[Cut to another backstage area. A steel door, marked with "K-9" on a short strip of gray duct tape. A hand moves in the view of the camera pulling the door open. Jake Goldstien moves into view in a sleek black suit jacket and slacks. His blue pin striped dress shirt is accented by his pale blue tie, and gold "JG" cuff links and tie clip.
The room is a small one. Poor lighting, a small bench, and a few chairs. Kevin Watson sits on the bench, his elbows resting on his knees and face in hands. His hands are taped from the knuckles to mid for arm. His tattered leather jacket lays on the bench next to him. His black shirt dawns a green "CIRCA" logo. His pants appear to have at one time been jeans that have been cut into shorts. His loosely laced black boots appear to be old and worn. The once gloss black has faded to a dull flat black. A set of knee and elbow pads lay on the floor close to his feet. He lifts his head, and swings his long knotty hair from his face and looks toward Jake.]
Jake: Here the clippers you asked for.
[Jake hands Kevin the clippers and turns back toward the door on his way back out.]
Jake: I'll catch up with you after the match. I've got to go make sure everything is set up for entrance, and all the little stuff...
[Kevin hardly acknowledges Jake as he exits the room. The door swings shut again and the room grows darker. Kevin removes the clippers from their box and moves to the far wall. He kneels down on his knees, plugging the clippers into a near outlet. He turns them on, and throws his hair back out of his face one last time. He starts at his brow and makes the first stroke with clippers.
He mumbles low to himself, barely loud enough for the audio to pick up]
Kevin: ...I'll show them ... all of them. Starting all over from scratch ... a new man.
[The camera fades back to Dave and Mike while Kevin continues to shave the thick knots from his head.]
DT: Well, that was bizarre.
MN: Yeah, since when has he been the poster boy for sanity!
DT: Well folks, after a brief commercial break, we’ve got a… check this.. QUADRUPLE debut match…
MN: And it’s only the first of TWO!!! WHOOOOO!!!!!
DT: Excited are we?
MN: I don’t know about you Dave… but man… I’m freakin’ rocked!
DT: We’ll be right back with action from EMPIRE PRO!!!
[Cut to commercials for FWI Magazine, A promo for the New ERA of Wrestling promotion, and several other product spots. Cut back to Dave and Mike.]
Dave Thomas: We're back and bringing you tag team action.
Mike Neely: And on top of that a debut for all of the participants.
Dave Thomas: Yes so I doubt we can expect much in the way of a scientific formula tag team contest.
Mike Neely: Of course lack of experience can lead to frustration, or an intesity you won't see in more established stars.
Dave Thomas: Very true.
MN: And I've heard a rumor that someone in this match is a dog or something?
DT: No, I believe that would be Kevin "K9" Watson. Who when I saw him in the back appeared to be all human.
MN: Now would the K9 refer to him having the ferocity of an attack dog, or the intelligence of one?
DT: The former, I would have to assume. The scouts report that he is a fierce competitor.
MN: I see.
DT: And by that logic "Youngblood" Cliff Young would be a newborn.
MN: No, he would simply be a person creating a persona based off of a last name that is also an everyday word. It should be glaringly obvious, even to you.
DT: Before this degenerates further, lets get to the match. Kevin Watson and Derek Stoltz are ready to take on Tyrone Walker and Cliff Young in a match that could establish a new star here in EPW.
["Long Way Home" by Supertramp cues up as Kevin Watson and Derek Stoltz make their way to the ring, Stoltz with his bottle of water which is tossed to a fan, and Watson carrying himself with a certain brash swagger.]
[Black Label Society's "We Live No More" cues up as Cliff Young and Jesse White make their way down to the ring, with Tyrone Walker coming from behind the curtain behind them.]
DT: Cliff Young and Derek Stoltz start things off, circling each other. Stoltz comes in quick trying to get in a forearm, but Young blocks and responds with a right hook, then takes him over with a belly to belly suplex. Stoltz kips up, only to be hit by a kick to the throat from Young, and Young drags Stoltz back to his corner and makes the tag to Walker.
