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Copeland: We are live for the one hundred and third edition of Meltdown! I'm Sebastian Copeland alongside my broadcast partner Jack Cohen bringing you the action of Meltdown from ringside!
Cohen: We've got Triple X ready to take on El Califa Dragon in tonight's main event, and a whole lot more coming!
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A strange new music plays over the intercom as the crowd turns their attention towards the stage ramp. Smoke fills the stage and strobe lights flicker high above as a figure steps through the smoke. Standing on the stage ramp is "Showtime" David Cougar who is immediately joined by John Constantine and Michael Winters. Each dressed in expensive suits, the three men walk side by side down the ramp.
Copeland: Hello everybody, thank you all for joining us here tonight on Meltdown 102. Sebastian Copeland here alongside as always my colleague, John Cohen, and we kick things off with Showtime, Constantine, and Winters, who will hopefully shed some light on their recent partnerships last week.
Cohen: Seabass, I can tell you that I am very excited about what these three men have to say. I think that we are looking at the future of the WZCW. A few months down the road all three of these men could hold titles. That is very likely.
Copeland: There is no arguing the talent between these three wrestlers and, after what happened two weeks ago, it'll be interesting to find out what they plan for an encore this week and at All or Nothing. As of this moment, neither man has a match scheduled for the upcoming PPV.
The three men straddle through the ropes at different sides in the ring, meeting in the middle. The group collectively gather in a circle and chat in the ring as Harrys Truman walks in and hands Showtime a mic. They each stand side by side in the ring looking ahead at the audience. The crowd is booing, but there is a definite excitement in the air. Showtime looks around at the audience and goes to speak, but then turns to his side and hands the mic to Winters. Winters loosens his collar and then looks to his side at the two men standing in the ring with him and speaks.
Winters: We are resilient. Almost a lifetime ago, I was part of the biggest class of new WZCW arrivals. Barbosa, Sam Smith, Justin Cooper, were just some of the names from that group, and they all had various amounts of success in the ring. None, not one of them, are still apart of WZCW except for me. I was blessed with success rather quickly, and then one little injury forced me from competing and management decided to let me go. No reason was given and none of it made any sense. I had no idea why He led me away from WZCW, so prayed and prayed that one day I would be granted the chance to return and prove myself. I was granted that opportunity at Lethal Lottery 3. After eliminating the “legend” Titus, I was told my services would not be needed. I have no doubt in my mind that Titus played a part in that decision. The old guard went against His will, making sure that he had a place in WZCW for years and years to come. I continued to pray that I would be given the chance to rectify my past mistakes, my frustrations bottled up inside as I watched clowns and imbeciles, sinners and over the hill veterans be given chance after chance over me. Only once I took matters into my own hands were my prayers finally answered. I now understand why He kept me away from WZCW for so long. It was so that I could be united with my two brothers standing in the ring with me. David Cougar and John Constantine stand by me and they have provided me hope that my career will now flourish in WZCW. I know that together the three of us can overcome any obstacle in our path. Nothing will ever hold us back.
Winters lowers the mic and hands it to Showtime. Showtime looks around the arena and then passes the mic to John Constantine. The crowd boos loudly as Constantine raises his hand to speak.
Constantine: I've made it a point to let my opinion be known that I didn't trust what Showtime was trying to sell. It’s no secret that he reached out to me again at Unscripted after I easily manhandled Titus on Meltdown. The last thing that I wanted for my return to WZCW was to be used as somebody's puppet. When I saw Michael Winters come to the aid of Showtime, I had flashbacks about All or Nothing years ago. I didn't want Winters career to be stunted by someone obsessed only with himself. It’s only been after the fact that I realized Winters came on his own will, and not because of Showtime. Here we have a frustrated young wrestler trying to make a name for himself in this business. I think any veteran in the business can remember what that was like. I myself remember a time when my career hit rock bottom and I felt like everyone was holding me back. Speaking with Winters the past few weeks he really sounded committed to Showtime. Even the way Showtime has carried himself around backstage I could see that he was a different. Somethings around the locker room had indeed changed for the better.
