(The Pepsi Center. Denver, Colorado. Jeffery Drake and Shawn Twilight stand outside the arena and look out over the town.)
Shawn Twilight: It could be a lot worse.
Jeffery Drake: Yeah, at least we’re not still in Oklahoma. What an unfeasible wasteland that is.
Shawn Twilight: A white trash paradise.
Jeffery Drake: A redneck lagoon.
Shawn Twilight: A glimpse of hell.
Jeffery Drake: A poor man’s Tennessee.
Shawn Twilight: Dude, that’s a little harsh, don’t you think?
Jeffery Drake: No, no I don’t.
Shawn Twilight: Big announcement tonight. You think we’re making a good choice on the main event for Vertigo? People look back on this stuff like it means something.
Jeffery Drake: I think we’re going to have that Quadruple Quandary match really closely before we finalize our decision.
(Twilight turns to the camera.)
Shawn Twilight: That’s true but everything else isn’t because it’s Friday Night – and this is all Fiction!
("Knights of Cydonia" from Muse heats up as the opening titles start. Past images of major LWF moments grace the screen. Styx and Mass Carnage delivering a spike piledriver on Nightshade from the first ever LWF card. Banshee and Jamie Williams tied up at a Fall From Grace 3: Heroes. From the LWF v2 re-opening, a Fall From Grace 7: Full Collapse, Tommy Riley beating Kevin Merrix for the AOWF Television Title. A collection of still imagery from past LWF stars: November and his ego, Synskin battling Don Mega at FNF: Jailbreak, Brandon Nova soaked in blood with his arm raised. A clip of Vicious applying the Shangri-la to Nightstryker at an overly aggressive angle is followed by a shot of Silverback and Riley at Night of Armageddon 6. Joe Boxer and Frost squaring off in the finals of a Lover’s Discourse. Lisa Seldon dropkicking Knight and a shot of her with the World Heavyweight Title. The Liberty Wrestling logo comes last. We then break from the montage to a live shot of Dan Timberland and Ransom.)
Dan Timberland: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another Friday Night Fiction and as usual, I’m joined by my commentating partner Ransom.
Ransom: Thank Drake I didn’t have to show up on Tuesday for that card in Oklahoma.
Dan Timberland: He couldn’t give me a definitive answer on why I still had to show.
Ransom: I don’t think you deserve one.
Dan Timberland: Tonight however, some more Titan Title Tourney matches, a star-filled Quadruple Quandary for the LWF World Heavyweight Title and a re-debut – let’s throw it to Joel in the ring to get things started.
(An abrupt pan from the commentary team to Joel Cronus with his notecards in the ring.)
Joel Cronus: Our first match of the night is a first round match up in the Matthew Attict Career Memorial Titan Title Tournament. There are no disqualifications, there are count outs. There is a twelve-minute time limit and there MUST be a winner. Matches lasting longer than the prescribed twelve minutes will be in the hands of our executive judges situation around ringside.
(The lights dim.)
Joel Cronus: Introducing fir-
(The lights come up as he’s interrupted.)
Dan Timberland: Well… I guess our “re-debut” of the night is coming a little early.
(West Indiez staggers down to ringside. He’s obviously drunk.)
Ransom: I’ve been dreading this since the day this dimwit was re-signed.
(Indiez takes a seat next to Ransom. He’s not amused and not taking well to the smell.)
Dan Timberland: Hello?
West Indiez: Thank you, thank you – I love LWF – I love both of you!
Ransom: You couldn’t have stayed in the CWA with the rest of those far-sighted, business-hating, immature unprofessionals?
West Indiez: Probably not, Random.
Ransom: You are as stupid as you look.
Dan Timberland: I think we were going back to Joel with the ring introductions…
(Joel upset that he was cut off - continues.)
Joel Cronus: First…
(“No One Knows” from Queens of the Stone Age starts up.)
Joel Cronus: From Wawa Bawa, Ontario, Canada – coming to ringside by his lonesome…
(“The Expert” Bob Grenier comes down to ring without Expert Enterprises.)
Joel Cronus: I give you – BOB GRENIER – THE EXPERT!
(He receives a large reaction from the crowd, as he looks off at them. He’s not surprised, but others are.)
Joel Cronus: And his opponent…
(“Far Away” from Noise Therapy replaces the previous audio. A vertical pattern of rapidly flashing green spotlight illuminate the entranceway.)
Joel Cronus: He is a part of the Rough Gods fighting out of Seattle Washington…
(Silverback and the Brutal come down to ringside on cue.)
Joel Cronus: Accompanied to ringside by the Brutal – Liberty Wrestling’s INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION – Adam Gray – SILVERBACK!
(Silverback takes a chair from ringside and throws it into the ring while the Brutal stands a step away from the apron.)
*DING, DING*
Dan Timberland: A reminder folks, there are no DQs in this Titan Title Tourney first round match – but there are count outs as we all saw Frost exhibit in her first round match on Tuesday Night Truth.
