(BLACKNESS! The lights have gone out as the crowd cheers!)
GHEORGHE: “Now what?”
(BZZZZZT. The big screen cackles to life. It is typical TV static … but it illuminates the area just enough to see that the masked man is standing above it. He has a microphone in his hand.)
JIVE: “The masked man is on the big screen …. LITERALLY!”
GHEORGHE: “Well that’s one place Juliet Marceau won’t be able to get him!”
(The masked man paces back and forth..)
MASKEDMAN: “Originally, I did not come here as anything more than the possible final pestilence on this promotion. That which would bring it to its knees, along with the World Champion, Jean Rabesque. It would be fun. I would have a grand old time seeing everything that was built up come crashing down around us all. Over the break New ERA took, almost in anticipation of what was to come, though there was nothing to be done about it, I sat waiting. Contemplating. Scheming. And I realized .. I'd be sitting and waiting and having no fun at all if New ERA crumbled. So instead, I'm here for a purpose. To hurt Jean Rabesque. Simple; but to the point.”
(He pauses. He continues to walk on the scaffold and stops right above the International Intrigue logo.))
GHEORGHE: “We knew that he was here for Jean Rabesque … and I can only imagine what will happen if those two are the starting two in the Brawl to End It All Chamber Cage match!”
JIVE: “Finally Jean Rabesque will be eradicated from this company!!!”
MASKEDMAN: “Funny, that this will be where the World Champion's misery by my hands will begin. In Canada. In front of all these people who feel some sort of patronage with you, Jean. What better place to beat the first pints of blood from you?”
JIVE: “Ha, ha! He’ll never be able to show his face in public after tonight!”
MASKEDMAN: “You speak of having a year long championship reign. That's great, Jean. Despite the oversight New ERA has been on hiatus for months, you choose to point to your reign as some sort of proof that you are .. what? What exactly is it you're trying to prove?”
GHEORGHE: “Now that’s not fair! New ERA might have had an unofficial hiatus .. but Jean Rabesque has been a great champion … he’s defended that championship with honor and integrity in every match he’s been in.”
MASKEDMAN: “Jean, what you've failed to grasp yet is .. you have absolutely nothing to prove. You'll claim it's due to your material proof, the championship reigns. But all that proves is you're living in the past. You aren't looking forward to anything. You have no thought for the future, Rabesque. No prospects. You're just a waste. To the championship. To this promotion.”
JIVE: “Tell him! Hell, tell all of them idiotic fans!”
MASKEDMAN: “Tonight, the blood you bleed will be the first in a long line that I will drain you of. And I will enjoy each drop that spills from beneath your worthless flesh. Tonight .. and for nights to come.”
GHEORGHE: “This masked man has some sort of vendetta against Jean Rabesque.”
JIVE: “He’s not only here tonight to make the World Champion suffer … but he is going to continue doing so until Rabesque can no longer wrestle!”
MASKEDMAN: “Let's see … (pauses) how long you last.”
(BZZZZZZZZT.. the big screens flicker off .. after a few moments the lights fade back on and the masked man is gone causing the fans to have a mixture of cheers and jeers.)
GHEORGHE: “When are we going to find out who this masked man is … and what his grudge against our World Champion is?!”
JIVE: “Maybe later, Tom .. but not right now .. because right now we have three hot ladies coming up!”
GHEORGHE: “The single elimination triple threat match is next .. so let’s go over to Carl Jacobs for the ring introductions!”
(CUTTO: Jacobs standing in the ring. The lineup waves on screen.)
JACOBS: “The following match is scheduled for one fall … and the winner will be named the #1 Contender to the Women’s Heavyweight championship!! Introducing first…”
(CUEUP: ‘Scentless Apprentice’ by Nirvana. The fans in the arena explode in applause as Whisper walks out on the platform. Her beautiful long red hair is tied back in a braid. She walks down the rampway occasionally acknowledging her hometown fans.)
JACOBS: “Hailing from … MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA….. (SFX: HUGE pop) She stands five foot five and weighs 121 pounds ……. WHISPER!”
GHEORGHE: “I think we already know who the fan favorite is tonight.”
(CUEUP: ‘Five Years’ by the Twenty Twos. The lights flash in the arena as Olivia Lewes steps out to some scattered jeers.)
JACOBS: “Introducing next … she hails from Hartford, Connecticut. Standing five foot six and weighing 112 pounds …… OLIVIA LEWES!!”
