{late last night}

 
It's dark, and Firefly is at the hospital, asleep in the waiting room. A
security guard comes walking up to him, and gently shakes him. Firefly wakes
up with a start.
 
Security Guard:
"Mr. Murakame! It's late, don't you think you'd better go home?"
 
Firefly:
"Yeah, I guess so... just let me say goodnight to mum, yeah?"
 
Security Guard:
"You know I shouldn't... but my blind eye is turned!"
 
Firefly smiles warmly, and thanks him. He enters the ward, and sits next to
Mrs. M. He takes her hand.
 
Firefly:
"Hi mum... it's late! I fell asleep in the waiting room! I've gotta shoot
off, but I'll visit you tomorrow before Manslaughter."
 
Firefly squeezes Mrs. M's hand, and gets up to leave... but suddenly, she
squeezes back!!! Firefly's head snaps back to his mother.
 
Firefly:
"Mum?!"
 
Mrs. M's eyes flicker and open, and she focuses on FF. She croaks out...
 
Mrs. M:
"There no need to visit me tomorrow!"
 
Firefly:
"MUM!"
 
Firefly instantly sheds a flood of joyful tears, and kneels down beside her
clutching her hand. She smiles back.
 
Firefly:

"Oh mum... you're back!"

 

 

                                                                       Monday Manslaughter 17 Sept 01

 

The customary pyro explodes in the air signaling another GZW show from Atlanta, Georgia. The camera scans the crowd showing myriad banners and posters. One female fan’s sign reads, “Gideon can have a House of HKWF at my house!!”  Another sign reads, “Lone Gunman—the Union Jack of 2K1!!”

 

Fortune: What a heartwarming way to open another Manslaughter! I personally have missed Mrs.M while she has been hospitalized! I remember once when we were in PWW, I had been out all day interviewing and she pulled me aside and MADE me eat some food she had made. We are glad to see you okay, Mrs.M!

 

Hunt: No one wants to hear you old PWW stories, Kandi! This is the GZW! It’s time for the greatest show on the airwaves!

 

Fortune: Tonight we have a show as the GZW will have it’s first ever “House of HKWF” steel cage match with the newest member of GZW, “The Far East Beast” Gideon against the Extreme Champion, Big Country!

 

Hunt: Another brilliant match from Mr. John Profit! I can’t wait until he takes over around here!

 

Fortune: The Tag Team Champions, Risky Gold will be defending their title against the odd father and son team of Nazal and Willie Haire!

 

Hunt: Not if the StormRiders have anything to say about it, Kandi! Prey and “Outlaw” Wales have already made their intentions known on GZW TV last week by saying they were going to interrupt this match!

 

Fortune: And I haven’t even signed the StormRiders to a contract here! Also, as the main event we will see the pairing of the brother-in-laws, Sincere and Deacon Kane against “The Enforcer of GZW” T-Rex and the GZW Heavyweight Champion, Magic!

 

Hunt: Now that Sincere and Deacon Kane have formed the BlackHearts, it will be “A New Era of Chaos” for the GZW!

 

Fortune: Let’s get right into the action, Alex!

---Debut Match: Pitfighter vs. Giggles/Wylder---

Fortune: Starting the show off will be the debut of PitFighter against a new charged Giggles/Wylder!

Hunt: Seems with Mr.Profit around Giggles or Wylder has been very vocal on GZW Television!

G/W walks from the back to the entranceway and walks straight to the ring, threatening random fans on the way trying to intimidate them. The fans respond with finger points and hostile gestures, as they don’t seem to be intimidated by him at all. G/W gets in the ring and awaits his opponent.

Pitfighter, newcomer to the GZW, walks out with a very focused look upon his face followed by his manager, Mystik. The crowd looks on as whispers and mumbles fill the arena as this 5’9” well built man paces down the aisle, never taking his eyes off his raving lunatic of an opponent who has started to try to dance in the ring for some reason. The fans in the aisle are hesitant to place out their hands to this newcomer, as Pit doesn’t seem to notice them anyway. Pit climbs in the ring and the bell sounds.

G/W walks up to Pit and stands in his face, looking down to the smaller man as Pit looks up to G/W. G/W, not liking this un-intimidated rookie throws his fist and connects with a stiff right hook to Pit’s jaw. Pitfighter doesn’t move but to turn his face. Pitl focused look turns into a look of rage, as G/W stands motionless like a headlight struck deer. Pit levels the stunned G/W with a standing lariat, almost spinning the man full circle before he crashes onto the mat.

Fortune: Holy Jazmin Andrea!

Pit stands over his opponent laying in the middle of the ring and kicks him right on his head. Pit grabs G/W by his beard and makes him stand. Pit lifts G/W up, over his head into a gorilla press, and drops him face first down to the mat.

Walking methodically back to G/W, Pit lifts him to his feet again. Pit whips G/W into the ropes. G/W returns and is destroyed with a belly to belly suplex. Pit gets to G/W and begins to stomp down on his head.

Hunt: This Pitfighter guy is one mean fighter!

Fortune: I think his name says it all!

After numerous hard stomps, Pit stands G/W once again. Pit throws G/W again to the ropes and crushes him with a devastating spear as G/W returns. Pit quickly climbs to the nearby turnbuckle. He stares down at G/W for a moment and leaps off high in the air, and crushes G/W with a guillotine leg drop.

Pitfighter stands his finished opponent and lets him wobble. Pit crashes his hand into G/W’s neck with a chop, and then sends G/W’s head into the mat with a DDT.

Fortune: Talk about a headache!

Hunt: I don't think Giggles/Wylder can get up after that!

G/W lays motionless on the mat as Pit has proved that G/W is no match for him. Instead of pinning the long-bearded brawler, Pit stands him up again. Pit lifts G/W up into a bodyslam position and plants G/W in the corner turnbuckle in a tree of woe. Mystik reaches under the ring and pulls out a huge stop sign. He throws it to Pitfighter, who catches it and places it on the face of G/W.

