**The NMW Arena is shown from the outside. Next to it is a digital sign that reads "Sold Out". Cameras cut to the inside of the arena, where all of the fans are crowded into their seats. "Violent Reaction" by American Head Charge kicks in and the arena lights up with fireworks shooting from the stage. Smoke billows over the fans, who are jumping and screaming in the stands. The camera begins to zoom around the arena, picking up a few signs:

"Gaywood? Greengay?"

"Macomber rules!"

"Cameramen beware, Thresh is on the loose"

"I’m a Trekkie too!"

"Transformers rule!"

"NMW has its first show, but X-Pac is still gay!"

The camera spins around the arena a few times before coming to a halt on the announce table, where Tyler Fredericks and Brian Erikson are seated.**

**"Just Got Wicked" by Cold hits, and the President of NMW, Seth Winters, makes his way down to the ring, with his assistant Cliff by his side. Both men step into the squared circle, and Winters is handed a microphone by ring announcer Anna Lopez.**

**The crowd cheers in anticipation of the President’s announcement.**

**The crowd pops.**

MATCH 1. CRAZY JOKER VS. TRIPLE J

MATCH 2. ZACK MACOMBER VS. CHANG MUSTAFA

MATCH 3. THRESH CREST VS. CLIFF

MATCH 4. MELVIN FROST VS. THE KNIFE

**Winters looks up at the card and grins, happy with his handiwork.**

**Winters returns the mic as he and Cliff leave the ring and head to the backstage area. After the two are out of sight, the MilleniTron shows Commissioner Nathaniel Greenwood’s office. Greenwood is talking on the phone with someone, when suddenly two men burst into his office. He quickly hangs up the phone and addresses the two men.**

**The crowd cheers in the background.**

**The two men stare at Greenwood angrily, but slowly turn and leave his office.**

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MATCH 1. CRAZY JOKER VS. TRIPLE J

**"Smoothe Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm hits and Crazy Joker walks onto the stage, to a chorus of jeers from the crowd. He slaps a fan in the front row as he makes his way down to the ring. He climbs in and waits for his opponent to arrive.**

**"The Kings of Rock" by Run DMC strikes up quickly afterwards, bringing Triple J out, also to a chorus of boos, only this time they are louder. Triple J justs holds a middle finger in the air as he walks down the ramp and hops into the ring.**

The bell rings as Joker and Triple J circle each other a few times. They each notice that the crowd is booing both of them, so they shake hands, causing the fans to erupt into a booing frenzy. However, Triple J yanks on Joker’s arm and drives a knee hard into his gut. Triple J pounds Joker onto his hands and knees, then drops an elbow onto the back of his neck. Joker drops face-first to the mat. Triple J quickly steps over him and locks on a Camel Clutch. Referee Matt Springfield bends down and checks Crazy Joker.

Crazy Joker is able to stretch his leg out to touch the ropes, and the ref makes Triple J break the hold. Triple J refuses, and the ref begins a 5 count. Triple J waits until 5, then lets go. Triple J jumps up onto the turnbuckle and yells "Fuck You" at the crowd. While he is soaking up the boos, Crazy Joker comes up from behind him, and slams him down off the turnbuckle with a Powerbomb! Joker floats over and hooks both legs……1……….2…………..Kickout!

Crazy Joker starts throwing a temper tantrum as Triple J slowly gets to his feet. Joker notices that Triple J has gotten up, and swings a clothesline at him. Triple J ducks this, and when Joker turns around, he is met with a Triple J Superkick!!! Triple J covers as the ref counts……..1……………2……………NO! Crazy Joker kicks out.

Joker continues laying on the mat, as Triple J scales the turnbuckle. Crazy Joker begins to his feet, as Triple J prepares to leap. Triple J jumps off the turnbuckle and executes a perfect Cross Body Block onto Joker…but Crazy Joker rolls through and ends up on top of Triple J………1……………..2…………………..NO!!!! Triple J kicks out at the last second. Triple J sits up, shocked at the quick reversal. Meanwhile, Joker is getting up behind Triple J.

