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July 26, 2089In-Ring Promo: CWA World Heavyweight Champion "Nature Boy" Ric Flair
The show started before the technical crew could launch the pyro or start the music, and even before the holographic technicians could run a systems check, when the World Champion stormed down to the ring, still cycling through a shade of red every four seconds or so. He demanded that Teddy Long come out and make the match officialL Flair vs. Buddy Rogers in a steel cage match.
GM Teddy Long did not emerge from the back, but referee Buddy Rogers did. He told the champion that he had considered his offer...and said "No thanks." Flair went apoplectic (as only Flair can) and demanded that ROgers face him inside the cage, but Rogers reiterated that he wasn't interested: he was happy being the special championship referee.
Flair continued to sputter and his color change began to cycle faster and faster.
What does the color cycling mean?
I don't know--that he's approaching critical mass?
You're not funny.
I'm a little funny.
Just keep running the diagnostic software I gave you. I have a bad feeling about this.
Rogers took a different approach. He suggested casually that he might be interested in the match...maybe...if Flair had something to offer. Flair pointed out (rightly) that he was giving Rogers his career back, but the original "Nature Boy" just shrugged, reminding the champion that he was perfectly happy as a referee...officiating every championship match Flair would have in the CWA. Every. Single. One.
Flair finally tossed his championship belt down to the canvas. "Fine! You want our title? You come and get it! It's Flair versus Rogers, for the title, in a cage!"
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Referee: Joey Marella
Not much to see in this match; Piper hit a couple of feel-out moves, then ducked under a charging clothesline and clamped on his SLEEPER to put Page out.
WINNER: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper via submission (1:55) ½
Hillbilly Jim vs. Gorgeous George (with Cherie Dupré)
Referee: Tommy Young
While Jim's superior strength allowed him to take an early advantage, George's agility and conditioning kept him out of harm's way, and a timely distraction by Cherie Dupré allowed him to turn things around. He never let up after that, and while Hillbilly kicked out after a ROLLING HIP LOCK, George clamped on a sleeper and Jim was unable to stay awake.
WINNER: Gorgeous George vis submission (6:38) ½
Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake vs. "Handsome" Harley Race (with Bobby "the Brain" Heenan)
Referee: Morgan Dollar
Race survived Beefcake's SLEEPER HOLD early to come powering back, working over the Barber's ribs with knees and slams. A DIVING HEAD BUTT earned Race a mere one-count, and the Barber somehow managed to get a shoulder up after a follow-up PILEDRIVER. Both Race and his manager were incensed, and as Heenan shouted, "Give it to him, Harley!" Race powered his opponent up for a second PILEDRIVER. This time there was no miracle escape for Beefcake.
WINNER: "Handsome" Harley Race via pinfall (5:14) *½
The Fantastics vs. The Blood Tribe
Referee: Earl Hebner
Midway through Gary Michael Cappetta's ring introductions, the Blood Tribe attacked their hated opponents from behind, beating them down savagely and tossing Bobby Fulton out of the ring. Once Jimmy Snuka stepped out of the ring, referee Earl Hebner called for the bell, but Tommy Rogers was already in big trouble. Rogers absorbed a great deal of punishment from both of his opponents--not all of which was strictly legal--before he was able to tag in his partner and hit a FANTASIC FLIP on Snuka for a mere one-count. The Fantastics fought back, but simply could not match the power of Bruiser Brody nor the savagery of Snuka; in the end, Brody hit a JUMPING KNEE DROP on Fulton, Superfly cut off Rogers before he could make the save, and Earl Hebner made the three-count.
WINNERS: The Blood Tribe via pinfall (21:20) *½
CWA Holovision Championship Match: The Great Muta (ch) vs. Rob Van Dam
Referee: Dave Hebner
The challenger had this match well in hand, matching Muta's martial arts expertise kick for kick, and keeping him grounded so that his aerial tactics could not come into play. The champion did manage to wear RVD down for a MOONSAULT attempt, but Van Dam got his knees up and caught Muta in the stomach. The champion rolled out to the floor and grabbed his belt, clearly thinking of running away; when Van Dam pursued him, Muta spun around and clocked him with the Holovision Championship belt, drawing an immediate disqualification.
