EPISODE #3.3

AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA
MIAMI, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012

Watch the video below for the show-opening video package and The Rebirth opening credits



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As the video concludes, we are taken inside the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, where a stunning pyrotechnic display ensues and we are taken to our commentators, Victor Troy and Randall Buckingham.

Troy: Hello everyone and welcome to PWA: The Rebirth! I’m Victor Troy, along here with Randall Buckingham, and we have a NEW PWA World Heavyweight Champion!

Buckingham: That’s right, Troy! Last week, the Alaskan Monster Solomon overcame The Iceman Jason Calysto, ushering in a new Age of Solomon here in the PWA! And Troy, with the roll Solomon has been on, this reign, his third reign as kingpin of the PWA, could be his finest.

Troy: Well, Solomon has certainly been going around the locker room touting as much. He’s been telling anyone who will listen that he’s going to be the final PWA Champion, that he will go the entire season without losing the title. I’m sure there will be plenty of men in that locker room that wish to dispute that claim.

Buckingham: Probably so, but who in that locker room is actually in position to do anything about it?

Troy: It’s a good question. There is also buzz in the locker room that Solomon will come out to the ring to address the public at some point tonight, though we don’t have that on our format sheet.

Buckingham: That hardly matters. Solomon has never been shy about doing exactly what he wants to do, exactly when he wants to do it.

Troy: Indeed. But while we’re not certain we’ll hear from Solomon, we WILL be hearing from creative director Justin Schenck later tonight, who is set to make a huge announcement. Any idea on what he might have to say?

Buckingham: I don’t know, Troy, but if he says it’s huge, I can’t wait!

Troy: Neither can I. Folks, in addition to that, we will see not one, but TWO championships decided here tonight! In a rematch of their war at Everlasting Epic, The Hot Boy$ will defend the PWA Tag Team Championship against Texas Justice! And switching gears to the cruiserweight division, Progressive Champion Zina will make the first defense of her barrier-breaking title reign when she puts the gold on the line against four-time former champion Dexter P. Wellington.

Buckingham: Now, this match was originally announced on Twitter as being a non-title bout, but it was amended just yesterday to a championship match. No word on the reason for the change, but I think it’s a great idea.

Troy: Dex Wellington certainly has been synonymous with the Progressive title throughout his career, but in my view, he hasn’t done anything to warrant a title shot in quite some time. But that’s not all we have tonight, folks! We will also see Showtime Damon Savage battle Michael Grieco in a rematch from the inaugural broadcast of PWA: The Rebirth two years ago.

Buckingham: Plus, something I’m REAL excited to see: coming out of that cryptic scene last week, with Hollywood Mike Griffin telling The Miracle Mike Troha in his dressing room that they need to talk, the two will team up tonight to battle Scythe and GI Jew.

Troy: Not to mention Jon Dulberg taking on Chris Duval with an International title opportunity next week at stake for Dulberg. But folks, before we get to all that, we have our opening contest, which features some of our exciting cruiserweights in tag team action. Let’s get down to ringside!

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Watch the video below for

MATCH #1 – PAUL EPTON & FENIX CLARKE VS. SAIF AL ABBAD & ASAI MOON
Referee: Jose Soares



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we see Saif al Abbad and Asai Moon celebrating their victory in a locker room. However, the celebration is short-lived, as Dexter P. Wellington moments later enters the room, slowly and mockingly clapping.

Wellington: Bravo, gentlemen. Bravo. Celebrate your useless victory.

Asai: Useless?

Wellington: The only thing that matters around here is winning championships, and what is a tag team victory going to get you? A shot at The Hot Boy$? Good luck in that one!

Wellington laughs to himself and Saif and Asai quickly grow tired of him.

Asai: Not all of us are in position to just buy shots at the Progressive title.

Saif: And those that are don’t believe it to be an honorable course of action.

Wellington: That right there is why both of you are losers and why I am about to earn my fifth Progressive Championship. Watch closely, peons. You just might learn something.

Wellington then exits, and the camera follows him as he heads down the hallway and through the tunnel that leads into the arena.

