9th September 2004

[FWF]

BETHEA: Welcome to Live-Wire. I'm Ernest "The Beast" Bethea.

STRACHON: And I'm Sam "The Man" Strachon.

BETHEA: We have an amazing main event here tonight. The FWF World Champion puts his undefeated streak on the line again.

STRACHON: Something tells me he won't be keeping it.

BETHEA: He will go one on one with Oswald Brodd a little later on.

STRACHON: And speaking of Brodd, the man, er, boy, that he will be beating at Retribution will be in action against Evie Jones.

BETHEA: The Knite Show returns. "The Saviour" will be back as Chris Knite is joined by Rodrigo Caleverez.

STRACHON: And Sah'ta Thor will take on Thunder.

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

A purple light surrounds the arena as "Poison" by Alice Cooper plays. After a moment, Danny T. enters the arena. He runs to one side of the stage with the crowd cheering, and then to the other. He then begins to walk down the ramp, slapping a few hands of the fans on the way before walking up the ring steps and ascending the turnbuckle from the outside where he shoots his fist into the air.

CHARLES: ...from the Dungeon ...weighing in at 229 pounds ...he is the DDT K.I.D. ..."Dragonfly" Danny T.!

The music slowly starts up as the purple light start to flicker and the sounds of rain start as well as Evie come out with a determend look on her face. She stops at the top of the ramp and looks out at the fans not smiling not with a frown as she walks down slightly waving at the fans. She walks up the step and climbs on to the turnbuckle and punches the air and jumps over the top rope and into the ring before standing in the middle of the ring and point a finger to the top rafts and turns.

CHARLES: And his opponent ...from Nottingham, England ...she is the Nottingham Princess ...Evie Jones!

The bell sounds. They go to lock up and straight away, Evie circles around Danny before getting him into a headlock. Danny pushes her off into the ropes and when she comes back, slides under Danny's legs. When he turns around, she connects with a dropkick, knocking him back into the turnbuckle.

STRACHON: Your father would be ashamed to see this.

As Danny comes out of the corner, Evie runs at the ropes and springboards, coming back with a back elbow that knocks Danny off his feet. She covers. ...1. Danny kicks out. As he is getting up, Evie bounces off the ropes, but from out of nowhere, Danny hits a dropsault. He waits for a moment to catch his breath before picking her up.

BETHEA: Beautiful move by the Dragonfly.

He picks Evie up and drops her back down onto the mat with a bodyslam. He then bounces off the ropes and comes back, falling down with a headbutt before going straight into the cover. ...1 ...Evie kicks out. Danny picks her up and Irish-whips her into the corner.

BETHEA: Evie Jones is the number one contender to the World Championship. If he can beat her, it shows he's worthy of a shot at Pain.

STRACHON: Pfft, he's barely worthy of a shot at DWI.

Danny charges at Evie, going for a double knee, but Evie moves out of the way. He hopes around for a bit before running at Evie, only to be taken over by a hiptoss. Evie covers. ...1 ...Danny kicks out. She waits for Danny to get up. When he does, she grabs him by the head.

BETHEA: Looks like she's trying to knock the DDT Kid out.

STRACHON: Royally.

Evie is about to hit the Royal Knockout, but Danny counters, taking her down by the legs. From here, he interlocks his legs with Evie and tries to turn her over with the Sharpshooter, but Evie quickly hooks onto the bottom rope. The referee begins to count. ...1 ...2. Danny releases his hold from Evie and allows her to get up.

BETHEA: I think Daddy Dan would have loved to see that.

STRACHON: He won't be seeing much after what Brodd did to him.

They go to lock up and once again, Evie circles around him. She grabs him and tries to lift him for a back suplex, but Danny resists. He counters by grabbing her head in a reverse facelock position. He then nails an Inverse DDT. He covers. ...1 ...2. Evie kicks out. Danny picks Evie up and sends her into the corner.

BETHEA: The DDT Kid has shown us where he gets his name from.

