(ICW logo.)

(Rob Van Dam and Chris Benoit are in their plush skybox room!)

CB: Please, Rob. Come on, you can't do this. You mean too much to this group, we won't be the same without you. We NEED you, Rob! You're an original ICW Horseman! We can't let Adam and a few little arguments between you and Shane break us apart!

CB: ROB! I have your back, you know I do! So do Randy and Shane! Look, we're part of this group to work together to take over every title, every piece of this organization. And with the Prime Title, we're SO much closer! Do you know how much power Shane, and because of that, WE have around here right now?!

RVD: Hey, you didn't have my back last week when the Dudleys were kicking my ass for beating down Raven...FOR SHANE DOUGLAS!

CB: Dammit...look, Rob...I wish I could've gotten the save on both of you last week. I feel terrible, but you have to understand, I thought you WOULD understand.

CB: Rob, don't do this. For me, for Randy, even if you hate Shane...we need you to be a part of this group! You're a key part of it, you know that!

RVD: Benoit...from now on, I'll be watching my OWN back. I got TWO WORDS for you...I...QUIT!!

(POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111)

Mean Mark: WOAH! THIS IS HUGE!!! MY GOD, ROB VAN DAM HAS JUST QUIT THE FOUR HORSEMEN!!!

King: I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! SAY IT AIN'T SO!!

(Explosion theme and video play! The crowd is next, live shots around the SOLD-OUT Esbenshade Arena, fireworks, and EAR-SPLITTING cheering!!! They're pumped, and they LOVE that RVD is out of that damn Horsemen group! Come to a shot of Mean Mark and the King!)

MM: I'm Mean Mark Clemson, and as you just saw, the Horsemen are starting to crumble! Rob Van Dam, a VERY pivotal member of the group, is now ON HIS OWN! What do you think of that, King?

K: He...he just made a hasty decision! That's all! I...I'm sure he'll be back in the group when he realizes what he's just done!

MM: Well, we'll see about that, but I don't think so, King! Many feel Van Dam's been held back by the Horsemen, and he SHOULD go off on his own!

(WOOOOOO!!! "Second Wind" comes out, Ric Flair and the man he inspired to stay in the business even after doubting himself and racking-up a few too many losses, Shawn Michaels!)

K: Speaking of Horsemen, here's one of the originals!

MM: One of, if not THE greatest of ALL-TIME, the Nature Boy Ric Flair! The fans love him, he's still great in that ring, and he's teaming with Shawn Michaels against the Dudley Boys tonight, in the second round of the Tag Team Tournament, for a shot against the Paynes at the next Explosion PPV, coming up in a few weeks!

K: Ha! Yeah, I'd like to see Flair up against Lucifer and Daymion Payne, Mark. He and Michaels better HOPE they lose this tournament, because I just don't think they can do it!

MM: Well, the Payens are a VERY tough team, King, and whoever wins this thing will have a hard time taking those titles from around their waists! The titles of course HANDED to them by Adam Laskowski after the Darkness left for ICW: Chaos...and there are plenty of deserving teams in this competition looking to win those belts LEGITIMATELY.

(DUDLEYS THEME!!!! Out they come with Raven.)

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Tag Team Tournament, Round Two:

Second Wind v. The Dudley Boys

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Good match, Dudleys sell a lot for Flair, who is WILD over with the crowd for his goofy antics in the ring!

Michaels is clowning a bit, too, and it looks like all four guys, even if the Dudleys are BIG heels, are having a good time wrestling.

After the Dudleys use Raven's interference to take control, isolating Flair in their corner for a good few minutes and a nasty beating, Raven is ejected from ringside!

As the ref goes outside to yell at Raven and threaten him that he'd "BETTER GET BACK THERE RIGHT NOW OR I'LL SUSPEND YOU!!" the Dudleys hit a 3-D on Flair, then eliminates an incoming HBK with a 3-D of his OWN, allowing D-Von to go for the pin of Flair!

Ref still dealing with Raven, who won't leave, from the crowd come TOMMY DREAMER AND TAZZ!!! They run in, destroy the Dudleys, and roll Flair on top of D-Von to a THUNDEROUS POP!!!!

Raven frantically pointing to the ring, the ref gets back in, 1, 2, 3!!

Raven grabs his hair in frustration, the faces leave in celebration, while the Dudleys get up, confused, and spot Dreamer and Tazz out in the stands! The Dudleys take off through the crowd after them, and a 4-man EC-dub alumni brawl happens all the way to the back, crowd going crazy!!

