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LAW Battle Lines

The Introduction

Frankie stands up to do the introduction, but the Lost Boyz appear and cut him off again.

Azrael: “Begone, Frankie – you are no fighter. Leave…”
Gabriel: “…Before the Lost Boyz wreak havoc upon you.”

Frankie scampers off, hiding under the ring, as the crowd cheer, knowing what happens when he does that.

Gabriel: “The Lost Boyz have news… news of a convert.”
Azrael: “Indeed, brother Gabriel, we have found a believer. One who seeks the path to paradise…”
Gabriel: “And one who knows that path lies with us. Mitch Paradise, we call you to our side. *Paradise appears and heads into the ring* Tonight you must show us, your masters, if you are worthy of redemption…”
Azrael: “…Worthy of paradise.”

O: 63%
Mitch Paradise debuted his new gimmick (Lackey), it got a positive response. Gabriel gained overness from this segment.

The Lost Souls (Azrael, Gabriel, and Mitch Paradise) vs Elax, Paper Bag Man, and The Flying Armadillo

The Paper Bag Man gets absolutely no reaction at all, which turns into calls of “You fucked up” as he trips up entering the ring and everyone has horrible flashbacks to the Shockmaster. The Flying Armadillo finally emerges from under the ring, giving the crowd something to cheer for. He promptly gets triple teamed and beaten upon by the trio of lost souls. Armadillo makes his comeback, hitting an Armadillonator on Paradise. He gets two, as Gabriel breaks it up and curses at Paradise. Armadillo makes the allegedly hot tag to Elax, who gets beaten up much to the delight of the fans. The Lost Boyz beat Armadillo up out on the floor. Paradise hits Elax with the Trip to Paradise. Paper Bag Man trips trying to break the cover, and Paradise scores the win.

O: 49% (34, 64)
Paper Bag Man debuted his new gimmick (Putz), it got a positive response.

Garrett Jaxx vs The Flying Armadillo

With the Armadillo already beaten down, Jaxx enters to get his revenge from been upset by the Armadillo last show. He calls the ref into it, making it an impromptu match. Jaxx controls the fatigued Armadillo with ease, as he sneers dismissively at him and spits on him. Armadillo battles back out of nowhere, busting out the Armadillonator, but is too fatigued to make the cover. Jaxx finally puts him out of his misery with a Death Valley Driver.

O: 61% (49, 74)

Jaxx grabs a mic

Jaxx: “Now, somebody get that piece of crap out of the ring! He got lucky once, but now everybody’s seen that I can beat him with ease. I would give him the finger on his way out, but let’s face it – he’s not worth the effort. Still, there’s something people should know. I’ve found a man in this company whom I can respect. A man who can really wrestle – a man equal to my talent. Now, you might think that I was talking about the LAW World Champion, Kurt Stryker. A man who vanquished the undefeated Shiro Yamada. A man who has the fans behind him and his fire. A man who holds the World Title belt. You might think I respect him – if you were a fool! Stryker isn’t worthy to lick my boots, let alone hold that World Title. Sooner or later, Kurt, I’m going to relieve you of it.

But I digress. Let me introduce the one man in the company worthy of my respect – Ladies and Gentlemen, ‘Smooth’ Tommy Suede!”

Suede makes his way, dressed impeccably in a suit and tie. Given he came on Jaxx’s recommendation, the fans are already booing.

Suede: “There’s no need to treat me like that, just because you don’t recognise my brilliance immediately. Rest assured, you will. I am a superb wrestler – one of the best in this flea-bitten federation. Not only that, I am a well-educated man. Most of you people probably didn’t finish kindergarten, so I won’t bore you with details of my mental facilities you couldn’t even begin to understand. *crowd starts up an “Asshole” chant* And one thing should be clear – looking at some of the men in here, it’s obvious I am the current fantasy of every woman in this building! There’s a reason they call me ‘Smooth’ – I get more women in one night than most of you can probably ever dream of. I see I’m not the only one in this place that thinks he’s really something, though – “Smoothsteps” Shawn Wright considers himself a bit of a ladies man. Guess what, Wright? It’s time to get to stepping – you’ve just been replaced by a superior model. I am a better wrestler than you, better educated, richer, and more handsome – you’re nothing next to me.”

O: 72%
Tommy Suede debuted his new gimmick (Whole Damn Show), it got a positive response. Garrett Jaxx gained overness from this segment. Tommy Suede gained overness from this segment.

Kamikaze Kid vs Psycho Mike Legion, Hardcore Match

Kamikaze looks out of his mind with both worry and depression, as the crowd charmingly chants “Die, Kid, Die” at him. They might get their wish, as Legion promptly lays him out with a shot from a stick of lumber. Legion maintains the pace through the match, clubbing Kamikaze around with every object he can find at ringside. Kamikaze does a healthy bladejob, as does Legion when Kamikaze finally takes him down with a chair shot. Kamikaze sets up a chair under Legion, then goes up top. 450, but Legion moves and Kamikaze smacks sickeningly into the chair as the crowd laughs. There’s something very sad about that. Legion picks up the limp Kid, and folds him onto his neck with a Psycho Driver for the 3, ending the slaughter.

O: 53% (34, 73)

Shawn Wright vs Ryan Wing

The crowd has nobody to rally against in this face vs face battle, but they get more and more into it as the two put on a really good high-flying match, with several nice near-falls. The fun is ruined, though, as Tommy Suede makes his way out to the ring. He clocks Shawn Wright and starts choking him with his tie, right in front of the ref, causing a DQ in favour of Wright. Wing takes exception and tries to question Suede, who completely and utterly ignores him. Wing pulls Suede off, clobbers him with a few right hands, and hits him with a Northern Lights Suplex! Wing helps Wright off down the aisle as Suede is laid out in the ring.

O: 62% (42, 82)

Alexis Machine vs Doug Delicious

Machine has the full advantage here – he out-powers, out weighs, and towers over the smaller Double D. Delicious gets dominated for much of the match as Machine suplexes him from one side of the ring to the other. Delicious finally finds the great equaliser, getting an undetected mule kick on Machine. He then takes the advantage, but continues to pause to tell all the fans about how delicious he is. This gives Machine the chance to come back, but Double D manages to get a rollup on him. He puts both feet on the ropes, scores the 3 count with the illegal leverage, and runs off down the aisle before Machine even knows what hit him.

O: 57% (43, 71)

Big Time Barry Hammond has the mic, so it's Hammer Time

Hammond:
“Yo yo yo, all my peeps dig this,
I’m a big time player, man, so to me you don’t dis.
Got me a title match with a German pyro,
Gonna own his ass, and you know it’s true dat… uh…. yo!

I’m Big Time, and I rule this town,
Ain’t scared off by no flaming clown,
Time to throw this weight around and take the title,
Bling bling bling’n – yo, let’s do this in… um… style!
Word!”

