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Part deux... Black T is PISSED~! I like the reactions of the former and current tag champs after the PPV. You guys rock. P.R. shows some anger in a well-written promo. I like how the normally cocky, humorous PR started using words like "doody head" when he got mad. Nice touch. Part three forthcoming. Stupid library...

I know I haven't finished feedbacking AP yet, but Frig called me...a name...in the other thread and so I have to do this. Rodez's pre-show segment was interesting. I was actually very worried that KC was leaving; now that that's seemingly not the case, I'm very interested in where this goes. I'm a little hesitant to get into this because it's got a slight Russo vibe to it, to be honest, BUT...KC's a competent writer and the Rodez character has been developed well, so let's call it cautiously optimistic. The opening segment came off really well. NYU, Adam, and I co-wrote it and I had my worries, but it worked. So props to them. Let's overlook the Bill Watts "is he in the arena or not" snafoo. I like that CoD showed a little arrogance in the aftermath of their title win. Pretty brutal HH/FS match and, if this makes sense, the brutality was enhanced by the COARSE language used. I liked it. I'm not always a fan of cursing on our show, but this worked great. Josie's introduction as HeldDOWN GM was handled well. Okay, I'm at the library and they're about to shut me down, so I'm breaking this into two posts. If post two never appears you'll know what happened.

Tony I'll come looking for whoever I want to come looking. ...For. ...Yeah.

Go for it. Tony -- if anything stops Drek/Hoff from MEing I'm gonna find you, and WHEN I DO.... *dun dun dun*

I'll have comments for all the whiners about not getting any comments....later. Promise! I'm already late for a dinner date, as it stands. But let me just say that I'm thrilled Patty got what I was trying to do with the post being in HE instead of here. I dunno, I wish we'd do more stuff like this, the House Show reports, tc.

Feedback....well, whenever I finish the AP feed. But a comment. Let me know if you liked the little backstage thing I put up. If people did, I think we should or at least could do more, as something to advance storylines and/or add depth to our characters.

Okay, so I got talking so SOMEONE *coughNYUcough* online and now I'm way tired. But here's like a thrid of the feedback. CoD/TOE: Acronym'd~! Very hot, fast opener, that popped the crowd. CoD seem to really be getting over. I liked it, for a guy who claims not to be the biggest fan, Patty is really good at writing exciting matches. I know that he and Zack collaborated, and it flowed well. Very cool. Drek's promo was fun. He crossed that line again from cocky to EVIL, I enjoy that thoroughly. Whenever I picture a PR promo, I picture him all crazy and bug-eyed. Not Evad Sullivan crazy, but intesne. He's a fun read. The 24/7 title match was a change of pace for Phenom, but not a bad one. Good match with Phenom fighting off the hellacious onslaught. I thought it did a lot for Geddon, actually. Very neat twist at the end. Calvin's promo literally has me excited. I am not lying. I loved it. When I started, Cal was the champion and even though I knew his character a bit, I viewed him as the end-all, be-all guy. I'm stoked. ...more later, promise.

I liked the show.

OMG I heard there's exclusive online content available now... o.O

I love you.

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The scene opens on none other than the "Macho Man," Randy Savage! SAVAGE OOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEAH, DIG IT!! It's the MACH-O MAAAAN comin' at ya LIVE FROM THE OAOAST CONTROL CENTER, OOOOOH YEAH!!!! This week's HELDDOWN was amazing, DIG IT!! But one thing that the cameras DIDN'T CATCH was our own JOSH MATTHEWS, OOOOOOH YEEEEEEAH DIG IT~!!! SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM, OOOO-- PRODUCER (offstage) Randy, get to the point. SAVAGE OOOOOH YEAH I GET THE POINT!! DIG IT!!! Anyway, Josh Matthews CAUGHT UP WITH HOFF IN THE LOCKER ROOM OOOOOOOH YEAH!!! After the show went off the air! HERE'S WHAT HOFF HAD TO SAY!!! The shot mercifully cuts away from Macho and to the locker room in Maui, where Hoff sits on the bench in jeans and a black t-shirt, a duiffelbag packed at his side. On a chair, across from Hoff, sits the stone col' pimp himself, Josh Matthews. J-MATH Hoff. What is your initial reaction to Bill Watts granting you a title shot? HOFF (all smiles) Well, of course, I'm *beep*ing thrilled about it. I mean, I lobbied pretty hard for this. I knew that Zero Hour was going to be held in Minneapolis and I figured that featuring myself would do big business, but ultimately, the final call was Bill's and he let me know just before the show went on. It was a great feeling. He told me, " this is the direction we want to go, and we think you'd make a great champion, and a great cornerstone." So it's a bit of an honor that way. As long as I can beat Drek... J-MATH Can you beat Drek Stone? He'e been on quite a roll lately, scoring some decisive victories. HOFF Yeah, but then so was Crystal, and I beat her not once, but twice. I mean I don't want to take anything away from Drek. I may not like the guy -- I don't think anyone does, really (laughing) -- but he's an awesome wrestler. He's the best I know at mixing technique with down-and-out dirty fighting. But I'm the man, it's as simple as that. I can beat anyone, on my best day, I really believe that I am the best in this business today. So can I beat Drek Stone? Yeah. Will I? (smirking) Oh, hell yeah. J-MATH (laughing) Well, that's a great attitude to have. A lot of people wonder how you manage to stay so upbeat lately, with your conflict with Chris Stevens and all... HOFF Well, that's been an ongoing thing for years, and it's something I've learned to deal with. It's seemingly an inevitabiliy that wherever I go, Chris will be there, and so I learn to live with that. As for my mood, people don't really know it, but I'm a pretty uptempo guy. People see me and see what I do and that I do like to rough people up a bit (smiling), and they think that "hey, he's a mean guy, he's an ass," but it's really not true. I love what I do and I get a chance to do it for some great fans. A while back...I think it was October, right before I won my title, I said that I just wanted to compete. I get to, and it's like living a dream. It helps that right now, all the cards are falling into place, and hopefully I'll be able to get my title back. J-MATH I notice you keep calling it "your title." Some people have taken to calling you the "uncrowned champion" of the OAOAST. Is this something you've taken to heart? HOFF It is and it isn't. I do feel it's a sort of rallying cry for me. It's a reminder of where I was. The fact is, I was never beaten for the belt. I never lost it in the ring. It was taken from me. Do I feel like I deserve it? Yeah! But, at the same time, I want to earn it in the ring. That's what being a champion is all about. That brings me back again to Drek. Love him or hate him -- and put me in with the latter -- but he's paid his dues. Too bad for him the title's coming back where it belongs on February 27th. J-MATH What do you think about Chris Stevens' comments, how you'll never hold the World Championship again? HOFF (rolling his eyes) Chris Stevens loves to blow smoke. He says he's not a big talker, but he whines more than anybody in this industry. Chris can't stop me from winning that title anymore than he could beat me on Sunday. J-MATH Congratulations on your win, by the way. HOFF Thank you. J-MATH Yeah. I don't know if you're aware, but the match has gotten a lot of praise. HOFF Well, as much as I hate to admit it, Chris Stevens is a hell of an athlete too. I knew it'd be tough to beat him. It was back and forth, but the fans were into it, they were totally on my side, and I kind of knew they'd love it. It was a different type of cage match than most, very quick, very sudden. It was all about who could knock who out first. Chris Stevens found out the hard way that you don't keep Hoff down for long. J-MATH Speaking of Anglepalooza, let's switch gears. What did you think when you saw Axel win the Lethal Rumble? Were you jealous? HOFF You know, of course I was a little jealous, because everybody wants to win that spot, everyone wants to main event Anglemania. It's the biggest event in the biz, and it's just a great night. You know, I remember my own experience last year, facing CWM at Anglemania III. It was a great experience, and I'll never forget that feel. But to main event...to be the showcase...that's everyone's dream. J-MATH Sounds like a bit of dreaming going on on your part. HOFF (laughing) Well, if I told you I'd never dreamed of it, you wouldn't believe me. I think we all do. But, no, to get back to your original question, was I jealous? No, not really. Besides wanting to be there -- wanting that spotlight -- it really didn't faze me. I was actually happy for Axel, y'know? I mean, he and I have definitely been at each other's throats, but the guy's overcome a lot to get where he is, and he's very good at what he does, and I respect that. J-MATH It looked like the beginning of a friendship was formed tonight. HOFF (smiling) Who knows, maybe it was. I dunno, I never came in here to make friends, but it doesn't hurt. Axel's a solid guy, and a good person to have in your corner. The man can fight, no question. No question. J-MATH Well, hopefully, he'll be a good man to have in your corner next week in that six-man tag. HOFF I can't wait for that match. J-MATH What about Crystal? Is there any animosity there? HOFF Well, if there is, I'm not detecting it. She and I haven't really spoken much since World Without End, but I know that she respects me and I her. She's truly earned the "Female Phenom" nickname. I look forward to teaming with her next week, and hopefully we'll get a chance to talk before then. J-MATH All right, Hoff, I'll let you get going, but one last quick question: who throws a better spinebuster, you or Axel? HOFF (smirking) You better get out of here before Tony Brannigan hears you talking like that. Josh immediately looks frantically to either side, then ssprings out of his chair and runs off. Hoff smiles, shaking his head, and stands, picking up his duffelbag and walking off. *cut to Savage in the Control Center* SAVAGE OOOOOOOOH YEAH DIG IT!! THERE YOU HAVE IT!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT SIX-MAN TAG NEXT WEEK, OOOOOOOOOOOH UYEEEEEEEAHHH~! WE'LL SEE YOU THEN, BROTHER! *fade out* © 2005 OAOAST Entertainment, Inc.

