DT: Well, ladies and gentlemen... it’s been quite an ACTION-PACKED evening... but at long last, we’ve come to our FOUR CORNERS MAIN EVENT!!
MN: Because Pentagram Matches SUCK!
DM: Don’t go there, Neels...
MN: But they have a wrestling PANDA!!
DM: Folks, fans of NFW, Mike Neely’s opinions do not represent those of Empire Pro… or any other sane human being on the planet. Also, he watches goat-midget porn.
MN: Who doesn’t?
DT & DM: ………………
MN: What??
DT: ANYHOW - All four competitors have traveled long, hard roads to make it to this point... and the dominant World Champion of Empire Pro tonight faces his toughest challenge yet, taking on THREE extremely talented opponents! Will the KING of Professional Wrestling reign supreme again, or will a NEW regime take its place upon the throne?
DM: Furthermore, everyone in the company is barred from ringside tonight under penalty of losing their jobs, so even if Copycat hadn’t… as we’re being told now… left the building…. There’s no help for Sean Stevens tonight.
MN: And… he doesn’t need any.
[The lights go out drawing a pop from the crowd! Then after a beat the whole arena is flooded in deep purple light. MUSIC UP: “Happy Birthday” by The Birthday Massacre as the Empiretron flickers to life. As the highlight package plays on the Tron, The First bursts through the curtain, a single white spotlight following him. The crowd pops HUGE as he stands on the edge of the ramp. The First is wearing his new “Outcast Hero” Black wife beater, black gi pants, black ring boots, his right hand and forearm taped up halfway to the elbow with a black ankh drawn on it. His face is painted white with the “Eye of Horus” painted in black around both of his eyes.]
[The First leans back, with his arms out to his sides and lets out a loud yell as pyro explodes along the top of ramp. He jogs towards the ring, high fiving fans as he heads down the ramp.]
DT: The man who’ve been chasing Sean Stevens for over a year now, The First, once again has his chance to win the EPW World Title! And he’s brought this crowd to it’s feet here in Portland!
MN: Only to let them down again, these people are like Cleveland fans, get your hopes up, just to get them crushed again, this kid will never lead them to anywhere but ruin!
DM: You know how close The First has come to winning the EPW World Title, is this his night, or will he be denied again?
MN: It’ll be the latter, rest assured of it.
[The First hops from the apron to inside the ring, landing on the second rope, he screams at the crowd, who pop in response. First hops down off the ropes and waits for the next person to be announced.]
[The spotlight hits the stage. MUSIC UP: “Phenomenah” by the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s. The fans POP WILDLY as a GOLF CART emerges through the curtain. Lounging behind the wheel with the Intercontinental Title proudly displayed over his shoulder, “THE PHENOM” SHAWN HART appears. Though he looks pumped and ready to go, he rubs a sore spot in the back of his head that is apparently bothering him. It seems to impair his driving ability even more as he crashes into the barricade a few times on his way to the ring.]
SFX: *PYRO!!*
DT: The First’s HOPE ally makes his way to the ring... and given the events that transpired earlier tonight with their OTHER “ally”, I’d say he has a NAGGING head-ache coming into this match!
DM: It certainly looks that way, Dave. One has to wonder if that will effect his performance in this match...
MN: Isn’t that ironic? He has a head-ache... yet ever time I see him go into that ring, I know I’m in for a head-ache of my own down the line...
DM: Going to be interesting to see how he reacts in sharing the ring with his HOPE ally. Both men understand that when the World Title is at stake, it’s every man for himself... but there’s always the possibility that they could work together to ensure they make it to the final two.
[Hart parks the golf cart at the base of the ramp before he gets out and enters the ring, posing for the fans, despite the pain in his head. When he enters the ring, he looks to The First. The two men exchange a look of understanding and nod to one another, but no words are exchanged.]
[MUSIC UP: “Killing In The Name Of” by Rage Against the Machine. The crowd POPS as Cameron Cruise boldly steps out onto the stage and POSES before a shower of sparks, leaving him in a silhouette form. Moments later, he struts to the ring with determination, slapping hands with the fans along the way.]
