(ICW logo!)
(Adam is standing with Sgt. Slaughter and security.)
03: Now, Sarge, boys...luckily, no one tried anything crazy last week. But same rules apply. Anyone from Chaos or Aggression or otherwise looks suspicious at all, you arrest them on the spot for trespassing...unless it's Shane McMahon. He still has some answering to do, and the Hitman would like a word with him. No, if Shane shows up, direct him straight to my office.
SS: AFFIRMATIVE, SIR! (Turns to security.) ALRIGHT, MAGGOTS! YOU ARE ALL UNDER MY COMMAND NOW! WE GUARD THE DOOR, B-SQUAD TAKES THE PARKING LOT. NO ONE GETS IN WITHOUT MY OR ADAM'S PERMISSION, YOU HEAR ME? ANY SIGN OF TROUBLE, DON'T HESITATE TO USE FORCE OR CALL FOR BACKUP! ANY SIGN OF CHAOS...TAKE THEM DOWN. I DON'T CARE IF VINCENT GOD DAMN KENNEDY MCMAHON IS STARING YOU IN THE FACE, YOU HIT FIRST...AND LEAVE THE QUESTIONING TO US! NOW, GET TO YOUR POSTS!
(Security scatters accordingly. A few stay behind with Slaughter, guarding the door.)
03: Ha ha...still have that mean streak, you old bulldog. I knew I hired the right man for the job! Don't let me down...and don't let anyone in...especially after Tony's little "telegram" last week.
(Sarge smiles, chin out from the rest of his face about 4 feet, as Adam walks off!)
(EXPLOSION theme over the intro, and then jump to the INSANELY HOT crowd at the small but packed Wenger Civic Center in Elizabethtown, PA! Pyro fires off, and Mean Mark and Jerry Lawler welcome everyone to the show. Last week's episode was a great show with some shocking developments as the dust settled after Showdown! The crowd is INSANELY or how long this beginning segment is going to be! Be warned, it's a novel...)
MM: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the hottest show in wrestling, just 3 weeks away from the next dual-brand ICW PPV extravaganza, which Adam Laskowski himelf will be naming TONIGHT! I'm Mean Mark Clemson, and with me as always is the great Jerry "the King" Lawler.
K: Man, there's already a lot of tension around the backstage area tonight, Mean Mark. I'll tell you, if Tony Sadowski doesn't show up tonight, his letter sure did the trick. Those guys are on pins and needles waiting to see if Chaos is really going to show up and...well, INVADE Explosion! But I think we're ready for 'em.
MM: I agree with you, King, I really do. And though Slaughter dropped the ball at Showdown, letting Shane McMahon get away with what he did to Bret Hart...well, who knows what might happen tonight!
K: That's the best part of this business...anything can happen! Ha ha!
(ICON THEME!!)
Crowd ERUPTS as Adam Laskowski, our esteemed Chairman, walks out to the stage, energetic, looking like a million damn dollars. He struts to the ring, music pumping, fans loving it, and takes up a mic.
03: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another great night of action on Explosion, the hottest show in ICW, undeniably!
(POP!)
03: Since Ed Moorhouse left Aggression and Showdown was so big, we've overtaken the lead in the ratings war, and Explosion WILL NOT LET GO AGAIN!
(POP!!!)
03: But I'm not here JUST to toot my own horn about how good Explosion is...no, no. I'm here to make an important announcement! In just over 2 weeks, we'll be holding the first dual-brand ICW PPV event in 4 months! And while everyone's wondering what is going to go down at that show, and I can assure you, you'll see some amazing things from this brand, I'm here to announce the name of that show! It is an honor bestowed upon me by Melissa Johnson, a BIG Explosion supporter, as a person who is a big fan of ICON Championship Wrestling! Not that McWrestling crap on the other shows, no. This is going to be Explosion's chance to prove it's the best of the bunch, that it's head and shoulders above the rest. With that in mind, it gives me great pleasure to announce...that in 2 weeks...you won't want to miss...I...C...du-------
(ICON THEME! Huh?)
??: You send SGT. SLAUGHT TO STOP AN ICON?!
(What? The crowd turns in unison, and Adam's jaw drops as he looks up...)
(TONY SADOWSKI STANDS ON THE STAGE! THE CROWD ERUPTS FOR HIM!!!)
