| Introduction |
| [Riptide opens up inside the Salem Civic Center to a roaring crowd of well over 6,000 raving fans. "We Die Young" by Alice in Chains starts up and a small pyrotechnics display erupts at the top of the sloped steel ramp, putting the crowd into a frenzy. The blazing AWA logo appears on the big screen above the entrance ramp as Harvey Schultz and Julius Jamal Jackson make their way out to their commentating table.] Harvey Schultz:: Hello, fans, and welcome to the Salem Civic Center as we prepare ourselves to kick off another Riptide! J.J. Jackson:: Yeah, yeah. And this time, we's actually in an arena, yo! We even gots the rampway and big screen sucka. Now we's chillin'. Harvey Schultz: Tonight, we have a great card lined up for you. In addition, Richard Cormier will make history when he signs a multi-show deal with NBC fledgling company KTVZ 12 here in Virginia. J.J. Jackson:: Hey, that mean ol' Dicky ain't here tonight, don't it? Harvey Schultz:: Yes, that is correct. Why do you ask...? [J.J. takes out a bottle wrapped in a brown paper bag from inside his jacket and takes a giant swig from it.] Harvey Schultz:: Good grief! Will you put that away? J.J. Jackson:: Hey, hey, Big Julius ain't greedy. You can have some o' this sweet lovin' in a bottle if'n you want some. [Harvey simply looks at J.J. with disgust.] |
| Standard Match: Jack Korse vs. Rosco Pico Train |
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["Shelf in the Room" by Days of the New starts up as the regional fan friendly Rosco Pico Train makes his way down the ramp to a warm reception from the crowd. Train seems a little bit out of it, like every other time he comes down to the ring. Rosco rolls into the ring, then walks to the nearest corner and begins petting the top turnbuckle as if it were a soft, furry puppy.] Harvey Schultz:: This guy is insane. [Train's music cuts out as the arena goes black. "Meaning of Life" by Disturbed starts up as the lights slowly fade back in. A large, muscular man steps out onto the ramp. He flexes his right bicep a few times for the fans, then continues down to the ring, where Rosco is still stroking his beloved turnbuckle.] Harvey Schultz:: Jack Korse, or "The Freak", as he's called, is one genetically gifted monster. Things don't look good for Rosco Pico Train. [J.J. Jackson discards his empty brown bottle, then scratches his head in confusion.] J.J. Jackson:: Man, where's Jolly Roger at when ya need 'im? That boy always gots some beverage! Harvey Schultz:: Unfortunately, Jolly Roger is banned from AWA events for a few weeks after attacking Corleone last week with that bottle. [Mitch Horton starts the match, but Rosco Pico is still occupied with his turnbuckle pet. Jack Korse gets tired of waiting and attacks Train from behind. This earns him a small "boo" from the crowd, but he doesn't pay any attention. "The Freak" lifts Train over his head for a Body Press Drop.] Harvey Schultz:: This Punkville, North Carolina native is having his way with Train. [Korse drops Rosco behind him where he lands on the hard mat. "The Freak" bounces his pecs a few times for the crowd, then pulls Train back to his feet. He whips Rosco into the ropes, then hammers him with a standing clothesline. Train is knocked to the mat, where Korse follows up with an elbow drop, which he holds in place in an attempt to pin his opponent. 1...2...Jack pulls Train's shoulders off the mat.] J.J. Jackson:: Huh hey! He just wants to hurt that man! [Korse wraps his large arms around his opponent, then throws him through the air like a rag doll with a spinning belly-to-belly suplex. Sensing victory, "The Freak" pulls Train to his feet and lifts him into the air for a vertical suplex. After holding him in the air for a few seconds, Jack shifts him into an inverted piledriver position and drops him directly on the top of his head.] Harvey Schultz:: My God! The Life's End! What a devastating manuever! I think he broke Rosco Pico's neck. [Korse places his boot on Rosco's chest, then flexes his muscles as Horton makes the count. 1...2...3.] J.J. Jackson:: That there was a beatin'. Harvey Schultz:: That was an impressive debut by the genetic freak, Jack Korse. |
| Tag Team Match: Super Bastardo Bros. vs. Cliff Anderson & Grendel |