MN: Et tu, Cammy? You’ve become one of those sappy GOOD guys?!
DT: The former Intercontinental Champion has MORE at stake in this match than an opportunity to put the World Heavyweight Title around his waist! He’s got a chance to settle scores with EVERYBODY involved!
DM: The First has been a long-time rival... Hart took the Intercontinental Title from him... and the World Champ took Anthology! And yet, in spite of everything he’s LOST, Cameron Cruise has gained the FAVOR of the fans!
MN: Favor is worth its weight in MOLD, if you ask me...
DT: A big opportunity awaits Cameron Cruise in that ring tonight! This is his first major opportunity to step up into Empire Pro’s main event!
DM: Cruise has come a LONG way to get to this point... from his early days as Joey Melton’s tag partner to one of the federation’s centerpiece stars!
[Cruise enters the ring, keeping his distance from the other two men in the ring. His music eventually fades, and the house lights cut to black...]
[MUSIC UP: “King Back” by T.I. A sole spotlight falls on the curtain.]
MN: OH YEAH, HERE HE COMES!!
[Much to everyone’s surprise, nothing comes through the curtain. Instead, the spotlight RISES...]
DT: ...what is going on here?
DM: I’m not sure... maybe the champion’s just making a fashionably late entrance or – UHH!! HOLY ****!!! LOOK AT THAT UP THERE!!!
DT: What? Wait, what’s that up above the... OH!! OH MY GOD, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!
DM: I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT IT’S FREAKING HUGE!!
MN: HA HA!! OH MAN, THAT IS THE GREATEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!
[An array of spotlights rise to the rafters immediately above the stage, falling upon the pearl white finish of fiberglass CLOUD coming down to the ring with the help of a hydraulic crane.]
[The “cloud” carries an elaborately decorated golden throne fit for a KING... upon which sits the Empire Pro World Heavyweight Champion... “TRIPLE X” SEAN STEVENS... adorned in fine white silk robes and flanked by two nude golden goddesses. As Planet Earth’s Champion descends upon the ring from the heavens above like professional wrestling’s own GOD and SAVIOR, the WORLD TITLE on his shoulder glitters brilliantly in the light. With a simple move of his hand...]
SFX: *FSHW-FSHW-FHSW... BOOOOOOM!!!*
[The sky EXPLODES in a prism of FIRE as pyrotechnics go off in the rafters! The capacity crowd is too dumbstruck to even be heard over the music blasting through the PA. In the ring, the other competitors stand somewhere between repulsion and disbelief. Over commentary, Mike Neely can be heard busting up laughing over the sheer awesomeness of what he is seeing.]
MN: Oh man, the champ sure knows how to make an ENTRANCE, huh?!
DT: In all the years I’ve sat at this table, I’ve NEVER seen anything like this!
DM: Well... say what you want about “Triple X” Sean Stevens... the World Heavyweight Champion of Empire Pro has always been a master of mind games! You can bet that this is a fairly elaborate attempt to demoralize his three opponents!
DT: Nothing but smoke and mirrors, Dean... a meager attempt to flaunt himself as the self-proclaimed GOD of professional wrestling. I mean... can you just IMAGINE the sheer amount of man-hours that went into building that... that... whatever the hell that thing is?! This man is suffering from SERIOUS Messiah complex...
MN: Oh, don’t be so melodramatic, Dave! Nobody said APOLLO CREED had a Messiah complex!
DM: Well technically, Apollo Creed imitated Uncle Sam, Neels. What “Triple X” Sean Stevens looks to be doing here is imitating GOD!!
MN: So Creed gets called a patriot... but you guys want to call the CHAMP a blasphemer? Man, you guys are hypocritical...
SFX: *CRUNCH!!*
[Shawn Hart’s golf cart is CRUSHED as the elaborate hydraulic platform descends to ringside on the level of the canvas. With dignified grace, Stevens RISES... descending a small flight of steps as his escorts shower his path with white rose petals. As he comes to the apron, the ladies hold open the ropes for him to enter. Stepping into the ring, he walks to the four corners, PROUDLY holding the EPW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE over his head for the jeering crowd to see. He walks by his opponents as if they were nothing more than shadows.]
