Post by Dan Sullivan on Jul 14, 2008 6:19:34 GMT -5
* Coming onto the screen you see a taste of what you will experience during this HBO time slot.
* Then you hear Marilyn Manson's "The Fight Song" play as this is the "Radical Remix"
"Fight, fight, fight, fight!
Fight, fight, fight, fight!"
* While this is going you see fans from throughout the world with their fists raised & RWC t-shirts on as they want to see real Professional Wrestling & they want it now.
" And when we were good,
You just closed your eyes.
So when we are bad,
We'll scar your minds."
* You see a picture of a monkey doing the "See No Evil", "Hear No Evil", gestures with his hands as then we go to see clips from the RWC as you see Alexis Romanov's great success so far in the RWC in her debut tie vs. Viper to her tag team victory over Viper & Patricia to her latest match at the Revolution Pre-Show where she won a 3-Way by pinning former RWC World Women's Champion Spirit Storm.
"Fight, fight, fight, fight!
Fight, fight, fight, fight!"
* Clips of the 2nd RWC Cruiser-X Cup Tournament are shown as we see two Mid-Card wrestlers go to war over a month just because they wanted a shot at the RWC World Heavyweight Championship title as Violet St. Claire & Xtreme Steve. Xtreme Steve was on the team that ended David Arnold's undefeated 2008 in a tag team match in round 2 while Violet St. Claire won what many feel was the most important round in the Semi-Final Round Multi-Person tag team match by defeating Cruiser-X Cup creator Anthony Phoenix as the final elimination. Final clips of the Barbed Wire For Ropes Elimination match at Bloodbath are shown which had these two as the final two & then the battered & bruised two faced off in a match the fans demanded the next week on Mayhem as while Violet won the tournament Xtreme Steve won the 1 on 1 match.
" You'll never grow up to be a big-rock-star-celebrated-victim-of-your-fame.
They'll just cut our wrists like cheap coupons
And say that death was on sale today."
* Now clips of the resurgence that The HarKore Warriors had during the first half of 2008 as we see Viper becoming the 1st ever Triple Crown Champion in the RWC when she defeated The Great 1 at Cruel Intentions II. Her stellar performance in the 2nd Gwen Memorial Supershow as she damn near won as after making it to the final round she could not withstand the power of David Arnold. Weapon-X has not just had a good year but many believe a better half year then his entire year of 2007 as he's earned the respect of his foes & has victories over Kyle Evers, Big T, Chris Titan & with Arcan Project Genocide after the Luchador Rules tag team match at Revolution as finally we see clips of Viper's defeat of Violet St. Claire recently & her rematch defeat of The Great 1 as she's on the road back to success as finally we see her holding up the RWC International Championship as then we see Weapon-X with the RWC HarKore & his half of the RWC World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship titles.
" And when we were good,
You just closed your eyes.
So when we are bad,
We'll scar your minds."
* Clips of the most dominant RWC World Women's Heavyweight Champion of 2008 are shown as Patricia is doing her damnest to out shine the historic title reign that Gwen Rose had during year 1. You see her defeating Violet St. Claire in the last elimination of a number 1 contenders match at New Year's Nightmare as then when she finally got that shot she defeated her then best friend Mely Poo. The post match attack is shown as we see in their rematch at RWC Bloodbath that turned into a 3-Way Bra & Panties 1st Blood match she eliminated both the Cruiser-X Cup tournament winner Violet St. Claire as well as Mely Poo to retain her title not to mention striping Mely Poo not just down to her bra & panties but removing her bra & tried to end her career in the process. At Ring of Honour II it was the third match as it was the first ever RWC Iron Woman match that saw Patricia come out on top once more which ended the career of Mely Poo. The week before the Revolution PPV on Mayhem we saw Patricia quickly dispose of former champion Spirit Storm as last photo's of her other job as a model are shown.
" Fight, fight, fight, fight!
Fight, fight, fight, fight!"
