[ BJCC Arena ] Birmingham, Alabama



PRESENTS ....

TAPED: Aug. 27, 2009
AIRED: Aug. 27, 2009
EPISODE: Unplugged from Birmingham, Chapter 2

(CUTTO:  Backstage … King Krusher is shown in the locker room seated on the bench taping up his wrists before his match with Jason Payne. It appears he has been joined in mid-conversation but the camera is now showing who he's talking to.)


Getting Together

KRUSHER:  "Look, I know you feel like you've been slighted and treated like a jobber but you're worrying too much about things you can't control and it's causing you to lose focus. You have a huge match tonight with a guy who's ass I'm looking to kick off this friggin' planet and if you beat him, a much wider opportunity is going to open up for you. As much as I hate to admit it, File knows what he's doing and knows what buttons to push so you need to concentrate on HIM and not how management is treating you at this point, OK?"

(The camera pans over and shows Steve Johnson seated on the bench near K.K. listening intently.)

JOHNSON:  "You're right. My head hasn't been in the game lately. I'm just impatient and want a top spot, you understand?"

KRUSHER:  "You gotta earn it, brother. You beat File tonight and you take a huge step towards that spot. It's worth the effort, believe me. I want to get back there myself. All right, I have to head for the entrance. Follow my lead and take some notes."

(Krusher laughs.)

JOHNSON:  "You got it!"

(The two men bump fists and K.K. heads to the entrance to the arena, loosening up along the way. CUTTO: Ringside.)

MARX:  "Vic, I didn't ask this in the opening segment, but why are you still wearing the Santo mask when you walked off LVW television?"

"NOT" WATERS:  "Do you really think I want to be seen in Alabama? It is the only state where first cousins can marry."

JACOBS:  "Oh come on now, Alabama is not that bad."

"NOT" WATERS:  "If it isn't Vegas or Hawaii, it better be the Northeast or West Coast, or my apathy has to be weighed at a truck stop."

MARX:  "Who is fond of Alabama? That being said, we will have to make due for now. I'm being told the three teams will battle under no DQ, no countout, tornado rules, which means that members will not have to tag in and out, but the fall has to happen in the ring."

JACOBS:  "I think these teams will benefit all three teams because there was a lot of bickering going into this match. While undoubtedly team work will be necessary to win this match, this will give all three some wiggle room with the main goal being one team scoring the pinfall."

"NOT" WATERS:  "Which team do you guys got to win this all?"

MARX:  "If GAMMA-O and Jared Wells work together, they could take this whole thing. Wells fells short in a very close match at Almost Live and you have to think he is willing to go above and beyond to win the title. GAMMA-O is one of the most promising young stars in wrestling today and he doesn't seem to be distracted like others in this match by hatred for others."

JACOBS:  "I'm going to with the champion Felix Red and Minion. Minion went through hell in his last match with Golem and he isn't going let him walk out without getting some measure of revenge of him for what he did. The only thing that causes any doubt in my mind is that Felix Red is the champion and when you are the champion, you have a lot of enemies looking to make name for themselves by taking out the champ. It all depends on how it plays out. What about you Vic?"

"NOT" WATERS:  "Psycho came so close to beating Felix Red in his last match. While him and Golem don't seem to be getting along, they are both highly motivated in their own way, Psycho to win his way into another shot at the title and Golem to continue to make life for Minion miserable."

MARX:  "I honestly don't think that is Golem's intent, I think it is just he has this misguided savior complex to save Minion from becoming one of these mindless drones who gobbled down these drugs and lose what makes themselves unique."

JACOBS:  "But Minion was happy before..."

MARX:  "I whole heartedly agree, I'm just saying that in Golem's mind, I think he is doing the right thing. A lot of the world's most dastardly figures had the best of intentions..."

JACOBS:  "Folks, let’s send this one to ringside and get it underway!"


Tag Team Triple Threat
No DQ / No Count Out

GAMMA-O & Jared Wells vs. Psycho & Golem
vs. Minion & Felix Red (c)

(CUEUP: "Puritama" by Dimmu Dorgin. The lights in the arena dim as the pyro goes off in the ring. GAMMA-O comes out wearing a Mephisto mask to a mixed reaction from the crowd. He walks confidently down to the ring.)

LINKS: "Introducing first…from Osaka, Japan, weighing in at 235 pound and standing tall at six foot one, GAMMA-O~!"

