But first, Mike Haggar had to answer a challenge.  Saturday Night, Ghost challenged Haggar to a match for the World Heavyweight Title.  Haggar is probably drained right out from his feud with Simply the Best and his classic contest against Rick Clark.  No doubt his body still aches.
    But it's Mike Haggar.
    I think we will see the match.
    We'd have the official answer, presumably, as Major Force came down to the ring.

    Ghost led the way, his face once again betraying no emotion.  He grabbed the microphone from the ring announcer without even looking at him.  Major Force climbed into the ring and Ghost began to talk trash to the fans.

    GHOST:  Your "hero" has had two days to step up to the plate, to answer my challenge.  I know I haven't heard anything from him.  What's wrong, Hero?  Scared?  Finally realized that even you have limits?  That's not good enough.  You have something that I want and I want it right here, tonight.  Where's Hero hiding?

    Ghost's chilling voice was met by Mike Haggar, who stepped onto the stage area, microphone in hand.  He didn't look impressed.

    HAGGAR:  Ghost, you're a bright man.  You should know that I don't hide from anybody.  Don't even bother coming out here and questioning my guts, pal.  You're the one standing in the ring with three other men.

    GHOST:  And you're the one standing fifty feet away from us.

    HAGGAR:  Because I'm not that stupid, pal.  Sure, you want a World Title shot?  You can have one right here tonight.

    The crowd popped with excitement.  Mike Haggar vs Ghost for the World Heavyweight Title.  What a match that was likely to be.  Ghost wanted to get one shot in.

    GHOST:  You really don't seem to care, do you?  You think this is just another title defence for you.  That I'm just another notch in the win column.  You're in for a shock, Hero.  I'm not just another easy win.  You're fighting against Major Force tonight, and that's the end for you.

    Haggar just smirked, unfazed by Ghost.

    HAGGAR:  I've heard those words about a million times from a million different people, Ghost.  You don't impress me, you don't scare me, you don't worry me.  It's not overconfidence.  It's experience.  I care, because I know you can beat just about anybody here.  But being a force isn't something you just name yourself.  It's something you earn.  Maybe you can earn it tonight.  Maybe not.  See you later, pal.

    With that, Haggar walked into the back.  Ghost and Major Force stood in the ring.  Ghost still betrayed no emotion, but one could just imagine his eyes burning behind those red sunglasses.

    GHOST:  I've earned more than you will ever know, Mike.

    With that, Ghost dropped the mic and Major Force left the ring.
    So, tonight, to cap things off, Mike Haggar defends the World Title against Ghost.
    Earned more than Mike Haggar will ever know...wonder what that means?

    First, after paying the bills, we'd have a BattleCrash Qualifier.
    BattleCrash works like this.  Four men will be in the ring at one time.  It's a Battle Royal format, but pinfalls also count.  So long as you don't go over the top rope, pinfalls can count anywhere in the building.  The last man standing is the winner and will face off against the SMWA World Heavyweight Champion at SMWA New Year's Smash.

    And we were going to start with the popular boys...but it was Gunloc and Skarzz instead.

SMWA BattleCrash Qualifying Match
Skarzz w/ Saul Masters vs Gunloc w/ Chad Hillsman

    Skarzz was making his way back to the ring as Nick Jones had an interview with Gunloc.

    JONES:  I'm here with the All-Americans.  Gunloc, before your big BattleCrash qualifying match tonight, I have to ask you about what you did on Thursday.  Do you at all feel responsible for what happened to Zangief's neck?

    GUNLOC:  Why?  Why would I feel responsible, Jones?  He's still standing.  He's wrestling tonight.  Is it my fault the big idiot got a cramp in his neck?  Responsible?  Well, if you mean "Did I hurt Zangief", I guess I did.    Do I care?  No.  Excuse me, I've got a match.

    Gunloc and Hillsman buzzed past Jones and made their way to the ring.

    This match would be an interesting one.  At first, it looked like Gunloc would be a major underdog.  However, we have to remember that it was Gunloc who, over a year ago, nearly destroyed the knee of the monstrous Doomsday, effectively putting the big man out of action for a few months.  Suddenly, the challenge of Skarzz doesn't seem so huge.
    Of course, when you consider that Doomsday nearly crippled Gunloc months before that, maybe Skarzz does seem like more of a problem.

    Gunloc went on the offensive early in this match, trying to floor Skarzz with lariats and a superkick.  Gunloc tried to take Skarzz's legs out, but Skarzz wasn't selling.  He grabbed Gunloc by the throat and chokeslammed him to the mat.  Skarzz quickly locked on a clawhold, clamping down on Gunloc's skull.
    Gunloc couldn't quite counter the massive power of Skarzz.  The action spilled outside, where Hillsman provided an assist.  He smashed Skarzz in the head with a steel chair.  Skarzz dropped to one knee, where Gunloc ran at him and planted a dropkick square in the jaw.  Skarzz got back up and Gunloc rolled him inside.
    Gunloc whipped Skarzz into the ropes, but the seven footer bounced out with a massive Yakuza kick that turned Gunloc inside out.  Skarzz regained his control, flooring Gunloc with a side suplex and following up with a spinning elbowdrop.  Skarzz bounced off of the ropes for another one, but Chad Hillsman kept that from happening, grabbing Skarzz's leg.  This gave Gunloc the opportunity he needed, as he dazed Skarzz with his Sonic Fists combo.  Gunloc then took Skarzz down with a front suplex and climbed up top.
    The crowd popped as Zangief and Biff Slamkovich came onto the stage area.
    Hillsman noticed them first and started yelling threats.  This got Gunloc's attention.  While up top, he took a second to yell a threat at the Eastern Powers.  Skarzz was getting back to his feet.  Gunloc jumped off the top with a flying cross body press.
    Skarzz caught him!  In one powerful motion, Skarzz shifted Gunloc onto his shoulder and executed the Skarring in the corner!
    Biff and Zangief had big smiles on their faces as Skarzz made the cover.

