[We see Johnny Serious hitting Got Serious'd on Mike Logan which shatters the screen and takes us to ringside. The camera pans around the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN as fireworks go off from the ceiling shooting towards the stage. The stage alights on both sides, when fireworks erupt from both sides of the cWo tron. The camera then focuses on the crowd scanning quickly through excited fans. The camera then focuses on Joel Nelson, Peter Tiger and Robbie Hart seated at the announce position.]

Nelson: Hello and welcome everybody to another edition of cWo Driven! We are just four days removed from Will of a Warrior and the fallout starts tonight.

Tiger: It was an action packed night last Sunday indeed. Those who tuned in and watched it live with us know what we're talking about, and for those who missed it? Well, I feel bad for you, what a night.

Nelson: We watched the Women's Championship changed hands, we learned that Jacob Baxter and Barrett Hawk are a real volatile combination.

Hart: They beat the hell out of each other!

Nelson: Not to mention we may have seen the last of cWo's first, and hopefully last rock band, Face Turn!

Hart: Let's not talk about that! Let's talk about the fact that Mike Logan is still World Heavyweight Champion! Haha! If Johnny Serious and Muru can't beat him at the same time, who can?

[As Hart, Nelson and Tiger continue, cameras catch a quick glimpse of Victor Emmit, who is in blue jeans, and a Thin Lizzy T-shirt, wearing dark brown sunglasses as he begins climbing the metal support that holds the big screen.]

Nelson: Mike Logan dodged a bullet last Sunday that's to be sure and....uhhh....I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen but we have a situation here all of a sudden...

[Cameras return to Victor Emmit's climb, cWo staff crowd the scene suddenly as Emmit is halfway up the big screen as he moves from the metal support to a shaky scaffolding to the left of it.]

Tiger: That's Victor Emmit, and he's making a jungle gym out of the Conseco Fieldhouse!

Nelson: What the hell is he thinking?

[A large group of cWo staff gather around as they look up trying to shout at Victor to get down, Tito Barnes appears in the group looking just as confused as the rest of them.]

Hart: My God! Is he gonna jump?

Nelson: He can't be that stupid.

[Victor takes a seat on the top of the scaffolding, we get a crane camera shot close up in his face as he looks deadpan, chewing a piece of bubblegum. We see Tito in the group of cWo staff looking concerned for his friend. Tito sees a staff member running up the ramp after retrieving a mic, he gestures for the microphone.]

Nelson: Well we were getting ready for a great show folks but it looks like Victor Emmit's forcing us to put it on hold...

[Armed with a microphone Tito begins to speak.]

Tito: Yo! Yo! Yo! Vic!....Yo man! It's real dangerous up there bro! Come back down man!

[Tito holds his arms out, shrugging his shoulders in confusion as Victor continues to sit up there not giving Tito a word.]

Tito: Don't sweat Jon bro! We're brothers man! We'll get through this just come down here!

Hart: Of course this is Notorious JON's fault!

Nelson: All Jon did was come to his senses!

Hart: He turned his back on his best friends last Sunday! The best friends he ever had!

Nelson: Best friends? Yeah right, they just want to be famous.

Hart: Who doesn't wanna be famous!?

[With a microphone tucked in the rim of the back of Victor's pants, he takes the mic and holds it to his mouth.]

Hart: Oh! Be quiet!...

Emmit: Tito, you've always been a great friend to me...on any other day, if you asked me to come down from this plank, I wouldn't give it a second thought...but tonight Tito. I'm not coming down.

[With his shades still on, Victor continues to look soulless as he looks to the sea of fans from the top of the scaffolding.]

Emmit: September Seventh, Two thousand. The so-called MTV Video Music Awards were held in the so-called Radio City Music Hall in New York City, when so-called artist Jennifer Lopez took center stage to present the so-called Best Rock Video. That night, the award was given to Limp Bizkit, when Rage Against the Machine's Tom Commerford then climbed the set in protest.

[With fans booing, we see a quick shot of Tito looking on confused as Emmit continues.]

Emmit: People made their jokes. They write him off as some crazy, sore loser, when all he was doing was speaking from his heart. MTV betrayed him, MTV betrayed Rock 'n' Roll when they gave Limp Bizkit that award. Last Sunday, Notorious JON betrayed me...

Nelson: Oh come on!

[We hear the scorn in Emmit's voice as fans boo louder.]

Emmit: He betrayed the spirit of Rock 'n' Roll when he kicked my friend Tito in the mouth, and nearly broke my jaw.

[Fans cheer as Emmit rubs his face.]

Emmit: And why? So he can be friends with that flavor of the month, king of fools Devon Dice?

[Fans cheer the mention of United States Champion Devon Dice.]

Emmit: For you people?

[Fans cheer even louder. Emmit takes off his shades.]

Emmit: Well I don't give a damn! About you people!

[Fans boo again.]

Emmit: You people cost me a friend! You people cost me a band! You cost me my future!You! Cost me! Everything!

Nelson: Then write a song about it.

Hart: Shut up Joel!

Emmit: And so...like Tommy Commerford before me. This is my protest. Nothing is gonna bring me down from this plank.

[Victor tosses the microphone from the top of the scaffolding to the stage area, making a loud thud as staff continue to beg Victor to come down. The intro to Oasis' "F***in' in the Bushes" plays. As the song kicks in Jacob Baxter emerges from behind the curtain.]

DING DING DING

Dixon: This first match is scheduled for one fall, and is the first match, of the first round in the cWo Lord of Punishment tournament!

[Baxter walks past the stage area, as he turns his head to take notice of the commotion caused by Victor Emmit.]

Nelson: In spite of Victor Emmit's protest it looks like the show must go on.

Tiger: No way Joel, is Victor Emmit gonna stop the Lord of Punishment tournament. Jacob Baxter here is set to take on Caleb Knox in the opening round. In fact let's take a look at the bracket before this MATCH-

[Tiger becomes unglued as Barrett Hawk rushes down the aisle and clotheslines Baxter from behind using his casted arm. The music stops as Baxter falls and rolls down the aisle.]

Hart: What!

Nelson: It's Barrett Hawk!

[Fans cheer as Hawk follows after a fallen Baxter. Baxter returns to his feet at ringside as Hawk catches up.]

Tiger: It's Barrett Hawk alright, and it looks like he's making Jacob Baxter pay for his sins committed at Will of a Warrior!

[On his way up he delivers right and left hands to Hawk, as Hawk delivers downward left handed fists to the head. Baxter begins to lose out on the fight, with his punches looking more and more tired each blow.]

Tiger: Look at them going at it!

[Barrett Hawk then slams Jacob Baxter's head into the steel steps. The cWo staff then take their attention off of Victor as they rush down to settle the situation between Baxter and Hawk.]

Hart: Can we get some order here? Driven's just started!

[Barrett Hawk continuously slams Baxter's head against the steel steps. The fans let out a collective "oooooh" each time they hear the sound of skull on steel. He stops his assault when the staff gather around him, he turns to them as he shouts "get back!". He then resumes his assault, grabbing Baxter by the head and walking him around the ring.]

Nelson: So much aggression coming out of the "Simple Man" tonight!

Hart: How can you condone this!

[Hawk grabs Baxter by the head and tights as he throws his body into the guard rail. Baxter falls to the protective mat on impact.]

Hart: Baxter! Barrett Hawk is ruining the tournament! Jacob Baxter earned this spot!

Tiger: Many people have agreed that Jacob Baxter crossed some moral boundaries when he spoke down to Barrett Hawk's kids and his girlfriend after their match last WEEK!

[Barrett Hawk brings Baxter to his feet, pulling him over by the announce table. Fans continue to cheer as the beating goes on. Hawk looks to the cWo staff again, shouting "I said get back!".]

Tiger: Not to mention causing injury to Barrett Hawk's right arm, as you can tell by the cast-

Hart: Lookout!

[We hear a muffling of headsets as the commentators throw off their equipment and get out of dodge when Barrett Hawk throws Jacob Baxter over the announce table. They all stand cautiously around the table as they watch what Barrett Hawk's gonna do next. He grabs Robbie Hart's chair and takes a stance across the table from a downed Jacob Baxter. He swings at the cWo staff, backing them away as he shouts "back off!". They follow their instructions when Hawk swings the chair wrecklessly at the head of a recovered and dazed Jacob Baxter, who again falls down. Hawk scares off the staff one more time before throwing the chair into the ring, and goes towards Jacob Baxter. He picks a now busted open Baxter up off his feet and brings him to the ring. We hear a muffling of the headsets as the commentators get back to work.]

Nelson: I'm sorry about that folks, but there's no way we could keep calling the action when there's wrestlers being thrown at us.

Hart: He took my chair! He busted Jacob Baxter open with my chair! I got blood on my hands!

Tiger: Believe me when I tell you it was out of your control. We have about a dozen of staff members who can't control this situation.

Hart: They better get it under control! Jacob Baxter has a tournament match!

[Select cWo staff members try to enter the ring to stop the beating, but Hawk again intimidates them, threatening them with the chair to keep them at bay.]

Hart: Barrett Hawk could lose his job over this! What is Tony Awesome gonna do?

[Barrett Hawk then drives the top of the chair into the left leg of Baxter.]

Nelson: Barrett Hawk now using that chair..oh! And slamming it against the legs of Jacob Baxter!

[Baxter slams the chair against Baxter's right leg. He then aggressively throws the chair into Baxter's chest.]

Hart: It's official! He lost it!

[Barrett Hawk positions the chair over the head of Jacob Baxter.]

Hart: W-what's he doing now?

[Barrett Hawk then begins climbing the top rope.]

Nelson: It looks like he wants to finish him off!

Hart: Okay now you guys gotta admit this is excessive! I know the saying "an eye for an eye" but this is an eye for a head!

Nelson: While I wouldn't wish this kind of beating on anyone I think Jacob Baxter earned it!

Hart: Well you're just a hypocrite!

[Fans boo as cWo staff rush in and remove the chair, and quickly escort Jacob Baxter out of the scene. Barrett Hawk jumps down from the top rope disappointed.]

Hart: There, finally they got the stones to do what's right!

[Cameras catch a bloodied and exhausted Jacob Baxter being held by the arms and quickly walked up the entrance aisle as Barrett Hawk picks up the steel chair and throws it halfway towards him outside of the ring.]

