rally for him!!

crowd - Lo-gan! Lo-gan! Lo-gan!

Rick - And I can’t believe what we’re seeing here, but Zed Logan is fighting to stay awake here!! Trying to pry Xander’s mitts off him, but Xander had that sleepehold locked on like a VICE!

Dave - Logan now actually getting back to his feet and the crowd chanting his name louder than ever!! Zed Logan on his feet with Xander handing on to the big man’s head and dangling in the air from up there! Logan back- OH!!! Backed Xander right up into the turnbuckles! And again!

Rick - “The Black Thunder” now just GRINDING Xander back into the corner! I think he knocked the wind out of the Maryland native, ‘cause he’s just not putting up any sort of a fight at this point as Zed’s basically leaned forward and drove his backside into Xander’s ribs to keep the air out of those lungs! Zed using his size to his advantage very well once again here to stay alive...

Dave - But look out on the other half of the battlefield! It’s Rudy Rudos trying to get to his feet, but Ken Jansen now on the attack and keeping him down with some well-placed stomps to the fingers of Rudos!

Rick - Now it’s Jansen taking it up a level on the nasty meter and Rudos getting back some of what he was dishing out...

Dave - Jansen pulling Rudos up by the back of his mask- Lays him out again with a kneelift to the face! Jansen on the warpath and pulling Rudos up again! Backhanded chop to the chest of Rudos by Jansen! Jansen now backing Rudos to the turnbuckles! Irish whip toward the corner- MY GOD!!!!

[Crowd responds as if shocked.]

Dave - Dear God, ladies and gentlemen... Ken Jansen just sent Rudy Rudos right into the opposite corner, where Zed Logan had his head down while crushing Xander, and I’m not sure if you were able to hear the absolutely HORRIFIC sound Logan’s neck made when Rudos rammed into Logan’s head sternum-first, but let’s just say that the fans here are hoping that it wasn’t as bad as it sounded...

Rick - No kidding: you never like to see something like a man’s head snapping forward that way, much less hearing it... Zed Logan down on the mat, and probably passed out from the pain alone. I can’t believe that Rudy Rudos is still on his feet, but he’s staggering toward dangerous territory in a waiting Ken Jansen- Jansen has him- Flips Rudy down with a belly-to-belly suplex!

Dave - I can’t help think about Zed Logan lying there on the mat motionless, Rick... Paramedics are on their way to ringside with a stretcher now and I’m sure that a ref is going to use his judgement here and ask them to remove Logan from the ring.
[Shot cuts to back somewhere, where we see that Zack Logan’s, as well as the other NX members’ paths are being blocked by a member of the security team.]

Dave - Zack has OBVIOUSLY seen what just happened on a monitor backstage, folks, and he’s wanting to come out here to check on his brother, but a security official trying to hold him back to explain to him that he could be disqualified if he goes out there-

security guy - ...Look, I don’t know what this is all about, but I’m TELLING you, they’ll D.Q. you if you go down there now! Get back to the locker-room, man!

[The screen splits to show the action in the ring, where the paramedics are preparing the stretcher and one is up on the apron, getting ready to get into the ring, but he looks more than hesitant to step into the battlefield...]

Dave - Oh, for the love o’ GOD! Just let him go to the ring to see his brother!

Rick - But this could be Zack’s only chance to get that all-important title shot! Tell me that Zed wouldn’t do the same thing in his shoes!!

Dave - A team of security collecting now behind the first one, but you can’t tell me that Zack Logan isn’t going to go out there to make sure his brother gets to the hospital?!

Rick - I’m just saying-

Dave - Oh my GOODNESS! I can’t believe it: Zack Logan is actually backing off from this security team, turning his back on them AND his own brother!! Zack Logan and NX have never stooped so- OH!!!!

[The fans obviously just saw what happened backstage on the PlanetTron, because they erupt with cheers, as Zack just turned right back around and clobbered the head guard with a thunderous forearm shot to the forehead.]

Dave - Zack Logan just flattened that guard and now NX trying to make their way to the ring through the security team!!

[The camera in the back gets knocked over and the shot snows out. The screen returns to the shot of the ring.]

Rick - But check this out back on the inside, Dave: I don’t think that Xander realizes what just happened, and he’s pulling Zed off the mat by the hair! Zed Logan seems to be regaining some semblance of consciousness, but he’s out on his feet now, Dave! Scooped up by Xander-

Dave - Oh dear GOD! NO!! Xander setting Logan up for the Rock Coffin Driver, his signature cradle piledriver!!! This could end Zed Logan’s career in a heartbeat!!!! The paramedics pleading for him not to do it!
Rick - But Xander doesn’t know WHAT the heck is going on! I think he’s going to do it!! The fans on their feet, and I think that he think they’re cheering for him to drive Zed!

[The shot cuts to the top of the ramp, where we see that Zack Logan has managed to struggle his way to the threshold of the curtain leading into the main area of the arena. However, he has about five or six security guys hanging off of him.]

Dave - Zack Logan with a view of the ring and trying furiously to fight his way free to get to Xander in time!!

[Shot cuts to the ring.]

Dave - Xander... OH!!! Xander just dropped Zed Logan on his head with the Rock Coffin Driver, and I know I’ve thought so before, but the night HAS to be over for Zed Logan at this point! Let’s just hope that it’s not the end of his career too!

Rick - Xander pulling Zed up by his hair again, and he could be causing FURTHER damage there- setting him up against the ropes- Lifts him up... AND OVER!!!

Pattera - Zed Logan has been eliminated!!!

Rick - And Zack Logan battling his way out onto the ramp now with a swarm of security guys on him, and he’s getting dangerously close to eliminating himself here, Dave!

Dave - Can you BLAME him?! He may have just seen his brother’s neck BROKEN just moments ago!! Paramedics carefully laying Zed Logan up on the stretcher right now to get him out of there-

["Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson sounds throughout the Planet Dome.]

Dave - Can it be?! Zack Logan’s entrance theme is playing, and that means that HE’S the next man into this tournament! Security officials are finally letting him go!

Rick - But he’s STILL going to eliminate himself, Dave! If he doesn’t get into the ring in about 25 seconds from now, he can kiss his chances at being named the number one contender goodbye, but he’s taking the time to check on his brother!!

Dave - Wouldn’t you?! Keeping up with the action on the inside though, it’s Xander now with another flurry, double-teaming against Rudy Rudos in a series of stomps along with Ken Jansen! On the outside, it looks like we’re going to have Zack Logan accompanying his brother up the ramp and to the hospital... wait just a second! Zed Logan looks like he may be regaining consciousness!! I can’t believe the endurance of this man! He’s... he’s actually talking to his brother Zack!.... I’m not sure what he said, but they’re shaking hands... Zed Logan giving the thumbs up!

[The crowd cheers loudly.]

Dave - I’m not sure what Zed Logan said, but I think that “The Blue Thunder” must have his blessing to get himself into this match, because he’s returning to ringside!!

Rick - On the inside it’s Jansen pulling Rudos up- SLAMS him back down! And Xander on the top ropes- OH!!! Zack Logan just clipped Xander’s foot off the turnbuckle and Xander fell FLAT on his face in the ring!!

Dave - Looks like Zack’s going to be looking for a little payback!

Rick - But Xander didn’t even see what had HAPPENED!! He didn’t KNOW that Zed could be seriously injured!... And even if he DID, this is for a shot at the highest award in pro wrestling today, Dave: why SHOULDN’T he be out for blood?!

Dave - Nevertheless, “The Blue Thunder” Zack Logan now sliding into the ring and getting right to work on the prone Xander with a boot to the ribs! Ken Jansen still with Rudos and staying away from the powder keg that is Zack Logan for the time being...

Rick - Zack now pulling Xander to his feet- Sets him up- SPIKES Xander to the mat with a DDT!!

Dave - And Logan up to his feet in a hurry, pulling Xander up- reels him in- BOOM!!! What a short clothesline by Logan!! Zack Logan with fire in his eyes and looking for revenge, without a doubt! Reels Xander up again- ANOTHER clothesline!!

Rick - Xander’s in a lot of trouble if he can’t recover soon here... But Zack’s not thinking quite straight here as he’s taking the time to taunt Xander a bit with that NX crotch chop-

crowd - SMEG OFF!!!

Rick - ...instead of moving in for the kill.

Dave - I have to agree with you, Rick: Zack wasting some valuable time here, but after seeing what happened to his brother, he has to have that burning in his mind. But it’s Logan now, pulling Xander to his feet once again- setting him up for the side suplex- takes him down with it.

Rick - Zack getting to his feet once again and pulling Xander up with a handful of hair- walking him to the corner- BASHES his face into the tops turnbuckle! Zack lifting his hand and looking to the crowd!

[Crowd howls and cheers in response.]

Dave - This capacity crowd fully behind the “Blue Thunder”!!

[As Zack continues to ram Xander’s face into the turnbuckle, the crowd chants in unison.]

crowd - 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10!

Dave - Zack Logan taking it to Xander here and REALLY punishing him! Xander looking like his mind has completely left his body right now, and Zack Logan has yet to have had to put up with any sort of offense!

Rick - It’s the kind of thing that happens in these kinds of matches, Dave: the fresh man comes in and picks up on the worn competitor after an elimination’s been made. That’s why getting the later spots can be SO crucial to getting that all-important title shot.

Dave - There’s no doubt that Xander’s taken his share of lumps so far, but he’s getting the beating of a lifetime here, and Zack Logan still isn’t finished yet, as he’s on his feet once again, and helping Xander to his feet the hard way. Zack Logan setting Xander up- POWERS him down to the canvas with a snap suplex!! Logan turning over and holding on the Xander- he’s getting to his feet and setting him up again- takes him down with the vertical suplex this time!! Zack Logan still not letting Xander go and it looks like he’s going for the suplex trifecta!! Pulls him up for the vertical- Hold on! Zack just holding Xander up in the air upside down and it looks to be entirely EFFORTLESS!!

Rick - The blood must be rushing to Xander’s head, and he’ll be feeling it too, if he gets up from this one! Zack rolls him- JACKHAMMERS him down!!

Dave - I’m almost surprised that the ring didn’t COLLAPSE under the power of that impact! Zack Logan back up again and running- HO!! From out of NOWHERE, Ken Jansen pulled the top rope down as soon as Logan hit it- but Zack Logan LANDED ON THE RING APRON!! He’s still in this- Jansen charging with a clothesline- ducked by Logan! Jansen puts on the brakes- tries a jumping back elbow- OH! It hit the mark, but Zack Logan hanging onto the ropes and still on the apron!! Ken Jansen looking to shove him off, but Zack Logan hanging on as if his life depended on it!! Jansen- Low dropkick knocks Zack’s feet of the apron! But Logan still hanging onto the top rope and bending his knees up high, and ladies and gentlemen, his feet ARE NOT TOUCHING THE FLOOR YET!!! Ken Jansen with his hands in the air- he thinks he’s eliminated the big man, but the referee at ringside is trying to tell him that the feet of Zack Logan have not yet touched the floor!! Jansen is beside himself! He can’t believe it! Ken Jansen now yelling at Pattera to make the elimination announcement! Zack Logan hanging on by a thread and trying desperately to pull himself back up-

Rick - But lookout from behind! Xander spins Jansen around- WOAH!! Took Jansen down with the PANICBREAKER!!! Xander surprising Jansen with Jansen’s own signature move!! Not to mention that he saved Zack’s skin from being eliminated by Jansen!

Dave - But did Xander even realize that Zack wasn’t eliminated yet? I’m not so sure his intentions were so noble as you’re trying to make them seem, Rick...

Rick - What the heck are you talking about? If it wasn’t for Xander, we’d have one more NX’er out of the match!

Dave - True enough... Xander now going to work on Jansen... Pulls him up- whips him to the turnbuckles! Xander charging in- jumps in- hurricanrana by Xander on Jansen!!

Rick - Ken Jansen in the center of the ring now and Xander scaling the ropes- Moonsault- LANDS IT!! What a move!

Dave - But look at this! Zack Logan on the apron and climbing to the top now too!! Zack Logan- WITH A MOONSAULT OF HIS OWN- LANDS ON TOP OF BOTH XANDER AND JANSEN!! UNBELIEVABLE! There’s a pile of bodies in the middle of the ring a few feet tall, and Rudy Rudos is the only one of these four not involved in what looks like a GHASTLY mess of carnage!

Rick - That’s because “The King of the Barrio Streets” is still recovering from the comeback that Ken Jansen was laying down on him, but now it’s Ken Jansen who’s laying at the bottom of a pile of nearly 600 pounds of body mass!

Dave - And Rudy Rudos, even though he must be tired as one of the two remaining from the original four, he’s moving in once again... Zack Logan pulling himself off the pile and Rudos from behind- ho my goodness! Hammered home a double-fisted low blow on the big man: Rudos just unmerciful in his attack.

Rick - When this much is on the line, and you’re at as big of a disadvantage as he is, Dave, all things considered, he hardly has a choice in the matter!

Dave - What are you talking about?! As if the attack from behind isn’t bad enough, he has to hit the man below the belt too? We’ve seen that Rudos has some real talent, but he’s just taking the easy way out instead. I think it’s despicable, and from the boos he’s getting from the fans as he taunts Logan on the mat, I think it’s fair to say that they mostly agree.

Rick - Well like him or hate him, Rudos is getting the results here so far with two eliminations to this point. Setting Zack up from behind- Atomic drop by Rudos! Yowch. And Rudos now spins Zack around- BLISTERING chops to the chest and midsection! It’s like a battle of David versus Goliath here, as the much smaller Rudy Rudos is backing the beastly Zack Logan into the corner and still a-hammering away at the big man! Zack Logan literally on the ropes here and absorbing an awful lot of punishment! Rudos now up on the bottom rope and with a hand wrapped around Zack’s throat, going yet AGAIN to the blatant choke for the umpteenth time tonight!

Dave - I’m hardly expecting to see ANYTHING more scientific that a choke, a low blow or an eye gouge for the rest of this match from Rudos, Rick: it’s pretty obvious that integrity is FAR less important to this man than the World Heavyweight Championship is to this man.

Rick - I keep telling you, Dave: there’s not a man in this match that doesn’t have the same “at-all-costs” attitude. If they’ve not played it the same way as Rudos to this point, it’s probably because they’ve just not seen the opportunity yet.

Dave - Well, I beg to differ, but- Look at this! Zack Logan with a flash of energy hoisting Rudos up onto this shoulder- OH!! Pancakes him to the canvas with a spinebuster!! Zack Logan on the followup with Rudos by the ankles- flips him over- sitting down now into a Boston crab! And it’s Rudy Rudos with nowhere to run: making contact with the ropes isn’t going to help him out in this contest!

Rick - “The King of the Barrio Streets” is in a tight spot now, that’s for sure! With all that weight down onto his back, he’s not going to be a happy camper once he gets out of this hold!

Dave - Indeed he won’t! And take a look now at Xander testing his legs out again and helping Jansen off the canvas... After being flattened under not one, but TWO moonsaults, Jansen’s insides must be like jelly!

Rick - Well, his legs are, that’s for sure. From being played like a pinata by Rudos to everything else he’s bene through in this match, Jansen’s lucky not to have joined Zack’s brother at the hospital yet.

Dave - Too true. Xander though now spinning Jansen around- waistlock from behind- Jansen with a desperation back elbow- Xander counters- HO! Puts Jansen into the mat face-first with a forward Russian legsweep! Jansen checking his face for blood and he was right to do so, too: looks like Xander tore loose a stitch or too from the cut made by Jansen’s run-in earlier with Swanson’s staple gun!

Rick - It’s not a seriously re-opened, but I have a feeling that it could be made worse before the night’s over with!

Dave - And Xander may well be responsible for that too, Rick: he’s going back up to the top once again, where he’s been SO dangerous from so far in this match- HO!! And this time is no different, as he caught Jansen with a BEAUTIFUL missile dropkick!

Rick - And came close to knocking Jansen to up and over the top, but Jansen was able to regain his balance with back pressed up against the ropes. Jansen trying to shake the cobwebs loose, but Xander unrelenting here- Irish whip on Jansen- Jansen puts on the brakes for the reversal! Xander off the ropes- drop toehold by Jansen! And this is where Ken Jansen has proven to be so lethal, Dave: on the mat.

Dave - And it looks like Jansen’s going to go to what he does best in a hurry too: folding Xander’s legs up for the submission- OH! Stiff jab to the kidney area by Jansen! Jansen now hooking Xander by the chin and knees- rolls onto his own back- and what a painful hold that has to be!

Rick - It’s an bow-and-arrow type hold, with his knees driven into Xander’s back- and the thing is that “The Heartbeat of Canada” doesn’t even have to worry about PINNING himself here, giving him extra leverage for a hold like this!

Dave - I’d never thought of that, but you’re absolutely right! Ken Jansen ever the savvy ring technician has Xander in quite the precarious, and painful position!

Rick - And speaking of PAINFUL, and can you believe that Zack STILL has Rudy Rudos in that Boston crab?! Rudy’s body is as malleable as melted better, Dave: I think he lost consciousness a little while ago, but Zack’s still putting the pressure on!