Raven heads up the ramp, pissed, to boos and jeering from the crowd, clutching the Fusion belt in hand! Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels win this round of the Tag Team Tournament and will continue on!! With only 2 weeks left before the PPV...how will they get all these teams narrowed-down to one? Hmm...

(Commercial!)

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(BREAK THE WALLS DOWWWWWWWWN!!!!)

(Chris Jericho Show, right now! Y2J is out, to an AMAZING pop from the crowd! He's SUPER over, and has the Legend Title around his waist! Looks great, have to admit! he enters the ring, then takes his spot behind his NEW desk, not the one Kane smashed anymore.)

Y2J: WELCOME TO...EXPLOSION...IS...JERICHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

(POP!!)

Y2J: Tonight will be my BIGGEST SHOW YET!! Possibly my biggest NIGHT yet! Not ONLY does yours truly now hold the ICW-E LIVING LEGEND TITLE!!

(POP!!)

Y2J: ...but he ALSO has 2 guests who will absolutely BLOW YOU AWAY! Ladies and gentlemen...please welcome two greats of the industry...

(Pause for buzz!)

Y2J: THE ORIGINAL ICONS...TONY SADOWSKI AND ED MOORHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!111

(BIGGEST FREAKING POP EVERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111234)

(ICON THEME! Tony and Ed come out together, arms held high, just like old times! They're totally laughing and selling the appearance, playing to the ecstatic crowd!! They make it into the ring after slapping some hands, pose on the turnbuckles, meet in the middle of the ring for on last Icon Salute single-arm raise, and sit on Jericho's guest couch!)

(Crowd is TOTALLY HOT the whole time!)

Y2J: No, what did I tell you? Does the Ayatolla of Rock and ROLLA' not deliver?!!

(POP!)

Y2J: Welcome to my show, gentlemen. We all have our own shows that we take care of weekly, producing, writing, managing, and scheduling stars, am I right? And you two are possibly the biggest stars in ICW history!

01: Well, I'd be hard-pressed not to agree with that one, Chris!

02: Chris, we can't take ALL the credit for making this place...only MOST of it.

(POP!)

02: The rest of the credit goes to these great fans, and all those watching at home, just like Ed and I used to do!

(Pop.)

Y2J: Very true, we'd not be here without the fans. Now, let's get down to the hard questions, gentlemen!

02: Okay.

01: Shoot, Chris.

Y2J: Tony, your show, Chaos, has been having some financial problems lately. That's no secret to anyone. Short of yours truly joining your federation, is there ANY hope of Chaos succeeding?

02: Oh, Chris, come on! You know ME! I never lose a fight, and I have to tell you...I have actually found some BIG-TIME help, some huge financial backing...and all will be revealed Saturday night when I introduce...man, I can hardy believe I'm even thinking about this...someone very special who wants to help out Chaos. And I'm a big enough man to accept help...and much bigger than a man who has to constantly RELY on help from those puppets Lucifer and Daymion...but I need not name any names!

(POP!!)

01: You know, Chaos IS an amazing show, Tony. I visited myself recently, and everyone seems very happy there. Now, you won't see any of MY boys heading over...ha ha...but it is a great company, and I wish you luck. In fact, after the AMAZING ICW Aggression PPV, Retribution, last night, encore playing tomorrow night on Pay Per View, check it out if you missed it...I may need ALL THE COMPETITION I CAN GET TO STOP ME!

02: It was a great show, Ed. As always, Aggression delivers.

Y2J: Ha ha. Okay, enough commercials for the other brands, please. I do have SOME self-respect! Ed, there were actually a few surprises last night on the PPV...any clues for your fans what to expect Thursday night?

01: Well, Chris, just like Tony named you "The Future," Big Daddy here knows what goes into a great wrestling federation. I mean, I learned from the BEST! My brother right here, the Big Shot! But if you want a teaser...ha ha...well, let's just sa--

(ICON THEME!! Adam Laskowski stalks to the ring to HUGE BOOING!!!!)

03: (SEETHING, up in Tony and Ed's faces...they smirk confidantly.) You sons of BITCHES!

(BOO!)

03: You think you can just show up on MY FEDERATION, on MONDAY NIGHT EXPLOSION, whenever you want?!

01: Uh...yeah, dumbass, we can.

