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Date Posted: 07:41:51 11/09/02 Sat
Author: Travis Smith
Subject: Travis Smith vs Mike Manson(c) vs JYD(CWF World Title Cage Match from Bad Meets Evil 10-30-02)

Kirkson: Ladies and gentleman, our next match is the MAIN EVENT...for the CWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP! And it will be held inside a 25 FOOT HIGH STEEL CAGE!!!! Introducing first, from Chatsworth, California, weighing in at 237 pounds...he is the CWF World Heavyweight Champion....MIKE MANSON!!!!!!!!!!

"Modern Day Silence" by Vege+arian begins to play on the PA System as the arena lights go dark. A spotlight hits the stage and there stands Mike Manson. The fans are booing crazily, some even risking ejection by throwing trash. He just laughs at them all and walks confidently to the ring, stepping up the ring steps and into the cage like it was his own home. He raises the CWF world title belt to a loud chorus of boos, as he waits on his opponents.

Kirkson: And the first challenger...from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 235 pounds...he is the number one contender, and one of the two Franchise Players in the CWF...TRAVIS SMITH!!!!

The arena goes dark and a death bell tolls twice causing the lights in the arena to turn green and flicker as smoke fills the entrance way and "Live Again" by Sevendust is playing and soon here comes Travis Smith amongst the smoke and green hue of the arena lights. Smith makes his way to the ring and climbs each turnbuckle and plays to the crowd as the lights return to normal. He steps down and looks across the ring at Manson, motioning that the belt is his. Before Kyle Kirkson can even introduce him, "Dial M For Muder" by Ja Rule begins to play, and the crowd roars as JYD comes onto the stage. He stops at the top, and has a microphone in his hand.

JYD: I'm going to make this short and sweet before I go into that ring and win my first ever CWF World Title. The last time you saw me, I was down in the dumps. I had the "woe is me" mentality. And I was about as low as anyone could go. But then...my father found me. I'll save those details for another time, so let's just say that everything is firing on all cylinders inside of me once again. I'm 100%, and 100 times better than I ever was thanks to this man...and I'd like to introduce him to you all. Although....I don't think he needs much of an introduction. Everyone thinks that the "Big surprise" is me in this match...but it isn't...the biggest surprise is this man...my father...

Every light in the arena goes out, and the arena is thrown into darkness. An eerie symphony begins to play on the PA System, as all of the sudden a spot light illuminates the ring. Mike Manson and Travis Smith haven't moved, but are watching the entranceway. Then, one by one, a spot light shines down on the rampway, leaving several large circles of light all the way. A spotlight illuminates JYD, and we can see a figure standing in the darkness behind him. A final spotlight illuminates the figure...and there is a collective gasp throughout the crowd, and Mike Manson and Travis Smith look like they've seen a ghost. And they may as well have...

Monroe: NO!!! IT CAN'T BE!!! HE'S JYD's FATHER?!?! THE GERMAN GOD?!?! KLAUS STEINMAN!!!!!

Indeed it is. Klaus Steinman, former CWF World Heavyweight Champion, and all around legend. People feared stepping into the ring with this man. They feared even being around this man....and this legend is Junkyard Dog's father!!! Klaus remains motionless for a few seconds as the crowd is going absolutely insane, chanting "Welcome back! Welcome back!". Then he steps forward, and puts a hand on JYD's shoulder, who has yet to take his eyes off the ring. JYD looks at Klaus, who simply nods, and together, father and son head towards the ring.

Monroe: I am in shock! I don't believe this! This is an incredible development! Klaus Steinman is Junkyard Dog's father?

Henley: It's not that big of a deal. It isn't going to change the match.

Monroe: Are you kidding me?!? Klaus Steinman is a legend in the CWF. If he's backing JYD, there's no telling what could happen!!! This is great! But wait a second....do I call him Klaus Yarddog? Or do I call JYD, Junkyard Steinman? Oh no! I'm confused!

Henley: There's a shocker. Just call the match and do your job.

