August 15, 2010

We hear "We Are Juggernaut" by Coheed and Cambria as we see images of Lucy Johnson, First Degree, The Yakamoto Sisters, Rose Lemieux, Rated R, and Slim Pickens before we take a look backstage where Lucy Johnson is with Missy.

Missy - I am here backstage with the CWA Rocky Mountain Champion Lucy Johnson. Lucy, it has become very clear that you and First Degree have aligned to form some sort of team. Rumor has it that there is a name going around for this team and its "Lethal Attraction". Is that the name of your team?

Lucy Johnson - Missy, please. Everyone who has watched CWA Television this week knows that we're to be known as the Lethal Attraction. What people fail to realize is that FD and I need to be respected.

Missy - I don't understand. Lots of people respect you!

Lucy Johnson - Don't you understand what respect means?

Missy - I just think..

Lucy Johnson - Shut... UP!! Respect means that you don't talk when I'm talking. Do you understand that?

Missy nods.

Lucy Johnson - You people, Jakob Kore and Slim Pickens. None of you even know what respect means. But I can promise you this. You will learn. We're done asking for you to give us respect. Now we expect it. Got it?

Missy - I understand.

Lucy Johnson - Now I suggest you run along before somebody gets hurt. First Degree doesn't look too happy today.

Missy - Where's FD?

Missy looks around for First Degree, only to find that He is standing right behind her. When she sees Him, she drops the microphone and runs off screen. Lucy and FD stand together and grin devilishly.

"Deep" by Nine Inch Nails plays as CWA owner Shannon Skanes comes out onto the stage with the Vivid Gore title over his shoulder. The crowd cheers him on as he makes his way down the ramp to ringside and then pulls himself onto the ring apron and then steps through the ropes into the ring. He motions to ring announcer Jen Hawkins who then throws him her microphone.

Shannon Skanes - So, this is the thanks I get. I paid big money to Jake Masterson. This guy came in here a few months back, anxious to kick ass and show the CWA he was worth the money we threw at him. Now... nothing.

Shannon throws the Vivid-Gore title belt down on the mat.

Shannon Skanes - I have been spending a lot of money on a guy who was a hardcore champ, more than I was paying my Rocky Mountain or World champions. Well, not anymore. PrimeTime is over, my friends, as Jake's been suspended indefinitely. If he can't take the time to come out here and entertain the fans for an entire month, then he's done. I am not paying him a cent from this day on.

He pauses as the crowd has a mixed reaction to the news that a relative fan favorite might be gone for good.

Shannon Skanes - Don't fret, fans. I am also out here to make a big announcement. The buy rate for Sunstroke 2010, the final numbers, are in. It turns out that event came in at a higher buy rate than anything before that this year. Our alliance with the CWC is paying off, and I am proud to say that a few of our biggest stars are making a name for themselves within the CWC organization. In fact, I have already found a way to re-invest my money made from that event. Let me announce to you...

"I Hate Everything About You" by Three Days Grace plays as Rated R comes out. Shannon lowers the microphone, rolls his eyes and the crowd boos as Ryan Yorke makes his way down the ramp to ringside and then slithers under the bottom rope into the ring. He gets to his feet with a false smile crossing his face. He takes the microphone from Shannon and then takes a few steps back.

Rated R - Before you get to your big announcement, let's talk about Sunstroke and why it was a success. It had nothing to do with that horrible match you constructed and called a sanitarium. Hell, even Moose ran after that match was over. For all your bragging tonight, you ignore why you made your money. That pretty boy Masterson had nothing to do with it. He was just another pretty boy, and he held that title of his because I didn't want it. I don't want Lucy or Slim's belts either.

Shannon Skanes - Get to the damned point.

Rated R - You see, that event did well because Freak Himself was trying to stop me. You sent a man after me and the fans wanted to see if he could do the job. Freak, come on out here and tell the fans how you did. *pauses for a few moments and looks at the stage, then slaps himself on the forehead* Oh, right, he saw what he was up against, fought Scavenger's chair instead and then skipped town. It must piss you off to no end that everyone is leaving. Everyone is leaving except me.

Shannon Skanes - Maybe you're the problem.