MN: Some decent tag strategy being exhibited by the newcomers.
DT: Walker enters and delivers some heavy elbow smashes to the back of Stoltz's skull then sends him into the ropes and goes for a lariat, but Stoltz ducks, and takes Walker down with a quick spear! He then quickly makes a diving tag to Watson.
MN: And after the brief beating he took, he might as well let the freshman in, even this early in the bout.
DT: Walker gets back to his feet as Watson enters the ring, and Walker gets nailed with the Standing side kick! Watson hooks Walker for a German suplex, but Walker manages to land on his feet, then grabs Watson from behind and nails him with the bulldog!
MN: Some agility from Walker there.
DT: Walker in control again and slows the pace down driving elbows into the skull of K9, and then driving the knee right into his face, and Watson goes down in a heap.
MN: That's going to leave a bloody nose... and he wasn't even a picker.
DT: And these hard stomps won't make it any better.
MN: First Stoltz, now Watson in trouble.
DT: Walker sets for the suplex, but Watson counters and nails walker with a brain buster! Quick cover, 1, and Walker is up at two.
MN: Good move to try for an early pin while he was stunned.
DT: Watson turns his bag to tag out, and gets rolled up by Walker, but Watson rolls that over, and Walker has to kick out again. Both men get to their feet and Watson tries to keep the advantage with a big haymaker, but Walker ducks and then nails a drop kick to the knee of Watson, and then makes the tag.
MN: Again keeping the fresh man in, and Young applying the ankle lock to keep Watson grounded, and wear down that knee that just got nailed with the dropkick.
DT: We'll see how far this strategy can go with the young in experienced team.
MN: Not very far as he lets go, and now waits on Watson to get back to his feet.
DT: Watson avoids a shoulder block from Young and tags Stoltz in, but Stoltz's entrance isn't as fortunate as his partner as he is caught by a Yakuza kick, and then taken down with a drop toe hold.
MN: Wow, Watson just did something I haven't seen before.
DT: Young hit the ropes to follow up on Stoltz, and k9 has grabbed him as he did and hooked him into the Cobra Clutch, could he be looking for his trademark Cobra Clutch suplex this time over the ropes?
MN: Young is fighting it...
DT: Young elbows his way out of it just as Stoltz goes for a running splash that takes his partner out! Young quickly pulls the stunned Stoltz up and delivers a Double Arm DDT! Young backs up as Stoltz staggers to his feet, looking for a Roaring Elbow, but as he attempts to hit Stoltz with it, Watson just recovering on the outside pulls Stoltz down and to the outside of the ring!
MN: I think Young has something to say about that.
DT: Young nails both with a pescado! He grabs Stoltz and rolls him back into the ring as Walker comes around on the outside to deal with Watson.
MN: This might be the end.
DT: Young is looking for the Mercury suplex, but Watson throws Walker into the rail and then dives in to break it up, and the referee has simply lost control of this match.
MN: Fairly heated for two debuting teams.
DT: Young and Watson exchange blows as Stoltz comes to, but doesn't come to soon enough as Walker comes in and delivers the Broken Arrow to Stoltz!
MN: The referee has gotten in ebtween Young and Watson and is forcing Watson out of the ring not even knowing Walker has delivered his big Broken Arrow when he wasn't even the legal man!
DT: Walker grabs Watson off the apron as Young covers, 1, 2...
MN: THREE.
DT: What am I unable to count to three anymore?
MN: You never know.
DT: Never the less, Cliff Young and Tyrone Walker have come up with a very big win against quite game competition. Folks, I think we can expect very big things out of both of these men. Especially since we didn't even get to see half of the amazing maneuvers these two are capable of.
MN: But they were almost taken out when K9 nearly ended the match with that attempted over the ropes Cobra clutch suplex.
DT: No one is taking away from Stoltz and Watson, but a win is a win, especially in a match like that.
WINNERS: “Youngblood” Cliff Young and Tyrone Walker