(Silverback and the Expert square off.)
Ransom: Why are you here?
West Indiez: I’m here to start new – to start fresh. To relive the glory I had in my earlier Liberty Wrestling run!
Ransom: Glory? You had one match and did nothing but complain before and after it?
West Indiez: You sure old man? Whatever… I’m here for the money.
(Silverback throws the Expert into the corner and stomps a few times at his ribs. Gray takes a few steps back and charges into the Expert with a knee to the face.)
Dan Timberland: Silverback not worried about being disqualified obviously here – as he takes an early advantage in this match.
Ransom: But why are you out here right now? With us?
West Indiez: I thought I’d come out here and do some early scouting of my opponents before my match with Swiftkicky. Get reacquainted with some of the talent here, you know. I have watched a lot of tapes.
Ransom: It’s Swif-kicky. Not Swift. Anyone who’s watched even one tape would know that.
West Indiez: Whatever man, like it matters after tonight.
(Silverback remains in control as he charges in with another knee to the head of the Expert. Gray lifts him up and slams him back down with a suplex.)
Dan Timberland: The Expert coming to the ring alone tonight, like he claimed he would. Got to say that’s a surprise to more than just me. That’s sure.
Ransom: So what else did you apparently not watch?
West Indiez: A lot of entertaining stuff… like the male punani, Tommy Riley, running around with my nuts in his pocket struggling in vain to recover what’s left of his pride.
Ransom: As opposed to the pride of the guy who chose to return to the CWA instead of Liberty Wrestling?
West Indiez: Stop interrupting me.
(Silverback goes for the chair in the corner of the ring, but the Expert scampers to his feet and throws him aside with a shove.)
Dan Timberland: And now the Expert takes the chair!
(The Expert laces Gray between the eyes with the chair. He quickly hooks a leg and covers.)
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Dan Timberland: NO! The Brutal broke the cover!
(The Brutal pushed The Expert off of Silverback and looks down on the shorter Grenier in the ring. Bob swings at the Brutal but doesn’t seem to make an impact.)
Dan Timberland: That’s a feudal attempt.
(The Brutal kicks the chair through to the face of the Expert laying him out.)
Dan Timberland: Referee Dick Swifkicky warning the Brutal to stay out of this match, but I think he’s just scared about what the Brutal can do.
Ransom: You’ve got to really question him coming down to ringside alone for this match up. Not an expert decision.
(The Brutal lifts up Silverback and throws him on top of Grenier.)
Dan Timberland: Gray’s no small man – but the Brutal made that look easy. We’ve got a cover!
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Dan Timberland: NO! The Expert gets his shoulder up at the last possible moment. This match will continue.
(The Brutal steps over the top rope and sticks to the apron. Silverback lifts the Expert to his feet.)
Dan Timberland: The Expert fighting on, but In a bad situation here.
West Indiez: I’ve also watched this so-called “Expert” make an ass out of himself by pretending to be me. You know, the usual.
Ransom: How is he pretending to be you, when he’s actually been successful so far in the Liberty Wrestling and you haven’t and never will be?
West Indiez: You have no idea what you’re talking about… I’m just kind of irked that he seems to like biting my style – but then again, imitation is the greatest form of flattery.
Ransom: Despite the fact not the Expert – nor ANYONE else on our roster ever heard of you?
(Silverback slugs the Expert into the corner.)
West Indiez: The guy is a genuine W.I.W.
Ransom: I’ll bite, what’s that?
West Indiez: A “West Indiez Wannabe” – the club has potential to hit epic proportions. And the more I watch of this match… the more this little punk is pissing me off.
Dan Timberland: Why don’t you sit down?
(The match has certainly gone to hell as West Indiez makes his way to the ring. He has a bottle of Jamaican hot pepper sauce.)
Ransom: Is that window-licker drinking the hot sauce?
Dan Timberland: It appears so – and… what now?
(Surge comes sprinting out to ringside.)
Dan Timberland: That’s Surge!
Ransom: Are the Ringling Brothers behind him?
(Silverback stands back and watches the scene with the Brutal. West Indiez spits the pepper sauce in the Expert’s face. Grenier stumbles back and Surge puts him up in a Crucifix position.)
Dan Timberland: He spit that hot sauce right in his face!
Ransom: That’s the first productive thing he’s contributed to this federation, ever.
Dan Timberland: And now Surge lifting him up – and bringing him down with the Bloodlust!
Ransom: Wrong night to come alone.
(The Brutal knocks Indiez off the apron and to the floor and Silverback shoves Surge aside and covers.)
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*DING, DING*
Dan Timberland: The Expert had too much working against him – and Silverback moves on to the next round of our Titan Title Tournament.
(Silverback and the Brutal leave the scene. Surge kicks away at the downed Expert until security comes out and separates him. West Indiez stumbles about, drunken and a little woozy from the shot by the Brutal. We break away from the mild chaos.)