MWL Redline - August 29, 2007
"I've been at home. Resting up, and getting ready to return!" Lino answered.
"Okay, but why did you help Yugo win the match on Sunday?" Stevan asked. "He just seems like an unusual ally for you..."
"Not like it matters, Stevan, but I happened to owe him a favor for him helping me out against Magnum well over a month ago when he attacked me!" Lino spat.
"You know how the old saying goes, Stevan! 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'! Besides, since then, we've found that we both have a bit more than Magnum in common." Yugo laughed.
"Like what?" Stevan pressed.
"We are both among the greatest the MWL has ever seen!" Yugo announced.
"I...I don't know--" Stevan began.
"Oh, oh you want proof? Here, let me pull the stats out of my ass." Yugo snapped. "I am the two-time MWL World Heavyweight Champion, and Lino here has held gold a few times, himself."
"Yeah, I guess." Stevan answered.
"Shut up! What do you know?!" Yugo shouted, smacking Stevan's micrphone out of his hand. "Come on, Lino. Let's go!"
* * *
"Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, Michael Jamborgh here, to run down the match card for you tonight!" Michael announced. "First up, we've got us a bit of a show from the Lightweight division. Scott Froelich will take on David Hitz, one on one." Michael announced. "After that, Nicholas Hunter will be taking on the one and only Allan Martel! Then, to top off the night, we've got an HT5 match between Seiryu and Kouryuu, Magnum and Chance, and the Norton Brothers for the MWL World Tag Team Championship."
"Boo!" Jim Norris shouted, from on top of the stage, Nicholas Hunter at his side. "Boo! Free Radical deserves a tag title shot!"
"Nick, would you please tell that boy he's irritating the management?" Michael asked. "Look, never mind. Nicholas, you've got a match tonight, and Jim, you'd better start worrying about whether or not you're going to try again for the Lightweight title!" With that, Michael left the ring, walked up the ramp, and pushed past Free Radical without any more interaction.
"What a jerk." Jim sighed, as he and Nick walked backstage.
Match 1: Scott Froelich v. David Hitz
"Hello, Stevan Corber here, with Magnum, the 'Soldier of Fortune' Chance, and Arctica. Magnum, Chance, thanks to the victory Sunday at Domination, the two of you will be going into an HT5 match later tonight for the MWL World Tag Team Championship, not only against Seiryu and Kouryuu, but also the Norton Brothers. Is there anything you would like to say?" Stevan asked.
Magnum laughed. "Yugo Ryan, your days are numbered. I'm not concerned with the MWL World Heavyweight Championship, anymore. Oh, no. You have broken a rule of etiquette that even the most twisted of men follow! You don't hurt a lady." Magnum continued, as Chance nodded silently. "Yugo, what you did was unforgivable! And so, at MWL Infection, it will be you and me, one on one, in a Hell in a Cell match."
"And Lino, I'm calling you out!" Chance announced. "You and me, one on one at Infection!"
"Guys, I hate to interrupt you, but it sounds like we've got a disturbance out in front of Michael Jamborgh's office." Stevan stated.
* * *
"David, what the hell happened to you?" Michael demanded, trying to help up the Lightweight Champion, laid out amidst camera cables and various debris.
"I...I got hit from behind..." David groaned.
"Any idea who it was?" Michael asked.
"No...they ran off before I could get a look...but if I had to guess...probably Jim Norris..." David answered.
"Of course. It makes sense." Michael sighed, as David gripped his head.
Match 2: Nicholas Hunter v. Allan Martel - Part 1 - Part 2
Nicholas lunged at Allan, swinging away and trying to strike his opponent. Jim Norris quickly charged down the ramp and slid into the ring to aid him. Jim kicked Allan in the gut and grabbed him for a Radical Crash. Nicholas wrapped his arm around Jim's head and used the Fox Arc, effectively double-teaming Allan. As Free Radical stood over thier victim, Michael Jamborgh appeared on the stage.
"Jim Norris, do you think you're tough, just because you attacked David Hitz from behind? Huh?" Michael demanded, as Jim looked back in confusion. "Yeah, I know it was you. At Domination you made your intentions to attack the man pretty clear."
"What are you talking about?!" Jim shouted.
"Jim, for attacking that man, next week, here on Redline, in that ring, it'll be you, one on one, with Genbu!" Michael announced. "And your lackey down there, is banned from the arena!"
"WHAT?!" Jim yelled. "I didn't even attack David!"
"Then explain why he was laid out backstage!" Michael snapped.
"It must've been somebody else!" Jim answered.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Michael stated, sarcastically.
"I didn't--" Jim began.
"You and Genbu, next week. Nick is banned from the arena." Michael barked, walking backstage.
* * *
"Stevan Corber, here, with the MWL World Tag Team Champions, Seiryu and Kouryuu." Stevan announced. "Gentlemen, you defend your titles in just a few moments. Is there anything you would like to say to your challengers?"
"Magnum, that new enforcer you've got, 'Chance', was it? He's just gotten into the MWL. What makes you think he'll be able to beat the World Tag Team Champions, eh?" Seiryu asked.
"Nortons, the two of you are in far too bad of shape from Domination to pose any threat to us at all." Kouryuu began. "We are an unstoppable combination. You won't win."
"You CAN'T win." Seiryu continued. "Give up now, while you can. Or else it's going to get ugly."
"Come on, Seiryu. Let's go." Kouryuu stated.
"HT5 match for the MWL World Tag Team Championship is next!" Stevan announced.
Main Event: MWL World Tag Team Championship - HT5: (C) Seiryu & Kouryuu v. Magnum & Chance v. The Norton Brothers
As Magnum and Chance stood in the ring, celebrating, the theme of the World Heavyweight Champion blared, and he and Lino appeared on the stage. "Magnum, Chance..." Yugo began. "You want us both at Infection, right? Well, why not make it a tag team Hell in a Cell match?"
"And put the MWL World Tag Team Championship on the line." Lino added.
"You're on!" Magnum answered, as Yugo grinned.