Triple Threat

Joseph Johnson vs. Erik Black vs. Chris Shipman

The arena goes dark again and green lights start flashing at the entrance stage. “The Only” by Static X blasts on throughout the arena as the intensity of the flashing lights elevates. Joseph Johnson finally walks out onto the stage, with his girlfriend Koryn, as lights of black and green flash around him. Joseph is wearing green pants, with white and black sneakers, a tight black sleeveless shirt over a tight white sleeveless shirt along with a white hat and sun glasses. Koryn has on tight blue jeans with a huge gold belt made out of leather, a black sleeveless shirt and a glittering gold mini shirt over it. She has her hair down over her chest in an attempt to cover her large breasts. They pause on the stage and the lights stop flashing . A green neon light shines down over Johnson, while a waterfall of pyro forms in a line across the stage directly behind the two of them. Johnson does his typical taunt for the crowd and green pyrotechnics then explode from the stage down the ramp and to ring. Johnson and Koryn walk down the ramp to the steel steps and then he climbs into the ring and holds the middle rope down for Koryn. Johnson goes to the far corner and poses on the second rope. He gets down and goes over to the opposite corner to pose for that side as well. He hops off the turnbuckle and walks over towards the other side of the ring where he is handed a microphone. He walks to the middle of the ring and clowly brings the microphone to his mouth.

Joseph Johnson: Everybody has been asking me, all freaking week, why Joey? Why? Why did you do that to Shaun Cabalar? Well... let's get one thing straight, I didn't do a damn thing to Shaun. Go back and watch the tape, I didn't do anything. Literally, nothing. I just sat there and watched. But why Joey? Why? It's simple really. For years all I've heard about is how great Shaun Cabalar is. People bowed at his every move, they treated him like a God. And for what? I exposed the legend of Shaun Cabalar for what he truly is... a fraud.

Joseph Johnson walks around the ring as Koryn stands there against the ropes, watching him.

Joseph Johnson: I always knew Shaun could never live up his own hype. Explicit Content wanted Shaun to be the baddest man on the planet, the greatest wrestler to ever live, and he just couldn't live up the hype they all put on him. Explicit Content just didn't know talent. I succeeded three times when Shaun abandoned me, but he can't handle two of the biggest jobbers in AWA history? Yet he's supposed to be the great one, not me. As long as Explicit Content was around it didn't matter what I did, Shaun would always be the assumed "better wrestler" between the two of us. Now Explicit Content is dead and gone, Shaun Cabalar is gone, and tonight I'm going to prove what I've been trying to tell everybody all along, I am the best wrestler the world has to offer and I'll prove it against Erik Black and Chris Shipman!

The crowd erupts in cheers. Even though most people don't agree with what he did to Shaun Cabalar, they can't help but respect him.

Joseph Johnson: Explicit Content - New Blood was supposed to be a new era. An era where Shaun and I would raise the fiercest group of young wrestlers ever seen, but that dream has come to an end. It's time for a new era, an era that will become very evident in it's direction by the end of tonight. So I suggest to all of you that you stay tuned, because the new era of Joseph Johnson begins tonight...

The crowd erupts again. Johnson takes off both of his shirts and throws them into the crowd along with his hat. He hands his sun glasses to Koryn and she exits the ring. Johnson starts pacing around the ring and hopping around, warming up for his triple threat match with Erik Black and Chris Shipman.

Stormy Canyon: Ladies and gentlemen, this next match is going to be our special Triple Threat match!! Currently at ringside Joseph Johnson!!

Johnson stops his stretching for a few moments to wave at the crowd before he continues with it.

Stormy Canyon: And his first opponent, standing in at 6’3 and weighing in at 235 pounds!! Hailing from Georgian Backwoods!! He is the Psycho!! Chris Shipman!!

Seven by Boondox blares over the speakers as the lights go out. Suddenly an eruption of pyro over the ramp creates a blast of light to see Shipman with a busted forehead and holding a barbed wire noose. The pyro dies as Shipman walks to the ring. He gets in, throws the noose to the floor and sits in the corner with an expressionless look as the music fades

Stormy Canyon: And their opponent, standing in at 6’0 and weighing in at 225 pounds!! The former AWA World Champion! Erik Black!!

The lights flicker and go off. The opening notes of Sounds of Madness make there way across the stadium. As soon as the words start, an explosion is set off on the stage and Erik walks out from behind the curtain with a smile across his face. He taunts to the crowd before simply darting toward the ring. He slides under the bottom rope, never losing a touch of speed, and jumps on top of the furthest turnbuckle. He then stares at both of his opponents as the bell rings to start the match

Tex Martin: This is going to be interesting, three men all having their own reasons to come out on top tonight and by God it is going to be a great match!!

