We return from commercial and there’s a smaller, paler guy with short brown hair and a black and blue singlet with black and blue tights standing in the ring. We head from him to the stage as the lights flash blues and "Hero" by Skillet begins blasting over the PA. The crowd begins to cheer as the curtain flies to the side and Shadow comes bobbing out, holding his head ala Jeff Hardy.
Sabrina, "The following is scheduled for one fall… Already in the ring from Cleveland Ohio (crowd cheers)… Weighing in at 185 Pounds… David Marshall!"
We get a shot of the kid in his corner, raising an arm to a smattering of applause from his home town crowd.
"And his opponent… On the way to the ring from Washington DC… SHHHHHADOW!"
The crowd cheers as Shadow begins down the ramp.
Busch, "Well folks, as Shadow makes his way to the ring to compete against this local athlete, we’d like to remind you that a limited amount of tickets are still available for the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh where Shockwave will emanate two weeks from tonight… As well as the HSBC Arena in Buffalo New York on May twenty nineth… The Joe Louis Arena in Detroit Michigan on June the twelfth, and, tickets go on sale next weekend for PWT Pay Per View at the Angel Arena in Grand Rapids on Sunday June Twenty seventh. Of course if ya go to PWT.com slash events you can also find out what non televised events are heading your way between those shows."
Styles, "If ya have the opportunity to catch a PWT Show you don’t want to miss it, Much the same as if you get the opportunity to catch hold of a Butterfinger ya don’t wanta miss that either…"
Busch, "Crispity… Crunchity… Nobody better lay a finger on my butterfinger."
Styles, "Brought to you tonight in part by Butterfinger… And in part by Nightmare on Elm Street… Guess who’s back on the big screen?"
Busch, "You don’t mean…"
Styles, "I do indeed… Freddie’s back with the haunting remake of Nightmare on Elm Street… And finally… PWT Shockwave is brought to you by Wal Mart… Always Rolling Back prices so you save money."
Busch, "Love me some Wal Mart… Had to go to Wal Mart today in fact to pick up a couple of things."
Styles, "And with all their convenient locations around the world and great prices, how can ya not love Wal Mart?"
Busch, "Absolutely."
The ads subside from the screen as Shadow jumps over the top rope. His theme beginning to fade as the official calls for the bell.
Busch, "Here we go… The young man "David Marshall" getting the opportunity of a lifetime as he shows his stuff on the grand stage of PWT, looking to break out and make a name for himself."
Styles, "A task easier said then done… Shadow’s been on a down turn lately going oh and three against Drew Stevenson and then coming up short against Nevyrmorr two weeks ago… You have to believe he’s looking to bring that to an end here tonight."
Busch, "No doubt about it."
Shadow and Marshall lock up, Shadow quickly taking the head and then taking Marshall over with the side headlock take down… Marshal tries to push himself out of the headlock but to no avail as the crowd gives a light cheer to Shadow. Marshall twists around off his back to his knees forcing Shadow to a knee… They continue up to their feet… Marshal wraps his arms around Shadow’s waist and darts back, forcing Shadow into the ropes… Shadow launches off across the ring as Marshall holds his neck and stumbles to the middle just in time to eat a shoulder block from Shadow making him hit the mat. Shadow looks down, then darts back at the ropes as Marshall jumps up and then drops down at Shadow’s feet, making Shadow run over him across the ring… Marshall back up… Shadow comes back and Marshall looks for a Hip toss but Shadow locks up, preventing the toss, Chops Marshall in the stomach making him bend forward a little, places a leg over Marshall’s neck, jumps up as Marshall tries to stand up right and swings backwards around the side of Marshall’s legs taking him over with a Hurrancanrana that delights the crowd.
Busch, "Well executed Hurrancanrana from Shadow to Marshall and… Wait… I’m being told that a large Hummer is arriving in the wrestlers parking area of the arena… We’ve got a camera man in pursuit to go see what’s going on…"
We switch from Shadow giving an arm drag into an arm bar on Marshall to the point of view of a camera man running through the back toward a large garage door that’s being open, probably specifically for said camera man. We see him run up out of the arena and sure enough, about fifteen feet from what we can assume is the production truck, is a big ole hummer. All four doors draw open simultaneously… Out of the Driver seat steps WallStreet in a gray power suit… Out of the passenger seat steps David Van Dam in a tan power suit… Out of the rear driver’s side door steps Christian Michaels in a black power suit and Faith Rivers in black leather pants and a black spaghetti strap top… out of the rear passenger side steps a big guy who looks like Scott Steiner in a pair of black dress slacks and a white button up holding one of those bubble wrap protected orange envelopes followed by Taylor Lynn in a sexy Woman Power Suit/Skirt type deal with the PWT World Championship over her shoulder…
Styles, "Did you know they were coming tonight?"
