Lights swarm over the crowd and then the stage lights back up as the guitar breaks in and "Do You Call My Name" by RA hits the speakers. The crowd, still silent, until they explode in cheer as Ace Hart walks out onto the stage. His lower body, just a pair of long black wrestling tights on and a silver broken heart logo on it, on the back, the words "Ace". Ace's black boots smack against the steel, and he stops at the top of the ramp. His upper body, covered in a black t-shirt, the same logo on the chest as is on his tights, except it says Reborn and Recharged across it. His wrists, heavily taped. He looks around at the roaring crowd, and yells out to them, pumping them up and getting them into a frenzie as he makes his way down the ramp.

A few fans at the barrier reach out for high fives and pats to the back. He shakes hands and high fives before continuing and rolling into the ring. Ace walks over to the ring post and climbs to the second turn buckle, ripping off his shirt and throwing it into the crowd of cheering fans as he brings his arms up, his entire upper body, flexed, his roar to the fans, hateful. He drops his arms and points to himself, then gets off the crotch chop to make the arena go wild.

"More Human than Human" by White Zombie now blazes over the PA System... Boo’s fill the W2K Arena as Christian Othniel strolls out..

Othniel jogs down the rampway, with Ace Hart squatting slightly and staring straight at the rampway. Othniel slides into the ring quickly... and slowly pushes himself up too his feet, Ace Hart not moving an inch.

Hart smirks... nodding slowly, trying to draw Othniel toward him. With 18 years of age between them, it’s clear Ace has the experience edge, and will try and use that to his advantage. Hart tells Othniel too ‘come and get me�?.. Othniel steps forward a little, holding out his hands for a possible tie-up. Othniel drops his left arm, and holds out his right arm, spreading out his fingers, hoping that Ace will link onto his hand...... Hart nods slowly, and clasps onto Othniels right hand with his left..... Hart suddenly rotates the grip, so that Othniels hand is awkwardly being pushed back toward his forearm... Othniel grinds his teeth, in a bit of discomfort... Hart raises the knee into Othniels gut, to stun the 25-Year old... Hart releases his hand and grabs his head with both hands, slamming it down on his knee! Othniel bounces back, and staggers back against the ropes... Hart charges into him, and turns side on, forcing his Knee and Thigh hard into Othniels gut. Hart lets Othniel stagger out to the middle of the ring, and chops him down too his knees with a low clotheslines to the back of his legs. Hart wraps his right arm around Othniels head and keeps him in a tight headlock. Ace has dropped down to one knee whilst Othniel is still on both of his.

Ace suddenly begins to throw left-handed punches up into Othniels kisser... after three, the referee tells him too cut it out, and Hart does so. Lifting Othniel too his feet now with the headlock still in place. Ace runs with Othniel to the nearby turnbuckle, thrusting Othniel into the corner roughly... Christian leans back in the turnbuckle, and Ace Hart digs into his gut with severe body punches... after a few seconds, Hart gives Othniel a tough forearm smash. He’d lost a lot of his size, but Ace still had great strength about him. Not losing that roughneck aspect too his style. Hart grabs Othniels left wrist with both hands, and steps out to the centre, pulling Othniel out with him... Ace twists the arm round once... then once more.. putting Othniel in a tight hammerlock. Ace pushes Othniels forearm harder into his back, and Christian shakes his head as he’s forced forward... Suddenly he bends down, reaching his left arm through his own legs, and grabbing Ace’s leg! Tripping Hart up onto his back!! The Hammerlock is of course released, and Othniel turns round to Ace with his hands clasping that same leg.... Othniel lifts up the leg, and stomps down hard on Ace’s inner thigh...

Othniel uses Ace’s leg to turn Hart over onto his front... He lifts up Ace’s leg high using both hands, before slamming his KNEE into the mat! The leg is releases, and Ace rolls over onto his side, clutching his knee. Christian starts stomping down angrily on the side of Harts head, not relenting for until he’s had 5 good stomps, sending a message. Christian stomps down on the side of Ace’s ribs... then steps back, and takes a Football-style PUNT at Ace’s gut! This enrages the crowd, as Othniel’s seems to be showing this veteran no respect here... Othniel shrugs, smirking a little... he backs up to the far turnbuckle, and lifts himself up onto it... now laying across it arrogantly... Othniel yawns a little, sarcastically, really taunting Hart and this Texan crowd...