The crowd now enthusiastically booes Hammond’s crappy efforts.

O: 68%
Big Time Barry Hammond gained overness from this segment.

Kurt Stryker vs Big Time Barry Hammond, LAW World Title

Hammond’s weight is much better suited to a heel character, as he lumbers around manhandling the far smaller Stryker. Stryker tries sporadic high-flying moves, as Hammond slows the pace down and grounds Stryker with a few rest holds. He sets Stryker up for an Avalanche in the corner, crushing him against the turnbuckle. He tries again, and Stryker moves, sending King Kong Bundy… uh, sorry, Big Time chest first into the corner. Stryker seizes his opportunity, and grabs him for a German Suplex. He struggles, but there’s no way, with Hammond’s 250+ pound weight advantage on him. Stryker damn nears picks Hammond up, but can’t get it, as Big Time escapes with a few well placed elbows.

After a bit more domination, he sets Stryker up on the top rope and signals for a superplex before following him up. Stryker shoves him off the top, sending the ring into convulsions. Hammond staggers up again, but into a Tornado DDT for a two count. Hammond just hurls Stryker back into the corner, then calls for another running avalanche. The ref tries to argue with Hammond for whatever reason ref’s do, under great wrestling tradition. Hammond shoves him aside and charges – and Stryker blasts him a fireball as he rushes into the corner! The ref conveniently misses it. Hammond swats at his face, desperate to put out any fire – and Stryker takes him down with a double leg takedown, and rolls through into a pin for the 1,2,3!

O: 59% (48, 71)

Overall Show: 60%
Match of the Night: Wright vs Wing
Worst Match of the Night: The opening 6 man tag.

This had been a pretty damn successful show – Tommy Suede had overnight become the companies top heel, drawing the ire of everyone in the building and putting on a spectacular interview with Jaxx. People were talking – our public image had moved up to 26%. Still, this sort of thing cost money, and money was what we didn’t have. We lost $10,000 this month. Acceptable, but not a trend we want to continue. In an attempt to save money, I had to part with referee Brett Blades and hire the cheaper but less effective ref Scott Garber.

There was more news on the backyard wrestling school, as something called the Old School Dojo had set up at backyard level. I was hardly worried – none of our stars would be rushing off to join teenagers swinging on monkey bars. I had yet to turn up ANYTHING on the disappearance of Caulder’s 3 NWA divisions, though. Every source said the same thing – they all just suddenly bankrupted. Completely unexpected, but perfectly legal. I still smelt a rat, I just wish I knew what. Caulder probably wasn’t worried – NWA: East Coast had just gone global. I was now running up against a man with a lot to lose.

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LAW Hell and High Water

The Introduction

Frankie looks around for a while before standing up… and as he finally does so, the Lost Boyz and Mitch Paradise appear again, seating him back down.

Azrael: "This is our news, Frankie… we are the ones who will announce it. Tonight, there will be not just another title match, but a title match of divine proportions. ”
Gabriel: “I, Gabriel, will face your champion Kurt Stryker in combat. With brother Azrael by my side, I shall take the title… a lost soul will reign over this federation.”
Azrael: “Our discipline, Mitch Paradise…. Now is the time to prove yourself on your own. The Lost Boyz have other business.”

Azrael and Gabriel leave.

Paradise: “I will not fail you, my masters… I will prove I am worthy of paradise.”

O: 59%

Elax vs Mitch Paradise

The crowd pretty much shut down for this one, as I expected. Still, Paradise was going to have to beat somebody to get over, and it might as well be our resident piece of crap. Paradise controls most of this pretty short and pretty ugly squash match. Paradise finally finishes kicking Elax around the ring, then drops him flat to the mat and hits a Trip to Paradise on Elax for the easy 3.

O: 46% (29, 63)
Elax lost overness from this match. Mitch Paradise gained overness from this match.

'Psycho' Mike Legion comes out for a promo

Legion: “You think Barry Hammond scares me, with his half-assed hip-hopping? Big Time, this is Hardcore. This is my sort of match. You’re stepping into my world now. Sure, you’re 350 pounds. You out-power me. You outweigh me. But if you think I’m afraid of you… I don’t know the meaning of the word ‘fear’. Come get some, you giant bastard. You know what they say – the bigger they are… the more there is of them to make bleed! Now let’s get psycho!”

O: 66%
Psycho Mike Legion gained overness from this segment.

Big Time Barry Hammond vs ‘Psycho’ Mike Legion, Hardcore Match

Hammond and Legion trade punches initially, neither giving an inch. It’s not long before the no-DQ stipulation comes into effect, as Hammond drops to his knees and slugs Legion with a low-blow. It’s COOKIE SHEET TIME, as the dreaded hardcore trays off death come out and Hammond begins to wallop Legion over the head with them. Legion fights back by biting Hammond’s and closed fists to the eyebrows, drawing blood. Legion grabs a chair and holds it in front of Hammond’s face, then headbutts it into him, knocking both men down as Legion starts bleeding as well. Well, that’s what lunacy will do for you.

With both guys now bleeding, Legion tries to pick Hammond up for a Psycho Driver, but collapses halfway through the move and gets squashed. Hammond smashes him back into a corner, then hits a few big avalanche splashes. Big Time wraps one of his chains around his fist and punches Legion out with it, then props him up on the ropes. He ties Legion’s arms up in the ropes, then wraps a chain around his other fist. Hammond just BLUDGEONS him with a dozen lefts and rights from the chains, then unhooks Legion from the ropes. Legion collapses to the mat unconscious, where Hammond promptly covers him for the 3.

O: 55% (47, 64)

Alexis Machine vs Kamikaze Kid

Kamikaze backs down immediately when faced with the impressive size of Machine, but finally charges into the slaughter. Machine outpowers him and tosses him around the ring, leaving Kamikaze to resort to suicidal ill-planned top rope dives to keep in the match. His high-flying pay off as he knocks Machine down and goes up top. Kamikaze gets distracted by the “Die, Kid, Die” chants, and takes a moment to sob. He finally flies with the 450, but misses as Machine moves. Machine waits on him, then grabs him – with a belly to belly suplex, over the top rope to the floor! Kamikaze is wiped out, as Machine retrieves his limp body, rolls him back in the ring, and clamps on the Breakdown for the tap out.