He runs at her with a clothesline, but Evie rolls out of the way. Danny turns around and Evie hits him with a calf kick, knocking him back against the turnbuckle. She waits a moment, and then jumps up, landing with her feet on Danny's thighs. Kyndal Stone walks out and Evie stops in mid-air, staring at her.

BETHEA: It's Kyndal Stone. What's she doing here?

STRACHON: Taking notes.

BETHEA: Stone will be facing Evie alongwith Pain at Retribution.

Evie is too distracted to execute the Monkey Flip. Because of this, Dan grabs her legs and pushes her back onto the canvas. He then turns her over, getting her into the Sharpshooter. Stone walks down the ramp and looks at Evie as she screams out in agony. Eventually, Evie taps out and the bell sounds.

CHARLES: The winner of the match viw submission ..."Dragonfly" Danny T.!

STRACHON Dragonfluke, more like.

Danny takes little time to celebrate before heading backstage. Stone gets into the ring and the two women stare at each other. All of a sudden, Evie pulls out a led pipe from her shoe and hits Stone across the head with it, knocking her to the mat.

BETHEA: What the?

STRACHON: That's Pain's pipe!

BETHEA: Has Evie gone mad?

Evie gets out of the ring. She looks under the apron and pulls out a steel chair before taking it back and placing it on the canvas. She picks Kyndal up and grabs her head. She then nails the Royal Knockout onto the chair.

BETHEA: We need some help out here!

Suddenly, Pain enters and quickly runs down the ramp, causing Evie to flee from the ring and hop over the safety rail into the crowd. Pain gets into the ring and picks up his pipe, threatining Evie with it.

BETHEA: It's Pain! The World Champion is here to make the save.

Pain attends to Kyndal and signals for the EMT's to come out. They do so, carrying a stretcher. They see to Kyndal as Pain and Evie stare at each other and the scene fades out for a commercial break.

[FWF]

BETHEA: Welcome back to Live-Wire.

STRACHON: It looks like the triple threat match at retribution is only half the threat.

BETHEA: Fans, just before the break, Evie Jones attacked Kyndal Stone. Pain come to the save, but we have been formed that Stone will not be wrestling at Retribution.

STRACHON: Which means Pain and Evie will be going one on one in the main event for the FWF World Championship.

BETHEA: Also at Retribution, the first ever FWF Universal Champion will be decided as King of Kings and Sah'ta Thor face off. The DOA of FWF has said that this will be the last time that these Warriors wrestle.

STRACHON: They've had some matches, Beast.

BETHEA: And that it will be an Iron Man match.

STRACHON: At Jealousy, Oswald Brodd showed a new side to himself, attacking the Lost Heroes, Dan "Dragon" Taylor and the Predator.

BETHEA: But in a shock to us all, the Dragon's son turned up to make the save. He later went on to beat Brodd and several others in a battle royal.

STRACHON: Last week, Brodd tried to interfere in the Dragonfly's match against Thunder, but it backfired and the DDT Kid got another fluke victory.

BETHEA: But who will be victorious when "Dragonfly" Danny T. and Oswald Brodd face off at Retribution?

STRACHON: And what about the match I'm looking forward to, Beast? Dominator and Rodrigo Caleverez.

BETHEA: Since the new era began, these two have been going at it. But next time it won't be so easy.

STRACHON: They will be trapped inside a fifteen foot steel cage.

BETHEA: Rodrigo will be a guest on the Knite Show later on in the evening, but first, more action from our great Warriors.

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

“Over the Hills and Far Away” by Nightwish blasts out the sound system. Thunder waits behind the curtain for 28 seconds and then steps out on to the stage. He taps his shoulder three times and points to the heavens as red and white fireworks go off all around the arena. As Thunder makes his way down the ramp he taps the hands of the fans. Once at the bottom of the ramp he takes the camera from the camera man. He spins around on the spot, then zooms in on some random fans. Thunder hands the camera back and rolls in the ring. He jumps on the top right corner and stretches his arms out into a cross. He then jumps off and goes to the bottom left corner and does the same thing. He then steps into the centre of the ring and bows to each side of the crowd.

