Rick Clark and Jerry Kent are storming around the back.  Their conversation is certainly a volatile one.

CLARK:  Jackass ducks out Saturday Night...

KENT:  Stay calm, Rick.  I'll do the talking.

CLARK:  I can't believe you'd leave Cody and Grayson in a room like that!

KENT:  I'm not going to let you storm off...

    Suddenly, a voice came from off camera.  It was Ghost.

GHOST:  Problem?

    The camera panned down the hallway, where we saw Ghost standing alone.

CLARK:  You smug little yahoo...

KENT:  I'll handle this, Rick.  Where's Master and Scorpion.

GHOST:  I'll take you to them.  Don't worry, gentlemen.  We know we caused some... problems on Saturday Night, but...

CLARK:  You're damn right you did, Casper.  We had them talking, for God's sakes, and then you guys...

KENT:  Rick!  Okay, Ghost.  We're listening.

GHOST:  Follow me...

    And with that, the show began!

    Welcome to Monday Night Massacre!  Tonight is going to be nothing short of explosive!
    Lantern defends the Cruiserweight Title against BC-2000, and TV Champ Grant Redstone defends his title in a rematch from Saturday against The California Kid.
    Simply the Best promises an "intervention", with Cody, Ron Grayson and Monica in the ring.  Hopefully, this will help clear the air.
    Steelworks collide, as Rod Emerson takes on the turncoat Andrew Marshall.
    The SMWA Tag Team Tournament closes out its first round, as Highland Hell take on the Air Raiders.
    "Titan" Tim Redbury takes on "The Rebel" Jerry Kent.
    West Bronco and The Dark Brand face off to determine an opponent for Ghost at The Journey.
    And in our main even, the Agent of the Apocalypse, Doomsday, gets a shot at Championship Gold as he takes on the SMWA World Champion, Jack Slade.  And we know Major Force is in the house tonight.

    And speaking of the Major Force situation...
    Mike Haggar came down to the ring as the sold-out Montreal crowd rose to their feet.  At Secrets, Mike Haggar received the first in a series of shocks.  The Scorpion returned to the SMWA.  Then, SMWA Commissioner, a corrupted Jack McCullough, made the return official by lifting Scorpion's ban.  Finally, Scorp revealed that he had been behind Major Force all this time.  Mike Haggar found himself in the same arena as the Force on Saturday, but he stayed out of sight.  There was only one man he wanted to talk to.  Scorpion.
    Mike Haggar grabbed the ringside mic.  The tone of his voice was little more than pure rage.

HAGGAR:  A cancer.  Scorpion, you and Major Force are nothing less than a cancer in my life.  Every time I think I'm done with you, you come raging back into my life.  No matter what I've been able to do, no matter how deep I've cut, you're still there.  But you haven't killed me yet, Scorpion.  You haven't killed me yet.  Not yet!

    The crowd cheered on the enraged Haggar.  Mike continued.

HAGGAR:  I listened to the crap you were spouting last week.  You know what I heard?  I heard a man making excuses.  You let me go the first time we met?  Pal, I might not of finished the job on you, but you sure as Hell did not finish the job on ME!  You say the second time, it was Grater.  Well, you were the idiot who chose him, Scorp.  That was your mistake.  And now, round three.  When I'm supposed to be destroyed.  When you're supposed to humble me and show everybody the dark secrets in my soul.  Well, Scorp, a couple of things.  My dark soul?  You're grasping at straws.  Me being humbled by you?  No chance.  And you destroying me?  Everybody else has had their shot, Scorp, including you.  And where am I?  I'm standing right here in this ring, pal, and I don't plan on going away any time soon!  And when I do go, it's not going to be because of you!

    Haggar's voice was taking on a deep, harsh tone.  He was deadly serious about all of this.

HAGGAR:  One thing, though, Scorp.  You talk about giving people what they want.  You gave Kodiak the man who killed his parents.  You cleared up some fire thing with Ghost.  You gave Saul Masters power.  I don't know what you gave McCullough, what you took away, or what you're holding over him, but it won't be the first time I've had to deal with a corrupt official, so I really don't care.  You're dealing with everybody's needs.  Well, Scorp, here's what I need.  I need a damn explanation.  I have never had anybody come at me harder than you, especially when that person has had no damn reason to come after me in the first place.  So you want to play the devil and make deals?  You want to give people what they need?  Okay, Scorp.  I need you to get out here and tell me what I want to hear.

    Ask, and you shall receive.
    With Major Force in tow, The Scorpion entered the arena.  Montreal exploded into boos.  Scorp is not only responsible for Major Force, but for helping to drive a further rift between Jack Slade and Mike Haggar, for lifting Chad Hillsman's censorship, for corrupting Jack McCullough... and who knows what else!  This man is a manipulative genius.
    Ghost was the only man missing from the group, presumably backstage with Rick Clark and Jerry Kent.  Major Force is spreading itself all over tonight.
    Scorp and the Force had a microphone.  This was going to be interesting.

SCORPION:  You want answers?

HAGGAR:  You keep trying to mess up my life, I think I'm entitled.

SCORPION:  You're entitled to a lot less than you think, Mike.  There you are, in that ring, trying one more time to act like the hero.  It makes me sick to my stomach.  You say I'm the cancer?  No, Mike.  I'm the cure.  It's people like you, the would be heroes, the men who set themselves up as holier-than-thou saints when, in all reality, you're hands are dirtier than the worst of us.  I've seen the worst of us, Mike.  I should know.

HAGGAR:  I'll bet you've seen the worst of them, Scorp.  You're standing with them right now.

SCORPION:  Why else would I bring them to my side?

HAGGAR:  I've heard this crap from you before, Scorp.  I have never, ever heard the reason why.

SCORPION:  And you won't until I'm ready to give it to you.  When I'm ready, you'll find out.  Like I said, Mike, I have this all planned out.  More than you could ever imagine.

HAGGAR:  Fine, then screw it.  Forget Grater.  You want an opponent at the Journey?  What about me?  Let's settle this thing.

SCORPION:  Oh, we will, Mike.  But not tonight.  Not at The Journey.  Not until I'm ready.  It's funny how much control you think you have.  You have none, Mike.  I'm in the driver's seat.  But if you want a match at Journey, I'll give you a match.  As a matter of fact, you'll have this match whether you like it or not.  I've already talked to our ever esteemed Commissioner, and he's already signed it.  At Journey, you're going to face Kodiak Marmoset!

HAGGAR:  Oh, come on!  I'd expect better from you than that, Scorp.  Aren't you some kind of master planner?  Aren't you "in control?"  And a match with Kodiak Marmoset is the best you can come up with?  A winning plan doesn't start with a loser!

    The Montreal crowd knew that was their cue.  "Loser" echoed through the arena.  Kodiak looked close to snapping, but Saul Masters calmed him down.  Kodiak took a few swigs from his bottle of water and kept his eyes fixed on Haggar.  Scorp still had the mic.

