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As the latest match in the tournament is announced, the lights go out throughout the arena. Awake and Alive plays, as brilliant white lights flash on and off in tune with the sharp orchestral opening. As the percussion picks up, Jimmy Monera walks out onto the catwalk, clad once again in his pristine white entrance gear. Each flash of white light reflects off of his emblazoned white coat, shining the image of a crucifix onto the curtains behind him. He stops for a moment, motioning the same symbol across his chest, before continuing down the ramp.

"Introducing first, from Detroit Michigan, weighing in at 206 lbs, Jimmy 'The Avatar' Monera"!

Finally reaching ringside, without his wife Nathalie anywhere in sight, Jimmy slides in under the bottom rope. As soon as he's up to his feet, he climbs up a nearby turnbuckle, and motions the cross over his chest again. He whips off his coat, and tosses it to a stage-hand, then takes a moment to holds out his arms invitingly to the sold-out arena. Who hate him for it.

He shouts some inaudible words, and someone tosses him a microphone. He jumps back down, and returns to the center of the ring with it.

"As you all may notice, Nathalie isn't with me right now. But don't worry, she's not injured... She's recovered ever since that nasty attack that one so-called "Angel" inflicted upon her. She's out right now preparing for a little show I plan to put on for you, later. It's going to be the ultimate expression of my love for you all... As well as a secret that I've kept about how I'm able to directly receive messages from the lord Jesus Christ. But that's not all... I'll also have a very sincere apology to issue. So please, all of you in the arena, don't leave for the concession stand when I'm out here later. And those of you watching at home, don't turn the channel. If you really need a bathroom or food break that badly, then you might as well take it now... Because if you've seen me win one squash match against an opponent who's too weak to deserve to be in the ring with me, you've already seen a million of them."

He tosses the microphone out of the ring, letting it land hard on the steel floor. The sound of the crash, and ensuing feedback, plays on the arena speakers, nearly deafening portions of the audience.

Having been successful in his valiant attempt to not laugh at his opponent's howling, Jimmy continues to bite his tongue until Lauri's music dies down. When it ends, he'll meet his gaze, close the distance, and hold out his right hand, offering a handshake. If it works, he'll go for a slap to the face with his left hand.

If there's a free shot on the table, Jimmy won't hesitate to pick it up. Taking Lauri's invitation, Jimmy goes for another hard slap, this time aimed for his opponent's ear.

With one of his legs pulled out from under him, Jimmy instinctively shifts his weight to the other leg, hopping back a step to keep his balance. Following this, he attempts to drive his right elbow into Lauri's head.

Following his elbow strike, he gets a pained expression, as one of the muscles in his leg starts locking up. The way he's moving, and the way Lauri's holding him, he's just developed a nasty cramp!

Clutching at his quad, he tries to hop backwards towards the ropes, hopefully bringing Lauri with him.

His attempts to hit the ropes not working, he loses his balance, and begins to stumble. He attempts to throw a few punches at Lauri's head, even as he's taken down to the mat.

As soon as the two of them hit the mat, Jimmy finally wrenches his leg free. He rolls away, and starts to stretch out his leg, trying to work out the cramp.