O: 57% (37, 78)

Garrett Jaxx saunters out to ringside, mic in hand

Jaxx: “Another show, and another day that a disgrace like Kurt Stryker is still the champion. I’m sure the Lost Boyz will relieve you of that burden tonight thought, Kurt. The only pity is that I can’t do it myself. I’d love to stick around and watch all your dreams go up in smoke tonight, Kurt, but…

*crowd starts up an “Asshole” chant*

Is that directed at me? You think I’m an asshole? And what makes you think I’m going to listen to a bunch of morons like you? Collectively, you barely have the brainpower to light a match – why should I care what you think? You think I’m an asshole – good for you. I’m might well be an asshole. But I’m an asshole that wins. People don’t like me because they know I’m better than them! You people, Kurt Stryker, everyone! It’s not my fault everybody else is so low I HAVE to look down on them. Good luck with that title defence, Kurt – you’ll need it, given how worthless you are. I almost hope you survive… because I really want to be the one who takes that belt from you.”

O: 69%
Garrett Jaxx gained overness from this segment.

Tommy Suede vs Ryan Wing

Suede comes out exhuming arrogance with a suit jacket and tie on over his wrestling attire, drawing heat from the crowd. He immediately cheats, throwing the jacket over Wing’s head and attacking to get an early advantage. Suede continues to bend the rules without quite breaking them, choking away at Wing with his tie, but releasing it on the ref’s count. Wing makes his comeback, hitting a springboard moonsault to knock Suede down, and the two take their fight to the air. The crowd gets big time into it as both men try to out-do each other with some classy aerial action, hitting all manner of planchas, somersaults, and twisting manuevers off the ropes. Wing finally swings Suede onto the top turnbuckle, then calls for the end. He goes up top and signals for a top rope Northern Lights Suplex, drawing a pop – and Suede shoves him off the top rope! Wing hits the mat hard, and Suede follows up with an eye-popping Phoenix Splash for the win!

Suede wipes the sweat from his forehead using his tie, then throws it down on Wing. He mugs for the crowd, drawing booes, which suddenly turn into a pop. Suede senses something is wrong – and turns around, right into Shawn Wright who is standing behind him! Last Dance! Wright lays out Suede, then pulls off a few dance moves over his fallen body to the delight of the fans.

O: 66% (52, 81)

Doug Delicious heads out to the ring

He's not dressed in his wrestling gear, and he's carrying a mirror with him. He stares at his reflection before taking a mic and addressing the crowd.

Delicious: “I’m sorry to say that once again you won’t get to see this gorgeous body in action – but it’s not my fault! I’m under doctor’s orders. See, I suffer from a medical condition known gorgeoudeliciousness - in plain English, it's being simply too stunning for people to view without prescription lenses! I’m not wrestling tonight as a service to humanity – you people need a month or so to prepare for the event of seeing me in action. I’m keeping this ABSolutely delicious body preserved for your own good!”

Double D shows off his noticeably unremarkable looks to the displeasure of the crowd, then leaves, mouthing “Delicious” at anyone who will listen.

O: 52%
Doug Delicious gained overness from this segment.

Gabriel vs Kurt Stryker, LAW World Title

Stryker immediately eyes up the odds against him, as Azrael stands at ringside prepared to jump in when necessary. Azrael’s presence is enough of a distraction to give Gabriel an early lead as he jumps Stryker right off the bell. Stryker fights right back and maintains control, but is tripped by Azrael as he rebounds off the ropes. The ref warns Azrael, who backs down, as Gabriel already has the advantage. Gabriel hits a frog splash style motion into an elbow drop from the top, but only gets two. Stryker begins to fight back again, as he flies at Gabriel with a calf kick. Gabriel ducks and Stryker takes out the ref!

With nobody left to enforce order, Azrael hops right into the ring and the Lost Boyz begin blatantly double-teaming Stryker. He fights back, but the numbers are too much and the Lost Boyz nail him with the Unholy Roller. Gabriel revives the ref as Azrael steps out. Gabriel covers Stryker, 1,2, but a kick-out! Azrael hops up onto the apron to protest the slow count – and Stryker shoves Gabriel into Azrael! They crack heads! Azrael flies off the apron, as Gabriel staggers back – into a German Suplex! 1,2,3! Stryker retains!

O: 61% (47, 76)

Overall Show: 59%
Match of the Night: Suede vs Wing
Worst Match of the Night: Paradise vs Elax

8 months into LAW, I was started to grow very tired. I wondered how the hell Stevie had ever got AHW off the ground. LAW was STILL at 24% Public Image. Every time we put on a show, we went up a bit. Then people forgot as the month went by, and we went back down again. We were going nowhere, and taking a long time to get there. It was impossible to develop angles without having proper writers, and every writer I could find consider LAW to be too small a promotion for them. We were still losing money, too, although I’d cut it down to just $6000 loss this month. I was in a dilemma – we couldn’t increase our PI without increasing advertising (which we couldn’t afford to do). But we couldn’t make more money until we got better PI. To top it off, the public were demanding MORE workers. I ended my agreement with Paper Bag Man on the spot – he was only there to fill up space, and hired up two more workers of slightly more talent.

The Law, Face, 13 Over – I just couldn’t go past this guy, given the name of the company. As the name would indicate, he played a police officer character. Ordinarily, wrestling fans would hate a squeaky clean policeman, but this guy wasn’t quite at that end of the scale. More on the police brutality end, he was prone to handcuffing people and hitting them in the kneecap with nightsticks. People cheered for this sort of thing – as long as I live, I’ll never understand wrestling fans. He used the Long Arm of the Law, a Western Lariat, for a finisher.

Lord Jeremiah V, Heel, 13 Over – Lord Jeremiah played himself up as royalty, calling himself the Lord, King, and ruler of the European province of Canoon. Most people got that it wasn’t a real place, but that didn’t stop Jeremiah from playing up on it. Used the Royal Guillotine, a Franchiser-esqe jawbreaker to finish. Like The Law, he was willing to work cheap, so I was willing to overlook the mediocre wrestler he actually was.

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LAW Live For Today

The Introduction

Frankie prepares to stand for the introduction. He sits several times, waiting for the Lost Boyz to interrupt, but finally decides to go for it. He enters the ring… then promptly leaves and hides under it as Big Time Barry Hammond makes his way to the ring.

Hammond:
“Yo, yo, yo, Big Time in da house!
I’m big and bad, and yo, you all know it,
Beat Legion’s ass down…uh…. took out all his wit!
Proved I’m the big fish in dis here little pond
Anyone say different, I’ll prove them… um… wronged!
Word, Life, Dawg!”

O: 67%
Big Time Barry Hammond gained overness from this segment.

The Flying Armadillo vs Kamikaze Kid

Kamikaze looks glad for a moment to have no threatening opponent in sight, but breaks down and tries to hide in the corner when The Flying Armadillo appears from under the ring. Like any heroic Armadillo would do (well… I assume. My experience with heroic Armadillos is limited), he hauls Kamikaze out of the corner and takes the beating to him. Somewhere in between running away and crying at the “Die, Kid, Die” chants going up, Kamikaze gains the advantage. He attempts to de-mask the Armadillo, drawing booes from the crowd. Franki… uh, The Armadillo quickly recovers himself, but Kamikaze takes the chance and knocks him down with a wheel kick from the second rope. He goes up top – and actually hits the 450 for the first time! 1,2,3! The Flying Armadillo gets up and extends a hand for a handshake, but Kamikaze runs off the second he sees the Armadillo move.

