Charging Glory Triplethreat...

[Human Wreckingball/ Cosmos!]

JP: Well... tonight Scotty Dreamer, the Human Wreckingball and Jake Diamond are fighting each other for the big prize... the Charging Glory title. That same title that Rhaps has held and defended for all comers will be awarded to one of these men tonight.

While JP is talking, the arena lights dip to a cold, deep, icy blue and the air-conditioning turns on, forcing a chill draught throughout the arena as stage fog leaks from underneath the ring and underneath the entrance ramp. The main screen switches on and shows a flickering red-and-blue flaming taijitu symbol for a few seconds, before switching to a black screen with simple text- similar to the MS-DOS command screen.

DEMOLITIONIST DEFENCE, INC.

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After this, the filenames and code scroll past too fast to read until...

POWERING OFFENSIVE MECHANISM 01....

OFFENSIVE MECHANISM 01 ACTIVATED. HAVE A NICE DAY.

And with the final phrase, the song "Psychotron" by Megadeth blares from all of the speakers. Wreckingball himself walks out to the top of the entrance ramp and salutes the fans. He is wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt with a flaming, red and blue taijitu symbol on the front and "100% Mental... 100% Wreckingball!" on the back, as well as black baggy wrestling pants with a red and blue flaming tribal design on both legs and black steel-capped boots. He is wearing no sunglasses or bandana. Instead of making his way down the ramp, he sings along...

Wreckingball (over Dave Mustaine's sung lyrics):
Assassin in stealth
Assailant from hell
Impervious to damage!
Computer on board
Engaged in a war
Non-stop combatant!

Maybe not a mutant... maybe a man!
Part bionic, and organic, not a cyborg!
Part bionic, and organic, not a cyborg... call him Psychotron!

After this, the song continues but Wreckingball makes his way down the entrance ramp instead, shaking hands with as many fans as he can, joking with them, posing with the fans for photographs- including one where he is held in a headlock by a random 12 year old... and signing as many autographs as he can before getting into the ring. As soon as he gets inside the ring, though, Lizzie walks straight to him, microphone in hand.

Can I ask you a few questions before the match begins?

Uh... sure. No-one else is out here yet, so it's not going to hold things up. Before ya ask me though... do ya want me to get ya somethin' to sit on first?

No, I'll be fine. I just want to ask you how you feel about tonight. I know you and Scotty Dreamer respect each other a great deal, but I also know you feel very strongly about Jake Diamond... do you still have the same hatred towards him you had this time last year?

Not at all, Lizzie. When he came out to the ring to accept his place as Decimation's commisioner, he really seemed to have more respect for everyone, more integrity. Doesn't make any difference though. He might have my respect and goodwill now, but that won't count for s*** tonight. If he wants that title, I'm gonna make him earn it, and that goes for Scotty too. So, I'd like to wish 'em both good luck, I'll buy both of 'em a drink afterward but I'm gonna give both of 'em the hardest night of their entire lives.

Thank you for telling us all that, Mr. Wreckingball.

Heh, no problem.

The crowds continue to cheer as Lizzie leaves the ring, and their cheering intensifies as...

TBC!

[Scotty Dreamer]

The titantron flickers on with a 2003 silver Nissan Skyline with red racing stripes flying down a highway at a reckless speed, lights fading and the riff of a slightly distorted guitar plays over the PA. The fans start cheering wildly as the guitar part plays and shout along with the intro of "Saliva - Survival Of The Sickest" while awaiting the second man's appearance.

::Josie Scott::
"One, Two, Three, Four!"

As the words come over the PA, a shower of sparks falls over the entrance to the arena and a blast of golden pyros lights the stage while the guitar part kicks up higher with more distortion.

::Lizzie Morna::
"His first opponent, now claiming his homestead of Westport, Ireland. He weighs in at two hundred and seventeen pounds! The Dreamiest Thing This Side Of Ireland, Scotty Dreamer!"

As the sparks of the pyros reach their peak the titantron kicks on with images and clips of Scotty Dreamer pulling a mix of technical and high risk moves against his opponents in former matches as well as a spade outlined in a unique design with a banner reading "SD" in the center of the banner that fades from black to pink as the design and spade fade from black to white going up. As the video plays, Scotty dives forward through the sparks and rolls up to a kneeling position with his arms out. His face and arms are painted grey and blue with the same black tribal design as the week before running through the mix of the other colors. He is wearing the same outfit as last week, a Scotty Dreamer "Barbed Wire Spade" T-Shirt, black Tripp pants and black and white wrestling boots.

::Josey Scott::
"I'm the hand up Mona Lisa's dress.
I'm the smile on every criminal you'll ever acquit.
I'm the things you've done you'll never admit.
'Cause one hand is on the bible and the others in shit."

Scotty stands up and tosses up the Devil Horns before walking down the ramp and clapping hands with every fan he can, stopping for a moment as a fan offers a chugging contest. Scotty takes the beer and points to Wreckingball before both men tip their heads back and chug the beer, Scotty beating the slightly larger man out without nearly a problem, finishing when the man still had a quarter of his beer left. Scotty takes a sharpie from a young man with him and signs the cup before handing it to the man and shaking his hand. He shakes his head and skips back a step before getting riled up and pointing to the ceiling then Wreckingball before dropping down and planting a hand on the steel catwalk of the ramp. He B Boys forward a step before swinging his leg around in a organ grinder style, tossing it up with his other leg and getting a huge response from the crowd as he does the worm for a few moments. Scotty rolls forward as he kicks his legs up the last time and shoves with his arms, pushing himself into a modified front flip and landing in a kneeling position. He plays to the cheering crowd as he smiles to Wreckingball and gets up and walks around the ring to Lizzie Morna who is calling him over. He walks up to her and receives a microphone from her, waiting for her to initiate the conversation.