Dave - I can just imagine how Rudy’s manager, Scooter, is feeling right now! I’ll bet he wishes that he’d have taken it a little bit easier earlier in the match, and he might have been here to encourage his man in the late goings of this match.

Rick - And speaking of encouragement, Dave, take a gander at the ringside “Jansenites”, would ya’? It seems that the longer this match goes on, the more enthusiasm they show. They actually applauded Jansen’s nice use of the bow-and-arrow submission for a few seconds.

Dave - Still, I can’t blame them for hardly getting into their “hero” or his performance, considering how he treats them sometimes. Uh-oh! Looks like Zack Logan’s had enough of the Boston crab. I have a feeling that we’ll be seeing Rudy Rudos waking up at ringside and eliminated soon... wait just a second- Logan off of Rudos and making his way toward Jansen and Xander- OH dear God!! That was absolutely VICIOUS!

Rick - I have this feeling that forgiving and forgetting aren’t high up on Zack’s priority list when it comes to Xander, Dave... Even IF Xander didn’t know that Zed was already injured. But what an axe kick that he crushed down onto Xander’s chest just a moment ago! He may have caused Jansen to release his submission, but I have a feeling that Xander felt more pain with that one kick to his prone body than he has in his entire PW career.

Dave - You’re not KIDDING! Talk about devastating: Xander’s ribs won’t be the same after that move, that’s for sure! That kick could probably have broken through solid concrete, much less bone. Xander on the mat and just writhing in agony now... Ken Jansen to his feet and right up in Logan’s face- Logan just shoves him directly to the mat! And look at the expression on Jansen’s face: he wasn’t expecting that! Zack Logan yelling and pointing at Jansen now, who’s pleading for mercy or forgiveness or something from his knees and trying to shield himself from attack... “The Blue Thunder” winding up- HA! Gives him the crotch chop instead!

crowd - SMEG- OH!!!

Rick - And Zachary payed for THAT one, Dave! Jansen didn’t hesitate at ALL on that opening to try to ram Zack’s boys into his chest!

Dave - [pauses for a second] Right you are, Rick... Logan down to his knees know and wincing in some terrible pain, you can imagine...
Rick - I’d rather not, if it’s just the same to you. But look at this: Xander’s coughing up a storm trying to get his air back, but he’s actually pulling himself up with the help of the ropes, Dave!

Dave - But if Logan catches wind of this, he’s hardly in the best of spots to be, Rick! He could be eliminated with a simple lariat! Zack turning around- he’s spotted Xander, Rick, and just LOOK at the hatred burning in his eyes! He has a lot of anger built up, and he’s ready to take Xander out!

Rick - Blue Thunder moving in- boot to the midsection by Zack! Has him doubled over- standing headscissor- Xander ready to go for the ride! Powerbomb pickup- Zack stalling... HOLY!! WOW what an impact! But I can’t believe it, Dave! Zack spun with that powerbomb, but he could have, just as easily sent Xander to the mats on the outside with that move! He should have eliminated him while he had the chance!

Dave - Seems obvious to me that Zack’s on a mission to avenge his brother, and I think that he’s far from through with Xander yet!

Rick - With.... my God... Still FOURTEEN competitors left to eliminate BESIDES Xander, he shouldn’t have looked the gift horse in the mouth, Dave!

Dave - As much as I understand how much he must be looking for a dose of revenge, it could have been delivered at another time, certainly! Whatever the case, it’s Zack Logan hauling the battered Xander up off the mat- raises him up off the mat with an elevated bearhug!!

Rick - This has to be absolutely EXCRUCIATING for Xander after all the recent damage that’s been done to his ribs in this match...

Dave - And take a look at this- off the ropes it’s Ken Jansen- RIPS Xander down out of the air with a jumping clothesline!! That one took Logan down because of the momentum, but there’s no question at all that Xander took all of that blow- Jansen practically freed Xander’s head from his shoulders!

Rick - But Zack back up again and once again yelling at Jansen to tell him that Xander’s all his. And it looks like Jansen won’t be needing any more reminders, ‘cause he’s backing off already. Look like he’s going to go back to duking it out with Rudy Rudos from the looks of it, Dave.

Dave - Not that there’s much “duking” left to do on “New Jersey’s First Luchador”, Rick: the man’s been decimated tonight at the hands of a number of opponents so far in this match, most recently by Zack Logan. I’d say it’s time for Rudos to be calling it a night, so that he can live to fight another day... Jansen pulling Rudos up, but he’s not having an easy time here.

Rick - It’s like Jansen’s lifting a corpse, Dave. The expression of “dead weight” is surprisingly true, and believe me that even a man of Rudos’ size, about the same height and weight as Jansen, can’t be an easy feat if you’re as tired as Jansen has to be at this point... Here’s a frightening thought: what happens when the six MILLION pounder, Mr. Obesity himself, Hank Albert steps into the ring?! Will they EVER be able to forklift his burly butt over the top?...

Dave - That remains to be seen, but Jansen having his work cut out for him now in trying to pry Rudos off of the mat... He may need a spatula!

Rick - Well he’s not going to stand for this all day, and finally Jansen yanking Rudos up by the seat of his tights... setting Rudos up to dump him over the top with an atomic-drop-like pickup- NO! Rudy BLOCKED! Ken Jansen can’t believe it, and truth be old, anyone paying attention to these two must be feeling the same way. Jansen though easily flattens Rudos with a side elbow to the head.

Dave - You’re right though, Rick: I’m sure that the majority of the fans are paying attention to the scuffle between Xander and “The Blue Thunder” Zack Logan at the moment.

Rick - Well, they’re missing an excellent skirmish over on the other side of the ring, where Rudos is trying desperately, but futilely to claw his way back into contention in this one.

Dave - But take a look at this- Xander, on the other side of the ring mounting a comeback of his own- rolling out of the arm wring- leaping to his feet- running with Logan by the wrist! Leaps- walking the ropes- springboard- turns it around- hurricanrana by Xander off of the center of the top rope!!! This man is nothing shot of amazing! Even Jansen took a moment to get a load out that unbelievable display! OH!!!

Rick - And he just payed for it too, with a good cuff across the ear from Rudos. Lose your focus for a second in a match like this, and it can cost you- OUCH! Spoke too soon by the looks of it!

Dave - Wow! You’re telling me: After that blow to the ear, Ken Jansen rifled back with a backhand swing that laid Rudos out once again! Jansen’s ear has to be ringing though as he holds onto it as he pulls Rudos back up... Zack Logan back on his feet on the other side of the ring, as is Xander. Xander looking worse for the wear, but Logan starting to wonder what it’s going to take to finish the man from Maryland off. And with all these dangerous bursts out of the blue, I’m betting that he’s thinking twice about his decision of not eliminating Xander when he had the chance! And like it or not, I think that Logan’s gotten Xander on HIS bad side now! Logan charging- BOWLS Xander over with a clothesline!! It’s Xander on the canvas now, and Logan scaling the ropes for the high-risk maneuver!! Zack Logan- HOLY MOLEY!!!

Rick - Sweet baby JESUS!!! Suicidal corkscrew plancha there by big Zack, and he tore through Xander like a HURRICANE!! And it shouldn’t be to ANYONE’S surprise that both men are quite slow in getting up after that one!

Dave - Zack Logan proving that he’s a force to be reckoned with here, almost looking like he’s trying to show Xander up, blow for blow!

Rick - At the other end of the ring, I think that Jansen’s had about enough of Rudy Rudos as he’d care to as he shoves him over and in between Logan and Xander! SPEAKING of bad sides, this is NOT the side of the ring that Rudos want to be on right now, as once again, it’s Ken Jansen backing away for the refuge of a neutral corner!

Dave - You’re not kidding: Rudos though hardly in neutral territory: he’s in the middle of a war zone, between to rabid wolves ready to pounce on each other! Xander and “The Blue Thunder” starring each other down, their teeth gnashed, circling like two caged animals- but check it out! They’re converging on Rudos instead!!

Rick - And they’re beating the living DAYLIGHTS out of the guy! Both of these men stomping the life out of “The King of the Barrio Streets” and it’s Zack pulling Rudos up now... picking him up- SPINS him around with a big right hand to the jaw! OH! And Xander turned him right back around with a lovely standing sidekick!! Rudos stumbling back toward Logan like a rubber zombie!

Dave - And he’s RIFLED with a tornado punch for his trouble, and sent staggering back to Xander! Rudy Rudos out on his feet, being used as a human pinball here!! Boot to the midsection by Xander doubles Rudos over! And in steps Logan- lifts him up- Rudos looking like he’s in for the ThunderCracker in short order, here! But Xander signaling to Logan for something: I think we’re going to see Xander with an assist on a SPIKED ThunderCracker!! Can you believe that these two are going to work TOGETHER?!

Rick - I wonder what Zed’ll think of tha-

Dave - Logan with Rudos! Xander jumps- SPIKES Rudos for the Thudershocker!!!! Rudos not moving a muscle!! He’s down for the count folks, THAT much is for sure! The pair now raising their hands victoriously, but this match is far from done, Rick.

Rick - Uh-oh! Ken’s realizing that Zack and Xander have a new target, and that HE’S it!! Logan moving in slowly and Jansen trying to fake him out with half-steps and head fakes, but Logan doesn’t seem to be paying them much attention to them as he backs the Heartbeat into the corner- Logan swings- and misses! Jansen just escaped between Logan’s legs, but Xander there to cut him off at the pass before he was able to get up, with a swift boot to the head!

Dave - And Zack Logan turning around to join in on the carnage and now it’s Ken Jansen being stomped all the way to CHINA by a two men who were at each other’s throats mere moments ago!

Rick - Actually, I heard that if you dug a hole through the center of the Earth from this part of the world that you’d end up in Australia...

Dave - WherEVER Jansen ends up, you can be sure that it’ll be in a world of hurt, no matter WHAT country it’s in! Jansen being given zero time to recover now, and I’m betting that he’d have just kept Rudos to himself a while back!

Rick - But had he eliminated Rudos, he’d probably be duelling with somebody fresh, especially if Xander and Logan would still have been locking horns- it might have been a good decision-

Dave - Just LOOK at the man! SURE he’s not looking as ghastly as Carson was earlier tonight, but he’s being run ragged by the pair of Xander and Logan, that’s for sure! They’re actually COMMUNICATING with one another right now, if you can believe it! It’s Logan pulling “The Heartbeat of Canada” to his feet and setting him up... Lifts- DOWN with the spike powerbomb!!! Jansen just bounced off the mat like he was made of RUBBER, Rick!

Rick - These two have really gotten their act together, there’s no question about that, Dave: now it’s just a matter of taking out the trash.

Dave - I couldn’t have put it better myself. And I think that Xander’s suggesting one last hit to seal the deal... pulling Jansen up and hooking his arms behind his back, presenting Jansen as an easy target for Logan. Logan to the opposite end of the ring- HO! Stomps Rudos for good measure first! Now cocking his arm and charging for the punch on Jansen- NO! Jansen wrestled free- ducked- Logan leaps to avoid him- collides with Xander- OH my GOODNESS!!..... They- OH!!!! Say it ain’t so!!

Pattera - Both Xander and Zack Logan are ELIMINATED!!!

Dave - DAMMIT!! They were SO close to getting rid of BOTH Rudos and Jansen!

Rick - Yeah, but Jansen managed to duck free at the last second, Zack did sort of a half leap-frogged over him trying to put the brakes on, but when he collided off-balance with Xander, the momentum took the BOTH of them over the top and to the floor, for a double elimination! And outside, Xander is up on his feet in disbelief, and he’s right up in Zack’s face and letting him know that it was him that screwed the BOTH of them out of a title shot! And I don’t blame him!

Dave - What?! It was an ACCIDENT! Had they just cooperated and tossed Jansen- But Zack now yelling back... Xander feigning fear- OH!!! And Logan just hammered him to the floor!! Xander didn’t see that one coming, but he should have! This battle now RIGHT in front of our announcer’s table-

[Suddenly, "I Walk Alone" by Oleander floods the arena...]

Rick - Who the Hell?!-

[The shot cuts to the ramp, where we see Anya charging down it at a breakneck speed toward ringside. Before anyone much notices her, she leaps up onto the announcer’s table, jumps off of it, and flings herself forward onto Zack’s shoulder.]

Dave - Anya, from out of nowhere- Logan off balance-

[CRASH!]

Dave - DDT’d by Anya into our announcer’s table!!

Rick - Now THIS table not breaking is understandable! It’s reinforced for this find of thing!

[Anya’s music cuts and Beethoven's Fifth symphony cuts in. The shot cuts to the curtains, where Esquire strolls out and makes his way to the ring.]

Dave - Zack Logan trying to shake the effects of the DDT off, and I don’t think he saw Anya coming at ALL, folks!

Rick - She blindsided him, that’s for sure, and I’m guessing that she’s down here to compete, because security’s not bugging her a bit, and that isn’t any theme music that I’m familiar with... But she’d better get in the ring soon.

Dave - Looks like she’s taking your advice, Rick, as she’s up on the apron and in, along with Esquire, the newly-named exclusive “owner” of his Money Talks super brainbuster. These two have both Rudos AND Jansen practically at their mercy here... Jansen on wobbly legs... Here at ringside though- OH! Xander and Zack Logan still exchanging blows in a seesaw battle that has no end in sight! A swing and a miss by Xander- Zack caught him - DOWN onto the floor with a Soviet suplex! Xander has to be feeling that one! A team of security finally swarming to ringside to break this unsanctioned battle up, but I have a feeling that this is hardly the last we’ve seen between these two, Rick!

Rick - Or between Zack and Anya, or between Zed and Xander, for that matter!!

Dave - On the inside it’s Anya moving in on Jansen with- OH! A lightning-quick kick to the ribs by Anya! JESUS! A sharp jab to the eyes there by Anya, followed up by a wicked two-hand chop that has Jansen backed against the ropes!

Rick - Ken had better watch it: Anya’s backing up to charge!... Rushing in for the clothesline- NO! She stopped short to swing- Jansen ducks- SHOVES her- RIGHT into Esquire!

Dave - And he’s doesn’t look too happy about that, as he brushes him off as if hugged by a leper! OH! Esquire just slapped Anya full in the face!

Rick - I think that Jansen had been expecting a clothesline, so tried for the back body drop on Anya, but Anya read it all the way and tried and missed the discus punch instead, and got shoved into Esquire ,and slapped for her trouble. And what a showdown we have here now, Dave: we have Esquire who ACTS as if he’s king of the world, much less Planet Wrestling’s king, and Anya here, could become the first ever QUEEN of the PW!

Dave - Right you are, Rick! We have a stare-down here so far between these two... Well, Anya’s doing most of the staring; Esquire seems more content with pretending to ignore her while keeping a watchful eye on her. Smart move on his part: after what he’s been through tonight, it’s a wonder he’s even showed up for this match.
Rick - He has that burning desire to be the champ just like everyone else who’s entered into this tourney, Dave. Esquire may not be a nice guy, but his streak alone is proof enough that he’s got what it takes to be a winner in this sport.

Dave - Well it looks like he’s going to have his hands full either way, as Anya just pounced, and she’s all over him in a bad way, folks! Esquire doesn’t look like he knows quite WHAT to do as he’s just being hit with a flurry of rapid strikes at the hands and feet of Anya! This gal means business!

Rick - Anya’s kicking and punching away at Esquire as if it’s nothing but target practice! Esquire trying to cover up, but not returning with any sort of offense at all!

Dave - Is it POSSIBLE that Esquire’s such a gentlemen that he won’t hit a woman?! Oh dear!

Rick - Doesn’t look like it, Dave! Esquire just took a blind swing and knocked Anya on her backside... And quite a nice backside might I add.

Dave - Look at this! Don’t look now, but it’s Anya taking Esquire down from the mat with a scissor sweep! Esquire down now too!

Rick - Look out- JANSEN with the elbow drop on Esquire! Both Jansen and Esquire up now, but Jansen pulling Anya up between he and Esquire!

Dave - What a coward Jansen is! Using her as a shield! But Esquire doesn’t seem to much care who he hits as he doubles Anya over with a punch to the breadbasket! Now takes Anya down with the swinging neckbreaker! And look at Jansen- now leaving the two fresh competitors to sort things out between themselves, so he can work some more on the more tired Rudy Rudos.

Rick - Ken’s just playing it smart, Dave: if he can get Anya and Esquire to wear each other down, it’ll give him way more chance of staying alive for the time being.

Dave - That it will- OH!!! Jansen just SPEARED to the ground by Rudy Rudos, who just came to life with a vengeance!!

Rick - You have to wonder how long “New Jersey’s First Luchador” had been playing possum, Dave.

Dave - Or for that matter, how much he’s actually recovered in his down time. He’s not going to be at 100%, having been one of the original four, that’s for sure.

Rick - Then again, neither is Jansen, and he’s not getting any better as Rudy Rudos is mounted on Jansen’s chest now and punching his lights out!

Dave - Rudos doing a job on Jansen that’s for sure, and I dare say that the cut on Jansen’s hear is starting to bleed a little more now...
Rick - It’s about time someone takes advantage of that! Rudos finally doing the job with his fists that he couldn’t earlier with his pinata sticks... even though I’m quite sure that those softened Ken up.

