Sorry this is late, guys, but family pressures prevented me from getting to it sooner. Anyhow...
We start with highlights from Conflagration, then fade to the regular TNR opening sequence, and finally cut to an interior shot of the Toyota Center as a pyrotechnics show brings the crowd to its feet.
Camera pans down to Joey Styles and Jesse "The Body" Ventura at their usual ringside broadcast table.
Styles: This past Monday was a night to remember at Conflagration...a new CWI European champion crowned, our first-ever United States and Canadian champions decided, an all-out war between Brutus Beefcake and Randy Orton, and last but not least the epic world title match between JBL and Dave Batista that almost blew the roof off the Staples Center! I'm Joey Styles along with my broadcast partner Jesse "The Body" Ventura coming to you live from the Toyota Center in Houston...and Jesse, here in our first post-Conflagration edition of Thursday Night Riot, the action promises to be just as intense!
Ventura: You can say that again, Joey....the Sandman makes his CWI debut takin' on Buddy Colt, the Destruction Crew faces Kronik, El Santo defends the CWI Lucha Libre title against Cavenario Galindo, and in our incredible main event, the Dudley Boys face Demolition and the Legion of Doom in a triple threat match for the CWI world tag team titles!
Styles: Right now, though, we're going to send you up to the ring for our opening bout, Ken Patera vs. Justin Credible!
CUT TO: Lillian Garcia standing in the center of the ring.
Garcia: The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is our opening bou--
Melina Perez steps in from out of nowhere and rips the mic out of Garcia's hand; by the look on Melina's face it's clear she wants to vent about what happened to MNM at Conflagration.
Ventura(off-camera): Wow, Melina ain't in a good mood tonight, is she?
Styles(off-camera): MNM suffered a controversial loss to Jim Cornette's Midnight Express at Conflagration in what marked the CWI debut for both teams....
Melina(practically screeching): Cornette, you warped, backstabbing little mama's boy, get your fat (bleep) out here right now!
Ventura(off-camera): WHOA! Melina's throwin' down the gauntlet to Cornette!
Styles(off-camera): And knowing him, he won't waste time picking it up....
Sure enough, right on cue, the Midnight Express' old NWA entrance theme starts playing over the Toyota Center PA as Jim Cornette makes his way down the aisle with his own wireless mic in hand.
Styles(off-camera): Think we're even going to have time for the opening bout?
Ventura(off-camera): Depends on how long these two talk, Styles...
ZOOM IN: Melina wrinkling her nose in distaste as Cornette leans forward until they're practically nose-to-nose.
Cornette: Just who in the blue hell do you think you're dealing with, Melina? You and I both know...(sweeps his arm to indicate the crowd)...and all these people know that Johnny Nighttrain--
Melina(irritably): Nitro, you moron!
Cornette(rolling his eyes): Whatever. You and I both know that Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury ON THEIR BEST DAY couldn't beat Beautiful Bobby and Sweet Stan if their lives depended on it! Hell, those knuckleheads couldn't even beat lightweights like Paul London and Spanky Kendrick...what makes you think they could win over the greatest tag team in NWA history?
Melina: Greatest team in NWA history, my (bleep)-- the way I hear it, you guys used to get beaten like a drum....
Cornette: Then you've been talking to the wrong people, sweetheart! If there were any beatings going on, we were usually the ones dishin' 'em out...
As Cornette and Melina continue their verbal joust in the ring, the camera pans down the aisle to show MNM coming up behind him; Cornette turns around just in time to get nailed square in the chops with a double savate kick by Nitro and Mercury, and quicker than you can say '3-on-1 ambush' Melina is joining in on the beatdown.
Styles(off-camera): OH MY GOD! This was a set-up! MNM and Melina played Cornette for a sucker, and now he's paying the price!
To be continued...
We start with highlights from Conflagration, then fade to the regular TNR opening sequence, and finally cut to an interior shot of the Toyota Center as a pyrotechnics show brings the crowd to its feet.
Camera pans down to Joey Styles and Jesse "The Body" Ventura at their usual ringside broadcast table.
Styles: This past Monday was a night to remember at Conflagration...a new CWI European champion crowned, our first-ever United States and Canadian champions decided, an all-out war between Brutus Beefcake and Randy Orton, and last but not least the epic world title match between JBL and Dave Batista that almost blew the roof off the Staples Center! I'm Joey Styles along with my broadcast partner Jesse "The Body" Ventura coming to you live from the Toyota Center in Houston...and Jesse, here in our first post-Conflagration edition of Thursday Night Riot, the action promises to be just as intense!
Ventura: You can say that again, Joey....the Sandman makes his CWI debut takin' on Buddy Colt, the Destruction Crew faces Kronik, El Santo defends the CWI Lucha Libre title against Cavenario Galindo, and in our incredible main event, the Dudley Boys face Demolition and the Legion of Doom in a triple threat match for the CWI world tag team titles!
Styles: Right now, though, we're going to send you up to the ring for our opening bout, Ken Patera vs. Justin Credible!
CUT TO: Lillian Garcia standing in the center of the ring.
Garcia: The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is our opening bou--
Melina Perez steps in from out of nowhere and rips the mic out of Garcia's hand; by the look on Melina's face it's clear she wants to vent about what happened to MNM at Conflagration.
Ventura(off-camera): Wow, Melina ain't in a good mood tonight, is she?
Styles(off-camera): MNM suffered a controversial loss to Jim Cornette's Midnight Express at Conflagration in what marked the CWI debut for both teams....
Melina(practically screeching): Cornette, you warped, backstabbing little mama's boy, get your fat (bleep) out here right now!
Ventura(off-camera): WHOA! Melina's throwin' down the gauntlet to Cornette!
Styles(off-camera): And knowing him, he won't waste time picking it up....
Sure enough, right on cue, the Midnight Express' old NWA entrance theme starts playing over the Toyota Center PA as Jim Cornette makes his way down the aisle with his own wireless mic in hand.
Styles(off-camera): Think we're even going to have time for the opening bout?
Ventura(off-camera): Depends on how long these two talk, Styles...
ZOOM IN: Melina wrinkling her nose in distaste as Cornette leans forward until they're practically nose-to-nose.
Cornette: Just who in the blue hell do you think you're dealing with, Melina? You and I both know...(sweeps his arm to indicate the crowd)...and all these people know that Johnny Nighttrain--
Melina(irritably): Nitro, you moron!
Cornette(rolling his eyes): Whatever. You and I both know that Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury ON THEIR BEST DAY couldn't beat Beautiful Bobby and Sweet Stan if their lives depended on it! Hell, those knuckleheads couldn't even beat lightweights like Paul London and Spanky Kendrick...what makes you think they could win over the greatest tag team in NWA history?
Melina: Greatest team in NWA history, my (bleep)-- the way I hear it, you guys used to get beaten like a drum....
Cornette: Then you've been talking to the wrong people, sweetheart! If there were any beatings going on, we were usually the ones dishin' 'em out...
As Cornette and Melina continue their verbal joust in the ring, the camera pans down the aisle to show MNM coming up behind him; Cornette turns around just in time to get nailed square in the chops with a double savate kick by Nitro and Mercury, and quicker than you can say '3-on-1 ambush' Melina is joining in on the beatdown.
Styles(off-camera): OH MY GOD! This was a set-up! MNM and Melina played Cornette for a sucker, and now he's paying the price!
To be continued...