A familiar person appeared on camera between matches, the backstage hallway can be seen behind him. With a microphone in hand he began to speak. "G-good evening Helios, and CWA fans everywhere.." Tonight Joe looked uneasy and it could be heard in his voice. "In- In case you didn't catch us last Helios, m-my name is Joe-"
"Hey wake up Mister Pancakes!" Cyrus' voice, immediately followed by a roar could be heard off screen.
"Sir, I'm going to ask you to stop poking the lion. Animals don't like it."
The camera panned to the right revealing Cyrus kneeling next to a now apparently calm grown adult lion, petting the glorious beast as Joe kept his distance. "All he does is sleep all day, and eat.. are you sure he's alright."
"Like I've been telling you, that's all lion's do."
"And it's like I keep telling you, you're full of s**t buddy!"
"Umm.. Cyrus, how about you go ahead and tell everyone who these two fine... gentlemen are..."
"Oh yeah, well that's Sean, a smug little college s**t I've had to hire to take care of Mister Pancakes, which brings me to this big guy." Cyrus pet the lion on the head. "The lion I've recently bought, the cuddly Mister Pancakes."
"I don't have time for this... I'm going out for a smoke."
"The lion likes pancakes?" Joe takes a few steps towards them, looking relieved.
Cyrus looked up at Joe. "Of course he doesn't, he's a lion."
"Right... Cyrus how about we get straight to what's going on tonight?"
"Hold up there Joey, there's no rush." Cyrus stood up and walked over to his comrade. "I tell you what Joe, it was a great night, I even got to punch Benny Jones in the face! Last week I did exactly what I said I was going to, I beat that Canadian piece of s**t, proving once again that America will always triumph over Canadia, and I got rewarded for it. That bet we made came through and I was able to buy the lion. But that's not all, tonight I have the opportunity to be placed in a match for the CWA World Championship!"
"And what do you think about your opponent tonight? The lovely Dallas Cruz?"
"I'm glad you asked that my cheesy amigo." Cyrus raised a duffle bag he had hanging at his side. "I thought that it would benefit me if for once I took a tactical approach. I got garlic, some holy water, and a cross. I'm going all out tonight, going to take that ******** vampire to school!"
"Cyrus, I've been doing some research and I gotta tell ya, I don't think she's a vampire like you said."
"Quiet Joe, you can't think like that buddy! That's when they bite you... and you can never have delicious garlic bread sticks or pizza ever again." Cyrus looked at his friend with concern, and then placed a hand on the Pizza Guy's shoulder. "I can see she's already gotten to you with her vampire powers of seduction." Cyrus wrapped his arm around Joe and walked him slightly away from the camera. "It ok buddy, I'll take care of this.... and Mister Pancakes will protect you." Cyrus then suddenly shoved Joe into the corner near the lion.
"Oh what the ******** Cyrus!" Joe yelled out and then suddenly pressed against the wall as the lion stood up facing the Pizza Guy with a hungry stare.
"Stay safe Bro-migo! Tonight destiny awaits! ******** Dallas Cruz!" Cyrus picked up his signature chair and made haste for the arena, leaving Joe cowering against a wall.
