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LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW!!

Welcome, once again, to a pay-per-view event as only VCW can present them!! Tonight is the night when we will see the Survival of the Fittest tournament come to a head! We will see Crimson put the VCW World Title on the line against Bass Rogers! We're going to see a lot of great action tonight, and we're ready to get started right now!

"The Four Horsemen" by Metallica begins playing, and that brings out Steve "Mongo" McMichael to a round of boos from the crowd. Most of them seem to think they saw enough of this joker back in the Waste-of-Time when he accompanied the New Immortals to the ring, but he's out here again. He jogs to the ring, then climbs inside and raises four fingers in the air to a chorus of boos from the crowd. A "MONGO SUCKS!" chant begins in the crowd as Mongo calls for a microphone...

S. McMichael: Aww, yeah! Mongo knows all about whooping on people in San Francisco, and you can just ask your little quarterback Joe Montana if you don't believe that, baby!!

The crowd boos loudly. He's just trying to get cheap heat here... he hasn't been with the Chicago Bears or the Four Horsemen for years now, but that doesn't stop him from milking all he can out of his fifteen minutes of fame.

S. McMichael: But there's another quarterback I'm gonna sack tonight, and that's this puny little kid calling himself "The Star Player" Darren Michaels. He may be one-half of the VCW World Tag Team Champions, but he ain't no star. I'm a former Superbowl Champion, a former Chicago Bear, a former WCW United States Champion, and a former Four Horseman, and that means I'M the star here, my friend!

The crowd boos again... but now "Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock begins playing, and the crowd cheers as "The Star Player" Darren Michaels comes jogging out of the backstage entrance, wearing a Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers jersey and his VCW World Tag Team Title belt! The crowd cheers loudly, even if it is a cheap pop, and Darren Michaels runs to the ring and slides inside! He takes off the VCW World Tag Team Title belt and hands it aside, then takes off the Joe Montana jersey and points to it as he says something to Mongo, before handing that aside as well! Mongo's staring at him angrily, and Bobcat McGavin enters the ring and calls for the bell to begin this match!

Steve "Mongo" McMichael

vs.

"The Star Player" Darren Michaels

They meet in the middle of the ring, and Mongo calls for a test of strength. Darren Michaels accepts, and they lock up in the middle of the ring... and Mongo slowly powers Darren Michaels back into a corner, as the crowd boos. Bobcat McGavin calls for a break, and Mongo breaks cleanly, then turns around and poses for the crowd, flexing his muscles, and getting boos in reply... but Darren Michaels gives him the finger from behind, to a pop from the crowd! All the same, it looks like Mongo is stronger than Darren Michaels, in addition to being a more experienced wrestler. This doesn't bode well for Darren...

Mongo turns around again, and the two men begin circling each other, and they lock up again. Steve McMichael doubles Darren Michaels over with a kneelift, then whips him into the ropes, but Darren Michaels reverses! Mongo tries to spear him as he comes off the other side, but Darren Michaels leapfrogs over that, then runs into the ropes himself and comes off to take Mongo down with a big clothesline! Mongo gets up, and this time Darren Michaels leaps up and knocks him off his feet with a dropkick! Once again, Mongo gets up, and he charges, but Darren Michaels kicks him in the midsection, then hooks him and executes a big vertical suplex! Mongo crashes hard to the mat, and the crowd cheers!!

Darren Michaels pulls Mongo up and tosses him into a corner of the ring, then begins unloading on him with big right hands. He whips McMichael into the opposite corner, and Mongo hits hard, then staggers out... into an inverted atomic drop by Darren Michaels! Mongo doubles over, and Darren Michaels clubs him with a forearm to the back of the head that sends him down to his hands and knees, then drops an elbow on his back to take him all the way down! Darren Michaels grabs Mongo and tries to pull him up, but Mongo catches him with a punch to the midsection, and Darren Michaels doubles over!

Mongo gets up angrily and hammers Darren Michaels with a few big right hands, then scoops him up and bodyslams him to the canvas. Darren Michaels is down, and Mongo runs into the ropes, then comes off to drop a big elbow on him! He covers him and hooks the leg, and Bobcat McGavin counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two! Mongo shifts position and goes for the cover again... no, wait, that's not a cover, it's a chokehold!! Mongo's choking Darren Michaels, and Bobcat McGavin admonishes him, then begins counting. Mongo takes a full four-count, then relinquishes the chokehold before he's disqualified.

Bobcat McGavin chews Mongo out over the use of the chokehold, but he doesn't seem to care much. Darren Michaels begins getting up, and Mongo turns to him and hammers him with a few right hands, then whips him into the ropes... no, Darren Michaels reverses the whips and pulls Mongo right into a short-arm clothesline!! Mongo's down, and Darren Michaels pulls him up, then whips him into the ropes, and catches him on his shoulders for a Samoan drop when he comes off! He brought Mongo crashing down hard, and now he goes for the cover... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Mongo kicks out at two and a half!!

Mongo's getting up now, and Darren Michaels pulls him into a standing headscissors. He could be looking for a power bomb here! He lifts... but Mongo blocks, then counters with a big backdrop! Darren Michaels crashes down on his back, and Mongo runs into the ropes as he gets up... SPEAR!! Mongo just sacked the hell out of Darren Michaels!! And now he's making the sign for the Tombstone! He scoops Darren Michaels up and turns him into position... TOMBSTONE!! That's it!! This could be all! He goes for the cover and hooks the leg, and Bobcat McGavin counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... KICKOUT AT TWO AND A HALF!! Darren Michaels kicked out of the Tombstone!!

Mongo stares down at him angrily and makes a sweeping slash in the air with both hands, yelling "IT'S OVER!"... and now he pulls him up from behind! He lifts him for a belly-to-back suplex; he's going for the Mongo Suplex, the unintentional botched backdrop driver that put Quinn Harper out of action! But Darren Michaels flips out behind him, then grabs his hair and pulls him back into an inverted facelock... INVERTED DDT!! That was a great counter from a rookie like Darren Michaels! That might do it right there, but Darren Michaels isn't going for the cover... he steps out to the apron, and he's headed up to the top turnbuckle! Mongo gets up pretty slowly, seemingly out on his feet after that inverted DDT, and turns around to see Darren Michaels... LONG BOMB!! He just took Mongo down with the Long Bomb, and now he covers him and hooks a leg! Bobcat McGavin counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THREE!! It's over!!

Darren Michaels pinned Steve McMichael with the Long Bomb in 0:05:08.
Rating: DUD

"The Star Player" Darren Michaels has defeated Steve "Mongo" McMichael in our opening match, much to the delight of this crowd. Darren Michaels rolls out of the ring and grabs his VCW World Tag Team Title belt, then walks around the guardrail, shaking hands with fans, before heading backstage to an ovation from the crowd. Moments later, Mongo rolls out of the ring, looking rather surly and frustrated, and begins to walk backstage as well.

Next we--hold it, we've just received word that we'll be seeing some footage from the Whitespire Mountains again... and this time it's LIVE!? Oh, come on... this can't possibly be for real! Let's go to it now...

At the Whitespire Mountains, Near the Eternal Stone...

It's another snowy day in the Whitespire Mountains. In the valley, Sophie and her penguin, Penji, are building a snowman in front of the Eternal Stone; this time, Sophie is at least decently clothed in a pair of red sweatpants and a T-shirt bearing the album cover art from "Yellow Submarine" on it. Suddenly, a snow leopard runs onto the scene, then changes shape into Gavin, who approaches them quickly.

Sophie: Hi, Gavin! C'mere and help us build our snowman!

Gavin: Not now, Sophia. I've just finished a patrol of our perimeter--

Sophie: Yeah, and nobody's here but us. We KNOW that already. And going by the dragon guy said, the bad guys won't be here for another day or so. So knock off the serious stuff already and relax!

Gavin: This may be different. Have you been on the mountains of the other side of the valley?

Sophie: No, of course not. Why would I want to go THERE?

Gavin: I found a set of tracks there, and they're too small to be mine. Someone else is--

Gavin is suddenly cut off as a weighted chain whirls through the air and wraps around his feet. He tries to dodge, but moves too late, and only succeeds in tripping in the chain and falling to the ground. Sophie, Penji, and the camera look up and see General Caurillia standing on a ledge ten feet above them, smirking down at them. She's wearing the Boots of Power, the Bands of Power, and the Silver Leotard that were originally given to Sophie by King Paragon a few months back, and over the Silver Leotard she wears a black metal breastplate. She leaps down, landing in a roll and coming to her feet unhurt, then draws her sword. Sophie immediately points at her accusingly.

Sophie: Hey!! That's my stuff you're wearing!! The bad queen stole those from me a couple months ago! Give 'em back!!

Caurillia: I'll do no such thing, foolish girl. Do you know my name?

Sophie: No. Why, have we met or something?

Caurillia: I am General Caurillia of the Arkanovian Imperial Army. Surrender or--

Sophie: Well, THAT'S a stupid name!

Caurillia: I'm sorry you don't like it; it will be the name of your killer.

Caurillia raises her sword and charges, but Sophie bends down and gathers a handful of snow.

Sophie: I don't think so, lady! How about an ARCTIC FREEZE BALL!!

Sophie throws the snowball at Caurillia, but she swings her sword at it, breaking it into harmless bits of snowy fluff before it touches her. By this time, Gavin has worked free of the weighted chain, and gets to his feet and rushes Caurillia.

Gavin: I won't allow you to hurt Princess Sophia!

Caurillia: One side, Sylvester!

Caurillia steps forward and backhands Gavin casually with her left hand, knocking him head over heels and sending him sprawling to the snow, dazed. Penji squawks in terror and hides behind Sophie as Caurillia advances on her, sword raised.

Sophie: Um... maybe we can work something out! We can get along! I mean, you seem like a nice lady...

In the snow, Gavin struggles back to his hands and knees.

Gavin: Princess Sophia! We can't defeat her by ourselves! Use Elderon's wand to open a portal and summon help!!

Sophie: Oh, yeah! Thanks, Gavin!

Sophie draws the magic wand given to her by Elderon, but Caurillia rushes forward and snatches it out of her hands.

Sophie: Hey, give that back!! I need it to call for help so we can defeat you!!

Caurillia: Amusing little toy you have here. A wand of portals? Since the cold doesn't suit me... let's take this battle to a more favorable location, shall we? To an arena where your final defeat can be seen by all, and all will know that their world is condemned because of your failure!

Caurillia points the wand and holds it tightly, and a swirling, multicolored portal opens in the air. She grabs Sophie and easily tosses her into the portal, then leaps in after her. Gavin struggles to his feet, staring in horror, and dives in after them as the portal begins to close. Penji, still cowering, stares after them in shock as the scene fades out...

And hold it! There's some kind of swirling, multicolored light coming from the backstage entrance... and Sophie comes flying out of it, tumbling down into a heap on the ramp! Caurillia stalks out after her, placing the magic wand in her belt as she brandishes her sword at Sophie! She raises her sword high, as Sophie cringes in terror and uselessly puts an arm up to shield herself... but Gavin comes from behind and tackles Caurillia! The sword is knocked out of her hands to clatter harmlessly on the ramp, and Caurillia goes down under Gavin! She throws him off, enraged, then gets to her feet and drills him with a massive punch that knocks him flying back down to the ramp, where he tumbles down to ringside! Remember, supposedly the Boots of Power and Bands of Power, which were once owned by Sophie but now in the possession of Caurillia, give their wearer super-strength, and Caurillia just used that to devestating effect on Gavin!

But Sophie's up behind her... and she has the sword! Caurillia turns around, and Sophie swings the sword hard into her waist... but it glances off harmlessly! The Silver Leotard, another former treasure of Sophie's that Caurillia owns, makes the wearer immune to bladed weapons! Caurillia just grabs Sophie by the hair and hurls her down the ramp as well, with several strands of hair coming out in her hand due to the force of her super-strength. Sophie and Gavin start getting up... and Caurillia throws Sophie into the ring, then pulls her black metal breastplate off, chucks it aside, and climbs in after her! VCW referee Linda Peterson enters the ring and calls for the bell, and we have a match, I suppose!