BattleCrash Qualifying Match:
Skarzz pinned Gunloc with the Skarring in 0:06:11.
Rating: **

    Hillsman rushed into the ring to help his partner as Saul Masters pulled Skarzz from the ring.  Hillsman looked up at the stage.  Zangief and Biff gave him a mock salute, and then made their way back to the dressing room.  Hillsman was irate and, when Gunloc got up, he wasn't exactly too pleased either.
    Skarzz is going to the BattleCrash, and we are going to commercials.

    The same figure is now seen crouched atop London Bridge.
 

Who he is, he won't say...

    Zoom to an alley, where London Police are investigating.
 

But when you see the mark....

    The music starts to build to a climax as we pan to a mark on the wall.  It's a dark letter "b" marked into the wall.
 

...the legend is nearby.

    as the figure runs down the alley, we see these words.
 

Witness the adventure, the valour, the passion.  Witness...

    Quick fade to the well dressed, dark figure, a shadow amongst the light.
 

THE DARK BRAND

    KODIAK:  Clone, you little pussy.  You knew, you KNEW that I'd be here tonight, and where are you?  At home, pretending that you got hurt this weekend.  You poor, baby.  Hey, how can you keep alive when you have NO GUTS!!!  Huh, Clone!!!  No, you're not here.  You're not here because those two Steelworking morons decided to make your little boo boo even bigger.  So, if I can't get you, Clone, I'll get those idiots.  Marshall, Emerson, whichever one of you wants a piece of the Kodiak, get your ass out here NOW!!!

    Kodiak looked to the back.  After a few moments, somebody came out.  It wasn't a member of Steelworks.  It was Jack McCullough. The Commissioner made his way to the ring.  He grabbed the microphone from Kodiak.

    MCCULLOUGH:  First of all, Kodiak, Clone IS hurt.  Our doctors looked at him and gave the report.  He's got some tears in his calf and is taking a little bit of time off.  If nothing else, you can take solace in the fact that you were partly responsible.
    Now, the fact that you've lost to Clone too many times to count does NOT mean that you can come out here and start barking things to other wrestlers.  I don't care how obsessed you are, I'd expect you to have a little bit of common sense.  If you want to piss off every wrestler in the SMWA who takes a piece out of Clone before you, that's your business.  But don't waste our time.  You're not getting a match with either member of Steelworks.  They have a War Titles defence tonight and, frankly, have more important things to worry about than you!

    The crowd burst into applause as McCullough put Kodiak in his place.  At the same time, Johnny Proton was making his way down to the ring.  Kodiak didn't notice.

    KODIAK:  Well, maybe they have more important things to worry about, but I have a career to worry about.  Maybe you don't understand, JACK, but I HAVE to beat Clone!  You're not getting rid of me until I do, so maybe you should go to whatever hospital he's in and get his ass to the ring before I pull the life support from the jerk.  And what the HELL are you doing here...?

    Johnny Proton had made his way into the ring.  He asked for Kodiak's mic.  Kodiak gave it to him.

    PROTON:  Look, Kody, you've got to calm down, okay?  I know this whole thing has you stressed out, but this isn't the way to do it.  Everybody's going to think your nuts or something.

    Kodiak took a swig of water, swallowed and cut Johnny off.

    KODIAK:  I'm sorry, do I know you?  I think you used to be my friend, but you look a lot like the jackass that cost me a match against Clone on Thursday.  Some jerk who, in the end, put that Cruiserweight Title above our friendship.  What was your name again?  Judas Proton?  Hm?

    Proton didn't look too happy with that comment.  He asked for the mic again.

    PROTON:  Kody, you're still my friend, okay?  I mean, Thursday was business.  It was wrestling.  And I know that you were mad after the Clone match, so I don't blame you for what you did.  But you have to move on.  I'm your friend, Kody.

    Kodiak snatched the mic back.

    KODIAK:  Fine, Johnny.  You want us to be friends again?

    Kodiak took another swig of water and then stuck his hand out for Proton to shake.  A big smile crossed Proton's face.  It looked like he had his friend back.  He extended his hand to Kodiak.
    Kodiak dropped his hand and spat a mouthful of water right in Proton's face.  He then jumped on him and started pounding.  Proton didn't know what was going on.  And McCullough wasn't going to sit idly by.
    Going back to his days with the Metro Toronto PD, McCullough grabbed Kodiak from behind and locked him in an arm hold, pulling him off of Proton.  Johnny got up, nose bloodied, look at his friend.  Kodiak had a furious look in his eyes.  McCullough told Proton to get out of the ring.  Proton did.  When he was in the back, McCullough let go.
    Kodiak turned around and got right in McCullough's face.  McCullough didn't back down.  He was looking right at Kodiak and told him simply "Don't touch me."
    Kodiak backed down from McCullough, but kept yelling "That was a BIG mistake" at him.

