EPISODE #3.8

SULLIVAN ARENA
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 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 Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska, where a breathtaking 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 are live in Anchorage, Alaska!

Buckingham: Call it what it is, Troy: we are in Solomon Country! The Alaskan Monster has come home!

Troy: And he will be in action later tonight in the biggest match we’ve had thus far this season! Anthony Failla challenges Solomon for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship, and Randall, I can’t wait!

Buckingham: Neither can I, Troy! I’ve been waiting for these two to go one-on-one for a long, long time, and tonight, we finally get what we’ve been waiting for!

Troy: Of course, it’s no easy road for whoever walks away from this match with the title, because in just 18 days, the PWA Championship will be up for grabs in the 30-man Symphony of Destruction match!

Buckingham: It sure will, and that will mark the only time in PWA history that a reigning champion is forced to defend the world title in that match. He will, of course, get to draw a number no lower than 16, but it’s still quite a disadvantage.

Troy: We’re going to learn the names of 10 more individuals who will be competing in the SOD match a little later on, but that’s certainly not all we’ve got for you tonight! In fact, as a preview to the six-man elimination tag team match at SOD with control of the company up for grabs, we are going to see tonight, for the first time ever on television, Team Justin Schenck’s Scythe go one-on-one with Team Jerry Georgatos’ Vulture!

Buckingham: That should be something else, Troy. We’ve waited a long time to see that one.

Troy: Indeed we have. But folks, we can also tell you that Showtime Damon Savage has been invited to come out to the ring and address his actions last week on this program. For those of you who missed it, after losing a match to Jason Calysto and squandering an opportunity to earn a guaranteed PWA title match, Showtime nailed Calysto with a low blow and stomped away on him as we went off the air. After the cameras stopped rolling, Showtime had an apparent realization of what he was doing, stopped suddenly, and retreated to the backstage area.

Buckingham: It was a pretty uncharacteristic display. Justin Schenck actually gave Showtime the week off from our live events to clear his head. And as you said, he is here tonight and has been given the opportunity to speak, but no word on whether or not he will take it.

Troy: Also tonight, there will be several matches with Symphony of Destruction implications, like when Matthew Magellan collides with Jon Dulberg to determine Rich Revis’ International title challenger at SOD!

Buckingham: Not to mention the six-person cruiserweight battle royal! We’ll see Juan Pablo Alvarez, Zina, Saif al Abbad, Asai Moon, Dexter P. Wellington, and Paul Epton go at it to determine who challenges Fenix Clarke at SOD for the Progressive Championship!

Troy: We’ll also see Evan Black go one-on-one with Michael Grieco a little later this evening, but we’re going to kick things off with another match with SOD implications! It’s a fatal fourway match, with the winner joining Keiko Ishida and Morgan Day in a triple threat match at SOD for the Women’s Championship! Let’s get down to ringside!

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Watch the video below for

MATCH #1 – FATAL FOURWAY MATCH:
JADE VS. ANA MARIA LINARES VS. KEMI OKORO VS. DEE LICIOUS
Referee: Matt Hansen



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The camera shifts to the backstage area, where the new PWA Tag Team Champions have entered the building with their manager the Standard Sleaze Don Cerrone. The Miracle Mike Troha and Hollywood Mike Griffin, collectively known as The Hollywood Miracle, smugly walk through the backstage hallway, looking down on every staff worker they walk past. They then see Paul Dawkins and Renegade standing in a hallway and take the opportunity to hold their title belts directly in their faces as they pass. Dawkins and Renegade do not look pleased as the camera fades.

Troy: Oh great. I’ve just been informed that we’re about to take a break, but when we return, we are going to hear from The Hollywood Miracle.

Buckingham: Best teaser ever! Stay right here, people!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, the PWA Women’s Champion Keiko Ishida has caught up with creative director Justin Schenck. The champion does not look pleased.

Keiko: I thought we had a deal. I thought we agreed that it would be a triple threat match. And if you WERE going to make it a fatal fourway, how is Zina involved?! She is in a battle royal later tonight to try to win a Progressive title shot at SOD!

Schenck: You have to be flexible, Keiko. Zina is in the match because she came to me earlier today and a great opportunity presented itself. I assumed she was there to complain about how the attack by Epton, Alvarez, and Linares right before her match with Fenix Clarke last week cost her the Progressive title. But she didn’t complain for one second. She also didn’t complain that, because she won the Progressive title on an impromptu challenge, she isn’t entitled to a mandatory rematch. What she did, however, was remind me that she’s never received her rematch for the Women’s Championship, and that she woke up this morning thinking it would be a wonderful capper to her Hall of Fame weekend if she were to win back both the Women’s Championship and the Progressive Championship on the same night and hold both titles simultaneously. And you know what? She’s absolutely right. So I’m giving her the chance to achieve that.

Keiko: HER Hall of Fame weekend?! What about MY Hall of Fame weekend?! You’re making me defend my title against three other women now!

Keiko stops talking when she notices Morgan Day enter the scene.

Keiko: What do YOU want?