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Watch the video below for

MATCH #2 – PWA PROGRESSIVE CHAMPIONSHIP:
ZINA (champion) VS. DEXTER P. WELLINGTON (challenger)
Referee: Dan Martin



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we are in the interview area, where backstage reporter Scott Cornelius is with Juan Pablo Alvarez and the mystery woman who attacked Zina last week.

Cornelius: Welcome back to The Rebirth, folks. I’m here right now with Juan Pablo Alvarez and the unidentified assailant who attacked our Progressive Champion Zina right here last week. First off, Mr. Alvarez—

Alvarez: Senor.

Cornelius: Excuse me. Senor Alvarez. What are your thoughts on the continuing of Zina’s reign just moments ago, and who is this woman by your side?

Alvarez: First of all, I think the longer we let a woman parade around with a man’s title, the more this company becomes a joke. When you see a woman walking around with the prestigious Progressive Championship, and then you hear that this company is going out of business at the end of this season, it all starts to make sense.

The woman is seen nodding in agreement with everything Alvarez says.

Cornelius: Miss, I see you agreeing over there. Care to tell us who you are and why you attacked Zina last week.

Alvarez: Do not address this woman until I bestow upon her a proper introduction. This is not just some woman. As you may know, I am of a mixed bloodline. On my father’s side, the great El Valiente, a dynasty that stretches back generations, a dynasty of luchadores born and bred in Mexico. My mother… she comes from a long line of wealth and power in Colombia. She is a Linares. They are strong, courageous, honorable, and more valiant fighters than the traitors in my father’s family, the ones who stripped me of the name Valiente and turned their backs on me. I was embraced by my mother’s family, and they have never abandoned me. And that has not changed. The woman standing next to me is not just a woman: she is a Linares. And not just any Linares. This woman is a skilled mixed martial artist, a feared submission grappler who can defeat any woman here in the PWA, that freak Zina included. Senor Cornelius, I introduce to you and to the world the newest member of the PWA roster and my beloved cousin, Ana Maria Linares.

Ana Maria: Everything my cousin Juan Pablo has said is true. I came here to the PWA to help correct the injustice perpetrated against him. Ever since Juan Pablo came to the PWA, he has been persecuted and discriminated against. This situation with Zina is only the latest offense. When I saw how they stole his title, I was sick. It inspired me to leave Colombia, to sign a contract with the PWA, and to stand in my cousin’s corner. Zina needed to be paid back for her sins, and since my cousin is too honorable to strike a woman, I did it for him. And later tonight, you will see exactly how deadly a team we make when we destroy Matthew Magellan and Jade in a mixed tag team match.

Cornelius: Wait a minute. You have a mixed tag match against Magellan and Jade tonight? Since when?

Alvarez: Since Senor Schenck signed it a few minutes ago. They will be no match for—

Ana Maria’s train of thought is derailed by the Progressive Champion Zina, who crashes the party. She stares down both Alvarez and Ana Maria before breaking her silence through gritted teeth.

Zina: You… will pay. Dearly.

Zina then storms off, leaving the pair stewing as we return to ringside.

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Watch the video below for

MATCH #3 – SHOWTIME DAMON SAVAGE VS. MICHAEL GRIECO
Referee: Matt Hansen



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we are in the SIN locker room, where Vulture is engaged in conversation with his wife Morgan Day, both in street clothes.

Morgan: What would possess you to take this match next week? Going one-on-one with Anthony Failla? Are you mad?

Vulture: I take it you don’t think I can beat him.

Morgan: Do you not remember the last time you faced him? He destroyed you. You were lucky to come out of the match with your career. And now, he’s on a devastating roll, has it out for SIN, and you’ve—

Vulture: I’ve what? I’ve lost a step?

Morgan: You’re putting words in my mouth. You said that. But the fact remains that this is too dangerous.

Vulture: Morgan, you know Tantalus personally asked me to take care of this Failla situation. He’s testing me. What do you think is going to happen if I fail this test, if I cower from this challenge and turn it down? How valuable to SIN do you think Tantalus will view me?

Morgan: And if he kicks you out of SIN, is that really the end of the world? You know that your children, John, me… we all are behind you. If he kicks you out, we all leave with you, and SIN falls apart.

