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Wow. I wonder what you'll do for 2005 then!

Why hasn't anyone posted a feedback thread yet? OHHHHHHHHHHHH...... Hoff needs to stop bowling and post the damn show! His priorities are all out-of-whack.

....now that I think about it, PRL IS a little similar to the Rock. The only theme song I've had for Drek Stone so far is the Sopranos Theme Song: "Woke Up This Morning" That could change after AngleMania though.

I think he meant ECW was Paul Heyman's baby, and Paul could run it into the ground if he wanted to. If that's what you meant.

What? But I sent you my segment already.

Boo. Hiss.

OMG I THINK I JUST SAW THAT CENA BELT GUY ON TV!!!

Leave the feedback here. I know I will. Skimming through it, I could tell it looks to be a great show. I'll definitely be reading through the PPV later on.

Well, it's time to get this feedback thread back on track. With his review, Frigid has inspired me to be completely honest -- at least this week. Yes....it's the return of my "The Good and The Bad" feedback. Opening Segment with the Disciples of Chaos The Good: Nice, harmless promo to start off the show. Added some humor, which is appreciated. And Warren Peace finally said "Bam Baby that's what I like" where it's actually appropriate! The Bad: Eh, not much. Didn't really understand why there had to be a car crash outside the arena for the purpose of the segment. But then again, I don't understand lots of things. And with the promise of wreaking havoc, they should have done a little more during the night than have K.U.R.T. sting Popick in the ass. Alix/Terry Interview The Good: I love Alix. It's about time I said it. She is probably THE best interview in the entire federation, and I always genuinely look forward to hearing the stuff that comes out of her mouth. The Ghost of Calvin Coolidge? Classic. As is somehow relating Arn Anderson to Sting, the singer. Very entertaining. The Bad: Again, not much. Krista's speech went entirely over my head as well, but I'm sure that's what Patty was going for anyway. Could have set up the AngleMania stuff a little more, but I suppose that's what the month of March is for anyway. Nice stuff. The Love Doctors vs. Hell's Hitmen The Good: I actually love the idea of the Love Doctors getting so cocky that they wind up getting destroyed by Hell's Hitmen. If I'm being completely honest, I just have trouble seeing the Love Doctors as actual tough tag team competition. Good attempts were made the past two months to shed them from their jobber identities and give them an actual personality, but I simply can't consider them as among the elite teams of the OAOAST -- even considering the fact they just held the HIYAH Tag Titles. So, for me, the story of this match made perfect sense. The Bad: Would have devoted a little more time to the match. Made the squash a little more defined. It seemed more time was spent on the KISS entrance, and the subsequent beating of KISS, rather than on the match itself. Hell's Hitmen should have tortured the Doctors a little more, rather than ending it in a couple of sentences. But I do see what you were going for here anyway. The Original Elite Segment The Good: Did a nice job of setting up the Zack Malibu vs. Josie match later on in the night. I liked the touch of Dan Black mentioning that he had the power once more, and how he desired it once again. Also good to see the mention of Zack's past misfortune with fighting ladies. Andy Kaufman, he ain't. The Bad: Not necessarily bad, but it was a little odd seeing T.O.E. being best friends all of a sudden. It seemed the past few weeks were devoted to brewing hostility between the members, but they were suddenly all unified. Plus Zack Malibu actually being calm and happy? WTF?! Popick Segment The Good: Everything seemed to be spelled right. The Bad: Hoff hit it right on the head. Popick's segments never actually seem to go anywhere. There's always some mystery, some cryptic hints -- and then nothing ever really comes from it. Perhaps I missed it, but I didn't even notice what the present for Josie was. Was it the interference during her match? If so, no hint was ever given to truly lead us to that. Also, I don't like the idea of Popick immediately telling the HeldDown GM that he's the boss. No one even understands the powers Popick has in the first place, which makes it all the worse that he's making Josie look less effective. The Saints & Jim Cornette vs. The New New Midnight Express & Holly-Wood The Good: All-around nice match with some good action. Liked Ned tagging in Holly by kissing her on the lips. The confrontation between Cornette and Holly made the match for me. Silly, but still impactful. Really hot ending sequence too, with simply all hell breaking loose, if I could use an overused cliche. I was also pretty shocked to see Cornette turn on the Saints at the end. I really didn't see that coming, but it makes the events of the last few months make sense (i.e. The real Midnight Express interfering in their match last month) The Bad: I actually felt the commentary started to take away a little from this match. Dramatic points would be building up during it and, instead of hyping those points, the announcers would be trying comedy bits. I've always found the silly dialogue works near the beginning of the match, while the serious hyped-up commentary is more suitable for the end. But the match itself, again, was still very well done. Black T Interview The Good: Nice, intense interview from Black T to set up the match with GPX later in the night. I liked the historic look back with the other Black T/GPX matches, just to give everyone a view of where exactly these two teams stand. Tony and Dan talking about how much the tag titles meant for themselves truly set-up the finals of this tournament as something extremely important -- which is all you could really ask for with a hypeup promo. The Bad: No Jivin JR. Bastards. GPX Interview The Good: Gene Okerlund saying "Oh, I am down with it, my pimps" is just gold. Entertaining promo for the Global Party Xchange, which they almost always seem to deliver with anyway. The Bad: Actually seemed to minimize the impact of the Tag Title match later on. Black T seemed so passionate and so intent on capturing these Tag Titles, and GPX treated as if it was an afterthought. I know they have the capacity to be intense once in a while, and I think this probably should have been one of those times. Drek Stone/Josie Segment The Good: Since Hoff wrote it, I felt it would be nice to comment. We both agreed that Hoff should be able to come out last for the Heavyweight Title match later on, so we thought this would be the best way to actually make it sound logical. And, in my opinion, it was. Very well-written segment that continued to highlight the hostility between Drek Stone and Josie. And I didn't think Drek telling Josie he wanted Zack to beat her senseless was really overkill, as much as it was Drek simply being a dick. Which is his attitude in a nutshell. The Bad: Felt Drek Stone should have complained about the mistreatment a little more. He seemed to accept it readily, which doesn't exactly fit his character of being the "mistreated champion." But this is only a minor complaint in a segment that was very good. Tha Puerto Rican vs. Panther The Good: Some very nice action here, with the intensity continuing to bubble throughout the entire contest. By going through such extremes to beat each other, you could tell TPR and Panther dislike each other with a passion that very few can match. If the intention of this contest was to set up a bloody gimmick match at AngleMania, I think it was handled rather well. Some of the near-falls here was also very exciting, and at one point, I just didn't know who was going to pull this one out. The Bad: Suffered from too-long-itis. Considering this match is probably only going to lead to another match at AngleMania, it didn't need to be nearly this long. Now, you have the problem of trying to top it at Mania. And if you blow your load now having the guys kick out of each other finishing moves, stealing each other's moves -- what exactly is left? And while the riot idea may have sounded good in theory, it isn't logical for it to happen in the middle of the show. Like others said, what sense does it make now for the incident to not be mentioned the rest of the night? While it did further establish the uncontrollable hatred between TPR and Panther, to me, it just seemed a little hokey. Leon Rodez Interview The Good: Like many of the interviews at Zero Hour, it did a very good job of hyping up the match to come later on. I always like when a guy brings up his history with another wrestler, since it just seems to give the match a personal edge. Rodez did that by mentioning he once had no problems with Stevens but, unfortunately, things have taken a turn for the worse. And insinuating that Stevens is gay is good psychology on Rodez's part to incite frustration on his opponent before the match -- if that's what he was going for, of course. The Bad: The Pussies?! The Adult Film Oscars already exists. Get with the program, KC! Black T vs. Global Party XChange The Good: Classic style tag-team match between, arguably, the two best teams in the Tag Team division. There was nothing too fancy here -- just smashmouth tag action between two teams that have a rivalry built up already. I did like how GPX were somewhat portrayed as the underdogs during the match. Good, but not quite to the level of Black T, which is why they were getting picked apart as easily as they were. Yet, in the end, they managed to actually outsmart Tony & Dan to pick up the win. The story here was intelligent and simply made the match, which is not just something anyone can do. Oh yeah, and Coach chopping himself for the "WOOOO"s was cute too. The Bad: I appreciate bad comedy bits as much as anybody, but some of the commentary during the match seemed somewhat forced -- specifically the Cole/Nerdly stuff at the beginning. And I didn't really get why the bell was rang to end the match the first time, if it turned out Static was going to kick out. It just didn't seem to have an effect on the actual ending of the match, which is why I don't understand the reason for it being there. It wasn't so much bad as it was just odd. The Mad Cappa vs. Axel The Good: The Crystal heel turn was handled incredibly well at the end of the match. I knew it was going to be happening for weeks, and even I was surprised at exactly how she did it at the end. Giving Cappa a win no one expected him to get was one thing, but to lowblow Axel the way she did signified that she is definitely making the transition to coldhearted bitch. Nicely done. The match itself was fine too. More technical than I had expected, but when you have a story of two men simply trying to prove which one of them is better, it works. The Bad: Man, don't steal Family Guy gags directly! At least when I did the Hick-A-Doo-La bit, it ended with throwing Stephen Joseph into the ocean. To an extent, after re-reading the match, I'm going to have to agree with Frigid that Cappa did not get too much offense in. I wouldn't go as far as to say that it really made him look weak, but a slightly better showing for him wouldn't have hurt. Zack Malibu vs. Josie The Good: Very, very entertaining match. Rather than worry about being overly technical, Zack Malibu's matches are simply always FUN. This one was no exception, being a complete breeze to read through. I liked the wild nature of the match too, with all six people involved just attacking each other whenever the opportunity presented itself. It gave the contest a tense, urgent feeling to it, which was completely appropriate for a match with such high stakes on the line. The return of Ken Baker at the end was just awesome as well. The Bad: Eh....I just thought the match was a little too short. With the action so intense, and the story simply so fun, I kinda wished that the contest would have been a little longer. But with that complaint aside, I liked everything else. K.U.R.T. Segment The Good: Always nice to see Popick stung in the ass. Harmless fun from the Disciples of Chaos once again. The Bad: Stephen Popick is the Italian Champion?! OMG! I FORGOT ABOUT THAT! Leon Rodez vs. Chris Stevens The Good: Just an overall exciting match. Loved the fast pace here, and it signified to me exactly what the X-Title is all about. Nice jab with Stevens using the spinebuster, and the Minnesota crowd booing him loudly as a result. I was surprised to see Stevens tap at the end, but it was one of those pleasant surprises. Rodez looked impressive for getting such a win, but it didn't make Stevens look weak either. Even the commentary here was really clicking. Very, very enjoyable. The Bad: Jeez....hardly any bad in here at all. If I were to nitpick, I'd say that maybe Rodez applying the Chick Magnet near the end seemed to somewhat come out of nowhere. His leg was too hurt to apply it the first time, but once Stevens kicked out of the pinfall, Rodez somehow managed to lock it in anyway. Except for that minor aspect though, everything else was great. Prince Killings Promo The Good: Very interesting promo for a very intriguing character. It actually made me intrigued to see his debut already. The Bad: Perhaps a little too long for what it was setting up. Certain descriptions could have been removed, just to make the promo a little more streamlined. But still very good. Calvin Szechstein vs. The 70s Dude The Good: Excellent match. It really did so much to help boost The 70s Dude credibility thus far. I liked his fighting spirit in not accepting a cheap DQ, but instead wanting to have a No-Holds-Barred match instead. It made him seem like more of an honorable threat instead of a joke. Loved some of the crazy spots here -- Dude benchpressing Cappetta onto Calvin and doing the Hustle afterwards, Dude's Tornado DDT off the guardrail, the pimp cane as a weapon, etc. In the end, Calvin actually looked stronger for overcoming everything Dude threw at him, and still pulling out the win. This match played both characters to a tee. Calvin as the wily veteran that can take some damage but still get the pin, while Dude was the cocky newcomer that showed he actually could carry it out in the ring if he needs to. Such a fun match. The Bad: Chuck needs to write more matches! With the ability to write stuff like this, he doesn't produce matches nearly enough. And like Frigid said, some of the moves weren't in character for the Dude, specifically that plancha. But considering you didn't know too much about his character anyway, it can be overlooked. Drek Stone vs. Hoff The Good: EVERYTHING~! AMAZING MATCH!! The Bad: NOTHING!! COMPLETELY PERFECT!! And there we go. Took me about as long as I thought it would. With everything back on track now... LEAVE MORE FEEDBACK ON DREK/HOFF!!