The bell sounds and flashbulbs are going off all over the place to catch this moment on film. Klaus Steinman paces around the cage, while inside all three men are looking at each other warily. Mike Manson, the champion and first CWF Franchise Player in one corner. Travis Smith, the number one contender, and other Franchise Player in the other. And Junkyard Dog, a man who by all rights shouldn�t have been physically able to compete tonight, and a man who shocked the world by revealing Klaus as his father, in a third corner. All surrounded by 25 feet of steel cage. All competing for the top prize in this business. At the same instant, Travis and JYD rush the champion, and back him into the corner, and the action has started! Travis rocks Manson back with a knife edge chop, then allows JYD to get in several quick and thundering right hands. Travis whips Manson across the ring, and JYD follows him in with a crushing avalanche in the corner, and Mike sags against the turnbuckles. JYD turns, only to get caught with a crescent kick that takes him off his feet. Travis grabs JYD�s leg, and clamps on a figure-four leg lock, looking to take JYD�s wheels out early. Mike Manson shakes off the cobwebs in the corner, and surges forward, nailing Travis with a knee drop to break the hold before any damage can be done. Manson pulls Travis up, and then takes him right back down with a spinning neck breaker. Travis clutches the back of his head and rolls to the side, trying to avoid any more damage. Manson looks to pull Travis up again, but he gets knocked off his feet by a massive big boot from JYD. JYD pulls Manson up and fires him into the ropes, pressing him high into the air, and letting him come crashing down with a huge back body drop. The crowd is cheering for JYD, urging him on, trying to will him to walk out of this match with the CWF World Heavyweight Championship. JYD turns his attention to Travis, who has made it to his feet, and blocks a right hand, countering it with one of his own. JYD boots him in the gut, sets him up, and delivers a massive powerbomb that flattens Travis on the mat. JYD turns and signals for the door to be open, but before the ref�s can even move a step to the door, Manson hits JYD from behind with a forearm shot that staggers the big man. Mike Manson pummels JYD with rights and lefts, backing him into the corner, with the steel cage looming overhead. Travis makes it to his feet, and joins Manson with a double team. Manson pulls JYD out of the corner, and sets him up. Using Travis� help, Manson lifts JYD into position for a pile driver, while Travis adding momentum by shoving down on JYD�s feet, turning it into a spike pile driver. But before Manson can make it to his feet, Travis pounces, showing once again that there will be no prolonged double teams at all in this matchup. After several boots to the skull, Travis pulls Manson up by the hair, holding him in position for a powerful clothesline that turns Manson inside out. Travis turns and takes a moment to deliver a kick to JYD�s ribs as he tried to get back up, and then steps on the bottom rope. Quickly using the middle of the ropes, he begins a climb up the side of the cage. Mike Manson is on his hands and knees, recovering from the clothesline, when he sees Travis Smith standing on the top rope, striving to climb higher. Manson surges to his feet and runs across the ring, climbing up to the top rope with Travis. The two begin to battle it out on the unsteady strand of cable that is the top rope. Travis nails Manson with a knee to the gut, hanging onto the cage for balance. He grabs Manson by the head, and sets him up for a superplex. He lifts Manson into the air, just as JYD makes it to his feet and positions himself right behind Travis. He uses the momentum of the superplex to powerbomb Travis to the mat once again, creating a doubly devastating move! Both Manson and Travis are down in the center of the ring, while JYD works out the kinks in his neck from the pile driver. JYD pulls both men to their feet, then slams their heads together. Both men stumble back and fall, landing throat first against the middle rope. JYD runs to one side, leaping and landing on Manson�s back, driving the rope into Manson�s throat. JYD immediately turns and does the same to Travis on the other side of the ring. JYD�s not finished with Smith as he pulls him up to his feet and whips him into the ropes�and nearly snaps his spine in half with a tilt a whirl backbreaker. Travis is on the mat on his stomach, clutching his back, and you can hear the groans of pain coming from his mouth. JYD is in complete control as he pulls Manson to his feet, then lifts him up into the air, slinging him over his shoulder. He poses for the crowd for a moment, before running towards the turnbuckle, intent on dropping Manson face first into the top buckle. But Manson slips off behind JYD, and shoves him chest first into the buckle. When JYD rebounds, Manson drop kicks him in the knee, buckling the joint and causing JYD to drop to the mat. Manson gets to his feet and grabs JYD by the back of the head, driving several swift knee lifts into his face in succession, dazing him. Manson unceremoniously drops JYD back down to the mat, and then has a few choice words for JYD�s father at ringside. Klaus just glares at the CWF Champion, and then shouts some encouraging words to JYD. The fans echo that sentiment. Manson turns his attention to Travis Smith, who has managed to pull himself up using the ropes. Manson moves in behind him, and locks in a Cobra Clutch, only to toss Smith backwards with a release suplex, dropping him awkwardly on the back of his head. Manson signals for the cage door to be opened, and it is.