Dave - Without a doubt they must have- Jansen’s forehead isn’t just trickling blood anymore, he’s really bleeding! And you can tell just how unimpressed the lovely Valentine is by her cursing Rudos out from ringside.

Rick - Rudos here allowing himself to be distracted for a moment by Valentine, which was probably her intention all along, after all. But Rudos ignoring her now and turning his attention to the referees, telling them to get her away from ringside.

Dave - And the Jansenites at ringside booing Rudos’ for his “poor sportsmanship” here, I guess. Rudos is probably right in thinking that Valentine might try to interfere in this match, but at least she’s not tossing anyone a bunch of kendo sticks!

Rick - Besides, if this match ever gets boring, we can always commentate on her-

Dave - Mind OUT of the gutter, Rick, please? Rudos now back to work on Jansen as he takes a glance at Esquire and Anya. Rudy Rudos dropping the knee down into Jansen’s chest.

Rick - And speaking of Anya, Dave, she’s had her hands full so far against Esquire, who’s almost a foot taller than her, and almost a hundred pounds heavier than she is. I wonder if she knew what she was getting into here?

Dave - I’m not sure that too many people ever DO know what to expect in a match like this, Rick. What kind of training does she have?

Rick - I’m not too sure. She seems to have some sort of martial arts expertise, but I heard it through the grapevine that most of her training has been done with Xander.

Dave - And to tell the truth, that may well be one of her biggest advantages in this match; her sheer unpredictability, I mean. But it’s esquire here in control of things as he grabs Anya by the hair and slams her face-first into the top turnbuckle! Anya shaken from that one and staggering back- belly to back suplex, nicely executed by Esquire.

Rick - Esquire wisely just keeping things simple here, using some basic holds to have a good control of the pace of things against the less experienced Anya here, and not trying for anything risky or fancy. The man is all business.

Dave - That seems to be a general trend for the weary in this match at this point: we can see that Rudy Rudos is still staying away from his regular daredevil tactics, having traded them in for a more traditional, submissionist style, as he’s wrapped Jansen up in a scorpion deathlock for the moment.

Rick - But I’m not so sure that Rudos is really at the advantage with this strategy, Dave: Ken’s already trying for the standard counter for that hold. Rudos had better not be forgetting about Jansen’s technical prowess...

Dave - Esquire still continuing with the old-school wrestling style with Anya, having a standing hammerlock applied. Anya trying to hit Esquire with the back elbow, but Esquire’s reach keeping him well out of range... And Anya now trying her way out with a step forward and a shift of the leverage- Esquire turning to a standing armbar to compensate- AND another shift of her weight and a quick hip-toss by Anya! Esquire to his feet quick! Locking up- Esquire just heaves Anya back into the turnbuckles! The rookie being overpowered here... Esquire with an overhead swing that’s dodged by Anya. Esquire spins around- And he’s snapped to the canvas with a hurricanrana!!

Rick - That one came out of NOWHERE, Dave, and it threw Esquire off his gameplan, that’s for sure! Getting back up-

Dave - Anya now to the top rope- flies off with a twisting crossbody- flattens Esquire! Looks like she WAS training with Xander! Quick to her feet and hops over Esquire- springboard moonsault from the second rope- OH! Esquire got his knees up to block that just in time!

Rick - Anya may be quick, Dave, but it’ll take more than that to take Esquire out! Esquire to his feet pulling Anya up in a side headlock- Cracks her with a punch to the forehead! Boot to the ribs by puts Anya on her back- Kneedrop to the skull by Esquire! Pulling Xander’s manager up now, sends her to the ropes- Esquire with the clothesline- but he’s LEAPFROGGED by Anya!

Rick - The girl has HOPS!

Dave - Off the ropes- Vertical press by Anya- CAUGHT by Esquire- DOWN into the spinebuster!! Esquire taking a moment to catch his breath...

Rick - Rudos, meanwhile, has been falling behind in his battle with Jansen, Dave: Jansen’s fighting back with some impressive submission counters, but Rudos is still on top of things somehow. I’d have to say that Rudy’s only saving grace is that Ken’s not able to use the ropes to break any of the submissions that “The King of the Barrio Streets” has been tangling Ken up in, which is giving him the slightest edge... Rudos though now, with the scoop- YOUCH! He just dropped Ken throat-first onto the top turnbuckle!

Dave - Why didn’t he just dump him over?

Rick - I’m not sure if he had the strength to do it, Dave: Ken was struggling pretty bad...

Dave - Well, he may not be struggling for much longer: take a look at the colours he’s turning!

Rick - Rudos is seeing it too, Dave, and it looks like he’s up to no good again, as usual... Rudy Rudos digging at the rigging for one of the turnbuckles and he’s managed to tear it off to expose the steel under the cushioning, Dave!

Dave - Which could indeed spell disaster for Jansen, or anyone else unlucky enough to collide with that steel turnbuckle! “New Jersey’s First Luchador” over to Jansen again and pulling him up by his tights and leading him over to the corner... With Jansen by the back of the head- into the- no Jansen blocks with his foot! Tries to smash Rudos into the turnbuckle, but Rudos counters with an elbow to the ribs- SMASHES Jansen’s forehead onto the turnbuckle!!

Rick - And if that cut that was originally from the staple gun was re-opened before, it DEFINITELY is now!! Jansen’s flat on his back after that blow and his face is covered with blood already! And Valentine yelling at Rudos from ringside again! She’s VERY upset at this turn of events, Dave!

Dave - You’re not kidding! She’s up on the apron now and EVERYTHING, and she’s just DARING Rudos to come get her. Rudy Rudos though, choosing to toss some insults about her weight from across the ring, seeing the megaphone that Valentine has behind her back. HO! And the megaphone ripped out of Valentine’s hands by one of the ringside referees!

Rick - I wish I could get my hands on Val’s megaphones...

Dave - [frustrated pause] Valentine now arguing with the ref over her confiscated bullhorn, but I don’t think she’s going to be getting anywhere with that tone!

Rick - And now Rudos back to work on Jansen, but I’m not so sure that there’s a lot of work let to be done, Dave, and I think that Rudy’s sensing that too, as he’s propping the “Heartbeat of Canada” up against the turnbuckles... Grabbing the foot now and trying to flip him over.

Dave - Jansen still conscious though, and holding onto the ropes tightly. Rudos doing what he can to pry those fingers free with one hand, and trying to lift one of Jansen’s legs over the ropes with the other.

Rick - “New Jersey’s First Luchador” though, having trouble getting a good hold on Jansen: the man’s bleeding all OVER the place, Dave, and I don’t know if Rudy’s going to be able to get enough of a grip to flip him over the tope rope right now!

Dave - Looks like you’re right: Rudos backing off and opting to help Esquire out with Anya, now, in a double-team of effort to stomp the young newcomer flat!

Rick - If she’s never wrestled a pro match before, Dave, and I’m not so sure she has, what a rude awakening this must be the girl.

Dave - Right you are there. And just in case any of you were wondering, Troy Howard’s name was drawn and was unable to attend this match due to injury, and thus was replaced by Anya. I’m told that Howard is in the hospital in the intensive care unit, and that he’s in critical condition.

Rick - Which is where Anya may end up if she’s not lucky!

Dave - All jokes aside though, Rick, we’re sending our best wishes out to Dr. Howard and his family. The PW’s rooting for your speedy recovery.

Rick - Esquire and Rudy Rudos effectively NEUTRALIZING any threat that Anya here may have posed in this match. I can’t see how she could have much more left in her...

Dave - We thought the same thing about Xander though, and he made a number of respectable comebacks while still in contention. Esquire yanking Anya up off the canvas by the hair- PLANTS her down with an inverted DDT! And Rudos not done on her either: he’s going for her legs and flips her over for the Boston crab! And Esquire on his feet and stomping away at Anya’s back!! They’re tearing the poor girl to PIECES!

Rick - Well, with all the women these days asking for equal rights, wanting to mess it up with the big boys, that’s what we’re seeing here, Dave! Anya has just as much right as any man to be beaten senseless in Planet Wrestling: all “The King of the Barrio Streets” and Esquire are doing is making sure that those rights are extended to her.

Dave - Please! There’s no need for this kind of brutality! You’d think that Ken Jansen, the “loving husband”, with his wife being a wrestler might get involved in this scrap to try to DEFEND Anya, but he’s just playing the coward once again and letting Anya be decimated as he watches on!

Rick - I don’t know, Dave... The man HAS lot a lot of blood...

Dave - Wait a second! Looks like I may have spoken too soon: Ken Jansen getting to his feet and making his way toward the double-teaming Rudos and Esquire- pushes Esquire aside- And- JANSEN JOINING IN on the beating!!! This is just awful!

Rick - But it all makes perfect sense, Dave: not one of these men wants to be eliminated, and Anya, with her lack of experience and considerable size disadvantage is the obvious target for elimination, so it’s as if she has a great big bullseye painted on her body!

Dave - And Anya suffering all the more now with these kinds of odds being stacked against her. Jansen now with the boot across her throat for the choke and Esquire and Rudos each grabbing one of Anya’s ankles- SPLIT her with a wishbone!!

Rick - I hate to have to say it, Dave, but maybe she should have stayed out of this match. This IS a man’s sport, after all-

Dave - Oh come ON! You don’t actually BELIEVE that any man would be doing any better in there being triple-teamed by professional cheapshot artists the likes of those? OH! And speaking of cheapshots, Esquire just stunned Jansen with a harsh kidney blow! There’s no honour amongst thieves here, I guess! Esquire no going for one of Jansen’s feet and trying to dump him over the top!
Rick - And here comes Valentine for the distraction! She’s yelling at Esquire at the top of her lungs, Dave!

Dave - But the blueblood isn’t paying much attention to her at all!

Rick - Talk about being focused in his goal!
Dave - Maybe not for long though: Valentine now right up on the apron and shouting at Esquire to try to get him to let Jansen go! Referees now trying to get her down from there, but Valentine holding onto the top rope as tightly as her husband is!

Rick - She’s quite the little firecracker that one, Dave: Heck- they ‘re needing to get another ref over there to try to tear her off the apron. She may be tossed from ringside REAL soon!

Dave - Rudy Rudos trying to give Esquire a hand with a little extra shove from behind to get Jansen out of there- Ho HO! Esquire just swatted him away with a big backhand swing!!

Rick - Again we’re seeing that Esquire doesn’t want himself soiled by anyone of lower class than himself... Either that or he wants this elimination all to himself.

Dave - Either way, Rudos’ lip has been busted open from that blow, and even with a mask on, you can tell that he’s hardly- What the?-

[The shot switches to the ringside crowd of Jansenites, where through the crowd emerges the fluffy panda-looking Scooter, carry a golf bag full of pinata sticks.]

Dave - Oh sweet JESUS! Rudos’ manager SOMEHOW managed to sneak through the crowd and is making his way over the rail behind the backs of a few of our officials! And look what he has WITH him, Rick: that full compliment of kendo sticks in his golf bag!

Rick - Pinata sticks, Dave. They’re black pinata sticks.

Dave - Whatever the case, Scooter’s been spotted by another official who’s signaling for some security to get down here. Adam Kent moving in on Scooter from behind, but Scooter’s seen him and is threatening a stick to the head!

Rick - But here comes a team of security, Dave! And look at Scooter scoot! He can move pretty fast for such a big bear-looking guy...

Dave - Security chasing the banned-from-ringside Scooter and in hot pursuit of the big panda around the ring! Rudos, on the inside sees him though and is signaling- Scooter tosses him a stick!! Rudos caught it out of the air- winding up- OH!!!!

Rick - Holy CRAP! Rudos out for BLOOD! That pinata stick pretty much exploded into SAWDUST from the impact it made with Esquire’s back! And I’m not sure if it’s what Rudos intended, but with Esquire collapsing to the mat, Ken Jansen has avoided elimination for now by falling in a heap back to the canvas.

Dave - Now look at THIS!!! I don’t know where they were before now, but Bubba and Butch, Esquire’s goons, have muscled their way to ringside- Scooter looking over his shoulder- DOUBLE CLOTHESLINED to the floor by the goons!!

Rick - Talk about being cut off at the pass!!

Dave - Heck, Scooter almost had his HEAD cut off at the pass! I dare say that it’ll be the last we see of Rudos’ stick-swinging for the night if Security has anything to say about it, as they’re just gathering up what’s left of Scooter. They’ve taken the golf bag away from him and are leading the costumed manager to the back in a painful-looking hammerlock.

Rick - And once again, Rudy Rudos doesn’t look happy about what’s going on here, Dave: Scooter’s being dragged away semi-conscious, Valentine’s still at ringside, and Esquire’s goons have just added themselves to the ringside mix. Where do you suppose they were until now?

Dave - Waiting for their opportunity when security thinned out? Maybe attending Geeves to at the hospital? Who knows? Either way, they’re an imposing presence here at the ringside area right now, that’s for sure!

Rick - Rudos here wasting too much time trying to get Valentine taken to the back too for her getting involved on the apron-

Dave - But the refs are just ignoring him, Rick: he’s done enough damage with those kendo sticks of his from Scooter, they must figure, and they’re letting her involvement slide for the time being, it would seem.

Rick - Sounds fine to me.

Dave - Yeah, it would. Rudos now taking his attention off of the officiating staff and concentrating it onto Bubba. Rudos has quite the colourful vocabulary, I’ll give him that much. But now it’s Rudos going back to Esquire- gouge to the eyes by Rudos! Rudy Rudos pulling Esquire up- sends him to the ropes- CATCHES him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker!!

Rick - Esquire’s back must be killing him!

Dave - And Rudos far from finished from the looks of it, as he’s sat Esquire up here, and has him in a Mexican surfboard!

Rick - Rudy’s really driving that knee into Esquire’s spine, Dave, to capitalize on and add to the pain of that shot from the pinata stick. I’m not sure how long Esquire can take this kind of abuse...

Dave - If Zed Logan’s performance earlier was any indication, we may see him for some time to come!

Rick - I dunno. I think Zed was just lucky.

Dave - Just LUCKY? Whatever! Speaking f luck though, Esquire’s going to need some soon- he looks about ready to call it quits in there unless he’s able to escape from that hold soon. But he may not need luck- here comes Jansen from the side- OH!! Low dropkick caught the kneeling Rudy Rudos in the head!! Rudos has released the hld, but it looks like Jansen has a bone to pick with the New Jersey native!

Rick - Jansen stomping away at Rudos and Rudy’s just trying his best to scramble out of harm’s way, but Jansen’s got him lined up in his sights! Rudy trying to push himself back to his feet- stomp to the hand from Ken! DOWN with the elbow drop across the back of Rudos’ neck! Even the most technically skilled of wrestlers in this one so far is resorting to sheer brawling at this point, Dave! No one ever said this match was going to be pretty!

Dave - And indeed it’s not been so far. Esquire now back to his feet and obviously favouring his lower back.... And now HE’S joining into the fray between Jansen and Rudos, and he’s striking Rudos with some punishing stomps along with Jansen! Jansen pulling Rudos up now- Double Irish whip to the ropes- Rudos off the ropes- double back body drop- WOAH!!!

Rick - Just unbelievable, Dave! Rudy just showed some incredible agility there to avoid the elimination by twisting his body around in mid-air to catch onto the ropes and springboard himself back into the ring! For all his mouthing, the guy has skills, THAT’S for sure!

Dave - He may have eluded elimination, but he’s out of the frying pan and right back into the fire, with Jansen and Esquire swarming all over him like a school of pirana with kicks and punches coming from both of them! But now look at this: Anya finally regaining consciousness and getting back to her feet!! And she’s not wasting any time at all, folks! Charging- FLATTENS Esquire with a superkick!! Standing spinning wheel kick takes Jansen down! They didn’t see her coming! Now scoops Rudos up- SLAMS him down ON TOP of Ken Jansen!! Anya to the corner and climbs to the top- Jumps- NAILS the Senton bomb on Rudos and Jansen!!!! And save for the Jansenites in the front row, the Dome’s capacity crowd is on its feet!! Anya off the ropes- hurricanrana on Esquire just as he was getting up!

Rick - Anya not backing off at all ever since she came to, and she’s clearing house! Pulling Esquire to his feet now, whips him to the corner! Anya following him in- handspring- into a back elbow!! Esquire reeling! Anya lifting him up off the mat- looks like it’s time for Esquire to say goodbye!... Wait a second- Anya’s just setting him up on the top turnbuckle and going up there with him- Hurricanrana from the top by Anya!!! This girl is ON FIRE!!

Dave - And the crowd is absolutely electric! In just her first appearance here, she’s making about as big a name for herself as Xander has so far! Anya on a mission here and picking Esquire up again! Whips him to the opposite corner and follows him in with a clothesline!! Anya hoisting Esquire up to the top again- I think- YES! She’s signaling for another super hurricanrana!! And- NO!!! Blocked by Esquire- DOWN into the super powerbomb!!!

Rick - Saw THAT one coming a mile away, Dave, and from the looks of it, so did Esquire. She should have eliminated Esquire while she had the chance, but that rookie mistake cost her big.

Dave - Esquire now looking none too happy at all as he shakes the effects of Anya’s onslaught off now.... Rudy Rudos looking like he’s coming around on the other side of the ring.... Esquire though to his feet and grabbing Anya up off the canvas with a handful of hair! Hauling her over to the corner- JESUS! Slammed her face right into that exposed turnbuckle!! Anya down and bleeding from her lip!

