~{Cameras open inside the emergency room of the local hospital in Phoenix Arizona. The scene is set in one of the rooms where two nurses are seen arguing with a man who is sitting on one of the beds. As the camera gets closer you see the man is naked except for his boxers. You can also see that this man is Chris Van X and he isn‘t happy.}~

CVX: Get me out of here now!

Nurse 1: I’m sorry sir the doctor wants to do another set of x-rays.

CVX: Fuck no! I have things to do.

Nurse 2: Sir if you would just put your neck brace back on it and lay down it would be safest for you.

CVX: If you’d get me a beer and a pack of smokes it would be safest for you…. Now get this damn IV out of my arm or I will snatch it out.

Nurse 1: Give us a minute to go consult the doctor.

CVX: You have thirty seconds.

~{The two nurses exit the room and walk across the hall to the station and are speaking with the doctor. Camera then shows Chris Van X grabbing a pair of jeans off the chair and pulling them on. As he is doing this you can see the gash in his forehead has been closed up by three stables. Chris takes and pull’s his Adidas shoes on his feet and as he is doing so the nurse reenters the room.}~

Nurse 1: The doctor says we cant keep you here because you are not in any life threatening situation at this point. However he does recommend you stay for further evaluation of your neck and spine.

CVX: Take the needle out of me.

Nurse 1: Are you sure?

CVX: Take this damn needle out of me now or I will take it out myself.

~{The nurse walks over to Chris who sticks his arm out. She peals the tape off his arm then grabs the needle and slowly pulls it out. She disposes of the needle in the biohazard box and Chris flips the shirt on laying near by. He then begins to walk out of the room.}~

Nurse 1: You still need to sign some paper work before you can leave.

CVX: Fax them to Jeremy Clarkson, his ass can sign them.

~{Chris walks out of the back part of the emergency room through the front to the waiting room area. He glances into it for a minute then walks out into the open air. He looks over and sees a girl standing there smoking a cigarette while she is on the phone. Chris walks over to her as she is hanging up.}~

CVX: Can I bum one?

Girl: Um…. Yea, I guess so.

CVX: I appreciate it,

~{The girl hands the pack over to Chris and he pulls one out. He hands the back over while she digs out her lighter. She hands it to him and he lights it up. He hands it back to her and then winks at her. She smiles a bit then turns and walks back inside. Chris walks over and sits down on the curb and smokes his cigarette for a minute.}~

CVX: Now wasn’t that a lovely night for me…. Not only does that piece of shit Maddog finally come back around, but Mr. I need a paycheck himself Memnoch decides to come out again…. Well those two little pieces of crap weren’t going to be able to ruin my night. Even if I did have to come up here. Oh well It will all be alright in the morning. Wont be the first time I had to go in for some x-rays and staples….. But lets first start with my opponent for last night,….. Dante what happen to you? Why didn’t you make me bleed from head to toe? Why didn’t you make me feel pain like you claimed? Don’t use the dumb ass excuse that Maddog distracted you either. Because quite frankly I know better than that. Your to good to let little shit like that bother you. Maybe just maybe this time Dante you can put your balls on the line and stand up and say like a man and say you got beaten, Got beaten by the better man even after someone else tried to take him out for you, But lets be honest Dante I know you better than that. You don’t have the balls to stand up like a man and say you got defeated. So I’m sure you will pour out some sad ass excuse about how Maddog got in your way, then you thought you had it locked up and tried to take the last part of the match easy. Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda! Same song different verse. Dante I beat you so you need to come to a point where you understand that.