Hart: He's out of his mind! You know Tony Awesome's backstage shaking his head, thinking there's not a punishment hard enough!

Nelson: What about Jacob Baxter huh? Where's his punishment for all his sneak attacks on Barrett Hawk?

Hart: Last Sunday was no sneak attack! Barrett Hawk got his butt kicked!

Nelson: What about threatening to hit a woman?

Hart: It was just a threat! He didn't hit her, there's a difference ya know!

Tiger: This is too much guys. We gotta take a break before anything else happens.

Nelson: It's pure chaos tonight folks. We'll be back!

[We return from the break as a camera focuses close in on the deadpan face of Victor Emmit.]

Nelson: We're back from our much needed break. Us here at the announce booth have been trying to catch our breath.

[Cameras return to the announce booth.]

Hart: We got guys climbing the rafters, we got guys beating the hell out of each other at ground level, it's mass hysteria!

Tiger: I can't recall the last time Driven has been so chaotic in the first fifteen minutes!

[A replay plays of Victor Emmit climbing the cWo big screen.]

Hart: The show started with Victor Emmit climbing the cWo set in a protest of Notorious JON sticking with what made him who he is today at Will of a Warrior.

[Footage then plays of Jacob Baxter's interrupted entrance to the ring.]

Nelson: And when we were just about to get this Lord of Punishment tournament underway when an injured but still standing Barrett Hawk pounced, and it was an ugly scene I'll tell you that much!

[Footage plays of Jacob Baxter getting tossed into the guard rail, getting thrown over the announce table, getting wailed with a steel chair.]

Hart: Oooh!

Nelson: We don't know the state of Jacob Baxter right now, or the state of the very first, first round match in the tournament. But we'll keep you posted. Now before Baxter got attacked we were gonna fill you in on the official cWo Lord of Punishment bracket, but we were quickly interrupted. But this might be even better as United States Champion Devon Dice is on hand to make the announcement instead....

[The arena glows blue as two blue dice roll into the screen and read "Devon Dice" as Clutch's "Electric Worry" blasts. The fans erupt in cheers. Dice emerges from behind the curtain and raises his hands in the air acknowledging the fans. Dice starts looking up above the stage and notices Victor Emmit sitting atop the stage.]

Nelson: Looks like Dice found the bird.

Hart: FIGHT THE POWER!

Dice: [chuckling] Oh my god they weren't kidding. Hey clown, why don't you come down here. That stuff just makes you think you can fly, you'll really just go splat.

Hart: It's your fault he's up there!

Tiger: Emmit needs to grow up.

[Emmit stays seated, not providing Dice any attention as he stands emotionless with his shades on.]

Dice: Alright, suit yourself. Before I get to it, I want to congratulate Notorious Jon again on a great match. It was a see saw battle, it could have gone either way. I feel that he deserves a big ovation. Let's hear it for Notorious Jon.

[Fans cheer loudly.]

Tiger: Notorious Jon looked great, I can't wait to see him in action again

Nelson: Me too.

Hart: Who cares? He's a Benedict Arnold.

Dice: Well as everyone knows, it's that time of the year again. It's time for the Lord of Punishment tournament and as the reigning Lord of Punishment, I am here to announce to participants.

Nelson: Fans this is the official LOP bracket, seen for the first time.

Dice: The first round match ups are as follows. We're going to see Johnny Serious taking on Johnny Vandal.

Nelson: That's going to be a doozy.

Tiger: Indeed it will Joel.

[Fans cheer.]

Dice: Then we have Caleb Knox taking on Jacob Baxter....or whatever is left of him.

Nelson: Well what is left of him is right, Barrett Hawk went to town on him earlier.

Hart: Because he's a sore loser hick!

[Fans cheer.]

Dice: Then we have J.J. Carter squaring off against Mr. Rich!

Tiger: That should be another great match up, this tournament is talent filled!

[Fans cheer.]

Dice: And lastly we have Mac Johnson taking on, or should I say rolling the dice?

[Fans cheer loudly.]

Dice: That's right, I'm defending my crown! I am the Lord of Punishment and nothing will change that!

Nelson: Wow, Dice is in the tournament!

Hart: Oh wow big deal, he won't make it passed Mac.

Tiger: How does this work now? Usually the Lord of Punishment got a crack at the US title, Dice is already champ.

Dice: Now that's not the big news. Everyone has seen the performance last Sunday that Notorious Jon and I brought out in each other. It's my duty to please you fans and give that each and everytime I step foot in that ring. So to keep things even more interesting. The US Title will be on the line, every single round I participate in!

[Fans cheer loudly.]

Nelson: Wow, I don't believe it! Dice is going to defend the title each round of the tournament.

Hart: Well that's about the best news I could ever hear. Mac Johnson new US champion!

Dice: I'm ready to go! You fans are going to see why they call me the Lord of Punishment, and in two weeks Mac Johnson better be ready to roll the dice!

[Dice drops the microphone and heads backstage. "Electric Worry" plays as he returns to the backstage area.]

Nelson: Well if anyone wants to deny that Devon Dice is a fighting Champion it's gonna be hard to do that now.

Tiger: What he's essentially doing is putting his United States Championship up against seven other guys. That's unprecedented!

Hart: It's also moronic!

Tiger: I think it just goes to show how important this Lord of Punishment tournament is. Devon Dice doesn't want any reason to take this tournament lightly, he's defending his spot as current Lord of Punishment title holder, and his United States Championship, I think we're gonna see Devon Dice at his best.

[Cameras return to a shot of Victor Emmit wearing shades, looking like he's in a world of his own.]

Nelson: To give you an update folks, Victor Emmit's sit down protest is still in effect. I'm not sure what he sees coming out of this, I don't get why he's doing it, but it seems cWo owner Tony Awesome sees no harm in Victor Emmit having a bird's eye view of tonight's event.

Hart: He's making a statement Joel!...

[Notorious JON sits backstage, watching a TV monitor.]

Notorious JON: Is he serious..?

[Reg Jr burst into the ring.]

Reg Jr: You gotta do something! Victor's all pissed off and he's up on the scaffondling.

Notorious JON: I know Reg. He's still bitter about the whole thing.

Reg Jr: You know know who's fault this is? Those damn vidya games! I mean I know Victor thought that Face Turn Hero was a sweet game and you didn't, but I don't think that's a reason to bust up the band, ya know?

Notorious JON: It's not about that, Reg. Victor doesn't get it. On sunday, I stepped in the ring with a guy who was giving one hundred percent, a guy that was doing whatever it takes to bring the best out of me, and I realized something. He was right, I'd been ignoring cWo. I mean, yeah, Face Turn was something special, but this is who I am, I can't half ass it. Hell, I had the US Title on the line, and Victor didn't care. I mean, he sent Tito in there with a chair... if the referee saw that, I woulda been disqualified! It woulda blown my shot at the belt!

Reg Jr: Yeah but you lost the match.

Notorious JON: But I lost it, ME... giving it all I could. Not because of them. It always seems like I've been in groups, Reg, ever since I got here. But even having teammates, I still was able to make it happen myself.. and I wanted this match to be no different. If Victor's got a problem with that.. then I guess I'm going solo.

If you ain't got no money take your broke ass home
You say: If you ain't got no money take your broke ass home!
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S, yeah
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S
We flying the first class
Up in the sky
Poppin' champagne
Livin' the life
In the fast lane
And I won't change
By the Glamorous, oh the flossy flossy]

Nelson: What is Evette doing out here tonight. She isn't scheduled for a match.

Hart: Who cares? Why are you always trying to ruin a good show!

[Evette makes her way down to the ring, wearing short female shorts with a dollar sign printed on the ass and a GLAMOROUS tee shirt. She is also wearing the cWo Women's title around her waist and has her golden purse around her shoulder.]

Tiger: Evette beat Bellatrix Drake last Sunday at Will of the Warrior to become a two time Women's Champion. She did so by out wrestling Bellatrix Drake.

Nelson: Come on...let's be honest. She and Mr. Rich cheated like they always do!

[Evette steps in the ring through the lower rope, walks to the center of the ring, and gives a smile and waves to the fans who are obviously hate her. Evette grabs a microphone and drops her purse in the corner as her music stops.]

Hart: Oh boy. Look at what she is wearing tonight!

Evette: For several months now, I have had to hear men like that fat slob Joel Nelson say that I was untalented and that I had no business being here in the cWo! I had to sit back and watch these other women portray themselves as Champion of all Women. Last Sunday, I put an end to all of that. Last time I won the cWo Women's title, I was a model for all girls around the world because I was good looking, successful, and above all, a winner. But when I lost the women's title last year out of some woman's pure luck, I was cast aside by Tony Awesome, forced to stand back as the sluts of the cWo ran around pretending to be the kind of woman their parents always dreamed of, a woman like myself! I was kept of cWo programming, where the only way I was able to get on at all was to manage my husband, Mr. Rich! So I did the only thing a woman of my good looks could do. I spent months training in secret, building my wrestling abilities, knowing that one day, one day the cWo will need to turn to me because they know I am the kind of girl that can carry the cWo's Women's division the only way a girl can. I just had to wait for my time and then it came. A Number One Contenders match for the cWo Women's title. I did my best to win that match without giving any hint that I could actually win the cWo's Women's title from Drake.

Tiger: She did a good job of that!

Evette: And there was the champion, Bellatrix Drake. No where to be found. Not taking me as a serious threat to her title. And last Sunday night, I entered that ring, and not only did I look like the beauty queen that I am, but I skillfully, with a shade of Glamor, won that Women's title.

Nelson: Skill....you had a brick in your purse!

Hart: There you go again Joel...just stop it all ready!

Evette: And of course, Tony Awesome did his best to keep me down. Placing a Women's title match early on the card while showcasing a match like Cassie Charisma vs Nox later on. And to top it off, I have to hear those other whores in the back saying I deserved no title shot. Well, let me say this one time and one time only. Being that I am the only lady with enough class to carry this Title, none of you sluts in the back are ever going to get a shot at this title. With that said.

[Evette rolls out of the ring onto the floor.]

Nelson: What is she doing?

Evette: I am making an open challenge to any woman out there in the crowd who thinks they can out glamor me in the ring tonight. This is your chance for a Women's Title!

