9th August 2006

[FWF]

STRACHON: Welcome to Live-Wire. I’m Sam Strachon here with the first and only FWF Hall of Famer, Ernest “The Beast” Bethea.

BETHEA: Thanks Sam. As always, a great show is lined up. Including the rematch from Hotter Than Hell. Two of my former partners will collide when Camisado faces Pain.

STRACHON: In our opponing contest, Psyno will debut as he faces off against B. George. The Hardcore championship will be on the line in a four way match.

BETHEA: That’s not all. We will have an interview lined up with the man who sold out on what was once the greatest tag team in our history. Jack Thunder speaks out.

STRACHON: And tonight we say goodbye to Nerina Rivers. She will face Couch Potato in a… am I reading this right? …A cookie on a pole match.

BETHEA: I’d suggest getting your eyes tested, but I got the same thing. Anyway, onto our first match.

“American Psycho” by D12 plays as Psyno comes out. He looks at the crowd and removes his hoody as red sparks streak up from behind him.

JENKINS: The following contest is scheduled for 1 fall! Introducing first …from Brooklyn, New York …weighing in at 225 pounds …"The Prince of Pain" Psyno!

“Hell's Bells by AC/DC” hits as B. George makes his way out. With each step down the ramp, fireworks shoot up behind him. He steps into the ring and stares down Psyno.

JENKINS: And his opponent …from Newark, New Jersey …weighing in at 230 pounds …B.George!

STRACHON: I wonder if B. George knows the Quick Stop.

BETHEA: That's in Leonardo, New Jersey so I doubt it.

The bell rings. Psyno begins to run at B. George and nails him with a clothesline. George gets up as Psyno goes for a second clothesline but George reverses it into a spinebuster sending Psyno to the mat. George begins to stomp.

STRACHON: George is showing quite the comeback in what I think is his debut.

BETHEA: And that spinebuster, I've been on both sides of that move, and I'll tell you this. It's devastating.

Psyno suddenly grabs the leg of George and stands up. He spins George around and nails a back cracker. He goes for the cover. …1 …2. George kicks out.

STRACHON: How was that not a 3? George had some major damage done to his match.

BETHEA: But B. George showed some resilience there.

B. George gets to his feet as Psyno argues with the referee. As Psyno turns his back he is hit with a DDT by B. George. George goes for the pin. …1 …2. Psyno kicks out.

STRACHON: Psyno is clearly still in this match.

B. George picks Psyno up. He then raises him into the fireman’s carry, signalling for the NJ Slam. Psyno resists and counters, sliding off the back of B. George. He then hits the back-cracker. B. George is slowly getting up, but is his with the Psyno-Driver. Psyno goes for the cover. …1 …2 …3.

JENKINS: The winner of this match …Psyno!

B. George rolls out of the ring and heads backstage as Psyno celebrates. With a smile on his face, Psyno walks up the ramp and exits.

BETHEA: It’s always nice to win your first match.

STRACHON: Someone who’s not going to win a match later on tonight is Camisado.

BETHEA: How can you say that? You have no idea what he’s capable of.

STRACHON: I do… but Pain’s just better.

The scene cuts to a locker room. The floor tiles are white to match the walls and a series of lockers stretch from one side of the room to the other. In the middle of the room is a large, wooden bench. Sat on it with her legs crossed over and a mobile phone held up to her ear is Maureen.

MAUREEN: No, mom, I’m not. …I know …Because …I know …Kyle took a break …Okay.

A knock at the door is heard. Maureen takes no notice of the voice that’s coming out from the phone. As the door opens, she looks towards it. A smile appears on her face. The sound from her mobile is still heard. She holds it closer to her face.

MAUREEN: Listen, I have to go. I’ll call you later, mom.

With the sounds still present, Maureen ignores them and snaps her phone shut, hanging up on the person on the other end. The camera zooms out revealing the person to enter the locker room as Shiv. In his hand is a bouquet of flowers.

MAUREEN: What a pleasant surprise. I wasn’t expecting you here.

MAUREEN: Well, I’m all about surprises.