Hart slowly climbs up too his feet... Twisting his head in Christians direction. Othniel makes sure Ace see’s the taunt briefly, before hopping back down to the mat. Christian shrugs at Ace again, telling HIM too ‘bring it on�?this time. Othniel rubs his hands a little... Hart suddenly SPRINTS TOWARD OTHNIEL!.. Christian ROLLS under a Hart clothesline attempt... he’s back to his feet, and him and Ace lock eyes... Hart shakes his head, and charges at Othniel again... Another clothesline attempt missed! Othniel ducked under it! Both men turn too each other, and Othniel toe kicks Ace in the gut. Hart keels over a little... and Othniel hooks him up for a good Snap Suplex. Othniel gets up too his feet, grabbing Ace by his thick blonde hair, and lifting him too his feet, though still bent over slightly. Christian gives Hart a couple of stiff European uppercuts, then drags Ace by his hair over to the nearest corner, slamming him face-first on the turnbuckle. Othniel turns him over, leaning him back in the turnbuckle... before slamming a KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS HIS CHEST!!!! Othniel makes his own ‘WHOOO�?sound, and smirks a little... Ace clutches his chest, shaking his head. Othniel kicks him in the gut, bending him over and pulling him out of the corner... Othniel underhooks both arms round Ace’s back... and lifts him for an Underhook Backbreaker.. however, with Ace’s feet barely off the floor, he regains control, dropping back down to the mat, and using his back to lift Othniel up and over his shoulders! Hart runs through, bouncing off the opposite ropes as Othniel climbs up too his feet... Hart charges toward Othniel, and CLOTHESLINE HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!! Hart flies over the ropes too, but lands well on the apron whilst Christian hits the floor.

Hart hops down to the floor, and tears Christian off the floor quickly, lifting him too his feet... and giving him a severe body blow. Christian staggers back, and Hart ploughs into him with a forearm smash. Hart accelerates for only a yard to give Othniel a nice Short Clothesline. Christian rolls backwards, and now is sat up infront of the steel railing ‘crowd barricade�?.. Hart charges forward for a Running Knee Smash to Christian’s face, but it is dodged.. and Hart knee’s the STEEL RAIL!! Ace falls over the top of the rail and goes into the crowd! There’s a lot of ‘whooping�?heard from this excited crowd as the cameraman moves closer... The referee’s angered but he won’t be counting this one out, as Othniel climbs over the railing into the crowd. Hart has got up too all fours, and Othniel suddenly stomps on the side of his head as if he was a dog... Ace collapses to the ground, and Christian picks him back up.. slamming his face on the edge of the railing!!!!

Othniel pushes Hart over the top of the railing and back too ringside. Christian climbs over too, and manages to get Hart back into the ring without much resistance. Othniel covers Hart!... ONE! TWO- shoulder up! Othniel climbs up too his feet... and picks Ace up slowly... Othniel suddenly sling-shots round too Ace’s back, wrapping his arms round Harts waist and lifting him up and backward with a GERRRRRRMAN SUPLEX!!!! Othniel sits up, breathing heavily... Ace clutches his head, leaning on his side... Christian grabs Hart’s head, and rips him off the canvas too his feet... Othniel pushes Ace back against the ropes, grabbing his right wrist, and whipping him back into the opposite ropes. Hart bounces off the ropes, and runs back toward a SUPERB TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER BY OTHNIEL!

Othniel quickly hooks over both of Ace’s legs!.... ONE!... TWO- Kick out!!

Hart rolls over, and pushes himself up slowly too his knee’s... Christian slowly climbs to his feet, and stomps down hard on Hart’s lower back. Christian stands back nearer the ropes... Watching as Hart, feeling his back, starts to get up fully too his feet... Just as Ace turns to Othniel, he’s already charging toward him!... Wait! HART DUCKS THE CLOTHESLINE!... GRABBING OTHNIEL FROM BEHIND!... Atomic Drop!!! Othniel collapses (still stood up) into the ropes.. and bounces back... Hart quickly threads his arms up under Christians shoulders... here it comes.. FULL NELSON SLAM!!!...

Hart staggers back as the crowd is whipped up in a frenzy... Hart does the crotch chop fiercely, some pain etched into his face.. before he drops onto his knees, and covers Christian Othniel...

ONE!..

TWO!...