WINNER: Rob Van Dam via disqualification (5:30) *
Steel Cage Match for the CWA World Heavyweight Championship: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (ch) vs. "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
The story of this match was the champion taking Rogers to chop block city. Flair hit the questionably legal move five different times in this match before slamming Rogers' head into the cage and opening up a nasty cut. With the challenger staggered, Flair swept him to the mat and applied his FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK until a bloody Rogers passed out. After that, it was a simple matter for Flair to walk out the cage door.
WINNER and STILL CWA World Heavyweight Champion: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (8:05) *****
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CWA Rankings as of July 31, 2089SINGLES
ch) "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (ch) 1) The Great Muta (1) 2) Lou Thesz (2) 3) Gorgeous George (3) 4) Rob Van Dam ( - ) 5) "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (4)
Tag Teams
ch) "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig & "Ravishing" Rick Rude (ch)
1) The Road Warriors (1)
2) The Blood Tribe (2)
3) Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (3)
4) The Fantastics (5)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 7:12:01 GMT -5
August 5, 2089Melanie, we've got a problem.
No. It's our debut in Oakland. We don't have problems today.
And yet, here we are.
Grr. Fine, what's the situation.
I'm done running the diagnostic on the computer sims for the Flair A.I. The files are corrupted.
What?!?!
Warrior, too, Melanie.
Dammit! How the hell did they get corrupted?
Not sure. I'm backtracking the file signatures now. Should have the source code before the night's over.
Alright, keep working. I'll run the systems check--bell time is in a few minutes...
We don’t have to take this, back against the wall...
We don’t have to take this, we can end it all...
All you’ll ever be is a fading memory of a bully...
In-Ring Promo: Jump Street
This was a standard undercard babyface tag team promo: they hadn't had much luck yet...they were on the verge of putting it all together...they wouldn't stop until they were world tag team champions...even a pandering "What's up, California?" It only got interesting when Marty Jannetty announced that they had an open contract in General Manager Teddy Long's office, and they were ready to take on any tag team that was ready to step up and face them.
Strange, buzzing music (from a didgeridoo) filled the arena as Luke Williams and Butch Miller, The Sheepherders, came marching down the aisle with malicious gleams in their eyes.
Jump Street vs. The Sheepherders
Referee: Joey Marella
Luke Williams started the match against Chaz Taylor, and Taylor looked good, passing the momentum on to his partner whenever Jannetty tagged in. But the popular duo got careless and allowed Williams to get too close to his corner, allowing him to tag in his partner, Butch Miller. Taylor absorbed a ton of punishment, and while he was ultimately able to make a hot tag to his partner, he never really shook off the effects. Both teams made several tags after that, but in the end, it was Luke Williams who caught a wounded Taylor with a double thrust to the throat, allowing him to pick up the pinfall victory.
WINNERS: The Sheepherders via pinfall (19:47) *½
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
Referee: Earl Hebner
In this battle of filet mignon vs. chili dogs, DiBiase proved the better of the two men, utterly dominating Duggan before scoring the win with his MILLION DOLLAR DREAM.
WINNER: "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase via submission (10:47) *
Hillbilly Jim vs. "Handsome" Harley Race (with Bobby "the Brain" Heenan)
Referee: Morgan Dollar
Yet another battle between wrestling royalty and the "common man," but this one had a vastly different outcome. Race started out the match looking very strong, keeping his opponent down on one knee, if not on the mat itself. But as time went on, Hillbilly Jim began to gain more and more of an advantage. Race missed a falling head butt late in the match and Jim immediately scooped him up and clamped on his BEAR HUG. Race refused to submit, but he was clearly fading fast, so Heenan called for the troops. CWA World Tag Team Champions Rick Rude and Curt Hennig rushed down and slid into the ring, and while they did not attack Race's opponent, Morgan Dollar was in no mood for shenanigans today. He immediately called for the bell, ending the match amid protests from the Brain.