[Evette looks at the crowd, eyeing a number of beautiful girls out there in the crowd.]

Hart: Oh boy, every man's dream come true!

[Evette walks over to a group full of young beauitful women and points her finger.]

Evette: You princess....get your ass in the ring!

[A huge ugly fat woman walks to the barricade.]

Hart: Oh...every man's worst nightmare!

[The fat woman is helped over the barricade by security and is ushered to the ring.]

Evette: Hector Garcia....get your lazy ass down here NOW!

[Referee Hector Garcia runs to the ring.]

Nelson: Looks like we may get ourselves a Women's title match!

[Evette faces the fat girl.]

Evette: Now girl...what makes you think that you are anything close to a lady. Look at you, your so huge you can't even put socks on your feet!

[The camera pans down to see the fat girl barefoot in sandals]

Evette: Can you even cross your legs like a lady. Here is a tip honey, lay off the fudge cake for dinner. I got something for you; It's called Weight Watchers, try it!

[The crowd really begins to boo Evette]

Nelson: What a cold hearted bitch!

Evette: Now I am going to give you a chance tonight to become a lady, in an event that will be billed as BEAUTY & THE BEAST! I of course, portraying the BEAUTY!

[Evette turns her back to the fat girl and talks to the crowd for a moment.]

Evette: Now people, this fat beast behind me is an example of what can happen while the cWo keeps me off their programming. All the nice little good looking girls turn into this Monster of a woman! And now...here is the DIRTY LITTLE SECRET OF THE DAY!

[Evette turns around quickly slamming the microphone hard on the fat girl's forehead, knocking the unsuspecting fat girl down to the mat.]

Evette: Now do your job Hector!

[Evette gets to her knees and pins the Fat Girl. A reluctant Hector Garcia goes down for the 3 count.]

ONE

TWO

THREE

DING DING DING

[Evette gets back to her feet as she jumps in celebration as "Glamorous" by Fergie plays. Evette grabs her Women's Title and her purse as the crowd continues to boo the Champion.]

Nelson: Of all the disgusting things I have seen in my day, this may very well rank on top.

Hart: I think we should all be proud of Evette! I mean she came down here tonight, poured out her emotions, and then gave an unknown a shot at the Championship title!

Tiger: This poor women is not a Wrestler Robbie, and what Evette did tonight, is the opposite of the women she portrays herself to be!

[Tiffany Tolberg walks up behind Bellatrix Drake, who has her eyes clothes and mouths words to herself.]

Tolberg; Excuse me..

[Bellatrix quickly turns around, staring down Tiffany.]

Tolberg: Sorry to interrupt.. um, whatever you were doing. I'm just wondering if you have anything to say about-

[Bellatrix grabs the microphone]

Bellatrix: 'Tis nae o'er, Tiff'nee, it shall nae stand!

Tolberg: Are you asking for a rematch? A lot of people think you don't deserve one, to be quite honest. You were almost invisible over the last month of cWo shows!

Bellatrix: Ask? Nae, I demand. As fer tha last few week, m'dear, I'm nae without m' secrets. Tis no concern for ye, Tiff'nee, all that matters is next week, when tha' wrongs are righted, and I have m'vengence.

[She lets go of the mic, shoving it back into Tiffany's chest and walking away.]

Nelson: Welcome back folks. Before the break we saw the first ever "Beauty and the Beast" match, where Evette seems to be defending her Title against common folk like you and me, but I can confirm for you right now, that next week it won't be as easy. Bellatrix wants her Women's Title rematch, and next week she's gonna get it.

[A graphic highlights Evette versus Bellatrix Drake for the Women's Championship.]

Hart: Evette beat Bellatrix last Sunday and she can do it again!

Nelson: Maybe, but she better bring her A-game, or her second Women's Championship reign could be a short one.

Dixon: The following contest is scheduled for one fall...introducing first being accompanied to the ring by Amber Lynn weighing two hundred and ten pounds, from Allen Park, Michigan...Ryan Shane!!!!

[The intro to "Right Now" by Van Halen begins to play throughout the arena. The entrance ramp is dimly lit as the figure of Ryan Shane makes his way out. The intro to the song then cuts to the chorus and pyro goes off. Amber Lynn makes her way onto the ramp and her and Shane makes their way to the ring as the fans erupt in a chorus of boos. As they get to the ring he jumps onto the apron while she climbs the steps. He opens the ropes for her and then enters the ring. He raises his hands into the air while she poses for the crowd]

Nelson: Last week Shane asked for a challenger and no one answered. Let's see if he has any luck this week.

Hart: No one is going to answer the call Joel. The cWo locker room is full of guys who don't want to get shown up by the new guy.

[Ryan Shane reaches for a microphone as his music dies. He hands it to Amber]

Lynn: Last week Ryan Shane challenged anyone on the roster to a match and no one had the balls to answer. I know you are all scared but show some backbone. Ryan Shane is the future of this company and isn't going anywhere!

[She hands the microphone to Shane]

Shane: That's right! The cWo is the supposed promised land of wrestling, but no one is willing to take me on. So right here and now I DEMAND someone get out her and lose to me like they should!

Tiger: There is the cockiness of Shane once again...

["Murder Was The Case" by Snoop Doggy Dogg plays over the arena, and spotlights go around the crowd before appearing on J.J. Carter, as he walks through the crowd and towards the ring]

Dixon: And his opponent weighing one hundred and ninety-five pounds from Bridgeport, Connecticut...JJ Carter!!!!

Nelson: It looks like Shane is getting what he asked for. JJ Carter is heading to the ring.

Hart: He has a tournament match just next week, but after getting in there with Ryan Shane he could end up just like Jacob Baxter!

Nelson: I'm sure Ryan Shane would love to beat a Lord of Punishment contestant before he participates in the tournament.

[Carter gets to the ring and enters as the music dies down]

Shane: You have got to be kidding me! I asked to face someone on the cWo roster and this is who answers the call? JJ Carter? Now I know you are technically a member of the roster JJ, but this is scrapping the bottom of the barrel. I think your fight with Vandal has left you a little messed up in the head Carter. You just had your ass kicked by Vandal and you think you can come out here and challenge me?

[Amber leans in and speaks into the microphone]

Lynn: This guy is a loser Ryan, just look at him!

[The crowd boos at the statement]

Shane: That's right Carter, you ARE a loser! Ever since you signed a contract with the cWo it has been failure after failure with you. I know I asked for a match tonight, but I changed my mind. This isn't going to happen, because you aren't in my league!

[Ryan turns his back on Carter and begins to exit the ring]

Nelson: Ryan Shane asked for a match and it looks like he is going to try and walk out on it.

Tiger: I am starting to think he really doesn't want anything to do with the members of cWo. I think he is all talk and little action.

Hart: You guys have it all wrong. All he wants is some real competition. I mean come on, this is JJ Carter!

[Carter stops Shane from exiting the ring]

Shane: You made your point JJ, but this match isn't going to happen. I am sure there is some local talent in the back who is right up your alley if you are...

[Ryan Shane is cut off mid sentence as JJ Carter connects with a hard right hand]

DING DING DING

Nelson: It looks like Carter has had enough of Shane putting him down and is unloading on him with right hands.

Tiger: Can you blame him? Shane is a newcomer and Carter has been wrestling in the cWo for a couple of years now.

[Carter grabs a hold of the dazed Shane and sends him to the mat with a belly suplex. Shane rolls out of the ring to regain his composure]

Nelson: I am willing to bet Shane is wishing his didn't run his mouth right about now.

Hart: Give him a chance to catch his breathe and he will put Carter is his place.

Tiger: He might not get the chance to.

[Carter exits the ring and continues his assault on Ryan Shane. He whips him into the steel steps which causes Shane to cry out in pain]

Nelson: Carter is motivated here tonight. He is really putting it to Shane. I wouldn't be surprised if he was wishing it was Johnny Vandal.

Hart: That is the only way he will get to face Vandal again, in his dreams!

[Carter throws Shane back into the ring and Ryan is trying to get away but Carter won't let up. He picks Shane up and whips him into the corner. He then follows him in and hits Shane with a clothesline which sends Ryan Shane to the mat]

Tiger: Carter most definitely looks different tonight. I think that match with Vandal flipped a switch and Shane set him off.

Nelson: Shane is trying to escape the ring again but Carter just grabbed him and puts him in a ankle lock. Ryan Shane is crying out and is trying to pull himself over to the ropes.

[Shane isn't able to pull himself to the ropes but he is able to roll under and kick JJ Carter away. Carter comes back at him aggressively but Shane is able to drive a shoulder into his midsection. He then follows it up with a series of left hands]

Hart: I told you guys, Shane was going to get on track.

Tiger: For the moment he may have.

Nelson: Ryan Shane with a scoop slam and how he is climbing to the middle rope. He lands an elbow on Carter and goes for a quick pin...

ONE...

Tiger: Shane calls that the Allen Park Elbow but it wasn't near enough.

[Shane is pulling Carter to his feet and Amber Lynn is climbing up on the ring apron. The referee turns to her and is distracted just long enough for Shane to hit a low blow on JJ Carter]

Nelson: Ryan Shane just hit Carter below the belt! He follows that up with a European uppercut and then hits a bulldog at Carter sending him face first into the mat.

Hart: I am not sure what match you are watching Joel but I didn't see anything but a clean shot. You need to give this kid his due. He found a way to take advantage and you automatically think it is because he cheated!

Nelson: Because he did!

[Carter is getting back off the mat and Shane is laying in wait. He tries for the Shaning Wizard but Carter ducks and connects with a german suplex]

Tiger: If he did or didn't doesn't matter because Carter just hit a great move

ONE

TWO...

Nelson: A kickout by Shane! Carter is back to his feet and it looks like he might be looking to end this.

[Carter goes for the Youth Movement but Amber Lynn once again hops on the apron. This allows Shane a second to recover]

Tiger: Amber again trying to distract Carter and he has had enough. He is walking over to her.

Nelson: What is Shane doing though? It looks like he just pulled something out of his tights. He did! A pair of brass knuckles!

Tiger: I think he came prepared just in case...

Hart: What are you guys talking about? I don't see anything!

Nelson: You wouldn't Robbie.

[Shane waits for Carter to turn around and he tries to knock him out with the brass knuckles. He misses and Carter hits him with a DDT]

Tiger: Shane tried to cheat and it didn't work.