Sophie & Gavin

vs.

Caurillia

Sophie gets to her feet slowly in the ring, but Caurillia quickly rushes at her and nails her with a dropkick that sends her flying back into a corner forcefully! Sophie staggers out, and Caurillia nails her with a punch square to the forehead that snaps her head back and causes her to fall back to the mat in a heap! Caurillia sneers down at Sophie, then goes for the cover, and Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Gavin reaches into the ring and pulls Caurillia off of Sophie by the ankle at two! He pulls her out of the ring, then grabs her by the wrist and whips her into the guardrail! Caurillia hits back-first and staggers out, into a clothesline from Gavin that knocks her off her feet!

Gavin grabs Caurillia and takes her head-first into the ringpost, then tries to slam her face-first to the apron, but Caurillia blocks it, then nails Gavin with an elbow to the midsection! Gavin hops back a good foot or two, doubles over, then crumples to the floor, clutching his stomach... that simple elbow was backed by the super-strength granted by the Bands of Power! Caurillia grabs Gavin by the hair and rolls him into the ring, then climbs in after him! She pulls him into a standing headscissors, then lifts... POWER BOMB!! Caurillia just power bombed Gavin forcefully to the mat!! She covers him and hooks a leg, and Linda Peterson makes the count... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Sophie gets up and kicks Caurillia square in the face to break the pin!!

Caurillia gets up, clutching her nose in, and Sophie goes into a martial arts stance, then lashes out with a right-left combination of punches to the face, followed quickly by a spinning legsweep! Caurillia goes down, but gets up angrily without hesitation! Sophie runs forward and drills her with a quick kick to the midsection, then grabs her in a headlock and runs up the turnbuckles for a swinging bulldog... but Caurillia counters it with a BACKDROP DRIVER!! She just spiked Sophie right down on her head!! She goes for the cover, and Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... KICKOUT!! Somehow, Sophie kicked out at two and a half! VCW fans with good memories might recall that she took a barrage of heavy-duty suplexes from Christina Ellis at Wrestlewar III and kept kicking out... it seems as though Sophie is hard to put down with such moves!

Caurillia sneers down at Sophie, but then sees Gavin starting to get up again, so she casuallywalks over to him and kicks him in the ribs, causing him to collapse to the mat, thrashing in pain, then hauls him up and chucks him out through the ropes to the floor. With him gone, she turns back to Sophie, who's getting up, clutching the back of her head in pain. She grabs Sophie in a waistlock, but Sophie catches her with a back elbow to break it, then hooks her head and brings her down with an ACE CRUSHER!! Sophie just took Caurillia down, and she puts Caurillia's legs over her shoulders, then folds her up and puts her hands on Caurillia's shoulders for the pin! Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... BIG KICKOUT AT TWO!! Caurillia kicked out forcefully, sending Sophie flying halfway across the ring!!

Caurillia gets up, and starts advancing on Sophie angrily. She pauses with an amused smile as Sophie kneels in the corner, begging for mercy... but Gavin comes up behind her! Gavin slips in from behind Caurillia and lifts her up into a seated position on his shoulders, and Sophie quickly hops to the top turnbuckle, then leaps off... DOOMSDAY DEVICE!! Sophie and Gavin both pile on top of Caurillia for the cover, and Linda Peterson, apparently having forgotten that this is a MAJOR rules violation, counts anyway... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THR... SHOULDER UP!! With her super strength, Caurillia was somehow able to throw a shoulder up!

Gavin pulls Caurillia up from behind in a waistlock, and Sophie gets up and goes to grab her legs, but Caurillia kicks Sophie hard in the face, sending her flying back into a corner where she slumps lifelessly against the turnbuckles, then snaps her head back to catch Gavin in the nose with a headbutt! Gavin releases the waistlock and staggers back, and Caurillia grabs him by the throat... CHOKESLAM!! Gavin was just FLATTENED by that move, and Caurillia drags him away from the ropes, then goes for the cover! Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Sophie staggers out of the corner somehow, but then keels over and falls face-first onto Caurillia, breaking the pin with a headbutt to the back!

Caurillia gets up, glaring at Sophie wrathfully, then pulls her up into a standing headscissors, and seems genuinely surprised when she limply flops down into a heap on the floor. She doesn't seem to realize that Sophie's pin break was an accident, and that Sophie's already pretty much unconscious! She changes position and lifts Sophie in a waistlock, then gives her a German suplex!! Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Gavin somehow manages to reach forward and grab Caurillia by the ankles and break the pin! He keeps a hold on her ankles as he gets up, then falls back, slingshotting her into the turnbuckle! Caurillia hits it face-first and staggers out, and Gavin rolls her up from behind... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... And again, Caurillia kicks out powerfully at two, sending Gavin back into a corner!

Sophie's starting to stir, but Caurillia seems to see Gavin as still being the greater threat, because she turns and charges him instead of subduing Sophie... but when she charges into the corner, he gets a foot up and kicks her in the face! She turns and staggers towards Sophie, clutching her face... and Sophie's up now! She yells "PENGUIN TECHNIQUE: ARCTIC POWER SLIIIIIIDE!!" and charges forward, then leaps and slides on her belly into Caurillia's legs! Of course, that does virtually no good, merely causing Caurillia to stagger back a step or two... but she staggers back into Gavin's clutches! He hooks Caurillia's arms and yells "TIGER ATTACK POWER: DANGEROUS TIGER SUPLEX!!" and brings her down RIGHT ON HER HEAD with a Tiger Suplex '85!! That could do it! Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THREE!! Gavin and Sophie just defeated the mighty General Caurillia!!

Gavin and Sophie defeated Caurillia when Gavin pinned Caurillia with the Tiger Suplex '85 in 0:06:29.
Rating: * 1/2

The crowd cheers the victory, and Caurillia seems to have been stunned by that big move! Sophie quickly kneels at her side and grabs her wrists... she's unfastening the Bands of Power! She takes them off and puts them on her own wrists, and now Caurillia starts to sit up... but Sophie drills her with a BIG punch to the forehead that knocks her down, then another one!! With Caurillia left motionless in the ring, Sophie next goes and removes her Boots of Power, then hands those to Gavin... and then she turns Caurillia over, undoes the laces to the Silver Leotard, and strips that from Caurillia as well, leaving her wearing black cotton undergarments, very anachronistic-looking athletic socks, and an eyepatch. There are a few cheers and catcalls from the fans, and now Sophie hands the boots and leotard to Gavin, and they begin leaving the ring.

As they head up the ramp, Sophie produces Elderon's magic wand from the Silver Leotard, then points it at the backstage entrance, and bright multicolored lights begin shining from beyond there. But back in the ring, Caurillia gets to her feet! Sophie and Gavin step through the backstage entrance, out of sight, and Caurillia sees them leave, then quickly rolls out of the ring and begins running up the ramp! But as she nears the backstage entrance and the bright, swirling lights, the lights go out! It looks like the portal to Caurillia's homeworld just closed, leaving her stranded here on Earth, while Sophie and Gavin return to the Valley of the Eternal Stone! That would seem to be a pretty tough break for Caurillia...

We're going to move on to something now that could be called a bit ridiculous. It's time, next, for the Arkansas Hog Pen Match, which many critics have panned as being a gimmicky, idiotic concept. Considering that it's an Arkansas Hog Pen Match being fought by a white gangster from Chicago and a blueblood adventurer from Connecticut, they may have a point. But nonetheless, we take you now to the hog pen itself.

The hog pen is set up near the backstage area, at one side of the entrance ramp, and contains several small pigs, along with troughs full of water and slop, and a thick goopy mess of mud and muck on the bottom. The pen is about a dozen feet square, and it has walls about four and a half feet high. There are two elevated platforms near the pig pen, on opposite sides, coming about two feet off the ground and being about six feet square; the competitors can stand on these to more easily throw their opponent over the walls of the hog pen. A large, pink inflatable pig with black print on its sides reading "ARKASNAS HOG PEN MATCH" is set up near the pen, evidently for decoration, though whoever made it seems to have misspelled the name of the match. And for some inexplicable reason, there's an electric stove nearby as well.

"Tziganne" by Bozzio, Levin, and Stevens begins playing over the arena sound system, and the crowd boos as Monty Pompous comes out of the backstage entrance, dressed in black silk slacks and a white dress shirt. He strides down the ramp confidently, but then his nose wrinkles with disgust as he looks at the hog pen nearby, and he seems hesitant to approach it. He stops to consult referee Brendan Powers, remaining in the middle of the ramp...

And now "What'chu Lookin' At" by Uncle Kracker begins playing, and Brian Rivera charges out of the backstage entrance! He's wearing blue denim overalls, a greasy white T-shirt, and a John Deere baseball cap. He rushes down the ramp, as Monty Pompous turns to face him, and clobbers Monty Pompous with a big right hand! Brendan Powers scurries for cover, and the two men begin going toe-to-toe in the middle of the ramp, which doesn't seem to be working out so well for Brian Rivera; Monty Pompous is much larger and more powerful, and in a slugfest, he looks like the favorite. He knocks the cap off of Brian Rivera's head and takes the upper hand, clobbering him viciously!

But now Stormy Weathers rushes out of the backstage entrance, wearing overalls, a flannel shirt, and a straw hat, and carrying two aluminum trash can lids! He comes up behind Monty Pompous, spinning his arms like a pair of windmills and repeatedly smashing the trash can lids against him! The trash can lids, obviously made of flimsy junk with the consistency of tinfoil, quickly become warped from this treatment, but the distraction enables Brian Rivera to gain the upper hand! VCW referee Brendan Powers gets in position near the hog pen, and calls for the bell to begin this match! Monty Pompous is still wearing his shirt and trousers, and it looks like they'll fight this match in their street clothes!

Arkansas Hog Pen Match:

Brian Rivera
w/Stormy Weathers

vs.

Monty Pompous

Monty Pompous slumps over, and Stormy Weathers leaps up on his back, cackling like a madman, to apply a sleeperhold! Let's call it like we see it here; since the only way to win is to put your opponent in the hog pen, Stormy Weathers won't get his man disqualified for interfering, and so this is basically a two-on-one match. Brian Rivera kicks and punches Monty Pompous as Stormy applies the sleeperhold, and he quickly crumples to the ramp under this abuse. Stormy Weathers releases the sleeperhold, and Brian Rivera and Stormy Weathers begin stomping away at Monty Pompous two-on-one! Then, with Monty Pompous down in a heap on the ramp, they exchange a grin, and celebrate with a little do-see-do dance on the ramp! How moronic.

They drag Monty Pompous over to the hog pen, but as they do he starts to struggle again, so Brian Rivera hammers him with a series of right hands, then does a little jiggy dance, draws back, and drops him with a big punch! And now Stormy Weathers is opening a box that was conveniently placed near the pig pen... and he pulls out what appears to be a slab of unsliced, uncooked bacon! Brian Rivera pulls Monty Pompous up, and holds his arms in a double chickenwing to immobilize him, and Stormy Weathers climbs up on one of the elevated platforms, then leaps off and NAILS Monty Pompous in the face with the slab of bacon! Monty Pompous goes down to one knee, and Brian Rivera drops him, guffawing and laughing hysterically, as Stormy Weathers whacks Monty Pompous over the head repeatedly with the slab of bacon! But Monty Pompous throws up an arm to block the abuse, then doubles Stormy Weathers over with a punch to the midsection! Stormy drops the bacon, and Monty Pompous scoops him up... BODYSLAM ON THE SLAB OF BACON!! Damn, this is stupid!

Brian Rivera turns around, but Monty Pompous kicks him in the midsection, then clobbers him with a few forearm smashes. Stormy Weathers is getting up, so Monty Pompous lifts Brian Rivera over his head in a Gorilla Press, then tosses him down onto Stormy Weathers! The two go down in a heap, and Monty Pompous reaches into the box that Stormy Weathers got the bacon from, and pulls out a fireplace poker!? Brian Rivera gets up, and his eyes widen with fear as he sees Monty Pompous approaching with the poker, so he gets up and scrambles away! But he finds a mop with an aluminum handle conveniently leaning against a stack of crates, so he grabs it like a quarterstaff and holds it up to defend himself! Now he has a weapon too!

