Post by Sedition: Gladiator on Feb 2, 2010 7:51:52 GMT -6
Pyros explode from all ends of the arena. The camera pans around the arena showcasing the jam packed Hammerstein Ballroom. The rabid EWC fans are chanting a deafening EWC! EWC! EWC! Cheer. The camera focuses in on Colin Hanks and Mystery Man standing at the broadcast table.
CH: “Good evening wrestling fans. We are coming to you live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan for the 2010 Rumble In The Bronx. I'm Colin Hanks, and with me as always is EWC legend Mystery Man.”
MM: “Thank you Colin. It's always a pleasure to call an EWC Pay Per View. Nobody does Pay Per Views like The Extreme Wrestling Corporation.”
CH: “We've got a great show for you today, but of course the highlight of the night is the Rumble itself. 30 competitors will step into the ring with one thing in mind. Receiving a shot at the World Title at Stranglemania.”
MM: “I'll tell you, there is no greater place to be in this business than in the main event of Stranglemania. I am expecting fireworks tonight.”
CH: “Well fans, let's not waste anymore time. Let's get straight to the action with our opening bout.”
JESSICA STROUP: And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, a special attraction to kick things off for this years RUMBLE IN THE BRONX! 1 Round Wrestling, 1 Round Boxing, and 1 Round Kickboxing!
The two start off circling each other......all of a sudden, Van Damme steps forward and attempts a clothes line, but he bounces off of sly. Sly piefaces Van damme, and he falls to the mat.
HANKS: Stallone is obviously stronger.
Van Damme jumps up, nails Stallone with a flying shoulder block. Stallone falls back into the ropes, and Van Damme comes rushing forward again, this time forcing Stallone back into the corner. He climbs the ropes, and proceeds with some punches, the crowd counts along...
1...
2...
3...
4...
5-
Stallone shove him off, and he goes thudding to the canvas.
MYSTERY MAN: That's gonna leave a mark for sure!
Stallone rushes forward, and blasts Van Damme with a clotheslines that nearly turns him inside out! The crowd cheers!
HANKS: OUCH!
Van Damme is groggy, and Stallone has taken the upper hand. And goes to pick up Jean Claude...but he counters with an elbow to the stomach of Stallone!
Sylvester falls back against the ropes in pain, holding his midsection and, Van Damme goes on the atack, teeing off with forearm shots to the face of Sly Stallone. He then shoots him off into the ropes, and on the return, puts him down with lariat. He goes for the pin.
1...
2..
Kickout!
Van Damme scoops up Stallone again, and once again, flings him into the ropes, this time, on the retun, he ensares Stallone's massive neck in a vicious sleeper hold!
MYSTERY MAN: He could finish it right here!
Stallone fights with back elbows to the body of Van Damme, but begins fading quickly.
HANKS: His face is beet red!
Stallone is down to one knee, but still fights valiantly. Suddenly, with a short burst of energy, Stallone hooks Jean's inside leg, and explodes into a modified back suplex that causes Van Damme's head to bounce off of the mat.
HANKS: Brutal slam!
Stallone leaps to his feet, runs, and spears Jean Claude!
Van Damme still jumps up, but get pasted again with a brutal right hand that forces him into the corner. Now with a full head of steam built up, Sly charges into the corner, but Van Damme gets the boots up! He hops up to the top turnbuckle, and leaps off...
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But gets countered with a huge left hook!
Van Damme goes down in heap, and Sly makes the cover.
1....
2...
3!
WINNER OF THE WRESTLING ROUND: Sylvester Stallone (1-0)
The bell rings, marking a five minute recess. A fresh look Stallone is ushered to his corner, while a still groggy Jean-Claude is scraped up off the mat and taken to his. Both fighters get their hands wrapped, and their 6 oz. Kickboxing Gloves applied. Stallone is up and ready to go, while Jean-Claude is given water. Earl Hebner signals both fighters to come to the center of the ring for instruction.
JESSICA STROUP: And now, our second out, a kickboxing match, is scheduled for one three minute round! If neither fighter finishes the other, we will have a judges decision, scored on a ten point must system, which the winner earns 10 points.
The camera pans down to Earl Hebner.
HEBNER: Now listen here. I wanta good, clean fight. Obey my commands, protect yourselves at all times. Touch gloves, and come out ready to fight.
The fighters touch, and return to their corners.
HANKS: Sylvester Stallone looks very relaxed.
MYSTERY MAN: I don't know why. I'd have to say that i give this to Van Damme due to his martial arts background.
