[The cWo logo appears on the screen and spins out of control then transitions into the menacing smile of Josh Cantrell after his title win at Will of the Warrior as "Driven" by Sevendust begins to play. Clips of Christian Roman's several battles througout the years is shown. Next is Jen Diamond winning the Best of Five Series against Chastity McGavin. After that Chris Michaels stands victorious over Nick Dangerous. This is followed by Devon Dice hitting the Hard Eight on Chandler Dalmon. He appears in front of a blank screen. The text scrawsl in front of him.]

I AM DRIVEN

[Christian Roman appears in front of the blank screen then.]

I AM cWo

[Muru does a Muru splash from the top rope onto Chris Michaels

Brother Shabazz whips on Raymond Jacobson.

Barret Hawk holds a texas bull rope in his hands.

Chazz Mendel holds his U.S title in the air after beating The ChED.He appears in front of the blank screen.]

I AM DRIVEN

[Muru appears in front of the screen now.]

I AM cWo

[Several shots of Jacob Baxter hitting the hooligan kick on his opponents is shown. Raymond Jacobson performs the RJA. Lana Lexington gets a near pin on Evette. Sean Pason roundhouse kicks Nick Dangerous in the head.

Pason appears in front of the blank screen.]

I AM DRIVEN

[He quickly turns into Jacob Baxter.]

I AM cWo

[Mr. Rich and Evette walk down to ringside. Evette with the Woman's title around her waist.

Mike Logan uses blow up dolls of Chastity and Mary-Joe to demonstrate what a great lover he is.Chastity pops a blow up doll.Mike Logan walks off with both Mary-Joe and Chastity McGavin over his shoulders. Mike Logan appears in front of the blank screen.]

I AM DRIVEN

[Mr. Rich appears with Evette by his side.]

I AM cWo

[Flashes of Nick Dangerous hitting several submissions is shown before a flash of him pinning Pason at WOTW is shown. A shot of Chandler Dalmon slapping Christian Roman in the face is shown next. Thaddeus Walker sprays Pason down with oil. Honest Griffin and Jenna stand tall in the ring. Finally, Johnny Serious hitting the Got Serious'd on several different opponents. He looks at Heretic face to face. He stands in front of the blank screen.]

I AM DRIVEN

[He changes to Nick Dangerous]

I AM CWO

[Heretic overlooks his opponents in the cell. He then is seen painting the world title gold. He slams a steel chair over the head of Muru. Lance Wilden attempts to stab him with a screw driver. He is seen laughing. Next is Josh Cantrelll's return to cWo. Then him hitting Phantasy. He reads a letter from his father, then beats on Christiano Drago. Then once again, his smile at the fall of Heretic. Heretic appears in front of the blank screen.]

I AM DRIVEN

[Josh Cantrell appears with the title over his shoulder

I AM CWO

[The picture then breaks into pieces to reveal the pyro going off in the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California! The crowd pans the excited crowd from several angles, then focuses in on Joel Nelson and Robbie Hart sitting at the announce table.]

Joel Nelson: Is it a new era, or more of the same? Welcome to Driven, I’m Joel Nelson joined as always by Robbie Hart, and that’s a question we all hope to answer tonight as it relates to our new world champion!

Robbie Hart: Anyone’s gotta be better than Heretic, right?

Nelson: You’d think so, but after the unrivaled brutality from Cantrell at Will of the Warrior, many cWo fans have their doubts! Well fans, we’re receiving word that there’s an urgent situation backstage, let’s take you there live!

[Jen Diamond and Lana Lexington stand in Tony Awesome's office, both dressed in thier wrestling gear and looking pissed off.]

Jen Diamond: This is ridiculous, Tony!

Lana Lexington: You can't let her get away with this again!

Tony "Totally" Awesome: Look, I can't force her to wrestle! She claims she has an injury, her doctor has told me its legit, and she can't compete.

Lexington: She's faking!

Diamond: Yeah, she never even wrestles, how can she get hurt?

Tony "Totally" Awesome: I don't know, but I've got to honor her injury. But this match WILL happen next week, and if Evette claims that she's still injured, she will be stripped of the women's title and you two will compete for it.

[Jen and Lana look at Tony, then at each other.]

Tony "Totally" Awesome: Fair?

[Back to Joel and Robbie.]

Nelson: Well, unfortunately Evette has done it again.

Hart: She’s injured!

Nelson: As a result, we will once again delay the women’s title triple threat match. This is just absurd!

Hart: What’s absurd? Why should this poor girl have to defend her title when she’s physically unable to? What’s absurd is FORCING her to show up next week!

Nelson: I’m receiving word that our new main event will be the Lord of Punishment match between Barrett Hawk and Mike Logan. Not a bad main event, considering the history these two have…

"Yeah I get it you're an outcast..."

Donna Dixon: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome the NEW cWo World Heavyweight Champion, "The Product of Hate" Josh Cantrell!!!

["The Sound of Madness" hits and the crowd explodes with a very mixed reaction of mostly boos but some fans still cheer the arrival of "The Product of Hate". Josh steps out onto the ramp as dressed up as he'll ever be in nicer than his normal jeans, a white button down, dark sunglasses, and a black leather jacket. He has the still black cWo World Title over his shoulder as he slowly approaches the ring.]

Nelson: Looks like we're about to hear from the new Champion for the first time since he went beyond everything imaginable to take the title from Heretic. The brutal images of Will of a Warrior are still costing me sleep.

Hart: That's a little much Joel, if you're losing sleep over this we may need to give Lance a call and see if he's ready to come back.

Nelson: That was a very emotional, violent match. What Josh Cantrell was capable of doing to another human being was inexcusable.

Hart: Just like I told you on Sunday, he did what no one else would and that's what Heretic wanted.

Nelson: Well he certainly got it.

[Cantrell climbs the steps to the ring and walks out onto the apron, he raises the belt in the air before entering the ring and taking a microphone from Donna Dixon.]

Josh Cantrell: As nice as this feels in my hand, and as good as it sounded to hear Donna announce me as the World Champion, I woulda done everything I did at Will of a Warrior all over again WITHOUT the belt on the line!

[Boos rings out from the crowd and Cantrell just shakes his head in disbelief.]

Josh Cantrell: You gotta be [beeping] kiddin' me!

Nelson: Seven second delay in full effect thank goodness.

Hart: I agree with him, this reaction is absurd.

Josh Cantrell: Do you people not realize that I did what I did Sunday night FOR YOU!!! I told every damn one of you the week after Eye of the Storm, that unlike your hero Johnny Serious who had the perfect opportunity to toss Heretic off the side of a cage but didn't have the balls to do it that I would do what ever it took to lift the dark cloud that was hanging over cWo, but you all act like it's still there!

Nelson: It is!

Hart: I'd say it's more a darker shade of gray.

Josh Cantrell: I've heard the rumbling and grumbling and people saying that I "went to far". How the hell do you go too far against a guy like Heretic and how far is too far? That was the problem every time before when someone challenged Heretic, they never went far enough to get the job done. Well I made damn sure that he wasn't getting up! There were a few times that I didn't think I was going to be able to get up myself, but I fought and I clawed and even when my body was telling me to stop fighting my heart wouldn't let me because I thought I was doing the right thing for this company and you fans. Ya know something though, if I'd known how much you bastards really appreciated the lengths I was going to for you...

[He pauses as the boos rain down.]

Josh Cantrell: It wouldn't have been for you but I would have still done it because I enjoyed it! It felt good grinding Heretic's face into the glass covered mat. After all the minds games and sick twisted things he's done over the past few months I feel like he deserved the pain that came with each little sliver of glass that he's probably still picking out of his face. I have no sympathy for him and feel not one shred of remorse for what I did, and if anyone expected me to they don't really know me at all.

Nelson: It takes a very warped individual to do what Cantrell did, and then to admit he got joy from it.

Hart: Ok I can admit that is a bit much, it almost sounds like something Heretic would say himself.

[Cantrell paces the ring a few minutes looking out at the crowd over the top of the sunglasses, his right eye still remains almost completely swelled shut.]

