You thought it would end just like that? You thought everything would be all right after this week, didn�t you? Well, you have never been so wrong in your life. One match isn�t revenge. One pin isn�t revenge. A beat down isn�t even revenge. Not in this story anyway. You can�t simply bring a man to the brink of death and assume that once one of his friends pins you 1, 2, 3 that you are forgiven. That�s not the way it works when you get involved with Cody, Tomorrow Man, and The Butcher. Other people may let it fly but these three won�t. You go on the list of names that will not be forgotten. Do you think The Butcher forgot how he was embarrassed by Chaos in his first ever title defense? Do you think Cody and Tomorrow Man forgot the many times they were screwed out of the Tag Team Titles against The Contradiction? Some of you don�t even know who these people are but some of you may recall them. You may think The Butcher got his revenge on Chaos when he managed to allow Jostrodomus to win the GFWA World Championship in a sneaky fashion. You may think Cody and Tomorrow Man settled their score with The Contradiction when The Haka Boyz stopped Bishop from screwing them once again. You have no idea. Frostie is a marked man now and his life is going to get a lot more complicated�
-[ Doctor O�Connell is seen straddling The Butcher and giving him chest compressions as nurses and doctors flood into the room. The Butcher has obviously flat lined again. Nikki is seen hugging Cody and has her tear filled face concealed on his right shoulder. All he can do is hug back and hope for the best with Tomorrow Man. They are pushed outside of the room, though, so the doctors and nurses can move around freely. Doctor O�Connell gets off of The Butcher and asks for the needle. He places the large syringe in The Butcher�s chest and releases the liquid inside his heart. No response. O�Connell gives a few more chest compressions, hoping that he can force the liquid through the many heart valves and arteries. Nothing. ]-
O'Connell: Paddles! Now!
-[ A nurse wheels over the dyphibulator and hands the paddles to Doctor O�Connell. Another nurse spreads some non-conductive cream on the paddles and then The Butcher�s chest. The machine beeps, showing that it is fully charged, and the doctor shoots a shock wave through The Butcher. No response. A nurse increases the voltage and O�Connell hits him again. Nothing. ]-
O'Connell: Full power this time!
-[ The nurse raises the voltage to the max and O�Connell shocks The Butcher again. Noting. Again! Nothing. Again! Nothing. Again! Not a single change in the flat line. O�Connell throws down the paddles in disgust but he knew this was inevitable. ]-
O'Connell: Damn it all to hell!
-[ The doctors and nurses know there is nothing they can do. This one just got away and quite honestly should have never had a chance. Doctor O�Connell looks out the window at The Butcher�s only friends and family. Nikki took her face off of Cody�s shoulder when they were pushed out and she watched the whole thing. O�Connell looks her in the eyes and she looks back. He feels bad for her but even his valiant effort couldn�t save The Butcher�s life. A nurse snaps O�Connell out of his hopeless daze with the sound of her voice. ]-
Nurse: Doctor! Doctor O�Connell!
O'Connell: Yes?
Nurse: Call it.
O'Connell: Um, right. Time of death: 10:51 AM, February 12, 2002.
-[ Nikki can�t hear a thing due to the door being closed but she reads his lips. She cannot believe it and neither can Cody and Tomorrow Man. The corps of doctors and nurses exit the room, leaving Doctor O�Connell with The Butcher�s tattered, lifeless body. He looks at The Butcher�s face and cannot even comprehend the point of a good man dying. In any event, he remains composed and exits the room to do the worst part of his job. As he leaves the room, he sees Cody calmly beating on a wall and Tomorrow Man is some sort of meditation trance as he stares at his feet. Nikki approaches Doctor O�Connell first. She already knows the news and doesn�t want any details. ]-
Nikki: Can I see him?
O'Connell: �yes.
-[ Nikki senses the disappointment in his voice so she hugs him abruptly. She then whispers into his ear. ]-
Nikki: Thank you. I know you did your best.
-[ Her reaction sort of throws him off guard but he takes it as it is. She lets him go and walks into The Butcher�s room to say goodbye. Doctor O�Connell stands there, watching Cody and Tomorrow Man�s reaction and can�t really find the words to say anything. That�s when something bizarre happens. We see The Butcher walking down the hall with an unwrapped Snickers bar in his hand, coming closer to the room where his body is laying. He is almost transparent and has a slight glow surrounding him. No one even notices him as he walks down the hall happily because he essentially isn�t there. He walks up to Cody, Tomorrow Man, and Doctor O�Connell and wonders why they all look bummed out. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: What�s up, guys? Why so bummed out?
