MONDAY NIGHT WAR GAMES
APRIL 28, 2092
The show opens with a shot of Commissioner Carter seated at his desk.
CARTER: Last night, at the Deimos Intergalactic Arena, the wrestling fans were treated to an exciting night of action. The kind of action the GWF is proud to bring to you. For the most part. However, a small number of wrestlers did not make the GWF proud. I want to address these men right now. Starting with the Eastern Dynasty. You walked out on your match. You did not give the fans what they paid to see. Therefore, you do not deserve to be paid for competing last night. And you won't be. I know the Eastern Dynasty is not at the building tonight but this message has been delivered to them. They have been fined and that fine equals what they would have been paid last night. Now, on to the next man on my list. Death Masque. These post-match attacks will not be tolerated. For your attack on Lord Nexus last night, you will also be fined what you would have been paid last night. And that goes for any wrestler from this day forwards. Unless you want to work for free, these actions will not be tolerated. Finally, to Massif. What you did last night as well will not be tolerated. Trying to injure a man beyond the levels of competition during a match. Your attempt to injure Killer Queen last night has prompted me to fine you the exact amount that you would have been paid last night. This is the law of the GWF from now on. And I will enforce it.
Shot cuts to the locker room of the Masked Assassins who were watching the announcement. Magnus Colby looks at the camera and laughs.
COLBY: A fine? Really? A fine? Death Masque, let me tell you. Don't worry about that fine. I will personally pay you for your work last night. In fact, I am going to double what you would have been paid last night. Commissioner Carter! I have more money than the GWF even knows exists! And, if you aren't careful, I might just be buying your job!
Camera cuts to the dressing room of the Federation Defense Fighters.
EARTHQUAKE: Outrageous! Where were these fines when the Royal Family attacked Massif at Battlezone '92?
COMMANDER SAM: Settle down, Earthquake.
EARTHQUAKE: Settle down? Carter has been ignoring us for title shots and now this!?!
MASSIF: Relax, buddy. We have the Gladiators tonight.
EARTHQUAKE: Sure. In another nontitle match. Meanwhile, the Norse Gods won the Interplanetary Tag Titles. The Norse Gods? How do they get so many title shots anyways? Oh, wait. It wouldn't happen to be because Solaris and Omega got Carter his job would it?
SAM: That's enough! I don't ever what to hear you or anyone else questioning Omega's integrity ever again!
EARTHQUAKE: You're right. I'm sorry. Let's just keep good old Earthquake in line and make sure he does what he is told. Can I carry someone's bags while I am at it?
SAM: Turn that camera off. Turn it off!
ROCKET: Welcome to Monday Night War Games! Johnny Rocket alongside Freebird Steve and what an announcement by Commissioner Carter! Four different wrestlers being fined for things that happened last night!
STEVE: Carter is out of line! He can't be fining wrestlers their entire night's pay! But what about the tensions in the FDF locker room? It does not look like the Powerhouse team is on the same page.
ROCKET: Powerhouse will have to get on the same page as they face the Gladiators tonight in our main event. Plus, we have the Keepers of the Stone taking on the Beasts of Burden. First tonight, a match between two tag teams who were victorious at Deimos last night.
THE BARBARIANS VS ABOVE THE LAW w/Royal Overlord
Early on, the Barbarians were able to isolate Bishop Hell but he withstood the attack and turned the match around on Renegade whom he blasted with HELLFIRE. Mad Jester cut off Terak and Hell got the three count.
WINNERS OF THE MATCH: ABOVE THE LAW
ROCKET: That dirty move by Bishop Hell. Carter wants to fine someone, maybe he should be looking there!
STEVE: The referee didn't see it so it's not illegal.
ROCKET: Susan McDuff is standing by with the Galaxian Heavyweight Champion.
MCDUFF: Over the past two months, Thantos, you have turned back the challenges of both Chaos and Star Warrior. We are all curious of who you feel deserves the next shot at your championship.
THANTOS: Susan McDuff, I anticipated your question and here I have a list of wrestlers whom I feel have paid their dues and are worthy of a shot at the Galaxian Heavyweight Championship. Men like Vanity....
MCDUFF: Vanity?
THANTOS: Yes. Vanity. He has never been given oportunites that he deserves. The Creeper. Mutant. Both veteran wrestlers who have been ignored because they aren't pretty boys like Star Warrior and Lance At-Las. Man-Mountain. He has proven his worth as a tag team champion. Terak. Another veteran who is very capable of competing and giving the fans a great natch.
MCDUFF: These wrestlers you feel deserve title shots?
THANTOS: Are you questioning my ability ty determine who is a capable wrestler?
MCDUFF: No, I was just thinking about wrestlers like Wolf or Battering Ram....
THANTOS: Wolf I have beaten. Star Warrior I have beaten. Lance At-Las I have beaten. Chaos I have beaten. These men are not deserving of any more title shots. Commissioner Carter, I have sent you a list of wrestlers whom I am willing to defend my title against. Choose wisely for I will not defend this belt against anyone unworthy of a title shot.
MCDUFF: Well, there you have it from Thantos. Oh my goodness gracious! I am being joined here by Trainer Jim.
THANTOS: I'll add Trainer Jim to my list. He is why the Titans are so competitive.
JIM: Thantos is a funny guy. Commissioner Carter! Fining the Assassins won't hurt them a bit. Magnus Colby laughed in your face. If you want to hurt the Assassins, it has to be done in the ring! Tonight! A rematch! Nightmare. TitanPower! We will make them pay for their crimes by beating them for their transgressions!
ROCKET: Did you hear that? Trainer Jim has just said TitanPower will face Nightmare again tonight! What a war that is going to be! Let's go to the ring.