[When his posturing has completed, the music cuts out. All four men gather around Pat Jones and the ring announcer Tony Fatora to make the introductions.
TF: Ladies and gentlemen... WELCOME TO the MAIN EVENT of BLACK DAWN, TWENTY-TEN!!
Crowd: *POP!!*
TF: The following contest will be a FOUR CORNERS ELIMINATION MATCH for the EMPIRE PRO WRESTLING WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE!! Any competitor can be eliminated by means of PINFALL, SUBMISSION, or DISQUALIFICATION... and the final competitor who survives elimination will be proclaimed the WORLD CHAMPION of EMPIRE PRO!! Introducing first, the presiding referee... senior official PAT JONES!
[The crowd pops lightly for the ref. Jones makes a very low-key clearing of the throat as his only means of posing to them. Fatora gestures to The First.]
TF: Introducing the first of three challengers... hailing from Salem, Massachusetts, weighing in at 210 pounds…THEEE!!! FIRRRRRSSSSTTT!!!!
Crowd: *POP!!*
[The First pumps his taped-up fists into the air to earn a BIG crowd reaction. Fatora motions to Shawn Hart next.]
TF: Introducing next... hailing from Orlando, Florida, and weighing in at 215 pounds... he is the reigning EPW INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION... “THE PHENOM”!! SSHAAAWWWNNNN!!! HHAAAARRRTTT!!!
Crowd: *POP!!*
[Hart comically spins around with his arms fanning toward himself, as if ABSORBING their reaction. Fatora points next to Cameron Cruise.]
TF: And the final challenger... hailing from Jacksonville, North Carolina, and weighing in at 263 pounds... CCAAAMMMEERRROOONNN!!! CCCRRRUUUUUIIIIISSSEE!!!
[Cruise pumps a determined fist into the air, earning a huge pop! Fatora finally turns to the World Champion, standing clad in a soft-white robe, golden crown, and specially tailored tights, flanked by two statuesque models.]
TF: And finally... hailing from Orlando, Florida... weighing in at 243 pounds... he is the reigning EMPIRE PRO WRESTLING WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION...
THE BLUE-EYED BADASS...
PLANET EARTH’S CHAMPION...
The KING of PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING...
“TRIPLE ECKS”!! SSSSEEEEEEAAAANNN!!! SSSSSTTTEEEEEVVVEEEENNNNSSS!!!!
Crowd: “BBBOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
[With Christ-like defiance, Stevens raises his arms to the HEAVENS as the escorts remove his robe, crown, and shades. His blue eyes stare DAGGERS into those of his opponents as he steps forward and hands over the EPW World Heavyweight Title to Pat Jones. Jones holds the belt up to all four sides of the arena in traditional fashion before handing it off to the timekeeper. Fatora and Stevens’ escorts clear the ring as the ref makes a few last checks on every competitor.]
DT: “Triple X” Sean Stevens is fighting THREE potential challengers here tonight! Under those conditions, I’d say the odds were STACKED against the champion!
DM: He’s lived an arrogant lifestyle... and tonight, it just may catch up to him!
MN: He lives arrogant because he KNOWS HE CAN BACK IT UP, gentlemen!
DT: The crowd seems undecided on which challenger to root for! No doubt, they just want to see somebody other than STEVENS leave that ring with the belt tonight!
DM: There so much BAD BLOOD and TENSION in that ring, I can practically SMELL it!
MN: No, that’s just me. Sorry... ran out of deodorant this morning.
DT: Looks like Pat Jones is finished with his final checks... and he CUES FOR THE BELL!!
SFX: *DING! DING!*
MN: And AWAY WE GO!!
DT: THIS IS IT!! All three challengers stepping out of their corners... and they ALL look like they want a piece of Sean Stevens!
DM: You bet they do! Looks like Stevens is going to have to fight off all THREE of them to start this match off!