03: Adam, just who the HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DEALING WITH?!! I'm not some jobber-ass little BITCH coming in here, I'm the greatest GOD DAMN thing to ever step in a wrestling ring! I AM WRESTLING. Icon Championship Wrestling IS MY BABY...NONE OF YOU, EVEN ED, HAD THE BALLS TO TRY ANYTHING LIKE THIS! AND YOU NEVER WOULD'VE, WE'D STILL BE STUCK ON RAW RIGHT NOW, NEVER GETTING ANYWHERE HIGHER THAN TAG TEAM TITLES, WELL OUT OF STEAM BY NOW AND RESENTED BECAUSE WE PLAYED THIS PART TOO LONG AND IT GOT OLD. JUST LIKE DEGENERATION-X. JUST LIKE THE NWO. JUST LIKE THE CORPORATION, AND JUST LIKE THE MCMAHON-HELMSLEY ERA! IT'S TIME FOR A NEW "GUIDING FORCE" TO TAKE WRESTLING IN A NEW DIRECTION AGAIN, AND THOUGH YOU'RE GOOD, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE YOU'RE AN ICON...BUT AS GOOD AS YOU ARE, YOU AREN'T HALF THE LEADER I AM! YOU DON'T HAVE HALF THE CREATIVE VISION I HAVE, YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS SHOW BEYOND WHAT IT ALREADY IS, INNOVATING NEW THINGS FOR WRESTLING. YOU...JUST...CAN'T!
03: HOLD ON JUST A DAMN MINUTE, "BIG SHOT." I beat your ASS once, kicked you out, and left you humbled, beaten, and alone. And I'll do it again. Anytime, any place, and I won't break a sweat. You think I'm a pushover? You have me completely misjudged, my friend. Explosion is the best it's ever been right now, wrestling is the best it's ever been, and it's thanks TO ME. It's thanks to ME, TONY. I DID THIS! Not Ed and his pathetic little union with Triple H, not that hack group Evolution, and it sure as hell isn't Stephanie FREAKING MCMAHON! IT'S ME! Anything big, anything new, anything THAT CHANGES THE SPORT...IT'S ME!
(POP!)
02: Oh, yeah? Tell that to your Angels Division. Yeah, they're real behind you, Adam. That seed I planted, that Erica Kowal took and ran with, herself, WITHOUT YOU?! And you FIRE HER?! And look what happens. The Angel Divison INSTANTLY loses ALL of its credibility so you and these sick, perverted fans can get your ROCKS OFF watching them STRIP EACHOTHER AND CALL IT WRESTLING?! Look, I like boobies as much as the next guy, but that match and how you've been treating them is a DISGRACE. You surround yourself with worthless drones like Sgt. Slaughter, and two monsters I MADE GREAT, THE PAYNES...so I guess you could say, Adam, that in a way, I'm STILL PROTECTING YOU! I always stood up for you, always backed you up...I'm the reason you're an Icon, I'm the reason you're in this sport, I'm the reason you're STILL HERE! Without me, there'd be no "Explosion" to run! Without me, you'd still be in some tiny bar, singing your little songs and playing your little guitar for NOTHING. READ MY LIPS, "A-BOMB." WITHOUT ME...ADAM LASKOWSKI...IS...NOTHING!
(BOOOOO!!! Very heelish, but like HHH in real wrestling, there are some smart enough to bow to his greatness and see that he's the real deal!)
02: Oh, don't turn on me. Don't even start! You all exploded when I came out here. You love me. Then I tell you the TRUTH, and YOU BOO ME?! Think about it, it's not that hard to figure out. To survive, something has to change. It has to evolve...and any major...REVOLUTIONS that happen around here always involve ME! I'm the reason you keep coming back, whether you know it or not! The reason Showdown was so good? The reason Bret Hart is back in wrestling? Because Chaos was getting too big, too fast, and Adam and Ed couldn't stand it! Ed self-destructed, and Adam's the only thing keeping wrestling from EVOLVING AGAIN. So, I'm here, with a few of my close, personal friends, to bring about the next evolution of ICW...and inject a little CHAOS!
(Mixed reaction...)
03: Tony, what are you doing, man? You have your show, it's doing great. I have mine, and like it or not, you NEED EXPLOSION! You need the competition to be really great, to be at the top of your game. Chaos is doing things no one ever DREAMED of seeing on a wrestling show, and even I'LL admit, I don't miss a show. The free-per-view idea is genius, and what you and Vince are pulling-off over there is amazing. So what's your deal, because I'm a busy man and I don't have time to waste advertising your NON-ICW company anymore on my show unless you're a paying sponsor!
(Crowd starts buzzing...)
02: Ha ha ha...funny. Hilarious! Actually, Adam, I'm not leaving. But one of us is...you just don't know it yet.
03: What the hell are you talking abou--
(The reason for the building crowd buzz is clear...from under the ring, TERRY FUNK HAS RUN UP BEHIND ADAM! He clocks The Legend over the back of the head with a steel chair, then sets the chair up in the middle of the ring. BOOOOOOOOOO!!!)
02: YES! THAT'S IT FUNKER, NOW STRAP HIM IN! HA HA!
Mean Mark: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?! THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! TONY SADOWSKI JUST CAME IN HERE AND HAD ONE OF HIS GOONS BASICALLY JUMP OUR CHAIRMAN! HOW DID THEY GET PAST SECURITY?!