-[ The three don�t respond or even give him a look because they didn�t hear him or even know he�s there. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: All right, we�ll talk about it later. Where is Nikki?
O'Connell: I�
Cody: Doc, don�t worry. We understand.
The Butcher's Spirit: Understand what? What aren�t you telling me?
-[ The Butcher looks into his room to find Nikki standing over his body, whispering to him. He enters the room eating his Snickers bar, still not understanding what is going on. ]-
Nikki: My life will never be the same. I don�t know what I�m supposed to do. If only you were here to help me deal with this.
The Butcher's Spirit: I am here, Nikki! I�m right here!
-[ Nikki lays on his body and starts to sob. He instantly reaches for her but goes through her like the ghost that he is. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: Damn it! I�m right here! What the hell is going on?!
Voice: Hey, dumb ass, you�re dead.
-[ The Butcher turns around and to see whose rusty voice that was. It sounds familiar to him but he just can�t place it to a face. He finds standing in the doorway�Walther Matthau! ]-
-[Yes, the co-star of the 1998 version of The Odd Couple is standing in the doorway�well a ghostly image of him is anyway. He stands there dressed in blue dress pants and a rather ugly colorful stripped shirt. He�s holding a large glass mug full of beer. He takes a sip as The Butcher keeps looking back and forth at Nikki and Walther in disbelief. Outside of the room, Doctor O�Connell walks away as Cody and Tomorrow Man start to talk to each other. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: I must be dreaming. I�m a big fan of yours Mr. Matthau but this just cannot be true.
Walther: Deal with it, smart ass. You�re dead. Welcome to the afterlife.
-[ The Butcher looks at him funny and then starts laughing because he can�t help it. Cody and Tomorrow Man walk right through Matthau and into the room to console Nikki. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: Hey, Cody, T-Man. Look! It�s Walther Matthau!
-[ Matthau rolls his eyes and takes another swing from his mug. Cody and Tomorrow Man walk right past The Butcher�s Spirit and look down at Nikki who is crying uncontrollably. The Butcher stops laughing because this is starting to become real to him but he doesn�t want to believe it. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: So, you�re my guardian angel? That can�t be true, though, seeing as you died in July of 2000. I�ve been around longer than that!
Walther: No, I�m not your guardian angel. If I was, you would have been dead a long time ago!
The Butcher's Spirit: Gee thanks.
Walther: No, your guardian angel�s name is Seymour Butts. He stepped out to go to the crapper. I�m his replacement for now.
-[ What kind of name is �Seymour Butts�? Sounds pornographic. The Butcher laughs again and turns to Nikki. He tries to rub her back to get her attention but he still goes through her. Nikki gets up and hugs Cody again. ]-
Nikki: What am I supposed to do?!
-[ All Cody can do is hug Nikki because he doesn�t have an answer. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: I am right here! Can�t you see me?!
-[ Walther Matthau cracks The Butcher�s Spirit on the head with the mug of beer. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: Ouch! You son of a bitch! What was the for?!
Walther: Just trying to knock some common sense into you. Obviously, it didn�t work. Of all the people that died today, God, why did I get the dumbest one?
God's Booming Voice: Beats me.
Walther: I will take a re-fill though.
-[ The Butcher rubs the back of his head and watches as Walther Matthau�s mug gets filled to the top with foamy heavenly beer. He can�t believe what he�s seeing and that�s when he starts to realize he might be dead. Walther takes a drink and looks at The Butcher�s lifeless body. ]-
Walther: So, what happened to you? Get hit by a bus?
The Butcher's Spirit: I got into a fight. Seriously, you should see the other guy.
Walther: Heh, that�s what they all say. Hey, God, how �bout a beer for my friend here.
The Butcher's Spirit: I don�t drink. I�m a graduate of the Alcoholics Anonymous program.
-[ Walther Matthau shakes his head, whispers �pussy� to himself, and another mug of beer appears in his free hand. He hands it to The Butcher. ]-
Walther: You�ve got a lot to learn, boy. Drink up, it�s good for you. So, what�s the guy�s name that did this to you?
-[ The Butcher takes a sip of the heavenly beer. Nikki releases her hold on Cody and looks at him. ]-
Nikki: Frostie!
The Butcher's Spirit: Yes! That�s his name! She must have heard your question! That means she might be able to see me!
Walther: Pure coincidence, son. You�ll get used to it.
Cody: What about him?