Rated R - I am not the problem. Sure, I may have run your ex-wife over once. I may have picked a fight with your current wife. I may have beaten up your son, set your car on fire, and I may have set up a match that makes me your business partner after Backdraft, but I am not the problem. You're the problem. You want to take credit tonight for the money the wrestlers have made for you. I won't allow it. You booked me against Bishop, a woman who didn't show up either. That's my match to warm up for Backdraft?

Shannon Skanes - Masterson no showed me, too, Ryan.

Rated R - You knew damned well he wouldn't show up.

Shannon Skanes - Now you know what I am thinking?

Rated R - *smirks* You're thinking this thing between you and me, that it's nearly finished. You think Backdraft will mark the finish of things. I hate to disappoint you, my friend. I'll do you a favor, though. I'll keep saving your company financially until I am ready for it to die. Your fate rests in my hands.

Rated R throws the microphone down to the mat and then exits the ring while Shannon shakes  his head. The crowd boos Ryan as he makes his way up the ramp, his arms raised while telling the camera he is the reason people watch wrestling.

Behind the scens at Assault, the camera picks up on the newly signed rookies Joey K and Austin Houston are walking side by side down the halls. Both having come in the company together, a certain comrodery has been established between them already.

Joey K: Austin, there is no doubt in my mind that we're going to be taking the Championship Wrestling Association by storm, and that's a fact.

Houston: That's right! We're going to show every competitor here what we're made of. Have you heard anything about any other tag teams around this place?

Joey K: Not yet I haven't. Looks like it's going to be up to us to set the example. If any of these competitors are looking for a real challenge, then they better start finding some partners, because let's face it, Austin, it's going to have to take a helluva lot to stop us in our tracks.

Houston: Yeah that's right! Nobody is going to be able to stop us once we start going.

Joey K: I'm glad we decided to team up, Austin. We're going to make a big dent in the company. Nobody is going to be able to lay a finger on us! That's just a fact.

The two wrestlers continue down the halls of the arena in Raleigh, making their way to the locker rooms.

Houston: Of course it's a fact. We've both done so much in our careers already, we're both at the top of our game, and in our prime. There's nothing that could possibly stand in our way right now.

Joey K: Let's get out there and show these guys what we're really made of Austin. We'll be owning that ring in no time. CWA made a damn good choice picking us up, now lets show them why, right?

Houston: Yeah! No more talking about it, let's just show them what we're made of. Let's just show them why we're the best, and why we'll be the best in CWA in no time at all!

The two competitors find their way to the CWA locker rooms and go inside as the camera fades to black.

The Sleepers vs. The Yakamoto Sisters


"Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold plays as Rose Lemieux and Tricia Smith make their way onto the stage. Tricia has sunglasses on and is showing off her new tan for the camera. Rose stops her and tells her to take off the sunglasses. Tricia does so and tosses them from the stage into the crowd and then makes her way down the ramp to ringside. She stops there and tells Rose she might as well start the match. Rose shakes her head, but she jumps onto the ring apron and then steps through the ropes into the ring. Tricia takes her place in the corner while their music fades and then we hear "Surfing with the Alien" and CWA tag champs Hoshi and Kira Yakamoto make their way onto the stage where they get a solid reaction from the crowd. They hold their title belts high as they make their way down the ramp and then hand their  title belts off to the timekeeper. Hoshi then rolls herself under the bottom rope into the ring and then gets to her feet while Kira takes her spot in their corner. The referee calls for the bell to get tonight's wrestling underway.

Ricky Simms - This is a non-title contest. Tricia and Rose want to make a name for themselves in their first match together. I like their spirit, not sure I like their chances though.

Hoshi locks up with Rose. Rose shoves Hoshi to the ropes and then gives her a series of forearm smashes to the jaw. Hoshi then knees Rose in the stomach and then gives her a gutwrench suplex to the mat. Hoahi then stands Rose up, whips her off the ropes and dropkicks her to the mat before rolling to her corner and tagging in Kira. Kira jumps to the top rope and goes for a moonsault, but Rose manages to roll out of the way and Kira hits the mat instead. Rose then rolls to her corner to tag in Tricia, but Tricia is on her cell phone?