WINNER: Hillbilly Jim via disqualification (14:31) **½
Lou Thesz vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Referee: Tommy Young
The Macho Man really took the fight to his opponent, beating the elder statesmen of the CWA down with punches, kicks, and the occasional choke hold despite the protests of Tommy Young. It seemed Savage had the match well in hand, until he climbed up to the top rope, only to be intercepted by Thesz, who slammed him to the mat. Savage staggered to his feet, right into a GRECO-ROMAN BACK DROP for a one-count, then Thesz charged the ropes and came off with a picture perfect THESZ PRESS that put Savage down for three.
WINNER: Lou Thesz via pinfall (4:06) ½
Non-Title Match: CWA World Tag Team Champions "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig & "Ravishing" Rick Rude vs. The Ultimate Warrior & CWA World Heavyweight Champion "Nature Boy" Ric Flair
Referee: Dave Hebner
The Tag Team Champions took the fight to Flair and the Warrior right from the opening bell, with Rude focusing his attention on the Ultimate Warrior, while Hennig concentrated his efforts on the World Champion. The would-be challengers took a great deal of punishment, but they dished out their fair share, too, and it wasn't long before Mr. Perfect was busted open and trapped in the Flair/Warrior half of the ring. Flair punished him with a knee breaker and a hamstring stretch, then clamped on his FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK, but Bobby Heenan slipped Hennig a foreign object, and he Mr. Perfect managed to sit up and deck Flair, making a quick cover for what might have been a three-count, but Warrior made the save.
More importantly, this allowed both men to tag in their partners, and this time it was Warrior going right after Rude, injuring his ribs with two gorilla press slams and nearly taking him out of his boots with a running clothesline. Warrior went for the cover, but Rude managed to get a shoulder up at two and two-thirds, then rolled out to the floor. Warrior followed, and while the two exchanged blows, Hennig drew the attention of referee Dave Hebner, allowing Rude to deck Warrior with his Tag Team Championship belt. The Ravishing one rolled Warrior into the ring and made a cover, but only got a one-count.
Flair and Hennig each charged into the ring, and Hebner tried to restore order to what quickly became a four-man pier six brawl, in which Rude sustained a nasty cut under his left eye, courtesy of an elbow from the Warrior. As the action heated up, Flair and Warrior began to cycle their unnatural red color faster and faster, and as they did, they took a pronounced advantage in the brawl. Ultimately, Heenan slid a chair into the ring, Rude grabbed it, and unloaded on both of his opponents, forcing Dave Hebner to call for the bell.
WINNERS: The Ultimate Warrior & "Nature Boy" Ric Flair via disqualification (27:39) ****
Holy crap...
What? What did you find?
I know how the files got corrupted--and I think why they're color cycling.
Why?
There's a virus in our system...
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Post by throwingtoasters on Nov 18, 2020 22:48:08 GMT -5
Great action. Love that you list the refs. Do you have cards/charts for all of them?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 23:11:11 GMT -5
Second Interlude...
Melanie turned away from her monitor and stared long and hard at her associate, Scott Wray. Her olive complexion grew pale, and she twisted her fingers into her hair. "A virus? In our... We have... A virus?"
Scott nodded grimly, turning his large, flat-paneled computer monitor so that she could see the red warnings flashing in three places, deeply embedded in the Artificial Intelligence code that operated the Ric Flair simulation. "I don't think it originated with Flair. I think he...well, 'caught' it when he lost to the Ultimate Warrior."
"So it originated in Warrior's AI?"
"I don't think so," Victoria Lang added. "That was the first iteration of the virus, and it's continuing to evolve, but I think it was seeded somewhere else in the code and just latched on to Warrior somewhere."
Melanie's brow furrowed, and she spat a curse at Scott's monitor. "I want it out of our system. Now."
"It's not that easy, Melanie," Scott explained. "This virus isn't like anything I've ever seen before. It doesn't just self-replicate, it wraps itself around legit code and sinks its fangs in, then-"
"You're being melodramatic," Melanie snapped.
"Fine, fine. It embeds itself in the code and spreads. Every time the AI generates a new line of code, the virus goes with it. That's how it passed from Warrior to Flair--when Warrior pinned Flair, the code generated an algorithm to determine lingering damage to Flair's simulated form. The damage algorithm contained the virus, and the virus spread throughout Flair's command matrix, then--"
"Yeah, yeah. I get it. So create a crawler to root out the bad code and strip it away."