JIVE: “There’s my girl!”
(CUEUP: ‘Never Say Never’ by Romeo Void. The lights flash reds and blues as Krist Blue jogs out from behind the curtain and winks suggestively at some fans.)
JACOBS: “And finally .. she stands five foot six and weighs 116 pounds ….. she is ‘Americas Sweetheart’ ….. KRIST BLUE!!!”
(SFX: Bell rings.)
GHEORGHE: “All three women getting checked out by the referee…”
JIVE: “And by every man sitting at home.”
GHEORGHE: “He’s cleared them all and this thing is underway. Olivia Lewes obviously being a little more cautious than the others.. she has a victory over Krist Blue already .. and you can be sure that Blue will want to get revenge.”
JIVE: “Whenever someone gets one over Krist Blue you know that there’s going to be a little revenge down the road…”
GHEORGHE: “Whisper and Olivia Lewes come towards each other and they lock up …. AND KRIST BLUE RUNS OUT OF THE CORNER AND DROPKICKS THEM BOTH!”
JIVE: “She didn’t wait long to strike!”
GHEORGHE: “Krist Blue grabs Whisper … and she bodyslams her to the mat! Blue now over to Olivia Lewes who is up on her feet … and she kicks Lewes in the stomach! Krist Blue with the head of Lewes … and she suplexes her over! Krist Blue gets back up … AND DRIVES ELBOWS INTO THE FACE OF WHISPER! Whisper now knocked into the corner … and Krist Blue with an irish whip …. But Whisper reverses! Krist Blue is thrown chest first into the opposite corner!”
JIVE: “She has enough protection, though …”
GHEORGHE: “Whisper grabs Blue from behind ….”
(SFX: Fans pop!)
GHEORGHE: “And she takes her up and over with a belly-to-back suplex! Whisper back on her feet as Blue clutches her back … AND OLIVIA LEWES RUNS FROM BEHIND AND GRABS HER BY THE HEAD DRIVING IT INTO THE MAT! Olivia Lewes grabs the foot of Whisper … and she twists it around into an ankle lock!”
JIVE: “In a match where you have two opponents, I don’t think I’d want to go for a submission hold this early..”
GHEORGHE: “Lewes taking her chances … and Krist Blue is back up and she comes from behind Olivia Lewes and scratches her right down the back! Lewes arches in pain and releases the ankle lock. Blue turns her around and knocks her over the body of Whisper and Lewes hits her head on the mat!”
JIVE: “Krist Blue knows how to use anything and everything in that ring… I heard she’s just as good with props in the bedroom, too.”
GHEORGHE: “Can we please get through this match with no more of your innuendoes?”
JIVE: “I’ll think about it.”
GHEORGHE: “Blue picks up Whisper and now she grabs Olivia Lewes …. BLUE BASH… NO! THEY BLOCK THE HEADBUTT ATTEMPT ….. AND NOW THEY DOUBLE HEADBUTT BLUE! Krist Blue goes down … and Lewes and Whisper lock up! Whisper gets the upperhand and irish whips Olivia Lewes into the ropes … Lewes comes back … AND WHISPER TAKES HER HIGH IN THE AIR WITH A BACK BODY DROP!”
(SFX: Crowd pops huge!)
JIVE: “Whisper could spit on these fans and they’d cheer her… but all the support in the world won’t help her win this match.”
GHEORGHE: “Whisper now locks up with Krist Blue … she irish whips Blue into the ropes…”
(SFX: HUGE pop!)
GHEORGHE: “AND WHISPER TAKES BLUE ACROSS THE RING WITH A SPRINGING HURRICANRANA! ONE ……… TWO ……… AND LEWES MAKES THE SAVE!”
JIVE: “Whisper almost pinned Blue there … Blue was knocked silly just long enough, but luckily Lewes was able to break it up!”
GHEORGHE: “Olivia Lewes picks up Whisper .. AND SHE TOSSES HER THROUGH THE ROPES TO THE ARENA FLOOR! Lewes now turns and grabs Krist Blue … No! Blue with a quick irish whip into the ropes …. Lewes on the return … AND SHE NAILS BLUE WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK! Krist Blue goes down and Olivia Lewes makes the quick cover … ONE ……… TWO ……..”
JIVE: “Whisper just pulled Lewes out of the ring!”
