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The introduction video plays and the crowd at Columbus, Georgia in the Columbus Civic Centre cheer wildly as the pyro goes off.
Copeland: Welcome to another edition of Meltdown, everybody! I've just gotten confirmation that tonight, we're starting off with an address by Mr. Banks!
Mr. Banks makes his way out to a generally mixed reaction as everyone in the crowd seems to have different opinions on Banks. He smiles and waves graciously on his way to the ring before he enters.
Banks: Good evening, everyone. I wanted to take a bit of time at the start of the show to take a look back at the first pay per view produced under my ownership of this company, and wow, what an event it was. We saw some true standout performances, like Baez taking the Elite X Championship, and the Los Magnificos Dragones taking home the tag team gold.
Still images of the events that Banks is discussing appear on the tron and on the screen for home viewers as he brings them up.
Banks: ...and Ricky Runn fought valiantly in a loss to Barbosa.
A still image appears of Ricky Runn holding the stolen world title belt and the crowd turns to a decidedly negative reaction. Banks raises an eyebrow but carries on.
Banks: Now, some might think I should address the situation about Ricky Runn possessing the world title belt right now but Barbosa being the world champion in name. But, I've got to tell you - I'm a bit of a laissez-faire kind of guy. Sometimes the best television is the kind of television that writes itself. Maybe Barbosa will figure out a way to get his world title back. Who knows? But I bet all of you good folks will tune in to watch it.
Banks gives a wink to the camera and the crowd once again reacts in a mixed fashion.
Banks: I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that made Apocalypse a great event, and I hope you all got a good taste for what things are going to be like going forward - like at Unscripted, our next major event available on pay per view. But, you know, we have another huge event coming up before Unscripted. In just a short time, we're going to be celebrating the 100th episode of Meltdown!
The crowd cheers for this and Banks smiles at finally getting a positive reaction.
Banks: Meltdown 100 is just too huge of an event for me not to make it a little bit more special. I've decided that when Meltdown 100 goes live, it's going to involve all of the WZCW roster - and maybe even a few special guests. It's going to be a supershow! So forget about Ascension, forget about Aftershock - it's all going to be about Meltdown 100. And to that end, I've decided that each general manager is allowed to book for the show. I expect cooperation in putting together the best card, but, you know, sometimes you've got to evaluate your employees a little, see what they can do on their own. So I've decided that, on a first come, first serve basis, each general manager can book one match of his choosing - and no one can change it, not even me. So Vance, Chuck, and Dave, put on your booking caps and start thinking now, because I expect big results.
The crowd cheers once again.
Banks: Thanks for your time everyone, and now, enjoy the show!
Copeland: What a huge announcement from Mr. Banks! I can't wait to see Meltdown 100, and I'm sure you can't either, Jack!
Cohen: I'm sure one of those GM's will figure out a way to mess up the card, but other than that I'm right with you, Seabass.
The introduction video plays and the crowd at Columbus, Georgia in the Columbus Civic Centre cheer wildly as the pyro goes off.
Copeland: Welcome to another edition of Meltdown, everybody! I've just gotten confirmation that tonight, we're starting off with an address by Mr. Banks!
Mr. Banks makes his way out to a generally mixed reaction as everyone in the crowd seems to have different opinions on Banks. He smiles and waves graciously on his way to the ring before he enters.
Banks: Good evening, everyone. I wanted to take a bit of time at the start of the show to take a look back at the first pay per view produced under my ownership of this company, and wow, what an event it was. We saw some true standout performances, like Baez taking the Elite X Championship, and the Los Magnificos Dragones taking home the tag team gold.
Still images of the events that Banks is discussing appear on the tron and on the screen for home viewers as he brings them up.
Banks: ...and Ricky Runn fought valiantly in a loss to Barbosa.
A still image appears of Ricky Runn holding the stolen world title belt and the crowd turns to a decidedly negative reaction. Banks raises an eyebrow but carries on.
Banks: Now, some might think I should address the situation about Ricky Runn possessing the world title belt right now but Barbosa being the world champion in name. But, I've got to tell you - I'm a bit of a laissez-faire kind of guy. Sometimes the best television is the kind of television that writes itself. Maybe Barbosa will figure out a way to get his world title back. Who knows? But I bet all of you good folks will tune in to watch it.
Banks gives a wink to the camera and the crowd once again reacts in a mixed fashion.
Banks: I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that made Apocalypse a great event, and I hope you all got a good taste for what things are going to be like going forward - like at Unscripted, our next major event available on pay per view. But, you know, we have another huge event coming up before Unscripted. In just a short time, we're going to be celebrating the 100th episode of Meltdown!
The crowd cheers for this and Banks smiles at finally getting a positive reaction.
Banks: Meltdown 100 is just too huge of an event for me not to make it a little bit more special. I've decided that when Meltdown 100 goes live, it's going to involve all of the WZCW roster - and maybe even a few special guests. It's going to be a supershow! So forget about Ascension, forget about Aftershock - it's all going to be about Meltdown 100. And to that end, I've decided that each general manager is allowed to book for the show. I expect cooperation in putting together the best card, but, you know, sometimes you've got to evaluate your employees a little, see what they can do on their own. So I've decided that, on a first come, first serve basis, each general manager can book one match of his choosing - and no one can change it, not even me. So Vance, Chuck, and Dave, put on your booking caps and start thinking now, because I expect big results.
The crowd cheers once again.
Banks: Thanks for your time everyone, and now, enjoy the show!
Copeland: What a huge announcement from Mr. Banks! I can't wait to see Meltdown 100, and I'm sure you can't either, Jack!
Cohen: I'm sure one of those GM's will figure out a way to mess up the card, but other than that I'm right with you, Seabass.