
The two men lock up and we're underway. Many crisp holds are exchanged much to the fans delight. After several moments, a stalemate occurs and the fans rise to their feet in ovation.
TB: What a match this is turning out to be! Keith Kincaid would've loved to have called this match with me, but I have to remind you folks that once again he has a match, and so is preparing in the back.
After a further fifteen minutes, taking the crowd back and forth with some excellent technical wrestling, Mental Mark disappears under the ring. Craven stands in the ring, wondering what is going on when he is attacked from behind by Mental Mark's henchman Cycho. Craven falls to a knee, but recovers just in time to see Mental Mark running full speed from the opposite direction with a stuffed goat! The goat impacts with Jason's head, and he goes down again. Mark and Cycho go to work, kicking the holy hell out of an already battered and bruised Jason Craven.
TB: This is just absolutely not necessary. We were enjoying such a great technical exhibition, and these two clowns have thrown that away in favour of getting one over on Jason.
Suddenly, the lights go out. The crowd cheer (lights out ALWAYS means something exciting after all!) When they come back up, Peter Octavian is in the ring, he's holding a lead pipe and both Mental Mark and Cycho are lying on the mat bleeding. The referee doesn't know quite what to do, but his decision is made for him when Craven crawls over Mental Mark. The Referee shrugs and makes the count - 1-2-3.
TB: What an AWESOME match ladies and gentlemen! What a way to get us started tonight.
TB: Folks will you please welcome as my special guest co-announcer for the evening, he is a true HWA Legend. The co-founder of the HWA - this is BLUE THUNDER!!!!
The crowd go wild as the future HWA Hall-Of-Famer makes his way to ringside. Thunder looks in great shape and takes his place next to Trent Brown.
TB: Mr Thunder, may I just say what a true pleasure it is to see you.
BT: Thanks Trent, been a while has it not?
TB: You're not kidding! But hey, look, we've got to call this match. Keith Kincaid versus Dan Sawyer.
BT: Is that the guy they called Chewbacca?
TB: Yeah, thats the guy!
BT: Awesome, and he's up against the legendary Keith Kincaid! This should be one for the ages!
TB: Lets hope so. Keith is coming off a big win in this comeback of his. He beat another legend, Grimjack.
The match gets underway. Sawyer comes out with a cocky swagger, making out to the crowd like this match is easy pickings. He quickly gets the upper hand - his fitness level being considerably higher than Kincaid's.
After a couple of minutes, it becomes obvious that Sawyer's efforts are pretty ineffective against the veteran Kincaid - much to the crowd's delight. Frustrated, Sawyer grabs a chair from ringside.
BT: I don't like the look of this, Trent.
TB: Please don't tell me Sawyer is gonna use the chair on Kincaid.
Kincaid ducks the initial swing of the chair by Sawyer, but Sawyer is a step ahead and low blows Kincaid. The crowd boos Sawyer's antics.
BT: So Sawyer can't beat the old man without resorting to cheating? Thats pretty damned pathetic lets be honest.
With Kincaid down, Sawyer stamps on Kincaid's skull.
TB: Holy shit, this could KILL Kincaid.
Saying nothing, Blue Thunder throws down his headset and dives into the ring. The big man grabs a shocked Sawyer, picks him up and hits him with a last ride into the mat. The crowd go crazy. Thunder pulls Kincaid over Sawyer and the referee counts. 1-2-3 and its over.
TB: Kincaid gets the win over Sawyer, but at what cost? And what will come of Blue Thunder's involvement in this match?
Suddenly, Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix hits. The lights go down to a dark purple feel. The crowd look to the ramp way, but nobody is to be seen.
TB: What the hell?
The music cuts after about 10 seconds, and the lighting returns to normal.
TB: I don't get it. What on earth was that all about?
Eldorado's music hits and gradually the three match participants arrive at the ring.
TB: This is an elimination match, the winner is the only one who keeps their HWA contract.
We're underway and Grimjack is, as usual, stoned off his head. Octavian quickly gets a pin and Grimjack's contract becomes null and void.
TB: Truly a shame to see a legend reduced to this.
Eldorado puts up a little more of a fight, but not a whole lot more. Three minutes later and Octavian is the winner. Eldorado's return to the HWA proved to be short lived. Octavian keeps his HWA contract.
Royalty makes his way down to ringside, giving some fans high fives along the way.
RR: Thanks for inviting me back Trent!
TB: No problem Mr Royalty, everyone last week felt you did a real good job last week, so it's great to have you back.
We get underway. Peterson gets the early lead, but doesn't really seem to be trying that hard. Both him and Mental Mark seem to be taking it easy.
After a while, the crowd start chanting 'boring boring'. Peterson flips the bird at the crowd to much booing.
RR: I don't understand what's going on here. I booked this match to see how Craven and Peterson compare. Like for like - they'd both be facing the same opponent. But obviously something's wrong here. Peterson and Mark are showing considerably less intensity than a couple of grannies would do in a fight. I don't get it.