    Proton tried to be the nice guy again.  This time, it got him a bloody nose and a face full of water.  I wonder if he still wants to be Kodiak's friend?

    We went to commercial and then returned.  There was some sort of commotion backstage.  We went to the back and found Zangief sprawled out on the floor, an American flag draped across his back.  The Big Russian was completely unconscious.  Somebody had attacked him, and it looked like somebody had left a clue.
    How would this affect the Zangief vs Grater BattleCrash qualifier later tonight?

    As we wondered why the All-Americans would be so blatant, we went to our next match.

SMWA Television Title Match
West Bronco (c) vs Cody Simmons

    In the days since Thanksgiving Thunder, Cody Simmons demanded a rematch against West Bronco.  His reasoning was simple.  He believed a bad call from Jumbo had cost him at Thunder and he wanted a rematch.  The stipulation was that Jumbo would not be the referee.  West Bronco was more than happy to oblige.  The match would be handled by referee Stewart.

    Bronco and Cody, surprisingly, started the match with an exchange of holds.  Interesting, since neither fighter is a technical mastermind.  Cody managed to take control, reversing a Bronco armlock into a picture perfect DDT.  Simmons' wrestling skills have been improving by leaps and bounds.  But he was still a brawler, immediately resorting to his punch and kick offence.  But it didn't last for long, as Bronco floored Cody with a big lariat.
    Bronco overpowered Cody, using some basic wrestling moves that, nonetheless, took their toll.  A bulldog almost ended this early, as did the wristlock/short lariat combo.  Cody was having some definite troubles.  Bronco backed Cody into a corner and kept pounding.  The ref tried to get Bronco out of the corner, and Cody saw his opportunity.  He nailed Bronco with a low blow, cradled his legs and made the pin.
    1..
        2...
            3!!!

    NEW TV CHAMPION!  NEW TV CHAMPION!
    Bronco was down on the mat in obvious pain.  Simply the Best came down to the ring to celebrate the title win.  The fans were throwing garbage at Cody, but it was a party in the ring.
    Even "Jumbo" Jack Flap was coming down to the ring...but it wasn't to celebrate.
    Jumbo grabbed the mic from the ring announcer, who was about to announce that we had a new TV Champion.

    JUMBO:  Almost sneaky enough, Cody.  Almost.  Let's show the replay.  Watch this, Stewart.

    SlamVision showed how Cody had won the title.  As soon as Stewart saw the video, he reversed the decision!

West Bronco defeated Cody Simmons by reverse decision  in 0:06:45.
Rating: **
(West Bronco retained the SMWA Television Title.)

    Stewart ripped the belt away from Cody and gave it to Bronco.  West quickly got out of the ring and Cody was right in Jumbo's face.  We faded to commercials with Jumbo and StB jawing at one another.

    On our return, we saw a few more clips from Thanksgiving Thunder, clips from the return of Oni.  The stills couldn't quite match the beauty of the event, but if one thing is certain, amongst all of the confusion, it's that Oni has returned.  And Teioh may be facing his greatest challenge ever against "The Great Light".

    We already saw Skarzz advance to BattleCrash and are wondering what's going to happen with Zangief and Grater.  However, we had another match first - a rematch from Saturday, where Jumbo also figured in.

BattleCrash Qualifying Match
King Rasta w/ Bobby the Monkey vs "The Rebel" Jerry Kent

    Jerry Kent came down first and grabbed a microphone.  His comments were address at our referee for this contest.

    KENT:  I'm not going to talk about what just happened to my friend Cody, because it'll just make me sick to my stomach.  Instead, I've got a promise to make for this match.  I will wrestle a clean match - as clean of a match as Rasta wrestles, if nothing else.  I do not, however, want any of the shoddy officiating that happened last match.  That's all from me.

    Kent gave the mic back to our ring announcer and King Rasta made his way to the ring.

    Saturday, Kent was disqualified by Jumbo when Clark ran into the ring - and into Jumbo as well.  Kent wasn't happy with that one, either.  Tonight, he couldn't afford any calls going against him.  After all, a loss means he doesn't go to BattleCrash.