Hoff has t'ings to say.

Very cool.

Hey, I like to think that I usually do a good job, when I remember to do it. Bastard. *does not pursue*

I wanted to leave feedback before AP but I'm really just feeling so, so lazy right now. Rest assured it was a good show. Papa's women's match rocked. I mean the rest was good too, but that was my favorite part. Hey, I'm half-assing it this week, step off.

PK: No. No, they don't.

You're still here, PK. You must be a bored man.

I dont' have a lullaby. I have a cage match... Speaking of which, scroll down a bit and check out the OAOAST's big PPV tomorrow night.

I *told* you that I hoped you didn't like Jumbo. I mean I know that you DID, but, well, sucks to be you, I guess. HA! More later.

Fallout from Hoff/Stevens IN THE CAGE~. Someone will have an announcement.

There's still at least one and I think a few segs to be edited in this week, including one featuring our World Champion. So, keep checking. Also, I'll wait for a bit to start feedback and next week's booking threads due to that. In all fairness, as NYU said, "who knew I'd post the show ontime."

© 2004 OAOAST Inc./HeldDOWN Entertainment CREDITS: Hoff Patty Frig Phenom Papa Adam Cal Dan Cappa PR Tony NYU OMG I EDITED MYSELF IN AT THE LAST MINUTE GIVE ME PROPZ TOO~!~!