Ricky Simms - You would think Tricia would have her phone turned off while she wrestles. Where was she carrying that anyway? You know, I probably am better off not knowing.

Rose shouts at Tricia and Tricia points to her phone and says that this is important. Rose then turns back to Kira and takes a knee to the gut followed by a DDT to the mat where Hoshi goes for the pin. 1...2... Rose kicks out. Kira then stands Rose up, whips her into a neutral corner and then executes a handspring back elbow. Kira then mounts the second rope and starts raining down punches to the head on Rose while Tricia appears to hang up her phone and place it inside the waistband of her tights. Kira goes for a monkey flip, but Rose hangs on to the ropes and then gives Kira a headbutt followed by a shove to the mat. Rose then jumps to the second rope and then lands a double axe handle smash to the back on Kira. She then goes to her corner and Tricia makes the tag this time.

Ricky Simms - About time Tricia got her head into the game. She agreed to strip naked at Backdraft if she loses this week. I am sure censors will enjoy another CWA pay per view giving them a ton of work to do.

Tricia enters the ring, then gives Kira a punch to the head followed by an eye gouge. She then chokes Kira with the middle rope while the referee warns Tricia against these tactics.  Tricia whips Kira off the ropes and clotheslines her to the mat and then poses for the crowd. Flashbulbs go off in the crowd, but Kira kips up behind Tricia and then dropkicks her in the back, sending her head first through the middle rope and down to the floor. Kira then goes to her corner and tags in Hoshi. On the floor, Tricia gets up and looks horrified as she finds she has landed on and broken her phone. She shows it to the referee and demands a disqualification of the Yakamoto Sisters.

Ricky Simms - My God, this girl is just getting more spoiled every week. Don't bring the phone to the ring, Tricia. Leave it in the locker room like everyone else does.

Tricia pulls herself onto the ring apron and Hoshi goes to her. Tricia thumbs Hoshi in the eye. The referee again warns Tricia about her tactics, so Tricia thumbs Mary Sanderson in the eyes and then gives her a headbutt. Tricia steps into the ring and clotheslines Mary to the mat and then starts putting the boots to her while Rose Lemieux charges into the ring and tackles Tricia down. Kira just watches in shock from her corner and then finally steps into the ring as the referee calls for the bell. The crowd boos when the DQ is announced.

Ricky Simms - Okay, Tricia was not ready for this match tonight. Her downward spiral continues.

Tricia squirms free of her partner's grasp and slips out of the ring to the floor. She goes over to ring announcer Jen Hawkins and shouts at her for the DQ she just got. Jen points at Mary Sanderson for the result. Tricia gives Mary Sanderson the finger and says her sister will have Mary fired. The crowd boos Tricia as she makes her way up the ramp alone. She is seen talking to herself as she heads backstage.

Joey K and Austin Houston are sitting backstage in their locker room while watching Assault on T.V.

Austin: I tell you Joey I'm excited. I can't wait to be booked next week.

Joey: Me as well. We're going show this place what RKW was all about and win those tag titles in the process.

Austin: YES!!! I can't wait to hold gold over my waist but you your accustomed to it. You being a two time RKW champion before.

Joey: Yes, but I'm sure that you have it in you.

Austin: Of that I have no doubt. People are going to look at you and see a former champion, they'll look at me and see a wash out and look down. While I'm extremely exited to win the tag titles the reason I'm so worked up is that I can prove that RKW wasn't just the norm for me. Here I start anew where I have a chance to prove myself.

Joey: Proving yourself to the others is going to be important in getting us some recognition.

Austin: To be quite honest I could care less what the others think. The only people you have to prove anything to is yourself and I plan on doing just that. It doesn't matter who I'm booked against, whether it's a tag team match or a singles match. I intend to give 110%.

Jakob Kore vs. Lucy Johnson

"All Star" by Smashmouth plays as Jakob Kore comes out to a mixed reaction from the crowd. In the front row, the same as last time out, The Shmelky Brothers are seen sporting Jakob Kore T-shirts and cheering the man on. They have been joined this week by a few rowdy and rather plump looking fans chugging beer and also wearing Jakob Kore T-shirts. Jakob quickly makes his way down the ramp and poses in front of his fan section. He then jumps onto the ring apron and then climbs to the top rope where he poses for his people. He then jumps off the top rope and does a backwards somersault before landing on his feet inside the ring. His music fades and then we hear "Your Decision" by Alice In Chains as Lucy Johnson comes out and the crowd boos her this time out. She is accompanied onto the stage by First Degree and he hears it from the crowd himself, both of them wearing Lethal Attraction shirts. They make their way down the ramp and Lucy steps up onto the ring apron while First Degree actually heads for the announce table.