Joker sneaks up on Triple J from behind, pulls his hair back, and hooks him in an inverted chin lock. He then drives himself downward, planting Triple J with a Reverse DDT! Triple J’s head bounces off the canvas as Joker quickly pulls him to his feet, instead of covering him. Crazy Joker kicks Triple J in the gut, doubling him over. Joker gets a small running start, and drops his leg over Triple J’s head, attempting a Fameasser. But Triple J stands up, hooking Joker in a one legged Powerbomb…only to have it reversed again into a Hurricanrana by Crazy Joker! Joker remains on top after the hurricanrana, as the ref counts………1………………2………………NO!!!!!!! Triple J kicks out once again!

A man in street clothes jumps the barricade and slides into the ring. He peels Triple J off the mat and plants him on his neck with a vicious looking German Suplex!!! Triple J looks to be out cold. The man yells something to Crazy Joker, and Joker covers Triple J…….1……………2…………………3!!!

**The man in street clothes grabs a microphone as the crowd cheers him for attacking Triple J.**

**Rathje drops the mic and heads back through the crowd.**

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**The camera cuts to the back, where Seth Winters and Cliff are in the President’s office. Winters is watching what has just happened.**

**As if on cue, the two men who were in Greenwood’s office earlier walk into Winter’s office.**

**Cliff leads the Tides of Darkness out of the room. Winters leans back in his chair.**

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**Erikson smiles.**

MATCH 2. ZACK MACOMBER VS. CHANG MUSTAFA

**"Synthetic" by Spineshank hits and the crowd explodes in cheers as Zack Macomber struts down to the ring. He climbs in and raises his arms in the air, receiving even more cheers.**

**"Bodies" by Drowning Pool hits and the fans quickly begin to boo, while Zack stands in the ring and smiles. Chang Mustafa emerges and walks down the ramp. One of the drunken fans is yelling at him, so Chang walks over to the man, and headbutts him! Chang shakes it off and sides into the ring.**

Chang immediately charges at Zack for a spear, but Zack sidesteps him, and Chang nails his shoulder on the turnbuckle. Zack shrugs and the crowd laughs at Chang. As Chang turns around, Zack lifts him up and body slams him. Zack drops an elbow onto him, then another, and then a third. Chang slowly gets to his feet as Zack taunts him. Zack winds up for a clothesline, but Chang grabs his arm and slams The Mack down face first with a Single Arm DDT! Zack is a bit dazed, but he quickly gets to his feet. Chang slugs Zack in the face once, then twice, but his third punch is blocked. Zack comes back with a few punches of his own, sending Chang reeling backwards.

Zack slips underneath Chang’s arm, and delivers a T-Bone Zackieplex! Zack jumps up to his feet and points to the turnbuckle. He ascends it, but just then, Thresh Crest comes running down from the entrance ramp!

Thresh jumps up onto the apron and pushes Zack’s foot off, causing him to get crotched on the ropes. Thresh flips off the crowd before running back up the ramp and heading backstage. Zack sits on the turnbuckle in pain as Chang climbs up and hooks him for a superplex.

Chang lifts Zack into the air, and brings him down hard onto the canvas with a devastating Superplex! Chang gets up and starts pacing around the ring, taunting the crowd, which boos him accordingly. Zack lies motionless on the mat, while Chang continues to parade around. Chang finally decides to pin Zack. Chang bends over, but Zack reaches up and pulls Chang into a Small Package……..1……………2…………………3!!!!!

Anna Lopez-Winner at 3:42, Zack Macomber!