Monroe: Here�s our first serious attempt at escaping the cage!

He heads toward it, stepping through the ropes, just feet away from victory, only to be stopped by a diving JYD. JYD manages to pull Manson back into the ring, and the door is shut once more. JYD attempts a gut wrench suplex, but Manson blocks it by hanging on to JYD�s leg. JYD drives a forearm into Manson�s back, then straightens him up with a chop across the chest. He backs Manson into the ropes, then fires him across the ring. Manson comes off the ropes and ducks a clothesline, and hits the ropes again, only to come off and get blindsides with a shoulder block from Travis Smith. JYD grabs Travis in a go behind waist lock, but Travis breaks his grip, and spins around JYD to get him in his own waistlock. Travis puts his hands on JYD�s shoulders, lifting himself up so he�s sitting on them, then spins around, taking JYD over with a headscissors take down! Travis gets up and climbs to the second turnbuckle, leaping off with a leg drop that connects. Travis goes over to the champion, and pulls him to his feet, then drops him right across JYD with a scoop slam. Travis climbs the ropes again, this time heading for the top, using the cage for a moment to balance, before leaping into the air with a flying elbow drop. Manson manages to roll out of the way, but that just allows Travis to drill the point of his elbow right into JYD�s heart. Travis blocks a shot from Manson as he gets to his feet, and boots him in the stomach. He grabs his arms and double underhooks him, going for a double underhook powerbomb, only to find himself on the receiving end of a back body drop counter. Manson climbs to the top rope, and waits on Travis to get up. When he does, Manson takes to the air, and nails him with a missile drop kick, while landing on JYD in a top rope splash in an impressive move. The champion pulls Travis up to his feet, and backs him into the corner with several forearm shots to the head, then climbs to the second turnbuckle, executing a 10 count punch, but not getting the fan support of counting with him. Around the 7th punch, Travis reaches up and clamps both hands around Manson�s neck, driving him out of the corner, and down hard to the mat with a two handed chokeslam. All three men are on the mat, JYD and Travis striving to get up to their feet, while Manson trying to get his wind back lying flat on the mat. It�s anyone�s match. Travis and JYD make it to their feet, and meet in the middle of the ring, exchanging stiff shots to the head. Travis Smith staggers JYD, only to get rocked himself with a counter shot. JYD grabs Travis by the neck and uses his strength to turn and hurl Travis into the corner. He opens up with right hand after right hand, before scooping Travis up, turning him upside down, and tying him to the Tree of Woe. JYD turns and grabs Manson, and does the same to him right next to Travis Smith using more of the top rope instead of the turnbuckles. He heads across the ring, and signals to Klaus Steinman outside of the cage. Klaus nods his understanding, and takes the chair away from the time keeper. He winds up and hurls the chair up and over the top of the cage, where it clatters to the mat. JYD picks it up and places it right in front of Travis� face.

Monroe: It looks like JYD is turning to his father for a little help here.

Henley: This is so unfair!