VLAD HAMMER VS COUNT NECROS w/Royal Overlord
Hammer went on the offensive first but the Count turned the match around as the singles environment still seems too foreign to Hammer. They went back and forth before a bite to the back of Hammer's neck allowed Necros to score a two count. Hammer would try to come back but would eventually fall to the PHANTOM DUST.
WINNER OF THE MATCH: COUNT NECROS
ROCKET: Count Necros with the victory. Wait just a minute! The Eastern Dynasty has hit the ring. I thought they weren't here!
Ghengis Khan gives Hammer the TWIN THRUST and then they deliver the MONGOLIAN MAULER to the young Russian. Khan then grabs a mic.
KHAN: So, I guess we're getting fined tonight's pay too. Oh wait. We're not wrestling tonight so we're not getting paid tonight. I suppose that means we're getting fined nothing.
ROCKET: Vlad Hammer being carried from the ring. What a cheap attack by the Eastern Dynasty!
STEVE: They just sent a message to Commissioner Carter.
ROCKET: Royal Overlord is trying to send a message tonight, looking to be a perfect three-for-three. Let's go to our next match.
SUPERNOVA EXPLOSION w/Omega VS THE ROYAL FAMILY w/Royal Overlord
The action goes back and forth for a bit. Then, it's Lance At-Las scoring a two count on Exo-King following a flying head scissors. Later in the match, Star Warrior hit a deathjump on Killer Queen and scored a two count. Lance At-Las tagged in and hit the MARTIAN MANHANDLER on Queen, Star Warrior cut off Exo-King as Lance At-Las scored the three count.
WINNERS OF THE MATCH: SUPERNOVA EXPLOSION
ROCKET: Royal Overlord is disgusted with the Royal Family.
STEVE: He should be. They keep losing.
ROCKET: Eek is standing by with the Gladiators.
SPIKE: Brute and Massacre are in the dressing room, getting ready for their match. I am here to tell everyone that the War Games Heavyweight Championship is the most prestigious belt in the GWF. In fact, in all of wrestling! Let's look at the facts. The only two men who have ever held this belt are Mayhem and myself! Aethrans! No other inferior being has ever soiled this belt with their presence. Nobody! Aethrans only! That makes this the most prestigious belt in the history in all of professional wrestling. Now, this is what I want. I have already beaten Chaos. I want to name off my own list of challengers. Haha. You noticed that Thantos didn't mention any Aethrans in his list of acceptable challengers. We all know why. He's afraid of us! We are Gladiators! We have no fear! That's why my list only contains one name. That name is Star Warrior! Thantos! You're not the only one who can beat them both!
NIGHTMARE w/Magnus Colby VS TITANPOWER /Trainer Jim
The match went back and forth. The Titans were not playing the clean-cut goodie two shoes role tonight as Billy Jo Boxer was very close to being disqualified for hitting Whiplash with a chair. Lord Nexus then tagged in and hit the TITAN DROP on Whiplash to score a one count. A bit later, Boxer hit a deathjump on Whiplash to score a two count. Later, Boxer and Splatter brawl outside the ring with Splatter shoving the referee into the ring post.
WINNERS OF THE MATCH AS A RESULT OF A DISQUALIFICATION: TITANPOWER
ROCKET: This is out of control!
STEVE: Referees and security trying to save the Titans from the Assassins again. They won't be able to save them at Escape From Aethra when they are locked inside a cage with the Assassins.
ROCKET: Let's go to our next match.
THE KEEPERS OF THE STONE VS THE BEASTS OF BURDEN w/Amazonia
This broke out into a brawl immediately and there was very nearly a double disqualification as well as a near countout loss for the War Games Tag Team Champions. The Beasts hit Rogue with the ANDROMEDA DROP and Incredible Badger covered and scored a two count. Badger would also scored a two count on Rogue with the Death Dive and then again with the BURROW BLAST. Iron Mane tagged in and hit the FINAL POUNCE on a bleeding Rogue and scored a one count. Rogue was close to being counted out after a Lion's Play outside the ring. Badger tagged back in and hit the BURROW BLAST again and Scourge made the save, breaking open an all out brawl again. This one led to the Keepers hitting the DIVIDE AND CONQUER on Badger and Rogue making the three count as Scourge cut off Iron Mane.
WINNERS OF THE MATCH: THE KEEPERS OF THE STONE
ROCKET: The Keepers of the Stone stole that one!
STEVE: What do you mean? They won it fair and square!
ROCKET: The Beasts of Burden had that match! I don't believe it. Let's go to our main event.
THE GLADIATORS w/The Guardsman VS POWERHOUSE w/Commander Sam
Early advantage switched from Powerhouse to the Gladiators and Massacre hit Massif with a flying knee smash and made the cover and one two and so-close but Massif kicked out before the count of three. Massif came back and tried for a submission on Brute with an abdominal claw but Brute made it to the ropes to break the hold. Earthquake tagged in and hit the CLIFFHANGER on Brute and scored a one count. Later, Earthquake missed a turnbuckle charge and fell completely out of the ring, leading right into Massacre giving him the CLEANSING as soon as he came back into the ring. Earthquake, though, kicked out at one. Later, Massacre hit Massif with the CLEANSING but Earthquake would make the save. Powerhouse isolated Brute for quite some time but to no avail and then the Gladiators hit the DECAPITATOR on Earthquake and Massacre scored the three count as Brute cut off Massif.
WINNERS OF THE MATCH: THE GLADIATORS
ROCKET: The Gladiators are victorious. What a heartbreak for Powerhouse as they were surely hoping that they could get a match with the titles on the line. We're out of time!