Vulture: And then we start a war with Greg Tantalus. I don’t want any of you exposed to that. None of you were around when Tantalus was at his worst, but I was. When he’s at war with you, nothing is off limits. I know you think that I’m risking everything now, but if we go to war with him, everything that’s dear to all of us will be at risk. And I’ll admit it: I’m not the same Vulture I used to be. My first war with Greg Tantalus stalled my career for six years. I honestly don’t know if I can survive another.

Morgan: Why not just retire?!

Vulture: If I retire, he’ll blame me for weakening SIN and all of you will be in danger.

Morgan: So what then? You just do everything he says and try to ride out the season without disturbing the peace?

Vulture: It’s a strategy.

Morgan: It’s a strategy that could get you killed. Ending up in a war with Greg Tantalus that turns horribly vicious is a hypothetical scenario. Being hurt badly by Anthony Failla next week if you go through with this match is a tangible possibility. You have to know this.

Vulture: And you have to know that if I back out of this match, war with Tantalus isn’t hypothetical; it’s inevitable.

Morgan: So what then?

Vulture: I face Anthony Failla next week, and I find a way to win. I know you think I’m done, or that I should be done, but I’ll show you next week I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

Vulture smiles at his wife, but her serious, concerned, and frustrated expression does not change.

Morgan: Is there ANYTHING I can do to change your mind?

There is a long pause.

Vulture: No.

Morgan then sighs and exits the room. However, not long after exiting, she finds herself face to face with the fiercest rival of her career, Keiko Ishida.

Keiko: Well, well. Look what we have here.

Morgan: Keiko.

Keiko: So what’s this I hear about you defending the Women’s title against Kemi Okoro next week?

Morgan: What about it?

Keiko: Interesting how Kemi is getting a shot at the title before me, a three-time Women’s Champion, even after I soundly defeated her at Everlasting Epic.

Morgan: What are you implying?

Keiko: To be blunt, I know you’re ducking me, and it’s time to stop hiding.

Morgan: It really HAS been a long time since you’ve been champion, hasn’t it? What’s it been? Six years? You seem to have completely forgotten the fact that the champion doesn’t choose all her own title defenses. Earn a title shot, and I’ll be more than happy to beat you again. And by earn a title shot, I mean do more than attack a helpless ring announcer and beat up on someone who should have hung it up years ago.

Keiko: You can say whatever you want, but we both know you want no part of me. But know this too: sooner or later, I WILL get you in that ring. And when I do, that title is mine.

Keiko then walks off, leaving Morgan staring back at her as we return to ringside.

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Watch the video below for

MATCH #4 – JON DULBERG VS. CHRIS DUVAL
Referee: Jose Soares



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from commercial, we see Kemi Okoro talking with Paul Dawkins and Renegade. The camera slowly approaches their conversation, but just as it closes in on them, Dee Licious rudely shoves right past them. They flash her dirty looks, but she continues on unencumbered. The camera follows her down the hall until it becomes clear what she is rushing towards: her brother and SIN member James Biamonte talking with SIN leader Greg Tantalus. Her disposition quickly changes to sunny when she reaches them.

Dee: Well, hey there! What are you guys talking about all secret over here?

Tantalus: James, did you tell your sister it would be alright to come over and interrupt us whenever she felt like it?

Biamonte: I certainly did not. Dee, what the hell are you doing here?

Dee: What? I can’t come over and say hello? We barely talk anymore. I guess you just don’t have time for your big sister.

Biamonte: I didn’t like you when we were kids, and I like you even less now. What makes you think I’d want to catch up?

Dee: Alright fine, you got me. I could care less about you, James. But I have to say, I’m jealous that you get to work with a truly inspiring man like Greg Tantalus. Greg, we haven’t crossed paths much over the years, but I’d just like to say that I’m a big fan of your work and—

Biamonte: You really think that’s going to work? Greg Tantalus doesn’t want—

Tantalus: Let her finish.

Dee: Thanks. I don’t really have much more to say. I just wanted to tell you that I admire what you’ve been able to accomplish around here, I really respect your style and how you go about your business, and if there’s ever anything you need from me, just say the word and it’s yours. Anything.