Shiv holds out the flowers towards Maureen. She raises an eyebrow, but reaches out and grabs them. The door is heard opening once more. Pain enters the room. Boos are heard coming from the arena. He looks straight at Shiv.

PAIN: What the hell are you doing in here?

SHIV: Nothing, just talking.

PAIN: Well go and talk to someone else!

MAUREEN: He wasn’t doing any harm.

SHIV: Maybe I should just go. I’ll talk to you late, Maureen.[/center]

Shiv turns around and begins to head for the door. He leaves and Pain looks at Maureen. Pain then follows Shiv out into the hallway. He then runs at him from behind and grabs his head. Pain slams Shiv’s head against the brick wall of the hallway. He then throws him down to the concrete floor.

PAIN: Never mess with Maureen again!

Pain stands over Shiv as the scene cuts back to the arena.

BETHEA: What the hell was that all about? That was Shiv from Monday Night Rampage.

STRACHON: I’ll tell you what that’s all about. Shiv was flirting with Maureen. What was Pain supposed to do?

BETHEA: Not attack him, that’s what. He had no business there.

STRACHON: Of course he did. That’s his partner.

BETHEA: And she can talk to whoever she wants. Well, we’re gonna have to take a quick break, but don’t go anywhere. The Hardcore title is on the line... when we return.

[FWF]

BETHEA: Welcome back to Live-Wire.

“Stricken” by disturbed blares over the P.A. system, as pyro also begins to shoot out of the stage. When the pyro stops James comes out through the curtain, and runs down the ramp and slides into the ring. He then ascends all the turnbuckles and puts his hands in an "X" above his head. He then gets in the middle of the ring to await his opponents.

JENKINS: The following match scheduled is for one fall and is for the Fantasy Wrestling Federation Hardcore championship! Introducing first …from Salem, New Hampshire …weighing in at 200 pounds …James Bohne!

“King of Kings” by Motorhead plays. Wearing a pair of black trunks, KOK enters the arena with a bottle of water in hand. He walks down the ramp and climbs onto the apron. He takes a swig from his bottle and drops it down. He then looks up and spits the water into the air.

JENKINS: And his opponent ...from Derby, England …weighing in at 260 pounds …”The King of Kings” Joe Page!

“The Pursuit of Vikings” by Amon Amarth plays. Brodd makes his way out onto the stage wearing a long brown, fur coat and a rusty helmet. In his hand is a horn filled with mjod. He walks down the ramp, drinking his mjod. He then drops it to one side and gets into the ring. He takes off his helmet and coat and waits for the last entrant.

JENKINS: And their opponent ...from Denmark …weighing in at 275 pounds …Oswald Brodd!

"Till I Collapse" by Eminem blares over the sound system. Rage walks through the curtain, gripping the towel on his head, he confidently strides down the entrance ramp. He jumps up and down and breathes deep, before rolling into the ring and popping to his feet.

JENKINS: And finally, from Detroit, Michigan …weighing in at 220 pounds …the Notorious 187 …Rage!

The bell sounds. Straight away Rage and James begin to exchange right hands, as well as Brodd and KOK. James pokes Rage in the eye. He then hits him with a suplex. Rage rolls to the outside. Brodd clotheslines KOK over the top rope. Brodd turns around. He and James lock up. Brodd overpowers James into the corner. He then Irish-whips him into the opposite one. James stumbles out and Brodd executes a side-walk-slam. He goes for the cover. …1. James kicks out.

STRACHON: Not even a two count. That’s why James Bohne is the best in this match.

BETHEA: Heh, my money’s on the Viking.

Oswald picks James up. He Irish-whips him and goes for the Clothesline from Valhalla, but James ducks. James then connects with a spear. On the outside, KOK grabs a steel chair. He walks over to Rage. He swings the chair and hits Rage. He covers. …1 …2. Rage kicks out. KOK picks him up.

STRACHON: Not many people have kicked out from a chair shot.

BETHEA: I have.

STRACHON: Don’t contradict me, Bethea.