~{Chris sits there for a minute in obvious pain and closes his eyes. He then takes a drag off his smoke and exhales it out. He watches as a older man brings his wife into the emergency room. Chris looks at them for a minute then shakes his head.}~

CVX: Annie Alvarez this week on Meltdown you get to be the tag team partner of Chris Van X. The “King of Hardcore” one half of the famous Van X BoyZ….. The stronger half, and more talented half. Now I must admit I’m like the rest of the guys in the back. I am not too happy about having a women on the roster. I believe that this is a mans sport and you don’t belong. But another thing is I saw what you did in that ring and you deserve some credit. Black Haze isn’t the best XCW has to offer by far, but he is good. You stood your ground with him and do deserve a few ounces of respect. Some little shit like Sean Todd Wilde sure as hell doesn’t have the right to talk shit to you like he did. Plus I figure it wouldn’t hurt to have someone like you watching my back in a day and time like this…… Not to mention I’m sure it will be easier for you to go out and fight knowing that someone has your back and you wont have to worry about some low life assholes trying to get a beat down in during a match….. When we are in this tag team match you just need to know and understand one thing….. You handle your half, and I will handle mine. No need to get a game plan because these two shit heads wont have one themselves. Besides I could take them both out myself if need be. Annie this is a free shot at gold again. I’ll be damned if you don’t get you some this time.

~{ Chris sits there momentarily and watches the last part of his cigarette burn. He then takes one more drag and finishes it off. He flicks the butt off into the street and closes his eyes for a moment he then opens them back with a small smile on his face.}~

CVX: As I sit here and rethink the events that took place this past Tuesday night it is a bit funny to me….. Maddog finally makes a appearance after I spent months and months waiting for him to step up to the plate. I finally came to the point that Maddog wasn’t worth the fuss and decided to move on….. But the hardcore icon couldn’t give up that easily. He couldn’t stay out of the way. He had to come back and once again and try to get under my skin, well Maddog you may have gotten me for the night. But when the bell sounds for my next match you will once again be a forgotten memory. You will once again be tossed to the waste side where you belong. I wont sit around and wonder what might have been. What might have happen, I wont sit around and worry about you and worry about what you might do….. Maddog when it comes to you…. I have no worries…..

CVX: Then the other man who saw fit to come out and attack me. We saw it necessary to come out with a chair and attempt to take me out. To his attempts I laugh, you think your going to come out here old man and attempt to destroy me? You think you can come out and with a small folding chair destroy Chris Van X? The “King of Hardcore”? Memnoch this isn’t the XCW you left. This isn’t even a remake of the UWWF you left. This is a new time and age. Your little antics aren’t going to get you by this time. Now you have to earn your keep. So you listen to this, anytime you want to climb in the ring with Chris Van X go let Jeremy Clarkson know. Anytime you want to fight me let the boss know. Then he can come up with some sick and twisted match for me to drag your ass into and beat like you deserve. Hell I wont even mind if you go out and get your old buddy Steve Kaizen McCann to come out and help…… Memnoch this isn’t the same game you left. I’d advise you to be careful. Because when Chris Van X gets fed up with your crap, I will put a end to it….. ~{Chris laughs a moment then looks into the sky.}~ Forgive him father for he knows not what he do.

~{Chris chuckles quietly to himself and as a gentlemen is standing nearby smoking a cigarette. Chris looks over at him then motions for him to come near. The gentleman walks over to him.}~

CVX: Hey man, I just got out of the ER. You wouldn’t happen to mind me bumming a smoke would you?

Man: Nah buddy here you go.

~{The guy tosses Chris the smokes and Chris pulls one out. The guy then hands him a pack of matches. Chris tears one off then lights up his smoke. He shakes the match out then tosses it down. He passes the smokes and matches back to the guy.}~

Man: Hope you don’t mind me asking but what happen to you? Car wreck?

CVX: Not quite, I got hurt at work.

Man: Damn, you going to get workers comp I hope. What do you do for a living?

CVX: I’m a wrestler.

Man: Oh ok, Your with that um XWA or whatever that was in town last night right?

CVX: That’d be us.

Man: I always thought that stuff was fake.

CVX: I wish it was.

Man: So do you guys really make that good of money doing it?

CVX: Some of us do,

Man: What’s like the bottom guys make?

CVX: I honestly don’t know. I haven’t been down there is a while. But in XCW most people get paid around forty a year starting out.

Man: Wow, that’s not too bad. What do you make?

CVX: Well I don’t discuss my income, but that’s not even a tenth of what I make.

Man: Shit brother, You must be making a killing.

CVX: You could say that.

