[ Fade to ringside, as Askin shakes his head. ]

Askin: "Does J-L even know what he's getting into here tonight? Hamid has Kutter Flash and god knows whoever else on his team."

Macklin: "One has to wonder how safe BWA's biggest name besides everyone else signed is going to be with the human wrecking ball just twelve feet away from him."

[ "Do You Call My Name" by RA comes on, tinging and tanging, until "HIT ME WITH A BEAT" is whispered, and the song kicks in and out walks the W2K Impact Champion, title in his right hand, raised high above his head. ]

Macklin: "And on that note, one has to wonder who's answering this open challenge tonight... whoever it is surely put McKnight and Justice in such a sore mood that they are putting away differences tonight to insure whoever the challenger is, regrets it."

Askin: "Maybe it's that no-sell Hulk Hogan. I'd be pissed too."

[ Ace Hart hits the ring in a roll and raises the title far above his head, going to a ringpost as his music dies, and everyone hushes, and looks at the entrance, hoping to catch who the challenger is first. It's big news, you know. Finally, after seconds of silence, "The GOAT" by LL Cool J blasts, and out walks Bobby Johnson. ]

Macklin: "Listen to the crowd on this one!"

Askin: "Look at Ace Hart's face, he's not too happy."

Macklin: "The former ICWA star is coming down and ready to go..."

[ BJ hits the ring, also with a roll, but as he comes up, with an arm extended, Ace drops the belt and grabs it- he hits a whip into the corner and follows through with an off the starting line Avalanche.. he bounces off and away from BJ, but keeps the heat on with a swinging back elbow that BJ takes to the face. Ace whips him again, he hits the opposite corner hard, and as Ace tries for another Avalanche, he puts his legs up and around Ace's head...Ace tries to wrench free, and even pulls BJ from the corner, flopping him on his back, but the scissors around his head is locked... BJ twirls into a dragon spin and Ace flings over to the ropes, climbing up... BJ's already up thgou and before Ace is up fully, he hits a quick kick and then an axe kick that brings Ace down face first... Bobby rolls him over for a pin- ONE! TWO! NO! Ace kicks, and gets to a three point before he rushes BJ, who went for another kick but wasn't quick enough- tackles him down to the mat. He straddles, andgrabs BJ by the ear and rains down fists to the face, as BJ's legs kick. Ace lets him go, picking him upand ducking in for a Northen Lights positioning, bringing him up onto hos shoulder, and then dropping back so BJ gets a mouth full of canvas... Ace now spins him over- ONE! TWO! NO! BJ kicks, with authority, as it's a race up and they make it at one, and lock up- Ace is bigger and wrenches BJ into the corner, but BJ hits a knee to the gut... and then flips over Ace's back extending him out and bringing him down in a reverse jaw breaker that bounces Ace back to his feet and in a turn. BJ screams up and runs full blast at Ace, who's in the corner, and hits a jumping side kick that connects with force. Ace stumbles out of the corner, into an arm drag that sits him down and puts him in an armlock...He shakes off the webs and gets to his feet, controlled by BJ... ho wrestles him into an adominal stretch... Ace is reaching for the ropes, so BJ diucks for momentum and back up, bringing Ace off his feet in the same position and down in a massive backbreaker that curls Ace.... while he has the chance, BJ covers- ONE! TWO! NO! Ace kicks out, reaching the rope and pulling himself up. BJ comes at him while he feigns, and gets al elbow to the gut for his trouble. As he doubles over, he's butterflied into a spin and a suplex that crashes him down, and Ace stamps up and down in a leg drop and spins for the cover- ONE! TWO! NO! BJ kicks, and another race up- but Ace rakes the eyes of BJ, and then swings him around into the corner again and snaps up a boot right to the face- BJ gets some stars and is whipped again, but Ace keeps ahold for the short arm and sends his knee right into BJ... he then ties him up for the "Paragon", but BJ flips up and gets on Ace's shoulders and rains down punches... Ace drops to his knees while dropping BJ into a powerbomb, and makes a cover- ONE! TWO! NO!! BJ's hand is on the ropes... ]

Macklin: "I wonder why Bobby allowed himself to get powerbombed..."

Askin: "I think he strategized at the last second and thought a powerbomb from that counter was better than one of Ace's finishers."

Macklin: "Kind of a double edged sword."

[ BJ pulls himself once released, to the outside on the apron, and flings himself over with a dropkick that hits Ace in the chest. Ace flips back, and as he gets up BJ missiles himself into Aces face at half mast and Ace swings around and over the second turnbuckle. BJ runs and splashes Ace, and then rips him back onto his back and covers... Ace kicks but his arm is taken and he's whipped as BJ hits the "GTMOAT"... and t bones Ace over his head... he covers again- ONE! TWO! NO! Ace blasts out of the cover and to the outside. BJ hikes over the top to cross body him and both tumble... and thats when... ]

Askin: "As promise,d here come McKnight and Justice..."