Nelson: The referee is still distracted and Carter is taking the brass knuckles from the hand of Shane.

[Amber Lynn is trying to get the referee to turn around but her being on the apron has him trying to get her to the floor]

Hart: Turn around!

Nelson: Carter just blasted Shane with the brass knuckles and tossed them from the ring!

Hart: Cheater!

Tiger: Ryan Shane brought them into the ring Robbie, not JJ Carter.

Hart: But he didn't use them.

Nelson: That is because he was foiled.

[Carter picks the lifeless Shane from the mat and hits his version of the unprettier]

Nelson: Youth Movement! Carter hooks the leg...

ONE

TWO

THREE!!!

DING DING DING

Dixon: The winner of the match...JJ Carter!!!!

Tiger: Carter with a big win tonight and I still think he seemed different.

Nelson: I think you are right Peter. This is a new, or rather old JJ Carter.

Hart: I can't believe this! I thought cheaters never win?

Nelson: Give it a rest Robbie!

[Carter heads back up the ramp as Amber checks on Ryan Shane in the ring]

Nelson: Well we have a commercial break coming up folks, but before we get to that, Peter I understand that you have a little something to show us.

Tiger: I went out over the last week to Chicago, the home of cWo's last Pay Per View event of the year Veneration. This is a bit of a special In the Tiger's Den, a bit of a "where are they now" segment. A couple years back a man we knew as Lamont Dalmon was in the company of some real obnoxious, self centered characters. He left the organization quietly soon after and he's gone on to live a bit of an inspirational life for himself. Check this out.

[An aerial shot of the United Center in Chicago.]

Tiger: In a few short weeks, the superstars of the cWo will perform in front of a packed house at Chicago's United Center. There will be the usual pageantry, pomp and circumstance, but there will be a different story a few miles away.

[Shots of housing projects and neglected neighborhoods.]

Tiger: Some of Chicago's poorest residents, some of the poorest in the country, live here in the neighborhood known as Cabrini-Green.

[The camera pans people walking down the street past trash, litter and gang grafitti]

Tiger: Neighborhoods like this have fallen into disrepair and disarray, populated by gangs and drug culture, creating unsafe living envoirnments for children. But some residents are giving back.

[The camera pans a building labeled "Rube Foster Recreation center."]

Tiger: The Rube Foster Center was founded as a safe haven for children, and it was founded by a former cWo superstar.

[Lamont Dalmon appears in close up.]

Lamont: I'm Lamont Washington, and I was known as Lamont Dalmon in cWo.

[Clips are shown of Lamont Dalmon, first him coming to the ring in his gear, then hitting an opponent with a clothesline. Then raising his arms standing next to a former cWo superstar with his face blurred out due to being a giant fag.]

Tiger: As part of the former BRATS team, Lamont Dalmon was a rising star in cWo until concussions ended his career.

[Lamont and Peter sit next to each other in director's chairs.]

Lamont: When I was a kid, they used to say there were two ways you get out of Cabrini-Green: in handcuffs, or in a bodybag.

Tiger: Wow. And did you believe that?

Lamont: No. I knew I could be something more, and I was fortunate. I found athletics at an early age, and that lead me to football, then a basketball scholarship and ultimately to professional wrestling. I was one of the lucky ones, and now I want to give back.

[Lamont and Peter stand on a basketball court, watching kids play.]

Lamont: Here at the center, kids have a chance to get away from the trouble elements of their neighborhoods. When they leave school, there's nothing for them to do. Most of them live in the projects, most of them have to deal with a gang element on their walk home, and that gang element is appealing, it sucks them in. What I want to show them is that there's another way.

Tiger: And using your cWo experience to show that?

Lamont: Yep. Here I am, someone from this area who now became a celebrity, who made some money, and did it the right way. I'm showing them that the gang members are wrong. They can be whatever they want, and I'm living proof of that. I didn't have anywhere to play b-ball safely when I was a kid, and I want to make sure these kids do. They don't have to go out there and do drugs and fight, they can come in here and play some b-ball, and learn about sportsmanship. You notice anything here, Peter?

[Peter looks around]

Tiger: There's no scoreboard.

Lamont: Exactly. Everyone's a winner here. Outside, these kids have all sorts of problems, some of the worst things you can imagine, but in here...they can be kids. They can focus on b-ball, their homework and making friends. Nobody in here is gonna push drugs on them, nobody in here is gonna tell them they're not good enough, nobody in here is gonna put them down. This is a safe place for children to thrive.

[Peter and Lamont now stand in front of a regulation size wrestling ring.]

Tiger: Now we're more in your element.

Lamont: Well, I've never been able to put it completely behind me... and it's a good sport for the kids. It requires training, discipline and hard work, the values I try to instill in every kid who comes here.

[The screen cuts back to Peter and Lamont sitting in director's chairs.]

Tiger: But I understand the center is having some problems.

Lamont: Well, this economy is a funny thing. Certain areas are getting betters, others are getting worse. Chicago's been hit pretty hard, as hard as any other city. With limited fund, there's barely enough money to pay for police officers, let alone rec centers.

Tiger: What's the future of the center?

Lamont: I don't know. I'm putting as much as I can into keeping it open. I can cover the cost of b-ball nets, balls and school supplies, and luckily we have a lot of volunteers who work here, but there are factors I can't control. This area is being re-developed, and the rent's going up. I'm willing to go broke keeping this place open, but if the rent keeps getting this high, I don't know what'll happen. Without the center, these kids will be out there on the streets, not playing b-ball, but running with gangs, drugs and all sorts of other bad elements.

Tiger: So, what can people do to help?

Lamont: If you're in Chicago, talk to your city and state representatives, petition for funding. I know not everyone has anything to donate, but if you can spare it, please do. Chicago's a great town with great people, we're lucky to have very successful Chicago natives, whether they be athletes, entertainers, businessmen or politicians, and I've been writing to them and hoping that one of them can help out. You know, I tackled some big challenges in the cWo ring, but nothing's been as big as this.

Tiger: It does sound like quite a challenge....

Lamont: It is, but it's righteous challenge. I'm confident we'll get it done. I have faith, not just in my lord Jesus Christ, but faith in humanity and faith in the goodness of people. We pull through.

Tiger: Well, Lamont, thanks for your time. You're doing great things, and all of us in cWo are very proud of you.

[They shake hands.]

Lamont: Thanks. God bless you.

[Backstage, in the locker room we catch John Pilchard and Johnny Vandal in mid conversation.]

Pilchard: So Mr. Vandal, are we on the same page here or what?

Vandal: Listen, Pilchard is it? Yeah, I'm reeeeeaaallly glad you talked to me, but I'm a grown ass man. I have to face this tool Johnny Serious down the road for the Lord Of Punishment tournament, and correct me if I'm wrong, but is tonight that very tournament match?

Pilchard: It's a tag team match, of course not!

Vandal: Okay exactly. And did you see what happened at Will of a Warrior by chance? I am in no shape to wrestle tonight. In fact, these fans don't even DESERVE to see me wrestle tonight. I need to be ready for a real match, not some tag team extravaganza. Who cares?

Pilchard: Johnny, listen to me, this is Johnny Serious and Muru, former number one contenders. If you and Mac beat them, we could-

Vandal: ARE YOU SERIOUS?! [Vandal laughs at his mocking of Johnny Serious] Listen, we COULD make an impact, but lets be honest. I already have. I've got a foot in the door for getting gold and helping you and your pet project won't help me where I need to be.

[Pilchard laughs as he interrupts Johnny.]

Pilchard: Well I happen to know you got some eyes on you. Namely, from Tony Awesome. As far as I'm concerned, you have no choice but to cooperate, Johnny Vandal...

Vandal: It doesn't take a genius to see that. Are you putting me on the spot? [Pilchard doesn't respond.] Well, look here, we go out there tonight because it's on the card. People will expect it. But when things get heated and you're looking for Vandalism to save your sorry ass. Don't be surprised if I forget to.

[Vandal confidently walks away and turns back for a second.]

Vandal: Oh, and that Mac Johnson Five Minute Challenge... Is it true that idea came from his girlfriend?

[Vandal laughs and continues walking. We return to another distant shot of Victor Emmit sitting on the scaffolding.]

Nelson: Looks like there's trouble in paradise when it comes to tonight's main event.

[A graphic highlights Vandal and Mac Johnson versus Johnny Serious and Muru.]

Hart: Yeah well who's to say there won't be trouble when two guys who cost each other a World Championship last Sunday have to team up?

Tiger: He makes a point Joel. I think we're in store for a very explosive main event...

[UFO's "Rock Bottom" plays as a caucasian man with short black hair comes out. Wearing plain black tights with a blue thunder like design to it.]

DING DING DING

Dixon: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Atlanta Georgia. He weighs in at two hundred and twenty five pounds. Conraaaaad Shaw! And currently in the ring, his opponent, from right here in Indiananapolis, Nathan James!

[A spikey blonde haired man in semi-long shiny red tights leaps in the air as he excersizes before the match begins. Conrad adjusts his wristbands as he makes his way down to the ring.]

Nelson: This is cWo's newest acquisition Conrad Shaw.

Tiger: He calls himself "the Wrecker" Conrad Shaw. This Atlanta Georgia raised professional wrestler has been busting his butt in the independants for nearly a decade. But don't let me be the one to introduce him, take a look at this.

[Conrad makes his entrance as he also appears in the picture in picture in a pre-recorded promo flexing his wrists.]

Shaw: I don't concern myself with celebrity. I am not here to tell jokes. I'm not here to spout catch phrases, mug to cameras or play around. I've come to the best wrestling company in America, because I am the best WRESTLER in America. I'm not here to make friends, and when the bell rings you won't want to make friends with me. It's not about seeing my name in lights. It's about having my hand raised, and my hand WILL be raised tonight. Tonight the world knows my name. I am "The Wrecker" Conrad Shaw.

[The picture in picture closes as Conrad is in the ring stretching his arms and leaning back into the ropes.]

Nelson: Pretty straight forward. Let's see what he's made of tonight.

Tiger: I spoke to him backstage and he's just as intense as he appears.

[Referee Aaron Blake calls for the bell.]

DING DING DING

[Conrad and Nathan circle each other with their arms held out to each other defensively.]

