[“Damn” by Fabulous hits the PA. To a harsh chorus of boos, “Sensational” Steven Shane appears at the top of the stage and poses for his haters before coming down to the ring.]

TF: Our next even for the evening is a singles competition for the EMPIRE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE!! Introducing first, the challenger… hailing from Hollywood, California, and weighing in at 253 pounds… PLEASE WELCOME……….. “SENSATIONAL”….. STTEEEEEEVEEEEEN SHAAAAAAANE!!!

MN: This guy has my bet to win.

DT: You really think he’s set to defeat the Intercontinental Champion?

MN: Steven Shane has the kind of talent, charisma, and ATTITUDE that defines an Empire Pro champion. And nothing against Karl Brown, but he just pales in comparison to this guy…

DT: We’ll see about that.

[“Rainmaker” by Iron Maiden begins to play. The audience comes alive as the arena is filled with green and white light!]

TF: And his opponent… from Nottingham, England… weighing in at 211 pounds… HE IS YOUR INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION… HERE IS…. KARL…….. “THE DRAGON”………….. BROOOOOOOOOOWWWNNN!!!!!

[Brown appears at the top of the stage with his title to a tremendous crowd pop. Looking confident and energized, he makes his way down the ramp to the ring.]

MN: You see? He looks like a scared, lost little child facing his doom…

DT: On the contrary, Mike… to me, it looks like Karl Brown is 100% ready for this match. He knows the challenge and he knows how far he’ll have to go to overcome it.

MN: Leave your glasses at home again, Gramps? Karl Brown KNOWS he’s leaving that ring tonight without that title…

[Brown enters the ring and poses for the fans before handing his title over to the referee, who holds it up for display before handing it to the timekeeper. After he makes his final checks, he signals for the bell.]

DT: There’s the bell… and this match is underway! Both men circling the ring… and Brown quickly goes for a takedown, but it’s countered by Shane with a Hammerblow! Shane goes for a waistlock, but Brown quickly slips behind him and delivers a forearm to the lower back!

DM: Brown’s strategy seems to favor speed at this point in the match. He just better hope it doesn’t tire him out too quickly…

DT: Brown locks on a side headlock onto Steven Shane… but Shane quickly backs into the ropes and pushes him off! Karl Brown returns off the other set of ropes… DUCKES a clothesline from Shane… PUTS HIM DOWN with a dropkick!

MN: Come on, Steve! This guy is running circles around you!

DM: Brown keeping up the pressure by hitting the ropes again and dropping an elbow into the small of Steven Shane’s back!

DT: Shane trying to get to his feet… but Brown hits the ropes and puts him down again with a snapmare! The Intercontinental Champion is really going to work on the challenger tonight!

DM: Don’t speak too soon, Dave. Steven Shane may not be in control of things right off the bat, but a man with his talent can turn things around in the blink of an eye.

DT: Karl Brown goes for an armbar, but Steven Shane quickly wriggles himself free, and drops Brown with a JAWBREAKER!

MN: Damnit, I blinked… what just happened?

DM: Brown is stunned but quickly back on his feet… and Steven Shane DUCKS a telegraphed hook from Karl Brown, and follows through with a kick to the gut… followed by a SWINGING NECKBREAKER!

MN: Now THAT’S what I’m talking about!

DT: Shane takes a breather while Karl Brown shakes out the cobwebs and comes to his feet in the corner… Shane quickly pushes him in and slaps him with a KNIFE EDGE CHOP across the chest!

DM: WHOOOOO!!

DT: There’s that “Whoo” thing again…

MN: Get with the times, Dave.

DT: Shane pulls a weakened Karl Brown from the corner… and now he takes his place, going to the second rope! Shane catches Brown… TORNADO DDT OUT OF THE CORNER!!

DM: WOW! The champ didn’t see that coming!

DT: Shane could have a quick upset right here as he goes for the cover… One… Two… and Brown kicks out!

MN: Meh…

DM: You don’t go down that easily when you’re the Intercontinental Champion… unless you do not deserve to wear that strap.

DT: And Karl Brown has proven MANY times in the past that he is more than worthy to be Empire Pro’s Intercontinental Champion! But all that could change tonight if Steven Shane can manage to pin him or make him tap.