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["Pretty Fly(For a White Guy)" by The Offspring starts up as the old-timer Cliff Anderson walks out, immediately followed by the giant, Grendel. They receive a friendly ovation from the crowd as the duo enters the ring and awaits the opposition.] Harvey Schultz:: These two haven't been that successful as of late, but any team that features a monster like Grendel is always gonna be a serious threat. ["Name of the Game" by Crystal Method starts up, and purple and pink confetti begins to fall from the ceiling. Loki skips out onto the walkway with a bottle of baby oil in hand and slowly surveys the crowd. He then lifts the bottle of baby oil and dumps some of it all over his head. Plaz walks out from the back and passes the oiled up Loki on his way to the ring. Plaz walks up the steps, taking a few seconds of his time to insult the booing crowd as Loki slides seductively under the bottom rope.] Harvey Schultz:: Loki sure is...eccentric. [Referee Horton calls for the bell as both teams decide who is going to start the match. Loki walks up to Grendel with a beaming smile on his face and extends his hand to Grendel. Grendel looks at the goony Bastardo, both confused and curious. Loki then raises his bottle of baby oil and squirts it into the eyes of the big man. Plaz sees his opportunity, bounces off the ropes, and dropkicks Grendel out of the ring. Anderson attacks Loki, but the Bastardos begin to pound him with lefts and rights.] J.J. Jackson:: Hey, ain't that against the rules or somethin'? Harvey Schultz:: It sure is... [The Super Bastardo Bros. plant Anderson with a spike piledriver before Plaz exits the ring. Loki drags Anderson to the center of the ring before making the quick tag to his older brother. Both men head to the top rope and pose for a few seconds before leaping off at the same time. Plaz connects with an elbow drop to the face as Loki hits with a headbutt to the groin. Loki rolls out of the ring as Plaz makes the cover. 1...2...3!] J.J. Jackson:: The El-Blow Job! Woo! Harvey Schultz:: That's gotta be the shortest tag team match I've ever seen in all my years in this business. [Grendel finally regains his vision on the outside of the ring, and is infuriated! Grendel dives back into the ring, and the Bastardos hightail it to the back as they receive a negative response from the fans.] |
| Backstage: HaZe |
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[The camera cuts to backstage in the Salem Civic Center where HaZe can be seen slowly making his way down the hall on a pair of crutches. An arena worker can be seen coming from the other direction, and HaZe stops him.] HaZe:: You there. You wouldn't happen to know where I'd be able to find Richard Cormier, would you? Arena Worker:: Sorry, I have no idea. HaZe:: Okay, thanks anyways. [Looking a little distraught, HaZe continues on his slow journey for a while longer before he stops and leans against the wall to take a break. While he's resting, AWA reporter Reece Williams passes him by. HaZe takes a long glance at her posterior before speaking up.] HaZe:: Hey Reece. What's the deal? You can't even take time to stop andsay "hi" to your old friend, HaZe? Reece Williams:: Oh, I'm sorry HaZe. I didn't even recognize you. What're you doing here? You should be at home resting your injury. HaZe:: Well, I have something I'd like to give Mr. Cormier, a late Christmas gift, if you will. The problem is, I can't find him. Reece Williams:: I'm sorry Haze, he's in Norfolk right now getting ready to sign that deal with those NBC folks. HaZe:: Oh, that's right! I completely forgot. Well, I have this book here that I'd like to give him. It's the Book of the New Lights(looks at the camera), only $34.95 at www.enlightenment.com or the AWA ShopZone. I figure that with this crazy NyGhtMaRe guy chasing him around, a personally autographed Book of the New Lights would be just the thing he needs to calm his nerves. Reece Williams:: Right... HaZe:: Well, my dear, I must be going. Do you think I'd be able to leave this book with you, and have you deliver it to him for me? I'm very busy, and I believe I'm needed back at my compound. Reece Williams:: Sure thing. HaZe:: Really? Thank you so much. [HaZe hands her the personally autographed copy of the Book of the New Lights and gives her a smile. She smiles back, the continues on her way down the hall as HaZe admires the view the whole time.] HaZe:: ...damn. |
| Tornado Match: The Folk vs. Pyro-Maniac & P.O.D. |