Nelson: Nathan James should be looking to upset Conrad Shaw on his debut if he wants to get Tony Awesome's attention tonight.

Hart: This Conrad Shaw looks like a tough customer!

[Nathan hits a hard low kick to Shaw's right leg, the fans let out a collective "ooooh" at the snap of the kick.]

Tiger: Nathan James almost knocked Shaw right off his feet with that kick!

[Nathan goes for another kick, but Shaw reverses it with a dragon screw.]

Nelson: Conrad with a leg whip!

[As James tries to recover, Shaw goes behind him with a seated waistlock, James shimmies left and right trying to break out of it. The two rise to their feet.]

Nelson: And a pure wrestling exchange as these two are feeling each other out!

[James manages to get around Shaw with a waistlock of his own, James then trips Shaw from behind with a double leg takedown.]

Nelson: And look at Nathan James!

[James floats over Shaw and places him in a front face lock, but Shaw spins out of it and places James in a hammerlock, pressing his chest against the mat.]

Tiger: Shaw has some good competition here in his first cWo match!

[Shaw then hooks both of James' arms and turns him over on his back with a double underhook pin.]

Nelson: Great wrestling from Shaw!

ONE

TWO

Nelson: Close!

Hart: Could've came out of this match completely unscathed!

[Both men get up and circle each other slowly as select fans applaud the action so far.]

Nelson: Well so far I'm impressed with this newcomer.

Hart: Nathan James isn't shabby either!

[Both Shaw and James lock horns. Shaw shows his superior power as he pushes James back a couple steps, but James then shoves Shaw back with an aggressive push to the chest. Shaw charges at James, who takes him down with a drop toe hold.]

Nelson: Nathan James with a drop toe hold.

[Nathan James floats over with a front face lock.]

Nelson: Front face lock applied.

[Shaw struggles in the front face lock, slowly powering him and James to their feet.]

Tiger: James can't seem to keep the guy on the ground.

[Shaw then spins out of the face lock, kicks James in the gut, and quickly slams him with a snap release wrist clutch northern lights suplex.]

Hart: Wow!

Nelson: Wrist clutch suplex from Conrad Shaw with blink and you'll miss it speed!

Tiger: Conrad Shaw showcasing some real crisp movement in the ring!

[Conrad Shaw smoothly moves up to his feet, as James slowly recovers, nursing his back. Conrad catches up with him, and brings him to his feet, then slamming repeated knees into the stomach of James.]

Nelson: Aggressive knees to the abdomen.

[Shaw then spins James around and hits a German suplex.]

Nelson: German suplex with a bridge!

ONE

TWO

Nelson: James kicks out.

[Shaw rises to his feet, James' pace slows down even more as Shaw goes against the ropes.]

Nelson: Shaw hits the ropes.

[On the rebound Shaw attempts to boot a bent over and recovering James in the head, but James stands up and spins away from the attack. Shaw hits the ropes again.]

Nelson: And it's Nathan James! With a dropkick!

[Shaw hits the mat but quickly recovers.]

Tiger: There's another dropkick!

[Shaw hits the mat again, then it's James going against the ropes, he approaches a recovering Conrad Shaw with a running leg scissors that takes Shaw down once again.]

Tiger: Nice!

Nelson: Leg scissors!

[Shaw flips to the mat as Nathan excitedly jogs his feet on the mat as he awaits the recovery of Shaw.]

Nelson: Things aren't looking good for "The Wrecker"!

[As Shaw recovers, Nathan kicks him in the gut. He goes for an irish whip, but Conrad reverses, but instead of going into an irish whip, Conrad forces James towards the center of the mat with a Fujiwara Armbar, which he quickly transitions into a Just Facelock.]

Nelson: And in an instant Conrad turns it around!

[James taps out quickly.]

Hart: He's tapping out!

DING DING DING

["Rock Bottom" hits the PA system as Conrad Shaw stands up with Aaron Blake raising his arm.]

Dixon: The winner of this match by submission. "The Wrecker", Conraaaaad Shaw!

Nelson: Well the match is over and Conrad this is what it's all about for "The Wrecker". Situated in the center of the ring with his arm raised.

Tiger: Yes it's not about celebrity, it's not about his name in lights, it's about that letter W next to his name in the record books.

[Conrad then picks a worn out James to his feet and throws him out of the ring between the second and top rope. He then shouts at Aaron Blake "raise my hand!". Aaron Blake follows his instructions as he raises his hand again.]

Nelson: That was a bit unnecessary. But never the less a fine performance from this intense newcomer Conrad Shaw.

[A graphic highlights an update on Chazz Mendel.]

Nelson: Another commercial break ahead but stay tuned. When we come back from the break, we're gonna get an update on the condition of Chazz Mendel.

[Backstage, we see Caleb Knox walking down the corridors of the backstage area.]

Nelson: Wait a second, it's Caleb Knox!

Hart: He's about a half hour late!

Nelson: Are we gonna get a round one match tonight after all?

Hart: Where's Jacob Baxter!?

Nelson: Stay tuned folks!

Update on Chazz Mendel

The cameras focus in on the commentary booth once more, with Joel Nelson looking excited.]

Nelson: Alright folks welcome back! we are being joined right now via satelite by none other than Chazz Mendel! Hey, Chazz! How are you?

[The cameras cut to Chazz sitting in front of a cWo background. The fans start to cheer, prompting Chazz to nod and wave.]

Mendel: I'm doing great, Joel. Robbie, Peter, everybody. How's it going?

[The screen goes into a picture in picture showing the commentary team on screen as well.]

Tiger: We're all great, Chazz. We all saw a couple of weeks ago you suffering that knee injury in your match against Johnny Vandal. Would you like to give us and the fans a quick update on your condition, and potentially how long it'll be before we get to see you back in a cWo ring?

[Chazz nods.]

Mendel: I'm doing great. Doctors say it'll be a few more weeks technically before I'm ready to get back into the ring. I still have some aches and pains in it, but that stuff's just minor. Personally, I feel great, and I really think that it'll be no time before I'm back out there putting on a show for you guys!

[The fans cheer once again for Mendel.]

Nelson: Good to hear, Chazz, good to hear. Earlier tonight the Lord of Punishment tournament brackets were officially released, and since you are unable to compete in the tournament, we here in the booth were wondering if we could get a little prediction from you?

[Chazz laughs a little before shaking his head.]

Mendel: There are a few guys who you could definitely put money on. I'm not really a betting man. I'm more for the sure thing, you know?

Nelson: Well if you want to talk sure things, I think it's going to be hard to stop Johnny Serious this year, Chazz.

[Mendel half nods, half shrugs.]

Mendel: Well, he's a great competitor for sure, but anything can happen. You can't count anyone out in these situations. There's a lot on the line for all of those guys.

[Nelson nods.]

Nelson: Too true. Thank you very much for the update Chazz, and we look forward to seeing you back in the ring soon! Chazz Mendel ladies and gentlemen!

[More cheers erupt from the crowd as Chazz offers a wave as the cameras focus solely on the commentary team once more.]

Tiger: Always good to hear from Chazz Mendel. Let's wish him a speedy recovery, we all know these fans miss him greatly...

[The lights go out as smoke and a strobe light effect goes off as "Hero" by Skillet begins to play over the P.A. system. As the music kicks into full gear, we see "The Cult Of Personality" Caleb Knox emerge from the smoke-filled entrance way wearing a black and lime-green leather Civil War style jacket with black and lime green wrestling trunks, black knee-pads and black on lime green wrestling kick-pads over black wrestling shoes and designer sunglasses to a loud ovation from the fans, with the loudest noise coming from the young female fans.]

Nelson: Well here's one of our first round competitors in the Lord of Punishment tournament, Caleb Knox. Dressed to compete and ready to go, but the problem is he doesn't have an opponent!

Tiger: He was supposed to face Jacob Baxter earlier tonight...

[Footage plays of the beating Jacob Baxter sustained at the hands of Barrett Hawk.]

Tiger: But as far as I know he's out of commission.

Hart: It's Jacob Baxter we're talking about! He's probably recharged and ready to go!

[Knox tags hands with the fans as he makes his way to the ring.]

Tiger: I don't know how any man would want to get up and wrestle after that beating.

Nelson: We're still expecting an update on the situation as it develops. So far we've gotten nothing.

[Caleb then pauses and tosses his sunglasses to a lucky teenage girl in the crowd before he points out to the crowd and jumps over the top rope, setting foot in the ring. He requests a microphone from the inside.]

Tiger: I know Barrett Hawk's in hot water for that one.

Hart: That's right, and he should be!

Nelson: Well it looks like we're about to hear from him right now...

Knox: What's up, Indianapolis?

Hart: Suck up!

[Fans cheer as Knox smiles and appreciates the ovation.]

Knox: Now, I'm sure many of you are wondering just what "The Prophet of the People", the "Thursday Night Highlight", and "The Missionairy For The Masses" is doing out here. Well, as far as I knew, I was gonna be facing Jacob Bastard, erm, Baxter, I mean... anyway, I thoughgt I was gonna have a chance to be the Lord of Punishment here in the cWo. Now, since I've been here, I'm known as that guy who beat Barney Rubble on steroids, I mean, Big Mac and answered the question of whether John Pilchard wears boxers or briefs, and that's cool with me...

Hart: Who cares!

[Fans cheer and laugh as Knox smiles.]

Knox: I don't mind that either. But one thing I don't want to be known as is the guy who got a golden ticket to the Lord of Punishment semi-finals because Barrett Hawk whipped Jacob Baxter like a dog before I even got to have my match, even though Jacob deserved it. Now, I came to cWo to have fun, but I also came to earn my stripes. I'm out here to make a challenge if Tony Awesome has a replacement or if somebody wants to come down and challenge me, I'd be all for that too.

[Fans cheer as Caleb slowly paces around the ring, he then puts his hands over his eyes as he looks high up to Victor Emmit, sitting on the scaffolding.]

Knox: Hang on a minute...

[Caleb looks up at where Victor Emmit is.]

Knox: I think we may have found our next Lord of Punishment contestant... how about you, Victor?

[Victor Emmit takes off his shades as he looks down silently at Knox.]

Knox: Why don't you just come down and wrestle me?

Hart: He's in the middle of a protest!