Morgan: I couldn’t help but overhear your little tirade. We can hear you all the way down the hall. Don’t you get it, Keiko? This is the PERFECT Hall of Fame weekend. The two of us and Zina are making history, as the only active women to ever be inducted into the PWA Hall of Fame. So what better way to highlight that than to compete against one another for the championship just days after our induction? If you can’t handle that, maybe you shouldn’t be champion.

Keiko: I’m not champion because of any character trait. I’m champion because I beat you, remember? And Justin, if you wanted to have a Hall of Fame showcase with the three of us, that’s fine. But why is Linares involved?

Schenck: It’s your own doing, Keiko. You told me after the show last week that you were opposed to giving Morgan a one-on-one rematch for the title and asked me if I could get creative if she must have a title shot. I honored your request by signing a triple threat match for SOD and set up a match tonight to name the third participant. However, when Zina expressed interest in cashing in her rematch at SOD, I didn’t feel it was right to tell the four ladies I’d selected for the qualifying match that they were no longer in line for a title shot. So, since you were so opposed to simply giving Morgan her rematch, you now have three opponents to deal with at SOD. Now, if you’ll excuse me…

Schenck then walks off, leaving Keiko stewing.

Morgan: Don’t worry, Keiko. If you’re a true champion, you’ll survive SOD with the title intact.

Morgan then smirks at Ishida as she exits.

***

Back at ringside, “The Miracle” by Queen seeps out of the speakers, and a chorus of boos pour in as The Standard Sleaze Don Cerrone leads out The Hollywood Miracle, who are brimming with wide smiles as they boast the newly-won Tag Team Championship belts around their waists.

Buckingham: Well look at what we have here, Troy! Brand-new Tag Team Champions! The Hollywood Miracle called it two weeks ago, they called their shot, and they did the unthinkable! They defeated The Hot Boy$!

Troy: With typical chicanery, yes.
 

Buckingham: No idea what you are talking about, but these men are heroes! Two titans of this industry have come together and there is now a new dominant team in this company!

Buckingham applauds from his seat as the champions enter the squared circle and Cerrone grabs a microphone. The boos continue as he speaks.
 

Cerrone: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the brand-new PWA World Tag Team Champions, two absolute heroes for our time, Hollywood Mike Griffin, The Miracle Mike Troha… The Hollywood Miracle!

The mic is handed to Troha, who scans the crowd and smiles as he begins to talk.

Troha: What a glorious occasion this is! Just as prophesized from the Big Man above, our victory has come to fruition. Last week, the largest city in China, as well as the rest of the world, bore witness to the greatest tag team in PWA history, as they defeated… perhaps the second greatest tag team in PWA history! Perhaps.

Troy: Perhaps?! Is he kidding me?!

Buckingham: You know how things are now, Troy. Everything is up for debate these days.

Troy: Oh God.

Buckingham: Exactly.
 

Griffin: A few short months ago, people could claim that I was one half of one of the greatest tag teams that the PWA has ever witnessed. Of course, those people would have been referencing TFU. But since none of them have a partner who is so connected to a higher power like mine, they wouldn’t have known they were only half right. Of course Hollywood Mike Griffin is one half of the best tag team ever seen, but that is happening in the present. Right before your very eyes, people! It’s happening now, and it’s a miracle… a Hollywood Miracle.
 

As the boos continue to rain down from the Anchorage crowd, “We On Fire” bursts through the PA system, and Anchorage greets The Hot Boy$ with an array of cheers!

Troy: Thank God!

Buckingham: That’s what the champs were trying to do when these two showed up!

Griffin: So nice of you to join us, fellas.
 

Romeo: So glad we could make it, but also glad we have finally found you here.

Griffin: Of course we’re here, and a few pounds heavier, just like we said we’d be. Hey Jaguar, is that you? Didn’t recognize you with that weight loss. What was it, 10 pounds or so?

Romeo:  Real cute, Griffin. Much like your feeble attempt at a movie career. But what I was speaking about was what happened this past week. You see fellas, after y’all got over on us in China, we went looking for you. Next night in South Korea, couldn’t find you. Night after that in Japan, couldn’t find you. It sure seems like you two weren’t really interested in showing up so we could have used our rematch against you.

Griffin: Ah, I see where you’re going with this. You think we were ducking you? Now why on earth would we need to duck a team we have soundly defeated? Let me give you a dose of the truth. Right after we won our championship, I received a call from my agent, stating we needed to hop on a red-eye back to the States, as we had some media obligations in California that needed immediate tending to. I realize that while you guys were champs, all those Waffle Houses, Hooters “restaurants,” and truck stops of the South were necessary to reach, but we are of a higher class. In fact, just last night we had a red carpet appearance for one of my movies. We just got to Alaska this morning. Our poor driver drove all night.
 

Jaguar: Say Griff, did that red carpet have stains on it like the ones you put in your Nordstrom catalog when it hits the mailbox the second week of each month? Filthy bastard, we can see you ripping open the plastic now. Anyway, it’s fine that you had to appear on Access Van Nuys, Loser Tonight, Also, or whatever phony show you think you got on. That’s fine. You see, these HBs here, we give it our all in that ring, whether we are in China, Japan, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, or wrestling in a high school gym. We bring it, 100% of the time, unlike you. Now if we wanted to, we could chase you all over Long Island next week until we got our rematch, but I spoke with my old friend Justin Schenck, and we came up with a brilliant idea.

