EPISODE #3.9

NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 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 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, 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 are back where it all started! We are in Long Island, New York, the home base of both CAW and FSW over a decade ago, and the site of the very first episode of PWA Frequency back on August 6, 2002! Randall, the PWA is back at the Nassau Coliseum, and I couldn’t be more excited!

Buckingham: What’s not to be excited about? It’s the final episode of The Rebirth before our midseason break, and we’re just 11 days away from the Symphony of Destruction, live on pay-per-view!

Troy: We’ll be live at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey for that one, but let’s not overlook the tremendous show we’ve got for you tonight! In our action-packed six-man tag team main event, we are going to see Evan Black, Dan Crowley, and GI Jew team up to face the team of Texas Justice and a man who has disappointed a lot of fans over the past couple of weeks, Showtime Damon Savage!

Buckingham: He may have disappointed a number of our more narrow-minded fans, but Showtime is a complex personality. I think he finally realized that it’s all about being the PWA Champion, and he doesn’t need these people in his corner to get it done, so good for him!

Troy: In a preview of our Tag Team Championship match at Symphony of Destruction, we will see Hollywood Miracle member and one half of the champions Hollywood Mike Griffin take on Romeo of The Hot Boy$!

Buckingham: Previewing our fatal fourway Women’s Championship match at SOD, tonight we see the champion Keiko Ishida join forces with the dangerous Ana Maria Linares to take on a team I can’t wait to see in action: Morgan Day and Zina!

Troy: We haven’t seen those two in the same ring at the same time since Morgan captured the title from Zina at Everlasting Epic in an incredible TLC war, but I’m with you, it’s going to be a real treat seeing them try to work together! And speaking of working together, at Symphony of Destruction, our creative director and now part-owner of the PWA Justin Schenck puts his fate in the hands of Chase Stone, Scythe, and the Hall of Famer Bryan Conroy as they face a SIN team of Greg Tantalus, Vulture, and James Biamonte, who will represent the man appointed to the PWA as project manager, Jerry Georgatos, with the winning team earning control of the company for their respective team leader. Tonight, we will see two members of the SIN contingent – Tantalus and Biamonte – in action against two-time Tag Team Champions Paul Dawkins and Renegade!

Buckingham: And let’s not forget the preview of SOD’s Progressive title match! Tonight, 11 days before Fenix Clarke is set to defend his title against Saif al Abbad, he’ll team with Paul Epton to face Saif and Asai Moon! And Troy, given what our cameras caught Clarke’s girlfriend Emily Walker doing with Epton last week, I can’t imagine Fenix will be in the best of moods tonight!

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Suddenly, “Bounce” by Bon Jovi hits the speakers and the Long Island crowd cheers supportively as Justin Schenck makes his way to the ring!

Troy: Well, it looks like we’re going to kick things off tonight with our creative director!

Schenck walks to the ringside area, grabs a microphone, and enters the ring. As the cheering dies down, he begins speaking.

Schenck: Thank you for that. Your support truly does mean a lot to me. Now, as you know, in 11 days, on Saturday, June 30th, we will be at MetLife Stadium for the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view. Of course, everyone is excited for the big SOD match, which for the first time ever will have a reigning PWA Champion putting the title on the line in the match. But my very ability to preside over this program going forward will be at stake that night, when Chase Stone, Scythe, and Bryan Conroy compete on my behalf in a six-man elimination tag team match against Jerry Georgatos’ SIN trio of Greg Tantalus, Vulture, and James Biamonte. After SOD, we go on a midseason break before we return with our final slate of episodes beginning Tuesday, August 14th. That all builds to Everlasting Epic VIII on Saturday, October 20th, after which the PWA shuts its doors forever. If my team doesn’t prevail at SOD, you will all be subjected to a Jerry Georgatos-led PWA for the remainder of this company’s existence. I am here tonight to tell you that I have the utmost confidence in my team, and they will do everything in their power to make sure Georgatos is sent packing and I am right back here with you in two months’ time!

The fans cheer this and Schenck applauds along with them.

Schenck: But that’s not the only reason I’m out here tonight. One week from tonight, we are going to be at Radio City Music Hall to induct a new class of inductees into the PWA Hall of Fame. Over the past five weeks, we have announced the names of 10 deserving individuals who will enter the elite club next week. Tonight, I am here to announce one more, and to me, this is a key induction, because the past 10 years around here just would not have been the same without this man. Roll the footage.



As the video concludes, the camera focuses on the commentary table and Victor Troy, who looks visibly moved.

Troy: I don’t really know what to say.

Buckingham: I do. Congratulations, Troy. I know I give you a hard time every week, but you deserve this. You’re a legend.

Troy: Umm… I really don’t know how to respond to a compliment from you, Randall. But thank you.

Schenck: Everyone, let’s hear it for Victor Troy, the final inductee into the PWA Hall of Fame Class of 2012! Victor, please stand up!

Troy stands up and the fans cheer loudly and chant his name. He waves to the crowd and smiles before sitting back down. However, before Schenck can continue speaking, Metallica’s “Sad But True” hits the speakers and Bryan Conroy begins making his way to the ring!

Buckingham: Bryan Conroy? What’s he doing out here?

Conroy is cheered thunderously as he approaches the ring, having earned extra appreciation from the Long Island crowd for his Hall of Fame wrestling career in CAW, for launching FSW just minutes from this building, and for ensuring that Long Island remained a key stop for the PWA over the years, staying true to its roots. Conroy grabs a microphone and joins Schenck in the ring.

Schenck: Ladies and gentlemen, Bryan Conroy!

The fans cheer loudly again and Conroy acknowledges them.