Ricky Simms - Oh, this is good. I get to call a match with this guy? I guess I can handle this for one match.

First Degree - Simms, shut your mouth. The first thing I did after last week's Assault was to go back and watch the tapes of me kicking Jakob Kore's ass. But I have to admit, I didn't like what you had to say.

Lucy steps into the ring and referee Cass Smith calls for the bell. Lucy moves in and Kore greets her with a series of rights and lefts to the side of the head. Lucy answers with a clothesline that sends Kore to the mat where she then lands a leg drop before going for the early pin. 1...2... Kore kicks out. Lucy then stands Kore up, whips him off the ropes and backdrops him to the mat where she now lands an elbow smash to the throat on him and again she goes for the pin. 1...2... kick out by Jakob Kore. Lucy then stands him up and whips him through the ropes and out to the floor. He lands right in front of his cheering section and they scream at him to ge up and get his revenge. Kore slowly gets to his feet and then turns back to the ring. He grabs the bottom rope and takes a kick to the head from Lucy Johnson before the referee makes her back off.

Ricky Simms - Lucy is taking cheap shots at Kore, a shame since she doesn't need to do that.

First Degree - Ever consider she might want to? Not everything is about need, Rick.

Ricky Simms - I still don't understand why you are sitting here.

First Degree - I watched the entire show and I heard the 'why would Lucy go with FD?' and 'this must hurt Lucy's career to align with someone that low'. I'm a fair man though, Simms. I'm giving you the opportunity to say this to my face.

Ricky Simms - I'm just a commentator.

Jakob Kore pulls himself onto the ring apron and then steps back into the ring. Lucy moves in and takes a series of forearm smashes to the jaw from Jakob. Jakob then whips Lucy into the corner buckle before giving her an arm drag to the middle of the ring where he applies an arm bar. This delights his cheering section. Lucy gets to her feet quickly and gives Jakob a knife edge chop to the chest. She then whips him into the corner buckle and then goes for a shoulder block, but he side steps that and then rolls her up with a school boy pin attempt. 1...2... kick out by Lucy. The crowd groans as they had hoped that would be it.

Ricky Simms - Jakob almost had the win there. Maybe you should stand at ringside and give her moral support, you know the type.

First Degree - You're not such a big man now, are ya? You see, Lethal Attraction is an item, now. Lethal Attraction is a force that is to be reckoned with in the CWA. The more you respect that fact, the better we're going to get along.

Ricky Simms - Maybe go threaten the new guys sitting in the back. Why threaten me?

First Degree - Well Simms, if you'd just accept the fact that from now on you better watch what you say, then I wouldn't have to feel the need to threaten you with physical violence.

Jakob stands Lucy up, whips her off the ropes and both wrestlers clothesline each other to the mat. First Degree tosses the headset aside and gets to his feet. He steps out from behind the ringside table as the referee starts counting both wrestlers down. On the count of four, Jakob uses the middle rope to start pulling himself to his feet. He spots First Degree there and calls him into the ring. He holds the ropes open and challenges First Degree to step in and fight him like a man.

Ricky Simms - Kore's insane. He needs to keep his eyes on Lucy and not pick another fight before finishing the first.

First Degree steps towards the ring while the referee tries to defuse the situation. Lucy Johnson slowly gets to her feet behind Jakob Kore. Lucy then gives Kore a low blow which the referee misses due to his attention being on First Degree. Kore drops to his knees and Lucy then gives him a wicked kick to the side of the head before she then knees him in the face on his way down. Lucy then goes to the ropes and lands a split legged moonsault onto the fallen Jakob Kore and then she hooks the leg for the pin. 1...2...3! Lucy Johnson gets the win.

Ricky Simms - Well, Kore got distracted and Lucy's perfect streak continues. She has yet to lose in the CWA, though I believe a huge test is coming her way at Backdraft.

