MN: I heard that!

DT: The Empire Pro tag team scene has been hot as of late, and it’s all about to come to a head as four teams vie to become the inaugural tag team champions in a four way elimination tables match!

MN: Look out, Davey, cause here comes the pain!!!!

DT: Let’s go to Tony Fatora in the ring to bring our teams out.

TF: The following is an elimination tables match for the Empire Pro Tag Team Championships. Once one member of a team is put through a table, his team is eliminated and must leave the ring area. Introducing first… from Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon…at a combined weight of 549 pounds…Orion…Osiris…The ASSSSSSAAAAAASSSSSIIIIIINNNNSSSSS!!!!!

[The lights drop in the arena as "Little H" by Superjoint Ritual kicks in, mid song. The scene is entirely pitch black as the words "The Assassins" scroll horizontally across the globaltron in a bright green hue. A video plays out on the screen in a black and white, showing various instances where the Assassins have taken out their opponents with the Hit. The video occassionally pauses in mid play, the words "assassinated" simultaneously stamped on the screen. Orion and Osiris walk out from the back as the video starts kicking into more action, standing atop the ramp, raising their arms to the crowd. They play to the crowd, then make their way down to the ring.]

TF: Next…from Los Angeles, California and Freiburg, Germany…accompanied to the ring by Leonard Johnson…Max...Jecht...THEY...ARE...BLIIIIIITTZZZZ!!!!!

[As the first chords of “Otherworld” blast out, the lights goout, a red and blue lights pulsing on the stage with the shrill rising between chords. As the drum joins the guitars, spotlights fall on the entrance way. As the song gets going after fourteen seconds, pyrotechnics fly from the sides of the entrance, and Blitz stands on the stage, Leonard in the middle, as the two wrestlers look around. When the words start up, there is another pyrotechnic explosion, and the three men walk down to the ring, Jecht and Max stepping over the top rope, standing in the centre of the ring as another explosion, from the posts, cues the lights to come back up, as the music fades, ready for their opponents.]

TF: The third team in this match...at a combined weight of 775 pounds...accompanied by their manager Nathan Fear...Erik Black and Ivan Dalkichev...THE CRIMSOOOOOOONNNN CALLLLLLIIIIINNNNGGGG!!!!

[“Slip in Sin” by Pulse Ultra plays throughout the arena, accompanying the entrance of Black, Dalkichev, and their manager Nathan Fear, along with a large chorus of boos.]

TF: Finally...returning from the front lines of Operation Iraqi Freedom ...CLOAK ...DAGGER...COOOOOOVEEERRRRTTTT OPPPPPPPSSSSS!!!!!

[“War Machine” by KISS cues up, and chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A!!!” accompany Cloak and Dagger’s entrance to the ring.]

DT: Okay, Empire fans, after two months of waiting, we will finally have tag team champions!!!

MN: Wh-what? You mean the match isn’t already over?

DT: No, Neely, those were just the introductions.

MN: Wow.

DT: Alright, let’s get this one started!!! The tables are set up around the ring, and these four teams are ready to go at it!!!

[As the bell rings, each of the 8 men charges another man, pairing off into groups of four, Black and Dagger, Orion and Max, Jecht and Dalkichev, and Osiris and Cloak. With the big Russian charging, Jecht and Ivan spill to the outside and begin brawling. Meanwhile, Cloak and Osiris are locked in a collar and elbow tie up. The veteran Osiris whips Cloak into the ropes, and nails the National Guardsman with a running back elbow as he rebounds. He pulls Cloak back up, hitting him with a series of stiff forearms to the sternum and back before lifting him up and hitting a perfect brainbuster!]

DT: Osiris NAILS Cloak with that brainbuster variation, and he may have given the Assasins an early edge by laying out a member of Covert Ops.