"Melanie," Victoria began with a sigh, "the virus isn't just 'attached' to the code. It's part of the coding infrastructure now. It spreads throughout the AI matrix and overwrites itself into everything."
"Fine! So cut out the code completely!"
"And our World Champion disappears without a trace." Scott shook his head. "That isn't good storytelling, Melanie, and it would cost us viewership."
"We can't just let it run rampant through the roster!"
"No," Victoria said, tapping her lip with a fingernail as she studied her own monitor. "It seems to be following its own expansion protocols. It doesn't infect everything it touches, just the AI's it manages to defeat."
"So..."
"By pinfall or submission, which means--"
Scott interjected. "Which means it's being driven by some sort of programming and--"
"And," Melanie concluded, "that means someone is playing a game with us. And I hate games. I especially hate losing games."
Scott nodded in understanding. "What do you want us to do?"
"Scott, I want you to work on isolating the virus. See if you can strip it from the legitimate code. Victoria, follow the bread crumbs and see how the virus got into our system."
"We've had our Cybernet link locked down hard, Melanie," Scott observed. "Hell, there are governments that don't have our feel of security."
"I know," Melanie replied with a slow nod. "Which means it may just have come from inside. I want to know where. And I want to know who..."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 23:15:33 GMT -5
Great action. Love that you list the refs. Do you have cards/charts for all of them? Hey, thanks for following along! I think your feds are among the best going, so I take your interest as extremely high praise, indeed. I wish I did have charts for all of the refs, but--except for Morgan Dollar--they are all just for flavor. It gives me something to visualize, especially when the Hurt Referee chart comes into play. I'm hoping that another LOW referee gets released soon, so I can add him or her to the mix. Again, thanks for following along. I really appreciate it. |
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Post by throwingtoasters on Nov 18, 2020 23:19:47 GMT -5
Great action. Love that you list the refs. Do you have cards/charts for all of them? Hey, thanks for following along! I think your feds are among the best going, so I take your interest as extremely high praise, indeed. I wish I did have charts for all of the refs, but--except for Morgan Dollar--they are all just for flavor. It gives me something to visualize, especially when the Hurt Referee chart comes into play. I'm hoping that another LOW referee gets released soon, so I can add him or her to the mix. Again, thanks for following along. I really appreciate it. Seeing Morgan Dollar mixed in there is what made me ask. Would love a Danny Davis ref card! That would be fun! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2020 20:40:49 GMT -5
I would love a Danny Davis card. I thought about bringing in Bill Alfonso, too, but that really only works if he is managing someone. Besides, I planned to use the back of Fonzie's card for Buddy Rogers whenever he officiated a Ric Flair match, but that storyline sort of advanced itself faster than I anticipated.
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Post by joebreakdown on Nov 20, 2020 3:45:47 GMT -5
I'm up for a Danny Davis card as well!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2020 19:32:30 GMT -5
August 20, 2089What's the news, guys?
I've made some headway isolating the corrupted code. I think I'll b able to separate it from the rest of the programming, maybe soon, but I don't know what effect that would have on the contaminated wrestler matrices.
We'll worry about that when we come to it. What about you, Victoria?
I'm still trying to backtrace the virus. This thing is good-it's like trying to track a fish through water.
Just keep at it, both of you. It's almost bell time, so I'll run the system diagnostic. I want to end this thing tonight if we can...
We don’t have to take this, back against the wall...
We don’t have to take this, we can end it all...
All you’ll ever be is a fading memory of a bully...
The Fantastics vs. The Road Warriors (with "Precious" Paul Ellering)
Referee: Tommy Young
The Fantastics took an early advantage in this contest, sending Animal through the ropes with a double dropkick, then working over Hawk with quick tags and more double team maneuvers. Bobby Fulton had Hawk down and was about to go for a running knee strike, but as he charged across the ring, he ran right into a huge clothesline by Animal, who had come in illegally. Hawk managed a tag, and from that point on, it was all Road Warriors. They dominated both men, though Tommy Rogers seemed to take most of the punishment, as they refused to let him tag out to his partner. The end came when Hawk ran into the Fantastics' corner and sent Fulton crashing to the floor with a big boot. Hawk tagged in Animal, and they leveled Rogers with a DOOMSDAY DEVICE for the one, two, three.