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Round 1
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The bell rings, and Stallone comes out agressive. Van Damme matches his intensity, and the two exchange wildly.
MYSTERY MAN: Both fighters are missing terribly.
Stallone moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Jean Claude Van Damme checks the kick.
Poorly executed technique. Jean Claude Van Damme looks to counter!
Inside leg kick from Van Damme that lands on Sylvester Stallone's leg.
Stallone hyper-extended his leg.
Jean Claude Van Damme tries a high kick!
HANKS: Stallone blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Van Damme decides to launch some tentative punches.
Jean Claude Van Damme takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Van Damme's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
HANKS: Good front kick from Stallone!
MYSTERYMAN:Van Damme stumbles backwards after that one!
Jean Claude Van Damme and Stallone engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Sylvester Stallone is getting the best of the trade as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:15 in the round.
Solid kick to the leg from Jean Claude Van Damme.
Stallone checks it.
Van Damme misses a step and Sylvester Stallone sees an opportunity to counter him!
Sylvester Stallone delivers a knee that wrecks him! The crowds oohs!
HANKS: He might want to check for his teeth!
MYSTERYMAN: I think i saw one fly into the first row!
Jean Claude Van Damme fakes a punch and launches himself over Stallone!
Nice move by Van Damme who clinches and pushes Stallone against the ropes.
Sylvester Stallone pushes away Van Damme trying to keep the fight at striking range.
Van Damme doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Sylvester Stallone
The fighters are clinching.
HANKS: Van Damme trying to keep the fight at close range.
MYSTERY MAN: Yes, indeed. Stallone holds a significant reach advantage.
Stallone doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jean Claude Van Damme embrace and tries to move away...
Jean Claude Van Damme pushes Stallone forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Jean Claude Van Damme looks to counter!
Multiple well placed knees from Van Damme!
Nice hits to the ribs of Sly! Brilliant performance from Jean Claude Van Damme
Jean Claude Van Damme pushes away Stallone trying to keep the fight at striking range.
Stallone stumbles backwards and Jean Claude Van Damme circles to get the center of the cage
Van Damme fires low kicks that fail to land.
The clock says 2:00 in the round.
Van Damme pushes Sylvester Stallone and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Van Damme looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Sylvester Stallone's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Stallone decides to launch some tentative punches.
Nothing from this exchange. Stallone moves back and takes a deep breath.
HANKS: Stallone looks winded!
Mystery Man: Well, he is 64 years old.
Van Damme shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Sylvester Stallone tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Van Damme is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Jean Claude Van Damme is controlling the clinch and launch a vicious knee!
HANKS: Not bad for and old man!
MYSTERY MAN: Returning the favor from earlier.
Crushing blow to Stallone's face.
Stallone's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's receiving!
Stallone has a small cut in his Right eye
Stallone doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jean Claude Van Damme embrace and tries to move away...
Jean Claude Van Damme pushes Stallone forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Stallone's face, followed by knees to the body from Jean Claude Van Damme!
Bang! Stallone can take many more shots like that!
HANKS: Stallone has an iron chin!
MYSTERY MAN: It looks pretty fleshy to me.
HANKS: That's what she said.
Sylvester Stallone pushes away Van Damme trying to keep the fight at striking range.
Van Damme doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Sylvester Stallone.
Stallone fires a knee to the thigh of Van Damme! Van Damme grimaces in pain, quickly separates from Stallone, and doubles over on the mat in pain, clutching his lower extremities.
HANKS: Uh-oh, looks like he caught a groin shot.
Van Damme is still on the mat howling in pain.
MYSTERY MAN: I think he's doing a little acting.
HANKS: It would be the first time it actually meant something.
Hebner checks on Van Damme, who hasn't made it to his feet yet. Van Damme tries to get up, but falls onto the ropes, and begins couging and gasping. Stallone is outraged, and swears at Van Damme from the opposite corner.
MYSTERY MAN: Stallone is livid!
HANKS: And he should be! I just looked at a replay. Stallone clearly grazed the outside of his thigh, nowhere near a groin shot!
Hebner asks Van Damme if he can continue, but he shakes his head no. Hebner, despite being suspicious of the foul, waves off the fight.
JESSICA STROUP: Due to an illegal groin strike, Jean Claude Van Damme cannot continue, therefore, referee Earl Hebner has stopped this fight.
THE KICKBOXING ROUND WINNER By Disqualification due to an illegal groin strike: Jean Claude Van
Damme!
