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Good show tonight, guys. The Upstarts/Originals storyline has been handled much better within the last couple of weeks that it was a few months ago. Lots of development this week with a strong promo from Axel and Zack going off all over the place. I must confess that I was a tad bit disappointed with the HEAVENLY Rockers-PR/SJ match. I knew what Popick had planned for his character, being out until AP/banned because he isn't medically cleared as it is in the storyline, but for a heel to dominate one of the top face tag teams the way PR did, I'm not so sure of that. But I appreciate Popick helping out with this year's AC. I did enjoy the t-shirt bits. Zack did a good job with the other AC match. The returning Blonde and Faqu looked strong but the veteran team of Black T was too much at the end. Patty was his usual self. Did Maya do the graphic? But my favorite part of the show had to be the use of Rick "The Model" Martel. Kinda bitter-sweet considering the news of his liver problem from years of roid abuse, but Martel is one of my favorites.

This should go on before the Heavenly Rockers-SJ/PR AC match but sometime after Leon's interview with the NNMX parody. I address that skit in my promo. Positioned atop the INTERVIEW STAGE near the entranceway (popularized by the OAOAST after WWE retired it so many years ago and just recently brought back) is OAOAST correspondent and C.O.D. bitch Terry Taylor in a lovely OAOAST polo shirt available at OAOAST.com. TERRY Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome the men who'll meet The Usual Suspects for the World Tag Team Title at Anglepalooza...accompanied, as always, by their manager James E. Cornette... the New New Midnight Express! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" As "Chase" blares over the loud speakers, a tennis racket-wielding Jim Cornette leads to the interview stage Sarcastic Simon and Narcissistic Ned, clad in matching silver vests, gold chains, and sporting brand name sunglasses. The trio avoid debris hurled their way by angry fans, including verbal insults from a grandmother in a C.O.D. t-shirt. COLE Here come the #1 contenders to the World Tag Team Title. And do they have some explaining to do after their actions last week. As Terry Taylor said, they'll be facing the World Tag Team Champions, The Usual Suspects, January 29th at Anglepalooza. And unlike the champs, the New New Midnight Express won't be greeted kindly when we arrive in Toronto for Anglepalooza. COACH Haven't you ever heard of psychological warfare? COLE This isn't psychological warfare, Coach. It's personal. COACH It's all a ploy to get Leon Rodez, Mr. Cool, if you will, worked up. And if you ask me -- and I know you would -- James E.'s plan has worked to perfection. I don't care what Leon Rodez says, he's been taken out of his game. The Midnights have got him all bent out of shape. I can't wait to see him and that prissy prep Zack Malibu go down at AP. Back up to the Red Rooster. I mean, Terry Taylor. TERRY Gentlemen, we're now just 2 weeks away... SIMON Hey Terry, aren'tcha gonna congratulate us on winning the tag Lethal Rumble? Huh? TERRY I would... NED Then go ahead. TERRY (CONT'D) ...but what you did to Jade Rodez was downright... It was downright repulsive. Your actions last week have completely overshadowed winning the tag team Lethal Rumble, which was won rather controversially, I might add. The fact you 3 are up here all giddy is even more sickening. CORNETTE (scoffs) Oh, sticks and stones, Terry Taylor. It's just like the media to build up and tear somebody down, just like they did to that fine young man Marcus Vick. Why? Because they can't stand the sight of greatness. Being surrounded by greatness makes people like you and everybody out there realize how sad and pathetic they really are so they resort to character assassination to build themselves up. And that's exactly what those morons in the crowd and watching live on TSM did when they voted The Usual Suspects as Tag Team of the Year. Never mind the fact Zack Malibu and Leon Rodez have only been a tag team for, like, 3 months, the Midnight Express didn't even finish in the top 3! You know where they finished, Terry Taylor? TERRY Last. CORNETTE Can you believe that, brother?! Not only that, but C.O.D. came in second! "YYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" The thunderous ovation the mentioning of C.O.D. receive anger Cornette and the Midnights, who try silencing the crowd via intimidation. The strategy backfires on the former two-time World Tag Team Champions, as the crowd break out into a chant of... "C-O-D!" "C-O-D!" "C-O-D!" COLE Oh, yeah! They love Krista and Alix here. CORNETTE Speaking of C.O.D., let me tell YOU something, Krista Isadora Duncan, Ms. Fitness guru. You wanna talk about victims. Let's talk about your ex, the proud father of little Maya, Ned Blanchard. You like to paint Ned out to be a deadbeat dad, don't you, Krista? Let me ask you this, Duncan. If Ned is such a deadbeat father, why does he continue to wrestle? This man doesn't put his body on the line every week of the year so he can afford to pay you child support -- for which YOU sued for despite the fact you makes millions helping ugly people get in shape and using those same millions to help fund organizations like the one currently trying to oust Joe Pa, a 79-year-old college football coach who still does what he loves for the love of the game -- just for you to slander his good name in front of a worldwide television audience. You suck this man so dry out of his hard earned money you don't need the Botox injections you pay for with the child support given to you by the World's Greatest Dad. COLE Hmph! The World's Greatest Dad? Who's he kidding. CORNETTE (CONT'D) You see, those wrinkles on your forehead aren't the product of natural aging. No. It's the result of you falling flat on your face every time you fall off the wagon, Duncan! Remember, the last time you and your idiot of a partner got in my men's way, not only did we take your World Tag Team Titles but we sent you into witness protection. But you see, Terry, this isn't the first time the Sultan of Sarcasm and the Handsome Hustler have gotten the shaft from the fans. We haven't forgotten about coming in DEAD LAST in the interactive poll last year. And what happened soon thereafter? SIMON & NED Gold, baby! CORNETTE (laughs) That's right. That brings me to Anglepalooza and you, Leon Rodez and Zack Malibu. The Usual Suspects. "YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" CORNETTE (scoffs) Yeah, we saw your little skit. Real cute. I hoped you had fun, Rodez. But in case you forgot, let me remind you what profession your in, punk. This isn't SNL. This is professional wrestling! Pop the crowd and whatever else you wanna pop outside the ring all you want, Rodez. This is a dog-eat-dog world. It's survival of the fittest. And as you can see, my men are in tip-top shape. There isn't a man, woman or child who can match intellects with Jim Cornette. I told the wrestling world I had a plan. And just like J.R. Ewing, when James E. Cornette has a plan -- watch out! I can't deny The Usual Suspects ability in the ring, but I can deny them -- more specifically, the Midnight Express can deny them from crossing the Canadian border back into the United States with the World Tag Team Title. TERRY You sure how awfully confident, Jim Cornette. CORNETTE You would too if you got the belated Christmas present of a lifetime. Santa sure did make up for not delivering my presents this year. Must've been a traffic nightmare up in the North Pole. You see, I happened to have a very nice meeting with our esstem new General Manager Axel, and...heh...we both concluded The Usual Suspects will probably try and get themselves counted out or disqualified once they run into trouble against the Midnight Express. So I took the liberty of getting a couple of stipulations added to the tag title match at Anglepalooza. TERRY What in the world are you talking about, Cornette? I haven't heard anything of the sort. CORNETTE That's because General Manager's office and my office haven't gone public with the information until now. So without further ado. Ladies and gentlemen, J.C.E. in association with Axel's OAOAST proudly announce the World Tag Team Title match at Anglepalooza, Sunday, January 29th will be contested under the rules that if either one of those hotheads, Zack Malibu and Leon Rodez, try and get themselves counted out or disqualified... SIMON Something we wouldn't do. CORNETTE (CONT'D) ...Sarcastic Simon and Narcissistic Ned will become the NEW World Tag Team Champions! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" TERRY What?! You gotta be kidding me. CORNETTE I assure you, I'm not. The contract will be posted on OAOAST.com for all to see so it can put an end to any false rumors The Usual Suspects will probably start over their dissatisfaction. TERRY I can't believe it. Your men's behavior last week, which Krista Isadora Duncan, the mother of your child, Ned, who isn't exactly the most friendliest person in the world... SIMON Especially after she's gulped down a bottle of Jack Daniels! TERRY (CONT'D) ...as I can attest to, thought went WAY over the line was...basically rewarded. NED Awwww, man. Krista? Her idol may be Gloria Steinman, but her Sugar Daddy is the Handsome Hustler. You gotta take what she says with a big grain of salt. She says I'm not the same Ned she met. What, is she looking to hook up with me again? Does she want to plan a double wedding with Spezia and Rodez? Hey, the sex was great, so if she wants to get it on rather than get along, I'm game. But I don't have to explain my actions to you or anybody but the big Neddy downstairs. What I did was no different than when Pussy Galore finally gave in to James Bond. Some would say 007 forced himself on Pussy. It's called sexual tension, ladies and gentlemen. Sexual tension. Pussy wanted that piece of meat that was Sean Connery. Jade... well, she wanted that piece of meat that is "The Handsome Hustler" Ned Blanchard. And being a man who aims to please, I'm always open to offers from fine-looking bitch-- ladies. But Jade Rodez is no lady. She's that Ned wannabe Leon Rodez' slutty sister. You know what her favorite hotel is, Terry Taylor? TERRY I'm afraid to ask. NED The Hilton. Because EVERYBODY'S been in one. If you thought our behavior last week was cold, Rodez and Malibu, take into consideration that was only a little taste of things to possibily come. Knocked up chicks deserve to feel sexy too, you know. :lol: COLE Ugh! How dare he. COACH It wouldn't be the first time the Ned Man's been with a knocked up chick. COLE Yeah. He nearly performed an abortion with his penis the last time. SIMON As you can see, our future is so bright we gotta wear shades. It was just two weeks ago that Ned and I went through some of the very best tag teams the OAOAST has to offer...and once again we showed why we are the greatest tag team in not just the OAOAST but professional wrestling today! We're gonna make ALL the LOSERS regret voting The Usual Suspects as Tag Team of the Year. They voted us last, at Anglepalooza we're coming in FIRST! All you people better get your brush with greatness now, because in a couple of weeks we'll be too big of stars to get close to! Not that we'd get close to you anyway. :lol: CORNETTE They''ve broken ribs, arms, hearts and spirits. At Anglepalooza they will break up the most popular tag team in the OAOAST today. The road to AngleMania V for every tag team in the Anderson Cup runs through the Midnight Express! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" "Chase" hits, marking the end of the interview. Cornette grabs Simon and Ned by the wrist and lift their hands up. They pose atop the interview stage as we go to break. [b][color=#993399]ANGLEMANIA V[/color] 11 WEEKS AWAY[/b]

One week warning for... January 12th LI: #4 The Heavenly Rockers vs. #5 Tha Puerto Rican & Stephen Joseph -- SJ MWC: #1 Black T vs. #8 James Blonde & Faqu -- Zack If there are any problems, you know the drill, let me know.

Hot way to start the first HD of the new year with the Upstarts and Originals getting into a wild brawl that eventually turns into a fun-as-hell FCA match between Bo and Zack. Never get tired of seeing Caboose getting physcially involved for the good guys. KC did it again, adding a twist to one of my characters. Byte-ceps? Pretty good match. Rather humorous segment featuring The Triple Threat. Crystal in full pissed off mode, destroying Cannon Kid. Brodie and Julie at AP should be very interesting. Alf did a fine job with his promo; putting over his angle and the upcoming Rumble, warning the new champ he's on his radar. Jumbo's win was a textbook squash. I have no problem with the new World Champion dressing casual. After all, he is the Champion. I marked when I saw Eski had posted a Love Doctors match in GCF. It's been a while since we've seen them. And was that a grand return or what? The OAOAST knows how to do comedy. The way the Docs brought old Clem back to life was hilarious. I'm sure there's another Biff hanging around that's pissed about the BIFF we saw in the match. at the Bruisers typo near the end. We can't get 'em all sometimes. Good re-introduction for the Docs. Damn, when KC asked me how nasty he could make Ned I didn't think he'd come up with what he wrote. That segment was captivating while a bit uncomfortable at the same time. You really felt for Jade. First she loses her match and then gets embarassed by the NNMX. Ned was easily at his most arrogant best. Simon had a great line after Ned said he still has some mistletoe left over. A lost art returned. Lots of squash matches this week. I think I counted 4. I wouldn't be surprised the OAOAST went to a squash format within the next couple of years to hold off on big matches for PPV. Team Heyross seemingly trying to wipe out as many teams involved in the AC as possible. I know that was done more to advance their feud with Alf and the gang, but it meshed well with what Eski had written. Well done. Enjoyable X-Title match that continued the stories involving Rikjin-Foshi and Parka-O'Hara respectively. Alix's notepad IS the best ever devised. So are COD really sisters or not? Or are they sisters in the womanhood sort of way? Somebody tell me. Either way, very entertaining segment. Good stuff from PR this week. Before the match started I wasn't so sure SF would win, but he did. Maybe it's just me, but I would've liked to have seen SJ's character taken the week off to sell the PPV match. The Anderson Cup saw its first big upset with the #8 seed, Los Diablos, upsetting the #1 seed and getting some revenge for the GPX's attack on them a few weeks ago. I laughed at all the comedic spots in the match, with my favorite having to be when Moracca rubbed Mariachi's nuts. That's not something you see in every tag match. Oh, man, the show started with a bang and ended with one. Great, great final segment. The Coach joined Axel and PK in turning full blown heel. At first I wasn't too fond of the whole new GM angle, but after this week's show it's changed my tune quite a bit. One of our best post-PPV HDs. Thumbs up. Match of the Night: Los Diablos vs. The GPX Line of the Night: "Full of fruity goodness." -- Cole

The best way to keep twist and turns and whatnot a surprise is not to talk about it here but rather via PM. I also propose we create a General Chat type folder for OAOASTers using the currently wasted OAOAST sub-folder. There we can talk about wrestling, life (a/k/a Midnight at Malibu's), entertainment, etc.

Eski, the Docs are facing (and losing to) Team Heyross in the first round, not the Sooners.

Entertaining show all around. Random comments... Alix and Krista are SISTERS?! Loved thre Taylor bit. Even when COD aren't present he still gets shafted. Better to become a tool to America's favorite tag team than to be forever remembered as the Red Rooster. Go Alf! You aren't a joke anymore! Los Diablos must be proud their little -- and sexy -- buddy's "best friend" is branching into the Mexican soap opera market. Anytime we get the Macho Man on OAOAST programming is a-OK by me. The Hogan like was freakin' hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing. I wasn't expecting to read it. Zack giving other people props? It really must be a new year. at the Boiz SK8'ing to the podium, as well as the Cena backlash. Patty giving me some I feel it, man. I feel it. Pissing on the OAOAST banner logo? That's wrong, man. Even I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. In all seriousness, I happened to read the Office InVasion skit when it first appeared on HD thinking, "What the hell?" I mean, it ended so abruptly. Now I know why. It was good then, and even better now. Zack breaks out the old school like no one else. We even had an appearance from the original Logan in the OAOAST. Mario Logan. The General Managership. Can't live with it, can't live without it. That seems to be our feeling concerning the post that's run its course in real life and in the OAOAST. I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and see where it goes. Never seen a guy pull a pain killer out of a first aid kit during a match, but I'll give points for something different. Wild bout. Congrats to the new champ. Match of the Night: PK vs. SJ Line of the Night: "As someone who knows all about feuds, I want to take this opportunity to say 'Fuck you Hulk Hogan'." -- Randy Savage

It's too late now, but I wish I would've held the AC brackets until the New Year's show because it gave away who was winning the Lethal Rumble. Then again, my promo last week covered that up pretty well when the NNMX said they had a plan, that's why they didn't enter the AC. Eski's right, PR's crew have been fighting each other for so long that most of us have developed an immunity. I had to read the match a couple of times before understanding what happened. The match never took place, but I thought PR did a good job furthering his angle. There's so much heat -- no pun intended -- between those involve I can see why the faces would go off the way they did. KC's pre-Rumble promos were great; captured the feel of the old school drawings perfectly...complete with "Mean" Gene! The Universe's Finest Tag Team? Just like Bill Watts' UWF, your universe is bigger than their world. Do you know Maya's initials are M.O.M.? Hopefully she ends up nothing like her mother. The successful businesswoman yes, the drinker no. "Gargantuan" is quickly becoming my favorite word thanks to Patty. Real contrast of styles from a wrestling and lifestyle standpoint. A fine match written by a fine person, everybody's favorite...Patty O'Green. His writing is a nice change of pace like Eski said. So Marcellus liked seeing his little sister violated by another woman? The dude IS hardcore. The Alix cheerleader bit was hilarious. Good segment between Rikjin & Foshi with RM doing all the talking while Foshi did all the listening. Street should've taken the draw, much better on the record than a loss. She ended up paying for it. Fun match. Though he was acting a bit devilish, I thought Axel did a good job explaining his motives. The tag team Lethal Rumble was terrific. One of the best HD main event's ever. Excellent job KC. MOTN: Tag Team Lethal Rumble

Is the match done or do you know something I don't, KC?