SCORPION:  How can one man have so much of an ego?  He really means nothing to you, does he, Mike?  What he's done before.  His past.  His life.  He's just another win for you, isn't he.  Well, if memory serves, you two are 1 and 1, and neither man has pinned the other, so cut this superior wrestler bull.  Or better yet, keep it.  Because at The Journey, you'll be facing Kodiak in a two for one match.

HAGGAR:  What, we're ordering pizza now?

SCORPION:  Shut up, you arrogant prick!  You think you're so good?  Fine.  To beat Kodiak at the Journey, you'll have to beat him in a two of three falls match.  Two falls, you have him.  All Kodiak has to do is beat your "legendary" self once!  And whether you accept or not isn't important.  The match is a done deal.

    What is Scorpion doing?  Setting Kodiak in a match against Haggar?  Haggar has to beat Kodiak twice, while Kodiak has to beat Mike only once?  Why?

HAGGAR:  Kodiak, it must be great to know that your boss has so much confidence in you.  Okay, Scorp, we'll play it your way.  If it means getting back to you, I'll beat Kodiak twice in one night, two nights, however many nights you'd like.  But once I'm done with him, I'm coming straight for you.

SCORPION:  I'm counting on it.

HAGGAR:  Good.  Kodiak, the Journey, pal, I'm through with you.  Then, Scorp, you had better get ready to go for the ride of your life!!!

    Mike Haggar's music started back up.  Major Force went to the back, Scorpion lingering to glare at Haggar.
    Mike Haggar let Scorpion do it again.  Instead of answers, Mike got a match at Journey.  Scorp once again proves a master at manipulation... or at least of withholding information.

    Before we went to commercial, we saw Ghost standing in the Major Force dressing room with Jerry Kent, Rick Clark and Jack McCullough, who again looked very unhappy to be there.

GHOST:  They'll be here soon.

KENT:  This better be good.

CLARK:  Jack.  Two questions.  How much, and are you feeling as dicked as I am?

MCCULLOUGH:  Shut up, Clark.

    When we came back from commercials, Nick Jones was trying to get a word with Jack Slade.

JONES:  Jack, you saw what happened at the start of the show...

SLADE:  And I couldn't care less, Jones.  Major Force wants me?  Skarzz wants me?  Scorpion wants to pull strings?  Hey, I'll buy him some marionettes, I don't care.  Mike Haggar's going to fight his battles his way, and I'll fight my battles my way.

JONES:  And what was is that, Jack?

SLADE:  Well, I'll beat Doomsday tonight... and then I'll take it from there.  I guess it's just another day at the top.

    Lantern has held the hot potato that is the SMWA Cruiserweight Title for a few weeks now.  That has to be some kind of recent record.  With Rokuru and Johnny Proton both in immediate contention, BC-2000 could be seen as a night off.  But that would be a mistake.  BC-2000 is coming off a big win over Lovechild and has been wrestling exceptionally well as of late.  Better than his won loss record would indicate.  Lantern would be the favourite, but he certainly would have his hands full.

    Lantern started this one off fast, taking BC down with a spinning leg lariat.  From there, it was all Lantern for the first few minutes.  Using a few flying moves here and there, including a flying side headbutt and a standing enzuigiri, Lantern then followed up with a senton.  BC-2000 was looking horrible in the opening moments of the bout.  Lantern hit a faceslam and followed up with a moonsault.  He went for the cover.
    1...
        2...
            NO!!! Kickout!  BC-2000 may not have been doing much, but he wasn't quite finished.
    Lantern kept up his attack, but then made the mistake many opponents have made against BC recently.  He pitched him over the top ropes and turned his back.  BC-2000 managed to land feet first on the apron and, before Lantern could turn around, BC had nailed him with a springboard dropkick!  This set off a series of springboard moves.  BC-2000 nailed Lantern with a vicious flying forearm.  BC-2000 then went outside and hit another springboard move, a springboard shoulderblock, and then followed up with a slingshot legdrop.  He went for the cover.
    1...
        2...
            NO!!! Kickout!!!  BC-2000 then picked Lantern up for a Tiger Suplex.  After taking him over, the effect was the same.  BC tossed Lantern into the ropes, but Lantern was able to rebound with a kick and follow up with a swift handspring moonsault!
    1...
        2...
            NO!!! Kickout!!!
    The match was getting close to the end and was being fought at this very even pace, with each man nearly scoring a fall after some high impact moves.  Lantern looked to have it finished after a bulldog and a flying splash, but BC-2000 still managed to kick out!  Frustrated, Lantern picked BC up and tossed him hard into the corner.
    BC-2000 rebounded out and nailed Lantern with a hard dropkick.  Lantern tried to get to his feet, but BC-2000 caught him coming up.  He locked his arms around his waist and lifted Lantern up for the 2000 Time Bomb!  It connected!  Cover!
    1...
        2...
            3!!!  AGAIN???

BC-2000 pinned Lantern with the 2000 Time Bomb in 0:09:21.
Rating: ****
(BC-2000 won the SMWA Cruiserweight Title.)

    Let me say it one more time... WE HAVE A NEW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!  It's not about Lantern, Proton and Rokuru chasing each other anymore.  It's about those three lining up to get a shot at our NEW CHAMP!!!
    BC-2000 grabbed his belt and celebrated.  Lantern wasn't in as happy of a mood.  He got up and started to beat on BC-2000!  The crowd cheered as Johnny Proton ran down to the ring... Then Rokuru ran down to the ring.  Soon enough, the four Cruiserweights were brawling in the ring, not really caring who they hit.

    We went outside the Major Force dressing room.  The door opened, and a pleased Jerry Kent and Rick Clark were led out by Saul Masters and Scorpion.  Jack McCullough sulked out after.

SCORPION:  I'm glad you like the idea.

CLARK:  Well, the cash bonus didn't hurt, but the idea's pretty nice, too.

KENT:  You sure he'll buy it?

MASTERS:  I know the man.  He will.

CLARK:  Okay, so who's going to tell him?

    Everybody paused and looked at Jack McCullough.  He was more than sarcastic with his reply.

MCCULLOUGH:  Oh.  I guess it's me.

CLARK:  Well, here's the contract.  Chop chop!

MCCULLOUGH:    Oh, you're clever.

    Jack McCullough stormed off, holding a piece of paper in his hands.  Clark was enjoying a good chuckle.

CLARK:  Boy, talk about a disgruntled employee, right guys?

    Scorpion and Saul Masters didn't respond.  Jerry Kent was trying to get Clark's attention.  His body language screamed, "Don't even bother."

CLARK:  Not much for humour, are you guys?

KENT:  Let's go, Rick.

CLARK:  Roger that, Jerry.

    Clark and Kent left.  Saul Masters and Scorpion were returning to their dressing room as Rick Clark's voice echoed down the hall.

CLARK:  Great idea, guys.  I love it...