* As the chorus just repeats you see the historic RWC World Heavyweight Championship Title reign of Daredevil as right before Ring of Honour II he not only became the longest reigning champion in the RWC but of the old country as well. His shocking return from retirement is shown as he tasered Viper during a 6-Person tag team match. At RWC's Bitter Ends in November he won a Gauntlet Match for the vacant World Championship by getting through Main Eventers such as Anthony Phoenix, Gwen Rose & Cameron Hayden. He's defended his championship on Mayhem vs. Anthony Phoenix 1 on 1 as well as at Cruel Intentions II defeating his best friend Cameron Hayden. You see handicapped wins that prove how dominant he is as he defeated Anthony Phoenix & The Great 1 as well as at the Birthway Massacre Supershow which marked the first RWC Supershow held JUST for a superstar's birthday along with Kyle Evers they defeated Anthony Phoenix, The Great 1 & Xtreme Steve in a 3 on 2 match. At Bloodbath he defeated The Great 1 in a 1 on 1 match as at Ring of Honour II he defeated Violet St. Claire. During the Revolution tag team main event he fought off the challengers as even though he may of lost the RWC World Tag Team Championships he successfully retained his championship vs. Weapon-X & Arcan.
* Opening up in the Pepsi Center the crowd is going crazy in Denver, Colorado as a huge chant of "RWC" is ringing through the seats.
"The Voice of the RWC" Sinnomon: Welcome folks as the road to Radicalmania II truely starts tonight as I am Sinnomon sitting next to a man with the wrestling business in his blood in Brad Armstrong of the legandary Armstrong wrestling family.
Brad Armstrong: I have to make this my first statement & it is going out to the former President of the RWC Anthony Phoenix. He was a great friend & truely Hall of Fame caliber wrestler who will be missed here in the RWC. Even though he's already found two new promotions to call home as he's staff in one while he's champion in the other as you can't keep a good Phoenix down.
Sinnomon: Maybe not but one thing that many die hard RWC fans hope will stay down is the promotion that we are the red headed step child of in the Non Stop Wrestling Alliance. On July 3rd it shut it's doors & due to this fact it is why the July 4th Supershow did not take place here as the RWC council has been changed completely as well as we've gotten many of their stars to "stay in the family" as it were to come here.
Brad Armstrong: Some people you'd know there from their past here or the old country is stars such as Rip Thomas, Q-Ball, Storming Raven, Fa Sho, Marcos Wilson as well as Anthony Phoenix & Travis Kahler as many behind the scenes wonder if our two homes will "place nice" with each other or if they will become the new Elephant in the room that we can't speak of like the "old country" as we're forced to call it is now.
Sinnomon: Travis Kahler claims that what WE started a year & a half ago HE finished as tonight, due to the Main Event we did have being ruled a forfeit win for Viper due to Cameron Hayden's not showing up for the show, our new Main Event will see the two men who MAY be most responsable for the closing of the old country do battle in a Respect Non-Title HarKore Rules Match as our owner Weapon-X takes on the 2nd version last World & Television Champion of the old country Travis Kahler.
Brad Armstrong: That will clearly be a Pay Per View level match as another match that will not be happening tonight is the Teacher vs. Student match that had Brett Unknown to be facing Kyle Evers, due to the Vice-President of the RWC quitting in protest over the Cameron Hayden & Anthony Phoenix backstage situation that cost them their council jobs, as Brett Unknown has won his match via forfeit. So both Brett Unknown & Viper have moved onto the second round of the RWC International Championship tournament as at Radicalmania II we will crown a new champion in our most controversial division in the RWC.
Sinnomon: Due to those two matches already taking place, due to them being on the same side of the bracket, on next week's Mayhem in Round 2 of the tournament we will see a renewal of a fued from year 1 of the RWC as Brett Unknown will face Viper in a grudge match. Remember it was Brett, then going by Graven Darkeyes, who broke Viper's nose during the 2nd round match of the Gwen Memorial Supershow as in the weeks & months after Viper put him through hell in putting him in Triple Threat matches vs. Maverick as well as Prince of Darkness as well as defeating him herself in multiple matches.