WINNERS: The Road Warriors via pinfall (15:28) *
Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Referee: Dave Hebner
This hotly-contested match ended abruptly when Beefcake reversed an Irish whip into the turnbuckle and caught DDP with a clothesline as he bounced out of the corner. Despite absorbing two fierce German suplexes and save neckbreaker that almost put him away, the Barber struggled to his feet first and clamped on his SLEEPER HOLD, sending Page to dreamland and earning the win.
WINNER: Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake via submission (6:44) *
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Gorgeous George (with Cherie Dupré)
Referee: Earl Hebner
Piper had lobbied hard for this rematch, claiming that George's victory in their first meeting (Piper's CWA debut) was a fluke. Piper didn't take much of an opportunity to make his case, however: as soon as the opening bell rang, he charged across the ring and jabbed his thumb into George's eye. While the Gorgeous one was flailing about, Piper scored with a toe kick to his midsection, then scooped him up for a piledriver that led to a sudden one, two, three.
WINNER: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper via pinfall (1:19) --
Post-Match Drama
After Earl Hebner raised his hand, the Rowdy Scot prepared to make his way back up the runway, when suddenly...
You know it's the MacMilitant...
Coming to get it on...
The CWA Commissioner, Teddy Long made his way out from the back and party up the aisle, microphone in hand. Long informed Piper that a match like that "didn't prove bo diddley, playa!" The way the GM saw it, Piper and George were even, so he was going to settle things once and for all, the best way he could think of: in a thirty-minute Iron Man Match at the very next show!
CWA Holovision Championship Match: The Great Muta (ch) vs. Rob Van Dam
Referee: Morgan Dollar
The opening minutes of this match were like a master class in counter wrestling: any move made by either man was immediately nullified at best and reversed at worst by his opponent. After nearly three minutes of action, neither man had even taken the other off his feet. Suddenly, Muta reversed a whip into the turnbuckle, but RVD leapt onto the top turnbuckle and came off with a huge flying body press for two. Though he did not get the win, the move left Muta stunned; Van Dam quickly leapt to the top rope and came off with a FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH that rattled his own ribcage as well as his opponent's. After taking a split second to catch his breath, RVD made the cover for one...two...thr--no! Muta got his should up at the last split second before Morgan Dollar's hand ht the mat a third time!
RVD maintained the advantage for another couple minutes, working Muta over but unable to get him back down to the mat; if anything, it seemed Muta grew stronger the more punishment he absorbed. Van Dam's first tactical error came in attempting a power bomb on his opponent; he thought Muta was out, but the Pearl of the Orient was merely playing possum. He took Van Dam down with a back body drop, then followed up with a jumping savate kick to RVD's face. A pair of power drive elbows earned Muta a short two-count, but more importantly, left Van Dam winded. Muta climbed to the top rope and hit a picture perfect MOONSAULT for one...two...no! Van Dam kicked out and the crowd went wild! Muta would not be denied, however. He continued to punish RVD's ribs with power drive elbows, then went to the top rope for one more MOONSAULT. He hit all of it, and there was no miracle kick-out for Van Dam this time.
WINNER and STILL CWA Holovision Champion: The Great Muta via pinfall (11:41) ***½
CWA World Tag Team Championship Match: "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig & "Ravishing" Rick Rude (with Bobby "the Brain" Heenan) (ch) vs. The Ultimate Warrior & CWA World Heavyweight Champion "Nature Boy" Ric Flair
Referee: Joey Marella
It was obvious that referee Joey Marella would have his hands full right from the opening bell, as all four men began brawling immediately with the Heenan Family earning the lion's share of the cheers, while the strange (and increasingly stranger) pairing of the reddish-hued Ultimate Warrior and equally reddish-hued Ric Flair were booed soundly. Once Marella finally managed to restore order, ejecting Flair and Hennig from the ring, he went down almost immediately as Rude charged the Warrior with a clothesline and the man from Parts Unknown pulled the referee into the Tag Team Champion's path.