JYD turns and signals for one more, and to the roar of the crowd Klaus tosses in another chair, which gets propped up right in front of Manson�s face. JYD raises his arms to the crowd, and then sprints across the ring, rebounding off the ropes, and coming back, dropping down with a baseball slide. Both Manson and Travis sit up, hanging onto the chairs, while avoiding the blow. JYD connects with the bottom of the cage, the impact jarring his knee. Travis and Manson are sitting on the top buckle and rope, fighting each other, while trying to untangle themselves. Travis nails Manson with a back elbow that sends Manson back to hang upside down again. When he manages to right himself, Travis has lifted the chair in his hand, and belts him in the head, knocking him back again, and this time Manson tumbles free and lands in a heap on the mat. Travis untangles himself, and manages to stand on the top rope. He turns and leaps with the chair raised, only to get caught around the throat by JYD. JYD lets him land, then lifts him back into the air for a chokeslam. But Travis counters by slamming JYD in the back with the chair. JYD drops Travis, and backs away, grimacing in pain. Travis lifts the chair again, only to have it wrenched away from behind by Manson. Travis whirls, and Manson swings the chair. Travis ducks to avoid the shot, and picks up the chair Manson had earlier. Both men whirl and swing, only to have their chairs clang together. The impact echoes throughout the arena, and jars both Travis and Mike into dropping their chairs. Both men nearly get taken out of their boots by a double clothesline from JYD. JYD pulls Manson up by the hair, and drags him across the ring, hurling him over the top rope face first into the steel cage. Manson hits and drops like a rock behind the ropes, lying on the ground in pain. JYD turns back to Travis, who attempts a right hand, but JYD ducks, spins him around, and uses a double leg take down to put Travis on his back. He hooks him tight, then falls back, slingshotting Travis up into the steel cage as well. JYD grabs one of the chairs, and positions it on the mat in the middle of the ring. He pulls Travis into the center of the ring, and lifts him into a vertical suplex position, looking for a stalling brain buster. But a kick to the groin from Manson causes JYD to drop Travis harmlessly to the side. Travis immediately gets to his feet, and together he and Manson lift JYD into the air, and drive him head first into the steel chair with a double team brainbuster. JYD lands on the mat, unmoving except for the occasional spasm.

Monroe: JYD MAY BE DEAD!!! He was driven head first into the steel chair by both men! We need some medical attention out here now!

Henley: Let him suffer. If he didn�t want to get hurt, he shouldn�t have been in this match.

Monroe: How can you be so cold?

Henley: It�s pretty easy actually.

Travis and Mike get to their feet, look at JYD for a moment, and then tear into each other with a renewed vigor. Manson gets the upper hand and whips Travis into the ropes, catching him with a monkey flip when he comes off. But Travis shows his agility by landing on his feet. He grabs Manson across the chest, lifts him into the air, and plants him head and shoulders first into the steel chair that JYD hit, with a high impact move. Manson is out of it as JYD is.

Henley: All right, the champ needs some medical attention, get someone out here now.

Monroe: So Manson gets medical help but JYD doesn�t?

Henley: Of course, Manson is the champion of the world. JYD isn�t the champion of anything�except maybe goofy hair cuts.

Monroe: Mike Manson is down and out, and he may wake up wishing that Ben didn�t cancel that insurance policy.

Travis immediately heads to the corner, and begins to scale the ropes, and then up the cage. The fans have a big mixed reaction as there are many people who like Travis, as well as many people that hate him. He�s halfway up the cage when all heads turn towards the entranceway to see the new CWF Hardcore Champion, Jeckel, sprinting down to the ring, and leaping half way up the cage, before quickly climbing the rest of the way. He meets Travis Smith at the top of the cage, and catches him off guard with a right hand. He grabs Travis by the hair and slams him face first into the top of the cage. Travis is rocked back nearly to the point of falling, but he�s got a good grip on the cage. Drew reaches over and drives punch after punch into Travis� head, trying to dislodge him. He grabs Travis by the hair and drives him into the cage again. And again�and a third time. Travis Smith has been busted open, and he�s clinging to the top of the cage for dear life as he is assaulted from the outside by Jeckel. Jeckel climbs a little higher on the cage, and swings his foot over the top, booting him in the face, and finally breaking his grip! Travis Smith plummets slowly at first, but quickly picking up speed in the 25 foot fall to the mat, where he hits with a sickening thud to the cheers of the crowd. The crowd is chanting for Jeckel to jump, but it would appear he has a better idea, as he scales down the cage.

Monroe: Jeckel getting some payback for Travis� earlier attack! What�s he looking for now?