* "No Matter What" by T.I. begins to play in the arena as the crowd erupts in cheer's. On the Radical-Tron you see clip's of Chris Toxic's great career from promotions like GCW, the old country & the RWC among others as you see the name "The Only One" flashing across it as green light strobes around the ramp way.
Sinnomon: Chris Toxic is one half of the "Flashback" Main Event for Radicalmania II but as of yet we don't know who he will be facing on the show.
Brad Armstrong: He failed to show up for his Pre-Show Main Event match vs. Spike Young at Revolution due to feeling disrespected that his old foe Weapon-X placed him on the Pre-Show. The former RWC HarKore & 1/2 of the World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions has stated that he will come out here tonight to demand to know who he's facing on the biggest show of the biggest promotion in the year of 2008.
* Chris Toxic is starting to walk out onto the ramp way as the green strobe lighting is all over him. On the Radical-Tron you now see his "Devil's Reject" nickname as he say's that he's so bad ass that even the devil was afraid of him & kicked him out as he walks down the ramp way with the crowd cheering. He walks up the ring steps & walks to the center of the ring apron as he turns around & looks at the crowd as you see he's wearing old "Final Revolution" t-shirt, which was his stable in the old country that did battle with the 1st version of the Millionaire's Club, as he has a bottle of water in his hand. His 3rd nick name " The Icon" goes across the Radical-Tron as you see some of his top moments in the RWC in ending Weapon-X's 189 day streak as old country HarKore Champion at Ring of Honour during the only ever Desert Street fight as then, along with his New World Xtreme partner Anthony Phoenix, they defeated Cameron Hayden & Kyle Evers at Revolution to become RWC World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Chris takes a drink of the water & looks to the left at the crowd. He then looks to the right as then he comes back to the center where he spits the water out & strecthes his arms out to their full extenstion before going into the ring & asking for a microphone from Tyler Smith. The crowd is chanting "Money!" as if to tell Toxic who they hope his opponent is for the show as it allows Chris Toxic to smile.
Chris Toxic: I'd like to first wish my ex-partner Anthony Phoenix the best in his future after the RWC. I had hoped to be able to team up with him again but that time has now passed.
* The crowd starts to boo as they are not happy that Anthony & Kyle, along with maybe Cameron & Arcan, could soon be gone from the RWC.
Chris Toxic: But that's not why I'm out here tonight as I came back to the RWC because Weapon-X said he wanted me in the 2nd Annual "Flashback Main Event" match at Radicalmania II. On last year's Radicalmania it was Anthony & myself defeating The HarKore Warriors in a successful defense of our RWC World Tag Team Championship titles so I know how important it is to be showcased at that event. I told him sure as it'd be a honor to do my damnest to put on a better match then Rage & Rip Thomas did last year.
* Alot of the crowd boo's that statement as they remember that match as a showcase of two of the old guard who did their damnest to prove they could still hang in the Main Event.
Chris Toxic: One problem is as to get prepared for such a huge match I need time to train, study & prepare for my match. How in the fuck am I going to do that when I don't know who my opponent is?
* The crowd starts a chant with half of them saying "T" & the other half saying "Money" as Toxic lets it go for a good minute before cutting in.
Chris Toxic: Oh I would punch my very own mother if it would mean facing him at Radicalmania II as he is half of the reason why I was forced to leave the old country. But, even though not just Weapon-X but Stephen Murdock have been trying to contact him, T-Money has failed to answer any of their calls.
* A loud boo comes from the crowd as they would probably punch their own mothers if it meant a match of that caliber would of went down. All of a sudden you hear
" Why do they always send the poor?"
* As the crowd starts a "Holy Fuck!" chant as BYOB by System of a Down plays in the arena.