All three men stare each other down, no emotion coming from the faces of any of them as Johnson suddenly stands face to face with Erik Black and the two are exchanging words while Shipman is being ignored. This gives the Psycho an opening as he charges in on both men. He clotheslines down Johnson from behind and that gives him and Black who has sidestepped a chance to work on the youngster. The two man grab him by the arms and then deliver a big time double suplex as Black goes for the cover. The referee is not even able to count to one as Shipman pulls the former champion off of his opponent and making sure that Black does not get the three count.

Duff Travers: He should have let Black get the win in this one!! Damn that Psycho!!

Tex Martin: Yeah right, this is a triple threat match… Shipman did the only thing he should have done in the first place!!

Black gets in the face of Shipman and the two men get into a jaw yapping contest that Shipman follows up with a slap against the face of Black. Black follows it up with one of his own and then locks Shipman in a standing headlock before driving a series of closed fists in the face of Shipman. We can see Johnson getting up to his feet and suddenly Shipman reverses an Irish Whip from Black and Johnson catches him by the waist and executes a belly to belly overhead suplex on the former champion. Johnson gets up and looks at Black and grins before being grabbed from behind by Shipman as he is going for a Belly to Back suplex but Johnson lands on his feet as Shipman performs the move on him

Duff Travers: Nice counter!!!

Johnson delivers a dropkick to Shipman from behind and that causes Shipman to land on the ropes, Johnson runs to the other side of the ropes and is about to hit a move on Shipman. But just before as he can perform the move it is Black that clotheslines Johnson out of his boots with a big time clothesline.

Duff Travers: That’s why I feel that this coming PPV Mr. Black is going to reclaim his championship belt!!! He took measures in his own hands!!

Black is about to deliver a Piledriver on Johnson as suddenly we see Taxx get on the entrance way with the AWA world heavyweight championship belt. This causes Black to drop the man and runs out of the ring and chases Taxx.

Tex Martin: Black is pissed!!!

Duff Travers: Can you blame him? He was screwed out of the title!!

Tex Martin: Just like Nailz was??

Duff Travers: Who?

Tex Martin: Give me a freaking break!!!

Johnson and Shipman get up to their feet and Shipman charges in on Johnson and goes for a running clothesline that Johnson counters in a Crippler Crossface in the middle of the ring. The referee checks in on Shipman if he wants to give in, he tries to grab the ropes, but Johnson lets go at the final moment and drops an elbow to the head. He locks Shipman in a reversed Dragon Sleeper in the middle of the ring and Shipman tries to escape from that hold but just as Johnson tightens the grip there is nothing more that Shipman could do then to just tap out.

Stormy Canyon: The winner of this match!! Joseph Johnson!!!

Winner: Joseph Johnson

Later in the night....

“The Only” by Static X begins to play and the fans again jump to their feet. From the back comes Joseph Johnson. In his left hand is a sledgehammer wrapped in barbedwire. Eric smiles to Joseph, who nods at him. Eric drops the microphone and they both sprint to the ring. As they slide in the ring empties. Joseph takes a quick swing of the sledgehammer at Bulldog’s head but misses. The Templars walk up the ramp as Joseph and Eric both stand on the middle rope taunting them to come back and fight them.

Tex Martin: Finally someone dares to do something!!

Duff Travers: Yeah and in the progress get their asses handed to them!!!

Goth grabs a microphone and grins as he is pointing towards the two men who are in the ring and challenging them to come back in the ring.

Goth: You want a piece of us boys? Oh that’s a good one. You see Eric, I got to hand it to you my friend. You think you are so big, you think you got everything going for ya… but you see, at the PPV you and Starseed will get down and wrestle!! You two will wrestle each other and it will be a pure wrestling match… And the best man to officiate a pure wrestling match for the Asylum Title shall be Crazy J!!!

Tex Martin: What?? What does Crazy J have to do with this match??

Goth: Oh and it only gets better!! You see Mr. Joseph Johnson, you think you can come out here and swing a bat and think you got a shot at the World Title? Why don’t you put your money where your mouth is at the PPV…. A special King of Kings match!! You and me inside the Hell in the Cell Barb Wire Ladder Match… oh and if you win Mr. Johnson, you will get a title shot at the November PPV… but if you lose?? You will be the Kings Templar very personal bitch for one month!!!

Duff Travers: Whoa!!! Goth vs. Joseph Johnson???

Goth: Oh and one final thing boys, you two are going to be squaring off against the Grave Diggaz next week on Insomnia… Enjoy the pain boys!!!

With that we can see the split screens of the two groups spouting off towards each other as the show goes off the air