    Kent took early control of the match, using his wrestling skills to keep Rasta guessing.  Kent worked the legs with several kicks and elbow shots.  A figure four was a little premature, but it still took some gas out of Rasta.  Kent moved to impact moves, hitting Rasta with a fisherman's suplex and a bulldog.  He went for a side Russian legsweep, but Rasta managed to elbow his way out.  A dropkick put Kent on the ground.
    Rasta started pouring on the power.  He felled Kent with a belly-to-belly suplex and followed up with a series of kneedrops.  Rasta went for a lariat, but Kent ducked and sent Rasta over the top.  Kent tried to suplex Rasta back in, but Rasta reversed the move, and the match spilled outside.
    The brawl was fairly fierce.  Rasta got his head taken to the ringpost, but he managed to catch Kent in a football tackle attempt and hit him with a piledriver on the floor.  The action went back inside, where Kent took control with a chop block to Rasta's knee.
    Kent kept working on the leg and then hit it with a splash.  Kent attempted an irish whip, but Rasta dropped to the ground.  His knee was pretty sore.  The second whip worked, though, and Kent went for a backdrop.  He was met by a Rasta DDT.  Looking to finish things, Rasta went up top and delivered the Dread Lock Drop!  He went for the cover.
    1..
        2...
            ROPES!!! Kent somehow got his foot barely on the rope.  He wasn't in mid ring when Rasta hit the move, and he was close enough to escape with the ropes.  Very lucky.  Rasta threw Kent outside again and went for a baseball slide.
    One step ahead, Kent grabbed Rasta's feet as he was sliding and pulled him hard from the ring.  Rasta's head bounced off of the mats outside.  A big vertical suplex outside had Rasta clutching his back.  He got up, leaned on the apron, only to be smashed by a Kent lariat.  Kent put Rasta back in.  He bounced off of the ropes and tried to hit a high cross body.  Rasta caught him and planted him with a running powerslam.  Rasta went for a vertical suplex, but Kent managed to counter with a snap suplex.  Kent bounced off of the ropes and hit a devastating flying forearm smash.  He went for the pin.
    1..
        2..
        NO!  Rasta kicked out.  Kent went for another flying forearm, but Rasta ducked.  Rasta got up, got behind Kent and hit a German suplex.
    1...
        2...
        NO!  Kent kicked out.  Rasta nailed him with a flying bulldog for another two count.  An inverted power bomb had the same effect.  Rasta then whipped Kent into the corner and hit him with a running butt bump.  Rasta followed up with two more and then hooked Kent up for a bulldog out of the corner.
    Kent picked Rasta up and dropped his legs on the top ropes.  Rasta bounced into the ring and smashed his head on the mat.  Groggy, he got up and was met by a boot to the midseciton and the Reb-Driver.  The ref made the count.
    1...
        2...
            3!!!

BattleCrash Qualifier Match:
Jerry Kent pinned King Rasta with the Reb-driver in 0:14:56.
Rating: **** 1/4

    Kent picks up a win - a clean win, as he promised - and he's going on to the BattleCrash.

    We saw Doomsday and the Philadelphia X-Treme Machine in the dressing room with Extinct as we went to commercial.  Next would be Doomsday against Shadow Maxx, and we have to wonder how the PXM would figure in.

    During the commercial break, our cameras caught Shadow Maxx standing alone backstage.  All of a sudden, a voice was heard.

    RASTA:  MAXX!!!

    King Rasta was tearing around the back, looking for Shadow Maxx.  When he found him, Maxx was his usual quiet self.  That's okay, because Rasta had enough words for both of them.

    RASTA:  I know wha's happenin' wit' choo, mon.  I know you tryin' to apologize.  I don' care about that none.  You wan' a show dat choo sorry, mon?  Fina' Breth, you and me, one match.  You stop bein' sorry after dat.  Deal?

    Maxx looked right at Rasta, no expression, and stuck his hand out for a handshake.  Rasta saw the hand and looked back up at Maxx.

    RASTA:  I see you there.

    Rasta walked off without shaking Maxx's hand.

    After that footage, John Lee took us backstage where Terry Sky had a statement.

    SKY:  Grayson, I can't believe you're actually going through with this Daredevil Productions thing.  You think any of them can beat my Highland Hit Squad?  Fine, no problem.  I'll give you the chance.  You and your two best men against the Hit Squad at Final Breath.  Have Monica explain the challenge to you if you have to, but I want an answer tonight.

    With that, we went to our next match, another....

BattleCrash Qualifying Match
Doomsday w/ The Doomsday Hunters vs Shadow Maxx

    Doomsday came to the ring first, flanked by Extinct and the Philadelphia X-Treme Machine.  Their plan on Thursday ALMOST worked.  They had injured a member of Major Force, leaving the match at three on two.  Doomsday had lured Skarzz away from the ring, leaving Ghost alone to fend off against the Philadelphia X-Treme Machine.
    Ghost pulled through.
    Doomsday had done his part.  The Philadelphia X -Treme Machine had failed.
    Extinct yelled "stop" to the Hunters as they made their way to the ring.  Doomsday stared straight ahead, while Battle and Burnz looked confused as to what was happening.  Extinct then yelled "now!"
    Doomsday turned around and levelled both members of the PXM with lariats.  He picked Battle up and launched him neck first onto the guardrail.  Burnz was power bombed with vicious force to the floor.  Doomsday then delivered the Armageddon to Battle on the floor.  Seconds later, Burnz received the same treatment.
    Extinct was through with the Philadelphia X-Treme Machine.  There were no longer any Doomsday Hunters.  There was only Doomsday.
    The Green Monster made his way into the ring as medics came down to carry Battle and Burnz off.  The PXM was loaded onto stretchers and carried off.  Doomsday looked to the back, waiting for Maxx to come out.
    Well, Maxx wasn't coming from the back.  He had somehow made his way into the crowd and was making his way to the ring.  He jumped into the ring and jumped Doomsday from behind.  The match was on.

