Sunday, April 6th, 2003
Sunday, April 6th, 2003
The scene opens up inside the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The fans are sitting in their seats as this is a quiet venue. A few rowdy drunk guys are hollering but they get shushed. Suddenly the HWAtron comes on.
(The camera fades in as we see The One, The Real Life Legend, Mr. Prime Time, The New Breed, The MEGA-Superstar The Hardcore Icon Kevin Conner standing near a Pepsi vending machine. He’s buying a coke and then C4 walks up to him.)
C4:
“Who the hell do you think you are?”
Kevin Conner:
“I’m The One, The Real Life Legend, Mr. Prime Time, The New Breed, The MEGA-Superstar The Hardcore....”
(C4 then picks Conner up and throws him into the vending machine holding Conner off his feet.)
C4:
“I didn’t lose to no Ompa Lumpa fairly! You know that, you wanna tell me I’m doing something wrong and I will snap you like a twig.”
(C4 then drops Conner and walks away.)
Kevin Conner:
“How are you gonna snap ME, of all people like a twig if you can’t be some faggot ass pussy, who got a title HANDED to him!”
(C4 then turns around and looks at Conner. C4 comes right up to Conner and looks at him.)
C4:
“Trust me you don’t wanna know.”
(C4 walks away faster.)
Kevin Conner:
“Yeah, protecting your bad ass image but you’re not gonna do shit, you’re just a loser, C, a big, pumped up, illiterate, LOSER! Now I’ll take you under my wing and train you to get you mentally focused but you try to go off on me one more time, you wont be seeing much of those TV cameras being a lonely JOBBER!”
(C4 stops and listens to Conner words and then walks away and the camera goes back to ringside.)
TB: Looks like Conner sure gave C4 a mouth full.
KK: Hey Trent I’ve just been given word that our first match between Syxx, Mysterio and Fudge is cancelled. And now those three will be known as the three worst cruiserweights in the HWA!
TB: Too bad for them. But that means that Maxem has to face the music in a gauntlet match with the Aftermath, NOW!
("Circles" by Incubus starts to fill the arena as the crowed begins to cheer in anticipation of the next match. Ryan Maxem steps out onto the ramp way and taunts the crowd. Maxem then begins to strut to the ring he then enters the ring and awaits the first member of the Aftermath team.)
TB: I can't wait to see this match up.
KK: Oh God this is not good for Ryan Maxem.
TB: No Keith, no it isn't.
("South Texas Deathride" by Union Underground begins to play and the crowd cheers for the arrival of Sett. Sett walks to the ring, slides in and stands face to face with Maxem. The two begin to talk trash to each other for a little bit then Sett lays a hard right into the side of Maxem's head. Maxem quickly springs back up into Sett's face and returns the favor with a right of his own. then the two lock up.)
KK: Hey, this is something that haven't seen in a long time.
TB: Old school lock up.
(Set puts Maxem into a side head lock and Maxem throws set into the ropes and an his way back Maxem goes for a cloths line but Sett ducks it and comes back with a cloths line on the back of his head. Sett jumps on Maxems back and starts pounding away on the back of his head. Then we see the Legacy Department run to the ring with baseball bats. Syxx and Grimjack run to the other side of the ring and the ref Is trying to make sure that Anderson, Brian, and Sanders don't get into the ring. Grim comes up behind Sett and clobbers him in the back of the head with his baseball bat and Grim and Syxx continue to bludgen Sett in the head and in the back. Margoth then runs towards the ring to save Sett but is met with multiple bat shots from the other three members of the Legacy Department. Grim and Syxx slide out of the ring and the ref see's Maxem covering a motionless Sett. 1...2...3. Sett is Eliminated The Legacy Department then slides Morgoth into the ring and Maxem covers him. 1...2...3. Morgoth is eliminated.)
TB: That was just cheep.
KK: Actually it was pretty cool.
(The Legacy Department Walks to the back and then Anibus runs out to the ring to try and capitalize on a distracted Ryan Maxem. Anibus Runs in and begins to hit Maxem with everything his has. Anibus hits a thunderous DDT, the cover, 1...2... KICK OUT.)