MN: What do you mean “if?”

DT: Shane brings the champion back to his feet… quickly sets him up, and DROPS him with a BEAUTIFUL Vertical Suplex! Shane quickly rolls him onto his side… and locks on the sleeperhold!

MN: Good night, Karl Brown! Dream of what you can do now that your Intercontinental Title reign is coming to an end!

DM: Steven Shane has his hands locked in around Brown’s neck in a very tight grip… it shouldn’t take long for Brown to go down that way, but from my angle, it almost seems like Brown’s got enough of his arm in the way to give himself a little breathing room…

DT: The ref leans in close to check on Karl’s condition… but oh, wait a minute, SHANE’S GOT HIS FEET ON THE ROPES!! Brown’s legs are kicking wildly with that extra pressure coming down into his neck! Shane drops his legs from the bottom rope before the ref can see him! That slimeball…

MN: What, the ref didn’t see it. No harm, no foul…

DT: The ref goes back to check on Karl Brown, who is looking progressively weaker… and Shane’s got his feet on the ropes again!!

DM: Wait a minute, Foxx at ringside has had enough, and now she’s calling for the ref’s attention! Yes, the ref just saw Shane’s feet on the ropes as he pulled them away, but now he’s denying it!

MN: Come on, where else is he going to put his feet?

DT: Shane releases the hold and begins to argue with the ref… and now he’s having a few choice words with Foxx on the outside!

MN: That dumb broad better keep her nose out of this match…

DT: Honestly, Mike, she’s just trying to keep things fair!

DM: Well, Shane oughta check behind him, because Karl is quickly recovering, and sees Steven with his back turned!

DT: Karl slips up from behind AND DROPS SHANE WITH A ROLL-UP PIN!! ONE… TWO… and Steven Shane kicks out!

MN: Phew…

DT: Both men get to their feet… and Karl Brown LEVELS Shane with a Clothesline! Shane quickly back on his feet… PUT DOWN AGAIN with a drop toe hold! Brown slaps on a side headlock and gets Shane to his feet… quickly spins around him, and DRILLS HIM WITH A DRAGON SUPLEX!!

DM: There’s the bridge for a pin!

DT: ONE… TWO… No! Steven Shane kicks out…

MN: Just caught off guard, a tad… but hardly out of this match.

DT: Brown on his feet and Shane is having a hard time getting up… Brown goes to get him to his feet—AND STEVEN SHANE WITH A BLATANT LOW BLOW!! MY GOD, how did the ref not see that?

MN: What, I didn’t see anything.

DT: These fans are letting “Sensational” Steven Shane hear it now… and now Shane has a chance to regain his momentum! Shane takes Brown by the arm, and whips him into the ropes… BIG SPINEBUSTER puts the IC champ on his back!

DM: Shane keeps ahold of the legs… and now he’s going for the CALIFORNIA CLUTCH—

DT: NO!! Karl Brown kicks him off and into the corner! He’s got a lot more fight in him than that! But Shane, enraged, comes out of the corner and drops a KNEE to Karl Brown’s face! And now he has him mounted and is laying into him with blatant shots to the face!!

MN: Let that sucker have it, Steve!

DT: The ref orders Shane off, and now he’s letting him hear it for blatant use of closed fists! I tell you, I don’t know how these officials can be so lenient sometimes…

DM: What is he going to do, disqualify a guy every time he does a little bending of the rules? Can you imagine how boring professional wrestling would be in that state, with every match ending in a crappy DQ?

DT: I’m not saying I don’t want a good fight between these two men; I just want to see a good, CLEAN fight.

DM: Good luck with that, Dave…

DT: Shane pushes the ref aside, and now he’s bringing the IC champ to his feet… takes him by the arm, and whips him into the ropes… TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER NEARLY RIPS KARL BROWN IN HALF!!

MN: Snap him like a twig!

DT: Shane hooks the leg for a cover…. ONE……. TWO………. NO!! Brown manages to kick out.

DM: These two competitors are punishing the hell out of each other… but I get the feeling we’ve only seen a tip of the iceberg from both of these individuals.

