Welcome to another exciting edition of Saturday Night Slam Masters.
    Monday Night on Massacre, we were treated to a bombshell.  The Scorpion not only unmasked, but he revealed himself to be the son of an infamous New York gangster that Mike Haggar put out of commission... fatally.  Mike Haggar admitted to murder, for all intents and purposes.
    Counterstrike started to dissolve right after the news.  Alexander "The Grater" and Jack Slade came to blows and were forced to do battle in a vicious Parking Lot Brawl that put both men out of commission.  After a fall from a car, Jack Slade re-injured the arm he hurt at New Year's Smash.  He also cracked his orbital socket after a glancing blow off of the concrete.  Alexander "The Grater" suffered a concussion and six cracked ribs.  We don't know how long they'll be out of action, or if these two will miss any action, but they are both worse for wear.
    The oddest shock of the night, though, came during the main event, the long awaited encounter between Scorpion and Mike Haggar.  Jessica Haggar was locked and handcuffed in the Counterstrike dressing room, guarded by Jack McCullough.  Jack Slade and Grater were in a local hospital.  Mike Haggar had been jumped and was being devastated in the ring.  Scorpion had him, but he took time to gloat, asking who would save Mike Haggar.
    The answer was Cody Simmons.
    Wielding a bat, Cody ran to the ring and made the save.  Now, the question is why?
    It's obviously the question Ghost will be asking.  The Pale Rider climbed into the ring, mic in hand, and addressed the crowd.

Ghost:  We all saw what happened on Monday Night.  The Streetfighter, Cody Simmons, decided that he'd break our arrangement.  Simply the Best was supposed to stay away from us, Streetfighter.  We wouldn't interfere with you, you wouldn't bother us.  That was the arrangement.  An arrangement you senselessly broke on Monday Night.  You've been tough to reach.  In fact, all of Simply the Best has been tough to reach ever since Monday.  But I saw The Rebel, Jerry Kent wandering around in the back.  Simply the Best... You consider yourself friends.  Friends share.  Well, Rebel, how about you share the Streetfighter's reasons with us?  Now.

    Ghost was calling on Kent for answers, and by the tone of his voice, he certainly wasn't pleased about what had occurred on Monday.  Hopefully, Kent (or Cody, actually) has a good reason.

    Here come some answers.
    Jerry Kent, dressed in his street clothes, wearing the Brand new StB "Let the Ass Kickin' Commence" T-Shirt, stepped in to the arena to a bevy of cheers.  He had a microphone and one sour look on his face.  He told Ghost what he knew.

Kent:  First off, Powder, that sounded like a threat.  Don't try it.  I've had enough crap to deal with without some white-haired freak calling me out.  Now, as far as Cody goes, your guess is as good as mine.  Monday, he was where he said he was, and that was in downtown Chicago.  Maybe he saw the show and didn't like what your boss had to say, I don't know.  What I do know is that he didn't tell any of us.  He blew Ronnie off downtown, saved Haggar and left without telling anybody why.  You go tell that to Scorp and Masters, messenger boy.

    Jerry Kent  turned to go to the back, having said his piece.  Ghost wasn't having it.

Ghost:  Didn't tell you?  I figured you could come up with a better explanation than that, Rebel.

    Kent turned back around.  The spite in Ghost's voice was apparent, and it was pissing Kent right off.

Kent:  You calling me a liar, Casper?  If you are, why don't you just say it.  Don't get all cute on me with "come up with a better explanation".

Ghost:  Then don't assume I'm stupid.  I see the way you StB members interact.  Like a bunch of fraternity pigs.  You're telling me that the Streetfighter could avoid you all week if he wanted to?  You're not only lying.  You're covering up.

Kent:  And you're talking out of your ass, Ghostly, because your boss can't stand that his precious little plan blew up on him on Monday.  I'll say it one final time.  As soon as we know why Cody did what he did, you will be the first guy to know.  Are we done?

Ghost:  Not even close.

    There was a pause between the two.  Kent, gazing a hold right through Ghost's red sunglasses, slowly lifted the mic to his mouth.

Kent:  Ghost, I know we had a deal.  StB doesn't mess with you, you avoid us like the plague.  You're pushing it, kid.  As a matter of fact, you're acting like the deal breaker.  If you're going to get in my face, then don't be cute about it.

Ghost:  Is that a challenge, Rebel?

Kent:  Hell yeah.