TB: Long two count there.
KK: A little too long of a count.
(Anibus lifts Maxem up off the mat then Maxem retaliates with a kick to Anibus' groin. Then he hits him with the Technical Difficulties and as he makes the cover The Chosen One begins to run out to the ring. the count begins. 1...2...3. Anibus is eliminated and as soon as Maxem stands up TCO slides into the ring and hits Maxem with the Aftermath. TCO makes the cover. 1...2...3. TCO wins this match for his team.)
KK: I think that was a cheep win.
TB: Actually that's what they call strategy Keith.
KK: Yeah right.
Grim slides in and starts hitting TCO with rights and lefts. He irish whips TCO but holds on and slaps on a hard Six Second Magic. Anubis is up although Morgoth and Sett are still out from the bat shots. Anubis kicks Grim making him let go. Grim gets up but Anubis delivers a rough dragon suplex. The rest of the Legacy Department slide in but TCO is up and gives the Aftermath to Brian, then Sanders. Anubis picks up a bat and hits Syxx with it.
TB: The Aftermath is evening up the odds!
KK: But wait look!
Anderson is facing both Anubis and TCO seemingly alone but Maxem gets up and is sneaking behind and signals to Anderson. Anderson plays along and backs into the corner like he is surrendering. Maxem goes behind Anubis and hits a german suplex. TCO turns around but is clotheslined by Anderson. Anubis and TCO slide out of the ring and are helping Sett and Morgoth to the back as they seem injured as Maxem and Anderson celebrate and help up their friends.
KK: This round goes to the Legacy Department but TCO did win the match.
Commercial Break.
TB: Alright the winner of this match gets an X-treme title shot. Styles has been hot but Mental Mark has been too since he returned although acting strange.
"Sugar" by System of a Down hits and out walks Mark with his stuffed bears. The crowd cheers slightly as he does antics dancing down to the ring. "Down On Me" by Jackyl plays and out walks Styles looking cocky. He gets in the ring and taunts Mark and the crowd. The bell rings and Styles is dancing around Mark and ridiculing him as the crowd boos. Mark gets mad thinking he’s making fun of Mr. Bear and rushes him with a spear that he holds on for and starts an arm bar on the ground. Styles is able to get the rope but it’s X-treme rules since it’s for number one contender and Wallace Cunningham shrugs. Styles is in a lot of pain and he starts to pull Mark’s hair with his free hand. Mark yells out in pain and lets go. Styles arm hurts and he pulls himself up on the ropes with his other arm. Meanwhile Mark goes outside the ring and grabs Mr. Bear. He gets in the ring and walks up to Styles who is getting his wits. Mark rears back and goes to hit Styles with Mr. Bear. Styles goes to block with his good arm thinking it’s just a toy but it hurts since Mark has a foreign object in their. Styles falls to the mat in pain as both his arms hurt now.
TB: That’s more Mark’s style although the submission move was nice he’s a brawler at heart.
Mark lifts Styles up and hits the Strait Jacket on him. Then he starts to climb the turnbuckle.
KK: What’s this all about?
Mark jumps off flipping forward and hits the Mind Bender on Styles and stays on for the pin . . . 1. . . 2 . . . 3!
TB: Mind Bender there and Mark gets an X-treme shot next week.
The crowd claps politely. The HWAtron goes on and shows Grimjack and Syxx chilling in a dressing room somewhere in the back. They’re drinking Killians and smoking.
Syxx: Hey Grim so anyway we should talk HWA business you know?
Grim: Yeah man. It’s cool that you’re still Vice President because TCO fucking cheated and beat me. And he’s just trying to piss me off now that he’s president and that sucks. It’s good that the Legacy Department still has some power with you as vice president.
Syxx: Hey man I know what to do. I’ll use my power and make you commissioner!
Grim: Can you do that?
Syxx: I don’t know, probably. Let’s go ask Anderson, he’d know.