Stallone shakes his head in disagreement, the fans boo loudly and the ring is flooded with trash.
HANKS: And now we are tied at 1 and 1, due to some unsavory tactics from Jean Claude Van Damme.
MYSTERY MAN: Moving on to the tie breaker!
The ring crew clears the trash from the ring as quick as it is thrown in, and the fighters are prepared for the boxing round. Van Damme all of a sudden perks up, and appears to be as fresh as he was when he came into the match.
JESSICA STROUP: And now moving on to the third and final round, a boxing match! Like the kickboxing round, this round is also scheduled for one three minute round, and if neither fighter finishes the other, we will have a Judge's decision. The fight will also be scored on a ten point must system, with the winner earning ten points.
Ferocious staredown by both ensues while Earl Hebner reminds the norms.
HEBNER: Okay guys, third and final round. Obey my commands, protect yourselves at all times. Touch gloves, and come out ready to fight. Let's give these people a show.
VAN DAMME: Bust you up.
STALLONE: Go for it.
The fighters touch gloves, and immediately retreat to their corners.
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Sylvester Stallone goes with a looping right hand while Jean Claude Van Damme jumps back and jabs.
HANKS: Yeah i don't know if it's a good idea to stand in the pocket with Sylvester Stallone.
MYSTERY: Apollo Creed knows.
That one hits but Van Damme seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Nice punches from Jean Claude Van Damme.
Even nicer blocks from Stallone.
Stallone tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Van Damme throws a lazy jab,
Stallone dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts Van Damme in orbit!
Van Damme's Mouth is beginning to swell!
HANKS: This is not going to end well, i can see it already.
There is a small laceration on Jean Claude Van Damme's Mouth
Van Damme seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Sylvester Stallone moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
He fakes a lazy left jab, and then comes underneath and throws a brutal uppercut...that lands on Van Damme's chin!
HANKS:That stopped Van Damme in his tracks!
Van Damme is immediately separated from his senses as he fall unconscious between the ropes, with his limbs stiffened up, eyes wide open, and his muscles constricted. Hebner waves off the fight and Stallone celebrates!
HANKS: Sylvester Stallone landed the knock out blow that he wanted!
MYSTERY MAN: Van Damme has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Sylvester Stallone!
THE BOXING ROUND WINNER IS: Sylvester Stallone by KO (Punch) at 0:41 Round 1.
STROUP: "Here is your winner... SYLVESTER STALLONE!!!"
Stallone celebrates as the place nearly explodes, while a newly concious Jean Claude Van Damme is escorted from the arena by the medical staff. He angrily refuses their help down the ring steps, and shoves the young lady helping him off the apron to the floor.
HANKS: Now that's just unnecessary!
Van Damme smirks, and just as he goes to step down the ring steps, he is struck with a large battery thrown by a crowd member! He falls off of the ring steps to the floor, and laughter erupts throughout the whole arena. Now angry and embarresed, he springs up, flips off the crowd, and goes to walk up the ramp. Just then, a crowd member wearing a black hood jumps over the guard rail, grabs him, and hits him with a.....
HANKS: KTFO?
....Van Damme's limp body hits the cement floor with a sickening thud! The fan rips off his hood....
MYSTERY MAN: Is that...
HANKS: Ebon?! He hasn't been around in months!
Ebon backs up the ramp, with a sadistic grin on his face, as more medics tend to Van Damme......
CH: “A shocking return here folks. Ebon lays out Jean Claude Van Damme. You've gotta love the EWC. We now go to one of our cameramen who is catching up with one of the competitors in tonight's Rumble In The Bronx.”
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The scene opens up in a hallway where the cameraman seems to be walking... until he stops and pans the camera, where we see Mike Thunder's name on the door. The cameraman opens the door and enters, where we see Mike Thunder getting a massage from a girl who looks similar to Project Zzyzx, but not exactly her. He is laying on his back with a towel covering his privates and her hand seems to be under the towel in an unusual, but not quite, motion.
Mike Thunder: Oh yeah, baby... That feels good... Oh, hey guys... Um, this isn't what it looks like...
Thunder takes off the towel to reveal he still has his trunks on and the girl seems to be massaging his thighs.
Mike Thunder: Damn old hamstring issues, you know? It'll happen as you get older and don't stretch too often as you should... Anyway... Tonight's the big night, and I'm just... I don't know, I'm quite proud of myself for being mentally ready, and I guess after this girl is done, I'll be even more physically ready. Tonight's going to be fun, I especially loved coming to the Hammerstein Ballroom, and tonight, all these young EWC punks will find out why they once called me Mr. Hammerstein.