[On the opposite side of the ring, Erik Black and Dagger are battling tooth and nail in the corner. They trade punches and chops, before Black finally gains the advantage. He charges, looking for a splash, but Dagger smartly evades and hits a drop toe hold, sending Black face first into the turnbuckle. Dagger uses his shoulder to ram Black’s torso into the corner, and as he rebounds he drops the smaller Calling member to the mat with a monster spinebuster!!! He pulls Black to the outside and sets him up for a powerbomb near one of the opened tables.]

DT: Dagger has Erik Black UP!!! This could end the night for the Crimson Calling, and Nathan Fear’s investment would go to waste!!!

MN: Damn, I gotta call my bookie, I had over 10 minutes for the Calling to stay in!!!

DT: Thanks for that tidbit Neely. Dagger sets to bring him down...POWERB-NOOOOOO!!!!! Facebuster counter by Erik Black and both men NARROWLY avoided slamming through that wooden table!!!

MN: Whooo-hoo!!! Still in it, baby!

DT: Good for your wallet, Michael. [We now turn our attention to Max and Orion, who is being physically dominated by the German youngster. Max hooks a full nelson in on Orion, and sweeps Orion’s leg forward, driving his face to the mat! Orion bounces up from the impact, but Max hits him with a running two handed face crusher, and then suplexes him to the outhe mat with a sickening thud! While this occurs, we see Jecht spear the 500 pound Dalkichev into the protective barrier. He then grabs the top of the steel ring steps and puts them on Ivan’s prone back, then charge and dropkicks the steps into his back, sending Dalkichev into the crowd!]

DT: Oh my god!!! Jecht just drove those steel steps straight into Ivan Dalkichev’s spine!!! We may not see more from the 500 pounder for a little while!!!

MN: Meanwhile, Davey, I think we may be seeing the end of the Assasins in this match!!! There’s now a double team on Orion, and Max is up top!!!

DT: Jecht has Orion in Electric Chair Drop position, and Max is setting up on the top rope...WAIT A MINUTE!!! Osiris sees this going on, and he dumps Cloak to the outside with a clothesline!!! He charges Max, but the German takes off...BLITZKRIEG!!!! BLITZKRIEG THROUGH THAT TABLE ON THE FLOOR!!!! Blitz has eliminated The Assassins, and Orion is seriously hurt after that devastating top rope flipping neckbreaker!

MN: Yeah, and Osiris is trying to eliminate Blitz, maybe do a little damage before he leaves.

DT: Osiris sees Max and Jecht on the outside...he crosses the ring...SUICIDE DIVE ONTO BOTH MEMBERS OF BLITZ!!!! The referees are coming over to get the Assassins to the back, but the damage is most definitely done here in Madison Square Garden.

[After the mayhem, Blitz is left on the floor, while the other two teams have entered the ring, each bearing a table. Black leaves his unopened on the floor, while Dagger leans his against the far ringpost. Cloak has the ring bell in his hands, and he charges Dalkichev. He attempts to hit the big man with the bell, but the Russian evades and shoves Cloak into the ropes, the ring bell flies to the outside. As the stunned Cloak turns around, Dalkichev grabs him by the throat and lifts him into the air, driving him to the mat with a HUGE chokeslam!]

MN: OH MAN!!!! That really had to hurt! Annoying Soldier Boy Number 1 is DOWN and OUT!!!

DT: Yes Mike, but while CLOAK is down thanks to the chokeslam, Dagger is alive and well against Erik Black. The two men are exchanging blows in the far corner, right in front of that table!!! Big forearm by Dagger sends Black spinning...he turns around...MONSTER CLOTHESLINE!!!! Front facelock now applied by Dagger...and an Implant DDT sends Erik Black down hard!!!

MN: Nate Fear can not like the looks of that one! But it’ll take a shot through a table to eliminate a team in this match, and I guarantee you they won’t be able to put Ivan Dalkichev through one of those! He’s big...real big.

DT: Another astute observation by Mike Neely. Dalkichev works over the near-unconscious Cloak, gripping him now in a painful Camel Clutch, and Ivan’s girth has to be taking a toll on Cloak.

MN: Thank you Captain Obvious. He’s five hundred friggin pounds, that would hurt anything but an elephant!