GHEORGHE: “Whisper has Olivia Lewes on the outside … and now she starts in with the knee attacks to the gut of Lewes… Whisper gets Lewes on her knees … and now she is drilling those knees into the face of Lewes…. Whisper grabs the head of Olivia … AND SHE TRIES TO DDT HER INTO THE ARENA FLOOR!”
JIVE: “But Lewes is trying to block it!”
GHEORGHE: “Lewes holding on to the guardrail …. and Whisper lets go of her head and she kicks the arm off the guardrail! Whisper quick to grab the head of Lewes and she takes her down with a swinging neckbreaker!! The referee telling Whisper to bring this into the ring and she brings Lewes to her feet…”
(SFX: FANS EXPLODE!)
GHEORGHE: “AND KRIST BLUE WITH A PLANCHA THROUGH THE ROPES TAKES ALL THREE TO THE ARENA FLOOR!!”
JIVE: “Whisper took her attention off Krist Blue … and that’s always a dangerous thing to do!”
GHEORGHE: “Blue rolls Whisper into the ring … and now she rolls Lewes into the ring …. AND KRIST BLUE IS LYING THEM ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER!”
JIVE: “NOW THAT’s WHAT I LIKE TO SEE!!!”
GHEORGHE: “Krist Blue now heading to the corner .. and SHE HOPS TO THE TOP ROPE! Krist Blue measures….”
(SFX: Fans pop!)
GHEORGHE: “Blue flew off the top rope with a moonsault …. Whisper rolled out of the way, but Olivia Lewes didn’t have the luxury! Krist Blue gets to her feet as Whisper rests on the second rope … Blue sees her chance and bounces off the opposite ropes …. Blue comes back across and hops on the back of Whisper to choke he…. NO! Whisper moved out of the way right at the last minute … AND BLUE LANDS AWKWARDLY ON THE ROPES!”
JIVE: “That middle rope just went in between her pus…”
GHEORGHE: “I said she landed awkwardly, Nick .. no need to explain in more detail. Whisper quick to take advantage of the situation and she grabs Blue around the waist … AND SHE NAILS HER WITH A BACKBREAKER! Whisper with a cover …. ONE ……. TWO ……. THR—NOOOO! Blue manages to get the shoulder up! Whisper gets back to her feet .. and she sees Olivia Lewes getting up.”
JIVE: “Lewes had some time to catch her breath after being hit with the moonsault .. and in a triple threat match its difficult to spend time on both of your opponents…”
GHEORGHE: “Lewes on her knees by the time Whisper gets over there .. and she connects with a shot to the gut! Whisper comes back a second time, and Lewes gets in another shot! Whisper tries one more time … and this time Lewes brings her down with a single leg takedown!”
JIVE: “Whisper had the right idea with trying to stop Lewes from getting the upperhand, but she couldn’t execute it.”
GHEORGHE: “Lewes gets to her feet and grabs the legs of Whisper …. AND SHE IS TURNING HER OVER INTO A BOSTON CRAB! Olivia Lewes locks the Boston Crab on Whisper in the middle of the ring!”
(SFX: Fans begin to chatter as they look over at the rampway.)
JIVE: “What the hell is he doing out here?”
(The camera catches Jason Payne walking down the rampway… a forced smile on his face as he carries an oversized pizza box in his hand.)
GHEORGHE: “JASON PAYNE IS COMING TO RINGSIDE!”
JIVE: “But why!”
GHEORGHE: “Jason Payne carrying a pizza box with him .. and that thing looks like it could feed about 20 people! Krist Blue is on her feet … AND SHE SEES JASON PAYNE! Payne is yelling something at her …”
PAYNE: “Come on, Blue .. you want a slice of pizza? You look like you’re hungry!”
GHEORGHE: “What is he doing?”
PAYNE: “Feed that fat face of yours! I know this has been too much of a workout for you!”
GHEORGHE: “Jason Payne is taunting Krist Blue! And now Olivia Lewes has let go of the Boston Crab and she is sneaking up behind Blue! Olivia Lewes grabs the head of Blue from behind ….. SPINNING REVERSE DDT! The cover ….. ONE ………… TWO ………. THREE! NOOOOO!!! Krist Blue kicks out!”
JIVE: “Jason Payne almost cost Krist Blue a shot at the championship!”
GHEORGHE: “Lewes back to her feet and she is stomping on the torso of Krist Blue .. Lewes drags Blue to the center of the ring …. AND SHE IS LOCKING THE LEGS OF BLUE INTO A FIGURE FOUR!”