She smiles disarmingly at Tantalus. He returns the smile.

Tantalus: I’ll keep that in mind.

Satisfied, she saunters away, looking back once to make sure Tantalus is watching her leave. He is. James Biamonte, however, rolls his eyes.

Biamonte: Oh, come on! You bought that? You do see what she’s doing, right? She lost her meal ticket in Grieco, then she was humbled in the ring by Keiko, and now she’s figuring if she get herself an in with SIN, that can be her new meal ticket.

Tantalus: Trust me, I know. But to be honest with you, I’m not completely opposed to it, if she proves herself valuable. And if she wants to throw herself into my bed in the process, I’m not gonna say no.

Biamonte: If I know my sister, I think you can pretty much count on that. Just watch out. She’s only out for herself.

Tantalus: And how does that make her any different than us? You don’t think I see what YOU’RE doing? You’re Vulture’s cousin, he brought you into the group against my wishes, yet you’re positioning yourself as my right-hand man, because you realize that backing me is a better self-preservation tactic. And you know what? With Krieg pretty much out of the equation thanks to that concussion last week, you’re the guy. I respect that your first priority is yourself. So is mine. I don’t trust anyone who puts others first. So if your sister’s the way you say she is, it’s not gonna hurt her chances.

Biamonte is silent for a moment, before turning back to Tantalus and letting out a chuckle. That then leads to the two men sharing a laugh as the shot fades.

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The camera shifts to another portion of the backstage area, where Matthew Magellan and Jade are walking towards the tunnel to the arena, moments before their mixed tag team match against Juan Pablo Alvarez and Ana Maria Linares. Magellan is his usual carefree self, but Jade has a look of consternation on her face.

Magellan: You’re actually nervous?

Jade: I don’t know what to expect from this Linares chick. I’ve had no time to prepare. She could be nothing, or she could be extremely dangerous.

Magellan: If you can’t handle her, just tag me in and I’ll take out Alvarez and be done with it.

Jade: I don’t know, Matt. I want to pull my weight here. I don’t want to—

Magellan then stops walking and grabs hold of Jade.

Magellan: You need to loosen up. Just have fun. I’ll tell you what. We’re going to switch up the entrance tonight. I want to see you hip swiveling out there.

Jade: (laughing) Excuse me?

Magellan: You heard me. People have come to expect a certain standard of hip-shaking excellence from my entrances, but I’m not doing it tonight. It’s going to be up to you to give the fans their money’s worth. So if you’re going to worry about anything, worry about that. After that, the match will be a piece of cake. Now c’mon. Let’s get out there.

Jade follows Magellan to the tunnel with a wide smile on her face and we head to commercial.

Troy: It’s Magellan and Jade against Juan Pablo Alvarez and Ana Maria Linares in mixed tag team action, and it’s next! Stay with us!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #5 – MIXED TAG TEAM MATCH:
MATTHEW MAGELLAN & JADE VS. JUAN PABLO ALVAREZ & ANA MARIA LINARES
Referee: Dan Martin



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The camera shifts to the backstage area, where we see Rich Revis chatting with his former Lost Souls tag team partner, Dan Crowley.

Revis: I mean, I know it wasn’t intentional, but that’s one way of muting SIN’s advantage. I’m hearing he may be done for the year.

Crowley: It could be. Concussions are tricky. They’re just saying Krieg is out of action indefinitely. You never feel great about possibly ending someone’s career, but I was trying to win a match. These things happen. But you’re right. I’m not exactly sorry about chopping SIN’s ranks down by one.

Revis: Nor should you be. You know, the thing about it—

Before Revis can complete his thought, the pair is approached by Jon Dulberg and his manager Kerry Cox.

Dulberg: Don’t even bother completing the sentence, Revis. It doesn’t matter what you were going to say. The only thing that matters is that next week, I will once again reign as the International Champion of the PWA. I was the first man to ever hold that title, and I’m going to be the last.

Revis: Well, you sure are determined. Before the season even started, I was named number one contender, and you just couldn’t accept that, could you? You had to finagle your way into the match. But you know what? It doesn’t even matter. Because next week. I’m walking away International Champion, not you, and not John Wolfe.