O: 57% (30, 75)
Kamikaze Kid debuted his new gimmick (Cowardly), it got a positive response.

Alexis Machine, The Law, and Psycho Mike Legion vs The Lost Souls (Azrael, Gabriel, Mitch Paradise)

The Law doesn’t get much reaction compared to his team mates, but the crowd seems to like his nightstick twirling. Machine starts out strong, dominating his smaller opponents, until Paradise blind tags his way in and cuts Machine off. The Lost Souls take down Alexis Machine, working him over in the corner. Machine fights back occasionally, trying to suplex his way out of trouble, but the 3 on 1 is too much. Legion finally gets sick of waiting for niceties like legal tags, and enters the ring and starts clubbing the Lost Boyz. Law notices the ref is out of position, and he sneaks in behind his back – and kneecaps Azrael with the nightstick! Azrael falls, then slowly pulls himself to one knee – and gets dropped with a Long Arm of the Law for the 3 count.

O: 54% (38, 70)
The Law debuted his new gimmick (Law Enforcer), it got a positive response.

Alongside Ryan Wing, Shawn Wright dances out to the ring.

OK, Wing just -walks- to the ring... but they both grab mics.

Wright: “Now I want to talk about the so-called ‘Smooth’ Tommy Suede. Suede, I don’t know what your problem is, but I’m betting it starts with picking a piece of crap like Garrett Jaxx for a buddy. Why do you hate me, Suede? Is it because I’m a better dancer? Because I’m better with the ladies? Because I’m smooth and I’ve got the moves, and you don’t? I guess all your wealth, all your opportunities, all your big talk doesn’t quite make up for your other… ‘shortcomings’… *Wright makes a ‘small’ gesture with his finger*… if you get what I’m saying.”

Wing: “And when Shawn here needed a partner, he knew who to call – the Canadian Sensation. I didn’t train my ass off to become a wrestler so I could put up with crap from some guy born with a silver spoon in his mouth – so if you want to get into my business, that’ just fine. I’m always happy to show how I earned my nickname – outwrestling cocky bastards like Suede and Jaxx.”

O: 67%
Smoothsteps Shawn Wright gained overness from this segment. Ryan Wing gained overness from this segment.

Garrett Jaxx and Tommy Suede vs ‘Smoothsteps’ Shawn Wright and Ryan Wing

A classic tag match, and probably LAW’s best match yet. Wright and Wing drop both their opponents with a pair of planchas before they even make it into the ring. Wright and Wing control early, as Wright rolls Suede in and caps him with a Moonwalk Moonsault, which Jaxx breaks up at 2. Jaxx drags down Wright by the leg as the heels work him over, but Wright eventually gets the hot tag off to Wing. The Canadian Sensation takes it to both heels with a springboard senton, then takes over on Jaxx. He sets him up and calls for the end, as Suede climbs the turnbuckles in the background. Wing hits the Northern Lights Suplex, into the bridge – 1,2, and Suede hits an elbow drop from the top rope onto Wing!

Ryan Wing bails out of the ring, clutching at his chest in pain, as Suede takes down Wright with a suplex. He dances over the top of Wright, drawing good heat from the crowd. The two heels double team Wright some more as the ref frantically tries to restore order. He eventually gets it, as Suede and Jaxx settle into LEGAL double teams, milking their 5 count for all it’s worth. They try for a double clothesline – and as they bounce off the ropes, Wing trips them both from ringside! Suede takes out Wing with a twisting plancha! Jaxx slowly staggers up and around – LAST DANCE! 1,2, and Suede breaks it up at the last second! Jaxx heads to ringside, as Wright fights back against Suede – and clotheslines him out of the ring! The ref checks on Suede at ringside – and Jaxx slides back in with a chair! STEEL CHAIR SHOT to Wright’s head! Jaxx disposes of the evidence as the ref turns around, and Jaxx covers Wright for the 1,2,3.

O: 60% (50, 80)

Doug Delicious comes out... uh, enters the ring with a mic

Delicious: “Finally, it’s time – my grace and beauty have been recognised, and I am to receive a shot at the World Title! Frankly, I’m surprised it wasn’t done sooner – just look at me! This is the face that could launch a thousand ships. I have the body of champions. I am the perfect representative for this company… I’d just look ABSolutely delicious with that World Title around my waist. Oh, oh, oh! I can barely wait! I’ll shine that gold so much I’ll be able to see my delicious eyes reflected in it!”

O: 52%
Doug Delicious gained overness from this segment.

Elax vs Lord Jeremiah V

Jeremiah refuses to soil his hands touching Elax, which I can understand. He keeps him at bay for as long as possible, killing the crowd in the process, but finally ties up. Elax gets in his usual next to no offence, as Jeremiah proves himself to be a decent lightweight, pulling out a Jumping Moonsault! Elax decides to make things a bit grosser by drooling all over the ring like a moron, so Jeremiah puts him out of everyone’s misery with a Royal Guillotine for the win.

O: 48% (26, 70)
Lord Jeremiah V debuted his new gimmick (Royalty), it got a positive response. Elax lost overness from this match. Lord Jeremiah V gained overness from this match.

Kurt Stryker prepares for his match

He soaks up the sizeable crowd reaction, then grabs a mic.

Stryker: “Jaxx, I’ve had enough of your crap. You want to talk a load of crap - you want to try and rile me? Congratulations, I’m fired up! If you want a fight, come get a piece of me – right now!”

Stryker waits, but Jaxx doesn’t appear.

Stryker: “So be it. Moving on to Doug Delicious… Double D, I think you might be sadly mistaken. If you think you can take this title from me without a fight, think again. There is always a price to pay to gain the World Title – and this price has to be paid in fire. You’re worried about your looks – then you’re up against the wrong man, because I will burn your world to ashes before I let you take my title. You need to remember, and this goes out to Jaxx as well – when you play with fire, you get burned!”

O: 70%
Kurt Stryker gained overness from this segment.

Kurt Stryker vs Doug Delicious, LAW World Title

Double D is pretty cautious, wary of Stryker’s threats to burn him. He circles and stalls, showing off his body to the fans. Stryker gets sick of it and attacks, but his hot-headedness costs him, as Double D cuts him off and grounds him. Delicious works him over with a chinlock, all the while mouthing off to the fans about how delicious he is. Stryker rallies up and lays in the right hands to Double D’s face, and Delicious bails out to the floor. Stryker doesn’t stop, following him out with a suicide dive! They brawl at ringside, and Delicious comes up the winner, with a Double Arm DDT on the floor!

