Empire Pro Aggression

(Cut to a conference room, backed by a large screen. EPW General Manager Paul Freeman sits on a chair beside said screen. A title belt rests in his lap, roughly shield-shaped and gleaming with gold and silver.)

FREEMAN: Hello, everyone. As many of you have no doubt heard, we here at Empire Pro Wrestling have made the decision to bring a new title into the fold.

[Holds up the title for the camera...]

FREEMAN: This is the Empire Pro Wrestling World Cruiserweight Title. In the interest of generating interest in cruiserweight action and showcasing new and lesser-known talent, we've assembled many of the finest athletes from around the world to compete in what we like to call the All Nations Cup Tournament. The rules are as follows. The eight athletes will be broken up into two squads of four - Red Squad and Blue Squad. The tournament will be comprised of four rounds. In round one, there will be four singles matches between members of the two squads. Each victory will earn a point for the squad represented by the victor. Round two will feature two tag-team matches. Each tag match is worth two points for the winning squad. The third round will feature an eight-man tag-team elimination match, with each elimination worth two points. After that, the team with the most points will go on to wrestle each other in a four-way ladder match for the World Cruiserweight Championship at the upcoming Pay Per View event, Unleashed.

[Tapping a button on his console, Freeman turns to the screen, which lights up.]

FREEMAN: Now let's introduce you to the talents taking part in the tournament.

[Cut to a full-screen video wall. Cue up: "Around The World" - Daft Punk. Various shots of the World Cruiserweight Title and a ladder are shown, red-and-blue energy racing in the background.]

[Cutto: A racing red background. An onscreen block of text appears, reading "RED SQUAD" in white-rimmed red lettering.]

[Cutto: A familiar athlete of British descent. Cutto: Karl Brown drilling Adam Benjamin with the Dragon's Bite. Cutto: Brown and Christian Sands going hold-for-hold in MCW. Cutto: A still photo of a smiling Brown highlighted by text: "KARL BROWN - UNITED KINGDOM - TEAM CAPTAIN".]

[Cutto: Another familiar face, this one American. Cutto: Bryan Storms destroying someone with a corkscrew Death Valley Driver. Cutto: Storms and his partner Johansson laying out the CrimsoN Calling. Cutto: A still photo of Storms with a block of text: "BRYAN STORMS - UNITED STATES".]

[Cutto: A slim bald man in grey and fuchsia trunks. Cutto: The man scooping up a competitor and delivering a cradle piledriver in a Trans Japan ring. Cutto: The man exchanging kicks with a Japanese wrestler. Cutto: A still photo of the man with a block of text: "ALEX WILLIAMS - CANADA".]

[Cutto: A prettyboyish blond man, flanked by a blonde bimbo. Cutto: The blond man coming off the top with a corkscrew senton. Cutto: The man sailing down a mountain on a snowboard. Cutto: A still photo of the man and the woman with a block of text: "BRIAN HALE - UNITED STATES"]

[Cutto: A racing blue background. A block of text appears, reading "BLUE SQUAD" in white-rimmed blue lettering.]

[Cutto: Yet another familiar face, though one ususally associated with a huge Russian. Cutto: Erik Black coming off the top with a moonsault. Cutto: Black and Dalkichev battling the Monsta Boyz in MCW. Cutto: A still photo of Black with a block of text: "ERIK BLACK - UNITED STATES - TEAM CAPTAIN".]

[Cutto: A Japanese man, his chest riddled with nasty scars. Cutto: The man dropping someone in an fWo ring with an inverted Asai DDT. Cutto: The man coming off the top rope to flatten someone with a 450 splash. Cutto: A still photo of the man with a block of text: "KOJI TAMURA - JAPAN".]

[Cutto: A svelte black man in tribal robes and headgear. Cutto: The man, now in African-themed tights, standing in a WFW ring. Cutto: The man holding a 7' blond man in a textbook armbar. Cutto: A still photo of the man with a block of text: "MIGHTY IMPALA - COTE D'IVOIRE"]

[Cutto: An American man, fairly nondescript. Cutto: The man bringing someone up with a fisherman's suplex, hitting a rolling DDT from it. Cutto: The man holding up the DWO United States Title. Cutto: A still photo of the man with a block of text: "JAMES SALENSKY - UNITED STATES".]

[Cutto: A panorama shot of all eight men, the Cruiserweight Title flickering behind them.]

[The music fades out as we cut back to Freeman.]

FREEMAN: And there you have it. The eight men you just saw will begin competing for the Cruiserweight Title next week. I hope you all enjoy it. Now let's get back to the show.

[Cut to ringside.]

EPW World Tag Team Championship
Crimson Calling (c) vs. Blitz

T: And there you have it, folks - a look at the eight men who will face off in the All Nations Cup Tournament beginning on the next episode of Aggression.

MN: That stuff's gonna rock, Wendyman. Cruiserweights are the crazay, yo.

DT: Mike.

MN: Yeah?

DT: PLEASE. Stop being such a poser, would you?

MN: I am not a Poser! I'll have you know I was made in Adobe Photoshop!

DT: ...That one went over my head.

MN: Yeah. I can tell. My wit is too much for you, Biggie Size Fries Man.