Schenck: What brings you out here, Bryan?

Conroy: Well, first off, I want to echo your congratulations for Victor Troy. Vic, you have been the voice of the PWA since the day we first opened our doors, and your voice has been in the background for every iconic moment this company has ever created. You are a tremendous asset to this company, and I can’t wait to see you inducted next Tuesday night. But the reason I’m out here, Justin, is that Victor Troy is not the final inductee into the Class of 2012. The selection committee has named one last inductee to the class, and I’d like to reveal that individual to the world right now. So everyone, please direct your attention to the Jumbotron.



The camera now returns to the ring, where it’s Justin Schenck’s turn to be moved. The fans cheer him loudly and chant his name, just as they did with Troy moments ago.

Conroy: Congratulations, Justin. I know, during our selection committee meetings, that you stressed you didn’t think it was appropriate you be considered for induction. But you’ve done a lot for this company. When you showed up here in 2003 as a color commentator for our Sunday night show Overdrive, I’ll admit, I didn’t think much of you. But after several months behind the desk, you decided you wanted more. You became a manager, formed a stable called The Legacy, and ever since then, you’ve created one hell of a legacy for yourself. I’ll save the rest for Tuesday night, when I personally induct you into the Hall of Fame, but you are the sole reason any of us are in this building tonight, and with your status at the helm of this company in jeopardy, the committee and I felt you more than deserved this.

Conroy pauses to allow the fans to cheer, but before he can continue, “The Wretched” by Nine Inch Nails hits the speakers and those cheers quickly turn to boos to greet Jerry Georgatos.

Troy: Oh come on! Does he REALLY need to be out here right now? This moment doesn’t involve him!

Georgatos rips a microphone away from the ring attendant and storms into the ring, putting himself face-to-face with Schenck and Conroy.

Georgatos: I apologize for interrupting, but this pathetic little love-fest was making me physically ill. Now Schenck, I suppose I should congratulate you on your induction into the PWA Hall of Fame, but I won’t, because I don’t view it as legitimate. Frankly, it’s ridiculous. Ridiculous that you two imbeciles are Hall of Famers, and ridiculous that I’m not. I’ve had a way bigger impact on this company through the years than either of you. The fact that I’m not a member is insulting and quite frankly de-legitimizes the very existence of your Hall of Fame. But you know what? None of that matters. When my team defeats yours at Symphony of Destruction, I will cement my place as gatekeeper of all things PWA, which means that if I feel like it down the line, I can take it upon myself to do what should have been done and add the name Jerry Georgatos to the list of the enshrined.

Conroy: Not that I really need to humor you, but the selection committee DID consider you. We tried to be as impartial as possible.

Georgatos: What legitimate argument could you possibly have had for keeping me out of the Hall?

Conroy: Your contributions to this company have been overwhelmingly negative. We couldn’t justify rewarding someone who served only to spread chaos and discord throughout the organization.

Georgatos: That’s so like you, Conroy. Scapegoating other people for issues within your own character. I did what I did because I knew removing you from the equation was the best thing for this company. But then again, I couldn’t expect to get what I deserve once you were put in charge of the selection committee.

Conroy: You’ll get what you deserve, Georgatos. You’ll get it in 11 days at Symphony of Destruction, when Chase Stone, Scythe, and I beat your team and send your ass packing once and for all!

The crowd cheers wildly and Georgatos is none too pleased.

Georgatos: How can you be so sure that you’ll even be able to perform at an adequate level, Conroy? You haven’t been in the ring in six years.

Conroy: I don’t believe that’s any of your concern, is it?

Georgatos: Conroy, we’re here at the Nassau Coliseum, right in the heart of Nassau County, the place where you and I both made our names, for better or for worse. It was in this building that you competed numerous times for CAW under my rule. It was here, after you broke off on your own and launched FSW, where you crowned the first FSW Champion. It was here where I put on the final CAW supershow before we sent our two companies into battle on the night 10 years ago that changed everything. There are a lot of memories in this county and in this building. And if you ask me, I think you owe these people a tune-up match tonight.

The fans buzz loudly, but Justin Schenck is quick to respond.

Schenck: I see what you’re trying to do, Georgatos. We’re 11 days away from SOD, and you are trying to lure Conroy out to that ring so you can send SIN down and ambush him. You’re trying to weaken my troops before our match. Well, it’s not gonna work.

Conroy: Hold on a minute, Justin. As much as it pains me to admit it, this miserable piece of garbage is right. These people DO deserve to see me compete one last time. What do you say, people? Do you want to see Bryan Conroy in action?!

The fans cheer loudly, but Schenck is still protesting. He holds the mic away from his mouth to talk to Conroy semi-privately, but moments later, “Amazing” by Kanye West hits the speakers and the fans give a huge ovation to Chase Stone!

Buckingham: What’s HE doing out here now?!

Stone walks down the aisle, grabs a microphone, and enters the ring.

Stone: I was sitting in the back and couldn’t help but see all this on the monitor. I have a solution. Tonight, I team with the legend Bryan Conroy, and we take on the two members of SIN not competing in our tag match at SOD, John Wolfe and Chris Duval. And if ANYONE interferes in that match, anyone at all – either during the entrances, during the match itself, or at any point before we all safely return to the locker room – they are issued an immediate two-week suspension, which of course removes them from the SOD equation.

Schenck: You know what? That works for me.

Georgatos: Works for me, too. It’s all on you now, Conroy.

Conroy: You’ve got yourself a match.

Troy: Oh my! How about that?! Later tonight, we are going to see Bryan Conroy in the ring for the first time in six years, teaming up with Chase Stone to battle SIN’s John Wolfe and Chris Duval! I can’t wait for that!