(CUEUP: "The Day The World Went Away" by Nine Inch Nails. The lights in the arena dim as the pyro goes off in the ring. Golem comes down to mostly boos from the crowd with Minion's pills in his hand. As he enters, he tucks them into his tights.)

"NOT" WATERS:  "The crowd seems to firmly behind Minion in their battle."

LINKS: "And his opponent, from Death Valley, weighing in at 238 pounds and standing at six feet tall... GOLEM!"

(CUEUP: "Where Boys Fear to Tread" by The Smashing Pumpkins. The lights in the arena dim as the pyro goes off in the ring. Minion runs down to the ring and attacks Golem!)

MARX:  "GOD DAMN IT, I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD HAVE SPACED OUT GOLEM AND MINION THE INTROS!"

JACOBS:  "But Felix is the champion and should come out last..."

(Jared Wells, Psycho, and Felix Red seeing the chaos has already started, Wells and Psycho run down to the ring before their intros. Felix Red walks down to ringside and hands his title to the ring attendant. He comes in and he promptly sits in the corner watching the chaos unfold.)

"NOT" WATERS:  "The best laid plans of mice and men go a awry.."

(SFX: Bell rings!)

JACOBS:  "MINION MOUNTS GOLEM AND POUNDING AWAY ON HIS HEAD WITH CLOSED FISTS!"

MARX:  "Minion has just lost all control of himself."

"NOT" WATERS:  "Withdrawl is a bitch."

(Takes a sip of his Poland Spring water.)

JACOBS:  "GAMMA-O sees the situation and he reaches down in all the chaos and he pulls the pills from Golem tights! MINION GETS UP AND HE DEMANDS HE GIVES HIM THE PILLS! GAMMA-O tosses the bag to the roar of the crowd and Minion reaches in a takes a couple."

CROWD:  "GAMMA-O! GAMMA-O! GAMMA-O!"

JACOBS:  "WAIT A SECOND, HERE COMES PSYCHO, HE RUNS IN FROM BEHIND AND HE PUSHES MINION DOWN AND HIS PILLS SPILL ALL OVER THE MAT AND PSYCHO IS JUST CACKLING AT MINION!"

MARX:  "He worked so hard to get those back."

"NOT" WATERS:  "That is his stash bro, not cool!"

JACOBS:  "Minion is grabbing handfuls of pills and trying to put them back into the bag. AN INSENSED JARED WELLS CLOTHESLINES PSYCHO OUT OF THE RING! GOLEM GETS UP AND HE CLOTHESLINES GOLEM OVER THE TOP! Jared Wells is cleaning house!"

MARX:  "You know that Jared Wells would like nothing better than for him or his partner GAMMA-O to win this match so they could face off for a chance at the title shot."

JACOBS:  "FELIX RED FINALLY STANDS UP AND HE TAPS WELLS ON THE SHOULDER... WELLS TURNS AROUND AND THEY ARE EYE TO EYE AS THIS CROWD IS DIVIDED IN THE CHANTS FOR BOTH MEN!"

"NOT" WATERS:  "You know this match is going to happen one on one sooner than later and I hope Felix Red has the crap kicked out of him."

JACOBS:  "GAMMA-O seems to be signaling to someone.... SOMEONE IS COMING FROM UNDER THE RING WITH A BASEBALL BAT..... IT IS BLACK DRAGON AND BLACK DRAGON CLIPS FELIX RED WITH THE BASEBALL BAT IN THE BACK OF THE KNEE! GAMMA-O pushes Jared Wells out the way and he STARTS PUNCHING FELIX RED WITH CLOSED FISTS RIGHT IN THE FACE!"

MARX:  "GAMMA-O said this day was coming, I didn't think it would be this soon and violent though."

"NOT" WATERS:  "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth..."

JACOBS:  "Black Dragon is dragging out Felix Red to the outside of the ring and he is TAKING OUT TWO SETS OF HANDCUFFS! He is handcuffing the outstretched arms of Felix and Felix is trying to break free, but GAMMA-O is making sure that he doesn't get away as Black Dragon does his handwork."

MARX:  "All that Jared Wells can do is shake his head at the madness that is going on all around him while Minion is still trying to pick up each and every pill that spilled on the mat..."

"NOT" WATERS:  "Felix Red could use someone on his side right now, but Minion too distracted to do anything right now. Hopefully his meds kick in soon because Felix Red certainly isn't in any position to win anything for his team right now."

JACOBS:  "Both Psycho and Golem are back up and they are entering the ring together... Jared Wells hears the buzz of the crowd and he turns around and puts his fists up and tells him he'll take on both of them. Golem is taunting Minion on the ground and Wells steps in front of Minion to keep both of them from getting at him."