Monty Pompous yells "EN GARDE!" and assumes a fencing stance, then goes on the offensive, thrusting and slashing with the fireplace poker as Brian Rivera frantically parries with the mop handle! But Monty Pompous slips through Brian Rivera's defenses, showing the skills of an experienced fencer, then holds the fireplace poker to his throat and yells "STAND AND DELIVER, COWARDLY ROGUE!" Brian Rivera fearfully drops the mop handle and puts his hands into the air, then slowly reaches down and into his pocket, as Monty Pompous watches him with canny eyes. Brian Rivera pulls out his wallet and hands it to Monty Pompous, who smiles in satisfaction, pockets it, then throws aside the fireplace poker and nails Brian Rivera with a kneelift! He just stole Brian Rivera's wallet, and it seems this match will only continue to get dumber as it goes on!

Stormy Weathers comes from behind Monty Pompous, but Monty turns and catches him with a kick to the midsection, then grabs him by the hair and bangs his head into Brian Rivera's repeatedly. Stormy Weathers crumples to the floor, and Brian Rivera staggers in a circle like Terry Funk, then keels over and collapses! Monty Pompous hauls Brian Rivera up, then whips him into the side of the hogpen! Brian Rivera staggers out, into a big backdrop from Monty Pompous! The concrete floor around the hogpen has been somewhat padded to protect these workers in this match, but the protective mats don't absorb all of the shock, as Brian Rivera just learned the hard way!

Monty Pompous pauses to grab a towel from the box and wipe his face clean of the bacon grease and sweat on it. Brian Rivera gets up, in a world of pain, and Monty Pompous twists the towel up, then wraps it around his neck and starts choking him with it! Brian Rivera kicks and squirms, but now Stormy Weathers is crawling away... and he crawls over to the box. He grabs a long, sharp knife... oh, no! This could get ugly and violent... but he also grabs a frying pan. What the hell!? He takes the frying pan and the knife, then grabs the slab of bacon off of the floor and carries all of it over towards the electric stove. Yeah... okay. It looks like he's going to cook some of the bacon, and that makes about as much sense as anything else in this stupid match so far.

Meanwhile, Monty Pompous snap mares Brian Rivera down with the towel, then lifts him up over his head in a Gorilla Press and carries him to the hog pen... he wants to end the match right now! But Brian Rivera struggles too much and slips out behind him, then hooks him in a waistlock, but Monty Pompous breaks that with a back elbow, then reverses with a go-behind and puts on a cobra clutch... SWASHBUCKLER!! He just flattened Brian Rivera! All Monty Pompous has to do now is pick him up and dump him into the hog pen, and he has this match won... but someone's coming out of the backstage entrance! BUFF BAGWELL!! No, damn it!! WHY!? Wasn't it bad enough that he showed up on the Waste-of-Time!? The crowd immediately begins booing loudly, and a "BAGWELL SUCKS!" chant shakes the rafters of the arena! Buff Bagwell runs onto the scene, as Monty Pompous prepares to lift Brian Rivera... and he clobbers Monty Pompous with a low blow from behind! Monty Pompous doubles over, and Buff Bagwell hops up onto one of the elevated platforms, then leaps off to take Monty Pompous down with the BUFF BLOCKBUSTER!!

The crowd boos, and Buff Bagwell does his little hopping arm-waving dance, then flexes his muscles with a goofy grin on his face. Brian Rivera gets up, and he and Bagwell exchange some kind of convulted, bizarre gangster handshake, then begin to lift Monty Pompous... but someone else is coming out of the backstage entrance! It's a fat, scruffy bearded man in a leather jerkin and wool slacks... it's former NCXCW wrestler Jockey Oldcastle!! What's HE doing here!? He waddles down the ramp and charges forward with a mighty bellow, and starts exchanging right hands with Buff Bagwell! They begin brawling, trading blows the whole way with neither man selling for his opponent, and it looks like their brawl is headed backstage, to the delight of the crowd. Both of those two are pretty high on the list of wrestlers nobody ever wants to see again. What the hell were they doing out here in the first place!?

But Brian Rivera still has Monty Pompous in trouble, and he shoves him up on one of the elevated platforms, then tries to throw him into the hog pen... but Monty Pompous stops short, then elbows Brian Rivera in the gut, slips behind him, and lifts... BELLY-TO-BACK SUPLEX, FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE FLOOR!! That actually gets a rise out of the crowd, being a pretty impressive bump, and it looks like that may have finished Brian Rivera off for good! Monty Pompous goes down and prepares to lift Brian Rivera up... but Stormy Weathers comes from behind, carrying the frying pan, which is now greasy from use, and whacks Monty Pompous over the head with it! Monty Pompous goes down, and Stormy Weathers fetches a plate full of bacon that he just cooked, and brings it over to Brian Rivera!

Brian Rivera appears to be totally unconscious, but Stormy Weathers grabs a piece of bacon and pushes it into his mouth... and Brian Rivera's eyes flash open! He quickly devours that piece of bacon, then grabs more from the plate and shoves it into his mouth! He chews it all up messily, then swallows it down and bolts up to his feet, full of energy, beating his chest and howling like a wild man! That bacon may have given him some extra strength, as dumb as that sounds! Monty Pompous gets up and takes a swing at Brian Rivera, but Brian Rivera absorbs the blow with no ill effects, and just wags his finger at Monty Pompous! Monty Pompous throws another punch, but this time Brian Rivera blocks it, then returns fire with a series of punches, does his stupid jiggy dance again, and draws back and drops Monty Pompous with another big right hand!

Brian Rivera grabs the large inflatable pig near the hog pen in a two-handed grip, then swings it into Monty Pompous as he gets up. Being mostly filled with air and quite soft, it doesn't seem to hurt Monty Pompous much, but that doesn't stop Brian Rivera from drawing back and hitting Monty with the pig again! Monty Pompous is just getting angry now, so Stormy Weathers clobbers him with the frying pan again, to make up for Brian Rivera's ineffective offense. And now Brian Rivera yells, "I'M FINNA RIDE THIS PIGGY, BOY!" and hops up on the inflatable pig's back, then begins "riding" it around the hog pen like an oversized hobby horse, for no reason whatsoever. Stormy Weathers shrugs helplessly, then starts choking Monty Pompous, and this just goes to show how ridiculous this match is, when a manager is getting in more effective offense than one of the competitors in this match!

But Monty Pompous grabs Stormy Weathers and powers out of the chokehold, then throws him up against the side of the hog pen and nails him with a right hand! Brian Rivera sees that Monty Pompous is up, and quickly reaches into the wooden box, and pulls out a bottle of barbeque sauce. Monty Pompous advances on Brian Rivera... but Brian Rivera opens the bottle and sloshes barbeque sauce in his eyes!! Monty Pompous staggers back, blinded and clutching at his face! Brian Rivera advances forward and kicks him in the midsection, doubling him over, then grabs his arms and turns into the BITCH SLAP!! He just brought him down! Brian Rivera could have this match won if he can get him into the hog pen! And he's reaching down to get him... no, he's just reaching into his pocket and taking his wallet back!! Brian Rivera stole his wallet back!

Brian Rivera smiles proudly and sticks his wallet back into his pocket, then lifts and rolls Monty Pompous up onto one of the elevated platforms. He climbs up with him, pulls Monty to his feet, and hooks him for a vertical suplex... he's gonna suplex him into the hog pen!! If he hits this, it'll be over! He lifts, but Monty Pompous slips out of the chancery, gives Brian Rivera a kneelift, then grabs him by the throat and lifts him... CHOKESLAM INTO THE HOG PEN!! THE HOG PEN!! Monty Pompous wins!! And, THANK GOD, this stupid match is FINALLY OVER!!

Arkansas Hog Pen Match:
Monty Pompous defeated Brian Rivera in 0:13:44.
Rating: -**

The crowd just boos as Monty Pompous is announced the winner, though many of them are probably glad to see this ridiculous match is over. These two should be punished for wasting fourteen minutes of pay-per-view time with this ridiculous spectacle. Everything from bacon to barbeque sauce to Buff Bagwell came into play in this match, but in the end, Monty Pompous prevailed despite overwhelming odds... and nobody cared. Hopefully now Monty can move on to serious competition rather than worthless matches like this one.

Monty Pompous wipes his face on a towel, then begins striding away from the hog pen triumphantly. Inside the hog pen, Brian Rivera is getting to his feet. He's covered in muck and sludge, and he stares around disgustedly, but then he smiles as he sees the pigs! He lifts one of the pigs up on his shoulders in a fireman's carry, then opens the gate to the hog pen and steps out, with the pig on his shoulders! He motions for Stormy Weathers to shut the gate, and Stormy does, with a confused look... and now Brian Rivera quickly hustles backstage, carrying the pig! Stormy Weathers looks totally bewildered, but he's chasing after Brian Rivera anyway!!

A camera follows Brian Rivera and Stormy Weathers backstage. Brian Rivera runs down a hallway, as quickly as he can while burdened by the pig on his shoulders, and comes to an exit leading to the parking lot! He kicks the door open, then runs out into the parking lot, followed by Stormy Weathers and the camera! He runs up next to a beat-up station wagon and yells for Stormy to open the rear door. Stormy Weathers unlocks and opens the door, and Brian Rivera quickly thrusts the pig into the backseat of the car and shuts the door behind it, then opens the drivers' side door and hops in! Stormy Weathers gets in the passenger side as the car engine starts, and they take off with a loud squealing of tires! Oh, great, it looks like Brian Rivera just stole one of the pigs from the hog pen. What a stupid final note to a stupid match.

Up next, we'll see a three-way tag team match to determine the number-one contenders for the VCW World Tag Team Titles. But right now, we're going to go backstage to the Technicians' dressing room; maybe we'll find out who Paul Canyon's partner will be in this upcoming match!

Backstage...

Owen Addison and Tim Bell are backstage, sitting on chairs in front of a monitor, hooked to a VCR. The monitor shows one of Owen Addison's matches with Jacob Idol, and Owen Addison is closely studying it, occasionally rewinding during a particular exchange. He's already dressed to wrestle, but Tim Bell, sidelined with a neck injury, is wearing blue jeans and a VCW T-shirt, in addition to a neckbrace.

O. Addison: He'll have something new planned tonight. I know he will. I'm sure there's something I'm overlooking.

T. Bell: Don't worry about it. He's good, but you know he's predictable. He's going to go right after your shoulder.

O. Addison: It'd be nice to know just what his plans are. All I need is one mistake--just one--and I've got him. And he will make that mistake. I just have to be ready to capitalize on it when he does.

The locker room door opens as Owen Addison talks, and Paul Canyon and Jennie walk in. Owen Addison turns to look at them, looking a little bit uncomfortable.

O. Addison: Aren't you on next? Who'd you get to be your tag team partner? Not Jennie, I hope.

P. Canyon: I don't have one yet.

O. Addison: You don't have one? Come on, you knew about this for two weeks or so, and now you're on in five minutes, and you don't have a partner? What have you been thinking!?

P. Canyon: Actually, I--

O. Addison: You can't go out there alone against the Wrecking Crew and Hell's Bikers. They'll tear you to shreds. You NEED a partner.

P. Canyon: Will you--

O. Addison: Actually, it turns out, I think I might have the answer for you. That Tom Guycot character is standing around in the east wing in a glass case with an "IN CASE OF TAG TEAM MATCH WITHOUT PARTNER, BREAK GLASS" sign on it again. I'd go over there and get him. He may be new, but he'll be better than nothing.

P. Canyon: Last I saw, some kids had loaded the glass case up onto a dolly cart and were taking him away to be the mystery guest in their backyard federation's Barbed Wire Exploding Light Bulb Battle Royal. Besides... I can't work with him. We'd be unfocused, and the team just wouldn't gel.

O. Addison: So, what, you're better off going into a handicap match? Or using her as your tag team partner?

P. Canyon: Actually, I'm here to ask you a favor.

Owen Addison sighs and rolls his eyes.