Grim: Yeah he’d definitely know, he used to be president. It’s in the HWA rule book but I’m too lazy to dust that off.
Scene fades out.
(Conner is seen walking through the halls and he bumps into Kristen Thomas.)
Kevin Conner: “Sorry Kris, good thing you had no papers this time.”
Kristen Thomas: “Yeah, it is, well hey I saw what happened between you and C4, you guys are ok?”
Kevin Conner: “Yeah he left, but everything's ok, I’ll catch up with him later and show him who’s the student and who's the teacher!”
Kristen Thomas: “And one more thing what’s your announcement?”
Kevin Conner: “Just wait... just wait.......”
(Conner walks past Kristen and the camera fades back to ringside.)
KK: What’s his announcement Trent!”
TB: “I’ll guess we will find out together!.”
The HWAtron goes on and it’s outside in front of RCMH by the street where it’s snowing. There are two ambulances and Sett and Morgoth are being put in them on stretchers by EMTs. Anubis and TCO are standing there in the cold telling them that they’ll be ok and they’ll see them at the hospital.
TB: What the hell? Are Sett and Morgoth alright? What’s going on???
Commercial Break.
("Young Grow Old" by Creed blasts over the intercom as the fans start to boo. From the back, the HWA International Champion Awesome "D" Anderson walks to the ramp. He stands for a moment, kind of mocking the crowd, then walks to the ring. He gets on the turnbuckles, once again, mocking the crowd. All of a sudden, the lights go out, and Anubis' theme hits the HWA speakers. The lights stay off, and after around two minutes they come back on. Anderson is staring up towards the runway awaiting Anubis, but Anubis is already behind him, staring him down. Anderson slowly turns around, but is met by a hard clothesline by Anubis. Anderson quickly gets up, but is met by another hard clothesline. Anderson gets up again, and ducks under Anubis' next clothesline and throws a punch straight for Anubis' face. Anubis ducks, and sweep kicks Anderson to his back. Anderson rolls out of the ring to collect himself)
TB: Anubis really off to a great start here.
KK: Anderson doesn’t know what hit him.
(Anubis then goes outside and grabs Anderson and slams his face into the barricade. Anderson bounces off and then he throws him into the post but ADA reveres it and sends Anubis into the post and he rolls back in the ring and out again to break the ref count. Anderson kicks Anubis repeatedly. Anderson picks up Anubis and throws him in the ring. ADA waits for him to get up and hits a hard closeline. Anderson picks him up and bounces him against the rope and hits a back elbow then bounces off the ropes again and hits a leg drop.)
TB: Anderson very quick in this match.
KK: He’s defending his title.
(Anderson picks him up and then hits a brain buster. ADA gloats and the crowd boos as Anubis is slow to get up Anubis staggers into a hard side slam by D. ADA covers 1.....2... Anubis kicks out right after 2. ADA goes outside and grabs his belt from the time keeper and rolls back in the ring. The ref begins to yell at him and then takes the title away and throws it down ADA looks furious. But focuses on Anubis. He picks him and puts him on his shoulder and hits a huge powerslam. He lifts him up again and swings him in the ropes and hits a big boot. Anderson feels it and calls for the Attitude Adjuster. Anubis gets up and gets kicked in the mid section and then is in between ADA legs. ADA picks up but not all the way and Anubis drops to a knee and hits a low blow. Then puts ADA in between his legs and goes for The Outsider but Anderson takes out his feet and picks them both up and begins to try the Attitude Lock but is pushed into the ref.)
TB: Oh no the ref is down!
(Anderson begins to get up and up coming with him is the INT title which was never thrown out of the ring. ADA swings and misses and gets met with a hard punch followed by a chop and Anubis repeats four more times. Anderson drops the belt in the middle of the ring and Anubis finishes it off with a kick and an Inverted DDT on the INT title and ADA is busted open as Anubis covers. The crowd counts the 3 count but there is no ref.)
TB: Anubis has it won!
KK: He shouldn’t of pushed him into the ref.
