ICWC Week 2:
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-Tribute to Crash Holly, who passed away this week (back when this was written, he'd just died, so in that context this was a really cool intro bit for me to write)...during his last appearance on Chaos, he got a win over Chris Candido...everyone's sad, clips of his career (that stint as WWE Hardcore Champ and the 24/7 Rule heavily featured, as are his accomplishments in ICW)...and then the intro to Chaos...
(THRASHING INTRO PLAYS! An explosion of pyro rattles the rafters at the Wenger Civic Center in Elizabethtown, PA!)
JR: Good evening, fans and welcome to a night we are not likely to forget...one that will no doubt have ripple effects on every last employee and every last fan of ICW!
Bischoff: Ross, for once you aren't exaggerating! Forgive my cliche-napping, but this is going to be a barn-burner if there ever was one. Chaos has been just that...in a state of chaos, since Icon 02 and Vince McMahon, well...headed for the hills with the Enforcers, and basically put ICW in a stranglehold!
JR: You have to admire their tenacity, but I don't know if that was necessarily the smart thing to do...you have to know Icon 03, Adam Laskowski is not happy about being kicked off his own show, and we haven't even heard from our CEO, Melissa Johnson, yet!
Bischoff: Jeez, JR, how blind can you be? Is that Palsy acting up again? Mr. Sadowski and Mr. McMahon are the FUTURE of ICW! They're injecting some chaos into a stale company, and with their visions together, nothing can stop them from taking ICW to new heights! Melissa Johnson and the Board of Directors are like the United Nations...they have no power anymore! The big boys have come to play now, and they're powerless to stop it! I, for one, love the changes.
JR: Well, change is definitely a fact of life, Eric. And tonight, we'll see the debut of a few changes here on Chaos, not the least of which is the debut of our new Chairwoman, Erica Kowal! She's been in the back pocket of 02 and Vince all along, working with Shane McMahon to take down the Explosion empire...and pretty much the entire company! They've got us all at their mercy!
EB: I'm glad I'm on their side!
(Icon theme! Crowd pops as ERICA KOWAL makes her way to the ring! She's all smiling Irish eyes, dressed in a business suit.)
04: You know, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. Finally, I get the chance to run my own company, and I'll tell you what...Chaos is arguably the best wrestling federation going today. Tony and Vince built this place from nothing, and used stars no one else could find room for. And now I'm here, and I've brought some friends with me...the ICW Angels!!
(POP!)
04: I thought you might like that. And now Chaos is their home...and of course, the home of the ICW Women's Title! I'm not going to let this federation slip at all...no, I'm going to take it to new heights! In just 2 weeks, the night before ICW presents its huge Lethal Injection PPV, Chaos will present its next free-per-view! And with 04 in charge, it's going to be BIG. In fact, everyth--
(JUSTIN CREDIBLE'S THEME EXPLODES OVER THE ARENA AND THE YOUNG PUNK MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING, WHERE A CONFUSED AND ANNOYED ERICA KOWAL WATCHES HIM INTENTLY!)
JC: Hey, Erica...sorry...Ms. Kowal. You were about to start talking about the future of Chaos, and I thought I'd save you the trouble by providing the fans with a little visual aid. Because the future of Chaos is NOT just the greatest...it's NOT just the best...it's JUSTIN CREDIBLE!
(BOOOO!!)
JC: Whether they like it or not! I slapped Icon 02 last week, before this whole Explosion takeover crap started, and I've shown more than enough guts to be just some jobber.
("JOBBER! JOBBER!" chant. Credible flips the fans off, then gets back to it.)
JC: You know what, Erica...f*ck them. I'm ready to prove I'm a main eventer, and that I'm really as good as I say I am...the future of this entire business!
(BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!)
04: Well...Justin, I --
(HULK HOGAN'S "REAL AMERICAN" BLARES! THE HULKSTER IS OUT! HE STRUMS HIS AIR GUITAR AND FLEXES FOR THE CHEERING FANS!)
HH: Hulkamania...is BACK, JACK!
(POP!!!!!!!)
