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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 USMC Eagle, Globe and Anchor logo.

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 while waiting for his opponent to make his entrance.

Once the bell rang, Major Devastation would offer Huk a collar-and-elbow tie up. Should TGIH accept, Major would attempt to deliver a snap suplex.

Major Devastation was slammed spine first to the mat, where his back arched from the impact. He would quickly regain his composure and try to get back to his feet.

The American had gotten to one knee when he saw Huk running at him, likely for an elbow drop of some sort. He would try to quickly turn himself so that his head and shoulders faced the German and then look to use Huk's momentum against him by attempting to grab his opponent around the thighs, drive his shoulders into TGIH's abdomen, and surge to a vertical base, which should have a result similar to a back body drop.

((He was actually supposed to get launched overhead, but that works too...))

It would appear that Devastation didn't quite hit TGI Huk's center of gravity quite right, and ended up turning what should have been a modified back body drop into a shoulder block. It didn't really matter, because the intended goal of planting the German flat on his back was still met.

Since the Major was standing at his opponent's feet instead of his head, the Marine would try to roll Huk over onto his gut and grab a rear waistlock. If successful, he'd attempt to deliver a wheelbarrow suplex.

((no biggie))

s**t! Major thought as his opponent managed to clamp on a body scissors, and it was in pretty tight, too. He had to try to break it quickly, because it was becoming harder to breathe and he wouldn't be able to properly complete his throw with his opponent's legs constricting his torso.

He would try to smash Huk in the lower back with a series of stiff forearm strikes, hoping they would get the German to release the body scissors. If that worked, he'd try to complete his wheelbarrow suplex attempt as planned.

Once the suplex had been delivered, and he got back to his feet, the native of the Alamo City had to pause to catch his breath. After all, he was still feeling the effects of the compressive asphyxiation.