Knox: Come on, man... do you not want to be "Lord of Punishment"?

[Victor continues to look at Knox, not giving a verbal or physical response.]

Knox: Come on... it's a better label than what everybody else gives you!

Hart: Somebody shut him up!

Knox: People have been telling me you make Vanilla Ice look like Dr. Dre!

Hart: Leave him alone!

Knox: They've also been telling me that you have a voice as authentic as Milli Vanilli!

[Fans cheer and laugh as Caleb gets comfortable, leaning over the top rope looking up at him.]

Knox: Hey, I get what you're doing, but there's one small problem. Where Rage Against The Machine actually had talent compared to Limp Bizkit... you guys make Chumbawumba look like Metallica!

[Victor continues his cold glare, not giving in to Knox's jokes.]

Knox: This is the chance of a lifetime, bro-sephs... don't you want-

[Fans boo as Tito appears in street clothes behind Caleb Knox, clotheslining him hard from behind.]

Hart: Ha!

Nelson: It's Tito Barnes!

Hart: Looks like Tito wants in!

[With Knox on the mat, Tito begins digging kicks into the back of Caleb Knox, as the fans boo.]

Nelson: Tito is just assaulting Caleb Knox.

Hart: Hey what are friends for? Right!?

[Knox is down and out as Tito picks up the mic.]

Tito: Come on Vic!

[Tito kicks away at Knox some more.]

Tito: Come on!...Come on Vic, we got 'im! Come on brother!

[Victor then looks incensed by the opportunity as he makes an urgent climb down the metal support.]

Tito: Yeah that's it! Come on!

Nelson: Well it looks like Tito's just warming Caleb Knox up for Victor Emmit and Victor's taking the challenge! Is this allowed?

Hart: Caleb made the challenge, what are they just gonna give him a bye? This is the best thing Caleb's ever done!

[Fans boo as Victor climbs down.]

Nelson: Well so much for that "protest"!

Hart: Screw the protest! Victor could be Lord of Punishment!

Tito: We need a ref!

[Victor climbs down as he begins running down the aisle.]

Tito: Come on Victor! Come on!

Hart: Yeah! Come on Victor!

[Victor makes it to the ring. He takes over duties of stomping on Caleb Knox as Tito stops himself, moving to ringside.]

Nelson: So it looks like we're gonna see Victor Emmit taking on Caleb Knox, whether this is a match or a fight is yet to be determined, but here we are!

[Victor Emmit picks Caleb Knox up to his feet and sends him to the ropes for an irish whip.]

Hart: Well let's get a referee out here and make it official already!

[On the rebound Emmit hits Caleb with a spinning roundhouse kick.]

Hart: Yes! Here we go!

[We see referee Jefferey Miles running down the aisle.]

Nelson: It looks like your getting your wish. Referee Jefferey Miles coming to the rescue.

Hart: Get in there Jeff!

DING DING DING

[Victor goes for the pin.]

ONE

Nelson: Caleb's got a shoulder up.

Hart: Stay on him!

[Victor Emmit throws down kicks on the body of Caleb Knox.]

Nelson: Victor Emmit really went from one extreme to the other here. Only minutes ago he was relatively comatose...

[Victor delivers a knee drop to the chest of Knox.]

Nelson: And now he's showing a lot of energy.

Tiger: Well I think Tito had a lot to do with it.

[Victor gets up and backs against the ropes. On the rebound he hits another knee drop.]

Tiger: When Caleb Knox was on his feet and ready to go Victor didn't seem overanxious, but when Tito Barnes brought him down to the mat he was all gung ho.

[Victor goes for a pin.]

ONE

TWO

[Caleb kicks out.]

Hart: And there's nothing wrong with that. If Caleb Knox doesn't want that "golden ticket" to the top of the Lord of Punishment tournament then pass it along to Victor Emmit!

[Victor then places Caleb Knox in a rear chinlock.]

Nelson: Well I don't know if we can say for sure that victory in Victor's case will lead to that.

Hart: Why not? Caleb made the challenge!

Nelson: Admirable as that is I don't know if he's simply allowed to do that.

Hart: Well who do you think sent the ref?

Nelson: I'm just saying don't get excited yet!

Hart: That's easy for you to say, Victor Emmit's wiping the floor with Caleb Knox!

[Victor Emmit brings the hold to the mat, laying down next to Knox with the chinlock applied. Knox holds an arm up as he tries to rally for support of the crowd.]

Nelson: Caleb's got work to do if he wants to turn this around. I'm hoping to get word soon folks whether or not this is an official Lord of Punishment match up.

[Knox nips his legs up trying to donkey kick his way out of the chinlock, but it's not enough to break his grip. But after a second attempt he breaks loose and manages to break out of it.]

Tiger: Knox is loose!

[Both Victor Emmit and Caleb Knox get to their feet as Caleb takes Victor down with an arm drag.]

Nelson: And a snap armdrag from Caleb Knox gets himself back on the offensive!

[Victor recovers and runs into another armdrag.]

Nelson: And there it is again!

[Caleb then goes for an irish whip, but Victor reverses it.]

Nelson: Whip reversed!

[On the rebound Caleb takes Victor down with a spinning monkey flip with such momentum that Victor slides to the outside of the ring.]

Nelson: Caleb Knox with a hell of a monkey flip!

Hart: Oh no!

[Fans cheer loudly as Caleb breathes heavily, nursing his back. Victor gets up to his feet as Caleb leaps on the second rope next to the ropes closest to Victor, then moonsaults over the top rope onto Victor Emmit.]

Nelson: And have you ever seen anything like that before!

[Caleb Knox gets to his feet as he shouts "come on Indianapolis!", illiciting a loud response.]

Nelson: Caleb knows how to rally the crowd! And yes folks, I just got word. This match is officially a part of the Lord of Punishment opening round.

Hart: That's great!

[Caleb Knox picks up Victor Emmit and throws him in the ring.]

Hart: Victor Emmit is a star in the making.

[Caleb gets on the apron, about to enter the ring, but becomes distracted by an oncoming Tito Barnes.]

Hart: He may not be making records for Lazer Sharp Records...

[Victor Emmit then hits a back leg sweep that trips Caleb to his back on the apron.]

Hart: But he's gonna be breaking records in cWo. He's gonna be the first person to win the Lord of Punishment without actually being booked in the tournament!

[Victor grabs Caleb by the legs and pulls him towards the center of the ring slightly. He then slingshots Caleb neck first into the bottom rope.]

Tiger: Ohh! [Coughs] That could do it!

[Caleb clutches his neck as he turns over to his stomach with his shoulders and above draped over the apron.]

Hart: He's not done yet!

[Victor then leaps over the top rope and hits a knee drop over the back of Knox.]

Tiger: Both of these guys are really showing their stuff.

Hart: And Victor's not even dressed to compete!

[From ringside, Victor pushes Caleb towards the center of the ring, then slides in the ring after him.]

Hart: And here it is! Victor's gonna advance to the semi-finals!

[Victor goes for a pin.]

ONE

TWO

Nelson: Caleb Knox with a shoulder up!

Hart: Come on Jefferey! Do your job right!

[Victor Emmit then takes off his Thin Lizzy T-shirt. He picks Caleb slowly up to his feet.]

Hart: Look at this!

[He wraps his T-shirt around Caleb's neck brings him down to a seated position with a snap mare. He follows up, choking him with the shirt, prompting a five count.]

Nelson: Victor's lucky to not be disqualified right off the bat here!

[Victor stops at a count to four, as Jefferey Miles reprimands Victor for the use of the shirt. Victor paces around the ring as he twists the shirt up. Like a wet towel he snaps it into the back of Caleb.]

Nelson: That's just not necessary.

[Referee Jefferey Miles gets in Victor's face, shouting "cut it out!". Victor tosses the shirt aside as he then places Caleb Knox in a dragon sleeper.]

Tiger: Check out this dragon sleeper from Victor Emmit! People always write Victor off as a bit of a slacker but when he's in that ring he does impress.

Nelson: There's definitely an untapped potential there if he would take his career a little more seriously. This match could be something of an awakening for the youngster if he makes the best of it.

Hart: Uh I think he's making the best of it right now.

[Defensively, Caleb knees Victor in the head. Victor toughs it out as he keeps the hold applied.]

Hart: I mean we could see Caleb Knox tap out right here!

Nelson: Knox fighting to escape, but the dragon sleeper is a painful maneuver to find yourself in.

Tiger: The dragon sleeper can do to you in seconds what watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the front row of a movie theatre can do in twelve hours.

Hart: You're gonna have to dumb that down Peter, I'm not a doctor!

[Victor tires as Caleb sends a series of more flexible kicks to his head. Victor falls on his backside, as Caleb rolls to his hands and knees.]

Hart: Why'd you let go Victor!?

Nelson: I think Caleb Knox was giving him a bit of a headache.

[Victor shakes off the cobwebs as he gets to his feet. He helps a recovering Caleb Knox all the way up. He slowly begins delivering a combination of left and right kicks to the body of Knox.]

Hart: Look at this! Ow! Ow! Ow! Does Victor Emmit have a martial arts background?

[Victor knees Caleb in the stomach, knocking him down to one knee.]

Tiger: Not that I know of. I imagine he probably has seen his share of Bruce Lee MOVIES!

[Victor goes for his trademark finishing jumping roundhouse enziguri, but Caleb Knox ducks under it, sending Victor flopping to his stomach. As he recovers, Caleb Knox instead hits his trademark shining enzigurie to the back of Emmit's head.]

Nelson: And Opportunity Knox for Caleb Knox!

[Knox quickly goes for the pin.]

Nelson: Could be it!

ONE

TWO

[Fans boo as Victor kicks out.]

Tiger: Close!

Nelson: You can see the surprise on Caleb's face.

Hart: I'm not surprised in the slightest!

Nelson: Oh well of course you aren't.

[Caleb takes a moment, sitting up as he tries catching his breath. A woozy Victor Emmit shows signs of life as he brings himself to his hands and knees.]

Nelson: Caleb Knox is close to earning his rightful spot in the Lord of Punishment semi finals if he can just keep up this pace.

Tiger: It's not gonna come easy!

Nelson: It won't, and it hasn't so far.

[Caleb Knox assists Victor to his feet. Caleb Knox goes for an irish whip, but Victor reverses, pulls Caleb towards him and kicks him in the gut. Knox then falls to his hands and knees.]

