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Someone willingly playing Buff Bagwell, makes me question their sanity.

*rubs temples*

There was not a moment spared for an elbow-and-collar lock-up or any other old school wrestling formalities. This was a goddamn war. After Awesome slid into the ring, Douglas charged after him and clubbed him in the back with his forearm multiple times. Despite the relentless attack, Awesome got to one knee and was able to shove Douglas off for a moment, but the Franchise closed the distance quickly and stood Awesome up with a strong kick to the chest. Douglas connected with a couple of chops and went to irish whip the Gladiator in the opposing set of ropes. Awesome reversed the irish whip, Douglas bounced back, and both men met each other in the ring with a shoulder block. Mike shoved the Franchise by his face and pointed to the ropes to their side, daring Douglas to do it again. Shane, looking startled by the big man’s sturdiness from the shoulder block, followed Mike’s lead and went for another shoulder block, but it was met with the same result.

MIKE ******** YOU, ******** now pedaled backwards before coming back towards his opponent, rebounding off the ropes behind him. Awesome went for a clothesline, expecting the Franchise to go for another shoulder block, but Shane ducked the maneuver. On his second trip back, he went for a clothesline, but Awesome took a few steps to shorten the distance, catch him, and throw him over his head with a belly-to-belly suplex! He didn’t need Alfonso’s whistle for the moment, because the fans had cheered wildly seeing the Franchise dropped on his head! Douglas grabbed at his lower back, the sharp landing causing him to stay seated for a brief moment. When Shane Douglas rose to his feet, he turned and was met with a slingshot shoulder block by Awesome! He went for the cover after landing on the Franchise.

1.....2....KICK OUT BY DOUGLAS!

JIM ROSS
If you look for the word 'Slobberknocker' in the dictionary, folks, this match will be listed right underneath. This one will not be pretty!

JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER
The start of this one has definitely not been pretty...unlike Francine! Hey! Francine!

JIM ROSS
Would you stop that!

Shane wisely rolled himself toward the ropes and out of the ring, causing some nearby fans to boo his cowardice. Awesome stood up and put his hands on his knees, ready to pounce on the Franchise as soon as he stood. However, once Douglas rose to his feet, Awesome turned to run towards the ropes behind him. Little did he know Francine had slid her boyfriend a chair from under the ring. When the Gladiator ran towards the ropes closest to Douglas and went for a dive over the top, the Franchise swung for the fences and BASHED HIS OPPONENT'S HEAD IN MID-FLIGHT! He dropped to the outside mat beneath him and was knocked in a daze for a moment before Douglas flipped him over and went for the cover!

1.....2....SHOULDER UP BY AWESOME!

WWF FANS
E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB!

JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER
I think you mean W-W-F! W-W-F! It's dead, it's gone; get over it!

Mike Awesome had his brains cracked and scrambled from the wild chairshot! Shane Douglas stood up and looked to the nearby cameraman, putting two fingers in his mouth and whistling to mock the absent Bill Alfonso. Then he pushed the camera man lightly out of the way to peel back the mat between him and Awesome. Francine backed away and moved away from that side of the ring. There were weapons, concrete, and two brutes who were beating the s**t out of each other… and the match just started! As Awesome rolled back to his stomach and tried to push himself to his feet, the Franchise put him back down with a chairshot to the back! And another! And another! AND ANOTHER! The viewers at home saw blood dripping down the Gladiator’s face from the violent shot to the head. Douglas lifted the almost-lifeless body of Mike Awesome, only to drop him back on his head with a DDT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR! The Franchise attempted to put his opponent away early once again.

1.....2....KICK OUT BY AWESOME!

JIM ROSS
Awesome has been busted wide open, this is sickening!

Douglas rose to his knees with his hands on his thighs. He knew it would take a lot to keep Awesome down, but the Franchise felt like he gave his opponent back-to-back concussions between the chair-shot to the head and the DDT on the floor. He then used his knees to inch towards Awesome and rain down shots on his bloodied forehead, opening his fresh battle scars even more. Francine cheered her boyfriend and trash-talked Mike Awesome as the crowd booed the power couple loudly in the background. They French-kissed in front of the camera and paying fans in attendance, making them boo even louder at the two. The ECW chants earlier had set the precedent for what other chants would emerge from that company’s history.

