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(A few seconds pass before we see Evenkiel come through the curtain, back first. The crowd goes crazy. As he continues to walk backwards towards the ring, we see about a dozen security guards come through the curtain. As the whole group nears the ring, we see Nik Cain is standing up at the announce table with a house mic in his hand.)
Nik Cain: Every man has a weakness, Evenkiel. Mine is Asian women…and yours? Well yours is your massive ego, your disgusting arrogance. I knew you couldn’t resist that one last “I told you so.” Well let me tell you something; the only way out of this arena for you tonight is through that ring!
(The crowd cheers as Evenkiel slowly enters the ring and takes off his shirt.)
This is gonna be a by the book wrestling match just like we promised cuz, believe it or not, both me and your opponent are men of our words. But don’t even think of dogging it in there. You’ve robbed everyone in this building of so much already but you ain’t ripping anyone off here tonight. In case you forget that, just look around the ring…I think a couple of these guys’ daddies worked Altamont.
(Cain chuckles as he sits back down. The security guards stay surrounding the ring but back away, clearly indicating that they are not to get involved.)
The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a time limit of one hour.
Introducing first…
Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada…
And weighing in at 245 pounds…
Evenkiel
(The boos at the announcing of his name are deafening but quiet down as the lights in the arena go out and the big screen comes to life. The camera gives us a view of a man almost forgotten. His head is hung, his dark brown hair a little shorter than most would remember. The muscle tone in his shoulders and arms is apparent, even in the gray tones of this room. Shadows on shadows on shadows...and as the man raises his head, the green eyes pierce through the gray, and in appropriately muted tones, Hazard speaks.)
Hazard: Full Contact Wrestling. I've made my rounds in this business, but this place was my blessing and my curse. I was better here than anywhere else, and it ruined me for everything that was to come. Everything else I've tried to do has been met with a severe lack of motivation. This was home. Now I'm just a pilgrim.
(Hazard shifts his weight in the metal chair so that instead of leaning forward, elbows on knees, he's leaned back, fingers laced behind his head. Even through months and months of inactivity, he appears to be in prime condition.)
And who's to blame for that? One man. One man brought down an empire. One man took away that which I loved. One man and a team of lawyers did what a handful of factions and federations never could. Why? Out of greed. Envy. Wrath. Pride. Lust. Gluttony. Sloth. Every deadly sin, contained in one man.
You were envious of the spotlight others had the chance to bask in. You were angry that you weren't the center of attention. You were too proud to change your ways. You desired power and praise by any means necessary. You wasted your own opportunities and threw away the opportunities of others. Why?
(Hazard rises from the chair, points an accusing finger at the camera, and his voices raises quickly through clenched teeth.)
Because you were TOO DAMNED LAZY TO DO ANYTHING THE RIGHT WAY.
(Hazard regains his composure, his breathing audible but controlled as he looks down and away from the camera for a moment before locking his gaze in on it once again.)
I'm not a white knight on a horse coming to save the day. I'm not going to resurrect FCW and sit atop a throne, soaking in the admiration for my good deeds.
No, Evenkiel. I'm just going to whip your ass.
And I'm going to do it your way. I'm going to outwrestle you. Don't forget that I can do that. Don't assume the scars from the barbed wire around my arms and the crisscrossed back from panes of glass are what make me. Don't lose yourself in the eye that droops a little because it's been split open a half dozen times. Don't take for granted that just because I've been through hell and back that I can't stretch you, bend you, and break you in ways you haven't even fathomed yet.
There are no lawyers for you this time. There's no legal recourse. You've got lessons to learn, boy. I'm not challenging you. I'm not giving you the option to accept or decline. I'm telling you what's going to happen.
(Hazard leans in close to the camera, so that the lens frames his face and nothing more. Two or three beads of sweat roll off of his brow and down the bridge of his nose, his voice grows softer, glazed in an eerie calm.)
I'm going to teach you what it is to love. What it is to hate. To sacrifice. I'm going to teach you about pain and suffering and agony and wondering how in the hell you're going to find your next breathe. I'm going to teach you where your limits are and I'm going to show you where they end. But most importantly, Evenkiel...
(The calm quickly disappears, as Hazard's voice begins to crack and shake a little. Raw emotion bleeds through as he steps away from the camera just a bit, giving the world a head and shoulders view of a man releasing a burden carried for far too long.
I'm going...to SHOW you...what happens…when you RUIN THE THINGS IN LIFE THAT A MAN LOVES, LIVES, AND DIES FOR. I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHERE REVENGE ENDS AND VENGEANCE BEGINS AND FROM BELL TO BELL I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU JUST HOW BAD OF A MOTHER FUCKER I CAN BE AND PUT YOU TO REST ONCE AND FOR ALL.
(It takes several seconds for Hazard to regain his composure. his body visibly trembling with both anger and a sense of loss, he clinches his fists at his sides, stares at the floor and slows his breathing gradually until he looks up at the camera once more.
You didn't kill FCW. You can't. Not until you kill me. Are you man enough to do that? We'll find out soon enough, won't we? Three little words for you, E...
Come get some.
