It’s a Mystery isn’t it?

So he’s got a tag match once again. Again with his Partner, the one, the only, Mr. Late Nite. And it’s against Myzery and some mystery partner. Never ones to back down from a challenge (or a match they’ve been put in for that matter), they will face this team and use them as the first step to getting the Tag Titles back. But…there’s another group in their way.

Screams are heard coming from a room down the hall. Who hears them? Our heroes…unfortunately. As they are tormented by the screams (which I should mention are loud, obscene, and really oddly manly), they attempt to talk a conversation.

Mr. Late Nite: SO…HOW’S EVERYONE!?

Seth Calvert: EVERYONE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN EVERYONE? I’VE ONLY GOT MY PARENTS AND MY SISTER!

Mr. Late Nite: OH YEAH…HEY! WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT SCREAMING IS?

Seth Calvert: ICE’S DAD? AND HIS BROTHER?

Late Nite chuckles, and gets up. He opens the door to their locker room and walks out towards the room where the sound is coming from. He goes up to the door, and reads the sign:

MYZERY

Late Nite calls Seth over and shows him the door. They look at each other with extremely quizzical looks on their faces. Seth knocks on the door and quickly backs away. There is no response. Seth motions to Late Nite to knock. He does so. Finally, someone comes to the door after two minutes. It’s a half-clothed man who seems incredibly messed up. Behind him a person, presumably a boy, speaks with a pleading voice.

Boy: Dad…where’d ya go?

Dad: Hold on son, there’s someone at the door. Excuse me gentlemen, can I help you? I was spending some quality time with my son.

Seth Calvert: Yeah…well, you know, there’s two things you should keep in mind next time. One – don’t go into other wrestlers’ locker rooms, and two – you were too damn loud guy. See, we’re trying to talk about our match later…

Dad: Myzery gave me permission to use this locker room! I’m his cousin!

If you can imagine it, the quizzical looks come across the soon to be two time Tag Champs. The usher the man back in as carefully as they can and shut the door just as quickly. Mean Gene Okerlund comes rushing around the corner just as the door closes.

Gene: What in the blue hell was that? It sounded like two guys gettin' it on! Where was it?

Late Nite points to Myzery’s locker room door. Gene gets a puzzled look on his face as Seth gives him a “Don’t Ask” look. Gene can’t stop staring at the room with a sickened look on his face as Late Nite and Seth walk off. Gene shakes out of his trance and recalls the Ex-Champs.

Gene: Hold up. I was gonna look for you guys anyway. I need to ask you about your match tomorrow with Myzery and the mystery partner of his.

Mr. Late Nite: Okay…ask away Gene. We’re always one for an interview.

Gene: Well…hmmm. Any speculation on just who the hell this mystery person might be?

Seth Calvert: Does it matter? No. But since you guys get paid to acquire the information, there’s a whole list of people I could think of. Ice…Showtime…really anyone of DX…oh wait cough, Death Row. As well it could be Razor Blade – which I hope it is – or hell, he could have just yanked someone from the backstage…his cousin? Heh…I don’t think so.

Mr. Late Nite: Rumors have been floating around in the back that old HBK is gonna come back and swerve the crowd again. Is it possible he could come back? Sure. Could the crowd actually gasp at that fact? Considering he’s pulled it a good number of times before, I’d seriously doubt it. To tell you the truth, it could be anybody back here – even you Gene. But like Seth said, it does not matter. We will go on to kick ass and start that climb up the mountain to Tag Team Gold.

Gene: Anything to say to Vladamire Dracos and Scarab?

Mr. Late Nite: It would be uncharacteristic of us to not say something about our current archrivals. As Seth and I have said, they are worthy opponents, very calculated and smart opponents. And we’ve got them in a Ladder Match. It’s not exactly Old School, but if it involves reclaiming those belts for ourselves, we’ll do whatever it takes.

Gene: And what of the impending challenge by DR?

Seth Calvert: Heh…keep your eyes peeled to the screens back here.

Seth and Late Nite walk off towards the Jump Room. After talking to the sound man, Seth Calvert’s voice launches across the arena – “Kickin’ it Old School Style” – which is followed by the Late Nite Productions theme song. Mr. Late Nite leads the way with Seth following. Late Nite points to the left side of the crowd, and Seth as he steps from the curtains “Cuts the Air” (OOC: You know this taunt if you’ve played either Smackdowns). Late Nite finishes the walk down the ramp and walks up the steps. He enters the ring as Seth hops up on the apron. Seth jumps up on the second turnbuckle (outside) and looks at the crowd. He jumps off into the ring as Howard Finkel hands him the microphone. He signals for a cut on the music and sits on the top turnbuckle.

Seth Calvert: Y’know, I followed the run of Degeneration X from its debut to now. God…I have to say this. What the f’n Hell happened? Allen Tenney, Rob Van Dam, Jackhammer, Justin Credible, Neo, Hellraiser, and those other originals who I forgot to mention would be extremely disappointed, hurt, and offended at what it’s become now. Reduced to three members – Enforcer, Mr. Showtime, and Ice. Ice taking Shawn Michaels place, which is just as bad. And so they’ve officially put DX out and down. It’s gone.

What have they changed it to now? Death Row? The group that was supposed to be the rebels of this entire f’n federation, the people who tried to take it over two months ago and change it to the DXWF are now changing their stable name to the name of the federation? I find it utterly ridiculous and plain stupid that they would do this. And Enforcer and Ice are now wanting to challenge us for the number one contendership for the titles? On a card on which we’re already booked?

To Calvert’s surprise, Late Nite yanks the mic away.

Mr. Late Nite: I quote the Beastie Boys: “You got two choices to what you can do” You either take on both me and Seth as well as Dracos and Scarab in a Triple Threat Tag Team Ladder Match on Bloody Sunday, which I would advise against. You would then face the prospect of being faced with two angry teams. Seth and I just because we don’t like you…and Dracos and Scarab because they wanted the match by themselves. You can step in that ring, climb rung by rung, but how far will you get before one of four men shoves you off to go crashing down to the cold hard pavement – much like Shawn’s son after a sick sodomy.

Or, you can sit your asses down and shut the hell up and wait until after we whip Dracos and Scarab. To which you’ll be taking us on FOR THE TITLES at a card after that to be determined by the great staff here. Moro, you can have tight ties with Isms, but once you’ve been crippled and lying next to Shawn at the hospital, what good will those ties do you? Tell me Sean. Sean and Shawn side by side sharing a hospital, or retirement home room. I don’t think you like that prospect that much.

Seth Calvert: Myzery, we’re comin’ for you tomorrow. The first people in line for us to climb over. We’re going over tomorrow, Old School style, and your partner will wish he never signed up for the job.

Mr. Late Nite: That’s a Wrap ladies and gentlemen…

Seth Calvert:

CLASS DISMISSED!

The Late Nite theme plays again as Seth and Late Nite exit the ring and head back to their locker room…as they approach their room, they hear that odd screaming again…