CHARLES: From Hereford, England ...weighing in at 275 pounds ...Thunder!

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 its peak Thor steps from the back wearing a black leather trench coat that has the Empire of Blood skull in gold stitching on the right breast. On the back in maroon letters are the words Empire of Blood. On his hands is 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. Once in the ring Thor raises his arms and throws off

his trench coat.

CHARLES: And his opponent ...weighing in at 175 pounds ...Sah’ta Thor!

The bell sounds and the two men lock up. Thunder overpowers Thor into the turnbuckle. The referee counts. ...1 ...2 ...3 ...4. Thunder breaks cleanly and the Warriors circle the ring before locking up again. This time, Thunder throws Thor down onto the mat. Thunder waits for Thor to get up. He does so and they go to lock up again, but this time, Thor circles around Thunder and grabs him from behind.

STRACHON: He's not going through that again.

He tries to lift Thunder up for a back suplex, but Thunder resists, hitting Thor in the side of the head with his elbow, forcing him to break the hold and stumble back. He turns around and Thunder goes for a clothesline, but Thor ducks. Thunder turns around and Thor chops his neck. He does this again before hitting a Roundhouse Kick, knocking Thunder back into the turnbuckle.

STRACHON: He can't knock him down.

BETHEA: Thunder is a whole 100 pounds heavier, Sam. That's the weight of some men.

Thunder stumbles out and Thor goes for another Roundhouse Kick, but Thunder avoids it and knocks Thor down with a clothesline. As Thor is getting up, Thunder grabs his head and quickly takes him over with a suplex. He goes for the cover. ...1 ...2. Thor kicks out. Thunder picks his opponent up and gets him in a reverse facelock.

BETHEA: You've gotta think, Sam. King of Kings will be watching this backstage.

STRACHON: I don't think he'll waste his time. He's gonna win anyway.

BETHEA: Thor has beaten him multiple times in the past, Sam. He beat him at Genesis VI.

Thunder lifts Thor up into the air for an Inverted Suplex, but Thor manages to land on his feet. Thunder turns around and Thor dropkicks him in the knee. With Thunder hobbled over, Thor bounces off the ropes. Coming back, he hooks Thunder's head and spins him around before planting him with a Tornado DDT. He covers. ...1 ...2. Thunder.

BETHEA: That could've done it.

Thor looks around. As Thunder slowly begins to get up, Thor climbs to the top rope. He leaps off, going for the Guillotine Legdrop, but Thunder grabs him in mid-air in the powerbomb position. He then nails the Tequilla Bomb.

BETHEA: Tequilla Bomb! Will Thunder get his first win here?

Thunder looks down at Thor. Instead of pinning him, he slowly climbs up the turnbuckle. He looks around at the crowd before leaping off with the 5-Star-Frog-Splash, going straight into the cover. ...1 ...2 ...3. The bell sounds.

CHARLES: The winner of the match ...Thunder!

BETHEA: He's done it! He beat Sah'ta Thor.

STRACHON: Yawn.

BETHEA: That's gotta be good for Thunder.

STRACHON: Woo.

BETHEA: Fans, don't go anywhere. The Knite Show will return... right after this.

[FWF]

A gold light surrounds the arena as "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence begins to play. With a huge grin on his face, Chris Knite enters, standing on the stage to a string of boos. He then walks down the ramp, pointing at random people in the building before getting into the ring.

CHARLES: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the host of the show ..."The Saviour" Chris Knite!

BETHEA: We're back on Live-Wire.

STRACHON: And finally, we get to see some talent.

BETHEA: Is that what you call it?

STRACHON: We could've done with someone like this in UCW, Beast. If we had him, FWF would've been ran out of business a long time ago.

KNITE: Yes, oh, yes, it is I. Have no fear... because the Saviour is here!

STRACHON: Why are they booing?

BETHEA: Seems he's just as popular as he's always been.