King: Maybe Slaughter told them it was nap time? HA HA!
MM: This is no time to joke, King! Adam's in serious trouble up there! What could Icon 02 be pulling, here?!
K: LOOK, LOOKIT THIS! TERRY FUNK IS TAPING ADAM'S ARMS AND BODY TO THE CHAIR! HA HA! HE'S USING A WHOLE ROLL OF GAFFERS TAPE ON HIM, MARK! HE MIGHT NEVER GET OUT! LOOK, THEY EVEN COVERED HIS MOUTH!
MM: My GOD, King, this is SICK! What TWISTED plot does Big Shot have in store for us tonight?! Adam's coming-to, and look at the RAGE in his eyes! He knows he's been had! And he's stuck in that chair, there's not a damn thing he can do! And..wait! THANK GOD, IT'S ABOUT TIME!
(Security and Slaughter run down to the ringside area! Tony, with a mic, stops them in front of the apron!)
02: WOAH-WOAH-WOAH-WOAH!! Okay, okay. Hold it right there. Look...I'll stop. Look, this is just a joke. This whole thing is just a rib on Adam, I'm not trying to hurt him. Adam, this episode celebrates 6-months since you took over on Monday night, and...well, I had this whole elaborate thing set up. You know, security, old man Slaughter, before you jump in here and drag me away, let me invite my other guests for this little "party."
(LIGHTS GO DOWN...GREEN LIGHTS POP ON AND...THE CHAOS THEME HITS!)
02: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my good friends, a group of guys you probably weren't expecting to see tonight, but from now on you'll be seeing A LOT MORE OF...THE ENFORCERS!!
(Chaos theme picks up again as CHRIS JERICHO...YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI...BROCK LESNAR...and...INFINITY WALK OUT ON-STAGE, TO A MIXED, BUT MOSTLY POSITIVE REACTION! People pop for surprises, of course.)
(Slaughter sees he's been had, and the entire fleet of 10 security guards and the old man himself run up the ramp, only to be LEVELED by the Enforcers! What's going on?!)
02: Nice work, boys...not that Sgt. Slaughter and the RENT-A-COPS here at the Wenger Center would pose much of a threat to such AN AWESOME AND POWERFUL FORCE!!
(Small pop!)
02: Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new sheriffs in town...as of tonight, ICW EXPLOSION IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT!
(Small pop, a lot of boos.)
02: Adam, you have two options.
(Adam is struggling in the chair, but he's completely restrained. His face is red and he's obviously incredibly pissed.)
02: Option the first...sign over Explosion to Vince and I right now...
(BOO! Adam shakes his head to the negative, glaring at Tony with FURY! Tony takes the mic to his lips, then gets INCHES from Adam's face.)
02: Or option the second...my boys here will doing a little "ENFORCING" on you, and we'll take this place BY FORCE! WHAT'LL IT BE, ADAM?
(Tony reaches up and RIPS THE TAPE OFF OF ADAM'S MOUTH! The crowd groan as Adam screams in pain!)
02: Well? You gonna' go peacefully, nice and business-like, or do we have to make it personal? I mean, you DID have a good run for 6 months, I'd hate to have to end on such a sour note, "brother."
(Adam SPITS IN TONY'S FACE!)
03: HELL NO! I WILL NEVER GIVE THIS PLACE UP! EXPLOSION SUPERSTARS, YOU HAVE TO STEP UP! GET OUT HERE AND SAVE YOUR COMPANY!!
(Just then, we hear a loud TRUCK HORN! Up on the stage, a big-rig drives out, blocking the entranceway! Out climbs the FBI!! Big Sal at the wheel, dressed in his spiffy clothes as the black button-down shirt, black slack-ed FBI steps out from the other door. They stand on the stage, laughing.)
03: DAMMIT! YOU COWARDS, MOVE THAT DAMN TRUCK!!
02: (Still wiping spit off his face.) Ha ha. Adam, looks like the KING has you IN CHECK! No one's getting through that door, and no one came sooner...because THEY ALL KNOW NOT TO FIGHT THE INEVITABLE, ADAM! The Big Shot CALLS THE SHOTS! I'm the man...and the MAN SAYS NO! Now, I'm giving you one more chance. Funker, tape his mouth shut again.
(Adam resists, but Funk gets him.)
02: Go get it, it's time to play hardball.
(A sadistic old smile comes across Funk's face, and he leaves the ring and fishes around under the apron.)
02: Adam, this hurts me more than it's gonna' hurt you. Really, it does. Well...actually...Terry, show ol' "Legend" here what you have in store for his uncooperative ass!
(Adam looks in horror and the crowd mixed-reacts (but a larger pop this time) to Funk, who holds up an iron staff...then drenches it in kerosine before lighting it with a match! FLAMES ERUPT!)