First Degree - *grabbing the headset from the other side of the table* Lucy will always have my back and I will always have Hers. So anyone who even dreams of retaliation will have to bring a small army because that's what it's gonna take to stop the two of us. If you don't learn to respect us, expect us to hurt you. That's all you, and the entire backstage area, needs to know.

First Degree throws the headset down on the table and then greets Lucy as she exits the ring with a hug. The crowd boos as they make their way up the ramp and the Jakob Kore fan section has been silenced. They tell the camera that Lethal Attraction cannot be stopped and that they will be running this company soon, speaking in stereo and drawing more heat from the crowd.

Ricky Simms - They might be winning matches, but they aren't winning popularity contests.

Shannon Skanes is seen outside of the arena with Joe Davidson.

Joe Davidson - You had an announcement to make earlier that was interrupted.

Shannon Skanes - For months now, we have run a show every other week. With revenues being where they are, I have been in talks to expand our market presence and I am proud to announce that there will be a CWA show every Sunday now. Starting the week after Backdraft, out schedule will be as follows. Week one will be Breakthrough. Week two will be Assault. Week three will be Restricted and that will lead to our again monthly pay per views.

Joe Davidson - That sounds like quite the schedule. Why the different show names?

Shannon Skanes - Each show will have different uses. Breakthrough will be for newer stars to show off and impress people. Assault will stay as it is now and will feature a Vivid-Gore title defense every show. Restricted will be a less censored, late night edition of the CWA program and will be used to show how tough our wrestler are headed into the pay per view shows.

Joe Davidson - And you wanted to announce something regarding Austin and Joey?

Shannon Skanes - *smiles* Oh I have n announcement about them. Jake Masterson did me a favor by not showing up. Now, this company is really ready to hit its stride. Backdraft is going to be a helluva show.

Shannon heads out and we head back to the ring.

First Degree vs. Slim Pickens


"Snuff" by Slipknot plays, but Lethal Attraction never left the stage area. Following Luc's match, they have stays on the stage and taunted Jakob Kore while he gets up after their match. Jakob makes his way up the ramp, holding his ribs as he does so. He then stands face to face with Lucy Johnson and demands a rematch. First Degree steps in between them and says that won't be happening. He shoves Kore and Kore answers with a series of punches to the head on Degree. First Degree then kicks Kore below the belt and then clotheslines him down the stage where he and Lucy put the boots to him. The crowd boos, but that changes when they see Slim Pickens charging out onto the stage with a chair in hand. He drills Lucy over the head with it and then gives First Degree a shot to the ribs with it. Slim then marches down the ramp with the chair in hand, slides it into the ring and then he slips into the ring. He sets up the chair and sits on it with a smirk on his face.

Ricky Simms - The champ has leveled both First Degree and Lucy Johnson! Referee Mark Davis looks a little lost as to how to handle this. He is asking Slim to get the chair out of the ring, but Slim isn't listening to him.

First Degree makes his way down the ramp and looks to be enraged with Slim's actions. Medics come out to attend to both Jakob Kore and Lucy Johnson on stage. First Degree makes his way up the ring steps and tells Slim to get the chair out of the ring and fight him like a man. Slim gets up, folds the chair and then takes a wild swing at First Degree. Degree jumps off the apron just in time and tells the referee to get control of things or there won't be a match tonight. He paces at ringside and shouts at Ricky Simms to shut up.

Ricky Simms - What the hell is he yelling at me for? I didn't say anything.

Degree then ducks another wild swing as Slim reaches over the top rope at him. Slim then throws the chair at him, narrowly missing a ducking First Degree. The chair hits the guard railing instead and then First Degree slips under the bottom rope into the ring where Slim greets him by putting the boots to him while the referee finally calls for the bell to start tonight's main event. Slim pulls First Degree to his feet and then places his throat over the top rope, choking him with it as another match devolves into a brawl. Slim releases the choke and then punches Degree in the throat. He follows that up with a side Russian leg sweep to the mat and then goes for the fast pin. 1...2... kick out by First Degree. On the stage, Lucy gets to her feet bleeding from the forehead as a result of the chair shot. She pushes the medics away from her and starts down the ramp.