MN: Come on now, this is unfair! This is every man for himself... not three on one!
DT: Well, when you’re as hated as Sean Stevens, then every man wants to be the one to punch your face in! Wait a second... Stevens stepping through the ropes and going to the outside!
Crowd: “BOOOOOO!!”
DM: All three challengers were looking to gang up on the champ right off the bat... and Stevens doesn’t want any of that!
DT: The trio of challengers in the ring look a tad irritated, and I don’t blame them! It’s time to put your money where your mouth is, Sean! Now get back in the ring and defend the belt!
MN: Trip would GLADLY do that, but not until the ref makes those other idiots start fighting each other like they SHOULD be doing!
Crowd: “YOU-SUCK!! YOU-SUCK!! YOU-SUCK!! YOU-SUCK!!”
DT: He better get back in there before – OH WAIT!! THE FIRST just got CLOCKED in the back of the head with a running forearm from an increasingly impatient CAMERON CRUISE!! Cruise stomping away at the high-flying superstar now!
MN: Well, it’s about time! Now I can enjoy watching these morons beat each other senseless and make the champ’s job that much easier!
DM: The action is finally kicked off in the ring as Cruise MERCILESSLY stomps at the face and chest of The First... but now SHAWN HART steps up to get in on the action! Hart ROCKS Cruise from behind with a shot to the back of the head, and now he’s SWINGING AWAY at the man he beat for the Intercontinental Title!
DT: Cruise getting worked back into the corner, and Hart continues to pound away! It’s been nothing but an all-out brawl thus far, but given all the bad blood running through the ring right now, that doesn’t come as any surprise!
DM: WAIT!! Cruise GETS AN ARM UP and blocks a right hand headed for his face... grabs Hart, and SWITCHES PLACES! Now it’s CRUISE pummeling HART in the corner!
DT: Meanwhile, looks like The First is getting back to his feet, rubbing the feeling back into his face! No doubt, he’s going to want some payback...
MN: That punk... always wanting, but never GETTING anything out of it!
DT: Cruise briefly lays off the dazed Hart... now he takes him by the arm... IRISH WHIP right into the direction of the The First – OH WOW, First LEAPFROGS over Hart’s head, and “The Phenom” connects HARD with the turnbuckle!
DM: Cruise running after him – BUT TAKEN DOWN BEFORE HE GETS THERE by a WHEEL KICK from The First!
DT: The First quickly drops down for the cover to eliminate Cruise!
One!
Two – STRONG kickout by Cruise! The First transitions to a chinlock to keep him down on the mat...
DM: Hold the phone... Hart getting TRIPPED UP in the corner... and he’s DRAGGED TO THE OUTSIDE by Sean Stevens! Stevens dumps Hart to the floor and KICKS HIM while he’s down!
Crowd: “BOOOOOOOOO!!!”
DT: Now he’s CHOKING HIM!! Stevens bringing that BOOT down across the neck of Shawn Hart to close off that windpipe! Hart is FLAILING to free himself!
MN: Brilliant move by the champ! He picks off the weakest link and separates him from the pack!
DM: Stevens has all the freedom he desires on the outside of the ring, as senior official Pat Jones currently has his eyes on the action happening on the inside! The First has Cruise’s head locked up, but Cruise is trying to make a move now, making it up to his feet!
DT: Cruise has him hooked around the waist now... looking for a REVERSAL into a BACK SUPLEX – NO!! The First LANDS ON HIS FEET!
DM: The First with a rear waistlock to capitalize... NO! Cruise breaks free... slips around and wraps The First’s right arm around in a HAMMERLOCK... and there’s a LEGSWEEP to put The First to the mat! Cruise coming around again, slaps him into a front facelock! Spectacular technique on the part of the former Intercontinental Champion!
MN: Brings back memories of days when he was an actual BADASS!
DT: Cruise has the tables turned on The First, and now he forces him back to his feet... The First, trying BULL him into the corner, but Cruise sprawls his legs and blocks the effort!