JIVE: “Lewes has got some balls … in the figurative sense … she’s locking that figure four right next to Whisper!”
GHEORGHE: “Whisper has been slow to get to her feet after being in the Boston Crab… and now Olivia Lewes has a figure four on Krist Blue ...”
PAYNE: “I’M SURPRISED SHE’s ABLE TO GET THOSE STUBS IN A FIGURE FOUR …”
GHEORGHE: “And Jason Payne continuing his verbal attack as he taunts her with a pizza! AND WHISPER GETS TO HER FEET AND KICKS OLIVIA LEWES IN THE CHEST!”
JIVE: “She’s broken up the figure four and has Olivia Lewes on the mat!”
GHEORGHE: “AND NOW SHE DROPS THE LEG ACROSS THE THROAT OF OLIVIA LEWES! Whisper brings Olivia Lewes to her feet …. AND SHE DROPS HER ON HER HEAD WITH THE DESCENT!”
(SFX: Crowd pops HUGE!)
GHEORGHE: “AND NOW WHISPER TOSSES KRIST BLUE OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE ARENA FLOOR!!! Whisper is calling for the end of this match!”
JIVE: “Jason Payne is over to Krist Blue … but the referee is too busy focusing on Whisper and Olivia Lewes to see!”
GHEORGHE: “Krist Blue getting to her feet …”
(SFX: Fans pop!)
GHEORGHE: “AND JASON PAYNE LEVELS HER …. WITH THE PIZZA BOX?!”
JIVE: “Wait a minute …. Jason Payne is pulling … a CHAIR OUT OF THE OVERSIZED PIZZA BOX! He was hiding a chair in there!!!”
GHEORGHE: “Whisper brings Olivia Lew… NO LEWES WITH A SMALL PACKAGE!!! ONE ………. TWO ………. THREE—NOOOOOOOOOOO!! Whisper kicks out!!!”
JIVE: “Payne has Blue on her feet!!!”
GHEORGHE: “JASON PAYNE GRABS KRIST BLUE FROM BEHIND …… AND HE GERMAN SUPLEXES HER ONTO THE CHAIR ON THE ARENA FLOOR!!! KRIST BLUE IS OUT!!!”
JIVE: “What the hell has gotten into him?!”
PAYNE: “COME ON, KRIST …. What’s the matter? IT WAS ONLY A GERMAN SUPLEX!!!”
GHEORGHE: “Jason Payne is ridiculing Krist Blue based on comments made by MWG!! He’s gone crazy!! In the ring Olivia Lewes and Whisper are both on their feet … Whisper comes at her with a clothesline … but Lewes ducks underneath!!! Whisper turns … and Olivia Lewes with a kick into the gut ….. ROCKER DROPPER! Olivia Lewes draped the leg over the bent over neck of Whisper and drove her face first into the mat!”
JIVE: “Jason Payne is finally leaving ringside! But he’s already ruined Krist Blue’s chances at winning this thing…”
GHEORGHE: “Over what, Nick… OVER WHAT?”
JIVE: “You can bet the house that MWG will not let this go unpunished!”
GHEORGHE: “Olivia Lewes now pointing at Whisper … AND SHE GIVES WHISPER THE THUMBS DOWN!”
(SFX: Crowd jeers!)
JIVE: “Whisper isn’t going to give her hometown fans something to cheer about tonight!”
GHEORGHE: “Lewes grabs Whisper by the hair …. Both women are on their feet …. AND OLIVIA LEWES WITH SWEET MISERY!!! SHE’s NAILED THE SWEET MISERY ON WHISPER ……….. ONE ……………. TWO …………….. THREEEE!!!!”
(SFX: Bell rings.)
JACOBS: “The winner of this match … and the new #1 contender to the Women’s championship …… OLIVIA LEWES!!!”
GHEORGHE: “This isn’t fair! Jason Payne came out here and ruined Krist Blue’s chances!!!”
JIVE: “Jason Payne or not … Olivia Lewes will have her shot at the Women’s championship against either Karla Starr or Caitlyn Daymon … and its unfortunate that Jason Payne decided to take out his frustrations on Blue.”
GHEORGHE: “Congratulations to Olivia Lewes on her victory here tonight …. WAIT! I’m getting word that there’s an altercation out back!”
JIVE: “Well hurry up and get us back there! Maybe the Masked Man got a hold on Jean Rabesque!”