KNITE: Welcome one and all to the Knite Show! I am obviously your host, the one and only Chris Knite. This is the new era of Fantasy Wrestling Federation and the time has come for the legendary yours truly to... pass on the batton to a new Warrior and make them the face of this business.

BETHEA: Pass the batton?

STRACHON: Who's the lucky guy gonna be?

BETHEA: Prozac?

STRACHON: He's not in FWF anymore, Beast.

BETHEA: Exactly.

KNITE: Well, I'll tell you who it's not gonna be. It's not going to be my guest tonight... the man who got pinned by a woman on Live-Wire three weeks ago... the man who got dominated at Jealousy. But no matter how much of a loser he is, we're gonna bring him out here anyway. Ladies and gentlemen ...Rodrigo Caleverez!

Slowly the curtains are pushed aside as he walks out wearing a black trench coat. He bathes in the sparks for a moment before heading off down the ramp, shaking his fans hands, hugging some of his fans. As he arrives at the ring he looks around and finds one of his fans. He walks to them, removes his trench coat and hands it to them with a smile, and then turns and takes 2 long strides and jumps from the floor onto the Apron. Looking around, he nods and runs at the outside of the turnbuckle, running up to the second turnbuckle and springboards off over the ropes. Landing in the ring he kneels down and makes a cross over his heart, and then backs into the far side of the ring and leans against the turnbuckle.

KNITE: Welcome to the show, Rod.

RODRIGO: Thanks for having me.

KNITE: The pleasure is all yours, I assure you. My first questing is... how did it feel when you crashed through the table at Jealousy?

Knite laughs and Rodrigo stares at him. He then drops the microphone and clenches his fist. Knite cowers and holds his hands up, waiting for Rodrigo to calm down. He does so and picks his microphone back up.

KNITE: I have to ask these questions, Rod.

RODRIGO: Well, as you can imagine... it didn't feel great. The pain was made worse by the fact that I was so close to winning the match until Maria Valdez got involved and...

KNITE: So... you lost the match because of a woman? That seems fairly common with you, doesn't it?

RODRIGO: Next time, no woman or man will be able to get involved. We will be facing off in a fifteen foot steel cage!

STRACHON: Yes you will.

KNITE: Yes... well, it would be a shame if you had to be carried out to the cage for your match wouldn't it? Let's say... what if something happened to you before your big match?

RODRIGO: What'd'ya mean?

KNITE: Well, it's just that I was talking to Dominator before the match. You remember him don't you? He was the one stood over you two weeks ago with his hand raised.

BETHEA: I think he better watch what he says.

KNITE: Me and him and Maria had a lovely conversation and I realised something. I know my time and my amazing career is gone. I've inspired millions of people like Dominator and I've decided that he is the future of this business. If he wins, he will go on to become World Champion and my name will be heard as the one that got him there.

RODRIGO: What's your point?

KNITE: My point is...

Suddenly, Knite hits Rodrigo over the head with his microphone.

BETHEA: Oh, my! He just attacked his guest!

Knite begins to stomp away at Rodrigo. Soon after, Dominator makes his way out with Maria Valdez. He runs down the ramp and gets into the ring, assisting Knite in stomping Rodrigo. Knite picks Rodrigo up. He Irish-whips him as Dominator goes for the Death Shot, but Rodrigo counters, throwing Knite into it.

STRACHON: NO!

BETHEA: I don't think he planned that, Sam. Chris Knite is down!

Maria grabs a steel chair and brings it into the ring, swinging it at Rodrigo, who catches it and pulls it off of her. He goes to hit Dominator with it, but Dominator quickly gets out of the ring. Rodrigo then looks at Maria. He drops the chair and grabs her, locking her into the Dragon Sleeper.

STRACHON: He can't do that!

BETHEA: Oh, he can, Sam. Rodrigo is getting some revenge here tonight.

Maria is frantically tapping out as the crowd cheer. Dominator watches from the outside. Eventually, Rodrigo releases and picks up the steel chair. He ascends to the top rope and he and Dominator stare down as the scene fades to a commercial break.