::Lizzie Morna::
"Scotty, I see you are in a great mood and you should be it seems. First you come back from a vacation to winning a Battle Royal for a Pirate Clause which we all see you have put to great use, how does it feel to be fighting for the Charging Glory Title already?"

::Scotty Dreamer::
"All I have to say on that is that this right here is the craziest group of bastards I have ever seen in my life and I love every damn one of them! Jumping ship was probably the best decision I've ever made to be honest, I get free beer, make some new friends and enemies and finally get the push that I think is way overdue. But the man about to come down to this ring, the General Manager and Number One Contender has earned every damn thing he's gotten and that just shows he knows what people deserve and bust their asses for."

::Lizzie Morna::
"You seem very happy to see Jake as General Manager, also earlier this month you accepted the offer to be taken under his wing as well as your relationship with Amanda seeming stale in the tabloids, what is next and how are you with her?"

::Scotty Dreamer::
"Jake taking me under his wing is honestly another big decision I may never regret. As I said a minute ago, he busts his ass for everything he does and I plan to do the same but with his help to push me along and bring my career to it's peak. And to Amanda.... I have had a lot of trouble spending time with her with the switch of shows and if she is watching this.... Amanda, if you'll still put up with my immature nature, slightly short attention span and occasional indulgence in the alcohol department, I really would love to keep this fire going, I really care about you and know I'd be making the biggest mistake of my life by letting you slip away."

::Lizzie Morna::
"Wow, you seem so sincere but now isn't the time for sincerity right? I'll let you get on with the match and good luck Dreamer."

Lizzie then hugs Scotty before taking her seat and letting the painted wonder slide into the ring and shake hands with Wreckingball like old friends. The two men then nod and make their way to their corners, their friendship seeming to be put on hold as they start warming up for the match and awaiting the man of the hour.

TBC: Jakey Poo

[Human Wreckingball/ Cosmos!]

Wreckingball and Scotty wait for a while, but Jake shows no signs of appearing. Wreckingball begins to walk around the ring agitatedly before speaking briefly with the referee and Scotty, and then taking the referee's microphone.

Wreckingball: Ladies and gentlemen... a slight change of plans. I'm sure Jake has perfectly good reasons to be absent tonight, and I'm challenging both Jake and Scotty to a rematch as soon as Jake reappears. In the meantime, Scotty and I are pleased to announce that this match will still go ahead, as will the prolonged drinking session afterwards. Thank you.

Wreckingball hands the microphone back and takes the bell from the referee. He pretends to ring it, then throws it out of the ring before roaring into the microphone:

Wreckingball: DING!

The crowd laugh while the referee hurries out of the ring with his microphone, and at the same time Wreckingball and Scotty lock up in the center of the ring. Wreckingball's left hand on Scotty's right shoulder, and his right hand on Scotty's left elbow with Scotty locking his right hand on Wreck's left elbow, and his left hand on Wreckingball's right shoulder. Immediately, the two men begin to struggle with one another, but before long Scotty manages to slide his hand down to Wreckingball's wrist, and before Wreckingball can fully react, Scotty breaks the tie-up while maintaining his hold on Wreckingball's wrist. Scotty follows up by twisting Wreckingball's wrist around, then stepping behind Wreckingball and pulling the arm behind his back before forcing as much pressure on the arm as possible, in a brutal hammerlock. Wreckingball grits his teeth and begins kicking backwards at Scotty's legs as much as he can, but although a few of the kicks smash across Scotty's ankle, Scotty maintains the hold for as long as possible.

As soon as he releases Wreckingball's arm, Wreckingball spins around with a massive, fast haymaker to Scotty's jaw. With a mixture of skill and luck, Scotty ducks backwards and staggers underneath it, and the blow misses by less than an inch- leading to roars of laughter from the fans when Scotty gives them a quick thumbs-up. As soon as Scotty's standing straight, though, Wreckingball drives forward with an aggressive speartackle, wrapping both of his arms around Scotty and forcing him roughly to the mat. Before Scotty can react, Wreckingball grabs Scotty's left leg and twists it around, flipping Scotty over. Wreck then grabs Scotty's other leg and crosses Scotty's legs around his own, before dropping to the mat and putting as much pressure as he can on Scotty's own legs. However, instead of making an attempt to reach for the ropes, Scotty tries his best to roll himself over onto his back. Although Wreckingball tries to keep Scotty from doing so, after almost ninety seconds of struggle, Scotty flips over reversing the hold and putting more pressure on Wreckingball's legs.

Ray: Did I ever tell you how nice Scotty's eyes were?

JP: If you ever mention it again... I'll tell him you said so. And... I'll tell Amanda too.

Wreckingball tries to reverse the hold again, but finds the ring ropes are in easy reach, so instead of reversing he grabs the ring ropes. Scotty breaks the hold and the two men quickly get to their feet, Wreckingball charging at Scotty with a vicious, powerful clothesline. Scotty grabs HWB's arm at the wrist as he sidesteps the clothesline, and throws Wreckingball across the ring and into the ropes. After bouncing off the ring ropes, Wreckingball charges back at Scotty, who uses the larger man's momentum to briefly lift him off the ground in a bearhug before dumping him on his back in a thundering spinebuster. Wreckingball hits the mat with so much force that the ring itself shakes.

Before Wreckingball gets back to his feet, Scotty stands up and taps his right elbow a couple of times before he jumps up, lifting his legs in the air to gain as much height as possible. He then lands square on Wreckingball's stomach, that elbow first leading to a loud "ooh" from the crowd and following through with an athletic tumble off Wreckingball and a backflip to his feet, with Wreckingball getting back up not too long afterwards.

TBC.

I know it's short man, but I'm barely awake... *yawn*