We're getting away from the topic at hand here: Zero Hour feedback! I, of course, will be putting it up tomorrow -- but everyone else should do it now.

I like the idea of having a full-on heel announcer. None of those three would really be an actual heel. I actually have no driving interest in changing the announcers at this point. But that's just my opinion.

You should have seen the time he wouldn't have sex with Jill until that "overrated piece of shit Booker T loses the U.S. Title"

That really isn't what we did. Axel HAS had his share of Main Event spots before. Last Summer, he feuded with Thrillogy for the most part. Made an anticipated high-profile return against Hoff in July. Was in the Main Event of the September PPV in a casket match against Zack Malibu. Main Event in the November PPV in the Elimination Chamber. Main Event of the December PPV against Ragdoll in the Careers match. Main Event of the January PPV, winning the Lethal Rumble. It's not like he's never been in a Main Event spot before. But the primary concern right now, at least for me, is to build up Axel's credibility as not just a Main Eventer, but a possible Heavyweight Champion. And an actual rivalry between Axel and Drek Stone still needs to be built up as well. This Sunday played a huge part in that. The next few weeks will play a huge part in that as well. Personally, I didn't find the Axel/Cappa match to be too severe of a squash, and I didn't think he made Cappa look too bad there. And the way I see it, Axel blindsided an absolutely exhausted Drek Stone and Hoff at their end of their match, simply to show his anger and confusion over the situation with Crystal. I don't think anyone necessarily looked bad there because of Axel -- or looked bad whatsoever. The nonfinish may be a little frustrating, but it really is needed for what the plan is scheduled to be. Like I said, it will all be revealed soon. With that being said, my feedback will most likely be posted tomorrow. But more feedback on the Hoff/Drek match~! Talk about how great the action was~! How shitty the ending was~! Let all your feelings known!

Axel is heading into a Heavyweight Title shot at AngleMania. Considering he's never truly be in such a high-profile Main Event spot before, it's important that he's built up. As for your other comments -- wait to see what happens in the next few weeks. Then you'll see why we went with that finish.

If they go with an Interpromotional Ladder Match, I actually think they're going to replace Benoit with Christian. This way, Christian has a relatively high-profile match for Mania to reward his improvement in the past few months. Then maybe they'll put Benoit with Hassan, especially since it didn't seem like any part of that feud with Hassan was resolved on Monday. Plus, looking past his wrestling skills, Hassan gets way too much of a reaction from the crowd to NOT be put on the WrestleMania card. Ladder Match for #1 Contendership Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Christian vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Misterio vs. Booker T Chris Benoit vs. Mohammed Hassan ...is how I see them going with this.

Stop killing my character, Hoff!!

For some reason, that sounds like a fact you just made up. On a roster filled with some of the guys Smackdown has, I doubt people are leaving for a piss break during Van Dam's stuff.

George Bush, Halle Berry Share Worst Film Honors LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George W. Bush won the "Razzie" worst actor of the year award on Saturday for his performance as president in "Fahrenheit 9/11" but his moment in Hollywood's dubious spotlight was eclipsed by Halle Berry (news), who actually turned up to receive her embarrassing accolade. Berry was named worst actress of 2004 by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation for her performance in "Catwoman" and she showed up to accept her "Razzie" carrying the Oscar she won in 2002 for "Monster's Ball." "They can't take this away from me, it's got my name on it!" she quipped. A raucous crowd cheered her on as she gave a stirring recreation of her Academy Award acceptance speech, including tears. She thanked everyone involved in "Catwoman," a film she said took her from the top of her profession to the bottom. "I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of s---," she said as she dragged her agent on stage and warned him "next time read the script first." It is rare for a Razzie winner to show up at the spoof awards held on the night before Oscars (news - web sites) -- but Berry did, saying her mother taught her that to be "a good winner you had to be a good loser first." She received a standing ovation. Bush, beating such established Hollywood heroes as Colin Farrell and Vin Diesel (news), won the Razzie for worst actor of the year for his appearance in Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11." Bush, two members of his administration, Britney Spears (news) and the storybook about a goat that the president was reading to children as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were taking place all took top honors at the "Razzie" awards, now in their 25th year. "Catwoman" tied with "Fahrenheit 9/11" by winning four "Razzies" -- worst picture, worst directing, worst screenplay and worst performance by an actress for Berry and her "berry bad" work. John Wilson, founder of the nonprofit Golden Raspberry Award Foundation that gives out "Hollywood's least coveted trophies," said Moore's anti-Bush documentary allowed the foundation's nearly 700 members to do some Bush bashing of their own. The president not only was named worst male actor in a leading role, he also won for being half of the year's worst screen couple when paired with either Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) or "My Pet Goat," the book he was reading to schoolchildren on the morning of Sept. 11. Footage of Bush continuing to read after being given first word of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (news - web sites) was one of the key scenes in Moore's highly critical film. Two other "Fahrenheit" stars were "honored." Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was named worst supporting actor and pop star Spears won for worst supporting actress for a clip in which she declared blind faith in Bush's policies while popping chewing gum. Winners receive a golf ball-sized figure of a "Raspberry" atop a mangled Super 8 film reel that is spray-painted gold. It has an estimated street value of $4.97, although Wilson said costs were rising as Super 8 film reel cans are getting harder to find.

A OAOAST ENTERTAINMENT Production WRITTEN BY Hoff NY Untouchable Nice Guy Adam Patty O'Green Zack Malibu Chuck Woolery Mystery Eskimo Tony149 King Cucaracha #1MST3K Mark Papacita Amazing Rando GRAPHICS Papacita OAOAST CREATED BY Tony149 CWM Anglesault EXECUTIVES IN CHARGE OF PPV PRODUCTION Tony149 Stephen Joseph EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Zack Malibu Mystery Eskimo Patty O'Green Hoff NY Untouchable Chuck Woolery Canadian Chick DIRECTED BY Stephen Joseph © 2005 OAOAST Entertainment All Rights Reserved

He tears two quads and he'd be out for a shorter time than HHH who only tore one? There's a difference between walking and having to go through the physical stress of wrestling.

