[The black emptiness of the screen fades out as the scene from within Slash Tannon's penthouse can be seen. He and his old friend, Michael Rivera, are still seated in their respective recliners and sipping their respective drinks; a scotch for Tannon and a martini for Rivera. Rivera�s face is a mess of anger, sadness and guilt as Tannon struggles to find the correct words for the moment.]

Tannon (speaking slowly, in response to what Rivera just told him): What�s happened to your family?

Rivera (takes a slow sip of his drink before speaking): In the past three months my sister was stabbed, my brother-in-law was stabbed, my youngest sister was found face down in a river and my father�my father was caught in a car bomb�that was meant for me.

Tannon (looking down, at first unable to say anything, only nodding slowly before looking up): That is part of the danger of what you do�that the people you love or care about will be hurt or worse because of a decision you did or did not make. It happened to me�it happened to you�it will happen to whoever comes after you.

Rivera (looking up, his drink quivering slightly in his hands): When did this happen to you?

Tannon (taking a sip of his scotch): It happened before you and your family came to Calgary. It was the spring of 2001 and I had begun to see a woman named Amanda Severance. The territory was very shaky at that point with two other groups trying to gain control over it from me and I had been spending less and less time with Amanda over the previous few weeks. I finally got past what I thought would be the most difficult part of the battle for my territory and asked Amanda to go out with me one night�to dance, to enjoy the company of each other.

[Tannon finishes off his scotch and stands up, going over to the bar where he begins pouring himself another, continuing his story as he works.]

Tannon (speaking in a way that makes it appear that he is reliving the moment in his mind): We went out and had the perfect night. It was, to that point, the happiest and most satisfied that I had ever been. It would however, end up being the worst night of my life�then or now for me. We were walking out of a club in mid-town Calgary and we ran into an old friend of mine. I stopped to speak to him and handed Amanda the keys to my car. I told her that I would be right there and she just smiled and kissed me on the lips before walking down the little hill pathway to where the car was parked. As I spoke with Tom, the friend I told you of, I looked down and saw her entering the car on the driver�s side. She looked up at me and gave me that amazing smile�that smile that had stopped my heart so many times before�before getting into the car and shutting the door. I heard the engine rev up as she started it�and then�and then�

Rivera (slowly as Tannon sat back down across from him, drink in hand): What happened next?

Tannon (slowly sipping his scotch as he continues the story): The explosion�that�s what happened next. One moment I saw her beautiful face, the next all I saw were the smoke and flames as my car exploded with a sound that could render a man deaf. I lost a woman, a woman who perhaps I could have spent the rest of my life with because the enemies in our business set a car bomb and she died in an explosion that was meant for me.

[The two men sat in silence for a few moments, sipping their drinks as the fireplace crackled under the flames within it. After a few minutes Tannon leaned back in his recliner and spoke slowly.]

Tannon: The idea and possibility of loss is something that people in the business just has to deal with. I told you that when you took over.

Rivera: I know Slash, I know�I should have seen these things as possible parts of my taking over your territory. But now I am losing my family, losing control of my territory. I need you to come back and help me get control back. Please�help me Slash.

Tannon: I will help you get your territory back Michael but I will not take over again. I don�t want that anymore�that life is not what I want anymore. I will help you because you are my friend�but then I am done.

Rivera (nodding slowly): Ok�tell me what to do.

[The camera fades to black as Tannon and Rivera begin to mull over their plans.]

Four days removed from Illusions.

Platinum Title is still draped around my shoulder, where it shall remain.

This week, Qualifier match for the Sin Trophy. My opponents...

An over rated Shade Montgomery.

An over confident Sean James.

James your victory over me last week should be considered nothing more than a fluke. A luck of the draw. A one in a life time thing. I will gurantee that it will never happen again. My mind was focused on more important ordeals, like Flame. Who I promptly defeated. Sure he gave me quit the beating, but I still have my Title.

Shade Montgomery, you've made an early name for yourself by gaining the Cruiserweight Title, congratulations because I don't care. Who are you anyway? Am I to be impressed? In awe? Nope, sorry I am not.

Too many people are writing me off.

Everyone in the backstage has been often picking my opponents over me, I'lls how them and I'll show all them people in the building and out in TV land that you'll be wrong....AGAIN.

No one believed in me before.

I'm showing everyone in Sin, since I came here what I am capable of.

And now I'm in the most talented group in Sin Wrestling, the Alliance of Violence!

Just two days await...

Two days from another victory.

More victims. Shade Montgomery and Sean James.

I will pummel both of you from pillar to post.

You will bleed.

You will cry in agony.

You will yell in pain.

You will beg to me for mercy.

You will taste defeat.

I am unstoppable.

STILL the Platinum Champ.

Another list of credentials will be added to my resume.

The Sin Trophy.

The era will just keep on getting stronger.

Get ready for some....TOTAL IMPACT

Are You Ready? For TOTAL IMPACT!!!