    We went to commercial, and once back, the cameras were following Jerry Kent and Rick Clark back to the StB dressing room.

KENT:  You do realize we've left them there alone for about twenty minutes, now.

CLARK:  Monica's there in the room with them.  They won't fight while she's there.

KENT:  Good point, Ron.. Rick, I mean.

    At this point, Kent and Clark were outside the StB dressing room.

CLARK:  Hey.  My logic isn't THAT bad.

    Kent opened the door... the StB dressing room was completely empty.

KENT:  Oh DAMN!!!

CLARK:  Okay, Jerry, don't panic.  We'll find them.  How big is this arena, anyway?

KENT:  Big.

CLARK:  Damn.

    Back at ringside, we then heard the familiar surf sounds of the beach.  That could mean only one thing... dude.

    On Saturday, Grant Redstone beat the crap out of the California Kid so hard and so long... the time limit expired and the two went to a draw.  Redstone continued beating on the surfer after the match, but Cal's tag team partner, Wally B, came in for a save.  This is the rematch.
    The crowd wasn't really sure who they liked here.  Redstone makes no effort to be liked, while the Kid is almost too obnoxious to like.  But both are skilled competitors, and the Kid showed a lot of grit on Saturday.  This should be interesting.
    Not waiting for a bell, Redstone jumped the Kid and began pounding.  The bell then rang...

    Redstone was just pounding on the poor Kid.  Cal didn't have a chance to get a single shot in for this whole match.  After Redstone was finished beating the hell out of the Kid, he switched to suplexes.  The Kid was being smoked, bottom line!  Wally B ran down to the ring for moral support, but it wasn't helping.  Three minutes in, Redstone signalled for the Redstone Suplex!
    Wally B panicked.  He grabbed the leg of his partner and dragged him outside.  Redstone saw this and went outside himself.  He began hammering Wally B.  The Kid got up and tried to mount some sort of offence, but he was floored again!
    In the meantime, the ref had reached ten on his count!

Grant Redstone and The California Kid battled to a double countout in 0:03:22.
Rating: ***
(Grant Redstone retained the SMWA Television Title.)

    Twice, now, Grant Redstone hasn't been able to finish the job on the California Kid.  He wasn't even hearing the bell, continuing to brawl with Overcompensators Anonymous.

    Backstage, Jack McCullough had found Terry Sky.  The two were looking over a piece of paper, presumably a contract of some sort.

SKY:  Wow.  I better get something if I win.

MCCULLOUGH:  Says right here.  You name it, you got it.  If...

SKY:  If I win.  Okay, let me be the one to tell him what I want.

MCCULLOUGH:  Sounds fair.

    We went to commercials, and when we came back, we ran a package of clips detailing the problems between Steelworks.  Problems culminating with Andrew Marshall's vicious attack on Rod Emerson at Secrets.  These two former partners would have the chance to settle up in our next match.

    Thery were a tag team full of promise.  The old tested vet, Rod Emerson.  The young powerhouse, Andrew Marshall.  In time, these two could have become a great tag team.  Unfortunately, Andrew Marshall wasn't willing to wait.
    Marshall's vicious attack on Emerson at Secrets was the culmination of months of frustration and discontent.  We all saw some signs, but it was assumed that Emerson and Marshall were working out their differences in private.  Instead, we had a very public, very ugly break up.

    The Jackhammer came out first to a chorus of boos.  Fans weren't appreciative of his attack on Emerson, or of his obviously self-serving ways.  Marshall didn't care.  He smugly walked past the fans and got ready to take on his old partner.
    Rod Emerson came out next.  He got a positive response, but it wasn't a huge pop by any means.  Steelworks was a good team, but they weren't around long enough to gain huge amounts of fan support.  The break-up was shocking, but considering the situations with Major Force, Mike Haggar, Simply the Best and others, it just wasn't as high on the pecking order of public interest.
    Emerson charged the ring and he and Marshall started trading punches.  The bell rang...

    It didn't take long for this one to spill outside.  Simply put, this was a brawl.  And Emerson is the better brawler.  He showed the young Marshall a thing or two about what hardcore is all about, whipping him all over the outside, gouging at his eyes, twisting his nose and basically tearing him apart.  However, Marshall knew a few tricks of his own.  As he begged off in the corner, Emerson approached.  Marshall felled him with a low blow.
    These two big men then started exchanging power moves.  Marshall nailed Emerson with a big inverted power bomb.  Emerson came back with a thunderous Soviet suplex.  Emerson pounded Marshall with a series of elbowsmashes in the corner.  Marshall responded with a lariat and an exploder suplex.  A double underhook piledriver and Marshall had control.
    Looking to avenge the beating he had taken earlier in the match, Marshall tossed Emerson outside and started using of Iron Rod's vicious tactics.  Marshall soundly thrashed Emerson outside, taking him to the ringsteps, smashing him against the guardrails and taking his head to the ringpost.  With Emerson half conscious, Marshall rolled him inside and went for the cover.  He got a two count.
    Marshall kept up, nailing Emerson with a lariat in the back of the head and using a running powerslam for another near fall.  Emerson was in a bad way and needed to do something fast to get back in business.  Finally, when Marshall whipped him to the ropes, Emerson made his moves.  He came off with a thunderous running forearm smash and went for the pin.
    1...
        2...
            NO!!!  WOW THAT WAS CLOSE!!!  Emerson kept up his assault, nailing a few lariats before trying to lock Marshall up in the waistlock suplex.  Marshall fought his way out with a series of elbows and turned the move around.  Four belly-to-belly suplexes later, Marshall was back in control of the match.
    Marshall was suffering from the same problem that Redstone had.  He was beating the Hell out of Emerson, but he wasn't finishing him off.  Whether this was some sort of catharsis or not, Marshall was waiting too long to finish this match off.  Emerson knew it and bided his time.  Finally, he was able to catch Marshall coming off the ropes and hit him with a powerslam!
    1...
        2...
            NO!!!  ANOTHER CLOSE ONE!!!  Marshall was through playing at this point.  He kicked Emerson hard in the stomach and then smashed him with a hard knee in the bridge of the nose.  Marshall followed up with an inverted atomic drop, then the De-Facer, and that was all she wrote!

Andrew Marshall pinned Rod Emerson with the De-Facer in 0:14:03.
Rating: ** 1/4

    Andrew Marshall got up and continued to beat down on Emerson.  He was going to finish off this Steelworks spectre once and for all.  A fleet of referees came down to stop the carnage.  Marshall was pulled off an unconscious Emerson.
    Marshall had done what he came to do.  He had beaten Emerson and beaten him harshly.  Now, with any luck, it's on to bigger and better things.

    As we went to commercials, we saw Biff Slamkovich in the back... knocking on Major Force's door?  What?  We know that Major Force was responsible for the sanctions being lifted on Chad Hillsman, but what did Biff want with them?  Was he looking to make a deal?  What kind?