Sinnomon: Can it really be him, as it's not T-Money but somebody damn near as important in his own right.
Brad Armstrong: Weapon-X told us we'd get surprises on the road to Radicalmania II as this is only the start of the show & we have this?
* Flames shoot out of the stage as then Kris "Fa Sho" Destiny comes out onto the rampway as the crowd starts a "Welcome Home" chant to the long time old country superstar.
Sinnomon: He holds the record for the most ever old country HarKore Championship title reigns at 6 as well as he held the 2nd version old country World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship title WITH T-Money as they defeated The Perfect Couple shortly after the split for us to form RWC.
Brad Armstrong: So you think since X couldn't get Money he did the next best thing & got a former partner of his?
Sinnomon: To be honest that may of been only a side positive as do you know what this means is that the Flashback match this year may include two Legends in the world of HarKore wrestling which in a promotion that's named "Radical" who can beat that?
* During this whole time Fa Sho is just soaking in the cheers of the crowd as then he starts to walk down to the ring with a cocky yet focused attitude. He acknowledges a couple of fans on his way to the ring.
* Fa Sho rolls in, and grins as he holds his left arm up as Chris Toxic does not look impressed as his music ends.
Chris Toxic: So now that Danny & James aren't around to protect you you've come back to the real top promotion around begging for a job?
* The crowd boo's this statement, as Fa Sho is currently in another promotion that is clearly being helped by the close of the old country, thinking that Fa Sho should never have to beg for anything.
Fa Sho: For the record, it was Weapon-X who contacted ME about coming HERE. Not the other way around.
* The crowd starts a huge "Thank U X!!" chant as it's clear that X is pulling out all of the stops to try to put the best television on HBO while behind the scenes he's trying to piece the council back together.
Fa Sho: He told me I can either come in just for this match or stay long term as that's up to me. If I have to listen to somebody like you for 15 minutes to open the show every week I may decide not to stay.
Chris Toxic: Oh is that so as what do you think you can accomplish by coming here? Any one thing that you have done in your career I have done bigger & better then you ever could. 6-Time HarKore champion big deal as I destroyed the man you could not in Weapon-X to win the title. You got to be tag champion with T-Money well I got to team with one of the best HarKore wrestlers of this generation in Anthony Phoenix to be RWC World tag team champions. You are nothing compared to me.
* Fa Sho has a smile on his face as some of those words may of stung him inside but he keeps a straight face during it all.
Fa Sho: I'm nobody compared to you? You held the GCW World Championship & shortly after that promotion CLOSED as you can say a promotion is only as good as it's World Champion which means the GCW was nothing more then a Mid-Card promotion.
* A big "ooooo" from the crowd on that one as Toxic doesn't like that tone of voice on him.
Fa Sho: And your reign with Phoenix I'd be praising him if I were you as from what I saw on television was Phoenix carrying your ass from month to month as finally you two were stripped of the titles because of YOU. And that win over Weapon-X good for you but the fact that then at Revolution a month later you vacated the title that means so much to men like me, your beloved Anthony as well as Weapon-X to focus on the Main Event multi-title match means you disrespected every single one of us who put our well being on the lines to be HarKore champion.
Chris Toxic: Now that's enough out of...
* Fa Sho gets up into the face of Chris Toxic as he cuts him off.
Fa Sho: I will say when it's enough from now on old man!!!
* Before the two start to fight we see RWC ring announcer Tyler Smith come into the ring & tell them that he has a announcement.
Tyler Smith: By order of RWC's sole owner Weapon-X, just like last year, this year's Flashback Main Event will have a special guest referee. The identity of that person will be revealed later on in the show. Thank you.
* As Tyler gets out of the ring it turns both men's attention towards him & away from each other as NEITHER was told about a special guest referee.
Sinnomon: I can only imagine who X has found to be the special guest referee.
Brad: Folks we will be right back after these great HBO programming notes to have the opening match of the evening.