Suddenly, the lights go off again. Purple Haze starts up once more and the same eerie lighting effect fills the arena.
TB: What NOW?!
The lights come back on and in the centre of the ring is Jason Craven. Sitting on a chair. His arms are bound behind the back of the chair, and his legs are similarly bound. He has some duct tape over his mouth. Either side of him and two tall, well built men in balaclavas. The crowd are stunned to silence.
TB: Oh my God, what happened to Craven? Ron?
But Ron has disappeared.
TB: What is going on? Who are those men? What happened to Craven? Where is Royalty?
The first of the two men in the ring removes his mask, it's Mental Mark's sidekick - Cycho. The crowd boo big time. The second man goes to remove his mask, but then grabs a mike instead.
MM: Don't you know in just who the hell I am HWA?
TB: I think I recognise this voice.... I hope to God I am wrong.
MM: Thats right folks, its me, its DAVID JACKSON!
Jackson removes his balaclava to reveal the face that plagued the HWA for over a year back in 2002-2003.
TB: MY God. Jackson. That man almost drove HWA into the ground. The man is pure EVIL! What in the hell is HE doing here?
DJ: Guys, could you get back into the ring please?
Percy Peterson and Mental Mark climb back into the ring. In turn, Jackson shakes each mans hand. Peterson initially looks dubious - after all, him and Jackson haven't met. Nonetheless, sensing a man with similar goals and ambitions to his own, Peterson makes the handshake.
DJ: Fans of the HWA - Suckers that you are, please, give a big hand to the new law and order around this place!
The fans boo Jackson. They hate the sight of the man, and are just as equally pissed off with the fact that Peterson, Mark and Cycho seem to be in cahoots with him.
TB: I'm sensing this is quite a powerful group we're seeing here. Where in the hell is Ron Royalty?
DJ: Now, as for you, Mr Craven. I understand you're a bit of a celebrity around here.
Not being in a position to be able to do anything, Craven stares intently at Jackson.
DJ: Percy Peterson, I understand you have, lets see, one or two issues with Mr Craven here.
PP: Yeah thats right.
DJ: How'd you like to take your frustrations out on your arch rival!?
Peterson smiles at Jackson, then clotheslines Craven. Craven and the chair fall backwards. Craven jars his neck badly. Mental Mark and Cycho start laying the boots into Craven.
Peter Octavian runs down the ramp way.
DJ: Ah, the Social Misfit, the PSYCHOPATH! He's here to rescue you Jason, or IS he?! Thats one thing we never know with the misfit!
Octavian gets into the ring and is halted by Jackson's words.
DJ: What's it to be Octavian? I'm offering you the career choice of a life time. Join us, and you'll get a push to the moon. But to do so, you've got to abandon your friend here. It's an easy choice isn't it Peter? Jason has no respect for you - he never has. You're merely his lacky. Nothing more, nothing less. You'll get nowhere in his shadow. It's time to break out.
Octavian looks first at Jackson, then at Craven, then Jackson, then back at Craven again. He then lashes out at Jackson, but misses. Jackson laughs as Peterson, Mark and Cycho take him down and start kicking him just like they did with Craven.
DJ: Thats right. Craven, Octavian - The rest of the HWA. This group here is now the one who call the shots around here. You two - SCUM. Now. Next week we're gonna have us a few matches of MY choosing. Oh, and ladies and gentlemen, i'm afraid you won't be seeing Ron Royalty around here for quite some time! Thats right, Royalty has been disposed of. Now, the matches. You know what? Seeing how my two new associates here, Mark and Peterson, put on SUCH a good match tonight, I think they'll BOTH get 3 points in the race for the title competition! They deserve it - they REALLY went all out on it! Now onto next week's matches. I think its high time we resurrected the International Title, don't you my good men?
Nods and grins all around.
DJ: Thats right. Mental Mark, you're taking on Keith Kincaid, one on one for the International Title! How does that Sound?!
TB: My God thats not fair! Keith Kincaid has his skull kicked in tonight. Jackson knows Kincaid can't fight next week. He's just making sure one of his men gets the HWA's secondary title.
DJ: And also, we're going to have ourselves a little handicap match! Thats right, it's going to be my Law and Order team: Percy Peterson, Mental Mark, and Cycho, teaming up against Jason Craven and Blue Thunder!
At Thunder's name the crowd roars.
DJ: We're also going to have a couple of regular singles matches. Peter Octavian here is going to go up against Cycho who will be making his match debut next week. Oh, and folks, you thought Blue Thunder was going to be of some help in that little 3 on 2 i have planned for Craven? No chance. Blue Thunder has, how shall we say, a little warm up match next week. Yes, we're also going to have Blue Thunder v Dan Sawyer!
TB: My God folks, I cannot believe what this is we are seeing and hearing. Jackson is back. Royalty is gone - who knows where. Blue Thunder is back, but is that enough to help Craven with fighting this so called law and order? My God folks, tune in next week!!