Fortune: What is Pitfighter going to do here?

Hunt: I’m sure he isn’t about to stop like the sign says!

Pit runs to the opposite corner. He runs and does a tumbling dropkick onto the stop sign which is on G/W’s face. G/W slumps out of the corner onto his back. Pit arrogantly places one foot on the chest of G/W.

1…2…

Fortune: Three! Pitfighter dominates his first match here in the GZW!

Hunt: Domination is right! Don't overlook this newcomer, the mistake would be fatal!

---Backstage---

Fubu and Helen are sitting in their dressing room enjoying the Manslaughter show. Like always, Fubu is indulging himself in a good cup of cocoa while Helen is sipping on a cup of tea.

The dressing room door flings open and before Fubu can mount any form of resistance, he is lifted up by his neck and slammed face first onto the dressing room floor. Helen screams with fright as she cowers into a corner.

Standing above the prone Fubu is Maxx Pain. With a wild look in his eyes, he lifts up Fubu in a gorilla press, holding him there for long moments. He then drops the Television Champ in a sitdown powerslam. Pain quickly gets to his feet and stomps away on Fubu until the dressing room is flooded with GZW officials and referees.

Pain backs out the room, arms raised victorious. He points to Fubu screaming, “I’m onto bigger and better things now, Fubitch!”

---Commercial Break---

---Debut Match: Jai-Ray vs. Vital Runner---

Fortune: During the break, Fubu was rushed to Georgia Baptist Hospital! It seems that Maxx Pain has really laid it to our Television Champion!

Hunt: Good! No more Fubu on TV!

Fortune: Up next is another newcomer, Jai-Ray, making his debut here tonight against Vital Runner!

Hunt: What executive keeps booking Vital Runner in matches here? Does he have a relative or something in the front office?

Runner pops from the back area into the entranceway and raises his arms high with an expectation of a pop from the crowd. From those few in the crowd that actually notices the little known wrestler comes mild chuckles to the man of many losses. Runner apparently tells himself that the wrestling fans love him and runs down the aisle with his hands out to give the fans high fives, but makes minimal contact with anyone. He slides in the ring and excitingly runs to the corner and stands on the middle turnbuckle with his hand to his ear.

The GZW newcomer Jai-Ray makes his way out. Jai quickly walks to the ring and climbs inside as Ref Sonny Bright signals for the bell.

Runner charges at the newcomer with his arms in a double axe hammer position, Jai stops the raving man with a kneeling palm strike to the gut, causing Runner to drop to his hands and knees.

Fortune: What power with the palm strike!

Jai forces Runner to stand, quickly spins Runner’s arm into a hammerlock, and then slams Runner down with a chicken wing drop suplex. Jai wastes no time on the fallen Runner and applies a dragon sleeper. The move is locked on tight and Runner flails his free arm and legs in pain. Luckily, Runner’s leg hit the rope and Ref Bright noticed, which breaks the hold. Runner grabs his neck from the pain.

Hunt: Give up damn it! Give up!

Fortune: Vital Runner's chances of winning this match are looking slim!

Hunt: I meant his wrestling career! Give up, damn it!

Jai grabs Runner to his feet and whips him to the ropes, and nails a spinning roundhouse kick right on Runner’s face when he returns, knocking Runner right to the mat in the center of the ring. Jai goes to the corner and leaps to the turnbuckle, jumps off high in the air and landing with a legdrop crushing Runner’s chest.

Fortune: Holy Jazmin Andrea!

Jai quickly stands Runner to his feet and Runner can hardly stand. Jai grabs Led and tosses him with a gutwrench suplex, stands him again, and quickly takes him down with a judo toss.

Jai, seemingly bored with the lack of competition from his first match in the GZW signals to the crowd that its over. He stands Vital Runner to his feet and steps back as Runner wobbles in place. Jai grabs Runner’s arm and hits his finisher he calls...

Fortune: Jai-Rayliner (flatliner)!

Jai with the cover.  Ref Bright with the count!

1…2…

Fortune: Three! Jai-Ray is victorious in his first match in the GZW! What a showing from this newcomer!

---Surprise Visit---
 
Firefly and Lez are sat in FF's (somewhat bare) locker room watching the
action of MNM. Suddenly, the door bursts open, and both FF and Lez jump
up... but it's Mrs. M! She has a stick and is a little wobbly, but she is
grinning.
 
Mrs. M:
"I no missing Manslaughter!"
 
Firefly rushes to help her to a seat.
 
FF:
"Mum! You're not supposed to have left hospital for a few days! What are you
doing here?"
 
Mrs. M:
"I no want doctors to poke and prod me! I fine! I discharge myself!"
 
Lez:
"Mrs. M, you shouldn't have done that!"
 
FF:
"And they let you go? That's irresponsible!"
 
Mrs. M:
"I no give them a choice! I FINE! You stop fussing me!"
 
FF and Lez smile affectionately, and let her sit down. Then, they look at
each other, and an idea forms.
 
FF:
"Mum, are you feeling up to a spot of investigation?"
 
Mrs. M:
"What you mean?"
 
FF:
"Well I've been trying to work out who attacked you, and I was wondering if
you'd do a kind of identity parade?"
 
Mrs. M:
"Well it was a man who I not ever see before."
 
FF and Lez look at each other.
 
FF:
"You mean it wasn't UJ?"
 
Lez:
"You mean it wasn't Sincere?"
 
Mrs. M:
"No, no, no! I already tell you: it a man a never see before! Let's go, I
soon identify him if he here!"

---Minion vs. “CareerKiller” Maxx Pain---

Maxx Pain steps onto the entranceway still dressed in his street clothes and sporting a huge grin. The crowd boos Pain as he just looks on pleasingly.