O. Addison: Oh, no...

P. Canyon: I need some help. I know you said Gang Wars was the last time we'd ever team together, but I need a partner, and I have to ask you again... please, even if it's only for tonight, agree to reunite the Ontario Colour Show and go out there with me.

Owen Addison stands up and meets Paul Canyon's pleading stare with a hard, angry sneer.

O. Addison: Absolutely not. You planned this, didn't you? After Tim hurt his neck, I'll bet you didn't even LOOK for another tag team partner. You thought you could get the team back together by coming to me at the eleventh hour with this sob-story? Not happening. The Ontario Colour Show is DEAD. We will NEVER wrestle together as a tag team again. The sooner you accept that, the better off we'll both be. Besides, I'm already booked. I have a match with Jacob Idol tonight. And you... it looks like you have about two or three minutes to find a partner before you're looking at a handicap match.

P. Canyon: Isn't there anything I can do to change your mind?

O. Addison: No. Nothing.

Jennie steps forward, clasping her hands around one of Owen's hands and pressing herself against his body.

Jennie: Owen, please...

Owen Addison shoves Jennie back gently.

O. Addison: Look, Jennie... thanks for helping me out and all a few weeks ago, but don't go thinking I owe you anything, or that suddenly I'm your long-lost best friend. And Paul... you have my final answer. That answer is no.

P. Canyon: ... Okay. Figured I'd ask.

Tim Bell bolts up from his seat suddenly.

T. Bell: Since I was supposed to be your partner out there tonight before I got hurt... I'm going out there with you. I may not be cleared to wrestle, but I'm thinking you need someone out there watching out for you all the same, especially since it looks like you're going into a handicap match.

O. Addison: But... what about your neck?

T. Bell: When you're on a team, sometimes you have to stick your neck out to help your teammates... even if it's injured. Maybe that's something you oughtta think about sometime.

O. Addison: Yeah, well... good luck out there.

Paul Canyon shrugs, and he, Jennie, and Tim Bell walk out of the room, as Owen Addison stares after them with concern.

O. Addison: I hope they'll be all right...

The camera fades out on the backstage scene as Owen Addison continues staring off after his departed teammates.

We're back, and Jack Norman and Butch Manson of Hell's Bikers are already in the ring, as "Domination" by Pantera begins playing over the arena sound system, bringing out the Wrecking Crew, Blade and John Uldwall!! The crowd cheers as they charge down the ramp to the ring and slide inside, and though Jerry Rogers moves to stand between them, an intense staredown quickly ensues between the two teams. They have a lot of history, and though they'd promised to settle it once and for all in their match at Wrestlewar III, old hatred dies hard in this case.

And now "Magical Mystery Tour" by the Beatles begins playing, and that brings out Paul Canyon, accompanied by Tim Bell and Jennie, to an even louder round of cheers from the crowd! It looks like he's going to be taking this as a handicap match, and who knows what that'll mean if he actually wins under these circumstances, for the number-one contendership for the VCW World Tag Team Titles. Owen Addison won't help him, Tim Bell can't, and there's no use even joking about Jennie getting into a physical confrontation with the Wrecking Crew or Hell's Bikers, so it looks like Paul Canyon's really on his own here! Despite that, he enters the ring without hesitation. Jerry Rogers calls for the bell, and that'll begin this match!!

Number One Contenders' Match:

Wrecking Crew

vs.

Paul Canyon
w/Jennie & Tim Bell

vs.

Hell's Bikers (Jack Norman & Butch Manson)

Hell's Bikers bow out in the opening, leaving Blade of the Wrecking Crew to start against Paul Canyon. That's a good move by Hell's Bikers; since this match is three-way-dance style, with eliminations, it makes sense to let the opposition wear each other down, particularly in the case of Paul Canyon, who's without a partner. Blade and Paul Canyon circle each other cautiously, and then Blade rushes in for him, but is taken down with an armdrag! He gets up, and Paul Canyon knocks him back down with a dropkick! Blade gets up again, and again Paul Canyon takes him down with a dropkick! He gets up a little more slowly the third time, and this time Paul Canyon doubles him over with a kneelift, then puts on a headlock, runs forward, and brings him down with a bulldog! Blade starts to get to his feet again, and Paul Canyon runs into the ropes, then comes off to take him down with an Asai moonsault as he stands! Jerry Rogers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two by Blade!

Blade starts getting up, and Paul Canyon moves to the side, then takes him down with a Russian legsweep! He drops a leg across Blade, then rolls out to the apron, stands up on it, then springs to the top rope as Blade gets up, and springs off to take him down with a springboard cross bodypress! Again, Jerry Rogers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two and a half by Blade! Paul Canyon starts to get up, but Blade's up too, so Paul Canyon hits him with a forearm then whips him into the ropes. Paul Canyon comes off the other side with a high cross body, but Blade actually ducks and rolls under it, then comes up on his feet and runs into the ropes as Paul Canyon wipes out on the mat! As Paul Canyon starts to get up, Blade comes off the ropes on the other side and takes him down with a leg lariat! That may have slowed him down!

Blade gets up, then makes the tag to John Uldwall, and he comes in. Paul Canyon starts to get to his feet, but John Uldwall unloads on him with massive right hands, then whips him into a corner. Paul Canyon hits the turnbuckles back-first and slumps in the corner, and John Uldwall charges in after him with a massive clothesline that rocks him back in the corner! Paul Canyon staggers out on wobbly legs, right into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by John Uldwall that nearly folds him in half! Jennie lets out a yelp of concern as Tim Bell winces in sympathy, and John Uldwall covers Paul Canyon... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two and a half!

John Uldwall pulls Paul Canyon to his feet from behind, then hooks him for a belly-to-back suplex, but Paul Canyon flips out behind him when he lifts! John Uldwall turns around, just in time to take a savate kick on the jaw from Paul Canyon! John Uldwall crashes to the mat, and Paul Canyon leans against the ropes, already a little worse for wear. He's not a tank like the other four men in this match, and he can't afford to take power offense from men like John Uldwall if he wants to stay in this match. Paul Canyon looks to Jack Norman and Butch Manson, who've been standing in their corner, watching, so far, and seems to realize he'd better tag out. Paul Canyon goes to tag one of them, but Jack Norman just reaches out and punches him in the face!! Paul Canyon goes down to the mat, and the crowd boos loudly as Jack Norman and Butch Manson exchange a grin. They just refused the tag, and it looks like they're intentionally leaving Paul Canyon in there to suffer!

John Uldwall rolls to his corner and tags in Blade again, and Blade comes in as Paul Canyon gets up. Blade nails Paul Canyon with a few right hand blows, then whips him into the ropes and comes off the other side. Blade goes for another leg lariat, but Paul Canyon catches his leg and rolls to one side to bring Blade down into a kneebar! The crowd cheers loudly as Blade shouts out in pain, and he flails about, desperately seeking the ropes. Failing to find them, he drags himself over to his corner, moving relatively quickly due to his power and freshness, and makes another tag to John Uldwall. As Paul Canyon releases the kneebar and stands up, John Uldwall roars and charges him with a clothesline, but Paul Canyon hooks his arm and swings up onto his back for a crucifix... but John Uldwall doesn't go down! He bellows loudly, takes a good grip on Paul Canyon, then falls back in a Samoan drop!!

Jack Norman hauls Paul Canyon up, then tosses him into Hell's Bikers's corner. What's he doing? He points to Jack Norman, then points to himself, and points down into the ring... he wants some of Hell's Bikers now, and he's telling Jack Norman to tag himself in from Paul Canyon's prone form! But Jack Norman just sneers at him and gives him the finger. Enraged, John Uldwall rushes forward and decks Jack Norman with a right hand, knocking him off of the apron... but Butch Manson reaches over and tags himself in from John Uldwall!! Butch Manson comes in, and John Uldwall, realizing what happened, bellows in outrage and rushes him. But Jerry Rogers is standing between them, ordering John Uldwall to return to his corner... and while he does, Butch Manson reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small chain, then wraps it around his fist, pulls Paul Canyon up, and NAILS him square in the forehead with it!!

Paul Canyon goes down, his forehead busted wide open, and the crowd boos loudly. Butch Manson throws the chain aside and goes for the cover, but Jerry Rogers is still trying to get John Uldwall out of the ring and doesn't see the pin! Finally, after threatening a disqualification, Jerry Rogers restores order. He turns around to see Butch Manson covering Paul Canyon, and now he makes the count... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THR... SHOULDER UP!! John Uldwall's distraction may have caused enabled Hell's Bikers to cheat, but it also gave Paul Canyon the delay he needed to survive that pin attempt! Butch Manson glares at Jerry Rogers and mutters something unkind to him that the cameras don't pick up, then grabs Paul Canyon and starts ripping at his forehead wound with dirty fingernails. Paul Canyon cries out in pain as the wound is opened further, and then Butch Manson actually begins biting and gnawing at the wound! The crowd boos, and Jerry Rogers orders him to stop, then makes a five-count... and at four, Butch Manson throws Paul Canyon down, then stares around the arena, with a wild look on his face and Paul Canyon's blood on his teeth, lips, and beard!

Paul Canyon starts to stir, bleeding profusely, and Butch Manson picks him up, then gives him a big backbreaker in the middle of the ring. Paul Canyon writhes in agony on the floor, and now Butch Manson begins heading for the top turnbuckle! He's going for his moonsault! He leaps off and takes flight... but Paul Canyon manages to roll out of the way!! Butch Manson wipes out on the mat! Now both men are down. Butch Manson rolls to his corner, and makes a tag to Jack Norman... but Paul Canyon crawls to the Wrecking Crew's corner, and just before Jack Norman can grab his leg and pull him away, he makes a tag to Blade!

Blade comes in, blocks a punch by Jack Norman, and returns fire with three punches of his own, then whips Jack Norman into the ropes and runs into the other side. They both come off, and Blade cuts Jack Norman down with a leg lariat in the middle of the ring! Butch Manson comes in, and John Uldwall rushes into the ring to cut him off. Butch Manson takes a swing at John Uldwall, but John Uldwall blocks it, then grabs Butch Manson around the waist and brings him crashing to the mat with a belly-to-belly suplex! Butch Manson rolls out of the ring, and Blade boosts himself up to the second turnbuckle as Jack Norman gets up, then leaps off to cut Jack Norman down with a leaping clothesline from the turnbuckle! Jack Norman goes down, and John Uldwall pulls him up immediately, clobbers him in the back with a few forearms, then pulls him into a standing headscissors! He lifts for a power bomb, but Jack Norman counters it with a big backdrop, sending John Uldwall crashing to the canvas!!

Roaring with outrage, Jack Norman charges Blade now, trying to nail him with a big boot to the head, but Blade dodges, and Jack Norman throws himself off-balance and staggers into a corner! Blade gives him a series of kneelifts to the midsection in the corner, then steps out to the apron as John Uldwall rushes forward and drives his shoulder hard into Jack Norman's midsection. Jack Norman staggers out of the corner, doubled over... and Blade quickly ascends to the top turnbuckle, then leaps off with a flying bulldog to take him down!! But they're not going for the pin... John Uldwall takes his position in one corner, and Blade climbs to the top turnbuckles again in the opposite corner! Jack Norman is in the crosshairs for the Breakdown, but Butch Manson jumps up on the apron behind Blade and shoves him off of the turnbuckle before he's ready to jump! And Jack Norman looks up and catches Blade by the throat as he comes down from the turnbuckle, then lifts... CHOKESLAM!! But before he can capitalize on the move, John Uldwall rushes him from behind!

John Uldwall nails Jack Norman from behind, clobbering him with some big forearms to the back, then pulls him into a standing headscissors. He lifts for a power bomb... but Butch Manson slides into the ring and nails him from behind, breaking the power bomb attempt! Jack Norman steadies himself, then lifts John Uldwall for a backdrop, and Butch Manson catches him with an Ace Crusher from the backdrop lift!! John Uldwall is down, and Jack Norman hauls Blade up off of the mat, then puts him in a standing headscissors and hooks both of his arms. He lifts... TIGER DRIVER SLAM!! Blade was just driven hard into the mat! Jack Norman covers, and Jerry Rogers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THREE!! The Wrecking Crew are eliminated from this match!