Josh Cantrell: Come to think of it no one really knows me. I've lived a life fueled by pain, anger, envy, and most importantly HATE. None of you know what it's like to be me, or what I've went through in my life and you didn't care. You've proved tonight that you'll turn your backs on someone at the drop of a hat even when they've got your best interests in mind. I think it's time I stop worrying about YOU and doing things for ME!

[Boos continue to ring out but then the voice of Johnny Serious comes over the sound system and says "Are You SERIOUS." and the crowd erupts with cheers. An orange light turns on in the arena as the song "Elevation" by U2 plays. Johnny Serious makes his way out. He enters the ring with a microphone in hand. Serious is wearing a pair of blue jeans and his "ARE YOU SERIOUS" tee shirt as he soaks in the admiration of the fans.]

Nelson: JOHNNY SERIOUS IS BACK!!!

Hart: Whoopdeedoo, Serious failed where Cantrell succeeded.

[Serious looks at Cantrell and shakes his head and Cantrell greets him with a scowl.]

Johnny Serious: Are you SERIOUS? These people made you, you compromised your integrity by stooping to Heretics level and that's why they are not supporting you any longer. You didn't lift the dark cloud from cWo. You are just as bad as Heretic, ladies and gentlemen MEET THE NEW CHAMP, SAME AS THE OLD CHAMP!

[An angry Cantrell yanks his sunglasses off and paces in front of Johnny while the fans show their approval for Serious.]

Johnny Serious: The way I see it Josh is that there is some SERIOUS payback in order for you now that I'm cleared to compete after your selfish cheap shot a few weeks ago put me on the shelf. I am a nice guy though and that eye looks SERIOUSLY bad so I'll...

[Cantrell cuts him off.]

Josh Cantrell: Just stop. If I'm so much like Heretic I'd be loading what I'm sayin' to you right now full of cryptic messages about toys and someone else who shows potential. If I'm so much like Heretic like you claim then I would tell you that you're not worth my time because you have nothing to offer me! If I'm so much like Heretic then I would tell you that you're not ready! I mean you clearly aren't ready, and if you think for one second you are you need to go home and watch the Main Event of Will of Warrior again... But I know just as well as you do what it's like to have to jump through hoops to get a shot you feel like you already deserve. As far as I'm concerned you deserve it whether you're ready for it or not. They got this little tournament shindig going on at the next Pay Per View but it needs a Main Event World Title match and there ain't no sense in beatin' around the bush for another month, you want it, you got it.

[The crowd explodes with cheers for the announcement and a shocked Johnny Serious shakes his head yes.]

Nelson: This is HUGE!!! Josh Cantrell will defend the World Title again Johnny Serious at Veneration: Lords of Punishment!

Hart: Veneration was a stupid name last year and it's a stupid name this year but that's a big time Main Event.

Nelson: We’re going to take a quick break, we’ll be right back!

[The Mac Machine is sitting in his room. A knock is heard at the door.]

The Mac Machine: Come in.

[The door opens and a man hands the Mac Machine an envelope.]

The Mac Machine: Oh yeah! Another donation!!

[The Mac Machine opens the envelope and begins to read its contents. His facial expression changes from happy to disbelief.]

The Mac Machine: I'm being charged $32,500? What the hell is this all about?

[The Mac Machine flips the letter around and begins reading it out loud.]

The Mac Machine: Dear Mac, here is the bill for my awesome mobile. Thanks. Your Awesomeness, Tony Awesome. I didn't wreck his car. I don't even know what he's talking about.

[The Mac Machine tears up the bill and throws it on the floor.]

[Commercial break]

[In the middle of the ring stands the beautiful Natalie Mercer who waves and blows kisses to her fans.]

Nelson: As you can see, our newest member of the women's roster, Natalie Mercer is getting ready for first match in cWo.

Hart: Joel, she is so beautiful.

Nelson: Yes, but can she wrestle? We have learned over the last few days that she isn't familliar with our company and only has a few months worth of wrestling experience.

Hart: She must be a prodigy then.

Nelson: I hope so, because right now she looks incredibly clueless. She is going to be facing probably the most unstable of our female competitors: Mad Maddie.

["For Whom the Bell Tolls" hits as Maddie stumbles out to the ring. She enters and flips off Mercer.]

Nelson: Maddie is of course, her usual self. She must be feeling some confidence tonight, she has a victory over Chastity McGavin... after a string of losses

Hart: This match is clearly going to be a classic.

[Maddie circles around Natalie who urges her to attack.]

Nelson: Mercer must be braver than she is smart.

Hart: But just as hot.

DING DING DING

Nelson: Maddie attacks with a hard slap to Natalie's face then jab followed by a scoop slam!

[Natalie falls back unaturally. She immediately begins to yell out "MY WRIST! AH MY WRIST!"]

Hart: What is she doing?

Nelson: She landed on her wrist and apparently it did some sort of damage. Unfortunately there is no time to check on her because the match is still going on. Maddie takes her out with a dropkick and then goes for a pin as Natalie cries out in pain.

ONE

TWO

THREE

Hart: That was fast!

Nelson: It was... but I think more important is that this girl is going to need some kind of assistance. Look at her, she is in tears.

DING DING DING

[Natalie is holding onto her right wrist with her left one as Maddie celebrates in the ring.]

Dixon: Here is your winner: Mad Maddie!!!

Nelson: We have one paramedic making his way out to the ring to check up on a freaking out Natalie Mercer.

Hart: Isn't she being a little bit of a cry baby over her wrist? Her leg, back or neck ... maybe. But her wrist?

Nelson: It might not seem like much to us due to the other injuries we have seen, but this is her first injury. I'm sure she is traumatized.

Hart: She needs to grow up if she wants to hang in here as a female competitor.

Nelson: You have to wonder where Tony Awesome's head was at when just throwing this girl into the ring.

Hart: I don't think he was thinking with his head, but he WAS thinking with his head!

Nelson: You are probably right!

[The paramedic escorts Natalie out of the ring as Madde continues to celebrate her victory.]

Nelson: Hopefully this girl is okay and we'll see her again soon.

Hart: Welcome to the cWo baby!

Nelson: I understand we have Tiffany Tolberg standing by backstage. Tiffany?

[Devon Dice is standing backstage with Tiffany Tolberg in street clothes.]

Tiffany Tolberg: I'm here with Devon Dice. You looked great at Will of a Warrior, although you didn't pull out the win.

Devon Dice: Listen, I did what I wanted to. I beat Thaddeus Walker. I tried damn hard to finish the job with Dalmon. It didn't turn out the way I planned. I made some mistakes in the match that I probably shouldn't have. But when you're in that cWo ring and the fans are cheering for you, you just try to do whatever works to keep those cheers positive. I applaud the ChED, he put on a display, we both gave everything we had, and he was the better man that night. I plan on seeing him in the ring again. But in a match of my choice. I played his silly games of pole touching, I didn't complain about it, now it's my turn. We're not finished Dalmon!

Tiffany Tolberg: But next week you're taking on Jacob Baxter in the opening round of the Lords of Punishment tournament, shouldn't you be focused on that?

Devon Dice: Well, looking ten steps ahead has been my weakness since I started, but believe me I am ready for Jacob Baxter. I will keep bringing my "A" game into that ring to show these fans that when you roll the Dice, the house always wins!

[Crowd cheers as Dice walks out of the frame.]

Hart: We really needed to waste time on that loser?

Nelson: Loser? He’s a former world champion who has looked great recently in the ring!

Hart: Did he win at Will of the Warrior? NO.

Nelson: He looks more focused than he has in a long time, and if you’ll pardon the pun, I wouldn’t bet against Devon Dice!

Hart: Ugh.

Nelson: Let’s get back to the action… take it, Donna Dixon!

Dixon: The next match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first from the 7-11 in West Paterson, New Jersey. The Mac Machine!

["Please Swipe Card and Enter PIN" Machine sounds are heard. "Your Transaction Is Being Processed" Money begins to fall from the rafter as dispensing sounds are made while the Mac Machine makes his way into the ring.]

Nelson: This nut job destroyed Tony Awesome's vehicle and still has a job, amazing!

Hart: It was an accident.

Dixon: And his opponent, from Las Vegas, Nevada. Elvis Hunt!

["Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon hits the PA system and out strolls the King of Kool, Elvis Hunt. He flattens his comb over, smoothens his moustache and draws back on his cigarette before he makes his way down to the ring. He's wearing a Hawaiian shirt and aviators on his way down. He steps up the ring steps and through the ropes where he removes a head band for sweat from his shirt pocket and puts it on. Then removes the shirt and glasses, ready to rumble.]

Nelson: And would you look at this pathetic human being. He's 22 years old and already a slob. cWo is a classy place, he can at least have class.

Hart: The guy feels at home, he lives how he pleases. You can't knock someone for living comfortably. I mean you only get one life, do what you please.

DING DING DING

[The Mac Machine sidesteps the charging Elvis Hunt and sends him into the corner.]

Nelson: The Mac Machine shows some agility in that big puffy costume of his. He's got Hunt from behind.

Hart: Family show, Joel.

[Hunt throws elbows to release Mac's grip. The grip is broken and Hunt puts Mac in a headlock and delivers a bulldog.]

Nelson: Big bulldog by Elvis Hunt.

Hart: I believe it was "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley.

[Hunt begins to stomp on the down Mac Machine.]

Nelson: And he's stomping away at the Mac Machine. He's really taking it to the Mac Machine.

Hunt: Well before the rockstar life took over, Elvis Hunt was actually a rising star. He was a prodigy!

[Hunt lifts up the Mac Machine who lifts up Hunt into a spinebuster.]

Nelson: Great transition by Mac Machine to take control of the match. And a big splash to follow it up.

ONE

TWO

Nelson: Hunt gets his shoulder up, and this one will continue.

Hart: I like both of these guys, Elvis Hunt probably has to hookup for some high class women.

Nelson: He is from Nevada.

[Mac Machine goes for an elbow drop and misses. Hunt gets to his feet out of breath.]

Nelson: And Mac misses, Elvis Hunt needs to capitalize but he's out of breath. I can't believe he's this out of shape! HE'S 22!

Hart: He'll beat you.

Nelson: I'm not a wrestler.

Hart: There's times I wish you were.

[Elvis Hunt gathers himself as the Mac Machine gets to his feet. Mac kicks Elvis Hunt in the midsectio and sets up for the Fraudulent Attempt.]

Mac Machine: FRAUDULENT ATTEMPT! NO CASH FOR YOU!

Nelson: And he's got him up.

[Hunt swings his body upright from the piledriver position and swings back down and delivers a hurricarana!]

Nelson: HOLY TOLEDO! Did you see that?

Hart: I TOLD YOU HE'S A STAR!

[Hunt lifts Mac Machine up and sets up the Rockstar Headache.]

Nelson: A huge sitdown Jawbreaker, the Mac Machine is out cold.

Hart: That's the Rockstar Headache!

ONE

TWO

THREE

Dixon: Here is your winner, Elvis Hunt

Nelson: Pretty impressive. I can't believe a guy of his size can move like that.

Hart: He's good, Joel! He's good.

[Jason Duran is waiting by a door backstage. Once it opens, a pale face Mary-Joe Wolf walks out in t-shirt and jeans with no glasses and messy hair. Jason Duran springs to action to get a word from her.]

Duran: Mary-Joe... can I get a word on your and Chastity McGavin's wild night with Mike Logan?

[Mary-Joe turns around and slaps him in the face.]

Mary-Joe: Don't you have any shame, you leech! Me and my client were taken advantage of... no, we were practically raped!

Duran: It was consenting.

Mary-Joe: It was a stipulation that he cheated to make happen! ... Just show me some respect and leave me alone.

[Mary-Joe looks like she is going to cry as she walks past Duran. A look of panic and fear appears on her face. The camera pans out to reveal gleeful Mike Logan.]

Logan: What is the matter, MJ? Sad because when we were finished I tossed you and Chastity out on your asses.

Mary-Joe: You got what you wanted leave me alone!

Logan: It'd be rude of me not to have a follow up with you. See how you are doing, but most importantly, find out how Chastity ENJOYED getting bit by the Loga-conda.

Mary-Joe: You violated us... it was a horrible humiliating experience for both of us.

Logan: Really? From what I saw, when you weren't crying, you and your CLIENT were getting up close and personal with eachother. While I didn't like being the center of attention, I enjoyed watching and it seemed like you two enjoyed eachother.

Mary-Joe: Being with you was horrible... it was a release.

Logan: Oh, it was definitely a release. You realesed, Chastity released, but more importantly... I released... three times! I do have to say, it got a bit messy with your girlfriend.

Mary-Joe: Don't you dare talk about her! Talk about me all you want, but you leave her...

Logan: Wait, where is she tonight?

[Mary-Joe gives him a blank expression.]

Logan: Wait, did I destroy her so much that you haven't seen her?

Mary-Joe: She... she...

Logan: That's a riot! Not only is she affraid of me, but she is affraid of you as well. That is rich! God, for a strong amazonian hellcat warrior she sure is sensitive.

[Mary-Joe goes to slap Mike Logan, but he grabs it and holds her steady.]

Logan: Sorry there sweet cheeks, you already had your go around with me. I got what I wanted and now I am finished. This is your ONE warning!

[Logan holds out his tongue and licks Mary-Joe's neck as she cringes. He then throws her down to the concrete. He looks down at her.]

Logan: As far as your estranged lesbian lover goes, she doesn't get another go around with me either. If she wants to go out on some angsty revenge trip, she needs to do it in the Lord of Punishment tournament. Looking at the brackets, she's got alot of men to get past. The odds are NOT in a woman's favor this time around.

[Logan sticks his chin up and passes a emotionally wounded Mary-Joe on the floor seething at him.]

[Commercial]

[We cut to outside in the carpark where Mad Maddie and Elvis Hunt are drinking beers in deck chairs, talking crap to one another.]

Elvis Hunt: So I roll off the top of her and says to her 'if you're not a REAL penguin, what the Hell are ya?'

Mad Maddie: And that's how you wound up in bed with a nun.

Hunt: Turns out it was some hermaphroditic dude-slash-dudette dressed as a nun. But I'm notchin' that one on my belt as doin' a nun. OOOH YEAH!

[Elvis bounds to his feet and starts thrusting his groin into fresh air sexually.]

Hunt: UNGH! UNGH! YA LIKE THAT JESUS? UNGH!

[Maddie whistles, as though she is impressed, before twisting the tops off of two more beers.]

Maddie: Wow. That's all I can say. Wow.

Hunt: Y'know I'm glad I found me a drinkin' partner. Gonna make this cWo stuff a LOT easier to stomach with some beer in me belly, right?

Maddie: Right. Some of the people on this roster, you NEED beer to stomach them. Like these two (Maddie motions to a pair of people coming up on them) coming up right now.

[Elvis Hunt stops thrusting his groin to put his hands on his hips. Dips his sunglasses and sees that it is J.J. Carter and Brother Shabazz making their way across to them.]

Hunt: Well lookee lookee. What have we here?

Carter: Why is this not a surprising sight? Mad Maddie finds a friend to drink and smoke with, and it's the most disgusting guy in the company.

Shabazz: Look here, a couple of John McCain voters. Don't you know what you have done? You have voted in favor of sinning against God. Don't you two realize that Barack Obama's election was a mandate from the heavens. And when God speaks to us, any vessel God uses, we need to all be open.

Carter: [cutting Shabazz off] So new guy, obviously you have been warned about us. We are the Connextion, the future here in CWO. If you want to knock us off our throne, here's your warning. It's not happening.

[Elvis Hunt looks at Mad Maddie, who shrugs at him. He turns back to Carter.]

Hunt: I'm sorry... I don't think I'm understandin' what's goin' on here. Yer tryin' to tell me that you darkies are the future in cWo?

[Shabazz pushes J.J. Carter aside and gets in Hunt's face.]

Shabazz: You should know, this is the era of the black man. After centuries of oppression in these United States of Amerikkka, now it's our time to rule the world. You gonna f*** with us cracker? I'd like to see you try.

[Hunt removes his shades and tosses them to Maddie. Trying to get back in Shabazz's face.]