Troha: You, a brilliant idea?

Jaguar: Yep, that’s how we do it at Temple. Now, we could certainly beat you in front of any of our home audiences when we get back to New York, but the rest of the world outside of those crowds wouldn’t get to see it. While we will certainly get out there and make sure we connect with our people once again, we also want the rest of the world to relish in one more Hot Boy$ title win. Therefore, we will execute our rematch clause at MetLife Stadium, at the Symphony of Destruction!
 

The crowd cheers vociferously at the announcement, and Cerrone stammers on the mic as Griffin and Troha become enraged.
 

Cerrone: That’s fine, guys! That’s fine! They beat you before and they’ll do it again.
 

Romeo:  That’s cool, because we are showing up at the SOD with 28 other nights to make bad, and we will start with yours. See you in The Meadowlands.

 “We On Fire” replays with the crowd cheering as we head to break.

Troy: How about that?! The Hot Boy$ receive their rematch against The Hollywood Miracle for the Tag Team Championship at Symphony of Destruction in 11 days! Lot’s still to come tonight, including Solomon vs. Anthony Failla for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship! But coming up next, it’s Evan Black against Michael Grieco! We’ll be right back!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #2 – EVAN BLACK VS. MICHAEL GRIECO
Referee: Tom Stevens



***

The camera shifts to the backstage area, where Bryan Conroy, Chase Stone, and Scythe have just finished watching the Evan Black-Michael Grieco match on a monitor in Justin Schenck’s office.

Conroy: That was impressive.

Stone: You think so?

Scythe: Definitely.

Conroy: That kid has a really bright future. Such an exciting competitor. I wish I had the chance to mix it up with him when I was in my prime.

Stone is clearly irked by this statement.

Stone: Yeah, I mean, he’s fine. He’s got some talent. But there are a lot of great young talents around here that I’m sure you wish you could’ve faced. Just be thankful you never had to face me!

Conroy smirks and prepares to respond, but before he can, Justin Schenck enters the office.

Schenck: Sorry to keep you guys waiting. Did you see EB’s match? What a talent, right?

Scythe: Yeah, we were just—

Stone: We were just about to turn the spotlight over to our man Scythe, weren’t we? HUGE match tonight against Vulture! How you feel, Samurai?

Scythe: I feel good. I have been waiting for this match for years. I will not fail.

Stone: Good, good. Remember, this is a BIG match for us. We need this to build momentum into SOD. And if you’re feeling less confident because you lost to me a few weeks ago, keep in mind that I beat Vulture last season. You and I had a great, competitive match. That’s why I came to you and begged you to join our team. You are a difference-maker, my man. My money’s on you.

Scythe: Uh, thanks. But you didn’t really have to beg. The chance to deliver a potentially fatal blow to SIN was enough for me. But listen, I’m gonna go get ready. I’ll see you guys later.

Schenck: Good luck, Scythe! Make us proud!

Scythe then exits.

Stone: You know what? I’m gonna get going too. I think we’ve got this.

Stone leaves the room, and Conroy turns to Schenck after he does.

Conroy: That kid sure has an ego on him.

Schenck: Sure does. But you know what? He backs it up in the ring. And that’s all that matters.

Conroy: I just hope he’ll be committed at SOD.

Schenck: His spot in the SOD is on the line. He’ll stop at nothing to win. Trust me. This kid wants to not only be champion, but to win it in spectacular fashion and make history. He sees this opportunity, to win both of these matches in the same night, as his opportunity to become not just a champion but a legend. And he’s not one to get ahead of himself. I feel great about him. He’s our ace in the hole.

Conroy: Fair enough.

With that, Conroy acknowledges Schenck and walks off. However, after Conroy turns a hallway corner, he finds himself face to face with Kerry Cox, a man who was once his most trusted advisor before Conroy betrayed him. There is an immediate awkward silence, with neither man knowing exactly how to start this conversation.

Conroy: Hey.

Cox: Hey.

Conroy: Look, I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I’m sorry. You were never anything but loyal to me, and I see that now. Of all the people I hurt, I’ve felt the worst about the hell I put you through.

Cox: I appreciate that. But what’s done is done. There’s nothing we can do about it now.

Conroy: I know. I just needed you to know that. And I’m sorry it’s taken me this long to say it.

Cox: People change, Bryan. I accept your apology. And you may not realize this, but the fact that you’re back here, that you realize you screwed up six years ago, that you’re trying to make things right… I respect that. I really do. The reason things went bad between us in the first place was because you got taken out by Solomon and when you came back, you were a changed man. Your judgment was off, and you weren’t being reasonable. I can already tell that you’re a different person from the Bryan Conroy that was here in 2006.

Conroy: Thanks. You know, even at the height of our feud, I always respected you. But listen, I won’t keep you. I know you’ve got to get Dulberg ready for his match.

Cox: Yeah, I’m keeping him waiting actually. But it was good to talk to you, Bryan. And good luck at SOD.

Conroy: Thanks.

Conroy and Cox then exit in opposite directions as we head to break.  