MM: OH, NO! KING! IT'S FUNK'S FLAMING BRANDING IRON!!! GOD, NO, SOMEONE STOP THIS!!
King: I bet Adam'll have "02" written when this is all over!
(Funk, sadistically smiling, cackling, teases Adam with the hot iron, waving it around the Icon, coming DANGEROUSLY close to his face and chest...Adam closes his eyes, squinting.)
02: What's the matter, Adam? Is this too difficult for you? Look, it's either give the show to me, or we take it from you...and trust me, you don't want the Chaos guys taking you out...because you can rest assured they'll get the job done RIGHT...it's simple. YES...or NO.
(Adam, eyes open, staring at Tony again, red with rage, shakes his head "NO!" Crowd pops!)
02: Well, I have to admit, I admire your guts on this one. Shame I have to have these guys rip those guts out now. FUNKER...
(Funk runs up and JABS ADAM IN THE CHEST WITH THE BRANDING IRON! IT'S A CHAOS LOGO, AND IT BURNS RIGHT THROUGH HIS SHIRT!! Adam screams in pain under the tape, kicking at Funk, who laughs as he backs off!)
02: Adam, hey...maybe this WILL hurt YOU more than it'll HURT ME! ENFORCERS!
(The foursome circles around Adam.)
02: Adam's not cooperating. He's in the way...and I gave him his chance to walk away peacefully. It's clear he'll be an obstacle. So, my question now goes to you...should we forget this whole thing and go back to Saturday night...or should we take him out and expand the 02 EMPIRE A LITTLE?
Enforcers: (Smirking, laughing, nodding...they vote "TAKE HIM OUT," clearly.)
02: Then I've reached my decision. Adam, you want to go down with the ship with dignity? Well, the MAN...SAYS...NO!
(Brock picks up Adam AND CHAIR, holds them over his head, then GORILLA PRESS SLAMS THEM TO THE MAT! Adam is clearly hurt. Brock sits on a turnbuckle, and Jericho grabs Adam's dangling legs, while he's STILL TAPED TO A CHAIR...AND LOCKS IN A LIONTAMER!! AAAAAAAAAAAG!!!! Adam is out of his mind in pain! He's screaming so hard the tape comes off his mouth! Y2J struts off to another turnbuckle and sits. Tajiri looks down at Adam, gets in his face, SLAPPING HIM...then delivers a SPINNING KICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD THAT KNOCKS 03 OUT! Tajiri takes a seat on a turnbuckle, and Infinity steps up...he sets up the chair, looks down, seeming to "charge up" somehow...then, shaking with intensity, unleashes an INFINITY PUNCH THAT SENDS ADAM AND CHAIR FLIPPING BACKWARDS! Good LORD...Adam is destroyed! The crowd is booing, some popping...but mostly booing, and it horror of what just happened.)
(Cameras backstage show EMTs trying to get past the truck, but they just can't! Not with all the equipment needed to save poor 03's skin! In the back, the Paynes are tearing the crap out of anything in their path as they watch on a monitor! Explosion wrestlers watch in SHOCK...and the truck starts to move! Big Sal pulls it back out of the entranceway, and out come the EMT's, cutting and ripping tape off of Adam, while some wrestlers spill out onto the stage...Ric Flair, Tommy Dreamer, The Paynes, Randy Orton. They pause there, looking at the insanity around them, unsure of what to do!)
02: You see this intensity? You see this CHAOS? Sure, it's rough, but NOT A DAMN ONE OF YOU COULD TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF IT! THIS IS THE INJECTION OF ENERGY, SHOCK AND INTENSITY VINCE AND I WANT TO BRING TO ALL PARTS OF ICW...AND EXPLOSION...IS NOW...OURS!
(Music builds up to a dramatic explosion...NO CHANCE! CUZ' THAT'S WHATCHA' GOT!! VINCE MCMAHON IS OUT TO BOOS! He struts right past all the Explosion guys on the stage, carrying a mic, and past Adam being rushed up the ramp on a stretcher! He looks down and sneers with happiness at the destroyed Legend, then hops into the ring, his music fading.)
VM: HA HA HA...see? Do you see? I TOLD YOU...I WARNED YOU...Chaos is going to STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT! If you didn't listen before, you better listen to this...I never thought I'd be able to say this...never thought I'd hear anyone say this...but ICON 02...PARTNER...BIG SHOT...you and I...ARE BACK ON MONDAY NIGHT!!
(Mixed reaction! People are torn! The Paynes followed Adam out with the EMTs, and the others are still just watching, watiting. A lot of the crowd is booing...but no one knows how to react really right now.)