Tiger: Uh oh.

[Victor rushes against the ropes, then leaps off of Caleb's back on the rebound. He leaps to the top rope from Caleb's back, but as he jumps down for his trademark legdrop, he notices Caleb rolling out of the way and lands on his feet in time.]

Hart: Nice! No!

[Caleb then rolls Victor up with a schoolboy pin.]

ONE

TWO

Hart: Woosh!

[Both men rise to their feet, but Victor kicks Caleb in the gut. He then sets up and lifts Caleb for a powerbomb.]

Hart: Here we go!

[Caleb then leaps over the head of Victor, landing on his feet, he quickly turns around and hooks Victor in for a reverse facelock, and slams him down with a legdrop reverse DDT.]

Nelson: Great move there, could be all she wrote!

[Caleb goes for the pin.]

ONE

TWO

Nelson: And Victor still gets a shoulder up!

Tiger: Caleb has just been all over him now!

Nelson: Victor's showing some endurance in spite of neither being prepared or dressed for this match.

Tiger: Tito's sneak attack didn't hurt.

Nelson: Of course.

[Caleb is running out of ideas as he gets to his feet and stalks over a recovering Victor Emmit. Tito Barnes then climbs the apron and shouts at Caleb, but gets the attention of Jefferey Miles as the two have a war of words.]

Nelson: Speaking of Tito...

Hart: I think he noticed something is askew here!

Nelson: Probably the fact that Victor is losing in this match up!

[Caleb then places a recovering Victor in place for a bulldog. He runs with the headlock applied, and as he leaps, both of his feet hit Tito in the chest and knock him off the apron.]

Nelson: That's a way to deal with outside interference!

[Caleb completes his running bulldog, Victor hits the mat and quickly turns over to his back.]

Tiger: Awesome move! And you know what? It just gets better! Check this out!

[Caleb quickly climbs to the top rope, and hits his finishing moonsault legdrop.]

Nelson: There it is! The Teeny-Bopper connects!

Hart: Oh no!

[Caleb goes for the pin.]

ONE

TWO

THREE

DING DING DING

["Hero" then hits the PA system.]

Dixon: The winner of this match, advancing to the semi-finals of the Lord of Punishment tournament. Caleeeeeeb Knox!

Nelson: Well that was surely better than Caleb Knox advancing with a bye in the Lord of Punishment tournament!

Tiger: You're telling me! This is just the first match guys, the first round. If this was any indication I can't wait to see what comes next!

Hart: It looks like Victor Emmit's gonna have to protest double hard next week!

Nelson: I sure hope not...

[Johnny Serious approaches Muru backstage. Both men, getting ready for their tag team match tonight. Serious has a stern look on his face.]

Serious: Hey, I want to talk to you for a minute!

Muru: Listen...I am sorry about almost pinning you at Will of a Warrior...

Serious: [Cutting Muru off] ...hey, what you did last Sunday Night was....well, it was...outstanding! I just wanted to congratulate you in person because SERIOUSLY, it should have been you that walked out with the cWo World Title, not Mike Logan!

Muru: Thanks man, that means a lot. You put up one hell of a fight yourself. I wouldn't have been surprised if you walked out of their as champion. We both agree that either of us are better than Logan.

Serious: No matter what, the wrong guy walked out Champion. But tonight, I look forward to teaming up with you in this tag team match. It will be a SERIOUS honor for me, and together, I think we can do some SERIOUS damage....you know, have someone GET SERIOUS and then you jump out with the MURU SPLASH....what do you think!

Muru: I like the way you think man and I am willing to bet the fans in this arena can't wait to see Muru and Johnny Serious teaming here tonight. Tonight we show Mac Johnson and Johnny Vandal why we were competing for the title. I will see you out there.

Serious: Let's Get SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!

[The lights go out and turn a cherry shade of red as "The Stroke" by Billy Squire begins to play over the P.A. system. We then see Mike Logan come to the ring in a three-piece Arimani suit with a Rolex around his wrist, a gold necklace around his neck, and thousand-dollar shoes as Sabrina Swallows comes out wearing a black strapless Gucci dress with matching stiletto heels as Logan hoists his championship in the air, smiling like a cat who swallowed a canary. As the fans boo their lungs out at Logan, he simply cups his hand to his ears to soak in the crowd's disapproval on his way to the ring. He then saunters to the ring, drinking a bottle of Dasani and as a fan yells insults at Mike Logan, the champion turns in the fan's direction and spits a mouth-full of water in his face. The fan tries to jump the rail, but security quickly pulls the champion away from the fan as he continues walking to the ring. Mike Logan sees another fan holding a "Mike Logan = World SHAMpion" sign and Logan yanks the sign out of the fan's hands and rips it into shreds before stepping in the ring and standing on the apron, holding his championship in the air. As Sabrina climbs the ring steps, Mike Logan sits on the middle rope so Sabrina can bend over it, showing off her thong to the crowd as they both step in the ring as Sabrina takes a microphone as the fans immediately start a "SHE'S A CRACK-WHORE!" chant.]

Sabrina Swallows: Uhmm... like... EX-CUSE ME AND JUNK?!?

[The fans keep chanting at her at this point.]

Sabrina Swallows: I, like, might be a slut, but I'm totally NOT a crack-whore! Now, if you people can show some respect to a man so well-endowed, he makes Ron Jeremy green with envy, he's a five-alarm hottie with a million dollar body that can wine me, dine me, and sixty-nine me at anytime he wants... he's Mike "I know when his Loga-Conda reaches my esophagus, that he's truly hung like Mr. Snuffaluffagus..." ... LOGAN!

[As Mike Logan takes the microphone holding up his belt to the crowd, he takes a moment to soak in the very vocal "F**K YOU, LO-GAN!" chants filling the arena. As Mike just smirks at the crowd, he starts to speak.]

Mike Logan: Really? Is this ANY way to treat the best World Champion in cWo history? REALLY? But then again, given that you people are proof that the mentally retarded shouldn't be allowed to breed, I expect this reaction from all you low-life, bottom-feeding, pieces of trailer park TRASH!

[The fans start throwing garbage at Mike Logan, who just looks at them and shakes his head as he continues.]

Mike Logan: Good to see that using trash cans is still a foreign concept to all you autistic morons. But anyway, I'm not the type of guy to come out here and toot my own horn, but toot... TOOT! cWo has been throwing their so-called "best" competiton at "The Canadian Gigolo" and guess what? "The Loga-Conda" keeps beating the best you have to offer! John-boy? He's in the history books! He's had two shots at me now and couldn't get the job done. And he's SUPPOSED to be YOUR precious hero? What a JOKE! And "Hop-Along Hay-Seed"? He already had two strikes against him because he's from the arm-pit of the United States in Oklahoma and he keeps trying to knock "The Loga-Conda" down a peg or two and is failing miserably in the process! And when he choked against me, he choked like Charlene was choking on my "sausage" earlier that night! So, if she's expecting another kid, chances are you ain't the daddy, "Hop-Along"! An as for MuMu... did you people really think that little runt measured up in any way to my universal manliness? I punted his damn head clear off his shoulders at 'Will Of A Warrior" and he's ANOTHER one that fough the mighty "Sexual Intellectual" and struck out. The truth is, cWo, I'm getting bored... so here's what I'm gonna do. I'm giving the cWo roster an open challenge to see if ANYONE is man enough to take down the "Loga-Conda" from his perch on top of the cWo ladder and I'm giving you people a week to find me some worthy competiton, or I'm gonna take the holidays off and play "Hide the flesh-rocket" with Sabrina! So either cWo finds me SOMEONE, I don't care WHO, to take me down, or we end the year of 2009 with "The Loga-Conda" as YOUR cWo... WORLD... HEAVYWEIGHT... CHAMPION! It's your choice, boys. Now... as for me this week... Sabrina's pipes need rearranging from a Hanes-smothered Loga-Conda, so if you don't mind, I'll be taking my leave now...

["The Stroke" begins to play again as Mike and Sabrina take their leave of the ring, giving each other a sloppy kiss in the process as the crowd continues to throw things at them.]

Blackness.

Intermittent static.

Panicked screams peppered with rapid-fire commentary.

Grainy black-and-white footage appears. A wrestling ring is shown, but the focus lies on the outside. Wading amongst the sea of wrestling faithful, a lumbering mastodon of a man sends bodies flying. Man, woman, nor child are safe as a hand reaches out to wrap around the throat of his unsuspecting prey, a young Japanese wrestler who picked the wrong night to debut. More commentary is heard, but one word is punctuated heavily with shock.

ONE MAN STAMPEDE
WARREN SPADE

Blackness.

Flickering.

More poor footage of a Caucasian man decked out in black trunks, taped feet, and a massive scar decorating his chest. Under a mess of bushy brown hair, said man catches another wrestler in mid-air and throws him up high, only to drive him down viciously with a powerbomb that sees the recipient convulse upon impact.

More flickering. More gritty footage.

Walking through an unknown hall, the camera follows a set of cold, emotionless black eyes. With a broad barrel chest and tree trunk-like legs, the creature under the guise of a man continues to walk. When an unwitting cameraman gets too close, the monster grabs the lens and shakes it before throwing it to the ground.

White text appears in the middle of the screen.

YOU THOUGHT THE CWO WAS SAFE?

Spade headbutts a smaller wrestler directly in the head, knocking him clean out.

Spade strangles another bloodied wrestler within the ropes.

Spade twists the head of another wrestler, the veins bulging in his neck as he releases a primordial scream to all within earshot.

More words.

SHAME ON YOU

[Thad Walker enters the arena wearing his rayban wayfarers and a brown suit. He's followed by what appears to be CB Fowler with dyed blond hair and wearing a letter jacket, and flanked by a Japanese man in a suit and a middle eastern man with a white head-cloth and suit. They're approached by Jason Duran.]

Duran: Mr. Walker, a moment please.

[Thad flips up his glasses and rolls his eyes.

Walker: Make it quick, buddy. You know who these are? These are my fellow Captains of Industry... Yoshinoya-San from th great nation of Japan, and this guy here? He's a Saudi prince, Prince Al-Hassan..and lemme tell you, besides maybe the Iraqis, this country has no bigger ally against the Ayatollah than the nation of Saudi Arabai. We're here on official business, we have a can't miss opportunity!