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we are focused on our commentators Victor Troy and Randall Buckingham at ringside.

Troy: Alright ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to The Rebirth. It’s now time to find out the next inductee into the PWA Hall of Fame Class of 2012. Let’s go to the video.



At the conclusion of the video, the camera returns ringside to Troy and Buckingham.

Troy: How about that?! Dan Crowley is entering the PWA Hall of Fame!

Buckingham: Well, he’s certainly had a storied career in this company. A three-time tag team champion as one half of The Lost Souls with the man now known as Rich Revis, one of the greatest teams in PWA history, Crowley spent years in the first run of this company making his name as Speed Demon. He was involved in some really memorable feuds, like that one with the frightening Bishop Cross and his Army of the Damned that was featured in the video we just saw. I wasn’t a part of the company back then, but I’ll never forget when Speed Demon buried Bishop Cross alive at Everlasting Epic V to definitively end their 18-month war.

Troy: What a memorable moment that was. That happened on the final night of the first run of the company, and since then, Bishop Cross has dropped completely off the radar, while Speed Demon morphed into Dan Crowley, who came back for The Rebirth and finally gained the one thing that eluded him: the PWA World Heavyweight Championship. Crowley’s performance since the start of The Rebirth Era upgraded him from fringe Hall of Famer to one with a clear Hall of Fame resume. Congratulations, Dan Crowley! And as a matter of fact, I’m being told that our Traci Reed is standing by with Crowley right now. Traci, take it away!

***

The camera shifts to backstage reporter Traci Reed, who is standing with Dan Crowley.

Traci: Thanks, Vic. I am here with the newest member of the PWA Hall of Fame, Dan Crowley. Dan, how do you feel right now?

Crowley: Honored, for sure. Making it to the Hall of Fame has always been a career goal of mine, and I’m thrilled to be able to achieve it now, in the final season of the PWA’s existence. But make no mistake about it: I’m not done yet. When this company shuts its doors for the final time, I will find another place to ply my trade, and there will be more great Dan Crowley moments somewhere at some point in the future. But until October 20th, the PWA is alive and well, and I want nothing more than to become PWA Champion again. And at the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view, I will have that opportunity. I am going to win the 30-man SOD match, and become the new PWA Champion. No matter what number I—

Crowley stops mid-sentence when he notices GI Jew approach.

Crowley: Can I help you with something?

Jew: You know, a few weeks ago, we crossed paths back here and I told you I didn’t have a problem with you, but if I had to during the Lethal Lottery, I’d take you out. Now, that opportunity never presented itself, but you didn’t back down from me, and I respect that. So I just came over to say congratulations. You deserve it.

Jew then extends his hand and Crowley hesitantly shakes it.

Jew: Now, with that said, I’M winning the SOD, so if you so much as get in my way—

Crowley: I know, I’m eating a Gore. Just make sure you don’t wind up on the receiving end of a Brutal Legend. Ask Markus Krieg how that feels.

Before GI Jew has a chance to respond, they are joined by uninvited guests Maddox Tate and Pitbull, Texas Justice.

Tate: Are we really hearing this right? GI Jew willingly shaking another man’s hand and telling him he respects him? What has this world come to?

Jew: Come over here and I’ll show you exactly how much respect I have for you two.

Pitbull: Your opinion on us doesn’t matter, Jew. You’re a has-been. Both of you are. You think being inducted into the Hall of Fame makes you special? It doesn’t. It’s all subjective.

Crowley: So you think the Hall of Fame is meaningless because it’s subjective? That sounds like the argument of every loser who isn’t good enough to actually make it in.

Tate: Please. We’re the greatest tag team in history. The only thing keeping us out of the Hall is politics.

Jew: That, and the fact that you’ve only been around this company for a little over a year. Just do yourselves a favor and scram, so that two legitimate Hall of Famers can continue their conversation.

Crowley and Jew turn their backs to Texas Justice, daring them to sneak-attack them, and Texas Justice turns to exit. However, they abruptly turn around and clobber Crowley and Jew from behind! From there, a brawl breaks out and numerous officials storm the scene to separate them! GI Jew has a clear sadistic smile on his face as he’s being pulled away, screaming at Tate and Pitbull that they shouldn’t have done that. As the backstage officials work overtime to keep the four men apart, we head to commercial.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we see Matthew Magellan walking through the backstage area with Jade and Briggs. For once, Magellan wears a serious expression on his face. However, he is suddenly approached by Jon Dulberg, whom he is scheduled to compete against in mere moments.

Dulberg: Hey Magellan, sorry to bother you so close to our match. I just wanted to wish you luck, and also make a request of you. This is a huge match, for both of us. The winner gets a shot at Rich Revis and the International title at Symphony of Destruction.

Magellan: Yes. I was aware.

Dulberg: To me, this match is too important to be decided, even unintentionally, by anyone but the two of us. That’s why I’ve left Kerry Cox back here, and I’ll head out to the ring without him if you leave Jade and Briggs in the back. Just you and me, one-on-one.

Magellan pauses for a moment, thinking it over.

Magellan: You know what? I’m fine with that. Jade, Briggsy, I’ll see you guys on the other side.