Hunt: You'd be susprised to know what I've f*cked with, darkie. You wanna come in here and push and shove you best know what you're up against. I'm the eternal unknown, kitty-kat. You gonna start molerterin' my ears with ya Black Power bullsh*t?

[Elvis prods Shabazz with a pudgy finger, right in the ribs.]

Hunt: Step down, dogfood. Elvis Hunt don't care none 'bout yer preachin' and furthermore... don't care none for ni-

[Maddie stands up and gets between the two.]

Maddie: OOOOOOH-kay then. Let's just calm down here a minute.

Hunt: (to Maddie) Calm down? (to Shabazz and Carter) You two know-it-all twats better get to steppin' otherwise I'm gonna show you two how this cat rock n rolls. Take yer preachin' and be off with you!

Carter: Well, I'm sure one of these days we'll be seeing you in the ring. Come on Shabazz.

Shabazz: You'll regret this day Mr. Hunt, just you watch...

[As the show comes back, the ring is decked out with a couch, tables and a man behind a counter with coffee makin equipment. The "Chattin with The ChED" symbol is on the counter and in the middle of the ring. Chandler sits on the couch drinking a cup of coffee.]

Nelson: Welcome back, apparently we are going to witness the first addition of Chandler Dalmon's new talk show.

Hart: It's a homey set up don't you think?

The ChED: Ah... nice of you all to join me for the opening of"Chattin with The ChED" This is a place where I can relax and comment on what is going on in the world of cWo. I also like to invite guests and probe their mind as well. This isn't just my "show" but it is all of yours show! My people, what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine. So forget about "A Serious Show" or Speak Easys or pffft... Hot Spots. This is the choice of the people! I guess that is why those other shows are not around, because they didn't appeal to anyone. People don't want to hand fed and told they are watching a show. I treat my viewers like friends and don't patronize them like most old timers have done in the past. This show i cutting edge.

Nelson: Chandler hasn't spoken for a minute and he is already claiming victory over others like him. This isn't a coffee shop as much as it is a pat on the back.

Hart: This is a man who deserves to pat himself on the back! He is coming off a pretty amazing victory at Will of the Warrior.

[Chandler takes a sip of his coffee then continues.]

The ChED: Speaking of cutting edge and things of the past... that brings me to the topic of the day: People who should give up. Yes, this is dedicated to all of our favorites of the past. All the nostalgic classics that I watched as a teenager. We love them, dont' we? We cheered for them, care about them... and now we mourn them. I ask you all to look at the evidence.

[Video clips of Chandler hitting the Ice-9 on Christian Roman a few weeks ago is shown. This is followed by him pinning the cWo favorite. Next is his match with Chris Michaels the week before and hitting the Exclamation point on Michaels and then his pinfall victory. Finally, footage from Will of the Warrior plays as Chandler hits the Exclamation Point on Devon Dice. Next is him pinning Dice and winning. The footage ends and flashes back to Chandler standing in the middle of the ring with a huge smile on his face.]

Nelson: Funny that he isn't showing him being aided by Muru and Chazz Mendel in two of those matches.

Hart: What is that supposed to mean?

Nelson: That means that Chandler never earned those victories.

The ChED: Christian Roman, Chris Michaels, and Devon Dice. All three are former world champions and all three are greats in this company. They are all three people that I have pinfall victories over as well! My people, this is a sign of the times. The cWo that people like Roman and Michaels and Dice belonged to is gone. The cWo that catered to the wrestlers and not the viewers is gone. Long live the people's cWo! Dice, Roman and especially Michaels should just give up! It's over for you. Your time is over and you should step aside for the next generation! I have made all three of you an endangered species in cWo. Now it is time for the true heroes of this business to arise. People like me, Chazz Mendel, and quite possibly my guest for this evening!

[The ChED looks around unsure of himself.]

The ChED: The key word here is "possibly!" He also has helped in the endangering of the old guard. At Will of the Warrior, W.O.T.W for those of you in the know, he beat The Hotshot, the legend, the Hall of Famer, the former world champion, the over rated egoist: Chris Michaels. Please welcome to "Chattin with The ChED"... MURU!

Nelson: This should be fresh!

Hart: It is going to be incredible. These men are both coming off huge victories, they probably have a lot of gloating to do.

["Ladies and Gentlemen" hits and Muru comes out to a chorus of boos. He slides into the ring and goes to the counter and the man hands him a steaming cup of coffee. Muru sits down across from Chandler as the two shake hands.]

The ChED: Welcome to Ched-bucks and congratulations on your victory!

Muru: Thanks, and same to you.

The ChED: Tonight, I think the people want to know a few things from you... firstly, doesn't it feel great to have a pinfall victory over a NAME like that? It is history in the making is it not?

Muru: It was a long time coming. I have beaten some big names here in cWo but this one was the sweetest. I proved that I am the better man and that Chris Michaels needs to hang it up for good.

The ChED: Many have said that this new side was brought about by Heretic's reveal of your past and then the horrible beating that came about afterwards. How much of this new Muru do you really credit to Heretic?

Muru: What Heretic did was open my eyes. He brought up something I tried to repress and in doing so showed me the true nature of the fans. Don't get me wrong I will never call the man friend, but in my case his technique worked. I know have my priorities straight.

The ChED: That's great! Finally, the question that I have been waiting to ask all night: why are you a coward?

Muru: What?

The ChED: You know what I am getting at here. You've had chance after chance to take out Chris Michaels once and for all. You didn't take those chances. Hell, on Sunday, you had him right where you want him and refused to put him into belated retirement. What happened to the new, big, bad Moo? I thought you changed, you were more visceral. It was so simple, why couldn't you do it?

Muru: If I wanted to take Chris Michaels' head off I could have done it. I decided to show a little mercy because I had proven my point. What more could I have proved? I am a better Muru then I was and I don't need to break "HotShot" face to do it. But ultimately I no longer answer to anyone but myself. Simple answer I didn't feel like it, being a coward has nothing to do with it. If anything it was the complete opposite. The past few weeks I tried to attack him from behind, that was cowardly. What I did was mercy.

[Chandler cuts him off.]

The ChED: No... what you did is prove that all of this work, all of this striving to be a bigger badder Muru was for naught. Face it, whether you like it or not... you don't have it in you anymore. Yeah, sure you bullied a kid into suicide but even that was on accident. In fact, anything meaningful you have done in your career has been a mistake. Winning the TV title, the fans feeling so sorry for you that they cheer for you. What goals have you accomplished here?

[The ChED goes behind the counter with a smile on his face.]

The ChED: You know Muru, I went through what you were going through a while back. You know what happened? A great man helped me see the light. Now I'm going to do the same for you? I am going to give you the opportunity to wear the daddy pants. I am going to give you the chance to prove that you aren't just this passive aggressive "thing" that people feel sorry for. I am going to give you a chance to prove you are not just man, but an actual soldier. Somebody who will do what needs to be done NO MATTER WHAT!

[ChED pulls a bat out from behind the counter and hands it to Muru.]

The ChED: Do it!

[Muru looks confused with the bat in his hands.]

Muru: Do what?

The ChED: Do IT! Hit me!

Muru: What?

The ChED: You couldn't do it to Michaels who is your best friend... but you don't even know me. We aren't friends, we aren't enemies... I am a nothing to you.

[Muru holds the bat in his hand deciding what to do.]

The ChED: It just takes one swing... that is all it takes! Sure, you were able to do it to Heretic, but that was be or be killed. People can say what they want about me... but I have the spirit of the hunter. You take out your prey no matter who it is. Friend, foe or me?

[Muru holds the bat out to swing.]

The ChED: What are you waiting for? Are you Brian or are you Muru? Time to decide!

[Muru stops himself mid-swing as Chandler gives him a huge smile.]

The ChED: What is it going to be Moo? One team one dream brother!

[Muru looks at the bat and throws it down and walks out of the ring with a sullen looks on his face. Chandler smiles wide.

The ChED: Typical! Just typical of the Muru all of us know and love. The same Muru who holds himself back from sucess. Enjoy being in the middle of the show... thats the only place you are going to let yourself go.

[Muru doesn't look back as The ChED just smiles at him.]

Hart: And I was just starting to like Muru again!

Nelson: There’s definitely a lot of internal strife going on inside of Muru right now… but let’s hope he can get back on the path that the fans used to love him for.