"NOT" WATERS:  "Wells knows addiction, he may not be friends with Minion, but he is a good man at heart which is why he was the first member of LOVE the fans took a liking to when they were rolling over the whole league."

JACOBS:  "PSYCHO AND GOLEM ATTACK WELLS AND HE IS TRYING TO FIGHT THEM OFF WITH RIGHTS AND LEFTS!"

MARX:  "I don't know how long he'll be able to keep them at bay. This is going to be an awfully hard to match if it turns into a handicap match."

"NOT" WATERS:  "If anyone can do it, it is Jared Wells."

JACOBS:  "PSYCHO REACHES UP AND RAKES THE EYES AND GOLEM CLOCKS JARED WELLS WITH A DISCUS ELBOW RIGHT TO NOSE AND WELLS GOES DOWN TO THE GROUND! Wells is bleeding from the nose!"

"NOT" WATERS:  "It is good to see that despite their difference, they are willing to work together to cause sheer destruction."

JACOBS:  "Meanwhile on the outside, Black Dragon and GAMMA-O are beating the hell out of Felix Red. They are each taking turns chopping Felix right in the chest and you can see the welts already starting to form on his chest."

"NOT" WATERS:  "They want to make Felix suffer with every fiber of their being for what he did to Manson.

MARX:  "We still don't even know who GAMMA-O is."

"NOT" WATERS:  "I'd loved to be Felix's opponent on the Halloween themed Almost Live. It is going to take awhile for Felix to get back to 100%."

JACOBS:  "Psycho is instructing Golem to pick Wells up and hold his arms.... PSYCHO BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES AND HE KICKS RIGHT INTO THE FACE WITH THE YAZUKA KICK!"

MARX:  "God, he is bleeding even more."

JACOBS:  "GOLEM COVERS WELLS! THE REF GOES DOWN TO COUNT! 1------------ 2---------- WELLS GETS THE SHOULDER UP!"

MARX:  "It is that never say die attitude of Wells. He doesn't let anything phase him when he has his eye on what he wants."

JACOBS:  "Golem picks Wells up off the mat.... HE HITS HIM WITH A LEG LARIAT AND WELLS STUMBLES BACK INTO THE CORNER ON THE GROUND!"

"NOT" WATERS:  "Thankfully he landed on his keister."

JACOBS:  "GOLEM AND PSYCHO ARE NOW TAKING TURNS STOMPING AWAY AT WELLS IN THE CORNER! Wells really could use some help.."

MARX:  "Felix Red is getting his ass kicked. GAMMA-O and Black Dragon have belts and they are whipping the crap out of Felix Red. I don't know who is going to save him."

JACOBS:  "Minion looks down at his bag of pills, he seals it and puts it in his tights and he looks over at Wells who had saved him earlier on. MINION LETS OUT A MIGHTY ROAR AND HE CHARGES THE CORNER WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE AND BOTH GOLEM AND PSYCHO GOT HIT HARD RIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD!"

MARX:  "I think Minion has finally had enough."

JACOBS:  "GOLEM IS STILL DOWN BUT PSYCHO IS STILL UP! Minion grabs the arm of Psycho and he whips him off the ropes... JUMPING KNEEE TO THE HEAD AND PSYCHO FALLS BACK AND TUMBLES OVER THE TOP ROPE TO THE FLOOR!"

MARX:  "He is lucky he didn't Anderson Silva his head right off there."

"NOT" WATERS: "Psycho really crashed hard on the floor."

JACOBS:  "Minion looks over... PATH IS NOW CLEAR TO GOLEM! Golem struggles to get back up and THEN HE TELLS MINION TO BRING IT ON!"

MARX:  "Minion has been waiting for this moment for a long time now."

JACOBS:  "MINION AND GOLEM CHARGE EACH OTHER AND START EXCHANGING PUNCHES BACK AND FORTH! Golem is getting the better of him!"

"NOT" WATERS:  "While the anger is still there, Minion seems a bit different, the medication must be starting to kick in and Minion anger is subsided a bit."

JACOBS:  "Golem whips Minion off the ropes... GOLEM HITS MINION WITH A SHOULDER RIGHT INTO THE RIBS! Minion falls down to one knee grabbing his ribs."

MARX:  "A rib injury can really eat into your conditioning because it makes it much harder to breathe and you have to do more to do the same thing."