Fortune: What is he so happy about? He has probably ended the career of Fubu tonight with his cowardly attack earlier tonight!

Hunt: That’s why he’s called the “CareerKiller”, Kandi! He’s just a man that enjoys his job!

Fortune: He’s still dressed in his street clothes! Doesn’t he know he has a match right now?

Hunt: I guess he feels that he is going to make short work of Minion tonight!

Pain points up to the Zero-tron and it begins to show a scene of Minion getting out of his car in the parking lot of the Coliseum. It is earlier in the day as the sun is still shining. Minion pops his trunk going for his bags, but from nowhere comes Maxx Pain with blinding speed. Pain slams the trunk down on Minion’s back. Pain then pushes the rest of Minion’s body into the trunk and shuts it. He runs and jumps into the driver’s seat, peeling out of the Coliseum parking lot.

The scene on the Zero-tron fades as Maxx Pain, standing on the entranceway, raises his fist into the air in triumph. The crowd pops with a huge heel pop as well as chants of “Fubu, Fubu”.

Fortune: Maxx Pain has taken out Minion earlier today! What kind of monster is this man?

Hunt: He’s the career killing kind of monster! 

---Commercial Break---

Deep voice:

“Where were you when Sho “Firefly” Murakame, native born son of Hong Kong, captured his first HKWF Heavyweight title?”

Deep voice:

“Do you remember the elation felt in your soul as the Lord of Hellfire lead the HKWF charges against any and all enemies of the Hong Kong Wrestling Federation?”

Deep voice:

“Relive those times again! Voice your opinion so it can be heard! Free Firefly from the shackles of GroundZero Wrestling! Let the HKWF hero come home!”

***This ad brought to you by the Friends of HKWF and the “Free Firefly” campaign***

 

---Debut Match: “House of HKWF” Steel Cage Match: Extreme Non-Title Match: Gideon vs. Big Country---

Fortune: What in the world kind of commercial is that? Firefly is in no way being held captive by the GZW!

Hunt: Well, it did make me think about what I was doing during that time! I had just bought my first Lovemobile and was making out with Bertha! Big Breast Bertha, as a matter of fact!

Fortune: Anyway! Well fans, this one is sure to be intense. A huge cage surrounds the ringside area and the way to win is to climb up the ladder and escape through the square hole at the top of the cage!

Hunt: That’s right, Kandi, this Gideon guy thinks he’s tough? Well wait until he faces Big Country face to face!

"Name of the Game" By Crystal Method hits the PA and the fans cheer Gideon as he walks down to ringside. He steps under the ladder that is placed next to the ring and slides under the ropes sticking close to his corner.

Fortune: Gideon obviously not superstitious!

"Gangzta Party" by Tupac and Snoop Dogg rips over the PA and the crowd erupts in boos as Big Country makes his way to ringside with the Extreme title draped over his shoulder. Country stops and smirks at Gideon before raising his arms into the air, fireworks exploding off behind him. Country continues his way to the ring and climbs onto the apron and steps into the ring. Suddenly a huge steel cage begins lowering from the ceiling.

Fortune: Now this cage match isn’t just sticking to the ring, our cages go around the ringside area, giving the participants the ability to work outside the ring as well!

Hunt: Gives more room for our Champ to kick Gideon’s butt!

Gid and Country watch the maintenance guys locking down the walls of the cage, both men then look to the ladder and then up to the ceiling of the cage where a hole is located dead center.

Fortune: The only way to escape this match is by leaving the hole located in the center of the cage so no ref is needed, this one is sure to be brutal.

The bell sounds and both men leave their corners, eyeing each other as they being to circle in the middle of the ring. Gid starts the contest off with a quick series of rights to the head of Country rocking him to the ropes, where he is whipped across the ring. Country is taken over with a huge hip toss upon his return, Gideon bounces backwards off the ropes and executes an ax kick like leg drop across the throat of Country. Gid drops to his knees and begins to hammer away at Country’s forehead.

Fortune: “The Far East Beast” taking the early advantage in this contest!

Hunt: Not for long, Kandi, just you wait!

Gid pulls Country up to his knees and runs off the ropes, as he returns Country delivers a hard punch to the mid section, he then runs, hopping onto the middle rope and corkscrewing off the springboard, driving Gid face first into the mat with a huge face buster.

Hunt: What a shot by Big C! Who’s extreme now, you HKWF reject?

Country slides to the outside of the ring and pulls the ladder up and lifts it up to the apron holding it in front of him. Gideon is back up and charges to the ropes, he leaps and springboards off drop kicking the ladder into the face of Country, which sends him flying off the apron, and into the cage wall. A pop erupts from the crowd.

Fortune: What impact off that drop kick by Gideon! Wait, it doesn’t look like he’s done!

Gid pulls the ladder into the ring and sets it up so it is open acting as a ramp up to the turnbuckle. Gid backs up a bit and charges up the ladder and dives off the turnbuckle coming down with a spear like attack which drives Country into the cage wall. Both men are lying on the mat as the crowd starts a "Holy Shit" chant.

Both men get to their feet slowly and begin firing shots back and forth. Country finally gets fed up and grabs the back of Gideon’s head and rams him face first into the cage which sends him rolling backwards on the outside of the ring. He tries to get up but Country runs by and kicks him in the back of the head.

Hunt: What a kick! Goal!

Country pulls a table out from under the ring and sets it up outside. He then pulls out a second and slides it into the ring. Country climbs onto the apron and into the ring, followed closely by Gid. Country hits Gid in the head with the ladder as he sets it up in the middle of the ring. Country then sets up the second table in the ring, he looks to Gideon and spits on him as he begins climbing the ladder.

Fortune: Big Country looking for the win here!

