[FADEIN: A shot of the crowd, who start cheering and holding up signs as they see they are on camera. This goes on for a beat before "Sleep Now in the Fire" by RATM kicks in over the PA system, causing a *huge* amount of heat. Insane pyro/flame plumes dot the stage area as “Cocky” Craig Miles, still smoking a cigarette, begins his walk to the ring.]
TF: “Ladies and Gentleman, this is the MAIN EVENT of the evening! Scheduled for one fall! Coming to the ring first, weighing in at 235 pounds, and hailing from Seattle, Washington…”The Dean of Thermodynamics”…COCKY!!! CRAIG!!!! MILES!!! [Crowd boos loudly as Miles enters the ring and begins strutting.]
DT: “Craig Miles asked for one of the Fallen to face him tonight, and he got the leader of the pack himself…This is going to be an all out war.”
DM: “And both these men have gold on the line at Unleashed…Miles, in his dysfunctional relationship with Beast, will be challenging the Forsaken for the EPW World Tag Team Titles, and Triple X will get his return match with JA and have the chance to be the first ever two time EPW World Heavyweight Champion, so getting some much needed momentum going into those matches has to be on the minds of both men.”
[Suddenly the lights go out in the arena, the crowd buzzing!]
[SFX: The booming of thunder and lightning… the clomping hooves of steeds and the sound of chariot wheels digging through the earth… the cacophony of steel on steel, occasionally piercing the flesh, followed by the SCREAM of a man as his blood falls upon the sand…]
“…And the prophecy read that one day, like The Phoenix that rose from the ashes, that a boy would be born unto a family in the slums!”
[CUT TO: EMPIRE-tron. …as several images flash starting with an up-close photo of a blue-eyed baby – crawling, playing football, and basketball… signs of a proud and successful life in the dog-eat-dog world of athletic competition]
“This boy would go on to use the knowledge he gained, while fighting for survival in the streets to become a great leader!”
[CUT TO: Several more images. The first was an older Sean Stevens, in amateur wrestling gear; in a cap and gown – signifying graduation. The scene then shifted to Sean in the audience, in what looked to be a wrestling arena, before cutting to the final image of Sean, in the middle of a death defying leap from a forty-foot high camera tower, as his foe – below – laid unconscious.]
“And in time that boy would grow to become … a King.”
[CUT TO: The very last image. One of "Triple X" Sean Stevens in the center of the ring, being handed a crown, tired, sweaty, yet triumphant.]
[Suddenly, the EMPIRE-tron faded to black. And, for a moment, there was nothing but silence…]
[MUSIC UP: "King Back" by TI. LOUD Pyro going off , as “Triple X” Sean Stevens begins power walking to the ring, looking intense and motivated. Miles merely smirks at him with his trademark MILESwide grin as Stevens continues to stare daggers at him.]
DT: “And here is the former--”
MN: [Cutting him off “And next EPW World Champion!”
DT: “Well I don’t know about that! But the former EPW World Champion Sean Stevens has hit the ring and he’s not waiting for his intro, they are going at it!”
[Tony Fatora bails out of the ring as Pat Jones calls for the bell with Miles and Stevens trading bombs. The bell rings and we‘re underway!]
DM: “It’s breaking down and it’s just started!”
DT: “Both men hammering away on each other with right hands…Miles with a thumb to the eye and that stuns Stevens…Miles with a big knee to the gut and he hooks him…SIDE RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP! Miles now quickly floats over to the mount position and begins HAMMERING Stevens with right hand after right hand!”
MN: “Miles might be a lot of talk about how he doesn’t care about wins and losses, but make no mistake, he is in there to fight and beat the hell out of you!”
DT: “Stevens manages to push Miles off him and he rolls to the floor to try to get his wits about him…MILES WITH A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK! Stevens sent flying into the railing! Miles now outside and he’s UNLOADING! [Crowd ‘woo’ing!] with brutal knife edge chops on Triple X!”
DM: “I think it’s possible with his title shot coming up at Unleashed that Stevens didn’t have himself mentally focused on the task at hand tonight and he’s paying the price for it right now as Miles is just picking him apart!”
DT: “Miles now whips Stevens into the ring post…NO! REVERSAL BY STEVENS! Miles just got a face full of unforgiving STEEL! Miles is down and he’s hurt!”
MN: “That move was a real game changer…Like the Dodgers getting Manny! Enjoy not winning a title for another 100 years Cubs fans!”
DT: “That’s pretty cruel…Stevens shaking his head and trying to get out the cobwebs from that earlier beating by Miles…Miles getting to his feet and he eats a BIG right hand, and ANOTHER…Stevens throws him into the ring, Pat Jones giving them a lot of time out there, he knows this crowd doesn’t want a double count-out…Miles back in the ring and Stevens now kicking away at the fallen Craig Miles…Miles now pulling himself up in the corner as Stevens stalks him…Right hand by Stevens…BLOCKED by Miles! Miles peppering Stevens with right hand after right hand. Stevens with a kick to the gut and he whips Miles to the ropes…Clothesline by Stevens! DUCKED by Miles! Miles coming back off the ropes…BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX BY STEVENS! A COVER!”
ONE!!
TWO!!!
DT: “Two count only! Miles threw that shoulder up to break the pin attempt…Stevens still on the attack now…He’s hammering Miles with right hands and he pulls Miles to his feet….TEXTBOOK DROPKICK by Stevens!”
DM: “He really exploded off the mat with that dropkick! Miles will be seeing if any teeth are loose tomorrow!”
DT: “Miles back on the mat as Stevens now stalking him…Miles back to his feet…GERMAN SUPLEX BY STEVENS!! HE BRIDGES!!”
ONE!!
TWO!!