Macklin: "As THREATENED maybe. No one wants to see them ruin this contest!"

[ Ace climbs up, as does BJ, BJ comes at him with a double axe, but Ace moves, and Bj hits the ramp flush with the ring, and then hits him in the kidney. BJ holds his side, and is smashed in the face with the ramp. Ace takes hi and flings him into the steps, and CRASH! BJ crashes hard, as Ace rolls back into the ring. ]

Macklin: "NO! THERE THEY GO!"

[ Justice picks up BJ, from the wreckage of the steps, and hold shim as McKnight lays into his kidneys, side to side, and then his face... BJ reels, and then ducks the last as Mcknight hits Justice in the jaw... He releases BJ and his hits a "Killa Kick" to the face of McKnight, knocking him back into the ramp. ]

Macklin: "they're getting EXACTLY what they deserve."

Askin: "For what?? Making sure the ICWA refugees don't take the hard earned spots of W2K guys??"

[ He takes Justice in a snap mare, but McKnight and Ace come down upon him and rain down blows and soon it's a three on one fight... as the bell rings nad the contest is stopped as the bell rings continually, over and over and over and over... but the beatdown doesn't stop right away. ]

Askin: "Ahahahaha... welcome to Texas."

Macklin: "This is just ludicrous."

Voice: "HEY! KNOCK IT OFF! Knock it off... RIGHT NOW!"

[ Everyone stops, as at the entranceway is Trunks Kenni, hot and with a mic. ]

Trunks: "Oh, how great. You know, I've heard around the back, James McKnight upset that these ICWA guys are coming in and taking spots. Well guess what, McKnight? The only spots that can be taken are spots that aren't earned! But, there's an exception. Because your spot is now held up for TEN DAYS! You're suspended. Get the hell out of my face and my arena."

[ McKnight goes ballistc, yelling conspiracy theories and W2K's doom as he's escorted by some security. ]

Trunks: "Whoa, Ace, Kenny Justic,e I hope you two aren't going anywhere, because you two have a spot next week. You're gonna have to defend your values and W2K honor against Bobby Johnson and Matt Matlock- two ICWA guys fresh off the bus. And, just to make it interesting, Ace, even though I know McKnight HAD to be the one to orchestrate all this, I'm going to punish YOU for it. If you are pinned next week, you LOSE the belt. You got it?"

[ Ace sneers, but bobby, who's not all too happy about being placed with matlock, still lets out a smile and points at Ace. ]

Trunks: "So I hope you're proud of what's gone down tonight, because this interference thing isn't going to fly with me. Not then, not now, not EVER."

[ He smiles. ]

Trunks: "Oh, Kenny Justice. You have a spot in just one minute, when your opponent comes out here. Right here, right now, you're gonna face... JON REED!"

[ "Fever for the Flavor" starts, as we cut backstage, with jon Reed and Maynard. ]

Reed: "You hear that? I get to go gangsta on someone tonight."

Maynard: "Mmm, smotchie kins. I know we've only had a couple of dates but... hmmm I like you. How about a good luck kiss?"

Reed: "Like on the cheek?"

Maynard: "Like sowrd fighting, but only with our tongues."

[ Reed lights up as, Kenny Justice, watching from the ring and Eddie and Johnny Askin all dry heave. ]

Askin: "DONT DO IT JON! Don't you dare do it!"

Macklin: "Talk about a precarious position!"

[ Maynard DIPS Reed, and plants one on him as the crowd gasps, and the camera gets closer, seeing the tongue action. ]

Askin: "OH MY GOD REED NO!"

Macklin: "... ack..."

[ Maynard, after five or six seconds, releases Reed, who looks drunk and high the same time. ]

Maynard: "mmm, you go get'em... tiger."

[ Reed heads out of the locker room as we fade back ringside and his music still goes, Justice is pointing at the Jumbotron, totally disgusted, but Reed comes out from the curtain and soars at the ring. He flies through the ropes swinging, but Justice blocks it, twice, and then kicks and slings Reed up in a snap suplex... Reed gets it, holds his back but comes up as he's slung up again and is hit by a second snap suplex... Justice covers- ONE! TWO! NO! Reed kicks, but is taken up and slung for another, but Reed hooks Justice's leg and hits a Fhisherman's DDT, and races up and stomps away at Justice, walks a few steps and scraps his boot on the canvas like he's stepped in something. ]

Askin: "Ugh, I wouldn't be so arrogant if I just got tongue f***ed by another guy."

Macklin: "JOHNNY! But he's sure making a statement."