Country begins climbing the ladder, but doesn’t see Gideon following him up the ladder. Gid punches Big C in the back, then grips him around the waist. Gideon jumps backwards, drilling Country from about three fourths up the ladder back down into the mat and through a table with a huge German suplex. The crowd stands to their feet cheering. A few scattered chants of "G-Z-W" fill the Coliseum as the two men lay amongst splinters of wood in the ring.

Hunt: Woohoo! Gideon is trying to kill Big Country! You’re not in HKWF anymore, you freak!

Both men begin to stir again and start climbing up the ladder, this time on opposite sides. Both men reach the top and begin slugging it out; Gid gets the advantage and slams Country’s head into the top of the ladder before pulling him half way over. Gideon hooks his arm around Country’s head and hooks his tights; he looks to the audience, a sadistic gleam in his eyes. Gideon yells out before lifting Country straight into the air and falling off the ladder driving him to the mat with a spine-compressing brainbuster known as…

Fortune: Drastic Measures by Gideon off the ladder!

The crowd is filled by chants of "Holy shit!" and "G-Z-W!" as Gideon gets to his feet after having rolled out of the ring. He looks at the downed but stirring Extreme Champion and begins to climb up the side of the cage.

Hunt: What the hell is Japanese boy doing?

Gideon continues to climb up the wall of the cage, when he reaches the ceiling he begins climbing upside down across the underside of the cage ceiling. Country can only watch in confusion and awe until he realizes what Gid is doing and begins climbing up the ladder himself.

Fortune: I think Gideon is going to try and get out of the cage without ever using the ladder!

Gideon makes it so he’s over the side of the ring, close to the middle as Country gets to the top of the ladder. Country leaps gripping around Gideon’s waist, pulling him off the ceiling of the cage, driving him down towards the mat and dropping him in a makeshift sit out power bomb, bouncing the bodies of both men off the mat.

Fortune: Holy Jazmin Andrea! Big Country could’ve broken the back of Gideon with that move!

Hunt: Big Country should change his nickname from Country to Crazy! Looks like he killed Gideon with that power bomb!

Neither man shows much signs of movement, but soon start to get towards their feet. Both men pull themselves up on the ropes. They begin to slug back and forth again, Gideon nails a huge left that drops Country to the apron. Gid runs off the ropes and jumps at Country, but the Extreme Champ ducks, hooking Gid in a fireman’s carry type hold. The momentum of the air born Gideon pulls both men off the apron with Country driving Gid through the table on the outside with a makeshift Country Valley Driver.

Fortune: Oh my! Big Country drove Gideon straight down on his neck with the CVD!

Country stirs and pulls out yet another table, sliding it into the ring and setting it up. He pulls the ladder up but it is broken where the front and back meet at the center and won’t extend fully. Country throws the ladder out of the ring on Gideon before following it out. Country looks down at Gideon, then at the top of the cage and shrugs and begins climbing up the wall of the cage, not doing it as gracefully as Gid but still managing.

Hunt: Our Extreme Champ is going to climb up the cage just like that freak Gideon did!

Gideon gets to his knees, throwing the ladder off of him. Looks up and sees Country; Gid mutters a swear under his breath and begins to climb up after Country.

Fortune: This is going to turn out oddly!

Gideon, obviously more practiced at this activity catches up to Country quite quickly and begins pounding away at his back. Country kicks backwards, missing as Gid climbs up, hooking his right arm under the arm pit of Country’s right arm and around the back of his head. Gid hooks the other arm the same way forming a full nelson and leaps backwards driving them both downwards towards the ring, sending them both crashing through the table in the ring with Gid holding Country in a makeshift Dragon suplex.

Hunt: No! Somebody check on Big Country quick!

Fortune: These suplexes from Gideon tonight are simply insane! These two men are breaking each other apart!

Gid rolls to the side and pulls himself up slowly, falling out of the ring to the Coliseum floor. He looks to his side and kicks the broken ladder and drops to his knees looking under the ring. Gid strikes gold and pulls out a second ladder and slides it into the ring. Country begins to stir and pulls himself up in the corner, as Gid slides into the ring. Country runs forward and baseball slides Gideon in the side of the face.

Hunt: Ouch!

Country pulls Gid up and whips him to the ropes. Country drops down, trying to sweep kick Gid’s feet out from under him but Gideon front handsprings forward, his feet bouncing off the ropes sending him back with a jumping leg clothesline. Country catches Gideon in mid air and drops him straight on his head out of a power bomb position in a move known as…

Fortune: Country Slam by Big Country! This could be it!

Country turns and climbs up the ladder, constantly looking down at the motionless Gideon, the massive impact of the moves in the match taking the toll out on both men. Country climbs slowly but soon makes it to the top of the ladder, and pulls himself out of the hole in the cage winning the match. The bell sounds and "Gangzta Party" fills the PA again.

Hunt: The GZW Extreme Champion, Big Country, has won this non-title bout in a match that Gideon is known for!

Fortune: But not without a hellacious battle from “The Far East Beast”! Excellent showing by both men tonight!

---Commercial Break---

---LightHeavyweight Non-Title Match: “The Menace” Union Jack vs. “The Lone Gunman” John Taylor---

Fortune: Up next, the ex-HKWF bad boy, Union Jack takes on the new HKWF bad boy and GZW LightHeavyweight Champ, “Lone Gunman” John Taylor. This non-title match up should be very exciting!

Lone Gunman comes down the rampway, belt over his shoulder, to the boos from the crowd. A fan's sign reads, "I don't fear you because you're Gunman, it's your breath!" Gunman gets into the ring and stretches using the ropes. He hands the LightHeavyweight belt to the ring attendant.

Next out is the GZW superstar Union Jack. He slides into the ring full of energy and takes the fight to Gunman. UJ with a flurry of right hands followed by an Irish whip. UJ drops Gunman with a mafia kick. Gunman gets back up to his feet. UJ takes him over with a hiptoss. Gunman slides out of the ring, trying to catch a breather.

