***********Roleplay Begins Here**********

The camera zooms in to the living room of the Canadian Hero. He and Jenn are sitting on the couch watching the Calgary Flames and the Atlanta Thrashers on TV. Calgary has just scored to make it two-two in the second period. It is right after the all-star break and the Flames are in a four-way tie for 6th in the conference with St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Everyone is Calgary is hoping that this is the year that the Flames break out of their eight season playoff drought. Jenn is snuggled up close to Hero and she has a bowl of popcorn in her lap. Hero is wearing his “year of the hero” t-shirt and he has the pride title draped across the armrest of his chair beside him. Jenn leans over and kisses him and the game goes to a commercial.

Jenn: So what do you think?

Hero: I think that they are going to make it this year. Now that Kiprusoff is back they should be able to make up some serious ground.

Jenn: Not about that… about the SCWF.

Hero: What about it? At aftermath I did exactly what I said I would do. I went out and proved to the world that I am a deserving champion! By beating Jester I proved that my winning the pride title was not a fluke! Jester obviously didn’t take me seriously enough. I told him that in order to win he would have to do more than just wrestle me. I told him that diversity was the one thing that I was going to use against him in our match, and in the end I did exactly as I said. It is ironic that Jester lost his chance at the pride title over his own pride. He had to prove that he was the best technical wrestler in the SCWF. He was so busy worrying about out fighting me; I doubt he even saw the right hand he took to the face, or felt the destruction that hit him as his head smacked off the pavement. I laid him out for the ten count… just like I said I would! Until Jester realizes that it takes more than technical wrestling to win here, he ig going to be no more than he is now… a past champion! Now Jester I know that I am not fighting you but I saw your promo earlier and there was something that stood out as dead wrong to me. You said that every match you had one had been because of you, but not necessarily all of the losses were. Now correct me if I am wrong here Jester, but I don’t think that it was YOU who took down Necron in your world title match… it was the tazer! I know that you circus folk can do some pretty fucked up shit but I know for a fact that you cannot shoot electricity through a man’s body the way a tazer can! You can not possibly blame that win on yourself Jester… you were getting beat and you know it, so you had to cheat! Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with “bending” the rules every now and then to get the job done, but at the same time I do not go running my mouth about winning all of my matches by myself! Jester, if you are going to cheat your way out of matches, then fine! It is no skin off my back, but don’t turn around and play the honor card. Nobody likes a liar!

Jenn: What do you think about the next event… SCWF Hunger? There is lot’s of interesting matches. The international title shot battle royal for one.

Hero: Yeah, there are a lot of good matches at Hunger. It promises to be another night to remember but it’s too bad about having to have a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the international title. I do not know where Necron is but I am sure that he has a reason for not being with us. If, and when he returns I am sure he will pick up where he left off and win back the international title… but only time will tell. Unfortunately, with Necron gone the corporation will lose control of one of the six belts, and because none of the current champions can enter the battle, most of the corporation is not allowed to try and win it back! We may have lost control of the international title… but we will not lose anymore of them! At aftermath, the corporation did not lose a single title! We once again showed how dominant we can be… don’t expect any different at Hunger!

Jenn: Joshua Delvega has made some comments towards you in his recent promo. He seems to think that you are scared of him because you lost to him a while back.

Hero: Let Josh think whatever the hell he wants! I am not scared of him… not in the slightest. He brags about beating me in his second match here but what he fails to mention is that I had fought in the master’s tournament, one of the most intense matches of my life, only one hour before. You make it sound like you whipped the shit out of me Josh but you didn’t! You are right though, you and Jester may have had the best match of 2003… it was one hell of a battle but in the end you fell short Josh. You were defeated! Last week I fought Jester… the same man you battled but unlike you I didn’t fall short! I beat Jester like he was nothing and that is exactly what I will do to you if I ever fight you again! So before you go running your mouth again I am NOT scared to face you… if you want a fight then I will be waiting! All it takes is for you to come on out to the ring and put your money where your mouth is Josh! Stop chasing the title that you will never be good enough for… call me out… if you have the balls!

Jenn: I doubt he will call you out though. You just called his bluff! Then again he might not even survive the thirty-foot drop he is going to experience when Hacker kicks his ass all over the place!

