The ICWF World Championship is on the line as Gretchen Gwynne defends against the Masked Marauder.
<Jessie, Bob, and Chad sit at ringside, with an excited crowd waving and screaming all around. Colored lights flash over the arena as the latest show begins.>
Jessie: Good evening, everybody! Live from our beautiful studios here in Richter City, Florida, we bring you another great ICWF show! With me tonight are my esteemed colleagues, Chad "Romeo" Romero, Bob Brodsky, and "Luscious" Lisa Madison! We've got some big developments on tap for you tonight, right, Bob?
Bob: Absolutely, Jess! For starters, we have the debut of two awesome- looking new teams, that of Mike Anderson and "Terrible" Tori, as well as a first look at Penny Lancaster's duo of Sheila Lovejoy and Alicia Daniels!
Chad: Hey! Ain't those Sweet Valley High chicks supposed to be Juniors wrestlers?
Lisa: Initially, yes, Chad, but since the ICWF has dragged its feet toward actually CREATING a Juniors division, they've been cleared to wrestle as adults.
Chad: They're gonna get eaten alive....
Bob: Perhaps, Chad, but if spunk and determination count for anything, they're going to be VERY successful.
Chad: Spunk? SPUNK?!? Why, I oughtta slap you so hard--
Bob: Just try it, Romero! (Jessie and Lisa keep them separated.)
Jessie: Boys, PLEASE?!? Anyway, we've also got a number of great matches, including bouts featuring Donna Quinn, Kommando Karla, and Arlechino will face the dangerous Sid McNight in singles competition!
Lisa: Absolutely, Jessie! What's more, we've got the Dreamgirls squaring off against the ever-dangerous Dogs of War, Godiva Rage against the exotic one himself, Venus, and in our HUGE main event, we get to see "Gorgeous" Gretchen Gwynne defend her belt against the man she took it from, the awesome Masked Marauder!
Jessie: Up first, we're hoping to shed some light on the situation involving "Deadly" Denise Duncan, A. C. Hammer, Mike Anderson, and "Terrible" Tori. Danny Lopez was able to get this footage earlier this week.
AC HAMMER, DENISE DUNCAN, MIKE HAMMER, TERRIBLE TORI
<Scene is a conference room with an oval table. On one side sit A. C. Hammer, Mike Anderson, and Terrible Tori. On the other are Penny Lancaster and Denise Duncan. There are papers in front of Hammer, Anderson, and Tori.>
A.C.: Well, everything seems to be in order. Denise, you okay with this?
Denise: Yes, Adam, I am. After the talk we all had, I understand why you did what you did. I'm sorry I was ready to believe the worst.
<A. C. signs his name and passes the papers to Penny Lancaster, who also signs>
AC.: Mike, Tori, you ready to join us?
Mike: Absolutely. <He signs his set of papers and passes them to Tori.>
Tori: <She smiles.> Guess it's up to me to watch out for you. <She signs the papers, then hands them back to Penny.>
Penny: Welcome to Lancaster Enterprises Tori, gentlemen. <She shakes hands with Tori, Mike and A. C.>
Danny: Fans, we've just seen Terrible Tori, Mike Anderson and A. C. Hammer signing management contracts with Penny Lancaster. Tori, I'll start with you. Why have you allied yourself with this organization, and with a man against whom you've fought twice?
Tori: Just twice? Well, Mike and I just needed to solve a few issues between ourselves, and we get along very well. Besides, I'd hate to see anything happen to Mike, so I'm going to tag with him and see that he stays out of trouble. <She grins.> I think with some training, he might actually be a contender.
Mike: <Smiles.> Oh, you're too kind.
Danny: Now for the big question: What happened in the past to cause the bad feelings Denise Duncan had for A. C. Hammer. A. C., Mike, and Denise have agreed to explain some things. Denise, I'll start by asking what you had against A. C. Hammer.
Denise: It all started with Nevermore.
Danny: Nevermore? The same Nevermore who's now in the ICWF?
Denise: The same.
AC.: It's time for a little history, Mr. Lopez. Mike, Denise and I first met in the Eastern Wrestling League. Denise and I formed a tag team and held the titles for quite a while. We made a good team, both in and out of the ring. <Smiles.> I -- was fond of her.
Denise: "Fond"? Hey, pal, you gotta do better than that.
AC.: Okay. I -- well, I was in love with her. That's not usual with tag team partners, but I couldn't help it.
Denise: Then one day Nevermore appeared. As you've seen from his interviews, he likes to play mind games with his opponents. He's also an incredibly violent and evil man.