Duran: That's great, I'm just-

Walker: We just came back from an exclusive movie screening.. little flick called Return of the Jedi! Yeah, that's the new Star Wars, and yeah, it's not even out yet. I'm sure you'll love it when you get around to seeing it with all the peons, you'll probably cry when Darth Vader turns good to save Luke from the Emperor and then, I dunno, DIES! HAHA Flick ruined! Gimmie five, Chet!

[He turns around to high five CB Fowler]

Duran: That's CB Fowler! What are you calling him now? Ched?

CB: What, you think I'm some kinda 'Mo? Name's CHET.

Duran: We want some answers, Walker. Do you seriously expect us to think you're some new cWo superstar? You've obviously Thaddeus Walker!

Walker: Uh, yeah, think again, chump-o. Like I said before, Thaddeus Walker's an ancestor of mine. Sure, the same greatness flows through my genes, but if I was Thaddeus Walker, I'd be what, a few hundred years old? Guy's my ANCESTOR, loser!

Duran: So you mean to tell me you're NOT this man!

[Duran holds up a picture of Thaddeus Walker.]

Walker: Maybe he looks a little like me, but he's got a Mustache! You think I'd have a mustache in this day and age? Earth to Duran, NO! Now if you'll excuse us, we've got a party in the superbox.

Duran: Wait a minute, I'm not gonna just stand here and let you-

[Thaddeus puts his sunglasses back on and motions to CB Fowler, who walks gets in Duran's face.]

CB: Listen, geek, nobody invited you to this party, so why don't you and your little friends go back to loserville?

[Duran shoots him a look of confusion. Walker and CB high five again, and the Arab and Japanese man laugh. Walker makes a gun point straight ahead.]

Walker: Alright boys, highway to the danger zone!

[The group moves ahead, leaving behind a frustrated and confused Jason Duran.]

DING DING DING

Benson: The following tag team contest is the Main Event of the evening scheduled for one fall. Introducing first from Phoenix, Arizona, weighing in at two hundred and twenty five pounds. Johnny Vandal!

[The lights go black, suddenly laughter (that of Johnny Vandal's) is heard over the sound system, which is spliced into "Hysteria" by Muse. The lights beam to the entrance where Johnny Vandal emerges. Two streams of bright pyrotechnics shoot up endless amounts of sparks before two loud bangs cease the activity. Johnny Vandal then makes his way down the ramp and towards the ring.]

Nelson: You saw earlier, Vandal is going to his best not to get hurt tonight.

Hart: It's smart, even though John Pilchard is going to make sure that his guy is in tip top shape as well. This match means nothing the more I think of it, they should just not have it!

Dixon: And his partner, weighing in at three hundred pounds, from Woodland Park, New Jersey. Mac Johnson!

["Intro" by DMX begins to play as Mac Johnson is seen exiting his locker room with John Pilchard leading the way and his entourage tailing him. As the song picks up Mac makes his way to the stage and towards the ring.]

Tiger: The guys a monster, but this intro is a bit excessive, what's he need all these people with him.

Hart: That's how he rolls.

Dixon: Introducing next, from Hollywood, California, weighing in at two hundred and forty five pounds, Johnny Serious.

[The lights go our as the Voice of Johnny Serious comes over the sound system and says "Are You SERIOUS." 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, goes to a corner, climbs the turnbuckle, and lifts his hands in the air to the crowd with a playful cocky smile as the regular house lights come back on.]

Nelson: Former World champion Johnny Serious, put on a hell of a fight Sunday, just came up short.

Tiger: I think Muru also was unlucky.

Hart: Nope, Logan's just too good.

Dixon: And his partner, weighing in at two hundred twenty five pounds, from Allen Park, Michigan. MURU!

[Up on the cWo tron a picture of the earth is seen. The earth then explodes as pyro and explosions fill the arena. The entrance ramp is filled with smoke as "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva begins to play. Muru then walks out through the fog and makes his way down the ramp Along the way to the ring he slaps the hands of a few fans and the he slides into the ring. He then raises his hands to the air as the crowd cheers]

Nelson: And this man put on hell of a fight as well. They just came up short.

Tiger: They'll get their shot again. Logan squeaked by.

[Mac is seen huddling with Pilchard.]

Nelson: Looks like Pilchard is telling Mac to make Vandal start this off.

Tiger: That's exactly what it is, Vandal is not happy about this.

[Mac hops on the apron while Vandal is stuck in the ring with Serious.]

Hart: Well, his plan was a good idea, but you should know that John Pilchard always has the upper hand.

DING DING DING

Nelson: Serious Vandal to start it off.

[Vandal circles around Serious, slaps him Serious in the face, runs towards Mac and slaps his shoulder and hops out of the ring to the outside.]

Nelson: And Vandal just slapped Serious in the face and tagged in Mac. He doesn't want to wrestle tonight.

Tiger: He wasn't shy about letting us know either.

Hart: Pilch is gonna flip.

[Mac gets in the ring after giving Vandal a long hard look. He changes focus onto Serious. They lock up and Mac tosses Serious to the mat who pops back up and charges Mac and is sent back down with a clothesline.]

Nelson: And Mac with a big clothesline.

Tiger: I don't know how accustomed Serious is to wrestling guys this big, he's not so small himself.

Hart: Mac's got it going on.

[Serious gets up and Mac grabs him and whips him across the ropes. Serious comes back and is sent in the air by a back body drop.]

Nelson: Johnny Serious just flew about fifteen feet in the air.

Hart: Please Joel, he definitely touched rafter.

Tiger: I don't know about that but it was a hard landing.

[Mac runs across the ring, springboards off the middle ropes and moonsaults. Serious rolls out of the way and Mac lands stomach first.]

Nelson: And Mac misses the Mac Tonight!

Hart: He's been perfect with it thus far, damn!

Tiger: Maybe Mac thinking he could escape with an early victory, but Johnny Serious is a veteran, much too early for him to be done.

[Serious gets up and drops a leg across the back of Mac.]

Nelson: Leg drop across the back.

Tiger: Serious has to keep the pressure on.

[Serious gets up and stomps Mac a few times and then drops to the ground and locks in a headlock.]

Nelson: And Serious going to try and restrict the air intake of Mac Johnson.

Tiger: Smart move here, have to break the big man down.

Hart: Please he's got the stamina of Rocky.

[Serious continues to hold the head lock and springs in the air and drops a knee onto Mac's shoulder.]

Nelson: Big knee.

[Serious delivers another knee.]

Nelson: And another.

Tiger: Serious is doing a great job here.

Hart: Get off his junk.

[Serious releases the headlock and switches to a boston crab.]

Nelson: That's the Serious Boston Crab!

[Mac immediately kicks his legs forward sending Serious into his corner, tagging in Muru at the same time.]

Hart: So much for that, ha!

[Muru hops on the top rope as Mac gets to his feet and turns around Muru leaps for a cross body and Mac catches him and falls froward on top of him.]

Nelson: And Mac catches Muru mid air and drops him to the ground.

Hart: Splat!

[Mac lifts Muru to his feet and whips him across the ropes, Muru baseball slides between his legs gets up and drops Mac with a dropkick to the knee.]

Nelson: And Mac's down, Muru taking out the leg of Mac.

Tiger: Break him down.

Hart: You're like a broken record.

[Muru gets to his feet, bounces off the ropes and lands and elbow drop on the down Mac.]

Nelson: Elbow drop.

[Muru lifts Mac up and tries to body slam Mac.]

Hart: No way!

[Muru struggling lifting Mac up.]

Nelson: I don't think he can get him.

Tiger: He's trying like crazy.

[Mac stops Muro and drops a forearm across his back sending him to the mat.]

Nelson: And Mac stops the attempt, back on the offensive. He's tired.

Tiger: He needs a tag here.

[Mac keeps his attention on Muru, brings him to his feet and sends him across the ropes and kicks him in the midsection. He sets him up in a pump handle slam position.]

Nelson: This could be it, Mac Five

Hart: Mac beat two guys on his own!

[Mac lifts up Muru and delivers the pump handle powerslam.]

Nelson: MAC FIVE!! That's gotta be it!

[Mac on his back slowly moving to cover Muru.]

Tiger: He needs to cover him quick.

[Mac finally drapes an arm over Muru.]

ONE

TWO

[Muru gets a shoulder up.]

Nelson: He kicked out! Muru has heart.

Tiger: That's why the fans love this guy.

Hart: It makes me sick!

[Both men are down and slowly crawling to their corner.]

Nelson: Who's going to make the tag first, it's a race.

[Muru reaches and tags in Serious. Mac reaches and Vandal hops off the apron.]

Tiger: Vandal just hopped off the apron and is heading up the aisle, he's done for the night I guess, leaving his partner out to dry.

[Serious grabs Mac and stands him up and hooks in his leg and slams Mac face first into the mat.]

Nelson: Mac just Got Serious'd!

[Muru climbs the top rope and leaps and lands a frog splash.]

Tiger: Followed by the Muru Splash!

[Serious hops on top of Mac for the cover.]

ONE

TWO

THREE

DING DING DING.

Dixon: Here are your winners, Johnny Serious and Muru!

Nelson: Well with the Lord of Punishment tournament well under way the momentum isn't turning in the favor of Mac Johnson and John Pilchard!

Hart: How can you blame them? Johnny Vandal was a sitting duck!

[We see Pilchard screaming "no! No! No!" as he slams his hands against the apron. Muru and Johnny Serious celebrate their victory as Mac Johnson is down and out.]

Tiger: Mac Johnson fared well for having to take on a former and a future World Champion but one man can't possibly be enough for a tag team as monstrous, as huge as Muru and Johnny Serious.

Nelson: cWo brass can't be looking happy at Johnny Vandal's performance tonight.

Tiger: It's like he said before, all he's required to do is show up. I don't blame Vandal for not wanting to get hurt before the big tournament, but winning this match could have been a huge coupe for Mac and Vandal despite not having Tournament implications.

Hart: Well Vandal better hope he goes far! I hope Mac Johnson doesn't get discouraged!

Nelson: It's been an uphill climb in cWo for Mac Johnson and John Pilchard. They need this tournament to turn it around. Lord of Punishment will continue next week folks but until then, goodnight!