[FWF]

CHARLES: The following match scheduled is for one fall!

BETHEA: Quick, Sam, he's gonna beat you to it.

STRACHON: Itisnowtimeforour... MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN EVENT! Introducing first...

BETHEA: And what a main event it is.

The light fades and The Pursuit of Vikings starts. As Oswald appears on the stage the light comes back on and smoke starts to cover the stage. Oswald holds his axe up high and roars. He then places the axe in its sheath on his back. As he walks towards the ring, he drinks mjöd from an ox horn. He slowly steps into the ring, and takes his coat and helmet off after which he climbs the nearest turnbuckle and drinks some more mjöd. He then jumps down from the turnbuckle and wait for his opponent.

CHARLES: ...Hailing from Denmark ...weighing in at 308 pounds ...Oswald Brodd!

A motorcycle engine roars. Welcome to the Jungle begins to play. Pain rides out on a motorcycle as fireworks go off. Pain pauses at the entrances ramp and waves his lead pipe to the roar of the crowd. He revs his engine and then speeds the motorcycle down the ramp as fireworks go off on either side of him. Pain rides around the ring on his motocycle, waving his pipe as the audience continues to cheer. He stops between the ring and the entrance ramp and does a 540 spin before stepping off his bike and walking up the ring steps.

CHARLES: And his opponent ...making his way to the ring ...from New York City, New York ...weighing in at 210 pounds...

Pain places his lead pipe in corner and walks to the center of the ring where he holds the World Championship with both hands. He climbs one of the turnbuckles and holds the championship up for all to see. He jumps off the turnbuckle and hands the referee the World Championship. Pain takes off his glasses and tosses the to the crowd. He takes off the leather jacket and drops it onto his motorcycle. Pain raises both his arms and waits for the bell to ring.

CHARLES: He is the FWF World Champion ...Pain!

STRACHON: What a great match this is going to be.

As soon as the bell sounds, Brodd pokes Pain in the eye. He then Irish-whips him and quickly goes for the Clothesline from Valhalla, but Pain ducks. Brodd turns around and is hit with a right hand, knocking him back into the ropes. When he comes back, Pain connects with a dropkick, forcing Brodd to fall back against the ropes again.

BETHEA: He's trying to get the big man down.

Brodd bouncess back again. This time, Pain jumps up, connecting with the Shining Wizard. Brodd stays standing in a dazed position. Pain bounces off the ropes behind Brodd. When he comes back, he grabs Brodd's head and plants it into the mat with a Bulldog. Brodd rolls to the outside, taking some time to recover as Pain raises his arms to a cheering audience.

BETHEA: He got it that time.

STRACHON: It's a slow start from Brodd, but don't count him out just yet, Beast.

Brodd catches his breath. Suddenly, Pain bounces off the ropes and leaps to the outside with a suicide dive, taking Brodd down.

BETHEA: My God!

STRACHON: I think it took some out of Pain too, Beast.

BETHEA: It's called the suicide dive for a reason.

The referee begins to count them out. ...1 ...2 ...3. Pain gets to his feet, slowly followed by Brodd. ...4 ...5 ...6. He is about to get back into the ring, but Brodd pushes him against the steel ring post. He then rolls Pain back into the ring before climbing in himself. He quickly goes for the cover. ...1 ...2. Pain kicks out.

BETHEA: The World Champion has had his fair share of encounters with steel.

STRACHON: Ah, yes. When UCW first invaded, Jack "The Steel" Woody was here.

BETHEA: I meant... nevermind.

Brodd picks Pain up and Irish-whips him into the corner. Pain stumbles out and Brodd hits him with a Danish Uppercut, knocking him down onto the mat. As Pain is getting up, Brodd grabs him from behind and takes him down with a Danish Legsweep before covering. ...1 ...2. Pain kicks out. Brodd picks him up again. He then raises him into the fireman's carry position.

BETHEA: Look at Brodd. Move after move.