BUFFER The following contest is set for one fall. Introducing first, the former professional wrestling tag team champions of the world, weighing a combine 465 pounds, Jim Cornette presents "Sarcastic" Simon and "Narcissistic" Ned, THE NEW NEW MIDNIGHT EXPRESS! The opening notes of "Chase" blast through the loud speakers, and the fans waste no time showing their disapproval of the former World tag team champions, a few cheers mixed in with the boos. The New New Midnight Express -- "Sarcastic" Simon Singleton and "Narcissistic" Ned Blanchard -- in their silvery vest, black trunks with "MX" on the back and a silver star on the front and white boots appear on stage without their manager James E. Cornette anywhere in sight. The two jaw with many of the fans, walking to the ring with a very smug look on their faces. COLE In case you've just joined us, Jim Cornette has decided against escorting any members of Jim Cornette Enterprises until after Anglepalooza, this Sunday live on pay-per-view when The Saints and New New Midnight Express square off. So far he's kept his promise, not coming out with The Saints earlier tonight or the New New Midnight Express right now. He signed warmup matches for his teams, and what a joke that has turned out to be. CABOOSE Joke? You don't think The Saints had a tough time with their opponents? (laughs) COLE No offense to Marvin and Melvin, but they exactly aren't on the level of teams like Black T, Hell's Hitmen or the Global Party XChange. I can only imagine what kind of "competition" James E. signed for Simon and Ned. Edgar Winter's "Frankensteiner" cues up, and out come the brothers from Oklahoma, in their Sooner red singlets. Frank's completely focused on the ring, Frankie, the loveable hyperactive brother, runs around the ramp, barking and slapping hands with many of the ringside fans. In the ring, Sarcastic Simon and Narcissistic Ned are flipping out. Jumping up and down, slapping and kicking the ropes. BUFFER And their opponents. Weighing 510 pounds, from Oklahoma, THE FRANKENSTEINERS! COLE Oh, my! The reaction of the New New Midnight Express says it all. They just as well assumed, like many of us, that they would be signed against a rather sub-par team like The Saints were, and, well... I wouldn't call Frank and Frankie Frankensteiner sub-par. Jim Cornette has once again screwed his boys over. CABOOSE You make me sick, Michael Cole. You've been spreading lies about the relationship between the two from the very beginning. How do you go to sleep at night? COLE I go to sleep just fine, thank you very much. CABOOSE I bet you do. Thinking of Zack Malibu in his underwear, singing "Happy Birthday...Michael Cole." COLE Oh, go to hell! CABOOSE Why don't you make me? COACH Gentlemen, please. By all means, start fighting. That'll leave HeldDOWN~! in the hands of The Coach, and everybody knows how trippin' that would be. COLE Oh, shut up, Coachman. You're just as bad as Caboose is. COACH Hey, Muffy, at least I know who the Horsemen were. Sarcastic Simon and Frankie Frankensteiner lockup. Both me jocking for position. Simon backs Frankie in the corner. Referee Charles Robinson asking for a clean break. Will we get one? Yes, we will. Simon slowly steps back... Oh, he went for a cheapshot but Frankie saw it coming. Waistlock... OVERHEAD BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX. Simon gets right back up -- FRANKENSTEINERLINE (Clothesline). Narcissistic Ned comes in. Swing and a miss. Go behind waistlock by Frankie. RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX! Frankie's brother, Frank, is now in as well. Stiff clothesline for Ned. The Frankensteiners really taking it to the former World tag team champions early now. Both Midnights whipped to the ropes. DOUBLE BACK BODYDROPS. Simon and Ned use the ropes to pull themselves back up. The Frankensteiners charge them... CLOTHESLINE OVER THE TOP TO THE FLOOR! The Frankensteiners are jacked up. The crowd's jacked up. "How about that, huh?" Frank shouts from the center of the ring with his arms out, as his brother Frankie runs around barking, and then goes between Frank's legs for the old Steiner Brothers tag team pose. COLE It's no secret the brothers from Oklahoma model themselves after the former NWA/WCW/NJPW/WWF tag team champions, moreso Frankie, the fun-loving younger brother. CABOOSE Fun-loving? That's code for retarded. And it makes sense they model themselves after the Steiners -- they're all ugly. The New New Midnight Express pace outside the ring, regrouping but obviously still upset James E. Cornette seemingly screwed them over yet again. The crowd turn their attention to the entranceway, booing. THE SAINTS -- Logan "Usher" Mann and Synth -- are heading to the ring. The Heavenly Rockers grab a couple of chairs and sit ringside. Simon, Ned, Logan and Synth exchange some words, but the Midnights direct their attention back to their opponents. COLE We better keep an eye on this. The Saints and the New New Midnight Express will meet this Sunday at Anglepalooza. Jim Cornette has said he won't escort either team to the ring, nor will he be ringside for the bout, but I wonder who James E. is rooting for deep down. CABOOSE The New New Midnight Express. They brought him back to the OAOAST, so that's who he's rooting for. COACH I gotta say The Saints. I think J.C. is a bit P.O.'d that the NNMX haven't been as receptive to new ideas like Synth and Logan have. Narcissistic Ned tags in, and he goes right up to Frankie, playfully barking at him. Frankie returns the gesture with a smile on his face. Mmm! Spinning reverse kick to the midsection of the Puppy Dog. Blanchard shows off his martial arts skills, catching Frankie in the back of the head with a heel kick. Frankie crawls on all floors to the wrong corner, the New New Midnight Express' corner to be exact. Simon chokes Frankie on the middle rope while Ned distracts the referee. Sarcastic Simon tagged in, and he hangs Frankie throatfirst on the top rope. Narcissistic Ned hits the ropes, floats over Singleton's shoulders and comes crashing down on the back of Frankie with a double-axehandle. 1... 2... KICKOUT! Frankensteiner fires off a couple of weak punches. Simon responds by driving the knee into the side of the head. Singleton has Frankensteiner up... Vertical suplex. Sarcastic Simon is going to the top, a place he knows very well. From the apron, Frank shakes the ropes, trying to keep Singleton from gaining his balance. Frankie gets enough time to catch his breath and meet Singleton perched on the top. Frankie swipes away Simon's legs, causing Singleton to land on the top turnbuckle. Frankie climbs to the second rope. OVERHEAD BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX! Blanchard enters the ring, trying to drag his partner near their corner but referee Charles Robinson prevents that from happening, ordering Ned out of the ring. While all this goes on, Frank comes into the ring and to the cheers of the crowd drags Frankie to their corner. TAG MADE! Frank brings Simon back on his feet and clubbers him in the back with a stiff forearm shot. Big brother double underhooks the arms and takes Singleton up and back down (TIGER DRIVER), letting out a very audible "Fuck yeah" as he gets back up. The adrenaline clearly running through the body of Frank Frankensteiner. Singleton whipped into the ropes. TILT-A-WHIRL SLAM! Frank twirls his finger in the air, and the fans stand on their feet because they know what's coming up next...THE FRANKENSTEINER! Simon whipped back to the ropes. But Narcissistic Ned grabs hold of his partner just as Frank goes up... and crashes down on his back! The New New Midnight Express with a tag. Blanchard quickly comes in and sets Frank up for the SLINGSHOT SUPLEX! And connects! Cover made. 1... 2... Frankie makes the save. Stomping Ned between the shoulderblades. The New New Midnight Express with another tag. Frank Irish whipped into the ropes. Singleton hits the ropes. Blanchard with the drop toehold, Sarcastic Simon with the elbow drop to the back of the neck. Classic Midnight Express. Singleton with a go behind waistlock. Back suplex coming up. NO, Sarcastic Simon drops Frank's legs down on the top rope then his back across his knee. SLINGSHOT BACKBREAKER! Frank groans, holding his lower back. COLE Frank is in some real pain here. You have to wonder how much he has left after missing the Frankensteiner and then taking two very brutal slingshots -- the Slingshot Suplex and Slingshot Backbreaker. Regardless of the outcome, the Frankensteiners have shown they have want it takes to compete with the elite level tag teams in the OAOAST. 1... 2... KICKOUT! Simon scoopes Frank up and slams him near the NNMX's corner. Narcissistic Ned tagged back in. We have Singleton going back to the top, even though he's no longer the legal man. Charles Robinson begins administering the 5-count the NNMX have before being DQ'd if the legal man isn't out of the ring by then. Blanchard launches Simon off the top, who comes down on Frank with the big splash. ROCKET LAUNCHER! COLE Singleton gets off of Frank and goes back to the apron. Ned, the legal man, covers -- NO, Ned isn't going for the pin. Simon was in such a hurry to get off of Frankensteiner, I automatically thought it was so Ned could make the pin, but they instead made a tag. Singleton is going back to the top. "Watch and learn," he says to Synth and Logan, who are watching from ringside. Frankensteiner is still down, and he isn't moving at all. VEGOMATIC (flying legdrop)! "That's how you finish off a match," Narcissistic Ned shouts at Synth and Logan, the two brushing off the comment. 