JACOBS:  "Golem picks Minion off the mat... HE HITS HIM WITH A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Golem goes for the cover! 1-------------2-------- MINION GETS THE SHOULDER UP!"

MARX:  "He almost had him there."

JACOBS:  "Golem picks Miniion up by the hair... he locks him into a bear hug! HE IS TRYING TO SQUEEZE THE LIFE OUT OF MINION!"

MARX:  "You can see the look of pain on Minion's face as Golem locks him in a vice."

JACOBS:  "Minion is trying to break free, but Golem is too powerful... MINION THRUSTS HIS HEAD FORWARD AND HEADBUTTS GOLEM BUT GOLEM HOLDS ON! MINION HITS HIM WITH ANOTHER HEADBUTT AND THIS TIME GOLEM BREAKS! BOTH MEN ARE BUSTED OPEN AND BOTH MEN STUMBLE DOWN TO THE GROUND!"

"NOT" WATERS:  "Minion certain has a hard head."

MARX:  "This does not surprise me."

JACOBS:  "A recovered Wells is getting up out of the corner and he sees both Minion and Golem down. WELLS PICKS UP GOLEM OFF THE MAT.... HE HITS HIM WITH THE DDT! The ref goes down to count! 1---- 2------- GOLEM GETS THE FOOT ON THE ROPES!"

MARX:  "He would have had him there if he was further away from the ropes. Golem is bleeding like a leaky faucet."

JACOBS:  "ON THE OUTSIDE, BLACK DRAGON HAS TAKEN OUT A BAG FROM UNDER THE RING... HE REACHES INTO THE BAG AND HE PULLS OUT A BROKEN WOODEN BASEBALL BAT!"

MARX:  "Oh no, not again... Felix is helpless and bleeding on the outside from the one sided asskicking he has taken all night because he has been handcuffed to that guardrail. What happened to Manson was an accident, enough is enough!"

JACOBS:  "WELLS PICKS UP GOLEM OFF THE MAT.... HE PICKS HIM UP AND HITS HIM WITH THE RAGE BOMB!"

MARX:  "WELLS IS GOING TO DO IT! HE IS GOING TO GET ANOTHER SHOT!"

JACOBS:  "Wells looks over and he sees GAMMA-O and Black Dragon taunting a bloodied Felix Red with the broken baseball bat and GAMMA-O has the broken bat right against the throat of Felix Red. Felix Red is trying desperately to kick them to keep them away! WELLS LOOKS DOWN AT GOLEM AND CURSES.... WELLS BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES AND HE FLIES OVER THE TOP ROPE AND DIVES RIGHT ONTO BLACK DRAGON AND GAMMA-O AND TAKES THEM OUT! GAMMA-O drops the broken baseball bat and it rolls into the audience!"

MARX:  "Wells had this match in his grasp and he scarified his chance at the title to save Felix Red! Never has a man been such a noble man and glorious fool all in the same instance."

"NOT" WATERS:  "He is going to regret that one in the morning."

JACOBS:  "MINION IS GETTING UP AND A FALLEN GOLEM IS FRONT OF HIM... HE PICKS GOLEM UP WHO IS STILL OUT FROM THE RAGE BOMB AND DRAGS HIM TOWARDS THE CORNER! Minion is climbing the ropes, HE IS GOING TO THE ROPE... FALL FROM GRACE SENTON BOMB RIGHT ONTO GOLEM! Now all Minion has to do is crawl over and cover Golem and Felix and Minion have this match won!"

"NOT" WATERS:  "I think I see Psycho stirring on the outside!"

MARX:  "PSYCHO HAS A CHAIR!"

JACOBS:  "PSYCHO IS CLIMBING UP TO THE TOP ROPE WITH THE CHAIR... MINION CRAWLS OVER AND HE COVERS GOLEM! The ref goes down to count.... 1------ 2---- PSYCHO FLIES OFF THE TOP WITH WITH A FROG SPLASH WITH CHAIR IN HAND AND NAILS MINION JUST BREAKING UP THE THREE! Minion is grabbing his ribs!"

MARX:  "With all the rib damage done to Minion early, I don't see how he is going to comeback from this one."

JACOBS:  "ON THE OUTSIDE, JARED WELLS HAS THE BROKEN BASEBALL BAT AND HE IS FENDING OFF THE ATTACK ON FELIX AND BLACK DRAGON AND GAMMA-O ARE BEING HELD AT BAY!"

"NOT" WATERS:  "Wells needs to manage to get back in there!"

