Pyro and fireworks explode throughout the GZW Coliseum signaling the start of yet another Manslaughter show. The camera pans the capacity crowd showing various signs and banners. One fan’s sign read, ”Finally, Manslaughter has returned to national television!!” While another sign states, “I just won tickets to HeatWave!!”
Fortune: Welcome everyone to another edition of wrestling’s hottest primetime show. I am the play-by-play announcer, Kandi Fortune, and by my side night in and night out is…
Hunt: …The Mecca of Manhood, the flavor that every woman savors, Alexander Hunt!
Fortune: Uh, right, Alex. Anyway, tonight’s show will prove to be …(holding headset). It seems that we have something happening outside.
A white limo with the license plate “B. Company” pulls to the backstage parking lot followed closely behind by Wicked Ways, on his Harley Davidson. From the limo steps Giggles/Wylder, wearing yellow baggy pants and a neon green turtleneck sweater, Majick, wearing denim jeans and a GZW promotional t-shirt. Next out are Endangered Species, Elijah Threatt and Joseph “Lost Soul” Synger, both are already dressed in their wrestling gear and carrying their trademark metal baseball bats. Lastly,wearing a navy ball business skirt outfit, Fox Giovianni steps out. She looks around, observing her clients, and smiles proudly. They begin walk toward the ring area followed by Wicked Ways, wearing biker boots with spurs, faded blue jeans, a black muscle shirt, and like always his black mask.
Fortune: Seems as if Bad Company is here in full force tonight and headed to the ring!
Hunt: Well, with the pre-empt of last week’s Manslaughter, Bad Company has been in an eager mood to be Bad!
“Danger” by Mystikal hits the sound speakers as the GZW crowd in attendance explodes in boos as Bad Company makes their way down the rampway and into the ring. Giggles/Wylder perches himself on a top turnbuckle, while Majick leans against the top rope facing the crowd. Fox, microphone in hand, is positioned in the middle of the ring, flanked on either side by Threatt and Synger. Standing outside the ring, looking back up the rampway, arms crossed over his chest, is Wicked Ways.
Fox: Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the most dominating force in wrestling to date!! Our purpose is simple, the collection of all GroundZero Wrestling gold!
Fortune: They have some nerve!
Hunt: No, they have something better! Wicked Ways!
Fox: The first gold we have obtained is the Tag Team titles. It seems that the three way tag match scheduled for tonight was to crown a new tag champion. Well, it seems that the team of Dimensionz of Doom have hightailed it out of here. The thought of facing Endangered Species has sent them packing back to the independent circuit.
Hunt: I never liked those rejects anyway! A waste of wrestling talent if you ask me!
Fortune: Funny, no one is asking you!
Fox: Now those two dogs, Disco and Dirty, felt they could stick around and try to prove a point. Earlier today, the “Bash Brothers of Wrestling” (she looks at Threatt and Synger, both smile and tap the bats into their palms) had to prove a point to the DawgPound.
The Zero-tron springs to life showing Threatt and Synger, bats in hand, kicking in a door of a hotel room. Inside the room are the DawgPound, Dirty is laying on the bed while Disco is sitting in a chair watching television. Before either men can react, ES pounces om them with the bats. The Zero-tron fades to black.
Fox: You see, GZW, it was too easy. No longer will we be worrying about the DawgPound. So whoever it is in charge backstage, bring the new Tag Team Champions their belts.
Fortune: This isn’t fair! Someone needs to take a stand! This is a travesty!
Hunt: No, this Manslaughter! Travesty is in a couple of days!
Senior Referee Richard Dark comes running down the rampway with the tag team belts in each hand. Dark cautiously walks by Ways and slides into the ring. Threatt and Synger snatch the belts and drape them over their shoulders.
Fox: Thank you, Richard Dark. At least you didn’t screw this up like you’ve been screwing over T-Rex. (The fans boo louder as Dark makes an angered look. Ways makes his way into the ring as well.) Next on the agenda is the LightHeavyweight Championship. (Ways walks up to her) Eric “Complete Chaos” Montair, we are …
Ways: (grabbing mic) Enough of this pondering. The time for my rise to face the Heavyweight Champion is now! GZW, you can no longer cuddle and protect your chosen champions. I have totally decimated each and every wrestler, so-called superstars that have been placed before me yet, you still chose to ignore my power.
Hunt: The big man does have a point, Kandi!