1... 2... KICKOUT! The crowd POPS BIG! Obviously they love the underdog factor going on here. COLE Oh, my God! Frank just kicked out of the Vegomatic! I don't believe it. The Saints point to the ring, laughing so hard that their sunglasses fall from around their eyes. Sarcastic Simon and Narcissistic Ned not at all happy to see The Saints laughing at their expense. The two teams begin exchanging words, while Frank Frankensteiner crawls to his corner. COACH The New New Midnight Express committing a rookie mistake and they don't even know it. CABOOSE I think this is exactly what The Saints want. They want the NNMX to keep losing their cool so Frank can make the tag. The crowd goes BONKERS as Frank tags in Frankie! Sarcastic Simon and Narcissistic Ned turn their attention away from The Saints and back to the ring, where it should of been in the first place. Frankie comes in and cleans house. Frankensteinerlines for all. One for Simon, one for Ned. Two for Simon, and two for Ned. DOUBLE NOGGIN KNOCKER! Narcissistic Ned goes down in the corner, while Sarcastic Simon is Irish whipped into the ropes. Frank is still down, as well. Simon makes a quick turn and we now have a CRISS-CROSS occuring in the ring. Sarcastic Simon stops to check on Narcissistic Ned, but Frankie CONTINUES RUNNING THE ROPES BY HIMSELF! COLE (shouting) Frankie, he's stopped running. Control yourself, son. Control yourself. CABOOSE Like he heard you. And how is this guy even wrestling? You know they inbred in Oklahoma. He obviously must be related to J.R. The New New Midnight Express see Frankie running the ropes and laugh, making the crazy gesture with their index finger. The former OAOAST tag team champions decide to take a closer look at the sideshow in the ring and... FRANKENSTEINERLINE FOR BOTH! COLE Frankie barks up a storm, the crowd barking along with him. Simon and Ned wobble back to their feet, still stunned from the impact of the Frankensteiner version of the clothesline. Oh, they raked him in the eyes. Frankie whipped into the ropes. He ducks a double-clothesline attempt. Simon and Ned hit the ropes, picking up for momentum. FRANK grabs Narcissistic Ned's legs and PULLS HIM OUT OF THE RING! Whipping him into the security railing, and near THE SAINTS. Sarcastic Simon tries to LEAPFROP over Frankie, but he CATCHES Singleton in MIDAIR and POWERSLAMS him to the canvas. He hooks the leg. The crowd and The Saints rise to their feet. 1... 2... COLE Are we going to witness a huge upset? 3! * DING DING DING DING * COLE YES! The crowd EXPLODES! "Frankensteiner" cues up, but the noise of the crowd drowns it out. Frank joins his brother in the ring to celebrate the biggest win of their careers. Outside the ring, Synth and Logan laugh at a fallen Narcissistic Ned, telling him "See you Sunday" as they exit through the crowd. Back in the ring, Frankie runs around, barking before jumping into the arms of his big brother, tears of joy rolling down both their faces. COLE This is what it's all about, fans. Family. After a very disappointing start to their OAOAST careers, the brothers from Oklahoma decided to leave their home country and head for Japan. There they really began to make a name for themselves in the HI-YAH promotion. And on January 27th, they came back home, a very heavy underdog and defeated the former World tag team champions. COACH You never know what you might see on HeldDOWN, Mikey. And we have Anglepalooza coming up this Sunday! CABOOSE I have to give credit where credit is due. I didn't think the Dumb and Dumber had a chance in hell, but that's why they go out and wrestle. We have something called competitive balance in the OAOAST; on any given night you can win or lose a match in just 3 seconds. COLE Dumb and Dumber? Please. *COMMERCIAL* Hit Me Verdi One More Time! The ever-popular remix of Verdi’s “Requiem” and Britney Spear’s “Hit Me Baby One More Time” starts to blast over the loudspeakers as the fans prepare themselves for a major-league jeering. CABOOSE Oh baby, here we go! COLE I could tell you one thing. When this night started out, I never dreamed we would be seeing AJ Flaire taking on Jingus, of all people! CABOOSE Well, why not? AJ Flaire’s never been the sharpest knife in the drawer. Here he is making his RETURN match -- and he has the nerve to actually challenge Jingus?! He’s a dead man! COACH …..am I the only one noticing just how odd this song is? As billowy gray smoke starts to filter throughout the building, JINGUS finally steps out through a thick cloud of said smoke to a MASSIVE mixed reaction. While the boos in the arena do seem to outweigh the cheers, there are enough of both to really make the disagreement noticeable. With his trademark red and black devil horn mask over his head, Jingus slowly saunters down the ramp and towards the ring. COACH Well, Jingus definitely looks to be all business tonight! CABOOSE Looks to be all business? When the hell is that man NOT all business? Coach, he doesn’t give a damn about AJ Flaire! He’s willing to tear him apart limb from limb here -- oh man, I’m really looking forward to this! Once Jingus steps into the ring, and the sounds of his theme music start to wane, the reaction in the building starts to slowly climb as the crowd realizes who will finally be stepping out. COLE These fans are waiting for it! They’re excited for it! They’re…. I’m The Man In My Box Buried In My Shit Won’t You Come And Save Me? Save Me?! A HUGE roar rises up from the Winnipeg crowd as the hard-rocking sounds of “Man in the Box” by Alice in Chains continues to blast over the speakers. After a few seconds of stalling, to build up the dramatic tension of course…..AJ FLAIRE FINALLY STEPS OUT THROUGH THE CURTAINS! “YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!” COLE LISTEN TO THIS REACTION! “AJ FLAIRE!“ “AJ FLAIRE!“ “AJ FLAIRE!“ Immediately after stepping out, AJ stands at the top of the ramp for a few moments, truly absorbing this impressive appreciation from the crowd. As they continue to wildly cheer him, AJ pounds his chest emphatically and points out to all of them, returning the favor. COACH AJ looks speechless. CABOOSE He shouldn’t be. I expected this reaction. This IS Canada, after all. COLE What do you mean? CABOOSE Bizarro-world! Boo the faces. Cheer the heels. It’s a common wrestling fact, Cole. AJ Flaire sucks, but these fans can’t help but cheer him. Typical insane Canadian stuff. COACH …..well, you can’t really argue with that! After saluting the fans, AJ starts to hop down the ramp, slapping hands with the fans sitting alongside the ramp along the way. He then slides into the ring and immediately walks over to a nearby corner, proudly raising his arms up and receiving yet another LOUD reaction in return. Once he steps off the turnbuckle, he turns his attention to Jingus, and the two men stare at each other from across the ring. COLE Well, this is it. AJ Flaire making his true in-ring return here tonight! CABOOSE If you don’t count that Phoenix debacle from a few weeks ago. COLE Is AJ Flaire truly prepared for this match tonight? I mean, we ARE only three days away from his HUGE I-Quit matchup with Drek Stone at AnglePalooza for the OAOAST Heavyweight Championship. CABOOSE Well, he should have thought of that before. The buzz in this Winnipeg arena start to escalate as AJ Flaire and Jingus start to step closer to each other in the ring. The referee moves between the two men to separate them for the time being -- BUT AJ FLAIRE SUDDENLY GETS SHOVED DOWN FROM BEHIND! COACH WHOA! COLE Wait….who the hell is that?! Immediately after AJ hits the mat, someone begins to wildly stomp him, planting some HARD kicks in the center of his back. The crowd starts to LOUDLY boo as the camera focuses upwards - and finds the culprit to be none other than Drek Stone! CABOOSE CHAAAAAAAAAMMMMPPPPPPPPP!!! COLE What the hell is he doing here?! This doesn’t involve him! AJ tries desperately to force himself up to his hands and knees, but Jingus runs forward and cracks a hard kick across his ribs, sending him back down to the ground. With Flaire simply prone on the mat, both Drek Stone and Jingus start to stomp him unmercifully. With Jingus targeting the head, and Drek clearly targeting the back, AJ Flaire looks to be in serious trouble. The referee moves away to run out of the ring, but Drek suddenly grabs him by his collar. COLE Wait….no….come on. Leave the referee alone. He didn’t do anything wrong. CABOOSE The hell he didn’t! He must have if Drek is targeting him. He doesn’t just attack people for nothing, you know. The referee tries struggling out of Drek’s grasp, but the Heavyweight Champion forcefully pushes him into the turnbuckle. Using his body to block the ref from leaving, Drek starts screaming at the ring official, veins literally starting to bulge out of his neck in anger. DREK YOU RING THAT BELL!!!! RING THAT BELL!!! The referee, strangely defiant, shakes his head no at Drek’s request. This manages to get the Heavyweight Champion even angrier. DREK RING THE BELL!! I DON’T CARE IF YOU THINK IT’S FAIR OR NOT!! START THIS MATCH!! RING THAT BELL!! Once again, the referee shakes his head no. This prompts Drek to grab a vicious grip of the referee’s hair and push him back even further against the turnbuckle. He then pulls back his right hand, looking quite ready to punch the holy hell out of this innocent official. DREK RING THIS BELL, OR I SWEAR TO GOD, I WILL BREAK YOUR FACE!! I’VE DONE IT BEFORE!! I WILL DO IT NOW!! RING THE BELL!! The referee, suddenly not so courageous anymore with his widened eyes and purplish-red cheeks, motions to the timekeeper to ring the bell. Sure enough… *DING! DING! DING!