Fortune: What a level of electricity Union Jack is bringing to the ring!

Hunt: How much does Mr. Profit have on Union Jack’s head! I might be interested!

With Gunman on the floor, UJ stands near the ropes and slingshots himself over the top rope and wipes out Gunman with a plancha. UJ gets back up to his feet to the roar of the crowd. UJ lifts up Gunman and rolls him into the ring. UJ gets up on the apron and waits. Gunman gets to his feet. UJ hops onto the top turnbuckle, springs off of it and flies toward Gunman. But the wily Gunman dropkicks him out of midair.

Fortune: What a counter by the HKWF hitman!

Hunt: He just shot Union Jack out of midair! Hehee!

Gunman now with the advantage lifts UJ to his feet. Gunman with a series of punishing chops to the chest. Gunman follows up with a crisp snap suplex. With UJ on the mat, Gunman bounces off the ropes and drops a quick elbow across the forehead. Gunman with a cover but only gets one.

Fortune: When he is not running his mouth, John Taylor is one of the best technical wrestlers around!

Gunman lifts up UJ to his feet. Gunman with several right hands. Irish whip by Gunman. UJ comes off the ropes. Gunman with a back body drop, but UJ lands on his feet. Gunman turns around. UJ with a kick to the midsection and promptly drops Gunman on his head with an evenflow ddt.

Fortune: Union Jack is so quick and unpredictable! If only his power was used for good!

UJ, feeding off the momentum, lifts Gunman to his feet. Irish whip by UJ, reversed by Gunman. UJ ducks a clothesline, bounces off the far ropes and nails Gunman with a spear.

Fortune: What impact on that spear! He might go for it all here!

UJ slowly picks up Gunman, reading him for the JackHammer. But from out of nowhere come Keiji Tsumi and Maxx Pain.

Fortune: What are they doing here? Maxx Pain has already sent two men to the hospital tonight!

Hunt: To collect the bounty on Union Jack’s head of course! But Maxx Pain?!

Tsumi slides into the ring and clotheslines UJ out the ring, causing him to crash down to the Coliseum floor. Tsumi, like a hungry hyena, quickly pounces on the fallen UJ, pummeling him with vicious right hands. Maxx Pain gets in the ring and proceeds to chokeslam the referee. Gunman looks to the big man and goes to shake hands with the monster. Pain looks at Gunman with a puzzled look which quickly turns to a sly grin. The two shake hands as Tsumi beats on the downed UJ.

Fortune: Lone Gunman has recruited Maxx Pain into the HKWF! The GZW has lost another superstar to the Hong Kong Wrestler Federation!

Hunt: Good move if you ask me! I mean it’s only a matter of days before Mr. Profit owns GZW anyway!

Officials head down to ringside, trying to pull Tsumi off of UJ, as Keiji Tsumi has locked on a STF submission move. Tsumi will not let go. Pain and Gunman look on with sadistic smiles. Suddenly, the cameras focus on a shadowy figure coming through the crowd...

Fortune: Who is that? Omigosh! IT'S FUBU!!!!

Fubu, who is coming to the ring with a tattered hospital gown, hops the barricade and slides into the ring. “The GiantKiller” charges at Pain. The two men go toe-to-toe, slugging it out and exchanging punches. Fubu has Maxx Pain by the ropes. With a strong clothesline, Fubu sends Pain over the top rope and onto the floor...

Fortune: Maxx Pain landed on his feet!

But Pain is not on his feet long. Fubu dives through the ropes with a ear shattering roar and wipes out Pain on the Coliseum floor. Fubu, like a madman hammers away on the bigger man. Officials that were originally trying to pull Tsumi off of UJ now come over and try to contain the wild Fubu.

Fortune: What a scene! This is sheer chaos!

Hunt: Screw that saying about business going to pick up. This business has just had it's stocks go through the damn roof!

---Crystal’s Revenge---

¤Pimp is shown walking down the halls of the GZW colesium,
until he sees Crystal getting a drink of water.  He looks
around to make sure Billy Bond isn't in sight.  Pimp then
starts to laugh like crazy at Crystal!¤
 
Pimp:  Hey everybody, it is the main attraction for the
circus freak show!   Hahahahahahaha.
 
Crystal:  Oh yeah, that is soooo damn funny.  You know,
messing with me doesn't change a thing between Billy and
yourself!  Just because you say a few major LIES about me,
doesn't change the fact that you are going to get your ass
kicked.
 
Pimp:  Sorry, I was watching the moths!
 
¤Smooth then comes up from behind Pimp, and sets a tray of
something down.  He then bends over behind Pimp.  Pimp does
not know a thing about what is going on, not noticing Smooth
behind him. Crystal then comes out of nowhere with a bitch
slap.  Pimp goes falling back, tripping over Smooth.  He
lands onto the tray which is revealed to be full of fresh
dog poop.  Crystal and Smooth start cracking up, and walk
away side by side, while Pimp struggles to get up, but keeps
on slipping.¤
 
Pimp:  Damn it!  Billy, tell your Shemale to keep the turds
to a minimum!
 
¤Dean then walks up, and cracks a smile, trying to hold back
his laughs.¤
 
Pimp:  Don't just stand there you idiot, help me up!
 
¤Dean reaches out his hand, but Pimp pulls Dean into the
crap as both of them struggle up.  Then, Baz walks up, tape
recording the event with his home camera.  He then pulls out
a bucket filled of thick lumps of wood, AKA a chump, and
starts to throw them at the two.  Baz then walks away,
catching up with Crystal and Smooth, to share the tape.¤

---Tag Team Championship Match: The Haires vs. Risky Gold---

Fortune: Risky Gold, Epic and Diamond, will defend their GZW Tag Team belts tonight against the father and son team of the Haires, Nazal and Willie! Last Thursday on the return of Travesty, both these teams saw singles action against each other!