Dulberg then heads to the tunnel leading into the arena as Jade gives Magellan a good luck kiss. Briggs then firmly shakes Magellan’s hand.

Briggs: Good luck to you, brother.

Magellan acknowledges his bodyguard with a nod and walks off, headed for the ring.

***

Watch the video below for

MATCH #3 – JON DULBERG VS. MATTHEW MAGELLAN
Referee: Jose Soares



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

We return from commercial in the backstage area, where backstage reporter Scott Cornelius is with a pumped-up Jon Dulberg and Briggs.

Cornelius: Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here with Jon Dulberg and Briggs, and I’m still trying to make sense of what I just saw out there.

Dulberg: What you saw, Scott, is Jon Dulberg become the new number one contender for the International Championship.

Cornelius: Well yes, that much is clear. But it’s the circumstances surrounding that victory that are confusing to me. Specifically, Briggs, how could you? Why did you? What would possess you to turn your back on Matthew Magellan and help Jon Dulberg win this match?!

Briggs: I’d just say money, but I doubt you’d find that a satisfactory answer. Though, it was mostly about money. But it was also about the fact that Matthew Magellan took me for granted. I sat on the shelf for nearly a year after protecting this guy from Michael Grieco last year, and what’s the thanks I get? I come back a complete afterthought. I bailed him out one week when he needed a partner, but past that, he’s too focused on Jade to have any assignments for me.

Dulberg: I, on the other hand, have a great need for a bodyguard like Briggs, someone who can bring me to the top even when all the odds are stacked against me. And it starts at Symphony of Destruction, when—

Dulberg cuts himself off when he notices the PWA International Champion Rich Revis has stormed into the picture.

Revis: That was a disgrace, Dulberg. You can say whatever you want, but you know deep down you didn’t earn that shot.

Dulberg: I also know deep down that I don’t give a damn. That pretty little title is coming home with me on the 30th, Revis. Enjoy it while you can.

Revis: I don’t care who’s in your corner or what stunts you try to pull. This title is going NOWHERE.

Revis then storms off, and Dulberg smirks.

Cornelius: Ladies and gentlemen, I’m being told that my colleague Traci Reed is over by the parking lot with an update on Matthew Magellan. Traci?

***

The camera shifts to Traci Reed in the parking lot, where we can see Matthew Magellan being loaded into an ambulance, Jade by his side.

Traci: Thanks, Scott. As you can see, Matthew Magellan is being taken to a local medical facility for observation. Information is hard to come by, but we will give you an update on his condition as soon as one becomes available.

***

The camera shifts back to Cornelius, who is still with Dulberg and Briggs.

Cornelius: Thanks, Traci. Are the two of you happy now? You put a man in the hospital.

Dulberg and Briggs smile proudly, but their smiles dissipate when Kerry Cox angrily storms the scene.

Cox: What the hell was that, Dulberg?! What the hell is going on?! You think you’re going to earn any respect winning matches that way?!

Dulberg: Kerry, I suggest you either get on board with the program or you walk away.

Cox: I’m not getting on board with anything!

Dulberg: Well then I’d advise you to take a walk.

Cox: Or what? You’ll put me in the hospital too?!

Dulberg: If you insist.

With that, Briggs clobbers Cox from behind, knocking him to the ground! From there, Dulberg and Briggs begin stomping the Hardcore Icon viciously. Dulberg shoves Scott Cornelius away and tells him to flee, which he does. Officials rush over to break up the scene, but not before Cox is lifted up by Briggs in powerbomb position and spiked down to the floor by Dulberg! Officials swarm around Cox as a smirking Dulberg and a stoic Briggs backpedal away and flee.

Troy: Are you kidding me?! What an absolutely despicable night for Jon Dulberg and Briggs! First Matthew Magellan, now Kerry Cox! This is horrifying!

Buckingham: Are you kidding?! This is their finest hour! Jon Dulberg heads into his International title match with Rich Revis at SOD with a WORLD of momentum!

***

The camera shifts to the SIN dressing room, where Vulture is receiving final well-wishes before he heads to the ring to compete against Scythe. He is joined by his wife Morgan Day, his twin children Chris and Alexis Duval, and Alexis’ boyfriend John Wolfe. However, before he is able to exit peacefully, they are joined by the rest of SIN, namely Greg Tantalus, James Biamonte, and Dee Licious, alongside SIN benefactor and PWA project manager Jerry Georgatos.

Vulture: If you’ll excuse me, I have a match.

Georgatos: That’s exactly why we’re here, Vulture. You haven’t been right lately. I know that, Tantalus knows that, Biamonte knows that, you know that. But I think it’s still there, deep inside you. I think that fire still burns. And we need you to harness it. We need the Vulture that dominated this company a decade ago to show up again. We need him on our team at SOD. And you know what? I think he’s there somewhere. And there’s no better night to bring him back than tonight. Your match against Scythe is crucial, Vulture. Momentum in a match like the one we are walking into at SOD is a very important thing. Are you up for the challenge?

Vulture takes a deep breath, puts his shades on, scowls, and exits the room. Georgatos turns to Vulture’s family.

Georgatos: Did I get through to him?

