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"Introducing first...the challenger!"

As the opening riffs of Metallica's "Don't Tread On Me" begin to play, the lights in the arena switch to an alternating green and brown hue. A billowing American flag appears on the titantron with the words "Major Devastation" appearing in the foreground over the United States Marine Corps "Eagle, Globe and Anchor" emblem.

He rises slowly from below the stage and lifts a US flag high over his head in his left hand. As the lift stops, Major Devastation salutes the crowd as red, white and blue fountains of sparks spray around him before making his way down the ramp.

DON'T TREAD ON ME!
SAY DON'T TREAD ON ME!

LIBERTY OR DEATH
WHAT WE SO PROUDLY HAIL
ONCE YOU PROVOKE HER,
RATTLING OF HER TAIL

NEVER BEGINS IT
NEVER, BUT ONCE ENGAGED
NEVER SURRENDERS
SHOWING THE FANGS OF RAGE

"Now making his way to the ring..."

SAY DON'T TREAD ON ME!

"Weighing in at two-hundred and seventy pounds, from San Antonio, Texas...MAJOR DEVASTATION!"

SO BE IT!
THREATEN NO MORE
TO SECURE PEACE IS
TO PREPARE FOR WAR

SO BE IT!
SETTLE THE SCORE
TOUCH ME AGAIN
FOR THE WORDS THAT YOU WILL HEAR EVERMORE...

As he reaches the side of the ring, he hands Old Glory to the ringside attendant and performs a standing leap onto the ring apron before stepping between the top and middle ropes to enter the ring itself. He climbs the turnbuckles and plays to the crowd, drawing his splayed hands across his waist, signing to his opponent that the belt was coming home with him while waiting for his opponent to make his entrance. He rolled out of the ring and stood "at ease" in front of the commentator's table as his opponent's entrance music began to play.

As Cain sat down beneath the corner turnbuckle, Major Devastation climbed back into the ring and walked over to the center while the referee held the title belt high overhead.

Normally, he would extend a handshake to his opponent before the match, but knowing Cain's reputation, the former Marine decided against it, and would offer a collar-and-elbow tie-up instead once the bell rang. Should Cain decide to accept the tie-up invitation, he would attempt to snap off a quick vertical suplex.

Major Devastation's snap suplex was countered, and answered by Cain with a snap suplex of his own. The musclebound ex-Marine was quickly thrown over the champ's head, to land back-first on the canvas.

The Master of Disaster rolled with the bump and used the momentum to shift to a crouching position facing his opponent, from which he would attempt to perform a double leg take-down. If he succeeded in taking Cain off of his feet, Major Devastation would then try to toe kick the back of his opponent's right knee.

((edit: just realized that the start of the catch wrestling should wait until at least post 11, that way we could have at most 7 consecutive counters and reversals.))

The challenger would attempt to deliver another kick to his opponent's leg before backing up a couple of steps to let Cain get back up.

((Could you clarify what type of kick you are attempting, and where it's aimed? That would make it a bit easier for me to figure out how to either sell the shot or counter.))

Okay, change of plans, thought the challenger as he saw Cain throw an upkick toward his abdomen. Considering Cain's awkward position, it was no problem for Major Devastation to swat the incoming foot away. He would then, in the same movement, attempt to loop his arm around his opponent's free leg and try to catapult him into one of the ring posts.

Major Devastation would then attempt to pick up his opponent and Irish Whip him into the opposite turnbuckle. If successful, he would come barreling across the ring and try to deliver a Stinger Splash.