DT: Damn you, Mike Neely...Ivan has Cloak in that submission maneuver...but NOT FOR LONG!!! Dropkick by Dagger breaks the hold and Cloak is able to take a breather as he rolls to the outside of the ring. Dagger now using that speed and power to try and bring down the giant Russian. It’s lefts...and rights...and Dalkichev can’t fight back!!! Dagger may have finally found the way to bring down the Russian monster. Irish whip off the ropes, and he STAGGERS Ivan Dalkichev with a SUPERKICK!!! He hooks him up...

MN: He’s not gonna do this, no freaking way!!! Dalkichev is 500 plus pounds!!!

DT: He’s gonna try, Mike!! He HAS HIM UP...RUNNING POWERSLAM BY DAGGER...NO!!! NO!!! The weight was too much and he had to let him go!!! Dagger is leaning against that table he set up the corner, and Dalkichev’s gonna drive him through it! Running splash...NO!!!! Dagger JUST got out of the way and Dalkichev crashed through that table and into the turnbuckle, and his face is a crimson mask from that bleeding nose!!!

MN: But, are the Calling done?

DT: No, Mike, it must be with an offensive move.

MN: Oh. This looks like an offensive move right here.

[As Dagger emerges from the rubble of the broken table, Cloak reenters the ring and the two go after Erik Black. They charge Black, and bring him to the mat with a tandem clothesline. Bringing him up, Black tries to fend them off with punches, but Covert Ops eventually stops him and they hit a double spinebuster on Erik. Walking away, Cloak sets up the table, while Dagger locks a front facelock on Black.]

DT: Dagger Driver coming up!!! He has him up, and brings him crashing to the mat with that vicious DAGGER DRIVER!!! He applies a standing headscissors, and brings Black into powerbomb position!

MN: NO!!! I’m gonna lose my money!!! Damn you, soldier boys!!!

DT: Cloak is up top...it’s SHOCK AND AWE TIME!!! He LEAPS...NAILS HIM WITH THE SHOCK AND AWE THROUGH THE TABLE!!! Wait? Where’s the table?

MN: Ha! Nathan moved the table!!

DT: Yes he did, and both members of Covert Ops are gonna make him pay! HE’S up in powerbomb position...SHOCK AND-IVAN DALKICHEV BREAKS IT UP!!!! Cloak leaps, but Dalkichev catches him and tosses him into the seats!!! And lo and behold, Erik Black is up!!!

MN: Nighty, nighty, soldier boys!!

DT: Erik Black is on the top rope, and Nathan Fear has set that table up. Dalkichev brings Dagger to his shoulders...CRIMSON CRASHER THROUGH THE TABLE!!! Covert Ops is done!!

MN: Just two teams left now, call in your bets folks!

[As Cloak and Dagger retreat to the back, Jecht and Max, refreshed, enter the ring. However, behind them, two men in street clothes walk down the ramp, stop midway, standing to watch.]

DT: Hey, that’s EPW’s newest tag team, Second Coming! Bryan Storms and Matt Johansson were signed just last week, and it was rumored that the pair would be in New York.

MN: Forget them, we’ve got a staredown between our two finest tag teams. It’s down to two, and one of these teams will leave as champions.

DT: Four men stare down, and HERE WE GO!!! It’s Jecht and Black, Ivan and Max, Calling versus Blitz for the titles. Black and Jecht locked in a mat battle very quickly. Side headlock by Jecht, Erik slips out and has a waistlock. Jecht tries to escape, and Black lets him, shoving him into the turnbuckle. On the rebound, he hooks a sleeper in, a sends him crashing down with a sleeperhold drop!!!

MN: That’s one member of Blitz down! Erik Black picks Jecht up by the hair, and sends him to the outside, and Lenny Johnson is there to try and revive him.