Ghost:  Then I'll beat the truth out of you.

Kent:  The only thing you'll be beating is...  Hey!  Get your mind out of the gutter...  You'll be beating your head against the mat over and over after I'm done KICKIN' YOUR ASS!!!

    StB's music started up once more, and an angry Jerry Kent went to the back.
    Jerry Kent vs Ghost!  Tonight!  Unbelievable!!!

    Paul Milo is looking to take down the silly Cruiserweights in the SMWA.  Tonight, he gets a chance to take on a different sort of Cruiserweight.  A rip-off.
    Quasar started in Mexico years ago, pushed by a promoter as an alternative to Lantern.  He wasn't well received, and even though he did befriend Lantern down the line, the label stuck.  He hasn't really tried to shed it, either.  Milo doesn't like Lantern, so you can bet he's not a fan of Quasar.
    Milo came to the ring holding the beheaded body of Teddy, the stuffed companion of Rokuru.  Fortunately for Milo, Rokuru isn't in the building tonight.  Milo tossed the plush carcass into the corner and assaulted Quasar.  This one would start quickly.

    Milo dominated the early going.  A surprised Quasar couldn't get much going, and Milo capitalized on it.  He used his strength advantage to toss Milo around in the early going, tossing him around with a few suplexes before dumping him outside.  The brawl continued, Quasar  taking the advantage after tossing Milo the steel.
    The match stayed in Quasar's favour for a short while.  Quasar used his speed to dazzle Milo, hitting him with several spring moves and a beautiful somersault attack off the top ropes.  However, when Quasar went for an enzuigiri, Milo ducked but held on to one of Quasar's legs.  Quickly, he locked on a vicious STF.  Before Quasar could give up, Milo broke the hold.  It was all but over, though.  Quasar was hurting, and Milo didn't waste time putting him down.  A Tiger driver set up Quasar for Milo's finisher, the Top-Rope German suplex.  That was it.

Paul Milo pinned Quasar with the Top-Rope German Suplex in 0:07:33.
Rating: **

    Quickly, Milo grabbed the microphone.  He had some words.

Milo:  You want your bear back, Rokuru?  You better.  After all, who else is going to save him from a beating like this!

    Milo then ran over to the corner and booted Teddy.  He began kicking him repeatedly, knocking out a bit of the stuffing.  It was actually kind of funny.... to everybody except for Rokuru.  You can bet, somewhere, he's very upset at what's going on.

    Backstage, Jerry Kent is on the phone.

Kent:  You heard me, Rick.  No, I don't think it's a good idea....  Oh, you know they'd break the deal eventually...  Hey, this fight was going to happen whether we like it or not...  Any word from Cody?  Dammit.

    Have we seen this match before?
    Two men who just can't move above the mid-card.  Hashimuto's shown the talent, but has not shown any ability to remain consistent.  Fullstrom was higher in the cards as Norful of the Doomsday Hunters.  Since he left that group, it's been one big downwards spiral.  This should be more of the same.

    The match started off as a brawl between two big men.  Fullstrom got the edge with his power, hitting a big side slam that nearly put Hashimuto away.  With Hashimuto down, Fullstrom resorted to blatant chokes to keep the edge.  It wasn't to last.
    Hashimuto countered a backdrop with a spinning neckbreaker and then went to work, nailing big Nord with some very stiff kicks.  However, Nord is nothing if not tough.  After a few minutes of being dominated, he absorbed a few of the blows and fought back with a big choke slam.
    Fullstrom looked to be on the path to victory.  He heaved Hashimuto up with a Gorilla Press and was otherwise dominating him, turning back what limited offence Kenji could muster.  He bounced Kenji off of the ropes and went for the Battle-Axe Kick.
    Hashimuto ducked and hit a big DDT.  Nord was down and Kenji didn't waste any time.  He went up top, hit the Hashi-Moonsault, and that was all.

Kenji Hashimuto pinned Nord Fullstrom with the Hashi-moonsault in 0:11:59.
Rating: DUD

    Good win for Kenji.  Who knows if he'll be able to do anything with it from here

    Paul Milo is backstage with Nick Jones.

Jones:  Paul Milo, your actions as of late can't be making one Teddy Bear of Destruction happy.

Milo:  Do you even realize how ridiculous that makes you sound?  Excuse me.  I have a match to watch.