Busch, "I’ve been calling Taylor, Dave and Christian for two weeks… None of em would answer… I didn’t know a thing… I still don’t… Do they even still work here? I thought they may have quit after last Shockwave."
The group convenes I in front of the hummer. WallStreet looks at the Steiner lookin dude and says, "Creed, You know what to do big man."
Creed gives a half nod and heads over to the production truck, walking up the stairs and pounding on the door. It draws open and as soon as it does Creed forces his way in..
WallStreet nods toward his comrads, "Alright… Let’s do this."
They nod back and begin heading toward the door where the camera man came in… The Camera man’s walking backwards in front of them but he’s not doing it fast enough apparently as Taylor Lynn’s hand grabs the lens and shoves it away as she says, "Screw off camera douche."
The Camera guy stays where he’s at and shoots the high powered quartet’s backs as they begin to disappear into the building… We switch back to the match in progress where David Marshall has finally gotten the upper hand as he’s lying on his chest with Shadow hooked in a front facelock.
Busch, "Shadow and David Marshall still going in the ring but… How about that arrival? Four of the most controversial figures in the industry… Especially right now… Showing up together, in addition to that very large man…"
Styles, "That big guy, as I understand it, is Taylor Lynn’s Boyfriend - slash- Body Guard Allen Creed."
Busch, "The question is, what are they all doing here… Especially together? I mean I know we all know that David, Taylor and Christian are friends but… Taylor Lynn?"
Back in the ring Shadow’s worked his way to his feet from the front facelock and spins with a hold on Marshall’s left wrist, forcing him to bend a little as Shadow applies a side wristlock. Shadow quickly converts that into a hammer lock and starts twisting on Marshall’s shoulder from that position.
Busch, "I guess we’ve got another camera man catching up to the group… Let’s take ya back there again…"
Sure enough we switch to the shot just as a jogging camera man appears to be arriving to the four from behind. They head up s small set of steps and get behind a curtain… The camera follows and when we do we see the famous gorilla position. Announcer Sean Greene off to the side with headphones on looking at a monitor. Holden "TOG" Riser and Randy Undomesticated sitting around in dress slacks and a new Black PWT Polo… They quickly get up and let the four know there’s a match going on… But WallStreet just motions toward Green, apparently signaling for Michaels to head over there and yank the head set off of Greene’s head.
Busch, "What in the world…"
CM doesn’t put it on but speaks into the mic on it, "Big man… Have em hit it."
CM tosses the head set back to the obviously intimidated Sean Greene before we switch to a stage view as we hear…
Suddenly the instrumental lead in begins as the lights turn gold…
At about the fourteen second mark of "Re-education Through Labor" by Rise Against, the curtain flies to the side and WallStreet leads the pack onto the stage as the crowd erupts with boos.
Busch, "Evidently Creed was on assignment to get their entrance ready… That’s a bit… Pretentious for lack of a better term."
Styles, "Hey, They’re your buddies."
From left to right (looking down from the stage) it’s David Van Dam, Taylor Lynn, WallStreet, Faith Rivers, and Christian Michaels in a line, With Wally up front and a V shape behind him. Shadow and the local guy have stopped exchanging holds and are looking up the ramp in confusion. Finally the group commonly referred these days as the "Clique" begins making it’s way down the ramp.
Busch, "I have no idea what’s going on… Two weeks ago we saw what occurred… I don’t feel the need to go real indepth on the actions of Xavier Homicide, I’m sure everyone has seen what took place at this point. All of the people finding their way to the ring right now were singled out and none of them appreciated it…"
Styles, "And rightfully not…"
Busch, "Of course, Nobody’s suggesting that they weren’t wronged… However, Then they threw a fit and talked about not coming to work this week… Now they’re coming out here in the middle of a match, screwing Shadow and this local kid out of their opportunity to do business… They may be my friends but between threatening not to show up to work and effectively suggesting they may urinate on the fans because they’re upset over one superstar’s rogue actions, and then deciding to show up and screwing these kids over… Well that’s not right and I have to say, I’m very disappointed right now with this collection of individuals I believe to generally be class acts."
Styles, "Say that a little louder… Nobody’s been fired since WallStreet stepped away two weeks ago, I like the idea of throwing you under the bus if the Firing Squad’s coming back."