Thunder pulls the towel back on and seems to be pulling his trunks off underneath....? Then the scene fades as he encourages the girl to 'finish him off'. The shot returns to the announce table. Mystery Man is cringing. Colin Hanks is trying to remain professional but clearly a little weirded out.
CH: “Well... that was interesting.”
MM: “If by interesting you mean disturbing, than I agree with you. I could have done without that image.”
CH: “Well, we can't do anything about it now.”
MM: “Maybe hire some new cameramen.”
CH: “Moving along now, up next we've got a grudge match between Pence Weatherlight and Kyle Deathlocke.”
“The following match is set for one fall with the added stipulation that should Pence win the match, Hurricane Jeff will be released from captivity. Should Kyle win, Pence must retire from APW.”
Colin Hanks: “Man, this is the match that will set the tone for the rest of the night.”
Mystery Man: “I hope that Kyle beats the shit out of that goodie two-shoes, Pence Weatherlight.”
The arena lights start to flicker before going out. From the top of the rampway, the crowd hears a motorcycle revving up as Rob Zombie's "Demon Speeding" starts playing softly before blaring from the speakers. Veronica walks out first and then looks at her watch. Outlaw walks and shrugs her off and walks to the ring, ignoring the fans that are around him. Outlaw smiles as he walks around the ring and takes a seat at the announcers’ table.
Colin Hanks: “Wow, it is an honor to see the legendary Haven’s Outlaw here tonight.”
Mystery Man: “I got one question for you. What brings you out here tonight?”
Haven’s Outlaw: “I thought that would be obvious. I’m here to watch the match, that’s all. I won’t be pulling a stunt like last time.”
The Xtreme-O-tron bursts to static as the lights all dim down and begin to flash different colors at random, the fans turn their eyes to the entrance ramp, as all the light go out. A voice comes out over the speakers saying "Baby don't fear the Reaper." and then the lights come on. "Everything" by Pillar hits the speakers now and the lights begin to flicker red, white, and blue. The fans all begin to cheer as Pence emerges on to the Entrance ramp wearing a red, white, and blue vest with a pair of black and blue shorts, he salutes the fans who all begin to chant "Mr. Main Event". Pence makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands, and taking poses so that the fans can take pictures of him. He finally makes it into the ring and then jumps up on to one of the turnbuckles and flexes. He then jumps down and repeats the process on the opposite sides turnbuckle, before finally jumping down, and going to the middle, he begins to pace looking at the entrance ramp, awaiting his opponent.
“Introducing first, from Hershey, PA. He weighs in at 250 lbs and stands at 6’0”. He is everyone’s favorite do-gooder. He is the one and only, Pence Weatherlight.”
As "Heir To the Throne" by I Am Abomination plays over the PA system, a man appears from behind the curtain. The man whom stands at five foot eight, walks directly to the center of the entrance ramp, sending a cold glaze of a stare towards all of the crowd. Kyle drops to a knee, then lowers his other knee, so that he is on both knees. Kyle then proceeds by letting both of his arms go outwards as to embrace whatever reaction it is the crowd is throwing at him, may it be positive or negative. A smirk envelopes his face as he twist his head off to the left and spits into the crowd, to their dismay of such actions. After a few more moments, Deathlocke hops up to both of his feet and walks down the entrance ramp, both of his hands above his head, as if to try and avoid touching the crowd, showing a sign of feeling greater than them.
Once Deathlocke reaches the bottom of the ramp, he circulates around the ring, a fan is cheering for him and is holding his hand out for a high five. Deathlocke goes to give him one before retracting his hand unto his wet hair, gathering some of the moisture and flicking it into the fans eyes, as he smirks and sends a slight (calm) dash for the ring apron, bending in one knee as he slides up onto the apron, grasping the ropes as he hoist himself up to a full standing position. Kyle flings his right arm across his chest to grasp the ring rope behind him, with a forceful pull of that particular rope, Wilhelm spins his entire body around, allowing his left arm to latch upon the same rope. Thus resulting in Deathlocke having his arms upon the rope and leaning on said rope gazing out into the crowd, a style that drastically resembles one of Chris Jericho's. Once stand Kyle enters the ring through the centre ropes and walks to the middle in a slight spin holding his hands up once more, resembling the same pose as on the stage. His theme begins to fade out from thus point.
“And now for his opponent, from Ontario, Canada. He weighs in at 204 lbs and stands at 5’8”. He is the Wicked of Ends. It is the man, Kyle Deathlocke.”
