Cody and Tomorrow Man did it. They beat the odds and defeated the once unbeatable Manhattan Project. As the new year rings in, what will become of the gfwa OMEGA? What will become of the Tag Team Division now that Cody and Tomorrow Man are on top once again? No one can be certain as the �darkened days of the GFWA�s past� comes closer with each week (*). What will happen now that Frostie is the GHC Champion? No one can know for sure, but you have to agree that the gfwa OMEGA is in for one hell of a year.
-[ We catch up with Cody and Tomorrow Man after their victorious match against The Manhattan Project. As they walk down the halls, we notice a couple things about them. First, they just received some stitches to repair the damage done to them during their match. Their stitches have been covered in white gauze which are now turning a bit red from left over bleeding. The second thing that we notice is the way they are walking. Usually they would place the titles around their waists but they haven�t this time. They are holding them by the straps, carelessly, and not looking at the belts and their illustrious gold plating. Their walk is slow and it isn�t from just being through a grueling match either. People congratulate them on the win but they show no emotion in their faces. It�s like they don�t even know they won. As they reach the door which reads: �T2SF Locker Room�, Cody reaches for the handle. He hesitates to open it because he knows that there are going to be many people in there. Interviewers from magazines. Photographers wanting to take pictures of them with the newly won titles. Representatives from companies wanting them to endorse a product they�ve never heard of. This is the glory of a wrestling champion and they know it all too well. Cody looks at Tomorrow Man with what appears to be disappointment in his face as he holds onto the door handle. Tomorrow Man just nods with disgust and Cody acknowledges by turning the handle. As he slowly opens the door, a flurry of questions and snap shots begin to come their way. They walk in, not saying a word, almost trying to ignore everyone. As more and more questions come at them, Cody shows his true emotion. ]-
Cody: Get the hell out of here! Get out! All of you!
-[ The questions cease and so do the camera flashes. One asshole of a photographer takes a picture of Cody�s fury. ]-
Cody: I said get the fuck out!
-[ Everyone is surprised with his emotion and his reaction; after all, they just won their 6th major Tag Team Championship. They all look at Cody and see his anger and frustration. They listen to his words and start to make their way towards the door. Tomorrow Man stands their, looking at the floor is disgust. As the last unwanted stranger exits, Cody slams the door in his face. ]-
Cody: The nerve of these people! They�re the worst part of this business!�
-[ Suddenly, there is a knock at the door. Cody throws his Championship belt onto the closest chair and makes his way towards the door, fists clenched. He opens the door and plans on popping the person behind the door in the mouth and he does. Before the gfwa OMEGA Commissioner can even mutter a single word, he is punched in the face by Cody, who is unaware that he just punched his friend and boss in the face. The Butcher doesn�t fall to the ground, through, because Cody�s punch lacked any real power due to his exhaustion. The Butcher slowly turns his head back to his friend and feels his jaw with his right hand. ]-
Cody: Butch, shit man, I�m so sorry! I didn�t know it was you!
-[ Tomorrow Man looks out the door at the scene as The Butcher grins. Behind The Butcher stands Nikki and Denise Lopez, both in shock and hoping The Butcher doesn�t destroy Cody for his error. ]-
The Butcher: Can we come in or do we have to fight you?
-[ The Butcher continues to grin because he�s only kidding around. Cody musters a small smile and lets his friends in without objection. Cody slowly closes the door behind them. Denise Lopez keeps close to him, wanting a kiss for the new year, but Cody doesn�t take advantage of the situation. Nikki notices the tag team gold stacked together on a chair and gets wide eyed because this is the second time she�s ever seen a title belt before, the first being The Butcher�s GFWA World Title. She reaches out to touch them but decides to ask first. ]-
Nikki: Can I see them?
Tomorrow Man: Go right ahead.
-[ Nikki picks up one of the titles and looks at the radiant gold in her hands. She understands what it symbolizes but cannot comprehend the hard work it takes to win one. She quickly puts it back down, knowing that she has no right to even touch them. ]-
The Butcher: So, how does it feel to be on top of the world again, guys?
Cody: When do we get a damn re-match?
-[ Everyone in the room looks at him totally surprised. Tomorrow Man just nods with his approval. ]-
Tomorrow Man: Yeah, when do we get a re-match?
The Butcher: Are you insane? You guys just won! You don�t ask for re-matches! They do!
Cody: We didn�t win them�
Denise: What? I saw you pin Bronx. You did win them!
Cody: No we didn�t. Bronx and Brooklyn were robbed. We�were robbed.
The Butcher: What are you talking about?! You won them fair and square.
Tomorrow Man: No we didn�t. We needed help. Someone helped make Bronx and Brooklyn weak. Was it you, Butch? Were you behind this?
The Butcher: No!