Georgatos then smirks and exits, realizing he is outnumbered three to one in the ring. As he retreats to the back, “Sad But True” replays and Conroy, Schenck, and Stone converse in the ring.

Troy: Alright ladies and gentlemen, this is shaping up to be a tremendous night! We’re going to take a quick break, but when we return, we’ll have some cruiserweight tag team action coming your way! Stay with us!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

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



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we see Fenix Clarke, Paul Epton, and Emily Walker walking through the backstage area, heading back to their dressing room. Upon reaching the door, Fenix enters first. Emily and Epton then glance at each other, giving each other a knowing look before they enter.

Emily: Fenix, can you sit down a minute? We need to talk.

Clarke sits down on a bench, while Epton and Emily stand and face him.

Emily: First off, I want to commend both of you for an excellent performance out in the ring. I know, Paul, you won’t be allowed ringside for the Symphony of Destruction title defense against Saif al Abbad, but this was good momentum. But enough stalling. Fenix, I don’t know if you’ve seen the video yet from last week—

Clarke: I have.

Emily: You have? But you haven’t seemed upset. You’ve been so… so stoic… oh, I guess that makes sense. Please, tell me what you’re feeling.

Clarke: Well, it was just a kiss, right?

Epton openly chuckles at this. Emily cracks a smile but quickly regains her composure.

Emily: Fenix, I want you to know that no matter what I’m about to tell you, I want to stay together. I have no desire to end what we have. But Paul and I have been sleeping together.

Clarke appears to be crushed, but holds it together.

Clarke: Are you serious? For how long?

Emily: Basically since the start of the season.

Clarke: But it’s over now?

Emily: Actually… no. And I don’t want to end this either. My proposal, and Paul is ok with this, right Paul?

Epton: Doesn’t matter to me, it’s not like I’m exclusive with you.

Emily: My proposal is that I continue seeing both of you, separately. Does that sound like something you can handle, Fenix?

Clarke is speechless, and pretty clearly upset by this news. However, he again holds it together.

Clarke: If it will make you happy, it’s ok with me.

Emily: Excellent.

Emily tosses her arms around Clarke in an embrace, and Clarke seems momentarily comforted. However, she then invites Epton into the hug and Clarke’s look of comfort immediately evaporates.

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The camera shifts to another portion of the backstage area, where backstage reporter Traci Reed is with the unlikely duo of SIN member Morgan Day and Zina.

Traci: Ladies and gentlemen, I am here with two women who, in just a few moments, will head out to the ring to compete as partners for the first time in their career, two women who have had some wars in the recent past. Morgan Day, Zina, welcome.

Morgan: Thanks Traci.

Traci: Ladies, what’s it going to be like being on the same side for once, after the bitterness of your feud last year?

Morgan: You mean the one that ended with me winning the Women’s Championship from Zina in a TLC match at Everlasting Epic? I certainly don’t have a problem with it.

Zina: And I have no problem teaming up with Morgan after blasting her with the Siberian Express time after time last year. Plus, the teaming is only temporary. Come June 30th, we will be opponents again.

Morgan: Correct, in a fatal fourway with our two opponents tonight, Ana Maria Linares and the Women’s Champion Keiko Ishida… ugh.

Morgan then turns to Zina.

Morgan: Zina, in all seriousness, I possess a great deal of respect for you. And tonight should be fun. But come Symphony of Destruction, I’m getting my Women’s Championship back no matter what. And if I have to go through you to get that accomplished, I won’t hesitate.

Zina: I would say the same to you, but words are pointless. Let’s enjoy this rare moment and make our opponents pay. But I have spent the entire season defeating men. Do you think I came back to the women’s division to lose at SOD?

Morgan and Zina then begin staring at each other, each trying unsuccessfully to intimidate the other.

Traci: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Morgan Day and Zina taking on the Women’s Champion Keiko Ishida and Ana Maria Linares, and it’s next!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, we see PWA Women’s Champion Keiko Ishida and Ana Maria Linares chatting with Juan Pablo Alvarez in the backstage area, near the entrance to the tunnel that leads into the arena. Alvarez is doing the talking, and Keiko appears to be bored.

Alvarez: You have to use your speed against Zina. If you try to match power for power with her, she will overwhelm you. Her brute strength is unexplainable, but it’s there. She’s much stronger than you think.

Keiko: I’m sorry, Alvarez, but I can’t listen to this anymore. Why should we be listening to your advice? You lost to Zina. Twice now. How can you give us advice on defeating her?

Alvarez is angered by this statement and responds by storming off, despite Ana Maria’s protests. Halfway down the hall, he encounters Dexter P. Wellington and Michael Grieco, and wastes little time interrupting their conversation.

Alvarez: Nobody appreciates me around here!

Wellington: Um, hello.

Alvarez: I was responsible for Zina losing the Progressive title to Fenix Clarke, and all anyone can say to me is that I lost to a woman twice!

Grieco: Well, you did.

Alvarez: You see?! I’m sick of this!

Wellington: What do you want us to do about it?

Alvarez: Nothing. Just be warned: I am going to have the last laugh. I am going to show all of you that Juan Pablo Alvarez is no joke.

Grieco: And how exactly are you going to do that?

Alvarez: Simple. I am going to win the Symphony of Destruction and become the new PWA World Heavyweight Champion.

Grieco: No offense Juan, but I don’t think anyone who loses to a chick has a chance to beat 29 other MEN.

Wellington: So what, Grieco? Are you saying that I can’t win the SOD because I lost to Zina too? What’s the longest you’ve ever lasted in the SOD? Because I lasted nearly one hour in 2006. That makes me the expert on the SOD in this conversation.