DT: I think you’re right, Dean. Shane is keeping up the momentum by getting the IC champ back on his feet… and he locks on an arm wrench! But Karl Brown REVERSES, and how HE has the arm wrench locked on!

MN: Uh-oh…

DT: And Steven Shane COUNTERS with a DECAPITATING clothesline!

MN: YES!

DT: Shane peels Brown from the mat… scoops him up AND CRUSHES HIM WITH A SIDEWALK SLAM!!

DM: The champ could be in a bad position here… Shane quickly hops to his feet and goes to the corner. And now he’s hoisting himself to the second rope!

DT: Uh-oh, what’s happening here? Shane with a LEG DROP FROM THE SECOND ROPE OVER THE THROAT OF KARL BROWN!!

MN: And that’s ALL she wrote!

DT: Shane hooks the leg for a pin…….. ONE………….. TWO……….. NO!! Karl Brown kicks out again!

DM: Steven Shane is looking frustrated… he wants this to be over quickly.

MN: Well, naturally. He’s got better things he could be doing backstage, after all…

DT: Shane turns Brown over on the mat… and locks on the SLEEPER HOLD!! There’s nowhere for Brown to go!!

DM: It could be over right here. Shane put up a lot of punishment in those last few minutes, and now he’s got an exhausted opponent in an even more draining position.

DT: Karl Brown is limp on the mat… the ref checks his arm to see if he can keep it up! IT DROPS!!

MN: He’s out like Neil Patrick Harris!

DM: Bad analogy, Mike…

MN: Huh?

DT: The ref checks a second time… AND IT DROPS AGAIN!!

MN: One more to go, and Steven Shane walks away with the title!

DT: The ref checking a third time… AND IT DROP—NO, WAIT!! BROWN KEEPS HIS ARM UP AND NOW HE’S FIGHTING IT!!

MN: Oh, you’ve gotta be kidding me…

DT: Foxx is trying to get this crowd into it, and now Karl Brown is getting the support from all these fans in attendance! My God, Brown is muscling himself up!

DM: Quite an impressive comeback for the champ…

DT: Brown, fists clenched in the air, makes it to his knees… AND NOW HE’S ON HIS FEET! Shane still has the hold locked on, and he can’t believe it!

MN: Neither can me!

DT: Brown with an ELBOW TO THE GUT… AND A SECOND… AND—OH MY GOD, STEVEN SHANE DROPS HIM WITH THE CALIFORNIA DREAM!!

MN: HAHAHAHAHAHA!! That’s the work of a brilliant wrestler for ya…

DT: Karl Brown was SO CLOSE to breaking out… but now Shane has him for the pin! ONE………. TWO…………. THR—NO!! BROWN KICKS OUT!!

DM: Though you really have to wonder how much more he can take…

MN: Every man eventually has his breaking point. When Brown realizes he has no chance, he’ll eventually accept the inevitable.

DT: Don’t count on it, Neely. Shane looks disheveled after that last kickout… now he’s going for Karl Brown’s legs, and he’s going to finish this off!

MN: California Clutch! And this time, Brown is too exhausted to push him off!

DT: Shane takes him by the legs… and HE HAS IT LOCKED ON! But wait, BROWN HAS THE ROPES!!

MN: WHAT?! No he doesn’t!!

DT: Steven Shane applied the hold too close to the ropes, and now the referee is forcing him to break it up!

MN: He better not if he knows what’s good for him!

DM: Shane’s frustration caused him to lose focus… you NEVER apply a submission anywhere but in the center of the ring when you want to finish a match.

DT: Shane RELEASES the hold, and now he’s arguing with the referee!

DM: Now he’s taking his attention off of his opponent… giving him time to recover.

MN: Shut it, Dean! Karl Brown’s not going anywhere…

DT: Brown slowly trying to get to his feet with the help of the ropes… but Steven Shane is already there! Shane hooks him for a suplex… NO! Brown locks his LEG in to block it! Shane goes for a second—AND BROWN COUNTERS WITH A SNAP SUPLEX!!

MN: WHAT?!