(Hazard grins a little, and even manages a chuckle before he cracks his knuckles in front of his chest and exits, stage left, leaving us once again with nothing more than pale light against gray and graying walls before a fade to black. As the screen goes black the house lights come back on. The crowd almost blows the roof off the building with their cheers as “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash blasts over the PA. And just when you think the cheers cannot get any louder, Hazard steps through the curtain.)
And his opponent…
Fighting out of Huntington, West Virginia…
And weighing in at 239 pounds…
”The One Man Riot” Hazard
They lock up.
Evenkiel whips Hazard into the ropes but Hazard reverses it.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a high knee.
Evenkiel rolls out of the ring.
Blackie McGee counts one.
The crowd starts to chant, “You’re a pussy”.
Blackie McGee counts two.
Nik Cain: Evenkiel has found himself caught between the proverbial rock and hard place.
Blackie McGee counts three.
Evenkiel reenters the ring.
Hazard goes for a clothesline but Evenkiel ducks out of the way.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a Russian legsweep.
Evenkiel further incites the crowd.
Evenkiel hits Hazard with an inverted atomic drop.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with an Exploder suplex.
Evenkiel goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, shoulder up.
Evenkiel tries to whip Hazard into the turnbuckle but Hazard reverses it.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a series of knife edge chops.
The crowd goes “Whoo” after each one.
Nik Cain: Music to my ears, man, music to my ears.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a European uppercut.
Hazard places Evenkiel on the top turnbuckle.
Hazard takes Evenkiel down with a superplex.
Hazard locks Evenkiel in a kimura.
Evenkiel reaches the ropes after 5 seconds.
Evenkiel rolls out of the ring.
The crowd chants “Fuck him up, Hazard. Fuck him up.”
Nik Cain: Evenkiel clearly wants no part of Hazard or his ground game. Too bad for him I haven’t really left him much of a choice.
Blackie McGee counts one.
Blackie McGee counts two.
Evenkiel reenters the ring.
Hazard whips Evenkiel into the ropes.
Hazard takes Evenkiel down with a shoulder block.
Hazard executes a delayed vertical suplex on Evenkiel.
Nik Cain: Yeah, let all the blood drain into that big head of his.
Hazard locks Evenkiel in a Fujiwara armbar.
Evenkiel reaches the ropes after 12 seconds.
Evenkiel hits Hazard with a low blow.
Evenkiel nails Hazard with a stungun.
Nik Cain: Refresh my memory…which one of these guys claims to be a technically proficient wrestler?
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a tiger driver.
The crowd is booing Evenkiel.
Evenkiel execute a fisherman’s suplex on Hazard.
Blackie McGee counts one, kickout.
Evenkiel executes a Northern Light’s suplex on Hazard.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, kickout.
A small “Eat shit and die” chant can be heard.
Evenkiel further incites the crowd.
Evenkiel locks Hazard in a camel clutch.
Nik Cain: The crowd is all over Evenkiel but it doesn’t change the fact that he currently in control of this match up.
Hazard is struggling to break the hold.
The crowd is rallying behind Hazard.
Evenkiel releases the hold after 20 seconds.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a dragon screw.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a dragon screw.
Evenkiel locks Hazard in a figure four leg lock.
Hazard is struggling to reach the ropes.
Nik Cain: Evenkiel focusing much of his attack on the leg of Hazard. Evenkiel is a lot of things but unfocused is not one of them.
Hazard is writhing in pain.
Hazard is struggling to reach the ropes.
Hazard flips the move over.
Evenkiel releases the hold after 34 seconds.
Evenkiel whips Hazard into the ropes but Hazard reverses it.
Hazard nails Evenkiel with a spinebuster.
The crowd roars.
Nik Cain: Hell yeah!
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a delayed vertical suplex.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a European uppercut.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a European uppercut.
Hazard whips Evenkiel into the ropes.
Hazard nails Evenkiel with a snap powerslam into a pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, shoulder up.
The crowd boos.
Nik Cain: Hazard unleashes a hellacious powerslam that this crowd seems to think should have been good enough for a three count.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a series of stomps.
Hazard whips Evenkiel into the ropes.
Hazard goes for a clothesline but Evenkiel ducks out of the way.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a leg lariat.
Evenkiel locks Hazard in a spinning toe hold.
Evenkiel releases the hold after 8 seconds,
Evenkiel reapplies the hold.
The crowd begins to chant, “You suck dick.”
Nik Cain: The spinning toehold is not a popular move here tonight.
Evenkiel releases the hold after 7 seconds.
Evenkiel further incites the crowd.
Evenkiel executes a Samoan drop on Hazard.
Evenkiel further incites the crowd.
A few fans try to jump the guardrail but are held back by security.
Evenkiel executes an Exploder suplex on Hazard.
Evenkiel goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, kickout.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a Liger Bomb.
Evenkiel goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, shoulder up.
Evenkiel locks Hazard in a figure four leglock.
Hazard struggles to reach the ropes.
Hazard is fighting the pain.
Hazard reaches the ropes after 18 seconds.
Evenkiel locks Hazard in a chinlock deathlock submission.