*click! click! click! click!* UNO! DOS! TRES! CATORCE! “Vertigo” begins to blast over the loudspeakers, as Josie steps out through the curtains with a disappointed frown on her face. Standing at the top of the ramp with a microphone, she doesn’t waste any time walking down to the ring, instead making her announcement from the rampway. JOSIE Is it impossible for me to put on a show without some kind of problem always happening? Wow. I just finish getting an impressive win over Zack Malibu, and now this happens. Well, let’s see….both referees are justified in their viewpoint. The HeldDown GM then points at Hoff, to address his problem first. JOSIE Hoff, you know I like you. But I can not overlook the fact that you used that steel chair to hit the referee. If he were conscious to make the decision, you would have been automatically disqualified and rightfully so. But now, Drek…. Josie then points at Drek Stone next. JOSIE Let’s be straight up with each other. You just got your shoulders pinned down for the three count by that man over there. Going by the rulebook, he probably should be disqualified, but I simply can not look past the fact that he still got a pinfall over you. Like I said earlier, each referee is justified in thinking the way they do. So, I have come to a quick decision. And this decision will be final. She takes a quick sigh before continuing. JOSIE Since there is no clear-cut winner at this point, I am ordering this match to CONTINUE! With the original referee. The announcement, predictably, earns a mixed reaction from the crowd. Some happy to actually see this Drek Stone/Hoff confrontation continue, but others upset that Hoff has already been stripped of the belt. COACH All things considered, that was probably the only fair decision our General Manager could make. CABOOSE Even if the match was a tie, the only fair decision is to award a tie to the champion. But then again, I’m not shocked she made such a dumb, selfish decision. *DING! DING! DING!* Hoff, looking to get this over as quickly as possible, tries charging forward at Drek Stone with a powerful lariat, but is abruptly taken down with a rapid drop-toe hold. Hoff hit’s the mat face-first, and Drek immediately drops onto his back with an elbowdrop. He rises, and drops onto Hoff’s back with a second elbowdrop. And then connects with a third! Hoff tries moving onto his knees to brave the assault, but Drek yanks him up by his neck and pushes him into a turnbuckle. COLE Both superstars are just trying to physically maim each other now, desperately attempting to get that final pinfall. As Hoff leans against the corner, still stunned over the attack, Drek picks the #1 Contender up and sits him on the top turnbuckle. The fans start buzzing as Drek slowly scales the corner after him. After spending a few seconds struggling to make it to the top rope, Drek finally gets up there. COACH This has absolutely become the point where neither wrestler can afford to make a mistake. Drek Stone really needs to be careful here. Once both men are on the top turnbuckle, Drek hooks Hoff up in a superplex position, receiving another loud reaction from the crowd. However, a rowdy chorus of boos suddenly starts to echo throughout the Target Center as the Minneapolis crowd spots Jumbo lumbering down the ramp to the ring. COACH Don’t these guys ever give up?! CABOOSE Hate truly is a powerful emotion. Once he gets down to ringside, Jumbo tries stepping through the ropes to enter the ring, but the referee is right there to stop him. Jumbo starts arguing that he needs to get in there to find his lost contact -- which makes absolutely no sense, whatsoever -- but the official refuses to allow him to enter. While this is going on, Drek tries pulling Hoff of the top turnbuckle….but finds it blocked! The Heavyweight Champion attempts to summon his strength for another try….but it’s blocked once more. COLE Uh oh! Coach, remember when you said Drek needed to be careful up there? Now, it’s Hoff’s turn. Planting a well-placed knee into Drek’s midsection, Hoff now lifts the champ up -- AND DROPS HIM FACE-FIRST ONTO THE MAT!! “YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!” CABOOSE That face! That strikingly handsome face! Drek lifelessly hits the ground as the fans passionately root for Hoff to finish this off. Hoff slowly braces himself on the top turnbuckle and stands. The fans pop loudly, knowing that their hometown hero could be ready to hit his breathtaking top rope elbow drop. COLE THIS IS IT! IT’S OVER! CABOOSE How many times has that comment failed for you before?! Once he finally steadies himself up there, Hoff gets ready to jump -- but sees Chris Stevens hopping up to the apron with a steel chair in his hand! COACH Oh, come on! Now he needs to come in through the crowd?! Someone get him out of there! Stevens immediately rushes forward with the chair and… *CLANG* SMACKS IT RIGHT OVER HOFF’S HEAD! “OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” The fans shout as Hoff starts teetering back and forth on the top turnbuckle -- and then finally falls face-first down onto the mat. With a wide grin, Stevens hops off the apron and escapes back through the crowd. Jumbo follows his lead and manages to jump over the barricade after him. COLE Oh, DAMN HIM! Chris Stevens shouldn’t even be getting involved here! CABOOSE Correction, Cole! This match should not even be continuing! It’s ALL fair game now! Once Hoff hits the mat, the impact of that fall actually seems to help Drek Stone out of his stupor. The Heavyweight Champion picks his head up off the mat slowly and attempts to shake the cobwebs out. He then gradually tries inching his way over the the #1 Contender, with the fans screaming for Hoff with every passing move. Finally, once Drek gets close enough, he lifts an arm up…. CABOOSE Come on! You can do this! I know you can! ….AND DRAPES IT OVER HOFF! The referee makes the count! COLE Come on. Not like this! ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! TWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!! THRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! SHOULDER UP!! HOFF GETS A SHOULDER UP!! “YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!” CABOOSE That is impossible! There is no way that son of a bitch could have kicked out of that! COLE Well, he did! And this match will continue! Practically dry heaving now, Drek rolls off his opponent, unable to believe that yet another pinfall has gone unsuccessfully. Placing his hand on Hoff’s chest, Drek pushes himself back up to his feet, but rocks back towards the rope instantly. His balance has been completely thrown off. He staggers towards Hoff’s legs, picks up the left one, and wraps his body around it. CABOOSE Yes! Figure Four! Drek does this better than the Nature Boy, himself! COACH ……. COLE …..hmm, I really thought Ric Flair was going to comment right there. As Drek gets ready to slap on the Figure Four, he suddenly stops when he spots Axel running down the ramp and stomping into the ring. COLE What in the hell is Axel doing here?! Drek releases the hold and immediately swings at Axel, but gets a solid hand clamped around his throat instead. Before Drek can really struggle out of it, the Dark One picks him up into a burning hammer position -- -- AND DRIVES HIM INTO THE MAT WITH THE AXEL SLAM!! *DING! DING! DING!* “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!” Without hesitation, Buffer knows the right decision in this case. No one in the building even really needs to guess what that bell actually meant. BUFFER WINNER OF THIS MATCH, AS A RESULT OF DISQUALIFICATION……AND STILLLLLLLLL OAOAST HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION……..DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREK STOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEE!!!! “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” The sounds of “Woke Up This Morning” start to kick up over the loudspeakers as Drek lays unconscious in the center of the ring. CABOOSE What the hell? Someone get Axel the hell out of there! He’s a psycho! COACH Even I can’t disagree with these boos right there. “BULLSHIT!” “BULLSHIT!” “BULLSHIT!” They all know that Axel has just cost Hoff the chance to win the Heavyweight Title. Right after Axel drives Drek Stone into the mat with the Axel Slam, he sits on his chest and starts choking the Heavyweight Champion for dear life. CABOOSE Oh no. Axel has gone completely insane! Somebody get in there and help Drek Stone! Who cares if Crystal turned on Axel tonight?! THAT’S NOT DREK’S FAULT! COACH What do you care?! He just retained the Heavyweight Title! CABOOSE He didn’t NEED Axel’s help to retain his title! And he doesn’t NEED Axel trying to choke him to death right here, either! Someone get in there! Drek Stone starts flailing his legs, but it actually doesn’t affect Axel one bit. He continues to tighten his vice-like grip around the champion’s neck, choking him for all that he can. AXEL YOU THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY TO LAUGH AT ME?! YOU THINK IT’S FUNNY WHAT CRYSTAL DID TO ME?! THIS IS FUNNY TO YOU?! As Drek does his best to suck air into his compressed windpipe, Axel simply continues to squeeze. AXEL WELL, LAUGH NOW! LAUGH, YOU SON OF A BITCH!! THIS IS DAMNED FUNNY, ISN’T?! Drek’s face actually starts to turn a slight shade of purple, as Axel once again tightens on the choke. However, the Dark One suddenly finds himself pulled off the mat and onto his feet by a very understandably angry Hoff. Hoff shoves Axel nearly halfway across the ring, but Axel moves back to the big man, and the two superstars stand face-to-face with one another. HOFF What in the hell do you think you are doing?! WHAT IN THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?! Without warning, Axel suddenly picks Hoff up over his head -- and drops HIM to the mat with an Axel Slam as well! “OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!” The crowd actually roars with shock upon seeing Axel turning on his own friend. COACH WHOA!!! The action actually receives a mixed reaction from the fans in attendance. From the most part, the majority of the fans are standing and loudly booing the Dark One’s actions. However, there still remain a slight percentage of fans actually cheering, feeling some kind of connection to this superstar who has had his heart absolutely shattered tonight. COLE I can NOT believe Axel would turn on his own friend like that! Not only spiking him with an Axel Slam, but costing him the Heavyweight Title as well. CABOOSE Whoa, whoa! He didn’t cost him a damn thing! Drek Stone had this match well wrapped-up, and I don’t care what you say. He didn’t need that baboon’s help there to give him a disqualification win!! Some of the fans actually start to pelt the ring with trash as Axel stares down solemnly at both Drek Stone and Hoff laying prone in the ring. With tears in his eyes, the Dark One suddenly falls to his knees. CABOOSE And now he’s crying?! What the hell is going on with Axel?! COLE I honestly don’t know. This is a little scary. COACH It’s simple. Axel is heartbroken, plain and simple. The love of his life just turned on him tonight. What just happened to Drek Stone and Hoff -- that’s the kind of stuff that can happen when a man who has nothing to live for is unleashed. CABOOSE Spare the drama, Coach. Spare it. Axel is going to pay for what he did tonight. He WILL PAY! Still on his knees, with his eyes continuing to water, Axel slowly crawls over towards the ring ropes and stares out at the AngleTron, Almost as if he’s in a trance. Almost as if he can’t even believe what he’s just done. And the camera slowly fades away as Axel whispers two words to himself, just loud enough so the people at home can hear. “My Crystal….” *sob* “My Crystal….” FADE TO BLACK!