HH: The fans asked for Hulk Hogan, the American Hero, to return...and he's here, brother, and he's PISSED!
(POP!!)
HH: Justin Credible, at Elevation, you talked about "destroying Hulkamania!" Well, I think everyone here remembers that we tangled in that ring, and HULK HOGAN, AND ALL HIS HULKAMANIACS RAN WILD ALL OVER YOU!!!
(SUPER POP! Justin is embarrassed in the ring, then begins to deny it.)
HH: So, being the good sport I am, I'm going to offer you...a REMATCH! And this time, we can do it your way. You name the match, you name the style...and all I have to do is show up and bring these 24-inch pythons, these mammoth yellow boots, and I'll show you once and for all that this one man still has more heart in him than you'll ever have! And when I beat you, hopefully you'll see that wrestling isn't just about cutting a big speech in the ring, interrupting the Chairwoman on her first night. It isn't about having a bad attitude, dude. It's about HEART. And that's something the Hulkamaniacs have that you'll NEVER have, brother!
(Big pop as Credible sneers at him from the ring.)
JC: Heart? The heart serves one purpose, Hogan. And that's pumping blood...which I'm going to shed from your ancient carcass...in a STREET FIGHT! Now "what you gonna' do?!"
(BOOO!)
HH: First of all, brother, it's whatCHA' gonna' do?! And second, Hulkamania runs wild EVERYWHERE, not just in the ring. So if you want to take this fight to the moon and back, Jack, the Hulkster is ready to bring it! And now I ask you...whatcha' gonna' do...on this ramp? Whatcha' gonna' do...in the locker room? On a bus? In the bathroom? In your momma's lap on her rocking-chair, WHATCHA' GONNA' DO, WHEN HULK HOGAN AND HIS HULKAMANIACS...RUN WILD ON YOU!!!!?
(Biggest pop ever!! Justin is enraged, and Hulk leaves to big cheers to his theme.)
(Commercial.)
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ICWC: Week 3
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-Sable v. Molly
-ICWC Angel Title Match! Sable, who won last week in a qualifying match through shady means, manages to sneak out a win on the superior Molly! She becomes ICWC Angel Champion and celebrates with a naughty little dance in the ring or something...until Trish and Victoria come out! America's favorite lesbian wrestling duo gets a great pop, and Trish says she wants a shot at that title at the FPV, because Sable cheated her out of it this week. Sable agrees and says Trish underestimates her. She may not be much of a wrestler...but she has a way of getting what she wants. "See you at the FPV, Trish. I'll embarrass you, then take home this belt, proof that I'm the number one Angel in ICW!" (BOO!)
-Nightmare, who DESTROYED the confused Hurricane last week and survived that brutal Scaffold Match at the last FPV (Elevation), comes to the ring, darkness and green fog and filling the ring as he stands inside to address the fans, who boo him. "I don't say much. I've been a part of ICW from the beginning, for those of you who forgot or don't remember. I was brought in...as an ICON. They called me the Silent Assassin back then, but I'll be silent no more. I am the most awesome, intimidating force in ALL of ICW. When Tony brought me in, it's because I was an unstoppable killing machine, and I'm still just as intense, just as powerful and just as DEADLY. But he passed me up for the Enforcers, deciding to bring in Brock Lesnar, who I embarrassed and crushed in that Scaffold Match at Elevation, and he made a big mistake...02, you don't cross Nightmare. And more importantly, you don't cross AN ICON! Whether or not you like it doesn't matter. Once an Icon...always an Icon...and I'm a HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN THAT PATHETIC ICON 04, OUR NEW CHAIRWOMAN, ERICA KOWAL EVER WAS! She may have the title of "Icon," she may run an ICW brand...but she is NOTHING. She's just a placeholder, and I'm tired of this favor-giving crap ruining ICW. All these political moves are great for ratings and great for the wallets of the Icons and the McMahons...but, fans, I'm a monster you've all been booing for a LONG time now, and even I know when something is too wrong to be allowed to continue.