He reaches the ground, and immediately goes under the ring. The crowd pops huge when he pulls out a table. He picks it up and carries it to the cage door, shoving the ref out of the way, and opening the door to slide the table inside the ring. But before he can follow, security rushes down the ramp and grabs him from behind, keeping him from entering the ring. He tries to fight them off, but they overwhelm him and physically carry him to the locker room, leaving the table with no one to use it�yet. Even with his fall, Travis Smith is still in the best shape of all three men, and after several moments, begins to slowly try to get up. He manages to crawl to a corner, and begins to pull himself up using the buckles. When he makes it back to his feet, he begins to climb again, knowing that Jeckel has been taken to the back. He�s standing on the top turnbuckle, climbing slowly as he is still dazed, when Mike Manson begins to stir. Manson slowly gets to his feet, and stumbles to the corner, and climbs after Travis. He has a hand on Travis� boot, trying to pull him back, but Travis has resumed his death grip on the top of the cage, kicking at Manson, trying to knock him down. But Manson continues to climb, and soon both men are at the top of the cage, fighting it out for position. Manson nails Travis, and scrambles up the cage further, swinging his leg over the top. Travis reaches up and rakes Manson�s eyes through his mask, slowing him down enough so he too can climb all the way up, with one leg over the top of the cage. Meanwhile, 25 feet below, JYD has recovered enough to pull himself up, and stares up at the two men above him. They don�t notice him because they�re too busy trying to keep from falling, while trying to knock the other back into the ring. JYD takes a step towards them, but is stopped by calls from his father. JYD pauses and looks at Klaus, who is motioning for him to turn and look. JYD does, and his eyes light up when he sees the table Jeckel provided. The crowd pops huge when he goes to it, and sets it up in the middle of the ring. He points at the two men at the top of the cage, and then to the table, to a great crowd reaction. But he had better hurry, both Travis and Manson have swung their other leg over, and are looking to begin the climb down the cage. He climbs quickly, grabbing both Manson and Travis by the hair, to keep them from going any further. He nails Travis with a right hand to stun him, followed by a left to the CWF Champion. He climbs a little higher above the turnbuckles, standing on the inside of the cage. He leans forward, and drapes both Manson�s and Smith�s arms over his head. Using his strength, JYD muscles both men into the air. And in that brief moment before gravity kicks in, Travis Smith and Mike Manson are vertical, 25 feet in the air. But then the laws of physics kick in and in a moment destined for multiple slow motion replays, all three men hurtle towards the mat, and crash through the table. As all three men lie in a heap of splintered wood, mangled metal, and bruised and bloodied flesh, the crowd chants �Holy Shit! Holy Shit!� over and over again. JYD may have executed the superplex off the top of the cage, but he didn�t escape harm, and appears to be just as out of it as the other two men.

Monroe: DEAD! THEY�RE ALL DEAD!!! What could drive a man to toss two men, AND himself off the top of a 25 foot steel cage through a table, KNOWING it could end his career.

Henley: That�s easy, it�s because he�s a moron!

It�s several long, tense moments, before anyone begins to pull themselves out of the wreckage. Surprisingly, it�s Travis Smith. He�s survived two falls from the top of the cage, showing just how much he wants this title belt. He pushes aside several pieces of the broken table, and crawls to the ropes, using their support to pull himself to his feet. JYD is the next to move, slowly crawling towards the cage door. Travis stumbles across the ring, and cuts him off with a boot to the head. Travis rolls JYD onto his back, grabs him by the leg, and turns him over, dropping down with a cross face, while keeping the leg grapevined.

Monroe: The Last Breath!!! Travis Smith�s STF submission hold! There will be no submissions, but it will incapacitate JYD if Travis is allowed to keep the hold on for very long.

Travis is really cranking back on the hold, drawing yells of pain from JYD, who is struggling to find some kind of counter to the hold. Travis counters his own hold for JYD when he releases it. He spotted Mike Manson who had recovered, and was climbing the side of the cage. Travis caught him by the boot, and dragged him back down. He delivers a sharp jump spin kick to Manson�s chin that sends him into the corner. Travis takes a moment to clear the broken table from the center of the ring, and then whips Manson into the far corner. Travis pauses for a moment, then charges after him. But the move doesn�t get completed. Travis Smith collapses in the center of the ring, clutching his knee, and upper leg, while rolling around on the mat screaming in pain.