DT: Brown hangs on as he pulls Shane to his feet… ANOTHER SNAP SUPLEX!!

MN: Damnit, what the hell is going on here?!

DT: Brown STILL has ahold of a stunned Steven Shane as he brings him to his feet again… BIG T-BONE SUPLEX NEARLY PUTS A HOLE IN THE RING!! THE CHAMPION HAS TURNED THIS MATCH AROUND, AND THE FANS ARE ON THEIR FEET!!

DM: Tremendous comeback by the champion, but that took everything else he had… now he’s on the mat unmoving next to Steven Shane.

DT: That surge of offense might have taken a lot out of him, but Karl Brown needed something to stay in this match.

MN: Stubborn fool…

DT: Both men are down, and now the referee is counting to ten… Brown begins to stir, as does Steven Shane!

MN: Come on, Shane!

DT: Shane getting to his feet with the help of a corner, while Brown slowly comes to a stand in the center of the ring while the ref makes it to the count of seven… Shane comes CHARGING OUT THE CORNER—OH NO, BROWN CATCHES HIM WITH AN ARMDRAG THAT PUTS HIM ON HIS BACK!!

MN: ****!!

DT: Brown catches Shane before he can make it to his feet again… and DROPS HIM AGAIN WITH A RUSSIAN LEGSWEEP!!

DM: The champ has found control of this match…

MN: Don’t count Shane out yet, fellas!

DT: Karl Brown hooks the leg for a cover……. ONE…………. TWO………. NO!! Steven Shane manages to kick out…

DM: The champion may have put Steven Shane in a position he doesn’t want to be, but I feel that Shane’s still got a long way to go before he can be put away.

MN: Damn right. He wants that title. That strap was MEANT for him! He’s not going to let a punk like Brown walk away with the last laugh…

DT: Brown brings Steven Shane back onto his feet… takes him by the arm, and WHIPS HIM INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!! OOH! Shane connects hard… and Brown follows up with a BIG BODY SPLASH IN THE CORNER!!

MN: DAMNIT!!

DM: The champ is keeping up on the momentum… talk about a second wind. Brown takes Shane by the arm again, and whips him into the OTHER corner!! Shane CONNECTS HARD and falls to the mat…

DT: Shane trying to roll to the outside… but Karl Brown grabs him by the leg! No escape for Steven Shane!

MN: What?! I thought there was some sort of rule where you can’t touch another man while he’s leaving the ring!

DM: What gave you that idea, Mike?

DT: Brown clubs Shane on the mat to keep him down… and picks him up again, setting him into the corner! And now Karl Brown is lifting STEVEN SHANE UP TO THE TOP ROPE!! AND NOW BROWN IS GOING UP WITH HIM!!

MN: OH NO!! DO SOMETHING, REF!!

DT: Too late, Mike… BROWN… WITH A DRAGONRANA!! OH MY GOD, HE JUST DRILLED STEVEN SHANE INTO THE MAT!!

DM: Unbelievable!

MN: ACK!!

DT: BROWN HOOKS BOTH LEGS FOR THE COVER…. ONE…………….. TWO…………… THREE—OH NO, STEVEN SHANE KICKS OUT!!

MN: My God, this is getting me paranoid!

DM: Another fifty bucks in jeopardy, Mike?

MN: Try a couple hundred, Dean.

DT: And I doubt you have much success, am I right?

MN: Are you kidding? I’d be making a fortune if Dan Ryan wasn’t so damn stingy about the paychecks…

DT: Watch what you say about the Owner, Mike, or you may live to regret it… but back in the ring, Karl Brown gets the wearied Steven Shane back to his feet… and tosses him to the outside!

DM: Karl Brown is taking this match to the outside? Better be careful…

DT: Outside the limits of the ring, perhaps the IC champ can do enough damage to keep this caliber opponent down long enough for the three count. Brown goes out onto the apron and waits for Steven Shane to get to his feet…

MN: Oh NO… LOOK OUT, SHANE!!

DT: TOO LATE! STEVEN SHANE TURNS AROUND AS BROWN COMES RUNNING OFF THE APRON WITH A DROPKICK TO THE FACE!! STEVEN SHANE GETS KNOCKED INTO THE BARRICADE!!