Colin Hanks: “So, Outlaw, who are you picking in this match?”
Outlaw: “That is going to be a hard choice to make seeing as there is a lot on the line in this one.”
Mystery man: “Typical Outlaw. When it comes time for you to make a stand, you sidestep it.”
Outlaw: “Ok, big man. If you are so cool, then you make a choice on who will win.”
Mystery Man: “Fine, since you obviously have no guts. I will take Deathlocke as he has had the upper hand on Pence the last couple of weeks.”
The ref calls for the bell as Kyle and Pence charge at each other. Kyle gets the upper-hand slipping Pence into a hammerlock as he grinned a little. Taking a running start, Kyle rams Pence head first into the turnbuckle 4 times before letting go of Pence. Smiling, Kyle starts pounding into Pence with rights and lefts.
Colin Hanks: “Damn, Kyle is really taking it to Pence in the early going.”
Mystery Man: “I knew it. Hurricane Jeff is never going to return to APW.”
Outlaw: “Don’t get too excited, MM.”
As Kyle reels back to throw a right cross, Pence hits him with a sharp kick to the head. Kyle drops back holding his head as Pence rolls out of the ring, separating himself from Kyle. Kyle shakes the cobwebs of the kick out as he looks around for where Pence had disappeared. Pence ducked around a corner before reaching under the ring for a weapon. Kyle slides out of the ring and stalks over to where Pence is kneeling. Just as Kyle gets within arm’s reach, Pence swings back and connects with a kendo stick to the temple. Pence smiled as he stood up and took another swing at Kyle’s midsection.
Colin Hanks: “Batter’s up.”
Pence tossed the kendo stick away after about five shots to Kyle’s body. Kyle lays doubled over beside the ring with a hand under the apron. Pence takes his time walking over to Kyle before grabbing him by the hair, dragging him away from the ring. As Kyle was being dragged from the ring, his right hand landed on a fire extinguisher. When Pence went to pick Kyle and roll him in the ring, Pence was sprayed in the face with the extinguisher. Pence was blinded as Kyle found and picked up the kendo stick before striking Pence in the head three times, drawing blood. With Pence dazed, Kyle picked him up and slammed him onto the announcers’ table.
Mystery Man: “Finally, Deathlocke is living up to his true potential.”
Colin Hanks: “I think that we should probable move so that we don’t get injured.”
With Pence sprawled out on the table, Kyle pulled a ladder out from under the ring and set it up before climbing it to the top. Lining Pence up, Kyle did a swanton off the ladder towards the announce table. At the last moment, Pence rolled off the table, letting Kyle crash through the table. Pence and Kyle both were laid out on the arena floor. Pence was the first to start moving as he slowly got to his feet. Pence shook the cobwebs out before picking up Kyle and slamming him into the ring post. With Kyle already in pain from going through the table, Pence rolled him into the ring before reaching under the ring and grabbing a trash can before climbing back into the ring.
Outlaw: “I was wondering when Pence’s mean streak would finally kick in. It should be interesting to see what he plans on doing with the trashcan.”
Pence grinned as he held the trashcan in his hands. As Kyle starts to get up, Pence turns the can upside down and slams it on Kyle. With Kyle blinded, Pence superkicked him in the head, knocking Kyle out cold. After Kyle dropped to the mat, Pence dragged him towards the center of the ring before hitting Kyle with the Reaper’s Drop.
1…
2…
3…
Ding, Ding, Ding.
2…
3…
Ding, Ding, Ding.
“The winner of this match is the Reaper, Pence Weatherlight.”
Mystery Man: “Damn, I guess that Hurricane Jeff is going to be released. I was counting on a Deathlocke win so that we could piss off Pence.”
Outlaw stands and applauds Pence as he celebrates in the ring. As Pence celebrates, Outlaw slides into the ring and pulls the trashcan off of Kyle’s head. Kyle was slow to stir as Outlaw helped him to his feet. Outlaw helped Kyle to the back as Kyle was barely on his feet.
As Pence continued the celebration, slowly and without warning, fog machines went off both in the ramp and apparently a few from the crowds of fans. All of a sudden Oblivion from Mastodon plays off as three figures begin to walk out from the ramp. Pence stands eager to see who it is as do most of the fans.