    After the commercial, we saw Jack McCullough talking to Saul Masters.

MASTERS:  So Sky's going to bring the news to Clark, right?

MCCULLOUGH:  Yeah.  And now we have this Slamkovich deal...

MASTERS:  Patience, Jack.  Patience.

    We were about to be treated to an intervention... StB style!
    Even though it hasn't officially come out, it's been pretty obvious what's happened within StB.  Ron Grayson and Cody Simmons are no longer partners, and it's Monica, Grayson's valet, that has come between them.  We can guess at the extent of Monica's involvement... but it'll probably be mentioned once everybody's in that ring.
    This needs to be settled.  Rick Clark has been stressed out, trying to please Major Force while getting Terry Sky, and Kent hasn't been doing much better, as he's been dealing with his own issues both with playing referee and dealing with one, "Jumbo" Jack Flap.  If StB is going to survive, this problem has to be solved.
    Rick Clark walked out with Ron Grayson.  Jerry Kent came out with Cody Simmons.  Monica brought up the rear... and that's probably not the only she brought "up"!  Badda bing!
    Sorry...
    Cody and Grayson stood at opposite sides of the ring.  Jerry Kent had Monica stand in the middle of the ring.   He and Rick both had microphones.  Jerry started.

KENT:  This is what you can call an intervention.  Cody.  Ron.  Everybody in Simply the Best knows what's been happening with you.  And everybody here in the arena and around the World knows just what's happening with you two, and who it involves.  Simply the Best was a great unit at one point in time.  Now we've been reduced to a squabling bunch of fools.  Now, it's up to us to help you, Cody and Ron, to find the source of this problem.  What do you guys think the problem is.

GRAYSON:  Cody.

CODY:  Ron.

CLARK:  Okay, wait.  This isn't about you guys blaming each other.  It's about you two blaming somebody else.  Can you both think of who it is?

GRAYSON:  Nope.

CODY:  Nope.

    There was a pause in the ring.  Monica stuck her hand up.

KENT:  Put your hand down, honey, we're not talking to you yet.

CLARK:  Wait, Jerry.  Maybe she can shed some light on the PROBLEM.

KENT:  She couldn't flip a light switch, Rick.

CLARK:  Well, we'll see.  If you had to say one person was causing the troubles in Simply the Best, who would it be.

MONICA:  Well, I don't think it's just one person.

CLARK:  Yes...

MONICA:  I think it's two.

CLARK:  Go on...

MONICA:  I think it's you and Jerry.

KENT:  You see what happens when you let her talk?

CLARK:  Me and Jerry?

MONICA:  Well, I dunno, but maybe if you hadn't made that deal with Major Force, you would have noticed what was going on with me, Cody and Ron?

CLARK:  That is the most ridiculous thing I think I've ever heard.

KENT:  You know what, I was going to wait a little to do this, but I'll do it now.  Monica, I don't care what these two are fighting over you for, cause God knows I can't see it, but I'm going to fix part of the problem.  You are officially OUT of Simply the Best!

CLARK:  BUT STAND RIGHT THERE, okay?  It would really help us out.  And no violence, guys.  We talked about that already.

    There was another awkward pause in the ring.  Cody and Grayson were looking more confused and, as a result, more angry by the minute.  A voice then came over the loudspeakers.

SKY:  Today on Springer:  My stable is a dysfunctional wreck!

    Out from the back came Terry Sky, a piece of paper in his hand and a big smile on his face.

SKY:  Hi, Rick.

CLARK:  Dammit, Sky, don't you have a dumpster you can look through?  We're busy.

SKY:  Oh, not too busy for this, Rick.  McCullough showed me that contract that you wanted me to sign...

CLARK:  Can't we talk about this later?

SKY:  Well, I just thought you'd like to hear what MY stipulation is?

CLARK:  I could really care less right now...

SKY:  And I figured you fans would like to find out just what match has been signed for The Journey?

    The crowd cheered Sky on.  They sounded interested.  Clark wasn't.

CLARK:  I'm sure whatever you come up with will be fine, Terry.

SKY:  So you accept my stipulation?

CLARK:  Yeah, whatever, I don't care.

SKY:  Nice.  Okay, so fans, here's the deal.  At The Journey, it's going to be me against Rick Clark with some very special stipulations.  If Rick Clark wins, he gets control of me and my contract.

    WHAT???  Why would Sky agree to that???  Or did he have a choice?  Or maybe his stipulation is even better!
    Rick Clark was looking increasingly upset in the ring.

CLARK:  Can't you just send Nick Jones out here to do an update later on?

SKY:  I could.  But this is an intervention, after all.  So, I've agreed to your stupid little stipulations, because when I win, you're going to hand over all your credit cards, all your ID, everything that's of any portable material value and spend ONE MONTH ON THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS!!!

    The crowd exploded into cheers, and Rick Clark exploded in the ring!

CLARK:  WHAT!!!  YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!

SKY:  Actually, Rick, I can.  The contract here, in very legal terms, basically says I get whatever I want if I win.  That's what I want.  I want you to live the Hardknocks life for one month.  But, we can talk about that later.  I'll let you and Sally Jesse get back to your love triangle.

    Clark was fuming, cursing back at Terry Sky as he left the area.  The crowd started chanting "Hardknocks" and Clark nearly lost it.  Jerry Kent was quick to get on the mic to calm him down.

KENT:  Okay, that has nothing to do with this.  Ron, Cody, Rick and me have set you up in the ring like this for one reason...

CLARK:  THAT'S RIGHT!!!  You guys see the way you're standing!  In the... SHUT THE HELL UP, YOU YAHOOS!

    The crowd was still trying to egg on Clark.  It was working.

CLARK:  Shut UP!  Okay, Ron, Cody, look who's in the middle of the ring.  Look who's IN BETWEEN you!  What does that tell you.

    Cody and Grayson both looked at Monica for a second.  Light bulbs then lit up in their heads.

CODY:  I get it.  You got it yet, Ron?

GRAYSON:  Shut up, Cody.  Of course I get it.  Monica's in between us...  because she has to choose which one of us she loves more!

CODY:  Come on, Monica.  You want to be with a dumbass like that or a stud like me?

GRAYSON:  Honey, please.  I'll make you feel like the smartest woman alive.

CODY:  You could do that with any woman, Ron.

GRAYSON:  Why don't you just shut up, Cody?

CODY:  Hey, one of the two of us has to say something intelligent.

GRAYSON:  You son of a bitch!

KENT:  NO VIOLENCE!!!  You guys are completely avoiding the real problem here.

    Another voice came over the loudspeakers.

JUMBO:  They're not the only ones, Kent!

    "Jumbo" Jack Flap came out from the back.  The crowd reaction to him was mixed at best.  Back at Secrets, Jumbo "cost" Jerry Kent his match with West Bronco.  Due to the match stipulations, Jerry Kent now has a match with "Jumbo" Jack Flap.

KENT:  Oh God damn...