Grieco: Still living in the past. I live in the present. And I’M going to win the SOD match and become the new champion.

Alvarez: We may have lost to a woman, but at least neither of us spent all season last year getting hit in the face with pies. And I guess you have to live in the present, because all you’ve done the past few weeks is lose. And it’s Juan Pablo. I don’t know who is this Juan you speak of.

Wellington: Can we just agree that I’m going to become the new PWA Champion at SOD and move on?

The three now start arguing over each other, and with no chance of a resolution anytime soon, the camera cuts back to ringside.

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Watch the video below for

MATCH #2 – PWA WOMEN’S CHAMPION KEIKO ISHIDA & ANA MARIA LINARES VS. MORGAN DAY & ZINA
Referee: Dan Martin



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Back from break, “Welcome Home” by Coheed and Cambria hits the speakers and the fans begin booing loudly as Jon Dulberg emerges from behind the curtain with Briggs in tow.

Troy: Look who’s decided to join us. Randall, last week, these two perpetrated one of the most despicable acts in recent PWA history. Jon Dulberg was squaring off with Matthew Magellan, a SOD shot at Rich Revis’ International title on the line. That’s when Briggs got himself involved, turned on his friend Magellan, and gave Dulberg the victory. Magellan was taken away in an ambulance, and when Dulberg’s manager Kerry Cox confronted the pair after the match, they beat the hell out of him too. Neither Magellan nor Cox is here tonight. We’re told Magellan will be out of action until the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view, but he will be able to compete in the 30-man SOD match. Cox’s status, however, is a lot more uncertain. We may have seen the last of him.

Buckingham: You can whine and complain about what they did, but I don’t see it like that. I think these were two underachievers who now have the right attitude. They have joined forces for the betterment of both their careers, and if Dulberg can beat Rich Revis in 11 days at Symphony of Destruction, he will be a three-time International Champion.

Dulberg grabs a microphone and stands in the ring with Briggs. When the boos begin to die down, he starts to speak.

Dulberg: Surprise, surprise, you’re all booing us. I guess I shouldn’t have expected any more from you. You’re all so simple-minded. Boo us because we smacked your stupid heroes around a little bit. Nevermind the fact that Kerry Cox and Matthew Magellan were holding us back. Nevermind that Cox, while a legend in the ring in his time, was an incompetent manager who was causing my career to stagnate. Nevermind that Magellan viewed Jade to be a more useful person to have in his corner than Briggs, and was content to let this monster waste away on the sidelines. Sure, maybe the way we went about making our statement was a little dramatic, but you can’t argue with our reasoning. In just a few months, the PWA will be nothing more than a memory. Neither of us are content to sit back and be spectators. Last week was just the beginning. The next step comes in 11 days at Symphony of Destruction, when I defeat Rich Revis to become a three-time International Champion. And then, later on that night, I’m walking into the SOD match and walking out the new PWA World Heavyweight Champion. One night, two titles. That is my destiny at SOD. Not just because—

Before Dulberg can continue, “Zerospace” by Kidneythieves hits the speakers and the Anchorage crowd gives a warm welcome to Jade, the manager and girlfriend of Matthew Magellan. Jade comes to the ring armed with a microphone and enters to confront Dulberg and Briggs.

Jade: You two have a lot of nerve coming out here tonight after what you did last week.

Dulberg: You could say that. Or you could say that YOU have a lot of nerve for coming out here and interrupting us.

Jade: I have nothing to say to you, Dulberg. I’ve never liked you. It was just a matter of time until you showed your true colors, and now you have. My business out here is with you, Briggs. How could you? Matthew genuinely cared for you. He loved you like an older brother. He brought you back to this company last year, when everyone thought your injuries would keep you out of here forever. Anything Matthew ever did was because he was looking out for you, the same way you looked out for him. I can’t believe you let this snake poison your mind. Do you feel no remorse for what you’ve done? Not just to Matthew, but what you did to an absolute legend in Kerry Cox?

Briggs: Jade, you need to learn when to leave well enough alone. I think you’re being incredibly naïve when it comes to my relationship with Magellan. Did he bring me back to the PWA? He did. And you’re right. The injuries I suffered in the Gates of Hell match I had with Solomon six years ago for all intents and purposes ended my full-time wrestling career, to the point where any time I step into the ring, I have to sign a waiver. That’s why I’ll never be signed to a contract as a wrestler again. That’s why Magellan had to sign me to a personal services contract just to stand in his corner. But that was last year. This year, I’ve been good to go the entire season, just waiting for the call. And you know when it came? The first time Magellan’s back was against the wall. And then the next week, as soon as he thought he had things under control again, I’m asked to stay in the back. Guess what? I don’t want to stay in the back anymore. My contract with Magellan was at-will. I now have a brand-new contract with Jon Dulberg, a man who isn’t going to ask me to stay in the back.

Jade: I get your personal frustration. But don’t you think what you’ve done shows a lack of character? How can anyone trust you after what you’ve done? How can anyone ever trust either of you ever again?

Dulberg: That’s a good question, Jade. How about you find out just how untrustworthy we are?

Briggs then grabs Jade by the throat and pulls her close. She attacks him with fists, trying to free herself, but Briggs simply smirks and tightens his grip. Dulberg walks over to Jade and mocks her, both bullies proudly relishing the situation they’ve created. Then, moments later, the International Champion Rich Revis rushes down to ringside, swinging the title belt wildly as a weapon! Dulberg and Briggs opt to retreat, with Dulberg quickly exiting the ring and Briggs shoving Jade to the mat before doing so himself. The two then backpedal up the ramp as Revis dares them to come back in the ring and fight!