    Four Cruiserweights.  One is a robotics freak.  One plays with spoons.  One is pretty fly (for a white guy).  The last one pretends he's from the future.
    Paul Milo is going to be watching this match.  He pretty much made that clear.  Wonder if he plans on getting involved at all?
    Milo aside, these are four guys that can really light up the ring.  BC and Teknos are former Cruiserweight Champions, Wally B has looked good in his matches as a member of Overcompensators Anonymous, and Spoon Man, while goofy as heck, has shown he's quite the wrestler when he's not tapping away on the spoons.  This should be good.
    Our four fighters came to the ring.  Then Paul Milo's music cued up, and the Iowa State fans got a little nasty.  The Cruiserweights all took note, but Milo didn't really care.  He went to the announcers and took a seat.

Lee:  Well, we've been joined by Paul Milo...  Grab a headset, Paul, I'm sure we can't stop you.

    Milo grabbed his headset, but the volume wasn't working.  In the meantime, the bell rang and the match began with BC-2000 facing off against Teknos.
    While Teknos and BC jockied in the ring, Milo was still having audio trouble.

B:  Can we get Milo a headset that works?

Lee:  Maybe you can give him yours, Tony.

B:  Why don't you give him yours?

Lee:  Well, damn, I'm play by play.  That just wouldn't be right, would it?

Milo:  Stupid headset.  Can you hear me yet?

Lee:  We got you, Paul.

Milo:  I don't know what's worse.  Dealing with this primitive equipment, or having to watch these two idiots in shiny suits.  Actually, I'll tell you what's worse.  Hold on a second.

    Milo removed his headset and jumped up onto the apron.  Teknos had just dropped BC with a brainbuster, but Milo caught his attention after the move.  Teknos jawed with Milo, allowing BC to get up.  When Teknos turned around, BC hit him with a rana and hooked the legs!
    1...
        2...
            3!!!

         x BC-2000 beat Teknos via a rana in 0:01:30

    Milo jumped off of the apron and returned to the announcers.  Teknos, stunned, began arguing with our official, who wasn't hearing any of it.  He ordered Teknos to the back immediately and ordered Milo to stay put at the announcers table, or he'd be sent back, too.  Milo brushed the ref off.
    In the meantime, Spoon Man ran into the ring and attacked BC.  After a few quick shots, BC was tossed into the ropes.  He managed a tag on the fly and got Wally B in the ring.  Wally came in and floored Spoon Man with a big lariat.
    Paul Milo was back on the mic.

Lee:  Wally B takes the edge with a big lariat... Paul Milo has rejoined us at ringside... and there's that dancing again.

B:  He's pretty fly, Lee.

Lee:  Any thoughts on Wally's dancing, Paul?

Milo:  ...  I can't watch this anymore.

    Milo was back up from announcers table.  Wally was rallying in the ring.  He tossed Spoon into BC's corner, and BC couldn't help but get a few shots in.  The ref turned to dissuaded BC, and that's when Milo struck.
    Sliding into the ring, Milo clipped B in the back of the leg.  He picked him up and dropped him with a kneebreaker before rushing away to the announcers table once more.
    The referee turned around and saw Wally B mysteriously on the ground.  He looked at Milo, who was still on his way back to the announcers table.
    In the meantime, Spoon Man locked on a figure four to Wally B.  The pain was too much for the Fly Guy and he submitted!

         x Spoon beat B via a figure-four leglock in 0:02:54

    The ref had let Milo get away with things so far, but he wasn't going to let it go on for any longer.  Wally rolled from the ring, and as BC entered, Milo was away from the announcers table once more.  The ref stood square in his way.  He ordered Milo to get to the back, and though Legacy argued quite fiercely with the official, he eventually relented.
    Now, our four corners match could continue... with two people.  Paul Milo was on his way to the back.
    BC-2000 took Spoon Man down with a spinning leg lariat.  He followed up with a belly to back suplex and a springboard legdrop for a near fall.  BC climbed up top, but Spoon Man caught him in the stomach.  He hooked BC up and took him off the top with a superplex.
    Paul Milo heard the commotion in the ring and looked back.  It was a look of complete and total disgust.  He wasn't going to stand for this.  Doing a 180, Milo tore right for the ring.  He slid under the ropes and pounced on Spoon Man, nailing him with a bevy of rights.  The ref called the match.

         x Spoon beat BC-2000 via disqualification in 0:04:35

Four Corners Match:
Spoon Man defeated Teknos, Wally B, and BC-2000:
Rating: ** 1/4

    Milo continued pounding on Spoon Man, but Spoon wasn't going to make it easy.  He fought back and was soon joined by his opponent.  Together, BC-2000 and Spoon Man fought back Legacy.  Milo was forced from the ring and retreated to the back, cursing and swearing all the way back.