    Maxx tried to brawl away at Doomsday, peppering him with rights, lefts and roundhouse kicks.  That was Maxx's mistake.  Doomsday took all of the blows and, effortlessly, lifted Maxx up by the throat, choking him high in the air.  Maxx was thrown unceremoniously to the mat, where Doomsday began to stomp on him.  He picked him up and dropped him with a big sidewalk slam.  He splashed Maxx for an early cover.  He got a two count.
    Maxx was being tossed all over the ring.  The bout almost ended when Doomsday felled Maxx with a vicious Samoan drop.  Maxx was in deep.  He tried to fight back, but his attacks had little or no effect on Doomsday.  The Green Monster thrust Maxx into the corner and followed in with an avalanche.  Anxious to pulverize Maxx, Doomsday did it again.
    Maxx got his boot up, staggering Doomsday a bit.  Maxx scaled the ropes with astonishing speed and flew off with a flying cross body press.
    Doomsday just stood in the middle of the ring, not even making an attempt to catch Maxx.  Maxx bounced off of Doomsday's chest like a rubber ball.  Undaunted, Maxx ran off the ropes and attempted the same move.  This time, Doomsday caught him.  Before he could do a thing, though, Maxx managed to escape Doomsday's grip and hit him with an Ace Crusher, staggering the big man once more.   Maxx again went up top, this time hitting Doomsday with a somersault bodyblock.  Doomsday stumbled down to the mat.
    Maxx used his speed advantage, hitting and moving.  Doomsday was still strong, but Maxx was slowly whittling away at him.  A springboard dropkick to Doomsday's jaw put the big man flat on his back.  Maxx quickly followed up with a standing moonsault.  Doomsday kicked out quickly.
    Maxx kept the offence coming.  Doomsday proved game, though.  Whatever Maxx threw at him, Doomsday threw right back.  Power vs Speed.  And it was very even.
    Finally, it came down to one mistake.  Maxx went for a flying bulldog, but Doomsday managed to move out of the way.  Doomsday attempted a spinning power bomb, but Maxx managed to escape.  Finally, Maxx bounded off of the ropes and attempted a flying cross body.  Doomsday caught him and slammed him hard to the mat with a running powerslam.  That was all.

BattleCrash Qualifying Match:
Doomsday pinned Shadow Maxx after a running powerslam in 0:14:33.
Rating: **** 1/4

    Maxx put up a good show, but he wasn't up to fighting Doomsday in the end.  Still, Doomsday was in tough against Maxx at points in the match.  Maybe the Silent Avenger has picked up a chink in Doomsday's armour.
    Doomsday goes on to Final Breath and BattleCrash, while Maxx will be there facing Rasta.

    We received an update on Zangief's condition.  He received an injury to his neck and would be unable to compete tonight.  However, Alexander "The Grater" WILL have to wrestle tonight.  Jack McCullough will have an opponent picked out by match time.

    After another commercial, we returned to see Jack McCullough yelling at the All-Americans.

    MCCULLOUGH:  Is this your idea of a joke?

    HILLSMAN:  What do you mean "our" idea, McCullough.  Hell, you banned me from touching the big Commie idiot, and I can tell you that it wasn't Gunloc.

    MCCULLOUGH:  And the flag?

    GUNLOC:  What, just because we're the All-Americans that we automatically leave American flags lying around?

    HILLSMAN:  The All-Americans would never let our flag touch the ground.

    MCCULLOUGH:  Well, you better be right, because if I find any other evidence, Hillsman, that you have violated your suspension, you'll be selling flags on a Washington street corner.

    The All-Americans look at each other and then saluted McCullough.  McCullough left in disgust.

    Before our next contest started, we saw a few clips from the Rolling Thunder match on Thursday.  We saw Teknos and Rokuru fighting in the concessions stand, Emerson being Scottish Slammed down a flight of stairs, Tim Redbury getting that pretzel cart tipped onto him and various other violent acts.  It was then announced that, after the match, the Raiders had a meeting backstage.  The end result of the meeting was that, if Sky Entertainment was done, the Raiders were disbanding.  Before our next match, Tim Redbury gave our announcers confirmation - The Raiders were done.  However, Tim Redbury and Steelworks would still defend the War Titles, that match coming up next, and the Air Raiders would also remain a tag team.
    The Raiders accomplished their goal and then broke up.  Very admirable on Tim's part.

SMWA War Title Match
"Titan" Tim Redbury & Steelworks vs Daredevil Productions

     Ron Grayson came out to the ring first.  He was going to "announce" his top team right here tonight.  The trio that would destroy The Highland Hit Squad (still getting used to that).  His top three men.  Grayson entered the ring with mic in one hand, Monica in the other.  He was ready to go to work.
 
    GRAYSON:  Terry, I heard your challenge earlier.  Am I going to accept?  Well DUH!!!  What, you thought I'd just split your company and leave you be?  You think that me, the North American Champion and the Crown Prince of Daredevil Productions, would step into the ring when I have people for that kind of thing?  That's just stupid.  With that in mind, I'd like to introduce you to the three men who, at Final Breath, will take down your Scottish Soccer Hooligans, leaving me to deal with you.  I present to you... From Tokyo, Japan...  He makes Jackie Chan look like the old guy from Kung Fu... KENJI HASHIMUTO.  Also... From Vancouver, British Columbia... If he was in Dances with Wolves, he would have beaten up Kevin Costner and kept him from making all of those other flops... MAULING BEAR...  And from Taiwan...  He's more manly than the Teletubbies, more terrifying than Barney, more powerful than the Power Rangers Mechamechahimechahidiho Powerzord... THE Teddy Bear of Destruction... ROKURU!!!

    As Bear, Hashimuto and Rokuru came to the ring, many fans in the arena fell down laughing.  Grayson ignored this and kept going.

    GRAYSON:  And not only will these three men destroy the Highland Hit Squad, but they will do what Sky Entertainment Ltd. could never do.  They will destroy the Raiders TONIGHT!!!