Crowley: Hey Kerry, maybe you oughta teach your client here some manners. My friend and I were in the middle of a conversation.

Dulberg: Ah, the great Dan Crowley. Remember when I said I was the first International Champion? I’m sure you remember who I defeated to earn that title.

Crowley: Are you just going to keep clinging to your one moment of glory 10 years ago?

Dulberg: The same way you were clinging to Justin Schenck last year to make sure you never had to put the PWA title on the line against me?

Crowley: Are you for real?

Before Dulberg has a chance to respond, two more uninvited guests crash the party: Alexis Duval and the PWA International Champion John Wolfe.

Wolfe: I could hear all this chatter from down the hall and I can’t even begin to tell you how amusing I’ve found it. Are you all serious? Can that possibly be true? Revis, Dulberg, do either of you seriously think you have even the slightest chance to take the International title from me next week? Alexis, can they be serious?

Alexis: I can’t imagine they’re serious, John.

Revis: I’m pretty sure I pinned you at Everlasting Epic, Wolfe.

Wolfe: Nobody cares what happened in September, Revis. Two weeks ago, I pinned Dulberg. And under triple threat rules, that ends the match.

Dulberg: So what? The past means nothing. Next week, I take the International title, no matter how surprised any of you are. Let’s go, Kerry.

Dulberg and Cox then exit, leaving Revis and Crowley with Wolfe and Alexis.

Crowley: Listen Wolfe, nobody needs your posturing here. Just go out and prove it next week. Rich Revis will be ready. Isn’t that right?

Revis: Damn sure is.

Crowley: So just get yourself ready and do your talking in the ring.

Wolfe: Tough talk for a dead man walking. Do you really think you can knock Markus Krieg out, possibly for the season, and SIN is just going to let you get away with it? Your day will come, but Revis, yours comes first. No one’s taking my title next week.

Wolfe and Alexis then walk off and we head to commercial.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #6 – GI JEW & SCYTHE VS. THE MIRACLE MIKE TROHA & HOLLYWOOD MIKE GRIFFIN
Referee: Matt Hansen



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we see The Iceman Jason Calysto and Evan Black engaged in conversation in the backstage area.

Calysto: I just couldn’t keep the bastard down. He was tougher last week than he’s ever been any time I’ve faced him previously. I think you lit a fire under this guy last year. He’s on a whole new level of awesome right now.

Black: Ha, sorry about that. But you were close. You had him on the ropes. And next week, you’ve got your rematch.

Calysto: Sure do. And don’t worry about it. He’s nothing I can’t handle. I may have come up short last week, but I know what I’ve gotta do to beat him this time. And believe me, I’ll get it done. Who do you have next week? Showtime?

Black: Yeah.

Calysto: Tell you what. You beat him next week, after I get the title back, I’ll go to Schenck and see what I can do about getting you a shot.

Black: That would be unbelievably awesome.

Voice: Too bad it’s just not going to happen.

Black and Calysto turn around to find the voice belongs to Chase Stone.

Stone: I mean absolutely no offense there, Iceman. You’re a fantastic competitor. But think about it. Solomon beat EB at Everlasting Epic, and he beat me two weeks ago. If the two of us, the young lions of this company, the future of this business… if we can’t beat him, I don’t think a man in his mid-40s can. Not that you’re a normal mid-40s man. You’re a legend and still one of the best around here, which is saying something. But I just don’t see it.

Calysto: Make up your mind, kid. Are you complimenting me or insulting me?

Stone: I mean no disrespect. I just don’t think you can beat Solomon anymore. But on the off chance you did, I have to take umbrage with what you just said to EB. I’ve got a match against Scythe next week, and if I beat him, I don’t see how I’m any less deserving of a title match than EB should he defeat Showtime. But again, I mean no disrespect. I’m just…

Stone trails off as he notices the PWA World Heavyweight Champion Solomon walk into the picture, a smirk on his face. He eyes Calysto, Black, and Stone up and down before snickering.