* As we fade out we see Toxic & Fa Sho argueing with Tyler Smith to tell them who the special referee is, even though he doesn't know.
* Then you hear Marilyn Manson's "The Fight Song" play as this is the "Radical Remix"
"Fight, fight, fight, fight!
Fight, fight, fight, fight!"
* While this is going you see fans from throughout the world with their fists raised & RWC t-shirts on as they want to see real Professional Wrestling & they want it now.
" And when we were good,
You just closed your eyes.
So when we are bad,
We'll scar your minds."
* You see a picture of a monkey doing the "See No Evil", "Hear No Evil", gestures with his hands as then we go to see clips from the RWC as you see Alexis Romanov's great success so far in the RWC in her debut tie vs. Viper to her tag team victory over Viper & Patricia to her latest match at the Revolution Pre-Show where she won a 3-Way by pinning former RWC World Women's Champion Spirit Storm.
"Fight, fight, fight, fight!
Fight, fight, fight, fight!"
* Clips of the 2nd RWC Cruiser-X Cup Tournament are shown as we see two Mid-Card wrestlers go to war over a month just because they wanted a shot at the RWC World Heavyweight Championship title as Violet St. Claire & Xtreme Steve. Xtreme Steve was on the team that ended David Arnold's undefeated 2008 in a tag team match in round 2 while Violet St. Claire won what many feel was the most important round in the Semi-Final Round Multi-Person tag team match by defeating Cruiser-X Cup creator Anthony Phoenix as the final elimination. Final clips of the Barbed Wire For Ropes Elimination match at Bloodbath are shown which had these two as the final two & then the battered & bruised two faced off in a match the fans demanded the next week on Mayhem as while Violet won the tournament Xtreme Steve won the 1 on 1 match.
" You'll never grow up to be a big-rock-star-celebrated-victim-of-your-fame.
They'll just cut our wrists like cheap coupons
And say that death was on sale today."
* Now clips of the resurgence that The HarKore Warriors had during the first half of 2008 as we see Viper becoming the 1st ever Triple Crown Champion in the RWC when she defeated The Great 1 at Cruel Intentions II. Her stellar performance in the 2nd Gwen Memorial Supershow as she damn near won as after making it to the final round she could not withstand the power of David Arnold. Weapon-X has not just had a good year but many believe a better half year then his entire year of 2007 as he's earned the respect of his foes & has victories over Kyle Evers, Big T, Chris Titan & with Arcan Project Genocide after the Luchador Rules tag team match at Revolution as finally we see clips of Viper's defeat of Violet St. Claire recently & her rematch defeat of The Great 1 as she's on the road back to success as finally we see her holding up the RWC International Championship as then we see Weapon-X with the RWC HarKore & his half of the RWC World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship titles.
" And when we were good,
You just closed your eyes.
So when we are bad,
We'll scar your minds."
* Clips of the most dominant RWC World Women's Heavyweight Champion of 2008 are shown as Patricia is doing her damnest to out shine the historic title reign that Gwen Rose had during year 1. You see her defeating Violet St. Claire in the last elimination of a number 1 contenders match at New Year's Nightmare as then when she finally got that shot she defeated her then best friend Mely Poo. The post match attack is shown as we see in their rematch at RWC Bloodbath that turned into a 3-Way Bra & Panties 1st Blood match she eliminated both the Cruiser-X Cup tournament winner Violet St. Claire as well as Mely Poo to retain her title not to mention striping Mely Poo not just down to her bra & panties but removing her bra & tried to end her career in the process. At Ring of Honour II it was the third match as it was the first ever RWC Iron Woman match that saw Patricia come out on top once more which ended the career of Mely Poo. The week before the Revolution PPV on Mayhem we saw Patricia quickly dispose of former champion Spirit Storm as last photo's of her other job as a model are shown.
" Fight, fight, fight, fight!
Fight, fight, fight, fight!"