    An ironically stupid statement by Grayson, since all three men were members of Sky Entertainment Ltd.  Well, Monica seemed to think he had a good idea.
    Monica....

    Once Daredevil Productions entered the ring and Andrew Marshall had picked himself off of the floor from laughing so hard, Tim Redbury and Steelworks came down to the ring.  Grayson beamed confidence.  The camera caught him saying to a nervous Monica "Don't worry, I have a plan."
    Ron Grayson has a plan.  Everything should be okay, then.

    As Titan made his way to the ring, we could see just how badly he was hurt during the Rolling Thunder match.  His shoulder was wrapped in gauze.  His entire torso was bandaged and we could still see small burn marks on his skin here and there.  The official medical report was that Titan require around ninety two stitches in various parts of his body to get all of the cuts sealed up.  There were also various burns that needed to be treated and a massive bruise on his hip.  Thank you, Terry Sky.  But even though Titan was all wrapped up, he was ready to go.

    The bell rang.  It was Rokuru against Andrew Marshall to start the bout.   Before they even locked up, Hashimuto and Mauling Bear jumped off of the apron and attacked Tim Redbury outside.  Grayson beamed a big smile.  Apparently, his plan was to have two men attack Titan and leave Rokuru alone in the ring with the legal man and his near three hundred pound tag team partner.
    Nice plan, Grayson.
    Andrew Marshall pointed at Teddy and Rokuru turned his head.  When Rokuru realized that nothing was wrong with Teddy, he turned around and was met by a big lariat which nearly knocked him out of his boots.  Marshall dropped him with a few more before tagging to Emerson.  The two hit Rokuru with a double lariat.
    Hashimuto and Mauling Bear were doing their best to contain Titan outside, but they had some troubles.  One advantage of being seven foot seven is that you can grab foreign objects from very far away.  Titan got a hold of the ring bell and used it to his advantage.  After clocking Bear and Hashimuto in the head, Titan went nuts, cleaning both their clocks with various items around ringside.  Hashimuto had his head bounced off the ringpost after a massive Titan kick.  Bear tried to attack Titan from behind, but he ran right into a Claw Slam on the floor.  It looked like it was up to Rokuru to beat Steelworks.
    Unfortunately, Rokuru was having troubles in the ring.  He wasn't quite up to facing Steelworks alone.  To put it simply, the Dream Killer killed Ron Grayson's dream team.

Steelworks and Titan Tim Redbury defeated Daredevil Productions (Kenji Hashimuto, Mauling Bear and Rokuru) when Marshall pinned Rokuru after the Dream Killer in 0:02:10.
Rating: *
(Steelworks and Titan Tim Redbury retained the SMWA War Titles.)
Mauling Bear received a back injury and will be out for 5 cards.
Kenji Hashimuto received a concussion.  He will be out for 8 cards.

    Tim Redbury and Steelworks, work done, left the ring.  An easy paycheck against an easy team.

    Grayson was livid.  Rokuru had crawled to the corner, where he was hugging Teddy, crying.  Grayson, not in a sympathetic mood, ripped Teddy from Rokuru's arms and tossed him onto the ground.  Rokuru, hysterical, ran back to his Teddy and then started yelling at Grayson.  We couldn't understand most of it, but the final two words seemed obvious enough.  "I Quit!"
    Rokuru stormed right past Hashimuto, who was still clutching his head, and Mauling Bear, who was being loaded onto a stretcher.  Monica came into the ring and asked Grayson what happened.  Did she mean "What happened to the plan?"  Or...
    It's best not to think like Monica.
    Regardless, the Clueless Twosome stood in the ring, Grayson looking quite worried, Monica just looking.  An amplified applause noise was heard in the arena.  Nobody was clapping, though.  Maybe Rokuru was coming out again as Teddyberg.
    No.  It was Terry Sky, applauding, microphone in hand.

    SKY:  Wow!  Grayson, that was a great team.  I was especially impressed by how impressively they were dominated.  Did you have Monica pick their names out a hat for you?

    Grayson grabbed a mic from the ring announcer, ready for a rebuttal.

    GRAYSON:  Oh yeah?  Well, I don't see your team out here with you.

    SKY:  That's because I'm not going to worry them with you...yet.  Final Breath, you'll see plenty of them.  And it looks like you'll need a new team.  See you then.

    Grayson was pissed.  Monica had lost interest and was blowing her bubble gum.

    GRAYSON:  Don't worry, Sky.  I've got a team line up that's even better than these guys.  You just wait and see.  I'll be ready.

    Better than that team?  Are such things possible?
    Rather than numb our minds on Grayson and Monica, we would numb our minds on commercials.

    We returned to find Jack McCullough in the ring, ready for the next match.  Our final BattleCrash qualifier.  We knew Alexander "The Grater" would be a part of it.  Who would he face off against?

    Grater and Saul Masters came to the ring first.  Grater was still looking sore from the botched Asai moonsault on Thursday, but he wasn't going to pass up a shot for a shot at the World Title.  Anyway, he was obviously better off than Zangief.
    McCullough waited until Grater made it to the ring to make his announcement.

    MCCULLOUGH:  Well, here's the deal.  Grater, you had a match against Zangief.  Zangief is hurt and will not be able to be here for this match.  However, for a match as important as BattleCrash, I'm not going to let somebody just slide in the back door without earning it.  With that in mind, I would like to introduce you to Zangief's replacement for this match....