JUMBO:  Forgot about me, eh, Jerry?  Forgot about the guy that YOU wanted a match with.  Whatever happened to that, Kent?  Huh?

KENT:  We've got it at Journey, Jumbo.  You know that.

JUMBO:  I know that.  But I figured you would have torn right into me with one of your little "conspiracy theories".  What happened?

KENT:  Gee, Jumbo, I don't know.  Maybe I have better things to deal with than a fat old bastard like yourself.

JUMBO:  Like babysit Ron and Cody?

KENT:  It's not "babysitting"...

JUMBO:  Then what is it?

KENT: ....  It's not babysitting.

JUMBO:  No.  Of course it's not.  Go play Donahue now, Jerry.  I'll deal with you a little later on.

    Jumbo went to the back.  Simply the Best had once again been interrupted.  And they weren't too happy.

CLARK:  Boy.  Donahue was a current reference.

KENT:  Let's not worry about the terminally obese.  Okay, guys.  We didn't set you up like this so Monica could choose anybody.  As a matter of fact, me and Jerry don't want her to choose anybody.  We want you to realize that MONICA HAS COME BETWEEN YOU!

CLARK:  Clever, huh?

    Cody and Grayson got it, but they didn't look as impressed.  Cody asked Kent for some mic time again.

CODY:  Actually, Jerry, I don't agree with that.

GRAYSON:  No.  Me neither.  We would have been fine if Cody had kept it in his pants.

CODY:  Hey, it's not my fault she likes me best.

GRAYSON:  Does not!

CODY:  Does too!

KENT:  Does anybody here realize how STUPID you all sound?

CLARK:  Guys, you're not accomplishing anything like this.

    Do you recognize this voice?

MCCULLOUGH:  I don't think anybody's accomplishing anything, boys.

    Out came the esteemed Commissioner of the SMWA, Jack McCullough.  He had the look of a guy that's been watching a train wreck in slow motion.

CLARK:  You know, when we called this an intervention, that didn't mean EVERYBODY had to intervene!

MCCULLOUGH:  Actually, I don't know about Jumbo and Sky, but I'm just out here to do some official business... and to hope you get the hint.  Fans, at The Journey, we've just signed a match that might very well  bring Zangief back into the SMWA.  How will it happen?  If Biff Slamkovich can beat DOOMSDAY!!!

    Biff against Doomsday at The Journey?  What a match!  But why was McCullough announcing it now?

CLARK:  Wow.  That could be a main event anywhere in the World.  WHY ARE YOU MENTIONING IT NOW!!!

MCCULLOUGH:  I'm hoping you guys might get the hint and deal with this privately!!!

    Simply the Best was silent in the ring.  Kent spoke up.

KENT:  You're not leaving until we do, are you?

MCCULLOUGH:  We've got four more matches and less than an hour to do them in.  I'm going to have a hard time convincing FOX to stay with us for an extra half hour!

CLARK:  ....  Fine!  Okay, guys.  In the back.  Later, Monica.  It's been fun.

    Simply the Best sulked back to dressing room, Monica remaining behind in the ring.  McCullough stood there in the entranceway like a school teacher as StB were kicked off the playground.
    My God, I hope none of them ever consider a career in therapy.

    We took some desperately needed commercials.
    When we came back, the arena went dark.  On SlamVision were the Baki Mono on some dark, distant, stormy shoreline.  They had a message.

IZNAMI:  Oni.  The Journey will lead you to the one that brings evil.  The Journey will lead you to Amatsu Mikaboshi.  The power will be ours!

    And just like that, everything in the arena went back to normal.
    From the sounds of things, Oni's been challenged to a match by that monstrous Amatsu Mikaboshi.  And from the sounds of things, that defender may be getting closer every day.

    We saw clips from Saturday, where The All-Americans and Dark Storm advanced in the SMWA Tag Team Title Tournament.  The brackets now look like this.
 

Overcompensators Anonymous Ron Grayson & Cody Simmons The All-Americans The Philadelphia X-Treme Machine Dark Storm Fuerza Dragon Highland Hell The Air Raiders

Overcompensators Anonymous The All-Americans Dark Storm ???

Finals at SMWA's The Journey

    Our final Quarterfinal Match would be decided tonight!

    The Air Raiders are a great team, but Highland Hell has owned them.  Simply put, Highland Hell dominates smaller teams.  The Air Raiders may be the best small team out there, but that doesn't change the fact that both of them combined don't weight as much as Hamish MacTavish.  Lightning teamwork aside, it's a tough obstacle to overcome.
    The Highlanders picked up a few fans during their Major Force confrontations, but they were still widely unpopular.  The Quebec crowd didn't seem to be any different.  Angus and Hamish were booed as they made their way to the ring.
    The Air Raiders came out to a huge fanfare.  They may be the two most exciting wrestlers in the SMWA, and when they team up, magic happens.  Could the magic bring down the two big Highlanders and advance the Raiders in the Tag Tournament?
    The bell rang.  We were about to find out...