03: (Slaps Ed across the face!) Don't you DARE try to make a FOOL of me! Listen to me, "Icons." You think you're the greatest tag team of all-time? Think you're the best things in wrestling? Well, you'll notice Explosion is on the verge of pulling ahead in the ratings, Ed, and it won't be long till I'm kicking your ass! And Tony...you don't even COUNT over there on that second-rate jobber-parade you call Chaos!!

(BOOOO!!!)

03: SO TONIGHT...JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ON MY SHOW...JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO EMBARRASS YOU AND SHOW YOU FOR THE FRAUDS YOU ARE...AND BECAUSE I HATE BOTH OF YOUR DAMN GUTS...TONIGHT...ICONS...01 AND 02...VERSUS...LUCIFER AND DAYMION...THE PAYNES...NON-TITLE, NO DISQUALIFICATION TAG TEAM MATCH!!

(SUPERPOP!!! Tony and Ed are shocked, begin to talk about it a bit..."he can't do that!")

03: Oh, I CAN do that, boys. And I just DID. You'll be the perfect warm-up for the Paynes as they get ready to retain their Duo Titles at the next Explosion Pay Per View...BREAKDOWN!!!

Y2J: EXCUSE ME!! (Comes around his desk, in Adam's face now! Pop!) This is my segment, Adam, and I don't appreciate you out here, ruining the best interview in the history of the Chris Jericho Show...so would you please SHUT...THE HELL...UP!!!

(Adam and Jericho stare eye-to-eye, and Adam turns to leave to cheers!! He gets the ropes, then turns around and charges at Jericho!!!)

(The Icons catch Adam before he gets to Jericho, and stomp 03 down with Y2J, celebrating above his carcass in the ring! Erica and the Paynes run out to help, but the three of them only stand outside, arguing with the trio in the ring. Tony picks up a mic...)

02: (Looks at Ed.) Adam...Paynes...THE ICONS ACCEPT THAT CHALLENGE!!

01: PAYNES...WE KICKED YOUR ASS BEFORE, AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN TONIGHT!!

(Ed and Tony shake hands and leave with Jericho, the three of them raising their arms in victory for the cheering crowd! The Paynes and Erica enter the ring to check on Adam, cursing at the faces as they head to the back.)

THE ICONS ARE BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE PAYNES!! OMGLOL!!!1

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Short bit with Molly Holly in the back, first night back at Explosion since Hurricane's "murder" by Shane Douglas at Iconicide! The women are welcoming her back in the locker-room, totally breaking kayfabe. Molly is in good spirits, saying the Hurricane is alive, he's shown up on Chaos, and she's just glad he's okay! She hasn't talked to him yet, but she's going to as soon as she can get up the courage to find him...so she's probably going to visit Chaos this weekend! But tonight...she wants to come back in a BIG WAY, so she's going to ask Erica Kowal for a match against one of the lucky Angels...and she's been working out like crazy, so watch out!! Molly's back, and she's ready to kick some ass! (Pop!) The women are happy for her...except for Jazz...who's been in the corner, leaning against a locker with a sneer the whole time! Jazz comes up to Molly and gets in her face. "You want a fight? You don't even need to find Erica Kowal, bitch! YOU GOT THIS MEAN EBONY QUEEN NEXT MONDAY NIGHT!!" Molly stares at the intense Jazz with a smile coming to her face. "It'll be my pleasure to start my comeback next week...by kicking your ass, Jazz!"

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(WELLLLLLLLLL...WELL, IT'S THE BIG SHOW!!)

(Nice pop for the monster as he comes down to the ring!)

BS: You know, I don't appreciate Kane getting all the attention around here lately. Yeah, he's the BIG RED MACHINE, yeah, he's undefeated for a few months now...yeah, he's a monster. But you know, I'M A MONSTER TOO! He beat me once, that's for sure...but I have the fans behind me, and I KNOW that I can take him out! Taker, I know you want to take Kane out, but after last week, I think even you know you need some help, so I'M ENTERING THE FIGHT TO END KANE'S WINNING STREAK, TO END HIS EVIL POWERS FOREVER!! And Kane, I WANT YOU RIGHT THE HELL NOW!!!!

(POP!!)

(Show waits in the ring, crowd is anticipating the arrival of the Machine...HORSEMEN THEME?!!!)

(Shane Douglas comes out with his Prime Title around his shoulder and a big smile! He carries a mic, stops on the stage at the start of the ramp.)

SD: Ha ha ha...Big Show...look. I'm the Explosion Prime Champion. You're nothing but a big, dumb piece of sh*t, so why don't you get the hell out of that ring so I can address a situation with my group, the Four Horsemen? No one cares about you! They all want to see ME! SHANE DOUGLAS!!

(BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!)

(Big Show, angry, leaves the ring and charges up the ramp towards Douglas! Suddenly...KANE'S THEME HITS AND FIRE EXPLODES EVERYWHERE ON THE STAGE!!! Kane runs out and the running Big Show is caught full-steam by a BIG RED CLOTHESLINE! BOOOOO!!!)

(Douglas high-tails it off the stage and down towards the ring as soon as Kane flies past and nails Show!)

(Kane picks up Big Show for chokeslam...but Show escapes it and sets up a CHOKESLAM OF HIS OWN!!! Crowd is popping like mad, but...)

(OUT OF THE BACK, A MASKED MONSTER, SIMILAR TO KANE, RUNS OUT AND ATTACKS BIG SHOW!)

(Kane and his new buddy beat down Show, then celebrate together before they leave to Kane's theme!! BOOOOOOOOO!!!!)

Mark: What was THAT?!!

King: It looked like Kane's evil twin, and THAT'S pretty scary!!!

Mark: Folks, stick around! We may find out just who or WHAT that creature is!

(Commercial.)

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(In the ring, Douglas is now standing with his mic, already being booed by the fans.)

SD: Now that those clowns are out of my way...I want to address the State of the Horsemen tonight! Rob Van Dam is out of the group. He quit tonight, and I'm not taking him back, no matter what! He's a disgrace!

(HORSEMEN THEME! Chris Benoit comes out to the stage.)

CB: A "disgrace," Shane? Hardly. He's one of the best athletes in this business, if not THE best, and you chased him out of our group!

(POP!!)

SD: Woah, Chris. Come on, man. I'm sorry, look. It won't happen again. Maybe I've been a little self-centered lately, but I promise you, it's just for the good of the group! You know what this title means to us! I'll lighten up, you guys do deserve a little credit, I won't forget it.

CB: (Satisfied.) Well, good. Now, hopefully we can focus on kicking some ass around here again!

SD: Absolutely. I'm 100% a team player, from now on.

(ICON THEME!! Adam is out to a mixed reaction.)

03: Ha ha ha. Shane, a "team player?" Ha ha!! I'm glad to hear that, "champ!" You know, I don't even have to try to split up the Horsemen...you're doing it for me!

SD: Dammit, that's not true!

03: You know, you're making it too easy for me, really, Shane. But to show I appreciate your help...I'm putting you in your first title defense match tonight! And it's a big one. But shouldn't be anything a "team-player" like you can't handle! I'm sure you won't mind fighting the number one contender...KANE!!

(POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111)

Mark: WHAT A MATCH!!

King: TONIGHT?!!!

(Douglas, instead of fear, smiles and nods!)

SD: That's fine, Adam! Ha ha ha...in fact, I'll show all those p*ssies back in the locker room who are all so scared of that costume-party reject that Kane doesn't scare me at all! And he's NOT unbeatable...especially to the Prime Champion, Shane Douglas, the man to BEAT!

(Horsemen theme hits and Adam leaves, staring intensely at Douglas.)

MM: Shane Douglas faces Kane TONIGHT?!! The Icons versus the Paynes are already booked, and we still have a great Extreme Title Match as John Cena takes on Jerry Lynn! That should be up next, actually!

K: This night has been incredible! HA HA! All it's missing is some puppies...at least Molly Holly's puppies are back, Mark.

MM: Yes, King, good to see her back, and it'll be a great match between her and Jazz next week, don't miss it!

(JOHN CENA THEME! Cena comes out, passes Horsemen on the way up, glares at them and brushes them off with a vicious attitude on the way by! He takes to the ring to boos, has a mic!)

JC: Yo! Gonna' make this short and sweet! John Cena is the Extreme Champ...and he can't be BEAT! I killed some legends, like HBK...so bring out the little bitch I'm gonna' whip today!

(BOO! Then POP!!! as Jerry Lynn's theme hits and Lynn runs down towards Cena!)

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Vicious match, Lynn taking it to Cena as hard as he can, punishing the young, recently-undefeated Extreme champ! Cena's had some great, impressive wins against big names lately, notably the Big Show, HBK...etc. Lynn just got out of the Best of 5 Series a few weeks ago, which many think he should have won and had the better showing in...(bad grammar)...and just beat Raven by DQ in a match for the Fusion title a few weeks back, after a close match that was interrupted by Chris Benoit, who didn't get in on the rematch because of Adam locking the Horsemen out. Lynn lost the rematch, and, though discouraged, is popular, good, and looking for a win!