When I returned to WZCW and looked around the locker room, all I saw were a bunch of freaks and weirdos. Guys dressed in boxes and wearing funny masks. Clowns more concerned about the latest social media trends and how many likes they received. Daredevils who can only do one thing inside the ring. Even after ridding itself of the dingy, cesspool known as the Mayhem division, WZCW has still turned into garbage wrestling. I came back to WZCW to give you all a glimpse of what a real wrestler looks like, to show you all what real wrestling is. Showtime reached out to me and we agreed that we can make a difference and bring real change to the locker room, not as individuals, but as one cohesive unit. Now, along with Showtime and Winters, we three can build a foundation for WZCW to truly succeed once again. I know first hand how good Showtime is in the ring, and I’m seeing more and more the potential in Winters that Showtime already saw. I know there are others on the roster who have that potential to be great like the three of us are and they are welcome to join us in our quest to fix WZCW. Everyone else though, be prepared to be taken down a few notches. We will not rest until our goals have been achieved. As Winters said, we are resilient, but we are also strong, we are powerful, we are the very best WZCW has to offer!
Constantine yells that last part out. The crowd boos loudly as Constantine passes the mic now to Showtime. The 3-time WZCW Champion removes his shades and stares at the crowd around him.
Showtime: We are The Elite. On paper we are a group of former Elite X Champions, among other accomplishments. Inside the ring we are three of the most cunning and skilled competitors in WZCW. We are the type of wrestlers that other companies would love to build around and push to the top. Even outside the ring we have found success in other fields; politics, religion, entertainment. Success has come naturally to us because quite simply we are the best of the best. We are WZCW’s elite.
And yet, despite our enormous talents and rich pedigree, we cannot seem to find success in the new WZCW we are now in. Where are our title shots? Did the company forget that Constantine and Winters defeated Cerberus not that long ago, and with relative ease I might add. Why are they not fighting for the tag titles also? And why is it that our Elite X Champion, Fallout, is defending his belt against a rookie? A man who has only a couple of contests under his belt in WZCW. That match should’ve gone to Michael Winters.
Showtime walks over to Winters and places a hand on his shoulder. Winter pats Showtime’s hand twice and thanks him.
Showtime: A man who is both morally and competitively better that Frank Mortlock. What people seem to have forgotten about Winters is that he is a former champion in WZCW. Winters successfully defended the Elite-X Title at Kingdom Come 3 and was promptly shown the door by the time Redemption was over. Winter was shuffled to the bottom because management wanted to push somebody goofy like Mr. Baller instead. That worked out great for WZCW, didn’t it? By the way, do you know who else has successfully defended the Elite-X Title at Kingdom Come? Triple X! And he’s facing the WZCW Champion at All or Nothing. Where is the justice I tell you? Winters deserves better. Is there anyone in WZCW right now who is being more held back than Michael Winters?
Showtime paces back to the other side of the ring and stands beside Constantine.
Showtime: Well, we don’t view each other as better than the other. Some of us have been granted more opportunities for success than the next. However, I know that on any given day Winters can beat me just like I can beat him, and I know personally how good John Constantine is inside the ring. From the minute Constantine arrived in WZCW, there was this big hype around how good he was, and how did management reward this superstar in the making? They fed him Doug Crashin. The elite jobber. Constantine came in with all the potential in the world and management has continuously side stepped him, feeding him small trinkets along the way to keep him with the company. Constantine’s talents could’ve taken him all the way to Washington, but he instead chose to stay and has scratched, clawed, and, most importantly, earned every accomplishment he has made along the way. Constantine and myself have never always seen eye to eye, but I have great respect for him as a wrestler, a politician, and most importantly, as a person. I am proud to fight along side him, just as I am proud to fight along side Winters.
Showtime reaches out with his hand and shakes Constantine's.
Showtime: These two are the future of WZCW and together the three of us will reach the very top of this company. Ascension was just the beginning. The Titus’, the Runns, the Beards, The S.H.I.T.s, the Fallouts, none of them will get in our way anymore. They will all fall down to our superior talent. The time for cheap novelties and running jokes in WZCW is over. The future is in the hands of the very best now. The Elite are the future.
Showtime, Constantine, and Winters raise their hands to loud boos from the audience. Showtime walks over to Winters and shakes his hand. Constantine comes up behind him and he and Winters shake hands as the three converse in the ring.
Copeland: We've just witnessed the union of a dangerous new alliance and we've barely even started Meltdown! What's next?
Cohen: Lines are being drawn in the sand in WZCW, and I think I know which end of the line I'd rather be on...