Backstage, in front of the ANDERSON CUP big board are Tony Schiavone and Jesse "The Body" Ventura. Painted in the center of the board is the new Anderson Cup trophy, a likeness of Arn Anderson giving the throat-slash. SCHIAVONE Welcome back, fans. Tony Schiavone here with Jesse "The Body" Ventura. And Jess, we're moments away from unveiling the 2006 Anderson Cup bracket. VENTURA I'm pumped up about this year's Anderson Cup, Tony Schiavone! Unlike the NCAA, the OAOAST has adopted a playoff system. Over the course of the next several weeks, beginning next Thursday night, 16 teams will compete in a single-elimination tournament to determine who'll face the World Tag Team Champions at Anglemania V. Elimination can occur via pinfall, submission, disqualification or countout. It's so simple even YOU can understand, Schiavone -- win or go home! SCHIAVONE The field has been expanded to meet the demands from teams across the world wanting to compete in the 2006 Anderson Cup. There will be two conferences -- the Miracle Weirdness Connection Conference and the Los Infernales Conference -- consisting of 8 teams, all of which have been ranked by the IWC, the International Wrestling Committee. VENTURA What are you waitin' for, Schiavone? Let's reveal the brackets! SCHIAVONE Okey-dokie. Here we go! Cheesy electronic music plays in the background as the camera pulls back to reveal the AC brackets. [color=#FF0000][b]LOS INFERNALES CONFERENCE[/b][/color] #1 GPX vs. #8 Los Diablos de Fuego #4 The Heavenly Rockers vs. #5 Stephen Joseph & Tha Puerto Rican #3 The Sk8ter Boiz vs. #6 NRG #2 Thunderkid & Reject vs. #7 The South Central Militia [color=#009900][b]MIRACLE WEIRDNESS CONNECTION CONFERENCE[/b][/color] #1 Black T vs. #8 James Blonde & Faqu #4 Christian Wright & Bohemoth vs. #5 The Lonestar Gunslingers #3 The Love Doctors vs. #6 Team Heyross #2 The Sooner Bruisers vs. #7 Glory by Anarchy [b]SEMI-FINALS[/b] February 2nd [b]CONFERENCE FINALS[/b] February 16th [color=#993399][b]FINALS ZERO HOUR[/b][/color] VENTURA No real surprise that the two teams who won their Conference Title last year, the GPX and Black T, are once again the top two seeds. SCHAVONE Now, wait just a minute. How did NRG, a team who has yet to competed in a OAOAST match, get ranked 6th? I guess the IWC is about as corrupt as the IOC. VENTURA Welcome to the real world, Tony Schiavone. It's obvious to me NRG put some of that corporate sponsership money to good use. NRG didn't just get the 6th seed, they'll also get their hands on the Sk8ter Boiz in the first round. Yeah, the Boiz might look great and claim it's a combination of hard work, Krista Isadora Duncan videos and NRG power drinks and supplements, but let's be honest -- you don't get that ripped in a couple of weeks. SCHIAVONE Marv and Mel HAVE worked hard trying to get in better shape. VENTURA And I bet you believe Barry Bonds is clean despite the fact he went from a normal lookin' guy to The Hulk as he neared 40. Gimme a break, Schiavone. The Boiz just wanna get as much money as they can from NRG before failing their test and giving NRG's image a black eye. It's blackmail and extortion at its worst. SCHIAVONE Another intriguing seeding in the Los Infernales Conference, Jesse, involves the #4 seed...the Heavenly Rockers. VENTURA The biggest winner in all of this is Jim Cornette. Because if everything goes down in the ring like it looks on paper, the Heavenly Rockers will have to go through the Heavyweight Champion of the World Stephen Joseph and the 24/7 Champion Tha Puerto Rican in the first round, the GPX in the semis, then possibily the South Central Militia... SCHIAVONE Or the Sk8ter Boiz, NRG or TK and Reject. VENTURA (CONT'D) ...in the Conference Finals before even making it to the finals against Black T. That's a helluva lot to ask. SCHIAVONE You're already putting Black T in the finals, huh? VENTURA Absolutely. They're a dangerous team. Former World tag team champions. But what makes them especially dangerous is the fact they've haven't teamed on a regular basis in quite some time, you know. They've kept the offensive playbook close to the vest. Really hard to scout them. SCHIAVONE Good point. And speaking of Black T, they very well could meet Christian Wright and Bohemoth in a Climax rematch in the semi-finals. VENTURA That's right. But it ain't gonna be that easy for Wright and Bo, who gotta face the Lone Star Gunslingers. Two big Texicans who have made quite a name for themselves in the HI-YAH promotion. SCHIAVONE HI-YAH is represented well with not only the Lone Star Gunslingers in the Anderson Cup, but James Blonde and Faqu making their return to the OAOAST as well. VENTURA Blonde and Faqu obviously weren't good boys this year. Santa left them a stocking full of coal in the form of Black T. SCHIAVONE Also in the first round, the Sooner Bruisers will meet Glory by Anarchy. VENTURA Like Black T, we haven't seen much of Glory by Anarchy, the Sooner Bruisers better not underestimate them because they'll find themselves out in the first round if they do. SCHIAVONE What about Team Heyross vs. the #3 seed in the MWC Conference, the Love Doctors. VENTURA This is the first round match I'm personally looking forward to. You got two-thirds of the World 6-Man Tag Team Champions and the HI-YAH International Tag Team Champions squaring off. That match could be the show-stealer. SCHIAVONE Fans, the Anderson Cup kicks off next Thursday night with the following two bouts: [b]OAOAST HELD[color=#FF9900]DOWN[/color]~! January 5, 2005 [color=#FF0000]LOS INFERNALES CONFERENCE[/color] #1 GPX vs. #8 Los Diablos de Fuego [color=#009900]MIRACLE WEIRDNESS CONNECTION CONFERENCE[/color] #2 The Sooner Bruisers vs. #7 Glory by Anarchy[/b] SCHIAVONE Remember, it was the GPX who verbally and physcially abused Los Diablos de Fuego in the parking lot not that long ago. Next week Los Diablos finally get their shot at the GPX. VENTURA And for all we know, Los Diablos probably enjoyed what happened to them. Ain't no Juan and Jose here. It's Johnny Jax and "Big City" Scotty Static. Los Diablos had no business getting involved in the GPX's business in the first place. You know, Schiavone, now that I look at the board...I don't know WHY we're even bothering with a tournament. It's obvious to me Black T is gonna win it all. SCHIAVONE Then...Then I guess we should just cancel the 2006 Anderson Cup. Just give Black T the contract for Anglemania, right? VENTURA I'm glad you're starting to see it my way now. SCHIAVONE Oh, Lordy. That does it for myself and Jesse "The Body" Ventura. We have more still to come!

2006 Anderson Cup brackets revealed...to those with no access to GCF!

Thanks Zack. KC, you're free to do the Sooners/GBA match next week, right? I'll be giving one week warnings so we can avoid any scheduled conflicts.

Might as well be the first. The OAOAST giving their fans the best product no matter what time of the time. We're #1! The parade of old school jobbers continue. "Pretty" Paul Roma (I guess he wasn't pretty back then) and Jim F'N' Powers! Not quite the squash I was expecting. Holy crap! Is it possible we might see the Stallions in a feud with Foshi & Rikjin? The PR/LC segment was rather funny I thought. Excellent job putting over O'Hara. Fine promo too. Caboose said it best: "I'm impressed by the Triple Threat." I was sure they were going to get hammer but was pleasent surprised to see them put up a good fight. Good match. Oh yeah. It's just Brock and Team Heyross now. Looking forward to an Alf-Brock feud. Very good showdown between Axel & Calvin. So the New Year's event is gonna be called the New Years Spectacular? We might not have gone through with Saturday Night Spectacular or SPLATacular, but the name somehow found it's way into a OAOAST show. Good Ashley promo and women's squash. Loved the use of Brodie. Patty gave me a sneak peak at the NRG promo so he already knows what I thought. If it's written by Patty it must be good. This is the best use of any on-air authority figure we've had. Damn! A typo in a promo I felt pretty good about. I would edit it but that would require editing Coach's comments...and HD is supposed to be a live show. Human error. Interesting development between SJ & PR. Enjoyed the segment involving Crystal & Jenny. Good stuff. COD promo = gold. Just awesome. Does the K-I-D still have a soft spot for Ned? Talk about going places no man has gone before. Solid ME. MOTN: The Triple Threat vs. Team Heyross & Brock Ausstin LOTN: “As his impious unit vigorously penetrated the angelic walls of her luxurious jungle..." -- Krista Isadora Duncan Come on, who'd expect to hear THAT on a wrestling show?

Now that you've mentioned it, I have no problems receiving anything to edit into the show if I'm still online. Believe it or not, I never understood why I always the one people came to. Well I do... Never mind. I'll edited in segments if I'm around.

COLE Our own Josh Matthews is standing by backstage with the New New Midnight Express and Jim Cornette. Standing in front of a OAOAST backdrop is Matthews, an agitate NNMX and disgruntled Jim Cornette. So disgruntled he doesn't even have a tennis racket on hand. JOSH What a bad night it was for Jim Cornette Enterprises Sunday night at Climax. Not only did the South Central Militia lose to the Heavenly Rockers, but the New New Midnight Express failed in their attempt to capture the World Tag Team Championship for an unprecedented third time. SIMON Don't you think we know what happened? We were there, you idiot! Everybody saw how we got robbed. The Usual Suspects were cheating throughout the match. NED As usual. JOSH Cheating? SIMON Yeah. And what did those damn referees do? Nothing! You know why they didn't bother doing a damn thing? Because the fat girls in the crowd take the money they'll usually spend on cheeseburgers and fries to buy Usual Suspects gear and Leon Rodez' old movies using their parents credit card. The Usual Suspects may have beaten us once, but I'd damn sure like to see them do it again. JOSH I must've been watching another match, because the only time I recall seeing anyone cheat was when YOU guys were doing it. CORNETTE (exasperated) Wha--What?! You're probably with one of those girls who spend all their money buying every piece of Usual Suspects merchandise out there. Why don't you just stand there in your nice little suit and let me do all the talking, kid. You see, I've got so many problems right now I could be President of the United States. We've got the Heavenly Rockers breathing down our necks and the Usual Suspects walking around with my boys tag team titles. But like in any business, you're gonna have your ups and downs. Sunday night happened to be one of those downs for Jim Cornette Enterprises. It's what you do when you're down that separates the men from the boys. Who has guts? The last time everybody said the Midnight Express couldn't get it done, they went out there and defeated C.O.D. for the tag titles. And that's exactly what's going to happen again because Sarcastic Simon and the Handsome Hustler have guts. I like to think I know a little something about tag team wrestling. So let me tell you something, Usual Suspects. You're no tag team. You're the creation of a corrupt administration, a couple of second-rate Midnight Express imitators! People might call you the best tag team in professional wrestling today because you're walking around with the most prestigious set of tag belts in our sport. But being called the best and being the best are two very different things. You happen to be looking at the best tag team in my Midnight Express! They've overcome every obstacle thrown at them. They've beaten hitmen, bruisers and even rockers. Not to mention natural blondes unlike a certain so-called "franchise." And when they retire they'll go down as the greatest tag team of all time. Isn't that right, Ned? NED You hit the nail right on the head, Jimmy. The Usual Suspects are nothing more than New New Midnight Express imposters. Take Zack Malibu for example. Good-looking kid, dynamic dude and father-to-be. Remind you of anybody? That's right. You're looking at him, baby. Certainly not as handsome or dynamic as yours truly, and I already got a kid...or so the birth certificate says. I can't fault the guy for wanting to be me. Then look at Leon Rodez. SIMON Rip-off! NED The bastard doesn't even try to hide the fact he's a Ned clone. At least with Malibu...at least he just wants to be me. Rodez is me. JOSH You guys look absolutely nothing alike! CORNETTE Guzzling the kool-aid already, aren't we, kid? SIMON To show you how much The Usual Suspects wish they were us, they even have their own Jim Cornette wannabe. Candie. Not only is James E. smarter than her, he's also bet... Simon pauses and looks at Jim, who's smiling. That smiles fades when he notices Simon and Ned staring at him. SIMON (CONT'D) ... One out of two isn't bad. My mother taught me it's what inside that counts. You're my perfect 10, Jimmy. CORNETTE Oh, Simon. Simon and Jim share a man hug! CORNETTE I give you all the credit in the world, Malibu and Rodez. Not very many teams have been able to put Simon and Ned on their backs for the 1-2-3, but you did just that at Climax. But as the saying goes, every dog has his day. And our day is coming soon. Heh Heh. JOSH What are you talking about, Jim Cornette? CORNETTE If you shut up and stand there holding the microphone like I told you, I'll explain. With the Anderson Cup beginning January 5th, the OAOAST Board of Directors in conjunction with our crooked General Manager Calvin Szechstein have comissioned a tag team battle royal to determine who'll face The Usual Suspects at Anglepalooza, January 29th. The OAOAST sees money in the tag team division, that's why they want a tag team title match on pay-per-view. The intellectual genius that I am, I've signed Simon and Ned up for the battle royal... JOSH Wait a minute, Jim Cornette. Why didn't you sign them up for the Anderson Cup as well? Guys, don't you feel a bit short changed? CORNETTE You're already short, but pretty soon your face will be changed courtesy of my Midnight Express if you don't shut up. See, that's the problem with the media nowadays. They're always trying to stir something up. What journalistic credibility do you have questioning someone like myself or the Midnight Express, huh? Unlike you, Josh Masterson, I've been involved in the sport for the better part of 20 years. I've seen them come and go. I've dealt with more promoters than Larry King has gone through ex-wives, brother. To survive in this business you gotta have a plan. And brother, do we ever have a plan. SIMON, NED, CORNETTE :lol: JOSH Come on, why don't you us a bone here. You say you have a plan... CORNETTE We do. JOSH ... Well, share a little bit with us. SIMON Call the hotline and maybe you'll find out. :lol: JOSH Well, okay, I can see I'm not going to get anywhere there. If I can bring up another subject, one you've briefly touched on. The situation between between the New New Midnight Express and the Heavenly Rockers. They've promised payback for what happened to their publicist/girlfriend of Logan Mann. And so far they've delivered, kicking off their revenge tour with a bang this past Sunday night. SIMON (sarcastically) Ooh, we're real scared. The Heavenly Rockers are mad and are coming to get us. Ooh. Maybe if we apologize they'll get off our backs. So here goes. We're really sor... Nah, you can kiss our asses, you big babies! :lol: CORNETTE Hey. Hey, you know what I heard? I heard the Heavenly Rockers recently held a concert and every stray dog and cat within a 20 mile raidus committed suicide. SIMON, NED, CORNETTE :lol: NED Heavenly Rockers, we've left you on your backs more times than Alix Spezia at the AVN Awards. Aw, man, was that a low blow on Rodez? SIMON It's the only kind of blowjob he's gonna be gettin' anytime soon once we're done with him. :lol: NED Oh, oh, that's lower than low. That's rock bottom. We're not sorry for the pain we caused you, Synth and Logan. In fact, you brought it on yourselves. That harlot Holly-Wood was two-timing you maybe not physcially but mentally, Logan. Whenever you were on top of Holly or hiding her from behind, her mind was fixed in one man, sonny boy, and it wasn't you. It was the Handsome Hustler himself, Ned Blanchard. JOSH You know what? This interview is over. You guys are going too far. Let's go back to Sofa Central.

I don't remember being there SJ.

Good opener. It seems like the addition of Tenay resulted in less whackyness from the usually whacky Triple C. TPR & Co. entrance seemed to take forever but solid match (don't think if would get 17 minutes on a real show, but good). PFL did a good job with all his women's matches. No surprise there. He's always been one of the better writers in the OAOAST. Crystal being the Benefactor caught me by surprised. Didn't see that one coming at all. Bit disappointed with Parka & O'Hara ending in a draw, but the match was fun while it lasted. Patty's matches are always fun to read. COD-GPX was no exception. The Christmas Deathmatch was just awesome. Alf's jumped to another level in recent months. He and Dan Black are on my "to watch" hit of 2006. Hey, that doesn't sound too bad. Alfdogg and Dan Black World Title feud. It was damn good seeing Black T together again after both characters went off on their own for a while, caught up in the whole Upstarts/Originals saga. Excellent job Eski. Damn good tag title match. Earl Hebner is a man of many talents. He managed to morph into Charles Robinson. If I could do it over again, I would have the tag title match end the show and send everyone home happy. That said, the ME turned out to be pretty damn good considering the circumstances. Match of the Night: Christmas Deathmatch -- Alfdogg vs. Chris Stevens Line of the Night: “Gee golly, that's swell!” -- Stephen Joseph

With the AC beginning in two weeks, here are the match schedules. We'll be doing 2 matches a week, one from each conference. Your name will appear next to the match you've agreed to write in BOLD text with the winner of the match in italics. If you'd like to have your match moved back or up a week, let me know and we'll work something out. OPENING ROUND January 5th LI: #1 GPX vs. #8 Los Diablos de Fuego -- Zack MWC: #2 The Sooner Bruisers vs. #7 Glory by Anarchy -- KC January 12th LI: #4 The Heavenly Rockers vs. #5 Tha Puerto Rican & Stephen Joseph -- SJ MWC: #1 Black T vs. #8 James Blonde & Faqu -- Zack January 19th LI: #2 Thunderkid & Reject vs. #7 The South Central Militia -- Alf MWC: #4 Christian Wright & Bohemoth vs. #5 The Lonestar Gunslingers -- Tony January 26th LI: : #3 The Sk8ter Boiz vs. #6 NRG -- Patty MWC: #3 The Love Doctors vs. #6 Team Heyross -- Eski SEMI-FINALS February 2nd LI: #4 The Heavenly Rockers vs. #8 Los Diablos de Fuego via forefit; SCM assault Los Diablos before match, trying to take their place after having been eliminated earlier in the tournament -- Tony MWC: #2 The Sooner Bruisers vs. #6 Team Heyross -- Tony February 9th LI: #3 Sk8ter Boiz vs. #2 TK & Reject -- Alf MWC: #4 The Lonestar Gunslingers vs. #1 Black T -- Tony AC CONFERENCE FINALS February 16th LI: #4 The Heavenly Rockers vs. #2 TK & Reject -- Alf MWC: #2 The Sooner Bruisers vs. #5 The Lonestar Gunslingers -- Tony AC FINALS, ZERO HOUR The Heavenly Rockers vs. The Sooner Bruisers -- Tony

All I need is the main event and the show will be in HE. Hopefully tonight.