    Hamish wasted no time overpowering the smaller Spider.  Hamish wanted this match to be quick and painful.  Making quick exchanges with Angus, Highland Hell dominated the smaller Spider with a series of slams and suplexes.  Finally, Hamish put Spider on the top turnbuckle, preparing him for the Scottish Slam!
    El Stingray had enough.  He ran into the ring and dropkick Hamish in the back of his oft injured knee as he stood on the middle rope.  Hamish grabbed his knee and fell hard to the mat.  Spider jumped off the top, dropped an elbow on Hamish and then made the tag to Stingray.
    Stingray's a vet, and he knows how to dazzle a heavyweight.  He flew circles around Hamish, peppering him with dropkicks, slingshot moves and other flying blitzes.  Unfortunately, Hamish was taking them much better than Stingray thought.  Stingray came off the top with a flying Frankensteiner.  Hamish caught him an spiked him down with a power bomb.  Hamish picked Stingray up and went for the move again.  Stingray turned in mid-air and planted Hamish with a faceslam!  The tag was made to Spider, who came in off the top with a missile dropkick as Hamish got up.  Hamish was staggered, and Stingray took him down with a spinning leg lariat!  Spider then jumped on Hamish with a senton, and both Air Raiders then grabbed Hamish's legs and, so to speak, made a wish.
    Spider kept up the quick offence, using a trio of discus punches before staggering Hamish with a flying forearm.  Spider then used a series of springboard moves, ending with a spring DDT, to take the Highland Giant down!!!  Hamish staggered up and Spider charged at him.  Hamish stuck his arm out and nearly took Spider's head off.  Angus was tagged in.
    Spider again found himself on the wrong end of a Highland Hell double team.  Angus then went to work with a little bit of his own arsenal, plastering the smaller Spider all over the ring with a Soviet suplex and an inverted power bomb, amongst other moves.   Angus tossed Spider outside and then got the attention of the ref.  Hamish went to work, picking Spider up and nailing him against the ringpost.  Spider was rolled back inside and Hamish signalled for the For William!
    Angus hooked Spider up and lifted him into the air.  Spider flipped over Angus, landed behind him and nailed him with a dropkick in the back of the knee.  Angus stumbled, Spider made it to the corner, Stingray was tagged in.
    The Air Raiders each took a knee of Angus and hit it with a dropkick.  Angus fell to the mat and the Raiders hit him with a double elbowdrop.  Spider left the ring and Stingray tried to use a crucifix on Angus while he was on his knees.  It was too soon.  Angus stood up and flattened Stingray with a Samoan Drop!  Angus then put things in the deep freeze with a sleeperhold.  Stingray struggled, but it looked like he wouldn't be able to get out.  Angus squeezed down on Stingray and the ref checked his arms.  They dropped twice, but that was it.  Stingray came to, took his fingers and poked Angus in the eyes, causing him to release the hold.  Stingray then bounced off the ropes and went for a high cross body.
    Angus caught Stingray and slammed him down, following up with a kneedrop to the head.  He went for the cover.
    1...
        2...
            NO!!! KICKOUT!!!
    Angus picked Stingray up again and whipped him into the ropes.  Stingray ducked an Angus lariat and bounced off the other ropes, tagging Spider.  Spider went up top.  Stingray nailed Angus with a dropkick.  Spider jumped off and clocked Hamish in the back of the head with a missile dropkick!  Angus fell to the mat and Spider then hit him with a springboard somersault legdrop!  Cover!
    1...
        2...
            KICKOUT!!!  Spider picked Angus off the mat and Angus just picked him up and shrugged him off.  Spider hit the mat hard and Hamish was tagged in.
    MacTavish went right to work, nailing Spider with a double underhook power bomb.  Two count.  Hamish kept laying on the power moves, but the resilient Spider kept on kicking out.  Hamish put him up top for a belly-to-belly suplex.  Spider fought his way out, gouging Hamish in the eyes.  Hamish stepped down from the ropes and was then taken down with a flying DDT!  Spider went for the pin.
    1...
        2...
            NO!!!
    Spider tagged in Stingray.  Both men nailed Angus off the apron with a double dropkick!  Spider and Stingray then hit a beautiful double springboard dropkick on Hamish.  Hamish stumbled.  Spider nailed him with a leg lariat, and then Stingray hit his Jalapeno Comet!  Hamish went down and Spider went up top for the SuperStar Press!
    Angus jumped up onto the apron and pulled Stingray down!  Spider jumped onto Angus again and both men spilled outside!  Hamish got up, grabbed Stingray on the top rope and pulled him off with a Diamond Cutter!!!
    1...
        2...
            THRNO!!! KICKOUT!!!
    Outside, Spider ducked a charging Angus, who hit the ringsteps.  Angus lay prone on the steps and Spider then came off the apron and landed on Angus with a flip plancha, crunching Angus on the steps!
    Hamish put Stingray back up on the top for the Scottish Slam.  Spider climbed up from the outside and literally jumped on to Hamish!  Hamish fell back on the mat!  Spider rolled off!  Stingray went up top and nailed a SuperStar Press!
    1...
        2...
            3!!!

SMWA Tag Team Title Tournament Quarterfinal Match
The Air Raiders defeated Highland Hell when Stingray pinned Hamish with the Superstar Press in 0:18:33.
Rating: *** 1/4

    The Air Raiders advance!  They've felled the giants!  They had to fight tooth and nail, but they did it!!!  What an effort!
    So, the first round of the Tag Title Tournament has been completed.  And it looks like this;
 

Overcompensators Anonymous Ron Grayson & Cody Simmons The All-Americans The Philadelphia X-Treme Machine Dark Storm Fuerza Dragon Highland Hell The Air Raiders

Overcompensators Anonymous The All-Americans Dark Storm The Air Raiders

Finals at SMWA's The Journey

    Next week, we'll have the semi-final matches, with Overcompensators Anonymous against the All-Americans and The Air Raiders taking on Dark Storm.  The winners go to The Journey.
    As we went to commercial, we saw Jerry Kent leaving the StB dressing room.  From the open door, we could hear plenty of yelling.

KENT:  Deal with it, guys.  I've got a match.

    Months ago, Jerry Kent fought alongside Simply the Best to take the SMWA War Titles from the waists of Titan Tim and Steelworks.  Now, Jerry Kent is fighting to keep Simply the Best on one side while Titan Tim and Steelworks have all - and we mean all - parted ways.  That aside, this was a match between two SMWA mega stars.  A legendary four time World Champ and one of the best big men ever to compete in the sport.  In other words, this one should be excellent.
    Kent came out first, still in a very bad mood.  After the failed intervention, StB seemed to still be arguing in the back.  One has to wonder if Kent's mind is one this match.  Still, he went through a pre-match rant, as usual.

KENT:  I'm a little frustrated, Titan, so forgive me if I skip the pleasantries.  Let the ass kickin' commence!

    Titan's music started up and the crowd went wild!  However, as Big T made his way to the ring, the fans at home were treated to a little video that was shot at some point earlier in the week.
 

Titan Tim is in on a stage in a theatre somewhere.  He looks into the camera and speaks. TITAN:  I guess you could say this is where it all started, Joseph.  Or Brand, whatever you want to call yourself.  Right here on a stage not unlike this.  I don't know why.  I don't know what your game is.  But if you want to put on a show... I'll meet you at Castle Elsinore!

    Castle Elsinore?  Another Hamlet reference?  What is Tim getting at.

    Titan climbed into the ring and stood across the ring from the multi-time World Champion.  Jerry Kent was ready.  Titan was ready.  The fans were ready.  This one was going to be good.
    The bell rang...