DM: The action’s pretty close to us now…

MN: Good! Maybe if Steven Shane can see the LOOK OF ABSOLUTE DISTRESS on my face, he’ll realize how badly he’s ****ING THINGS UP and start kicking ass again!

DT: Brown gets Shane back to his feet… takes him by the arm and with an IRISH WHIP—NO!! SHANE WITH THE REVERSAL, DRIVES KARL BROWN STRAIGHT INTO THE RING!!

MN: Bout freaking time!!

DT: Brown quickly on his feet… tries to take Shane down, but Shane SIDESTEPS and drives Karl Brown HEADFIRST into the steel steps! MY GOD!!

DM: The ref is on the count of seven, but Shane rolls inside and out again to break the count. Shane gets the dazed Karl Brown back to his feet and brings over to the barricade… BIG BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX ON THE STEEL BARRICADE!!

DT: MY GOD, WHAT A PUNISHING MOVE!! Through this entire match, we’ve seen Steven Shane put a lot of focus on Brown’s back area…

DM: That sets him up for the California Clutch… a move that Shane was already ONCE denied because he applied it too close to the ropes. Now he’s ensuring a tap-out by putting that pressure on Brown’s back.

MN: I have no idea what you guys are talking about. As long as Brown is getting hurt and Shane is looking good, I’m happy.

DT: Steven Shane grabs Brown by the head and rolls him into the ring… he slides inside, and quickly goes for the cover!

ONE…….

TWO……

THR—NO!! BROWN KICKS OUT!!

MN: Damnit… when is he going to learn?

DM: Slowly but surely, Steven Shane will wear the champion down until he’s defenseless for the submission hold. What’s interesting though is that while Steven Shane has taken quite a few hits in this match, he’s still looking good. It’s taking everything Karl Brown has to stay in this match. What keeps him going?

MN: Stubbornness. Shane looks good because he’s the superior talent!

DT: No, Karl Brown is hanging in there because he knows what it means to be the Intercontinental Champion!

DM: Shane gets Brown to his feet, but BROWN COUNTERS WITH A PUNCH TO THE GUT!! Brown goes for a kick—CAUGHT BY STEVEN SHANE!!

DT: Brown hopping in limbo… goes for the ENZIGURI—OH NO, DUCKED BY STEVEN SHANE!! Shane with a BOOT TO THE THIGH of Karl Brown deters him from getting up again…

MN: Steven Shane is finally doing what he should have done from the onset…

DT: Shane gets Karl Brown to his feet again… locks on a Hammerlock, reaches around his face for a Crossface hold—MY GOD, CROSS-FACE SUPLEX WITH THE HAMMERLOCK IN PLACE!!

DM: What the hell do you call THAT?!

DT: What a devastating improvised move from Steven Shane… who goes for another pin!

ONE……….


TWO………….



THREE—OH NO, KARL BROWN WITH THE KICKOUT!!

MN: DAMN!

DM: You gotta hand it to Karl Brown… he truly shows what a champion is made of.

DT: Steven Shane, meanwhile, shows his frustration… but already he brings Brown to his feet… runs him to the ropes, and OH!! A clothesline over the top rope puts Karl Brown down before us!

DM: The match is spilling outside again!

DT: Brown is slowly getting back to his feet on the outside… and inside, Steven Shane has him in his sights! Shane grabs the top rope and LEAPS OVER WITH A BODY PRESS—

DM: OH NO, KARL BROWN DUCKED OUT OF THE WAY!!

MN: You gotta be kidding me!!

DT: Steven Shane landed FACE FIRST outside the ring… and now Brown rolls back inside! He’s got an opportunity to turn things around, and he’s going for it!

DM: Shane slowly gets to his feet on the outside… and Brown hits the ropes—BASEBALL SLIDE HITS STEVEN SHANE IN THE MUSH!!

DT: Karl Brown has set this crowd on fire, and he is putting up the fight for his life! Breathing hard, he rolls out of the ring to catch Steven Shane… and scrapes his FOREHEAD over the ring apron!!