COLE Well, after a wild and unpredictable night, we have come to the end, and it is now time for our main event contest! COACH That's right, we are just moments away from our OAOAST World Championship match: Drek Stone, the champ, versus Hoff! CABOOSE Ah, I gotta admit, a better story couldn't have been written. Drek Stone, the greatest champion possibly in history, against Hoff, the hometown hero, the man of the people...this is what it's all about. And what a victory it will be for Drek Stone. Another chapter in his great story. COLE Certainly a rivalry between these two that has turned bitterly personal. Both men came onto the scene in 2004 and had tremendous rookie years. Both these men took their opportunities and turned them into World Title reigns. Certainly, both men have a lot to prove here tonight. CABOOSE I don't know if Drek has anything to prove, Cole, but what a notch in his belt it will be to beat a guy like Hoff in front of all his friends and family, all these hometown fans who came to see him. COLE Drek Stone is certainly a great champion. Love him or hate him, and many people do hate the man, but he is a fighter who will do and has done anything to hold onto his title. He's been in some memorable clashes. Hell in a Cell. The Elimination Chamber. The I Quit Match against AJ Flaire. So many great moments, so many highlights for Drek Stone. Likewise, Hoff's story is well documented. Coming into the OAOAST as a part of the rebel Underground faction. Breaking out of their shadow. Joining the Thrillogy and dominating through the summer. Main events on show after show. A memorable, highly successful reign as 24/7 champion, and then the ascent to greatness. The World Title victory over Crystal last October...and just like that, it was taken from him. COACH Well, we all remember the night like it was yesterday. November 4th, 2004, when Hoff was supposed to make his first title defense, and we saw that he had been attacked, and laid out before he could even get to the ring. Hoff was laid up in the hospital, and the title was stripped. COLE It would be a few weeks later, in the Elimination Chamber that Drek Stone would beat five other competitors to become the new World's Champion. Meanwhile, Hoff would rehab at home, biding his time until he could get back to the ring. In the new year Hoff made his return, in emphatic fashion, destroying the men responsible for putting him on the shelf. And that has led us here. Two men who may want this more than anyone. Drek Stone. Hoff. The World Championship up for grabs, and it happens right now. The cameras cut to Michael Buffer, standing in the middle of the ring, house microphone in hand. BUFFER Our next match is the MAAAAAAAAIN EVENT of the evening!! The crowd cheers the statement, knowing their hometown hero is about to arrive. BUFFER Scheduled for one fall, with no time limit, this match is for the OAOAST HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD!! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the thousands in attendance tonight, and the millions watching around the world......LLLLLLLLLET'S GET READY TO RUM-BLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The crowd is ferverently abuzz...then immediately turn vicious as A3's "Woke Up This Morning" begins to play over the Target Center speakers. The arena lights dim, heralding the champion's arrival. Woke Up This Morning Got Yourself a Gun Mama Always Said You'd Be The Chosen One... The crowd directs pure, raw anger and hatred at the World Champion as he steps out from the curtain, the World Heavyweight Title shining around his waist. BUFFER Intorducing first, from Brooklyn, New York...weighing in tonight at 235 pounds, he is a man who has become renowned across the globe for his tenacity and passion in the ring, as well as his ability to defeat all comers and his willingness to use whatever means necessary to achieve victory. Ladies and gentlemen, YOUR Heavyweight Champion of the WOOOOORLD...."RRRRRR-ECKLESS" DREK STOOOOOOOOONE!! Drek Stone strides confidently down the aisle. His usual smug smirk, though, is absent this evening, in its place a serious, somewhat unreadable expression. COACH Drek seems a little less glib then usual! Maybe all these Minneapolis fans have him rattled! CABOOSE Nah, not at all, Coachman. What that look is is confidence. Sheer confidence. He's not here to entertain tonight, or to put on an act for these people. Tonight, Drek Stone is simply here to win. The OAOAST Champion climbs up the ring steps and enters the squared circle. Unstrapping his title belt from his waist, Drek places it over his shoulder and cradles it in one arm. With his free arm, Drek pounds his chest twice, then hoists his fist high into the air, as a shower of green, then white, and lastly red sparks launch from each corner. COLE An impressive entrance for our World Champion. CABOOSE Well, that's the thing, Cole. Drek doesn't just wear the OAOAST Title belt; he looks good doing it! COLE Undeniably an impressive physical specimen. The crowd has already begun chanting Hoff's name as Drek Stone's theme song fades out. It is replaced by the opening strains of Sevendust's Black -- and the CROWD SPRINGS TO ITS FEET!! COLE But so is this man! The arena lights go black as the opening riff of the hard rock anthem blares across the arena sound system... *BOOM*BOOM*BOOM*BOOOOOOOOOOOM* Electric blue, white, and silver fireworks EXPLODE at the top of the stage, causing billowing smoke to cloud the entryway. A moment passes...and out from the smoke steps HOFF to a THUNDEROUS ovation!! BUFFER And his opponent... Buffer can barely be heard over the roar of the crowd. Strobe lights flash across the dark arena as Hoff takes a few slow steps down the ramp, soaking the ambience of the night in. BUFFER (shouting) Hailing from MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.... Buffer's introductory announcements are now completely drowned out by the raucous hometown crowd, regailing in the appearance of their hero. Hoff takes a few more paces down the ramp, then pauses again, looking out over the capacity crowd. Hoff lets a slight smile onto his face, pointing out first left, then right, into the sea of fans, acknowledging them for their support. Hoff then turns his attention back to the ring, focusing his gaze on Drek Stone, the World Champion, who stands in the far side of the ring, glowering at Hoff. COLE WOULD YOU LISTEN TO THIS OVATION?!? The fans continue to shout themselves hoarse as Hoff walks the rest of the way down the entrance ramp and slides into the ring under the bottom strand. Hoff pops to his feet and stares right at Stone, who stares right back at him. The two lock eyes for a brief moment...until Hoff breaks his gaze, turning and climbing the near corner, posing with one foot on the top strand, one on the second, and raising his right arm into the air to the largest crowd cheer ever heard in the state of Minnesota. "HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF" The fans have once again taken up the chant of Hoff's name, the rallying cry for their hero. Hoff holds his pose, closing his eyes and truly glorying in the moment. Drek Stone shakes his head as Hoff climbs down from the corner...only to scale the adjacent corner! Hoff climbs to the second rope, and to the fans' delight, raises both of his large arms up and out to the sides, letting loose a primal roar as he flexes his muscled frame for the cameras! Flashes go off all over the arena as Hoff's eyes flash with intensity. The big man snorts as he lets go of his pose, stepping down from the turnbuckles and turning to face the World Champion. COLE What a welcome for the hometown hero! The fans are still chanting Hoff's name as the lights come up and the music fades away. The official for the match calls the two combatants to him, detailing the technicalities of the contest. Hoff and Drek, familiar with the rules of engagement, stare at each other with the strange mixture of respect and contempt. CABOOSE Look at these men's eyes, blokes! This kind of intensity is what our World Title is all about. COLE Both of these men understand what it's like to be champion. Both of them understand what it will take to make that reality. They are painfully aware of what each other is capable of. COACH Absolutely, Mikey, and these two men are simply so good...I can't, and no disrespect to anyone, but I can't remember the last time I was this excited about a title match. COLE Arguably the two fastest rising stars of 2004, two of the hottest so far in 2005...I can't think of a better matchup. The referee finishes his speech, then turns to Drek Stone and asks him if he understands. Stone simply utters "yes," without taking his eyes off of Hoff. The official turns to Hoff, and the big man nods his head, his focus remaining on Drek Stone. The official nods, then holds the World Title high overhead, signifying the prize which will go to the winner of this contest. He walks to the ropes and hands the belt over to an official at ringside, and then calls for the opening bell. *ding ding ding* The fans buzz as Hoff and Drek stare each other down, both men daring the other one to move without saying a word. Both men stand their ground, wearing serious, businesslike expressions on their faces. The fans are at the point of explosion...when Drek takes a step forward. COLE Oh, my. COACH This could explode at any moment. Hoff stands unmoving, and so Drek takes another step forward, bringing himself nose-to-nose with Hoff. Drek looks up at the big man, finally allowing himself to smirk, then to open his mouth and begin talking smack, berating the #1 contender with no mercy. The fans jeer loudly, but it doesn't faze the World Champion as he runs his mouth, bumping chests with his opponent. CABOOSE Now THIS is vintage Drek Stone. Even in the heart of the beast, he shows no fear. Drek continues to talk trash, presumably to get a reaction out of Hoff that simply isn't coming. The big man stares down his foe, keeping his face a mask...until Drek SHOVES him back sharply. COACH Whoa! The fans draw in their collective breath as their man takes a step backward, tilting his head upward and to the left side. Hoff's jaw sets and his brow furrows as Drek Stone, ever-confident, steps up to Hoff, still jaw-jacking with the big man! Hoff turns his head back to Drek, eyes afire, and Drek stops in mid-speech! Eyes wide, Drek rears back and throws a BIG punch....but Hoff BLOCKS the punch and DRILLS Drek with a HUGE right hand!! COLE Here we go! The crowd EXPLODES as Hoff steps up and throws another HUGE punch, catching Drek in the temple and snapping his head to the side! Drek turns back...right into ANOTHER big right hand that sends him reeling into the ropes! Drek uses