DT: Well folks, regardless of what just happened, the show must go on.

MN: You mean to tell me that WASN’T the main event??? How the hell are we gonna top that???

DT: When you’ve got these two in a ring together, I’m willing to bet ANYTHING can happen, Mike!! 

[The arena lights fade down to darkness, then slowly come back up in deep blue as the sound of chanting monks fill the arena, and the video screens light up with "BEAST" flashing in different styles and colors of text, mixed in with video clips of Beast executing various moves on his opponents. The chanting monks play for about 15 seconds, then fade into Nickelback's "Figure You Out", and as the opening guitar chords hit, a blast of red and white pyro go off around the stage area, then Beast walks through the smoke down the ramp and to the ring. Once in the ring, Beast salutes the fans by touching his fist to his chest over his heart a couple times before raising his hand in the air.]

MN: Awww damn, Beast looks pumped tonight! Hell yeah!

DT: This is gonna be a good one Mikey, I can tell already.

MN: Don’t ever call me Mikey. EVER. 

[Lights go out and strobe effects start with the opening riff of "Zero" with the "EB" Ego Buster symbol flashing across the screen. Ryan walks to the ring with his eyes fixed on Beast as the music plays.]

DT: Would you listen to these fans? They’re going crazy! You might not like him, you might hate him, but everyone knows Dan Ryan!

MN: He commands some respect. Ladies and gentlemen, this guys built like a freakin’ mack truck.

DT: And the thing is, Beast is no lightweight, either!

MN: Hell no… you realize we have well over 600 pounds in that ring right now as we speak???

[The bell rings and Ryan smirks in Beast’s direction. Beast doesn’t look too flattered, and shrugs it off. Both men circle each other, getting ready to attack. The two draw closer, and Ryan raises his hand for a test of strength. Beast looks to the fans, then raises his hand to meet Ryan’s. The two men then go to lock the other hand, but Ryan nails Beast with a knee to the stomach.]

DT: You never know whether or not you can truly trust Dan Ryan.

MN: Who would bother to have a test of strength with the man in the first place?

DT: Beast would… he’s an incredibly strong individual. I bet he could even take Ryan down…

MN: That remains to be seen, Davey.

[As Beast is doubled over, Ryan continues to throw some tremendous knees into his midsection. After a few more, he picks Beast up onto his shoulder and executes a ring shaking spinebuster. Ryan adjusts his elbow pads, then waits for Beast to get back up.]

DT: Beast isn’t going to stay down…

MN: I wouldn’t expect him to… he’s headlining an Empire show!

[Ryan walks over to the recovering Beast, but is quickly hit with some solid shots to the ribs. Beast then focuses his attention to Ryan’s head, slamming his fist into the side of it several times. Beast then whips Ryan to the ropes, and on the return, delivers the stiffest clothesline of the night. Ryan does a complete flip in the air, landing hard on his side. The fans pop hugely for the event.]

DT: Beast just knocked Dan Ryan out of his boots!!! I’ve never seen somethin’ like that before!

MN: Told ya, this guy’s a powerhouse…

DT: But you just said…

MN: Shhhh… watch the match.

[Beast hoists Ryan up to his feet slowly, then performs a solid sidewalk slam on the CSWA champion. The fans cheer as Beast makes the cover. The ref counts…. 1…2…kickout by Ryan. Beast lets Ryan get up to his feet, and then performs a collar to elbow tie up. Beast ends up performing a go-behind, but Ryan struggles and then does one of his own. After this exchange, Ryan sends Beast flying backwards with a release dragon suplex. The ring shakes yet again as the big man comes crashing down on his head and neck.]

DT: A picture perfect dragon suplex there by Dan Ryan!

MN: He sure knows his moves…

[Ryan goes over to cinch on a headlock, wrenching it in as tightly as he can. After a few seconds, Beast delivers some elbows to Ryan’s side. After two or three more, Ryan finally releases, and Beast pushes him away. As Ryan comes charging back at him, Beast executes a destructive spinebuster of his own, which plants Ryan firmly in the middle of the mat. He goes for a cover.]

DT: And Beast shows he can do it too! What a display of power!

MN: There’s the cover… 1…2…kickout by Ryan!

[Beast lifts Ryan up, then sends him towards the ropes. Beast ducks the clothesline attempt by Ryan, but on the return, both men hit one. They lie in the center of the ring, facing the arena ceiling. The ref begins his count. 1….. 2…. Both competitors are up.]

MN: These guys are freaking machines.

DT: What’s going to keep either man down?

[Beast lays a couple hard chops into Ryan’s chest, but his last attempt is caught by Ryan’s hand. Dan then clutches Beasts’ wrist, lifting him up onto his shoulders in a fireman’s carry like position. Beast slips down behind Ryan however, and turns him around, kicking him in the gut. He then applies a standing headscissor, signaling to the fans it’s time for Absolution. The begin to go wild.]

DT: I dunno Mike, I think it might be too early for this…

MN: I think you’re right man…

[Ryan takes Beast’s legs out from under him, and then quickly applies a figure four leg lock. He drops to the mat as Beast screams out in pain. The referee asks Beast if he wishes to give up, but the big man says nothing of the sort. After a few moments in the hold, Beast is able to power his way to the ropes, where he holds on until Ryan breaks the hold. Ryan doesn’t do so immediately, however, and the ref gets on his case about it.]