Rick - But Esquire’s not going to care about that, Dave! I’m not even sure how aware Anya is of her surroundings right now, but he’s just yanking her up off the mat and...

Dave - Oh my God, no.

Rick - But he IS, Dave! He’s setting her up on the top, and I have an aching suspicion that it’s time for his Money Talks! Pulls her by the tights- CRUSHES into the mat with the super brainbuster!!! Anya’s OUT COLD! And Esquire’s not making any mistake about it, Dave- He looks like he’s going for the elimination right now.

Dave - The crowd on its feet PLEADING for Anya to wake up so she can stay in this one... Starting up a chant now...

crowd - An-YA! An-YA! An-YA!

Rick - Whatever they’re hoping for, Dave, it ain’t gonna’ happen!

Dave - Esquire with Anya over his shoulder- Lookout from behind- Rudos spins Esquire around- Anya slips off! Jab to the eyes by Rudos!! Esquire stunned and now Rudos with Esquire- BASHES his face into that exposed turnbuckle!! Esquire’s forehead split open and bleeding like a tap! Rudos lines him up- Clothesline- Esquire tripped up- Over the top and...... TO THE FLOOR!!

Pattera - Esquire has been eliminated!!!

Rick - I can’t BELIEVE it! That clothesline by Rudos sent Esquire tumbling backward over Anya, and it was just enough to put him over the top and down to ringside. Rudos now pulling Anya off the mat- WOAH!! Hauled under the ropes to the outside by Esquire!! Rudos on the floor and being stomped by a bloody-faced Esquire and his two goons!! Butch pulling Rudos up and Esquire taking over- Bubba pulling up one of the ringside mats- Esquire with the Soviet suplex on Rudos- RIGHT on to hard concrete floor!!! Rudos holding onto his back in absolute AGONY!!

Dave - Security finally coming down to break this up and getting a hold of both Goons, but Esquire is looking like a man possessed- THROWS Rudos into the ringsteps!

Rick - Because of Rudos, Esquire didn’t even get so much as an ELIMINATION, Dave, not to mention that he won’t be getting the crown OR his Heavyweight shot! You can bet that he’s none too happy about that, and he’s letting Rudy know it with everything that he has left in him!

Dave - Finally though, security getting him under control...

[ “Fat” by “Weird” Al Yankovich sounds throughout the arena.]

Dave - Uh-OH! Here comes the Immovable Object himself! It’s Big Hank Albert making his way to the ring!

Rick - Cripes, he only halfway down the ramp and he’s ALREADY breathing heavily, Dave. Just LOOK at that tub of lard! How are they going to get him out of the ring?!

Dave - I still have no idea. Esquire, Bubba and Butch being detained and removed from the ringside area... Rudos still has to get himself back into the ring; remember since he was PULLED to the outside by someone on the outside who was already eliminated, Rudos is still in this one.

Rick - Looks like he won’t be having any troubles on that level, Dave- Fat Man Hank’s taking charge and rolling him back into the ring... Hank up on the apron and in now. Drops BIG elbow onto Rudos! Don’t forget that these two have gone at it before in extreme action, Dave: Albert may be looking for a little revenge on “Jersey’s First Luchador”...

Dave - God knows that everyone in this match so far has been and likely will be after it’s all over.

Rick - The Obese one taking his time getting up off the mat- But he’s met by a boot to the head courtesy of the “Heartbeat of Canada” for his troubles!

Dave - Hank Albert though still struggling his way to his feet- BOWLS Jansen over with a hefty clothesline! Jansen trying to get his bearings, but here comes Albert- OH!! The big splash on Jansen!

Rick - Did someone order pancakes?

Dave - And Hank Albert getting to his feet again- he’s met by Rudos! Rudos with a wild punch- blocked by Albert- COUNTERS with a headbutt and down goes Rudos!

Rick - And he had all six hundred plus pounds of his weight behind that one from the looks of Rudos!

Dave - You’re not kidding! Looks like he’ll have a headache for a while after that blow! But now it’s Hank Albert making his way to the third person in the ring, Anya, and I think he sees that she’s practically waiting to be eliminated, folks. Pulling her up by the hair and backing her into a corner- Vicious chop to the face on Anya to open that cut up even more!

Rick - I think that shot woke her up though, Dave!

Dave - I think you’re right, Rick: Anya seems to have regained consciousness, but she looks as groggy as can be... Albert turning his back on her... bracing his hands on the ropes- CRUSHES Anya into the turnbuckles! Anya down in a heap... Oh, for the love of GOD: LOOK at him! Posing, and taunting the fans!

Rick - The guy’s proud of his flab, Dave. He’s worked hard and trained hard, and it looks like things are paying off for him in spades!

Dave - But all he’s doing is jiggling! Oh no: it looks like Albert’s setting up again, this time to ram his keister straight into Anya’s face! Look out- NO!!! Albert waited too long and received a low blow uppercut from Anya for his troubles! Anya scurrying out of harm’s way away from Albert now and is on her feet.

Rick - Her legs are wobbly though, Dave!

Dave - May be a last-ditch effort on this rookie’s part. Anya off the ropes- clothesline on Albert- but he didn’t budge! Hank Albert unfazed by that! Anya off the ropes again- AGAIN the clothesline has no effect! Just like everyone else in this match, I’m not sure if she knows quite HOW she’s going to be able to even MOVE this man, much less get him several feet in the air to put him over the top! Anya off the ropes once again- SHOULDERBLOCK by Albert throws Anya to the canvas! Anya down, but here comes Jansen- boot to the gut from Albert! And now with the double axehandle! Here comes Rudos- WHIPS him down with a powerslam!! Hank Albert is a MONSTER, folks!

Rick - This is his kind of match, Dave: he has the biggest advantage here of being so damn heavy, that I’m not sure if the combined efforts of Rudy Rudos, Anya and Ken Jansen would even be ENOUGH to put this man away! None of them is any sort of powerhouse. I dare say that we’ll have to wait until someone like Nemisis, or even the Dehumanizer come into this match before we even have a HOPE of seeing this big man hit the floor.

Dave - And I think he knows it too, Rick: he’s yelling at all the fans here for having doubted him; taking his time to eliminate his competitors. Albert’s as cocky as they come right about now and wasting lots of time, but I’m not sure if it really makes that much of a difference, Rick.

Rick - Ken’s getting to his feet again and tries for a double-leg takedown, but Hank’s not going ANYWHERE on that- Jansen just hammered down to the mat! Anya up again, along with Rudos. Rudos charging in- caught by a knee to the breadbasket from big Hank! And HE’S clubbed to the mat with a sledgehammer-like forearm shot from the big man! Rudy Rudos clutching at his back in pain, but Hank Albert is looking unstoppable!

Dave - Off the ropes now it’s Anya- Albert grabs her- NO! Anya slides through his legs! Quick to her feet with a shove from behind! Albert off balance and Anya lightning-quick to the top rope- Leaps- Headscissor takeover takes them both over the top rope!!! Albert to the floor- but Anya hanging on to the ropes!!!!

Rick - Did her feet touch the ground?!

Dave - The referees are waving it off-

Pattera - Hank Albert has been eliminated!!!

Dave - Anya’s still in this if she can pull herself back up!!

["Rocket Man" (remix) by Elton John plays. Marky Mark emerges from behind the curtains and rushes toward the ring.]

Rick - Marky Mark rushing the ring, looking to eliminate Anya from the looks of it!

Dave - Anya pulling herself up..... And into the ring before Marky Mark was able to get there! Mark though in the ring now, and folks, he’s wearing a DRESS mind you! Jansen getting to his feet and so is Rudos... Mark off the ropes- DOUBLE clothesline! But here comes Anya with a clothesline of her own- ducked by Marky Mark! Anya off the ropes again- MIDAIR COLLISION!!

Rick - They both tried for the high crossbody, Dave and caught each other in the air, but I dare say that Anya was on the brunt of that blow, ‘cause she’s still down and Marky’s gettin’ up already!

Dave - Ken Jansen up and closing in on Marky Mark! Mark on the run- springboard off the ropes and he catches Jansen with a crossbody block!! I don’t think Jansen saw THAT one coming at all!

Rick - Mark’s not out of the woods yet, ‘cause here comes Rudy again! Marky spins- catches him with the inverted atomic drop!! Now scoops him up and- SLAMS him down! Mark going to the top- SPLASHES “The King of the Barrio Streets”!! The kid’s up, and he’s going nuts!

Dave - He’s looking like he’s having the time of his life, and I dare say it’s infectious, because the crowd is loving this young man! Marky Mark now taunting his fallen opponents now with a little dance!

Rick - But the guy looks RIDICULOUS! He’s a man wearing a DRESS, fr’ goodness sake!

Dave - Which makes it all the funnier at how he’s taking guys like Jansen and Rudos down.

Rick - Cripes, he should TEAM UP with Rudos: he’d fit in with the rest of his sideshow freaks...

Dave - What’s this now? Marky Mark hopping on one foot in a circle- laying face down on the mat and undulating his way toward Rudos like an millipede or an inchworm or something- back to his feet and chopping at the air- DOWN with a big chop to the solar plexus of Rudos! Talk about UNORTHODOX!

Rick - He’d better look ou- OH! Anya from behind with a dropkick to the knee puts Mark on his knees! Mark getting up though- Anya with a big chop- Ducked by Mark- takes Anya’s feet out from under her! Has her by the ankles- SLINGSHOTS her into the turnbuckles! Good thing that wasn’t the exposed steel, or it would have been all she wrote for Anya.

Dave - You’re not kidding! Marky Mark though in control of things and with Anya- rubs her out with a kneelift to the face! Mark just manhandling Anya here...

Rick - Anya trying to get to her feet but looking a bit stunned. Mark moving in- snapmares her over- OHNO!!!

Dave - What the heck was that?!

Rick - He calls it the SunSet Sword, Dave. A deadly move if I’ve ever seen one! Wow! And once again, Anya looks to be out! I have a feeling that the doctors are going to be want to checking her for a concussion after this match.

Dave - After being on the receiving end of that SunSet Sword; that modified inverted DDT from Marky Mark, I’d say she’d better! Marky Mark now pulling what’s left of Anya up and setting her up on the ropes... Marky mark to the top- Missile dropkick- Anya up and over- AND down!!

Pattera - Anya has been eliminated!!!

Dave - Well, she put up a great effort, and lasted in there WELL longer than we expected a rookie to wrestling to do, that’s for sure. And for that much we have to give her some credit. I’d say that we’ve hardly seen the last of her, OR what she can do!

Rick - Mark had better watch out though- Jansen wipes him out with a chop-block type maneuver!! And RIGHT on that knee that Anya had attacked earlier! Ken Jansen ever the consummate professional in his attacks.

[”Sexy Boy” plays.]

Dave - The Planet Dome’s capacity crowd here is on its feet once again, because they know that music means only one thing!!

[All in the ring are looking toward the entrance way, in anticipation of Michaels’ arrival. Suddenly he slides into the opposite side of the ring.]

Dave - JESUS! Michaels into the ring behind their backs!! From behind on Rudos- NAILS the side Russian legsweep! Jansen and Marky Mark turning around- Jansen backing off, but Marky Mark moving in- CHOPPED DOWN by Michaels! The “Ice Man” pulling Marky Mark to his feet and whips him to the ropes- reversal by Mark- but Michaels puts on the brakes- Takes Mark down with a DDT!!!

Rick - Jansen OBVIOUSLY choosing to stay out of this melee, and for good reason: these two guys have all the energy in the world to spend and he’s been in here since the START of this thing, and HAS to be reaching his breaking point, folks. I mean, how much gas can he, and Rudy Rudos for that matter, POSSIBLY have left?!

Dave - I don’t know, but NX’er, and NEW Extreme champ Matt Michaels seems to have enough in him! Pulling Marky Mark up off the mat- whips him to the ropes again- Marky Mark- Spinebuster by Michaels!! And Michaels headed for the top! But wait- Jansen shaking the ropes and trying to throw him off balance to eliminate him!! Michaels flailing his arms wildly to try stay in this! OH!!!

Rick - Michaels falling and... well, POSTING himself in the absolute worst way... What can you say but “ouch”?

Dave - Well, I’ll bet that Jansen’s not happy that he didn’t get an elimination out of the deal. Marky Mark though to his feet and ready to capitalize on the situation.

Rick - I’m not quite sure he even realizes what just happened, Dave. With Michaels now from behind- bridges him over with a German suplex!! Excellent execution! But don’t look now, here comes Rudy Rudos!

Dave - And go figure, he goes STRAIGHT for the eye gouge on Mark. Jumps up on him- rolls into the armbar submission! Rudos again using a submission hold in this match to slow things down and keep his opponent off his feet.

Rick - He’s out of his element doing all these kinds of things, Dave, but it seems to be working for him so far. Some of these high-risk guys like Michaels and Marky here should be paying closer attention to him, not to mention what happened to the other daredevils like Xander and Anya that are already watching from back in their lockerrooms.

Dave - You may have a point there... Matt Michaels though now back to his feet and trying to work through the pain, drops the falling fist- but Rudos released the hold and dodged it at the last second! Rudos up quick with a kick to the head- Michaels caught his ankle- Dragon screw to the mat by Michaels!! What a maneuver! OH!

Rick - And that was Marky Mark from behind with the double kidney blow on Michaels! Michaels stunned from that one! Marky Mark off the ropes- Hits the spinning heel kick on Michaels!!! And now pulling Michaels up off the mat- Chop to the chest by Marky Mark! WOW did you hear that impact?! And another! Matt Michaels being chopped down by Marky Mark- OH, and again! Michaels- MAN! Returned with a chop of his own! And another!! And a double-chop followup for good measure!!! Dave, I don’t know WHEN the last time was that I’d seen two wrestlers so EQUALLY matched, and they’re tearing each other apart!

Dave - You’re not kidding! Rudos and Jansen are knowing better to just keep their distance, as this is turning into nothing more than an old-fashioned streetfight between Marky Mark and the “Ice Man” Matt Michaels, as they’re just firing their heaviest artillery at each other as fast as they can dish it out!!

Rick - Talk about a SLUGFEST!

Dave - Boot to the midsection by Michaels! He’s setting Mark up- signaling for the Chill Factor- Back body drop counter my Marky Mark! Marky Mark trying to take a breather, but he sees that Rudos and Jansen have been doing the same in opposite corners of the ring! Mark charging in on Jansen- Drop toehold by Jansen- OH! And that clotheslined Marky Mark across the bottom rope! Marky Mark clutching at his throat for some air!

Rick - And take a look at Jansen- he’s going right back to work on Mark’s knee- DRIVES it into the canvas!! Michaels getting to his feet... Jansen pulls Mark up- and now with the Irish whip to Michaels- Michaels- FLIPS Marky Mark to the outside with the back body drop!!

Pattera - Marky Mark has been eliminated!!!

[Almost immediately, Bob Marley’s “400 years” starts playing...]

Dave- Out of the crowd! It’s Demonknight!

Rick - And he’s in there in a hurry, Dave! This may be the match’s turning point: we now have TWO members of PAIN in the ring at the same time! At least I THINK Demonknight’s PAIN...

Dave - Demonknight into the ring and from behind on Michaels- he has him by the hair- JESUS!!! Demonknight threw Michaels out, just like that!!

Pattera - Matt Michaels has been eliminated!

Rick - Demonknight just snuck up on him and caught him with his guard COMPLETELY down, Dave. It’s painfully obvious that Matt wasn’t even thinking about Demonknight entering through the crowd, and boy did he pay for it. He’s going back to the lockerrooms relatively unscathed, Dave, and this has to be a major disappointment for him, despite the fact that he’s the new Extreme champ.

Dave - You said it. But now it’s PAIN’s Demonknight, along with Jansen, trying to corner in Rudos-

[ “We Are the Champions” by Queen plays, and “Better Than You” Brian Collins parts the curtains and struts toward the ring...]
Rick - Collins mocking the jeering fans on his way to the ring, Dave, but just look at how confident Brian looks. And why not? Drawing the number fifteen spot isn’t a bad place to start off in a twenty-man match like this!

Dave - Brian Collins finally stepping into the ring, but all he’s doing for now is looking on as Demonknight holds Rudy Rudos in place, while Jansen is taking some wide open shots at the New Jersey native!

Rick - The strategy’s worked for Ken Jansen so far, Dave. Brian must be thinking that the longer he can stay out of things, the more strength he’ll have left o go the distance in this one... And let me tell ya’, it’s a pretty good plan!

Dave - Rudy Rudos though now, somehow managing to stay alive by worming his way out of Demonknight’s grasp, and again, he’s on the run- but runs right into Collins! And Collins didn’t look to appreciate it either! Big right hand swing- ducked by Rudos! Rudy Rudos from behind- picks him up for the belly-to-back suplex! Rudos to his feet- but taken right down again with a sweep by Demonknight! And now it’s Jansen going after Rudos’ leg with an anklelock while Demonknight mounts Rudos to pummel him with some punches!! Rudos OBVIOUSLY the focus of the PAIN Foundation here!