----- x J. Norman beat Blade via a tiger driver slam in 0:11:53.

Now it's down to Paul Canyon against both members of Hell's Bikers. Paul Canyon comes in, bleeding heavily, despite protests from Tim Bell and Jennie on the outside. Jack Norman smiles menacingly, and rushes Paul Canyon, but gets taken down with a drop-toe hold! Paul Canyon flows from that into an armbar submission, but Jack Norman quickly scrambles to the ropes to force the break of the hold.

Both men get up, and Paul Canyon's a little slow to get to his feet, perhaps due to blood loss or fatigue. Still, he blocks a punch from Jack Norman, then kicks him in the midsection and hooks a leg over his head for a Rocker Dropper, but Jack Norman backdrops out of it! Paul Canyon flips out and lands on his feet, but Jack Norman swings for him with a clothesline... but Paul Canyon ducks under it, hooks Jack Norman in a waistlock, then brings him crashing to the mat with a release German suplex! The crowd cheers loudly, and Jack Norman starts to get up, so Paul Canyon rushes him and catches him square in the chest with a dropkick! Jack Norman staggers back into the ropes, and Paul Canyon steps forward and nails him with a savate kick that sends him over the top rope to the floor!!

The crowd cheers loudly, but Jack Norman starts to get up on the floor... but Paul Canyon hops up on the top rope and springs off with a SPRINGBOARD CROSS BODYPRESS!! But Jack Norman catches him!! The crowd's cheers suddenly die as Jack Norman catches Paul Canyon out of the sky, holds him for a second or so like a sack of grain, then rushes forward and rams him back-first into the steel ringpost! Both Jennie and Tim Bell cringe, but they have the good sense to stay well away from Jack Norman. But Jack isn't done yet... he takes a few steps back, then rams Paul Canyon into the ringpost again! Paul Canyon's blood-covered face contorts with pain, and Jack Norman still isn't done, ramming Paul Canyon back-first into the ringpost a third time, then bodyslamming him onto the steel stairs!! Paul Canyon lands on a corner of the stairs with his lower back, and goes down to a writhing heap on the floor. Jack Norman just smirks, then climbs back into the ring.

Jerry Rogers begins counting Paul Canyon out, and Tim Bell and Jennie go to check on him. Tim Bell helps Paul Canyon to his feet, then each of them get under one of Paul Canyon's arms, and they begin helping him backstage. This is really for the best; Paul Canyon is a twisted, mangled wreck by now, and he's facing two men singlehandedly. This match'll end with a countout... no, wait!! Paul Canyon just turned away from Jennie and Tim Bell, and he hobbles quickly to the ring, then slides in under the bottom ropes! Jack Norman flashes Butch Manson a look as if to say "get a load of this", then charges Paul Canyon as he gets up... but Paul Canyon drops down and pulls the top rope down with him as Jack Norman charges, and Jack Norman spills out over the top rope again, as the crowd cheers!!

Jack Norman starts to get up on the outside, his face twisted in rage, but Paul Canyon rushes forward and nails him with a baseball slide, sending him crashing into the guardrail! Paul Canyon ends up sitting on the apron, and he winces, putting a hand to his back, but then he stands up and turns to face the ring! He springs up on the middle rope, then springs back into Jack Norman as he staggers forward with an Asai moonsault that brings him down on the floor! Jack Norman goes down under him this time, and Paul Canyon gets up, a little slowly due to the pain in his back, then pulls Jack Norman up by the hair and takes him head-first into the ringpost! Jack Norman is dazed, and Paul Canyon rolls him into the ring, then steps up on the apron! Jack Norman starts getting up, and Paul Canyon ascends to the top turnbuckle, then leaps off with a flying spinning leg lariat that cuts Jack Norman down in the middle of the ring! With pain etched into his blood-soaked face, Paul Canyon crawls across Jack Norman for the cover, and Jerry Rogers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Butch Manson enters the ring and drops an elbow on Paul Canyon to break the pin at two and a half!!

Jerry Rogers admonishes Butch Manson and forces him back to his corner, but Jack Norman just crawls over to the corner and tags him in. Paul Canyon's starting to get up, but Butch Manson cuts him off, kneeing him in the midsection and punching his bloody face repeatedly. He whips Paul Canyon into the ropes, then brings him down hard in the middle of the ring with a spinebuster! He goes for the cover, and Jerry Rogers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THR... Shoulder up at two and three-quarters!! But why is Paul Canyon still fighting? How can he possibly beat both of these two men at once!? Butch Manson just shrugs, obviously not too concerned, then grabs Paul Canyon's legs and turns him over into a Boston crab!!

The crowd boos, and Paul Canyon cries out in pain, but he's not giving up just yet! Butch Manson yells "TAP OUT OR I'LL BREAK YOUR BACK, PRETTY BOY!!" and even Jennie yells from the outside "PLEASE, GIVE UP!! YOU'RE GONNA GET HURT!!", but Paul Canyon's fighting his way towards the ropes! Butch Manson leans back on the hold, cranking on the pressure, but Paul Canyon won't give up! That's probably more a sign of stupidity than guts, at this point. There is virtually no chance that he can come back and beat two members of Hell's Bikers singlehandedly in his current condition, and he's just setting himself up to be injured. But he struggles, crawling for every inch, and after a lengthy struggle he FINALLY makes it to the ropes! Jerry Rogers orders Butch Manson to release the hold, but the tension in the crowd, and in Tim Bell and Jennie, doesn't ease any. Paul Canyon has escaped the Boston crab, but he's still, technically, in the match, and still open for abuse.

Butch Manson just glares at Paul Canyon, still unconcerned, and tags in Jack Norman. Paul Canyon starts to get up, and he's barely able to stand now... and Jack Norman runs at him, then nearly decapitates him with a big boot!! Paul Canyon goes down hard, and Jack Norman lifts him up in a Gorilla Press, then flings him three-quarters of the way across the ring to land in a heap on the canvas!! The crowd boos, many of them wanting to see the match end mercifully; Paul Canyon is clearly DONE, at this point. Jack Norman drags him back into the middle of the ring, then pulls him into a standing headscissors. He's looking for a power bomb, and clearly, this will be the end of the match, if Jack Norman wants it to be. He lifts Paul Canyon... but Paul Canyon counters with a FRANKENSTEINER!! Unbelievable!! He had one move left in him, and he just took Jack Norman down one more time!!

But this just prolongs the inevitable. Paul Canyon physically can't make a comeback, and Jack Norman's already starting to stir. Tim Bell stares into the ring, his face lined with worry... and finally, he springs into action! He leaps up on the apron, rips off his neckbrace, and chucks it aside, then yells "TAG ME!!" to Paul Canyon!! He's injured, and he isn't expected to be well for another month or two, but he's willing to risk it all to get in there with Paul Canyon! Jennie's pleading with Tim Bell to get down from the apron before he gets further injured, and Paul Canyon looks up to him through a bloody haze, then starts crawling to his corner! He's going to make the tag, but if Tim Bell takes even one hard offensive move from Hell's Bikers, that could end his career or cripple him. This isn't a good idea...

BUT WAIT!! Someone's coming out of the back!! OWEN ADDISON!! And he's wearing his Ontario Colour Show tie-dyed tights! The crowd erupts into cheers, and he sprints down the aisle, then runs to ringside and motions for Tim Bell to step aside as he hops up on the apron. Jack Norman tags in Butch Manson... and Paul Canyon looks up, sees Owen Addison standing there, and an anguished smile spreads across his bloody face as he reaches up and TAGS OWEN ADDISON!! The crowd erupts!!

Butch Manson comes charging into the ring, but hesitates for a step as he sees Owen Addison come in. Then he recovers his nerve and charges anyway, but Owen ducks a clothesline and slips behind him, then takes him down with a big belly-to-back suplex!! Jack Norman comes in and charges, and Owen Addison brings him down head-first onto Butch Manson's head with a drop-toe hold, causing their thick skulls to crack together! He pulls Jack Norman up and whips him to one corner, then whips Butch Manson to an adjascent corner. They both stagger out, and Owen Addison comes off the ropes behind them, then leaps into the air to take them both down with a double bulldog!! The crowd explodes into cheers!!

Jack Norman rolls out of the ring, and Butch Manson starts getting up, but Owen Addison brings him down with a swinging neckbreaker. Without giving him any time to rest, Owen Addison pulls Butch Manson into a sitting position on the mat, then runs into the ropes behind him and comes off to give him a jumping neck snap! Jack Norman climbs back up on the apron, but Owen Addison rushes forward and knocks him off with a dropkick! Jack Norman goes down against the guardrail, and Owen Addison runs into the ropes on the other side, then leaps out over the top rope at Jack Norman with a plancha... but Jack Norman manages to stagger out of the way, and Owen Addison collides shoulder-first with the steel guardrail!!

The crowd boos, as suddenly Owen Addison's offensive whirlwind is brought to a quick end. Jack Norman smiles and picks him up, then grabs him and throws him shoulder-first into the steel ringpost, like a torpedo! Owen Addison goes down in a heap, clutching his shoulder and grimacing in pain, and Jack Norman pulls him up, then rolls him back into the ring. Butch Manson gets up and scoops him up, then takes a running start and gives him a shoulderbreaker! He goes to cover him, and Jerry Rogers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Paul Canyon reaches into the ring and pulls Butch Manson out at two and a half!! Butch Manson takes a swing at Paul Canyon, but Paul Canyon ducks, then pivots and takes him down with a savate kick!! He crumples to his knees and puts a hand to his back, having overextended some muscles in the process, but he just took Butch Manson down!

Meanwhile, Jack Norman comes back into the ring, and clobbers Owen Addison with a few big right hands. He whips Owen Addison into the ropes, then brings him down with a big clothesline when he comes off!! Jack Norman drops an elbow into Owen Addison, but instead of going for the cover, he pulls him up by the throat... but Paul Canyon just climbed to the apron behind him! He climbs to the top turnbuckle, and Jack Norman lifts... but Paul Canyon comes off to break the Chokeslam attempt with a flying dropkick to Jack Norman's back!! Paul Canyon is left writhing on the mat in agony after that move, but Jack Norman was just taken down again, and the Chokeslam was stopped! Jack Norman pulls himself to his feet and rushes Owen Addison, but Owen knees him in the midsection, then tosses him out of the ring!

But now Butch Manson climbs back in the ring, and he has the chain! He rushes forward and takes a swing at Owen Addison with it, but Owen ducks, then kicks him in the midsection and whips him to a corner! Butch Manson hits the turnbuckles and staggers out, and Owen Addison lifts him upside-down with a gutwrench. It appears that his right shoulder might be ready to go out on him, but Owen's face contorts in effort, and he gets Butch Manson into position... TOMBSTONE!! He just drove him down!! He goes for the cover, and Jerry Rogers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THREE!! The crowd erupts!! The Ontario Colour Show have won this match!!

Number One Contenders' Match:
The Ontario Colour Show defeated Hell's Bikers (Butch Manson and Jack Norman) and The Wrecking Crew:
----- x J. Norman beat Blade via a tiger driver slam in 0:11:53.
----- x O. Addison beat B. Manson via the Tombstone in 0:30:30.
Rating: ** 1/2

Butch Manson rolls out of the ring, clutching his neck, and Jerry Rogers helps Paul Canyon to his feet, then raises the hands of both Paul Canyon and Owen Addison in victory, though Owen Addison pulls away with a cry of pain, clutching his shoulder. Tim Bell and Jennie enter the ring, smiling broadly, and all four of them look at each other for a second, and then a big group hug breaks out in the middle of the ring. Jennie says something to Owen Addison and pulls him forward for a kiss, but he pulls away and says something to her with a stern look on his face. The joy on her face noticably fades at this rejection, and Owen softens a little bit and puts a hand on her shoulder, then takes her hand with his left hand and raises it in celebration.

The Ontario Colour Show has reunited, whether permanently or only for one night, and achieved victory, and now if they want it a shot at the VCW World Tag Team Titles is theirs for the taking. As they head backstage, we're going to take a backstage look at one-half of the SJW World Tag Team Champions, Virginia. Let's go to that now!

Backstage...