[ He turns back around and is mauled by a shoulder block, sending him to the ropes, but he gut wrenches Justice up on his houlders and runs three steps and drops him back down like a Dominator... Justice come sup on his knees, and falls forward, as Reed covers- ONE! TWO! NO! Justice kicks out, but he's pulled up by his arm and gets a short arm kisser kick for his troubles, knocking him back down. Reed hikes up to the top and goes for a top rope splash, but Justice pulls up both legs, and Reed hits nothing but knee... He bounces around like a plane crash, and Justice plucks him up and sends him into the ropes and drops to a knee for a low clothesline to the chest, knokcing the wind back out of Reed as he stumbles forward, and Justice hops on the second rope for a springboard into a bulldog. ]

Macklin: "Excellent by Justice..."

[ Reed pushes up, and is hurdled into the corner, and hit by a "Raisin It Up", and Justice comes off and hits his "Busted Out"... ONE! TWO! THREE! The bell sounds. ]

Askin: "And Kenny Justice takes the win over Jon Reed!"

Macklin: "Even with the ugh, good luck kiss..."

[ As Reed collects himself, we head backstage where Tsunami is preparing for his match. In walks Hamid Ismaili. ]

Tsunami: "Hello boss. I'm prepared. I'm gonna take out my opponent tonight."

Hamid: "No you're not, I cancelled your match."

Tsunami: "What?"

Hamid: "Your match is out the window, because you wanted more than some Indy guy? Right? So I'm giving you what you want, I'm giving you something more. I'm signing you up for the eight man elimination tonight... on my team."

Tsunami: "Your team? Wouldn't I work better on the Jerm's since I'm from MSN:WA?"

[ Hamid shakes his head. ]

Hamid: "Is he in here offering you a big chance like this?"

Tsunami: "No."

Hamid: "Then there you go. That's why I am the better choice."

[ Tsunami takes Hamid's hand. Killa B is out in the ring, and he's waiting for an opponent to come on out to face him and he's making gang signs and junk which can't be good. Suddenly, "Superbeast" by Rob Zombie hit the pa system and out comes Damien Destruction which makes Killa B's eyes go wide. Damien walks down the ramp and gets into the ring via the steel steps and Killa B attempts to go right on the offensive by charging at Destruction with a running clothesline but Damien just pushes him back like a swatting a fly. Killa B gets up, and looks angry. He tries once more to do the running clothesline thing, but this time Damien catches him with a powerful Spinebuster. Killa B looks like he got folded up like an accordian. ]

Macklin: "James Tsunami in the huge main event tonight, as Killa B will be the emergency room's main event. I'm Eddie Macklin, and Askin thought this would be a good time to grab a snack."

[ Damien seems content to just let Killa B try to hurt him. He waits for Killa B to get back up and he taunts Killa B to come at him, and Killa does just that but this time he gets tossed into the air for a back bodydrop. Damien decides to flaunt his power so he picks up Killa B, and brings him into the air for a Military Press. He walks around the ring a little with Killa B before dropping him behind him. He then decides this match needs to end so he picks up an out cold Killa B and has him standing in the center of the ring and Damien runs at him and hits him with the Obliterator. He then covers Killa B, and the referee makes the inevitable count, 1.....2.....3! He calls for the bell, and the announcer speaks. ]

Macklin: "And the winner, as if it would turn out any other way... DAMIEN DESTRUCTION!"

[ Damien gets out of the ring and taunts the crowd as "Superbeast" blares over the pa system, and he heads to the back as we cut to Trunks' office, where he's working on paperwork. The door opens, and he sighs. ]

Trunks: "McKnight, I'm so not in the mood for your complaints tonight- oh, well hello."

Voice: "I'm here to sign up for the tag registration. My partner is Christian Michaels."

Trunks: "Well... the deadline for that passed days ago. But ah, hell, someone like you... I'll allow it."

[ Another knock on the door. It opens. ]

Trunks: "Ah, Christian, your partner's told me the WONDERFUL news."

[ Pan over to CM and... JT KASH?!?! CM narrows his eyes. ]

Trunks: "I mean, you two did mean to be a team, right?"

[ CM smiles, and chuckles. ]

CM: "Yeah, Trunks, JT came by and asked me to teach him how to wrestle. How could I turn him down?"

JT Kash: "Well, I wanted to know how to wrestle like CM, so I could get bookings in pissant bingo halls so I didn't get mauled by pesky fans, because everyone knows Christine can't draw stick figures."

Trunks: "How fun."

[ CM pats JT on the back. ]

CM: "See ya around, partner."

[ He walks off, as JT rounds a different corner. Into the Jerm. JT flips him off, even as his MSN:WA boss says hello, and JT walks into Hamid Ismaili. ]

JT Kash: "That eight man. You got all four you need?"

Hamid: "Are you offering?"

JT Kash: "No. I'm asking if you have all four guys you need."

Hamid: "Now. I only have two."

JT Kash: "Sign me up. I'd like to superkick the bejesus out of Jerm's ego, just once, for all the times he said I couldn't main event."

Hamid: "I'll pencil it in."

Macklin: "TWO of Jerm's own have sided with Hamid. This doesn't bode well for Team Syndicate."

Askin: "But Hamid probably couldn't be happier."