DT: Now it’s double team time, as Black breaks up the slugfest between the two large Europeans. Irish whip by Dalkichev...sets up a spear by Erik Black!!! These men are hanging it all on the line tonight!!! Dalkichev has Max in his grasp, and he nearly breaks him in half with a monstrous JACKNIFE POWERBOMB!!!!

MN: This one’s over...NOW!!!

DT: Black has brought that final table into the ring and set it up!!! Max is on Dalkichev’s shoulder, and they’re going for a second Crimson Crasher to end it!!! Black to the top...Jecht’s dives and nails Black with that discarded ring bell! No finish to this match yet!!!

MN: Yeah, but Ivan still has Max!

DT: That’s right, Dalkichev has taken Max from his shoulders and locked in a one handed choke hold! He’s gonna go for a chokeslam through the table!!!

[But, before he can, Max knees Ivan in the groin and breaks the hold. Ivan, a look of pain and shock on his face staggers around before Max spin kicks him, sending him over the top rope and to the floor. Max ascends to the top rope, and looks for a frog splash but Ivan rolls out of the way and Max’s head makes contact with the barrier. Blood pours from his face, and he falls unconscious. Black and Jecht continue their brawling on the outside, until Ivan hits Jecht in the back of the head with one of the commemorative Black Dawn ringside chairs. He brings him up into a powerbomb, and Erik drives him to the mat with a neckbreaker drop.]

DT: Despite all the effort, both members of Blitz are down and out!!!

MN: The Calling is about to change colors from Crimson to Gold, Davey!!!

DT: Dalkichev rolls Max into the ring, and hoists him to his shoulders. Erik Black up top once more...CRIMSON CRASHER!!! He went through the table!!!

MN: Nathan Fear has his golden boys!!!

TONY FATORA: Here are your winners and the NEEEEEEEEEEEEEW Tag-Team Champions of the World... THE CRRRRRRRRRIMSOOOOOOOONNN... CAAAAAAAAAALLIIIIIIIIIINNNGGGGG!!!

DT: The Crimson Calling have gone through three teams to win the tag team titles, they are your very FIRST EPW tag team champions.

MN: Wait a minute, Johansson and Storms are entering the ring!!!

DT: Wait a minute, they’re...APPLAUDING?

[Indeed, they are, momentarily. After briefly applauding the champions, Johansson and Storms attack Nathan Fear with kicks, sending him to the outside. Dalkichev tries to attack, but Storms nails him with a piece of the broken table. A series of tandem dropkicks and a low bridge dropkick send Ivan to the outside, narrowly missing Fear. Black charges, but Johansson clotheslines him and hits a T-bone suplex. Bring him to the top, he hits the Picture Perfect top rope reverse Russian leg sweep. He ascends up top once more as Storms locks in a Dragon Sleeper and Johansson comes off the top with the Perfect Ending Shooting Star Press!!!]

DT: I’ve heard of that, that’s the Future’s End!!! Matt Johansson and Bryan Storms have decimated the tag team champions after their brutal victory!!

MN: I like these guys! They’re young, hungry, and they look like they want to say something.

MJ: Wrestling fans, we give you you're Empire Pro tag team champions.

BS: Gimme a break. Once you two boys finish crying to your mommies, give a real tag team a shot at those belts. We'll teach you a lesson on how it's done...the right way.

MJ: You'll just have to face it, kids. No matter how hard you try, you will never measure up to the "Perfect 10" and the "New Icon".

BS: That's just a fact, champs.

MJ: Those tag team titles are destined to be around our waists. Hell, they would be already if Freeman had thought to put a tag team that could really perform in this match tonight.

BS: Come hell or high water, those belts are coming to us. It's only a matter of where and when the coronation occurs.

MJ: The tag team division has seen a new age begin tonight, at Black Dawn. Just try and keep up.

BS: We'll see you when you grow some balls...CHAMPS.

[Cue Up: "The Final Countdown" Europe as Second Coming walk confidently up the ramp and to the locker rooms, followed by boos and a few bits of hurled garbage from the fans.]

DT: Johansson and Storms have made a HUGE impact tonight at Black Dawn!!!