The scene pans in to a dark room, with a man sitting in a fold-out chair. The man held on his shoulder the FFA United States Championship... This man was the one and only, Matt Shanahan. The God of Punks looked up to the camera, and a lightbulb above him flickered on, showing the rest of the room. A room filled with bloodied, broken baseball bats, and a huge list of names on the wall... It was the roster of FFA, and two names were already crossed out... One of which had an extra dash through it. Shanahan looked down at his title, and let out a long sigh.
"... July of 2008... It seems like such a long time ago... That time... That was the time that The God of Punks finally got the shot he deserved... He took hold of the United States Championship... The first person to ever hold it... The first to ever defend it... Not many know of how I won this title... They don't fully understand how I was in perfect condition after the Backstage Wars... Yet my opponent, was already in a concussive state... Allow me to enlighten you. You see... I caused Freakshow's previous injuries."
The clip of Freakshow being hit in the back of the head with a baseball bat was shown, followed by the image of Shanahan pinning Freak to be the first winner of the Backstage Wars. The camera flashed back to Matt, who was now looking at the camera.
"That's right... Freakshow was taken out by me, Matt Shanahan. I did this to win my chance at the title... But little did I know that Freakshow woud recover enough to be the second winner of that War... Heh, he only assured me victory though..."
Matt paused, then looked back down at the title.
"Only one other person has tried to strip me of this title... And that man was Joshua Danielson... During FFA's hiatus... We had a match, what I believed to be my last title defense. It was possibly the most brutal... Violent... Death-defying match I've ever been a part of... We were out to hurt eachother..."
A clip of Danielson smacking Shanahan with a chair flickered on, then went back to Matt.
"... We were out to injure eachother..."
A clip of Shanahan assaulting Joshua with a baseball bat to the head flashed on.
"... But most of all... We were out to KILL eachother..."
A scene of Matt pulling Danielson into a powerbomb position ontop of a ladder crackled on, mixing with the current footage of Shanahan.
"You see, even after this business close for over a year... I held this title. After a year and a half, I am still champion. Sure, it can be argued that the hiatus doesn't count as part of the reign... But in my eyes, I am the longest reigning champion in ALL of FFA history!... And no one can end that. Not Freakshow, not Danielson... Not anyone. Soon, my list of contenders will shorten to nothing... And all will feel my wrath... Because everyone that has tried..."
Scenes of Matt pulling Freakshow onto the top turnbuckle, and of Matt pulling Danielson onto his back on the top of a ladder started to flash onto the screen.
"... Everyone that has given it their best effort... They have all had one thing in common..."
The scenes sped up as they showed Shanahan hitting the Last Corner on both men...
"They... Have... FAILED!..."
The camera then zoomed in on Matt's face, his eyes glaring into the lens.
"And no one.... NO ONE!... Can end my reign. I will ALWAYS be the US Champion!... You can try again, Freakshow... You can give it your best again, Danielson... Hell, everyone can come test their ability... But the best will never be enough! YOUR BEST WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH! Because I... The God of Punks... Matt Shanahan... Will always reign over this company as the United States Champion!... So, Freakshow, Joshua, and the rest of the roster... Give it your best, do whatever it takes... But just know that I will NEVER lose! And I will ALWAYS!... BE!... CHAMPION!... I SWEAR IT!"
Shanahan's classic smirk crossed his face as he began cackling... A laugh more sinister and cruel than ever before... A laugh of a man who was confident that his reign would never end. The camera faded to a black screen, as the dark laughter continued... A phrase and date crossed the screen as the scene began to end...
-THE PUNK REIGNS SUPREME-
-1/31/11-
"... July of 2008... It seems like such a long time ago... That time... That was the time that The God of Punks finally got the shot he deserved... He took hold of the United States Championship... The first person to ever hold it... The first to ever defend it... Not many know of how I won this title... They don't fully understand how I was in perfect condition after the Backstage Wars... Yet my opponent, was already in a concussive state... Allow me to enlighten you. You see... I caused Freakshow's previous injuries."
The clip of Freakshow being hit in the back of the head with a baseball bat was shown, followed by the image of Shanahan pinning Freak to be the first winner of the Backstage Wars. The camera flashed back to Matt, who was now looking at the camera.
"That's right... Freakshow was taken out by me, Matt Shanahan. I did this to win my chance at the title... But little did I know that Freakshow woud recover enough to be the second winner of that War... Heh, he only assured me victory though..."
Matt paused, then looked back down at the title.
"Only one other person has tried to strip me of this title... And that man was Joshua Danielson... During FFA's hiatus... We had a match, what I believed to be my last title defense. It was possibly the most brutal... Violent... Death-defying match I've ever been a part of... We were out to hurt eachother..."
A clip of Danielson smacking Shanahan with a chair flickered on, then went back to Matt.
"... We were out to injure eachother..."
A clip of Shanahan assaulting Joshua with a baseball bat to the head flashed on.
"... But most of all... We were out to KILL eachother..."
A scene of Matt pulling Danielson into a powerbomb position ontop of a ladder crackled on, mixing with the current footage of Shanahan.
"You see, even after this business close for over a year... I held this title. After a year and a half, I am still champion. Sure, it can be argued that the hiatus doesn't count as part of the reign... But in my eyes, I am the longest reigning champion in ALL of FFA history!... And no one can end that. Not Freakshow, not Danielson... Not anyone. Soon, my list of contenders will shorten to nothing... And all will feel my wrath... Because everyone that has tried..."
Scenes of Matt pulling Freakshow onto the top turnbuckle, and of Matt pulling Danielson onto his back on the top of a ladder started to flash onto the screen.
"... Everyone that has given it their best effort... They have all had one thing in common..."
The scenes sped up as they showed Shanahan hitting the Last Corner on both men...
"They... Have... FAILED!..."
The camera then zoomed in on Matt's face, his eyes glaring into the lens.
"And no one.... NO ONE!... Can end my reign. I will ALWAYS be the US Champion!... You can try again, Freakshow... You can give it your best again, Danielson... Hell, everyone can come test their ability... But the best will never be enough! YOUR BEST WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH! Because I... The God of Punks... Matt Shanahan... Will always reign over this company as the United States Champion!... So, Freakshow, Joshua, and the rest of the roster... Give it your best, do whatever it takes... But just know that I will NEVER lose! And I will ALWAYS!... BE!... CHAMPION!... I SWEAR IT!"
Shanahan's classic smirk crossed his face as he began cackling... A laugh more sinister and cruel than ever before... A laugh of a man who was confident that his reign would never end. The camera faded to a black screen, as the dark laughter continued... A phrase and date crossed the screen as the scene began to end...
-THE PUNK REIGNS SUPREME-
-1/31/11-