* COLE Oh god, this is terrible! This isn’t even a match anymore! Jingus, pleased that the bell has finally rang, moves over to a laying down AJ Flaire. With a sadistic smile on his face, he wraps his large hands around AJ’s throat -- and lifts him up OFF the mat and HIGH into the air! COACH I….I don’t like where this is going! AJ tries kicking his legs to get out of the grip, but Jingus isn’t having any of it. He SPIKES AJ Flaire down to the mat -- AND HARD! The fans groan as AJ instantly recoils upon impact and rolls onto his stomach. Drek, with an approving thumbs up, flashes a smile to Jingus, then steps outside to the timekeeper table. Not even bothering to take his chances, the timekeeper runs for dear life as Drek folds up the chair he was just sitting on and slides it into the ring. COLE Come on. Stop this! CABOOSE Stop what?! This is an officially sanctioned OAOAST match. What do you have against competition? As the Heavyweight Champion steps into the ring, Jingus wraps his hand around AJ’s throat and starts choking him once more. AJ begins pounding his legs against the mat, showing just how critical this choke is, but Jingus just pushes forward, adding even more weight to the choke. “ONE!” “TWO!” “THREE!” “FOUR!” Finally, Jingus releases the chokehold, just before the referee reached five. COACH Well, at least Jingus is smart enough to release the choke before he got disqualified. CABOOSE Oh please. Let me tell you something, Coach. That referee will be disqualifying NOBODY tonight. Not if he likes being able to breathe on his own. As AJ flails his legs against the mat once more, taking in vital deep breaths as quickly as possible, Jingus stands back up to his feet and slashes a thumb against his throat. CABOOSE Here we go! There, Coach. There, Cole. Has Jingus proved something to you tonight? AJ Flaire does not have it anymore! AJ Flaire is finished! He can not beat Drek Stone at AnglePalooza! And he could not beat Jingus tonight! Despite the crowd screaming for AJ to get out of this predicament, he just looks to be in too much trouble. Jingus starts dropping a series of knees into AJ Flaire’s back, with The Phenomenal One screaming at each consecutive knee drop. Finally, Jingus forcefully grabs AJ by his head and forces him up to into a standing position. He wraps one hand around his throat, prompting the Winnipeg crowd to REALLY start booing. He then lifts AJ Flaire HIGH into the air -- and drops him onto the mat with a VIOLENT chokeslam! *WHAM* “BOOOOOOOOOOOO!” CABOOSE That’s it. This one’s over. AJ immediately clutches at his back after the move. This gives Jingus the opportunity to grab Flaire by his throat once more. In one swift motion, he picks AJ Flaire up off the mat by his neck, lifts him up in the air -- and drives him down with ANOTHER CHOKESLAM! COLE Okay! THIS IS ENOUGH! AJ Flaire has a surgically repaired back, dammit! CABOOSE Then he should NEVER even have considered fighting an I-Quit match with Drek Stone! This match is really teaching him something. Teaching us all, in fact. Jingus puts his hand around AJ’s throat for a third time, and lifts him up high. But this time, Drek waves it off. Jingus stares at Stone with a confused glance, obviously wondering what this is about. Drek cautiously urges Jingus to lighten up on the choke. Jingus slowly moves AJ down to the mat as Drek picks up the chair and unfolds it in the center of the ring. With the steel chair now in a sitting position, Drek gives Jingus a thumbs up, then screams for him to lift up AJ once again. COACH Oh no! NO! NO! NO! COLE DON’T TELL ME!! With his hand still around AJ’s throat, Jingus moves him over towards the steel chair. COLE OH GOD! If Jingus choke slams AJ Flaire on that chair…..it’s all over! It HAS to be! Drek nods his head emphatically as Jingus lifts AJ Flaire up HIGH…. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!” BUT AJ FLAIRE SLIDES OUT OF THE CHOKEHOLD AND BEHIND JINGUS! He steps back -- and hits him with A HUGE FIELD GOAL KICK TO THE TESTICLES!! COLE WOW!!!! COACH AJ FLAIRE WITH A HUGE KICK TO THE JINGUS BELLS!! The fans ROAR as Drek moves over to grab the chair. But AJ plants a huge European Uppercut across his jaw, sending him down to the mat. The Phenomeonal One then quickly folds up the chair and, as Drek starts to rise, CRACKS THE STEEL CHAIR OVER THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION’S HEAD! The crowd explodes as Drek tumbles out of the ring and to the arena floor. CABOOSE WHAT?! NO!! THAT’S THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!! WHAT THE HELL DID HE JUST DO?! Once Drek falls out of the ring, Jingus moves up onto his knees, clearly in some serious pain. AJ turns his attention to his opponent and, with a scowl, HITS HIM IN THE FACE WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!! The sound of steel hitting flesh echoes throughout the building as Jingus falls down to the mat. AJ immediately drops the chair and starts to lift Jingus back up to his feet. With the fans loudly screaming their approval, AJ hits Jingus with…. COLE YES!! THAT’S PHENOMENAL!! CABOOSE WHAT?! HOW?! AJ Flaire, holding his ribs after hitting the move, rolls Jingus over onto his back and hooks the leg. The referee makes the count, and the fans sing along with him. ONE!!! TWO!!! THREE!!!!!! *DING! DING! DING!* “YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!” “Man in the Box” starts to play throughout the loudspeakers once again as AJ places a hand on Jingus’s chest and pushes himself back up to his feet. He warily raises his arm up to the crowd, receiving another positive reaction once again. COLE I can’t believe it! AJ Flaire managed to beat Jingus! Maybe….just maybe…..he really still DOES have it! CABOOSE No! NO HE DOESN’T! COACH He managed to overcome both Jingus AND Drek Stone tonight! He was able to overcome the Heavyweight Champion even WHEN he had the help from someone else! If he can knock out Drek Stone tonight, even when Drek had some extra help, what is he going to do this Sunday?! What can he do?! CABOOSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS! STOP IT! On the arena floor, Drek uses the ring steps to move back up to his feet. Holding the back of his head, Drek Stone scowls at his AnglePalooza opponent standing triumphantly in the ring. AJ looks at Drek, grinning smugly over what has just happened, so Drek accordingly shoots him the middle finger. CABOOSE There we go! Drek Stone has the right idea! Who cares what AJ Flaire did tonight?! It’s about what he can do this Sunday! And let me tell you, he will NOT be doing much of anything! COLE Caboose, say what you want. But AJ proved something major here tonight! He overcame a 2-on-1 situation. He took two HUGE choke slams from Jingus! And he still fought back to win the match! He’s not as weak as we all thought. THIS is a man that could be the new OAOAST Heavyweight Champion! CABOOSE YOU’RE WRONG! I’M TELLING YOU YOU’RE WRONG!! From the outside, Drek silently mouths the words: YOU. ARE. WASHED. UP. to AJ with a smile on his face. Flaire nods slowly, taking the time to absorb this message. He then runs into the ropes, bounces off, jumps over the top -- AND HITS DREK STONE WITH A HUGE PESCADO!! COLE OH MY GOD!!! CABOOSE WHAT IN THE HELL…..?!?! The fans let out another MASSIVE roar as AJ sits on top of Drek’s chest and begins peppering him with lefts and rights to the head. Drek, wildly swinging his arms, manages to push AJ Flaire off him and scamper up the ramp. AJ sits on his knees and stares at the Heavyweight Champion running up the stage. However, The Phenomenal One actually starts to smile when he sees what Drek Stone left behind during the melee. CABOOSE OH NO! PUT THAT DOWN! THAT IS NOT YOURS! AJ Flaire picks up the Heavyweight Title that Drek inadvertently ditched….and clasps it around his waist! “YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!” COLE Could this be a sign of things to come?! CABOOSE OF COURSE NOT!! IT CAN’T BE!!! IT WON’T BE!!! “AJ FLAIRE!” “AJ FLAIRE!” “AJ FLAIRE!” COLE People thought AJ Flaire was finished! Thought he didn’t have it anymore! But he fought back from 2-on-1 odds tonight! He took two NASTY choke slams from Jingus! He beat the hell out of the Heavyweight Champion! AND he took out Drek Stone with a BEAUTIFUL plancha! This all adds up to one thing! CABOOSE NO IT DOESN’T! IT DOES NOT!! COLE Folks, believe it or not -- AJ Flaire really does STILL HAVE IT!! COACH And I wouldn’t be surprised if we see something like this come Sunday! CABOOSE You two are insane! AJ FLAIRE IS FINISHED! THIS WAS A FLUKE! AND DREK STONE WILL PROVE IT! COLE Folks, you do NOT want to miss AnglePalooza this Sunday! AJ FLAIRE! DREK STONE! I-QUIT MATCH! THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE! COACH AND OF COURSE…..THE LETHAL RUMBLE!! COLE DON’T MISS IT!!! The camera slowly fades out as AJ Flaire stares up at Drek Stone, wide smile on his face, the Heavyweight Championship glittering around his waist. *FADE TO BLACK*