Virginia is looking around in the backstage dining hall, where many people sit at tables and eat food. She approaches one table where a man in a suit and tie is talking to a pair of important looking Japanese men.

Virginia: Hey, have you guys seen Stormy Weathers? He's my manager, and I'm due to be at the ring any second now.

Man: Um... last we saw on the monitor, he was getting in a car with Brian Rivera and driving away with a pig in the back seat.

Virginia rolls her eyes.

Virginia: Great. I don't even know why I keep that stupid hillbilly around. Thanks anyway.

Virginia turns to leave, but as she does she sees Minako sitting at a table, and she approaches her instead.

Virginia: Hey, Minako. Stormy went AWOL on me, and seeing as how you're a friend of Komachi's and all, maybe I could ask you a favor?

Minako: What's that?

Virginia: Come down to the ring with me. I need a manager to watch my back.

Minako: Sure. They don't have me doing anything in this stupid company anyway.

Minako gets up from her seat and begins walking with Virginia.

Virginia: Glad to have you along. And maybe we should make plans to hang out somewhere after the show. Believe me, this match WON'T take long.

The camera fades out on the backstage scene as they leave the dining hall.

So Minako will be accompanying Virginia to the ring for this match, instead of Stormy Weathers. Right now, "About A Girl" by Nirvana is playing, and that brings out the Pink Kitten, also known as Yuri Sonoda, to a round of cheers from the crowd. She runs to the ring and hops up on the apron, then slingshots herself in over the top rope, landing on the mat with a forward roll, then springing to her feet, running up to one of the top turnbuckles, and posing for the crowd. Many VCW fans have taken to the Pink Kitten quite strongly, but she's up against some stiff odds tonight. With only two years of professional wrestling experience, she's facing a woman who's over a foot taller and nearly twice her weight.

And now "Ballbreaker" by AC/DC begins playing, and that brings out Virginia, accompanied by Minako. She's wearing her SJW World Tag Team Title belt and joking with Minako as she gestures to the Pink Kitten in the ring, obviously not taking this match seriously. Her carelessness could come back to haunt her, but on paper, Virginia is the heavy favorite. She's bigger, unquestionably stronger, and more experienced as a wrestler. Indominable youthful spirit only goes so far when confronted with an opponent who's clearly physically superior. We're about to find out if Virginia and many other observers are underestimating the Pink Kitten tonight. Virginia climbs into the ring and flexes her muscles to boos from the crowd, then turns to the Pink Kitten, smiles, and cracks her knuckles. Bobcat McGavin enters the ring and calls for the bell, and this match is on!

Pink Kitten

vs.

Virginia
w/Minako

Virginia offers a test of strength to the Pink Kitten, but the Kitten wisely declines, then backs into the ropes and comes off to catch Virginia with a running dropkick that staggers her back into the ropes! She leaps up and dropkicks Virginia again, but again, Virginia just staggers back into the ropes! The Pink Kitten runs into the ropes one more time, then comes off with a high cross body... but Virginia just catches her, then brings her down with a bodyslam! The Pink Kitten starts to get up, but Virginia backs into the ropes, then comes off and levels her with a big clothesline!! Virginia smiles down at the Kitten, then drops a big elbow on her, covers her, and hooks a leg! Bobcat McGavin counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Shoulder up at two!!

Virginia just shakes her head and smiles, then pulls the Pink Kitten up and whips her into a corner. The Pink Kitten hits the turnbuckles hard and slumps in the corner, and Virginia charges in with a jumping avalance, but the Pink Kitten gets a foot up to kick her in the face!! Virginia staggers back and goes down to one knee, clutching her face, and the Pink Kitten boosts herself to the second turnbuckle, then steps up to the top and leaps off with a FLYING DROPKICK!! She catches Virginia square in the chest, knocking her down, and the crowd explodes into cheers!! The Pink Kitten quickly crawls across Virginia for the cover, and Bobcat McGavin counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... BIG KICKOUT AT TWO!! Virginia bench-pressed the Pink Kitten a few feet into the air to break that pin attempt!

Virginia's starting to get up, and she looks mad! The Pink Kitten runs into the ropes as she gets up, then comes off with a kneelift to the face, but Virginia just staggers back a few steps. The Pink Kitten begins hammering Virginia with a series of forearm shots to the face, and those don't do much good; Virginia just absorbs them, then kicks the Pink Kitten in the midsection and grabs the back of her mask, then takes her head-first into one of the turnbuckles! The Pink Kitten flops backwards from the turnbuckle to land in a heap in the ring, and Virginia just picks her up and tosses her halfway across the ring with a casual belly-to-belly suplex!! Things aren't looking good for the Pink Kitten.

The Pink Kitten starts to get up, but Virginia clobbers her with a forearm to the back, then lifts her high over her head with a Gorilla Press! She presses her up and down a few times to show off her power, but the Pink Kitten slips out behind Virginia, grabs her head, and drives a knee into her lower back, then pulls her back into an INVERTED DDT!! That's another big move by the Pink Kitten, and Virginia's down again! The Pink Kitten covers, and Bobcat McGavin makes the count... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two by Virginia! Even with these big moves, she still can't keep Virginia down! Virginia's getting up again, so the Pink Kitten grabs her in a headlock and runs up the turnbuckles for a swinging bulldog, but Virginia grabs her by the waist, takes control, and brings her down crotch-first on the ropes!! The Pink Kitten is left painfully straddling the top rope, and Virginia backs off, then rushes her and knocks her off with a big clothesline! The Pink Kitten falls off onto the apron, then tumbles to the floor!

Bobcat McGavin begins his count, and Virginia flexes her muscles in the ring, getting only boos from the crowd, then gets Bobcat McGavin's attention and begins distracting him. Meanwhile, on the outside, the Pink Kitten starts to get up, but Minako kicks her in the face! The Pink Kitten goes down, and Minako stomps and kicks at her repeatedly, then pulls her up, punches her a few times, and rolls her back into the ring, just before Bobcat McGavin turns around. Apparently it's not enough that Virginia has an overwhelming physical advantage; she's also going to cheat! Virginia scoops the Pink Kitten up and brings her down across a knee with a backbreaker, then drops a leg across her throat. She goes for the cover, and Bobcat McGavin counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Shoulder up at two and a half!

Virginia pulls the Pink Kitten up again, then lifts her over a shoulder, takes a running start, and drops her face-first on one of the top turnbuckles in a corner! The Pink Kitten lands on her feet and staggers out, but Virginia just whips her into the opposite corner and charges in with a kneelift! She gives the Pink Kitten a series of knees to the midsection and elbows to the face in the corner, then lifts a foot up to her throat for a boot choke, as some smart-aleck in the audience yells "NASH SUCKS!!" Bobcat McGavin orders her to stop the boot choke and begins counting, and Virginia releases at four. The Pink Kitten staggers out of the corner, and Virginia grabs her head, then knocks her off her feet with a massive headbutt!!

Virginia stops to pose and flex her muscles again, then points down at the Pink Kitten and makes a slashing motion across her throat. It looks like she's about ready to end the match. She pulls the Pink Kitten up and whips her into the ropes, waiting on her as she comes off... SPINEBUSTER!! Virginia just brought the Pink Kitten down hard!! That's probably the end of this match... but Virginia's not going for the pin! Instead, she's working at the back of the Pink Kitten's mask, undoing it... and she pulls it off!! The crowd boos, and Virginia rubs the mask against her butt and crotch, then spits on it, wads it up, and tosses it into the crowd, where fans begin fighting over it despite the unsanitary treatment it just endured.

Yuri Sonoda, now unmasked, begins to stand up, but Virginia kicks her in the midsection, then lifts her up in a fireman's carry. She's looking for the Virgin Sacrifice... but Yuri slips out behind her, grabs her head, and turns her around into a Diamond Cutter-style ACE CRUSHER!! Virginia's down, and the crowd cheers loudly!! But Yuri's not getting up that quickly either. They both get to their feet, but Yuri Sonoda is up first, and she kicks Virginia in the midsection, then hooks a leg over her head and brings her down with a Rocker Dropper! Virginia's down again, but she starts pulling herself to her feet, so Yuri Sonoda grabs her head and pulls her into a reverse neckbreaker!! Virginia's down again!!

Now Yuri Sonoda steps out to the apron, then climbs up to one of the top turnbuckles. Virginia's down, and Yuri leaps off onto her with a FLYING BODYPRESS!! It connects, and she stays on Virginia, hooking a leg! Bobcat McGavin counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two and a half by Virginia!! She's not done yet! Yuri Sonoda steps out to the apron again, and starts climbing the turnbuckles, perhaps wanting to repeat this move. But Virginia's getting up now, and she climbs up to meet Yuri Sonoda at the top turnbuckle! Yuri Sonoda tries to knock her off with a few punches, but Virginia grabs her, then brings her down with a massive BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPERPLEX!! Yuri Sonoda lands in a twisted wreck on the mat, and the crowd boos loudly!!

Virginia gets up, smiling, then pulls Yuri Sonoda up into a standing headscissors. She lifts her, and gives her a POWER BOMB!! That should do it!! But instead of going for the cover, Virginia runs into the ropes, then comes off with an Earthquake-style sitdown splash!! She remains seated on Yuri Sonoda's chest, and Bobcat McGavin makes the count... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THREE!! It's over!!

Virginia pinned The Pink Kitten after a sitdown splash in 0:08:26.
Rating: 1/4*

The Pink Kitten gave it a good effort, but in the end, Virginia was too physically dominant. Yuri Sonoda lies on the mat, beaten, battered, and unmasked, as Virginia stands over her, posing triumphantly. But then she bends down and picks Yuri Sonoda up in a fireman's carry!! No, damn it, she's already won the match... VIRGIN SACRIFICE!! The crowd boos loudly, and Virginia gets up, smiling, and signals that she's going to do it again!!

But before she can, Christina Ellis comes running out of the backstage entrance!! She runs and slides into the ring, then dropkicks Virginia in the back!! Virginia falls over, then gets up, but Christina Ellis nails her with another dropkick, knocking her down again!! Minako slides into the ring and tries to kick Christina Ellis in the head, but Christina Ellis ducks the kick, slips behind her, and hooks her arms in a full nelson, then brings her down with the DRAGON SUPLEX!! Minako rolls out of the ring, clutching the back of her head, and Virginia charges Christina Ellis as she gets up, but Christina Ellis dodges and sends Virginia into the turnbuckles in a corner! She climbs up on the second turnbuckle and begins punching Virginia in the head repeatedly!!

But as the crowd counts along with Christina Ellis's punches, someone jumps the guardrail! It's a short, muscular Japanese woman in a leather jacket and tight blue jeans... it's Komachi, Virginia's tag team partner!! She looks drastically different without her face paint on, but it's unquestionably her!! She slides into the ring and clobbers Christina Ellis from behind, ending her flurry of punches on Virginia. Christina Ellis turns around and takes a swing back at Komachi, but Komachi blocks it AND SPITS BLUE MIST IN HER FACE!! Christina Ellis staggers back, blinded by the mist, and Komachi draws back and kicks her in the face, knocking her down!!

Yuri Sonoda starts to get up behind Komachi... but Komachi spins and knocks her down with a URAKEN!! Komachi is destroying both Yuri Sonoda and Christina Ellis!! And now Virginia begins stomping at Christina Ellis, as Komachi stomps and kicks at Yuri Sonoda. The crowd begins chanting "MELISSA!!", hoping that she'll show up and save her two friends... and here comes someone!! But it's not Melissa DelArmeggio... it's JOHNNY SMILES!! And he has a chair!! Johnny Smiles rushes down the aisle and slides into the ring, carrying a steel chair!! Virginia gets up and rushes him, but takes a chairshot to the face and goes down!! Johnny turns to watch Komachi as Virginia rolls out of the ring, but Komachi decides this isn't worth it and rolls out of the ring to join Virginia on the outside. Johnny Smiles just fought off the SJW World Tag Team Champions!