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**The camera cuts back to Seth Winter’s office once again, where he and Cliff are talking.**

**Just then a pissed off Chang Mustafa bursts into the room. He is sweating and breathing heavily from his match with Zack Macomber.**

**Winters reaches behind his desk and pulls out what seems to be a title belt. He hands it to Chang.**

**Chang grins and stares at his new belt.**

**Chang continues staring at the belt, with all the joy of a little boy at Christmas. After he leaves the room, Winters looks at Cliff.**

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**Frank Williams is standing backstage alongside Zack Macomber, who is still recovering from his match with Chang.**

**Zack looks into the camera and then looks as if something has just popped into his head.**

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MATCH 3. THRESH CREST VS. CLIFF

**"Fear" by Disturbed hits as Cliff walks out to a loud ovation, and he is followed closely behind by President Winters. Cliff runs and slides into the ring, while Winters slowly follows behind and takes a seat with the announcers.**

**"Breathe" by Nickelback hits as Thresh Crest comes out to loud boos. Thresh flips off the crowd and runs to the ring. He eyes Cliff, keeping a glare on him while he climbs slowly into the ring.**

Thresh offers his hand to Cliff...as if in a sign of friendship. Cliff accepts, but Thresh pulls him in for a capture suplex. Cliff, stunned, slowly gets to his feet and his met by swift kicks to the gut from Thresh. Thresh whips Cliff into the opposite turnbuckle and runs in with a clothesline. Cliff tries to get to his feet again, but is met by a series of snap suplexes.

Thresh begins kicking Cliff while is down. He drops a hard elbow and covers Cliff……….1…………..2…………..kickout! Thresh gets pissed and gets up, grabbing the ref by his shirt. The crowd starts booing Thresh, but Thresh climbs the turnbuckle and yells at the crowd, getting even more boo's, which leads him to flip off a bald guy in the third row. As Thresh jumps off the turnbuckle and turns around, he is met by a hard gore from Cliff!!!

Cliff goes for a quick cover. 1.…………....2.………...and Thresh kicks out. Cliff hooks Thresh up for a suplex, but drops him ribs first onto the ropes. Cliff climbs the turnbuckle and delivers an elbow drop to the back of Thresh's head. Cliff picks Thresh up, who is now holding his ribs, and attempts a DDT, but Thresh reverses into a release northern lights suplex. Thresh goes outside and starts talking smack to Winters, causing Winters to stand up and starting yelling back, giving Cliff time to hit a springboard missile dropkick onto Thresh.

Cliff whips Thresh into the steel steps. Cliff runs at Thresh, who catches Cliff with a drop toe hold, sending Cliff face first into the steps. Thresh sees that the cameraman is getting all of his bumps on camera and walks toward him. Thresh shoves the cameraman, but the cameraman responds by hitting Thresh in the head with his camera!! The cameraman takes off his NMW jumpsuit to reveal that it was Zack Macomber!!

Zack kicks Thresh in the head a few times, the grabs a chair, bashing it over the head of Thresh. Zack picks Thresh up and delivers a ZZT (DDT) to Thresh on the chair!! Winters then convinces Zack to to go the back and stop his interference. Zack slowly walks to the back with President Winters following close behind. Cliff rolls Thresh into the ring and goes for a cover………..1..…………….2..……….Thresh kicks out at 2 ½!!!

Cliff picks up Thresh and delivers Over The Edge (Sky High into X-Factor)!!

Cliff goes for the cover as the lights go out and start flickering. A large man with the word ‘Gravedigger’ on his tights runs in from the crowd and hits The Last Descent (Screwdriver) on Cliff, giving Thresh some time to climb the turnbuckle and hit the Entropy (Rios Backflip Splash) on Cliff. Thresh hooks Cliff's leg……….1………......2...………..3!!!