WallStreet leads the gang up the stairs, two taking the left side of the ring apron, three taking the ramp side. They all enter between the ropes. The new kid eagerly extends his hand to WallStreet as Shadow just stands there perplexed. WallStreet points to the back and the camera picks him up saying "Hit The Bricks…"
The new guy drops his head but follows orders… Shadow’s no dumby either, he also leaves.
Styles, "Ha… Match over I guess."
WallStreet reaches down and is handed a microphone……
WallStreet, "Alright Big man… Let the production monkeys cut the music."
Evidently when Creed asks, he doesn’t have to ask twice as the music abruptly cuts.
WallStreet, "Now…"
Crowd: YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!
WallStreet, "I’ve got all night… It makes no difference to me if you assh*les get to see your main event or not."
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WallStreet, "That’s what I thought… Now, Two weeks ago your new found hero Xavier Homicide came…"
Crowd: HOM-I-CIDE! HOM-I-CIDE! HOM-I-CIDE! HOM-I-CIDE! HOM-I-CIDE!
WallStreet, "Chant your hearts away, His ass is down in Hurricane country and with any lucky, maybe one of those big ol water filled whirl wins will come wipe him of the map."
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOO! WE WANT X-MAN (Clap, Clap, Clap-Clap-Clap)… WE WANT X-MAN (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap)… WE WANT X-MAN (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap)
WallStreet shakes his head and continues, "… Anyway… Two weeks ago "X Man" comes out here throwing a tantrum and putting all of us in this ring on blast… Talking about who’s playing "politics" and who should and shouldn’t be champion, who deserves what… Making reference to some "Clique"… And since then that’s all I’ve heard… All the whispers about "The Clique"… Meaning David, Christian, Faith, Taylor and I… The "Clique" Runs PWT… The "Clique" Calls the shots… The "Clique" pulls the strings… If you’re not down with the "Clique", You can’t get anywhere in PWT. Well, You want some raw truth… All you people behind that curtain who are crying about "The Clique"… Here’s the truth… If you people could draw anything more than a stick figure, David, Faith and I would all be enjoying retirement, Christian wouldn’t have had to break his back carrying this damn place every time it’s been open for the last five years and we’d of never had to of hired one of about five legitimate stars to ever get stuck in Chicago. So you wanta hate someone for the "Clique" and our influence, Hate yourselves. When you guys fumble the ball around, Becca and Jon know exactly who to call to save the day… It’s not the Ghost Busters, It’s the Ratings Getters… The Main Eventers… The Sell Out Attractions of our business… The so-called "Clique"."
Now David’s acquired a microphone…
David, "That’s absolutely right… We’re talking about all of this truth, let’s keep that theme for a minute. I hear all this hype… All this hoopla over Kim Pain and the Revolution championship… About how Kim Pain’s "Revolutionizing" PWT… Bull… Plain and Simple. You wanta know who revolutionized PWT? Because I’ll tell ya… It was Christian Michaels and David Van Dam as the two main stars of this company and Taylor McCallister behind the curtain working his magic in the front office. We Three revolutionized PWT… We three put this company on the map in two thousand five… And up until Taylor Lynn just came in to take a little bit of that weight off our backs, We Three have been the only thing going around here. So before ya get all hot and bothered over Kim Pain and the so called "Revolution"… You better think back and remember who the REAL Revolutionary around here is… Because I got no problem reminding every one of you if you’ve forgotten… Although when I make those memories flood back it may very well be at the stake of your precious Kim Pain’s career. Just something to think about."
David offers a cold glare toward the camera before he hands the mic off to Michaels, The fans still booing desperately.
Michaels, "David’s absolutely right… I won’t go so far as to say that Nobody else ever did anything for this company but, when you look back through the annals of time there are three names that you can find every time this company has been successful… Van Dam… Michaels… and McCallister. Now, I don’t know when all of a sudden it became unpopular to carry a company on your back and bust your ass like nobody’s business for it… But somewhere along the line it must have because that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for five years and all of a sudden as Immortal Glory came about, you people turned your backs on me like the popular kid who took the average lookin girl to the prom but had second thoughts when the prom queen started winkin his way… I’m anything but Average and Xavier’s damn sure not any kind of royalty. Xavier Homicide’s a piece of crap who should have his wrestling license revoked and be forced out of this business, plain and simple."
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOOO! X IS TRUTH! X IS TRUTH! X IS TRUTH! X IS TRUTH!"
Michaels seems disgusted as he shakes his head, "Ya know what… If you idiots really buy that crap then I’m glad I don’t have your support anymore. I’d rather be hated by everyone but know I’m right then loved by a bunch of morons who jump behind the first bitch to insert their tampon wrong and go nuts."