Virginia, Komachi, and Minako begin retreating up the aisle as Johnny Smiles helps Yuri Sonoda and Christina Ellis to their feet. Johnny Smiles takes off his shirt and hands it to Christina Ellis so she can wipe the blue mist from her eyes with it, and some fans cheer for the shirt removal, so he pauses to strike a few imitation Hulk Hogan poses. Johnny turns back to Christina Ellis and Yuri Sonoda and says something to them, and they manage to smile gratefully through the pain they're in before they begin heading backstage.

Johnny starts to leave the ring, but VCW referee Linda Peterson intercepts him and motions for him to get back into the ring. It looks like he's on next! Indeed, "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin begins playing, and Johnny Smiles's opponent in the semi-finals of the Survival of the Fittest Tournament, Julian Page, begins coming out of the backstage entrance!! He makes his way to the ring and climbs inside, posing for the crowd as they boo him loudly in reply. Johnny Smiles mocks Julian Page's poses, and the crowd cheers and laughs at that, but Julian Page just glares at him. They're ready to go, and it looks like the semi-finals of the Survival of the Fittest Tournament are about to begin!! Linda Peterson calls for the bell, and the match is on!!

Survival of the Fittest Tournament:
Semi-Final Match:

Julian Page

vs.

Johnny Smiles

Julian Page cautiously approaches Johnny Smiles... and then he darts forward and nails him in the face with a pair of jabs! But Johnny Smiles takes the blows, then retaliates with some punches of his own, backing Julian Page into the ropes! He whips him into the other side, then runs into the ropes himself, and comes off to nail Julian Page in the middle with a running leaping forearm smash! Julian Page goes down, and when he gets back up, Johnny Smiles rushes him and knocks him down with a dropkick! He gets up again, and now Johnny hammers him with a few punches, then whips him into the ropes and brings him down with a hiptoss! Julian Page gets up yet again, and Johnny Smiles takes him down with another dropkick!! The crowd cheers, and Julian Page rolls out of the ring!

Julian Page yells and pounds his fists on the ring apron in frustration, then paces around on the outside, allowing Linda Peterson to count for a few seconds as he considers his next move carefully. He turns back to the ring... but Johnny Smiles runs at him and hits him with a baseball slide, knocking Julian Page down at ringside! The crowd cheers again, and Johnny Smiles goes out after him! He pulls Julian Page up and clobbers him in the back with a few forearm shots, then takes him head-first into the ring apron and rolls him back in. Johnny Smiles follows him in, and Julian Page gets up to his knees, then backs into a corner, calling for a time-out! But he's not going to get one, as Johnny Smiles follows him in, unloads on him with some right hands, then whips him to the opposite corner! Julian Page hits hard and staggers out, into a BIG backdrop from Johnny Smiles! He crashes to the mat and pops up, yelling in pain as he holds his back, and the crowd cheers again!

Julian Page gets up again, and this time Johnny Smiles whips him into the ropes, but Julian Page reverses and runs into the other side, then takes Johnny Smiles down in the middle of the ring with a leg lariat! Julian Page stops to shake off some of the abuse he's taken so far in this match, but Johnny Smiles is getting right back up, and Julian Page catches him with a quick eye gouge, then doubles him over with a kick to the knee, grabs him by the hair, and takes him down with a hair-assisted reverse neckbreaker. That'll slow Johnny Smiles down, and the crowd boos as Julian Page gets back up, smiling and surveying his work with satisfaction. Johnny Smiles starts to get up, but Julian Page cuts him off with a kick to the ribs, then scoops him up, bodyslams him to the canvas, and drops an elbow on him. Julian Page covers, and Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two by Johnny Smiles!

Julian Page doesn't seem surprised that he failed to get the pin there. He probably just wants to slow this match down and keep Johnny from building any momentum. Now he gets up and grabs Johnny Smiles's right leg, then brings him down again with a kneebreaker! Johnny Smiles winces in pain on the mat, and Julian Page grabs his leg, then drops an elbow into the knee! Julian Page is starting to isolate Johnny's leg and work it over, and now he turns him over into a half Boston! Johnny Smiles yells out in pain, but he still has a lot of fight left. As the crowd gets behind him, he crawls to the ropes, then grabs the bottom rope to force a break of the hold. Naturally, Julian Page takes a full four-count from Linda Peterson before letting go.

Julian Page pulls Johnny Smiles up and hooks him for a belly-to-back suplex, but when he lifts, Johnny Smiles cinches down on a headlock and starts punching him in the face, aborting the suplex attempt! Johnny comes back down on his feet, still holding Julian Page in a side headlock, then takes a running start and brings him down with a bulldog! The crowd cheers loudly, and Johnny Smiles pauses to run his right leg briefly, then rushes forward again to nail Julian Page with a clothesline as he stands up! Julian Page goes down, and Johnny whips him into the ropes, then runs into the other side and comes off with a leaping forearm smash that catches Julian Page right in the face! Julian Page goes down and starts to roll out of the ring, but Johnny Smiles catches him and drags him back to the middle of the ring by the feet, then hauls him up into a waistlock, lifts, and gives him a belly-to-back suplex! Johnny covers, and Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two and a half from Julian Page!

Johnny Smiles grabs Julian Page and starts to pull him up again, but Julian Page nails him with a low blow on the way up. Johnny Smiles doubles over and slumps to the canvas, and the crowd boos. Linda Peterson starts to admonish Julian Page, but he just grins and winks at her, then swats her gently on the butt. She smiles and blushes, but then remembers herself and yells at him again, but by now Julian Page is paying attention to Johnny Smiles instead, stomping down at him as he tries to get up. Johnny gets to his feet anyway, but Julian Page kicks him in the knee, then gives him an inverted atomic drop! Johnny Smiles doubles over, and Julian Page runs into the ropes, then comes off to knock him down with a dropkick! Johnny Smiles is flat on his back, on the mat, and before he can get up, Julian Page grabs his leg and puts on a kneebar! Again, Johnny Smiles yells out in pain, but this time he's close to the ropes, and he pulls himself there after a few seconds. Again, Julian Page takes his time releasing the hold.

Julian Page gets back up again and steps out to the apron. He's heading to the top turnbuckle, as Johnny Smiles gets to his feet... but Johnny Smiles is up first, and he catches Julian Page at the top! Julian Page frantically shakes his head "no", but that does nothing to stop Johnny as he tosses him into the middle of the ring! Julian Page gets up, moaning in pain and putting a hand to his back, and turns to punch Johnny Smiles, but Johnny blocks it, then hammers Julian Page with a series of punches of his own, backing him into a corner! He whips Julian Page into the other side, then runs in after him and nails him with a dropkick to the chest! Julian Page rocks back in the corner, then slumps into a sitting position, and Johnny Smiles winces in pain a little bit as he gets up after executing the dropkick... but he limps back to the corner, and runs in with a second one, this one aimed lower to catch Julian Page in the chest again! Johnny winces again, but then grabs Julian Page's legs and pulls him out into the middle of the ring, then flips over him into a jackknife pinning hold, but his leg gives out on him when he lands from the flip, and he can't hold the pin! Johnny goes down on the mat, clutching his leg, and Julian Page starts to pull himself to his feet.

Julian Page grabs Johnny Smiles's leg and kicks at the knee and upper thigh a few times, then steps around and hooks him in a figure-four leglock! The crowd boos, and Johnny Smiles yells out in pain again as he tries to escape the hold! He's trying to turn it over, and he may be able to do it because he is somewhat larger than Julian Page... but Julian Page grabs the ropes! Linda Peterson doesn't see it, because she's too busy checking for a submission from Johnny Smiles, but Julian Page has the ropes, and he's preventing the figure-four from being turned! But then Linda Peterson looks up, and Julian Page hastily releases the ropes... but Johnny sees his chance, and quickly drags them backwards a few inches, distancing Julian Page from the ropes! He can't reach them now, and Johnny has a fighting chance!

Johnny Smiles begins trying to turn the hold over, pumping a fist in the air, as the crowd gets behind him and starts chanting "JOHNNY!" loudly. Julian Page struggles to keep the hold where it is, putting on more pressure, but Johnny Smiles continues to fight it, and finally turns it over with a surge of strength... but Julian Page rolls with the momentum and rolls it back over to keep the pressure on Johnny!! That was a smart move... but now after all that rolling, Johnny Smiles is closer to the ropes, and he manages to reach out and grab one. Linda Peterson demands that Julian Page break the hold, and he does, but then he stomps away at Johnny Smiles, looking disgusted. He wanted to put him away with the figure-four, and Johnny's still in this match!

Johnny Smiles struggles to his feet, but Julian Page kicks him in the knee, then hooks his head... DDT!! Johnny Smiles got spiked into the mat, and Julian Page covers him and hooks the leg... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THR... Kickout!! Two and three-quarters! After a moment of mild surprise at Johnny's kickout, Julian Page throws Johnny Smiles into a corner, then nails him with a combination of kicks, punches, and chops! Johnny Smiles staggers out of the corner, and Julian Page kicks him in the midsection, then puts on a standing headscissors and hooks his arms, looking for the Swan Song... but Johnny backdrops out of it! Julian Page falls backwards and upside down in the corner from the backdrop, and his legs get tangled at the top turnbuckle as he tries to get free... he's hanging upside down now in the Tree of Woe! Johnny Smiles takes a few steps forward, limping severely... but then he turns and sees Julian Page hanging upside-down in the corner, and can't resist running in to nail him with a baseball slide dropkick!! Johnny remains on the mat after the slide, clutching his right leg, and Julian Page flops down out of the corner.

Both men start getting up, and they begin trading blows as they get to their feet. Johnny Smiles wins the slugfest, then whips Julian Page into the ropes and cuts him down with a clothesline as he comes off the other side! Julian Page starts to get up, but Johnny Smiles pulls him into a standing headscissors, then braces himself on his good leg and lifts for a power bomb--no, Julian Page counters with a Frankensteiner! He remains seated on Johnny Smiles and cradles his legs, and Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Johnny Smiles brings Julian Page down onto his back in a sunset flip position... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Julian Page rolls backwards out of that, holding Johnny's legs, then draws back and kicks him sharply in the groin!! The crowd boos, and Linda Peterson admonishes him for that again, but Julian Page doesn't care!

Julian Page puts Johnny Smiles up on the top turnbuckle, then climbs up after him and hooks him for a superplex! He lifts... but Johnny Smiles blocks! Johnny nails Julian Page with a few shots to the ribs, then stands up on the turnbuckle and lifts... FRONT-LAYOUT SUPERPLEX!! Julian Page is flung face-first to the mat, but Johnny Smiles loses his balance after executing the move and falls crotch-first onto the turnbuckle again! He can't capitalize! Johnny Smiles sits on the turnbuckle, cringing in pain, and Julian Page twitches on the mat... but after several seconds, Julian Page starts to stir! He begins getting up... but Johnny pulls himself together and stands up on the turnbuckle again, then comes off with a FLYING SOMERSAULT NECKBREAKER!! If Buff Bagwell's still backstage, he may be upset after seeing that his move was just stolen, but it was extremely effective in putting Julian Page down!

Johnny Smiles gets up again, and Julian Page is starting to pull himself to his feet too, but Johnny Smiles pulls him up on his shoulders and goes into a spin for the Smiledriver, but his right knee falters and he falls to one knee, as Julian Page slips out behind him! Johnny pulls himself to his feet and whirls around, but Julian Page is waiting with a kick to the kneecap... no, Johnny Smiles reaches down and catches his foot, then whirls him around by it! Disoriented, Julian Page spins around to face Johnny Smiles, but Johnny grabs him and hits him with a DEATH PENALTY!! Johnny Smiles goes down and covers him, and Linda Peterson counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THRE... FOOT ON THE ROPES!! Somehow, Julian Page managed to get a foot on the ropes!

Now Johnny Smiles pulls Julian Page up, and hooks his arms in a standing headscissors, trying to hit Julian Page with his own move, but Julian Page pulls his arms free and brings him down with a double-leg takedown! Holding both of Johnny's legs, Julian Page steps through for a scorpion deathlock, but Johnny Smiles kicks him away, knocking him into a corner of the ring! Julian Page hits the turnbuckles back-first and staggers out... into a fireman's carry as Johnny Smiles gets up! Johnny Smiles on the other side for the spin this time, and this time his knee holds up as he brings Julian Page down with the SMILEDRIVER!! He just hit it! The crowd erupts, and Johnny Smiles makes the cover... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THREE!! He did it! He beat Julian Page!! Johnny Smiles is going to the Survival of the Fittest Tournament finals!!