Monroe: I�m not sure what happened fans, but it would appear that Travis Smith just blew out some muscle in his leg. Maybe his quad, or a ligament in his knee. All we can tell is that he�s in a lot of pain, and he went down to the mat of his own accord. No one was even close to him when he went down. The referee is in the ring now checking on him, and Travis is trying to shove him aside. He�s trying to get to his feet now, but he simply cannot stand. Mike Manson is still in the corner, and JYD is still down on the mat. The referee is motioning for a medical team now. It would appear that Travis� time in this match is over.

Henley: That�s bull crap! I smell a rat. JYD probably put something in Travis� water before the match to weaken his muscles or something. That would be something that cheater would do.

Monroe: Get off it Grant, Travis Smith is legitimately hurt, and everyone in the arena is concerned. The medical team is checking him now, and it appears that they�re going to get him out of there and to the back. They�re sliding him slowly towards the door of the cage. And look at that�Klaus Steinman is waiting at the door, willing to help Travis out. Klaus and Travis were CWF warriors together several months ago, and it would appear that Klaus has a high level of respect for Travis. Klaus picks Travis up, and holds him while the medical team gets out of the ring as well.

The shot cuts to a close up of ringside, where we can hear what everyone is saying. Klaus is telling the medical team that he�ll just carry Travis to the back instead of waiting for them to get the stretcher. Klaus takes a couple steps before Travis asks him to let him try to walk. Smith says that he doesn�t want to go out like this. Klaus simply nods and turns the corner to get a better spot to put Travis down. Turning the corner, Klaus accidentally bumps Travis� injured leg into the ring barricade. Surprisingly, he doesn�t make a sound.

Henley: Wow! Look at that toughness, Travis hits his bad leg and doesn�t make a sound, that�s a real man.

Monroe: That�s not a real man! That�s a real CHEAT!

Klaus looks at Travis, and Travis finally realizes his mistake. Travis wastes no time in trying to hit Klaus to get him to drop him to the floor.

Monroe: Hang on to him! Don�t let him touch the ground! It�s a trick! He tried to fool us all so he could escape the cage first!!

Klaus manages to hang on to Travis, despite getting nailed with lefts and rights. Klaus walks him, back to the cage door, and dumps him back through the ropes, slamming the door behind him. Travis gets up, livid that his ruse didn�t succeed. He turns around after screaming at Klaus, and is confronted by both Mike Manson and JYD, who are just standing there looking at him. Travis stops short and looks worried, trying to explain himself, and pass it off as a joke. He offers a hand to both Manson and JYD. Which turns out to be a mistake, as both men take his hand and whips him into the ropes. He comes off and gets tossed to the mat with a double back body drop. JYD pulls him up, and throws him face first into the side of the cage. Travis rebounds, only to be caught by Mike Manson, and tosses face first into the other side of the cage. Travis falls to the mat, only to be picked up by both men once again, and thrown into the buckle. This is the most team work we�ve seen in a long time in this match, and Travis is paying the price. Manson whips Smith across the ring, and follows him in with an avalanche in the corner, only to move out of the way and allow JYD to do the same. A double suplex later, and Travis finds himself on the mat, looking up at the lights, instead of on the rampway with the CWF World Title. With no warning Manson turns on JYD, catching him off guard with a rising knee. He pulls him back up, and whips him into the ropes. JYD comes off and ducks a clothesline, and then comes off the ropes again, only to run into Manson, both men falling with the impact of a double clothesline. All three men are down again. The fans are cheering, although it�s unclear for who. Mike Manson is the first to stir, as he ever so slowly begins a crawl towards the cage door. Travis Smith has rolled to the other side of the ring, and is beginning to climb up the ropes, looking to scale the cage once more. And now JYD is moving as well, heading to another side of the cage, and looking for a climb as well. Exhaustion has obviously set in on all three men.