JACKIE: Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for PAAAAAAAANTHEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!! ::The fans pop big as "Roc U" by the Young Gunz and Beanie Sigel kicks in over the PA system and the video feed suddenly cuts out to a black and red radar screen, at the center of which, a glowing red Panther's head appears after each sonar revolution. After the seventh revolution, the radar fades away, leaving just the glowing Panther's head. All at once, the head zooms forward, and… BOOOOOOOOOOOOM~! …we're taken back out to the darkened arena, which is rocked by a HUUUUUUUUUUGE pyro blast. A thick cloud of smoke forms at the entrance, and a bright white spotlight emits from the locker room, highlighting Panther's sihouette. The light steadily gets brighter as the cymbals begin to clash in the background, each clash accompanied by a bright red spotlight that highlights a portion of the HeldDOWN set. Finally, at approximately the 23 second mark, the white light begins to flicker and suddenly disappears as the flashing red spotlights converge on the entrance and Panther steps through the smoke. He heads out to the edge of the stage, a smile on his on his face as he takes in the crowd's adulation. Then, Panther pumps his left fist into the air and the red lights disperse about the arena as he starts down the ramp to the ring. The camera cuts to the crowd momentarily, picking up a sign in the nosebleed section that reads "PANTHER FOR PM" before cutting back down to ringside, where Panther tags the hands of a few ringside fans before hopping upon the apron. He pauses momentarily, leaning up against the top rope as a string of camera flashes light up the arena. He chuckles to himself as he looks to his left, then his right before stepping through the ropes and heading out to the center of the ring, where Jackie awaits. She offers her hand for a shake, but Panther brushes her off and sends her to a corner. Then, he turns and takes stance in front of the main camera as, on cue, the ring goes dark, and four white spotlights begin to roam the crowd, getting brighter…and brighter…and brighter before converging on the center of the ring, where Panther snaps his right fist into the air, signaling for more pyro to explode from the ringposts. With the crowd on its feet, Panther walks forward and climbs up onto the ring ropes, raising his right fist into the air as his frame is engulfed by a mass of camera flashes. He then hops down and heads to the other side of the ring, stepping up onto the ropes once more and waving that side of the arena to its feet. The arena lights begin to return to normal as he hops down and heads back out to the center of the ring, where he gives Jackie a handshake and a small hug. He music then begins to fade, and the fans begin to yell at the top of their lungs... "PAAAAN-THER! PAAAAAAN-THER! PAAAAAN-THER!" The chants continue for about half a minute, stopping only when Panther raises his right hand to quiet them.:: JACKIE: Thanks for joining me tonight, Panther. You've got a big weekend ahead of you, boy! Of course, this Sunday night at Anglepalooza, you'll be one of the 15 men entered in that over-the-top rope Royal Rumble for a chance to challenge for the World Heavyweight Title. But that's not all you've got in store for you this Sunday on PPV, because before you make it to the Rumble, you've gotta step into the ring in a 4-Way match--the X-Division Title will be on the line! Your opponents: of course, Leon Rodez, the reigning X-Division Champ... (Crowd pops), your archrival, Chris Bryte (crowd boos)...yeah...and Zack Malibu! ::A ROAR of boos comes up from the crowd at the mention of Zack's name, bringing another smile to Panther's lips. Jackie waits til the boos subside before continuing.:: JACKIE: Rodez, Bryte, and Malibu--unquestionably three of the top superstars in the OAOAST today! Now Panther, in the past, you've made it no secret that you've set your sights on the World Title. You've practically guaranteed that the title will be yours before year's end, and the Rumble could very well be your first big step to accomplishing that goal. However, given the calibre of opposition in that 4-way, I'm sure many people are wondering whether or not you'll adequately be able to prepare for the Rumble. I mean...will you be able to concentrate on the 4-Way without hurting your Rumble chances? Likewise, will you be able to concentrate on the Rumble without hurting your chances in the title match? ::Jackie moves the mouth towards Panther and he takes it from her hand. He looks down at his feet as he begins pacing back and forth about the ring.:: PANTHER: Ya know WINNEPEG... ::BIIIIG POP from the crowd. Chants of "PAN-THER, PAN-THER" spread rapidly throughout the arena, but they die out as Panther raises his hand once more to quiet them. He continues.:: PANTHER: ...everywhere I've gone lately, I've heard the same thing. Everywhere I've gone, everyone I've talked to has asked me whether or not I'm worried about this Sunday night at Anglepalooza! Whether or not I'm worried about everything I've got on my plate! "You've got your work cut out for ya," they say! And ya know, Jackie...standing here before you tonight in front of these people here in Winnepeg...why...I can almost feel where they're coming from, ya know? I mean...before I get to the Rumble...a match in which I've gotta be prepared to go through 14 other guys in order to get a shot at the World Title, I've gotta prepare for another match! And not just any match, Jackie! I've gotta prepare for a match that includes three of the greatest wrestlers walking the earth today...one of them being our so-called FRANCHISE of the OAOAST! I can see how that'd intimidate a lot of people! But the thing is, Jackie...I'm not like a lot of people! Apparently...somewhere along the line, a lot of you out there forgot JUST WHO THE HELL I AM!!! (crowd pops) And ya know...that's cool! It happens from time to time! So for the benefit of those of you who forgot---in the immortal words of Jay-Z...ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF! I AM the Heavy Hitter! I AM THE ALMIGHTY CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS! And if there's one man out there who could come into Anglepalooza against all odds--one man against the world--and come out on top, it's the man on the mic right now. So to those of you who are asking whether or not I'm worried about Anglepalooza! To those of you who wanna know whether or not I'm worried about hurting my Rumble chances by accepting this 4-way, well lemme tell you right here and right now that I AM NOT--in any way, shape or form--worried about my chances for Sunday night! (crowd pops) See, Jackie, you talk about the level of competition in this match, and hey...I'll take nothing away from any of them; they're all fantastic athletes. But I don't care how good they are or how great they may claim to be; I made a promise to myself and to these people that I would let NOTHING stand in my path to Championship Gold, and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that that promise is fufilled. If it means I have to step on a few T.O.E.'s in the process, well then so be it! If it means I've gotta break a few hearts by sending Leon Rodez home on a stretcher, well then consider that done too! Bottom line is that when the smoke clears and the dust settles this Sunday night, you're looking at the man who's coming out on top, and like it or not, love it or hate it, there ain't a damn thing that any of you can do to stop it! ::The crowd pops once more in the background. The camera focuses on a sign in the crowd that reads "PANTHER=WORLD TITLE BOUND" before cutting back to the ring, where Panther continues.:: PANTHER: Now as far as the Rumble goes...to the 14 guys in that Rumble, what I'm gonna do right now is put each and every last one of you on notice. I don't care who you are! Whether you're friend or foe! Big or small! If you get in my way, you're going out courtesy of the Champ of Champs. Because again--this is my year, and mark my words that from here on in, things around here will be going MY WAY! And we know why that is, right? (crowd pops) It's BECAUSE THERE CAN'T BE... CROWD ...ANY OTHER WAY!!!!!!! ::The crowd cheers as Panther stands in the ring with a satisfied and determined look on his face.:: COLE: Panther is definitely one of the favorites to win the Royal Rumble this Sunday. He has come close to the world title shot before, most notably as part of the Round Robin Tournament last year, and some experts are saying he may finally achieve his goal of recieving a World Title shot this Sunday at Anglepalooza. CABOOSE: Panther is living in a dream world, guys. Does he really think he has a shot at winning the Royal Rumble this Sunday? Not only is he fighting for the X-Division Title against 3 other men, 2 of which, Zack Malibu and Chris Byrte, are superior athletes and the best the OAOAST has to offer, but he also has to outlast 14 other men in the Royal Rumble. No way is Panther a favorite. PANTHER: So, I’m-- *THWACK!