AC.: He was able to break up a number of excellent teams. He got the partners to turn on each other, all the while sitting back and laughing while he played puppet master, pulling their strings. Eventually he turned his attention to Denise and myself.
Danny: What happened?
Denise: I got notes, flowers, messages -- it was obvious who was behind it. At first I tried to laugh it off, but -- well, I started wondering whether some of the things in the messages were true.
AC.: He was trying to split us up. I knew he was planting doubts in Denise's mind about me. I couldn't stand to fight her, and I didn't want to see her destroyed by Nevermore, so I left, figuring that with me gone he'd turn his attention to some other group. Mike knew why I left, but I didn't tell anyone else. And I made him promise he wouldn't, either.
Mike: Sorry I broke my promise. It seemed like the thing to do at the time.
Denise: Anyway, I thought the worst. Nevermore played it up: "see the great A. C. Hammer, he's nothing but a coward, he ran out on you". Eventually I believed it. Then Nevermore left.
AC.: He followed me to the UWF, where I'd made some friends and was a member of an elite organization. He was able to break that up by playing his mind games. Two men I thought were my friends, two men I loved like brothers turned on me. At first I blamed them, but I came to realize it was Nevermore's doing. Anyway, as I moved to different federations, he followed. It's almost like he couldn't stand not controlling me.
Danny: And now all three of you are here.
AC.: Yes. I must confess, I didn't know Denise was in this federation until she came out and slapped me.
Denise: And when I saw Adam, all the poison Nevermore had whispered to me seemed to take hold. I saw A. C. as the coward who'd run out on me.
AC.: <Turns to Denise.> It tore me apart to leave you, but it was either that or have to fight with the woman I loved. I couldn't do that.
Danny: Yet you did it last week.
AC.: <Laughs.> Yes, I know -- I've still got the bruises to prove it. I fought Denise because I knew she wouldn't let it go. I didn't want to leave the ICWF, and I sure didn't want her to leave. Despite my best judgment I decided to do what Nevermore wanted me to do many years ago -- fight with Denise.
Denise: The rest you know -- except that thanks to Mike I know now that Adam left because he cared for me, not because he's a coward.
Danny: Any closing comments?
AC.: Yes. <Looks at camera.> Nevermore, are you happy? You've finally gotten what you wanted all those years ago -- I fought with Denise Duncan. But you failed, Nevermore. Because now we are together again and we are stronger than ever. Raven, you've involved yourself in my affairs for years now. You've dogged my footsteps and turned people I thought were my friends against me. It ends here! I'm the one person who's resisted you despite your best efforts. I -- WILL -- NOT -- SUCCUMB. And here's where we make a stand. With the aid of Denise, Mike, Tori, Ms. Lancaster, and whoever else I can rally to our cause, YOU WILL BE STOPPED!
Danny: Thank you all for a most revealing interview.
Jessie: Next we have a tag team match. Penny Lancaster signed these two young ladies to be part of the ICWF Juniors division, but after just a little training she decided they were good enough to take on the adults here.
Chad: Oh no, not these two little motor mouths! I hate these valley girls.
Bob: They're up against two men who've just arrived here from Mexico, Ray Mysterious III and SuperCalofragilistic. Let's go to Mike Duffer.
MYSTERIOS III/SUPERCALOFRAGILISTIC VS. SHEILA LOVEJOY/ALICIA DANIELS
Duffer: Ladies and gentlemen, now entering the ring area, from Monterey Mexico, at a combined weight of 390 pounds, Ray Mysterious III and SuperCalofragilistic!
<Two masked men enter the arena. The smaller of the two wears a red mask and long white tights with red boots. The larger has on a black t-shirt and trunks with black boots. His mask is white, with a stocking cap sewn to the top and stitched-on sunglasses over the eyeholes.>
Chad: Which of these idiots is Mysterious?
Lisa: The smaller man is Mysterious, the other is SuperCalofragilistic.
Chad: Where do they come up with these names?
Lisa: Well, Mysterious' father and grandfather were also wrestlers, so I guess he decided to honor them by using the same name. As for SuperCalofragilistic, he took his name from -- um -- er -- Mary Poppins.
Chad: Mary Poppins? Boobmeister, even for you that's a stretch!
Duffer: Their opponents, led to the ring by their manager Penny Lancaster, at a combined weight of 275 pounds, Sheila Lovejoy and Alicia Daniels!
<Penny, dressed in her usual power suit and heels, her hair in a bun and glasses perched on her nose, leads Sheila and Alicia to the ring. Penny's carrying her notebook computer with her. Both Alicia and Sheila are in posing suits -- Sheila's is dark green and Alicia's is pale