-[ Cody grabs The Butcher by his shirt and looks him right in the eye. ]-
Cody: Then who did? Who helped us become worst than Bronx and Brooklyn? Who helped us sneak in the back door? Who took our chance of a legitimate win over them away?!
The Butcher: I don�t know!
Tomorrow Man: You�re the Commissioner. You know these things. Tell us�now!
The Butcher: Maybe Ricky Hunter, I can�t be sure. The lights were off for me too, you know.
Cody: Give us Hunter or we�ll go get him�
-[ Commissioner Butcher nods nervously, having never really seen this side of his friends before. He then leaves the room in search of someone to make any match-up featuring Cody and Tomorrow Man versus Ricky Hunter official. Cody and Tomorrow Man just looks down at the GHC Tag Team Titles, angered. Denise Lopez thinks of bringing up a second date with Cody but she throws that idea out the widow. Nikki just stands by, feeling the same anger as her friends. She is new to the game but she is starting to quickly learn how it�s played. She�s learning of the honor, trust, hatred, lust, and legacy that makes a legend become a legend. She knows this isn�t a game for wimps or people weak at heart. You have to have certain principles and they must always remain true, no matter what the situation may bring. When you speak, you must speak from the heart and with as much zeal and emotion that you can give because you will have to back up the words at some point in time. Cody finally breaks the silence that lasted for nearly a minute and a half with the call of Denise�s name. ]-
Cody: Denise�
Denise: Yeah.
Cody: Get the word out that Cody and Tomorrow Man are pissed. Pissed at one man and one man only. That man is Ricky Hunter. Sure, Bronx and Brooklyn beat us to a bloody pulp but our respect for them has greatly increased. Our respect for Ricky Hunter is completely gone for what he did. He did something worst than hit us with a chair or throwing us into a concrete wall. He disrespected us. He disrespected who we are and what we are about. He said that we couldn�t beat Bronx and Brooklyn. He never said it with words, though, it was his actions that proved to be his true feelings towards us. Don�t feed me a line full of crap by saying he did it because he hates Bronx. He did it because he didn�t think we could do it. Sure, Bronx and Brooklyn kicked us when we were down but Hunter did something worst. He never gave us the chance. He made what could have been a great win and turned it into a tainted win. We never needed help in our matches and we never ask for help in our matches. And we do it for a reason.
Tomorrow Man: It�s what separates us from the great tag teams like The Master Race and Seattle Sound. The Master Race always had Lords of the Fourth Reich to rely on when the match was going bad. Seattle Sound always had the Elite Players watching their behinds backstage. We had no one, Denise. Sure we have The Butcher but when was the last time he helped us in a title match? Never! It�s because we never asked for his help. We never plotted against the team that we had to face for the titles. We took them for what they are and what they do. If they cheat, so be it.
-[ Cody points at the GHC Tag Team Championship straps which remain lying on the chair, unwanted. ]-
Cody: See those belt there? They symbolize greatness and the hard work that goes with being the best. We worked our asses off for those things. Hell, some people even call us great because we work hard for those. We don�t work hard just to cheat in the match. If we lose, we take it like men and go out the next day to get better for the next round. That�s what we do, and that�s what proud men and legends in this business do. Ricky Hunter isn�t a proud man. Ricky Hunter isn�t even close to becoming a legend. Why? Because he�s a worthless pile of crap. He�s just like another Ricky in this company. He chokes under pressure and then leaves. Then when he becomes motivated he comes back only to choke again. He�s a fuckin� moron and I�ll tell you why. Did you see the number he did on Bronx and Brooklyn? That�s what makes him a moron. That�s what makes him a man that isn�t proud of himself. That�s what makes him on the low end of the stick that measures what a true legend is. He attacked them from behind. He never let them see who was attacking them. What he did was almost as bad as killing and unarmed man.
Denise: So you�re saying you don�t want the titles?
-[ Cody and Tomorrow Man make their way towards the door. ]-
Tomorrow Man: No, Denise. We want the titles but not the way we won them. That�s why we want a re-match with Bronx and Brooklyn as soon as possible. We want to prove that we can beat them. Not to prove it to the fans. Not to prove it to our doubters out there. We want to prove it to ourselves. Right now, those titles mean nothing to us without a dignified win. It wasn�t Hunter�s place to be involved in that match�
Cody: �and that it why we�re going to kick his ass.
-[ Cody and Tomorrow Man open the door and leave. As they exit, they don�t slam the door behind them, though, showing that the thought of having Ricky Hunter in the ring in a few days has calmed them down a little. The scene fades out as Nikki and Denise look at each other with serious faces. ]-
(*) A little history lesson for you new guys out there. Only once in this federation�s history has it survived past February. It always seems to shut down from February - June. Don�t know why, it just always happens.