DM: Too much of a weight differential to simply power out of that one! Cruise BITES BACK with a KNEE to the STERNUM of The First! That left him stunned... and now Cruise hooks the arm... FOLLOWS THROUGH with a SNAP SUPLEX that puts The First flat on his back!
DT: Cruise going for the COVER now...
One!
Two – THE FIRST slips out the back door!
DM: He could have hooked the leg there, but nevertheless, Cruise doesn’t miss a beat... slaps on a KNEEBAR, and holds The First on the mat!
SFX: *BANG!*
DT: Good God, what was THAT?!
MN: That was the sound of Shawn Hart’s HEAD being driven right into the STEEL STEPS... courtesy of the World Champion! See, while you guys follow all the BORING crap happening in the ring, I’m actually watching the champ SLAUGHTER somebody at ringside!
DM: The situation has not improved for Shawn Hart as Stevens uses the unforgiving environment at ringside! That’s only going to worsen the condition of the Intercontinental Champion, who clearly wasn’t looking to good when he stepped into the ring...
DT: Stevens is like a merciless animal right now... and now he’s setting the hurt Shawn Hart up against the steel steps!
SFX: *BANG!!*
DT: JESUS!! He just RELENTLESSLY kicks him right in the chest while propped up against those steps!
MN: Break his ribs, Trip! I want that loser to feel nothing but PAIN the next time he does that “Nnnn-daddio” crap!
DT: Hart is looking seriously hurt now... and with The First still trying to free himself from the KNEEBAR Cruise has cinched in back in the ring, it doesn’t look like anybody will help him out any time soon!
DM: Provided The First is willing to help him out at all. They may be allies in HOPE, but both of these men understand that there are no alliances when the World Title is at stake!
MN: The punk has his own problems to deal with now! Cruise is looking to snap that leg in two like a TWIG!
DT: Stevens is bringing a defenseless Shawn Hart to his feet now... no, lifting him UP onto his shoulder! Now he’s leading him to the ringside seats... and DROPS HIM RIGHT ACROSS THE BARRICADE!!
MN: Giving those fans their dollar’s worth... you really have to admire Trip for putting their needs first!
DM: I doubt he had the fans’ interests in mind there, Neels... but either way, that’s left Hart unmoving on the ringside floor... and now the World Champion turns his attention back to the ring, where The First is crawling to the ropes, trying to escape that knee!
DT: The First, reaching for the ropes... but Cruise PULLS him back to the center of the ring! Cruise has something in mind now, as he lets go of the hold, but keeps control of that ankle... and DRIVES that leg HARD into the mat with a KNEE SMASH!!
DM: The First has got to be feeling the burn in that leg right now... and Cruise knows he’s found a weak-point! Cruise has him by the ankle again... and wraps it up into a HALF CRAB!
DT: Those legs of The First are like lethal weapons... and Cruise knows he has to take out his opponent’s mobility in order to soften him up!
MN: Otherwise, that shrimp finds a turnbuckle... and it all goes downhill from there!
DT: Wait a second... SEAN STEVENS slips back into the ring! The World Champion watches the struggle from the far corner!
DM: He’s just waiting for the right moment to get involved, but for now, he seems curious as to how this plays out! Cruise, straining hard as he pulls back on the leg... but The First spots the champion back in the ring, and now he’s trying to slip out!
DT: Cruise is having some trouble now keeping that half crab in place! He can’t move his hands, or The First will slip right through his fingers! But The First, undeterred, trying to twist his body around! He’s gotta get the fresh leg in there to get out of this one!
DM: Almost got the angle now... Cruise looking a tad CONCERNED... and The First KICKS HIM OFF using that fresh leg! He finally got out of it... but clearly, the damage as done, as he The First is hampered in his attempts to get back to his feet and go after the champ!
DT: Perhaps he took his eyes off of CRUISE too quickly! Cruise pushes himself off the ropes... catches THE FIRST FROM BEHIND and PUTS HIM TO THE MAT with a RUNNING BULLDOG!!
MN: The FIRST... going FACE FIRST!! How appropriate!