I finally had a chance to read the show. Feedback time. So far I've been enjoying Foshi's return. The way he brings out the old-timers/gimmicks has been fun to read. I actually remember Green Mist. at Josh becoming possessed again, albeit for a brief second this time. Pretty serious promo coming from Leon. Great line at the end with Josh wanting to know about Alix's panties. Nice brawl to set up Otaku-X match at the PPV. Triplets?! If only their last names were Wang, Johnson and Pecker. Watch something like that pop up on Raw or SD in a few weeks. Even though they didn't interact much, I'm loving the Leon-Alix relationship. PK stiring it up. If I had read the show prior to the PPV I would've made mention of that. He's right, you know. Zack can't be trusted. Because of his breaking up T.O.E. Black T haven't recaptured the magic of being the most dominate tag team in the OAOAST. Good 3 Way X-Title match, as was the Latino Street Fight. Popick did a good job with his promo this week. * DING DING DING * You're right. I'm beginning to run out of things to say. Patty written GPX promo! Awesome. Good stuff in post 4 (Women's segment, new match, 6-man). Yes, yes, yes! More promo-awesomeness from P.O.G. I like the way Eski wrote his match. No need to fly in an announcer. It wasn't built up over TV (that may come off bad but I mean it in a good way). Black heard the rumors and the badass that he is threw down the challenge, which Wright accepted. Axel = Mysterious. I kinda touched on it earlier, but the whole 6-Man tournament was handled very well. Good, rock 'em, sock 'em ME. Match of the Night: Empty Arena -- Dan Black vs. CW

What's the status of the ME? Still to undergo revisions or is that what you want used?

A OAOAST ENTERTAINMENT Production DIRECTED BY Tony149 WRITTEN BY LaParkaYourCar Mystery Eskimo Stephen Joseph Ed Wood Caulfield Zack Malibu KC Alfdogg Tony149 PFL GRAPHICS BY Papacita PRODUCERS Mystery Eskimo KC Chuck Woolery Alfdogg Crystal Stephen Joseph Nice Guy Adam CREATIVE CONSULTANT Patty O'Green OAOAST CREATED BY CWM Anglesault Tony149 OAOAST PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Zack Malibu © 2005 OAOAST Entertainment All Rights Reserved.

DING! DING! DING! OAOAST cameras pan the arena as the fans return to their seats, hell bent on seeing this Championship matchup. Signs are raising into the area, and our television screens are filled with their zooming images. We pan down to Sofa Central, and our intrepid commentary team. Cole Two months ago, Stephen Joseph beat Peter Knight in that fatal fourway at World Without End to claim the OAOAST Heavyweight Championship. Tonight, if Stephen beats Peter Knight, he'll never have to face Knight as a challenger for all of 2006! Coach It will be the greatest night ever! Stephen Joseph will retain the World Heavyweight Title, and Peter Knight won't get a title shot for all of 2006! Caboose Only if Stephen Loses! And tonight, I'm betting that he will cough it up. Cole Last week, Stephen Joseph lost on HeldDown when the team of Alfdogg, Thunderkid,and Reject beat him after his partners disappeared! Caboose He ordered PR to the back, because Knight was repaying SJ a favor. Coach Knight had NO BUSINESS interfering in that match! Cole We tried to catch words with Stephen Joseph just prior to this match, but he refused to comment. Let's bring it to the ring. Michael Buffer steps into the OAOAST ring, with a golden microphone in his hand, to the cheers of the audience. His tuxedo glistenes as lightbulbd flash off around the arena, and the lights darken to a signal spotlight on the ring. BUFFER Lllllaaadddiiiesss and Geeeenntttleeeeman, are YOU ready? ARE YOOUUUUU RREEEEEeeeadddyyyyyyyy tooooooo RUUUMMMBBLLLEEE!!!!! Cole Oh yeah baby! Caboose Go Peter! Coach Go Stephen! BUFFER Ladies and gentleman, the final contest of the night...introducing first, the CHALLENGER, weighing in at TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE POUNDS, from FALL RIVER, Masssachusetts, he is a FORMER TAG TEAM CHAMPION and represents the Originals in this bout. Heeee issss the master of the Knightmare....PEEETTERRR KNIGHT! ::The crowd somewhat cheers, somewhat boos, the Original and former friend of The Parka, who's gone through an attitude adjustment as of late. The failed attempts at regaining the World Heavyweight title have really affected Knight's outlook:: CUE: OHH HELL YEAH! CUE: The flashing blue lights of doom! Peter Knight steps out gingerly from behind the curtain, his face a blank stare at anything the crowd is saying. He ignores requests for high fives, cheers, jeers. He walks determined, straight into the ring. He slides in and begins to run the ropes, all business. Staring at the ref, Peter stops and has a few words, but nothing to serious, as the referee checks his knee and arm pads. BUFFER Annddd, introoducing the CHAMPION, he weighs in at TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN POUNDS, from Atlanta, Gerogia... He is the CURRENT REIGNING and DEFENDING OAOAST CHAMMPPPIOOON OFFF THE WWWORRRRLLDDDDDDDD, He is the "Most Hated Man in the OAOAST today", he issss STTTEEEPHHHEEEN JOOOSEEEEEPHH!!!!! Cue: It Ain't Over For Me Cole Here we go ??> Coach(yelling) I Can't hear you! Caboose(yelling) That's because the crowd is booing the SHIT out of Stephen Joseph! I love it! The crowd rains down its boos and jeers upon the self styled Most Hated Man in the OAOAST. A figure makes its way out of the entrance area, and out from the curtain steps, Tha Puerto Rican? The crowd noise subsides a bit as Puerto brings a microphone up to his lips. He cracks a smile. Tha Puerto Rican THE CHAMP IS HERE! THE CHAMP IS HERE! THE CHAMP IS HEEEEREE! And now Stephen Joseph steps out from behind the curtain, slapping hands with Puerto before sending him to the back. The crowd's booing rises again, and its difficult to amke out anything else. SJ stands at the top of the ramp, silently staring at Peter Knight, and then he scans the crowd around the ringside area, almost as if he's looking for someone. He's hardly aware of the crowd's hatred towards him, and if he is, it doesn't bother him one bit. Stephen decides to take off the belt at the top of the ramp and hold it with both hands above his head. "THIS IS MY BELT BITCH!", he says to no one in particular. Stephen shakes off his wrestling coat, showing that he's wrestling in black tights. Dropping the title belt and takes off to the ring, sliding into the ring and catching Peter Knight a little off guard! Both men meat in the middle with a slobberknocker of flurries of rights and rights and more rights. Off to a fast start as the referee can't keep control, Peter forces SJ into a turnbuckle corner. Knight tries for a knee thrust, but SJ having scouted Peter kicks it away and turns Peter Knight now into the corner. Stephen Joseph rears back and hits Knight with a forearm so hard, he cuts him open hardway above the eye! Knight just stands next to the turnbuckle, the blood dripping onto his mouth. Knight turns and stares a death state at Stephen Joseph, the sight of his blood this early being spilled by this man standing before him, he just cannot stand. Peter Knight's nostrils flare, and he is incensed, pushing SJ out with his left hand and then running and grabbing Stephen Joseph down to the ground in some sort of modified spear or tackle. Knight mounts over SJ and slams his bloody forehead into Stephen's forehead, a little tit for tat if you will. Peter Knight decides headbutting isn't good enough, or he doesn't like the smell of SJ's sweat, and changes to swatting hard forearm shots at SJ's frontal head regions. He flurries between rights and lefts as the ref tries to get him off from this position, counting to one WHACK two WHACK WHACK three WHACK four and Peter Knight stands up, to the applause of the crowd. Stephen Joseph lies below him, with a bloody forehead with blood that is not his, and a bloody nose, with blood that is most definitely his. Cole Both men bloody within the first minute. This isn't going to be pretty folks! This is how much they each want the title! As he rises to his feet, SJ feels the warm goo seep from his jagged cuts onto his fingers. The feeling of his own blood against his clammy hands spirals the detested grappler into a panicked fit. But he soon encounters more problems as PK's electric pole thick arm is about to tear into him with a lariat. In order to save himself from a brutal meeting with a blood hungry Knight, Popick counters with the always en vouge divorce court. Much the champ's dismay, Knight springs to his feet, showing no ill effects from the arm wrenching move. The massive challenger wallops Popick with lefts and rights that send the Atlanta native flailing like mad. Each blow sends spurts of blood flying off Popick's face, and into a pooling puddle bellow. Out of pure desperation, Popick stymies the flurry of punches by stomping on Knight's foot. The super cheap tactic draws a few jeers from the crowd, but it does prevent Popick from having his face rearranged. Our not so beloved champ sends PK across the ring with an irish whip. SJ immediately follows him, hitting him with a high knee lift as soon as he hits the cables. This tangles Knight within the ropes and leaves him in a dangerous position. Joseph backs away, talks a bit of trash, then dashes at Peter. A mammoth black boot to Stephen's face halts his charge, and significantly worsens his bloody nose. Knight lurches forward with a lariat, violently sweeping the overwhelmed incumbent off his feet! Bean-Town's favorite son goes right after Popick with furious mounted punches that would make even toughest heavyweight boxers cringe with fear. COLE So far it's been a pretty bad night for the Upstarts, Coach. They all lost! And Scotty, the biggest talker you have, even got choked out by Krista Isadora Duncan! Knight roughly drags SJ to his feet, and tags him with the most devastating knife edge chop we've seen all night. Shards of tanned skin hang off Joseph's chest as Knight launches him to the ropes. SJ rebounds with a gracefully cross body block! But Knight, like any big man worth his salt, catches his smaller adversary. Predictably, Joseph goes ripping through the air with a fall away slam! The beleaguered champ lands nastily on his side, blood dripping out of his nose and forehead at an unhealthy clip. He retreats to the outside, where the capacity crowd does not show him a hero's welcome. “POPICK IS A PUSSY! POPICK IS A PUSSY!” they taunt him. Afraid that Popick's willing to take the count out loss to save his precious gold, Knight heads out of the squared circle to fetch the errant grappler. Thanks to a video screen rested beneath the mezzanine level, Popick sees Peter approaching and greets him with two jabs to the chin. Apparently Knight has a weak chin because those punches sufficiently weaken him, allowing SJ to easily assume control of the bout. Stephen grabs the back of Knight's ashy blonde hair then bashes his goateed face right into the wooden announcer's table! Knight roars in misery, providing both beautiful music to Popick's ears, and incentive to play that tune again! SMASH! Knights' face eats the blackened wood once more, leaving a deep dent within the table. CABOOSE Why don't you get him in the ring and fight fair, asshole? Popick replies, “Why don't you shut your mouth, before I beat your ass in ten seconds like I did two weeks ago, you Brit twit.” Just to rub it in a little further, Popick does the belt motion around his waist, insinuating that Caboose will never hold the title again. Turning his attention back to his pesky challenger, Popick whips the former tag team champ to the steel ring steps. Not only does Knight's shoulder crash into the harsh metal, but his momentum carries him up and over the oversized stairs as well. The camera zooms in on Knight's anguished expression, as we hear pompous SJ gloating in the background. Jo-Jo, makes his way to Peter, and bears down on him with hate filled stomps. Each savage boot sends the message that Knight better never come after Joseph's title again. Stricken with horror that his best and last chance to win the most prized possession in the businesses is slipping away, Knight moves in rattled desperation. He grabs a chunk of Popick's black spandex tights, then gives him a violent hurl to the ring post! CLAAAAAAANK! Stephen staggers back, emitting an ear splitting scream. Droplets of blood rest peacefully on the shimmering black metal of the post, as the fans delight in his immense agony. CABOOSE Man, Popick has a really girly scream. Mounting an attack, Knight slams the disheveled champion into the ring apron as hard as he possibly can. Left groggy, Popick clumsily stumbles along the apron, finally resting his back against it for whatever support it can offer. Unfortunately this leaves him wide open to a group of body shots from the ill tempered challenger to his throne! SJ is riddled dizzy from the punches, and struggles to escape. The tenacious Knight stays with him, clubbing the small of his exposed back with mighty forearms. Realizing he can't capture the title outside of the ring, Knight roughly rolls SJ into the warzone. COLE I have to wonder what the reaction of someone like Zack Malibu or Leon Rodez will be if Knight pulls out a victory here tonight. I can imagine Zack calling out Peter first thing Thursday night! The hulking Knight grabs Joseph by his gelled hair, and starts to pull him to his feet. However Popick fights off Peter with lightning quick jabs to the breadbasket. Although they aren't that painful, SJ throws enough of them to force Knight to end his grip. Savoring his new found freedom, Stephen takes an opportunity to catch his valuable breath. Properly renergized, he doubles Peter over with a stiff knee to the gut. Knight begins to involuntarily wobble away, but SJ holds him in place with a snug dobule underhook. Joseph spits out at the crowd, displaying no respect for those who pay his bloated salary, then crunches Knight's mellon with a double arm DDT! SJ makes a quick cover! 1 KICK OUT! Knight rolls out to his side, then gives Popick, who's arguing with the ref, a surprise double leg takedown. Although shocked to suddenly be on the mat, Popick's able to use his considerable leg strength to push PK away, foiling the big guy's Texas Clover leaf effort. Irate that his boat sank before it ever left the dock, Knight pounces on a now standing Popick, slamming him with shattering punches. PK gives him a jarring whip to the ropes, and tries to overtake him with a hip toss on his return. Being the savvy veteran that he is, SJ counters by crooking Knight's head into his arm, moving in front of him, and landing on his BUTT, hitting Peter with a jaw breaker! The pain rarely has time to register in PK's mind before Jo-Jo is sweeping behind him with a school boy! 1 KICK OUT! “YEAAAAAAA!” Believing that the ex-Dream Machine needs to be softened up more before he can be pinned, Popick heads to the corner and elevates himself to the top rope for high risk move. The pretentious star looks over his broad shoulders to make certain that Peter's in the right position. When he sees that PK is easy pickings, SJ cracks quite the wide smile as it’s not everyday he gets to do the move he’s planning to do. Unfortunately, it isn’t today he gets to do the move he’s planning on doing, as Knight amazingly rushes towards the corner and yanks his legs out from under him! SJ drops onto thinly padded steel of the turnbuckle crotch first! “JESUS TAP DANCING CHRIST, THAT HURT!” Joseph bellows, unable to withstand the pain that's sweeping over him like a tidal wave. CABOOSE That might have hurt if Popick had any balls. COACH Real clever, Caboose. Idiot. The moody Mass-hole climbs to the top to bestow further damage to his vulnerable foe. Peter hooks him in full nelson, forcing roars of unbridled anticipation to spring forth from the throats of the fans. Both gladiators rise to their full vertical base, PK showing stoic resolve, Popick screaming for the ample bosom of his mommy. Camera flashes decorate the arena like Christmas lights as the warriors travel through the air with a dazzlingly beautiful but career shortening top rope full nelson suplex! The appalling sound of Popick's bones cracking against the mat reverberates throughout the jam packed venue! “HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!” scream the standing spectators, who can't believe what they've just witnessed COLE (after a forty seconds of silence) DANGEROUSSSSSSS! CABOOSE I hope Popick is dead! I hope that moved killed Popick! In a scene as familiar to professional wrestling as the opening lockup, we see that both men have been astronomically drained of their energy by Knight's highlight reel worthy maneuver . Popick lies on the mat, taking deep labored breath, his aqua colored eyes held shut. The only thing keeping him from going under is his unmistakable drive to retain his treasured title. PK, large body drenched in perspiration, undertakes the monumental task of crawling to SJ to make what he hopes will be the biggest and greatest pin of his career. After twenty of the longest seconds of his life pass, he finally reaches Stephen and drapes his mammoth arm across his heaving chest. 1 2 KICK OUT!! “BOOOOOOOOO!” Coach This is how much this title means to both men! Cole I swear I already said that... Coach Emphasis Cole, emphasis! Knight rises, steeling his single minded determination to acquire the championship. He pulls SJ up by his hair, now stained a shade of dark red. The Upstart leader frantically wars against Knight's grasp with elbows to the gut. He manages to break PK's grip, but the former X Division Champion is unrelenting, pummeling him with nasty punches to the face. Joseph refuses to stand down, and returns the favor with fiery punches of his own! The rabid crowd is soon witness to a spirited slug fest between the two hungry young competitors. The powerful Knight puts a sudden end to the hugely entertaining brawl, spinning behind Stephen into a belly to back position. PK propels SJ backwards with a back drop! Fortunately, SJ flips out of it, landing squarely on his feet with an amazing show of agility! CABOOSE Damn it, Popick! Just let the back suplex break your neck! Knight is on his feet, standing tall, baiting Stephen Joseph to come and test him. SJ takes the bait, rumbling into the bigger man with a shoulder tackle. Knight counters by flinging Stephen into sky with a flap jack! BUT SJ counters that with a delightfully gorgeous dropkick that topples PK to the sweat soaked canvas. Leaving PK to loudly groan in misery, the sneaky champion makes a bee line to the nearest corner. Making use of the knot tying skills he learned in the Boy Scouts, Joseph hurriedly pulls apart the top turnbuckle pad, laughing to himself like a comic book villain. He quickly discards the black fabric, leading the concerned official to warn him about a possible disqualification. “If I get DQ'ed do I get to keep my belt?” Popick asks. “Yes.” the ref replies. “Gee golly, that's swell!” SJ replies gingerly before bringing his afflicted foe to his feet. Joseph weakens Knight with a series of chops and forearms. Satisfied with the damage done, Stephen happily hurls Knight into his pain inducing masterwork! Joseph rushes towards his adversary, taking to the sky with a visually impressive body splash. CRAAAAAAANK! SJ's visually impressive splash transforms into a horrifying collision the second Knight dives out of the way! The flesh on Popick's forehead is shredded into bits by the unmerciful exposed steel of the turnbuckle. A victim of karma's swift judgement, Popick slumps to the mat, wearing a full crimson mask. “YOU FUCKED UP! YOU FUCKED UP!” chant the fans to SJ. Peter Knight pulls up Stephen Joseph by his bloody hair, and quickly hits a snap suplex, and follows that up with another long....staaaaaaalllllllliinnnnggggggggg suplex to the ring mat. Knight rolls over from that attempt onto Stephen's belly, and slaps the holy living hell out of his pectorals with one vicious sitting chopping blow. Knight shows no patience, and painfully pulls Stephen Joseph up by his hair. There's little to say but well, Stephen Joseph must have come a little closer to being bald there. Knight hoists SJ up by the armpits, and brings him crashing down with a SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Knight from the sitout position covers SJ.... 1! And that's all he got, and that's the truth Ruth! Stephen Joseph kips up and nails a basement dropkick to Peter's head! SJ quickly stands right back on his feet and looks around at the crowd. He even poses for a reaction from the crowd, a mocking of the Hulkster cupping of the ear motion, before wiping his bloody nose and slinging it onto Peter Knight. Oh, and the crowd, they still boo the living shit out of Stephen Joseph. They don't like him very much at all. Cole The crowd is not very appreciated of Stephen Joseph's efforts to win them over. Caboose What efforts. The guy's a jerk! Coach Is not! Caboose Is too! Coach Is not! Caboose Is too! Cole Shut...Up! Back to the ummm, action, Stephen Joseph flicks off the crowd with a one finger salute and returns his attention to Peter Knight, and goes back to Peter Knight, pulling him up by his head, onto his knees, and gingerly tosses Peter Knight into the closest turnbuckle corner. SJ positions himself with his shoulder down, and decides to inflict some pain on Knight's abdomen, which normally isn't a target of SJ's offense. He hits a shoulder thrust, and kicks his leg back to hit with another harder shoulder thrust, and then begins the cycle repeadly, quickly, and viciously a few more times, let's say 5 more. These thrusts bring Knight's balance down, and he begins to collapse into the turnbuckle and the ring mat below. When Peter is down, SJ begins with the not so very nice kicks/boots to the head. After each kick, SJ pauses to draw boos from the crowd, but at around kick number 4, SJ loses his composure and doesn't wait. Our intreped referee starts a count as SJ has had Peter in the corner for much too long. Coach Yes! Make him pay! Caboose You have no idea how much I wish that was you. Sj pays the referee no mind until he reached a count of 4, and SJ gets one final lick in and then turns away from Knight to have a discussion with the referee. Stephen wants to get back in there and continue beating down on Knight, but the referee pulls him back! SJ pushes the referee away and charges a recovering Knight, who has managed to pull himself upright and was leaning on the turnbuckle. Knight at the last second manages to swing out and away, leaving SJ with nothing to hit but the turnbuckle post, which his does with his right hand. SJ grabs it and howls in pain, while Knight steps from behind and locks in a vise-lock to SJ stomach. Knight shouts out German, and SJ takes a big gulp as he's pulled up and over! SJ lands on his feet! Cole Knight telegraphed that move, but he told the crowd. Coach That's why Stephen is such a great champion. He's always paying attention! Stephen's flip lands him directly behind Knight, who raises his arms to cheer a successful German suplex. He looks puzzled when he realizes there was no THUD, but before Knight can turn around, Stephen Joseph locks his hands into a full nelson, kciks the small of Knight's right knee, and pulls him backward, over his shoulder and down hard! Coach(Stands up) FINALITY FINALITY FINALITY! Cole WhatttaCounter! Caboose Oh that is so pathetic, really. Cole Hey, hey, what's this? Stephen Joseph doesn't notice a new visitor, as he's busy getting his bearings while Peter lies on the mat. He was knocked a little loopy from the attempted German and his counter was pure instinct. Stephen Joseph flair flops down to the mat, and he tries to shake the cobwebs out of his head. His head and body turn to the left, away from Peter Knight, and away from any chance at a pinfall victory, and away from our new ringside friend. Cole Holy Shit, is that?! The crowd is cheering as the visitor comes down to ringside flings over the ring apron, and he pulls a steel chair out from under neath the ring. The crowd gasps in awe as the he pounds the chair, thrusting it upwards. They're cheering loudly, which draws the ref's attention over too noticing Axel, the man who really really really really hates Stephen Joseph. Cole Hey, It's AXEL! He's not supposed to be out here!!! Coach Get him outta here! Stephen Joseph has made it too his feet again, and is waiting for Peter Knight to stand up. With the referee distracted, by what Stephen doesn't know, SJ takes the low road with an eye poke, just because he's a heel and all. Stephen Joseph captures Knight's right leg and tries for a fisherman's suplex or buster, but we'll never know, as Knight manages to kick SJ's kidneys with his left leg! SJ winces and tries for a normal suplex, but Knight easily wraps his right leg around SJ's left to block! And with that block, Knight gains some momentum, and he pulls backwards, with a release suplex! NO! SJ hangs on and lands on his feet and still has Peter Knight's right hand, so SJ tries to whip Knight into the ropes. Knight initially goes by, he reverses the momentum and sends Stephen Joseph into the ropes, NO! Stephen stomps on Peter Knight's left foot hard to get the moment back! Stephen Joseph whips Peter Knight out from the turnbuckle, but holds on as he see Axel! Joseph quickly whips Knight back into the turnbuckle ropes, and follows it with a pele kick. Axel stalks with a chair on the outside as Joseph begins to have words with him, walking away from Knight and obviously distracted. Stephen Joseph What the hell are you doing here? Axel rolls into the ring and starts to yack off with Stephen Joseph, Axel shifting the chair to his right hand. Joseph pushes Axel towards the ropes, and Axel pushes back. SJ stands up infuriated, a "What the HELL are you doing?" is heard about the crowd noise, but SJ doesn't have a chance to finish when Axel brings up the steel chair and cracks SJ sideways about the head! Caboose Oh Hell Yeah! Coach Dammit! Peter Knight stands at the sound of the steel chair, and wisely drops underneath the bottom rope rather than attack a chair wielding maniac. Axel drops the chiar in disgust as the referee calls for the bell! Axel drops down to SJ's side and begins wailing some right handed elbows onto SJ's face, slamming his head into the ring mat. Peter Knight...just watches. Cole What? The referee is disqualifying Peter Knight! It's Popick's own problem! Knight didn't have anything to do with this! Caboose Why would Axel help Popick of ALL PEOPLE! BUFFER Ladies and Gentleman, the referee has disqualified Peter Knight for outside interference. Your winner, and still OAOAST World Heavyweight Champion, SttteeepHEN JOOOOOssseeePPHHH! The crowd completely shits on this and begins to throw trash into the ring. Peter Knight steps back walks up the ring as Axel continues to pound on Stephen Joseph. Knight just seems to want to avoid the tossed filth... Crowd: BULLSHIT!!! BULLSHIT!!!' Coach I can't believe it! Is this how Axel wants to prove he's a deserving champion? Caboose It can't be. THIS IS BULLSHIT! We SHOULD HAVE A NEW CHAMPION. Axel stands up and draws a mix of cheers and jeers from the crowd. He towers over a bleeding champion, and Axel slowly goes over to the corner to grab the title belt, and hold that high above his head. The damage done, Axel slides out of the ring and is ambushed by 10 OAOAST Officials who slowly move him towards the back, whilst he trash talks all the way back. Stephen Joseph barely stirs in the middle of the ring, clutching his head and rolling out of the ring. A random OAOAST official hands SJ his belt, but SJ is instead looking across the ring at Axel, then back up the ramp at Peter Knight. At long last, SJ holds his belt up high to the anger of the crowd, who continues their "BULLSHIT" chant at volumes unheard of. Cole Fans, we are OUT of time. What will happen on HeldDown? What was Axel thinking? Was this Peter Knight's last title shot ever? Find out this Thursday on OAOAST HeldDOWN~!