Man: Well I need to get back in, my wife is about to go back. Nice talking with you.

~{Chris nods at the guy as he goes back into the emergency room. He sits there smoking on the cigarette then flicks over half of it down to the ground. Chris then spits into the bushes and wipes his mouth.}~

CVX: Nasty cheap ass smokes….. Anyways let me move on along to my opponents for this week. One of them saw fit to attempt to pick up the only female superstar in the XCW. Something he failed to do. But Sean you should be use to that…… Failing, it shouldn’t be anything new for you. Your quite good at failing aren’t you? But Sean you have gotten yourself into quite the situation now haven’t you. You are now stuck defending your tag team gold against none other than Annie Alvarez, the women who nearly took the Industrial title off of Black Haze, and then her partner is none other than me….. Chris Van X,….. the greatest tag team superstar to ever grace a ring. Me and my brother took the UWWF tag team titles off of your beloved president and vice president last year. If you have any doubt in your mind if I am able to be a tag team wrestler you need to go ask them….. Sean your mouth went shooting off at the wrong time and I got sick of it. Your in a match that everyone knows you wont win. Sean this match to me means nothing it’s just another match,…. The only difference is I am going to take your tag team championship off of you when the match is over. To me it’s another day at the office it’s just something I do….. Sean look into my eyes….. I have no worries……

CVX: Then we have the skate king Spiker, the man who says Annie Alvarez couldn’t beat a man like him…. Spiker gets into this dark room shooting his mouth off about Chris Van X like he owns me. Saying that I have got Spiker ready to come hand me my ass whooping. Well Spiker I say bring it on. Because it’s been one hell of a long ass time since anyone has whooped my ass. If you think you got the nuts to do it bitch I say lets go. You say I seemed deprived about not having a title that’s why I got this tag team title match? Hell son Chris Van X can walk into the office of Jeremy Clarkson and get a damn title match for every belt in the same night. Chris Van X isn’t looking for any gold. I’ll walk straight up to Acid and slap him in his damn face and challenge him for the worlds title if I want…. I’m not deprived, I’m just not interested….. Then you went on to brag of how you came within a half second of beating the former XCW Heavyweight champion!

~{Chris smiles into the camera then claps his hands CLAP, CLAP, CLAP,. He then stops and goes back to his dull expression he carries.}~

CVX: That is quite a accomplishment to be able to do that….. Hell maybe one day I can say I almost got to beat someone…… Oh wait that fucking day wont ever come because if Chris Van X decides to fight someone you can damn well bet I will beat them….. Just ask your beloved president Jeremy Clarkson….. I took his ass to the limits and beyond and still managed to come out with me arm raised in victory. And just for a bit of comparison for your sake, Jeremy Clarkson walked all over Titan in the semi finals of that tournament, then had to face me. So don’t try the bullshit line of Clarkson couldn’t beat Titan, because anyone who has half a nut knows he would kill that piece of shit. So you say I could never hold my own with a man like that? I say I already have beaten men that have done more than that….. Spiker your not climbing into the ring with just anyone. Your climbing into the ring with the most dangerous man in the sport. Your climbing into the ring with me….. Spiker your ass best skate home and watch your tapes. Because Chris Van X will knock your fucking head clean off your shoulders.

~{The taxi finally pulls up to a stop right in front of Chris. It takes him a moment but he finally manages to pull himself up to his feet. He walks over to the door of the car then looks back at the camera.}~

CVX: Spiker,….. Sean,….. Maddog,….. Memnoch all of you need to know this….. Chris Van X wont be stopped, It’s not that I can’t be stopped, or I don’t want to be stopped…. I cant be stopped, and it’s going to take a lot more than a glass jar, a folding chair a wanna be pretty boy and a skater to even try to stop me. Meltdown will continue the saga of Chris Van X…. Meltdown will watch as myself and Annie Alvarez capture the tag team titles….. But when the night rolls around Chris Van X will be just fine and dandy, relaxed and calm because….. I have no worries….

~{Chris climbs into the cab then rolls the back window down he says something to the driver as the cab pulls off. The scene fades to black as the cab goes into traffic.}~