VM: Tony Sadowski and Vince McMahon together on Monday Night Explosion! Ha ha...yeah, bet no one saw THIS coming after Showdown last night, huh? I'll bet you all expected to see Kane, the Undertaker, Bret Hart...and my own son, Shane McMahon!
(BOO!)
VM: Ha ha ha...yes, you all hate Shane, don't you. Well, why don't we call him down here? SHANE!
(HERE COMES THE MONEEEEEEEYYYYYYY...HERE COMES THE MONEY!)
(Shane stalks out with a mic, a determined, cold look on his face. He walks right past the wrestlers, then enters the ring. The crowd HATES HIM. He is BOOED LIKE CRAZY!)
SM: Go ahead. Get it all out. Go ahead.
("ASSHOLE! ASSHOLE!")
SM: Fine. But that doesn't change the fact that Bret Hart LOST to Shawn Michaels last night, nor does it change my role in that match. No, but it does change one thing. As of last night, I'm no longer an employee of ICW. So, if I was going to resign, I wanted to do it in a BIG WAY! So, I opted to inject some CHAOS INTO SHOWDOWN!
(Tony, Vince, Shane and the Enforcers laugh, the crowd begins booing, as it becomes clearer that they're heels!)
SM: Yeah, there's no Chief of Operations around here anymore, but it's okay. Don't worry about Shane-o Mac...as you all know, I bounce back rather EASILY after something like this.
VM: And Shane, son, it's great to have you on-board.
(Shane and Vince hug, Tony and Shane shake hands and share a quick, back-patting hug. BOO!!)
02: Still my boy, Shane. See, it was SHANE who pushed CEO Melissa Johnson to look into Erica Kowal's actions back when she was fooling around with you, Randy Orton.
(Orton shrugs, smirks a bit, and nods.)
02: It was SHANE who put the bug in her ear to have Adam make his fatal error and fire her...and it was ME WHO TOLD HIM TO DO IT! I'VE HAD MY HAND IN EVERY SINGLE ICW DECISION FROM THE BEGINNING! NOTICE HOW THINGS USUALLY WORK OUT FOR OLD 02? BECAUSE SHANE, VINCE AND I WORKED THINGS OUT PERFECTLY! From the day I was kicked-out by Adam, I was working with Shane on ways to get back to the top and give Adam the same treatment. And Erica...Erica...she was part of our plot, too! FIRED! GONE!
VM: Or as I would say...her services were no longer required here in ICW!
(BOOOO!!!)
SM: But for a very specific reason. See, this was a very far-reaching take-over plan. I may have put the bug in Melissa's ear to fire Erica, but I also suggest she HIRE ERICA. And I was in ERICA'S EAR the whole time, too! Every move she made, everything she did, all the trouble she caused...WE PLANNED IT! Because, ladies and gentlemen...we had ANOTHER conspirator in this take-over, who stood to gain QUITE a bit for participating...
(ICON THEME!)
04: ME!
(Crowd pops and as Erica comes out to join the party! In the ring, she hugs Vince, Shane and Tony! BOO AGAIN!)
04: I built up the Angel Division. I led Adam on...and I got fired. All part of the plan!
02: "But WHY?!" you ask yourselves? Simple. Because Vince and I will be taking over Monday Night Explosion due to the UNFORTUNATE departure of Adam Laskowski...Chaos needs a new Chairman...or...CHAIRWOMAN! MEET THE NEW CHAIRWOMAN OF ICW CHAOS...THE NEW HOME OF THE ANGEL DIVISION...ERICA KOWAL!!!
(Pop!)
(In the back, we see the Angels watching in the locker room, surprised, but HAPPY! "Erica's in charge?! We're going to Saturday!")
04: Thank you, thank you. I can't wait to take the reigns of Chaos. I've been watching Tony and Vince and working with them from the start, so you can be sure that now that it's THIS little Icon's turn to run a federation, she won't drop the ball! Adam's gone, Ed's gone...it's the exact opposite, now. Tony and Erica, on top of the wrestling world!
02: Congratulations, Erica. And fans, don't worry, we plan to make sure you're all VERY happy. We may come off as big "bad guys" here, but I assure you, Vince and I have plenty of great ideas in mind, we're not just doing this for the hell of it...so get ready for a REAL MONDAY NIGHT...BECAUSE THE BIG SHOT AND VINNIE-MAC...ARE BACK!
(Mixed reaction, a little more positive this time!)
MM: We...we'll be right back!
(Commercial.)
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(We're back on Mean Mark and King at the desk, up in the crowd, by the stage.)
MM: Well, fans, you'll have to excuse me if I'm a little off my game tonight, but...you know, I never in my LIFE imagined a night like this. The night after one of the most successful PPV's of all time, the night that was supposed to answer questions, not create them...suddenly, everyone in this arena, and probably all of you watching at home...every single ICW employee, any federation...this is like the 9-11 of wrestling, if you'll pardon my comparison.