And so far, he's killing Cena. Lynn has years of experience on the young champion, and he's bringing ECW to life again with STIFF chair shots and some crazy offense from a pile of crap from under the ring. He nails Cena with a dustbuster, then proceeds to vacuum Cena's KO'ed carcass with it! Crowd pops and loves it, and Lynn goes to the top for the Frog Splash! What? OH MY GOD, IT'S BILLY KIDMAN!!! KIDMAN HAS JUST STOMPED-OUT JOHN CENA! HE'S KILLING JOHN CENA!! WHY? WHY?!!

Decent pop fills the arena as Kidman takes a mic.

BK: You know, I'm tired of Cena running his mouth about how he's the best young athlete in ICW today! You know, I was Prime Champion, dammit! And I can kick anyone's ass around here in a fair fight, from Spike Dudley to the Big Show. Cena, don't waste your time on this jobber...when you want a REAL challenge, come find me!

(Kidman turns to leave to mild boos...very heelish words.)

JL: (Taking a mic.) Kidman! DAMMIT! This keeps happening to me! I'm tired of being that guy who ALMOST wins everything! I'm better than that...and contrary to what you think...I'm better than YOU! This isn't over...not for either of you. Cena, I want that damn title...and Kidman...I want to kick your ass until you beg for mercy!

(POP!!!)

(ICON THEME!! Adam pops up on the Iconotron.)

03: Great idea, Lynn! In fact, it'll be an amazing 3-WAY DANCE FOR THE EXTREME TITLE...AT BREAKDOWN!!!

(POP!!!! Cena is struggling back up as Lynn and Kidman are happy about the announcment. Cena gets up, miserable about it, not happy at all with the match! He has to fight TWO men who can probably beat him alone?! At least his streak continued and he kept his title...he did technically win this one, too!)

Mark: That'll be a great contest, and John Cena will have to step up and put his money where his mouth is!

King: I can't stop thinking about the match that's up next, Mark! The Icons, back together again, against the Paynes! Oh, this is gonna' be great, I can't WAIT to see Tony and Ed get their butts handed to 'em!

MM: That match is next!

(Commercial.)

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Icons out first, to their OLD, original theme! HA HA!! The crowd pops huge for it, and they come out, decked out in black and blue! Much love for the original Icons, and Tony and Ed take their time getting to the ring, soaking up the reaction.

(PAYNES THEME!)

Before Tony and Ed are even in the ring, the Paynes are charging them, and the fight is on! The Paynes take the early advantage, brawling down the Icons outside, and tossing them in the ring at the same time!

The Paynes, huge monsters and big rivals of the Icons, have their way with Tony and Ed for a while, until the ref finally makes one of them leave and gets Ed to the outside, leaving Tony to be mangled by Daymion for a while. Power moves slam Tony around, and Ed is back up in the corner, bringing the crowd into it!

AMAZING match as always. Tony manages to escape Daymion's clutches and hit a desperation maneuver -- a NASTY DDT -- and crawl over to Ed to make the tag JUST before Lucifer reaches Tony to stop the tag! Ed is in, clears the ring, and starts to beat on legal orge Daymion. Ever notice I spell his name with an -on and an -an interchangably? I like that.

Anyway, Ed takes control, then hits and Icon Cutter on DP for a 2-count! Crowd is pumped, wanting the Icons to win big-time! Lucifer comes in and attacks a showboating Ed to even the score a bit. Tony is back in, but is sent back out by the ref while Lucifer beats down Ed a bit and quickly gets out of the ring. What a heel!

Daymion is back up, and picks up Ed...they lock up...and exchange punches for a few moments, until Ed gains a bit of control, leaving DP wobbly, then knocking him down with a punch off the top rope! Ed is cheered like mad, then points to Tony! The crowd wants the tag, and in comes 02! Daymion is crawling towards Lucifer, reaching up, just inches away, and Tony sees it, but waits...he points to Lucifer, ready for him! LP sees Tony's readiness and hesitates to tag Daymion! Daymion looks up at his brother, confused...and Lucifer snaps out of it, sucking it up, and making the tag!

Place erupts as Lucifer comes in to a series of attacks by 02! Tony is in control, "Iconing-up" for the fans, and everyone's way into it!! Tony tags in Ed for a double-team move on LP, then Tony hits an ICON EFFECT ON LUCIFER BEFORE LEAVING!! Ed goes to the top! He's going finish it off in a big way!! Lucifer is laid-out, Daymion is in a bad way outside...Ed is Icon Saluting the crowd...