MN: “Not enough to keep Miles down!”
DT: “Indeed not, as Miles powers out at two! Stevens looking a bit annoyed at referee Pat Jones as he pulls Miles up and puts him in the corner…a couple right hands by Stevens and now he whips Miles to the other side…MILES CHARGES OUT WITH A COCKYLINE! HE NEARLY BEHEADED STEVENS!!”
DM: “We’ve seen this before with Miles, you beat on him and he just comes back with some move, some trick and he gets the upper hand on you!”
DT: “Stevens hasn’t moved since he got BLASTED by that Clothesline…Miles on the ground trying to get his wits about him…He’s crawling over to Stevens now…Can he make the cover? He throws an arm over Stevens chest!”
ONE!!
TWO!!!
DT: “NO! NO! Just at the last moment Stevens got the shoulder up! Both men still down and now crawling to their feet…Stevens up first and he charges Miles…SPINEBUSTER BY MILES!!! He PLANTED STEVENS!!! A COVER!”
ONE!!
TWO!!
THREE…NO!
DT: “So close! Miles just about had it there! Miles sits up and just shakes his head…Miles now grabs Stevens and just TOSSES him out of the ring! Stevens landed hard on the floor…Miles goes out after him and I have a feeling this match is about to get a lot more violent!”
DM: “Chairs, tables, lighter fluid, it’s all likely out there, double so with Miles, nobody knows what demonic stuff he’s got planned!”
DT: “Miles picks up Stevens and DRIVES his head into the STEEL ring post…Stevens staggers…And GOES LOW on Miles! [Crowd groans] Pat Jones yelling at both men to clean up their act and get it back in the ring!”
MN: “Tell the zebra to cut the crap and let ‘em kill each other, the fans don’t want a technical wrestling clinic, they want blood!”
[Suddenly the lights go out in the arena!]
DT: “What the hell is this?!”
DM: “Either we’re going out of business or something crazy is about to happen, either way this is a bad sign!”
[The lights come back on, showing to the surprise of everyone, we see Gothopotamus
Standing on the top rope, above both Miles and Stevens.]
DT: “What the hell?! That’s the Forsaken’s flunky!”
DM: “How the hell did he even get up there?!”
DT: “GOTHOPOTAMUS WITH A MOONSAULT FROM THE TOP ROPE TO THE FLOOR!!! OH MY LORD…MILES PULLED STEVENS INTO THE WAY OF IT!! STEVENS JUST GOT CRUSHED UNDER THAT FAT SLOB!!”
DM: “We got incoming!”
DT: “The Forsaken charging down to ringside, they are all over Miles! Felix Red and The First hammering Miles! Miles thrown into the ring…The Forsaken whip him into the ropes…DOUBLE FLAPJACK!”
MN: “Well with the way this is going, maybe Beast will have to win the belts by himself at Unleashed!”
DT: “The Forsaken standing on either side of Miles, waiting for him to get up…When he does get to his feet, the Art of Despair is coming!”
MN: “Miles will be despairing about the fact he got Totally Eliminated!”
DT: “WAIT! IT’S BEAST! BEAST IS IN THE RING! HE JUST BLINDSIDED THE FIRST WITH A BRUTAL CLOTHESLINE! Beast And Felix Red brawling now! They are going at it like two mad men!”
DM: “This is just pure chaos…We need help from the back to try to contain this!”
DT: “Felix with a SPIN HEEL KICK on Beast, Beast staggers and falls through the ropes to the floor! First and Miles getting up…Miles with a RUNNING KICK to the face of The First sends him to the floor…All four men now brawling at ringside…Miles just SPIKED The First’s head on the railing! Felix just drilled Miles from behind with a forearm to the back of the head and now kicking away at him…Beast staggering over trying to help his partner!”
DM: “Beast and Miles want very little to do with each other, but they clearly want to beat the Forsaken!”
DT: “The brawl continues up the ramp…Now EPW staff and arena security are heading in and trying to pull the 4 men apart…Most of the security is being tossed aside as the four men continue to attack each other!”
DM: “Meanwhile in the ring, Sean Stevens is trying to get his wits about him after being hit by that flying blob…”
DT: “Stevens in the ring, I think he’s yelling at the ref he wants a DQ victory, Pat Jones is shaking his head…This one has been thrown out of the books, a double DQ…LOOK WHO’S COMING!”
DM: “HERE COMES THE CHAMP!”
DT: “JAY AYE CHARGES THE RING! He catches Stevens with two big rights and sends Stevens to the floor…Stevens to his feet and he’s LIVID!!! JA now standing on the second rope, holding the EPW World Title Belt in his right hand over his head…JA pointing down at Stevens…Stevens GLARING at JA!”
MN: “Get in there Stevens! Take a piece out of him before Unleashed!”
DT: “Miles and Beast have been pulled away from the Forsaken by the security…Miles looks at Beast and just gives him that MILESwide smile…Beast shakes his head, he STILL can’t believe what he’s dealing with…THE FORSAKEN BREAK THROUGH THE SECURITY! THE FIGHT CONTINUES!!”
MN: “We need police! We need tear gas and tasers…This isn’t going to end any other way!”
DT: “Stevens hops on the apron! And now he hops back off…JA now laying the EPW World Title belt in the ring like a line in the sand, he’s DARING Stevens to come into the ring!”
DM: “Will Stevens cross the line? Or will be wait for Unleashed?”
DT: “I wish we had more time…I can’t believe everything that’s happening here! We’ll see you all at Unleashed!!!”
[The camera cuts between shots of the continuing brawl on the ramp between the Forsaken and Miles and Beast, and scenes of JA and Stevens continuing to stare each other down, with Stevens now and then making moves towards the ring, then thinking better of it.]
[FADEOUT]