Solomon: I couldn’t help but overhear your ridiculous little conversation. Stone, I assure you, your hypothetical scenario here won’t play out, so you have nothing to be concerned about. Because Calysto, you are NOT beating me next week; no one is. Now that I’ve become PWA Champion once again, I have no intention of losing this title. Ever. I’m going to be PWA Champion forever. And you know what that means, Black? It means you’ll never even get a SHOT to become champion. Isn’t that a pity?

Solomon’s laughter then booms throughout the backstage area as the Alaskan Monster walks off. Calysto, Black, and Stone all glare at the champion as he exits, each desperate to prove him wrong.

***

We are taken to the interview area, where backstage reporter Scott Cornelius is standing alongside The Hot Boy$.

Cornelius: I'm here with the reigning PWA Tag Team Champions Romeo and Jaguar, and fellas, last week, we witnessed you having a very heated exchange with Texas Justice. With a title defense against Maddox Tate and Pitbull now just moments away, do you think that tension will carry over into this match?

Jaguar: Corny, it’s Texas Justice. There’s always going to be some major, major tension.

Romeo: How could there not be? They hate us, and we hate them. But what they don’t seem to understand is that we are simply better than them. We’ve done this a long time, and have held these titles more than anyone else in or out of this company. There’s no team better than The Hot Boy$, and if we didn’t prove it to them at Everlasting Epic, we got a Heatwave that will definitely prove it tonight.

Jaguar: You fellas thought you were funny last week? Well, laugh after we spike your heads into the mat... again. Man, let’s get it.

The champions then storm off the set and head towards the ring.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #7 – PWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
THE HOT BOY$ (champions) VS. TEXAS JUSTICE (challengers)
Referee: Tom Stevens



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, “Bounce” by Bon Jovi hits the speakers and the Miami crowd begins cheering the arrival of the PWA creative director Justin Schenck.

Troy: Alright, the moment has arrived! We’ve been anticipating what he might say for the past week, but Justin Schenck is on his way to the ring right now to make some kind of huge announcement.

Buckingham: I have no idea what it might be, but I can’t wait.

Schenck grabs a microphone and steps into the ring. As the cheers dissipate, he begins speaking.

Schenck: Well first off, I just want to say that I hope you all have been enjoying the third and final season of The Rebirth. We are certainly doing everything we can to make this the most exciting season of PWA programming of all time. To that end, we are trying to bring you things you don’t see every day and experiences that will really enhance your enjoyment of this season. Which brings me to the reason I’m out here, the announcement I’ve been teasing for the past week.

If you take a look at the 2012 PWA event calendar, you will notice that on the Tuesday before each of our pay-per-views, there has been space left for an unidentified special. I’m here to tell you exactly what those specials will be.

We’ll start at the end of the season, on Tuesday, October 16, four days before Everlasting Epic VIII and this company shutting its doors for good. On that night, in Manhattan’s world-famous Carnegie Hall, we will hold The Rebirth Awards, where we will honor the men and women of the PWA for achievements over the three seasons of this program. That will certainly be a tremendous affair, and I’m definitely looking forward to it.

But more pertinently, let’s talk about what’s going to happen at Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday, June 26, four days before the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view. On THAT night, we are going to see a brand-new class of superstars inducted into the PWA Hall of Fame!

The fans immediately cheer this announcement.

Troy: Wow! Now that is big news!

Schenck: After numerous conversations with the NOW Network’s board of directors, I have convinced them to bankroll this special and give me the resources I need to assemble one final Hall of Fame class. I think there are a number of deserving men and women on this roster today and yesterday, and the responsibility is being taken very seriously, I can assure you. This will be the largest Hall of Fame class in PWA history, and beginning next week, we will announce two inductees every episode until the entire class has been named.

But that’s still not all. I’m going to probably get into some trouble for this, but I don’t care. I think everyone deserves a second chance in life, and everyone deserves an opportunity at redemption. You probably have no idea what I’m talking about right now, but I will explain. The network gave me the ability to assemble a selection committee to assist with the process of determining the Class of 2012. The committee is comprised of some of the PWA’s top executives, past and present, along with a panel of existing PWA Hall of Famers. But there was one former PWA executive that has an extremely controversial history, is in fact a Hall of Famer himself, and to me, absolutely needed to be on this committee. I’m not even going to say any more about him; I’m just going to invite him out to the ring right now.