(Anubis gets up as does ADA slowly. As Anubis is at the ref. ADA gets up with the title and swings and connects in the back of Anubis head. ADA picks him and hits the Attitude Adjuster. ADA covers and the ref crawls and counts slowly 1....... 2....... Anubis lifts his left shoulder up.)
KK; WHAT A SLOW COUNT!
TB: The ref is hurt.
(ADA gets up furious with blood dripping down his face. Anubis gets up and spears ADA in the corner when he turns around and hits repeated should blocks and then a closeline in the corner, followed by a big splash.)
TB: Anubis is on a roll!
(ADA wobbles out of the corner and then is hit with a big boot by Anubis. He then calls for The Outsider. He picks ADA up slowly and punches him and kicks him hard. Anubis lifts him up and nails the Outsider right in the middle of the ring. The ref is up and Anubis covers 1....2.....3 . Got the Life by Korn hits and Anubis is given the HWA INT title)
TB: Anubis just won the HWA International Title with a brutal fight against Anderson. I expect these two to met sometime in the future.
Commercial break.
TB: A lot is going on, we don’t know if Sett and Morgoth will be able to defend the tag titles but we must not forget this huge match, Diamond vs. Conner with the World title on the line!
"King Of My World" by Saliva starts to play and light booing is heard as Kevin Conner steps out from behind a curtain and puts his arms up. Jason Mysterio walks out too as they get to the ring and Conner is taunting fans.
KK: Finally Conner gets a shot at the HWA title!
TB: He had a shot just a couple weeks ago and Diamond beat him then just like he will now.
"Points of Authority (Reannimation Remix)" by Linkin Park hits and cheering is heard as Michael Diamond steps out, prestigious HWA title around shoulder. He gets in the ring and looks at Conner. Conner gets in his face and is saying something to Diamond probably taunting. Diamond just smirks and points at the belt reminding Conner who owns it. This pisses Conner off and he rushes Diamond with a clothesline but Diamond reverses it and goes right into the Cutting Edge submission crossface.
TB: The Cutting Edge! It’s over already!
Conner is in pain but manages to get his arm free before more damage can be done. He flips over on the ground and then he gets the upper hand on Diamond with an armbar. He starts wrenching Diamond’s arm but Diamond does two flips in a row wowing the crowd and all of a sudden he has Conner in an arm bar.
TB: Wow you know these two are probably the top technical wrestlers in HWA history and that’s why this match will be a treat.
Conner is desperate to get his arm free and swings at Diamond with a punch from his free arm. Diamond ducks it letting go and gets Conner in a full nelson and then slams him down with a full nelson slam. Conner slides out of the ring holding his head.
KK: That’s right Conner take a time out.
Wallace Cunningham goes to the ropes and starts yelling at Conner to get back in. Diamond just backs off thinking. Then he gets an idea and starts to run off the opposite ropes perhaps planning a plancha onto Conner on the outside. But as he bounces off the other ropes Mysterio is there with a steel chair to the back which Cunningham doesn’t see. The crowd is booing as Diamond falls to the mat in pain.
TB: Damn Infamous the tag team.
KK: Tag team partner help each other out you know that Trent. Where’s Fudge at?
TB: I don’t know but he wasn’t here for his match so I’m assuming something came up. Too bad for Diamond.
Diamond is up and stumbling in some pain as Conner slides into the ring. Conner rushes and spears Diamond with brutal force. Conner starts punching Diamond in the ground ruthlessly.
TB: It’s pretty obvious how much Conner hates Diamond.
Diamond blocks a bunch and kicks Conner off him then he kips up. Conner rolls but is met with a Diamond kick to the gut followed by DDT. Diamond is up and the cheers for him are loud as he gets on the turnbuckle and jumps off and hits the Prizm. He covers 1 . . 2 . . . no!
KK: Sweet hot ass!!!
TB: Wow Conner was able to kick out after that Prizm I thought it was over.