Ways: Where are you at, Sincere? Come to the ring and fulfill my destiny!!
Fortune: Alex, I don’t even think the Heavyweight Champ is in the Coliseum tonight!
Hunt: From my sources, he and several other GZW superstars are already in Hong Kong awaiting the HeatWave pay per view!
Henchman: Wicked, Wicked Ways! You’ve finally went and got yourself recognized. You want a shot at the Heavyweight title? You are not ready Wicked Ways! Sure you are a man of a monster and your physical power is like no other, but mentally you are weak. Stay in the mid-card and continue to beat up nobodies like Maxx Steele. (The crowd boos)
Fortune: The Theory is playing with fire here! I can’t imagine why they would want to provoke Wicked Ways anymore?!
Hunt: It’s simple, Kandi! The Theory is out here to protect the most coveted prize in our sport today. Sincere knew what he was doing when he assembled these men!
Henchman: If you’re so “wicked”, Wicked Ways, why don’t you come up here and take on all five of us? (Eddie holds up his arms, beckoning Ways on)
Ways drops the mic and begins to get out of the ring, but Fox grabs his massive arm. Ways glares at her and continues to get out, but ES gets in his way. Ways pushes both huge men (but small to him) away, while Fox picks up the mic.
“Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss plays again as the Theory walks backstage leaving Bad Company in the ring.
Fortune: What a way to kick off Manslaughter just several days from HeatWave!
---Commercial Break---
---Dressing room---
Nathaniel Davis, dressed in khaki pants and a GZW promotional t-shirt, stands up after just watching the exchange between the Theory and Bad Company on his television monitor. He smiles and walks over to the small refrigerator, opens it, and pulls out a Powerade drink. Taking his seat on the couch, there is a knock at the door.
Davis: Who is it?
A deep voice is heard from the other side of the door. Davis jumps up quickly from the couch and opens the door. Whoever it is behind the door is unseen. Davis beckons them in as the scene closes.
---Ringside---
Hunt: Is it me or is there something going on around here that seems out of place? I mean we have no format for tonight’s show!
Fortune: You do have a point, Alex. I’m getting word from the production trucks that we are going to switch over to the Command Suite!
Hunt: I hope our esteemed leader, Tate Edmonson, can make some damn sense of all this mess!
---Upstairs in the Command Suite---
Tate Edmonson, dressed in a black custom made Armani designer suit, is standing behind his desk looking out the huge picture window, which shows downtown Atlanta. On the wall across from his desk are several monitors. All the monitors are replaying the last promo from Defiant and Fall’N Angel which originally broadcast on GZW TV several days ago.
Tate: The nerve of these young pups! Very cute set-up for a promo , though. The guy they got almost looks like me. Oh, well, they are gone now. They were zeroes in the EWO so it just goes to show that they would have remained zeroes in the GZW.
The intercom on his desk buzzes as he turns to press the button on it.
Tate: Yes, Ms. Taylor?
Taylor: (voice on intercom) ”Ms. Nikita Fortune, here to see you, sir.”
Tate looks totally shocked as he hears the name of the visitor.
Tate: Send her in immediately, Ms.Taylor.
Tate walks from around his desk and meets Nikita as she walks through the door. She is wearing a silk white shirt with a black dress pants. The two hug as Tate gestures for her to have a seat on the couch.
Nikita: long time no see, Tate. I didn’t expect for you to be in your office during a show.
Tate: (sitting next to her) Normally, I would be backstage but I’ve had my plate full on the corporate level. Besides, we have been having some problems with the broadcast tonight anyway. As far as I can tell, we probably won’t be having any matches tonight. I don’t know what I’m going to do. So what has brought the great executive Nikita Fortune out of the boardroom?
Nikita: Something is going on, Tate. Something that is beyond even me, and it has to be big if it is beyond me.
Tate: What are you talking about, Nikita?
Nikita: There are major rumblings at GZE. Nothing I can actually talk about in detail, but I just wanted to give you fair warning. Something just doesn’t sit well with me and it has me worried. I know that you’ve been up to your neck with Jack, but this force is more powerful than even our old friend.
Tate: (smiling) Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine. Hell, you of all people should know I’m a survivor.
Nikita: I know you can handle your own, but just be prepared for anything.
Tate: I will be. So how has life been treating?
---Ringside---
Hunt: Did you here that, Kandi? There won’t be any matches tonight. So the big four man tag team main event we had scheduled is out!