DM: Shane walks blindly around the corner of the ring… and now Karl Brown gains some distance… HE SPRINTS FORWARD—

MN: JESUS CHRIST!!

DT: BROWN VAULTS OFF THE STEEL STAIRS—OH MY GOD, CATCHES STEVEN SHANE WITH A DRAGONRANA!!!

MN: My God, I can’t believe it…

DT: What an INCREDIBLE display of athleticism from the IC champ… and now he has Steven Shane up again and rolls him into the ring. Brown slides in, escaping the nine count… and Shane is already recovering!

DM: Brown brings Shane to his feet… and Shane with a RIGHT HOOK—

DT: DUCKED by Karl Brown… who COUNTERS WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!! BRIDGED PIN!!



ONE……..





TWO………………



THREE—AW NO, STEVEN SHANE KICKS OUT!!

MN: YYEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!

DM: You REALLY have to hand it to Steven Shane!! I mean, the champ has hung in there through everything, but Shane has been with him every step of the way!! NOTHING Karl Brown does will put this guy down!!

DT: But Karl Brown isn’t deterred… he gets Steven Shane to his feet and takes him by the arm—whip to the—NO!! Shane reverses, and Brown goes into the ropes!

DM: Brown on the return… goes upstairs for a HURRICAN—OH MY GOD, NO!!!

MN: RIGHT IN THE JEWELS!!

DT: OOOOOOHH!! LOW BLOW!! SHANE WITH A KICK RIGHT TO THE GROIN OF KARL BROWN!!

MN: WHAT?! That wasn’t a low blow…

DT: Oh, are you blind, Mike?!

DM: Steven Shane is quickly explaining to the referee that it was unintentional…

MN: Damn right it wasn’t.

DM: And this match continues, but the IC champion’s offensive rout has just been DERAILED by that “error.”

MN: It was an accident… no matter WHAT Dave cares to believe…

DT: Hmph… Steven Shane doesn’t give Karl Brown even a second to regain himself. He whips him HARD into the turnbuckle!! Brown stumbles up… and Shane PRESSES HIM UP and DROPS HIM DOWN on his face! GOOD LORD!!

DM: Brown trying to get to his feet, but Steven Shane meets him with a boot to the gut… And DRILLS HIM WITH AN INVERTED DDT!!

DT: Steven Shane hooks the leg for a cover………


ONE…………….




TWO………………….





THREE—OH NO, WAIT, BROWN KICKS OUT!! HE KICKED OUT!!

DM: AMAZING!!

MN: BULL****!!

DT: Brown REACHED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL for that one!! But Steven Shane keeps his cool as he gets Karl Brown to his feet again… and it looks like he’s ready to put him away!

MN: About time! This has gone on long enough!

DT: Shane hits him with the WESTSIDE CONNECTION!! Quickly goes for the pin…

MN: THIS IS IT!!

DT: ONE……………..







TWO………………









THREE—OH NO, THE REF SEES BROWN FOOT ON THE ROPES!! HE GOT HIS FOOT UP!!

MN: Oh, give me a BREAK!! IT WASN’T UP THERE IN TIME!!

DT: He got it up before the third count, Mike! Brown is STILL in this match!!

MN: Foxx put his foot up there!

DT: Regardless, the referee tells Shane the pin isn’t valid… and now Shane is bringing Karl Brown back to his feet and brings him to the center of the ring… there’s a kick to the gut—

DM: OH MY GOD, MASSIVE POWERBOMB FLATTENS HIM TO THE MAT!!!

MN: YES!! THIS IS IT!!

DM: That’s the set-up, and here it comes!

MN: CALIFORNIA CLUTCH!! STEVEN SHANE HAS IT LOCKED ON, AND KARL BROWN HAS NOWHERE TO GO!!

DT: THIS COULD BE THE END!! KARL IS MILES AWAY FROM THE ROPES!! HE’S TOO TIRED TO BREAK OUT OF THE HOLD!! THERE’S NOTHING TO DO BUT TAP OR WAIT UNTIL YOU BLACK OUT FROM THE PAIN!!

DM: I have to agree with Mike on this… the champ has no place to go, and Steven Shane is just moments away from being the NEW Intercontinental Champion!