He rolls Stryker in, but by the time he makes the cover it’s only a two. Delicious grinds down on Stryker again, crushing him with a body scissors. Delicious seems to be in firm control, as he points to the World Title at ringside and struts around the ring. He whips Stryker into the corner, and charges in, but gets a boot for his trouble. Delicious hits a corner clothesline, and Stryker goes down. He pulls himself up as Double D approaches – FIREBALL! Delicious drops like a rock, rolling on the ground and covering his face, as the ball mostly misses. Delicious staggers around the ring clutching his face and crying out “My face, my beautiful face!”, as Stryker sizes him up from behind – GERMAN SUPLEX! 1,2,3!

Stryker is given no time to celebrate, though. Double D retreats as Stryker turns to the fans – and Jaxx comes running down the aisle! He picks apart the already fatigued Stryker, then drops him with a DVD. Jaxx spits down on Stryker’s prone body and leaves, as the World Champion lies fallen.

O: 60% (47, 74)

Overall Show: 59%
Match of the Night: Jaxx and Suede vs Wright and Wing
Worst Match of the Night: Elax vs Lord Jeremiah V

Another loss this month - $7500. My accountant is slowly turning blue over these financial statements. In other news, Elax’s contract was up, and he was gone. I caught him backstage and bid him farewell.

“Elax, I’m almost sorry to see you go. I REALLY hate your gimmick… but geez, you just worked so hard at it. It’s sad to see someone that commited to wrestling with such a crap gimmick. Look, are you sure you don’t want to wrestle under your real name or something-”

Elax: “I’m sure, dude. I want to be Elax.”

“Why? It’s a terrible gimmick.”

Elax: “I love terrible gimmicks. At least I’ll be remembered in the annuals of Wrestlecrap.”

Well, he was right about that.

Elax: "When you realise this place NEEDS Wrestlecrap... then I'll be back."

I replaced him with another wrestler happy to work for less than Elax. The completely unawaited return of Paper Bag Man.

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May 2004

Sophie entered my office.

Sophie: “Chase, Chase! Have you heard the news! This is huge, I can’t believe-”

“Yeah, I’ve heard.”

Sophie: “Isn’t it exciting?”

“Exciting? Not the word I’d use. Disasterous, more like it.”

Sophie: “Chase, I’d have thought this was what you’d been waiting for! I mean, I know it could cause some problems for us… we might lose a few workers to them now, but it’s nice to see something without the NWA involved.”

“Without the NWA… hold on. What the hell are you talking about?”

Sophie: “What the heck are YOU talking about?”

“NWA: Mexico City, of course. They’ve just raised up to a National Promotion. Which means the NWA is stronger, while we get weaker. There’s never going to be anyone that can come even close to the NWA – why are we even bothering?”

Sophie: “But they have! You mean you haven’t heard? Look, look at this! City Limits Fighting!”

Sophie threw down a press release. I read through it with amazement. City Limits Fighting. CLF. A brand new, NATIONAL level promotion, at 35% PI – and not a trace of NWA affliation.

“Holy shit! This… this has just set up? Sophie, have you seen these rosters? Raven, Glen Gilberti, James Storm, Tommy Dreamer… hey, these guys even picked up Shiro Yamada. More fool them, I guess. But wow – a non-NWA, national level promotion! This is great – who’s running this show?”

Sophie: “Sorry, Chase, no idea. The financial backer’s a bit of a privacy fanatic apparently – nobody knows who he is. But this is… this is amazing. The NWA has finally got some competition.”

Sophie was pacing back and forth, full speed. I hadn’t ever seen her this excited. She was ranting away, full steam ahead, the words coming out so fast I could barely make sense of them.

“The monopoly is over! The NWA’s got to compete, which means they’ll lose fans. Which means they’ll lose money. And without his money he’s vulnerable, that motherfucker, and I’ll make him pay for-”

Sophie suddenly froze like a deer in the headlights – her mouth was running faster than her brain, and she’d let something slip she shouldn’t have. I was trying to make out what it was she’d just said, when she rounded the desk and kissed me. Not just a peck on the cheek, good to see you distant cousin kiss. A K-I-S-S. Stopped my train of thought dead in it’s tracks as I focused on the immediately important. Sophie broke off the kiss, leaving me to fall back in my chair, in a state of disarray.

“Wha… wha… sorry, what were you saying before… before…. Before that?”

Sophie: “It… it… I wasn’t saying anything. It doesn’t matter. Look, just forget it. Uh, the kiss too. Momentary excitement, meant nothing. I… I have to go.”

Sophie backed out the door. Well, she backed into the door first, in a frizz, then opened it and left.

I was left sitting, mentally trying to restart my derailed train of thought. She’d said… she’d said the monopoly was over, and that… something. It was on the tip of my tongue, but all I could taste was that kiss. I cursed to myself – I’d missed something important there. I just wish I could remember what.

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LAW Beyond Belief

The Introduction

Frankie sits at the announce table, staring around. He stands and waits for an inevitable interruption. Nothing happens, so Frankie enters the ring.

Frankie: “Ladies and Gentlemen, LAW presents… Beyond Belief! In tonight’s main event, Kurt Stryker will defend the LAW World Title – against ‘Smooth’ Tommy Suede! This match of epic proportions will be…”

Frankie trails off as Lord Jeremiah V comes out to the ring. He gingerly takes the mic from Frankie as the fans boo the interruption.

Jeremiah: “Yes, thank you, that will be all for now. You aren’t needed here any more, peon – go on, grovel to me someplace else.”

Frankie glares, but leaves the ring… and rolls under it.

Jeremiah: “I think this show should be opened by a gentleman of my high status, do you not think? For those of you unaware, I am Lord Jeremiah V. I am the 5th in the line of Lord Jeremiah’s, ancient rulers of the European province of Canoon. Doubtlessly you peons haven’t heard of it, but I would expect no more from uneducated louts. Still, now that you know who I am, I demand you treat me with the admiration royalty deserves!”

The crowd pops – not for Jeremiah, but for The Flying Armadillo rolling out from underneath the ring to face him.

O: 53%
The Flying Armadillo gained overness from this segment. Lord Jeremiah V gained overness from this segment.

Lord Jeremiah V vs The Flying Armadillo

The Armadillo tears into Jeremiah early, taking control with all the powers you’d expect of a super armadillo. Lord Jeremiah shuts him down with a high dropkick, punches Armadillo in the face, then wipes his hands clean on his shirt. As the action continues, a few “We want Frankie” calls go up from the crowd. Jeremiah demands they cheer for him, and the distraction leads to him taking an Armadillonator. Rather than cover, the Flying Armadillo zooms around the ring yelling “Armadillo – AWAY!” and pointing out the absence of Frankie at the announce table. Jeremiah staggers up, and catches the running Armadillo with a Royal Guillotine for the 3.

