Mike's celebration continued uninterrupted for a few moments after Brantley's exit. However, it was not to last. 99 Problems by Jay-Z hit, and Jason Byers made an appearance, mic in hand. The crowd sensed what was to come and reacted with a loud round of boos. Jason made his way down the ramp and into the ring as his new theme music blasted, intent on pissing off the EEW faithful, and Mike Landry, as much as he possibly could.
"I'm really happy for you, and I'mma let you finish, but Jason Byers is one of the greatest talents of all time! OF ALL TIME!"
More loud heat. Turns out, wrecking someone's world title celebration is kind of a d**k move. Jason laughed, amused at his own pop culture reference, before becoming completely serious.
"Look who finally became EEW Champion. Mike Landry. You know, the Heartbreaker, the Innovator! The guy I pinned a couple weeks ago. Let's be honest here, You've lost a step or two, haven't you? I mean, sure, you won the title tonight, and I'm not going to take that away from you. Your victory, I mean, because I totally plan on taking your EEW Championship."
"You're an a*****e" chants. It was so nice to finally get to work in front of classy fans like those in the arena tonight.
"Let me tell you a story, Mike. See, when I was first starting out, you were winning championships and beating the living hell out of girls for fun. As you can see, I was kind of a big fan. I admired the fact that you were a total d**k, knew it, and didn't care, because you got results. I came up with my own submission move, I top pretty much all the 'wrestling's biggest jackasses' lists online, and I caved my girlfriend's skull in on live television as a way to break up with her. Granted, I didn't have any kind of a brand on me, but I thought the bandages did nicely, didn't you? I'm doing exactly what you did, Mike. Only there's one key difference between us. And it's this difference that's going to be the reason I'll take that title from you. You went soft. You apologized from your actions and you got the s**t kicked out of you. I won't. So Jed, Draze, Hiro, Three...Savannah. All of you. I'm not sorry. Given the chance, I'd do it again, only I'd do it better."
Jason smirks, watching Landry's reaction for a moment.
"That being the case, I think it's time we address the elephant in the room here. You see me and you know I am what you used to be. Maybe you break merchandise sales records, but I break hearts and I break skulls. Enjoy tonight, Mike. This is the beginning of the end of your glory days. I beat you in that match a couple weeks ago, and now it's officially time to pass the torch."