Nikki: He has to pay for this! He killed Jimmy!
Walther: So the great Jimmy Cortez died at the hands of a snowman? Heh. Let me get this straight�The Butcher�most hardcore wrestler the world has ever known, got destroyed in a wrestling match with a queer named Frostie? Excuse me while I laugh.
-[ Walther Matthau starts to laugh his ass off and spills most of his beer. The Butcher pays no attention to him and listens to what Nikki has to say. ]-
Nikki: He can�t get away with this!
The Butcher's Spirit: And he won�t!
Cody: He won�t! He ran off like the bastard that he is at Global TV. This week he will feel more pain than Jimmy ever did!
The Butcher's Spirit: Don�t worry about him, Cody. I�ll take care of Frostie.
-[ Matthau can�t help but laugh and choke on some of the beer he just drank. He coughs it out and looks at The Butcher. ]-
Walther: You really are dumb, aren�t you? How are you going to do anything? You�re dead. I mean, you can do something but you don�t even know how to. For Christ�s sake�
-[ Jesus walks into the room and punches Walther Matthau in the gut quickly and then walks away. The Butcher hold his head in amazement. ]-
Walther: Sorry, Jesus. He gets all uptight whenever you say his name. Maybe he just doesn�t like me because I�m Jewish. Makes me wonder. All I know is he needs to get laid!
The Butcher's Spirit: Wait a minute! You mean I can do something even though I�m dead?
Walther: Sure you can.
The Butcher's Spirit: How? Teach me!
Walther: I can�t.
The Butcher's Spirit: Why not?
Walther: House rules.
The Butcher's Spirit: When does Seymour Butts come back?
-[ Walther Matthau looks at his watch. The time dial is moving clockwise really fast so you can�t get a reading. ]-
Walther: How should I know?
The Butcher's Spirit: Jesus! How long does it take to go to the bathroom around here?!
-[ Jesus walks into the room again, angered. He punches The Butcher in the stomach really hard, forcing him to double over. ]-
Jesus: It takes awhile! You should see the reading material my dad subscribes to. Now, stop saying my name!
Walther: Jes�s Chr�stos!
-[ Jesus punches Walther Matthau in the stomach again and steals his mug of beer. ]-
Jesus: I told you not to say my name! I don�t give a rats ass if you say it in Spanish, Japanese, Swahili, Hong Konginese�
Walther: Hong Konginese? Is that a language?
Jesus: Does it matter? Don�t say my name!
-[ The Butcher starts to laugh really hard but stops as soon as Jesus shoots him the evil eye. Jesus then exits the room as soon as Doctor O�Connell and two nurses walk in. Nikki looks at the doctor. ]-
O'Connell: Do you need more time?
Nikki: Just a second.
-[ She walks over to The Butcher�s body and kisses him on the lips one last time. She then whispers into his ear. ]-
Nikki: I live for you.
-[ She then walks out of the room with Cody and Tomorrow Man at her side. Doctor O�Connell instructs the nurses that they can go get the stretcher to put The Butcher�s body in the morgue. ]-
Walther: Come on, son. You don�t need to see this.
The Butcher's Spirit: I know. I have to stay with Nikki.
Walther: That�s not what I mean. She�ll have to learn to let go but to never forget. So will you. She has her own guardian angel and from what I hear, she won�t be joining us anytime soon. It�s all right though, you�ll totally forget about time and she�ll be with you soon. Come on. I hear Saint Peter and Saint Thomas Aquinas have a great poker game going on. Lets go visit them. You�ve got a lot of people you can meet. Coming?
-[ The nurses walk into the room with a stretcher and a body bag. ]-
The Butcher's Spirit: Yeah, sure.
-[ The Butcher�s Spirit and Walther Matthau leave the room and start to walk down the hall. The Butcher stops because he hears Nikki�s voice. He turns around and looks down the other side of the hall. Nikki is talking to Cody and Tomorrow Man. ]-
Nikki: Guys, I really appreciate you hanging around with me.
Tomorrow Man: He was a great person to us too, Nikki.
Cody: Yeah, want to go somewhere and talk some more?
Nikki: No. I just need some time alone.
-[ Walther Matthau interrupts The Butcher. Matthau is standing near the janitor�s closet and has his hand on the door knob. Behind the door there is a very bright light. ]-
Walther: Come on lover boy! We�ll come back and visit. I promise.
The Butcher's Spirit: All right.
-[ The Butcher and Walther Matthau walk into the janitor�s closet and disappear into the bright light. ]-