BETHEA: I’m just saying…

KOK rolls Rage into the ring as James picks Brodd up. James bounces off the ropes and hits a hurricanrana on Oswald Brodd, taking him to the outside. KOK quickly picks Brodd up. He then Irish-whips him against the steel ring post. KOK goes for a high knee, but Brodd moves and KOK hits the post. KOK stumbles forward, next to the chair. Brodd hooks him from behind and nails a Russian Leg Sweep. He covers. …1 …2. KOK kicks out.

STRACHON: That must have a huge effect on KOK’s knee.

BETHEA: He did hit that post hard.

James picks Rage up. James raises Rage up into a powerbomb position, however Rage manages to drop off, hooking James’ head. Rage then nails a standing tornado cutter. KOK looks under the ring. He then pulls out a table, much to the crowd’s delight. Brodd climbs into the ring. Rage picks James up. Rage then goes for the Latin Destroyer. He’s about to hit it when Brodd applies the Final Ritual from behind.

BETHEA: Final Ritual! This may be the final part of the match.

STRACHON: That Buffalo Sleeper variation.

James gets up and walks over to Brodd from behind. He then hits him with a German suplex, with Brodd still having the hold locked in on Rage, forcing him over with a Buffalo sleeper suplex.

BETHEA: Oh my God!

As James gets up, King of Kings climbs into the ring. James turns around and goes for a clothesline, but KOK ducks and catches James. KOK then nails the Rock Bottom. He goes for the cover. …1 …2. James kicks out. KOK walks over to Rage and throws him over the top rope and to the outside. He then grabs Brodd. KOK picks him up and drops him with a piledriver. He covers. …1 …2 …James breaks up the pin.

BETHEA: KOK almost walked away the winner.

STRACHON: James broke it up, once against proving how great he is.

BETHEA: I can’t wait to see your Bohne shrine at home.

Brodd rolls to the outside. James and KOK exchange hits. KOK delivers a right hand, knocking James down to the mat. KOK begins to picks James up, but James hits him with a low blow. James then connects with a dropkick to KOK’s knee.

BETHEA: Straight to that injured knee, Sam.

STRACHON: See, that’s smart.

BETHEA: It took him a low blow to get there though.

STRACHON: Hey, it’s legal.

Rage looks under the apron. He then pulls out a bat wrapped in barbed wire. He holds it into the air as the crowd cheer. He then climbs into the ring. James picks KOK up. He goes for a right hand, but KOK blocks it and delivers one of his own. He then hooks James’ head. He raises him up and keeps him in the air in a suplex position.

BETHEA: Look at the strength in that.

Rage uses his bat and hits KOK in the back of his knee, forcing him to collapse, whilst executing the suplex on James. Rage then rubs the bat on KOK’s face, forcing him to bleed. Brodd gets up. He grabs the table and slides it into the ring. Rage grabs it and sets it up. Rage then picks King of Kings up and rolls him onto the table, before heading to the top rope. KOK quickly gets up and runs to the turnbuckle where Rage is. He hooks Rage’s head. He then goes for the Final Call.

BETHEA: It could almost be over.

KOK is about to hit it, but James dropkicks KOK’s knee again. With that, Rage is able to reverse the Final Call into a DDT, through the table. A “Holy Shit” chant begins. Rage rolls to the outside. Brodd tries to hit him with the Clothesline from Valhalla, but Rage ducks. Rage then hits a Yakuza Kick. Brodd is down. He lifts up the apron and pulls out an axe. He holds it up into the air and lets out a huge laugh. The crowd are both laughing and cheering.

STRACHON: Oh my God, Bethea! That’s an axe!

BETHEA: And look at Rage!

Rage looks scared at the sharp blade. Brodd swings the axe, but Rage ducks. Rage begins to run around the ring with Brodd following. Rage runs up the ramp as Oswald chases after him. The two end up backstage. Back in the ring, KOK is holding his knee, almost knocked out from going through the table. James uses this opportunity to grab KOK’s legs. He then applies the Bohneshooter.

STRACHON: See. That’s why the knee was worked on, so he could use it to his advantage.