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Harvey Schultz:: Why in the hell is HaZe here? He should be at home preparing for his big match next week against Mandrake. He's gotta be up to no good. J.J. Jackson:: Naw, man. He just wanted to give Cormier a little gift, that's all, man. Harvey Schultz:: Hold the phone. I'm getting word that the Tornado match between The Folk and Pyro-Maniac & Prince of Death has already started backstage, and they're heading out here...! [Before he can finish, Jigsaw and P.O.D. stumble through the curtain. The crowd goes crazy as the two men begin brawling down the ramp. Jingles goes flying through the curtain as Pyro stalks out after him. Jigsaw and P.O.D. roll into the ring as Senior Referee Perry Daton calls for the bell to start the match.] Harvey Schultz:: This looks to be an even match up. All four of these guys are tough as nails. [Pyro-Maniac throws Jingles into the ring, then dives in after him. Jigsaw charges P.O.D. on the opposite side of the ring, but Prince ducks and back body drops Jigsaw outside of the ring, causing the fans to cheer for the massive bump. Pyro hooks Jingles from behind, and P.O.D. sizes him up before unleashing a running forearm. Jingles breaks free at the last second and rolls out of the way as P.O.D. connects with a forearm to the face of Pyro-Maniac, knocking him out of the ring.] J.J. Jackson:: Uh oh! Harvey Schultz:: Uh oh indeed! That was clearly miscommunication on their part. [Jigsaw climbs back into the ring, and he and Jingles begin to work on lone Prince of Death. They throw him into the corner, then climb to the second turnbuckle and begin to pound away on his head with a flurry of punches. The crowd goes wild as the two continue to pound away on the helpless Prince of Death. On the outside of the ring, an angry Pyro-Maniac grabs a steel chair and slides back into the ring.] Harvey Schultz:: That's a disqualification waiting to happen. [Pyro winds up and clocks Jingles in the face with the chair right as he turns around, knocking him out cold. Hearing the sound of metal-on-skull behind him, Jigsaw turns around, but suffers the same fate as his tag team partner...a chairshot to the head. Daton calls for the bell and disqualifies the team of P.O.D. and Pyro-Maniac, giving the win to the Folk. Pyro doesn't seem to care as he winds up yet again and brings the chair down onto the head of Prince of Death, laying him out. The crowd begins to boo Pyro, but he could care less. He throws the chair to the mat and exits the ring, leaving absolute carnage in his wake.] Harvey Schultz:: Well, not much of a match here! All three men in the ring have been decimated by Pyro-Maniac, who's seemingly snapped. |
| Standard Match: Mandrake vs. Steve Zapf |
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["Painkiller Introduction" by Professional Murder Music starts up, and the crowd immediately begins booing. HaZe comes out from the back with his crutches and heads down to the commentating table.] Harvey Schultz:: What the...? HaZe isn't scheduled to come out here. Hell, he's not even scheduled to be in this arena! J.J. Jackson:: Hey, maybe you jus' need ta be Enlightened... Harvey Schultz:: Hold up, I'm getting word from the back that Mr. Cormier is almost ready to sign his contract in Norfolk, Virginia. When he does so, we'll get a video uplink on the big screen. HaZe:: Hello gentlemen. Oh, and hello to you, also, Harvey. Harvey Schultz:: My pleasure. Well, Steve Zapf is already in the ring. Now, we await the arrival of the Kill Devil Hills Daredevil...Mandrake. HaZe:: Pfft. This guy's a joke. ["Dream Song" by Ministry hits the arena, and the fans are on their feet. The lights dim, and Mandrake steps out from the back, causing a roar from the crowd. He stands at the top of the walkway with his head down and his arms at his sides for a moment before walking down to the ring. Once in the ring, he hops up onto the second turnbuckle and surveys the crowd for a moment before the music cuts and the lights resume.] Harvey Schultz:: Mandrake sure is popular with the fans, and he's a helluva competitor. HaZe:: Look at the way he lives his life. He's a loser. He needs to be Enlightened. He needs to follow the path of righteousness. [Perry Daton starts the match, and the two lockup in the center of the ring. Mandrake strikes first with a stinging armdrag takedown. Mandrake locks on a reverse chinlock for a few moments, then nails Zapf in the top of the head with an elbow shot.] HaZe:: See that? Mandrake had a blatant chokehold on Zapf right there. And the fans cheer this man? I don't get it. [Zapf takes control of the daredevil with a thumb to the eye and slams him to the mat with a tilt-a-whirl sideslam. Zapf makes the cover. 