WWF FANS
SHE’S A CRACKWHORE! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
SHE’S A CRACKWHORE! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
SHE’S A CRACKWHORE! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)

SHANE DOUGLAS
SHUT UP, YOU ******** COCKSUCKERS!

Shane lifted the Gladiator to his feet and irish whipped him into the barricade. Awesome leaned against the barricade, and when Douglas charged in for a clothesline, the big man ducked and connected with a back body drop, dumping his opponent into the seats behind him! Luckily, the fans were wise enough to get out of the way beforehand. Mike then began walking towards Francine’s direction. She cowardly backed away, saying she didn’t want any trouble from the Gladiator. Suddenly, a heel of hers had broken, and she was on her a**, unable to run away from Awesome! He pointed her direction and yelled, “I’LL GET YOU LATER b***h!” The crowd wouldn’t usually cheer a 300-pound man threatening to attack a woman, but the fans were biased for the monster babyface. Mike turned around and ran at Douglas (now standing behind the barricade), connecting with a flying clothesline over the barrier! Both men laid in a pile of folded and unfolded chairs, scrambled across the floor from their landing.

JIM ROSS
For gods sakes! Look at the chaos! There is just no lengths these men will not go to!

Awesome shook the cobwebs out of his hair before getting back to his feet. Time for payback after that chairshot to the head. As surrounding fans scurried out of their seats, Awesome grabbed one of their chairs and folded it. He turned to a kneeling Shane Douglas and immediately planted the chair into the top of his skull! Douglas had turned into stone, and while he barely rocked from side to side, he was still in prime position for another chair shot. So that’s exactly what he got, and this time, he dropped to his side in a heap. He would spend his next few moments on the ground, trying to remember what year it was. The Gladiator briefly looked around the ruckus crowd as if he sought validation for attempting to murder Shane Douglas. He threw the chair aside and went for the pinfall, as the referee was now seen in the crowd with them.

1.....2....KICK OUT BY DOUGLAS!

Awesome lifted Douglas by the head, only to throw him over the barricade and towards the ring area. Awesome followed in pursuit, grabbed the back of the Franchise’s head, and threw him into the ring post! Francine screamed in fear as Douglas stumbled off in a daze, eventually leaning onto the announce table. Mike went to grab Shane’s head again, but Douglas countered with a MONITOR TO THE FACE! Awesome was spun around before falling to the ground like a sack of potatoes. Some blood droplets had landed on the camera lens from the impact. The Franchise took a moment to catch himself. He hadn’t been busted open, but his head was still ringing from the chairshot earlier. He waited a good twenty seconds for Awesome to stand again, just so he could drop him with another shot to the head! The original ECW Champion picked his opponent off the mat and rolled him into the ring. Francine — remaining to social distance from the action — slid a couple steel chairs into the ring. The fans started a “WE WANT TABLES!” chant, but Francine shut that down quickly.

FRANCINE
I DON’T CARE WHAT THE HELL YOU LOSERS WANT!

There was an attempt to restart the crackwhore chants, but to no avail. Awesome crawled to the corner and tried to use the middle rope to stand himself up, but Douglas spun him to his feet instead. Shane connected with a repetitive 1-2 combo of a knife-edge chop followed by a punch to his wounded forehead. After the Gladiator was knocked in a daze, Douglas turned around and unfolded the steel chairs, having them face each other to make a small steel landing pad. He then turned to his opponent and sat him on the top turnbuckle, where he would attempt a superplex… but Awesome refused, connecting with punches to the Franchise’s gut until he released his grip. Mike Awesome then connected with a couple of clubbing forearm smashes to the back before standing on the top rope and putting Douglas in position for an Avalanche Awesome Bomb! However, the Franchise didn’t let his head get caught, and now he stood on the top rope, connecting with a series of headbutts to the big man! Both warriors were balancing on the top rope, ready to fall any direction. But Suddenly, Mike hopped down, slipping between the corner and Douglas. He then connected with an AWESOME BOMB ON THE UNFOLDED STEEL CHAIRS! The Franchise had winced and screamed in pure agony as Awesome was struggling to crawl for the cover. He stumbled backwards and dropped into the corner behind him; his head was in a whole other planet after the attack Shane Douglas had put on him tonight.