COLE And now fans, coming up next, is the conclusion to a long running rivalry. And what better event to end this feud than on a pay-per-view called Climax? Because it is indeed the climax of the feud between Vitamin X and Otaku II. The OAOAST Climax logo flashes across the screen. The match-up graphic for the Vitamin X/Otaku II No Disqualification Match is shown on screen. COACH (V.O.) Oh absolutely Michael. This feud, which started in October, will climax tonight at Climax! This is the rubber match. Otaku II defeated X at World Without End in October, and Vitamin X defeated Otaku II at November Reign in November. (Return to Triple C) CABOOSE Correction. Vitamin X also defeated Otaku on the November 3rd HeldDOWN~!. COLE No he didn’t. For the last time, Vitamin X DID NOT beat Otaku. He and Cuban Wall knocked out Otaku backstage, and then X had the referee count Otaku out and give him the win! CABOOSE Oh, what match were you watching? Because I saw Vitamin X destroy Otaku and then pin him. Therefore VX holds TWO victories over Otaku. Not one. COLE Let’s stick with what the OAOAST record books say, okay? COACH We have OAOAST record books? COLE NEVER MIND! Anyway folks, earlier tonight, Vitamin X launched a preemptive assault on Otaku, attacking him in the lockerroom while he was doing an interview. VX did the exact same thing last month, giving Otaku a concussion in the process! (The OAOAST Climax logo flashes across the screen. Footage of Vitamin X attacking Otaku II earlier is shown.) CABOOSE (V.O.) Well, you know the old saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Vitamin X was able to beat Otaku following that attack last month at November Reign, so he was trying to see if lightning strikes twice tonight. And I applaud him for that. Something tells me that The X-Man will be coming back to the lockerroom the winner tonight! COLE This has become personal. Vitamin X vs. Otaku II in a No Disqualification Match. It’s about to happen right here, right now! Let’s go to the ring! “Ashburn” by Hikari starts playing. The crowd cheers. Sky blue lights around the arena turn on and off. Otaku II comes out onto the entrance stage with a serious look on his face. Ayane Mitsui and “The Sheriff” Tony Capella are both with him, and both have concerned looks on their faces. Otaku looks at the ring, then kisses Ayane and hugs Tony Capella. Tony wishes him luck, then he and Ayane leave. Otaku II walks down the entrance ramp to the ring, without jogging and without slapping hands with the fans. His eyes are focused right on the ring. *DING DING DING* MICHAEL BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a No Disqualification Match scheduled for one fall with a sixty-minute time limit. Introducing first, coming to the ring at this time. From Boston, Massachusetts. Weighing in at 215 lbs. He is the leader of Mad Machine, he…is…OTAAAKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Otaku doesn’t notice the cheers of the fans; his eyes are still focused on the ring as “Ashburn” continues playing. COLE This match is not about titles. It’s about respect. Vitamin X feels that Otaku II doesn’t respect him and Otaku II feels that Vitamin X doesn’t respect him. It’s that simple. COACH This is one of the most important matches in Otaku’s career. I hope he knows what he’s getting into. This is a No Disqualification Match. Anything goes in this environment. And you can bet that Vitamin X will take full advantage of that. Otaku II enters the ring. He gets on a second turnbuckle and raises his arms in the air. The crowd pops. Otaku then gets off the second turnbuckle, and steps on the bottom rope, raising his right arm in the air. The crowd cheers again. Otaku stands in the ring with a serious expression on his face. He removes his Eddie Guerrero memorial T-shirt and throws it to the crowd. COLE Otaku II has gotten the upper hand on Vitamin X in the past. Last week on HeldDOWN~!, Otaku dragged Vitamin X away from his OAOAST Six-Man Tag Team Championship semi-final match, leaving Tha Puerto Rican and Stephen Joseph in a Two-On-Three disadvantage. PRL and Popick would lose the match. Whether they would have won it if Vitamin X were there, we’ll never know. CABOOSE That damn Otaku cost PRL and Vitamin X the Six-Man Tag Team Titles. If it weren’t for his distraction, PRL and X would have won that match, and then won the final tonight. I’m certain! COLE Well, you don’t know that for sure, Caboose. Otaku II looks to the entrance. “Ashburn” by Hikari dies down while the lights go back on in the arena. CABOOSE Oh yes I do. Vitamin X would have been a Six-Man Tag Team Champion now if it weren’t for Otaku. Well on the bright side, he’ll get his revenge tonight, when he pulverizes Otaku in this No Disqualification Match! *KA-CHING~!* *Come and take your Vitamin X.* *Bling-Bling Every time I come around your city Bling-Bling Pinky ring worth about fifty Bling-Bling Every time I buy a new ride Bling-Bling Lorinsers on Yokahama tires Bling-Bling* The sounds of the horrible rap song “Bling-Bling” by The B.G. featuring The Big Tymers and Hot Boys alerts the crowd that The X-Man, Vitamin X is coming out. The crowd starts booing loudly. VX comes out, but he’s not doing the Shane-O-Mac Shuffle tonight. Instead, X comes out with a look of determination on his face, staring at Otaku, who stares back. X does the McMahon SNEER~!, a look he has on his face as he walks down the entrance ramp which has dollar signs superimposed over it. BUFFER And his opponent. From Miami, Florida. Weighing in at 248 lbs. He is the Financial Consultant for The Lightning Crew. VITAMINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX!!!! VX jaws jacks Otaku, who is staring at him inside the ring. X is wearing a white Lightning Crew T-shirt, a red baseball jersey over it that has VITAMIN X written on the front in white script font, VX written on the left arm sleeve in white blocky letters, and “NO DQ. NO CHANCE. DECEMBER 18, 2005” written on the back in big white blocky letters. The OAOAST Climax logo is on the center of the back of the jersey. Vitamin X is also wearing gray sweatpants and black Reeboks. CABOOSE I want one of those jerseys Vitamin X is wearing. COACH It’s certainly a cool looking jersey. But enough about that, look at the expression on Vitamin X’s face. He is ready. He has the look of a man who’s about to step into a warzone. COLE Well a No Disqualification Match CAN make the ring look like a warzone. Anything goes. The only way the match ends is either with a pinfall or submission. There are no countouts either in a No Disqualification Match. COACH Both men are amazing athletes. But how much of this match will contain actual wrestling, and how much of this match will be VX and Otaku using anything they can get their hands on? COLE That’s a good question. And if you notice, Vitamin X is coming out here alone. He has no backup. The Lightning Crew isn’t with him. Otaku II wanted to settle this on his own, one-on-one without any help, and Vitamin X feels the same way. Vitamin X enters the ring. He forgoes doing his usual posing, instead choosing to just walk up to Otaku and stare him down as “Bling-Bling” continues playing. VX stands face-to-face with his rival, trash talking him while Otaku just stares. CABOOSE Look at this! Vitamin X is ready! Vitamin X and Otaku II get into a heated argument. VX dares Otaku to hit him in the face. Otaku dares X to hit HIM in the face. Referee Mike Sparks tries to keep them apart. “Bling-Bling” by The B.G. featuring The Big Tymers and Hot Boys dies down. Suddenly… “LIGHTNING CREW!” COLE What the? A lightning bolt hits the entrance. “No Chance In Hell” by Bradley Royds starts playing causing the crowd to boo. Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez come out, irritating the fans enough that they boo. Vitamin X acts surprised at the arrival of his fellow stablemates. CABOOSE It’s the other members of The Lightning Crew! Mr. Boricua, Cuban Wall, and Thomas Rodriguez! COLE Yeah, I know who they are. The question is what are they doing out here? I thought Vitamin X wanted to settle this one-on-one! CABOOSE Well he is. They are just there for emotional support. You know The Lightning Crew sticks together. They’re famila. Vitamin X gets out of the ring and greets Boricua, Wall, and Rodriguez. They high five each other. X leads them to a section of the front row reserved for The Lightning Crew. A sofa is set up, along with a nightstand, a lamp, and a coffee table. Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez wave hi to the fans who flip them off, and then take a seat on the sofa. CABOOSE Isn’t this great! The Lightning Crew has a front row seat to Vitamin X destroying Otaku II! Tha Puerto Rican probably set this up. COLE How could have Vitamin X been surprised by this, when there was already a section reserved for The LC? COACH Tha Puerto Rican would probably be out here with the rest of The LC, but I bet he’s still recovering from that Colombian Necktie he received from Colombian Heat earlier during the Six-Man Tag Team Match! CABOOSE Oh Coach. Always trying to bring down the mood. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. While VX checks to make sure The Lightning Crew members are seated, Otaku II gets out of the ring and goes to attack X. X notices this and runs away. Otaku yells out “COME HERE MOTHERFUCKER!” VX charges, right into a hip toss from Otaku! Referee Mike Sparks calls for the bell. *DING DING DING* NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH VITAMIN X vs. OTAKU II Otaku gets on top of X, and starts laying into him with lefts and rights! Otaku II throws X into the ring. But when Otaku enters the ring, Vitamin X shocks him with a SPEAR~! that knocks Otaku down. Vitamin X unleashes a fucking flurry of punches on the head of Otaku. VX picks up Otaku and takes him over to a turnbuckle. He starts nailing Otaku with right jabs to the temple. X then turns that into CLUBBERIN’~! THEY BE CLUBBERIN’~! forearms. VX applies a headlock on Otaku, but Otaku shoves him off. Otaku bounces off the ropes, into a football tackle from X! Vitamin X then bounces off the ropes, jumps over Otaku, bounces off the opposite ropes, Otaku leapfrogs over him, and then drops down, grabbing VX and giving him a monkey flip onto the mat! VX sails across the ring! COLE Whoa! Incredible move by Otaku, who is now in control! Otaku gets on top of VX, and punches him in the face. Again. And again. Otaku picks up Vitamin X and gives him a forearm. Otaku Irish whips Vitamin X into the ropes. Otaku gives X another hip toss! The camera cuts to Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez who are sitting on the sofa. Cuban Wall expresses concern for X, Mr. Boricua has trouble opening a champagne bottle, and Thomas blows his whistle in support of Vitamin X. Meanwhile, VX leaves the ring. Otaku follows and attacks X. COLE Otaku II is continuing his attack on the outside. Otaku II grabs Vitamin X’s left arm and applies a hammerlock on it. Otaku then pulls on the arm, dropping X to the floor. He then picks X up and whips him into the ring steps! X hits the steps shoulder first. Otaku picks up X and trash talks in his face. He then nails him with several forearms, and then clotheslines him over the barricade! COLE We are seeing a totally different side of Otaku tonight. Normally, Otaku II fancies himself as a technical wrestler, someone who can go to the mat with anybody. But this feud with Vitamin X has unleashed something in him. And we are seeing that side tonight. CABOOSE Oh. Come on X! You are so much better than Otaku! Show the world just how great you are right now! Otaku goes to pick up X, but X crawls away through the crowd. Otaku grabs him and beats him up. Otaku stops, grabs a soda from a fan, drinks it, and then slams the cup against X’s head. And then goes back to beating him. COLE VX and Otaku are brawling amongst the fans! CABOOSE Get Vitamin X away from those lower forms of life! Who knows what diseases he could catch from the unwashed masses? Vitamin X gets beat on some more, and then is picked up and dragged to ringside. But before that can happen, Vitamin X elbows Otaku in the stomach! He punches Otaku in the stomach for good measure, and then clotheslines Otaku over the barricade and back to ringside! CABOOSE Beautiful! Beautiful! Vitamin X leaps off the barricade and stands over Otaku II. Vitamin X picks up Otaku II and spears him into a ringpost! X rams Otaku into the ringpost several times. He then punches Otaku in the face, continuing the assault. X does a brief Shane-O-Mac Shuffle to rile up the fans. He then gives Otaku another punch to the face and throws him back into the ring. Meanwhile, Mr. Boricua has finally figured out how to open a champagne bottle and is chugging it all down. Thomas Rodriguez is still blowing his whistle. COLE There are The Lightning Crew. Why are they out here sitting on a sofa drinking champagne? CABOOSE I don’t know. Maybe they want to be comfortable. Vitamin X covers Otaku with his feet on the ropes. Otaku kicks out at two! VX covers Otaku again, and gets another two count. Vitamin X yells at Mike Sparks and then looks at the crowd, who boo him. “X’S A PUS-SY!” *Clap Clap Clapclapclap* X’S A PUS-SY!” *Clap Clap Clapclapclap* X’S A PUS-SY!” *Clap Clap Clapclapclap* X’S A PUS-SY!” *Clap Clap Clapclapclap* CABOOSE Oh for the love of…HE IS NOT! Vitamin X taunts the fans, then picks up Otaku. He whips him into the ropes, the whip is reversed. Vitamin X comes charging forward…into a BAAAAACK BODY DROP from Otaku from the ring to the floor! COLE Did you see that? Vitamin X went airborne on that one! COACH I definitely saw that Michael! I saw Vitamin X soar from the ring to the floor! CABOOSE Oh come on X! Come on! Vitamin X lies on the floor, eyes glazed over. The crowd cheers Otaku when he raises his arms. Otaku leaves the ring and picks up VX. COLE Things aren’t going well for The X-Man. Otaku hits Vitamin X with a right hand square in the jaw. The punch lifts X a few feet in the air! Otaku punches X in the face several more times. X decides to run away, but still gets punched by Otaku. Otaku punches X all around the ringside area while the crowd chants “O-TAK-U! O-TAK-U! O-TAK-U! O-TAK-U!” Otaku and Vitamin X reach the area of the front row where the members of The Lightning Crew are sitting. Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez are standing up when Otaku and VX come over to their section. Otaku II yells at The LC members. He pie faces Thomas Rodriguez knocking him down! He then pie faces Mr. Boricua! Cuban Wall tries to attack Otaku, but referee Mike Sparks steps in and tries to separate the two. CABOOSE What are you doing? Shouldn’t you be concentrating on Vitamin X? COACH Otaku II not only hates Vitamin X, he also despises The Lightning Crew! Let’s not forget all the stuff Otaku’s been through thanks to The Lightning Crew. With Otaku and Cuban Wall being held back, this allows Thomas Rodriguez to slap Otaku in the face! Mr. Boricua then spits the champagne he was drinking in Otaku’s face! COLE Oh this isn’t good. Thomas and Boricua high five each other. Otaku II wipes the champagne from his face, not noticing Vitamin X coming towards him. Luckily at the last second, Otaku II catches sight of X, and hip tosses Vitamin X over the barricade and onto Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez! COLE Vitamin X landed right on top of his buddies! COACH And since Vitamin X doesn’t like those guys *that way*, that isn’t a good thing. CABOOSE This is terrible! Otaku II doesn’t have to do this! Wall, Boricua, and Thomas try to get Vitamin X off of them. While they do this, Otaku II grabs a garbage can lid from underneath the ring. Thomas Rodriguez is the first to get up…and he gets SMASHED over the head with the garbage can lid! Mr. Boricua attacks Otaku…but gets hit in the head with the garbage can lid. Cuban Wall goes for a big boot, but Otaku ducks, and NAILS Wall over the head with the garbage can lid sending him flying into the sofa, turning it over! COLE I think this match is getting out of hand here! Otaku runs over and delivers a dropkick to Vitamin X! Otaku gets right back up and picks up Vitamin X. Otaku scoops up X, and gives him a bodyslam on top of the coffee table, which DOESN'T break! Otaku then applies an arm-bar on Vitamin X’s right arm. COLE Otaku II is showing us that he is first and foremost a technical wrestler, applying an arm-bar on Vitamin X on the outside. Otaku II wrenches X’s right arm back. He pulls on X’s hair while applying the arm-bar. Just then, The Lightning Crew strikes back! Mr. Boricua punches Otaku II repeatedly, breaking up the arm-bar. Cuban Wall soon joins in on the attack, and even Thomas Rodriguez gets a few shots in. This allows Vitamin X to escape, far away from Otaku. COLE Now 3 members of The Lightning Crew all hammering away on Otaku! CABOOSE Yes! Keep at it! No one’s stopping you! Keep going! Mike Sparks steps in and tries to stop The LC members. However, the 2 big men of The Lightning Crew do not listen to the ref and pick Otaku II up. CABOOSE Good job, Lightning Crew! Punish Otaku for attacking you for no reason! COLE Yeah, no reason, huh? How about sitting in the front row on a sofa drinking champagne? CABOOSE That’s still not a good reason. Cuban Wall and Mr. Boricua drag Otaku back to their section of the front row. Mr. Boricua bodyslams Otaku II onto the coffee table, which doesn’t break. Mr. B then unleashes the fucking fury on Otaku II. Referee Mike Sparks tries to pull Mr. Boricua off of Otaku, but Boricua shoves him off. Mike Sparks then goes over to Vitamin X, who is back at ringside, and tells him to tell The Lightning Crew to stop. VX says that The Lightning Crew members have a right to attack Otaku, since Otaku attacked them first. Meanwhile, Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez pick up Otaku and throw him over the barricade and back to ringside. COLE And The Lightning Crew sends Otaku II back to VX. CABOOSE VX will do anything to see that he comes out the winner of this matchup. Vitamin X tells Cuban Wall to grab something that’s next to him. Cuban Wall searches for something that’s in the front row. He comes out with…a mailbox. From San Juan, Puerto Rico! CABOOSE I think that’s Tha Puerto Rican’s mailbox! VX is puzzled at the find, but uses the mailbox anyway, slamming it across Otaku II’s head! Otaku crumbles to the floor. VITAMIN X Give me more! Cuban Wall searches again, and hands Vitamin X a handicap parking sign. VX says, “That’s not enough!” So Cuban Wall and Mr. Boricua search for more weapons in the front row. Boricua hands X a stop sign. X grabs it, and slams across Otaku’s back! He then does it again! And again! “ASS-HOLE! ASS-HOLE! ASS-HOLE! ASS-HOLE!” Cuban Wall hands X an 8 x 10 framed picture. Vitamin X is hesitant of using it as a weapon. Why, you ask? Because it’s an 8 x 10 framed autographed picture of “The Corporate Champion” Tha Puerto Rican posing with his custom made spinner 24/7 Championship belt! VX looks at Wall, then looks at the picture. VITAMIN X Sorry, P. X waits for Otaku to get up. Once he does… VITAMIN X SMASHES THE 8 X 10 FRAMED AUTOGRAPH PICTURE OF THA PUERTO RICAN OVER OTAKU’S HEAD!!! COLE Oh no! There’s glass everywhere! Indeed, glass covers Otaku’s entire body! Otaku flops onto the floor! CABOOSE All right! Way to go X! That’s the way to do it! COACH How can you say that? Vitamin X just broke that picture frame over Otaku’s head! How can you say “good”? CABOOSE Because it could mean Vitamin X will win this match. THAT’S why! Vitamin X picks up Otaku. Shards of glass are stuck to Otaku’s mask. VX throws Otaku back into the ring. VX You’re going down, boy! BOO-YAH~! X covers Otaku. COLE This one’s gotta be over. 1… 2… OTAKU PUTS HIS RIGHT SHOULDER UP! COLE Otaku II won’t stay down! Can you believe it? Vitamin X slaps the mat in frustration, but continues his attack. X does a kneedrop onto Otaku. He then gets up, and proceeds to kick Otaku while he’s down. Literally. Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. VX picks up Otaku. He punches him in the face. He then punches him again. Vitamin X does the Shane-O-Mac Shuffle, pissing off the crowd. Punch. Punch. Shane-O-Mac Shuffle. Punch. Otaku goes down! The X-Man does the Shane-O-Mac Shuffle, receiving boos. “KILL THE X-MAN!” *Clap Clap Clapclapclap* KILL THE X-MAN!” *Clap Clap Clapclapclap* KILL THE X-MAN!” *Clap Clap Clapclapclap* KILL THE X-MAN!” *Clap Clap Clapclapclap* CABOOSE Why does the crowd want to kill the X-Men? I love those comics! COLE I think they’re saying they want to kill Vitamin X. CABOOSE They do? THOSE MONSTERS! Vitamin X gives Otaku a snap suplex. He rolls over for the cover. It gets two. Vitamin X applies a headlock on Otaku II. He cinches the hold, taunting Otaku. He then taunts the crowd. COLE And Vitamin X has slowed this match down, applying the devastating headlock on Otaku! The crowd claps in unison, trying to rally Otaku. X laughs at Otaku, but then, Otaku starts shaking. The crowd gets louder. Otaku II gets on his right knee. The crowd gets louder. COLE Otaku is coming back! Otaku gets on his feet! He elbows X in the gut. He elbows him again, breaking the headlock. Otaku goes to escape, but Vitamin X grabs him again! X whips Otaku into the ropes. X goes for a clothesline, Otaku ducks, grabs VX from behind, and lifts him up for a German Suplex! COLE Otaku hits the German Suplex! And now both men are down! CABOOSE Oh come on Vitamin X! Come on! Get up! Both X and Otaku lie on the mat. The referee begins his count. 1…. 2…. 3… 4…. 5…. Otaku starts to stir. 6…. VX starts to stir. 7… VX gets on one knee. 8… Otaku uses the ropes. 9…. Otaku II gets up first, drawing cheers. Otaku decides to climb the top rope for a highflying move. Suddenly, Vitamin X gets up and punches Otaku in the face. He punches him in the face again. And again! Otaku is dazed for a minute on the top rope. Since Otaku is sitting on the top rope, VX decides that there’s no better time than now, to climb the top rope, put Otaku in a facelock, put Otaku’s left arm over his head, grab Otaku’s tights, and lift him up for a TOP ROPE SUPERPLEX! COOL! COLE A top rope superplex! Vitamin X has just given Otaku a top rope superplex! COACH And it looks like that move took a lot out of both men! Vitamin X and Otaku II lie on the mat. Both men are sucking wind at this point, sweating up a storm. Otaku slowly, very slowly, crawls over to Vitamin X. The crowd is cheering, rooting Otaku on. COLE Could this be it? Otaku covers Vitamin X. 1…2…3KICKOUT!!! COACH Vitamin X kicked out! Vitamin X is still in this match! CABOOSE Jesus, this match is making me tense! COACH How’s about I massage you to calm you down? CABOOSE (Shudders) Vitamin X slowly gets up. He uses the ropes to get to a vertical base. X walks over to Otaku and drops an elbow on the back of Otaku’s head. He does it again and again. He then drops another elbow. Vitamin X picks up Otaku II. X whips Otaku into the ropes. X leapfrogs over Otaku. Otaku bounces off the opposite ropes, and X is ready with a jumping back elbow on Otaku! VX decides that that isn’t enough, and climbs the top rope. COLE Oh boy. Look out. He maybe going for the Leap Of Faith. This could be the end! CABOOSE Careful X. Vitamin X stands on the top rope. After a few seconds of hesitation, Vitamin X leaps off…DOING A SKY TWISTER PRESS…THAT MISSES!!! CABOOSE What the hell is he doing? Why couldn’t he just do the Leap Of Faith!? Thomas Rodriguez, Cuban Wall, and Mr. Boricua have all recovered and have gotten their sofa back in its regular position. They all cringed when Vitamin X missed the Sky Twister Press. Vitamin X lies on the mat face down holding his back. The crowd is shocked at what X just did. COLE Vitamin X took the chance. He went for all or nothing and he paid the price! Referee Mike Sparks starts the 10 count. Once he gets to 3, VX and Otaku II start moving. By the count of 5, Otaku gets up, and starts beating on Vitamin X. Right. Right. Right. Right. VX gets up. Otaku knocks him down. VX gets up again. Otaku knocks him back down. Otaku bounces off the ropes, Vitamin X leapfrogs over him, Otaku bounces off the other ropes, VX does another leapfrog, NO! Otaku catches X and slams him down with a powerbomb! Otaku covers VX! But Thomas Rodriguez runs out onto the ring apron. This distracts the ref, thereby preventing Otaku from getting the count, and possibly the win. COLE Now come! Hey ref! Look! Thomas jumps off the ring apron. Referee Mike Sparks finally notices Otaku covering X. He counts. ONE! TWO! NO!!! CABOOSE Phew! COLE Thomas saved the day there. Never thought I’d say those words. Mike Sparks starts the 10 count again. At the count of 4, Otaku gets up and beats on Vitamin X. He punches him several times. Otaku II Irish whips X into the ropes. X reverses. He goes for a clothesline, but Otaku ducks. Grabs Vitamin X. Dragon Suplex! The cover! 1! 2! KICKOUT! VX curses in Spanish. The crowd is buzzing, as Vitamin X looks at the turnbuckle and gets an idea. X picks up Otaku and punches him in the face. He grabs Otaku and takes him over to a turnbuckle beating him along the way. X seats Otaku II on the top turnbuckle. X wipes the sweat from his brow and then climbs the top rope. COLE Now what’s he doing? CABOOSE I don’t know. But whatever it is, it isn’t going to go well for Otaku. Vitamin X stands up on the top turnbuckle. He grabs Otaku by his mask…. FRANKENSTEINER OFF THE TOP ROPE! COLE Oh my God! What a move from Vitamin X! VX covers. ONE! TWO!! THRE---TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! COLE Oh so close! So close, and yet so far! COACH It seems like no matter what Vitamin X throws at Otaku, Otaku throws it right back at him! Vitamin X is shocked at the two count, as is the crowd. He mouths, “I can’t believe it.” X takes a moment to catch a breather. The X-Man grabs Otaku’s left hand and picks him up. X kicks Otaku’s left arm! X pulls Otaku back up, and kicks his left arm again! X holds onto Otaku’s left hand, and kicks his left arm for a third time! VX pulls Otaku II up. He drives the point of his right elbow onto Otaku’s left arm. COLE This is a callback to their match back at World Without End, when Otaku had that shoulder injury and Vitamin X took advantage of that using exactly what he’s using now. COACH It looks like X is trying to injure Otaku’s shoulder again! CABOOSE Absolutely brilliant callback! It’s B-E-A-utiful! VX elbows Otaku II in the face. He then starts doing the Shane-O-Mac Shuffle again. Punch. Punch. Shane-O-Mac Shuffle. Punch. Otaku doesn’t go down. Punch. Punch. VX runs to the ropes, springboards off the second rope, grabs Otaku with his legs, and gives him a hurricarana! BUT WAIT! Otaku holds on! He grabs VX by his sweatpants, hoists him up in the air, and DROPS him with a POWERBOMB! COLE OH! MY! GOD! COACH I don’t know what these two will put each other through next! The crowd loved that move. A “HO-LEE SHIT!” chant breaks out. Otaku plays to the crowd, now fired up! The crowd gets louder and louder, which mysteriously fires up Otaku more and more! Otaku II leaves the ring. He points to the crowd, and then heads underneath the ring apron. COLE What’s going to happen next in this match? COACH Well, Vitamin X and Otaku II have already taken advantage of the fact that this is a No Disqualification Match. I have no idea how they plan to top what they’ve done so far. CABOOSE Why are you so happy? Don’t you see that Vitamin X is knocked out from that powerbomb? Shouldn’t somebody go help him or something? This is not a good thing! He could be injured! Otaku II comes out from the ring apron…carrying a LADDER. YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! COLE Oh no. Not that. Not a ladder! COACH Oh yeah baby! Business is about to pick up! CABOOSE No! NO! NO! Not that! Not a ladder! Look out Vitamin X! LOOK OUT! Otaku II plays to the crowd with the ladder. He has a wide smile on his face, despite still having shards of glass stuck to his mask. Otaku throws the ladder into the ring, and then enters the ring himself. Otaku II stands up and picks up the ladder. CABOOSE Why is there a ladder under the ring anyway? This isn’t a Ladder Match! Otaku walks over with the ladder. Vitamin X gets a sudden burst of energy and gets up, hitting Otaku with a dropkick on the ladder knocking him down! COLE Oh! That ladder hit Otaku II after he fell! CABOOSE AHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! THAT WAS GREAT! The crowd boos. Vitamin X has a smirk on his face as he looks at the fallen Otaku II. VX almost stumbles, feeling fatigued by this point. He is still sucking in wind as he wipes the sweat from his brow. Thomas Rodriguez blows his whistle even louder. COLE Every fan in the arena is on the edge of their seats. There’s nobody going to get nachos. There’s nobody going to the bathroom. Every single person in this arena is on the edge of their seats waiting to see who wins this incredible matchup! COACH This has most definitely been the proper way to Climax a feud at Climax! Vitamin X picks up Otaku II. CLUBBERIN’~! THEY BE CLUBBERIN’~! forearms. X hits Otaku in the face with a snap jab. X then chops the chest of Otaku. *CHOP!* “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” *CHOP!* “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” *CHOP!* “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” *CHOP!* “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Otaku crumbles onto the mat, his stamina meter completely empty. Vitamin X grabs the ladder that’s been sitting in the ring and walks over to Otaku. He lifts it over his head, and casually drops it onto Otaku! The crowd groans. VX then looks at the crowd in disgust and gets onto the ring apron. He looks at the crowd, which is just enough to make them boo him again. Vitamin X does a springboard senton onto the ladder, crushing Otaku II! COACH That move hurt BOTH Vitamin X AND Otaku! Indeed, both Vitamin X and Otaku II lie on the mat, breathing hard, in pain. X crawls over to where Otaku is lying underneath a ladder. X gets on top of the ladder and covers Otaku. 1…2…3KICKOUT! X is shocked, but he remains calm. The crowd, however, remains hot! VX gets up and grabs the ladder that’s been lying on top of Otaku. X places the ladder next to a turnbuckle. X then climbs the ladder, slowly. COLE Now what’s he going to do? COACH He could be going for the Leap Of Faith! COLE If he hits whatever he does off the ladder, this match is over. No question about it. COACH I wouldn’t say that. Never say NEVER when it comes to Otaku! COLE Vitamin X is now on the top of the ladder! But suddenly, Otaku II is up, and he’s walking towards the ladder! He climbs the other side of the ladder! The crowd goes crazy as Otaku gets to the top of the ladder. X punches Otaku. Otaku punches X. Otaku punches X again! VX is teetering off the ladder, but he still holds on. COLE Who’s gonna fall? Who will it be? Otaku punches X in the face. X punches Otaku in the face. He then does it a second time. Now it’s Otaku who’s teetering off the ladder. Vitamin X grabs Otaku’s head and RAMS it against the top part of the ladder. He does it again! And again! And again! And again! COLE It looks like Vitamin X wants Otaku to suffer another concussion! This is how X won his match against Otaku at November Reign! COACH Oh God. Don’t tell me he’s gonna use the same move he used at November Reign! You don’t think? Not from a ladder! Otaku II rests his head on the top of the ladder. Vitamin X stands up on the ladder. The crowd watches in hush silence, sensing something big is going to happen. VX has a smirk on his face as he looks to the crowd, and then does a sunset flip OVER the ladder… …grabs Otaku II in mid-air… …MURDERDEATHKILL POWERBOMB~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111 COLE SWEET CREAM ON AN ICE CREAM SUNDAE SANDWICH~!!!!! COACH DAY-UM~!!! CABOOSE YES! YES! YES! GO GET ‘EM X! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! The crowd actually CHEERS Vitamin X for that move. X has a smile on his face as he covers Otaku II. Referee Mike Sparks counts. 1… 2… 2 ½ 2.999999999999999999999999999999 3!!!!!!!!!!!! KICKOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111 COLE And that STILL wasn’t enough to put Otaku down! COACH It’s gonna take the 51st Airborne to beat Otaku II! CABOOSE WHAT? You gotta be kidding me! Otaku STILL wasn’t pinned! Still? STILL? That was criminal! That was miscarriage of justice! Vitamin X should have won the match right there! No questions asked! That was the perfect way to end this match! A small, but vocal section of the crowd agrees, chanting “THAT WAS THREE! THAT WAS THREE! THAT WAS THREE!” Vitamin X’s face has turned red now. He’s got the McMahon SNEER~! on his face. VITAMIN X And so we’ve reached “End Game”. X is ready to finish the match once and for all. The crowd is on its feet, the most excited it’s been all match. Vitamin X picks up Otaku II, taunting him along the way. X gives Otaku an Irish whip into the ropes. Otaku reverses. Otaku goes for a clothesline, Vitamin X ducks, so Otaku decides to bounce off the ropes himself. He goes for the roaring clothesline, but X ducks, and Otaku hits referee Mike Sparks with the roaring clothesline instead! The Lightning Crew members at ringside laugh evilly. CABOOSE Did you see that? Otaku INTENTIONALLY clotheslined the referee! He should be disqualified! COLE This is a No Disqualification Match, Caboose. CABOOSE Oh yeah. My bad. Otaku II tries to wake up Mike Sparks like the good citizen that he is. Meanwhile, The X-Man plans for another attack on Otaku. But X just can’t seem to get Otaku at the right moment, because instead of being the attacker, Vitamin X is the attackee, as Otaku beats on Vitamin X! Then to finish it off, Otaku II hits the roaring clothesline on Vitamin X sending him over the top rope and to the floor! CABOOSE Oh man! Oh no! This is not good for X! Otaku II leaves the ring. Otaku shoves a cameraman, and then grabs the stop sign that Vitamin X used earlier. *WHAM!