28th October 2008

[FWF]

BETHEA: Welcome to Live-Wire. We are live from Montreal, Canada. I’m Ernest “The Beast” Bethea.

BRIGGS: And I’m Tom Briggs. We are hot off of Nightmare and we were promised that the Nightmare has only just begun for Team USA.

BETHEA: That’s right. “Dark” Mark Lloyd returned joining the DDT Kid’s team of Brits, ready for Collision: USA vs UK.

BRIGGS: And that’s the theme of tonight.

BETHEA: Absolutely. The Phantom of the Arena will be facing Team USA member, James Bohne; both former World champions here in FWF.

BRIGGS: And UCW’s own, Marcus Brody will go one on one with a washed up has-been.

BETHEA: Marcus Brody versus “Captain” Joe Stall.

BRIGGS: And not only that.

BETHEA: Speaking of captains, the two team captains for this year’s Collision will face each other in our main event. It’s Dan “Dragon” Taylor versus Pain.

JENKINS: The following match scheduled is for one fall! Introducing first...

"Raise Your Hands" by Bon Jovi begins to play. After a moment, Marcus Brody enters the arena. With the crowd cheering, he walks down the ramp and gets into the ring.

JENKINS: ...from the Eyrie, England ...he is the Human Suplex Machine ...Marcus Brody!

As Marcus stands in the ring waiting for his opponent, Kyle Evers and Cameron Hayden enter the arena through the crowd. They climb over the safety rail and get into the ring.

BETHEA: What the...?

BRIGGS: It’s Hayden and Evers.

BETHEA: The FWF Tag Team Champions are making themselves known.

Brody turns around and the team hit him over the head with their belts. As Brody is getting up, Evers ascends the turnbuckle and Hayden grabs him in a Cobra Clutch position. He then nails the Birth Control. Evers then leaps off with the Permanent Midnight.

BETHEA: My God!

BRIGGS: Of course, Evers will be on Team USA next week.

Evers and Hayden get out of the ring. They grab their belts and run up the ramp, heading backstage as Brody lies in the ring. Then, “Real American” by Rick Derringer plays.

BRIGGS: No. Not this.

BETHEA: Brody still has a match to wrestle... and his opponent: the seven foot tall former World Heavyweight Champion.

With a solemn look on his face, Joe Stall enters the arena. He remains serious as he walks down the ramp. He climbs onto the apron and steps into the ring, over the top rope.

JENKINS: And his opponent ...from Washington, DC ...”Captain” Joe Stall!

Joe gets into the ring and Brody slowly drags himself up to his feet. Joe grabs Brody by the neck as the bell sounds. He then nails a Chokeslam. He covers. ...1 ...2 ...3.

JENKINS: The winner of the match ...”Captain” Joe Stall!

BETHEA: I can’t believe it.

BRIGGS: Can you see that look on Joe’s face.

BETHEA: I think he’s still in shock after what happened at Nightmare.

Joe is about to get out of the ring, but stops. He then picks Brody up and sends him into the ropes. Marcus bounces back and Joe nails the Sergeant Spine Buster. He then gets out of the ring and heads backstage.

BETHEA: Can we get some help out here?

EMT’s rush down the ramp. They assist Marcus Brody to the back.

BETHEA: Well, folks... coming up next...

Blood red strobe lights pulse through the arena as Parasite by Disturbed starts to blare from the speakers. The music and the pulsing lights cause the crowd to look up in interest. As the opening verse reaches it's peak Thor steps from the back wearing a black leather tench coat that has the Empire of Blood skull in gold stitching on the right breast. On the back in maroon letters were the words Empire of Blood. On his hands were a pair of black leather striker gloves. He starts down the ramp towards the ring as he grins widely. On the titantron the Empire of Blood flag waves while Thor slides into the ring and looks up the ramp for a moment.

JENKINS: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ...”The Immortal” Sah’ta Thor!

BETHEA: Well, here we have the man that faced The Predator at Nightmare.

BRIGGS: And lost.

BETHEA: A valiant effort both here and at Hotter than Hell gained him a standing ovation.

THOR: Well... I stand here tonight as a new man. Yes... I failed to become World Heavyweight Champion.

BRIGGS: Yes, you did.

BETHEA: He came closer than you ever will, TB.

Sah’ta Thor: Am I sore about my loss at Nightmare? No. Am I sore about my loss in the Devil’s Advocate Match at Hotter than Hell? No!