Mr. Strange, Project Zzyzx and Alex Tripp come walking down, first into the ring was Strange with a look of insanity about him. His twisted smile curves as Pence runs at him with plenty of energy left. Right when he's about to make impact, Strange grabs his arm and sends an electric shock through Pence that makes him immediately fall to the ground. He reveals the glove he has on has a joy buzzer built in. As Pence stumbles around trying to get up, Project Zzyxz goes over to a corner post and hangs there for a bit. Strange kicks Pence in the chest and sends him flying at Project Zzyzx. She locks onto Pence and the post making it difficult for Pence to move. Alex Tripp walks up to Pence, shaking his head in disappointment. With his hands in his pocket, Tripp approaches Pence.
Tripp: The spot light shines off you for just one damn second, one freaking second and how do you react? Pfft, you try to steal it back. You know what I'm talking about. You remember the Project Zzyxz and Kyle Deathlocke main event not too long ago right Mr. People's hero?
NAL busts through the ramp and charges to the ring. Before they get there they get cut off by a team of EWC riot squad guards pushing them back.
Mr. Strange: Most persistent.
Tripp: I'll admit I was skeptical when I heard Strange's proposition but what's done is done. Hey wonder brat? You listening to me?
Tripp bitch slaps Pence in the face for looking away. Already exhausted, he tried to break free but Zzyzx wouldn't budge.
Tripp: What did you think that would happen? You play hero and we all follow around? F*** that! You mess with Zzyzx, this is the outcome.
Tripp pulls back and lets lose on Pence. He punches him hard in the gut and makes him nearly buckle over.
Tripp: Zzyzx going to have a fun time breaking you Pence. You though you could hide behind the numbers of your worthless friends? We'll we got something better in mind. Three on Three, NAL vs us, the new stable in this neck of the woods, Oblivion. We'll show you what happens when you push everyone aside to steal the glory.
Mr. Strange: Hehaha, you want to start a war with Sedition? You can't even control the heels in your own brand! Don't bite off more then what you can chew Weatherlight! NAL's time is already nearly done!
Tripp: Let him go Zzyzx.
She hesitates but lets go of Pence who goes charging right for Tripp. Trip casually reaches in his pocket and pulls out a stun gun given to him earlier on and he holds it out to have Pence practically walk right into it. When he falls down again, Tripp gives him a swift kick to the head and casually walks off with Project Zzyzx.
CH: “Mr. Strange, Project Zzyzyx and Alex Tripp have declared war on N.A.L. and have bashed up Pence pretty good.”
MM: “Pence now not only has to worry about contending with The Sedition tonight in the Rumble, but also has to worry about Strange and Zzyzyx, and he has to do this all in a weakened state. I do not envy him.”
CH: “We now go to reporter Ace Heart who is backstage with another Rumble participant.”
MM: “Hopefully this one is fully clothed.”
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Mike Corral is seen pacing backstage when Ace Heart runs up to him.
Ace: Mike, Mike. Tonight you step into that ring-
Mike: Let me stop you right there Joey. Tonight, 29 others look to stop me in my tracks. 29 others look to take away my dream, my one moment. And that is something that I won't allow to happen.
Tonight Joey, you see a Mike Corral unlike any you've seen in the two years we've had the honor of knowing each other. You've seen me focused, you've seen me determined... but tonight, I am hell-bent on leaving tonight as the winner of the Rumble In The Bronx. And no one, no man or woman is going to stand in my way of my moment.
No one. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to meditate.
Corral walks off as Joey turns towards the camera.
Ace: Well, Mike Corral is definitely ready for tonight's Rumble In The Bronx, but can he pull off the victory? We'll find out later tonight.
CH: “Mike Corral seems very determined.”
MM: “He seems really focused, he just might pull off an upset tonight.”
CH: “Let's take it back to ringside for our Battle of the People's Champions.”
The fans are cheering for Shadow Man and his opponent The Rock. The cameras comes towards Jessica Stroup as she is seen standing in the middle of the ring. She has the mic in her hand as she prepares to introduce the two competitors.
Jessica Stroup: Ladies and gentlemen, tonight’s contest is scheduled for one fall. This is the People’s Champion Charity Match where all of you fans get to see who the real people’s champion is. Introducing first, from Canada, residing in New York City, he stands 6 foot tall and 5 inches, he weighs 245 pounds, SHADOW MAN!
The lights in the arena slowly begin to dim as everyone in the arena quickly get's to their feet and begin to make some noise. "Invincible" by OK Go then begins to play over the Sound System as three strobe lights begin to pulse in the entrance way, fog then begins to rise from below the stage in front of the entrance.