* Otaku hits VX in the back with the stop sign! He then slams the stop sign over X’s back again. CABOOSE That’s going to hurt his back, you monster! Otaku grabs Vitamin X and gives him a bodyslam on the floor! Thomas Rodriguez blows his whistle really REALLY loud. Otaku throws VX back into the ring. Otaku enters the ring, BUT Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez come out from the front row and attack Otaku! COLE Now come on! Wait a minute! CABOOSE Hey! This is No Disqualification! They can get away with that! COLE It’s still not right. Cuban Wall and Mr. Boricua attack Otaku bringing him to the ground, while Thomas Rodriguez removes the monitors from the announcer’s table. The crowd chants “P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS!” in honor of The Lightning Crew’s much-despised leader. COACH Guys look out! Michael Cole, Jonathon “The Coach” Coachman, and Caboose stand up and move out of the way while Mr. Boricua and Cuban Wall try to put Otaku on the announcer’s table. Otaku fights them at first, but Thomas hits Otaku in the head with one of the T.V. monitors, temporarily knocking him out. Mr. Boricua and Cuban Wall place Otaku II on top of the announcer’s table. COLE What are they doing? What are these guys planning? Cuban Wall searches underneath the ring apron for something. After a few seconds, Wall comes out with an even TALLER ladder than the one already in the ring! The crowd cheers. COACH Oh God. This doesn’t look good for Otaku! These guys want to HURT him! Cuban Wall has an evil smile on his face as he looks at the ladder. Wall enters the ring with the ladder and sets it up near the turnbuckle closest to the announcer’s table. COACH Look at that ladder! It’s probably 17 or 19 feet tall! COLE And The Lightning Crew has evil intentions with that ladder! CABOOSE That’s the biggest ladder in the world, and it’s in The Lightning Crew’s possession. This isn’t going to end well for Otaku. Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez tell Vitamin X to climb the ladder. The crowd is buzzing in anticipation. X obliges, slowly climbing the tall ladder. CUBAN WALL Come on, man! Go up! COLE Oh no! Oh no! I can’t believe this! COACH He’s not going to do what I think he’s going to do, is he? CABOOSE Come on X! It’s all or nothing! This is YOUR match! Finish him! FINISH HIM! VX finally gets to the top of the tall ladder. The crowd stands up, while the 3 Lightning Crew members cheer him on. VX bends down on the top of the ladder, looking down at Otaku II, who is still lying on top of the announcer’s table. COLE This is absolutely crazy! Vitamin X leaps off the top of the tall ladder… DROPPING THE LEAP OF FAITH ONTO OTAKU II THROUGH THE ANNOUNCER’S TABLE~!!! COLE SWEET JESUS! COACH DAAAAAAYYYYYYY-UUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM~! Vitamin X and Otaku II lie in the wreckage of the announcer’s table. Mr. Boricua, Cuban Wall, and Thomas Rodriguez celebrate Vitamin X’s crazy stuntman bump. They then check to see if he’s okay. CABOOSE Somebody get help out here for Vitamin X! He needs help! COACH What about Otaku? CABOOSE Eh, screw him! COLE I have NEVER seen a move like the one I just saw! Vitamin X jumped off what looked to be a 15-foot high ladder, and did the Leap Of Faith on Otaku II, THROUGH the announcer’s table! These two men have brutalized each other! There’s nothing left of either man! CABOOSE And lucky for X, falls only count in the ring, so he Otaku can’t sneak in and pin him right now! COLE We need to see a replay of that. (The OAOAST Climax logo flashes across the screen. The replay of Vitamin X’s Leap Of Faith from the top of the ladder through the announcer’s table is shown.) COLE (V.O.) That was the most insane thing I’ve ever seen Vitamin X do, and it was without a doubt, the riskiest thing he’s ever done in his entire career! CABOOSE He just did something that will be in the highlight reels for years to come! COLE It was an amazing show of guts from Vitamin X. He put his body on the line for that one move. It was all or nothing. And I believe Vitamin X got all of it! Thomas Rodriguez, Mr. Boricua, and Cuban Wall hold a candlelight vigil for Vitamin X. Meanwhile, referee Mike Sparks has woken up, and is administering a 10 count for the two competitors. 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… Cuban Wall comes in and stops Mike Sparks from counting to 10. He threatens to hit him over the head with the handicap parking sign, leading to an argument between the two. While this is going on, Thomas Rodriguez and Mr. Boricua pick up Otaku and throw him into the ring. They then carry the barely conscious Vitamin X back into the ring, as Cuban Wall continues arguing with referee Mike Sparks. COLE Otaku II has been put through hell and all to prove that he is simply better than Vitamin X! Mr. Boricua and Thomas Rodriguez desperately try to wake VX up. Thomas grabs Michael Cole’s water bottle and splashes it on VX’s face. That wakes up Vitamin X enough to crawl up and cover Otaku II. Cuban Wall leaves the ring, just as VX covers Otaku. CABOOSE Come on X! Make the cover! COLE This is it. This has to be the ending. ONE! TWO!! THREE!!! KICKOUT!!!!!!! The crowd cheers! CABOOSE WHAT? WHAT THE HELL? COLE Otaku II is STILL not finished yet! COACH There’s just no quit in this guy! COLE Somehow, someway, Otaku just got the shoulder up! Vitamin X and Otaku II slowly get up. Otaku walks over to VX, and gets a low blow for his troubles. X bounces off the ropes, grabbing Otaku and giving him a Floatover DDT! X gets right up, taking time to catch his breath. X goes over to the first ladder brought into the ring and folds it. He places the ladder in between the second and third turnbuckles. CABOOSE You know how Vitamin X’s jersey on the back says “NO DQ. NO CHANCE.”? Well, that’s certainly been true in this match. X has shown that Otaku II has No Chance In Hell of beating him in this No Disqualification Match. COLE Yeah, but this match isn’t over yet, so it’s not like it’s a guarantee he’ll win. CABOOSE He’s gonna win. Trust me. VX picks up Otaku. He takes him to the turnbuckle opposite the one where the ladder is. Vitamin X whips Otaku into the opposite turnbuckle, and Otaku hits the ladder back first HARD! Otaku screams out in pain! With Otaku resting on the ladder, VX eyes him and charges forward, going for a SPEAR~!. But suddenly, Otaku sums up the energy to give Vitamin X a BAAAAAAAAACK BODY DROP ONTO THE LADDER! COACH YO~! X’s right leg is stuck in between the rungs of the ladder. X screams out in agony, clutching his right leg in pain! COLE It looks like Vitamin X’s right leg took the most damage! COACH He may have injured the leg! CABOOSE Oh God! Oh God! I hope he’s okay! VX gets his right leg out of the ladder and holds it in the ring. Referee Mike Sparks shoves the ladder out of the ring and onto the floor. The crowd chants “HO-LEE SHIT! HO-LEE SHIT! HO-LEE SHIT! HO-LEE SHIT!” Otaku II slowly gets up. The 3 LC members on the outside are pacing, worried about their fellow stablemate. Otaku goes over to VX to pick him up. Just as Otaku picks up VX, Cuban Wall enters the ring with the handicap parking sign. Wall swings… *KA-BLAM~!* …. and misses Otaku, but hits Vitamin X square in the face! Cuban Wall apologizes to X over and over again. When CW turns around, he is met with a leaping roaring elbow from Otaku that is enough to knock him down! While Cuban Wall lies on the mat, withering in pain, Otaku II grabs VX and pulls him to the center of the ring, and then he covers him. ONE! TWO! MR. BORICUA PULLS VITAMIN X OUT OF THE RING! COLE Damn it! Vitamin X was about to lose this match! Mike Sparks comes out of the ring and yells at Mr. Boricua for what he did. Boricua feigns innocent saying “Me don’t know what you talking about.” Mike Sparks and Mr. Boricua get into an argument. COACH I had no idea that a match being fought over respect would be this dramatic! COLE You’ll only find a match like this in the OAOAST folks! Thomas Rodriguez decides to enter the ring on his own. Thomas is a little hesitant at first…okay, he’s about to wet his pants when he enters the ring. He nervously looks at Otaku, who is just getting up. Thomas looks at the crowd, looks at the members of The Lightning Crew, and looks at Vitamin X, and then gulps, takes a deep breath, and says “Here I go!”. Thomas Rodriguez then gives Otaku II a low blow! COLE Did THOMAS RODRIGUEZ just do that? COACH I think he just did! THOMAS RODRIGUEZ just gave a low blow to OTAKU! Thomas gets up and realizes what he just did. He starts jumping up and down celebrating that he actually DID something in the ring. The crowd greets the pathetic referee with loud boos. CABOOSE Yes! Way to go Thomas! Way to go! You just did something on your own! You faced your fear! You are the man, Thomas! You are the man! Thomas grabs Vitamin X and drags his left arm over Otaku’s chest. He then quickly leaves the ring. COLE I cannot believe this! Thomas Rodriguez, THOMAS RODRIGUEZ is going to cost Otaku II the match! THOMAS RODRIGUEZ! The weakest member of The Lightning Crew is gonna be the reason Otaku loses this match! Thomas tells Mike Sparks to enter the ring again. Mike Sparks does enter the ring, and starts the count, with the crowd booing loudly. 1…. 2…. 3—OTAKU PUTS HIS LEFT SHOULDER UP AT 2.9999999999999999999999!!! COLE Holy crap! Otaku II STILL hasn’t lost! COACH Well, he did receive a low blow from Thomas Rodriguez. I’m sure that didn’t hurt much. COLE Good point. The crowd is hot. Referee Mike Sparks starts another 10 count. Meanwhile, Thomas Rodriguez, Cuban Wall, and Mr. Boricua are planning to the ring again. This time, Thomas brought the stop sign. The three LC members are discussing their plans, when Mike Sparks notices them. Thomas, Wall, and Boricua are about to enter the ring…when suddenly the crowd cheers as COLOMBIAN HEAT, SPANISH FLY, and JOHN “ROCK HARD” BRICKSTON come out to stop the three LC members from entering! COLE That’s Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, and John Brickston! They defeated Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Tha Puerto Rican earlier on the show, and now they’re continuing the fight! CABOOSE Oh God! What are they doing out here? Stop these three losers from interfering in this match! Colombian Heat brawls with Cuban Wall, John “Rock Hard” Brickston brawls with Mr. Boricua, and Spanish Fly brawls with Thomas Rodriguez. Fly grabs the stop sign and SLAMS it over Thomas’ head! Thomas is knocked out, while Heat and Brickston continue brawling with Boricua and Wall. Heat throws Cuban Wall towards Fly, who jumps up and knocks out Cuban Wall with the stop sign to the head! Colombian Heat and John Brickston double-team Mr. Boricua. They whip Boricua towards Fly, who hits Boricua over the head with the stop sign! But Boricua doesn’t go down! Spanish Fly hits Mr. Boricua over the head with the stop sign again, and Mr. Boricua STILL won’t go down! Finally, Colombian Heat grabs the handicap parking sign and John “Rock Hard” Brickston grabs Tha Puerto Rican’s mailbox that Vitamin X used earlier, and the three of them proceed to smash the inanimate objects over Mr. Boricua’s hard head. Fly hits Boricua with the stop sign! Colombian Heat hits Boricua with the handicap parking sign! And John Brickston hits Boricua with Tha Puerto Rican’s mailbox! Spanish Fly hits Mr. Boricua with the stop sign one more time, and Mr. Boricua finally goes down! CABOOSE No! No! Come on! X, get up! Don’t lose this match due to The Lightning Crew! Please don’t! Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, and John “Rock Hard” Brickston all high five each other. In the ring, Vitamin X and Otaku II are just getting up. COLE We now have a level playing field! Vitamin X and Otaku II are the last men standing! They can finish this match one-on-one! Otaku II rests on a turnbuckle. VX sees this, and charges forward for another spear. Otaku moves out of the way, and Vitamin X’s right shoulder hits the ringpost! VX limps forward, grabbing his left shoulder. This gives Otaku II the perfect opportunity to kick Vitamin X in the stomach, place him in between his legs in a standing head scissors, lift him up, and position himself to… HIT THE BUBBLEGUM CRASH!!! COLE The Bubblegum Crash! Otaku has hit his finisher! COACH It’s all over! CABOOSE AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! The crowd pops. Otaku looks down at Vitamin X, and then looks up at the tall ladder that is still next to the turnbuckle closest to the announcer’s table. Otaku II gets an idea. He points to the ladder, and the crowd cheers. COACH I think they want him to go up! CABOOSE What? They want him to go up why? Hasn’t Vitamin X had enough punishment? COLE They want Otaku II to cap out this amazing match with an amazing move! Otaku climbs the tall ladder. CABOOSE Where’s Cuban Wall? Where’s Mr. Boricua? Where’s Thomas Rodriguez? Where’s Tha Puerto Rican? Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, and John Brickston tell Otaku to go up. Otaku II gets to the top of the tall ladder. The crowd stands up and cheers, anticipating what Otaku’s going to do. Otaku looks at the crowd, and then looks down at Vitamin X, who is 15 feet below him. CABOOSE MOVE X! MOVE! Otaku II leaps off the top of the 15-foot ladder with a… MOTHERFUCKING SHOOTING STAR PRESS~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111 COLE The Shooting Star Press! Otaku just hit the Shooting Star Press from the top of the ladder! CABOOSE Aw! NO! NO! Otaku II covers Vitamin X. Referee Mike Sparks counts. OOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!! TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! MOTHERFUCKING THRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111 *DING DING DING* (23:52) COLE Is this the best way to do a climax to a feud or what? Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, and John Brickston celebrate on the outside! BUFFER Here is your winner…OTAAAAAKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! “Ashburn” by Hikari starts playing. Referee Mike Sparks raises Otaku’s left arm in victory. Otaku has a wide smile on his face. Despite being in pain, despite feeling fatigued, and despite having shards of glass stuck to his mask, he has come out the winner of not only the match, but also the feud against Vitamin X. COLE Otaku II put on the performance of a lifetime tonight at Climax! He was able to survive everything that Vitamin X threw at him, and was able to come out the winner! Ayane Mitsui and “The Sheriff” Tony Capella jog down to the ring. They high five Heat, Fly, and Otaku, and then enter the ring. Vitamin X is still knocked out, but Otaku II is using the ropes to get up. Ayane checks on Otaku, and gives him a kiss and a hug. Tony Capella congratulates Otaku on his hard fought victory and also gives him a hug. Ayane notices the shards of glass in Otaku’s mask and takes them off. CABOOSE I hope Ayane cuts herself on the glass. COLE Caboose! That’s a terrible thing to say. CABOOSE Eh, bite me! I’m in a bad mood! PRL AND Vitamin X BOTH lost tonight! And I STILL got to deal with a Popick World Title Match! COLE Well, this may have been a bad night for you; but it certainly isn’t a bad one for Otaku II! Finally, this three month rivalry between Vitamin X and Otaku comes to a close, and what better pay-per-view for us to witness the end of this feud than Climax? Ayane Mitsui and Tony Capella raise Otaku’s hands in the air. The shards of glass have been removed from Otaku’s mask, leaving several holes in the mask. Otaku bends down, catching his breath. Ayane and Capella help Otaku II out of the ring. COACH Otaku II wrestled what may just be the best match of his OAOAST career! He and Vitamin X gave it their alls. They sacrificed their bodies, their minds, and their souls, all in the name of respect. This wasn’t about titles. This was about respect. And after tonight, I believe that Vitamin X RESPECTS Otaku II! And while Otaku II came out the winner, you cannot deny that Vitamin X gave it his all in this match. And maybe, just maybe, he earned Otaku II’s respect. COLE Absolutely. Say what you will about Vitamin X, but you cannot deny that he is a heck of an athlete, and tonight’s No Disqualification Match proved it. CABOOSE That’s what I’ve been saying all along! But you guys never believed me. Now that he loses, you FINALLY realize what I’ve been telling you all along! Wow, I’m shocked! COLE Not now Caboose. Let’s concentrate on the fact that in the rubber match, Otaku II, NOT Vitamin X, came out the victor, and now Otaku II holds not one, but TWO victories over Vitamin X. CABOOSE Actually, he— Caboose starts speaking, but there’s no audio. COACH What happened? COLE I told the producers to cut Caboose’s mic off whenever he starts speaking about Vitamin X’s “win”. COACH Sweet. Cole and Coach high five each other. Caboose is none too pleased. Vitamin X is now coming to. Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, and John “Rock Hard” Brickston accompany Otaku II, Ayane Mitsui, and “The Sheriff” Tony Capella up the entrance ramp as “Ashburn” continues playing. Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez are all still knocked out around the ringside area. COLE This was NOT a good night for The Lightning Crew. PRL was given the Colombian Necktie en route to Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, and John “Rock Hard” Brickston winning the Six-Man Tag Team Match between all current and former Lightning Crew members. Then, just right now, Otaku II ended his rivalry with Vitamin X, winning the match with a SHOOTING STAR PRESS from a 15-FOOT LADDER despite interference from Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez. COACH The Lightning Crew leaves the last OAOAST pay-per-view of 2005 as losers, which is not a good omen as we head into 2006. COLE What will the year 2006 bring for The Lightning Crew? Find out every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. est/5:00 p.m. pst on TSM on OAOAST HeldDOWN~!. Otaku II, Ayane Mitsui, “The Sheriff” Tony Capella, Colombian Heat, Spanish Fly, and John “Rock Hard” Brickston all walk up the entrance ramp with smiles on their faces. Cuban Wall, Mr. Boricua, and Thomas Rodriguez have finally gotten up, and help the tired, fatigued, and in pain Vitamin X out of the ring while the crowd boos and “Ashburn” by Hikari continues playing.