    "THE CRUNCHER" JACK SLADE

    Slade versus Grater!!! With a BattleCrash spot on the line!  Amazing!

BattleCrash Qualifying Match
"The Cruncher" Jack Slade vs Alexander "The Grater" w/ Saul Masters

    The last time we saw this match on Massacre, it was a one hour falls-count-anywhere marathon with Slade fighting for Mike Haggar in an effort to get him a World Title shot.  Tonight, these two would fight for a chance to fight for a chance.  But neither man has likely forgotten that one hour over a year ago.
    Grater, none too pleased about still having to wrestle tonight, tore right into his younger opponent.  Slade was ready for the brawl, though, and went toe to toe with Grater, eventually ending up behind him and clubbing him with an enzuilariato.  Grater doubled over and Slade planted a knee into his face.  Slade kept up his brawling and tried to level Grater with clotheslines.  Grater ended that flurry with a spinebuster slam.  He climbed the second turnbuckle to drop an elbow, but Slade moved out of the way.  Grater charged at Slade against the ropes, but Slade ducked and Grater fell to the outside.
    Each man took turns taking the other from pillar to post.  Grater got the advantage when he picked Slade up and rammed him back first into the ringpost.  With a massive Gorilla Press, Grater heaved Slade back in.
    The brawl continued, Grater in control.  He put Slade in the corner and charged in with a Tenderizer elbow shot.  Slade moved and Grater bounced out of the corner.  Slade quickly applied his Concussion Bomb bulldog and went for the Cruncher Crab.  Grater kicked Slade in the face.  The brawl continued.
    A Northern Lights Bomb by Slade put Grater on the mat.  Looking to finish, Slade climbed the ropes for a flying cross body press.  Grater caught him in mid air and delivered an awesome powerslam.  The ref made the count.
    1..
        2..
        NO!  Slade barely got a shoulder up.  Grater picked Slade up once more and dropped him to the ground.  He then went up to deliver a moonsault.  Slade moved.  Grater staggered to his feet.  Slade kicked him in the stomach and went for the Spiked DDT.  Grater broke out by backdropping Slade over the top rope to the floor.  As Slade got to his feet, Grater climbed onto the apron.  He attempted the same move that almost left him critically injured on Thursday, the Asai moonsault.  This time, it hit.  Slade and Grater were both down on the floor in obvious pain.  The ref started to count.
    1... 2... 3...
        4... 5... 6....
            7... 8... 9...
     Slade and Grater both got back into the ring.  Slade began to work on Grater's arm and shoulder, the same one he landed on at Thunder.  A spinebuster bomb almost put Grater down and had him holding his shoulder in obvious discomfort.  But Grater wasn't done.  With his good arm, he grabbed Slade by the throat and quickly choke slammed him to the mat.
    The match maintained this back and forth momentum.  Every time one man hit a big move, he could not follow up with another.  These two had all the answers to the questions.  It wasn't going to end in a clean fashion, it appeared.
    Grater had Slade up on the turnbuckle for a Death from Above chokeslam.  Slade fought his way out of it and threw Grater off of the buckle.  Grater went down, clutching his shoulder.  As the ref checked on Grater, Masters jumped onto the ring apron and smashed the handle of his whip into the back of Slade's head.  Slade fell off of the buckle with a thud.  Grater dropped an elbow and went for the pin.
    1...
        2...
        KICKOUT!!! Slade got out again!!!  Grater picked him up and went for a lariat.  Slade caught him in the jaw with a superkick.  Slade then tried for a flying shoulder tackle, but Grater side stepped and drove Slade to the mat.  Looking to end it, Grater picked Slade up for the Doomsday Tornado.   He began to spin around and was ready to drop Slade on his head.
    In a great effort, Slade flipped behind Grater.  He kneed him in the back and hit with a vicious Dragon suplex.  The referee counted as Slade held the bridge.
    1...
        2...
            3!!!

BattleCrash Qualifying Match:
Jack Slade pinned Alexander "The Grater" after a dragon suplex in 0:16:17.
Rating: *** 3/4

    Slade was going to BattleCrash!  Grater, none too happy, lunged at Slade.  Slade got out of the ring and quickly went back to the dressing room.
    So, the BattleCrash match would be Jerry Kent vs Jack Slade vs Doomsday vs Skarzz.
    WOW!!!  The winner of THAT gets a World Title shot.
    Speaking of World Titles, we returned from our final commercial just in time for our...

Main Event
SMWA World Heavyweight Title Match
Mike Haggar (c)
vs
Ghost w/ Saul Masters

******** Cue Ring Announcer ********

    RA:  Ladies and Gentlemen, the following contest, scheduled for one fall, is for the SMWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

******** Cue Ghost's Music ********

    RA:  First, the challenger...  Being led to the ring by Saul Masters... He hails from the North-western United States... He weighs in at two hundred and thirty four pounds... GHOST!!!

    Ghost was riding a wave of uneasy popularity before he started throwing out threats to Mike Haggar.  He still has his fans, but was obviously not the fan favourite tonight.  But Ghost has never cared about what the fans have thought.  His focus is simple: Win.

******** Cue Mike Haggar's Music ********  
    RA:  His opponent... Hailing from New York City... He weighs in at three hundred and ten pounds... The Five Time SMWA Heavyweight Champion of the WORLD!!!...  MIKE HAGGAR!!!!