Hero: You’re right. Hunger is going to be another night for the corporation! Hacker is going to kick ass in the fall from glory match and he is going to get a shot at the world title. I mean I am almost positive that Doomsday will crush Scorpion but then again Scorpion has surprised us all before, in fact he has fought Doom to a draw! Hacker is going to make sure that the corporation does not lose control of the world title. Not only are hacker and doomsday going to win, but also so are Dr. Pain, Knux & Saint, Karnage & Birdman… and myself!

Jenn: You know… it is possible that you could be facing Jester for the World title very soon. If he wins the fall from grace match and then wins the world title after that… his first title defense will be right after you win your third consecutive match as Pride Champion!

Hero: Yeah, I know that I could end up facing him again and frankly I don’t care. I beat him the first time and I will beat him again if I have to, but the World title is not what is on my mind right now.

Jenn: Come on… every wrestler wants to be a world champion.

Hero: Yes, and so do I. But at the same time I want to keep defending the pride title. If I win my world title match then I will have to give up the pride title and I don’t know if I could do that. I have only had it for a couple of weeks but already I feel a sort of connection to it… like it is a part of me. Unlike Jester I do not want to win every title in this place… to do so would mean that you don’t respect any of them! I would much rater hold one title for a year than hold every title within a year. On top of that I would rather win the world title from someone other than doomsday. It makes no sense for two people that are on the same team to beat the hell out of each other the way that Doom and I would… it would weaken us both to outside threats. I have gone down that road with Doom before and would prefer not to do it again unless it was absolutely necessary.

Jenn excuses herself and disappears upstairs. Hero takes a quick glance at the TV. It is 4-2 Flames with only 2 minutes left in the third period. Hero grabs the pride title and slings it over his shoulder. He smiles as he looks into the mirror… he likes what he sees. Hero admires his title for a minute before locking it securely in his trophy cabinet. He then turns and faces the camera once again.

Hero: Two weeks ago at SCWF War I unleashed a new side to the Canadian Hero by beating Sweet Sugar to within an inch of his life. At aftermath… I took the alleged “best technical” wrestler in the SCWF down with a single punch. Hunger will not be any different. I am looking for a second consecutive title defense and I will get it! My opponent is a new guy that goes by the name “The Hardcore Kid”. Although I don’t know anything about him I know that he is going to have one hell of a debut match in the SCWF and if he is not careful he is going to be the shortest-lived superstar in SCWF history! You may think that you are a tough guy for beating up an already unconscious game kid, but you are not! Hell, Iceman Thomas could beat the hell out of the game when he was unconscious. Your little attack on the game didn’t prove that you were tough… it proved that you are a coward! Why else would you wait until the Game was unconscious to come out? Is it because you knew that he would kick your ass if he were able to fight back? Also the fact that you had to beat him down with brass knux doesn’t say much for your strength. Take a look at some of my matches Kid… you will see that I am one of the best brawlers here… I was nominated by several other wrestlers for that honor… I don’t need brass knux to get the job done… just ask Jester… ask sweet sugar, if he has come out of his coma yet! The only weapons I need are right here (holds up fists) and unfortunately for you that are all you are going to get in our match! Life in the octagon is different than any normal match… there are no weapons, no pin falls. Just two men, a steel octagon, and a concrete floor. First one to be knocked out or submitted loses! I hope you are more than just a hardcore wrestler Kid… because if you are not you are going to learn the same lesson that Jester did. Diversity is what wins matches here in Steel City. Any idiot can swing a chair or put on a pair of brass knux. Yes Kid… I did call you an idiot, because only an idiot would call the came overrated! I mean the guy never won a match for Christ’s sakes. There was nothing to overrate! So unless you want to have a spot in the morgue beside the game… I suggest you think twice about stepping into the ring with me! This IS the year of the Hero Kid… and don’t you forget it! The day of destruction is coming… and it is coming for YOU!

Jenn comes down the stairs wearing the new Valentine’s Day lingerie that Hero bought for her. Hero can’t help but stare at her… she is just beautiful in it. Hero is now extremely glad that they decided to celebrate Valentines Day early! Jenn walks past Hero, brushing her body against Hero’s as she passes. Hero’s eyes follow her to the kitchen where she disappears for a minute. When she returns she walks to the stairs leading up to the bedroom, stops and puts her hands on her hips as if to say… are you coming? Hero gets the hint and tells the cameraman to get lost before practically running over to the stairs and kissing Jenn on the back of the neck. The scene fades as Jenn lets out a soft moan.

FADE TO BLACK!!!