DT: Come on Ryan, you know better…

MN: The man’s a freaking 8 time champion, Dave… be quiet.

[Ryan backs up, waiting for Beast to recover. Soon thereafter, Beast comes flying at Ryan, only to be taken over in a huge overhead belly to belly suplex. When Beast hits the mat, however, he bounces right back up and comes back for more. Ryan goes for the move again, but isn’t quick enough. Beast spears him to the mat and lays a few punches into Ryan’s jaw. The fans are going wild again.]

DT: Beast on the offensive here!

MN: He’s got some strength behind those punches!

[Ryan starts to fight back, and hits a hard right to the side of Beast’s head. He pushes the big man off of him, then gets to his knees. After that, Ryan lifts Beast up with him, kicking him in the midsection. He hooks both of Beast’s arms, taking him over with a double underhook suplex. Ryan quickly makes a cover. The ref counts. 1….2…. kickout by Beast.]

DT: Wow, the way this one’s going, I doubt either man’s going to be pinned!

MN: It’s gotta’ end sometime, Davey.

[Both men are up to their feet immediately, and Ryan goes for a clothesline. Beast ducks, then comes up behind Ryan to lock on a full nelson. Lifting the bigger man in the air, he puts Ryan straight to the mat with a ferocious full nelson slam, but doesn’t give him any time to rest. While Ryan’s legs are still up in the air, Beast applies a sharpshooter, flipping it over and putting pressure on Ryan’s back.]

DT: What a combo there by Beast! 

MN: The man knows HIS wrestling, too.

[Ryan refuses to submit, and eventually kicks out of the hold. Beast goes flying to the ropes, but attempts to come back immediately. Ryan kicks him off a few times, and then quickly gets to his feet. Beast goes for a right hand, but Ryan ducks and puts a hand up to his throat. As quickly as he can, he lifts Beast high into the air and slams him down with a high impact chokeslam. The fans boo as Ryan falls to one knee.]

DT: Great chokeslam by Ryan! Wait, where’s he goin’ now?

[Ryan gets up to his feet, then slowly ascends the turnbuckles. He makes it to the top, then drops down to his ass, splitting his legs for a moonsault. He squarely connects on the maneuver, and a few fans in the audience shout “holy ****’. Ryan goes for a pin. 1….2….kickout by Beast.]

MN: Holy crap… did you just see that???

DT: Ryan’s a versatile man, Mike. He’s also been known to do a normal moonsault as well. 

MN: Yeah… but HOLY CRAP.

[Ryan breathes heavily as he attempts to hoist Beast back up. He positions him for a suplex, then lifts him high into the air, slamming the big man down to the mat with as much force as possible. He goes for another quick cover. 1….2….kickout by Beast.]

DT: It’s never say die for Beast!

MN: Man, I’m tellin’ ya, these guys scare the living crap out of me.

[Ryan lifts Beast up sets him between his legs. Then he heaves Beast up onto his shoulders, only to receive a few punches to the face. Ryan falls backwards, and Beast comes crashing down on top of him in a sitting position. Beast hooks the leg for the cover. 1…. 2…. Kickout by Ryan.]

DT: This one’s going back and forth, Mike… 

MN: Your guess is as good as mine as to who’s gonna’ win, Davey.

[Suddenly, Beast applies a sleeper hold to the fallen Ryan, and cinches it in as tightly as he can. Ryan struggles to free himself, but Beast draws him back to the center of the ring. He wears Ryan down, pushing his foot into the back of Dan’s leg. Once on the mat, Beast works even harder to ensure that Ryan’s not going anywhere. The ref goes over to Ryan, who’s eyes are slowly closing. The ref raises Ryan’s hand in the air, then drops it to the mat. He signals one to the crowd. He does this again, and the hand drops. He goes for a third time. The camera changes to a shot of Ryan’s face as his hand is raised, and we can see him smile right before he drops his hand to the mat. The referee calls for the bell, and the match is rewarded to Beast. The fans are going crazy…]

DT: Did you see that??? Did you just see that??? I think Ryan just let his hand drop on purpose!

MN: What? Nooo… why… uh… what?

WINNER: BEAST

[Beast gets up to celebrate, unaware of what just happened. Ryan gets up behind him as well, crossing his arms. Beast turns around to look at Ryan, and notices the replay of what just happened on the big screen behind him. The fans in attendance start to boo at Ryan as the entire replay rolls through. Ryan stands there with a huge smirk on his face, staring directly into the eyes of Beast, who is visibly aggravated. Beast starts to show signs of anger, clenching his fists together, but Ryan is quick to roll out of the ring and walk to the back. He walks up the ramp backwards as Beast’s music plays over the speakers, clapping for the big man still in the ring. He flashes a thumbs up sign, then walks back through the curtain, the whole time the fans booing him wildly. Beast stands enraged in the center of the ring.]

DT: What the hell just happened??? Folks… I’m sorry… but we’re out of time!! 

MN: Did we just get jipped? 

DT: We were all just fooled by that damn Dan Ryan!!

MN: I’m lost….

[Fade to black as the Empire Pro copyright information comes on the screen.]