WWF FANS
HOLY s**t! HOLY s**t! HOLY s**t! HOLY s**t!

After a couple seconds of composing himself, Mike Awesome went for the pinfall to put the Franchise away and finally end this feud...

1.....2....3-NO! KICK OUT BY DOUGLAS!

JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER
WHAT?! How in the hell are these guys still breathing, JR?!

Awesome was bewildered! He looked to the ref with three fingers up and his mouth agape, but the ref responded back with two of his own. This was a moment where the Gladiator could use Bill Alfonso in his corner; he was too busy in his own head when he could have continued the attack right then and there! Mike pushed himself up, groggy from the carnage these two had put each other through. Awesome pointed to the corner with one hand, signaling for the Awesome Splash, but Francine would not allow that to happen. Not tonight. While he was in the middle of climbing the turnbuckle, the head cheerleader got on the steel steps behind him and grabbed his foot, refusing to let him get to the top! Awesome had been fuming with rage; he would not allow this evil b***h to get in his business ever again! Mike grabbed a hold of her hair and pulled her up to the apron with murder on his mind, but he was immediately whacked on the head with one of the damaged chairs! Douglas threw the chair on top of the other, climbed to the middle rope, and hit a TOP ROPE FRANCHISER ON AWESOME, MAKING HIM CRASH FACE FIRST INTO THE STACK OF BENT & DAMAGED CHAIRS! Both men laid out on the mat, huffing and puffing. Awesome looked motionless, and Douglas barely showed signs of life himself. The fans had stomped, clapped, whistled, and hollered loudly. This was an absolute war between two men who hated each other’s guts and wanted to prove one was superior to the other, and they were both willing to go to any lengths to achieve that. Simple.

WWF FANS
THIS IS AWESOME! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
THIS IS AWESOME! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)
THIS IS AWESOME! (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap)

Finally, the Franchise rolled over and dug his head into Awesome’s side, flipping him over any way he could. The referee dropped down to the mat to make the pin...

1.....2....3-NO! NOW AWESOME KICKS OUT!

JIM ROSS
I don't believe it! Somebody, anybody, stay down! Think of your health!

The Franchise slapped the hell out of the mat three times before rolling over on his back and grabbing himself by the hair. He just wanted to kill this ******** once and for all. Douglas was tired of his girlfriend being worried for her life. Shane rolled to the ropes and pulled himself to his feet. He pointed to the outside of the ring with both hands, mocking Awesome’s signal for a table. The fans had a mixed reaction, because while they loved seeing people be put through tables, they hated Shane Douglas and his cocky attitude. Francine dragged a table out from under the ring and started to set up the table… which she struggled with… a lot. In the meantime, Douglas grabbed the downed Mike Awesome by the lower jaw, slapping him and talking trash to him. He shoved the Gladiator back by his face, causing the wounded Awesome to fall back into the ropes. The Franchise approached his opponent and continued to pound his fist into Awesome’s exposed forehead. He had been wearing the crimson mask for most of the match, but it had thickened from the amount of blood lost, painting an even more gruesome picture for the WWF audience. Douglas irish whipped the Gladiator across the ring and went to behead him with a clothesline once the big man bounced back, but the nearly 300 pounds Mike Awesome slid between his legs! At the end of his slide, he grabbed a steel chair next to him, stood up, and DECAPITATED Shane Douglas with a chair shot to the face. Douglas immediately collapsed to the mat, but luckily for him, he was still conscious. He had to get the hell out of harm’s way if he wanted to win this match, and he had to do it now. Shane was also fortunate that Awesome was running on adrenaline, and he even fell to the mat to catch his breath and gather himself. The Franchise rolled towards Francine and the side of the ring where the table was set up. Finally, he had been busted open, and it didn’t take long for his face to match the color of Mike Awesome’s.

JIM ROSS
The face of Shane Douglas is a crimson mass!