The crowd starts to rally behind Hazard.
Hazard is writhing in pain.
Hazard is barely hanging on.
Hazard breaks the hold after 40 seconds.
The crowd starts a “One Man Riot” chant.
Evenkiel executes a piledriver on Hazard.
Evenkiel goes for the pin,
Blackie McGee counts one, two, kickout.
Nik Cain: Kickout!
Evenkiel throws Hazard out of the ring.
Blackie McGee counts one.
Blackie McGee counts two.
Evenkiel yawns, putting his hand over his mouth.
Nik Cain: That cocky prick. Hazard has taken far worse beatings from far better men and still gotten his hand raised in the end.
The crowd starts a “You’re a pussy” chant.
Blackie McGee counts three.
Blackie McGee counts four.
Hazard slides back into the ring.
Evenkiel hits Hazard with a knee drop.
Evenkiel hits Hazard with a knee drop.
Evenkiel climbs to the top rope.
Evenkiel nails Hazard with a missle dropkick.
The crowd is booing Evenkiel like there is no tomorrow.
Nik Cain: It just occurred to me that if Evenkiel wins this match we may very well have a riot on our hands. I guess the possibility of him winning never occurred to me. It just didn’t seem possible, not here, not tonight. But the reality is that Hazard is in serious trouble.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a vertical suplex.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a vertical suplex.
Evenkiel hits Hazard with a stungun.
Evenkiel executes the Tears For Fears on Hazard.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, thr…kickout!
The crowd erupts.
Nik Cain: That was way too close. I think I just had a damn heart attack over here.
Evenkiel locks Hazard in a camel clutch.
Hazard is barely moving.
Hazard may have passed out.
Hazard is not moving.
The crowd is chanting “FCW”.
Hazard starts moving again.
Hazard summons one last burst of energy.
Hazard breaks the hold after 29 seconds.
The crowd erupts.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a series of punches to the head.
Hazard whips Evenkiel into the ropes.
Hazard takes Evenkiel down with a cannonball clothesline.
Nik Cain: Big clothesline from Hazard!
Hazard goes for a vertical suplex but Evenkiel blocks it.
Evenkiel hits Hazard with a low blow.
The crowd is booing like there is no tomorrow.
Evenkiel takes Hazard down with a Russian legsweep.
Hazard catches Evenkiel in a triangle choke.
The crowd erupts.
Evenkiel is struggling to reach the ropes.
Evenkiel is starting to fade.
Nik Cain: Yeah, choke that bitch out!
Hazard’s shoulders are on the mat.
Blackie McGee counts one two, shoulder up.
Evenkiel is barely moving.
Hazard’s shoulders are on the mat.
Backie McGee counts one, Hazard releases the hold after 18 seconds.
Hazard nails Evenkiel with the hangman’s neckbreaker v. 2.0.
Hazard sets Evenkiel up on the top turnbuckle.
Hazard takes Evenkiel down with a superplex.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a series of knife hand chops.
Hazard takes Evenkiel down with a reverse shoulder breaker.
The crowd chants “Fuck him up Hazard. Fuck him up.”
Nik Cain: Hazard opening up the proverbial can of whoop ass on Evenkiel.
Hazard whips Evenkiel into the ropes.
Hazard takes Evenkiel down with a shoulder block.
Hazard executes a butterfly suplex on Evenkiel.
Hazard executes a spinning fisherman’s suplex on Evenkiel.
The crowd is on its feet.
Hazard whips Evenkiel into the turnbuckle.
Hazard charges in with a clothesline.
Hazard takes Evenkiel down with an overhead release belly-to-belly suplex.
Hazard climbs to the top rope.
The crowd starts a “One Man Riot” chant.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a flying legdrop.
The crowd erupts.
Nik Cain: Legdrop off the top finds its mark.
Hazard whips Evenkiel into the ropes.
Hazard nails Evenkiel with a Yakuza kick.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a European uppercut.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a European uppercut.
Hazard hits Evenkiel with a kick to the midsection.
Hazard nails Evenkiel with an Ace Crusher.
Hazard executes the Flatscan on Evenkiel.
Hazard goes for the pin.
Blackie McGee counts one, two, Hazard pulls Evenkiel up.
Blackie McGee warns Hazard.
Nik Cain: Hazard had Evenkiel dead to rights after the Flatscan but he is not satisfied yet!
Hazard locks Evenkiel in a modified STF.
Evenkiel is writhing in pain.
Evenkiel submits after 12 seconds.
The crowd chants, “You tapped out”.
The winner is Hazard. Time of match: 12:58.
Nik Cain: And this one is over! Evenkiel walks out of here as exactly what we all knew he was all along, a loser. Hazard proved he had the pin but then went for the tap out instead. Evenkiel didn’t just get beat…we could’ve just done that in the parking lot. No, Evenkiel just got out-wrestled.
(As Evenkiel takes his walk of shame, the chants slowly turn into a unanimous “FCW, FCW, FCW”. Hazard soaks this in for some time in the ring before finally leaving. On his way to the back, he receives pats on the shoulders and back from many of the fans in attendance.)