BETHEA: I have to admit, that’s clever.

KOK is creaming out in pain as the blood continues to run down his face. He reaches out and grabs the ropes. Because there are no rope breaks in these matches, the referee doesn’t do anything. KOK eventually taps out. The bell sounds.

JENKINS: Here is your winner …and new FWF Hardcore Champion …James Bohne!

STRACHON: YES! What have you got to say about that, Beast?

BETHEA: I’m speechless.

The referee hands James the belt. He holds it to him, smiling loudly. He then raises it high about his head. The crowd boo and he rolls out of the ring. He then walks up the ramp and turns on the stage. He raises the belt once more and then exits.

BETHEA: Well, a new champion has been crowned here tonight.

KOK slowly stands up, holding his head. The audience clap his efforts as he drops to the mat. He limps to the back.

BETHEA: You have to admit, King of Kings put up one hell of a fight.

STRACHON: All four men did.

BETHEA: An amazing match there here on Live-Wire. Believe it or not, we’re only half way through.

STRACHON: We’re gonna have to take a short break, but don’t go anywhere… more great action when we return.

[FWF]

STRACHON: Welcome back to Live-Wire. It is now time for Nerina’s farewell match. She will face Couch Potato in a… in a…

BETHEA: Say it!

STRACHON: …In a cookie on a pole match.

BETHEA: There we go.

During the break, a long pole had been placed in the far corner of the ring. “Couch Potato” by Weird Al plays. Potato enters the arena on a lazy boy. He rides down the ramp. He slowly gets off and rolls into the ring.

JENKINS: The following match scheduled is a …is a …cookie …on a poll match. Introducing first …from Boston, Massachusetts …weighing in at 180 pounds …Couch Potato.

“Forget to Remember” by Mudvayne plays. Nerina enters the arena. She walks down the ramp and into the ring.

JENKINS: From London, England …weighing in at 130 pounds …Nerina Rivers!

The bell sounds. Straight away Potato climbs the turnbuckle. Before he has chance to climb the pole, Nerina hooks his legs. She carries him away into the middle of the ring and nails a powerbomb into a DDT. She then walks over to the corner. She begins to climb it, but Potato gets up. He walks over to her and grabs her leg. He then pulls her off the top.

STRACHON: Well Nerina failed to get the cookie down from the pole.

BETHEA: I bet that’s a sentence you never thought you’d say.

Potato hooks Nerina’s head. He then executes a neckbreaker. He picks her up. He then Irish-whips her and nails a clothesline. Potato picks Nerina up and sends him into the corner. He runs at her with a clothesline, but she ducks. She then hits him with a Buzzsaw kick.

BETHEA: Nice move.

STRACHON: Mark Briggs has completely lost the plot.

Nerina picks Potato up. She then nails a snapmare. She bounces against the ropes and hits the rolling thunder. She then walks over to the corner. She begins to climb to the top rope as Potato is getting up. Nerina starts to climb the pole. Potato quickly gets up onto the turnbuckle. He hits her in the back and she turns around. Potato then hits her with the fall-away slam from the top.

STRACHON: Ouch. Can he capitalise?

Potato gets up. He picks Nerina off the mat and raises her to her feet. He then Irish-whips her and goes for a clothesline. Nerina ducks and hits him with the Virulent Helix. She gets up and climbs the corner. She then ascends the pole and grabs the box at the top. The bell sounds.

JENKINS: The winner of the match …Nerina Rivers!

Nerina opens the box and pulls out the large cookie. Potato gets up. Nerina is about to eat the cookie, but pulls away. She then walks over to Potato and breaks the cookie in half. She then hands one half of the cookie to Potato. They both eat.

STRACHON: Aww. Now isn’t that …wait …no …that’s just pathetic.

BETHEA: Let them have their moment, Sam, it’s her goodbye.

STRACHON: Moment? Are you serious? They just had a cookie on a pole match! Jesus Christ, what is the world coming to?

BETHEA: Needless to say, Nerina is going. You will be missed greatly.

STRACHON: Goodbye, Nerina. I hope you take what’s left of your dignity with you.