Tantalus opts to answer himself before giving them a chance to answer.

Tantalus: You’re wasting your breath. He’s got nothing left.

Morgan Day is annoyed by the comment, and annoyed even more by the smirk on Tantalus’ face, but says nothing as the camera fades.

Troy: Folks, Solomon vs. Anthony Failla for the PWA Championship is still to come, but coming up next, it’s Vulture vs. Scythe! Stay with us!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #4 – VULTURE VS. SCYTHE
Referee: Jose Soares



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we are at ringside with our commentators, Victor Troy and Randall Buckingham.

Troy: Alright ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to The Rebirth. We still have a six-man battle royal for a Symphony of Destruction shot at Fenix Clarke’s Progressive title, and of course Anthony Failla challenging Solomon for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship, but before we get to any of that, we have one more Hall of Fame Class of 2012 member to unveil! Let’s take a look.



***

As the video concludes, we are taken to the backstage area, where Showtime Damon Savage has just watched his own induction video. However, he does not appear to be in a good mood. Rather, he has a look of distinct anger on his face. As he stands there, he is approached by his friend Dan Crowley, who was named to the Hall of Fame Class of 2012 earlier this evening.

Crowley: Hey Damon, congratulations!

Showtime: (unenthusiastically) Thanks.

Crowley: Pretty cool we get announced as Hall of Fame inductees on the same night, right? Our careers have certainly been entwined enough the past few years.

Showtime: (barely paying attention) Mm-hmm.

Crowley: What’s the matter with you? Is everything alright? You haven’t seemed yourself lately.

Savage lifts his head up and stares at Crowley with a furrowed brow.

Showtime: Oh?

Crowley: Well, you know, you’ve been irritable this entire season. I like to think we’ve developed a real respect for each other the last couple of  years and this is the first conversation we’ve had in weeks. And I can’t not mention what you did to Jason Calysto last week. Frustration or not, that was a low point for you, something you probably need to apologize for.

Showtime: Apologize?

Crowley: Well… yeah. Do you think you were really justified in doing what you did?

Showtime: Crowley, I am Showtime Damon Savage. I am a goddamn Hall of Famer. You know what that means? It means I NEVER need to apologize.

Crowley: I don’t know, Damon. I think—

Showtime: You know what? That’s just it. I’m tired of listening to what everyone else thinks. I’m bringing my Hall of Fame ass out to the ring right now to tell you and the whole damn world what SHOWTIME thinks.

With that, Savage storms off, headed for the ring.

Troy: It sounds like we’re about to hear from the newest Hall of Famer, Showtime Damon Savage! Stick with us folks, we’ll be right back!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, “No Country For Young Men” by Ice Cube is blaring over the speakers and Showtime Damon Savage is standing in the ring with a microphone.

Troy: Alright folks, welcome back to The Rebirth, and as you can see, Showtime Damon Savage is out in that ring, ready to address the world.

Buckingham: I’m interested to hear what he has to say, Troy. Obviously, Showtime has seemed tightly wound and easily frustrated this year. It’s the most volatile I’ve ever seen him. But that doesn’t make him any less ideal a candidate for the Hall of Fame. I think that was an excellent decision.

Troy: As do I. But it’s true, he’s been a bit unstable this year. Let’s hear what he has to say.

As the music dies down, Savage begins speaking, exuberantly.

Showtime: Hall of Fame bound, baby! How you like Showtime now?!

The fans cheer loudly, but Savage’s face then changes to one of stone-cold seriousness.

Showtime: You know what? Showtime doesn’t give a damn what any of y’all think. Showtime just stood in the back and watched his Hall of Fame video and it made him realize something: Showtime has been busy creating moments that you people will remember forever, and he’s been doing it for close to the last decade. Who else in this company can say they had a boxing match live on pay-per-view with a legend like Evander Holyfield? Not once, but twice at that. How many people in the history of this company can say they are three-time International Champions? One other person, and Showtime did it first. If you made a list of the most memorable stars in the history of this company, Showtime belongs right at the top. But watching that video, it made Showtime realize that all the things he’s accomplished… he didn’t need any of you for any of ‘em.

Savage now hears some boos but carries on unencumbered.

Showtime: A year ago at Symphony of Destruction, Showtime finally accomplished his dream and won the PWA Championship. But where were you people when he was screwed out of the title by SIN in his first televised defense? Where were you this season when he was getting screwed out of title match after title match? How could you cheer as Showtime was beaten by Evan Black a month ago, and by Jason Calysto last week? All week, Showtime has been wondering what to say about last week’s low blow to Calysto, and all week, he’s expected to apologize. But now, Showtime’s starting to think he’s got nothing to apologize for. Now, Showtime’s thinking anything he does to remind people that he’s to be feared and respected is a good thing. Because if you don’t respect Showtime, your ass is getting knocked out.

Suddenly, Showtime is cut off by Oasis’ “F*ckin’ in in the Bushes” and the arrival of The Iceman Jason Calysto, which elicits a huge roar from the Anchorage crowd!

Buckingham: What is he doing out here?! He wasn’t invited!

Troy: It sounds like Calysto has heard enough of out of Showtime!