ADAM RUNS OUT!! From behind, he pushes Ed off the pole, then flips-off Tony, making 02 chase him around the ring.

The distraction pays off!! Ed rolls in pain after the spill, and Lucifer gets up and hits a NASTY, SPLATTERING powerslam on Ed after an Irish Whip...for the 1, 2, 3. After the match, Tony and Ed are beaten down in the ring by Adam and the Paynes.

The Paynes win! BOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Dammit! We just got screwed! I mean...the Icons got screwed!! DAMN ADAM! DAMN THE PAYNES! DAMN THEM TO HELL!!

(Commercial.)

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(Adam in his office, celebrating with the Paynes and Erica!)

04: Ha ha! Adam, you got them again! Adam, you're incredible! I could kiss you!

03: Really?!

04: Absolutely! You've been amazing lately! You totally kick ass, now, and...you know...(runs finger up his chest)...it's VERY impressive. Keep it up.

(Erica smiles as she leaves the room, Adam is all kinds of hot and happy.)

03: Okay, guys! You heard her...next week...we TURN UP THE HEAT EVEN MORE!

(LP and DP join the boss in a few beers, and the crowd gives a mixed reaction.)

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(HORSEMEN THEME! Douglas, Benoit and Orton walk out, cocky!)

Mark: And here comes the Prime Champion, the biggest prize in the game around the waist of that man, Shane Douglas! As we just heard, things really are going Adam's way since he starting to take control of Explosion again...and you have to wonder, after this match, will Douglas still have the Prime Title?

King: Well, Mark, he's a great wrestler, no one can take that from him. But Kane's just been on a roll, and...well, who the HELL was out to help him beat down the Big Show earlier? Kane's finally got his shot at the Prime Title, and he's here without Paul Bearer...so it's anyone's guess what's going to happen!

MM: True, King, the X-factor in the one being the Horsemen, Chris Benoit and Randy Orton, and NOT Rob Van Dam anymore after tonight...and Kane's mysterious new ally!

(Shane is in the ring! He's holding up his title to boos, Benoit and Orton are at ringside! KANE THEME HITS!!)

Kane makes his way out after the initial explosion, red lights fill the arena, and the crowd is hot as he stalks out, turns, and slowly waves out his new partner...a gray and black-suited monster with similar long hair and costuming to Kane.

MM: My LORD, King! Is that...you know, I think that's MORTIS!!

K: WHAT-is?

MM: Mortis! He used to wrestle in WCW years back! He was pretty dominant around there...I wonder whether Kane will EVER be defeated now! He's really evened the score, I'd say.

K: Eeeeww...I just got chills, Mark! They're frightening!

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Good match, both men really take turns with momentum, a much more even match than Kane's recent efforts. Really shows he can put on a good show when he needs to, heel or not!

No interference in the match so far...Kane has Douglas up and hits a Chokeslam, only to have Orton pull the ref out of the ring at the 2-count! Douglas is saved, and Orton is ejected, sent to the back to a BIG pop!! People are starting to back Kane, because he's a beast, the interest of Mortis, and he's beating up a Horseman...especially that bastard, Douglas!

Benoit picks a fight with Mortis later, who grabs Benoit and belly-to-belly suplexes him on the concrete! Mortis slams Benoit against the steel stairs, and the crowd pops big! Kane, however, in the ring, is being taken apart by the Ring General! Douglas hits a DDT, then, flipping off the crowd (to boos), picks up Kane and hits the Pittsburgh Plunge! He's got it! 1, 2 -- BOOT TO SHANE'S FACE FROM MORTIS! Nasty, stiff kick sends Douglas out cold to the mat, and Douglas wins by DQ, retaining his title. Mortis and Kane dismantle Douglas in the ring, and Orton runs back out to try to help, futile in his attempt. All three Horsemen are kicked to hell, then Kane and Mortis leave together!

MM: What kind of Unholy Alliance have we seen born here tonight? Who is Mortis? Where'd he COME from? Why is he here?

K: And what bond does he have with that evil Kane? Who no one has actually pinned, Mark...with all the run ins and the Dark Power stuff...not even Shane Douglas and 2 Horsemen could take Kane out! With Mortis...he may be truly invincible!

MM: More next week, good night everyone, and my GOD, what a night it's been!

(Fade out.)