Diamond can’t believe it as Conner tries desperately to get to his feet. Conner is up and Diamond grabs his head obviously going for the Diamond Cutter but suddenly Mysterio is on the ring apron trying to get in the ring and Cunningham is arguing with him. Diamond sees this and let’s Conner go and gives Mysterio a modified Diamond cutter on the ropes and Mysterio falls out of the ring and hits his head on the rail and is out.
TB: Diamond had this won dammit but Mysterio interrupted and he paid for it but the damage was done and Conner has recovered.
Conner starts punching Diamond and irish whips him, Diamond ducks a clothesline coming back but then gets hit with a rough super kick from Conner. Conner starts looking around like he’s in a daze. He looks at the turnbuckle.
TB: OH god no.
KK: Hell yeah Conner’s in a zone. It’s One of a Kind time I think.
Conner gets on the turnbuckle and is looking down at Diamond as the crowd is yelling at him and some throw trash that hits him in the ass. Conner is having trouble keeping his balance as he has been through a tough match and sways back and forth. Finally he leaps off but he had waited to long and Diamond rolls out of the way. Conner still hit him partially but it was with his head so both men are hurt and Cunningham starts to make a count.
KK: Get up Conner I know you can!
TB: This could end in a draw if neither man can get up in ten seconds I think.
7 . . . 8 . . . 9 . . . 10! The bell rings. But wait Cunningham counted to ten but at the split second both men had managed to get to their feet so he decides and tells the bell ringer to ring again and the match goes on.
KK: I’m confused. What’s happened here Trent?
TB: I’m not sure apparently Cunningham felt he counted too fast. A little controversy here and the crowd disagrees.
The crowd is booing because a draw meant Diamond would keep the belt but they realize the match is continuing and they start cheering as Conner and Diamond are up and they start hammering each other with punches despite being totally spent.
TB: What a match though.
Conner irish whips Diamond across the ring and follows thinking of some move but Diamond grabs onto the ropes and somehow realizes Conner is behind him, maybe hearing footsteps or peripheral vision or perhaps his uncanny ring sense, he puts his elbow out and catches Conner flush in the jaw. Conner stumbles back and blood is coming from his lip. Diamond uses this chance and rushes Conner and hits a spear, not his biggest one because he had little room to run but it was enough to take down the weakened Conner. Diamond hooks the leg and Conner is fighting to kick out 1 . . . 2 . . . 3! The crowd gets on it’s feet.
TB: He did it! Diamond retains but damn what an effort Conner put there. I am in disbelief of the show these two put on tonight.
KK: Damn Conner had this. Damn but he’ll get another chance soon I’m sure.
Diamond collapses into the corner and sits shaking his head over how close he was to losing. Conner gets up and looks at him and nods because he knows he was close too. Conner gets handed a mic from a stagehand.
Kevin Conner: “Good job Diamond you won. But remember how close this was. Next time you won’t be as lucky. But on to something else. It’s that time again, the MAJOR announcement that will rock every HWA wrestler and maybe some of you fans as well. See, I’m not dying, and I’m not retiring. Its nothing like that. See the thing is very foolish by one person, that person who made this foolish mistake is a former HWA president Grimjack!”
(The crowd boos.)
TB: Not a popular person.
Kevin Conner: “See a couple months back if you remember Grimjack was named President and I was Vice President, well not even a week later I had to leave and Grimjack named me The Duke! You see to that foolish person he thought the HWA doesn’t have a staff job, foolish him cause all of you are looking at The FIRST DUKE OF THE HWA!”
KK: “What!?? Conner, Duke of the HWA!??”
TB: “That’s what he said, this is shocking!”
Kevin Conner: “For those of you who don’t know, I manage the roster of the HWA. I look over the back of the HWA so everyone gets along, I also have control over under management jobs in the HWA, like T-Shirts salespeople, announcers, ring crew, interviewers, refs, custodians, ring announcers. ALL OF THEM! Are under my control. Now I’m not 100 percent looked into this but Damian Michaels as soon as I find something I’ll get my revenge on you, and Syxx you haven’t been many places and if you don’t shape it, then SHIP OUT! With that said, The Duke of the HWA IS HERE!”