Rick - Which is giving Collins all kinds of time to get back to his feet, Dave... But he’s looking a little more determined this time- CRIPES! Kicks Demonknight right off of Rudos! And now he drops the headbutt onto the luchador! Seems that EVERYONE wants to focus on the self-proclaimed “baddest mo’ fo’ in the fed”!

Dave - But Collins is right back up and now he’s in the face of Demonknight! And that may not be the best place for him to be-

Rick - No kidding: Demonknight looks pissed!

Dave - Collins with a big swing- NO! He faked it and landed the headbutt instead! Nice one! Demonknight looking a bit off balance and Collins with the Irish whip- reversed by Demonknight! Collins off the ropes- Demonknight into a handstand and a spinning kick- Collins took that one full in the face!

Rick - Yeah! And it landed him straight on his ass! This Demon has some impressive moves, that’s for sure. His specialty’s in a form of Martial Art that I believe comes from the Carribean called “Capoeira”, Dave. It’s more than a little unorthodox, but that alone can catch opponents offguard.

Dave - Demonknight now returning his focus to Rudos on the mat- off the ropes- LANDS the somersault senton splash! These two members of PAIN just dismantling Rudos!

Rick - And now they’re seeing this opportunity to do even more damage, Dave: Jansen still with Rudos by the ankle and flipping him over into a Boston crab!! I’m not sure if Jansen know before this about the damage done to Rudos’ back on the outside by Esquire, but I have a feeling that Demonknight knew all about it, and tipped his teammate off!

Dave - Whatever the case, Rudos in a dire predicament here on the double team by the PAIN... But Here comes Collins again- I think he’s got some sort of bone to pick with Demonknight or something, Rick!

Rick - Oh! Sledgehammer right hand to the ribs on Demon takes him to his knees! Collins following up with an elbow to the face! Demonknight rolling to safety and getting back up, but Collins is right there with another right hand- blocked by Demonknight! Demonkinght with the return- blocked by Collins! Collins counterpunching, but THAT’S blocked by Demon- WOAH!!! Crazy spinning kick out of NOWHERE from Demonknight just sent Collins crashing into Jansen, to break the crab on Rudos! I don’t think that the collision was Demon’s intent though...

Dave - Jansen upset about it regardless, but Demonknight just seems to be ignoring Jansen’s verbal onslaught, folks. For all he’s been bragging about the “unity” between the members of PAIN, Jansen hardly seems to be the glue that’s going to bid them together, anyway. Demonknight finally responding and pointing at Collins and now both he and Jansen are mobilizing toward “Better Than You”.

Rick - I Guess Demonknight is speaking Ken’s language or something. Whatever he said seems to have calmed “The Heartbeat of Canada” down a bit, anyway. They’re stomping the life out of Collins now and the both of them seem to be enjoying their work.

Dave - Demonknight talking to Jansen again and Jansen stopping the barrage of kicks- and look at the SMILE on his face, folks! Demonknight seems to REALLY be pushing Jansen’s buttons here, whatever he’s saying... Jansen backing off of Collins to the middle of the ring while Demonknight is hauling Collins off the canvas- whips him to the ropes- Demonknight with a bearhug, falling- OH!!!! JANSEN JUST NAILED THE PAINCBREAKER!!!!! WHAT A MOVE!!!

Rick - Holy CRAP!! Demonknight had elevated Collins up enough for Jansen to jump in there are hit Collins with the Panicbreaker from WAY high up! These two are working together like a well-oiled machine, Dave, which doesn’t bode well for Brian Collins OR for “The King of the Barrio Streets”, for that matter! They’re practically needing a spatula to clean up what’s left of Collins off of the mat, but Ken and Demon are slowly pulling the man to his feet nonetheless!

Dave - But Rudy Rudos on his way in- spins Demonknight around- Pokes him in the eyes! Rudos with the boot to the midsection to follow it of and applies the headlock... turns it around- Falls into the over-the-shoulder neckbreaker!!

Rick - Ken Jansen with Collins- JETTISONS him over the top into the steel rail!! Jansen with his first elimination!

Pattera - Brian Collins has been eliminated!!!

Rick - And who’s going to be the next man to come in? Of the five men left, THREE of them are members of the PAIN Foundation, but one of them is Rudos’ tag team partner, Drunkaholic! Will the odds be staked against Rudos even further, or will the odds be evened out?.....

[The lights go out.]

Rick - Oh Jesus...

["Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath starts to play, and continues for a few seconds.]

Dave - That’s Dehumanizer’s music! But I can’t see a THING in here, folks! The few camera flashes in the arena are the only thing that’s providing me ANY sort of view of the people in the ring...

[The lights come back on, and in the ring, we see that Dehumanizer is now there, standing directly behind Rudy Rudos.]

Dave - Dehumanizer in the ring out of the darkness, and behind Rudos! I don’t think the luchador has seen him!! Rudos backpedaling- bumps into the big monster! Rudos slowly turning around- Dehumanizer has him by the throat!! Lifts- CHOKESLAM ON RUDOS BY THE DEHUMANIZER!!!

Rick - Rudos felt THAT one, both on the throat AND on his back, Dave!!

Dave - With a three against one situation of PAIN on Rudos here, there’s no doubt that the “King of the Barrio Streets” is in QUITE a predicament, provided that the PAIN can hold together without fighting amongst themselves...

Rick - So far Demonknight has been working real well with Jansen, let’s see if Dehumanizer works as well with the pair, or if he ends up being a third wheel.

Dave - Demonknight now pulling Rudos up- Rudos with a ducked wild swing- Demonknight justr took a seat- OH! And knocks the wind out of Rudos with a sharp kick to the sternum! Rudos doubled over and trying to catch his breath- Dehumanizer grabs him into a standing headscissor- pickup- POWERBOMB by Dehumanizer!! And Jansen off the ropes- SWEET JESUS!!!

Rick - Jansen just double-stomped Rudos from the top with the Heartstopper, Dave, and I dare say that Rudos has seen better days!

Dave - You’re not kidding! The PAIN Foundation tearing Rudos apart here piece by piece! Now it’s Demonknight pulling Rudos up off the canvas and whips him- OH!!! RIGHT into a big boot from Dehumanizer that practically took Rudos’ head off!

Rick - I know that Rudos’s mask has a lot of red on it, but I dare say from the stain he just left on the mat, that he’s bleeding under there now, Dave. And they’re hardly going to give ol’ Rudy a chance to recover either: they’re just stomping the Hell out of Rudos, Dave, and I have a feeling that it’ll be the same thing until Rudos is eliminated, Dave!

Dave - But what happens THEN, Rick? There’s only four men left to go in the draw, and TWO of them are members of the PAIN Foundation! I hope they have a plan in mind... PAIN finally letting up, and bringing Rudos to his feet now... Dehumanizer gripping Rudos by the back of his mask and hauling him to the corner- UGH!!! Rudos’ face crushed into that exposed turnbuckle!

Rick - But you have to give the guy credit- he may look like his spine just turned into a Slinky, but Rudy Rudos is still standing, much to Dehumanizer’s disapproval... Dehummanizer with Rudos over his shoulder- Rudos going to go for the ride? Uh-oh.

Rick - Uh-oh is right! Dehumanizer hanging Rudos in the tree of woe and here comes Jansen- Baseball slide right to the face of Rudos!! Jansen rolling out of there and Demonknight- SPEARS Rudos as he hung there helplessly. That spear though was enough to knock Rudy loose.

Dave - Yeah, but Dehumanizer’s right there to pick up where his PAIN underlings left off, Rick. Dehumanizer up on the second rope and SLINGS himself down onto Rudos’ back with the splash! We may well be seeing the end of Rudos here if the PAIN have anything to say about it.

Rick - Well, Dave: Rudos is one of the most promising stars that we’ve seen join the ranks of PW’s ever-growing roster lately, and PAIN may want to take him out of the picture NOW, before he becomes a nuisance to them at some point down the road.

Dave - They may well be, Rick. Demonknight pulling Rudos up by his mask into a kneeling position, and holding his arms back, presenting Rudos as a wide open target for whoever wants to take the shot! Dehumaizer stepping up to the plate- Ho-HO!! Rudos defiantly spitting and bloody luggie RIGHT into Dehumanizer’s face!

Rick - But all he did is made the PAIN’s leader angry, Dave- WOAH!!! And that boot to the side of the skull is what he got for it! Rudos is feisty and lucky to still be ALIVE with the punishment he’s taking, much less still in this match, but I think he should just take the easy road by shutting his mouth and finding his way to the outside as soon as he can, however he can get there.

Dave - Dehumanizer now asking both Jansen and Demonknight to back off: I think he wants Rudos for himself, because of his insult to the diabolical leader of PAIN!

Rick - Rudos asked for it, Dave, and now he’s going to get what’s coming to him. Dehumanizer peeling him off the mat- scoop slam by Dehumanizer! Rudos again holding onto his back, Dave: Looks like he’ll be needing to make a visit to the chiropractor once this show’s over. Dehumanizer kicks him over onto his stomach-

Dave - Oh Jesus, no. NOBODY deserves this!

Rick - But he’s getting it, Dave: Dehumanizer going for his modification of the camel clutch, and he calls it the Awakening!!

Dave - It’s just another illegal hold that the Dehumanizer wouldn’t get away with anywhere else, in my books, Rick! Just look at the way he’s gouging at Rudos’ eyes and face!

Rick - And I can guarantee that his mask isn’t offering much for protection against Dehumanizer’s claw-like fingers, either, Dave.

Dave - Dehumanizer loving every second of it too, folks: he’s one sick and twisted individual, I can assure you of that! And what about the added pressure he’s adding to Rudos’ back?... What? Dehumanizer letting Rudos out of that practically counterless hold, and I can only assume that he feels it’s time to see who’s next on the agenda, and that Rudos’ time in the ring is indeed up. Dehumanizer making his way over to Demonknight though and they’re having some sort of discussion- What’s THIS?!! Dehumanzier grabbing Demonknight- tosses him to the outside!!! Are we seeing dissension in the ranks amongst the PAIN?!?!!

Rick - Demonknight’s still in this, though, I’d like to remind everyone watching: he went THROUGH the ropes and to the outside, not OVER the TOP rope, so he’s NOT eliminated.

Dave - That’s right Rick. But Dehumanizer laid his hands on him nonetheless and felt the need to toss one of his own men to the mats outside! What’s going through that man’s head?!

Rick - I don’t want to know, Dave.

Dave - And now it’s Dehumanizer signaling for Jansen to come over for a talk, but Jansen’s understandably reluctant. I don’t even like being in the same BUILDING with the likes of Dehumanizer present. Dehumanizer now barking ORDERS over at the “Heartbeat of Canada” and Jansen finally, cautiously walking over to Dehumanizer as he pulls Rudos to his feet- Dehumaizer with the standing headscissor and signalling for a spike powerbomb- Up and - JANSEN with the assist on it! Rudos must feel like his body’s been through a blender.

Rick - Demon trying desperately to get to his feet on the outside, Dave, but he’s obviously shaken from his trip courtesy of Dehumanzier... Dehumanizer leaning over the ropes toward him now, and Jansen looking AWFULLY tempted to take his own leader out!!

Dave - Dehumanizer saying something to Demonknight nodding at him and going under the ring now for something- Oh GOD! Demonknight taking out a table and setting it up! Dehumanizer throwing Demonknight out was all just a big set-up!!

Rick - HA! But there’s not a thing that the ref’s can DO about it! Demon can’t be ruled as having gone out on his own, so him being out there right now is perfectly legal, even though he and Dehumanizer probably had this one planned out ALL ALONG!!

Dave - Dehumanizer looks like he’s a smiling demon straight out of the pits of Hell itself, folks, as Demonknight rolls himself back into the ring! Dehumanizer with Rudos here and I think it’s looking like he’s going for a THIRD powerbomb on the luchador, and it looks like he’s going to put him through the ringside table!! Dehumanizer has him up and running toward the ropes- Power- NO! Hurricanrana reversal- Dehumanizer- THROUGH THE TABLE!!!!! Jansen and Demonknight looking at each other in shock, changing Rudos who’s on the apron!! Rudos over Demon knight with a somersault! Off his back - CLOTHESLINED down by Jansen!! Rudos still alive, and Dehumanizer on the outside, lying in the wreckage of a splintered wooden table!

Rick - ANOTHER man who didn’t get the chance to get an elimination courtesy of Rudy Rudos! I tell you, Dave, if he makes it through this match, which he’ll be lucky if he does, he’ll be public enemy number one for a number of guys like Esquire and Dehumanizer.

Dave - And speaking of eliminations, Rudos is pulling out WAY ahead of the pack right now with a total of four eliminations so far! Everyone else who has an elimination has only one at this point...

Rick - Unless you include Zack Logan, of course, who kind of eliminated himself and Xander at the same time.

Dave - Um, right.

["Whatever" by Godsmack plays...]

Rick - But I have a feeling that Dehumanizer will be the LAST guy that Rudos is eliminating, dave, because here comes the man who I think is going to take it all home again! It’s last year’s battle for the Crown winner, the former E-WCW’s King, the Canadian Crippler!

[As if on cue, the camera cuts to the aisle, where the Crippler has emerged from behind the curtain. He walks in long, determined strides toward the ring. Taped to his forehead is a patch of gauze.]

Rick - The Crippler’s had at least a LITTLE bit of time to recover from his injuries earlier tonight, Dave, and we’ve already seen Jansen give him the assist for the victory. This should be very interesting indeed!

Dave - Crippler now in the ring and through the ropes, and already Jansen and Demonknight are setting Rudos up on his knees- Crippler kicks him down! Crippler now pulling Rudos up and holding him. Jansen winds up- BAM!! Right hook to the chin of Rudos!

Rick - They’re teaching him a lesson for eliminating their leader, Dave. And speaking of the Dehumanzier, he’s finally being led to the back again, after having gone over the top and through that table at ringside. He must be FUMING about being eliminated like that, Dave: he hadn’t even been TOUCHED up until that point.

Dave - Well, Rick, maybe he got HIS just desserts: they could have eliminated Rudos more easily than with a powerbomb into a ringside table. I guess that sometimes even the best laid plans have to backfire. Nonetheless, Rudos may be regretting that he DIDN’T take that powerbomb, because right now, the PAIN are living up to their namesake and putting Rudos through TONS of it!

Rick - Looks like it’s Demonknight’s turn- Holy CRAP!! What a jump kick from Demon!

Dave - Rudy Rudos being decimated, here folks. He’s getting SO badly beaten that the fans, who usually regard Rudos as nothing more than an insulting abomination, are almost starting to SIDE with “New Jersey’s First Luchador”!

Rick - Now wait just a minute: I don’t think they’re THAT sympathetic-

Dave - “Almost”, Rick. I said “almost”. At any rate, it looks as if the PAIN have had enough with Rudos now... Jansen hoisting him up over his head in an uncharacteristic gorilla press- LAUNCHES him over the top- CRASHES into the side of the steel rail!! That’s elimination number two for Jansen!

Pattera - Rudy Rudos has been eliminated!!!

Dave - Rudos putting up a significant effort to stay in this one for as long as he did, folks, you have to give him credit for that, but with the onslaught he’s suffered at the hands of the PAIN, he had to go sometime, and this was it, I guess. But now with three men left to go, and Nemisis amongst them, you have to be thinking that there’s a pretty solid chance of seeing someone hailing from the PAIN Foundation that will be taking home the Crown this year!

Rick - And the guys in the ring KNOW that facing each other down may be what it comes to, Dave: you can tell by the way that they’re eyeing each other while they wait for whoever’s going to be the next particip-

["Princes of the Universe" by Queen plays. The fans get to their feet in a burst.]

Dave - And don’t look now: Liam Drake is going to be the next man to walk into the lion’s den! He’s going to have his work cut out for him though, in this three-on-one situation, not to mention the fact that Nemisis is still to come!!

[Drake walks out from behind the curtains and makes his way down the ramp, shaking hands with the fans as he goes.]

Rick - He’d BETTER soak up all the fan support he can get, Dave: He’s going to need that and MORE to get through all three of those PAIN!

Dave - And just look at the way that Demonknight, Jansen and Crippler are standing by the ropes: Waiting like a pack of hungry wolves for Drake to enter the ring! The fans starting to rally behind him!

crowd - Drake! Drake! Drake! Drake!
Rick - Drake with the slide in- Crippler with the stomp- NO!! Drake faked the slide and snagged Crippler by the boot!

Dave - Hauls him down onto his back!! Slides him toward the corner quick- BASHES him knee against the ringpost! The new “Canadian Champion” not expecting THAT one! Drake running around the ring and NOW finding his spot to slide in! Quick roll and he’s on his feet!! Jansen charging- hip toss by Drake! Demonknight rushing- leapfrogged by Drake! Demon off the ropes- Caught! Sit-down spinebuster by Drake!

Rick - OH! And the cavalry arriving! Jansen just laid Liam out with a low dropkick to the head! Demonknight getting to his feet again, and here comes the Crippler...

Dave - He’s limping a bit, but DOWN with an elbow drop on Drake!

Rick - Getting a little revenge for that trip to the post, I’d wager.

Dave - Now Crippler and Jansen with the double team on Drake, stomping the man’s light’s out while the Demonknight ascends to the top rope!