After several moments of silence, Metallica’s “Sad But True” thumps onto the speakers and the fans are in disbelief as Bryan Conroy steps through the curtain.

Troy: It can’t be! Bryan Conroy, the original owner of the PWA, the man who sold this company in 2006 and was primarily responsible for its shutdown, is here on The Rebirth! I NEVER thought I would see this happen!

Buckingham: I can’t imagine there are too many people in the back or in the crowd happy to see this guy right now. He put a lot of those men and women back there out of work and he took this company away from all these fans.

Once the initial shock wears off, the fans begin booing Conroy loudly as he grabs a microphone and enters the ring. He then shakes Schenck’s hand and begins to speak.

Conroy: I know you guys probably still haven’t forgiven me, but I’ve had years to reflect on what happened now, and I have something to say. So please, give me a chance. I’d first like to thank Justin Schenck for reaching out to me and offering me the opportunity to be affiliated with this company again as it prepares to shut its doors one more time. For those of you who don’t know who I am, my name is Bryan Conroy. In my career, I was one of the top superstars of CAW in the late ‘90s and from there went on to become the owner of FSW. Then in 2002, my FSW defeated Jerry Georgatos’ CAW, giving me control of both companies. What I did with that control was launch the Progressive Wrestling Alliance, an alliance between those two great independent wrestling companies, and from their ashes rose the international juggernaut you see before you today.

Now, my tenure as owner of this company was a tumultuous one, and I’d like to think that my body of work contained more good than bad. For a few years, you people loved and appreciated me, and I was inducted into the PWA Hall of Fame in 2005. But at some point, things changed. You started disagreeing with a lot of the decisions I made, and quite frankly, a lot of the decisions I was making were wrong. I turned against Kerry Cox, my most trusted advisor, and joined up with a poisonous advertising group and its she-devil top executive, and I was convinced that the best way to get back at all of you would be to sell the company to a buyer who didn’t intend to move it forward, to someone who would strip it down and liquidate it for its assets.

The fans boo vehemently, and Conroy nods in approval of the reaction.

Conroy: You have every right to boo. It was a selfish decision, and I got mine for it. Because the entity I sold the company to was secretly affiliated with Jerry Georgatos, the very man I took CAW from years earlier, and a man that in 2004 unsuccessfully tried to overthrow me from power. Well, he finally had his victory, because he followed through with destroying the company so that any loophole I had written into PWA contracts to bring myself back would be gone. He thought he could just transfer the energy and the dynamic that made PWA special to his new startup company, but it failed, and now six years after my misguided sale of the company, PWA is standing tall, better than ever.

The Miami crowd cheers loudly at this.

Conroy: And it’s because of great fans like you. It’s because of the fantastically talented men and women in the back who came back to this company when it relaunched, along with the new talents that followed through on a dream to compete here that began during my reign as owner. It’s because of dedicated executives like Justin Schenck, who wanted there to be a better legacy for this company than the one I left behind, who wanted it to have new life. Justin, I think I speak for everyone here when I say that you have done a fantastic job with this company during this Rebirth Era, and I am truly excited to see the rest of this season play out. Of course, I am saddened that this company will be shutting its doors again this October, but I am overjoyed to have the opportunity to come out and do what I should have done a long time ago: say to each and every one of you that I’m sorry. I truly, truly am. Running the PWA was the greatest time of my life, and my decision to sell this company has been haunting me for years. I can’t take back the decisions I made and the consequences of those decisions, but I can tell you that I take my appointment to the Hall of Fame selection committee very seriously, and I will see you all on June 26th.

Schenck: Let’s hear it for Bryan Conroy!

The fans, who booed Conroy on his arrival, now give the former PWA owner a nice ovation, and Conroy is visibly appreciative. However, as Conroy and Schenck shake hands again, “Hear Me” by Darkseed blasts onto the speakers and the PWA World Heavyweight Champion Solomon steps out from behind the curtain.

Troy: What the hell is Solomon doing out here?!

Buckingham: Well I doubt he wants to welcome Bryan Conroy to Miami.