O: 48% (37, 71)
The Flying Armadillo lost overness from this match. Lord Jeremiah V gained overness from this match.

The Lost Souls head out to the ring for a promo

However, instead of facing the crowd, Azrael turns to Mitch Paradise!

Azrael: “Paradise… our minion… you have achieved a few victories since joining us. Do you think yourself worthy of paradise yet?”
Paradise: “I am worthy, Azrael!”
Gabriel: “You will address him as ‘master’, minion… and your victories are meaningless.”
Azrael: “They are nothing. YOU are nothing.”
Gabriel: “You are not worthy of paradise… yet. Continue to serve us well, my minion, and perhaps-”
Paradise: “I serve for a reason, Gabriel – when will I be granted paradise?”
Azrael: “He warned you – address us as master. And you are not worthy until the Lost Boyz deem you so.”

O: 57%
Gabriel gained overness from this segment. Azrael gained overness from this segment.

Ryan Wing vs Mitch Paradise

Paradise tears into Wing right off the bat, desperate to impress the Lost Boyz who are at ringside. Wing battles back, proving himself to be the superior wrestler, taking down Paradise and controlling him with high-flying offence. Paradise takes a time out on the floor, where the Lost Boyz promptly tell him off and roll him back into the ring. Wing continues to control Paradise, until Azrael distracts the ref, giving Gabriel a chance to pull Wing out and whip him into the ring post. He rolls Wing back in and Paradise covers, but Azrael still has the ref distracted. Paradise finally gets his attention, but only a two count.

Paradise glares at Azrael, and Azrael slaps him across the face and orders him to get on with it! Paradise shoves him, and Azrael shoves back – and Paradise is pushed back into Wing, who flips him into the Northern Lights Suplex for the 3! Wing leaves the Lost Souls to their troubles. Azrael climbs into the ring and verbally abuses Paradise for losing – and Paradise super kicks him, drawing a big pop from the crowd! Gabriel pulls Azrael out of the ring as the Lost Boyz leave, glaring at their seemingly former protégé.

O: 51% (45, 70)
Mitch Paradise's turn was completed, and he is now a face. Mitch Paradise gained overness from this turn.

Alexis Machine is in the ring with The Law, his tag partner for the night.

Machine: “Barry Hammond, last time we met, you cheap shotted me, and you got your lucky win. This time you won’t be so lucky! You’re one of the few guys in the world who’re actually bigger than me, but that don’t matter to me! Because I’m big, I’m mean, and I’m an ass-kicking machine! Now-”

The Law cuts him off: “Hold on, hold on – this is not how it works. You’re in no position to be dispensing justice. You’re not an officer of the law. You’re just a vigilante, kicking ass and taking names as you feel like it. You take it into your own hands to enforce what you like, and… say, actually – I like it. That sounds like a fine idea. Let’s teach these guys some respect for authority!”

O: 56%
Alexis Machine gained overness from this segment. The Law gained overness from this segment.

Big Time Barry Hammond and Kamikaze Kid vs Alexis Machine and The Law

Kamikaze looks pretty intimidated by his opponents, but even more so by his partner, who growls at him and orders him into the ring. Kamikaze immediately gets his ass kicked by The Law, but comes back with a corkscrew flying Godonlyknowswhatchamacallit. Hammond manhandles The Law, squashing him flat into the corner several times and taunting Machine with his bling blinging hand gestures. Law eventually makes a comeback, but gets cut off again. Machine grows tired of waiting for the tag and comes in anyway, cleaning house. Hammond throws Kamikaze at Machine, who promptly beats the hell out of him while the ref tries to separate them. Hammond takes advantage of the ref’s position and wraps his chain around his fist. He mocks Machine who is been kept back by the ref, then turns around – and The Law kneecaps with the nightstick behind the ref’s back! Hammond falls to one knee, and The Law hits him with a spinning shot to the back of the head from the nightstick! He throws out the stick, and Machine drags Kamikaze out of the ring as the ref turns around – 1,2,3!

O: 48% (39, 70)

Garrett Jaxx appears on the rampway

Jaxx: “I don’t respond to your call-outs, Stryker. I don’t owe you some glorious confrontation – I’ll fight you MY way! Don’t make the mistake of thinking I’m afraid of you and your little pyrotechnic tricks… you just don’t deserve to fight me face to face. I’ll attack whenever the hell I like, however I like – it’s all my choice, not yours. Of course, it won’t be for the belt anymore – Suede’s going to take that off you tonight. But when I decide it’s time, Stryker… then you’ll get the wrestling lesson of your life!”

O: 76%
Garrett Jaxx gained overness from this segment.

Doug Delicious vs ‘Psycho’ Mike Legion

Legion doesn’t wait for Double D’s usual strutting and whatnot, tearing into him with a flurry of aggressive kicks, punches, headbutts, and bites, while Delicious vainly tries to cover up. Double D pulls the ref in to try and complain, and low-blows Legion while he has the ref distracted. Delicious takes control, beating down Legion and locking on a sleeper, while telling everyone how delicious he looks. Legion finally shoves him off the sleeper – and hits the Legion Spike! 1,2, No!

Legion immediately bails to the floor, where he grabs a chair. He re-enters the ring, ignoring the ref totally, and threatens Double D with the chair. Delicious drops to his knees and covers his face, begging off. He holds his hands over his face and whimpers while Legion waits. Double D finally lowers his hands to peek out – and WHAM, Legion smacks in the head with the chair, drawing the DQ. Legion doesn’t seem to care, waving the chair to the fans in celebration as Delicious staggers off holding his face.

O: 50% (46, 67)

Tommy Suede vs Kurt Stryker, LAW World Title

Stryker and Suede settle into an aerial match here, trying to out-do each other with impressive offence. Stryker fights hard, but Suede slowly takes over. He scores a series of near falls, getting increasing frustrated that he can’t put Stryker away. The crowd rallies big time up behind the firebug, and Suede complains about something to the ref. The ref turns to check Stryker for something – and Suede knocks the ref out from behind!

With the ref out, Garrett Jaxx comes running down into the ring and attacks Stryker. He and Suede stomp away as Stryker vainly tries to fight back – and here comes Shawn Wright, to a huge pop! Wright blitzes the two with rights and lefts as Stryker gets back into it. Wright pulls his sunglasses off and places them on Jaxx’s face – then punches them, shattering the lenses! The half blinded Jaxx staggers around, as Stryker throws Suede at him – and Jaxx hits a Death Valley Driver on Suede, unable to see who it is! Wright hauls Jaxx out of the ring as Stryker shakes the ref. The ref pulls himself up – and Stryker hits the German Suplex on Suede! 1,2,3! He retains!