* As the chorus just repeats you see the historic RWC World Heavyweight Championship Title reign of Daredevil as right before Ring of Honour II he not only became the longest reigning champion in the RWC but of the old country as well. His shocking return from retirement is shown as he tasered Viper during a 6-Person tag team match. At RWC's Bitter Ends in November he won a Gauntlet Match for the vacant World Championship by getting through Main Eventers such as Anthony Phoenix, Gwen Rose & Cameron Hayden. He's defended his championship on Mayhem vs. Anthony Phoenix 1 on 1 as well as at Cruel Intentions II defeating his best friend Cameron Hayden. You see handicapped wins that prove how dominant he is as he defeated Anthony Phoenix & The Great 1 as well as at the Birthway Massacre Supershow which marked the first RWC Supershow held JUST for a superstar's birthday along with Kyle Evers they defeated Anthony Phoenix, The Great 1 & Xtreme Steve in a 3 on 2 match. At Bloodbath he defeated The Great 1 in a 1 on 1 match as at Ring of Honour II he defeated Violet St. Claire. During the Revolution tag team main event he fought off the challengers as even though he may of lost the RWC World Tag Team Championships he successfully retained his championship vs. Weapon-X & Arcan.
* Opening up in the Pepsi Center the crowd is going crazy in Denver, Colorado as a huge chant of "RWC" is ringing through the seats.
"The Voice of the RWC" Sinnomon: Welcome folks as the road to Radicalmania II truely starts tonight as I am Sinnomon sitting next to a man with the wrestling business in his blood in Brad Armstrong of the legandary Armstrong wrestling family.
Brad Armstrong: I have to make this my first statement & it is going out to the former President of the RWC Anthony Phoenix. He was a great friend & truely Hall of Fame caliber wrestler who will be missed here in the RWC. Even though he's already found two new promotions to call home as he's staff in one while he's champion in the other as you can't keep a good Phoenix down.
Sinnomon: Maybe not but one thing that many die hard RWC fans hope will stay down is the promotion that we are the red headed step child of in the Non Stop Wrestling Alliance. On July 3rd it shut it's doors & due to this fact it is why the July 4th Supershow did not take place here as the RWC council has been changed completely as well as we've gotten many of their stars to "stay in the family" as it were to come here.
Brad Armstrong: Some people you'd know there from their past here or the old country is stars such as Rip Thomas, Q-Ball, Storming Raven, Fa Sho, Marcos Wilson as well as Anthony Phoenix & Travis Kahler as many behind the scenes wonder if our two homes will "place nice" with each other or if they will become the new Elephant in the room that we can't speak of like the "old country" as we're forced to call it is now.
Sinnomon: Travis Kahler claims that what WE started a year & a half ago HE finished as tonight, due to the Main Event we did have being ruled a forfeit win for Viper due to Cameron Hayden's not showing up for the show, our new Main Event will see the two men who MAY be most responsable for the closing of the old country do battle in a Respect Non-Title HarKore Rules Match as our owner Weapon-X takes on the 2nd version last World & Television Champion of the old country Travis Kahler.
Brad Armstrong: That will clearly be a Pay Per View level match as another match that will not be happening tonight is the Teacher vs. Student match that had Brett Unknown to be facing Kyle Evers, due to the Vice-President of the RWC quitting in protest over the Cameron Hayden & Anthony Phoenix backstage situation that cost them their council jobs, as Brett Unknown has won his match via forfeit. So both Brett Unknown & Viper have moved onto the second round of the RWC International Championship tournament as at Radicalmania II we will crown a new champion in our most controversial division in the RWC.
Sinnomon: Due to those two matches already taking place, due to them being on the same side of the bracket, on next week's Mayhem in Round 2 of the tournament we will see a renewal of a fued from year 1 of the RWC as Brett Unknown will face Viper in a grudge match. Remember it was Brett, then going by Graven Darkeyes, who broke Viper's nose during the 2nd round match of the Gwen Memorial Supershow as in the weeks & months after Viper put him through hell in putting him in Triple Threat matches vs. Maverick as well as Prince of Darkness as well as defeating him herself in multiple matches.