The Alaskan Monster grabs a microphone and enters the ring, eying Conroy up and down before beginning to speak.

Solomon: This is all really compelling stuff, but it’s over now. Conroy, if you know what’s good for you, get out of my ring so that we can move on to something more important: me. C’mon Schenck, you too. Scram.

Schenck and Conroy engage in a heated staredown with Solomon before the creative director speaks.

Schenck: You know what? We’re done here anyway. But I’m not going to continually accept this disrespect from you.

Solomon: Yeah, ok. I’ll keep that in mind.

Conroy: You know, Solomon, somebody ought to teach you some respect.

Solomon: You volunteering? As I recall, you tried that a number of years ago, and you ended up face-down on the canvas after the Deep Freeze. Feeling like you want another shot?

Conroy and Solomon stare each other down, a look of stone-cold seriousness on Conroy’s face. The PWA Champion, however, wears only a smirk.

Schenck: There isn’t going to be any fighting going on in this ring right now. Solomon, you can have your time.

Solomon: Good. Are you done?

Schenck: I just want to remind you of one thing: Jason Calysto has exercised his rematch clause and next week, when we’re live in Atlanta, you will defend the PWA Championship against him. So enjoy your speech, because it may be the only one you give as champion.

Conroy and Schenck then exit the ring to cheers and the Alaskan Monster continues to wear a smirk on his face.

Solomon: You think that’s supposed to scare me? I decimated Jason Calysto last week, and I’ll go out there next week and do it all over again. That will not be a problem. I fear no one, and no one can stop me. I hear all this talk about a Hall of Fame Class of 2012. Well, the obvious no-brainer is that I’ll be the main inductee. Anything else would be complete madness. But what I think is that I should be the ONLY inductee. I shouldn’t have to share my moment with anyone. I am a three-time PWA World Heavyweight Champion, a man who began his PWA career with an 18-month undefeated streak. A man whose number of career one-on-one losses remains in single digits. Get used to this sight, people, because I’m going to be PWA Champion for all eternity. Two pay-per-views and 15 episodes to go and I ride off as the eternal champion. And who will stop me? Jason Calysto? You saw what happened last week. Chase Stone? He wishes! Courageous individual, but he’s no match for my power. Evan Black? The poor bastard boxed himself into a corner and can’t even receive a title shot unless I lose it! You tell me, who stands a chance against me?!

Solomon is then abruptly cut off by the sounds of “Better Think Again” by Submersed, which usher Anthony Failla out onto the stage!

Troy: Can you believe this?! It’s Anthony Failla!

Buckingham: He has no business being out here! Somebody get him outta here! This is Solomon’s time!

The Alaskan Monster is in the ring, shouting, demanding to know who let Failla interrupt his speech. Failla, however, powerwalks down to the ring, staring coldly at Solomon, breaking neither his stride nor his stare. He then enters the ring and stands toe-to-toe with the champion, and the two engage in a heated staredown!

Troy: Listen to this building! Solomon and Failla are facing off in that ring and these people want to see them fight!

Buckingham: This isn’t fair! No one invited Failla out here!

Solomon now begins trash-talking Failla, but the former champion doesn’t flinch. The Alaskan Monster then attempts to slap Failla across the face, but Failla catches his arm, bends it back, and then, in one fell swoop, Failla effortlessly heaves the 300-pound Solomon onto his shoulders in running powerslam position and proceeds to charge at the ropes, tossing the champion to the outside!

Troy: What unbelievable strength exhibited by Failla!

The fans cheer thunderously and a shocked and dazed Solomon attempts to regroup on the outside. As “Better Think Again” replays and Failla screams at Solomon to return to the ring, the champion grabs his belt and, with a wide-eyed look of shock and maybe, just maybe, a little bit of fear, Solomon retreats to the back.

Buckingham: This was a dirty, rotten ambush! It proves nothing!

Troy: I don’t know, Randall! It proves to me that Solomon doesn’t have an easy road ahead of him! He defends against Jason Calysto next week, but if he survives that battle, it seems like Anthony Failla just might be waiting around the corner! Folks, for Randall Buckingham, I’m Victor Troy saying we’ll see you next week! Goodnight, everybody!


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