his momentum to spring off the ropes with a sucker punch, but Hoff beats him to it and DRILLS him with a big right hand that sends the champ down to the canvas!! The crowd ROARS in approval as Drek quickly finds his feet and turns to face Hoff, who drills him AGAIN and sends him back down!! The resillient champion quickly gets back to his feet, turns, and AGAIN gets sent down with a MASSIVE right hand from Hoff! The fans are ECSTATIC as Hoff waves Drek back to his feet!! COLE THIS IS ELECTRIC! Drek, slightly razzled by the assault, finds his footing again...and walks into another right hand! Another right, and another, and another!! Drek's head snaps back with each vicious blow, and the onslaught backs Drek up into the ropes! Hoff takes a step back, and charges, CRUSHING Drek with a clothesline that sends the champ falling OVER the top rope and to the outside!! The crowd CHEERS as Drek lands unceremoniously on the floor below, and Hoff turns to the audience, waving them up to their feet!! "HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF" Drek Stone, on his hands and knees, takes a moment to regain his bearings... CABOOSE That's right, champ, take your time. Remember, YOU'RE the champion, this is YOUR match to win. Not his. Come on, buddy. COLE Caboose, show some objectivity! CABOOSE If these fans won't, I'm not going to either! Hoff finishes playing to the sold-out crowd, turning his attention back to the rising Drek Stone. No sooner does Drek find his feet than does Hoff come SAILING over the top rope with a diving cross body!! Hoff CRASHES down onto Drek, sending the champ to the floor to a MASSIVE reaction!! COACH That's called a "pescado," or so I'm told-- CABOOSE WHO CARES WHAT IT'S CALLED?! Oh, come on Drek, don't let him push you around like this!! Don't let THESE PEOPLE push you around like this!! "These people" are absolutely loving every second of Hoff's assault, as the big man straddles the champ following the pescado. Hoff grabs Drek by the hair with his left hand, and, sitting on Drek's chest, fires off a barrage of BIG right hands to the champion! The challenger continues the assault until the referee sticks his head out between the ropes, hollering for Hoff to break the hold and get back into the ring. Hoff halfway obliges, standing up off of Drek's chest, but pulling his foe up by the hair and ramming him into the ring apron! Drek clutches his forehead as he stumbles back into the guardrail. COLE Hoff is punishing Drek in the early goings here! Hoff, in a rare move, pushes Drek's forehead back, exposing his chest...and CHOPS him right in the pectoral region! Fans "wooooooooo!" as the stinging noise of flesh on flesh rings through the arena, and Drek leans forward, clutching his chest with his eyes WIDE and white. Drek's mouth hangs open in pain. Hoff smiles a mocking smile as Drek takes a few steps away, but Hoff grabs him by the hair and pulls him back around, before once again flooring the champion with a big right hand! Drek goes down, and Hoff quickly rolls into the ring to break the count. COACH That's one of the hallmarks of a champion, always knowing the environment and making sure not to lose on a technicality like a countout. CABOOSE Wait, since when are YOU so smart? COACH They knew you'd be broken up if Drek was in trouble, so they told me to bring my A-game. CABOOSE You don't HAVE an A-game! COACH They implanted some cybernetic components in me last night, and downloaded the knowledge straight to my cerebral cortex. COLE Wow, that's odd. COACH Tell me about it. They paid me in lollipops and heroin, though, so it's all good. Hoff rolls out of the ring, despite the referee's plea, and picks Drek up off of the floor. Hoff grabs the champion, scooping him up and dropping him back-first across the guardrail! The fans "ooooh," then cheer the maneuver as Drek Stone lets out a groan of pain. CABOOSE That cannot feel good. Drek lies draped awkwardly over the guardrail, and Hoff takes a step back...then drives a sledgehammer blow to Stone's chest! The fans cheer as Drek falls over the guardrail and to the floor, landing on his chest. Drek slowly tries to pick himself up, getting to his knees and clutching at his sternum. COLE An interesting maneuver by Hoff! COACH Trait #2 of a champion: use your surroundings to your advantage. Hoff drags Drek the rest of the way up by his hair, then points to the nearby steel ringpost to the fans' delight! Hoff holds Drek by the head and charges for the post...but Drek stops him with a back elbow to the face!! CABOOSE How's that for a championship trait, Coach?! Always be fighting back! Hoff reels, and the world champion grabs him by the hair! Drek rears back and throws Hoff forward -- but Hoff puts on the brakes! Hoff puts his foot up onto the steel steps, stopping Drek's momentum, and before he can react, Hoff slams HIS face into the steel pole! Drek's skull rebounds off the steel with a sickening *thud*, and the champion falls to the floor yet again. COACH Trait #3: be ready for your opponent's next move. CABOOSE AAAAAAAAH!! DAMMIT!! COLE Before tonight, I would have said Drek Stone was the better brawler, but now I'm not so sure!! The official breaks his own count mistakenly, leaning over the top rope to admonish Hoff. Hoff just smiles, pleasing the crowd, as Drek crawls around the corner and away. Hoff again rolls in and out of the ring to break the ten count, then heads aroudn the corner in pursuit of Drek...then stops, turns around, and picks up the ring steps. "YEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!" The crowd cheers, knowing fully what Hoff's intentions are. Hoff yells for Drek to get up as he holds the steps, poised to ram them directly into Drek Stone's well-toned body. Drek stops crawling away and reaches up, grabbing the ring apron and using it to pull himself up to his feet. CABOOSE Oh, Drek, PLEASE get in the ring! Drek finds his footing, and takes a step back from the ring. Hoff, seeing the window of opportunity, charges forward as Drek turns...but the champion sidesteps the charge, and catches Hoff in a drop toe hold, sending Hoff down, FACE-FIRST into the steep steps!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" CABOOSE YES!! Hoff's head SNAPS back, and he falls to the side, grabbing his jaw and kicking his legs in obvious pain. Drek takes a second to breathe as he gets back to his feet, then turns and spies Hoff on the ground. With a nasty-lloking scowl, Drek marches over to Hoff and levels a STIFF boot to Hoff's jaw, driving the crowd IRATE!! CABOOSE Oh, yes, Drek, hurt him. Make him pay. Show him he't not half the champion you are. Drek looks up at the screaming referee, and this time it's his turn to break the count, rolling in and out of the ring under the bottom rope. Drek looks down at Hoff, shouting obscenities as he lays in with the boots. DREK "YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME?!" *STOMP* DREK "YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME?!" *STOMP* DREK "You SON OF A BITCH!!" *STOMP* Drek takes a few more shots at Hoff's face, causing the big man to roll over, still clutching at his jaw. To the dismay of the capacity crowd, Drek turns away, spying the ring steps from earlier. With a sick gleam in his eye, Drek walks over to the steel steps, nodding. COLE Drek, no, DON'T! CABOOSE I didn't hear you complaining when Hoff used them! COLE Be that as it may, Caboose, you know this isn't right! This is supposed to be about who's the better wrestler! Drek picks the steps up, turning back toward Hoff with a devilish grin. CABOOSE Aw, BOLLOCKS, Cole! It's about who is the better champion, and the better champ is the man who does EVERYTHING he can to win. That's Drek Stone summed up to a T. Drek Stone, armed with the steps, walks over to Hoff and kicks the big man in the side. Using his feet, Drek rolls Hoff onto his back, and steps over his chest. Facing Hoff's feet, Drek is in perfect position....to RAM the steps into Hoff's ribs!! The fans are livid as Drek drives the steel to Hoff's midsection, then lifts them up and does it AGAIN before casually tossing the steel to the side. Hoff rolls over onto HIS side, grabbing at his ribs and gritting his teeth in pain. As Hoff rolls away, Drek punds his chest and raises his arm into the air, prompting a shower of jeers from the Minneapolis area faithful. COLE Drek Stone is so proud of himself. He is so proud that he is able to mack Hoff in his own hometown. CABOOSE He should be! Drek walks over to Hoff and grabs him by the hair, yanking him up to his feet. Drek drags the dazed Hoff to the ring apron, and gives him a thumb to the eye! Hoff clutches his face, and Drek laughs as he sends Hoff into the ring. COLE Now come on, what's the point of that?! CABOOSE Hey, if you blind a man, he can't see. COACH Drek knows that it's all legal outside of the ring, and he's using the fact to his advantage! Drek climbs onto the ring apron, standing on the outside as, on the inside, Hoff uses the near ropes to pull himself up. Hoff stands mere inches from Drek as he gets to his feet, and Drek capitalizes with a knee to the midsection, delivered THROUGH the space between the ropes! Hoff shudders, almost collapsing, holding onto the top rope for support. Drek seizes the moment, grabbing Hoff by the hair and running him to the corner, slamming Hoff's face into the top turnbuckle!! Hoff falls backwards, holding his face in his hands as Drek steps into the ring. COLE Drek Stone, our OAOAST Champion, has fought off Hoff's onslaught and taken control of this match. CABOOSE That's why the man is the best. Drek struts arrogantly over to Hoff, who slowly makes his way to his knees. Drek Stone's trademark smirk has never been wider as he pulls Hoff up from behind. Drek grabs Hoff's right arm and twists the big man around, hooking him in an ABDOMINAL STRETCH! Hoff cries out in pain as Drek cinches in the hold! COACH Drek Stone going after those ribs of Hoff that he bashed with the steel ring steps! CABOOSE I don't know anything that's ever been in "good shape" after having a large, metal object dropped on it. Drek pulls back, grinning, obviously enjoying the level of torture he's inflicting. Hoff screams out, and the referee asks him if he wants to give, but Hoff shakes his head emphatically! The crowd picks up on it, stomping and yelling and trying to get their man fired up....but DREK GRABS THE TOP ROPE!! COLE Hey! Come on, that's cheating! CABOOSE Awww. You gonna tell on Drek to his mommy? Hoff SCREAMS bloody murder as Drek uses the added leverage to further torque Hoff's ribs. The ref checks on Hoff again, asking for a submission, but Hoff bites down, gritting his teeth and shaking his head. The ref looks up...but Drek has removed his hand from the