MN: WOO-HOO!!

DT: NO WAIT!! Karl Brown is VERY SLOWLY inching his way to the ropes!!

MN: WHAT?! No way…

DM: No no, he’s right! Karl Brown SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY has the strength to pull himself to those ropes!

DT: It’s just a matter of feet!! This audience is EXPLODING in support of the Intercontinental Champion! Steven Shane can HARDLY BELIEVE IT as he struggles to keep Brown centered in the ring!!

MN: STOP HIM!!

DT: Just a foot away now….





MERE INCHES…..



AAAAAAALLLLLMMMOOOOOST……






OH NO!! STEVEN SHANE DRAGS HIM BACK INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!!!

MN: YEAH!! THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!!

DM: My God, that must be disappointing… getting THAT CLOSE to the ropes, but Steven Shane DENIED Karl Brown from escape!!

DT: Brown is in a bad situation again, and the ref leans in to see if he’ll tap!! Brown can barely ANSWER between his screams of pain!!

MN: TAP, YOU IDIOT!! IT’S FUTILE!!

DT: CAN KARL BROWN RESIST THE CALIFORNIA CLUTCH… AND OH MY GOD, I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!

MN: WHAT?!

DT: Brown is GOING FOR THE ROPES AGAIN!!

MN: NO WAY!!!

DM: How is he DOING that!?

DT: BROWN IS INCHING HIS WAY CLOSE TO THE ROPES AGAIN, AND THIS CAPACITY CROWD IS ON ITS FEET!!

HE’S JUST INCHES AWAY………









SOOOOO CLOOOOOOOOSSSE………………







HE HAS IT!! KARL BROWN HAS GOT THE BOTTOM ROPE!!

MN: WHAT?! NO WAY!! HE’S TAPPING!!

DT: STEVEN SHANE MUST BREAK THE HOLD, BUT HE’S DENYING!!

MN: He can’t do ANYTHING about it!! Shane has this match FINISHED!!

DM: SHANE RELEASES THE HOLD, and now he’s getting into the ref’s face!!

MN: IDIOT REF!! RIP HIS HEAD OFF!!

DT: Brown is getting back to his feet with the help of the ropes, but Shane doesn’t see him! SHANE GRABS THE REF BY THE COLLAR!!

DM: WHAT?! He’ll be disqualified!!

DT: BUT KARL BROWN GRABS HIM FROM BEHIND!!

DRAGON’S BITE!! DRAGON’S BITE IN THE CENTER OF THE RING!!

MN: NNNNOOOOOOO!!!

DT: BROWN HOOKS THE LEG FOR THE COVER!!!

ONE…………………….











TWO……………………..





TTTTHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

DM: HE DID IT!! I DON’T BELIEVE IT, THE SON OF A ***** DID IT!!

TF: Here is your winner… and STILL the EPW INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION…….

KARL…. “THE DRAGON”……. BRRRROOOOOOWWWWWNNNNN!!!!!!

MN: *******IT!!

DT: Sorry about your luck, Mike. What a GREAT match between these two individuals, but you have to admire the WILL POWER of Karl Brown to resist the California Clutch like that and walk away with the win!

DM: Impressive victory for Karl Brown… but I truly think Steven Shane gave him a run for his money.

MN: Shane was CHEATED by that freaking ref!

DT: In any case, for tonight, Karl Brown will be sleeping with a smile on his face… more action to come!

[CUTTO: A Japanese hand fan. It closes and we briefly see a white face, a little red strip in the middle of white lips. The woman turns, her back to the camera. Another geisha girl walks over to her and kneels, holding on new hair sticks.]

GEISHA #1: Is he here?

GEISHA #2: Soon.

GEISHA #1: Hope he pleased.

[The second geisha bows her head, gets to her feet and shimmies away. The first geisha woman opens her hand fan, places it in front of her face before turning around and finishing applying makeup to her eyes. The door opens in the back and two more geishas walk into the room, sprinkling flower petals on the ground. CUTTO: The ground where the flower petals are being strewn. Two feet, bare, turn the corner, and walk on the flower petals into the room. The geishas then bow on their knees, two male hands rest on their heads.]