Troy: Thank goodness for Rich Revis! I shudder to think what might have happened to Jade had Revis not been here!

Buckingham: It would have been nothing compared to what’s going to happen to Revis at Symphony of Destruction, Troy!

***

The camera shifts to the backstage area and a tight shot of a pensive Vulture. As the shot widens, we see he is seated on a bench in the SIN locker room, his body language conveying restlessness. Moments later, his train of thought is broken by his children, Alexis and Chris Duval, who enter the room alongside John Wolfe.

Chris: Hey Pop, you have a minute?

Vulture: Yeah, sure. What’s up guys?

Chris: You’ve faced Bryan Conroy plenty of times before, right?

Vulture: Hundreds.

Chris: Any pointers?

Vulture’s face now lights up to a degree and he invites the trio to join him on the bench.

Vulture: Well, aside from the obvious, that he hasn’t wrestled regularly in over a decade and pretty much hasn’t wrestled at all in six years so he may be rusty, he definitely has his weaknesses. His in-ring career basically ended due to a bad injury he suffered to his right knee in CAW 10, 11 years ago. He’s wrestled maybe a dozen matches total since the injury. Target his lower half, remove him from his vertical base, and then pick apart that knee.

Alexis: Thanks Daddy. Anything else?

Vulture: If you keep him grounded, you should be ok. His main weapons are his suplexes. Once he gets going with the suplexes, you find yourself in this endless barrage of them that you just don’t know how to get out of. If you treat getting caught in any suplex like the end of the match and avoid them altogether, you guys should have no problem handling him. But if he gets to the point where he’s hitting that Sambo Suplex, there’s not much that can be done for you.

Wolfe: And if we’re isolating one member of their team, it’s Conroy, right?

At this point, Vulture’s wife Morgan Day returns to the locker room from her match several minutes ago. She quietly enters and takes a seat on the bench with the others.

Vulture: Ideally, yes. Ideally you’d want to control the pace on Conroy and keep Stone out of the ring. Stone is like a younger, faster, and more technically sound version of Conroy in his prime. And he’s got more of a mean streak. They may force you to do the bulk of the work on Stone and leave Conroy for a hot tag. That’s what I’d do anyway. If that’s how they play it, you’ll have to adjust.

Vulture stops speaking when he hears slow, mocking clapping from the doorway of the room. When he looks up, he sees Greg Tantalus, James Biamonte, and Dee Licious standing there.

Biamonte: Really great advice, V. Any advice for us, cuz? You know, we’re on our way out there to face Dawkins and Renegade right now.

Vulture: Just be yourselves and I’m sure you’ll get what you deserve.

Dee: Uh oh. I detect sarcasm there. I don’t think we like that, do we Greg?

Tantalus: We don’t.

Morgan: Well Dee, at least we know you’re not a complete imbecile now.

Biamonte: Watch yourself, Morgan.

Morgan: You watch YOURself, James. I’m not above kicking you in the face.

Tantalus: Everyone settle down. No one is kicking anyone in the face. But I do have a comment. Wolfe, Duval, if you guys want advice on your match, come to me, someone who actually gets the job done in the ring. Don’t waste your time with this irrelevant fossil over here. When was the last time he even won a match?

Vulture: I’m right here, Tantalus. If you have a problem, say it to my face.

Tantalus’ smirk slowly dissipates as he turns and faces Vulture. The two stare each other down hatefully for several moments before Tantalus begins to speak.

Tantalus: You know what my problem is? We have a HUGE match coming up at SOD, a match that will determine not only whether or not Georgatos gets to stick around and help us achieve our goals, but also a match that will decide if we even have a chance to leave SOD with the world title. If we lose, it’ll be up to Duval and Wolfe in the SOD match to get the job done and c’mon, no offense, but those guys aren’t winning shit and they know it.

Duval and Wolfe stand up angrily, ready to confront Tantalus, but Morgan and Alexis hold them back.

Vulture: Your point?

Tantalus: My point is that YOU are gonna lose that match for us. I know it. I’d rather have one of them on the team than you. You’re a loser, Vulture. You were great in your day, but you are so beyond finished it’s laughable. Today's your birthday too, isn't it? How old are you again?

Vulture: 46.

Tantalus: Jesus, you're a friggin' fossil! You should have just let Everlasting Epic last year be your last match and retired with some dignity. Now, you have none. And this failure at SOD is going to be the icing on the goddamn cake.

Vulture, who has been holding his emotions in check all season, finally has had enough. He grabs Tantalus by the shirt, lifts him up, and slams him against the lockers.

Vulture: You listen to me, you piece of shit. The ONLY reason I am back here and putting up with you is my family. I would sacrifice myself to keep them out of harm’s way, and that’s exactly what I’m doing. But I’m getting a little sick of you treating me like I don’t matter. Not only are we NOT going to lose at SOD, but I’m going to start the damn match, and before I even tag out of the ring, someone from Schenck’s side will be eliminated. You hear me?! I am NOT finished!

Vulture then puts Tantalus down, who immediately cracks a huge smile and begins laughing.

Vulture: What the hell is so funny?!

Tantalus: You want to start the match? Go ahead. You say you’re scoring an elimination before you tag out of the match? Prove it.

Tantalus’ face now turns dead serious.

Tantalus: But Vulture… God help you if you fail.

The two begin staring each other down intensely.

Biamonte: Time to go, boss.