top strand! The official notices the rope shaking, and questions Drek about it, but the Reckless One denies it vehemently. COLE Yeah, right. CABOOSE WHATEVER IT TAKES, Michael. That's what Drek does to win. COLE Including cheating!! CABOOSE Absolutely. The ref goes back to check on Hoff, putting himself in position for the big man's submission. Hoff desparately tries to twist forward, trying to throw Stone off of him....but Drek AGAIN grabs the top rope and yanks back on Hoff, drawing a cry from the big man and the ire of the crowd. The ref asks Hoff if he quits -- but then notices Drek's hand!! COLE Thank God! The official points to Drek's hand and the superstar quickly releases the rope, claiming it was an accident, but the official doesn't buy it and gives Drek a five-count to break. Drek starts jawing with the ref as he counts one...two...three...but Hoff HIPTOSSES Drek over as the referee hits four!! COACH Whoa, where did that come from?! COLE Hoff has so much power, even on bad ribs he's able to toss Drek over! Drek hits the mat and quickly gets back to his feet, only to be met with a sharp right hand from the big man!! Another, and another, and ANOTHER... "THE AMERICAN DREAM" DUSTY RHODES HE BE CLUBBERIN, TONY!! Hoff's barrage sends the champion reeling, into the ropes, and Hoff follwos him in, whipiing him off the far side and catching him with a BAAAAAAACK bodyd rop that sends Drek flying!! COLE What elevation!! Drek lands on his back and tailbone, and cries out in pain as he grabs his lower back. Hoff stretches out his right side and arm as he stalks over to where Drek has unceremoniously landed! Hoff uses his big boot to push Drek flat onto his back, then sizes the champion up and drops a BIG leg across his throat!! Hoff floats over into a lateral press!! COLE First cover of the match!! ONE! TWO! THR--NO, not quite, as Drek gets his shoulder up before the referee's hand hits. Hoff rolls off of Drek Stone and pulls him up, grabbing him by the neck and dropping him with a swinging neckbreaker! Hoff goes for another pinning attempt, but again, Drek Stone beats the count and gets his shoulder up! Hoff remains unflustered, pulling Drek back to his feet. Hoff whips Drek into the ropes again, and this time waits to meet the champion with a back elbow, but Drek ducks it!! Hoff turns his head back to meet Drek, who quickly grabs his challenger and drops him with a Side Effect! The fans boo loudly as Drek instinctively rolls into a cover. ONE! TWO! KICKOUT, drawing a cheer from the fans...but Drek quickly squelches that by rolling off of Hoff's chest and floating into a modified rear chinlock. COACH Nice use of the Side Effect by Drek Stone, furthering the damage to Hoff's ribs, and now he seemingly just wants to keep Hoff down. CABOOSE Hoff's one of the most powerful men perhaps in OAOAST history, but all that strength is meaningless when you're lying on the mat. Hoff lies on his back, and Drek lies neck to him on his side, slapping on a version of a rear chinlock. The ref checks to make sure it's all legal, as Drek Stone shifts his weight, getting to his knees behind Hoff and switching to the standard version of the hold. Hoff looks to either side, and, noting his position in the ring, tries rolling to the left side, to the nearest set of ropes. Drek Stone quickly puts a stop to that, though, yanking Hoff back to the center of the ring. Drek slides back on his knees, pulling Hoff to the true center of the ring. The official checks on Hoff, asking for a submission, but the big man tells him "no way." CABOOSE What about that power from Drek Stone, there? That's a nearly-300 pound man he's yanking to the middle of the ring! COLE Hoff standing 6'5", maybe 6'6" in his boots, weighing in at just about 275 pounds this evening, definitely has the size advantage over the World Champion Drek Stone, who stands about 6 foot 2, weighs about 235... COACH Yeah, but that weight advantage that Hoff has can be a weight DISadvantage in a situation like this! He's got more bulk to move around, and more body to supply oxygen to, if you understand what the Coach is sayin', playas! It's a question of endurance! CABOOSE Wow, they actually made you smarter. COACH HOLLA! Hoff looks to either side, and, seeing no alternative, simply starts fighting to his feet! The fans lend their support, stomping and clapping and SCREAMING and again the Hoff chant breaks out, and Hoff makes it to one knee as Drek's eyes go wide, and now Hoff is on his FEET, and he fires an elbow to Drek's ribs!! Another!! ANOTHER!! Drek doubles over and lets go of the hold, and here comes Hoff, CHARGING into the ropes, firing off, and throwing a BIG CLOTHESLINE--NO!! Drek Stone GRABS the arm and takes Hoff DOWN with a FUJIWARA ARMBAR!!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" CABOOSE YES!! Right out of the Chris Stevens playbook!! COLE Drek Stone simply had Hoff scouted. He knew what was coming and he absolutely KILLED Hoff's momentum. CABOOSE Ah, Cole, how many times have we seen Chris Stevens do the exact same thing to the big oaf? I told ya, this man has done his homework!! Drek Stone arches his back, leaning into the armbar, drawing a SCREAM from Hoff as his body racks in pain. Hoff grits his teeth as Drek torques his right shoulder and elbow, trying his damnedest to dislocate some joints. The referee again asks Hoff if he's had enough, but through gritted teeth, the big man manages to say no. COLE Hoff's not gonna give up just yet!! COACH Yeah, but how much more can he take? Drek Stone has been applying hold after hold, damaging the entire right side of Hoff's body, cutting off his oxygen... CABOOSE This has been a masterwork performance by the Champ thus far. Drek Stone leans into the hold, violently bending Hoff's right arm at a frightening angle. Hoff's face is a vision of pain, as the big man raises his left arm up...the referee asks Hoff if he gives, and Hoff says nothing, instead holding his hand in the air... COLE Come on, big man, don't quit now!! Not like this!! CABOOSE SHUT IT, fairy!! TAP, you son of a bitch, tap like the fraud of a contender you are!! Drek Stone looks over his shoulder, and seeing Hoff's hand ready to tap, leans back even FURTHER into the armbar, sending Hoff SPASMING in pain...but Hoff won't tap!! The Minneapolis crowd is DESPARATELY trying to help, chanting Hoff's name....and it seems to be working as Hoff uses the free left arm to drag himself towards the ropes!! "HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF" Drek puts all his power into the armbar....but Hoff takes another reach for the ropes, inching ever closer!! "HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF HOFF" Hoff makes a grab for the bottom strand...and he GETS it!! Hoff clings to the rope for dear life, and the official orders the champ to break the hold. Drek, looking absolutely FURIOUS, gets up off of Hoff's arm and yells at the ref, who tells Stone that there's nothing he can do! COLE Come on, Drek, rules are rules! CABOOSE Cole, a man like Drek Stone knows that rules are meant to be broken. COLE Drek Stone is despicable. CABOOSE He's also great. Drek turns his wrath back to the challenger, who has started using the ropes to assist himself back up. Drek walks behind Hoff and kicks him square in the left elbow, causing Hoff to let go of the ropes and fall back to the mat!! "YOU SUCK!" "YOU SUCK!" "YOU SUCK!" "YOU SUCK!" Drek looks out to the crowd, and pounds his chest, sending the rabid fans into an angry fervor. Drek, scowling, turns back to Hoff, picking his opponent up off of the mat and driving a knee into his midsection! Hoff doubles over, and Drek grabs Hoff with a front facelock, screaming "THIS IS IT!" to the angry crowd!! COLE Drek looking for his signature StoneCutter!! If he hits this, it'll be all over!! Drek grabs Hoff by the waistband of the tights, preparing to lift him up...but Hoff falls to his knee!! Drek Stone laughs, condesencingly, at his opponent's weakness. CABOOSE Hoff is too weak to even stand! This is gonna be all over, boys, write it in the record books. Drek smirks as he reaches over Hoff's back, pulling the big man up by the back of the tights...but as he does Hoff surprises Drek with a double-leg takedown!! The fans go CRAZY as Hoff, from out of NOWHERE, turns Drek over into a BOSTON CRAB!! CABOOSE WHAT?!? COLE I don't BELIEVE it!! The crowd is in a FRENZY as Hoff sits down into the Boston Crab, aplying pressure to the back and legs of the champion!! Drek Stone FLAILS in the hold, desparately trying to crawl to the ropes, or break free, but the champ finds himself trapped! Hoff ROARS in triumph as Drek grabs his head, tearing at his hair in pain!! CABOOSE NO, Drek!! Your perfect coif! The referee asks Drek if he wishes to throw in the towel, but Stone shouts a plethora of curses at the man, and he steps back, monitoring the hold. CABOOSE I can't believe this. Drek was in control!! COLE This is how quickly the tide can change in a match between two stars of this caliber. Drek, using every muscle in his body, pulls himself closer to the ropes. Hoff arches back, trying to apply more pressure, but Drek takes another "step" towards the ropes. COACH The roles are rerversed from a few moments ago, but will the champion have enough to get to the ropes and break the hold? CABOOSE Oh, yes he will! COME ON, CHAMP!! Drek inches closer, and closer, and finally reaches the ropes, pulling Hoff with him. Drek wraps both arms around the bottom and second ropes, clinging to them, and the referee calls for the break. Hoff lets go, falling forward to his knees, exhaustion showing on his face. COACH Fellas, you've got to wonder how much the earlier submission holds have weared down the challenger! CABOOSE He can't be in good shape. I have never seen holds so expertly applied. Hoff has got to be racked in pain. COLE Drek Stone can't be feeling too hot either after that Boston Crab! CABOOSE You stay out of this. Hoff slowly gets to his feet, taking a moment to breathe and compose himself, as Drek Stone climbs up with the aid of the ropes. Drek heads to the nearby corner, resting, but Hoff turns and spies him. Hoff stalks toward Drek, approaching the corner, but Drek stops his advacne with a rake of the face!