* COLE: What the? What?! What the hell? What the hell? ::The crowd is shocked as Panther has been hit in the back of the head with a steel chair. Miss Jackie exits the ring screaming as Panther’s assailant stands over him victorious. The man is 5’9”, muscular, and is dressed up as Mr. America, wearing a blue mask with a white star in the center, a white tanktop that has the words “MR. AMERICA” on it written in red, white, and blue, white wrist tape, long blue tights with white stripes on it, and blue boots. “Mr. America” continues his assault on Panther, smashing the chair on the back of the Champion Of Champions, showing no mercy, while the crowd boos everything.:: COACH: Hey look it’s Mr. America! Hulk Hogan is in the OAOAST! Hulkamania is running wild, brother! CABOOSE: That can’t be Mr. America, you dingbat! Mr. America is about 2 feet taller, has orange skin, and has wrinkles! MICHAEL COLE: Caboose is right. I’m—I’m—speechless right now! That mysterious masked man has just attacked Panther! He was in the audience all night. This fan jumped over the barricade and into the ring! Where’s security?! Did they see this?! COACH: Well if it’s not Hulk Hogan, then who could it be? MC: I have no clue. Will somebody get security out here? Will somebody take this man away? This fan is brutally attacking Panther, just 4 days from Anglepalooza! CABOOSE: Uh, Cole, I don’t think that a fan. He is awfully muscular for one of our fans. None of the OAOAST fans look that healthy! ::”Mr. America” continues his assault. He drives the chair into Panther’s chest, with Panther screaming in agony the whole time. The crowd is booing loudly, as they too want to know the identity of this masked stranger. “Mr. America” grabs the chair and orders for Panther to get up. The crowd goes crazy, trying to warn Panther of what’s happening, but Panther doesn’t notice this as he slowly gets up.:: COLE: PANTHER! LOOK OUT! BEHIND YOU! COACH: PANTHER! WATCH OUT, PANTHER! ::Panther slowly gets up, and when he turns around, the masked man takes him back down with a chairshot to the skull that causes the crowd to groan.:: COLE: OH MY GOD! WHAT A SHOT! THAT SHOT JUST ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE ARENA! CABOOSE: Whoever this stranger is, he’s doing a good job of lowering Panther’s chances of winning the X-Division Title and the Royal Rumble this Sunday! COACH: Will somebody just tell us who this masked man is and why he has chosen Panther as his target, and why just 4 days before Anglepalooza? CABOOSE: Why, if I didn’t know any better, I’d say he is trying to take Panther out of the Rumble. COLE: Could it be that this “fan” wants to enter the Royal Rumble this Sunday? COACH: Why couldn’t he just sign up for the OAOAST like everybody else? Why is he attacking Panther? Why take him out? There are 14 other superstars in the Rumble this Sunday! COLE: I am truly baffled at the appearance of this strange man. ::The masked man throws the chair away and starts putting the boots to Panther, kicking the man when he’s down. Panther is trying to block the kicks, but to no avail. Suddenly, the crowd has a mixed reaction as Stephen Joseph Popick slowly walks to the ring with a smug smirk on his face. “Mr. America” is still kicking Panther in the stomach as Popick enters the ring, which causes the crowd to be even more confused then they are already.:: COLE: And now Stephen Joseph is out here! What’s the meaning of this?! What is Popick’s connection to this masked man? COACH: This just gets weirder and weirder. ::Stephen Joseph commands for the mysterious man to stop. The masked man obliges and steps away from Panther. Panther crawls around the ring trying to get up, as Popick demands that the masked man remove his mask. The crowd starts buzzing as they start to get an inkling suspicion as to who the masked man really is.:: CABOOSE: Guys, I think I have an idea who this man really is. COLE: Oh no. You don’t think… CABOOSE: Yes, I think it is the return of one of the OAOAST greats! ::The crowd buzzes in anticipation as the masked man unties his mask. Popick stands in a corner smiling as “Mr. America” unties the last string and then stands in the center of the ring. A hush silence falls over the crowd as Mr. America puts his head down and slowly removes his mask.:: COACH: This is it. Who is it? Show yourself! Who are you? WHO ARE YOU?!!! ::Mr. America’s mask is off, revealing a shaved head with a line down the middle, the head slowly rises revealing…. …THA PUERTO RICAN!!!!!:: COLE: OH MY GOD!!! COACH: HOLY CRAP! THA PUERTO RICAN IS BACK!!! CABOOSE: YES! YES! YES! I KNEW HE WOULD RETURN!!! HE WASN’T LYING!!! HE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH! PRL WOULD NEVER LET US DOWN! HE IS BACK IN THE OAOAST!!! WOOOO!!! COLE: THE DEVIL HIMSELF HAS RETURNED TO THE OAOAST!!! ::The crowd is shocked, giving PRL a “Welcome Back!” pop at first, but then going back to booing and bringing back the “P.R. SUCKS!” chant. Popick stands in the ring laughing as P.R. greets the crowd with a psychotic look on his face, cackling with glee. Tha Puerto Rican throws the mask to the crowd, and then mocks Hulk Hogan by ripping off his shirt and throwing it to the crowd, following by doing several Hogan mannerisms; posing, putting his hand to his ear. Popick joins in, with Panther watching everything still trying to get up. Tha Puerto Rican now has a shaved look with a line down the center of his hair. He is also sporting a goatee. PRL also now has a tattoo of the Puerto Rico flag on his left shoulder and appears to have bulked up a bit since he was last seen.:: COLE: We haven’t seen Tha Puerto Rican since License To Pin on July 25, 2004 when he was introduced as a member of Stephen Joseph’s Inten5e stable! And before that, we saw him on HeldDOWN~! on June 11, 2004 being arrested for assaulting Bill Watts and former OAOAST Director Of Authority Abe Vigoda! CABOOSE: Well, Inten5e is gone, but I guess Tha Puerto Rican has stuck with Popick and vice versa, considering the two of them are in the ring right now standing victorious over Panther. COACH: Popick handpicked Tha Puerto Rican as his “Corporate Champion” but ever since the HeldDOWN~! when P.R. got arrested, he hasn’t mentioned anything about it. I thought he abandoned that idea like the Inten5e. COLE: I guess not. PRL and Popick are standing in the ring right now, having just Pearl Harbor'd Panther! And look at the two of them! Proud of what they done! Proud that they have most likely taken Panther out of the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday at Anglepalooza and out of the X-Division Title match! CABOOSE: Hey, that means Zack has a better chance of winning the X-Division title if he has to deal with two people instead of 3! ::The crowd is shocked but can still chant “ASS-HOLE! ASS-HOLE! ASS-HOLE! ASS-HOLE!” Panther is on a turnbuckle, as Stephen Joseph Popick grabs a microphone and hands it to PRL. The crowd boos when Tha Puerto Rican receives the mic. He takes a moment to soak in the boos with an evil smile on his face, and then speaks his first words on HeldDOWN~! since June 11, 2004.:: “THE CORPORATE CHAMPION” THA PUERTO RICAN: FINALLY...THA PUERTO RICAN...HAS COME BACK TO HELDDOWN~!!! ::The crowd greets the catchphrase with boos. The Corporate Champ continues to speak.:: THA PUERTO RICAN: I’m sure all of you thought you would never see me again! I’m sure that all of you thought I would disappear for good. Did you all miss me? CROWD: NO! THA PUERTO RICAN: All you glad I’m back? CROWD: NO! THA PUERTO RICAN: Do you wish I would go away? CROWD: YES! THA PUERTO RICAN: Do you wish I would retire? CROWD: YES! THA PUERTO RICAN: Do you hate me? CROWD: YES! THA PUERTO RICAN: Do you wish I would just die? CROWD: YES!!! PRL: WELL GOOD, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT ALL OF YOU!!! ::The crowd boos.:: PRL: You people are going to just accept it! I am back in the OAOAST, and damnit I am better than ever! These last 8 months have cleared my mind and made me focus on my mission: and that mission is to become the OAOAST World Heavyweight Champion! ::More booing. The crowd chants “P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS!”:: COLE: I never thought I would hear that chant again! P.R.: Chant that all you want, it won’t bother me! I am back and better than ever! And this time I will not let ANYBODY get in my way. I am THA PUERTO RICAN. I AM THE CORPORATE CHAMPION! And the Corporate Champion gets what he wants! And what the Corporate Champion wants is a slot in the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday! COLE: Hey, that’s not fair! PRL has only been here for 5 minutes and he wants to appear in the Royal Rumble Match?! COACH: So that explains why he attacked Panther! CABOOSE: PRL is a genius! He attacked Panther so that he could take his spot in the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday! And it look like Panther is down and out, so I take it that Tha Puerto Rican will be in the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday! HA! HA! This is great! THA PUERTO RICAN: I HAVE BEEN ROTTING IN A JAIL CELL FOR MONTHS! FOR THAT REASON ALONE I SHOULD BE IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH THIS SUNDAY! I HAVE BEEN DELAYED 8 LONG MONTHS IN MY MISSION TO BECOME OAOAST WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!! NOW IT IS TIME TO GET WHAT’S COMING TO ME, AND THAT IS A SHOT AT THE OAOAST WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE! THIS SUNDAY, I WILL BE IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE! THIS SUNDAY, I WILL WIN THE ROYAL RUMBLE! AND THIS SUNDAY, I WILL BEGIN MY ROAD TO BECOMING THE OAOAST WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!! HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! CABOOSE: YOU TELL