    Backstage, Nick Jones was with the hated All-Americans.

Jones:  All-Americans, up next, you have a match with Fuerza Dragon.  But Zangief and Biff Slamkovich are also in the arena, and that has to weigh heavily on your minds.

Hillsman:  One set of stupid foreign trash at a time, Jones.  Yeah, Big Pinko and Ukey are in the arena, but first we got to deal with those dirty Dragons, one guy a stupid swim across the river lucha-freak, and the other guy pretending to be one.  I'd run for the border right now, boys.  This is America, and it's no place for two guys like you.  And Zangief...  You and your potato bitch will have your time later tonight.

    The interview The All-Americans gave before the break pretty much summed up their feelings towards all teams who aren't Americans.  They don't like them.  At least, we know Hillsman doesn't.  Gunloc was quiet, as usual.
    Two teams on different paths.  The Dragons have been cold for a while now.  The All-Americans are in the midst of the big War of the Super Powers.  Tell me who's doing what right?

    It was Gunloc against Dragon de Actor (which still sounds silly) to start the bout, and it didn't take long for the former Marine to grab the edge.  Actor foolishly tried to go toe to toe with GL and paid for it.  After being clobbered by a succession of big punches and kicks, Actor was smashed with a power bomb.  Gunloc ran over to Fuego and nailed him with a lariat.  An elbowdrop on Actor resulted in a two count.
    Hillsman was tagged in, and the All-Americans tossed the smaller Actor around like a little dragon doll.  However, Actor is a resilient little bugger, and he wasn't going down easy.  He managed to make a beautiful fly tag to Fuego.  He jumped up onto Gunloc, as if to drop him with a Frankensteiner.  Fuego swept Gunloc's legs out, sending Actor on top of him.  Actor rolled away and Fuego dropped a senton for a two count.
    With Fuego carrying the bulk of the load, Fuerza Dragon had a couple minutes dominance on Gunloc.  Two minutes too little, though.  Gunloc caught a Fuego body press and heaved him into the air with a belly-to-belly suplex.  The tag was made to Hillsman, who brutalized the luchador for a few moments, nearly knocking him out of his boots with a running forearm.  However, Fuego wasn't finished yet.  Hillsman went for a backdrop, which Fuego masterfully turned into a monkey flip.  A quick tag was made to Actor.  The Dragons nailed Hillsman with a double superkick and took Gunloc off the apron with a double dropkick.  Hillsman wandered into a double DDT, and the Dragons then both went up to the top.  Both men made it to the top ropes.  Gunloc leapt back onto the apron and shook the ropes, sending the two Dragons onto the top turnbuckle.  Hillsman got up, climbed the buckle where Fuego sat and hit him with a superplex!  Gunloc climbed up to Actor and hit him with a superplex, dropping him right on top of Fuego!  After that, it was a matter of a bit more brutalization before Hillsman slammed the nail in the coffin, taking Fuego down with the Stars & Bars for the victory.

The All-Americans defeated Fuerza Dragon when Hillsman pinned Fuego with the Stars and Bars in 0:08:06.
Rating: **

    The All-Americans roll right along.  They'll be sticking around for a little bit, waiting for Zangief to lock up with Angus Wallace tonight!

    Backstage, Nick Jones is ready to interview the SMWA TV Champ, Andrew Marshall.

Jones:  Andrew Marshall, you've got quite a big few days coming up.  In a few moments, you'll be defending the TV Title against Martin Riley, and this Monday, you have a Title defence against the mysterious Dark Brand.

Marshall:  No, no, no.  I did NOT just hear you say "the" title, did I, Jones?  Let's get one thing straight.  It's not "The TV Title" anymore.  It's Andrew Marshall's TV Title.  I'm gonna win or lose this thing when I want to.  Now Martin Riley reminds me of me when I first broke in, but I was an idiot back then, so he doesn't have any shot.  As for the Dark Brand?  Brand, I know you have your shot at that other title at Showdown, you can take that one and wear it as a hat for all I care, but when it comes to the important title, MY title, I'm going to drive you down, boy.