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" COLE Aw COME ON!! CABOOSE Heh. Drek scowls as Hoff steps back, holding his face. Drek steps out and grabs Hoff...but Hoff THROWS him back into the corner!! The Target Center erupts as Hoff charges as Drek with a SHOULDERBLOCK, sandwiching him against the turnbuckles!! Hoff steps back and delivers a big right hand, and another one, and another, sending the champion's head snapping back!! The offiical warns Hoff about using a closed fist... CABOOSE ABOUT TIME he caught that!! Hoff, though, hits him one more time, right between the eyes with a HUGE right that sends Drek reeling! Stone sinks in the corner, using it to support his weight, and Hoff wastes no time grabbing his arm and qhipping him cross-corner!! Drek hits the opposite buckle HARD, and the fans "ooooh" as his back arches in pain from the impact, before the champion sinks into the corner. COLE What power!! Hoff steps into the opposite corner, lining up with Drek and raising one finger high into the air!! Hoff charges at Drek, leaping into the air and coming down with the STINGER SPLASH...but Drek moves at the LAST SECOND!! Hoff hits chest-first, and stumbles out...and Drek grabs him in a full nelson!! COACH Could be the Recker, Drek's Dragon suplex!! COLE This is a vicious maneuver! Drek hooks Hoff, but the big man BLOCKS the suplex, hooking his foot around Drek's leg!! Drek steps away, but Hoff uses the momentary distraction to slip his left arm free!! Hoff turns arouns, twisting his right arm and grabbing Drek by the wrist...and Hoff LEVELS the champion with a SHORT-ARM CLOTHESLINE!! "YEEEEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!" Hoff makes the cover! ONE!! TWO!! THREE-NO!!! Drek kicks out at the last second!! CABOOSE COME ON, DREK!!! Hoff is up to his feet, and he pulls Drek up with him. The challenger grabs the champion and whips him into the ropes, waiting for him in the center of the ring. Drek Stone comes running...into a SNAP POWERSLAM!! COACH YO!! Hoff quickly hooks the leg of Drek Stone after the vicious power move! ONE!! TWO!! THR-KICKOUT!! Drek barely gets the arm up as the audience lets out a collective groan of disappointment. COLE Hoff ALMOST had him there! Hoff slaps the mat as he gets back to his feet, stepping behind the rising Drek Stone. Hoff sets up, poising behind Drek Stone, waving the champion to his feet!! The crowd comes ALIVE as Drek gets up, stumbling slightly as he regains his balance!! COLE The people know what's coming next!! Drek turns around, walking right into a SPINEBUST--NO!! Drek elbows Hoff on top of the head, causing the big man to drop the champ! Drek, in the blink of an eye, drives his forearm into theback of Hoff's neck, causing the big man to fall to his hands and knees!! The fans are livid as Drek steps over Hoff's back, and applies a CAMEL CLUTCH!! COLE Wow, a Camel Clutch from the world champion!! CABOOSE This is a great hold, Michael, it pulls on both the neck and the back. What a brilliant maneuver by our world's champion. Drek pulls back on Hoff's jaw, bending the neck in ways it was never meant to bend. The official asks Hoff if he wants to give up, but given the challenger's current predicament, all he can do is wave the man off. CABOOSE This might be it, guys. No, you know what? This IS it. It's all over. COLE Don't be so sure!! Drek Stone looks down at the top of Hoff's head, briefly letting go with his left arm to drive it into the top of Hoff's skull. The fans jeer the maneuver, so Drek does it again, then looks out over the fans. DREK "THIS IS YOUR HOMETOWN HERO!! AHAHAHAHA!!!" The fans DROWN the arena in a sea of boos, angerd nearly to the point of rioting by Drek's comment. The anger quickly fades, though, as Hoff surprises Drek Stone by slipping his chin free of the hold!! CABOOSE What the hell?! Hoff quickly crawls backwards, out from underneath Drek's legs, and gets to his knees!! The confused and surprised champion turns around! RIGHT INTO A SPINEBUSTER~!!!!!!!! "YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" COLE Oh my GOD!! Hoff just caught Drek Stone with his signature spinebuster!! CABOOSE NO! NOOOOOOOO!! COLE Cover him, Hoff!! Hoff, though, lies on the mat, spent from Drek's relentless assault. Drek lies probe from the huge 'buster, and so the referee begins a ten count! "ONE!" "TWO!" "THREE!" "FOUR!" The fans start making more noise, willing their man up off the canvas! "FIVE!" And Hoff starts to stir! The fans are ROARING!! "SIX!" Drek is still out! And Hoff rolls over onto his stomach!! "SEVEN!" Hoff crawls to the World Champion...and DRAPES AN ARM ACROSS HIS CHEST!! ONE!! TWO!! THREE NO!!!!!!!! Drek Stone BARELY, BARELY gets his shoulder off the mat!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOO!" CABOOSE Oh, thank God. COLE What will Hoff have to do to put Drek Stone away?! Both men slowly, slowly get to their feet, shaking the cobwebs out of their heads. Hoff beats Drek by a second, but it's enough to throw a BIG right hand that stuns the champion! Hoff grabs Drek by the arm and whips him into the ropes, waiting for him to come off the other side! Drek bounds off the strands, and Hoff throws a LARIAT...but Drek DUCKS!! Before Hoff can react, Drek stops on a dime, turns around, and grabs Hoff with a SLEEPERHOLD!! "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" COLE What a counter! CABOOSE Oh, yeah, Drek, SQUEEZE the life outta him!! The crowd gets on the champion as he cinches in the sleeper, tossing Hoff's head back and forth in an attempt to drain the big man's stamina. Hoff sinks to one knee, and the referee checks on him! COLE The official making sure the hold is completely legal... CABOOSE Of COURSE it is, Cole!! Drek is simply a master at the art of submission wrestling! Hoff sinks down to both knees...then falls backwards onto his BUTT, with Drek Stone kneeling behind him, keeping the hold applied tightly. COACH After all that Hoff's been through in this match, I wouldn't be surprised if this ends it. Hoff's eyes gloss over, and the crowd keeps booing Drek Stone for sapping the life from their hero. The official notices Hoff beginning to fade, and grabs his left arm, raising it into the air. The arm drops. The fans jeer as the official signals one to the timekeeper...but then they come alive, trying valiantly to rile Hoff out of his slumber. Drek keeps the hold expertly applied as the official raises Hoff's arm again. It drops a second time. CABOOSE Well, no one can say Hoff didn't put up one hell of a fight. The referee signals two, and the crowd knows it's now or never. Already horse from shouting, they scream as loud as they can, cheering, clapping, stomping, blowing airhorns, doing whatever they can to keep Hoff in the match. Drek's eyes light up, a sick smile on his face as the referee raises Hoff's arm for the third and final time. He lets it go.... AND IT STAYS UP. COLE OH MY GOD!!! The fans BLOW THE ROOF off of the Target Center as Hoff forms a fist!! Drek Stone is beside himself as somehow, Hoff keeps his arm up, staying alive!! The glassy look fades from Hoff's face, and the big man fights to one knee!! Drek tries as hard as he can to lock in the hold even tighter, but Hoff, feeling the momentum, fights up to his feet!! Drek tries clamping the headlock on tighter, but Hoff slips himself behind the Champion, lifts him up -- AND DROPS him to the mat with a Spinning Out Powerbomb! COACH YO~!~! COLE Ouch! Drek’s head just bounced off the mat from that powerbomb! This match has really started to get wild! CABOOSE Well, it looks like it’s about to get a whole hell of a lot more wild in a second. Look who’s running down to the ring! The camera peels back and focuses on the ramp to find Chris Stevens dashing down to ringside with a steel chair in his hand. “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” The Minneapolis crowd is going absolutely insane with jeers as Stevens immediately slides into the ring with the steel chair in his hand. COACH Oh, come on! The last thing we need to see is Chris Stevens out here right now! CABOOSE Forget that! ANY time is a good time for Chris Stevens! Hoff’s eyes widen as he notices his arch-enemy is only seconds away from ruining his Heavyweight Title opportunity. Wielding the bat with as much strength as a pre-steroid trial Jason Giambi, Stevens takes a HUUUUUUUUGE swing with the steel chair…. …AND HOFF DUCKS THE CHAIRSHOT! “YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!” The fans in attendance let out a deep gasp as Stevens winds up hitting nothing by air. The momentum of the swing sends him spinning back around, allowing Hoff to hit him with a well-placed shot to the face! The crowd roars as Stevens falls to the mat, allowing the chair to completely slip out of his hands. Hoff starts laying in a nasty series of stomps to the body of Chris Stevens. He then peels him off the mat by his hair -- and throws him OVER the top rope and to the arena floor! COACH There we go! Even Chris Stevens isn’t going to be enough to put Hoff down tonight! Once Stevens hits the floor, a gang of security guards immediately swoop in around him and drag him to his feet. They start pulling him back up to the ramp to a massive reaction. Stevens does his best to struggle out of their grip, but he’s finding that it just isn’t working too well. With everyone focused on the action outside the ring, including the referee, Hoff slowly picks the steel chair up off the mat with a smile on his face. The crowd finally turns his attention to him and begin screaming, as Hoff proudly holds the chair up over his head. CABOOSE There’s no way. He couldn’t dare think of doing this! COACH Hoff, calm down. Don’t get disqualified! You can beat Drek without it! CABOOSE Oh, no, he can’t! But he wouldn’t dare use this chair! He doesn’t have that mean streak anymore! He doesn’t have it! Despite Caboose’s rantings, Hoff is definitely giving off that impression that his mean streak really does still exist. With a scowl, he stares at Drek Stone, who is still slowly trying to raise himself up off the mat. With the referee’s back still turned, Hoff waits for the Heavyweight Champion to stand back up. Once he does, Hoff takes a deep breath. Charges forward! SWINGS the steel chair! Watches Drek Stone duck! Sees the referee turn his attention back to the ring action! AND HITS THE REFEREE RIGHT IN THE FACE WITH THE STEEL CHAIR! “OOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” The crowd lets out a loud groan as the referee crumbles down to the mat immediately, holding his head in crippling pain. Hoff slams the chair down to the arena floor in complete frustration afterwards. COLE OH NO! The referee is down! CABOOSE Do you see how inept this guy is?! He tries to get back that vicious streak and he winds up taking it out on the referee! COACH That is such a tough break! But come on, Hoff. Don’t take your attention away from the task at hand! Unfortunately, that seems to be exactly what Hoff is doing. Instead of focusing on his opponent, he bends down and starts attending to the referee. He tries to shake the official back into consciousness, but that chair shot was just way too hard. The referee is out cold. As Hoff does his best to get the ref back up, he suddenly gets blindsided with a hard