* "No Matter What" by T.I. begins to play in the arena as the crowd erupts in cheer's. On the Radical-Tron you see clip's of Chris Toxic's great career from promotions like GCW, the old country & the RWC among others as you see the name "The Only One" flashing across it as green light strobes around the ramp way.
Sinnomon: Chris Toxic is one half of the "Flashback" Main Event for Radicalmania II but as of yet we don't know who he will be facing on the show.
Brad Armstrong: He failed to show up for his Pre-Show Main Event match vs. Spike Young at Revolution due to feeling disrespected that his old foe Weapon-X placed him on the Pre-Show. The former RWC HarKore & 1/2 of the World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions has stated that he will come out here tonight to demand to know who he's facing on the biggest show of the biggest promotion in the year of 2008.
* Chris Toxic is starting to walk out onto the ramp way as the green strobe lighting is all over him. On the Radical-Tron you now see his "Devil's Reject" nickname as he say's that he's so bad ass that even the devil was afraid of him & kicked him out as he walks down the ramp way with the crowd cheering. He walks up the ring steps & walks to the center of the ring apron as he turns around & looks at the crowd as you see he's wearing old "Final Revolution" t-shirt, which was his stable in the old country that did battle with the 1st version of the Millionaire's Club, as he has a bottle of water in his hand. His 3rd nick name " The Icon" goes across the Radical-Tron as you see some of his top moments in the RWC in ending Weapon-X's 189 day streak as old country HarKore Champion at Ring of Honour during the only ever Desert Street fight as then, along with his New World Xtreme partner Anthony Phoenix, they defeated Cameron Hayden & Kyle Evers at Revolution to become RWC World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Chris takes a drink of the water & looks to the left at the crowd. He then looks to the right as then he comes back to the center where he spits the water out & strecthes his arms out to their full extenstion before going into the ring & asking for a microphone from Tyler Smith. The crowd is chanting "Money!" as if to tell Toxic who they hope his opponent is for the show as it allows Chris Toxic to smile.
Chris Toxic: I'd like to first wish my ex-partner Anthony Phoenix the best in his future after the RWC. I had hoped to be able to team up with him again but that time has now passed.
* The crowd starts to boo as they are not happy that Anthony & Kyle, along with maybe Cameron & Arcan, could soon be gone from the RWC.
Chris Toxic: But that's not why I'm out here tonight as I came back to the RWC because Weapon-X said he wanted me in the 2nd Annual "Flashback Main Event" match at Radicalmania II. On last year's Radicalmania it was Anthony & myself defeating The HarKore Warriors in a successful defense of our RWC World Tag Team Championship titles so I know how important it is to be showcased at that event. I told him sure as it'd be a honor to do my damnest to put on a better match then Rage & Rip Thomas did last year.
* Alot of the crowd boo's that statement as they remember that match as a showcase of two of the old guard who did their damnest to prove they could still hang in the Main Event.
Chris Toxic: One problem is as to get prepared for such a huge match I need time to train, study & prepare for my match. How in the fuck am I going to do that when I don't know who my opponent is?
* The crowd starts a chant with half of them saying "T" & the other half saying "Money" as Toxic lets it go for a good minute before cutting in.
Chris Toxic: Oh I would punch my very own mother if it would mean facing him at Radicalmania II as he is half of the reason why I was forced to leave the old country. But, even though not just Weapon-X but Stephen Murdock have been trying to contact him, T-Money has failed to answer any of their calls.
* A loud boo comes from the crowd as they would probably punch their own mothers if it meant a match of that caliber would of went down. All of a sudden you hear
" Why do they always send the poor?"
* As the crowd starts a "Holy Fuck!" chant as BYOB by System of a Down plays in the arena.
Sinnomon: Can it really be him, as it's not T-Money but somebody damn near as important in his own right.