Calysto grabs a microphone and enters the ring, standing face-to-face with Savage.

Showtime: You better have a damn good reason for interrupting Showtime.

Calysto: I’ve been sitting in the back, listening to you whine and complain about everything that’s happened to you, listening to you try to make excuses for losing your composure last week, and rolling my eyes in front of a monitor just wasn’t doing it for me anymore. You’ve been out here talking about all the things Showtime has or hasn’t done, what he will or won’t do. That must mean I’m not talking to Showtime; I must be talking to Damon Savage. Which is good, because that Showtime guy sounds like a prick. But I know Damon Savage, and I know he’s a good dude. I know Damon Savage appreciates the fact that he came into this company nine years ago not even really knowing how to wrestle. He came in as a boxing gimmick off some success in the Golden Gloves, a gimmick that a lot of top executives were sure would fizzle out and die over time. But Damon Savage busted his ass day in and day out to perfect his craft and become a damn good wrestler. Damon Savage outlived his expiration date, and turned himself into a Hall of Famer, and for that, you deserve a huge ovation.

The Anchorage crowd obliges, showering Savage with cheers.

Calysto: You know, I’ve been a fan of yours for a long time, and you know how happy I was for you the day you beat Dan Crowley and became PWA Champion. But I hate to say it, that was pretty much the last time I’ve been proud of you. Yeah, you got screwed out of the title by SIN before you really had a chance to enjoy being champion. Yeah, you were screwed in the gauntlet match at Everlasting Epic by Greg Tantalus. And yeah, you haven’t managed to get your hands on a title shot yet this season. But you’ve whined and complained every step of the way, both on camera and off. And last week, your tantrums reached their most pathetic point, when you hit me with a low blow and stomped me after I beat you in one hell of a match. That’s not you, Damon. You say you don’t care what other people think. That’s all well and good, but can you honestly say you don’t care if people associate Showtime Damon Savage with being a whiny sore loser? Because that’s what you’re becoming, and you are better than that, Damon. Much better. You are about to become a Hall of Famer. You need to start acting like one.

Showtime appears enraged, but before Savage can begin speaking, that rage dissipates into embarrassment. He hangs his head, ashamed.

Showtime: You’re right, Iceman. What am I doing? I’m letting all these people down. I’m letting the boys in the back down. I’m letting myself down. I AM better than this. Thank you.

Savage extends his hand and, after a momentary hesitation, Calysto shakes it to a chorus of cheers! However, seconds later, after the handshake breaks and Calysto turns his back, Showtime spins him around and clocks him in the jaw with a knockout left hook that turns Calysto’s lights right out!

Troy: What the hell was that?!

The fans boo loudly as Showtime stares down at Calysto, a disconcerting sneer slowly forming on his face. He then looks up at the crowd, outstretches his arms, and closes his eyes, inviting even louder boos from the crowd, all of which he takes in, using them almost as fuel.

Buckingham: Jason Calysto thought he could talk some sense into this man by separating Damon Savage from Showtime, but it turns out they are one in the same! And Troy, I’ve gotta tell you, I LOVE this new attitude from Showtime!

Troy: Of course you do! Folks, our world championship match between Solomon and Anthony Failla is still to come, but coming up next, it’s a six-person cruiserweight battle royal to determine Fenix Clarke’s Symphony of Destruction Progressive title challenger! Stay with us!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #5 – SIX-PERSON CRUISERWEIGHT BATTLE ROYAL:
SAIF AL ABBAD VS. ASAI MOON VS. DEXTER P. WELLINGTON VS. PAUL EPTON VS. JUAN PABLO ALVAREZ VS. ZINA
Outside Referees: Jose Soares & Dan Martin



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we see a disappointed Paul Epton walking through the backstage area. The camera follows him as he reaches his dressing room and enters it. Once inside, he immediately receives an earful from Emily Walker, who is in the room alongside PWA Progressive Champion Fenix Clarke.

Emily: You were given one task, Epton! One task! All you had to do was win a battle royal and you would have guaranteed that the Progressive title stays with us through Symphony of Destruction. Now, Fenix here has to put the title on the line against Saif! What do you have to say for yourself?!

Epton’s look now changes from disappointed to indignant.

Epton: Really? That’s the concern? That Clarke actually has to beat someone to keep the title? Maybe I did him a favor by losing that battle royal, so he can go out at Symphony of Destruction, beat a top contender on his own, and feel good about himself for once!

Emily is seething, and speaks through gritted teeth.

Emily: Fenix, my love, can you excuse us for a moment? Paul and I need to speak in private.

Clarke obliges, staring Epton down as he exits. Then, once the Progressive Champion is gone, Epton and Emily stare each other down, palpable tension filling the room. They are seemingly seconds away from bursting out into an all-out shouting match when, suddenly, they lunge at each other and begin making out passionately!

Emily: I love it when you stand up to me like that!

Epton: No talking. We don’t have long.

Epton begins hurriedly undressing Emily until he sees, out of the corner of his eye, the red light of the live television camera in the room with them.

Epton: Shit!

Epton and Emily immediately stop what they’re doing, and Epton shoves the cameraman out of the room and slams the door behind him. The camera then focuses on Fenix Clarke, who is innocently making a plate of food for himself in the catering area down the hall.