Survival of the Fittest Tournament -Semi-Finals:
Johnny Smiles pinned Julian Page with the Smiledriver in 0:17:33.
Rating: *** 3/4

The crowd cheers, and Johnny Smiles gets up, smiling, but then puts a hand to his knee, which didn't seem to appreciate the sudden movement. Instead of celebrating, he drops to the mat and rolls out of the ring, then begins limping backstage. He takes time to slap hands with some of the fans near the aisles on his way back, but clearly he's trying to get backstage so he can rest; he knows he has a big match against either Ken Collins or Troy Black coming up, and he wants to recover as much as he can before that match. Seconds later, Julian Page also rolls out of the ring and begins heading backstage, scowling and muttering to himself. He gave Johnny Smiles a good fight, but was unable to repeat his victory from Blood and Thunder here tonight.

We're going right on to the other semi-final match now! "Liquid Mercury" by Jimmy Page begins playing, and that brings out the VCW Intercontinental Champion, "The California Crippler" Ken Collins, along with Stacey Lockman! He looks focused as he walks to the ring; you know he's been anticipating this match with Troy Black for a long time. These two men are arguably the two greatest pure wrestlers in VCW, and their confrontation tonight is expected to be as close as they come. Ken Collins steps into the ring and removes the VCW Intercontinental Title, then hands it to Stacey Lockman, stops to stretch, and turns to the backstage entrance. He's awaiting the entrance of Troy Black...

And now "Favorite Things" by Incubus begins playing over the arena sound system, as the lights are replaced with dim silver-blue lights! The crowd boos as Troy Black steps out of the backstage entrance, accompanied by Rebecca Black, and begins slowly stalking down to the ring. These are two men of nearly equal ability, but unlike Ken Collins, Troy Black has been to the top before. He's a former VCW World Champion, and he has already won one Survival of the Fittest Tournament. He steps into the ring, cooly watching Ken Collins, then turns to pose on top of one of the turnbuckles, getting only boos in reply from the crowd. He steps down now, and Brendan Powers enters the ring and calls for the bell to begin this match!

Survival of the Fittest Tournament:
Semi-Final Match:

Troy Black
w/Rebecca Black

vs.

"The California Crippler" Ken Collins
w/Stacey Lockman

Troy Black is cautiously standoffish, and Ken Collins steps forward for a lockup, but Troy Black knees him in the midsection, then backs up and drops him with a throat jab! The crowd boos, but that was a smart, if underhanded move by Troy Black. Let's face it, Troy has demonstrated more ability to absorb superhuman amounts of punishment than Ken Collins has, and Ken Collins needs to start off strong and hit Troy Black with high-impact offense early and often to win this match. As it is, Troy Black is starting off in control by taking a cheap shot rather than try to outwrestle the technical master, Ken Collins.

Ken Collins gets up, clutching his throat, and Troy Black measures him, then launches a spin kick, but Ken Collins catches his foot and takes him down by it, into an ankle lock submission! Troy Black struggles and quickly scrambles to the ropes, then catches on, and Brendan Powers forces the break! Ken Collins releases the hold and backs up, watching Troy Black as he gets up, and both men stare at one another cautiously. So far, no one has managed to seize the advantage. They step towards one another slowly, and suddenly Troy Black rushes forward and drills Ken Collins with a punch! Ken Collins fires back, and the two men begin trading blows back and forth in the middle of the ring!

Ken Collins gains the upper hand in the slugfest, and he backs Troy Black into a corner with a series of punches, then shoves him up against the turnbuckles, tears open his shirt, draws back, and nails him with a huge chop that rings out throughout the arena! Troy Black winces in pain, Ken Collins shakes out his hand, Rebecca Black screams in sympathy for Troy, and the crowd gives a Flair-like "whooo" in appreciation... and then Ken Collins draws back and nails him with another vicious chop! Again, Troy Black is in a world of pain, but this time Ken Collins whips him to the opposite corner... no, Troy Black reverses, then charges in after him! But Ken Collins grabs the top rope and leaps up in the air, going horizontal so that Troy Black runs under him, then comes down behind Troy Black and hooks him in a waistlock! He goes for a German suplex, but Troy Black grabs the top rope to prevent it, then breaks the waistlock and doubles Ken Collins over with a backward kick, grabs him in a headlock, and runs up the turnbuckles to execute a swinging bulldog on him!!

The crowd is torn between boos and grudging cheers for what was a great move by Troy Black, and he gets up with a confident smile on his face. He shrugs his way out of the tattered remains of the shirt, exposing his pale, thin frame to a round of screams from female fans. Ken Collins starts to pull himself to his feet, and Troy Black clobbers him in the back with a few forearm shots, then hooks him from behind, lifts, and brings him crashing to the mat with a belly-to-back suplex! Ken Collins is down, and Troy Black drops a leg across his throat, then floats over for the cover and hooks a leg. Brendan Powers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Kickout at two by Ken Collins! Troy had to know he wasn't going to win this match that early, but he could be taking measure of Ken Collins before deciding his next course of action.

Troy Black gets up and runs into the ropes as Ken Collins pulls himself to his feet, then comes off to take him down with a swinging neckbreaker! The crowd boos again, not liking how Troy Black has taken control this early in the match, and now Troy Black pulls Ken Collins up into a sitting position, runs into the ropes behind him, and comes off to flip over Ken Collins with a jumping neck snap! He's targetting Ken Collins's neck with these moves, perhaps in anticipation of Ken Collins using the same strategy against him! Now Troy Black steps out to the apron and begins going to the top turnbuckle... and that's a mistake, because Ken Collins is up early, and he runs forward, leaps up to the top rope, and springs off of that to hit Troy Black with a springboard dropkick that knocks him off of the top turnbuckle and sends him crashing to the floor! The crowd cheers, and Rebecca Black screams in anguish! Ken Collins used that move to take Troy Black out of a tag team match just six days ago, and repeated it here to turn the tide of this match in a hurry!

Troy Black is getting up on the outside, looking somewhat worse for wear, and Ken Collins climbs to the top turnbuckle, then leaps out onto him with a corkscrew plancha!! Troy Black goes down under Ken Collins, and the crowd erupts again! Both men are down, and Stacey Lockman and Rebecca Black both stay a safe distance away, each watching the other to make sure she doesn't interfere. Ken Collins is up first, and he starts to pull Troy Black to his feet... but Troy nails him with a low blow! Troy Black is slow to get up, but finally he does, and he nails Ken Collins with an elbow to the midsection, then takes him face-first into the ring apron! He grabs a chair and sets it up, then whips Ken Collins into the guardrail! Ken Collins staggers out, and Troy Black lifts him in a fireman's carry, then twists and brings him down face-first on the chair with a flapjack! Stacey Lockman visibly gasps, and the crowd boos... that was a deadly, damaging move by Troy Black!!

Ken Collins clutches his face and thrashes around on the floor, and Brendan Powers yells at Troy Black for using the chair in a questionable way, but Troy Black ignores him and rolls Ken Collins back into the ring. Ken Collins starts to get up as Troy climbs to the apron... and Troy Black springs up onto the top rope, then leaps off to take Ken Collins down with a springboard clothesline!! That took Ken Collins down hard, and Troy Black quickly crawls across him and goes for the cover! Brendan Powers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Shoulder up at two and a half by Ken Collins! Somehow, he's staying in this match! But now Troy Black puts him in a headlock, then takes a running start for a bulldog... but Ken Collins shoves him forward, into a corner! Troy Black hits the turnbuckles chest-first, then turns and staggers forward, into a stiff chop to the chest from Ken Collins that knocks him off of his feet!

Ken Collins slumps against the ropes, trying to shake off the abuse he's been given, but as Troy Black gets up, Ken Collins comes forward to cut him off with a kick to the midsection! Troy Black is reeling, and Ken Collins hammers him with a punch to the face, then another chest-chop, and doubles him over with a second kick to the midsection! He hooks Troy Black... and brings him crashing to the mat with a snap suplex!! But he doesn't release Troy Black, instead rolling up to his feet, hooking him again, and bringing him down with a second snap suplex!! The crowd cheers loudly, and once again Ken Collins rolls back to his feet, with Troy Black held firmly, and brings him down with a third snap suplex! Ken Collins goes for the cover, and Brendan Powers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... Shoulder up at two and a half by Troy Black!!

Ken Collins pulls Troy Black up, and puts on a waistlock for a German suplex, but Troy Black nails him with a back elbow, then grabs Ken Collins in a headlock, takes a running start, and this time successfully brings him down with a bulldog! Troy Black backs into the ropes, measures Ken Collins, and comes forward to drop a knee on the back of his neck! Ken Collins thrashes around on the mat, and Troy Black pulls him up, then hooks his arms for the double arm DDT, but Ken Collins quickly realizes his predicament and begins struggling, finally backdropping out of the move. Troy Black lands hard on his back, but gets up quickly, then grabs Ken Collins by the hair and takes him head-first to a turnbuckle! But Ken Collins grabs the ropes and blocks, then catches Troy with a back elbow and rams him head-first into the turnbuckle instead! Troy Black staggers backwards, and this time Ken Collins manages to slip around behind him, put on a waistlock, and bring him crashing to the mat with a release German suplex!! The crowd explodes into cheers as Troy Black lands on his shoulders and the back of his neck, then rolls over and flops into a heap!

Ken Collins glares down at Troy Black, then pulls him up into a standing headscissors and lifts... POWER BOMB!! We don't see too many of those from Ken Collins, but he just flattened Troy Black with that move! He goes for the cover, and Brendan Powers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THR... Kickout!! Two and three-quarters! But now Ken Collins is stepping out to the apron! He climbs to the top turnbuckle as Troy Black gets up. Troy Black turns around, and Ken Collins leaps off... FLYING DROPKICK!! It connected!! Troy Black goes down hard, and the crowd erupts in cheers! Ken Collins gets up, basking in the crowd's adulation for a second... BUT TROY BLACK SITS UP!! He just sat up after being hit with Ken Collins's finishing move!

The crowd boos, and Ken Collins quickly turns around and sees Troy Black on his feet! Troy Black lunges forward with a throat jab, but Ken Collins grabs his hand and pulls him forward, then scoops him up for a shoulderbreaker! This'll set up the California Crossface... but no, Troy Black kicks and squirms, and slides out behind him! The shoulderbreaker position is also the set-up position for the Destiny Driver, which Troy Black has no doubt studied well how to avoid. Ken Collins turns around... into a kick to the midsection!! Troy Black hooks him... DOUBLE ARM DDT!! The crowd boos, and Stacey Lockman's looking worried as Troy Black steps out to the apron and goes up to the top. He raises a fist high in the air, then leaps off... BLACK DAGGER!! It connects!! Troy Black just drove his fist hard into Ken Collins's throat, and this should be all! He covers and hooks a leg, and Brendan Powers counts... ONE!! ... TWO!! ... THREE!! Troy Black is going to the finals!!

Survival of the Fittest Tournament -Semi-Finals:
Troy Black pinned Ken Collins with the Black Dagger in 0:11:35.
Rating: *** 1/4

The crowd boos loudly, and Troy Black raises his hands in victory, standing over the defeated Ken Collins. Rebecca Black slides into the ring and hugs Troy Black in celebration, but when she starts running her hands over his shirtless back and taking a little too much joy in it, Troy Black pushes her away and drops to roll out of the ring. Rebecca Black follows after him, and the crowd continues to boo as they head backstage together.

Stacey Lockman is in the ring to check on Ken Collins, and clearly he has to see this as an unfortunate setback in his quest for the top. He challenged Troy Black tonight, and came away with a clean, decisive loss... will he come back from this and rise to the top yet? Time will tell... but right now, we're going to take some time off for a break! You should too, because this is the end of Part I, and as good a time as any to take a break. Don't worry; the rest of the card will be here when you get back, and you can access it from the link below.

Follow this link for Part Two!