King: Adam Laskowski was BRUTALLY taken-out by Tony's new gang, the Enforcers, and MAN, what a vicious group they are! I mean, they all had it in 'em, but...such a precision attack, such a grand plan, carried out so well...it blows my mind, Mark!
MM: Well, I agree, King. I mean, tonight was in the works for about half a year now, as long as Adam's been in charge of our Monday night program, and doing a fine job, in my opinion.
King: Well, you know, a lot of times, I say a lot of things just to get under people's skin, but what happened to the Legend tonight was absolutely hideous, and...well, for the first time in a while, I honestly don't know what to think! Just like any of you fans out there, I have to sit back and call it as I see it! I mean, does this go DEEPER than we think? How many others could be involved? (Gasp!) Mark! I KNEW IT, YOU TRAITOR!
MM: Oh, knock it off!
K: Hey, just lightening things up a bit.
MM: In any event, I'm sure we'll hear more from our "new management" soon enough, but as for the rest of the night, we really do have some incredible follow-ups from Showdown, plenty of explaining to do for many people around here, as we look ahead already to our next PPV, Lethal Injection, a dual...well, I suppose a TRI-BRAND event, now!
K: That is going to be monstrous. You know, what will Melissa Johnson have to say about all this?
MM: Well, I hope whatever it is can pull this place back under control again! I fear she may have lost her iron fist rule on this place for the first time in the history of ICW. This is...well, CHAOS, King!
(Commercial.)
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(Back from the break, we see the ring apron changed to read "ICW Chaos Presents Monday Night Explosion," and the Iconotron, which Adam himself innovated, showing a spinning logo that changes from Chaos to Explosion as it turns! This is insanity!)
MM: Well, fans, I don't know what to say other than if you're just tuning in, expecting to watch Explosion tonight...you may have come to the wrong place!
K: Mark, this was a hostile takeover, and I don't know what anyone can do about it!
MM: King, look at that squad of "Enforcers" Tony has with him! Chris Jericho, former Explosion Prime Champ, the only Grand Slam Champion in ICW history! Yoshihiro Tajiri, a former Chaos Supreme Champion, and possessing the most LETHAL feet and fists in this business! Infinity, a mysterious, but destructive force, with what we believe to be cyber enhancements to help his fists pack enough punch to send even the Big Show flying back 10 feet! And...man, need I say anymore, BROCK LESNAR! The Chaos Hardcore Champion, a champion many times over in every federation he's competed in, including ICW Aggression! This may just be the proverbial DREAM TEAM!
K: Hell, I can handle myself in a fight, you know that, Mark...but damned if I want to run into them in a dark alley! If it's alright by you, I'll just stay put right here behind the announce desk!
MM: I don't blame you, King, and I'm not going anywhere, either!
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(Tony in office with Vince and Shane.)
-Hart/Benoit/Tazz/HBK
-Hart wants to know if Tony will uphold Adam's promise to look into a title shot against Benoit. Before anyone knows it, Michaels bursts in, says he won that match against Hart, he deserves to take on Benoit. Enter...TAZZ! Tazz is on the rise, Tony knows from the past how good he is and how good a champion he can be...and says he deserves a Prime Title shot! HBK and Tazz bicker a bit. Tony laughs, says he has a solution that works for everyone. "You two (Michaels and Tazz) will fight tonight. The winner faces the Hitman, here, next week on Explosion, to determine the No. 1 Contender for the Prime Title and the shot at Chris Benoit at Lethal Injection. Good? Good. Now, get the hell out of my office." Vince compliments Tony, "You know, Icon...watching him work, I sometimes forget your last name isn't 'McMahon!'" (Everyone laughs.) Tony replies, "Vince, I'd be just as good, but twice as ugly." (Everyone laughs more, what a cute moment for the heelish "new management.")
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-Dreamer/Douglas/Raven
-In the locker room, discussing their new union. Douglas puts over Dreamer, saying tonight ends the jobbing streak. Tommy's going to beat that young punk, Shelton Benjamin, and start a trail of bloody footsteps leading straight to the top of the mountain! They all smile, agree, pound fists, and...we cut to the next scene...
-Young Blood
-Cena and Orton put themselves over, saying tonight, thanks to the great vision of Tony and Vince, they have a title shot tonight against the Duo Champions! And Second Wind, those old has-beens, are going DOWN! By any means necessary...Cena continues, "They get in our way...they gonna' pay!" Orton, "Dammit! Stop saying that before it shows up on our tee-shirt!" Cena, "What, you got somethin' betta'?" They continue to bicker about their catchphrase as they head head up the hall...past...Rob Van Dam! The camera stays with him, as he talks to Benjamin.