BETHEA: Lay off it, Sam.

Nerina and Potato both make their way out of the arena. “Open Their Eyes” by Alter Bridge plays. Jack Thunder walks out onto the stage with a microphone in hand. A huge display of boos are heard.

BETHEA: Well here is the man that sold out on his long time partner.

THUNDER: Y’know, everywhere I have been this week, people have stopped me in the street. Every single person wanted me to answer this one question. They all wanted to know …why, Jack, why? I told them all the exact same thing. I said “tune into Live-Wire this week and I’ll explain”. And that’s just what I came out here to do.

STRACHON: This should be good.

THUNDER: Since the beginning of Fantasy Wrestling Federation, I have been with my partner, Johnny Lightning. We won the first ever Jealousy tournament together, back when it was for the tag team titles. We won those titles before anybody else. We proved to the world that we were the greatest tag team in history.

BETHEA: Well, he’s got that right.

STRACHON: Former tag champs.

THUNDER: We were Thunder ‘n’ Lightning. We were able to generate so much electricity everywhere we wrestled. The tag division had never been so great.

BETHEA: Get to the point!

THUNDER: And, yes, of course I did enjoy it. People came up to me and told me that I was part of the greatest tag team ever. I just to run on that, but not anymore. You see, I figured something out. I figured that after all this time, Lightning had been holding me back.

STRACHON: That’s true.

BETHEA: That’s ridiculous is what it is.

THUNDER: I thought to myself. Why should I be one of the greatest tag team wrestlers ever …when I could be the greatest wrestler ever? That’s why I did what I did.

The booing continues in the crowd. A “You Sold Out” chant begins. It grows and grows, until all are joining in. Jack stands on stage nodding his head and smiling. He then begins to speak once more.

THUNDER: Alright, so I sold out. I went and joined the wWo. But the wWo won’t hold me back. They see me for what I really am and that is great. A couple of weeks ago at Hotter Than Hell, I shocked the world. I gave them the biggest surprise ever.

BETHEA: Definitely the most controversial moment in FWF history.

THUNDER: Well it’s not over there. Let’s just say that I have a few surprises left in me.

“Open Your Eyes” by Alter Bridge begins to play once more. Jack points to his wWo shirt. With the crowd booing, he exits the arena.

BETHEA: I wonder what he meant by that.

STRACHON: I can’t wait to find out.

BETHEA: Well, it’s now time for our main event.

“Bark at the moon” By Black Sabbath blares over the P.A. system as Pain walks onto the stage. He begins walking down the ramp, and climbs into the ring taunting to the audience.

JENKINS: The following match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first …from New York City …weighing in at 210 pounds …Pain!

“Give Up The Grudge” by Gob hits the P.A. System, orange spotlights aimlessly search the arena, soon making their way to the wall opposite the entrance. They go up the wall and form letters, spelling out "The New Cancer". After the main guitar riff at the beginning ends, Camisado jumps out from behind the entrance as seventeen orange pyros shoot off from behind him. Camisado jogs down the entrance ramp, though only moving an inch or so with each step, moving along with the beat.

STRACHON: Get on with it!

As he walks down, more orange pyros on each side of the ramp shoot off, simultaneous with his steps. He then circles the ring, more pyros still following him. He makes his way around to the front of the ring, closest to the ramp. He slides into the ring and begins running back and forth, bouncing off the ropes. He pulls himself up to two opposite turnbuckles and grins out towards the crowd, mouthing "The New Cancer" on his way back to the ring floor.

JENKINS: Now residing in Dayton, Ohio …weighing in at 184 pounds …The New Cancer …Camisado!

STRACHON: He may have a good entrance, but that alone cannot make a good wrestler. He should stop wasting time and energy and get in there.

BETHEA: Why should he do that? Because you have no patience? Get over it and call the match.