DM: Cruise is trying to get The First back off the mat again, but I don’t think he’s noticed Stevens! Here comes the World Champ... with a FOREARM right into the small of the unsuspecting Cameron Cruise! Cruise’s knees buckle, and Stevens puts him right into a reverse facelock! Wait... he can’t be going for it ALREADY!!
DT: Stevens LOOKING FOR AN X-TERMINATOR... but Cruise is trying to FIGHT HIS WAY OUT OF IT... and the champ instead settles for a REVERSE DDT that drives him right down on the back of his head!
DM: Stevens back up... and delivers a RUNNING BOOT right to the head of The First as he was trying to get back to his feet! That nearly knocked him out COLD, and now Stevens is the ONLY MAN standing in the ring! The World Champ certainly took advantage of the distractions and in-fighting, as he now has control of the ring!
MN: Everybody see how that happened? A few minutes ago, you were calling a coward, and now, he’s in CONTROL! Nobody’s even laid a FINGER on him yet! THAT is how AWESOME the champion is!
DM: Stevens, keeps his attention divided as he turns back to Cameron Cruise, just as the former IC Champion makes it to his feet! Stevens meets him with a BOOT right to the gut... follows through a SWINGING NECKBREAKER!!
DT: He hooks the leg for a cover!
One!
Two!
Cruise KICKS OUT! He’s still strong in this match, but now the champion pumps back to his feet and drops a ELBOW right across the forehead for his troubles! Cruise on the mat, holding his forehead... and Stevens goes back to The First...
MN: As soon as one guy is sufficiently taken care of, he moves on to the next! Trip’s doing a spectacular job in keeping tabs on everybody!
DM: Not everybody, Neels! I don’t think Stevens notices yet that SHAWN HART has recovered on the outside of the ring and his back on his feet! He’s still shaking out the cobwebs, but he’s not out of this match THAT quickly!
MN: Ah well, it’s probably of little difference. Trip’s got this one in the palm of his hand now...
DT: As much as I am loathe to agree with you, Mike... you couldn’t be more right about that. Stevens has The First by the hair, and just blatantly IGNORES Pat Jones’ warnings as he drags him to his feet and dumps him into the corner!
DM: The First is wide open and exposed...
SFX: *SMACK!!*
Crowd: “WHOOOOO!!”
DM: ...and Stevens SMACKS HIM WITH A KNIFE-EDGE CHOP!!
MN: Ah man, it never gets old...
DT: Stevens angrily RIPS THE T-SHIRT off of The First to expose his chest!! Measures him up...
SFX: *SMACK!!*
Crowd: “WHOOOOO!!”
DT: ANOTHER VICIOUS KNIFE-EDGE CHOP!! The First’s chest is looking BEET RED right now, and he’s in some SERIOUS pain!
DM: Those chops knocked the wind right out of him... and the World Champion, maintaining control of the ring, leaves him temporarily to tend to the recovering Cameron Cruise! Cruise holding the back of his head after receiving that neck-breaker... and Stevens quickly targets him with a FOREARM right to the temple to shake the former Intercontinental Champ!
DT: He’s got Cruise back to his feet now... wait a second, SHAWN HART is climbing up to the APRON!
DM: Stevens with an IRISH WHIP, throwing Cruise right into THE FIRST – OH NO!! The First, using his remarkable agility, spryly HOPPED the ropes to the apron! Cruise CAREENS into the turnbuckle with enough force to knock him HARD to the mat! The First is looking for the TOP ROPE here... and Sean Stevens is telling him to BRING IT!!
DT: Wait a second... SHAWN HART MOUNTING THE TOP ROPE ON THE OTHER SIDE!! STEVENS DOESN’T SEE HIM!!
Crowd: *POP!!*
MN: Oh crap... wait, SEAN!! TURN AROUND!!
DM: The First POUNCES OFF THE TOP with a CROSS BODY BLOCK – OH NO!! STEVENS SAW HIM COMING AND CAUGHT HIM!!