forearm to the side of the head from none other than Drek Stone. CABOOSE Did he really think he could take his attention away from Drek Stone for more than a few moments?! Hoff stumbles forward after the forearm, right into the corner. The Heavyweight Champion swoops in right after him and quickly clamps Hoff’s arms behind his head in a full-nelson position. COLE Full nelson?! I don’t think I’ve seen this move present in the OAOAST for years! COACH Yeah, well, there’s a reason for that. Drek pulls the big man away from the corner and into the center of the ring. Drek starts swinging Hoff around the ring with the full nelson still locked on, until he realizes that the #1 Contender is coming very, very close to muscling out of the move with his sheer strength. But Drek, thinking quickly, then lifts Hoff up off the ground -- and DROPS him to the mat with a full nelson drop! The crowd starts solidly jeering once again as Hoff hits the ringmat fully on the back of his head. CABOOSE There we go! As Drek said last Thursday, Hoff might have more muscle. But Drek is much more skillful at actually using strength to his advantage! As Hoff lays stunned on the mat, the Heavyweight Champion tries to make the best of this opportunity. Grabbing a solid grip of Hoff’s hair, he starts violently yanking him off the mat and back up to his feet. Once the #1 Contender is in a standing position, Drek gives him a stiff kick to the stomach and sets him up in a front-facelock position. COLE Drek Stone looks like he’s seconds away from closing this match out! CABOOSE Oh, we can only hope! The fans start screaming for Hoff to do something -- ANYTHING -- to escape out of the Stonecutter. Drek, loving to hear their pleading, smiles widely, then tightens the grip aroud Hoff’s neck. He finally LIFTS HIM UP FOR THE STONECUTTER…. CABOOSE YES!! ….NO! Drek jumps up for his finishing move, but by holding the nearby top rope, Hoff manages to stay steady on his own two feet! Once Drek floats back to the mat, Hoff hits him with a vicious punch to the stomach. Stone doubles over for a second, which gives Hoff the chance to wrap his large forearm around the champion’s neck, and pull him back into a rear facelock position. COACH Uh-oh! Now it’s Hoff’s turn to see if he could finish this thing off! Drek tries swatting his way out of the move, but they don’t seem to be working too effectively at this point. With the Minneapolis crowd screaming in approval, Hoff lifts Drek Stone up in a reverse-suplex position…. CABOOSE NO! NO!! …AND DROPS HIM TO THE MAT WITH THE FUTURE SHOCK!! “YEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!” “HOFF!” “HOFF!” “HOFF!” Immediately after the move, Hoff rolls Drek Stone onto his back and makes the cover. “ONE!!!!!” “TWO!!!!” “THREE!!!” “FOUR!!!” CABOOSE What the hell are these people counting for?! There’s no referee! Hoff groans as he also comes to the realization that there is simply no official present to make the count. But his disappointment comes to a quick end when he spots a SECOND referee running down to ringside and sliding into the ring! CABOOSE NO!!! NO!!! ONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! TWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! THRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! NO!! SHOULDER UP!! Nearly every single soul in the building lets out a huge gasp as Drek JUST manages to get out of the pinfall attempt. CABOOSE Oh, thank GOD! THANK GOD! COLE I can NOT believe just how close we were to crowning a new Heavyweight Champion. COACH And everyone here in Minneapolis --- including Hoff -- just can’t believe Drek Stone kicked out of the Future Shock! CABOOSE Damn! What are the odds that a second referee would come at THAT very moment? I mean, really now! The odds continue to be stacked against our champion! Hoff rolls off Drek’s chest, just looking completely spent. It’s easy to see that there’s no way he thought Drek Stone would be able to kick out of the Future Shock. Inhaling deep breaths now, Hoff moves back up to his feet and raises his arms up to his hometown crowd. “YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!” Calmly wiping the sweat off his forehead, Hoff grabs the Heavyweight Champion by the back of his head and starts lifting him to his feet once more. Once Drek woozily gets into a standing position, Hoff hooks him into prime position for a Rock Bottom! COACH The Future Shock might not have finished Drek Stone off, but this Rock Bottom DEFINITELY would if he hits it! For a moment, Hoff looks out at the crowd piled into the Target Center, each one shouting for him to put this one away. With triumph almost imminent, HOFF LIFTS DREK STONE UP FOR THE ROCK BOTTOM….. …..BUT, IN MID-AIR, DREK SLIDES BEHIND HOFF’S BACK AND BRINGS HIM DOWN WITH A CRUCIFIX PIN!! The building explodes in shock as the referee drops down for the count! ONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!!! THRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! KICKOUT!! HOFF JUST MUSCLES HIS WAY OUT OF THE CRUCIFIX!! CABOOSE I do NOT believe it! What in the HELL will it take to get Hoff down for the three count?! Drek, not believing that his Herculean effort would only earn him a two count, turns to the referee and angrily holds up three fingers. You know, to indicate that he thought it was a three count. The referee shakes his head and says, indeed, that the count was only two. In frustration, Drek stands back up and gets closer to the referee. This time, he bumps chests with the official, shoving him into the corner, still screaming that it was a three count. Once again, the referee tells him it was only two. COLE Drek Stone is really starting to lose his cool here. This is not a mistake I think he wants to make. Seeing that he’s not going to get anywhere by arguing with the referee, the Heavyweight Champion turns away from him and focuses his attention back onto Hoff, who is slowly making his way back up by using the middle rope. As the #1 Contender struggles to stand, Drek waits behind him, almost as if he was stalking him. After a few moments, Hoff finally manages to get up! He starts to turn around slowly, and Drek jumps up for a huricarana! NO! Hoff catches him into a powerbomb position! CABOOSE Oh no! OH NO!! Drek tries kicking his legs excitedly to get out of the predicament, but Hoff tightens his grip on the champ’s lower body. He then starts sprinting around the ring, trying to throw off Drek Stone’s sense of balance. COACH Could Hoff REALLY be going for what I think he is?! After a few moments of running, Hoff stops in the center of the ring. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” Screaming loudly, Hoff finally swings his opponent off his shoulders. As Drek goes hurtling down, Hoff catches him -- AND SPIKES HIM INTO THE MAT WITH A BRUTAL SPINEBUSTER!! COLE H-BOMB!! HOFF HIT THE H-BOMB ON DREK STONE!! COACH We haven’t seen that move in MONTHS! Drek Stone hits the mat lifelessly, and Hoff immediately hooks the leg for the pinfall. The referee drops down for the count! CABOOSE NO! NO! DREK, KICK OUT! PLEASE KICK OUT! ONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! TWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! THRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! *DING! DING! DING!* “YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!” The Target Center absolutely ERUPTS once they hear that bell ring, with everyone instantly rising to their feet in celebration. “Black” starts to blast over the loudspeakers as Hoff rolls off Drek’s body and looks out to the crowd with a wide grin on his face. COLE YES! YES! HOFF DID IT!! HOFF HAS CAPTURED THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ONCE AGAIN!! CABOOSE I…..I can’t believe it. Oh no, this can’t be happening! The reaction in the building manages to get even louder once the referee actually hands the Heavyweight Belt to Hoff. With tears in his eyes, Hoff cradles the belt in his right hand and kisses the gold plating of the title excitedly. CABOOSE Not right before AngleMania. Oh, god. I can’t believe this is happening. Buffer even has a smile on his face as he walks into the ring and picks up the microphone to make the final announcement. BUFFER Your winner……..AND NEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWW OAOAST HEAVYWEIGHT……wait, what? Michael Buffer’s announcement is suddenly stopped by the referee, who seems to be whispering something in his ear. But this isn’t the referee who made the count. Oh, no. This is the referee that originally got hit in the head with that steel chair. The camera zooms up close to catch the conversation between the two men. BUFFER So wait, what are you trying to say here? REFEREE #1 I’m saying Hoff needs to get disqualified for using that steel chair. I’m the designated referee, and I say this match ends in a disqualification. Announce it. The crowd, catching a snippet of this conversation, begins getting absolutely livid as Buffer moves the microphone towards his mouth. BUFFER Ladies and gentlemen, I’m being told there has been a change in plans. Since Hoff hit this referee with a steel chair before, he is now being officially disqualified for those actions! So your winner….. “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” BUFFER ..AND STILLLL THE OAOAST HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION…. Suddenly, Buffer’s announcement is interrupted by the referee once again. But now, this is the one that actually made the Hoff pinfall earlier. REFEREE #2 No. Michael, make the announcement I told you to make earlier. REFEREE #1 Excuse me! I was the designated man for this contest, and I was taken out by Hoff swinging that steel chair! This may not be popular, but it’s the right decision! Hoff needs to be disqualified for those actions! REFEREE #2 No way! Hoff did not hit you with that steel chair intentionally! I was still here to make the three count, and Hoff won the title fair and square. Buffer, announce it the way it should be. Referee #2 walks over to Hoff and raises his right hand, receiving a massive positive reaction in return. REFEREE #1 Don’t you dare. I told you how to announce this ending! Referee #1 moves over to Drek Stone, who is now leaning against a nearby corner, sucking in air as quickly as possible. The official raises Drek’s hand, this time getting a huge amount of jeers for doing so! CABOOSE Well, I know which way I would decide this thing. COLE There are two opposing viewpoints here -- but, in a way, both of them are actually right. How could this be decided? The two referees raise the combatants’ respective hands once again, with the fan reactions altering between cheers and jeers. After a few seconds of that…

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