Rick - Yeah, they’re giving Liam an old-fashioned PAIN welcome to the PW the tikes of which I’ve not seen since the PAIN’s hayday in the E-WCW! It’s full-body massage time for Drake.

Dave - They’re going for his ankles now, Jansen and Crippler teaming for the wishbone- Oh God: They’re just presenting the wide-open target for Demonknight on the top! Demonknight- OH Jesus LORD!!!!

Rick - Drake may be wanting to pack his bags now, Dave- combining a simultaneous wishbone with low-blow headbutt by Demonknight, the rookie Liam Drake has to be in a world of hurt! Jansen now- spinning toehold- into the figure four leglock!! Drake with nowhere to go, right in the middle of the ring! And now Crippler directing traffic and Demonknight going for Drake’s right arm and putting him into a wristlock... And this is crazy- Crippler locking Liam’s OTHER arm in a sitting armbar!! They’re pretty much CRUCIFYING the man!! I though Drake had to be hurting before, but that couldn’t have been ANYTHING compared to what he’s experiencing now, Dave! You can practically HEAR the man’s muscles being torn from his bones.

Dave - The PAIN getting more and more vicious with every passing minute, folks; their holds getting more and more deadly. The crowd’s quieted down quite a bit, save for the Jansenites at ringside who have been coming to with a surge of cheering for their hero. And look at the expression of pure agony on Drake’s face! That tells the whole story there, folks.

Rick - I’m sure he’d be calling it quits if he could, Dave, but there’s NOTHING he can do until the PAIN decide that it’s time for him to go, just like they did with Rudos.

Dave - But take a closer look at Drake’s face, Rick, and I dare say that there’s still a glimmer of determination there! I mean, there’s no way he can possibly make it through this match, but I don’t think he’s given up hope yet!

Rick - The man HAS to be an idiot if he thinks he can make a comeback at this point, Dave!

Dave - But LOOK at him! I think he’s trying to struggle free somehow!... He IS! Liam Drake showing his noble and valiant courage here and trying to fight back against all odds; against these THREE members of the PAIN!! Rocking his body from left to right, but it just isn’t doing any good...

Rick - This has GOT to be one of the most unescapable triple-teams that I’ve EVER seen, Dave. Even if there IS a counter to it, there’s NO way that Liam has enough energy left to find it!

Dave -Nonetheless, the crowd once again rallying behind this rolemodel wrestler!

crowd - Drake! Drake! Drake! Drake! Drake! DRAKE!

Dave - And Liam Drake almost seems as if he’s drawing off of the electric energy of the supporting fans! Drake trashing around violently, pulling his arm in and Demonknight off balance- THROWS Demonknight onto the Crippler and flips Jansen’s figure four in the process!!!! All THREE members of PAIN being forced to release their holds on Drake!! And listen to the fans, Rick: they’re ecstatic!!

Rick - I still can’t believe it...

Dave - And none of the PAIN can believe it either! Crippler and Jansen both having words with Demonknight about what went wrong... But Drake may have gotten out of that hold, Rick, but he’s far from being out of the woods yet! Jansen though, on his feet and telling Demonknight o take care of Drake and Demonknight grudgingly doing what Jansen’s telling him to.

Rick - I’m sure that if circumstances were different that Demon would object, but Drake has to be taken out one way or another anyway. Besides, finishing him off will help him save a bit of face anyway. He we go...

Dave - Demonknight heaving the dead weight of Drake off the mat- hard whip to the ropes- The Burial- No!! Drake blocks and running- SHORT POWERBOMBS HIM TO THE OUTSIDE!!

Rick - Holy SMOKES!

Pattera - Demonknight has been eliminated!!!

Rick - Demon was going for the Burial there, but Drake somehow must have had that one scouted, Dave, ‘cause it looked like he saw it coming a MILE away!

Dave - He knew something big was coming is all I can see, and he figured that Demonknight going for his patented finisher was a logical choice for a counter. Still, what an act of desperation by Drake!!

Rick - I still can’t believe it...

Dave - Looks like Crippler and Jansen are believing it, Rick, because they’re not wasting any time whatsoever to wait to see who’s next in the lineup, and they’re just hammering away at the already battered body of Liam Drake!

Rick - Jansen now pulling Drake up off the mat and yelling something to the Crippler. Ken hoisting Drake up- CANADIAN CRACKER on Drake by the Crippler!!!

Dave - That’s the second time that we’ve seen that move tonight, THIS time with the newly crowned “Canadian Champion” demonstrating his version of a “super Painicbreaker”, a “super Canadian Cracker”, if you will, with the assist coming from Ken Jansen! And Drake is out like a light, folks!

Rick - And it looks like it’s going to be the Crippler that’s going to do the honours, Dave- DUMPS Drake over the top!

Pattera - Liam Drake has been eliminated!!!

Rick - Wait a second. Who’ nex-

[ “The Nemisis Theme” plays, and the huge Nemisis lumbers toward the ring.]

Dave - Uh-oh!! Nemisis on his way down to the ring, but look at the infuriated expression on Ken Jansen’s face! Crippler doing what he can to try to calm Jansen down, but with just four men left to do battle, Jansen HARDLY listening to the voice of reason, here!! HO!! Shoves Crippler to the corner!!

["Blacklisted" by Rancid plays... Drunkaholic emerges from the back, charging the ring. In each hand he has a bottle of beer. One of them is held up to his face, as he chugs it while in full stride.]

Rick - And here comes Drunkaholic!!! Drunkaholic closing in on Nemisis- SMASHES him over the head with that near-empty beer bottle that he was just drinking, but Nemisis seems reletively unfazed!! Drunk now sliding into the ring and Crippler’s right there to cut him off at the pass!

Dave - And Nemisis eying Jansen’s wife Valentine at ringside, but Jansen can’t do a THING about this unless he wants to eliminate himself!

Rick - Crippler with a boot to the ribs on Drunkaholic- JESUS!! Drunk just swung that second beer bottle at Crippler and shattered it across his sternum!! There’s broken glass all OVER in there! Crippler trying to catch his breath.

Dave - Nemisis finally getting into the ring in what must have been the VERY nick of time, Rick, and Jansen’s attacking him right away!! So much for unity amongst the PAIN!

Rick - Yeah, and the Crippler could USE a bit of that unity right now, Dave! He’s just been blasted with an illegal object courtesy of Drunkaholic, who’s taken the advantage here with a series of kneelifts and swift stomps to the Canadian’s body and head! But instead, Jansen’s at war with Nemisis, his own TEAMMATE!!

Dave - And Nemisis just absorbing all of Jansen’s uncharacteristic strikes! Jansen obviously fired up and out of control here, Rick, and it may hurt him if he gets too far out of his domain of expertise- HO!! And that’s exactly what I was talking about, folks: Jansen was opting for a less scientific style and Nemisis caught him offguard with a double choke! Nemisis raising Jansen off of his feet and suspending him in the air!.... And just tosses Jansen to the canvas like a ragdoll!! Nemisis is a MONSTER, folks!

Rick - Nemisis moving in on Jansen- he looks like a shark who smells the blood coming from Jansen’s forehead, Dave!

Dave - Blood that probably wouldn’t be covering Jansen or patches of the ring if it wasn’t for ANOTHER of Jansen’s PAIN teammates, Sean Swanson! They talk about bad blood within stables sometimes, but these men are taking the term literally! And Nemisis now with the boot across Jansen’s throat for the choke! And Nemisis using the ropes for some added leverage, adding even further to the near 360 pounds of pressure being placed on Jansen’s neck area!! And need I remind you, ladies and gentlemen, that these two are teammates!

Rick - Crippler’s been backed into a corner now by Drunkaholic, Dave, and I know that this is an “every man for himself” kind of fight, but you would think that Jansen and Nemisis would have the sense to at least help their teammate out so that they could ENSURE a PAIN King be crowned! Drunk- OH! Big chop there to the Crippler! Boot to the midsection by Drunkaholic! Gutwrench pickup- YOUCH!! Drunkaholic suplexing Crippler right into the shards of broken glass!

Dave - But check this out: Jansen just turned the tables on Nemisis with a nasty chop to the back of Nemisis’s knee, and that was enough for Jansen to take the big man down with a belly to back suplex and follow up with a standing ankle lock- OUF!! But Nemisis just kicked him off with his free leg!

Rick - Crippler pulling some of the bits of bloody glass out of his back, but Drunk’s not going to give him the luxury of recovery time, Dave: BOWLS him over with a kneelift to the face! Drunkaholic now stomping Crippler while he’s down once again- OW! And there’s one right to the face! The guy’s a lunatic!!

Dave - That’s what they pay him for, I guess.

Rick - Hold on! Crippler sweeping Drunk’s legs out from under him and up in a burst! Drunk back up but Crippler charging- clothesline by Drunk- ducked by Crippler!! Crippler putting on the breaks- spins Drunk for a 360 with the European uppercut! Irish whip to the ropes by Crippler- here comes Drunk- backbody drop-

Dave - NO!!! Tornado DDT reversal by Drunkaholic!! What a move! For all of that man’s unorthodox technique, if you can even call that “technique”, you have to give him credit: he has some wrestling skills too! And the PAIN’s chances at the victory looking worse and worse with each passing minute now, going from what seemed, just minutes ago, to be looking like a sure thing! And with the confrontation of pure power and wrestling skill of Nemisis and Jansen, respectively, I’m not sure there’ll be anything left to EITHER of them if Drunkaholic finishes Crippler off!

Rick - Not that Crippler would have NEEDED any help if that drunken punk wouldn’t have used such underhanded tactics as soon as he arrived...

Dave - That may well be the case, but the Canadain Crippler sure could use some help from either of his remaining two teammates right now, though they’re tied up- Nemisis with the slam on Jansen right in the middle of the ring, just barely avoiding the glass.

Rick - Now what’s that big goon doing? Oh crap, he’s going over to the corner and to the top, Dave! What’s he going to do? Off the top with the elbow drop- Nobody home!!

Dave - Jansen rolled out of the way, but he rolled right over some broken glass to avoid the big man’s elbow! Jansen back on his feet and removing broken bits of glass from his shoulder...

Rick - And Drunkaholic now sending Crippler for the ride- tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Drunk. And now it looks like it’s going to be Drunkaholic taking to the skies, as HE’S going to climb the turnbuckles now! Drunkaholic with a swandive headbutt- Oh God!

Dave - And he got all of it, too! BOTH the Canadian Crippler AND Drunkaholic’s foreheads have been busted open! This match is quite quickly turning into a mass of carnage, folks, and the ring’s being turned into a bloody mess.

Rick - And now Jansen with a headlock on Nemisis: Jansen using the turnbuckles like a stepladder- BULLDOGS him down to the mat!!

Dave - But will it be enough to keep Nemisis down?

Rick - I don’t think the guy has enough of a brain to even feel pain, Dave, much less the sense to know when he’s just been rocked by a huge move- Look at him! He’s getting back to his feet like nothing happened! Ken’s up too, and he can’t believe his eyes! Jansen off the ropes- Big boot by Nemisis- Jansen slides under it- CLOTHESLINES the big man’s leg out from under him on his way!

Dave - And Jansen’s fans at ringside are loving what they’re seeing, folks: they may have been disgruntled at the start of the night, but now that they realize that Jansen actually has some sort of actual chance at WINNING, despite even having drawn the dreaded number one spot. And what an accomplishment that would be for the Winnipeg native, to win the PW Crown and of course, a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.

Rick - Not to mention the fact that he’s only wrestled in a handful of matches so far in the big times, Dave. But he still has three men to go through before that can happen. But take a step back and look what’s happening: any ONE of these men winning would be huge!

Dave - And the other one with the best-looking chance of doing that right now, who probably actually has THE best chance from the looks of things, is Drunkaholic, who despite the blood trickling down into his face, is just manhandling the Canadian Crippler here! Drunkaholic looking to be in complete control of things and now looking like he’s going for a submission on Crippler as he applies the full nelson! Crippler struggling to get out and, oh- BAM!! WOW! Drunkaholic with a fancy little move there that took Crippler from that full neslon STRAIGHT onto the canvas spine-first!! THAT had to hurt!

Rick - It’s a part of his repertoire Drunk likes to call the “Ghetto Stomp”, Dave.

Dave - Drunkaholic now following up: a side headlock to take Crippler back to his feet- and a series of punches to the skull by Drunkaholic to open the Crippler’s forehead up even FURTHER! The Canadian Crippler’s face being covered with blood and starting to be a match for Jansen’s crimson mask! OH! And Drunkaholic just tore Crippler’s bandages off, and the blood is flowing even MORE freely now! What’s this- Crippler with the belly to back- NO!! He spun it around for a kneebreaker instead!! The Crippler buying himself soem breething rom with that nasty move!

Rick - Lesser moves than that have ended careers in this business, Dave, ‘cause in a sport like this, a knee injury can mean that you’re out forever, easy.

Dave - No doubt about that, Rick. And speaking of leg injures, it looks like Jansen’s out to give one to Nemisis at this point in the game- RAMS the knee into the mat!

Rick - He’s looking to give the big Nemisis a bad wheel, Dave. Not a bad idea either, ‘cause if Nemisis can’t get any of his power behind his blows and his moves, he’s next to useless in terms of more technical skills, THAT’S for sure!

Dave - I don’t know about that, but I DO know that Jansen’s looking like he’s putting on a technical clinic here about how to bust a man’s leg up- Hooking his foot in there now for the Indian deathlock- Down goes Jansen onto his back for that extra pressure on Nemisis’ knees. But for a member of the “PAIN Foundation”, Nemisis showing VERY little indication of the pain he must be experiencing, or of pretty much any emotion for that matter. Heck, the man’s so pale even, he may as well be the walking dead!

Rick - I’ve heard rumors about that too, once, Dave.

Dave - What the HECK are you talking about?!

Rick - Never mind.

Dave - [slight pause] At any rate, Jansen still in control now and with Nemisis by the legs- pulling him up for a Boston crab, but modifying it; elevating it to put the pressure on Nemisis’s UPPER back, instead of his lower back, Rick.

Rick - Yeah, but one has to wonder why he’s changing his focus of attack, Dave.

Dave - I’m chalking it up to “seeking revenge”, myself. Jansen’s eyes have been burning coals of rage ever since he heard Nemisis’ music start to play, quite likely because of Nemisis’ “attacks” on, Valentine.

Rick - Nemisis should have known not to mess with Ken’s wife, Dave. You just don’t stoop that low... and Jansen’s showing him why.

Dave - Crippler now having taken the momentum in HIS duel with Drunkaholic, Rick, and taking the same road as Jansen was, focusing HIS attacks now on the knee.

Rick - Crippler’s an incredibly smart wrestler, Dave, and although these days he may seem more at home in a more Extreme element, he can take it to the technical side when he wants to, too, and we’re seeing that here with a spinning toehold- and another- and this time he’s going fo rthe figure four leglock- and he’s got it on!! This is where the Crippler’s ring experience comes into play, Dave: look at where he is in the ring! He’s leaning back and putting more pressure on Drunk while holding onto the bottom ringrope!! He can put on ALL the pressure he wants WITHOUT having to worry about a rope break, about Drunk turning the hold over, or even about the punk crawling his way to the opposite side of the ring, if that’d even do any good! Drunkaholic in QUITE a predicament!

Dave - And speaking of predicaments, I’m not seeing ANY movement from Nemisis any more out of that elevated Boston crab. I think he’s passed out from the pain, no pun intended.

Rick - [sarcastic] Ha ha.

Dave - I think Jansen’s realizing it too- yes. Jansen releasing the hold on Nemisis and letting the big man’s body to just drop to the canvas.

Rick - I’m not sure if Jansen was thinking this through properly, Dave. NOW he has the Herculean task of having to “deadlift” the 360 pounds of Nemisis’s motionless body up and over the top rope...

Dave - Jansen turning around now and seeing what’s happening between Drunkaholic and Crippler. Making his way over- OH!! A solid kick to Drunkaholic’s possibly already destroyed knee, but that blow was enough to force his teammate to release the figure four. What the heck is Jansen doing?

Rick - I don’t know, but Crippler asking him the same question as he gets to his feet, and he looks angry, Dave. He had Drunkaholic right where he wanted him, there was essentially no way out, and Jansen had to come along and break the hold! I think he’s asking the Crippler to help him lift Nemisis over the top!

Dave - And the Crippler not at ALL taking that suggestion well, folks. He’s just yelling at Jansen at telling him that if he wants the big man eliminated, that he can do it his own damn self! Looks like more dissension in the ranks of PAIN! Jansen now tugging Crippler by the wrist as if he was a child, but the Canadian Crippler just SHOVING Jansen back! And now Jansen right back in there- fires a right hand- Crippler dodges! HO!! Counters it into a Canadian crossface hold! But Jansen slips out of it before the Crippler could really get a good hold on him...

Rick - The blood pouring out of Jansen’s forehead was a blessing in disguise that time, Dave: It was lubricant enough so as not to allow Crippler a decent grip.