Pain swiftly gets back into the ring, and the two men start exchanging lefts and rights like crazy. Barely taking any pain, the two men keep going, until Pain kicks Camisado in the stomach, and clotheslines him down to the mat, and follows him down, and puts him in a headlock. Camisado pulls down hard on Pain’s neck, forcing him to release the hold. Camisado quickly gets up, with Pain on the ground holding his neck. Camisado then hits a leg drop on Pain right across the neck. Camisado ascends the nearest turnbuckle. Pain slowly begins to stand up, and when he is up straight, he turns to see Camisado on the turnbuckle, who jumps off and hits a missle dropkick once again sending Pain to the mat. He then goes down to Pain, and goes to lock in the Ridicule, and it’s locked in!

STRACHON: Okay everyone, pack up your stuff it’s all over.

BETHEA: It’s not over ‘til the Referee rings the bell. And Pain seems to be hanging in there.

The referee gets down, asking Pain if he gives up. Pain is seen shaking his head no, and the referee stays down to see if Pain is still conscious. Camisado, realizing Pain won’t give up or pass out, breaks the hold, and picks him, making him stand up straight. Camisado then goes for a hurricanrana, but as he is going to hit it, Pain reverses into a hard Powerbomb.

STRACHON: Well, Pain seems to be turning the tables now.

BETHEA: Tell me about it. But it’s still not over yet.

The two men are now lying on the mat. Pain crawls over to the ropes, and uses them to lift himself up, as camisado is able to stand up slowly on his own. Camisado charges towards Pain to clothesline him over the top rope, but Pain ducks down, and holds down the rope so Camisado flies over the ropes, landing on the outside himself.

BETHEA: That might be the opening in this match that Pain needs to take control.

STRACHON: I think you might be right. But you can never know when these two are in the ring. They are two of the most unpredictable superstars on the Live-Wire roster.

Pain then puts himself against one of the turnbuckles to rest, as Camisado is waiting outside, and the referee beings to count. …1 …2 …3 …4. Pain then shakes his head fast, and steps out of the ring. He picks up Camisado, and throws him in the ring, Pain following him in. He goes to Camisado, who is lying on the mat, and locks in a Boston crab. The referee then goes down to Camisado, who is fighting the hold.

BETHEA: He's breaking it! Come on Cam!

STRACHON: Well, look at you playing favorites.

BETHEA: There’s nothing wrong with showing encouragement, Sam.

STRACHON: Until I do it?

Camisado then begins to be able to stand up, So Pain, realizing this, releases the hold and elbows him in the back of the head. Cam turns around. Pain goes for the superkick, but Cam ducks and Pain accidentally hits the referee down.

STRACHON: Referee down!

BETHEA: The man formally known as Insomniac has just taken the referee’s head off.

Camisado kicks Pain. He then goes for the Pulse. Pain drops to his knees and low blows Camisado. He goes to cover Camisado. Suddenly, Shiv is seen running down the ramp. He gets into the ring and hits Pain with a bulldog.

STRACHON: That’s Shiv from MNR! What’s he doing here?

BETHEA: Looks like he wants revenge from what happened earlier tonight.

Shiv picks Pain up and raises him onto the turnbuckle. He then nails the Shivinator. He rolls out of the ring and heads backstage. Camisado crawls over to Pain. He manages to get his arm over Pain. There is no referee to make the count. Jack Thunder enters the arena.

BETHEA: What’s HE doing here?

STRACHON: He promised a surprise and here it is.

Jack runs down the ramp as the referee is seen moving. Cam gets up as Jack gets into the ring. Jack then nails the Charge. He rolls out of the ring. Pain places his arm over Camisado. The referee counts. …1 …2 …3.

BETHEA: NO!

STRACHON: YES!

BETHEA: Camisado just got screwed!

Gangsta Mak and Couch Potato slowly walk down the ramp. Mak is carrying his cruiserweight title. They both get into the ring and join Jack. Potato grabs a microphone.

POTATO: We are the Weird World Order.

He holds the microphone up at Gangsta Mak’s face.

MAK: And we own this place!

BETHEA: That damned wWo! When will they stop?

STRACHON: When they have control of FWF! Well, that’s all we have time for, I’m afraid.

BETHEA: I can’t believe them.

STRACHON: We will see you right here, next week.