Jaxx and Wright continue to brawl at ringside, as Jaxx gets the better of it by whipping Wright into the ringpost. He enters the ring and attacks Stryker from behind again, this time hitting the DVD on him. Suede recovers and rolls Wright into the ring, where he hits a Phoenix Splash on him. Both Jaxx and Suede hold the World Title aloft over their fallen foes.

O: 63% (60, 80)

Overall Show: 56%
Match of the Night: Suede vs Stryker
Worst Match of the Night: Lord Jeremiah V vs The Flying Armadillo

Law lost another $8,600 this month. We need to cut costs – FAST. Which means it’s time to say goodbye to a couple of workers. City Limits Fighting was also up to the same thing, dumping Shiro Yamada. As expected, NOBODY could work with the guy.

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LAW Bad Intentions

The Introduction

Frankie doesn’t hesitate, this time racing to the ring to cut off any potential interruptions. He speaks quickly.

Frankie: “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Bad Intentions! Tonight we will see a double main event – Kurt Stryker will defend the World Title against the Kamikaze Kid! And in the second of tonight’s big attractions, Garrett Jaxx will go one on one will ‘Smoothsteps’ Shawn Wright! This night is going to be action packed, right from the word go! Now that I’m finally not been interrupted, let’s get ready for-”

He’s interrupted, this time by Mitch Paradise. Frankie rolls his eyes, mutters something, and returns to the announce table.

Paradise: “A challenge of this magnitude won’t wait, Frankie – sit down! Lost Boyz! Azrael! Gabriel! You lied to me, you tricked me, you used me. I know now that my road to paradise does not lie with the likes of you – my road to paradise lies THROUGH you! You two are in my way, and I’m not happy with it, so I think it’s about time we saw the back of you. I’ll take you both on tonight, in one on one matches. If I lose either match, I’ll give up my journey to paradise – I’ll walk out of LAW! But if… no, when you lose your matches, you two have to leave LAW! Come on out, let’s go!”

O: 59%
Mitch Paradise debuted his new gimmick (Angry Young Man), it got a positive response. The Flying Armadillo gained overness from this segment. Mitch Paradise gained overness from this segment.

Mitch Paradise vs Azrael

Azrael comes out with Gabriel at his side, with the Lost Boyz determined to protect each other. Paradise fights like a man possessed, dominating Azrael totally. His anger gets the better of him, as he turns his attention to Gabriel and takes him out with a plancha. Trying to take on both Azrael inside the ring and Gabriel outside leads to Paradise getting schooled by both Lost Boyz. The beating continues, with Azrael attacking, then rolling Paradise out and having Gabriel attack behind the ref’s back. Azrael puts Paradise back into the ring and calls for the end – and Paradise suddenly explodes! He knocks Azrael out with a superkick, clotheslines Gabriel off the apron, heads up top, and hits a Frog Splash on Azrael to take him out of LAW!

O: 55% (44, 67)

Psycho Mike Legion vs Ryan Wing vs Doug Delicious vs Paper Bag Man

First pin wins this, and everyone spots the weakest link right off the bat – Paper Bag Man, who charges screaming at Double D, who simply sidesteps and watches PBM crash through the ropes to the floor. PBM can sell pretty well for a guy with a Paper Bag on his head, and that’s what he does here as all three guys triple team him and attempt to pin him, only to have the attempts broken up by each other. Legion eventually brings a chair into the fray, sending Double D whimpering out to the floor to protect his body. Legion chases after him, and the two run backstage – leaving Wing alone with Paper Bag Man, whom he easily flips into a Northern Lights Suplex for the win.

O: 54% (38, 70)

Gabriel vs Mitch Paradise

Gabriel comes out for this one alone, as Azrael has been beaten out of LAW already. Paradise comes out looking tired, having only had a short rest from his previous match. Gabriel unrelentingly dominates him for a while, looking for revenge on Azrael’s behalf. Gabriel calls for an Unholy Roller, but can’t do it without Azrael, so he settles for a flying splash – which misses! Paradise hits the Trip to Paradise! The fatigued Paradise slowly crawls onto the cover, 1,2, and Gabriel kicks out! Gabriel picks Paradise up for a slam – and Paradise cradles him into a small package for the quick 1,2,3! The Lost Boyz are out of LAW!

O: 55% (45, 66)

Two houses, alike in dignity...

Lord Jeremiah V arrogantly makes his way out to ringside, looking down his nose at the fans. With a decidedly different walking style beside him, Barry Hammond is grooving.

Jeremiah: “I’m certain you peons never thought you’d see the day when the Lord of Canoon teamed with a “rapper” like this gentleman here. However, don’t be surprised – after all, rappers are the Kings of Culture in this area, are they not? In any event, I certainly deserve a partner who is ‘Big Time’, as they say – I am royalty! I deserve nothing but the best!”

Hammond:
“Yo, yo, yo
Tonight this dawg be teaming with a Lord,
It’s gunna be hot, so, uh… you won’t get bored!
Big Time and rich boy, doubling on Machine,
Yo yo yo, let’s… um… take it to the extreme!”

O: 51%
Lord Jeremiah V gained overness from this segment.

Big Time Barry Hammond and Lord Jeremiah V vs Alexis Machine and The Law

Hammond attempts to teach his bling blinging style hand signals to Jeremiah, who can’t possibly imitate them. Machine starts off by dropping Hammond like a rock, hauling him from one side of the ring to the other for a beating. Jeremiah tries a cheapshot, so The Law yanks him off the apron and beats him down on the outside, as Jeremiah starts screaming “Regicide!” He eventually sneaks around the Law and lays out Machine with a dropkick, leading to the standard heel domination. After a bit of this, Machine drops Jeremiah with a Lexis-Plex and tags the Law in. BONZO GONZO time, as everyone brawls away. Law brings in the nightstick, which the ref promptly takes off him. Law doesn’t even pause, flattening Jeremiah with the Long Arm of the Law. He turns to see the ref throwing out the nightstick – and Big Time takes his shot, clocking the Law with a chained fist! He covers Law as the ref turns around, and there’s the 3.

O: 54% (40, 69)

Kurt Stryker and Smoothsteps Shawn Wright comes out to the ring, mics in hand

Wright: “Suede, I’m a pretty laid back cat most of the time – but boy, you’re boiling my blood! You and your little boyfriend Jaxx got no style. You want to attack people from behind, fight 2 on 1? That’s the way you want to play it, then that’s fine. Now I know the rules of the game, I’m happy to play. I’m going to be out here for my boy Stryker’s match next – I’ll be watching his back. So if either of you are thinking about coming on down, I think you’d best step to stepping.”