Dave - No doubt at all that he was lucky to escape from that hold. Crippler though, showing no respect here for Jansen as he’s just straddled the Heartbeat’s chest and is tenderizing his face and upper torso! And here comes Nemisis- RIPS Crippler off of Jansen! What the heck is he DOING?! He just saved an apparent arch enemy from being mutilated! Oh my-

Rick - JESUS!! The giant seven foot five Nemisis just dropped his big bald head RIGHT onto Jansen’s and here I thought that Jansen’s bleeding situation couldn’t get any worse!

Dave - Nemisis looked like a falling REDWOOD there! Crippler getting back into the melee on Jansen with a spinning toe hold- But Nemisis, from his KNEES, just shoved Crippler away!

Rick - He’s sending a message that he wants Jansen all to himself, Dave, and I think that Crippler’s finally reading it loud and clear, and now going back to work on Drunk. Grabbing him up by the mohawk- GOD!! Where did Drunkaholic come up with the energy for that palm strike to the nose?!

Dave - I honestly don’t know, Rick, but Crippler reeling and holding his face in wincing pain. That shot surprised pretty much everyone, Crippler, and probably even Drunkaholic included!

Rick - Well, Drunkaholic getting to his feet now, Dave, but he’s really favouring that damaged leg of his now...

Dave - And Nemisis now with Jansen- Sends him to the ropes- Sleeperhold applied by the big Nemisis!!

Rick - And Jansen’s in trouble for sure, Dave! Nemisis has been known to use that sleeperhold on opponents to set them up for his Nemisis Stars jackhammer! If he gets THAT on Jansen, then the “Heartbeat of Canada” is going to be seeing nothing BUT stars for a while to come! And just look at the way Nemisis used his size to his advantage, just SMOTHERING Jansen’s upper body with those treetrunk arms and making the smaller man suppert all of his weight. Makes me kinda’ tired just LOOKING at it! But Jansen not giving up yet! He’s trying to fish Nemisis’ legs out from underneath him, but I don’t think Jansen has enough left in him, Dave.

Dave - Well, like him or not, he’s undeniably found a way to keep himself in this match this long, which is an accomplishment in itself, to say the least. But Jansen’s life is just being sapped away from him here, folks.

Rick - The bloodloss he’s suffering probably isn’t helping either, Dave.

Dave - It can’t be. Drunkaholic now, trying to muster some offense on Crippler- Whips him to the turnbuckles and follows in with a clothesline! Drunkaholic now setting Crippler up to whip him to the opposite corner, and that’s where that exposed turnbuckle is, folks! If he hits this, it may be all over for Crippler! Drunaholic with the Irish whip- reversed by Crippler! Reversal by Drunkaholic!! OH!!! And Crippler just slammed into the turnbuckle chest-first and that landed him down flat on his back!!

Rick - The second reversal took Drunk’s leg out from under him, though, Dave! He’s down on the mat and holding onto his knee and shin, both of which may well be fractured! Both he and Crippler down for the count, and I think Jansen may be out from Nemisis’ slepperhold!

Dave - Nemisis could have easy pickings here to win the match, but with little to no resistance coming from Jansen any longer, he’s sinking that sleeper on even tighter than before! But what’s this?! Drunkaholic egtting up to his feet and eyeing Nemisis!

Rick - He must realize that if he doesn’t try to do something to take this big man out now, Dave, that he’ll NEVER be able to, because he’s rushing in-wraps his arms around the big man’s waist- lifts- but he can’t get the big man off the canvas! Drunk’s knee just CAN’T support that 360 pound frame of Nemisis AND Jansen’s weight too! What’s he THINKING?!

Dave - Wait- OH!! Double kidney blow there by Drunkaholic, and that was enough for the sleeper to be broken- lifting- German suplex by Drunaholic!!! Unbelievable!! I don’t know HOW he managed that one, but Drunkaholic down once again holding his knee. I think that’s it for him on the night... Now Crippler finally getting to his feet and holding onto his chest with a big bruise forming there already... Nemisis getting back to his feet-

Rick - uh-oh...

Dave - Uh-Oh is RIGHT! Nemisis on his feet and with Crippler being the only other man standing, I think that he thinks that the Canadian Crippler was the one who suplexed him!! Crippler barely able to stand- Nemisis moving in- Has Crippler by the throat- CHOKESLAM by Nemisis!!! You thought that he was mad before, folks, Nemisis is now downright enraged!!

Rick - But Crippler had nothing to DO with that!
Dave - Well, what Nemisis doesn’t know, certainly WILL hurt the Crippler!! Nemisis hauls Crippler up from behind- pumphandle slam executed to perfection on the Crippler!!! NOBODY can stop this man! Crippler down, and he’s out COLD, folks!! Nemisis just standing in the middle of the ring, over the Cripplers body and moaning loudly. Not that I think it really matters at this point, but he really shouldn’t be wasting so much time. Nemisis now heading back over toward Jansen to finish what he started, but Valentine now, up on the ring apron and trying her best to lure Nemisis away from her husband!

Rick - Nemisis is so dumb, he might just eliminate himself to get to her, Dave: this might just work!!

Dave - I’m not so sure about that. Valentine off the apron and backing off, but being warned by the refs at ringside to watch it, but she doesn’t seem to be listening and is just walking to another side around the ring.

Rick - And Nemisis’ eyes are following her every step of the way! The man’s obsessed!

Dave - Val up on the apron again, but Nemisis surprisingly just holding his ground! Referee Danny Dickson trying to tell Valentine to get off the apron or be tossed from ringside.. Valentine now turning to argue with Dickson-

Dave - He has her by the hair with both of his hands!!

Rick - And here comes Nemisis!Rick - NOW what’s he going to do? Climb the Empire State Building with her?

Dave - I’m not sure HE knows what to do- Wait a sec- Jansen and Drunkaholic both from behind- Jansen with a clothesline- Nemisis releasing Val to the floor and teetering on the ropes, trying to hold on!! Drunkaholic in there- with the foot- Nemisis joining Valentine on the floor!!!

Pattera - Nemisis has been eliminated!!

Rick - Valentine had better get out of there, because Nemisis is ALREADY after her! Valentine on her feet and running away to the back as fast as she can, with Nemisis in hot pursuit!

Dave - Jansen can’t believe what he’s done! Is he going to follow- OH!

Rick - I guess not! Drunkaholic just grabbed Jansen by the throat and tossed him straight to the mat. Jansen may look like the devil with all that blood smeared over his face courtesy of Nemisis, but let me tell you that he’s having a devil of a time now with Drunkaholic, who’s smartly staying off his feet and is tattooing Jansen with right hands! And even I can’t believe what I’m seeing now! The Canadian Crippler is back up and on his feet!! Sneaking in from behind- YANKS Drunk’s leg out from under him!! Pulls his ankle up- BASHES the knee into the mat! Now Crippler with an elbow drop on Jansen for good measure! You can tell that he wants to keep his Crown, Dave!
Dave - Indeed he does, Rick! Up again and not letting up on Drunkaholic- Double arm DDT!! Crippler up again and in complete control of this match- Boot to the ribs on Jansen to keep him down! Back to Drunkaholic again, and Drunkaholic getting back up- fires a right hand that catches the Crippler in the breadbasket!

Rick - But Crippler just counterpunches and lands Drunk in the face! Maybe Drunkaholic should have came to the ring a little more sober.

Dave - Do you really think he’d come to the ring intoxicated?

Rick - C’mon, Dave: just LOOK at the guy, Dave!

Dave - I dunno... Whatever the case, Drunkaholic had been putting up a good fight, but he’s in some definite trouble right now... Crippler with a handful of that green mohawk and pulling him over toward that exposed turnbuckle- slams his- Drunkaholic blocks it! Drunkaholic- BASHES crippler face-first into the exposed steel!!! Crippler down on the mat and bleeding PROFUSELY now! Where is Drunkaholic getting this energy?!

[Dave pauses, but Rick remains silent, shocked.]

Dave - Drunkaholic not looking at NEARLY 100%, but he’s giving it his all here, holding the ropes for support and grinding Crippler’s skull into the mat with his boot! And take a look at Ken Jansen, who’s eyeing the whole situation from the other side of the ring!

Rick - Why doesn’t he just go over there and help his teammate?!

Dave - He probably doesn’t want to show down with Crippler to end this match off-

Rick - No WONDER! He’d be eliminated FOR SURE!

Dave - I MEANT that he’d rather not create further conflict amongst the PAIN...

Rick - Whatever.

Dave - Drunkaholic now pulling Crippler up from behind, by the tights- Atomic drop pickup- here goes Crippler!! NO!!! OH No! He dropped Crippler groin-first across the top rope! THAT’LL have the new Canadian Champ singing the high notes! Now grabs Crippler by the ankle and finally dumps him over!

Rick - Dammit!

Dave - But here comes Jansen!! OH!!!

Pattera - The Canadian Crippler has been eliminated!!!

Dave - Jansen blindsiding Drunkaholic with a vicious chop block to Drunkaholic’s injured leg! Crippler making his way off to the back, which means now that Planet Wrestling will have a new king!

Rick - And from the looks of things right now, it’ll be Jansen-

Dave - Unless, of course, that Drunkaholic can pull off an incredible comeback/ upset like he just did against the Crippler...

Rick - Yeah, I suppose if he can do that against Crippler, then he can SUELY do it against Jansen...

Dave - I guess we’ll just have to wait it out. Jansen picking up where Crippler left off on Drunkaholic’s leg. Has him by the ankle- somersault flip-over to hyperextend it further! You have to wonder how these people are going to even continue a career after a match like this. What? Oh no...

[The shot cuts to ringside, where Smokin’ John Hayes has just climbed out of the crowd, over the guardrail. He makes his way toward the announcer’s table.]

Rick - [sounds nervous] Uhh.. It appears that we’re going to be joined here at the announcer’s table by the World Champ himself ladies and gentlemen. Smokin’ John Hayes making his way over here.

[Hayes just looks at the table, but says nothing. Adam Kent is looking at him suspiciously, but stays away.]

Dave - Well, Hayes NOT joining us, and one has to wonder if he has any intentions OTHER than just scoping out the competition for a possible future title defense...

[Hayes doesn’t look happy at the comment.]

Rick - [nervous] Uhm, I’m sure it’s just to get a good look at the match, Dave.

[Hayes smiles evilly, but then decides to stand with his back to the ring, surveying the crowd and the two announcers.]

Dave - Well, without Hayes doing anything, the referees are keeping their eyes peeled on the match at this most important of times. Jansen though in the driver’s seat and his Jansenites are loving the very real possibility that the “Heartbeat of Canada” may well win this match yet!

Rick - Jansen with Drunk’s leg on the bottom rope- DOWN onto the man’s knee with his backside! It’s becoming apparent that Jansen’s wanting to make sure that he doesn’t only want to win this match, but that he wants to BREAK Drunkaholic before doing it!

Dave - Probably just to make himself look good, Rick: he’s been cowering away from confrontation as much as he possibly could until just recently after all.

Rick - Just playing it smart, Dave. And look how far it’s gotten him. Pulling Drunk up to his feet now and forcing him to put some weight on those injured legs- wrapping one of them around the middle rope now and pulling at Drunk’s ankle to hyperextend the knee! Drunkaholic screaming in PAIN!

Dave - But he’s trying to fight back- hammers closed fists onto Jansen’s back to cause him to release the hold! OH! And he caught Jansen with an elbow to the back of the neck as the hold was being released! Ken Jansen stunned! Drunkaholic frees his leg and applies the headlock- BULLDOGS Jansen to the mat!! Drunkaholic finding the chink in the armour and capitalizing!! Drunkaholic with a surge of energy is up and bringing Jansen back to his feet- whips him to the ropes- Jansen with a reversal- Drunaholic off the ropes- NO!!! Tripped up by Hayes! Jansen- DOWN with a kneedrop right to the back of Drunkaholic’s head!! This is a travesty!

Rick - But check it out! Hayes turning around to face the ring and see what happened, and he looks FURIOUS, Dave! I think he may have tripped up the wrong man! Is there some sort of ALLIANCE here between he and Drunkaholic?!

Dave - Or what about between him and Jansen?!

Rick - I don’t KNOW, Dave... Jansen though with a VERY stunned Dunkaholic and he whips him to the opposite ropes- Drunk holds the ropes and puts on the brakes!! Jansen charging in- clotheslines him over the top!!! Jansen wins!!!!!

Dave - No he HASN’T!!!! Drunkaholic’s feet DIDN’T touch the floor! He’s hauling himself back into the ring and through the ropes!! Jansen celebrating like crazy, but his Jansenites trying DESPERATELY to tell him to turn around! Jansen slowly getting the hint, but Drunkaholic right behind him and breathing down his neck!! Jansen slowly turns- Scooped up- CRADLE PILEDRIVER BY DRUNKAHOLIC!!! The Jansenites don’t know what to think, but the rest of the crowd is pretty happy that this one isn’t over yet, Rick! It’s been a gruelling match so far, but it’s not over yet!!

Rick - Drunkaholic with the advantage, and look at this! Hayes up on the mat and congradulating him! And he has a can of beer in his hand for that punk!! Are we seeing the latest addition to TSK?!?!!
- Drunkaholic looking at that beer, and with the dehydration he has to be facing, that drink must be tempting! Drunkaholic going over- snatches it from Hayes! Jansen slowly getting up- Uh-oh!! Drunkaholic’s going to use that can as a weapon!! Jansen on his feet; on rubber legs if you will- OH!!! And Drunkaholic just slammed the butt of that can right into Jansen’s cheek! Jansen’s still awake, just he’s in AWFUL shape, folks!

Rick - TSK increasing in numbers! As if the league didn’t have ENOUGH with four members!
Dave - Referees trying to call security out here, but they don’t seem to be getting here too quickly... I’m getting word that the other members of TSK are involved in something backstage, but I don’t have confirmation on that yet, folks! Try to get some cameras back there for goodness sake!!

Rick - Drunkaholic, with the help of Hayes has really turned this one around in a hurry! Hayes now fleeing over the rail... Wait... He’s stealing a steel chair from one of the fans!! And now he’s taking it back to the ring! Hayes back up on the apron and waving Drunkaholic back over- are we going to be seeing the Drunk’s patented Ghetto Stomp?!

Dave - FINALLY, here comes security, but are they already too late?!

Rick - Drunk pulling Jansen up and holding him wide open for Hayes! Hayes with the chair- OH!!!! He just BLASTED Drunkaholic with it!! Jansen dodged and Hayes missed him, but OBLITERATED Drunkaholic!!

Dave - Or was it all just a big conspiracy?..

Rick - Are you KIDDING me?! Look at Hayes’ expression! That’s not the look of a man who just got his way.

Dave - Whatever the case, Hayes is now being taken from ringside, but that mangled mass of steel that USED to be a chair is in the ring now! Jansen wobbly, but picking it up- HAMMERS it home across the skull of Drunkaholic! Now he’s folding around his LEG! Dear GOD no...

Rick - But he IS, Dave! Jansen’s ascending the turnbuckles and going to the top!

Dave - Jumps- OH!!!!! This is INSANE!!!

Rick - Jansen just landed a modification of his Heartstopper double-stomp on the chair, andand you could almost HEAR Drunkaholic’s leg shattering on impact!! Jansen playing for KEEPS here, and let me tell you that his fans are LOVING it!

Dave - Most of them are clapping, Rick, but I’m not so sure they’re approving of Ken Jansen’s methods at this point. I think they’re getting as sick a feeling in their stomachs as everyone else in this building...

Rick - And it looks like Drunkaholic’s time is finally up, Dave: Jansen lifting him up, chair hanging and all- lifts him over the top AND to the floor! Ken Jansen’s won!

[The bell rings. Jansen collapses in a heap, then rolls out of the ring, sneering at the booing fans as he makes his way up the ramp and toward the exit.]

Dave - You sound surprised or something.

Rick - Well, he WAS given the number one spot.

Dave - I know, but I still smell something fishy here with Hayes’ involvement...

Rick - Oh, poo-poo on you, Dave. Drunkaholic’s either working for TSK, the other way around, or they’re good buddies or something... It’s obvious!

Dave - I don’t know...

Rick - Anyway, who CARES? Ken Jansen has overcome all odds and is the NEW King of Planet Wrestling!

Dave - Even if he did win under questionable circumstances...

Rick - There you go again: always suspecting a conspiracy!

Dave - Let’s just drop it and let the fans decide for themselves, shall we?

Rick - Good idea, even though they’ll side with me, especially after Drunk’s announced at TSK’s new hitman at Throttle.

Dave - [trying to ignore Rick] Whatever the case, we’ve arrived at the main event. The grandaddy of ‘em all, the dreaded steel cage match, where the twisted Kristoph Kahn will be locking horns with the World Champion himself, TSK’s Smokin’ John Hayes! It’s just about time for this highly anticipated match to get underway and you can practically FEEL the buzz amongst this capacity crowd.

Rick - I guarantee you, this will be no wrestling match, it will be an all out WAR! To say these two men hate each other would be the understatement of the new millenium. History’s not been kind to Kahn so far, will fortune smile on him tonight?

Dave - Let’s go to the ring where Jim Pattera is ready for the announcements.

[Jim Pattera is standing in the ring as the steel cage is slowly lowered from the rafters.]