Pain begins to wriggle and manages to roll off Brodd's shoulders and onto his feet. He hits Brodd with a right hand, then a left, and then another right. He quickly bounces off the ropes, but when he comes back, Brodd lifts him into the air and drops him onto the canvas with a Sidewalk Slam. He gets up and slowly bounces off the ropes. Coming back, he connects with a leg drop, going straight into the cover. ...1 ...2. Pain kicks out.

BETHEA: Not quite.

STRACHON: I bet Danny T. is shaking in his oversized boots watching this backstage. He may have beaten Evie Jones earlier tonight, but his Retribution opponent is manhandling the World Champion.

Brodd waits for Pain to get up. In doing so, he lifts him into the fireman's carry position again. This time, he nails the Danish Drop. He pins Pain again. ...1 ...2 ...Pain kicks out. Brodd looks a little angry. He drops an elbow on Pain. He gets up and quickly hits another elbow drop, and then again to make three. A "Dirty Santa" chant begins and Brodd begins to get angry.

BETHEA: I don't think he likes this, Sam. The name given to him by the DDT King.

STRACHON: Yeah, right before he regretted it.

Brodd slowly begins to climb to the top rope as Pain starts to get up. Brodd leaps off, going for the Heathen Hammer, but Pain rolls out of the way. Brodd turns around and Pain connects with THE Superkick before collapsing.

BETHEA: He hit it!

STRACHON: But I don't think he can capitalise, Beast.

BETHEA: The World Champion with his infamous Superkick out of desperation.

With both men down on the mat, the referee begins to count. ...1 ...2 ...3. Pain slowly begins to get up, using the ropes to help him. ...4 ...5 ...6. Brodd gets to his knees as Pain reaches for the top rope to assist. ...7 ...8 ...9. Both men get to their feet.

STRACHON: Round two. Ding ding ding!

Both men staggar towards each other. Brodd goes for a right hand, but Pain ducks and hits a right of his own. He follows this up with two more before bouncing off the ropes. He comes back, knocking Brodd down with a high knee. He quickly gets up as Pain bounces off the ropes again. He slides under Brodd's legs. Brodd turns around and Pain dropkicks him in the knee, forcing him to hunch over.

BETHEA: Pain is using all the energy he has.

He quickly hits Brodd with a Swinging Neckbreaker and gets back to his feet. He runs and jumps, springboaring off the second rope, allowing himself to be elevated over where he connects with a Lionsault, going straight into the cover. ...1 ...2 ...Brodd gets his shoulder up.

BETHEA: No! I thought that was it then.

STRACHON: The Great Dane is still in this thing.

BETHEA: And The Real Deal can't believe it.

Pain ascends the turnbuckle as Brodd gets to his feet. He leaps off with a High Crossbody, but Brodd catches him in mid-air and quickly turns him over with a Powerslam.

STRACHON: What a counter!

BETHEA: There's just no saying who's going to win this match, Sam.

Brodd begins to wind up his arm as the crowd boo. Pain slowly gets to his feet. He turns around and Brodd goes for the Clothesline from Valhalla. Pain ducks and Brodd turns around. Pain attempts THE Superkick, but Brodd grabs his foot. He spins Pain around and hits him with a Danish Uppercut, knocking him back against the ropes. Pain comes back and Brodd charges at him again with the Clothesline from Valhalla, but Pain ducks again.

STRACHON: Is this wrestling or ping pong?

Brodd turns around and Pain quickly hits him with THE Superkick. He goes for the cover. ...1 ...2 ...3. The bell sounds and the referee hands Pain his belt. He leans against the corner, resting as the crowd cheer.

CHARLES: The winner of the match ...Pain!

BETHEA: The World Champion is once again victorious in the main event here on Live-Wire.

STRACHON: But a valiant effort from Oswald Brodd.

BETHEA: Pain now has five wins to none. Can anybody stop him?

STRACHON: It doesn't look too likely, Beast.

BETHEA: Maybe we'll find out next week. We'll see you then.