COLE Man, the crowd is still buzzing over what we just saw. Crystal. Crystal! Wow. As the lights in the arena drop, the fans must feel like they've been transported back in time to Studio 54, as the song that overcomes the crowd sounds as if it belongs being played in a discotheque. Still, it's not the musical taste that leads to the booing of the fans that have come out to "Climax" with the OAOAST tonight, but rather the trio that the song belongs to! BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest, set for one fall, is for the OAOAST WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS! Approaching the ring at this time, being led by James E. Cornette...first, from Beverly Hills, CA, "Narcissistic" Ned Blanchard. His partner, from Charleston, South Carolina, "Sarcastic" Simon Singleton...they are the New, NEW, MIDNIGHT EXXXXPRRRRRESSSSSSS! The booing only grows louder as the two men strut to the ring, with James E. leading the way, making the belt motion to the camera and proclaiming his charges to be the next tag team champions. Simon and Ned enter the ring and pose for the fans, only it's not well received by the crowd, who don't take kindly to the arrival of the challengers. James E. works his boys up, briefly rubbing the shoulders of Simon and then patting Ned on the back, while their music fades and gets replaced with that of the defending champions. Where I come from isn't all that great My automobile is a piece of crap... The sound of Weezer's "Beverly Hills" is accompanied by the stomping and clapping of the fans, who play into the beat of the song. After several moments, the World Tag Team Champions make their entrance to a big pop, pausing for a moment to glare at their opponents, Zack and Leon absorb the energy of the crowd, while Cornette and his charges scowl at the response the popular tag team has gotten. BUFFER Their opponents are the reigning OAOAST WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! First, from Grand Rapids, MI, he is "Silky Smooth"...LEEEEON ROOOODEZ! His partner, from Providence, RI, he is the Franchise of the OAOAST...ZAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK MAAAAAAAAAAAALIBUUUUUUUU...THE USUAL SUSSPECTSSSSS! COLE It was two weeks ago when the New, New Midnight Express made their move, laying Leon Rodez out on the Love Shack to lure the champions into a title match here on our last pay per view of 2005. CABOOSE They struck, and they struck hard. They knew Zack has been preoccupied not only with personal affairs as Candie has just revealed her pregnancy, but they also know that the tension has been running high with Zack and Peter Knight. They singled Leon out, and it got them what they wanted. As the champions start down the ramp, Leon begins disrobing of his entrance attire and unstraps his title belt, dropping it on the ramp as he begins to charge the ring, where the NNMX wave him on. Zack throws his arm out and stops Leon from racing in, telling him not to rush into it, as the taped ribs and sore back are going to need to hold up during tonights title defense. Instead, it's Zack who charges the ring, throwing off his vest and unstrapping the title belt before racing into the ring, right into the waiting arms of Simon and Ned! They clobber Zack right away, pounding on the back of his head and neck as he steps through the ropes, but Malibu quickly comes alive, unleashing a flurry of rights and lefts to both members of the NNMX! He then takes each one by their head and brings them close, then causes a meeting of the minds between Ned and Simon that stagger them both! Cornette is in conniptions at ringside as Malibu backs into the ropes and comes off...right into a double boot from the Express! Simon and Ned then take Zack and send him to the ropes, and try for the double clothesline...but Zack ducks it and baseball slides out to the ramp, resting on all fours so that Leon can sprint down the ramp and use Zack as a launching pad over the ropes and take out both of the Express with a flying bodypress! Rodez picks himself up and favors the ribs, moving slowly towards Ned and pulling him up, then staggers him with some left jabs before dumping him over the ropes with a clothesline! As Leon disposes of Ned, Simon gets up, but before he can attack Malibu springboards in and connects with a dropkick to the side of his face, sending Simon rolling out to the floor as well! COLE The champs have cleaned house here in the early going, and Cornette is NOT happy! The famed manager is already having one of his trademark fits at ringside, stomping up and down as Ned and Simon, both holding their heads, stumble over. While Zack and Leon climb up on the ropes and play to the crowd, Cornette grabs his boys in a huddle and offers some more words of encouragement before ordering them to get this match going and to bring the OAOAST World Tag Team Titles home to him tonight. Simon jumps up on the apron and looks to get in the ring, so Malibu strikes a fighting stance, however veteran referee Earl Hebner orders Zack to step back and allow Simon in to allow the match to begin officially. Malibu adheres to the rules and backs up, nodding for Rodez to take a spot out on the apron. Rodez exits, and Ned takes his spot on the apron as well, and finally the bell is rung so that the Tag Team Title defense can begin. DING! DING! DING! Instantly, Malibu and Simon tie up, and Simon quickly moves from the lockup into an arm wrench. He twists Zack's arm not once but twice, then positions the arm behind him with a hammerlock. Zack reaches back and tries to grasp Simon's head for a snapmare, but Simon counters by spinning Zack around and scooping him up, then slamming him to the canvas! Simon then hits the ropes, so Zack rolls onto his stomach, forcing his foe to hop over him. Zack comes up to his feet and leapfrogs Simon's rebound charge. The Sultan of Sarcasm comes off the ropes again, right into a hiptoss attempt...but he manages to block, then counters by hitting Zack with an overhead release belly to belly suplex! COACH I wonder if he'll go for distance on the next toss! Simon then brings Zack up and takes him towards the corner and tries to send him face first into the turnbuckle, but Zack puts up a foot and blocks it, then sends Simon face first into it! Zack then turns him around and sends him across the ring into the other corner, then follows up by charging in and leaping up with a monkey flip...however the agile Simon Singleton lands on his feet...only to turn around and be drilled with a running lariat from Zack! Malibu then pulls him up and cracks the skin on his chest with two hard, brutal chops, then wrenches Simon's arm and kicks his legs out from under him, and follows up with a back senton splash, flattening Simon out on the canvas! Simon quickly scrambles from the ring before Zack can follow up, but not before tagging Ned on his way out. "NED SUCKS!" "NED SUCKS!" "NED SUCKS!" "NED SUCKS!" Ned's cocky smirk disappears as soon as he sees the former World Champion across the ring and quickly, he begs off from Zack, who seems pretty pissed off. And who can blame him? Zack stomps forward, Ned circling to avoid him before eventually Zack speeds up and forces Ned to abandon out to the floor. Rushing over, Cornette pretends to hold the 'fuming' Ned back, as Singleton too joins the huddle on the floor. COLE Give me a break. I guess we shouldn't be surprised that Ned is afraid of Zack, but this is ridiculous. COACH 'Fraid!?! 'Fraid!?! What'chu talkin' bout foo'!! COLE Zuh? COACH Sorry. When I get mad, I get Ebonic. What I'm saying is, Ned Blanchard is afraid of no man. No woman. No STI. He is a fearless man! Cornette and Simon try to 'calm Ned down'. But suddenly, The Midnights plus manager scuttle off in opposite directions as Zack leaves the ring and storms over in their direction. Simon gets away, dragging Cornette with him, while Ned slides into the ring and backs into a neutral corner. In rolls Zack, following Ned into the corner...and getting grabbing by the front of the tights, then pulled face-first into the middle turnbuckle, in a move made famous by Ned's namesake Tully! The crowd boo Ned's nefarious tactics, all of which seems to amuse him greatly as he drives a knee into Zack's spine. And a second. Zack continues to hang over the middle turnbuckle, so Ned drops down and starts to smother him across the turnbuckle pad!! "ONE!" "TWO!" "THRE..." Ned breaks on three, but only because Leon Rodez forces him to escape from the ring by coming in to break things up. Referee Charles Robinson holds Rodez back, while Ned waits on the floor. He re-enters once the coast is clear and immediately goes back to his smothering of Zack, while Rodez's frantic attempts to help distract referee Robinson! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" COLE Look at this blatant cheating! These two are a disgrace to the good Midnight Express name! CABOOSE What are you talking about Cole? This is Classic Midnight Express! Everyone loved it when "Sweet" Stan and "Beautiful" Bobby did it, so why not now? Right on cue, Ned backs away from Zack, leaving Charles none the wiser as he finally turns around. Spluttering for breath, around turns Zack, Ned waiting for him and snaps off a quick right hand. Followed by a second, then a straight kick to the gut of The Franchise to double him over. Ned shows off his l33t, karate skills off with a couple more straight kicks before taking Zack by the arm and sending him into the ropes. But Zack hangs on and comes to a halt. In rushes Ned and he gets a boot to the face. And a SCHOOL'S OU...NO! Ned ducks the Superkick, diving for his corner with a tag to Simon Singleton and then getting the hell out of the ring! Cornette checks that Ned is okay, but it's more running for his life than tending to injury that's on Ned's mind. Leaning out of the ring, Zack tells Ned just how close he came to getting his head taken off, while Singleton slowly enters the ring. CABOOSE That was close. If there's one thing Jim Cornette knows, it's preperation and you know he's got Ned and Simon perfectly prepared. He's probably gone over endless footage of Zack hitting that School's Out and found a way for Ned and Simon to know, in an instant, when Zack's preparing to hit it. COLE I don't doubt that. Cornette is one of the smartest managers this sport has seen, for all his personal faults. In steps Singleton and we have Simon versus Zack now. The two circle for a few moments before locking up, Zack gaining the advantage with a smart back leg trip, taking Simon down with the collar and elbow still applied... 1... 2... Singleton rolls out to the side, escaping the collar and elbow pin in the process and coming up with a wristlock. Grimacing, Zack looks for a counter. And finds it by rolling forward, kicking out Simon's arm and catching him unawares with a snapping drop toe hold that scythes Singleton down! Up scrambles Zack, running to the ropes as Singleton comes up holding his nose. A clothesline misses from Zack. But he continues running, whipping himself around Singleton's body and taking him over with a satellite headscissors! The momentum forces Singleton to slide out of the ring, prompting another New, New Midnights group huddle. COLE Great wrestling from the former World Champion and again, the challengers are forced to regroup! CABOOSE Well, Zack's doing great. But he can't fight the entire match on his own. Not much seems to be going right for the NNMX at the moment and they take their time over the tactics talk on the floor, before Singleton eventually does climb back to the apron. Ned climbs to the apron too and a tag is made between the two, bringing The Handsome Hustler back in. The man from Beverly Hills glares at the man who's name makes him sound like he is from Beverly Hills, then looks past him, at his partner. BLANCHARD I don't want you...I want HIM!! "YYEEEEEAAAAAHHHHH!" The crowd pop, as Blanchard DEMANDS Zack make the tag. From the corner, Rodez smiles and shrugs as he holds out his hand, not backing down from the man most responsible for his injuries. Zack doesn't seem to want Rodez in though and calls Ned for a lock-up. A shake of the head greets that though, because Blanchard continues to DEMAND Rodez. "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" "LE - ON!" No question what the fans want. And eventually, after encouragement from Rodez, Zack relents and tags him in. "YYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!" COLE Well, here comes Leon Rodez! This might not be a good idea though. CABOOSE He had to tag him in sooner or later. COLE True. But Blanchard is still fresh and Leon most certainly isn't, after the brutal attack two weeks ago...not to mention the gutbuster from Brock that finished him off with just three days ago. Rodez cautiously steps into the ring, eyeing up Blanchard. The Handsome Hustler is already trying to rile Rodez up, mugging away as he mocks Rodez and his rib injury. But riling up Rodez isn't the way to go. Because, it doesn't work. As the insults and the mockery from Blanchard continue, Rodez laughs along with Ned, joking around just as much as The Handsome Hustler...before suddenly stunning him with an Inverted Atomic Drop! While Ned favours his new-found heamorrhoids, Rodez then ducks behind Blanchard and rocks him with a traditional Atomic Drop! Ned is in trouble now, holding both front and back, while Rodez strolls around and waits for Ned to turn around to where he wants him. And once he does, Rodez tosses him over with a hiptoss! And another hiptoss! Off the ropes goes Rodez, coming off with a full head of steam and connecting with a dropkick to the knee. The leg of Ned lurches out from underneath him, causing him to fall onto one knee. The set-up for Rodez to aim a Shining Wiza...DUCKED! Blanchard avoids the Shining Wizard and grabs Rodez on his way up for a backbreaker! Understandably, Rodez is desperate to get free. But Ned has him caught and lifts Rodez up. Only for Rodez to float backwards, over Ned's shoulder and into an O'Conner roll... 1... 2... Ned kicks out! Rodez uses the momentum of the kickout to hit the ropes though, leaping over Blanchard who stays down with an attempt at a trip. Off the ropes comes Rodez again. This time, Ned is up to meet him...but Rodez ducks a clothesline, taking The Handsome Hustler right over into a schoolboy... 1... 2... Kickout! COLE Wise strategy from Rodez, who is trying to score the pinfall as soon as he possibly can. He doesn't want to risk injury to those ribs what-so-ever. Up scrambles Blanchard, a little flustered as he growls and furiously swings for Rodez's head. A duck causes Ned to spin a full 360, right back into a boot to the gut from Rodez. The Silky Smooth One then applies a front facelock and sets Ned up for a suplex, which despite frantic protests from Zack he hits...hurting his own ribs in the process! CABOOSE Well, that was dumb. COLE I think he got caught up in the moment. The natural thing was to hit the move and maybe nature took over, to the point Rodez forgot about the condition of his ribs. CABOOSE Well he needs to start thinking about his ribs some more. Otherwise, he and Zack won't be Champions for much longer. Rodez rolls to his knees and rubs at his lower back with a grimace. The suplex has done enough damage to Blanchard that Rodez hasn't lost advantage though, luckily. Bringing Blanchard back up, Rodez backs him into a neutral corner. Right hand. Right hand. Wait for iiiittt...right hand! Dazed, Ned staggers out of the corner, brushing by Rodez only to get pulled right back in and backed into the ropes. Off goes Ned, careering back into a fist buried right into the breadbasket. Ned doubles over with a wheeze as Rodez sets him up, hitting the ropes... ...and running right into Simon Singleton's knee!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Zack storms into the ring yelling at referee Robinson. But he didn't spot the knee and goes about his job, putting Zack back out into the corner. Meanwhile, Rodez clutches his lower back and collapses in agony, much to the delight of Cornette, who waves his tennis racket gleefully around over his head. COLE Damnit, illegal shot from the illegal man! COACH Referee didn't see it, not illegal. CABOOSE Illegal or not, it was smart. Simon caught him right in the ribs and a shot like that may be too much to recover from. Despite the pain in his ribs, Rodez pulls himself to his feet. He only succeeds in staggering forward into a Ned Blanchard spinning savate kick right to the gut though. Ned then follows up with a simple but effective backbreaker. Zack's head is in his hands, as Ned makes the cover... 1... 2... Kickout! "YYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!" COLE You can't doubt the heart of Leon Rodez, but he's certainly not doing himself any good by continuing this match. Ned clambers up, pulling Rodez with him. A front facelock soon becomes a high vertical suplex, dropping Rodez back down on the ribs once more. Shuffling forward, Ned extends a leg towards his corner, which allows The Sultan Of Sarcasm to tag himself in. And immediately he goes on the attack, stomping away ruthlessly on the fallen Champion. Stomp after stomp drives into Rodez's ribcage before finally the referee interjects himself, forcing Singleton away from Rodez and reprimanding him for his attack, a reprimand which Singleton just shrugs off with a smile. Reaching down, Simon then begins to pull Rodez up...SMALL PACKAGE!! 1... 2... Kickout! Despite the flash pin, Singleton is up first and knees Rodez in the side to keep him at bay. A few more stomps connect, before Singleton finally does pull Rodez up. This time, there's no counter. Singleton drags Rodez to his feet, shoving him back into the corner and driving a knee to the gut. And a second. The pain of Rodez's face is evident, as Simon SLAPS him across the face!