Stryker: “And since you two want to pick on Wright here two on one, I’ll be watching his back too. I’ve beaten Suede – now Jaxx, I want to fight you! So much so that I’ll make this challenge… any time you want it, I’ll give you a World Title shot! But since you won’t be taking it tonight… I guess this is just a warm up. Kamikaze Kid, you’d better run while you still can, because when I step into the ring with you, I’m seeing Jaxx! Which means I’m going to be plenty flared up… and as you should all know by now, when you play with fire, you get burned!”

O: 74%
Smoothsteps Shawn Wright gained overness from this segment. Kurt Stryker gained overness from this segment.

Kurt Stryker vs Kamikaze Kid, LAW World Title

Kamikaze Kid is shaking in his boots coming out, and with good reason. The fired up Stryker lays into him in the aisleway, not waiting for him to get out to the ring. Shawn Wright stands in the aisle, guarding against any potential interference. Stryker continues to lay the beating to Kamikaze, but gets so hot-tempered he loses control for a moment, giving Kamikaze a chance for a top rope senton splash to come back into it. He doesn’t control for long, though, as Stryker kips up with a nice calf kick, then easily NAILS the German Suplex for the win.

O: 62% (43, 81)

Shawn Wright vs Garrett Jaxx

After a moment or two of intermission, the main event gets right underway, with Wright taking an early lead over Jaxx. Jaxx obviously has no intentions of going it alone, though, as he motions to the back and out comes Tommy Suede! Stryker, still at ringside, steps in front of him… and the ref heads out to the two of them. He indicates – and he’s barring them from ringside! Stryker’s quite happy to leave it one on one, as he throws a thumbs up to Wright and leaves. Suede protests, but finally heads back.

Jaxx realises he’s all alone, and quickly gives Wright a low-blow to take advantage before the ref can re-enter the ring. Jaxx savagely abuses Wright, working over his knee with stomps and elbows. He puts on a few leg-bars, grinding down on the leg. After extensive punishment, he tries for a Texas Cloverleaf, but Wright punches him in the head and shoves him off into the ropes. Flapjack! Jaxx is down, as Wright half limps across the ring with a one-legged Moonwalk Moonsault. He pulls Jaxx up and goes for the Last Dance! Jaxx shoves him into the ref, taking them both down! With all three men in the ring down, Tommy Suede races to the ring! He heads up top – Phoenix Splash on Wright! Suede throws Jaxx on top, shakes the ref, and bails out of the ring, hiding under the apron, as the ref counts it – 1,2,3.

Suede immediately returns to the ring, determined to help Jaxx beat down Wright some more – and here comes Kurt Stryker! Stryker races down to the ring as Jaxx bails to the outside. Suede isn’t so easily dissuaded, standing on the ring apron and taunting Stryker. Stryker smiles, as Jaxx freaks out and pulls Suede backwards off the apron – just as Stryker spits the FIREBALL! It narrowly misses Suede, thanks to Jaxx’s quick thinking. The heels aren’t willing for another go around, and back off as Stryker gestures for them to bring it on.

O: 72% (61, 83)

Overall Show: 61%
Match of the Night: Jaxx vs Wright
Worst Match of the Night: Paper Bag Man’s 4 way.

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There was good news, and bad news. The bad – NWA: Strong Style went National. Still, they hired Shiro Yamada, so at least I know they’re suffering. The good – with the Lost Boyz leaving, LAW actually made money. Still, this meant the NWA had 4 National Territories, and one Global. Bless whichever secretive guy was backing City Limits Fighting – they were the only ones in the race. Coastal Zone Combat, another backyard fed, set up. There’s always a new generation of kids with empty heads waiting to make these things.

The really good news - $21,000 profit, which would keep us in the game. To top it off, Bad Intentions had gone down brilliantly, amping our PI up to 30%. If they thought that was something… just wait for the next show. IT would be our best main event yet. Still, with the Lost Boyz gone and the rising market, it was time for more workers again.[/font]

Mike Tobin, Tweener, 35 Over - One half of the team Huff N Puff, the innuendo that Tobin’s character was a stoner wasn’t at all subtle. He’d come out to the ring looking off his face and stagger about for a bit. Most of the time, he generally WAS off his face – they say the best gimmicks reflect real life, and Tobin’s stoner life and stoner gimmick were pretty interchangeable. You couldn’t rely on either half of Huff N Puff to do anything. They had memories like goldfish, but were decent workers.

Danny Drake, Tweener, 28 Over – The slightly less known half of Huff N Puff, Drake was basically the same as Tobin. Always wreathed in a cloud of smoke while he wasn’t working, Drake and Tobin used a combination Spike Piledriver as a finish.

Vito Tomaselli, Face, 17 Over – An Italian born and bred, Tomaselli was a pretty talented worker, and a classy high-flier with an amateur boxing background mixed in that he played up. Naturally, he used an overblown version of his heritage for his character, dressing in tights with the Italian flag on in and speaking in soft mumbled Godfather style tones. Used Air Italy, a twisting top rope legdrop, for a finisher.

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LAW Feel The Burn

The Introduction

Frankie: “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome! LAW presents… Feel The Burn! Tonight’s main event is a 2 on 2 match-up - Kurt Stryker and Shawn Wright against Garrett Jaxx and Tommy Suede. But this will not be any regular stipulation match...

*Frankie pulls out a piece of paper*

In my hand is a contract for respect. Both the winners and the losers of the match will sign it afterwards. This contract admits that whichever team wins this match are superior to, and respected by, the losing team! But Ladies and Gentlemen, that is not all. This contract will be placed in this briefcase.

*Frankie does so*

This briefcase will then be suspended, hanging from the top of this arena. One team must retrieve it to win – because tonight’s main event will be…. A TWO ON TWO LADDER MATCH!”

The crowd cheers enthusiastically as Frankie smiles.

Frankie: “Thank you for supporting the Last Alliance of Wrestling, and… look over there! Here come the ladders now!”

No ladders come out, but Frankie takes advantage of those looking the other way and ducks under the ring.

O: 69%
The Flying Armadillo gained overness from this segment.

Paper Bag Man vs The Flying Armadillo

The Flying Armadillo re-emerges to take on the less than threatening Paper Bag Man. Paper Bag Man trips stepping through the ropes and falls flat on his face. He eventually swings a few punches wildly at The Armadillo, missing completely and tripping over his own feet. Armadillo knocks him down with a clothesline, heads to the top rope, yells “Armadillo – AWAY!”, and hits a double foot stomp. He heroically gives Paper Bag Man another chance to fight back, as Paper Bag Man charges screaming. Armadillo moves slightly sideways and watching PBM bounce chest first off the turnbuckle. He clips him with an Armadillonator for the easy win.

O: 44% (31, 57)

Psycho Mike Legion vs Big Time Barry Hammond

Legion attacks Hammond as he bling blings his way down the aisle, and they brawl furiously at ringside. They finally make it into the ring,