BRIGGS: You should be.

BETHEA: Give it a rest.

THOR: I want you all to know that I have the biggest amount of respect for The Predator; bigger than anybody else. I was beaten by the best.

BETHEA: There’s no shame in being beaten by the Predator: the longest reigning World Heavyweight Champion in FWF History.

BRIGGS: Is that what you told yourself after he destroyed you?

BETHEA: Yes...

THOR: However... I am still sore about my loss to him at Jealousy. I should be the Lost Heroes trophy holder. It was...

Suddenly, “Black Sheep” by Saliva plays.

BETHEA: Well, it looks as though someone disagrees with that.

With a microphone in hand and his belt over his shoulder, King of Kings walks out into the arena. He walks down the ramp and gets into the ring, staring at Thor.

KING: Is that so?

THOR: Absolutely. If it wasn’t for the barbed-wire, I would’ve made it to the final to...

KING: ...to face me! How many times have I beaten you in the past?

THOR: About the amount of times I’ve beaten you.

KING: I think you’re forgetting what happened in the final of Jealousy. Jordan Sharpe screwed me out of the match. So... it should be me standing here as the Lost Heroes trophy holder.

THOR: Is that so?

KING: Absolutely!

“Gold” by Spandau Ballet plays.

BRIGGS: It’s a party.

With a microphone in hand, the owner of FWF, Chris Sharp, enters the arena and stands on stage.

SHARP: I’m tired of all these games. Since I got here, it’s always been a battle between you two. Hell, before I got here, it was the same. But I’ve had enough.

BRIGGS: You’re not the only one.

SHARP: And the two of you are perfect victims of circumstance. Thor... you are an American. King... you are a Brit.

BETHEA: I think we all know where this is going.

SHARP: So at Collision: USA vs UK, for the Iron Man Championship ...it will be King of Kings versus Sah’ta Thor!

BETHEA: What an announcement.

BRIGGS: And what a night Collision is shaping up to be.

BETHEA: We’re gonna have to take a short break, but don’t go anywhere. Great action will take place... when we return!

[FWF]

BETHEA: Welcome back to Live-Wire

A hot pink light surrounds the arena and “Simply the Best” by Tina Turner begins to play. After a moment, Mark Briggs enters the arena and stands on stage.

BRIGGS: Yes!

BETHEA: It looks as though “Super” Benny Starr has returned from filming.

BRIGGS: ‘Bout time!

Mark adjusts his collar and gestures towards the entrance. The chorus kicks in and Benny enters. White lights flash among the pink as the two begin to stroll down the ramp. Briggs gets into the ring. Benny waits a while before leaping onto the apron. He then springboards and lands on one knee before shooting to his feet and throwing his fist into the air.

JENKINS: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ...accompanied by Mark Briggs ...he is the FWF Hollywood Champion ...”Super” Benny Starr!

The crowd boo heavily and Benny is handed a microphone. Briggs claps his client as he waits for the audience to die down.

BENNY: In case you have forgotten, allow me to introduce myself. I put the ‘S’, the ‘E’ and the ‘X’ in ‘Suplex’. I but the ‘Super’ in ‘Superplex’ and I put the ‘Body’ in ‘Bodyslam’ when I flex. I am “Super” Benny Starr and I am your FWF Hollywood Champion!

BETHEA: Woo.

BENNY: But I am also a lot of other things. I am the star of the new Blockbuster film ‘Mission Pretty-hard-but-not-impossible’, set to be released this February.

BRIGGS: I can’t wait for that.

BETHEA: Sounds original.

BENNY: And I’m also a career killer. People talk tough, but then they step into the ring with me and they’re gone. Matthew “The Raven” Knox!

BRIGGS: Bye, bye, birdie.

BENNY: Me and Knox have faced each other a number of times. For the last time, I put my title up on the line against him and what happened? I punched him straight into retirement.

BRIGGS: True.

BENNY: And then there was Prozac who thought it’d be funny to screw me out of a much deserved Jealousy win. But it was I that made him Jealous. He was so jealous that he’s in hiding, afraid of what I’d do to him if he came back.

BETHEA: This isn’t anything to be proud of.

BENNY: And last, but certainly not least... my old protégé, Cazoo.

DOA BRIGGS: Calaz.