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**The camera cuts backstage, where Mike Rathje is unpacking his clothes and such from his bag, and setting them in his locker. He shuts the locker door, and leaves the room. The camera follows him as he walks down the hallway, and as he turns a corner…he bumps into Gravedigger.**

**The two men stare each other down as the camera cuts back to the announce table.**

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MATCH 4. MELVIN FROST VS. THE KNIFE

**"Full Nelson" by Limp Bizkit pumps through the speakers as the fans get on the feet. Melvin Frost waits a bit then dances his way through the ropes. He stands up on the stage and looks down on the ring, he has a mic with him and begins to walk down to the ring when he talks into it.**

**He slides into the ring and continues**

**Suddenly "Boiler" by Limp Bizkit hits, The Knife struts out and stands on the stage. An angry Melvin throws the mic out of the ring and calls for the cage lowered, Knife sees this and runs to the ring, he slides in just as the cage is being lowered and makes it in time!**

The Knife just finished sliding into the ring when Melvin runs over and kicks him in the head, finally he picks him up and whips him into the turnbuckle. Melvin gets a running start and lunges at Knife, Knife grabs Melvin by the back of the head and rams him into the steel cage! Melvin turns and runs at Knife again who gives him a drop toe hold. Knife backs off and begins to laugh a bit, flustered, Melvin gets up and catches his breath. Knife motions at a grapple, and Melvin goes for it. They lock horns and Knife gives Melvin a knee to the gut, Melvin hunches over in pain as Knife puts Melvin inbetween his legs, picking him up he gives him a powerbomb! He looks over to the cage and begins to walk to it.

Knife begins to climb when Melvin gets up, he holds the back of his head for a bit, shaking out some cobwebs. He runs over to the ropes, uses the top one as a springboard, he leaps up and grabs Knife by the back of the head, he yanks down on him and they both come back onto the mat hard as Knife’s head bounces off the mat!!

Melvin sits up and grins at Knife’s body lying on the mat. He picks up Knife and whips him into the turnbuckle, he goes up to Knife, grabs his head and continuously rams it into the cage. Knife falls back onto the mat and holds his head as bits of blood are shown.

Melvin grins yet again at Knife and his misfortunes. He then begins to climb up the cage. Knife turns his head to look up at Melvin. Melvin reaches the top of the cage, he sits up on the top and looks down on both sides, he looks at the fans and sees that they haven’t been satisfied. He then looks at Knife, laying helpless on his back on the mat. Closing his eyes, he gets to his feet and makes a dazzling leap from the top of the cage! He lands on Knife with a powerful frog splash! Knife simply leaps up into the air from the impact and lands with a thud on the mat. Melvin lays as well, holding his stomach after the death-defying leap.

The fans begins to clap, they clap louder, Melvin stirs a bit and makes his way to the ropes, as he pulls himself up, Knife gets up on his knees! The crowd erupts in cheer after seeing what they did and Knife still getting up! Melvin gets an angry look in his eye and runs over to Knife, kicking him square in the ribs! Melvin then picks Knife up by the head and whips him into the ropes, Knife comes back but dodges Melvin’s clothesline, coming back around he dives underneath Melvin’s knee strike, Melvin turns around, THE CUTTER (Stone Cold Stunner) from the Knife out of nowhere! Melvin flops onto the mat and Knife falls helplessly as well.

Knife begins to get up, he walks over to the turnbuckle, climbs up, before looking up at the top of the cage he glances at Melvin’s body. He judges the distance, and leaps, performing the Curtain Call (Lo Down)!!! The crowd begins is beginning to go nuts and makes calls to Knife to get out of the ring, for Melvin to get up, etc. Knife rolls over to the edge of the ring, he reaches in between the cage and the ring to the underskirt, he yanks it up and pulls out a chair. He wedges it into the ring and smacks it against the mat as Melvin begins to stir a bit!

Melvin uses the ropes to pull himself up. Knife runs and swings the chair down as hard as he can! Melvin pulls down on the top rope while falling down, releasing it just right to spring the chair back into Knife’s face!! Knife flies back as his eyes roll into the back of his head, he hits the mat with a sickening thud and lays there unconscious.

The crowd is on their feet with applause and cheers, Melvin begins to feel the rush of energy as he pulls himself up again, after checking on Knife he begins to climb the cage. He climbs all the way up and looks down at Knife. He gives Knife the Vulcan hand gesture and climbs down out of the cage. The bell sounds as Melvin’s hand is held high by the referee!

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