Michaels rolls his eyes and hands the mic over to Taylor Lynn… this transaction drawing even MORE boos then they’d already gotten.
Taylor smirks, "Aww… I love you guys too…"
Crowd: SHE’S A CRACK WHORE (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap), SHE’S A CRACK WHORE (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap), SHE’S A CRACK WHORE (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap)…
WallStreet’s nostrils flair as he brings his mic back to his lips and says, "HEY! That’s your world champion! You shut your mouths and show her the respect she deserves!"
Crowd: SHE’S STILL A CRACK WHORE (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap)… SHE’S STILL A CRACK WHORE (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap), SHE’S STILL A CRACK WHORE (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap)…
Taylor shakes her head, "You call me whatever you want, but, whether you like it or not I’m World champion and your precious Xavier Homicide is still a b*tch in waiting. Choke on that."
Crowd: STILL A CRACK WHORE (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap)… STILL A CRACK WHORE (Clap, Clap, Clap-clap-clap)…
Taylor groans, "Whatever… Ya know, I thought I left disgusting trash like you people and Xavier Homicide when I left the wasteland of Chicago but evidently I was wrong… Regardless though… I am the number one star in all of Professional Wrestling.. This championship over my shoulder verifies that and as long as it’s in my grasp -And rest assured, it’ll be in my grasp for a long… LONG time-… You will all bow down and kiss the feet of your Queen Sinstress."
She smirks as they continue to boo…
WallStreet, "You’re damned right… Now… You people wanta get your panties in a bunch over how the Clique supposedly pulls the strings? Well guess what sweethearts… You wanta cry, We’ll give ya something to cry about. The sheets wanta give us the credit for running this place, then run this place we shall. We’re taking over and there’s not a person on this planet that can stop us. We’re gonna do what we want, when we want, how we want to do it… And that’s gonna start with me making the decision to save Xavier Homicide’s job."
The crowd erupts…
WallStreet, "Oh yeah… That’s right… We’re gonna keep Homicide around. Because firing him would be way to easy. Now… Christian Michaels and Taylor Lynn both wanta beat Xavier to a bloody pulp… They’ve both been begging me all week to let them have first crack at Xavier Homicide and end his career… However… As giving a man as I am, Even Ol’ Saint Nick keeps a present or two for himself and this is one gift I just can’t give. I’m sorry guys."
WallStreet turns to CM and Taylor apologetically, both of them nodding and patting Wally on the shoulder to express their understanding.
WallStreet, "Because, *I’M* Taking the first shot at Xavier Homicide… Two Weeks from tonight on Shockwave, *I* am going to do what all of us in this ring have salvated at the idea of doing for two weeks and I’m going to take Xavier Homicide up to that glass ceiling he’s convinced we’ve placed over his head… Open the trapped door… Climb up top and drag his power ranger lovin ass up top with me… Double under hook his little arms… And Stock Market Crash his beat up boxer mug through that glass ceiling all the way to the mat! I’m not just gonna beat Xavier Homicide in two weeks… I’m gonna beat the unholy HELLLLL Out of Xavier Homicide, In Two Weeks."
His words escaped like a deep growl from a deadly animal as his eyes locked with the camera, shooting daggers…
WallStreet, "You people in the back wanted a "Clique" to be the scapegoats for your own inabilities… You people in the stands wanted a "Clique" to hate for your mediocre favorites not being able to hang at the top… Well, Christmas has come early because We’re that Clique and from here on in… We Run This."
WallStreet drops the mic as "Re-education Through Labor" begins blasting over the PA again as the Clique talks amongst themselves in the ring.
Busch, "Folks…… I have no words to describe the eerie feeling coming over this company right now… All I can say is may God have mercy on all of us because, I guarantee, this "clique" in the ring will have none."
We suddenly fade to the back where Becca and Brooks are watching this on the monitor. Becca throws her hands up, "Unbelievable… You know what… They wanta run this place? Screw it… Let em. I’m done… I am SOOOOOOO Done with this crap. Between their egos, and the fact that you’re a nutless wonder and won’t back me up on anything because God forbid you get dragged in the middle of something… Forget it. They’re you’re problem now. I quit. Have fun."
Becca storms off as Brooks raises an eyebrow and kinda shrugs…
Busch, "Wait… WHAT?! Can She… Can she do that?! Can she quit her own company?!"
Styles. "I… I think she just did!"
Busch, "This place is transforming before our very eyes… I don’t know into what, But I can damn sure tell ya that it won’t be long before it’s unrecognizable to the long time PWT audience. Folks… We’ve gotta take a break… We’ll be right back. I… I just can’t believe this night."
*Commercial Break*