    The pop was huge for the hero.  Haggar wasted no time in accepting this match tonight.  One has to question how ready he is, though.  After all, he has just come off a major feud with Simply the Best and wrestled one of wrestling's true classic matches on Thursday. Would he be at his best against a truly dangerous opponent.
    He's Mike Haggar.  He usually is.

    As soon as Haggar stepped through the ropes, Ghost attacked.  He wasn't going to let his shot go to waste.  He did his best to beat Haggar to a pulp early on.  An irish whip was ill advised, as Haggar countered a backdrop attempt with a swinging neckbreaker.  Ghost staggered to his feet and Haggar knocked him over the top ropes with a vicious lariat.
    Mike Haggar was ready.  Ghost needed time to regroup on the outside.  When he got back into the ring, Haggar kept the fight up.  Ghost finally managed to get some leeway with a vicious kneelift into the sternum followed by a big power bomb.  Ghost wasted no time putting the high impact moves to Haggar.  Ghost DDTed Haggar to the mat and then, just for good measure, kicked him square in the jaw.  Haggar got to his feet, holding his jaw, and Ghost took him down with a spinebuster.  Ghost picked Haggar up and ran into the ropes.  Haggar, dropping his hand from his jaw, caught Ghost in a big powerslam.  The momentum changed.
    Haggar kept on Ghost, knocking him down with two big lariats before climbing up top and dropping Ghost with a flying clothesline.  Haggar lifted Ghost up in a Gorilla press.
    Staying one step ahead, Ghost escaped Haggar's grasp and felled him with a violent release Dragon suplex.  Ghost went back to work, taking Haggar down once more with an inverted DDT.  He got a two count.
    Looking to slow thing down, Ghost locked on a Dragon Sleeper.  Haggar struggled to get out, but Ghost had it locked on good.  Haggar was fading fast.  The ref checked his arm.  It fell once.  Twice.  NOT THREE TIMES!!!  Haggar fought back to his feet after nearly a minute in the hold and broke it with a very simple move - an elbow thrust to the groin.
    Haggar bounced off the ropes for a lariat, but Ghost buried his knee in Haggar's stomach.  Looking to end it, Ghost locked Haggar in position for the Final Breath.
    Haggar countered with a backdrop.
    Ghost landed on his feet and took Haggar down with a backdrop driver.  Ghost quickly climbed up top and went for a Shooting Star Press.
    Haggar moved.  Ghost then found himself locked in the clutches of a Mike Haggar sleeperhold.  Ghost was in trouble, and Masters knew it.  He jumped up on the apron and got Haggar's attention.  Haggar went for Masters, but Masters moved.  Haggar turned around just in time for a Ghost clothesline to send both men over the top rope.
    Haggar got up first and took Ghost to the guardrail.  Master approached Haggar from behind and gave him a shove.  Haggar turned around.  Ghost was getting off of the guardrail.  He charged at Haggar, who turned and nailed him with a boot to the midsection.  Haggar then piledrove Ghost on the floor.  Haggar then levelled Masters with a boot to the head.  He rolled Ghost back inside.
    Within seconds, Skarzz and Grater came down to the ring to look after Masters.  Haggar was in control on the inside, stunning Ghost with an atomic drop and smashing him with an axhandle to the back of the head.  Skarzz, seeing the man who attacked his mentor in the ring, tried to get in.  Haggar hit him with a lariat as he was straddling the top ropes.  The referee turned his attention to Skarzz, who again tried to enter the ring.  Masters was pulling him back.
    Ghost approached Haggar, who booted him in the stomach.  Haggar picked Ghost up and nailed him with the Screwdriver.  But the ref was busy with Skarrz and Masters.
    Suddenly, there was a crack on the back of Mike Haggar's head.  Grater had entered the ring and nailed Haggar with a vicious chairshot.  Grater quickly left the ring.  Ghost crawled over to Haggar and Masters directed the referee's attention to the pin.   A count was made.
    1...
        2...
            THR..NO!!! HAGGAR KICKS OUT!!!  BARELY!!!
    Ghost was unfazed.  He merely picked Haggar up and hooked him for the Final Breath.  The move was delivered and Ghost went for the pin once more.
    1...
        2...
            3!!! MY GOD!

Ghost pinned Mike Haggar with the Final Breath in 0:13:44.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Ghost won the SMWA World Heavyweight Title.)

    GHOST HAD DONE IT!!! GHOST HAD DETHRONED MIKE HAGGAR!!!  Major Force jumped into the ring and celebrated with their World Champion.  Ghost still didn't look happy.  He looked down at Mike Haggar, who was starting to stir on the mat.  Grater quickly rectified that problem with a big elbowdrop.  Major Force began to beat on the fallen Haggar.  Ghost had barely even touched his new World Title before he was smashing it over Haggar's head.
    Major Force had just ended Mike Haggar's World Title reign.  It looked like they were trying to end the man as well.
    Grater and Skarzz kept laying the boots to Haggar.  Even Saul Masters got into the act, hitting Haggar with his whip a few times.  Ghost had grabbed a microphone.

    GHOST:  How does it feel, hero?  You're no longer on top.   You're nothing anymore.  A whipping boy.  I am the World Champion.  And Major Force is more than you ever were.

    We went off the air as a shocked crowd watched Major Force take Haggar apart.