Hunt: Who cares about these four misfits! The StormRiders have already vowed to interrupt this match tonight!

As if on cue, the scene switches to the loading bay behind the GZW Coliseum. “Outlaw” Wales throws Willie into a dumpster while Prey is “choking out” Diamond with a lead pipe.

Fortune: The StormRiders are taking out half of each team! What in the world were Willie and Diamond doing together anyway?

Hunt: Probably dumpster diving!

Prey lifts up Diamond by the hair as Wales locks him in a massive bearhug. From a side door burst Dameon and Hades, running toward the scene. Hades clotheslines Prey from the back as his father double ax handles Wales in the back.

Hunt: Why don’t those two mind there business? This is between tag teams not has-beens!

Wales drops Diamond onto the ground. Prey quickly retrieves him up and the StormRiders run into the night. Hades helps up Diamond as Dameon assists Willie out the dumpster. Epic and Nazal run out looking at the scene.

Hunt: Kind of late now! Your partners have already gotten the crap beat out of them!

Fortune: The tag team division looks to be heating up again!

---Another attack---

The Intercontinental Champion, “Smooth Operator” Billy Bond and Basildon walk out of Smooth’s dressing room laughing and joking. As the door swings to close, a gloved hand catches it before it closes. Inside, Crystal is packing a suitcase as well as glancing at the monitor to see Manslaughter. She never sees the blow which drops her to the floor.

The Mystery Woman drops the lead pipe to the ground next to Crystal. For good measure, the Mystery Woman lifts up Smooth’s lover, locks her head between her legs, and drops her with a pedigree. Crystal lays there bloodied and unconscious.

Baz’s voice can be heard saying, “I’ll get her, Smooth!” from down the hall. The Mystery Woman dashes out of the dressing room door nearly knocking Baz down.

Baz: (mad) Hey! Watch where you’re going!! Hey, what were you doing in here?!

Baz walks into the dressing room and sees the prone Crystal laying in a pool of her own blood.

Baz: SMOOTH!!

---Main Event: Tag Team Match: Special Guest Referees-“Wrestling Franchise” Monarch and Nathaniel “Entertainment Franchise” Davis: “The Jade Dragon” Sincere and Deacon Kane vs. “The Enforcer” T-Rex and “The Desert Storm” Magic---

Fortune: Main event time! These same six men went at it last week at the end of Manslaughter last week!

The lights drop and a hush falls over the crowd. When they can see again, the BlackHearts stand in the center of the ring. The fans rock the Coliseum with boos.

 Monarch, in a ref shirt but still wearing his HKWF World Title around his waist, makes it down to the ring to “SuperBeast” by Rob Zombie. Monarch steps into the ring toward Deacon Kane and Sincere and "checks" them for foreign objects and the like.

Fortune: Monarch is "checking" them for foreign objects? What a mockery of justice! He would let these men use bazookas and tear gas!

“Bad To The Bone“ brings the crowd to its feet as the other ref for this match makes his way to the ring. Nathaniel Davis also in a ref shirt walks very business like into the ring and immediately checks Kane and Sincere. He ignores Monarch, who is explaining to him that they were already checked.

Hunt: The nerve of Davis, undermining Monarch’s authority!

T-Rex comes to the ring through the crowd as “Midwest Swing” bumps from the speakers. Slapping hands, and giving high fives and tearing himself away from a few "endearing" female fans. Hopping the rail he advances up the steps and waits, not entering. Deacon Kane is waving for Rex to enter and Sincere moves off to the side.

“Fuel” rips through the Coliseum as the GZW Heavyweight Champion appears on the entranceway in a shower of pyro explosions. Magic, with the title over his shoulder, paces down the rampway as the crowd explodes for the fan favorite.

Fortune: Magic, looking very focused tonight! He and T-Rex must have a battle plan going into this battle!

Hunt: Against the “New Era of Chaos”? And I’m next in line to win the Heavyweight title, Kandi!

Davis orders the BlackHearts back to their corner. Monarch orders Rex into the ring or threatens to count him out. With Rex finally entering the ring, the BlackHearts stop milling around and Sincere starts for their team. Rex looks back to his partner for the match who is still approaching the ring with a stalking, predatory pace. Magic makes it to the apron and hands his belt to a GZW valet.

The joint refs look to each other with just barely restrained hostility and then signal for the bell.

Fortune: Here we go!

Sincere and Magic circle each other, the crowd is chanting for Magic and signs flash by as the camera moves, one reads "Watch Wicked Ways fall on his face...www.magic.com"

They charge each other but Magic makes a quick move and brings Sincere to the mat with a drop toehold. Magic jumps on Sincere's back and starts bringing down punches to the back of Sincere's head. Monarch gets right in his face and warns Magic about his closed fists and starts to count for Magic to break the hold

Hunt: You tell him, ref! That Magic, always trying to take the shortcut!

Rex, who just got up on the apron drops back down and sneaks around the outside of the ring. He moves in behind Deacon Kane whose attention is on the action in the ring. Rex grabs Kane's ankles and gives a mighty yank. Kane, who was leaning over the top rope while cheering on his partner comes down on his throat, and then falls off the ring onto the cold concrete below. Rex jumps on the fallen Kane. With his legs pinning Kane's shoulders, Rex explodes in a flurry of blows and fury that makes him look more like an animal than a human.

Fortune: T-Rex unleashing his fury on the big man!

Hunt: This isn't legal! Stop this, Davis!

Davis sees Deacon Kane fall and slides under the ropes and after a brief struggle, tears Rex off Kane. Davis admonishes Rex and sends him back to his corner.

Hunt: That's right! Do your damn job, ref!