BENNY: Calzone. I hit him harder than anybody else. Y’see... he was holding me back. He was no where near credible enough to hand with somebody as awesome as I am. But I’m not gonna stop there.

BETHEA: Oh, joy.

BENNY: Next week is the event where I made my FWF debut: Collision: USA vs UK. And in keeping with the theme, Chris Sharp has told me that I must defend my title against a Brit.

BRIGGS: I wonder who it’ll be.

BENNY: So... I’m going to issue an open challenge to anybody from the UK who thinks they have what it ta...

All of a sudden, Calaz rolls out from under the ring with a steel chair in hand. He quickly slides into the ring and hits Mark Briggs over the back of the head, knocking him out.

BETHEA: It’s Calaz! Calaz is back!

BRIGGS: No! Somebody do something!

Benny turns around and Calaz swings the chair, but Benny ducks. Starr then quickly leaps out of the ring to avoid anymore contact. He begins to walk backwards up the ramp in shock. Calaz picks up the Hollywood Championship.

BRIGGS: Can we get security out here?

He then picks up the microphone. He spits on the belt and tosses it to the outside.

CALAZ: You say you’ll let anybody in the UK challenge you? Well, Benny... guess where I’m from. At Collision, it will be “Super” Benny Starr versus Calaz!

BRIGGS: NO!

BETHEA: I can’t believe it.

BRIGGS: You’re not the only one.

As Mark rolls out of the ring to join Benny, Calaz ascends the turnbuckle. He stares at his future opponent, raising his arms as the crowd cheer. The scene cuts to a commercial break.

[FWF]

BRIGGS: Welcome back to Live-Wire, folks.

BETHEA: And Team USA has one victory under their belt so far after my former tag partner Joe Stall's win over one of Team UK's UCW legends Marcus Brody.

BRIGGS: All thanks to his team mate Harvey Cabrel, which Stall didn't appreciate. That doesn't bode well for Team USA, does it?

BETHEA: They're under the strong leadership of Pain, so any problems will be ironed out within two weeks.

BRIGGS: Team UK all get along. Three teams are represented in there; Ross and Dan were in both British Uprising and The Enemy, Dan and Predator were the Lost Heroes, and Predator and Brody were both in UCW. And speaking of Predator and Brody, their student is in action right now.

BETHEA: Over to Simon Jenkins...

JENKINS: The following is a non-title match and is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first ...weighing in at 325 pounds ...Thunder!

"Over The Hills And Far Away" blasts out of the sound system, Thunder waits behind the curtain for 28 seconds of the song. He then steps out on to the stage, Thunder taps his shoulder three times and points up to the heavens, as he does red and white fireworks go off all around the arena. As he makes his way down the ramp to the ring he taps the hands of the fans. When Thunder gets to the bottom of the ramp he looks at the camera guy and then into the crowd. Thunder takes the camera off the camera man and zooms in on a few fans.Thunder hands the camera back and rolls in the ring. He leaps up on to the second turn buckle in the left top corner and stretches his arms out in to a cross. Thunder climbs down and walks to the right bottom corner and does the same.

JENKINS: And his opponent ...from Droylsden, England ...weighing in at 275 pounds he is the FWF Hardcore Champion ...Anthony Minor!

Black and orange lights start to shine round the arena as "Minor Thing" by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers hits and the camera pans around the arena and on the audience and then it cuts to an orange spot light shining down at the top of the ramp and Anthony Minor is stood in the spotlight with his right arm in the air holding the Hardcore Title. He then starts to make his way down to the ring slapping the hands of the crowd who have their hands out, before sliding into the ring and jumping onto the corner turnbuckle looking round at the audience whilst nodding his head.

BETHEA: Anthony Minor had an impressive debut at Nightmare when he not only beat Shadowshot, he beat my ex Jade Evans to win the Hardcore Title.

BRIGGS: A newbie and a woman? No. But what will be impressive is if he beats this 6'5" 325 lb giant.

The bell rings and Thunder goes straight for Minor but Minor catches his left arm and puts Thunder in a Hammerlock. Thunder tries to power out but Minor headbutts Thunder's shoulder. As Thunder winces in pain, Minor applies more pressure to the Hammerlock.

BETHEA: Great technical showing there from Anthony Minor with a veteran-like headbutt to the shoulder too.

BRIGGS: Well, he was trained by two of the greatest technical wrestlers of all time, The Predator and Marcus Brody.