-RVD looking for new direction
-Talking to Benjamin about Dreamer, giving pointers and warnings, since they just had an epic war 2 weeks ago. Also, be careful that new alliance doesn't cause any problems, just keep an eye out and be ready for anything, because all 3 of those men are crazy, desperate, and hungry for a win. Van Dam doesn't know what's in store for him next, but he can't stand being grounded, so he hopes it happens soon!
-Young Blood v. Second Wind (c)
-Great match! The talented youngsters, clearly the future of the business, take the veterans to the limit! An epic, 20-minute-ish match, spanning 1 commercial break (plugging "ICW: Total Warfare" for PS2, coming Dec. 1), sees the rookies taking the lead and getting cocky. They start toying with the champs, and Flair, in the ring with semi-rival Cena, comes back with a FIGURE FOUR OUT OF NOWHERE! Cena is caught completely off-guard by the smart veteran, the greatest of all-time, and is now in a world of hurt! At this point, HBK and Orton are battling away outside. Orton slams HBK into the barricade HARD, knocking Michaels out for a while. He turns to see Cena about to tap in the center of the ring...jumps in...and grabs the ref to distract him! The ref yells at Orton for getting in the way of official business, as Cena TAPS TAPS TAPS!!! Ref not seeing a damn thing...into the ring hops...CHARLIE HAAS!! What?! The fans go NUTS for him! He bounces off the ropes and DROP KICKS FLAIR IN THE FACE, STILL IN THE FIGURE FOUR! Flair falls, KO'ed, to the mat, and Haas turns Cena over to switch the pressure on the hold before heading outside the ring! Orton apologizes and points the ref to look back at what's going on in the actual match...and he sees an unconscious Flair held in a Figure Four by a beaten, in-pain John Cena! The ref counts Flair's arm 1...2...3! He rules it a submission by black-out...and the bell rings. YOUR WINNERS...AND NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW DUO CHAMPIONS...THE YOUNG BLOODS, JOHN CENA AND RANDY ORTON! They take the belts and Cena is helped to his feet by Haas, who joins the threesome in a big arm-raise and hug in the ring! Flair is out, HBK is out, and the Young Bloods have lived up to their promise of beating the older, established stars on their rise to the top...and the force grew one stronger, adding the great, young talent of Charlie Haas! WHAT A TEAM! WHAT A HEEL WIN! AND THE FANS LOVE THEM!! They cheer and clap for Michaels and Flair as they slowly get up and start up the ramp, shrugging and disappointed. Poor old men. Ha ha.
-Shane/Tony/Vince/Erica celebrating in the office!
-Erica thanks them again for the promotion to Chaos. It's no problem, since she was "looking for work anyway." Har har har. She heads out to inform the Angels that tonight will officially be their last night on Explosion, and that we will be seeing the final Angel match on Explosion tonight! Vince reminds her that they have the choice whether or not they want to go, but if they wish to compete in the ring, they must follow Erica and the Angel Division to Chaos. She understands and leaves, sure they'll all be happy to come with her. The guys joke that they wish they could keep a few of those Angels around just to look at! It'll be a whole lot uglier around here!
-Dudleys Duo Title Match set-up
-They talk big and tough, saying they don't care if it's Flair and Michaels or Orton and Cena...come Showdown, they'll be getting the shot at the titles, and they'll leave the Duo Champions! DROP THE BOMBSHELL!
-The Vixens v. Molly/Gail Kim v. Jazz/Ivory
-The ladies put on a 3-Way Tag Match, where anyone can tag anyone at any time, and the winners are the first team to score a pinfall. It goes back and forth, tons of near-falls ended by saves from other Angels, and it's a solid, action-packed match. In the end, Trish and Victoria get the win after the others are tied-up fighting and Vic hits the Widow's Peak on Ivory for the 3-count. A great face win, a great pop, and a great ovation from the crowd! Bye, Angels! Have fun on Chaos.
-The injured Big Show, live from his home via satellite!
-Fans, I have a big announcement to make tonight. It concerns the future of my career in wrestling. At Showdown, Kane set me on fire...I spent a week in the hospital, and I have burns on my back and legs. The doctors said I might not wrestle again. And...that's what I'm going to announce tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, I love this business. I love that you finally respect me in the ring, that you finally like me and the roles I play in wrestling, that you made room in your hearts for a giant like me. So...I'm here to announce...my RE...my...(deep breath, head down...then looks up with a smile)...my RETURN TO THE RING, AT LETHAL INJECTION! (POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) That's right, thanks to Icon 02, who called me tonight, I'll be taking on Kane and the Undertaker in a tag team revenge match with a partner of my choice...and my partner will be...if he wants to join me in kicking some ass...ROB...VAN...DAM! (POP!!!!) I'll be back next week for your answer, Rob. But either way, know this. The Show was down, but not out. I'm coming back angrier and more focused than before...and Taker...Kane...you sons of b*tches are going to PAY! (BIG POP for Show as his theme plays and he cuts out from the screen...back to the Explosion/Chaos logo.) Mean Mark and King put over his remarkable recovery, and say it'll be a great match, with Show out for revenge, RVD looking for direction around here...if he'll join Show, that is...and the Brothers of Destruction, together again, who knows what they're capable of, and who can beat them together!