Fortune: Davis is all about what is fair and just. You don't have to worry about him not walking the straight and narrow!

Sincere in the ring has had a chance to gain the advantage and gotten Magic in a headlock. He cinches it in, Monarch can be heard over the crowd...."do you give up?". Magic tries to fight his way out and eventually shoots Sincere off and into the ropes. Sincere bounces off the ropes...and falls flat on his face as Rex trips him up. T-Rex pulls Sincere out of the ring and smashes his head into the side of the ring.

Fortune: T-Rex is a man possessed! He's like a rabid animal!

Hunt: Someone should just put his ass to sleep!

Monarch runs to the ropes and starts to count. Davis, now back in the ring stops Kane from entering the ring. Magic slides under the ropes and goes to help Rex. T-Rex whips Sincere into the waiting clothesline of Magic. The crowd explodes with approval. Kane jumps down from the apron and charges in at Magic, catching him and ramming him into the "safety rail"

Fortune: This is unravelled!

Hunt: Don't worry, Ref Monarch has everything under control!

Monarch with a look of silent approval still orders Kane back. Davis looks to Monarch with a "what was that?' kind of look but Monarch continues to count

5...6...

Magic shakes out the cobwebs and rolls back into the ring. Sincere, also climbs back in and both men go for the tag. Magic tags in The Enforcer. T-Rex charges in at full speed and with a grin catches Sincere before he is able to tag in the big man.

Rex pounds down on Sincere who struggles to rise to his knees. By the hair, Rex helps Sincere stand and then whips him into the ropes. Sincere flips over 180 degrees as Rex brings down a concussive clothesline. Sincere scrabbles around, and tries to go for the tag again. Rex with a running elbow drop cuts off the tag within inches of the anxious Deacon Kane. Rex whips Sincere back into the far corner.

Fortune: T-Rex's fury cannot be stopped!

Magic can't surpress the urge to grab onto Sincere while he is in the corner. Monarch runs over and counts to break the choke. Davis once again keeps Kane from running into the ring. Rex charges into the corner. Sincere with a quick elbow stuns Magic and breaks the hold. As Rex barrels in, Sincere drops to a sitting position, extends his fist and connects with the incoming Rex in the "lower abdominal region". Rex doubles over. Monarch, who saw the whole thing says nothing. Davis turns around from containing Deacon Kane just in time to see the tag from Sincere.

Davis sees Rex suffering from an obvious low blow and confronts Monarch about it. Monarch waves it off with shake of his head. Davis is not convinced and gets right in Monarch’s face. The two refs jaw off at each other.

Fortune: I knew this was not a good idea to put these two in the ring together!

Kane rumbles into the ring and clamps both of his huge hands on Rex's head. With a quick move he sets up Rex for a piledriver. Up and down comes The Enforcer. The loud crash brings both refs back into reality. Kane with the pin. Both men drop for the count.

Monarch with a quicker count than Davis...

Davis sees this and disrupts Monarch from his count just as Monarch is about to hit 3.

Davis then drops for a count of his own but Rex kicks out before Davis hits 1.

Fortune: Monarch with the fast count!

Hunt: Hey, maybe he has a steel plate in his forearm or something! All the great wrestlers do!

Sincere slides into the ring and lands an elbow to Rex's stomach. Kane with a leg drop that makes the ring bounce. Sincere with a malicious grin spreads Rex's legs and kicks a field goal. Davis is screaming and pointing for Sincere to return to his corner. Sincere ignores his brother-in-law. Just as Davis is about to hit the count that would DQ the BlackHearts, Monarch taps Sincere on the shoulder and the Jade Dragon immediately stops and heads for the corner.

Fortune: This match is impossible to officiate!

Kane gets Rex to a vertical base and backs him into Rex's corner. He brings up his big foot and puts it to Rex's throat. Davis gets right next to Deacon Kane telling him to break the hold. Kane looks past him to Monarch. With a slight gesture from Monarch, Kane releases Rex. T-Rex drops to the floor.

Kane moves in on Rex but Davis starts to jaw at him about how he is a ref. Monarch joins in but it is more of a mocking of Davis than an actual admonishment.

Fortune: This is ridiculous! This match is being officiated by two sets of rules!

Rex dives into the knees of Kane making the behemoth fall forward. The flailing arms make both the refs scramble for cover. Rex grabs Kane by the back of the head and starts to smash his head into the mat. The crowd counts to 10 but Rex keeps going...Monarch and Davis both work to make Rex cease. Rex jumps up and looks at both refs with a dangerous gleam in his eyes. Suddenly, Rex charges into the BlackHearts’ corner and knocks Sincere off the apron.

Fortune: You can have two or twenty refs, right now no one can stop T-Rex!

Monarch tries to get Kane back to reality as Davis moves to a better vantage. Rex vaults over the top rope and lands onto the just standing Sincere. Davis goes to the battle outside of the ring.

Deacon Kane is standing with Monarch still shaking his shoulders. Magic on the top turnbuckle comes striking in with a missile dropkick that just barely misses Monarch and drops Kane.

Fortune: Air Magic!

Rex whips Sincere into the steel steps and then follows in with a shoulder tackle. Sincere screams and slumps to the ground. Davis is telling Rex that Sincere is not the legal man. Rex shrugs off Davis’ arm and rolls Sincere into the ring.

Kane quick to his feet and his face red with humiliation, grabs Magic and whips him to the far corner. Magic rebounds out of the corner and collapses in a heap. Kane looks to Monarch who gives a nod. Kane dives out of the ring and grabs a chair.

Fortune: Put that chair back!

Hunt: Monarch says it's okay! Grab two while you’re at it, big fella!

Davis has moved into the ring and is checking on the condition of Sincere and Magic. Rex lifts Sincere up and with a growl brings Sincere down with a....