BETHEA: By taking away the arm, he can take away Thunder's powerful offence.

BRIGGS: But Thunder still weighs 325 lbs. It's difficult to take someone of that weight down.

Thunder elbows back at Minor, causing him to release the hammerlock. Minor stumbles back before being met with a Clothesline from Thunder's right arm. Minor gets up surprisingly quickly from the clothesline but is immediately put in a headlock by Thunder.

BRIGGS: He got up from that powerful clothesline by Thunder!

BETHEA: Understandable. I've heard that Predator's training involves him hitting you with the Wing Attack multiple times as an endurance exercise.

BRIGGS: I see. Looks like Minor's been trained a lot by the World Champ. But what can he do about this headlock?

BETHEA: I'm not sure. But what I do know is that Minor will be defending his title at Collision against Jade Evans...

Minor puts his weight against Thunder and pushes him into the ropes before using the momentum to hit him with a German Suplex.

BETHEA: He can do that. A German Suplex, shades of Marcus Brody.

BRIGGS: This boy's been trained well. But can he capitalise on this momentum?

Thunder struggles to his feet but Minor kicks him in the stomach and hooks his head and leg. He goes for the Minor Maestro but is unable to lift him up. Thunder capitalises on this by kicking Minor in the stomach and lifting him up for the Tequila Bomb. However, Minor strikes Thunder and slips behind him, locking in a Cobra Clutch.

BRIGGS: Preysnatcher! Direct from The Predator's playbook.

BETHEA: Not exactly. Check this out.

Minor then drops Thunder with a Half-Nelson Slam.

BRIGGS: The crash of Thunder!

BETHEA: Minor calls that the Endgame. And it looks like it's game over for Thunder.

Minor goes for the cover and the referee counts. ...1 ...2 ...3! The bell rings as Minor is handed his belt.

JENKINS: Here is your winner, the FWF Hardcore Champion, Anthony Minor!

BETHEA: This boy's on a roll.

BRIGGS: Aye. Even I'm impressed. He beat someone the size of Thunder.

BETHEA: We'll be seeing great things from this kid in the future. And we'll also see you after the break when the returning "Dark" Mark Lloyd takes on James Bohne...

Minor leaves the ring holding his title aloft as the scene fades to a commercial break.

BRIGGS: Coming up next, James Bohne will be the first victim of “Dark” Mark Lloyd.

BETHEA: Ladies and gentlemen, next week, Chris Sharp presents Collision: USA vs UK. Two matches have been revealed tonight.

BRIGGS: King of Kings and Sah’ta Thor will finally settle their differences. For the last time, they will face each other... and the Iron Man title will be on the line.

BETHEA: Calaz returned just before the break, making the challenge to his former mentor “Super” Benny Starr.

BRIGGS: The two will face off in a British Rules match.

BETHEA: And we have received word that if Calaz wins, the Hollywood Championship will be no more.

BRIGGS: At Nightmare, Anthony Minor made it to the finals of a hardcore tournament, beating Jade Evans for the title.

BETHEA: Jade Evans has cashed in her rematch clause on the Brit and will face him at Collision.

BRIGGS: And not only that... what about that main event, Beast?

BETHEA: Absolutely. It’s taken some twists and turns over the past couple of months; the biggest taking place at Nightmare.

BRIGGS: The Master of Psychology lived up to his name, and when we thought Christine Marsh would be the final member of his team, “Dark” Mark Lloyd made his returned.

BETHEA: Those two will join “The” Ross Walker, The Predator and Marcus Brody as Team UK, taking on the American team of James Bohne, Joe Stall, Harvey Cabral, Kyle Evers and their captain, Pain.

BRIGGS: And up next is a preview of what to come. Over to Simon Jenkins.

JENKINS: The following match scheduled is for one fall! Introducing first...

"Nothin' but a Good Time" by Poison hits the PA system, as green strobe lights begin flashing on the stage, with small amounts of smoke rising from the floor just in front of the curtain. James Bohne, wearing a white t-shirt and a pair of faded jeans, comes out from behind the curtain mouthing the words to his entrance music into his microphone. He runs up to the barriers, where little amounts of crowd members are holding out their hands. He runs towards the ring, with his arms in a high five position, purposely missing the crowd's hands, which angers most of them. He slides in the ring and begins taunting the crowd as "You Suck" chants begin to fill the arena. After he jumps down from the last turnbuckle he motions for his music to stop, as he awaits the start of the match.