Brad Armstrong: Weapon-X told us we'd get surprises on the road to Radicalmania II as this is only the start of the show & we have this?
* Flames shoot out of the stage as then Kris "Fa Sho" Destiny comes out onto the rampway as the crowd starts a "Welcome Home" chant to the long time old country superstar.
Sinnomon: He holds the record for the most ever old country HarKore Championship title reigns at 6 as well as he held the 2nd version old country World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship title WITH T-Money as they defeated The Perfect Couple shortly after the split for us to form RWC.
Brad Armstrong: So you think since X couldn't get Money he did the next best thing & got a former partner of his?
Sinnomon: To be honest that may of been only a side positive as do you know what this means is that the Flashback match this year may include two Legends in the world of HarKore wrestling which in a promotion that's named "Radical" who can beat that?
* During this whole time Fa Sho is just soaking in the cheers of the crowd as then he starts to walk down to the ring with a cocky yet focused attitude. He acknowledges a couple of fans on his way to the ring.
* Fa Sho rolls in, and grins as he holds his left arm up as Chris Toxic does not look impressed as his music ends.
Chris Toxic: So now that Danny & James aren't around to protect you you've come back to the real top promotion around begging for a job?
* The crowd boo's this statement, as Fa Sho is currently in another promotion that is clearly being helped by the close of the old country, thinking that Fa Sho should never have to beg for anything.
Fa Sho: For the record, it was Weapon-X who contacted ME about coming HERE. Not the other way around.
* The crowd starts a huge "Thank U X!!" chant as it's clear that X is pulling out all of the stops to try to put the best television on HBO while behind the scenes he's trying to piece the council back together.
Fa Sho: He told me I can either come in just for this match or stay long term as that's up to me. If I have to listen to somebody like you for 15 minutes to open the show every week I may decide not to stay.
Chris Toxic: Oh is that so as what do you think you can accomplish by coming here? Any one thing that you have done in your career I have done bigger & better then you ever could. 6-Time HarKore champion big deal as I destroyed the man you could not in Weapon-X to win the title. You got to be tag champion with T-Money well I got to team with one of the best HarKore wrestlers of this generation in Anthony Phoenix to be RWC World tag team champions. You are nothing compared to me.
* Fa Sho has a smile on his face as some of those words may of stung him inside but he keeps a straight face during it all.
Fa Sho: I'm nobody compared to you? You held the GCW World Championship & shortly after that promotion CLOSED as you can say a promotion is only as good as it's World Champion which means the GCW was nothing more then a Mid-Card promotion.
* A big "ooooo" from the crowd on that one as Toxic doesn't like that tone of voice on him.
Fa Sho: And your reign with Phoenix I'd be praising him if I were you as from what I saw on television was Phoenix carrying your ass from month to month as finally you two were stripped of the titles because of YOU. And that win over Weapon-X good for you but the fact that then at Revolution a month later you vacated the title that means so much to men like me, your beloved Anthony as well as Weapon-X to focus on the Main Event multi-title match means you disrespected every single one of us who put our well being on the lines to be HarKore champion.
Chris Toxic: Now that's enough out of...
* Fa Sho gets up into the face of Chris Toxic as he cuts him off.
Fa Sho: I will say when it's enough from now on old man!!!
* Before the two start to fight we see RWC ring announcer Tyler Smith come into the ring & tell them that he has a announcement.
Tyler Smith: By order of RWC's sole owner Weapon-X, just like last year, this year's Flashback Main Event will have a special guest referee. The identity of that person will be revealed later on in the show. Thank you.
* As Tyler gets out of the ring it turns both men's attention towards him & away from each other as NEITHER was told about a special guest referee.
Sinnomon: I can only imagine who X has found to be the special guest referee.
Brad: Folks we will be right back after these great HBO programming notes to have the opening match of the evening.
* As we fade out we see Toxic & Fa Sho argueing with Tyler Smith to tell them who the special referee is, even though he doesn't know.