Pattera - Ladies and gentlemen, this next match is scheduled for 1 fall with a 60 minute time limit and is for the Planet Wrestling World Heavyweight Title! About to enter the ring area…

[A scream erupts throughout the arena as “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice begins to play. Kahn steps through the curtain and looks lost as the fans are on their feet. He’s dressed in a white t-shirt along with his standard one-legged cutoff jeans.]

Pattera - …the challenger hails from Lexington, Kentucky and weighed in at 274 pounds. Here is...KRISTOPH KAAAAHN!

[Kahn is twirling in circles as he makes his way down the ramp. Occasionally he stops to high five the air. As he approaches the ring, he slides under the bottom rope and sits in the corner. Kahn appears to be talking to some imaginary friends while anxiously watching the cage lower.]

Pattera - And his opponent…

[“Ice Ice Baby” is abruptly stopped. “Some Heads Are Gonna Roll” by Judas Priest is now blasting through the loudspeakers. A path of flames is emitting black and red smoke and is leading the way to the ring.]

Pattera - …hails from Bad Street, Atlanta, GA. He’s tipped the scales at 285 pounds.  He is the leader of TSK and the reigning Planet Wrestling Heavyweight Champion of the Worrrrrld…SMOKIN JOHN HAAAAAYES!

[Smokin John steps through the curtain and is greeted by a chorus of boos.]

Dave - He looks ready! No Smokin Bombshells, no leather jacket, no sun glasses. Just sheer hatred is accompanying him to the ring.

[As the cage reaches the floor, Jim Pattera rushes out the door and heads for safety. Hayes is walking to the ring with his eyes only focused on Kahn.]

Rick - I’m not used to seeing Hayes totally ignore the fans. Usually he’s talking trash and trying to pick fights with the crowd but not tonight.

[Referee Adam Kent is nervously waiting in the corner as Hayes reaches the cage. He climbs up the steps and pulls the door open as the bell sounds.]

[Bell rings]

*** Kristoph Kahn vs. Smokin John Hayes - World Heavyweight Cage Match ***

Dave - Kahn is up to his feet and perched like a cat waiting to pounce on his prey. Here comes Hayes through the door…NO! Kahn rushes across the ring and lunges with a diving headbutt at the champ!

Rick - Smokin John was speared into the side of the cage and Kahn is going to work.

Dave - Hayes is stunned and Kahn is taking the early advantage. Kahn is choking out Hayes with his foot and he’s pulling on the ropes for leverage. The man has no remorse, and considering it was likely Hayes who drove him insane, I can’t say I blame him! Kahn picking Hayes up by his hair and leads him to the top rope... Kahn with a right hand to the face and deciding to join Smokin John on the top! He’s reaching for the top of the sealed cage and pulls himself up...

Rick - Kahn is hanging from the cage and he’s beginning to swing!
Dave - Kristoph with some swinging momentum and he plants his feet squarely into the face of the champ! He’s repeatedly kicking in the face of Smokin John Hayes! Kahn onto the shoulders of Hayes…down with a frankensteiner!!

Rick - Kahn should be going for the cover!

Dave - I’m not sure whether Kahn wants to win the match or just beat Hayes up!

Rick - I’d have to go with beating him up because Kahn ALREADY thinks he’s the champ.

Dave - Good point. Kahn grabbing Hayes by the hair and whips him into the ropes. Leapfrog…drops down…flying forearm…misses it! Kahn tried to turn out his lights with a flying forearm but came up a little short. Smokin John noticing his opponent is a little stunned and moves in.

Rick - This is where Hayes is at his best, Dave: One mistake and he’ll make you pay!

Dave - Smokin John with a fistdrop onto the back of Kahn’s head. He stomps away at the challenger. Hayes picks him up… whips him into the ropes… hotshot into the steel cage!

Rick - Kahn may be busted open with that one! He tried to put his hands up to protect himself but was a little too late.

Dave - Smokin John grabs Kahn again and leans him against the ropes. I see it now, the blood is beginning to trickle down the forehead of the challenger. Hayes rushes in…flying kick to the face of Kahn! He crushed his face between his foot and the cage! Kahn is draped head first over the top rope.

Rick - Smokin John has shifted it into another gear, folks. He’s climbing to the top turnbuckle… flying legdrop!!

Dave - Kahn is in SERIOUS trouble as it would appear that Hayes now thinks he’s a luchador! I’m not used to seeing the champ use aerial moves, Rick, and if Kahn had any sort of strategy planned out, I dare say that Hayes caught him off guard with that move! Hayes now, pulling the limp body of Kahn to the center of the ring… he’s climbing the top turnbuckle again! Flying fistdrop to the head of Kahn!!

Rick - He opened Kahn’s lacerated head another two inches! Blood is gushing down Kahn’s face! I don’t think he can see!

Dave - Look at the eyes of Hayes…he’s loving every DROP of this! Now Hayes, TEARING at the cut on Kahn’s head and trying to pry it open! Smokin John with a handful of hair and he’s sizing up Kahn. Big right…blocked! Kahn with a poke to the eyes!

Rick - What an equalizer! As many people have said in the past, your eyes is one body part you can’t train.

Dave - Kahn’s also having a difficult time seeing, though. But he can feel where Hayes is…and he…he’s biting him!! Kahn trying to take a chunk out of Smokin John’s forehead! He grabs him by the back of the neck and throws him head first into the cage!

Rick - We’ve got both men busted open now!

Dave - Kahn is raking the face of Hayes across the cage! Good LORD this is disgusting!

Rick - Kahn is trying to wipe the blood from his eyes, now. So much for having an all white t-shirt...

Dave - It’ll buy Kahn a few seconds of clear vision before the blood fills his eyes again. Kahn pulls up Hayes…piledriver in the middle of the ring! Kahn with a cover…ONE…TWO…shoulder up! Kahn up and pulls up Hayes…and he drops him with a swinging neckbreaker!

Rick - That was a great move by Kahn but what is he doing now? Instead of going for the pin, he’s climbing the top rope!

Dave - Kahn is reaching for the top of the cage and he’s climbing across the top… like… like… Spiderman?!

Rick - It may look odd but Kahn is directly over the prone body of Hayes.

Dave - Kahn releases and lands head first on the stomach of Smokin John! I don’t know who’s in more pain since Kahn basically piledrove himself on Hayes. He could have broken his OWN neck!

Rick - He caused a lot of damage but there’s no question that now he’s completely unable to go for the cover. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen someone sacrifice their body like Kahn!

Dave - Both men are staggering to their feet and you can hardly make out their faces through all the blood! They bump into each other in the middle of the ring and Kahn locks on a bearhug!

Rick - This is a safe move since they are both having problems seeing.

Dave - But it’s not safe enough as Hayes reverses the bearhug with a belly to belly suplex!! A cover… ONE… TWO… TH… KICKOUT! Kahn barely got his left shoulder up before Adam Kent reached three. Smokin John turns over Kahn and locks on a camel clutch!

Rick - This could be it as the blood is flowing at a much quicker pace. If they aren’t careful, this match will end because of severe blood loss.

Dave - Kahn is struggling to get his arms free. He’s trying to wiggle back and forth and Hayes loses his grip. But he didn’t lose his momentum and he picks up Kahn…suplex…face first onto the mat!

Rick - Get a load of the huge blood splatter that made! Parents, please take your kids out of the room. This match is NOT intended for the younger viewers!

Dave - Smokin John moves in and stands on the back of Kahn’s knees. He reaches down and grabs the arms…he leans back…rolling, rolling…surfboard! Another vicious submission hold by the champ!

Rick - But Hayes has his shoulders on the mat…ONE…TWO…and he breaks the hold. I thought Hayes was going to get caught napping.

Dave - Hayes having a very methodical approach to this match. Kahn is out cold but Hayes is pulling him to his feet nonetheless. He lifts up Kahn and sets him on the top turnbuckle. High risk move coming up here as Hayes hooks him for a fisherman superplex…but it’s a fisherman piledriver from the top rope!

[A mysterious voice is heard over the loudspeaker.]

Voice - He who is oblivious to the obvious, will suffer for his ignorance!

Dave - Smokin John was going to go for the cover but he’s on his feet and looking into the stands...

Rick - In the rafters!

Dave - Up in the rafters is a silhouette of man. I can’t make out who it is but he certainly has the attention of the champ.

Rick - We’ve been hearing this voice for a long time and it obviously is someone who can’t stand TSK. And he’s getting under their skin alrighi-

[The lights in the arena go out.]

Dave - Oh no, not this again!

[In a matter of seconds the lights are on again and the silhouette is gone.]

Dave - Smokin John is beside himself wondering where the man in black went.

Rick - He better pay attention to the match!

Dave - Kahn from behind with a flying forearm to the back of the neck! He could have broken Hayes’ neck! Kahn sits down with a reverse chinlock. He’s hoping for a submission!

Rick - But Hayes is too close to the ropes... What the?! There he is!

[The man in black is walking towards the ring with a skintight mask and he’s pushing a dolly.]

Dave - That man in black is making his way to the ring! What the heck is he bringing with him?

Rick - I can’t quite tell. It looks like…a box?

Dave - Adam Kent forces Kahn to break the hold as Hayes is in the ropes. Kahn wipes the blood from his eyes on his now red t-shirt and proceeds to whip Hayes into the ropes…powerslam! Kahn bleeding faster than a flash flood and actually RINGING his shirt now so that that it can absorb more blood! This is insane! Kahn with Hayes again.... DDT!! A cover… ONE… TWO… THR… NO!!! Smokin John BARELY raised his shoulder!

Rick - But what is this man in black doing? He’s clipping some cables onto the cage…

[Crackling sounds can be heard from the front rows.]

Rick - …it’s a portable generator!!! This man of mystery has just ELECTRIFIED the cage!!

Dave - Kahn whips Hayes into the ropes…a boot to the midsection…DDT! Excellent combination of moves by the challenger! If he goes for the cover, we could have a new champ. But Kahn is waiting for the champ to get to his feet.  He’s lurking by the ropes. Hayes to his feet and Kahn runs off the ropes…off the opposite side…Lou Thez press…NO!!! Electricution!!!

Rick - Someone better get the paramedics for both men! I can’t BELIEVE what I just saw!

Dave - You’re not kidding: Kahn was going for a vertical press but Hayes caught him in mid air,  forcing Hayes back into the ropes with the momentum. Hayes tried to use it to hotshot Kahn into the cage, but Kahn got his hands up and grabbed the cage to protect himself.

Rick - And they BOTH fried!! Did you see those SPARKS fly!

Dave - Unfortunately for Kahn AND Hayes, the cage has been electrified. Only God knows how many volts of electricity went through their bodies!

Rick - Adam Kent has kicked the arms of Kahn to break the hold.

Dave - But the damage has been done to both men!  If either of them can get the cover, they’ll easily win the match.

Rick - That’s easier said than done!

Dave - The referee is starting a 10 count. One…two…three…four…five…six…both of them are starting to move! Seven…Hayes up on his knees…eight…Kahn to his knees…and the ref stops the count.

Rick - Neither of them are on their feet but even the ref doesn’t want the match to end like this, Dave, and I have a feeling that the fans didn’t either.

Dave - They’re on their feet and Hayes swings wildly with a right and Kahn ducks. Kahn with an atomic drop…into the cage! What a shock on Hayes but he falls backwards and their heads collide!

Rick - A perfect opportunity for Kahn the irony is that but he’s out cold! You could even see his eyes roll back after the coconut thud!

Dave - Well hold the phone, because BOTH he and Hayes are stumbling to their feet!! Whether it’s pure adrenaline or sheer determination that’s fueling these two, I don’t know, but I DO know that each wants the gold, and they want it BAD. WOAH! Kahn spins around and levels Hayes with a clothesline! Kahn staggers away and waits for Smokin John to get to his feet. It looks like he’s waiting him out for the Kahnplex. We should have a new champion in a matter of seconds!

Rick - Kahn is leaning against the ropes to stand as Hayes is really struggling to get to his feet.

Dave - Kahn almost looks like he’s relaxing... Although not many people relax with blood pouring down their face. Hayes is up and Kahn grabs him…Kahnplex coming up…NO! Kahn’s blood has dripped into his eyes one too many times and he drops Hayes. He’s waving his arms frantically!

Rick - He’s blinded by his own blood!

Dave - Kahn stumbles around he’s leaning across the ropes trying to get the blood out of his eyes. The combination of blood and sweat creates a tremendous burning sensation and Kahn, it would appear, has reached his breaking point for the night on that level. Hayes up and he charging in from behind- SHOVES Kahn into the cage!

Rick - More elctroshock therapy for Kahn!! I’m sure this is nothing new for him but it doesn’t get any easier, folks!

Dave - Kent steps in and kicks the arms of Kahn to release him from the cage. Kahn stumbling into the center of the ring and Smokin John is waiting…he has him hooked…could be a powerbomb or…SMOKE BOMB! Smokin John with the powerbomb into a scorpion deathlock! He’s smoked out numerous contenders with this move!

Rick - Adam Kent is asking Kahn if he wants to give it up but Kahn won’t answer.

Dave - It’s not that he won’t answer, Rick: He can’t! Kristoph Kahn’s bell has been RUNG and Adam Kent realizes this and calls for the bell!!! Smokin John is still the Planet Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion!!

Rick - The damn electrified cage cost Kahn the title! I’ll bet this was ANOTHER TSK setup! In fact, I’ll bet that man in black is Livewire Gil Crowley! Hell, the name would suit the dirty deed, even!

[Everyone’s attention has turned to the top of the ramp where all of the PW security staff have their hands full with two men.]

Dave - I can’t quite make it out but it looks like…oh my God! Demonknight and Nemesis are DESTROYING our security staff! And they are heading to the ring!

Rick - Yeah but they can’t enter the ring without getting a shock of a lifetime!

Dave - Nemesis and Demonknight taking different paths around the cage and Nemesis sees the man in black. He’s stalking the mystery man and Demonknight is disconnecting the wires! Nemesis backing the man in black against the guardrail. A kick to the gut and he grabs a chair…across the back of his head! Nemesis has laid out the man in black!

Rick - Referee Adam Kent is screaming for the timekeeper to unlock the gate! He desperately wants out of the cage with all this commotion going on and I don’t blame him! I’m ready to leave my post if this whole thing gets any hairier!

[The timekeeper fumbles with the keys before finding the right one and unlocking the cage. Kent tries climbing out just as Demonknight and Nemesis reach the door. Nemesis grabs Kent by the shirt collar and pulls him out of the cage with force.]

Dave - Demonknight and that monster Nemesis are both in the ring and they head straight for Smokin John! Nemesis picks up Hayes and drops him with a chokeslam! The two men lift the champ and slam him like a battering ram into the cage!

Rick - I hope Demonknight and Nemesis get their monies worth since they BOTH could be facing a 30 day suspension and fines!

Dave - The Planet Wrestling World Champion is having a mudhole stomped in him right in the center of the ring! Demonknight lifts up Hayes…and nails him with the Burial!

[Another huge commotion is taking place at the top of the ramp as the rest of TSK tries to save their partner. They are being detained by 15 security officers but Livewire breaks free and crawls through the cluster.]

Rick - I guess I was wrong…Livewire is NOT the man in black! He’s is in the ring!

Dave - But Livewire is out numbered as Demonknight and Nemesis try to surround him.

[“The Natural” Lawrence Watts starts throwing a series of punishing lefts and rights and the group of security officers quickly dwindles to three. Hellraiser Dave Carson walks right through the officers and into the ring.]

Dave - Look at this, an impromptu tag team match with TSK against Demonknight and Nemesis! A huge stare-down…and they burst into lefts and rights! All four men are exchanging blows!

[The cage is raised as several officers are regaining their composure and heading to the ring. "The Natural” Lawrence Watts is checking on the status of the man in black as they try to break up the fight.]

Dave - What is Watts doing? That man in black MUST be an ally of TSK!

[30 security guards rush the ring and break up all four men.]

Rick - I don’t know what’s more amazing, the fact that they broke up the fight or that Hayes and Kahn weren’t trampled to death!

Dave - I don’t know what brought this on but Demonknight and Nemesis have definitely caught the attention of TSK! The only question is whether or not they’ll be around for the next 30 days. Suspensions, fines, your guess is as good as mine.

Rick - Heck, after what they’ve done, you can damn well bet that TSK will be breathing heavily down their throats, and with the dissension on in PAIN, who’s going to back them up? I tell you, laying low for 30 days may be JUST what the doctor ordered for those two. They’d better be hoping that they get the suspension, or they could be seeing a FIVE on two situation come Throttle!

Dave - Smokin John Hayes retaining the title and with Crown winner Ken Jansen in his future. But are the two in cahoots?

Rick - No way. And even if they WERE, the smell of gold would be too much for someone like Jansen to resist, and you KNOW it. It’ll ALL be cleared up come Throttle. Heck, I bet that man in black was Jansen, even. Yeah...

Dave - And speaking of Throttle, there’s sure to be PLENTY of action there falling out from this monstrous event, so don’t even THINK about forgetting to tune in!! Well, this is David Deyo from Planet Wrestling’s Battle for the Crown! For my colleagues on both sides of the camera, goodnight!

[The picture cuts to a faraway shot of the ring, with the cage raised. Fans are already starting to file out of the building as the picture fades. Copyright info is seen at the bottom of the screen. The picture cuts to an ad for the second airing of the event.]