By the close of the year
2109, one question echoed in the thoughts of wrestling fans,
journalists, and GWF superstars alike:
“Who are these
people?”
It all began innocently enough with the
debut of a French cruiserweight named Cinq. The rookie was
mouthy, arrogant, and highly skilled, declaring all-out war
on premiere cruiserweights like Enigma, Prodigy, and Rising
Sun. When things got too hot for the cocky Parisian, he
promised to bring in a “bon ami,” and Michael came to the
GWF.
The powerhouse Michael was everything
Cinq was not. He was quiet and reserved, displaying a
reluctant nobility in backing Cinq up and challenging the
GWF's “big guns” like Paragon and Pegasus. When he spoke, it
was with an educated flair, and the fans were drawn to him
despite his unusual association with the brash Frenchman.
The two men had no real chemistry—indeed, at times they
seemed to actively dislike one another—yet whenever one got
into trouble, the other was there to bail him out.
Their ranks expanded during a Tirion
Triple Threat match pitting Cinq and Michael against Enigma
and Pegasus and Paragon and Prodigy. Two women stormed the
ring midway through the match and laid out all four GWF
superstars with steel chairs. The ladies’ tag team of
Sedition made immediate waves with this gutsy attack, and
for dragging Wolf and the Gladiators into the situation
through an open challenge and a series of brutal assaults on
Thrash and Amazonia.
The Sentinels did not stop there.
Mischief and Paranoia, the group’s tag team specialists,
supported their compatriots by challenging Alpha Power,
Millenium, the Gladiators, and other top tandems to violent
feuds, while Taser emerged as a top woman’s star in her
battles with Supernova and Anaxis. The fiery Klaymore served
as an enforcer for the group, and his wild hardcore matches
with Dark Justice, the Draconian Sheik, and Wolf rapidly
became the talk of the galaxy.
Still, though their numbers grew, their
motives remained a mystery. What brought this diverse group
of athletes together? What was the bond that kept them loyal
to one another when it seemed likely they would tear each
other to bits? What motivated them to wage war on hero and
villain alike?
And was the GWF ready for the
answers?