Hart: I hope not.

[Static falls across the screen before we see Jacobson appear on the screen with a woman on his arm. As he stands there looking into the camera through his dark sunglasses a smirk crosses his face. As the woman clings to his arm just standing there leaning up against him Jacobson slowly begins to speak.]

Jacobson: It has come to my attention that I have an on again off again relationship with my fans. Sometimes they like me, and other times they don't. And to tell you the truth, it really doesn't matter to me. But there seems to be one person who happens to be truly addicted to myself. And that person is this young lady here.

[Jacobson stops as he points to her with his other hand. As he lowers his hand once again she looks up to the camera with a smirk before turning back towards Jacobson looking up at him with a love sick puppy look on her face.]

Jacobson: And if you are wondering her name is Casey Rose. and she is going to be my new valet. And next week I will be returning to CWO after my week off, and I have a huge surprise for everyone, from the fans to all the boys and girls in the back. The Rock Star is on his way! And there is no rehab for this addiction!

[Jacobson and Rose exit the scene as our screen once again returns to static. As the static continues to play we begin to see some words come across the screen. "THE NEW ADDICTION COMES NEXT WEEK!" We then fade to black as our scene ends.]

[Commercial break]

Nelson: We're back! Up next we have…

["Living in the Sunlight, Loving in the Moonlight begins to play and the crowd begins to boo.]

Nelson: Wait a minute!

Hart: Impossible! Not after that match!

Nelson: There's no way!

[The crowd's booing intensfies as Heretic steps out from behind the entrance ramp. His face is almost entirely bandaged, and he walks with a considerable limp, but a smiles through his bandages as he walks to the ring.]

Nelson: He looks like he was hit by a mack truck, but the former world champion is here!

Hart: How is he still standing?!

[Heretic climbs into the ring and picks up the microphone as the crowd continues to boo loudly.]

Heretic: Sunday, November 16, 2008 was the greatest day of my life!

Nelson: The gratest day of his life?! He took a horrendous beating!

Heretic: That night, someone finally did what I've wanted for months. I was given the release that I had sought. I dropped a terrible burden and in the meantime, helped Josh Cantrell reach his full potential. Now, cWo has a champion it can be proud of, the champion It DESERVES!

Hart: Well that seems gracious enough!

Nelson: Come on! He took Josh Cantrell down an extremely dark path, and now look at him!

Heretic: But now, I can move on to more important things. The world title sidetracked me, and now I'm free to accomplish my PRIME DIRECTIVE!

Nelson: The world title sidetracked him?!

Hart: You saw the way he treated the belt. He painted the thing black! He never wanted it!

Nelson: What could he possibly want?

Heretic: This is directed towards OUR SAVIOR. I've heard you, savior. I haven't reacted, but I've heard EVERY SINGLE WORD! I've seen your every move, and I know that you're just like all the others. You're no savior, you're just lying to yourself, lying to all these wonderful people! Once again, I know your TRUE NATURE, and once again, I'm going to bear your soul for ALL TO SEE!

Nelson: Our savior?

Heretic: The only salvation is through sacrifice. You want to be a hero? I'll help, by making you a martyr. Next week, savior… expect me.

[Heretic drops the mic as "Living in the sunglight, loving in the moonlight" plays and the crowd boos. He looks around and laughs, then slides out of the ring.]

Nelson: It just continues to get more and more cryptic with Heretic, who just announced his intentions towards someone he called “Our Savior.”

Hart: That could be anyone! But like he said, we’ll see next week.

Nelson: To be perfectly honest, I was hoping we wouldn’t ever see Heretic again, but it seems like what doesn’t kill him only makes him stronger!

Hart: And stranger!

Nelson: I'm being told that Tiffany Tolberg is backstage right now for an interview with a cWo superstar, so let's get to it, Tiffany?

Tolberg: Thanks Joel, with me right now is none other than "Simple Man" Barrett Hawk! Mr. Hawk?

Hawk: Ms. Tiffany Tolberg, always a pleasure to see a friendly face.

Tolberg: Has to be a rare thing for you these days, you've been acquainted with some really bad company these days, how are you feeling after your gruelling fight against Honest Griffin and Jenna Gleason?

Hawk: I don't mind.

Tolberg: You don't mind?

Hawk: No ma'am, I don't mind. I don't mind that every time I'm in public, at least one person recognizes me enough to find it funny I lost to a woman. I don't mind that Mr. Rich stepped off the apron and walked away, finding a good joke more important that winnin' a match. I don't mind that ever since I got here people have been treating me like a welcome mat, like something to wipe the dirt off their feet before they get comfortable.

[Becoming increasingly fired up as he speaks, Hawk continues.]

Hawk: I don't mind 'cause I'll be damned if I'm gonna let that happen again! I know, I know, I'm a dummy for letting myself think that a guy like Mr. Rich could change, I'm a dummy for thinking that there's a shred of decency within us all, Charlene's told me that a thousand times and I'd have been wise to listen to her the first. Tonight you're gonna see Barrett Hawk reborn, Mr. Rich can come out, he can bring Honest Griffin, he can bring Jenna Gleason, his interns too if he wants, hell he can even bring his wife, 'cause lord knows she's not far away, yeah I don't mind. Because I might be a Simple Man, but tonight Mike Logan, Mr. Rich or anyone who wants to get in my way, I'm your worst nightmare.

[The camera cuts back to Joel and Robbie.]

Nelson: Strong words from Barrett Hawk, who will face Mike Logan in our main event tonight! Let’s get right back to the action, and our first Lords of Punishment match of the evening!

Dixon: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and is a Lords of Punishment First Round match!

"Temptation..."

"It never lets me down..."

"Temptation..."

"One foot in the ground..."

Dixon: Introducing first and making his way to the ring from Miami, Florida, and weighing in at two hundred and fifty-five pounds – and being accompanied to the ring by Jenna Gleason, he is 'THE BLACK HAND' HONESSSSSST GRIFFFFINNN!

[Pyrotechnics explode at the top of the ramp as Tea Party's "Temptation" continues to roar throughout the arena. As the smoke clears, "The Black Hand" Honest Griffin appears at the top of the ramp with Jenna Gleason in tow, both casually making their way down to the ring]

Nelson: Here is the newcomer Honest Griffin and Jenna Gleason coming off their, well I guess you could say unfair victory over Barrett Hawk.

Hart: Come on Joel! You take anything away from these two. They are taking the cWo by storm!

Dixon: And his opponent! Making his way to the ring from Roanoke, Virginia and weighing in at two hundred and twenty-five pounds, he is the 'HOTSHOT' CHRISSS MICHAAAAELSSS!

["Superstar" by Saliva hits the PA as the "HotShot" comes through the curtain. He walks slowly down the ramp with a big smile on his face. He takes the steps into the ring and mounts the second turnbuckle to give a one fist salute]

Nelson: We are going to have to agree to disagree on that Robbie. But one thing I know for sure is he got a tough draw in this first round match up. He is stepping in the ring with a cWo legend in "HotShot" Chris Michaels.

Hart: Michaels shouldn't even be here tonight. He should be lying in a hospital bed somewhere. Maybe Griffin will finish the job Muru couldn't at Will of the Warrior.

DING DING DING

Nelson: This one is underway as the two men lock up. Griffin get early control. He is twisting the arm of Michaels and then drops an elbow on it. He sends Michaels off the rope and a clothesline sending him to the mat.

Hart: It seems like Michaels is picking up where he left off. Being a loser!

Nelson: Griffin continuing the assault as he is driving fist into the forehead of Michaels trying to bust over the already stitched up head.

["The Black Hand" pulls Michaels up and drops him throat first on the top rope. As he bounces off Griffin grabs him an inverted face lock. He then uses that to hit a neck breaker. Michaels falls nears the ropes and Honest Griffin is now distracting the referee so Jenna Gleason can get in on the action]

Nelson: Gleason is now choking Chris Michaels from the outside!

Hart: I thought she was just checking on him, maybe giving him a hug?

Nelson: Around his throat?

Hart: Why not!