    In a surprising move, Jerry Kent took the brawl right to Titan early in the match.  Kent's advantage didn't last long, as Titan took most of the shots and came back with a few massive fists of his own.  Kent took those and then begged off.  Titan went after him and walked right in to a trap as Kent nailed him with a low blow.  With Titan doubled over, Kent took him down with a bulldog.  Thus, the match starts in favour of Jerry Kent.
    Kent grabbed Titan's right arm and locked it up, nailing it with a few elbow shots.  Obviously, Kent was looking to neutralize the power advantage of Titan early on.  The only problem is that Titan is the most powerful early on.  He grabbed Kent by the head and shrugged him off.  Kent got up and came right back at Titan, but Tim merely grabbed him in a bodyslam and heaved him over his head like a sack of potatoes.  Kent went flying to the outside and hit the ground with a resounding thud.
    As Titan climbed over the ropes in pursuit, Kent was grabbing under the ring for something.  Titan grabbed Kent by the hair, at which point Kent turned around and whacked Titan in the face with a broom!  The move stunned Titan, and Kent took a swing and hit Titan in the arm.  The broom broke and that was the end of that foreign object.  Kent went to deliver a right, but Titan caught his fist and squeezed.  Kent, in obvious pain, slumped to the ground.  Titan hit him with a knee to the face and rolled Kent inside!  Big T stepped over the top ropes and signalled for the CLAW SLAM!!!
    Titan locked his hand on Kent's face, but before he could clamp down, Kent was out of the hold, using the ropes to escape to the outside.  Kent quickly grabbed Titan's legs and tripped him.  With Titan down, Kent took his right leg and smashed it against the ring apron. Titan grabbed his leg in pain.  Kent had a target.
    Climbing back into the ring, Kent continued to work on Titan's knee with a variety of kicks and elbowdrops.  Titan got up to his feet but Kent took him down with a Russian legsweep.  A cover gave him a two count.  Kent, looking to take a bit more energy out of Titan, locked on a legscissors.
    Titan was feeling the effect of the move... but it left his arms and legs free.  Using his awesome power, Titan stood up with Kent trying to squeeze down on his head!  Titan got vertical and then fell back, smashing Kent to the mat.  Both men were dazed, but Titan was able to get up first.  He picked Kent up and nailed him with a front layout suplex.  Not finished, he picked Kent back up and hit a stomachbreaker.  Cover.  Two count.
    For a fifty year old and a big tall guy, these two were working an amazing match.   Titan used his strength to his advantage continually, but Kent always found a way around it and was able to assert control over things.  These two fought an even match and the fans were loving it.
    Kent got a little overconfident near the end.  Kent went for a vertical suplex.  Titan blocked it and hit Kent with one, but it was too close to the ropes.  Kent ended up spilling awkwardly outside, but not before one of his feet caught our referee in the face!
    Kent stumbled towards the ring announcer's table and grabbed the ring bell as Titan was trying to revive the referee.  The ref was regaining his composure.
    The crowd was reacting... JUMBO JACK FLAP WAS COMING DOWN THE AISLE!!!
    Titan made his move towards Kent, and Jumbo knew he didn't have much time.  He ran as fast as he could and, barely, just before Titan grabbed Kent, Jumbo stole the ring bell away.  Titan grabbed a now weaponless Kent by the head, heaved him into the ring and locked on the Claw Slam!  Kent found himself nine feet up and then flat on the mat.  The count was academic.

Titan Tim Redbury pinned Jerry Kent with the Claw Slam in 0:12:18.
Rating: **** 1/4

    With an assist from "Jumbo" Jack Flap, Titan Tim picks up a huge win over Jerry Kent!  Jumbo left ringside, laughing all the way.  In a way, he did all he claimed he was doing as a referee.  He kept people from cheating.  But you know Jerry Kent won't see it that way.

    We took another commercial.  On our return, Nick Jones was backstage with Joseph McAllister, the man who was revealed to be the Dark Brand at Secrets.

JONES:  Dark Brand...

JOSEPH:  Excuse me, Mr. Jones, but I am most certainly not the Dark Brand.

JONES:  Oh, come on.  Titan took off the Brand's mask and... and well, we saw YOU!!!

JOSEPH:  Mr. Jones, the Brand has many enemies.  Yes, I have been linked to him, but I can assure you, I am not him.  What you saw was likely a trick that somebody played using computers and the like.  A special effects job.  I've begun communicating with the Brand, Mr. Jones.  That is all.

JONES:  Okay, so what do you think of Titan's challenge?

JOSEPH:  Brilliant.  Castle Elsinore.  Home of the Dane, the deceased Prince of Denmark.  I've already talked to the Brand.  He likes where you're going with this, Tim.  Elsinore it is.

JONES:  But what does it mean?

JOSEPH:  Have you ever read Hamlet?

JONES:  High school.  What's an Elsinore?

JOSEPH:  Read the book, Mr. Jones.  I'm an actor, not an encyclopaedia.

    Last Saturday, both of these men came off the biggest wins of their young careers.  West Bronco upset the legendary Jerry Kent, while The Dark Brand pulled a huge upset over "Titan" Tim Redbury.  These two are hot, and they may be the men who can take the North American Title off of the new champ, Ghost!
    Bronco came out first to big cheers from the Montreal crowd.  Ever since his awesome winning streak, the Cowboy from Arizona has gained tremendous popularity in the SMWA.  He's one of our top young stars, and it might just be time for him to take some gold once more..
    The arena went gray.  The Dark Brand was coming.  A solitary spotlight shone on the entranceway.  The Brand was here!
    As the Brand began to stalk his way towards the ring, he stopped.  Something had hit him in the back of the head.   The Brand grabbed the back of his head and looked behind him.  He saw... a skull?
    There was a skull lying by the entranceway.  Somebody had thrown a skull at the back of Brand's head!  Brand slowly approached the object and picked it up.  He stood up and examined the skull.
    I swear, if he says "Yorrick", I'm out of here.
    Suddenly, a Titanic boot came out from the curtains and smacked the Brand right in the face!  Brand hit the ground hard.  From behind the curtains came "Titan" Tim Redbury!  He took the skull, picked up the Brand and SMASHED THE SKULL OVER BRAND'S HEAD!!!  Brand crumpled to the ground!
    Titan went to the back as West Bronco was heading towards the scene.  He picked up a groggy Brand and carried him to the ring.  Brand was rolled in to the ring and he was bleeding profusely from his forehead.  The bell rang...

    Bronco took the fight right to the Brand.  These two are awesome brawlers, but Bronco had the advantage of not being smacked over the head with a skull!  He beat Brand bloodier and knocked him around with a few lariats before picking him up for a Tombstone!
    Brand escaped down Bronco's back, turned him around and hit him with an inverted atomic drop.  Brand followed up with a high cross body press, taking Bronco down for a two count.  It was then Brand's brawl to control.  In contrast to Bronco's roughhouse style, Brand was much more fluid, using a series of spinning kicks and combination shots to daze Bronco.  Brand went for a vertical suplex.
    Bronco turned in the air and landed behind Brand.  He then snapped him down with an reverse neckbreaker!  Bronco dropped a knee and went for the cover.
    1...
        2...
            NO!!! KICKOUT!!! Brand was hurting badly, but he wasn't done.
    Bronco kept up the brawl, but Brand was more than ready.  He gouged Bronco in the eye and then went  to the top rope, springing off with a reverse cross body press.
    Bronco ducked and Brand went crashing into the mat!  Bronco gave the signal!  TIME FOR THE TOMBSTONE!!!
    Bronco picked the Brand up, got him in position and drilled him into the mat.  Cover.
    1...
        2...
            3!!!

West Bronco pinned The Dark Brand with the Tombstone in 0:03:12.
Rating: ** 1/4

    Uh oh!
    Ghost was watching in the back.  He walked into the aisle at ringside and stared down his opponent at The Journey.  Bronco didn't back off.  He challenged Ghost to come in to the ring for a good old fashioned fight.  Ghost stood, emotionless.  He wasn't here to fight.  He was here simply to remind Bronco what lies ahead.
    We took our final set of commercials.  Up next, our...

