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The arena goes completely black and silent as the lyrics of Till I Collapse by Enimen begins to play.

Sometimes you just feel tired, you feel weak.
And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up.
But you gotta search within you
Gotta find that inner strength and just pull that s**t out of you
And get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter
No matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse.

Suddenly, the lights pick up and begin to flash blue and orange. Diego Alva enters the arena and stands at center stage, dressed in a white suit. After pointing and smirking at some members in the crowd, Diego began to make his way down the ramp.

You're coming with me
Feel it or not,
You’re gonna fear it

As Diego walked down the ramp, he glanced from left to right at the fans in the crowd, all of them cheering for him and his return to Burn. A genuine smile appeared on his face, all of his hard work was paying off. Once he reached the ring, Diego walked casually up the steel steps and slipped into the ring through the middle rope. He approached the announcer and extended his hand, inaudibly asking for the microphone over the roaring fans. Once the announcer had handed it over, Diego motioned for the music to be cut by running his hand a few times in front of his neck.

Till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth.
Till the smoke clears out, am I high? perhaps...
Ima rip this s**t till my bone collapse.

Diego waited for the crowd's cheers to die down, a smug smirk on his face as he paced around center ring, glancing around at all of his adoring fans. After a moment, he lifted the microphone to his mouth and tilted his back.

"THE BIG TIMER HAS RETURNED TO BURN!"

The crowd erupted in cheers and applauds at this comment, and it was some time before they were quiet enough for the former champion to continue.

"But it sure as hell wasn't easy. I've busted my a** and put everything on the line to get back to where I belong, the best GOD DAMN SHOW in ALL OF SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT! BURN BABY! DADDY'S HOME!""

Again, the crowd erupted into cheers, welcoming the Big Timer back to the show. Eventually, Diego motioned for the crowd to quiet down so that he could continue.

"I've worked out a lot of my ring rust. First by training with the guys on speed, and then having matches with Jed and Rhamm back here on Burn."

Diego paused, shrugging out his shoulders before turning around to face the stage area.

"But ever since I've gotten back, I've had only one thing on my mind, how I could have beaten Harli and won that title belt before that chump Kelly Queen took it from him, and I never got the chance to do it myself."

Once again, Diego hesitated, before allowing a smirk to cross his face.

"That is why, at One Night Stand, I want to settle this. Former world champ on Former world Champ! HARLI! I'M CALLING YOU OUT BIG MAN!"

Diego said turning towards the stage and glancing directly at the entrance to the arena. The crowd cheered loudly at the thought of this huge match up.

"What do you say we settle this little debate over which one of us is better at the biggest stage of them all. Give the fans the match they never got to see. Then I can focus my attention on the gold, knowing that I could have easily taken it from you."

After a few moments of Harli not coming out to respond, Diego shrugged and chuckled slightly.

"That is unless you're afraid to come up against the Big Timer."

A 'ohhhh' echoed throughout the crowd as Diego dared to trash talk a man that was almost twice his size. The guy had balls, the fans had to give him that.

"I'm not leaving this ring until you give me an answer big man."

With that, Diego crossed his arms over his chest and waited for Harli to make his appearance as the Alva chants began to ring out in the arena.
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A smirk crossed Diego's face as Harli's theme song began to play throughout the arena. Taking a few steps back, he permitted the guy a few feet to climb into the ring, to ensure the man that Diego wasn't going to cheap shot him. He was wearing too nice of clothes for that nonsense. Once Harli was in the ring and his music had died out, Diego glanced around at the cheering crowd before raising the microphone to his mouth.

"I'm honestly surprised that you're still in the arena after the s**t with the police. What the ******** are you doing listening to Chrono anyways? That guy is a lunatic."

With that, Diego shrugged slightly, before continuing on.

"Not that I care anyways. Judging from what you said earlier, you're getting sick and tired of being put up against nobodies. Dude, you have nothing to b***h about until you get bumped to Speed. There is nothing more humiliating than wiping noses for a few months. I was a EEW world champ once to you know."

Diego hesitated once more, thinking of how to word what he had to say next.

"If you think that you're too good for what the EEW management have been giving you, how about step into the ring with the BIG TIMER BABY!."

Once again, the crowd cheered at the possibility of the match up.

"You and me at One Night Stand. I know I could have taken your title away from you when you were still champion, and I want to prove that beyond the shadow of a doubt. That is why, I say we take the match up a notch."

Diego paused as the crowd all apparently leaned forwards, as though they were eager to cheer of his proposition.

"Harli, I will make you cry like a little b***h and make you wish that you had stayed with the nobodies after I get through with you in our I QUIT MATCH!"

The crowd erupted in cheers and the Alva chants began to ring out through out the stadium. Raising his hand, Diego motioned for them to quiet down.

"So Harli? What will it be? Will you try and get me to say 'I quit' or are you chicken s**t?"

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Cheers erupted throughout the crowd as Harli accepted Diego's challenge for an I quit match at One Night Stand. However, the crowd erupted in boos as Harli's microphone cheap shot landed. Diego staggered backwards, dropping his microphone and grabbing a nearby rope to regain his balance. Rubbing his jaw, Diego spit out some blood from a small cut on the inside of his mouth. When Harli had struck him, one of Diego's teeth had collided with the fleshy surface of his lower lip, resulting in the small wound. Diego glanced over at Harli, an enraged look on his face.

"You cheap shotting little b***h."

Suddenly, Diego rushed forwards with surprising speed, attempting to spear Harli down to the mat. If successful, he would then proceed to send a barrage of ground-n'-pound punches towards Harli's face, in hopes that at least some of them would make contact.

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The Alva chants rung out throughout the arena as Harli backed up at the ramp. Diego stood up with a smirk on his face, whiping the blood form his cheek with the back of his left hand. After straightening his suit, he bent over and picked up his microphone, turning to face Harli once more.

"You won't be able to run come One Night Stand. I'm going to whip that smile off you're face you punk. Do you want to know why?"

Diego paused as the crowd cheered, knowing the line that was to come.

"I think you know why!"

Standing at center stage, Diego tilted his head back and brought the microphone close to his lips.

"BECAUSE I'M THE BIG TIMER AND THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT BIG!"

With his catch phrase said, Diego tossed his microphone to the ground as Till I Collapse by Eminem began to play through the PA system. The last thing the viewers saw before the screen cut to black was Diego standing on the bottom rope, facing the crowd and raising a fist in the air.

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