Post by Hardcastle on Jul 31, 2005 17:38:19 GMT -5
Sunday July 31, 2005
Bell Time: 9pm EST
From The Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, IA
<The screen opens with the Ring Of Integrity logo. The screen switches to a voice that sounds very much like James Earl Jones and images from ROI begin to reel through.>
Voice: A new era is dawning in professional wrestling.
<An image of Saku pinning Ganador To Advance To Round 2 Is Shown.>
Voice: There is a movement that joins young and old.
<An image of Eric Hardcastle, Brandon Bailey, ZMaster and Immune fades in and then out. An image of The Sin City Saint, Saku, PJ Money and Justin Tyme, fades in and out. >
Voice: Integrity Will Be Upheld.
<A panoramic view of Eric Hardcastle is shown from his back to the front.>
Voice: For some......it becomes an opportunity to show the entire world what they can do.
<An image of Cardinal's 187 Over The Rope Is Shown.>
Voice: For others.........it is an opportunity to reclaim greatness.
<An image of ZMaster sitting in the stands of an empty arena is shown.>
Voice: For tonight.....these men......these athletes.......these gladiators, begin their accent to the top. They begin their accent to greatness.
<An image of the ROI Tron is seen and the camera pans over a filled arena.>
Voice: They begin their accent to immortality.
<An image of Immune exploding into fury following Overload is shown.>
<The screen fades to black. Suddenly, pyros explode all over the stage, the Sunday Night Slam theme song plays "Time and Time Again" by Chronic Future and the camera cuts to ringside, where Kevin Olberman and Mean Mike Patrick are seated.>
K: Welcome everybody to The Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa!! Welcome to the World Title Tournament!! Welcome to Sunday Night Slam!!! I'll be your host Kevin Olberman and alongside, as always, my tag team partner....Mean Mike Patrick.
M: Hold your applause.
K; Uh huh. Tonight, we continue the World Title Tournament. We have 2 big matches on tap for it. In the first match, Eric Hardcastle takes on..........
M: Fa Sho!!
K: Yes that is correct.
M: With a win tonight, Fa Sho becomes my new favorite wrestler.
K: What about Bailey?
M: Don't worry about The Assassin.
K: Speaking of The Assassin, my sources are saying that he has not been seen in the building tonight.
M: WHAT?!
K: No one has seen or heard from Brandon Bailey. In fact, we have ROI lead reporter, Gene Anderson down below in the parking garage, trying to get a word with Brittney Bailey.
M: Why would Brittney be in the garage?
K: Lets goto Gene and find out. Take it away Gene!
<The screen fades out to a camera crew that is in the parking garage. Gene Anderson, carrying a microphone is walking briskly towards Brittney Bailey. Brittney is standing a few yards from the opening of the garage, patiently waiting.>
G: Brittney! Brittney! Gene Anderson. I want to ge........
<Brittney turns to the screams coming from Gene and looks over towards him. Suddenly, a set of headlights appear and a late model Lincoln is shown pulling into the parking garage. Brittney turns, as the car revs its engine and begins to accelerate towards Brittney. Gene Anderson stops from a distance and is stunned. Brittney turns to see the car heading right towards her.>
Brittney: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Brittney screams out in fear, as she is frozened in fear. From no where, Eric Hardcastle comes running towards her, pushing her out of the way just in the nick of time.>
K: OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
M: Did you see that? Someone just tried to run Brittney Bailey over with a car.
K: Wait one second!! Look at that car, Mean Mike. Late model Lincoln Continental. The license plate reads BAILEY!
M: Don't even think about it Olberman.
K: I'm not Mean Mike. I think its a pretty surefire bet that The Sin City Saint stole Bailey's car and now has Brandon hostage somewhere.
M: The Lincoln is leaving the garage.
K: Hardcastle and Brittney are both down and we need to get some medical attention for those two. They could have sustained some serious injuries and all this just before the World Title Tournament. Now both matches are in jeopardy. No Bailey and now Hardcastle may not be able to continue.
M: The Sin City Saint is just going too far with this.
K: I agree. I totally agree. Ladies and gentlemen, our first match tonight is a ladies match. Both ladies have already made their way to the ring and referee Shawn Esher has been assigned this contest. We are just waiting for the be..............
<The lights in the arena dim down. Miseri Cantare by AFI plays and The Sin City Saint appears on the entrance ramp. Strobe lights flash all around him. He slowly walks down the aisle and to the ring. He climbs on the apron and is poised on one knee. He over looks the crowd, then enters the ring. The lights come back to full brightness in the arena. The Sin City Saint grabs the microphone from Steve Bond and chases both the ladies and Bond out of the ring.>
K: What the hell?!