Fortune: Extinction (reverse powerbomb)! But it's on the wrong man!

Hunt: T-Rex is blinded with revenge!

Rex stands panting, over the debilitated Sincere. Kane rolls back into the ring and waffles Rex with the chair, dropping the Enforcer to the mat.

Davis immediately calls for the bell.

Fortune: This one is over, it’s a DQ! T-Rex and Magic are the winners!

The BlackHearts and Monarch don't seem to notice as they tear into the three fan favorites.

Fortune: The DQ was all a set up! Get some help out here!

Hunt: For what? The BlackHearts have everything under control!

Deacon Kane picks up Magic and military presses him up, over and out of the ring far into the crowd. Then he reaches down, picks up Sincere in a powerbomb and powerbombs Sincere onto Rex.

Fortune: GREAT STEPHON ELIJAH! Deacon Kane just used Sincere as a weapon!

Hunt: That is true dedication!

Sincere with a cloudy eyed look and a frothing grin staggers to his feet. Both men approach Davis who is still trying to maintain order. Kane reaches down and grabs the chair, Sincere licks his lips and pounds his fist into his open palm.

Fortune: Nathaniel Davis is trapped!

Davis takes a step back right into Monarch. Monarch spins Davis around and gives a quick kick to the gut. Kane lands the chair onto the back of Davis, then tosses the chair to the side. Kane grabs Davis and holds him upright as Monarch rips the ref shirt off of Davis. Monarch nods, rolls out of the ring to get his HKWF belt.

Fortune: Nathaniel Davis is Sincere’s and Deacon’s brother! How can they do this to their own flesh and blood?

Hunt: That is a choice Davis made!

Kane grabs Davis by the back of the neck with both hands and uses that to lift Davis in a reverse chokeslam. Sincere puts Davis into the Dragon’s Tail (sharpshooter). Monarch stands in front of Davis showing the HKWF belt and gloating.

Fortune: Ohmigosh, not again!

Hunt: Hey it worked last week! The BlackHearts are just reminding this boy scout who is REALLY in charge!

Monarch puts the HKWF World belt right under Davis’ face. Kane runs to the rope.

Fortune: No! You'll break his neck! That’s his brother!

Hunt: You always hurt the ones you love the most!

Deacon Kane comes in with a leg drop to the back of Davis’ neck just as Sincere releases, Davis’ head slams down onto the world belt with a crunching thud.

Fortune: Ohmigosh!

Hunt: Woohoo!

The crowd boos, hisses, throws all manner of things into the ring. The BlackHearts and Monarch with hands upraised stand gloating. Suddenly the crowd erupts in cheers and growls. Rex stands flexing his massive muscles. He growls and grins.

Hunt: Time for another victim for the BlackHearts!

Rex charges in at Sincere and clubs him with a right and left. Sincere covers up and rolls out of the ring.

Monarch grabs his belt and comes in with a haymaker swing aimed at Rex's head. Rex ducks and Monarch spins around with the momentum. Rex standing dropkicks Monarch into the small of his back. Monarch is pushed into the ropes and slides out.

Fortune: Out goes the HKWF trash!

Deacon Kane has grabbed the chair and is tapping it on the mat in a "batter up" style. Rex leans back and howls to the stars. Then he stalks Kane. They circle each other. Finally they close, Kane swings and connects with the chair. Rex smiles.

Fortune: It barely phased him! The adrenaline, nothing can stop T-Rex!

Hunt: Damn it!

Kane is stunned, this time he jabs the chair into Rex's gut. Rex doubles over. Kane with a grin of triumph, rears back for another swing. Davis grabs the chair from Kane's hands and tosses it away. Kane steps back, Davis "dusts off" his hands and steps back with an "after you" gesture to Rex.

Hunt: What kind of brother is Nathaniel Davis? He is turning Deacon over to T-Rex!

The crowd screams themselves hoarse. Rex bodily tackles Kane. He kicks, he scratches, he punches, he bites, pulls hair. Kane finally breaks free and rolls out of the ring. Rex starts to pursue but the BlackHearts wait outside the ring.

Rex's music starts and the crowd roars in approval of their hero.

Fortune: Run while you can, BlackHearts! Your time will come!

Slowly they retreat up the ramp. At the top of the ramp they gloat once more. Rex rumbles low in his chest and charges. The BlackHearts scatter to the backstage area. Magic makes his way back into the ring.

Davis stands in the ring, his music hits and crowd cheers the “Entertainment Franchise”.

Fortune: This one has just gotten hotter! Nothing was solved here tonight!

Hunt: Sure it has! Nothing and no one can withstand the combined power of The BlackHearts!

---Backstage---
 
FF and Mrs. M are in the canteen. FF looks frustrated.
 
FF:
"So it wasn't Kool, Pitfighter, Gideon, Jai-Ray or any of the other new GZW
stars. What about these guys?"
 
Firefly passes his mother pictures of the HKWF start: there's Dark Lord,
Wales, Prey, and everyone else.
 
Mrs. M:
"No, it not any of these people!"
 
Firefly and Lez look stumped, but Firefly suddenly does a double take as Len
DuBray walks into the canteen. He jumps up and strides up to him. He grabs
him and shoves him up against the wall.
 
FF:
"Men, what was the meaning of your attack on me on Travesty? We were
supposed to be partners, and you're my brother!"
 
Len is about to respond when there is a scream from Mrs. M. She has fallen
off her chair, and is crawling away desperately with a look of pure fear on
her face. Lez is nealt down next to her trying to help her and find out
what's wrong.
 
Mrs. M:
"That's him! That the man who attacked me!"
 
FF's face has a look of shock and horror. Len smiles nastily.
 
Len:
"Never better than me!"
 
With that, he takes a stunned Firefly and drops him with a double arm DDT
onto the concrete floor as Manslaughter goes off the air!

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