MARX:  "GAMMA-O and Black Dragon won't let him get back in. Now he is going to have to pay like Felix Red has."

JACOBS:  "Psycho picks Minion up off the ground.... HE HITS HIM WITH THE TIGER DRIVER! THE REF GOES DOWN TO COUNT! 1------- 2------ 3!"

"NOT" WATERS:  "HE DID IT! THE SAME MAN WHO TOOK OUT DOC SILVER AT RAGE IN THE CAGE IS COMING FOR FELIX!"

LINKS:  "THE WINNER OF THE MATCH AND THE TEAM THAT WILL FACE OFF AT ALMOST LIVE FOR A SHOT AT THE WFW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.... PSYCHO AND GOLEM!"

JACOBS:  "This one was chaotic from the very beginning so it is only fitting the two sickest bastards in there pulled it off."

MARX:  "I've been told by the brass that there is going to be a moratorium on the craziness after this show until the Halloween Almost Live when all the big stips are busted out."

"NOT" WATERS:  "Psycho and Golem didn't necessarily get along, but when GAMMA-O had his own agenda going in and Felix Red was taken out, Psycho and Golem became the best functioning team by default."

MARX:  "And god damn, Jared Wells came this close to winning it all and have a chance to go face Felix Red once again for the World Title shot... and he gave up it up to help a former friend."

"NOT" WATERS:  "Maybe he just didn't want to see what happened to WFW post-Manson happen again and he put sacrificed himself for the company."

MARX:  "Wells is indeed a great man and he will have his day. It is only a matter of time."

JACOBS:  "The hatred GAMMA-O has for Felix Red is greater than his own desire to win the WFW World Heavyweight championship. He wants to extract revenge for what happened to Manson and cost Felix the World Heavyweight championship in the process."

"NOT" WATERS:  "I don't know how Felix Red will be able to recover in time for his next title defense. Felix Red is a tough man, but they might as well have waterboarded him tonight."

JACOBS:  "Folks, we have to take a commercial break, but when we comeback, we will take your feedback on this match from Twitter and then Steve Johnson will put up his BAD World Heavyweight championship against the always eccentric Peter File.... STAY TUNED!"


The Druid

(Fade in from black to the orange light of a rising sun behind an epic range of blue mountains, synchronized to the blaring opening notes to "Holy Mountain" by Sleep. A gruff voice booms out.)

"HARK!!"

"AWAKEN, ye good denizons of the Spaceship named Earth! Awaken and look into the RAYS of the SUN!"

(Cut to further back. The sunlight's color begins warping through through the entire chromatic wheel. As it continues to slowly rise, it reveals the desert valley at the foot of the mountain range, washing the white sand with a psychedelic array of ever-changing hues. The panoramic scene is absolutely breathaking.)

"An AGE of ENLIGHTENMENT is upon ye!"

(The sun rises further. As it climbs further in its passage, the scene becomes more and more increasingly brighter. Now one can see the trail of dust cutting through the foamy ocean of rainbows. It cuts to a closer shot on this detail, revealing a man enshrouded in black riding in slow-motion upon a midnight steed, gaze intently set upon the horizon ahead of him, intent on fulfilling whatever purpose that throws him head-first into the seemingly endless sandscape.)

"The PROPHET ventures NOW through the desert to the HOLY LAND that is known as WORLD'S FINEST WRESTLING: THE NEW ERA!"

"BONG in hand, he carries with him neither meaningless trinkets of GOLD nor empty tales of CONQUEST..."

"...only a DIVINE PURPOSE to fulfill SMOKED DELIVERANCE!"

(The view cuts further back, revealing the starless sky above. A massive white cloud passes over the peak of the mountain. One could almost see the shape of a giant in the cloud, reaching out with one arm in a heraldrly manner, clutching something close to his heart in the other hand. The song enters its droning epic of a chorus. Amazingly enough, another cloud billows out right where the cloud giant's mouth would be...)

"Look into the Rays of the new Stoner Sun Rising
Sonic Titan rides out on Clouds of New Horizon."

"BELIEVE THE SIGNS of the Repite Master, ye ignorant peoples of the land!"

"Know the name of the MAN who RIDES ALONE from the MYSTIC CARAVAN..."

(The cloud birthed from a cloud drifts in from of the sun, obscuring the entire scene to black. Big, bold letters suddenly occupy the very center of the screen.)

"THE DRUID"

ERIK BLACK

(Cut to a crimson cannabis leaf logo for a millisecond, and BLACK.)


( continued... )