THEM, P.R.! YOU TELL THEM! THA PUERTO RICAN: Don’t listen to this jabrony over here. ::Points to Panther:: This isn’t the year of Panther! No. 2005 will be THE YEAR OF THA PUERTO RICAN!!! ::Tha Puerto Rican grabs Panther, kicks him in the gut, and gives him the P.R. Nightmare to boos. Stephen Joseph applauds PRL while the crowd taunts him.:: COLE: And there’s the P.R. Nightmare! There’s a move we haven’t seen in 8 months! CABOOSE: Ah, it feels refreshing to see Tha Puerto Rican again! I missed that guy! I am so happy to have him back! COLE: Well, Coach and me disagree on that. COACH: If he brings back Ms. Lindsay Gonzalez, then I suppose I could live with Tha Puerto Rican being back in the OAOAST. COLE: COACH! COME ON! THE MAN IS A SICK PSYCHO AND HAVING HIM BACK WILL ONLY LEAD TO PAIN AND MISERY FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE OAOAST! COACH: I’m sorry! Any man who has a woman that hot should be on our show every week! CABOOSE: Agreed. Can’t believe I just said that. ::The crowd continues booing as PRL and Popick pose. Tha Puerto Rican looks at Panther struggling to get up, and spits on his face. Popick tells him to attack Panther again, so P.R. does so. "The Corporate Champion" picks up the dazed and in pain Panther, and lifts him up, placing him on his shoulders. Tha Puerto Rican parades around the ring with Panther on his shoulders, laughing the entire time. The crowd boos. Popick orders PRL to drop him and Tha Puerto Rican does, dropping Panther on his head, completing the Burning Hammer which causes the crowd to groan.:: COLE: GOOD GOD! THAT MAN HAS HAD ENOUGH! SOMEBODY GET THA PUERTO RICAN AND POPICK OUT OF THE RING, THEY HAVE TORTURED PANTHER FOR TOO LONG NOW!!! CABOOSE: HEY, I LOVE IT! THA PUERTO RICAN IS DOING US ALL A SERVICE GETTING RID OF PANTHER AND PUTTING HIMSELF IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH! THIS IS A GREAT DAY! OH HAPPY DAY! ::PRL stands over the fallen Panther, and raises his hands in victory. The crowd boos loudly and chants “P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS!” once again. Popick grabs the microphone.:: STEPHEN JOSEPH POPICK: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR YOUR SOON TO BE WINNER OF THE 2005 OAOAST ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH AND SOON TO BE, THE NEXT OAOAST WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, “THE CORPORATE CHAMPION”, THA PUERRRTTTOOOOO RICCCCAAANNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!! THA PUERTO RICAN: THE CHAMP IS HERE! THE CHAMP HAS SPOKEN!!! I’M BAAAACCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! ::Tha Puerto Rican grabs the chair and starts beating on Panther once again, with screams coming out of the OAOAST superstar. The Corporate Champion badmouths the Champion Of Champions with Popick demanding PRL continue the attack. Finally, security runs into the ring to stop the carnage.:: COLE: Finally, security steps in! Why would Popick realgin himself with such garbage?! CABOOSE: Easy, Cole. Popick is just looking out for his friends. He's looking out for himself and his friends, and Tha Puerto Rican happens to be one of his closest friends. PRL took the fall for Popick, going to jail when Popick should have, so Stephen repays him by bringing him back to the OAOAST and giving him a slot in the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday! COLE: If PRL is actually in the Rumble, then this is just another example of Stephen Joseph abusing his power! He shouldn't be using his powers as a member of OAOAST Corporate to help his friends! But nevermind that, the fact of the matte is that Tha Puerto Rican has returned to the OAOAST, which means that the entire OAOAST has to be put on alert, because no one knows when or where Tha Puerto Rican will strike next! CABOOSE: Well he most defintley won't strike Stephen Joseph, if he knows what's good for him. P.R. is not dumb, he knows that aligning himself with Popick is going to help his career rather than harm it! And don't forget about The Lightning Crew! What about them? PRL will never hurt those guys! ::”The Corporate Champion” Tha Puerto Rican and Stephen Joseph Popick leave the ring, knowing they got a job done. “Know Your Role ‘99” by James A. Johnston starts playing as the crowd boos loudly and chants “P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS!” as PRL and Popick shake hands and leave through the exit. Panther still lies in the ring, struggling to get up, holding his stomach.:: COLE: What an amazing turn of events we have just seen! First, a man dressed like Mr. America attacks Panther. Then Stephen Joseph Popick comes out and reveals that the man is actually “The Corporate Champion” Tha Puerto Rican, who is back in the OAOAST after being arrested and thrown in jail back in June. And then to top things off, PRL attacks Panther, viciously assaulting him with a chair, and then claims he is going to be in the 15 man Royal Rumble Match this Sunday at Anglepalooza! COACH: What a surprise. No one expected Tha Puerto Rican to be in the arena tonight, and furthermore, no expected him to be in the arena dressed as Mr. America! CABOOSE: This was such a beautiful thing we just witness. Tha Puerto Rican promised he would return, and boy did he ever fulfill that promise. Taking out that jabrony Panther, and earning himself a slot in the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday at Anglepalooza with a shot at the OAOAST World Heavyweight Championship at AngleMania IV on the line! Never doubt “The Corporate Champion”! ::Cut back to Sofa Central with Michael Cole, Jonathon “The Coach” Coachman, and Caboose:: COLE: Earn?! What do you mean earn? Tha Puerto Rican has been in the jail for the last 8 months. He storms into the ring, dressed like Mr. America, attacks Panther when he least expects it, and because of that he “earned” a slot in the Royal Rumble Match? How is that so? Panther has worked his BUTT off to be where he is. In the past year he has been forced to retire but has come back. He reunited with the woman that he loves, and has fended off an enemy that will just not go away! He defeated OAOAST superstar after OAOAST superstar in the Round Robin Tournament. He came within inches of attaining that #1 Contendership during that famous ladder match at World Without End against Drek Stone. He has been denied a title shot time and time again, and frankly, he deserves to be in the Royal Rumble and he deserves to be the OAOAST World Champion more than Tha Puerto Rican does! CABOOSE: Panther’s hardships are NOTHING compared to Tha Puerto Rican’s. You want to talk about Panther being forced to retire? Tha Puerto Rican couldn’t do what he loves to do the most, WRESTLING, for the past 8 months, because he has been IN JAIL! Something he was FORCED to do! You want to talk about love? PRL has been away from the woman of his dreams, the lovely Ms. Lindsay Gonzalez, for the past 8 months, because he has been IN JAIL! You want to talk about defeating OAOAST superstar after OAOAST superstar? Tha Puerto Rican has clearly done that, but hasn’t been able to do so for the past 8 months, because he has been IN JAIL! You want to talk about being denied title shots? PRL hasn’t had a title shot in 8 months, because--- COLE: Because he has been IN JAIL! I got it. CABOOSE: So you see, because Tha Puerto Rican has been IN JAIL for 8 MONTHS, therefore he should get a slot in the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday at Anglepalooza! COLE: He may have been in jail for eight months, rotting in a prison cell, but that doesn’t mean he deserves to be in the Royal Rumble. There are plenty of superstars who have been in the OAOAST for the past 8 months who have worked their asses off for this oppturnity. CABOOSE: You can’t see it from my perspective. COLE: I rather not. Tha Puerto Rican is still aligned with Stephen Joseph and Popick still considers PRL his handpicked “Corporate Champion”, the man who he thinks should be the next OAOAST World Heavyweight Champion. Will Popick's dream of a PRL World Title win soon turn into a reality? Maybe so, if PRL wins the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday, that is if he's even in the Rumble. CABOOSE: He’ll get a title shot, when he wins the Royal Rumble this Sunday at Anglepalooza! COLE: That’s not even a certainty yet! We have 15 slots and I believe that all 15 slots have been filled. CABOOSE: Not necessarily Cole. Panther was knocked out of action and put on the shelf by PRL tonight. A great plan by the way. So, logically, P.R. should get Panther’s spot because he is the one who attacked him. COLE: I see no reason that Panther will not make it to Anglepalooza this Sunday. CABOOSE: He won't. Tha Puerto Rican made sure of that! HA! HA! HA! ::Panther has left the ring while “Know Your Role ‘99” continues to play. Tha Puerto Rican and Stephen Joseph Popick step out from the curtain once again. PRL raises his right fist in the air as the crowd chants “P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS! P.R. SUCKS!”:: COLE: The bottom line is that Tha Puerto Rican is back in the OAOAST, and is aligned with Stephen Joseph Popick. The OAOAST will never be the same again! COACH: May God have mercy on our OAOAST souls! ::The last image we see is of Tha Puerto Rican raising his hands in victory with Stephen Joseph standing next to him. Popick and P.R. shake hands and hug and then leave.:: ::FADE OUT:: ::COMMERCIALS::