Tantalus stares at Vulture for several more moments before suddenly turning away and exiting the room, headed for the ring. The camera then focuses on a scowling Vulture as we head to commercial.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #3 – SIN [GREG TANTALUS & JAMES BIAMONTE] VS. PAUL DAWKINS & RENEGADE
Referee: Matt Hansen



***

The camera quickly cuts to the backstage area, where Justin Schenck and Scythe have been watching the preceding match on a monitor alongside Chase Stone and Bryan Conroy, who are dressed for combat.

Schenck: Alright, impressive as we assumed they’d be. You guys ready?

Stone: Justin, you never need to ask me that.

Schenck: Fair enough. Bryan?

Conroy: I’ve been waiting six years for this, Justin. I couldn’t be more ready.

Schenck: Alright, so let’s do this!

Schenck and Scythe then proceed to wish Stone and Conroy luck as they exit, headed for the ring.

Troy: Folks, coming up next, it’s John Wolfe and Chris Duval taking on Chase Stone and, in the ring for the first time in six years, Bryan Conroy! Don’t move a muscle, we’ll be right back!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #4 – BRYAN CONROY & CHASE STONE VS. SIN [CHRIS DUVAL & JOHN WOLFE]
Referee: Tom Stevens



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Back from break, backstage reporter Traci Reed is standing with the PWA World Heavyweight Champion Solomon in the locker room.

Traci: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to The Rebirth. In 11 days, for the first time in history, a reigning PWA Champion will defend the title within the confines of the 30-man Symphony of Destruction match. With me at this time is that champion, the Alaskan Monster Solomon. Solomon, how will you approach the SOD match on June 30th and do you think you can leave MetLife Stadium with the title intact?

Solomon: Traci, Justin Schenck has done everything in his power to make sure that I lose my championship as soon as possible, but nothing has worked. I had to talk my way into a fatal fourway just to earn a title shot, and then when I beat Jason Calysto for the title, I had to defend it against him in a near immediate rematch. But I beat him again. I had to face the winner of the Lethal Lottery the very next week, but I defeated Chase Stone. I’ve had to defend my title dozens of times all over the world at our live events, but I keep on winning. Then, Anthony Failla earns the right to challenge me at Symphony of Destruction, and Jerry Georgatos signs the match. Fine. So what does Schenck do when he returns to power? He takes the 18 days I had to prepare for the match and shortens it to seven. He makes me defend the title in my home state of Alaska a week later instead. And guess what? I’m still champion. But now, I have to defend the title against 29 other men in the Symphony of Destruction match. A feat so impossible that it’s never even been attempted. Well in case you’ve forgotten, I’m the Alaskan Monster Solomon. I thrive on the impossible. And I’ll be entering no earlier than number 16, guaranteed. People say retaining the title in the SOD is impossible? I say watch me.

Traci: Does the fact that you’ve never won the SOD match before make this a tougher proposition?

Solomon: If anything, it makes me work harder. To suggest I can’t win the SOD is insulting. I made my PWA debut in the first-ever SOD match in 2003. I was practically born out of this match. It’s an anomaly that I haven’t won one, and that all ends in 11 days.

Traci: What do you think about tonight’s main event? Do you think any of the competitors are threats to your title at the SOD?

Solomon: Well, I’ll immediately dismiss Texas Justice because they are tag team competitors, one of whom has never even competed in the SOD before. They lack the necessary experience. So who does that leave? Showtime Damon Savage? Right now he’s a dangerous cocktail of arrogant and unstable. That won’t bode well for him. Dan Crowley? He scored a lucky pin over me in the Seven Deadly Sins match two years ago, but if I see him in the SOD, I have payback with his name on it. GI Jew? Next. I’m I think 5,000-0 against him. Evan Black? Don’t make me laugh. The guy shouldn’t even be in this match. And you know what? If I feel like it tonight, he might not even make it to New Jersey.

Traci: Are you suggesting—

Before Traci can finish, Anthony Failla walks into view. The two behemoths stare each other down ardently before Solomon begins speaking.

Solomon: Come to congratulate me on my win last week? Tell me what I already know, that I’m the better man?

Failla: Everyone saw you use the exposed turnbuckle to gain the advantage on me. But I’m not here to talk about the past.

Solomon: Then what ARE you here to talk about?

Failla: The future. As in 11 days from now. This isn’t over between us. You may have gotten past me last week, but as long as you don’t get yourself eliminated early we WILL cross paths in the Symphony of Destruction match. And Solomon, I promise you, you are not walking out of SOD with the PWA title; I am.

With that, the staredown continues as the shot fades.

***

The camera shifts to another portion of the backstage area, where The Standard Sleaze Don Cerrone is giving a pep talk to Hollywood Mike Griffin, one half of the PWA Tag Team Champions The Hollywood Miracle. The other half, The Miracle Mike Troha, is with the two.

Cerrone: You got this, Hollywood! One-on-one with Romeo! For some ridiculous reason, I’m not allowed ringside for this one, but Miracle, you go out there in Hollywood’s corner and you make sure Jaguar doesn’t try anything funny. We beat these guys two weeks ago, we’re gonna beat ‘em again at SOD, and tonight, Hollywood, you’re gonna beat Romeo!

Cerrone continues his pep talk as the shot cuts away.

***

We are shown the backstage area, where The Hot Boy$ are speaking with Kemi Okoro in a corridor of the arena. Their conversation is already underway as the shot cuts in.

Jaguar: We appreciate the kind words, Kemi. It sometimes takes a little while to find a groove around here, but once you get in one, I know you can dominate.

Romeo: I know all about that.

Jaguar: Man, will you stop? Tryin’ to have a basic conversation with Kemi and here you go, talkin’ bout getting’ into grooves.

Romeo: Oh, well yeah, obviously we both know about that too, but what I meant was success isn’t an overnight thing in the PWA. Keep doin’ your thing and it will be alright.