Nelson: Griffin now back to work on Michaels. He sends a Michaels into the ropes and hit's a spine buster. A quick elbow into the back of the downed "HotShot" and now he is locking in a cobra clutch. Michaels is struggling to get to the ropes.

Hart: No way Joel! He is done.

Nelson: Are you sure about that? Michaels is fighting to make the ropes…and he makes it! But "The Black Hand" isn't releasing the hold. Garcia has no choice but to count…

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

Nelson: Griffin releases the hold at the five count to avoid disqualification. He has really dominated this match thus far.

Hart: Is it really any surprise?

Nelson: To be honest…

Hart: I knew you saw it my way!

[Griffin now jawing with the referee again. Which allows Gleason to get involved again]

Nelson: Not again!

[The referee turns around and sees Jenna Gleason getting ready to attack the fallen Chris Michaels again. He says something to her and then points towards the locker room]

Hart: I can't believe it! He just sent her to the back. She has every right to be out here.

Nelson: That might be true but she doesn't have the right to get involved. I for one am glad to see things being done to make sure this tournament is clean. Honest Griffin is fighting with referee Hector Garza and is unaware that Michaels has made it back to his feet.

Hart: Turn around Griffin!

[As he turns around he is met with a right hand followed by another with has his staggering. Michaels now whips him into the far corner and follows him in with a splash. "HotShot" then sends "The Black Hand" to the mat with a scoop slam]

Nelson: Michaels is now climbing to the top rope and leaps with his patented elbow drop which finds its mark square on the chest of Griffin! He goes for the cover…

ONE

TWO

TH…

Nelson: "The Black Hand" is able to kick out!

Hart: Good thing, no one wants to see "HotShot" win.

Nelson: The cheers of these fans would say otherwise Robbie!

[Michaels is drawing from the support of the fans. He is getting pumped up and looks like he is readying himself to land another of his favorite moves, the super kick]

Nelson: Michaels is trying to build some steam here as he is waiting for "The Black Hand" to get to his feet. He is looking to take his head off!

[Griffin turns towards Michaels and "HotShot" attempts a super kick. Griffin is able to duck out of the way but then quickly grasps Michaels. With a great deal of strength Honest Griffin slams Michaels into the mat with a sit down rock bottom]

Nelson: Out of nowhere Griffin hits "The Black Death", looks like Michaels is going to drop another one.

Hart: Death? Does this mean his career IS over?

Nelson: It just might be as "The Black Hand" makes the cover.

ONE

TWO

THREE!!!

Dixon: The winner of this match and advancing in the Lord of Punishment tournament…"THE BLACK HAND" HONESSSSSST GRIFFFFINNN!

Nelson: Pretty impressive victory for Griffin here tonight. Chris Michaels might not be what he once was but he is still a tough competitor.

Hart: WAS a tough competitor!

Nelson: It’s time for our last commercial break of the night! When we come back, it’s our main event! Stay tuned!

[Commercial]

[The show comes back to Mic Benson standing in the ring ready for the introductions to the main event.]

Mic Benson: The following contest is a part of the first round of the Lord of Punishment tournament and is scheduled for one fall!

["Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd hits the PA system as the ovation of the crowd increases. After the intro passes Barrett Hawk comes out donning his usual cowboy hat and stern expressions.]

Benson: Entering the ring first, weighing in at two hundred and twenty pounds, from Sulphur Oklahoma. Barreeeeett Hawk!

Hart: This man's never in a good mood.

Nelson: Well he might be relatively new in the cWo but he's a traditionalist at heart, and he's been dealt with rather untraditionally, Mike Logan was one thing, and now with Mr. Rich and Honest Griffin piled onto his list of problems breeds a miserable existance in cWo.

Hart: Well if he'd take it on with a more positive attitude maybe he'd have better luck around here, he got pinned by a girl last sunday!

Nelson: Well how happy would you be if that happened to you?

Hart: If I were pinned by a girl?

Nelson: Ah forget it. Never the less, what we're about to see might reopen an old bag of worms as far as Hawk's concerned.

[Hawk tosses his hat to the crowd while in the ring as he begins stretching his arms and legs with help of the top rope,Coming down the ring Barrett high fives some kids on the way, not making eye contact as his business is all in the ring. when "The Stroke" hits the PA system, and cherry red shaded lights meander around the arena.]

Benson: And his opponent. Weighing in at two hundred and forty three pounds, and now residing in Intercourse, Pennsylvania. Mike Loooogaaaan!

[With two women by his side Mike Logan comes out looking as pleased with himself as he's ever been, while the fans boo him.]

Nelson: This man is about as opposite to Barrett Hawk as it gets and last Sunday's pay per view event. Hawk found defeat in the fact that he's not the type of guy to enthusiastically enter competition against a woman, while Mike Logan found victory, because let's face it, Mike Logan isn't exactly a gentleman. And I don't even wanna know what happened after that disgusting performance from Mike Logan.

Hart: They went out for pie Joel!

Nelson: Of course you of all people know what he meant by "pie."

Hart: Wait a minute...

Nelson: Oh get serious!

Hart: Ooooh! How risque! And on live television!

Nelson: Alright alright. Well folks I can assure you one of us will be taking our jobs seriously tonight.

Hart: Lighten up Joel, you're sounding a lot like Wilden!

Nelson: I take that as a compliment.

[Referee Aaron Blake gets the two settled in the ring as Logan's two women applaud him from outside. He calls for the bell as Hawk looks more than ready.]

DING DING DING

[Both men meet in the center of the ring, Barrett Hawk goes for a collar and elbow tie up but Mike Logan puts out his hands and says "whoa! Whoa! Wait a second!" Hawk stops reluctantly as Logan saunters backwards closer to his ladies, one of the women gets on the apron, and gives him a kiss on the cheek, as she kisses him Logan thrusts his pelvis and shouts "BOWWW!"]

Nelson: Logan in no hurry to get his butt kicked by Barrett Hawk.

Hart: How about you try being a little more objective?

[Hawk and Logan begin circling each other, stopping at a moment to approach one another for a collar and elbow tie up again, but like before, Logan stops him again, backing towards his women a second time, this time the other woman climbs onto the apron and gives him a kiss, prompting Logan to once again thrust his pelvis.]

Nelson: How long does he think he can stall for?

[Hawk shouts "come on!" as the woman steps off the apron. The two circle each other again, going for another lock up, when Logan again stops him.]

Nelson: Alright that's enough!

[This time Hawk slaps his arms away and begins delivering quick right handed snap jabs to the jaw of Mike Logan.]

Nelson: And it looks like Hawk agrees! There was only so long until Logan had to come to terms with the fact that this is a wrestling match!

[Hawk takes Logan off his feet with a bionic elbow.]

Nelson: Nice elbow to seal the deal.

[Logan gets up as he holds his arms out, begging Hawk off, but Hawk charges him again, clotheslining him over the top rope.]

Nelson: Hawk isn't letting Logan barter any more deals here, what intensity!

Hart: Doesn't change the fact that he was beat by a girl!

Nelson: Will you get over it!

Hart: I think he's the one who has to get over it.

[The fans cheer as Logan gets to his feet with the aid of his women, they both kiss him on both cheeks as he begins gyrating his hips, Hawk's had enough of his showboating as he's headed out to the outside of the ring after him.]

Nelson: Hawk said tonight he's Mike Logan's worst nightmare, so he's gonna want to wipe that smile off his face right away! And we got a chase at ringside!

[A look of fear appears on Logan's face as he runs as fast as he can, sliding under the bottom rope to get into the ring. When Hawk charges in after Mike Logan begins stomping on the back of Barrett Hawk.]

Hart: Well so far I'm none too terrified by Barrett Hawk!

Nelson: We're just getting started here.

[Logan begins choking Hawk as Hawk struggles to break free. Aaron Blake counts to five, when Logan stops at four. Hawk rolls away as Logan follows him on his knees, Hawk tries pulling himself to his feet using the ropes as Logan gets up and delivers boots to Logan's midsection.]

Nelson: Logan is in control however at this stage of the game.

Hart: And it's gonna stay that way at this rate!

[Hawk puts the brakes on Logan as he grabs him by the neck and tosses him back first into the turnbuckle.]

Nelson: Hawk might've heard you there!