-Dreamer v. Shelton Benjamin
-Dreamer puts up a great fight, but succumbs to Shelton Benjamin, who hits a few nasty Suplexes and drops in a row to total Dreamer's back for the rest of the match. Shelton is climbing to the top to hit a diving finish to this one, and the crowd is way behind him! And out comes Douglas! He distracts the ref as Raven enters from the crowd, NAILS a sick DDT on Benjamin, and Dreamer crawls over for the cover and the...my GAWD, KING...the WIN! DREAMER WINS! The evil ECW vets stand in the ring, celebrating, and Douglas asks for a mic! He says they told everyone this was the real deal, and that they would win tonight! The trail of BLOOD starts HERE...with the man standing before you...THE ESTABLISHMENT! (Mixed reaction, old-school, ECW fans like the heelish group, but marks hate them!)
-Young Blood, riding high with the Duo Titles comes out to challenge them!! Cena, "You know, Randy, taking out that whole Establishment is what we all about!" Orton, "We have these titles ALREADY, boys! And you're up there celebrating because Tommy Dreamer actually squeaked out a cheat win over a mid-card level jabroni like Benjamin? Man, taking you losers out all at once would pretty much put us ahead of schedule taking out the trash around here by a month or two!" Haas, "Bottom line, our three...could take out your three. Anytime, anywhere!" (POP!!! The groups argue back and forth off-mic, screaming and pointing and threatening, when...
-(ICON THEME!) POP!!! Tony, "Woah, woah! Guys, guys. I like the passion I see in all of you! I like the drive to be the best, the drive to succeed, to take out those who would hold you back from what you deserve! I understand it, and I support a healthy rivalry here. So, how about you save a bit of this electricity for a match at Lethal Injection, a match that will let you truly tear into eachother and see who truly reigns supreme in the ring...ELIMINATION...CHAMBER! (MEGAPOP!!!!! They all look ready for that match, and I know I am! INCREDIBLE! Tony has done it again! Already, he's got Explosion in incredible shape, guys clawing and scraping to the top, and who knows who's going to win?! Amazing rivalries, and what a Chamber match that will be!)
-Enforcers/Paynes
-A battle between Tony's posse and former Adam bodyguards, the Paynes! Whee! The Paynes storm the office and shove Tony against a wall as he's celebrating with Shane the great PPV coming up. The crowd pops, ready for a massacre by the intense face monsters, turning on their creator...but the Enforcers run in and take them out by sheer number! Tony, "Paynes...(gasp)...next week...(cough)...you'll face (COUGH!) my Enforcers. It'll be...(deep breath) the Paynes...against...INFINITY AND BROCK LESNAR!" (POP!) Tony has the Enforcers take the Paynes out of the office.
-Hardys v. Kidman/Lynn
-Kidman screws up somehow, they lose. D'oh! Lynn pissed, shoves and yells at Kidman, who is clearly apologizing and sorry, wanting to team up (strength in numbers around this place right now). These two, friends, are new in a feud! One is a former Prime Champion. The other went 5 rounds with Rob Van Dam in the Best of 5 Series, the culmination/continuation of arguably the greatest in-ring rivalry in wrestling history. I think this is good!
-HBK v. Tazz
-HBK, already beaten from his match earlier tonight with Flair...now realizes, before going out, that he doesn't have much of a chance. He's hurting and thinks Tony did this because he's always favored Tazz and now that he's back...he and Flair will be held down again. Flair disagrees. He tells Michaels that he's good friends with ol' 02, and now that he's back, it'll be a lot more equal around here, wrestlers will succeed by their own merits in the ring, and few men have anywhere NEAR the merit Flair and Michaels have! NOW GET OUT THERE AND WIN THIS ONE, DADDY! THE FANS ARE BEHIND YOU! I'M BEHIND YOU...AND OVER 10 YEARS IN THIS SPORT ARE BEHIND EVERY PUNCH YOUR THROW, EVERY ELBOW YOU DROP, EVERY CHIN YOU SHATTER! NOW DO IT! HBK, inspired, heads out. Doesn't matter, Tazz wins after an awesome match, and will face Bret Hart next week for the No. 1 Contender spot! I'd love to see/play this match. I can't do it justice, and this show's already long enough, so we'll end it here! Great main event, incredible night, and I hope you enjoyed it. What will this show look like next week, just 2 weeks from Lethal Injection? Anyone's guess! Good night!
