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INT. LOCKER ROOM - NIGHT

The PPV Squad is doing various things when Vince McMahon comes into the locker room.

Vince: Well, well, well, if it isn't the PPV Squad! Finally our paths cross again.

The Squad grumbles unintelligibly and goes back to doing various things.

Vince: What, no welcome for the man who hired you?

Nykk: Vince, we're so past that. What do you want?

Vince: Last week I saw you and all your friends up on the ring apron listening to my speech. You seemed a bit detached, as if you weren't even there. I want to make sure you understand what I was saying about ruthless aggression. I know you know what that's all about, because I've seen it firsthand from you guys. But on the other hand, I'm telling you right now that I'll never forget the way you all abandoned me and sided with Ric Flair. And I think the first thing I?m going to do is make a tag match: Croooooow and Cynric against Justin Credible and William Regal.

Croooooow: Oh wow, some revenge. A tag match. Ooh.

Vince: And Nykk...

Nykk: I get my title shot, right?

Vince: Not exactly.

Nykk: What? I beat Brock Lesnar last week. I get my title shot.

Vince: No, see, that was the deal you made with Eddie Guerrero. And technically you didn't beat Lesnar, he was disqualified for something you started. But don't worry, Nykk. You'll get your title shot, but first you have to go through another monster. You'll have to go through a man whose been your rival since you got here and whom you have never beaten... you?ll have to beat, either by pinfall or submission... (gets in Nykk?s face) the Big Show.

Nykk: (waves hand) You really need a tic tac, old man.

Vince: Dammit, you're supposed to be intimidated! Gah!

He storms out of the locker room.

Croooooow: What's he so worked up about?

Nykk: (shrugs) Must be that time of month.

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

MATCH: Croooooow and Cynric vs. Justin Credible and William Regal

William Regal's theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: The European Champion is on his way down here, set to face off against his longtime rivals in the PPV Squad in tag team action.

Justin Credible's theme hits and he makes his way to the ring, with his kendo stick.

JR: Justin Credible's got that damn kendo stick in hand. He sent the Pyro Twins to the emergency room with it two weeks ago.

King: Credible's showing that mean streak that he had in ECW, and he seems to have targeted the PPV Squad.

The PPV Squad theme hits and Croooooow and Cynric make their way to the ring.

JR: The brothers from the PPV Squad team up once again tonight, as they face off against Credible and Regal!

King: Lucky for Cynric, Croooooow was loafing about last week, or he might not be here.

FINISH: During the match, Credible sets up a table at ringside. Croooooow and Regal get hot tags. Croooooow takes down Regal with some right hands and then whips him front first into the turnbuckles. He hits a tiger buster and covers, but Regal kicks out. Croooooow picks him up and hits the Demon Driver, but Credible breaks up the pin. Cynric comes in and the four men brawl. As the ref tries to get Cynric and Credible out of the ring, Regal reaches in his tights and pull out brass knuckles. He takes a swing at Croooooow, but he ducks and kicks Regal in the midsection. He grabs the hand with the brass knuckles and drives it into Regal's skull, knocking him down. He applies the Carrion Stretch and Regal taps out. The ref sees him and calls for the bell.

Winners: Croooooow and Cynric at 4:23

JR: Croooooow and Cynric with the victory, and they can finally feel vindicated from last week.

King: Wait, what's Credible doing?

Regal rolls out of the ring, and Justin cracks the kendo stick over Croooooow's head when he turns around. Cynric runs in with his bo and takes down Credible with it, but out of nowhere, Mike Awesome runs down the ramp and into the ring.

JR: Who the hell's that!?

King: Oh my God, it's Mike Awesome!

Awesome floors Cynric from behind with a hard clothesline. He then picks him up and delivers a running Awesome Bomb, while Credible canes the crap out of Croooooow. Credible points to the table on the outside, and Awesome picks Croooooow up. He Awesome Bombs him over the top rope and through the table. Cynric tries to get up, but Credible canes him back to the ground.

JR: Oh my God, Mike Awesome has just powerbombed Croooooow over the top rope and through a table!

King: What's Mike Awesome doing here? Do you think he?s formed an alliance with Justin Credible?

JR: It looks that way!

Justin Credible's theme hits as they stand victoriously over a fallen Cynric.

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

Trish Stratus defends her Women's Title against Molly Holly, and loses when Molly hooks the trunks to score the victory and the title. However, as she's celebrating, Shadow runs down to the ring.

JR: Wait a minute, Shadow's out here now...

King: What's she doing!?

Molly sees her and tries to hit her with the belt, but Shadow ducks and hits the Interceptor on the belt, which in turn hits Molly in the face, knocking her out.

JR: Good Lord, Shadow has just knocked out our new Women's Champion!

Shadow gets a mic.

Shadow: I may be new here, but if I?m not mistaken, I just beat your ass in the middle of the ring a couple of weeks ago. So by all rights, that just means I beat the Women's Champion. How about next week we decide who really has the claim to that belt? You and me, for the belt. No bra and panties matches, just some clean wrestling. And Molly? just remember that you can?t run or hide, because wherever you go a Shadow will fall on you!

She walks out of the ring.

JR: Shadow has just challenged Molly to a title match right here next week. But is she ready for a Women's Title match?

King: I don't know, JR, but I'd say that Molly could easily lose that title as quickly as she's won it.

INT. PROMO SET - NIGHT

Terri is standing by with Molly Holly, who is holding her head.

Terri: Molly, I don't know if you heard or not out there, but Shadow has just challenged you to a Women's Title match next week.