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

RA:  First, the challenger... From the Ashes of the Armageddon...  Weighing in at four hundred pounds....  DOOMSDAY!!!

    The Agent of the Apocalypse made his way into the arena to a chorus of boos.  He's been employed by the All-Americans to take out Biff Slamkovich, and it looks like he'll have his chance at The Journey.  But Doomsday came out alone.  The deal, after all, was only one way.  Doomsday is getting paid to help the All-Americans.  The All-Americans don't get anything to help Doomsday.
    Doomsday is one man Jack Slade has never been able to beat decisively in the ring.  Every time Slade has faced Doomsday in the past, he's ended up beaten within an inch of his life.  This is one of those challenges a World Champion must pass.  The old, dominant opponent who he hasn't defeated.  That's Doomsday.  That's what Jack Slade is up against.
    Doomsday was still wearing that big steel glove on his hand, the one that Biff Slamkovich broke at Secrets.  The referee forced Doomsday to take the metal glove off.  He hand was taped up, but he seemed ready for the World Champ.

RA:  And his opponent...  From Detroit, Michigan...  Weighing in at two hundred and fourty one pounds.... The SMWA Heavyweight Champion of the WORLD!!!!  "THE CRUNCHER!!!"  JACK SLADE!!!

    Montreal exploded with the arrival of our World Champion!  The arena was on it's feet cheering for the one and only Jack Slade!
    Slade came out, noticed the French Canadian fans and showed his appreciation.  But he knew he had Doomsday in front of him.  Still, Slade seemed to be... lighter.   Maybe with his partnership with Mike Haggar now officially dissolved, Slade's feeling better.  Who knows.  Either way, he was a bundle of energy as he made his way to the ring.
    Slade took off his belt, lifted it over his head for all the fans to see and then spun his fist around, trying to pump up the crowd.  Yup.  We were definitely seeing the old Jack Slade here.
    Slade gave the belt to the referee and then stood nose to nose with Doomsday.  Staring right up at the Green Monster, we could see Slade mouth the words "Crunch Time".
    The bell rang.

    Slade continued jawing with Doomsday.  He wasn't going to back down.  He was going to be pushed down, though.  Doomsday wasn't in the mood for talking trash.  He was here for the World Title.
    Slade got back up and pushed the Doomsday.  Doomsday just stood there, staring at the World Champion.  Slade, looking to get Doomsday mad, saw his injured hand.  Slade smacked Doomsday in the knuckles.   Doomsday grabbed his hand, shook it off and then took a swing at Slade.  Slade ducked and nailed Doomsday with a dropkick.  The monster did not go down.  Slade followed up with a few more before nailing Doomsday in the knee with a dropkick.  Doomsday staggered a bit and Slade took him down with a STUNNER!!!
    Doomsday was quick to get up, though.  This wasn't over by a long shot.
    Slade kept up the hit and run offence, but it could only last for so long against a man like Doomsday.  Slade tried to knock Doomsday over the ropes with a lariat, but Doomsday countered with a big backdrop that sent Slade crashing to the outside.  Advantage, Doomsday.
    The Green Monster followed Slade outside.  Fighting the pain in his hand, Doomsday lifted Slade over his head and then slammed him throat first on the guardrail.  Slade was beaten soundly on the outside before Doomsday decided to toss him back inside to let the assault continue.
    Doomsday basically mauled Slade, knocking him all about the ring and showing no mercy what-so-ever to the World Champ.  Slade was picked high over head and planted with a spinning power bomb.  Doomsday went for the cover.
    1...
        2...
            NO!!! KICKOUT!!!  Slade still had a lot of fight left, and Doomsday should have known that.
    Doomsday kept mauling Slade until the next high impact move.  A vicious choke slam!  Another cover.
    1...
        2...
            NO!!! KICKOUT!
    Doomsday was dominating this match.  Slade couldn't get a move in edgewise.  Doomsday grabbed Slade by the throat.  Another chokeslam attempt.
    NO!  Slade caught Doomsday with a low blow!  Doomsday released the hold, and Slade locked him in a legsweep faceslam!  Doomsday went down!  Slade then quickly climbed up top.  When Doomsday got up, he caught a face full of dropkick!  Doomsday stumbled back to the ropes and, when Slade went up, swung at him with a lariat.  Slade ducked and Doomsday hit nothing but air.  Slade then managed to scoop Doomsday's legs up and nail him with a spinebuster bomb!  Count!
    1..NO!!!  Doomsday still had far too much energy left.
    Slade went up top again.  This time, he came off with a flying cross body press.  Doomsday took him down with a powerslam!!!
    1...
        2...
            NO!!!  Slade gets a shoulder up.  Doomsday then gave the signal!  TIME FOR THE ARMAGEDDON!!!
    Doomsday picked Slade up... SLADE ESCAPED!!!  Doomsday turned around and was booted in the stomach!  SPIKED DDT!!!  Slade cradled both of Doomsday's legs and held on for dear life!
    1...
        2...
            3!!!

Jack Slade pinned Doomsday with the Spiked DDT in 0:07:52.
Rating: *** 1/4
(Jack Slade retained the SMWA World Heavyweight Title.)

    Jack Slade had done it.  Jack Slade had defeated Doomsday!  And Doomsday wasn't too happy.  He got up and attacked Slade, but Slade was ready.  He managed to get Doomsday near the ropes and knock him over, out to the floor.  The referee handed Slade the World Title, which he used to fend Doomsday off.  Eventually, Doomsday gave up and headed to the back.
    What a win for Slade.  As he celebrated with the crowd, we had to wonder if the same result would repeat itself at The Journey, when Slade defends the World Title against Skarzz.
    Jack Slade has already taken down one destroyer.  Could he take down two?

******** Cue Major Force's Music ********

    Could he take down two in one night!!!
    Saul Masters and Scorpion made their way to the ring, Skarzz very prominently behind them.  Scorpion had a microphone.

SCORPION:  Jack, don't forget that you're on my list, too.  Whether it's on Mike Haggar's side or on your own, you are going down HARD!  Get him, men!

    Skarzz, Kodiak and Ghost all charged the ring!  Slade was going to have to fight off three men!  But he had  a weapon!  He had his World Title belt!  Taking massive swings at Major Force, Slade was able to keep the ring to himself.  But he never saw Scorpion sneak in behind him.  WIth that extendable baton of his, Scorpion clocked Slade in the knee, putting the World Champion down on the mat in considerable pain!
    Scorp stood over the downed champion, microphone in hand.

SCORPION:  You know what, Slade?  Jerry Kent was right.  The only reason you're here, right now, a World Champion,  lying on the mat holding your knee, is because of Mike Haggar.

    With that, Scorpion, led Major Force away from the ring.  Slade's knee was hurt and he was having trouble standing.
    Once again, Scorpion had made his point.  Swiftly, violently, effectively.
    Jack Slade could be in a lot of trouble.