While the referee was down (and, quite frankly, out cold), Rude and Warrior went after one another savagely while Hennig took a page from the World Champion's playbook and hit him with a chop block on the apron, sending both men tumbling to the floor, where Flair did his best to stave off the assault of an angry Mr. Perfect. Back in the ring, Warrior and Rude exchanged atomic drops before the challenger went for a clothesline. Rude caught his arm, rotated through the move and turned it into a modified RUDE AWAKENING, but there was no referee to count. The Ravishing one followed up with a piledriver and picked Warrior up off the mat just as referee Tommy Young ran down the aisle and slid into the ring while Joey Marella (who still hadn't moved) slowly rolled to the ropes and fell to the arena floor.
Warrior struggled to his knees and reached towards his corner, looking for a tag, but Flair was still on the floor, getting pounded mercilessly by Mr. Perfect. This allowed Rude to come up behind Warrior and hit another RUDE AWAKENING. Tommy Young dove into position to make the cover...
I've got it!
Tell me you isolated the virus...
Yes, but--
Purge it!
Melanie, I--
I don't care! PURGE IT NOW!
While the referee was lifting his hand to make the first count, Warrior seemed to explode in a burst of crimson light. A matching flash erupted from the arena floor, where Hennig and Flair had been brawling. Rude was knocked halfway out of the ring and Hennig was propelled a good ten feet away from Flair.
Or rather...from what used to be Flair.
In the spaces formerly occupied by the Nature Boy and the Ultimate Warrior, identical red figures slowly rose to their feet. They had prehensile tentacles in lieu of arms, and their smooth feds were utterly featureless, except for a pair of enormous, glowing green eyes. Rude, Hennig, and referee Tommy Young were all blinded by the sudden flash of light, allowing...their opponents (?)...to regain their feet and go on the attack.
What the hell did you do, Scott?
I tried to tell you--the virus had completely corrupted the AI files. When I purged it, the good code got lost, and I was left with blocks of contaminated code, attached to the AI processor.
So those...things...
Are the virus.
The red figure in the ring immediately went on the attack against the blinded Rude, but without being attached to the Warrior's profile matrix, it had little more than the most rudimentary offense. A few strikes from its strange tentacles, then an attempted shoulder tackle that Rude powered through, knocking the red creature on its back. While the audience had fallen to stunned silence at this turn of events, the holographic wrestlers were not programmed with a "shock" response to the sudden transformation of their opponents. To them, the virus was must another obstacle to overcome en route to retaining their Tag Team Championship.
Rude took the virus down with a clothesline and tagged in Hennig, who had recovered his sight and returned to his corner. The virus also made a tag, bringing in...its identical self. Mr. Perfect quickly took his opponent down with a belly-to-back suplex. A pair of rolling neck snaps left the virus reeling, for it had no preprogrammed stamina, and no specific defensive abilities in the absence of a wrestler matrix, either. A quick tag brought Rude back in, and a RUDE AWAKENING put the virus down for two, leaving it in big trouble. Another tag allowed Hennig to put the thing away with his CRADLE SUPLEX for the one, two, three.
WINNERS and STILL CWA World Tag Team Champions: "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig & "Ravishing" Rick Rude via pinfall (25:01) ***½
Post-Match Drama
Once the bell sounded, Hennig and Rude (still programmed as heels) grabbed their titles away from Dave Prazak and marched back up the aisle in the company of their manager, Bobby Heenan, who was pumping his fist and clapping his men on their backs. Meanwhile, in the ring, the two viral holograms began to flicker and slowly fade from existence as the team in the control room completed purging the virus from their system. Through this all, the crowd had made barely a peep, and Melanie began to develop the sort of headache that only thoughts of refunding some five thousand paying customers' tickets could generate.
And then it happened: the crowd burst into a raucous ovation! This was something that had never been seen before in professional wrestling, and in an era of FTL travel, terraforming and colonization of harsh planetary and lunar environments, and sporadic contact with races from other solar systems, if not other galaxies, the idea of shapeshifting aliens (for that's what the crowd assumed they were) taking over the identities of high-profile wrestlers fit right in. They reveled in the spectacle. They celebrated like children who had been drawn in by a compelling story. And, most importantly, they started buying their tickets for the next show...
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