The X-Treme Tron lights up counting down from 9 all the way to 1. It seems as though every single person is on there feet counting down the numbers. Once it gets to 0 large letters flash “IT'S SHOWTIME”.
An enormous uproar of cheers now blends out the blasting of "Invincible"! A few moments later Shadow Man walks from behind the wall of Fog onto the stage. He stands their for a few seconds with a smirk on his face and begins to point to the fans who are screaming the loudest.
Shadow then looks towards the camera with a cocky yet confident look on his face as he begins to walk down the ramp and towards the ring. On the way he makes silly faces into the camera. After waving at the fans while walking down the ramp Shadow runs and slides onto the ring apron on one knee and holding onto the middle Rope, Shadow gets to his feet and in a cocky manor steps threw the first and second Ropes.
He then gets into the ring and runs over to the corner and jumps up onto the second turnbuckle. He pats himself on the chest twice and then points to all the screaming fans. He then points to the sky and pumps his fist for Memphis Reigns! Shadow then jumps down from the turnbuckle and turns around and leans in the corner and awaits for his opponent to arrive. He paces back and forth while waiting.
Colin Hanks: From what I can tell Shadow is ready for this match. If I was Dwayne, I would rethink this.
Mystery Man: I don’t normally do this but I’ll agree with you. That’s only because Dwayne has not been in the ring for ages and we do not know if he’s the same as he was a few years back.
Jessica Stroup: And his opponent, making his in ring return for one night only! From Miami, Florida, now residing in Hollywood, California, he was the most electrifying man in sports entertainment. He was known as The Great One and the Brahma Bull. He may be Dwayne Johnson but we all know him as THE ROCK!
“IF YOU SMELLLOLOLOLOLOW…WHAT THE ROCK…IS COOKING!”
Once that familiar voice is heard, the fans begin a chant that starts with “Rocky…rocky…rocky”. They are wild and they are prepared to see The Rock. The Rock comes out of the curtains, smiling some. He has on his old trademark in ring gear that he would normally wear. The Rock walks down the ramp, slapping fives and hands with a lot of fans.
Colin Hank: Surprisingly the fans never left The Rock but it seems that HE was stupid enough to leave them.
Mystery Man: Well, can you blame him? He wanted a shot at an acting career. But I am surprised that he found the time to actually compete in this match.
The Rock walks up the stairs, climbs the turnbuckle and raises his arm up one time. He closes his eyes as he smells and senses the fans chanting his name and cheering for him. He reopens his eyes and stares at Shadow Man with intensity. He chuckles as he gets in the ring.
Colin Hank: If The Rock still got it, maybe he could hang on to the dignity he once had.[
Mystery Man: Shut up Colin and let’s enjoy this match. It’s one thing to talk about if he still got it. But it’s another thing to actually watch to see if he can back up his claim.
The bell dings as The Rock and Shadow Man stare at each other. The fans begin to chant “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” all over the building. The Rock gets in a stance so they could see who the stronger man was. Shadow grapples with The Rock as it seems they are evenly matched. The Rock pushes Shadow against the turnbuckle and before Earl Hebner has the opportunity to count for disqualification The Rock backs up. After The Rock backs up he pats Shadow Man’s chest a bit. Shadow Man comes up and smacks The Rock with aggression. Shadow Man starts it off with a headlock and it seems he’s struggling to keep the hold on. The Rock grunts as one side of the fans chants for The Rock and the other side chants for Shadow Man. The Rock grabs Shadow Man’s wrist, twisting out of the headlock and applies one of his own
Colin Hank: These fans want blood from these two men in this charity match.
Mystery Man: Well, these two men are very talented and you and I both know that anything could happen. Right now, I’m focusing on seeing if The Rock got his groove back.
The Rock struggles with the headlock while Shadow Man attempts to get out of it. Shadow pushes Rock to the ropes as he runs along and they try for a shoulder block. None of them would go down. They attempt it again, this time with a clothesline but The Rock ducks and gives a clothesline of his own. The Rock picks up Shadow Man, giving him a Russian legsweep. The “Rocky” chants starts to cloud in very quickly. Shadow Man gets up and he runs towards The Rock, giving him a big clothesline, laying him out. The clothesline gives him a huge pop with all of the fans. Shadow stomps on The Rock continuingly. Shadow then kneels down and gets Rock in a choke sleeper hold.
Colin Hank: Just look at that sleeper hold, I wouldn’t be surprised if Dwayne passes out. I mean look at how tight he has the hold.
Mystery Man: You’re right Colin, because with The Rock rusty in the ring, he may not survive this match.