Crowd: *D’OH!!*
DT: The World Champ, DEFIANTLY laughing at the fans as he turns around... AND HERE COMES HART OFF THE TOP –
DM: HART NAILS THE MISSILE DROPKICK ON THE FIRST’S BACK – AND STEVENS HITS THE MAT WITH THE FIRST ON TOP!!
Crowd: *POP!!!*
DT: The First HAS HIM PINNED!!
ONE!!
TWO!!
NO!! Stevens KICKS OUT at the last second and avoids a HUGE upset in being eliminated FIRST!
MN: Give me a break, Dave... that wasn’t the last second! That was BARELY a two-point-one...
DM: Stevens looking FURIOUS as he throws The First off of him and scrambles to his feet! Hart’s up FIRST... meets the champ with a kick to the gut – but Stevens CATCHES IT!!
DT: Hart BOUNCING ON THIN ICE... goes for the ENZIGURI – No, STEVENS DUCKED IT!!
DM: Hart’s foot BOUNCES right back off the mat – ****!! STEVENS DUCKS AGAIN on the REBOUND ENZIGURI!! Hart bouncing on that foot again, right back where he started!
MN: HA!! You can’t catch the CHAMP on those old tricks, Hart!
DT: Amazing agility on the part of Shawn Hart, nevertheless... but it could all be for NOTHING, as Stevens TRIPS HIM to the mat! Stevens, trying to get that other leg, looking for a FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK... but Hart BOOTS HIM OFF!!
DM: Stevens doesn’t release the leg – WHOA, MAN!! Shawn Hart SPRINGS right off the mat and lands on that single leg! AGAIN... bouncing on one foot with the other caught in the clutches of Shawn Hart!
Crowd: *POP!!*
MN: What is this clown DOING?!
DT: Stevens looks absolutely FURIOUS, and Shawn Hart simply SMIRKS in spite of his predicament! I’ve never seen an ENZIGURI held out this long!
DM: Hold up... THE FIRST back on his feet... CRUISE up as well... The First comes at the champion with a SIDE-KICK – and Stevens CATCHES THAT with his free hand!!
MN: Even against TWO GUYS, the Champ CAN’T be touched!!
DT: But he’s CORNERED now! Cruise SLIPS BEHIND and slaps on a waistlock!! NOWHERE TO GO!!
DM: OH WOW!! THE FIRST and SHAWN HART LAND STEREO ENZIGURIS!! STEVENS HEAD WAS CAUGHT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE!!
Crowd: *POP!!*
DT: Cruise FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A BRIDGED GERMAN SUPLEX!!
ONE!!
TWO!!
STEVENS KICKS OUT!!
DM: Cracks finally forming in the King’s armor!
MN: Yeah, with the help of THREE GUYS all working against him at once! This is freaking SABOTAGE!! They’re in cahoots... AREN’T THEY!?!
DT: A noticeably hurt Sean Stevens slips to the outside... but is quickly followed by Cameron Cruise! Meanwhile, The First feels a tap on his shoulder, and turns around right into a BLATANT JAB from Shawn Hart! Hart BOXING his HOPE ally into the ropes!
DM: Meanwhile, Cruise putting some PUNISHMENT on the King of the Cage... RAILING HIM right across the barricade! Cruise is forcing that forearm down on the back of his head now, trying to CHOKE the World Champion while pumping up the ringside fans!
MN: Bloodthirsty VULTURES!! How can they sit there and CHEER while their WORLD CHAMPION is being ASSAILED!? Where the HELL is the referee!
DT: Pat Jones is too caught up on warning Shawn Hart over the closed fists! Hart making a quick and sincere apology, but the damage has clearly been done as The First looks to be seeing stars and leaning his weight on the ropes!
DM: Hart bouncing him off now, sending him across the ring... wait, THE FIRST HOPS TO THE SECOND ROPE – COUNTERS with an ASAI MOONSAULT!!! He completely LAID OUT the totally unsuspecting Shawn Hart!!
DT: The First HOOKS THE LEGS into a jack-knife, looking for the PIN and ELIMINATION!!
ONE!!
TWO!!
...no, HART ROLLS FORWARD!! THE FIRST PINNED NOW!!
ONE!!
TWO!!