Shoulder up!!!! Hart looks up to the ceiling, and shakes his head... Hart climbs up slowly too his feet.. and now so does Othniel not long after him. Hart staggers back a little, but squats down... watching Othniel like a hawk. Christian climbs to his feet and BAM!.. Toe kick too his gut!... Hart puts Othniels head through his legs and hooks Othniels arms round his back for ‘The Paragon�?and- NO! OTHNIEL SPINS OUT OF IT!!.. Grabbing Harts arm and twisting it round..... ARM WRENCH!..... ARM WRENCH AGAIN! The arena fills with boo’s as Ace is forced down too his knees... Christian KICKS Hart in the spine!... Hart collapses forward, now fully lying stomach first on the mat. Othniel is very quickly to climb out onto the apron and scale the turnbuckle... leaping off very suddenly and landing a Top Rope Leg Drop on the back of Ace’s head!!!

Othniel rubs the back of his thigh a little, feeling that one. As he climbs to his feet, Hart crawls too the ropes, using them too climb up too his feet. Hart staggers back a little, turning round into a Knee to the breadbasket! Othniel hooks up his head... and LIFTS HIM UP VERTICALLY.........

After three more seconds... Christian nails a DELAYED BRAINBUSTER!!! He grabs Harts leg and hooks it over, Ace looks in bad shape!

ONE!...

TWO!...

THR- Shoulder up!!!!! JUST.IN.TIME! Othniel slaps the mat in frustration, screaming at the referee too, ‘count faster next time�? Othniel grabs Ace’s hair roughly, and lifts up his head... SLAPPING Hart across the face! Othniel pulls Aces hair downwards, slamming his head back against the mat. Othniel climbs up fully too his feet, and looks down on Hart.. Othniel smirks, wiping his forearm across his mouth... and then slowly, dusting his hands as the arena fills with boo’s...

Othniel grabs Harts right leg, hooking it up.. and turning Hart over into his submission finisher; "The Last Exile!!".... Othniel smirks, moving his left knee too Ace’s lower back, pressing down too severely add to the pain. Christian nods his head, screaming out.. and piling on the pressure... Hart shakes his head, his right arm stretching out for the bottom rope which is just a couple of feet away from his grasp. Hart edges forward slightly...

Othniel presses his knee down a little harder... and Hart screams out in immense pain, JOLTING him forward! Hart reaches out again... just a foot away.... Hart screams out a prolonged ‘COME ON!�?. and crawls desperately forward...

HART REACHES THE ROPES! Othniel is pulled away by the referee because he wouldn’t give up the hold right away! Othniel gets the referee away from him, and stomps angrily toward Ace Hart. He grabs Ace’s hair, pulling him up too his feet.. Right hand to Harts chin!... Anoth-NO!.. BIG RIGHT HAND BY ACE HART!... AND ANOTHER!... AND ANOTHER!!!... Hart gives Othniel a big body blow, before whipping him into the ropes... As he bounces off the ropes, Hart clutches his back... but Othniel is met Ace’s welcoming arms... that grab him round the waist and nail him with a SPINNING SPINEBUSTER!!!

Hart lays on his back... hurting immensely here, unable to take advantage... after 10 seconds... both men stir, starting too climb up to their feet... The atmosphere is awesome in the W2K Arena... But its Othniel whos get the first shot in! Nailing Ace in the gut with a toe kick! Othniel grabs through his legs and over his shoulder, nailing a quick Scoop Slam! Hart starts getting up fairly quickly.. and Othniel runs back against the ropes behind him, bouncing off them... and nailing Ace with a BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE KNEE! Hart collapses quickly to the mat, rolling onto his back as Othniel scrambles up the nearby turnbuckle, facing away from Ace Hart... Othniel reaches the top, and steadies himself...... He flips back........ MOONSAULT!- ACE MOVES!!!! .... HART ROLLED OUT THE WAY!!! The crowd goes nuts and both men start to climb up... Othniel grabbing his gut, and Ace getting up much quicker now....

Ace gets vertical.. and Othniel is still bent over slightly now.... Crotch Chop taunt from Ace!... KICK TO THE GUT... Those arms are hooked behind Christians back!.......... ‘THE PARAGON!!�?......... THE PIN!

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!!!!... DING DING!

"Do You Call My Name" by RA hits the speakers as the crowd goes wild for Ace Hart on this winning return...

Hart is helped up too his feet by the referee... his right arm reach up to the ceiling, as we fade to black.