Molly: Yeah, I heard every word she said! A Shadow will fall on me? The Women's Champion? The only pristine, pure, gracious and wholesome Women's Champion in history? You know, I know what someone like Shadow does with the rest of the PPV Squad. Oh yes, I hear them in their hotel room every night. She does it with all of them. I heard everything. They keep me up all night with those annoying sounds they make. You know what they do behind closed doors with the curtains drawn and the doors locked? RPGs. Every night, they play role playing games. Dungeons & Dragons, World of Darkness and even... Baron Munchausen. And everyone knows that only a sick, twisted freak with no life would play RPGs all night long with her loser friends. I'll defend my title next week and show the world what a joke Shadow really is!

She storms off the set.

Terri: RPGs?

INT. BACKSTAGE - NIGHT

The Undertaker is leaning on his bike in thought when Jonathan Coachman walks in.

Coach: Undertaker, later on you face Jeff Hardy in an Undisputed Title match, but also in the ever dangerous Ladder Match, Hardy's specialty. As far as I know, you've never competed in a Ladder Match before. How have you gone about preparing for this?

Undertaker: Prepare? Jeff Hardy's nothing but a punk with a death wish. And if I made him famous last week, this week he becomes infamous. And as far as the Ladder Match goes...

Cheesecake and Huh happen upon him, still dressed as an Indian and construction worker.

Cheesecake: Th'omething got you down, Big Evil? Need a little action in your life?

Undertaker: You have exactly three seconds to live.

Cheesecake: Then I'll make it short. Ever th'ince I wa?th little, I've enjoyed the th'weet melodies of the Village People.

Undertaker: One...

Coach looks around nervously.

Coach: You guys are on your own!

He hands Cheesecake the mic and runs away.

Cheesecake: Huh and I want to do a tribute to them in the th'port we love, but are in dire need of accurate portrayal'th. The Big Bo'th'man wouldn't bite, but we need a biker!

Undertaker: Two...

Cheesecake: Th'o we were wondering... would you be the menage in our... menage a trois?

The Undertaker decks him, flooring him with one punch. He goes after Huh, beating him down with right hands. He rams him into a crate full of stuff and then dumps the crate on top of him, pinning him to the ground. He then picks up Cheesecake and rams him as hard as he can into CLANGY PIPES! He kicks Cheesecake in the stomach and walks away without another word.

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

MATCH: Nykk vs. The Big Show

The nWo theme hits and the Big Show makes his way to the ring.

JR: Here comes the 500-lb. monster the Big Show.

King: He's definitely a big part of the new nWo, and was sent especially by Vince to deal with this upstart Nykk.

Nykk's theme hits and he makes his way down the ramp, with a microphone.

JR: All he wants is a shot at the Intercontinental Title, but Vince McMahon and Eddie Guerrero keep throwing obstacles in his path. Last week, he barely made it out alive against Brock Lesnar.

King: I said the same thing last week, but Nykk's REALLY stepped in it now! He's got the boss out to get him.

JR: If Nykk can pin or make the Big Show submit, he gets his IC Title shot. But you have to wonder, where is the rest of the nWo? With the rest of the PPV Squad out of commission for the time being, they have free reign to make sure the Big Show achieves victory.

Nykk: Big Show! Long time, no see, buddy! My, how you've grown... horizontally anyway. Tonight is the night that I freakin' finally beat you in the middle of the ring. You're like a big sequoia tree, Big Show. I've been chopping away for months, and tonight the tree finally falls. That makes me think of other tree-like qualities that you have, Show. I mean, a tree's leaves die in the winter, and you wrestle like a corpse all year round. Trees don't move, and you can barely move. Trees have enormous roots, and you have an enormous... well, I hear that?s a common myth about big men anyway. Oh, you can be mad at me later, Show, but for now... pain!

He runs to the ring and immediately gets floored with a clothesline from the Big Show as the bell rings.

FINISH: Nykk makes a comeback and finally knocks the Big Show off his feet with a missile dropkick. The Big Show kicks out of a pin attempt and fights his way to his feet. Nykk gets him in the corner and tries a half nelson bulldog, but the Big Show pushes him into the ref, who goes down to the mat. The Big Show grabs Nykk by the throat, but Nykk kicks him in the nuts. As the Big Show doubles over in pain, Nykk goes to the second rope and takes the Big Show down with the half nelson bulldog. He covers Show, but Eddie Guerrero runs down and nails Nykk in the back of the head with the IC belt and then scurries off through the crowd. Show makes the cover, but Nykk kicks out at two. The rest of the nWo runs down, and X-pac elbow drops the ref to knock him out again. He floors Nykk with a spinning heel kick while Kevin Nash stomps on him. Cheesecake and Huh run down, looking half dead from the Undertaker's attack. Nash and X-pac get out of the ring and quickly deal with them. However, Booker T and Goldust run in through the crowd and Booker gives a scissors kick to the Big Show. They then run out and attack Nash and X-pac. Nykk quickly applies the Bellbrookville Cedarleaf and leans back. The ref wakes up and the Big Show finally taps out.

Winner: Nykk at 6:38

JR: Nykk has done it, despite interference from the nWo and Eddie Guerrero!

King: Yeah, thanks to Booker T. What's with that?

JR: Nonetheless, Nykk has finally beaten the Big Show and will challenge Eddie Guerrero for the Intercontinental Title at some point in the near future.

Heat

MATCH: Huh vs. X-pac

Huh comes out dressed as a sailor. X-pac picks up the victory after delivering the X-Factor.

MATCH: Cheesecake vs. Steven Richards

Cheesecake wins the match after executing the Long Kiss Goodnight on Richards.