I've had a change of heart. I'm no monster. This look, this scary face...it's all just show. I'm a human being. In fact...
(Nightmare drops the mic, and reaches up for his face. He slowly removes the gray, skull-like mask hiding his face all this time...and he is just a man. He has chiseled, grim looks, and long, black hair with deep purple ends falls down to his shoulders. A few women in the crowd being to cheer him, and Ross and Bischoff are shocked to see that all along, this muscle-bound monster has just been hiding behind that mask and that persona. Nightmare actually looks a lot like a taller, more muscular Raven. He's got an amazing body, almost too good to be true...and that's usually hidden by his costume and trenchcoat.)
NM: THIS is your "monster." But if you ask me, there are much bigger monsters in ICW right now to be spending my time intimidating smaller guys or trying to cripple wastes of space like Brock Lesnar. The power in ICW has been out of the hands of wrestlers for too long, and I can see the last beacon of hope, Chaos, a show based on showing new and unusual talent, a show that gives wrestlers a chance to make it to the top on their own merits...I can see it dying, now that Icon 02 and Vince McMahon have stopped caring about us and started to focus on making Explosion the number one ICW brand. They hid me behind that character, behind that mask to keep me silent. So, I break my silence once and for all. As of this night, I, Nightmare, declare myself...the DARK ICON! Anyone who thinks they can challenge me, go right ahead. And anyone who thinks they're good enough to stand by my side and help me in my conquest of ICW Chaos, THE BEST WRESTLING FEDERATION IN THE WORLD...come to me and prove your worth. Icons, McMahons, you betrayed me. And all this political bullsh*t is getting on my nerv--"
(ENFORCERS THEME!) Brock Lesnar, wearing a sick, nasty grin and the Hardcore Title around his shoulder, comes to the stage. He stares at Nightmare, then snickers at the angry monster in the ring as the heads down the ramp to stare him eye-to-eye. The two lock into a staredown of epic proportions...then, Brock snatches the mic out of Nightmare's hand. The crowd chants, "BROCK SOLD OUT!" as the Pain speaks.
"Why don't you jealous pieces of trailerpark trash shut the hell up while a true champion answers this loser in the ring? Have some damn respect!" (BOO!) "Nightmare, I was the last man standing at the Scaffold Match. It was a finish to the death, and I damn near killed you. And you know what? Not a night goes by that I don't DREAM about finishing the job and taking you out ONCE AND FOR ALL!" (BOO!) Brock continues, "You survived a hellacious fall, I'll give you that. And you knocked me down for a pretty nasty bump, too. But you know what? You made the same mistake I did. You didn't FINISH THE JOB. I was the winner of that match, I left you laid-out with my F-5. And I earned my spot in the Enforcers by showing Tony and Vince that I had the ability to destroy any man, no matter HOW big, who gets in my way. THAT is why I'm an Enforcer, living the good life, making the big money, holding this big, gold belt, here...and you're stuck on Chaos, clawing and scratching and bitching about being embarrassed and skipped-over by the Man. Well, look. Tony's HEARD your whining. He also knows about your pathetic Dark Icon idea, and the Man...says...NO!"
Brock kicks Nightmare in the gut and holds him up over his back to set up for the F-5! The crowd boos like crazy, but an unexpected cheer arises for Nightmare (?!), of all people/monsters, when he floats out of it and flings Brock forward for a SICK Bulldog!
Brock holds his face, and is starting to bleed from the nose, when Nightmare grabs the mic from the floor and yells, in Brock's face, "YOUR WIN AT ELEVATION WAS A FLUKE! I'M 1,000 TIMES MORE INTENSE THAN YOU'LL EVER BE! YOU COME IN HERE AND HAVE IT EASY, YOU HAVE THE SPOTLIGHT POINTED AT YOU FOR NOTHING...BUT NOW, ENFORCER, THE DARK ICON JUST STOLE YOUR SPOTLIGHT!"