[Hawk quickly delivers a fierce european uppercut.]

Nelson: And an uppercut from Hawk!

[Hawk follows up with another uppercut. He keeps them coming, as each uppercut comes faster than the one before it.]

Nelson: Hawk a man possessed now!

[Fans cheer increasingly louder as Hawk continues to deliver uppercuts so quickly Hawk can hardly comprehend them.]

[Quickly however Mike Logan leans outside of the ring, with his upper body between the second and top rope, when Aaron Blake physically restrains Hawk from Logan. Logan looks as though he's gonna leave the ring, when Hawk pushes Blake aside and pulls him back in the ring.]

Nelson: Logan trying to get away but Hawk won't allow it!

[Hawk pulls Logan in by the head, bending him forward as he delivers a huge european uppercut, sending Logan over the top rope.]

Nelson: And the coup de grâce! What an uppercut!

[Aaron Blake then pulls Hawk back once again, arguing with him in offense of Hawk casting him aside earlier on. Hawk makes his case in response as the two exchange words, meanwhile the women tend to Hawk once again.]

Hart: I hope one of those girls know CPR!

Nelson: I just wish they knew better.

[Fans continue to cheer as Logan looks to be crawling his way to the backstage area. Taking notice, Hawk again pushes a frustrated Aaron Blake out of his way to get to the outside of the ring and make chase after Hawk. Hawk slowly gets to his feet as his women look to be warning him of Hawk's arrival.]

Nelson: And Logan is trying to get the hell out of there!

[As Hawk draws near, Logan turns around and pushes one of the women into him, Logan carefully casts her aside as Logan tries to hit a cheapshot on Logan, but Logan blocks a punch and throws one back.]

Nelson: I think Logan has tried every trick in the book in this match and it's just not working.

Hart: That's when it's time to create new ones!

[Hawk hits another european uppercut that sends Logan down and rolling down the steel ramp.]

Nelson: Those uppercuts are becoming quite an assett to Hawk's game here!

[Logan gets up as he tries to escape to the ring, where a fed up Aaron Blake begins counting to ten.]

ONE

[Before he can get to the ring, Hawk grabs Logan by the hair and brings him back to the ramp, hooking him in a front face lock.]

Hart: Hawk can't win this on the outside, what's he doing!

TWO

Nelson: He's doing some damage! Lookout!

[With ease Hawk hoists Logan up and slams him down with the suplex.]

Nelson: On the steel ramp, Hart, that's gotta hurt!

THREE

Hart: Thanks Macaulay

[Hawk, not looking like he's enjoying what he's doing at all picks up Logan by the hair, and drags him towards the ring.]

Hart: Well at least it's back in the ring.

Nelson: That doesn't garauntee this match is any less chaotic.

[Hawk sizes Logan up as Logan slowly tries making it to his feet, as he gets to a seated position, Hawk delivers a boot to his face.]

Hart: Oooh!

Nelson: Stiff kick and a pin!

ONE

TWO

Nelson: Hawk kicks out, but victory doesn't seem far away for Hawk tonight.

[Hawk gets up again as he stalks a recovering Mike Logan.]

Nelson: And he could be about to take it right now!

[Fans suddenly boo, as Mr. Rich shows up with his four interns behind him, as the five of the look to the ring at a fired up Barrett Hawk applauding him.]

Nelson: Of course Mr. Rich couldn't stay out of this one.

Hart: Well Hawk did invite them after all. All we need now is Jenna Gleason and Honest Griffin, and it's a party!

[Hawk's attention is brought off Logan for a moment as he gives Mr. Rich and his interns a few words.]

Nelson: Well he better keep his attention on the match, he could put this away almost unscathed if he just concentrates!

[Barrett Hawk turns around when he's met by a kick to the gut from Mike Logan, followed by a knee lift.]

Hart: Too late.

[Logan follows up with a neck breaker to take Hawk down.]

Nelson: And that's a real shame.

[Mr. Rich and the interns then enthusiastically applaud Logan, as Logan looks on at them with a smile before going for a pin.]

ONE

Nelson: Almost a two.

[Logan then begins picking Hawk up to his feet, and applying a cravate.]

Nelson: Mike Logan officiating the advantage with a cravate here.

Hart: Yes, Hawk pretending like he could handle Mike Logan was good for a laugh and all but it's time to face the facts now.

Nelson: Mike Logan might not've even had a prayer if it weren't for Mr. Rich, and he still might not! Hawk is showing signs of life trying to fight back with elbows to the stomache.

[Logan's grip loosens as Hawk elbows him, with a final blow, Logan lets go, Hawk tries to change the momentum with a dash to the ropes, but Logan grabs him by the hair and slams him down onto his back.]

Hart: Doesn't have a prayer huh?

[Logan goes down for a pin.]

ONE

Nelson: Still can't get more than a count of one.

Hart: Give it time Joel, give it time!

[Logan picks Hawk up once again, hooking him in a half nelson as he delivers a knee into the chest.]

Hart: Logan is all around dominating this match now.

Nelson: Those are indeed some sick looking knees.

[After a fouth knee to the chest, Logan picks Hawk up and scoop slams him to the mat.]

Nelson: And a scoop slam.

Hart: And he's gonna fly1

Nelson: Yes, Mike Logan climbing the turnbuckle.

[Mike Logan stands atop the second turnbuckle, as he gyrates his hips to the dismay of the audience. Hawk quickly turns to his hands and knees as he slams his right hand on the mat in frustration, he gets up and charges Logan, who quickly grabs the top rope with both hand and kicks Hawk in the face, knocking him back down.]

Nelson: Uh oh!

Hart: Oh man!

[Logan follows it up with an elbow drop from the second rope, and a pin.]

ONE

TWO

Hart: There's your two count, Joel!

Nelson: A two count won't win him the match.

[Mike Logan then places Hawk in a rear chinlock.]

Nelson: Chinlock applied, Hawk quite frankly could end up being overwhelmed, biting off more than he can chew just by Mr. Rich and the interns' presence.

Hart: Can't blame anyone but Hawk for that!

Nelson: Oh like Rich and company wouldn't show up anyway!

Hart: Right!

Nelson: I don't know why I encourage you.

Hart: Listen Joel I know you're newer around here so I haven't been too hard on you lately, but something you gotta realize is sometimes it pays off to bend the rules a little.

Nelson: Anyone can tell there's a payoff, but there's no dignity in it.

Hart: Who needs dignity when you get first class tail like Mike Logan!

[Hawk rattles his arms as Logan shakes his head in disapproval, trying to pull back on the chinlock as tightly as he can, but to no avail as Hawk rises to his feet. Hawk grasps onto the wrists of Logan as he pulls Hawk over his shoulder with a judo like throw.]

Nelson: And Hawk escapes the hold!

Hart: Uh oh!

[Mike Logan gets up as Hawk meets him in the center of the ring with a clothesline.]

Nelson: And Barrett Hawk is on the comeback trail!

[Logan gets up again, running into another clothesline.]

Nelson: Clothesline from Barrett Hawk!

[Logan gets up from the mat again, as Hawk sends him reeling into the corner with a european uppercut.]

Nelson: Oh..god! The whiplash from those uppercuts is lethal!

[Logan leans exhaustedly into the corner, as Hawk compresses his chest with another clothesline, and throws him by the hair towards the center of the ring.]

Nelson: Logan's winded, keep it up Barrett!

[Hawk climbs to the second rope himself, as Logan doesn't look as though he knows where he is.]

Hart: Oh no!

[After a double axehandle attempt, Mike Logan makes a desperation reversal with a manhattan drop.]

Nelson: No! Logan with a great reversal, that was a nasty looking inverted atomic drop.

[Logan then brings Hawk down with a small package pin.]

ONE

TWO

Nelson: Not looking good for Hawk.

Hart: So much for Hawk making a statement tonight!

[Logan gets to his knees as Hawk sits up, Logan brings him up to his feet, hooking him in a front face lock, bracing Hawk for a suplex.]

Hart: It's time for the Ego-Stroke Joel! Our future Lord of Punishment is about to etch his place in stone.

[Logan lifts Hawk up for the suplex, when Hawk spins out and lands behind Logan in a waistlock, quickly Hawk hits a german suplex with a bridge.]