Monroe: It looks like a horse race to the finish! These three men have been fighting for nearly 45 minutes, and it looks like the end is close at hand. It�s horse race, but it�s an extremely slow horse race. Mike Manson is crawling towards the door, JYD is � of the way up the cage, while Travis is moving a bit more slowly, only half way up. It�s anyone�s match to win!

JYD has swung his leg over the top of the cage, and is preparing for the climb down. While Travis draws closer to the top of the cage. Mike Manson has his head out the cage door, looking to crawl down the ring steps to the outside. The roar from the crowd is deafening. There�s a referee on all sides, watching all three men closely. JYD is half way down the outside of the cage. Mike Manson has his upper body out of the cage, and Travis is at the top of the cage. He goes to swing his leg over, but his tights get caught on the cage.

Monroe: Travis is caught! His tights are snagged on the cage. That is going to cost him the title! It�s a race between Manson and JYD now! WHO WILL BE CHAMPION?!?!

Travis Smith looks back and sees JYD about to drop to the floor, and he sees Mike Manson who is just feet away himself. He turns around, places his hands on the top of the cage, and uses his upper body strength to flip up, and over, tearing himself free, and plummeting towards the ground.

Monroe: OH MY GOD!!!

Henley: LOOK OUT!!!

Roger and Grant dive out of the way as Travis Smith comes crashing through the announce table, just as the bell sounds. But as the bell sounds Mike Manson gets his hand raised as the winner�.but so does JYD, who dropped down to the floor as well. A third referee crouches over Travis Smith, and raises his hand as well. All three refs look up at their comrades, and see that they have a major problem on their hand. Three men�all with their hands raised in victory. Monroe manages to pull his head set out of the wreckage.

Monroe: Who won?!? I don�t believe it! Travis Smith sacrificed it ALL and took a swan dive through our table in his attempt to win the CWF World Heavyweight Title! He has his hand raised in victory�but so does Mike Manson�and so does JYD! WHO WON?!?! The bell rang and all hell broke loose! I don�t know how to call it!

Some of the crowd is chanting �JYD! JYD!� while others are chanting �TRAVIS! TRAVIS!� and even others are chanting �MANSON!!� President Stevens comes out to the ring, and calls the refs over in a conference. Each ref argues the point for the man he declared the winner. Ben is visibly upset, although whether it�s the controversy on a whole, or the fact that his chosen champion may lose his title, it�s hard to tell.

Monroe: This was one of the most incredible matches I have seen in my career, and it�s still unclear who is the CWF World Heavyweight Champion! If it�s JYD, MANimal gets Arioch, but if he didn�t, MANimal is gone from the CWF! You know that he has to be pulling for JYD. Let�s see if we can get a replay.

A replay rolls from a point just to the right of the announce table. The camera can see JYD climbing down the cage, and Manson crawling out of it. And a blur as Travis Smith falls through the view. But in the brief second it takes for Travis to pass the camera, both JYD and Manson fall to the floor as well.

Monroe: That replay is definitely inconclusive. Travis is receiving medical attention, and Mike Manson is being helped to his feet by officials, while JYD is being helped by his father, Klaus Steinman. I don�t know what to tell you fans at home, I just don�t know who won the match. It would appear that Ben has made a decision, and is going to announce it. Now we�ll find out who the champion is!

President Stevens grabs a mic, and gets in the ring to address the crowd.

President Stevens: Ladies and gentleman�the winner of the match, and CWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION IS��.going to be announced at a press conference later this week when I have time to review all replay angles. Thank you and good night.

The crowd roars its disapproval, and trash begins to reign down. Manson and JYD appear to be upset, as will Travis Smith when he comes to.

Monroe: Wow! Even President Stevens wasn�t sure! Well, to be sure fans, the CWF hasn�t had a pay per view with this much controversy in a long time. I�m not sure when it will be announced, but it will be announced later in the week who won this match. But for now, we�re out of time. For my broadcast partner Grant Henley, I�m Roger �The Man� Monroe, we�ll see you next week LIVE from Buffalo, New York for CWF Wednesday Night Glory. Good night!!

The camera shows all three men, and then zooms in on the returning Klaus Steinman before fading to black.

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