***

We are now sent back to ringside and our commentators, Victor Troy and Randall Buckingham.

Buckingham: What was THAT all about?!

Troy: I don’t know, Randall. That little love triangle there just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

Buckingham: Well, it looks like the cat’s out of the bag now. If Fenix Clarke doesn’t know about it already, he will soon enough.

Troy: It certainly appears that way. Folks, we’re just moments away from our enormous main event tonight, and I’m not just talking about the size of the competitors! It’s Solomon against Anthony Failla for the PWA Championship coming up in just a few minutes, but before we get to that, let’s take a minute to talk about the huge event we have coming your way in just 18 days. Of course, I’m talking about the Symphony of Destruction!

As Troy speaks, “The Howling” by Within Temptation – the official theme song of Symphony of Destruction – plays over the speakers and the SOD logo appears on the screen.

Troy: On Saturday night, June 30th, we will be live at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey to bring you the sixth and final installment of Symphony of Destruction! And Randall, what is the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view without the Symphony of Destruction match itself?

Buckingham: A poorly named event.

Troy: Well yes, I suppose that’s correct. But this year, not only will we have the 30-man SOD match, but for the first time ever, the PWA World Heavyweight Championship will be defended in that match!

Buckingham: That’s of course not to be confused with the 2004 SOD, where the vacant championship was on the line and won by Scythe. This year, whoever emerges with the title between Solomon and Anthony Failla in just a few minutes will defend it against 29 other men. The champion will have a slight advantage in that he will be drawing a number from 16-30 instead of from 1-30, but it will still be a tough hill to climb!

Troy: In addition to Solomon and Failla, we last week learned the identities of five other men already confirmed for this SOD match: The Iceman Jason Calysto, Dan Crowley, GI Jew, Showtime Damon Savage and, controversially, Evan Black.

Buckingham: That’s right, Evan Black is in the SOD despite being restricted from competing against Solomon, but because of the nature of the SOD match, his inclusion is not technically restricted, and so Black will in essence receive his first and perhaps only shot at the PWA World Heavyweight Championship.

Troy: And as we mentioned last week, EB needs only to make sure Solomon DOESN’T win to give himself a chance to earn a title shot during the second half of the season.

Buckingham: That’s true, but I’m sure he’s thinking about winning the thing outright and becoming champion on June 30th.

Troy: I would expect nothing less, but he’ll have to overcome 29 men who are thinking the same thing! And speaking of, we have 10 new names to announce for the SOD field! They are: Romeo and Jaguar, The Hot Boy$! The PWA Tag Team Champions The Miracle Mike Troha and Hollywood Mike Griffin, The Hollywood Miracle! The International Champion Rich Revis! SIN members John Wolfe and Chris Duval! Jon Dulberg! Saif al Abbad! And the Progressive Champion Fenix Clarke!

Buckingham: And that actually makes an even 20 participants announced for the SOD match, because three more entrants into the match will be determined by the winning team of another huge match happening at MetLife Stadium, a six-man tag team elimination match that has control of this company on the line!

Troy: That’s right, Randall! We are going to see Team Jerry Georgatos, consisting of SIN members Greg Tantalus, Vulture, and James Biamonte, take on Team Justin Schenck, comprised of Chase Stone, Scythe, and Bryan Conroy, and the team that wins this match earns control over this company for the remainder of the season for their team leader!

Buckingham: And not only will control of this company be at stake, but each of the six men are putting their spots in the 30-man Symphony of Destruction match on the line to fight for their respective authority figure. That means three of those men will not get to compete in the SOD match, while the three members of the winning team get rewarded with an entry number no earlier than 16, just like the champion.

Troy: Also at the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view, the PWA Tag Team Championship will be up for grabs as Romeo and Jaguar, The Hot Boy$, cash in their mandatory rematch against the men that defeated them for the gold last week, Hollywood Mike Griffin and The Miracle Mike Troha, The Hollywood Miracle!

Buckingham: We are also going to see the International Championship defended, with Rich Revis putting the title on the line against Jon Dulberg!

Troy: Keiko Ishida defends the Women’s Championship against Morgan Day, Ana Maria Linares, and the incomparable Zina in a fatal fourway match!

Buckingham: Plus Fenix Clarke defends the Progressive title against Saif al Abbad!

Troy: Folks, you’ll see all that and more, Saturday, June 30, 2012, live on pay-per-view from New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium!

Buckingham: And we still have one more episode of The Rebirth to go before we get there, and wait until you hear this main event that’s just been announced! We’re going to see, right here next week, a six-man tag team match that pits Showtime Damon Savage and Texas Justice against Evan Black, GI Jew, and Dan Crowley!

Troy: That certainly is a huge main event, but we have an even bigger main event coming up in mere moments! It’s Solomon vs. Anthony Failla for the PWA World Heavyweight Championship, and it’s next! Don’t you dare move a muscle!

Buckingham: Jeez Troy, you don’t have to threaten people!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #6 – PWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP:
SOLOMON (champion) VS. ANTHONY FAILLA (challenger)
Referee: Tom Stevens




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