Kemi: Thanks guys. Like I said, I’m a longtime fan, and I was even in the crowd when you fought in Hell in a Cell at Everlasting Epic IV.

Jaguar: Oh yeah! South Africa! Say bruh, you remember that one right? ORA Title? Hell in a—

Romeo: Anyway, thanks again Kemi. We’ve got a match, and if I let him keep talking, we won’t be on time. I know, Jaguar, never on time, who woulda thought?

Jaguar scoffs at his partner’s suggestion, and Kemi wishes them luck as they begin their walk towards the ring area. As they do so, their bickering stops and Jaguar’s face turns stoic as Bryan Conroy approaches him, on his way back from the ring.

Jaguar: Bryan.

Conroy: Jag, I’m so glad I’ve run into you. I tried calling a while back and never got an answer.

Jaguar: You know how road life is, Bryan. You’ve been around long enough to know. Maybe you should tweet me.

Conroy: I’m not the best at that, but listen, we have been through a lot in the past and I wanted to come face-to-face to try to make amends—

Jaguar: Amends for what, Conroy? For trying to end my career back in 2006? Bryan, you tried to railroad me more times than I can count. Tried to prevent me from winning the SOD in Philly, tried to make me retire at Meltdown… I remember it all, man. You tried to take food off my plate and make sure I never came back here to close these doors right. And then, conveniently, you decide to call me when you needed help for your team at SOD? Figures.

Conroy: Jag, that’s not the way I intended things to happen. I just knew that having a guy like you -- or you, Romeo, for that matter -- on our team, we would be sure to beat SIN once and for all, and end things here the right way.

Jaguar: I already ended things the right way once, no thanks to you. Frankly Bryan, your team is settled now, but really, SIN hasn’t been any part of my business. They haven’t bothered me and I haven’t bothered them. Whether you’re here or not, I’ll still make sure I end things the right way again.

Jaguar pauses for several seconds before continuing.

Jaguar: But you’ve got a great partner in Scythe and a real up-and-comer in Chase. He got me on the road a few weeks ago.

Conroy: And he’s said it was an honor to compete against you. I say the same thing, Jag. 2006 was a dark time in my life, and it’s no excuse, but I can’t make things right here without making them right with everyone. I just hope you can understand that.

Jaguar:  Bryan, you were a cold dude back then. Money-hungry, power-hungry, you name it. But I spoke to Scythe last week regarding this whole deal, and I know you’re here for the right reasons now.

Jaguar extends his hand.

Jaguar: Welcome back.

Conroy looks tentatively at Jaguar before gladly accepting the handshake. 

Conroy: Thank you, man. It’s weighed on me for a long time, and man-to-man, I apologize. 

Jaguar: Don’t mention it. You just make sure you get the job done at SOD. Now, just like you and Chase, Rome’s got a match to go win.

The Hot Boy$ and Conroy then head off in opposite directions, each Hall of Famer relieved that a score has been settled as we head to commercial.

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #5 – PWA TAG TEAM CHAMPION HOLLYWOOD MIKE GRIFFIN VS. ROMEO
Referee: Jose Soares



-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

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

Troy: Alright ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to The Rebirth, and the final episode of the first half of this season!

Buckingham: Of course, check back here next Tuesday night for the final stop on the road to the Symphony of Destruction, which will be the 2012 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City!

Troy: That’s right, Randall! On that night, 12 deserving men and women will be enshrined, and it is sure to be a gala event. Up for induction are: the PWA World Heavyweight Champion Solomon, Anthony Failla, Romeo, Scythe, GI Jew, Showtime Damon Savage, Dan Crowley, the PWA Women’s Champion Keiko Ishida, Morgan Day, Zina, our creative director Justin Schenck and, I still can’t believe I’m saying this, me, Victor Troy!

Buckingham: I’d tell you that you deserve it, but I am contractually prohibited from giving you more than one compliment per season. So Troy, why don’t you tell these fine people about the huge event we have coming up in just 11 days, and of course I’m talking about the Symphony of Destruction!

With that, “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: Don’t mind if I do! 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 of course, highlighting this phenomenal event will be the 30-man Symphony of Destruction match!

Buckingham: It sure will. Participants draw numbers randomly between 1 and 30, and the match begins with the individuals who drew numbers 1 and 2 squaring off. Then, every two minutes thereafter, a new individual will enter. Eliminations can be scored by pinfall or submission ONLY, and the match continues until all 30 have entered and only one remains.

Troy: And if the SOD match wasn’t already big enough, this year, for the first time ever, a reigning PWA World Heavyweight Champion will put the title on the line in the match! The Alaskan Monster Solomon must win the SOD match in order to leave MetLife Stadium with the title intact, which will be no easy feat!

Buckingham: It definitely won’t be, but he does have one championship advantage: as the champion, Solomon has been guaranteed an entry number no earlier than 16.

Troy: In addition to Solomon, we already know the following individuals will be competing in the SOD match: Anthony Failla, The Iceman Jason Calysto, Dan Crowley, GI Jew, Showtime Damon Savage, Evan Black, Hot Boy$ Romeo and Jaguar, the PWA Tag Team Champions and Hollywood Miracle members The Miracle Mike Troha and Hollywood Mike Griffin, the International Champion Rich Revis, SIN members John Wolfe and Chris Duval, Jon Dulberg, Saif al Abbad, and the Progressive Champion Fenix Clarke. Tonight, we can officially add these names to the SOD field: Texas Justice members Maddox Tate and Pitbull! Juan Pablo Alvarez! Paul Dawkins and Renegade! Asai Moon! Paul Epton! Dexter P. Wellington! Michael Grieco! And, as was alluded to earlier this evening, a man who is not here tonight thanks to a heinous assault last week but WILL be ready to go in 11 days for the SOD match, Matthew Magellan!