Francine was looking on fearfully, watching her boyfriend on the brink of defeat. The Franchise’s legs were like jelly, and he was barely able to push himself up to his feet. He reached out towards Francine for dear life. However, Awesome was able to get to his feet a couple seconds before Douglas could, and was able to throw the wounded Shane Douglas over his head for a release German Suplex! However, Douglas had channeled his fighting spirit, and rolled to his feet! When Awesome got back up, Douglas ran at him for a clothesline, but Awesome ducked, grabbed the steel chair next to his feet, and WAFFLED the Franchise over the head with a steel chair once he turned around! This time the Gladiator left the chair wrapped around his rival’s head. The original ECW Champion was seemingly out cold and dropped to the mat like a sack of potatoes! The fans had cheered loudly, but the volume only grew louder when Awesome did his signal for the table – the same signal that his opponent had mocked earlier! Douglas rolled to the apron after pulling his head out of the chair, and Awesome followed by swinging his leg over the middle rope and standing on the apron as well. Mike lifted his opponent to one knee, but Shane Douglas hit a low blow on him out of pure desperation! Awesome hobbled over, letting go of Douglas in the process. The Franchise kicked Awesome once in the gut for good measure, put him in position, threw up three fingers, and tried to go for the Pittsburgh Plunge, but Mike put inside foot over the bottom rope and pointed his feet towards each other, preventing him from being lifted! Awesome connected with strikes to the gut, and finally brought down a storm of forearm smashes to the back of Shane Douglas. He lifted Shane Douglas off his feet for an Awesome Bomb, but Francine pulled her boyfriend’s foot down, saving the day and possible his life! Once Awesome had witnessed this, he let go of the Franchise to focus on the head cheerleader… and then everything became a blur.

JIM ROSS
....wait? What in the hell?

JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER
It's....it's....

Justin Credible ran through one side of the crowd and hopped over the barricade, while his partner Lance Storm came from the other direction. Credible jumped on the apron behind Awesome and split him over the back of the head with a Singapore Cane! Lance then hopped on the apron, in front of a dazed and confused Awesome, and connected with a Superkick while Shane was still on his knees in between them. The Gladiator would have fallen backwards, but Credible kept him standing by jabbing the Singapore Cane into his back. Lance then helped Shane Douglas to his feet, and with his friends and the love of his life by his side, he lifted the nearly 300-pound Mike Awesome into the air, DROPPING HIM WITH A PITTSBURGH PLUNGE -- OFF THE APRON, THROUGH THE TABLE, AND ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR!! The Impact Players kept lookout for any other possible interference after rolling Douglas on top of Awesome...

1.....2....3!!

MATCH WINNER
Shane Douglas

JIM ROSS
Good god!! That Lance Storm and Justin Credible just helped Douglas beat Mike Awesome!

JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER
Awesome is hurt, JR, and hurt bad, thanks to these idiots.

The referee threw up an ‘X’ to signal for a medical team to come to the ring as soon as possible. Mike Awesome was in a heap of his own flesh and blood. Douglas fell back on the floor, searching for any breath of fresh air he could find. His a** and back were in serious pain from the landing, and everything else was in pain from, well… everything else. After a few moments of huffing his chest, the bloodied Franchise began laughing like a maniac as his friends around him patted him on the chest in celebration. Medical personnel ran their direction to tend to what was left of Mike Awesome, but Francine had the audacity to stop a few in their tracks and direct them towards the Franchise! She didn’t give a s**t about the concussed Gladiator and his lifeless body five feet away from her, but she was going to get her boyfriend some medical attention if her life depended on it, especially after that epic battle. Douglas was lifted to his feet by Credible and Storm, unable to walk to the back by himself. The Franchise draped an arm around each of their shoulders so they could help him to the back. They could have continued the assault on Mike Awesome if they wanted to, but they made their point. Especially when – in unison – they raised the three fingers of death. The same three fingers Douglas threw up before stealing the win from Mike Awesome.

The Triple Threat had arrived in the World Wrestling Federation...

Just imagine all of the headaches that could have been spared by having a match writer or two in feds back in the day! cool