JENKINS: From Salem, New Hampshire ...he is the Assassin ...James Bohne!

A dark, green light surrounds the arena as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” music score plays. “Dark” Mark enters the arena with a black rose in his hand. He slowly walks down the ramp before walking up the ring steps and climbing into the ring. He places the rose into the corner and raises a clawed right hand in the air as lightning hits the turnbuckles.

JENKINS: ...from the Sewers of London ...weighing in at 297 pounds ...”Dark” Mark Lloyd!

James looks up at the monster in front of him as the bell sounds. Lloyd remains completely still. James bounces off the ropes. He comes back with a shoulder tackle, but falls back himself.

BRIGGS: Lolz!

James gets up. He bounces off the ropes and comes back with another shoulder tackle. Lloyd remains still, but James falls back into the ropes. He holds his chest before charging at Lloyd again. Lloyd goes for a Big Boot, but James ducks. Lloyd turns around and James hits him with a right hand.

BETHEA: Big mistake.

Lloyd hits James with a right hand, knocking him off of his feet. He quickly gets up, only to receive another right hand to knock him down. James gets up and Lloyd Irish-whips him into the corner. Lloyd charges at him with a Stinger Splash. James stumbles out and is picked up before being dropped to the mat with a sidewalk slam. James rolls to the outside.

BETHEA: Well, there’s no ring rust from this former World Heavyweight Champion.

The referee begins to count James out. ...1 ...2 ...3. Lloyd gets out of the ring to follow him. ...1 ...2 ...3 ...4. James runs around the ring and Lloyd follows. ...5 ...6 ...7 ...8. James slides into the ring. Lloyd begins to get in and James immediately begins to stomp away.

BRIGGS: And that’s what makes him an Assassin.

”Dark” Mark gets to one knee and James begins to hit him with right hands. He bounces off the ropes and when he comes back, Lloyd grabs him by the neck. James looks scared. He hits Lloyd with fast and furious shots before rolling to the outside.

BETHEA: I think James has had enough.

BRIGGS: I think I would if I was against this monster.

James holds his throat and begins to walk up the ramp. ...1 ...2 ...3 ...4 ...5. Lloyd stands in the middle of the ring, staring at him. ...6 ...7 ...8 ...9 ...10. The bell sounds as James heads backstage.

JENKINS: The winner of the match via countout ..."Dark” Mark Lloyd!

BETHEA: It’s America: 1, Britain: 1.

BRIGGS: And the equaliser will come after the break.

BETHEA: Here in the neutral ground of Canada, Pain and Dan Taylor will go one on one, just one week before Collision.

BRIGGS: Don’t go anywhere.

BETHEA: Our main event... when we return!

[FWF]

BETHEA: Welcome back to the final part to the final Live-Wire of the year.

BRIGGS: Chris Sharp has announced his vacation and has stated that he trusts no one else to run ‘his’ company in his absence.

BETHEA: Here’s a look at what’s to come in the coming weeks on Stampede TV...

BRIGGS: There will be a special edition of the Knite Show.

BETHEA: Join Chris Knite as he interviews such Warriors as Pain, “The” Ross Walker and more.

BRIGGS: We will be airing a best of 2008 show, hosted by the two of us, Sam Strachon and Johnny Legend.

BETHEA: And there will be a one off, one hour edition of Sunday Night ShowDown! FWF will return to its scheduled programming on Saturday 20th December for FWF Blizzard 2009.

BRIGGS: Keep your eyes posted on FantasyWrestling.2ya.com for more information.

A dark, red light surrounds the arena as “All My Life” by Foo Fighters plays. When the music kicks in, Dan Taylor casually walks out with a leather jacket and red and tinted sunglasses.

JENKINS: The following match scheduled is for one fall. About to make his way to the ring...

He begins to walk down the ramp, but comes to a halt halfway. He drops to his knees and a range of fireworks explode at the titantron. They finish and Dan stands. He then ascends the turnbuckle from the outside and raises his arms to a cheering audience. He then hops down and removes his jacket and glasses.

JENKINS: ...from Manchester, England ...weighing in at 245 pounds ...he is the DDT K.I.D. ...Dan “Dragon” Taylor!

”Welcome to the Jungle” by Gun’s N’ Roses plays. Pain raids out on a motorcycle. He rides down the ramp and gets off before climbing into the ring.