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When Benny finished his announcement, soft harp music began to play, along with...operatic singing? This wasn't normal for a wrestling arena, though the crowd played into it. A woman walked out from backstage while the music was playing, dressed in a white tunic and appearing to sing along with the recording, as smoke billowed around her. Once she finished singing and the build-up began, she vanished in a cloud of white smoke. As the second part of the intro began, The Hardcore Paladin, Dion Necurat, strode through the smoke. He was not dressed as he usually was, as if he were to compete, but rather dressed casually, wearing a button-up shirt and jeans. He still wore his trademark hat, as well as carried the shield on one arm. In the other he held something under a cloth; no one could tell what the object was.

I am the son of rock'n'roll
I got the masses under my control
I like to drink, I love the dope
I want your money and I want your hope

He raised his shield arm to the crowd, which erupted into cheers and applause. These were his people; this was his town. At last, he made a name big enough that many would appreciate. He took time to soak it all in, then remembered that he had a job to do. He walked with due diligence to the ring.

Vaguely epic are my lyrics
Jealous folks are the only critics
Top of the world and I know why
The world is a pigsty

He slid as best he could under the bottom rope, and was helped to his feet by Benny, who gave him a hug once he was fully stood. The crowd was loving this show of affection, as Benny handed Dion the microphone. Dion slid his shield off his arm and passed it over to Benny. Thankfully, the shield was not made of material that made it so only Dion could ever pick it up, though it was custom-made so that only he could wear the thing. That didn't stop Benny from holding onto it, however. Dion brought the microphone to his mouth.

"Hey, could you guys be a little louder? I don't think Wisconsin can hear us!"

The crowd cheered and jeered the cheeseheads from across the border, though it was mostly a joke. "THAT'S RIGHT! Welcome to Friday Night Helios' FIRST televised broadcast!" He looked around as the fans continued to be rowdy and loud. Dion waited until they died down to continue. "None of this would have been possible without YOU, the Helios loyalists who stayed with us even after we decided to put our shows on hold. Your support and contributions helped to bring not only Helios, but CWA, back into the spotlight, and for that, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you, the fans!" The crowd was simply eating it all up. "C-W-A! C-W-A! C-W-A!"

"I've got two things before we get the evening underway. First off, like Benny mentioned, we don't have much seating around ringside tonight. Well tonight, we have our set-up done like we're having a pay-per-view event. Why less ringside seating, you ask? Because the main event is...well, I'm gonna leave that one a surprise," he said. The crowd began booing, though in jest. Chants of "YOU'RE A TEASE!" "YOU'RE A TEASE!" cropped up, and Dion chuckled there as well. "Hey, I have to have some secrets, or you guys won't watch! But I promise you this; the main event will certainly bring new heights to the world of professional wrestling, and hopefully, will put us on the map for future broadcasts!" The fans agreed; they were curious now more than ever what was in store for Harli Drummond and Justin Amaze.

"Now, the other reason why I'm out here is to show off...well, this," he said, gesturing to his shoulder that had the cloth covering it. He handed the microphone to Benny, and once that was done, he slid the cloth off, revealing...a title belt. The crowd cheered "Ooo" and "Aah" at the new belt. The main design was a globe clenched in a hand, like someone was barehand catching a baseball. Benny handed the microphone back to Dion. "This...is the newly christened CWA World Heavyweight Championship. This represents everything that this company is about...and only one person backstage will have the right to call themselves champion...at a time, I should say. For now, I am holding onto this belt, BUT...I'm not its first champion. We're going to decide contenders for this belt next week. I expect great moments out of tonight's matches. I will be watching to see who I think deserves a chance. And next Helios, I will announce the possible contenders, who will compete for a spot in the main event for this title!" The crowd cheered, as well as began chanting their favorite competitor's name.

"With that said, we hope you enjoy tonight's matches, so lets have me stop talking, and get the first match on its way!