Ricky Simms - Here comes trouble as this team continues to dominate tonight's show. Get Joey and Austin out here and see if they can break up this crap.

Inside the ring, Slim stands Degree up, whips him off the ropes and goes for a clothesline, but First Degree ducks it and then gives him a reverse neckbreaker. He goes for a quick pin attempt of his own. 1...2... kick out by Slim. Lucy picks up the chair at ringside and shouts to First Degree that she is there, slapping the ring apron with the chair while the fans boo. First Degree pulls Slim to his feet and then whips him through the ropes and out to the floor. He then drops and rolls himself out to the floor and then gives Slim a series of punches to the head before ramming his forehead into the steel guard railing. He then picks Slim up and slams him to the floor before he rolls himself into the ring. First Degree then argues with the referee while Lucy heads around the ring with the chair. She clocks Slim across the top of the head with the chair and then rolls him into the ring. The crowd boos loudly while First Degree then plants a foot on Slim's chest for the pin. 1...2... Slim gets a foot on the bottom rope. Degree argues the speed of the count with the referee.

Ricky Simms - This has turned into a mugging. Why? Slim dared to stop them mugging someone else. Slim is bleeding badly here and is in real trouble.

First Degree stands Slim Pickens up and whips him into the corner buckle. He then gives him a series of punches to the bleeding forehead. First Degree then gives Slim a vertical suplex back to the center of the ring. Degree gets to his feet and smiles as the crowd boos louder. He then stands on Slim's chest for a few moments before stepping off. He then stands Slim up and whips him through the ropes and back to the floor. First Degree then exits the ring to once again punish Slim. He stands Slim up and takes a jawbreaker from Slim. Slim then kicks Degree in te gut and then gives him a bulldog to the floor. He stands Degree up, rolls him into the ring and then rolls himself in. He goes for the pin. 1...2... Degree gets a foot on the bottom rope.

Ricky Simms - These two are showing why they are CWA representatives in the CWC this week. They are making quite a name for themselves and, by extension, this company. It's a shame that First Degree is a total douchebag.

Slim stands First Degree up, whips him into the corner and then gives him a series of shoulder blocks there. Lucy Johnson then jumps up onto the ring apron and slaps the ropes with the chair she is carrying. Referee Mark Davis makes his way to her and tells her to get down. First Degree thumbs Slim in the eye and then pulls brass knuckles from his trunks and drills Slim between the eyes with them. The referee actually sees that and calls for the bell. First Degree doesn't miss a beat, drilling Mark Davis with the brass knuckles and sending him to the mat.

Ricky Simms - First Degree didn't come here to wrestle. He came here to injure Slim, injure anyone who questions him inside the ring. This is not the way to behave inside the ring, fans. I am stunned that Lucy would support this behavior, much less be a party to it.

Lucy steps into the ring and starts boot choking Mark Davis while First Degree chair shots the downed Slim Pickens. Degree chokes Slim with the chair and looks at the camera.

First Degree - Lethal Attraction owns this company. No one can stop us!

"Through Being Cool" by Saves the Day plays and the crowd explodes as Joey K runs onto the stage and then runs down the ramp and slips under the bottom rope into the ring. He clotheslines Lucy to the mat and ducks a wild right by First Degree before giving him a spinning heel kick which sends First Degree falling through the ropes and out to the floor. The crowd starts a "Joey" chant as he stands over Slim, the bloodied chair now in his hands. We then see Austin Houston and "The Human Highlight Reel" JGH step onto the stage. Both of them have microphones.

JGH - Funny thing happens when a company sees things tilted the wrong way. The find a way to create balance.

Austin Houston - So with Jake Masterson out of the picture, there was some money left to throw at new talent.

JGH - Lethal Attraction, you are about to learn a hard lesson as the momentum....

Austin Houston - Has just shifted.

The crowd cheers the new talent wildly as Lucy Johnson and First Degree stand at ringside mortified. First Degree says something about new wrestlers having a three match minimum before they can interrupt a main event like this.

Ricky Simms - Joey K, Austin Houston and JGH have made their statement. Things just got a lot more interesting in the CWA. I can't wait to see how this all plays out at Backdraft!