M: How could Saint be here if....if...if...if he was in the car?!
K: Maybe he will give us some answers.
<In the ring with the microphone is The Sin City Saint.>
SSS: I am sure everyone in this joint saw what just happened. Poor, poor, Brittney Bailey. Oh how the weak have fallen. And then, our resident "super hero" Eric Hardcastle decides to play Superman and save the damsil in distress. How touching? But onto the real reason I am out here. Its two fold. First, I want it noted that I had nothing to do with that stunt in the parking lot. I'm here, in full gear and that car was speeding away from the building. I'm not that sick and demented to try and run some chick over with a car. And secondly, I am here to address Saku.
<The crowd begins to boo. Saint begins to look at the crowd with annoyed look.>
SSS: Listen up, BITCH! What you saw happen to Brittney Bailey tonight will not even compare to what I do to you next week.
<Some fans begin to cheer.>
SSS: Please.....save me your cheers! Saku...the ROI World Title is MY LIFE!! Nothing, not you. Not Bailey, Hardcastle, Immune or any one else can do a damn thing about it.
<The Sin City Saint drops his microphone and exits the ring. He heads back up the ramp and behind the curtain.>
K: Boy oh boy!! I am confused now.
M: Me too.
K: If Saint didn't do it......
M: Don't say it.
K: I don't want to believe it. But.....I just don't know. I really don't.
M: What about Simone Frost and Poison Ivy?
K: I have been told that the match has been cancelled. Ok, I am being told that Eric Hardcastle is receiving medical attention as we speak. Lets take a look.
<The screen fades back to the dressing room area, where Eric Hardcastle is having his ribs taped up. Eric is seated on the medical bed, as Brittney is standing there next to him, as doctors are wrapping him up.>
Doc: I want you to take it easy for the rest of the night.
<Eric looks at the doctor.>
EH: I have a first round World Title Tournament match tonight.
Doc: Not anymore.
<Eric grimaces in pain, as he hops off the table.>
EH: To hell with that!!!
<President Steven Lynch shows up in the door way and blocks Hardcastle from leaving.>
EH: Mr. Lynch.....
SL: Eric, I know how bad you want to be World Champion.
EH: Good. So you will do the right thing and step aside. I got a match to prepare for.
SL: With broken ribs?
<Hardcastle stares at Lynch>
SL: More guts then brains. Give'em hell, Show!
<Suddenly, President Steven Lynch is shoved to the side, as Brandon Bailey comes rushing into the medical center. He grabs Brittney by the hand and pulls her close to him.>
BB: THANK GOD!! I heard what happened. Are you ok?
Brittney: I am now. Thanks to Eric.
<Bailey becomes very angry and peers over at Hardcastle. Bailey and Hardcastle go face to face, as President Steven Lynch comes back into the room. Bailey pauses for a moment and extends his hand to Eric Hardcastle. Hardcastle takes a step back and is shocked. He extends his hand back to Brandon and both men shake.>
BB: This don't mean I like you. This don't mean I approve of you. This don't mean anything more than THANK YOU!
<Eric nods. He then turns to President Lynch.>
EH: I saw what The Sin City Saint said, Lynch and I really dont give a damn. I think he is a liar and I think he was the one that tried to run down Brittney. I don't care what you have to do....but I WANT HIS ASS RIGHT NOW!!!
SL: That can't happen. You already have a match for tonight. And it aint happening next week either, b/c we already know Sin City Saint has a match against Saku in the semi finals.
EH: This is bull$hit!!!!
SL: I see your frustration and I am will..........
<Brandon Bailey grabs Steven Lynch by his jacket and pushes him up against the wall.>
BB: Hardcastle might be more diplomatic than I am. I aint waitn!!! I want The Sin City Saint and I want him TONIGHT!!!
SL: Get your hands off of me or I will have you removed from the building and thus disqualified from the tournament.
<Bailey becomes very angry, but decides to let go of Lynch.>
SL: Tell ya what. Since both of you want The Sin City Saint so damn much.........I'm gonna make a match for Sunday August 13. In one corner, for the first time EVER, its going to be "The Show" Eric Hardcastle teaming up with "The Assassin" Brandon Bailey. And their opponents will be...........The Sin City Saint and a partner of his choosing.
BB: Who's his partner?
SL: I have no idea. Guess he will have to find one.
EH: Wait....Saint isnt exactly the most liked guy in the dressing room. What if he cant find a partner?
SL: Well.....then I would guess its a 2 on 1 handicap match.
<Bailey and Hardcastle look over at one another and smile.>
SL: Figured you two would like the sound of that. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to goto ringside and make some announcements concerning this month's PPV entitled Summer Sizzler.