“Rocky” chants surrounds the arena to wheel The Rock on. The Rock gets on a knee as he hits his elbow to Shadow’s gut with force. He attacks it again and then a final time, smirking some. For old time’s sakes, The Rock starts to lay the Smackdown on Shadow’s candy ass with his three signature strikes. After the third strike, The Rock pulls his hand back, groaning heavily. The fans boos The Rock and starts to chant “Shadow Man! Shadow Man! Shadow Man! The Rock seems very annoyed but he ignores it. He irish whips Shadow and once the man comes back, The Rock attempts an overhead belly to belly but Shadow blocks it. Shadow decides to give The Rock an overhead belly to belly of his own with impact. Shadow hooks The Rock’s legs and Earl Hebner goes over to count.
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The Rock kicks out just in the nick of time.
Colin Hank: The Rock may have kicked out of that one but it’s only just the beginning. Shadow Man may actually forget that this is a charity match. The Rock isn’t used to the EWC rules. He’s used to fairy tales and soap operas such as the WWE,
Mystery Man: The Rock should realize that this isn’t the WWE anymore. He’s not filming anything important and if The Rock isn’t careful he will lose this match.
Shadow stomps on the Rock, lifting him up by the head. Shadow executes The Death Penalty on The Rock, chuckling to himself carefully. Shadow Man calls for his finisher as he picks up The Rock again. He places him in a front facelock position. From there, Shadow goes to execute GBC, shortened for Good Bye Charlie. Shadow hooks the legs of The Rock again, pinning his arms down.
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Jessica Stroup: Here is your winner, SHADOW MAN!
The crowd goes wild after Shadow Man has won. Shadow Man goes to grab a mic as he speaks very shortly.
Shadow Man: You see Dwayne, a real people’s champion listens to the people. All of my adoring fans wanted to see me whoop your ass and they got their wish. Maybe…just maybe you should just spend a little less time prancing around in a dress and a little more time learning how to…
The mic cuts off in mid-sentence. He looks around and he finds nothing. He shrugs after dropping the mic. He then leans on the barricade, allowing all of the fans to cheer and touch him.
CH: “There you have it fans, Shadow Man has proven that he is the true People's Champion.”
MM: “The Rock may be loved by the people, but Shadow Man is truly their champ.”
CH: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I am receiving word that Ace Heart is attempting to get an interview with The Rev and Gladiator. Let's send it down to Ace.”
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The camera cuts to a shot of Ace Heart standing outside of The Sedition locker room.
ACE: “Yes, I am here outside the locker room of The Sedition. We assume that they are deep in preperation for tonights match, but this reporter hopes to get a quick word with them.”
Ace knocks on the door. Gladiator opens the door and looks confused.
GLADIATOR: “Hey, you're not Chinese.”
ACE: “No, it's me Ace Heart. We are moments away from the Rumble In The Bronx. I was just wondering if we could get a quick word with you.”
GLADIATOR: “I'm sorry I don't know any Ace Heart.”
ACE: “No, I'm Ace Heart. We've known eachother for years.”
GLADIATOR: “Ohhh... I get it. Well, I'm very happy with my long distance plan thank you.”
ACE: “I'm not here to talk about long distance. I'm here to talk about...”
Rev's voice can be heard from inside the dressing room.
REV: “Gladiator, get over here. You're missing the part where Gilligan puts on a musical production of Hamlet. This is a classic episode.”
GLADIATOR: “I can't there's some guy here at the door.”
REV: “Good. It's about time. My Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls better not be cold.”
Rev comes to the door and looks confused.
REV: “You don't look Chinese.”
ACE: “No, I'm Ace Heart.”
REV: “I'm sorry I don't know any Ace Heart.”
ACE: “Listen, could you guys just give me your thoughts on the Rumble In The Bronx.”
REV: “Great movie, gets better everytime I see it.”
GLADIATOR: “Do you work here or something?”
ACE: “Yes, you know that I do.”
GLADIATOR: “Good. Get Shanghai Nights Restaurant on the phone and tell them to get our order here pronto.”
REV: “Yeah, and I want my Breaded Shrimp extra crispy this time.”
Rev and Gladiator slam the door. Ace Heart looks exasperated.
ACE: “I don't even know why I bother with those guys. Back to you guys.”
The camera cuts back to Colin Hanks and Mystery Man at the broadcast table.
CH: “Well, apparently Rev and Gladiator aren't taking this match very seriously.”
MM: “I've known these guys for more than 10 years. Trust me, they don't take anything seriously.”