Nightmare looks up, and into a camera. "And, as you for you, Icon...Big Shot...I'm not just going to sit back and let you push me around. If you think Erica's ready to handle this federation on her own...ha ha...you got another thing coming...because I, THE DARK ICON, THE TRUE ICON 04, AM GOING TO MAKE HER TIME HERE A LIVING...BREATHING...TERRIFYING...ACHING...HELL!!" Nightmare's theme hits and he leaves to a big pop! What the hell is happening? JR can't believe what we've seen! He's ecstatic for Nightmare, but Bischoff thinks it's disgraceful and Nightmare will DEFINITELY feel the full power of the Enforcers for what he did tonight!
(Commercial, as Nightmare poses on the stage to an ovation...a long-overdue time to shine for this beast!)
-Justin Credible is the guest on tonight's Saturday Night Jericho! He puts himself over as the future of wrestling, the leader of the new youth movement, and like his fellow crusaders, the Young Blood, over on Explosion, he's not going to let that old dinosaur Hogan come out on top at Lethal Injection. "In fact, Hogan...you may actually want to start CONSIDERING A LETHAL INJECTION...because it'll be a whole lot less painful than the torture I'm going to put your decrepit ass through!"
-Erica talks to Tony on the speakerphone! How fun is that? They're Iconferencing! Anyway, Erica's worried about Nightmare. She's trying to put together a good first show and she's only got one, injured Enforcer here to watch out for her. Not only that, but Nightmare's impromptu speech took up time she had booked for a match between D-Lo and the Hurricane, to avenge Hurricane's interference in D-Lo and Jericho's match at Elevation! The people want to see this one, because the Hurricane is big business right now, with his whole "I don't know what superhero" I am thing.
Tony asks what the next match is...it's Hardcore Holly v. Rodney Mack...Holly back for the first time in the ring since the loss of his partner, Crash. Tony says, "It's simple, 04...make it a 4-Way for the Number One Contendership for the Television Title, winner getting a shot at Ken Shamrock of the Punishers next week on the free-per-view, Darkness Falls!" Woah! Bischoff and JR put it over like crazy, and as much as JR disagrees with Tony's tactics lately, he has to say that the Icon still has it!
Erica bows to Tony's greatness, and 02 then tells her not to worry about Nightmare. He's aware of the situation and if Nightmare thinks his little "Dark Icon" rebellion scares him, he's about to learn to true meaning of "The Man Keeping Him Down!" Erica, jokingly, asks, "What's up with this whole 'The Man says NO!' thing? I thought you were the Big Shot, don't you have enough nicknames?"
"Sure...but I never had a catchphrase until now! And you have to admit...right now, like him or love him, Icon 02 is the MAN!" Erica laughs and thanks Tony for the slots in the PPV for Credible v. Hogan and Trish v. Sable. Then, the chat ends, and she pages the 4 men in the 4-Way Match to her office to tell them the booking change for their match.
-The 4-Way Match! This isn't too long, but it is an impressive match. Mack/D-Lo had a match last week, but the two find themselves working together to take out the emotionally-charged and intense Hardcore Holly, while the Hurricane, this week, thinking he's the Silver Surfer and standing on a silver surfboard in the corner of the ring, pretending to be surfing, goofs around. In the end, Holly powers back and wins after running the ring and nailing D-Lo with his finisher. Mack tries to stop the count, but is too late getting back inside. 1, 2, 3, Holly wins! The crowd is happy for him, he's had a rough few weeks. Mack and D-Lo stare eachother down and shake hands after the match, apparently finding some new respect for eachother after their stellar teamwork against Holly in the match up until the end. They leave together, D-Lo selling Holly's Ace Crusher up the ramp. Commercial.
-Back from commercial, we see that during the break Helms got hit in the head with the silver surfboard by Goldust after the match, who left, laughing, to boos! Helms springs up, posing with his cape like he used to. He looks down, confused at why he leapt into that pose...
Goldust grabs a mic!
"Helms...cut out this nonsense. Face it, you're no superhero. You're not Superman. You're not made of steel. You're more of a WINDbag!"
(Hurricane listens, then thinks to himself hard.)
"Oh, I know...do you read X-Men, Helms? Maybe you could be STORM! HA HA HA!"