Nelson: Hawk with the reversal!

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Nelson: Hawk almost stole it out of nowhere!

Hart: Stole it is right!

[Both men slowly rise to their feet as the fans cheer for a new hope for Barrett Hawk in the match.]

Nelson: Ooh, Mike Logan with a right hand that connects.

[Hawk responds with a right hand of his own.]

Nelson: Both men exchanging blows.

[Something awakens in Hawk as he begins hammering Logan with rights and lefts.]

Nelson: Hawk is coming alive!

[Hawk then starts wailing on Logan with right snap jabs to the jaw, circling around him with each blow.]

Nelson: More snap jabs from Hawk! He spins around!

[Hawk goes for a discus punch, but Logan dodges it.]

Nelson: Misses!

[Logan runs against the ropes, on the rebound, Hawk catches him tossing him in the air and hitting a european uppercut on the way down, the fans explode as Hawk lands on the back of his head, crunched almost in a ball with his feet in the air.]

Nelson: And Hawk just rocked Logan's world with that flapjack european uppercut! My god!

Hart: I'll give the guy credit, that move is something else!

[Hawk comes down on Logan with a jacknife pin.]

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Nelson: That couldn't be closer to a three!

Hart: Doesn't make it a three!

[Hawk sits in near disbelief, even himself surprised that Logan has the fortitude to kick out. Logan starts picking Logan up by the hair to his feet.]

Hart: I can't believe that landing didn't break the guy's neck.

[As he's picking Logan up, Logan quickly lifts Hawk up and slams him neck first on the top rope, prompting the fans to boo.]

Hart: And he's still fighting!

Nelson: Incapacitating Hawk with the stungun. I do have to give Logan credit for continuing to fight, he might be a disgusting human being but he's a solid wrestler when he wants to be.

[As Hawk chokes after the impact of the stungun, Logan puts him in a front face lock, and lifts him up for a suplex, only instead of hitting a suplex, sits him atop the top rope.]

Nelson: This can't be a good place for Hawk to be right now.

Hart: It's time for the Sex-Drive!

[Logan hooks Hawk's head, preparing for the finishing DDT, but Hawk shows signs of life, pulling Logan up to the second turnbuckle with all his strength.]

Hart: Uh oh!

Nelson: Hawk isn't gonna let up!

[Hawk has Logan set up for a top rope suplex with his back facing the audience.]

Nelson: Is he..is he gonna suplex him to the outside?

Hart: No way! That'd be suicide! That'd kill them both!

[Hawk hoists Logan up in the air and drops him on his stomache in the ring.]

Nelson: Hawk with a top rope gordbuster! Turning a really bad situation to a great opportunity!

[Hawk stands on the top rope, as Logan in agony rolls onto his back, clutching his stomache.]

Nelson: Could be time for the country bump!

[One of the interns takes exception to Hawk's advantage as he tries storming the ring, but Aaron Blake climbs on top of him and tries to keep him from entering the ring.]

Nelson: Wait a minute.

[While Aaron Blake is distracted, Mr. Rich grabs Hawk by the right foot, keeping him on the top rope.]

Nelson: I don't like the looks of this.

[Hawk sits down to keep his balance and kicks Rich off the apron to the approval of the crowd.]

Nelson: Alright, finish the job Hawk!

[Embarassed, Hawk climbs on the apron again, and pushes him from the back, sending Hawk sommersaulting to the canvas.]

Nelson: No!

[Nursing his tailbone, Hawk sits up in extreme pain, as Logan creeps up behind him and pins his shoulders to the mat with a crucifix pin while the intern finally cooperates and leaves the ring.]

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DING DING DING

Nelson: Damnit!

["The Stroke" hits the PA system as Logan sits up, still collecting himself, holding his arms in the air in victory.]

Nelson: Barrett Hawk's just been cheated out of this tournament.

Hart: It was a hard fought victory!

Nelson: Hard fought but tainted. This was a great match until Mr. Rich got involved.

[Meanwhile Mr. Rich, the interns and Logan's girlfriends enter the ring, helping Logan to his feet as they celebrate his victory.]

Nelson: Well I can only hope this man gets a taste of his own medicine before we're forced to acknowledge him as the Lord of Punishment.

[As Hawk almost makes it to his feet, Mr. Rich hits a low blow from behind, as the music stops.]

Nelson: Hey come on!

[Hawk crumbles to the mat as Mr. Rich, Logan and the rest share a laugh. Mr. Rich basks in the celebration when he looks like he has an epiphany. He looks to Logan's girlfriends and gestures his arms towards Hawk.]

Nelson: What's going on here?

Hart: It's a celebration!

[Aaron Blake is heard shouting "what're you guys doin', get out of here!" One of Logan's girlfriends cover him as Mr. Rich points down at her and shouts at Blake.]

Hart: Haha! This is hilarious!

Nelson: This is pathetic.

[Aaron Blake looks like he's not liking what Mr. Rich is telling him to do, Mr. Rich gets confrontational as Blake becomes intimidated, he reluctantly goes down to the mat.]

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[The woman gets up with help of Logan's other girlfriend, as they all continue to laugh. Mr. Rich then makes a suggestion to the other woman.]

Hart: Haha! Hawk just lost to another woman!

[The other woman then pins Hawk, as Aaron Blake again does as he's told.]

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Nelson: Haven't they had their fun yet?

Hart: I could watch this forever!

[Logan rolls Hawk out of the ring, as Hawk falls to the floor. The interns, Rich, Logan and the women then hold each other's arms in the air as they celebrate.]

Nelson: I hope their proud of themselves.

Hart: Barrett Hawk's not gonna want to show his face after tonight.

[Suddenly Hawk re-emerges from the floor to inside the ring, this time with a familiar weapon, as he has a rope with a cowbell tied to it.]

Nelson: Looks like Hawk's about to get some payback!

[The women and interns take notice as they exit the ring, Logan and Rich who hold each others arms up in front of them turn around after noticing the commotion. Mr. Rich dodges an attack from Hawk, but Hawk is able to nail Logan with the cowbell.]

Nelson: And Hawk just reintroduced Logan to an old friend!

Hart: Someone get him out of there!

[Hawk starts tying the rope to Logan's wrist, as Rich, the interns and the women look on in concern, Mr. Rich looks like he's about to step in the ring to fight him, but Hawk expects him, causing Rich to back away.]

Hart: Someone save him! What're you doing!

Nelson: I don't think anyone wants a part of Hawk with that cowbell.

[Hawk stands up with the cowbell and rope in his hands, as he points to Mr. Rich, who's backing away with his crew up the ramp.]

Hart: Well let's get security! Someone!

Nelson: I think anyone who's anyone wants to see Hawk get what's coming!

[Logan wakes up, not too sure where he is, he tries to roll out of the ring, as he gets to the floor, he notices he's stopped in his tracks by the rope tied to his wrist, he looks on at Hawk fearfully as he quickly tries to untie himself, but doesn't have enough time as Hawk reels him in.]

Nelson: I think Logan's having a flashback!

[Hawk pulls Logan in as he nails him with another cowbell shot.]

Nelson: Logan has a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!

Hart: Yeah real creative Joel!

[Showing no sympathy, Hawk pulls Logan to his feet with the rope again, and pulls him into another cowbell shot.]

Nelson: Yeah! Maybe Hawk will learn his lesson this time around!

[Logan's down again, as Hawk pulls him back up again slowly by the rope.]

Hart: This is horrible!

[Logan stands on his feet in a haze, as Hawk charges him, and nails him with a discus shot with the cowbell that sends Logan flipping to the mat.]

Nelson: Hawk just levelled him!

[Mr. Rich looks on like he's seen a ghost while Hawk throws the cowbell away, and leans over the top rope, pointing at Mr. Rich and shouting at him.]

Nelson: That's it for tonight folks and it couldn't have ended on a better note!

Hart: You have no idea what you're talking about, Barrett Hawk should be fined for this at least!

Nelson: Well that's not our job to decide. We'll see you next week folks.

[The camera holds of Barrett Hawk angrily holding the cowbell in the ring as the copyright information comes on the screen and the show goes off the air.]