Buckingham: I counted 27 names right there, Troy, and of course the final three names in that match will be determined by another huge matchup taking place during the SOD broadcast, 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 two weeks ago, 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 former Progressive Champion Zina in a fatal fourway match!

Buckingham: Speaking of the Progressive title, new champion Fenix Clarke defends the gold against another man familiar with gold, Saif al Abbad!

Troy: He’s familiar with gold alright, but not championship gold; Saif will be going for his first-ever championship in this company at the SOD pay-per-view! And folks, you’ll see all that and more, Saturday, June 30, 2012, live on pay-per-view from New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium!

***

The camera now shifts to the backstage area, where reporter Scott Cornelius standing by with The Iceman Jason Calysto.

Cornelius: Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here with the incomparable Jason Calysto, a man who in just 11 days will try to add the final accolade to his already unprecedented resume. Iceman, you have done it all here in the PWA, but you’ve never won the Symphony of Destruction match. But it’s not like you haven’t come close. You’ve competed in four of the five SOD matches to date, and in all four of them, you were among the final five participants left standing. And in two of them, last year included, you were the final man eliminated. This year, however, with the PWA Championship up for grabs in the SOD match, will you approach the match any differently?

Calysto: Well I think you just said it, Scott. I’ve been there at the end every year. This year, I just have to figure out a way to go a little bit deeper into the match, last a little bit longer. Because you’re right. Aside from winning a Seven Deadly Sins match, winning the SOD match is literally the only thing I’ve never done around here. But in 11 days, that all changes. In 11 days, I go into MetLife Stadium and give the fans the same happy ending that my New York Giants gave them at the start of this year. In 11 days, for an unprecedented sixth time, I become PWA Champion.

As soon as Calysto finishes his sentence, he sees that Showtime Damon Savage has joined the scene, flanked by his partners for the night, Texas Justice. Calysto and Showtime stare each other down intensely before Savage breaks the ice.

Showtime: That was a fine speech there, Iceman. Too bad it’s just not gonna happen. In 11 days at SOD, it’s gonna be Showtime that walks away the new champion. And not only that, but it’s gonna be Showtime that ends your little run when this left hand connects with that glass jaw.

Calysto: We’ll see, Damon. We’ll see if you’re even there at the end. I know I’ll be.

The staredown continues for several more moments before Showtime signals to Texas Justice and the three depart for the ring.

Troy: Folks, coming up next, it’s our final match before the Symphony of Destruction pay-per-view! Showtime Damon Savage teams with Texas Justice to battle Dan Crowley, GI Jew, and Evan Black, right after this!

-- COMMERCIAL BREAK --

Watch the video below for

MATCH #6 – SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH:
DAN CROWLEY, GI JEW & EVAN BLACK VS. SHOWTIME DAMON SAVAGE & TEXAS JUSTICE
Referee: Matt Hansen



The music is suddenly cut off when Showtime Damon Savage clobbers Evan Black down from behind and begins stomping away on him viciously! Simultaneously, Maddox Tate darts across the ring and clobbers GI Jew with a big boot that knocks him out of the ring! Dan Crowley attempts to come to Black’s aid, but Tate cuts him off and the two begin brawling in the ring.

Moments later, however, the fans erupt into thunderous cheers as The Iceman Jason Calysto storms down the aisle and makes a beeline for Showtime! Savage sees Calysto coming and decides discretion is the better part of valor, choosing to exit the ring and escape through the crowd! Undaunted, Calysto hops the barricade and continues his pursuit!

In the ring, Pitbull is back on his feet and attempts to attack EB while he’s down, but just in the nick of time, GI Jew gets back to his feet and crushes Pitbull with a thunderous Gore!

However, the excitement is short-lived, as the PWA Champion Solomon quickly heads down to the ring and goes right after Evan Black, whipping him with the championship belt! This brings Anthony Failla out from the back, and the two behemoths begin slugging it out epically!

Buckingham: What is going on here?! This is chaos!

The scene only gets more chaotic as SIN interjects themselves into the picture. Greg Tantalus, Vulture, James Biamonte, John Wolfe, and Chris Duval hit the ring, swarming Failla, Crowley, and Jew, attempting to take them out. However, this brings Chase Stone, Scythe, and Bryan Conroy out to the ring, who help even the odds!

Jerry Georgatos now runs out to the ring, taking it upon himself to try to stop the brawl. But of course, Justin Schenck takes exception to this and charges out after him, screaming at him to mind his business! However, as soon as Schenck turns around, Georgatos tackles him down to the mat, prompting the two aspiring showrunners to engage in their own brawl on the arena floor!

A huge melee is now in full swing both inside and outside the ring, and the Long Island crowd eats it up, cheering wildly! Not to be left out, slowly but surely, the entire rest of the active PWA roster begins pouring out from the back, turning a benign post-match attack into an all-encompassing war!

Troy: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a ridiculously crazy scene out here!

Buckingham: Is this what the Symphony of Destruction match is going to look like in 11 days?!

Troy: It might very well, but tonight, we are out of time! We’ve had a blast with these first nine episodes, and we hope you have too! Remember to tune in next Tuesday for the 2012 PWA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and of course, don’t miss a minute of the Symphony of Destruction, live on pay-per-view Saturday night, June 30th! You can catch The Rebirth back here on the NOW Network for the second half of this final season beginning Tuesday, August 14th, but for Randall Buckingham, this is Victor Troy, signing off! Goodnight, everybody!


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