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" The fans' reaction only lightens Simon's mood, laughing out into the crowd before grabbing Rodez by the arm. Simon then hauls Rodez out, running backwards into the centre of the ring to get maximum run-up on an irish whip that sends Rodez HURTLING into the turnbuckles spine first!! The sound of the collission draws 'oohs' and 'aahs' from the fans. And a despairing look from Zack in the corner. Rodez collapses to his knees and crumples into a fetal position. Turning around, Simon smirks at Zack, drawing him into the ring, but Robinson cuts Zack off...allowing Ned Blanchard to sneak into the ring and lay into The Silky Smooth One with a barrage of stomps! COLE The Express are continuing to work Leon over, as even those simple stomps that take little effort from Simon and Ned are doing significant damage to him! Ned ducks out just in time to refrain from getting chastised by Robinson, while Simon brings Leon up, then immediately plants his knee into his stomach! Leon hunches over, and Simon quickly grabs a facelock and drags Leon towards the NNMX corner, keeping the co-champion at bay while he makes a tag to Ned. Ned immediately climbs up the turnbuckles, and with Leon held in place, connects with a double axehandle to the lower back! Simon releases his grip on Rodez, allowing Ned to take over, and Blanchard sends Leon across the ring into the ropes, and drills him across the ribcage with a quick roundhouse kick that doubles him over, and puts him in the perfect position for an abdominal stretch! CABOOSE The oldest of old school tactics right here, but it's going to put even more strain on those bruised ribs. Ned snickers as he keeps Leon in the hold, and looks to Zack, who watches on and waits with the hope that Leon can tag him in. Ned notices Zack's eagerness to get in and releases the hold, and shoves Leon towards his corner, then strikes with a quick chop across the back, and reapplies the stretch, laughing all the while. "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" COLE The Express do a lot of things well, but the one thing they do better than anyone is get under the skin of their opponents, and tonight is NO exception! Robinson checks on the well-being of the Silky Smooth and Sore Superstar, but Ned mouths off, telling Robinson "I'm not ready to let him give up yet!" He breaks the hold and swings Leon around, then drives a knee into the ribs yet again, doubling him over, then puts him on his back with a sweep kick! He follows up with a quick elbowdrop, and right now he's got Leon where every man on Earth wants Angelina Jolie...laying flat down on the mat! Ned covers, but doesn't hook a leg, instead choosing to smirk at the preppy partner of Rodez while Leon is stuck in a pinning predicament! ONE! T-NO! Robinson can't even make two, and it's because Ned pulled Leon up! "We're still not done with him. When I finish with him, I'll take care of y..." "YEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Ned's cockiness gets the better of him, as during his threat to Zack, Leon connected with a jawbreaker that rattles Blanchard! Ned staggers away, and Leon quickly turns towards his corner and lunges for a tag...but Ned dives for the legs and takes Leon down! Blanchard pulls Leon across the canvas, giving him a bad case of friction burn in the process, and then drops an elbow to the back of his head! Ned wipes his hands against each other, smiling like he's just won the lottery, even though all he did was prevent Zack from getting involved in the contest. He pulls Leon up to his feet and quickly snaps back with a Russian legsweep, and then rolls to his corner, tagging in Simon Singleton, while Cornette applauds the efforts of his boys at ringside. CABOOSE They've done a good job of isolating Rodez from his partner, and the wear and tear has got to be taking it's toll on him. He wasn't 100% coming into this match, and that status has been dropping with every passing minute he's unable to get to his corner. Now that he's the legal man, Simon makes his entrance by slingshotting over the ropes, crashing down atop Leon with a splash! He stays on him for the cover, calling for Robinson to come and make the count! ONE! TWO! SHOULDER UP! COLE That status might be dropping, but his heart certainly isn't! Rodez manages to roll a shoulder to break the count, but Simon is quick to bring him to his feet, and pepper him with two right hands...then wound him with an eye rake! Leon does his best Stevie Wonder impersonation, feeling around for the ropes, his partner...anything...but the lack of sight causes him to be met with a spinning wheel kick as Simon comes off the ropes! Singleton then runs to the ropes and leaps onto the middle rope, then twists his body as he springboards back, and delivers a thunderous legdrop to Leon Rodez, leaving him prone for another pinfall attempt! ONE! TWO! THREE? (Yeah, right.) KICKOUT! Simon pounds on the canvas, but then stands up, and focuses on Rodez. The Sarcastic One waits on the recovery of his opponent, and pats his knee, siginalling for a running kneelift as Leon comes to his feet...BUT RODEZ MANAGES TO CATCH IT! Simon gets whipped to the mat with a Dragon Screw! The crowd roars as Leon is working on his comeback, and when Simon gets to his feet, Leon charges...AND GETS BACKDROPPED OVER THE ROPES OUT ONTO THE RAMP! *WHUMP!* "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!" CABOOSE Tell me Coach, how did that feel? COACH Why are you asking me? CABOOSE Because if anyone in the OAOAST is used to getting dumped, it's you! COACH Bitch, go eat some crumpets. The hard landing could not have been good for any healthy person, so imagine how it must have felt on the already banged up superstar! Rodez lays flat on his back, barely moving, and Zack quickly rushes from the corner to check on him. As he tends to his partner, Simon makes a tag to Blanchard, and Ned quickly comes through the ropes to the ramp, piefacing Zack and then dropping to his knees to hammer on Leon Rodez! Zack quickly comes to his feet and unloads on Ned, rocking him with a series of right hands, then takes him by the head and hurls him into the ring! Blanchard shakes his head and tries to shake it off, but Zack is right on him...until Robinson seperates the two! Zack protests, stating that Blanchard started it first, but all the argument does is detracts Zack and Robinson from catching Cornette lurking around ringside, and up onto the ramp, where he delivers a hard tennis racket shot to the small of Leon Rodez's back, dropping him to his knees! Cornette quickly hops back to ringside and scurries back to his corner, acting like nothing happened, while Zack is forced to go and take his place on the apron yet again! COLE He was elevated over the ropes and came down hard on the rampway, not to mention he had to suffer the interference of James E. Cornette, who blasted him across the back with a tennis racket! Leon Rodez is in a bad way, and if the Express continues to dominate the champions like they are doing, then the Usual Suspects are going to be walking out of here minus a certain something around their waist! Rodez struggles, crawling towards the ropes and then pulls himself up, slowly entering the ring through the ropes...but Ned is right there to drag him in by the head, and quickly plant him with a DDT! He covers once again, and a look of concern falls over the fans, as the simple, yet effective move could actually be enough to put Leon away! ONE! TWO! THR-NO! A roar comes up when Leon kicks out, throwing his shoulder up at the last possible instance. Cornette pounds on the apron, disgusted with the resilience of Rodez. Frustrated, Blanchard picks Leon up off the mat and drags him to the NNMX corner to make the tag to Simon. Singleton steps in, and Blanchard pulls Leon up for a back suplex...but Rodez manages to float through and land on his feet, then delivers a quick dropkick to the back of Blanchard, sending him falling forward into his own partner and knocking Simon through the ropes to the floor! COLE That can buy him some time! The legal man has spilt out onto the floor, now all Leon has to do is get to Zack! Cornette hurriedly brings Simon up to his feet, telling him to suck it up and get back in there and prevent the tag. Leon slowly makes his way to the corner, but makes it closer and closer, with the crowd rallying behind him in the hopes of seeing Leon tag in Zack Malibu for the first time in what must have felt like a century. Blanchard blows past Robinson when he comes to, but even the illegal man can't stop what happens next, as Leon virtually collapses, falling forward towards his corner with an arm extended... *SLAP* ...AND MAKES THE TAG TO ZACK MALIBU~! "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Malibu slingshots himself in, and when Ned begs off, Malibu delivers a kick to the gut and then sends him to the ropes, catching him on the rebound with a hard powerslam! Blanchard rolls out of the ring under the bottom rope, and Simon tries to attack from behind, but when he spins Zack around he's met with a quick right hand! Zack sends Simon to the ropes and catches him with an inverted atomic drop, then leaps onto his shoulders and takes him down with a quick huracanrana! Simon scrambles for cover and rolls out of the ring, but Zack springs up to his feet and runs to one side...delivering a baseball slide to a recovering Ned Blanchard on the other side of the ring! He then gets to his feet and runs across the ring, then leaps through the ropes and crashes into Simon Singleton with a tope that puts both men on the floor! COLE Malibu is a house of fire as we like to say in the commentary world, taking out both members of the Express! CABOOSE He can't spread himself too thin though...it's not like Leon's ready for a tag yet. The man needs time to heal, so Zack may need to ease off going at these guys with full momentum! Malibu dusts himself off and stares into the sea of fans with wild eyes as he pulls Simon to his feet and sends him back into the ring. Cornette runs over to the other side of the ring and tries to aid Ned in his recovery so that he's able to back up his partner when needed. Zack enters the ring, but Simon quickly kicks him in the stomach and then sends him towards the corner, but Malibu leaps up and over when Simon tries charging in behind him, then catches Simon with another rana when he turns around! Simon scrambles to his feet, but Zack rushes over and leaps up, cracking him across the back of the head with an enzugiri and then rolling him onto his back for a pin! ONE! TWO! NO! Undaunted, Malibu pulls Simon up and rocks him with a European uppercut, but when he tries an Irish whip it's reversed, and Zack's the one who bounces off the ropes! Simon tucks his head for Zack to leapfrog, which he does, but then Zack swings Simon around and lifts him up on his shoulders, and then starts circling the ring with Simon in his grasp, dizzying him with the AIRPLANE SPIN~! "SPIN!" "SPIN!" "SPIN!" "SPIN!" The crowd chants along with every single rotation, as Malibu goes round and round and round, then culminates by throwing Simon off his shoulders at the same time he falls on his back and brings his knee up, causing Simon to fall into a double knee gutbuster out of the airplane spin! Simon rolls around in a ball on the canvas, while Zack takes a moment to rest after dizzying himself to hurt his opponent! CABOOSE We've talked about the focus on Leon's ribs, but Simon just got quite a receipt from Zack, because his ribs can't be feeling too good right now either! COACH Mmmm...ribs. CABOOSE What's the matter, out of fried chicken and Kool-Aid? COACH YO! Damn dawg, that's racial! CABOOSE Pot. Kettle. You. Remember the crumpets comment? Zack gets up and pulls Simon up into a rear waistlock, then carries him over with a German Suplex! Malibu hangs on, rolling through and hitting a second one, but as he brings Simon up for the third, Ned attacks from behind, clobbering Zack with a forearm and then lifting Zack for a German of his own...but Zack floats over and hits an ANGLE SLAM~! on Ned Blanchard to dispose of him before Robinson has to! Cornette screams in agony as he watches Ned roll out to the floor, but when Zack turns to Simon he's met with a KICK TO THE JUNK~!, and then dropped with a swinging neckbreaker! COLE The Sultan of Sarcasm connects, and usually that neckbreaker is the set up for something greater! Simon heads for the top with Malibu down, and runs his hands through his hair as he stands up on the ropes, then launches himself downward with a Vegomatic legdrop that finds its mark across the throat of the famed superstar! ONE! TWO! NO! KICKOUT BY ZACK! COLE Malibu survived the Veogmatic legdrop! Simon gets up and grabs Robinson by the collar, asking him what was wrong with him, claiming he didn't count fast enough! Robinson brushes the hands of Singleton off of his shirt and warns him not to do it again. Singleton corners Robinson and blocks his view, allowing Cornette to sneak into the ring and wind up with the racket, as Zack pulls himself off the mat. He cocks his arms back, but all of a sudden the racket is snatched from his hands, as Leon Rodez enters the ring, and then hurls the racket allllllllllllllllllll the way up the ramp! Cornette FREAKS while Rodez waves his fingers in the "no-no" gesture, and then asks Jimmy to turn around... ...RIGHT INTO A SCHOOL'S OUT! CABOOSE I don't think THAT was the desired outcome when Cornette got into the ring! The crowd EXPLODES as Cornette is pushed out under the bottom rope by Zack, and Simon freaks when he turns around and sees his manager getting disposed of! He charges, but Leon blocks it and then leaps up, planting his knees in Simon's chest while bringing him down with an inverted lungblower, sending Simon staggering back into Zack, who hits a standard, everyday lungblower! ONE! TWO! NO! NED BLANCHARD BREAKS IT UP! Ned tries to bring Zack up, but Rodez is up and fighting off the illegal man as best he can, staggering him with jab after jab after jab...until Ned takes him by the head and tosses him over the ropes...BUT LEON SKINS THE CAT...NO! Ned hits a low dropkick to knock Leon down to the floor! Robinson orders him out of the ring, having had enough of the illegal men brawling. Meanwhile, Zack pulls Simon up and sends him to the corner, but his followup charge is ruined by Simon getting a boot up and knocking Zack away! Simon then hops up on the ropes, but Zack races up them and grabs Simon before he can get his balance, pulling him up onto his shoulders... ...AND HE HITS THE HONOR ROLL ON SIMON SINGLETON~! ONE! TWO! NOOOOOOOOOO! Ned Blanchard drags Zack Malibu off of his partner! COLE Cornette's down, so the numbers are even, but these tricky bastards won't let anything get in the way of their dream of taking the belts off of the Suspects! Ned takes a page out of his partner's book and sarcastically apologizes to Robinson, then exits the ring...but as he stands on the apron he's yanked off to ringside, and then has his face planted in the apron! A furious Rodez then takes Blanchard by the head and hurls him towards the barricade, and Ned hits it hard before slumping to the floor! Leon then quickly rolls into the ring, and Zack tells him to come over, and together they lift the limp body of Singleton off the canvas up and send it careening to the ropes, then FLAPJACK HIM ON THE REBOUND! COACH Racism AND burglary in this match! They stole the Express' move! The crowd roars, and Leon runs up on the ropes, pounding his chest, as Singleton rocks from side to side, having a hard time rising up to his feet. Malibu waits on him, and as soon as the struggle is complete and Simon is on his feet, he's knocked cold by the size 10 1/2 boot of Zack Malibu, who connects with SCHOOL'S OUT! Leon keeps watch, making sure Blanchard and Cornette are properly disposed of, while Zack pins Simon down! ONE! TWO! THREE! DING! DING! DING! COLE The champions retain! They survived the challenge of the Express! As "Beverly Hills" is cued, Michael Buffer stands up from his ringside seat and makes the official announcement. BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, your winners, and STILL OAOAST World Tag Team Champions...THE USUAL SUSPECTS! As they're handed the belts, the champions embrace, although Leon pulls away and blames Zack for hugging too hard and hurting his ribs! Malibu apologizes and backs away, so Leon extends a hand to his partner, then pulls him in for another quick hug to congratulate him on their hard fought victory. COLE The Love Shack attack served it's purpose in putting the champions at less than 100%, but they perservered and managed to avoid defeat and a numbers advantage, enabling them to walk out of here with the belts! CABOOSE If you told me at the beginning of the year that these two men would be standing tall at Climax with the tag belts in their possession, I'd have called you crazy. These two have truly gelled as a unit, and tonight they managed to defeat another great team. Leon and Zack head up the ramp, holding their belts up high, as the three groggy members of the NNMX come to their feet. Cornette in particular has no clue where he is, so he's helped up by his weary charges. As they exit the ring, Cornette starts screaming, asking his charges where his trademark item is, while the cameras take us away from ringside and to the backstage area. "Where's my racket? Where's my damn racket?!!"