1..kickout! Zapf pulls Mandrake to his feet and whips him into the ropes. Zapf attempts a back elbow, but Mandrake ducks it and bounces off the opposite side. This time Zapf attempts a standing clothesline, but again Mandrake ducks it. This time, Mandrake puts on the brakes, locks on a sleeperhold, and drops to the mat, planting Steve Zapf with the sleeping neckbreaker!] Harvey Schultz:: The Omen! It's over! [Mandrake covers Zapf and hooks the leg. 1...2...3!] HaZe:: The Omen, eh? Well, let's just see if the Omen fortells this... [Haze takes off his headset and limps towards the ring. He slides under the bottom rope with one of his crutches as Mandrake stands up, unaware of HaZe's presence in the ring. HaZe swings the wooden crutch with all of his might and breaks it across the back of Mandrake's head!] Harvey Schultz:: Mandrake just got the win over Steve Zapf, and now he's been laid out by the Enlightened One! J.J. Jackson:: Yeah, yeah, Mandrake just won that match, but he don't like like no winna to me! [The crowd begins throwing trash at HaZe as he rolls out of the ring, grabs his Book of the New Lights from the commentator's table, and signs his name on it with a black permanent marker. Then, HaZe rolls back into the ring, rolls Mandrake over onto his back, and places the book upon his chest.] HaZe:: I am the way! Prepare for Salvation! [With that, HaZe exits the ring and limps to the backstage area.] |
| Heavyweight Championship: Round 2: Standard Match: Pest vs. Corleone |
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Harvey Schultz:: That's some Atlantic Champion we've got there! If he was a real champion, he wouldn't attack somebody when their back was turned. J.J. Jackson:: You'd best shuddup, or HaZe's gonna come right back out here and whip yer ass. Plus, that's the pefeck time to attack someboday! ["With You" by Linkin Park starts up, and "Mr. Showtime" comes out to the ring, accompanied by Perfection. The fans cheer for the two as they enter the ring and await the arrival of Corleone.] J.J. Jackson:: Damn...That Pafection is one FINE pieca meat! ["The Godfather" theme music starts up, and there is an immediate hiss from the crowd. The Italian makes his way down the ramp without his trusty bodyguards and climbs up onto the ring apron. Corleone wipes his feet off on the ring apron before entering the ring.] Harvey Schultz:: Corleone is one of the top players in the AWA. He's got everything...everything accept the approval of the fans. [Senior Referee Perry Daton rings the bell, and the contest is underway. Pest and Corleone engage in a collar-and-elbow tieup, and Pest muscles Corleone back to the corner. The referee breaks it up, and Pest gives Corleone a clean break to which he receives an applause from the fans.] Harvey Schultz:: These two men are evenly matched. Pest has a considerable weight advantage of about forty pounds, however. [The two attempt to lock up again, but Corleone scores with a rake to the eyes. Daton chastizes Corleone, but he pays no attention and shoves Pest into the corner where he begins to stomp away on him. Pest takes the low road and rolls out of the ring to regroup. Perfection comes to his aid, and as he regains his composure, Pyro-Maniac makes his way out to the ring holding a chair with a yellow-tinted rag wrapped around it. Seeing this, Corleone distracts the referee. Pyro pulls a lighter from his pocket and ignites the rag! The fire chair is born!] Harvey Schultz:: My Lord! Pyro-Maniac has just set that chair ablaze, and he's got his sights set on Pest! [Pyro walks up behind the unsuspecting Pest and slams the chair into the back of his head! Pest falls in a heap as Perfection runs for cover. Pyro begins to bash the chair into Pest's back over and over and over again, until Perfection attempts to stop him. Pyro-Maniac winds up and drills Perfection in the head with the chair, knocking her out cold! The fans begin to boo Pyro-Maniac, and some even attempt to jump the guardrail to get at him, but security hold them back. Pyro stands holding the flaming chair, a smile on his face as he shows no remorse for his actions.] J.J. Jackson:: That sonuva bitch is