TB: “Conner has control of our jobs!”
KK: “Conner’s the best! We’ll see you next week!”
Suddenly though “Sober” by Tool hits and the crowd goes nuts as TCO is seen coming out.
KK: What the hell is this? I thought he’d left? Get out of here TCO, this is Conner’s time!!!
TCO gets in the ring and looks Conner up and down like he’s not afraid of him. Conner looks at him pissed and Diamond just stays in the corner not wanting anything to do with this. TCO goes up to Conner and grabs the mic from him.
TCO: Duke eh? Well who gives a damn!
Crowd cheers.
TCO: If you think that was a great announcement wait until you hear what I have to say. This is an announcement that will shake the very foundations of the HWA and it is about the upcoming pay per view Atmosphere! At Atmosphere . . .
Suddenly though “One Armed Scissor” hits and Grimjack comes walking out with a Killians as the crowd boos because one they hate him and two they wanted to hear what TCO was going to say before he was cut off. Grimjack gets in the ring and has a mic. Both Conner and TCO look at him with hate and Diamond just looks back and forth like he’s waiting for something to happen.
Grimjack: Hey TCO I hate to steal your thunder, well actually I don’t, I planned it like this! But I have an announcement too! Hey TCO remember how you decided I needed a job and I could be a janitor! Well thanks for that but it’s unnecessary because I found a job. HWA Commissioner!
Crowd is booing and TCO looks pissed.
Grimjack: That’s right, Syxx is the HWA vice president and he’s in charge of new hires, we checked with Anderson! So there’s nothing you can do. Now as Commissioner my main job is booking. And I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t make matches for the pay per view Atmosphere!
TCO is incensed and starts kicking the turnbuckle.
TB: This can’t be. I think TCO was looking forward to making the card and that’s what his announcement may have been.
Grimjack: Don’t look so distraught Damien wait to you hear it. Now first up I made this first match a while ago, Fudge convinced me when I was drunk and this is my second to last move I made as president but there will be Fudge versus Diamond for the world title part II!
Diamond stands up looking shocked.
Grimjack: Hey Mike don’t look at me. Fudge asked for this and how could I turn him down, your matches sell. But I also have something else to tell you. Sett and Morgoth are injured so they can’t defend the tag team titles. So their stripped and Carter and Sanders are the new tag team champions!
TCO: You can’t do that! Your Legacy Department injured them!
Grimjack: Go cry. But guess what, I talked to Sett on the phone and he said he wanted Morgoth to get the title shot that they would fight for. So next week it’s Diamond versus Morgoth for the world title!
The crowd goes nuts at this. TCO doesn’t say anything and Diamond just has a look on his face like what else can go wrong.
Grimjack: That is if Morgoth can make it. So Diamond and Fudge part II isn’t definite, Diamond has to make it past Morgoth first. Now as for the duke . . . Conner.
Conner looks up at the sound of his name.
Grimjack: You and Mysterio, Infamous can take on the Legacy Department tag team champs Carter and Sanders for the tag team titles at Atmosphere! You should thank me, first I make you duke and now this!
Conner nods his head like he supposes. TCO is looking like he’s had enough of this and starts to leave.
Grimjack: Damien! Wait! Do you think I’d forget the HWA president! You want a world title shot right?
TCO nods his head hell yes.
Grimjack: TOO DAMN BAD.
Crowd boos.
Grimjack: But you can have a . . . Title of the Damned shot. HAHAHAHHAAAA!!!!
Grimjack is laughing hilariously and TCO has had enough and he charges Grimjack who drops his mic and turns and runs. Conner grabs TCO before he can get out of the ring and hits the Soul Searcher on him as Grimjack escapes through the crowd. Conner is stomping at TCO and the crowd is booing when suddenly Diamond has had enough and gives Conner the Diamond Cutter. Diamond grabs his HWA title and gets on the turnbuckle posing for the crowd with it as the show goes off the air.
TB: Fudge versus Diamond at Atmosphere we’ll see you next week folks bye bye!