Hunt: Why don’t I ever get word from the production truck on my headset?
Fortune: … is coming through. It seems that we will be cutting Manslaughter short this week due to severe technical difficulties. So for Alex Hunt, we will see you next week at HeatWave directly from Hong Kong!
Hunt: (pointing up at Zero-tron) What a minute! Something is going on backstage!
Ways makes up to his feet, as Dameon and Stuart Randle deliver left and right hands to Ways head. As the scene makes its way down the rampway and toward the ring, Eddie Henchman comes from the rear directing traffic.
Karnage delivers a boot to the midsection of Ways doubling him over. Country clotheslines the masked monster to the arena floor. Henchman instructs Dameon and Randle to lift Ways up and roll him into the ring.
Hunt: For the first time since his arrival, Wicked Ways is being manhandled! Eddie told him he wasn’t ready!
Fortune: But it’s taking five guys to do it!
Ways is rolled into the ring as the Theory follow quickly behind him. Inside the ring, all five men beat down on the fallen Ways. Trying hard to fight back, Ways does manage to get to his feet and lay a right into the jaw of Randle, sending him sprawling. The crowd is cheering beyond capacity for Wicked Ways.
Fortune: It’s going to more than five men to keep Wicked Ways down!
Hunt: Well, how about six men, Kandi? Because here comes the World Heavyweight Champion!
Walking down the rampway is Sincere, wearing denim jeans and a Nathaniel Davis’ promotional t-shirt. Getting near the ring, he grabs a metal chair and slides into the ring.
Fortune: I guess Sincere hasn’t left to Hong Kong after all!
Ways chokeslams Henchman to the canvas and turns around to deliver a huge right hand Dameon, while Sincere casually walks up behind the massive monster and executes not one, not two, not three, but four chairshots to the head of Wicked Ways.
Hunt: Look at the chair Sincere used! It looks like it has been through a grinder!
Fortune: Wicked Ways is still standing though and he looks mad!
Big Country jumps on Ways back as he turns to face Sincere. Ways flips Country over the top rope onto the arena floor. Karnage steps in between Sincere and Ways but Ways kicks Karnage in the midsection, lifts him up, and powerbombs him to the arena floor out of the ring. Sincere steps back from the approaching mad bull.
Hunt: And I thought this show was going to be boring tonight! Wicked Ways facing off against the professor of psychological warfare and mastermind of mindgames, Sincere! Woohooo!!!
Sincere swings the battered and dented chair in front of him to keep Ways at bay but Ways simply catches the chair, yanks it from Sincere’s grasp, and flings it out the ring. Sincere attempts to punch Ways but Ways catches Sincere’s fist in his hand. With his other hand, Sincere wraps it around Sincere’s throat.
Hunt: It’s over! Wicked Ways is going to chokeslam Sincere to Hong Kong!
From over the guardrail, blocking the crowd comes Nathaniel Davis carrying a sledgehammer. He slides into the ring, and quickly makes his way to the action. Wicked Ways, unaware of encroaching danger, hoist Sincere high into the air.
Fortune: I can’t believe Nathaniel Davis is out here! He can’t seriously be thinking about using that sledgehammer on Wicked Ways?
Hunt: If it was your brother wouldn’t you use whatever weapon necessary to save him?
Davis brings the hammer down heavily upon Ways back, bringing the 7’ 4” giant to his knees. Sincere falls back into the ropes, free of Ways grip. Davis does not wait there but again strikes Ways, but this time in the side of the head. Ways slumps to the mat, twitching.
Fortune: Ohmigosh! What has Davis done?
Hunt: Looks like he just nailed the final peg into Wicked Ways coffin! Hehee!
Davis goes over to his brother-in-law to check on his condition. The Theory, awakening, quickly stomp on the fallen Ways like scavengers on a piece of meat. Davis helps Sincere out of the ring as the two make their way up the rampway leaving the Theory to finish off Ways. The crowd is popping with heel heat off the decibel level.
Fortune: A week away from HeatWave and it seems that the Intercontinental and Heavyweight Champions have banded together! What does this mean for everyone else in the GZW?
Hunt: The “CareerMaker” and the Jade Dragon! He who wears the gold, wields the power! And with the brothers of Nathaniel Davis and Sincere allied together, the power is all theirs!
Fortune: We are out of time, wrestling fans! We will see you next Sunday in Hong Kong for GZW’s first ever pay per view event, HEATWAVE!