(Hurricane looks ashamed and disappointed in himself. The fans BOOOO Goldust! They begin to cheer for Helms, and he finally gets his courage up and snatches the mic out of the mocking Goldust's gold-gloved hand!)
Helms: "That's enough, Goldust. I'm finally ready to challenge you, my archnemesis, again. Maybe I'm not a superhero. Maybe I'm not powerful enough to defeat you. But this is about my honor. This is about honor...truth...this is about proving to these fans I'm no coward! So watch out! Gregory Hurricane's coming throu--"
(Goldust is smirking at him, smugly. Hurricane stops speaking, and looks shocked...a light goes on his his head!)
"Hurricane? Why...? I...I'm...the HURRICANE! I REMEMBER!!"
(Crowd pops, Hurricane Helms is all smiles...and Goldust is in sheer terror!)
GD: NO! NO! You can't remember!
H: Oh, I do. And you betta' be scared, Gold-DORK! (POP!) Because next week, I'm bringin' my HURRI-POWERS...BEEEE-YOTCH!
(MEGAPOP!!! Hurricane steps ahead at Goldust, then strikes his Hurri-pose! Goldust charges in to attack, but Hurricane ducks it, bounces off the ropes and hits a befuddled Goldust with a clothesline over the top! Goldust backs away and runs up the ramp in fear, and Hurricane poses for the fans as his old superhero theme hits! Hurricane remembers, he's back! And at the free-per-view, he'll finally be full-strength against his hated nemesis, Goldust!)
Wow, a lot can happen during a commercial break.
-The heel Maven, runs into X-Pac in the back. Pac mocks Maven for losing the belt to Jamie Noble. Maven mocks the Pac for losing constantly, saying he'll never hold another title because he sucks and Maven's the future, Maven's great, etc...X-Pac says he could take Maven to school any day, anywhere. Noble happens by, with the shiny, new title, and the crowd pops at his arrival on camera. Noble says, "I'd love to defend the Light Heavyweight Title next week at Darkness Falls, and either one of you losers who thinks you got the balls to take this strap from me has an open invitation for a Noble Ass-Kickin'! Both X-Pac and Maven want the match, so Noble says he's so confident, it's only fair that BOTH of them get a shot next week...in a TRIPLE THREAT ELIMINATION MATCH!
-Sting/Funaki come across eachother in the hallway and Funaki strikes a karate pose and sneers, trying to intimidate the Stinger. Sting, without emotion, breaks into the "Crane," and roars at Funaki, sending the little champ running! Funny scene, and what a weird match that'll be, notes Eric!
-Main Event: Sean Morely v. Terry Funk
-Sean Morely comes out to a nice pop and addressed the crowd. He's miserable about being passed over for the Enforcers! He was one of the original defectors to Chaos, he though Tony respected him and saw that he's the best in the business today, pound for pound...and says tonight, he'll take on any challenger in the main event of Chaos, and if Morely loses, he'll wear a tutu for a month! (TERRY FUNK'S THEME HITS!) Chainsaw Charlie himself limps down to the ring, gets up in Morely's face, and NAILS him with a fist across the jaw! (Boo!) The bell rings and the match is on! Funk takes Morely to OLD school for a while, using nasty, vicious holds and wrenching back on all of them. Morely comes back in the end, though, and goes for the cover! However, the referee gets a running start and DROP KICKS MORELY IN THE HEAD! He then pushes Funk on top of him and counts the 3! (BOOOOOOO!!) The referee laughs, then begins to peel away a well-done mask to reveal it's really...TAJIRI! The Enforcers have screwed over Sean Morely, paying back Terry Funk for his help taking Adam out on Explosion! JR DAMNS THEM TO HELL! And Tajiri takes a mic, noting, in poor Eng-rish, that "More-ry will rook verry nice een a TUTU! HA HA HA HA!" So there WERE 2 Enforcers around tonight after all...02 and 04 really have a hold on this show, and we fade out with Tajiri celebrating on the posts to the Enforcers theme!