gonna learn a lesson in respect! I be right back, Harvery! [The wirey African-American takes off his headset, walks up behind Pyro, and spins him around. Pyro uses the momentum of the spinning motion to drill J.J. Jackson in the side of the head, knocking him out cold! Pyro drops the chair on the arena floor, where a stagehand quickly puts out the flame with a fire extiguisher. The Maniac lifts Pest and shoves him into the ring, then makes his way back up the ramp, leaving behind him nothing but carnage for the second time tonight. The fans curse him and pelt him with garbage as he disappears into the backstage area.] Harvey Schultz:: He is the most evil, demonic S.O.B. I've seen in my life! What kind of man would strike a woman in the head with a flaming chair?! She needs some medical attention! All three of them need medical attention! We need some EMTs out here in a hurry. [Corleone props Pest up onto the top rope, then waits for a moment. He lifts Pest into the air and slams him to the mat!] Harvey Schultz:: There it is...Oranges. It's all academic from here. [Corleone makes the easy cover. 1...2...3!] Harvey Schultz:: That rotten bastard Pyro-Maniac has cost Pest a shot at the Heavyweight Championship! [A few EMTs head out to ringside and load Perfection and J.J. Jackson up on a stretcher, then take them to the back.] Harvey Schultz:: He should be fired, effective immediately! Once Cormier finds out what's happened, Pyro-Maniac will have Hell to pay! |
| Television Deal |
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Harvey Schultz:: Okay, I'm getting word that Cormier is ready to sign the contract. The video uplink should pick up any second now. [All of the fans turn their attention to the big screen as it flickers to life. Cormier can be seen, with Head of Security Bruce Vohland and longtime friend Alex Minky standing on either side of him. They're inside the AWA headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, and there's a contract on a desk in front of Cormier. NBC representatives Marcus Anthony and Thomas Chamberlain are sitting across from Cormier with their hands folded in front of them.] Marcus Anthony:: Now, upon signing that contract, you'll be agreeing to the twelve-show deal for the amount of money printed on the contract As you know, NBC will receive fifteen percent of all profits, and once the contract is up, we'll decide whether or not we'd like to renew it. Richard Cormier:: Well, I guess all that's left to do is sign on the dotted line... [Cormier skims through the fine print once again, then takes the pen from the table. Just as he's about to sign the contract, the sound of breaking glass can be heard. The men turn around and look behind them and find NyGhtMaRe climbing through the now shattered glass door!] Richard Cormier:: Keep him away from me! Stay away from me Kartier! Stay away from me! NyGhtMaRe:: Come out and play, Cormier Don't you wanna play with me? DON'T YOU WANNA PLAY?! [Cormier makes a run for it as Bruce Vohland and Alex Minky block NyGhtMaRe's path NyGhtMaRe reachs back through the broken glass door and picks up his Singapore cane wrapped in barbed wire. Then, he charge the two men and cracks Vohland in the forehead with the cane, taking him to the ground. Minky and NyGhtMaRe struggle for a moment before NyGhtMaRe locks in the Karta-Hajime and chokes him out. Cormier begins fumbling through his key ring, trying to find the key that unlocks the side door, but is having no luck doing so. The two NBC representatives move to the side of the room, well out of NyGhtMaRe's way as NyGhtMaRe begins to stalk Cormier.] NyGhtMaRe:: Is your life flashing before you eyes, Cormier? IS IT?! [Just then, Cormier finds the key that unlocks the door and runs outside. Kartier chases after him, still wielding the Singapore cane. Cormier opens the door to his black Mercedes Bens, hops in, and locks the door. NyGhtMaRe jumps onto the hood of the car as Cormier fires up the engine. Cormier accelerates forward as NyGhtMaRe begins punching the window, cracking it severely. Just as the windshield looks like it's about to shatter, Cormier slams on the brakes, and NyGhtMaRe's flies off onto the pavement. Cormier then drives around him and speeds away. NyGhtMaRe sits up, his face and arms a little skinned up from the pavement.] NyGhtMaRe:: I own your mind, Cormier. It's only a matter of time before I get the rest... [Fade to black.] |