DT: Right. Let's just move on. Folks, the tag-team titles are on the line in this next match, as it's Blitz challenging the Crimson Calling! Let's hop to it!

[Fade in on the ring as Tony Fatora stands in the center]

DT: Man oh man, we are on to ou rnext match up here on aggression!

MN: Yeah, hopefully these two will be a bit more interesting

DT: All of the matches have been interesting.

MN: Yeah...whatever just taking up valueable time, can we just get this match going already?

DT: Ok..Ok!

TONY FATORA: The following tag team match up is scheduled for one fall! Making their way to the ring with a combined weight of 662 pounds. BLLLIIIIITTTTTZZZZ!!!!!

[CUE UP: “Otherworld”. The lights go out, red and blue lights go off on the stage, spotlights fall on the entrance way. Pyrotechnics fly from the sides of the entrance, and Blitz stands on the stage with Leonard in the middle. Another pyrotechnic explosion goes off as the three men walk down to the ring, Jecht and Max stepping over the top rope, standing in the center of the ring as another explosion fires off from the turnbuckle posts. Lights to come back up, as the music fades.]

TONY FATORA: And their opponents!

[CUE UP: "Slip in Sin" by Pulse Ultra the lights fade to black. A red display illuminates the stage. Tension in the music builds to a climax, and as the song moves into full electronic symphony, red fireworks shoot from the stage to the ceiling, exploding in scarlet fire above the heads of the audience. The spotlight hits the stage as the Crimson Calling, Erik Black and Ivan Dalkichev, step out of the entry way and come onto the stage. Nathan Fear, follows them out.]

TONY FATORA: With a combined weight of 775 pounds! THE CRIMSOOOON CALLLLLLING!

[SFX: DING DING!]

DT: The ref breaking the tag teams apart as the bell is sounded, Erik Black facing off Jecht. Black tieing up with Jecht.

MN: Boring....

[Black grabs Jecht and Snap Suplexs him. Erik lifts Jacht up yet again for ANOTHER Snap Suplex, Black lifts Jecht up again and holds him up nailing a Vertical Suplex.]

DT: And Black with a hat trick, those Suplexs with great power from Erik Black, Black with the cover 1....kick-out by Jecht.

[Black pulls Jecht to his corner and tags Ivan. Ivan starts Mud hole Stomping on Jecht. Ivan grabs Jecht by his hair and lifts him up.]

MN: That’s right, cheating bastards. I love it!

DT: Ivan using the hair of Jecht to lift him up. Ivan locking his hands around Jecht body bear hugging him. Ivan with the Belly to Belly Overhead Suplex. Jecht needs to make a tag as he is looking like a rag doll.

MN: Duh....He looks like a rag doll cause he sucks.

[Ivan locks in a Sharpshooter. The referee asks Jecht if he gives up. Max runs out of his corner, The ref stops Max. Erik and Ivan begin to double team Jecht as Ivan holds Jecht Black punches him.]

DT: Ivan and Black taking advantage of the referee’s turned back.

MN: Now now, they're just helping up a fellow competitor.

DT: Oh, bull. Ivan lifting up Jecht and Irish Whipping him into a corner. Ivan now is pulling Jecht to the top. Jecht is fighting. Jecht getting hold of Ivan. Jecht trying to lift Ivan from the top turnbuckle... Can't get it! Too much weight! That's a 550-pound man - SO JECHT TAKES HIM OFF THE TOP WITH A NECKBREAKER INSTEAD! JECHT WITH THE COVER! 1.....2... NO! ERIK BLACK BREAKING THE COUNT!

[Jecht gets up and wobbles over to tag Max. Ivan stands up and locks his hands around Jecht and German Release Suplexs him away from the corner. Ivan tags Black back in as the both start kicking Jecht.]

DT: Erik Black is back in this match up as he lifts Jecht to his feet. Black with a Clothesline the chest of Jecht. Jecht up as Erik Irish whips him into the ropes. Blind tag by Max. Max rushing in as he Clotheslines Erik Black!

[Ivan rushes in the ring as Max stuns him with a Shoulder Block. Ivan rolls out of the ring as does Jecht. Erik and Max exchange punches. Max ducks and lifts up Black and hits a Spinebuster Slam.]

MN: OUCH! He'll be feeling THAT one in the morning.

DT: Max with the cover 1..2..kickout by Erik Black. Jecht and Ivan n the outside. Ivan with the Toe Kick and lifting Jecht above his head. Ivan rushing toward the steel rings steps! IVAN HAS JUST THROWN JECHT HEADFIRST INTO THE RING STEPS!

[Black Irish Whips Max into the ropes Max rebounds and goes to Clothesline Black. Black ducks as Ivan nails a Big Boot to the face of Max.]

DT: WOW! Max is out cold. Erik Black on the top rope Ivan now putting Max on his shoulders and walking towards Black.

[Black hooks Max and jumps off hitting the Crimson Crasher]

MN: BLACK WITH THE CRIMSON CRASHER. 1......2......3!!!

TONY FATORA: Here are your winners Ivan Dalkichev and Erik Black. THE CRIIMMSSSONN CALLLING!

DT: A big win for the Crimson Calling, as Blitz will just have to try again another day.

MN: Man, I almost thought they were gonna do it that time.

DT: We've got to go to a commercial break - don't go away!