*“Cowboys From Hell” plays, and Nick Spoils leads Armageddon to the ring, the pair both brandishing their title belts, holding them high. They make it to the ring, and while Ragnarok and Gehenna spend some time posing, Nick revels in the boos.*
NICK: “Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you yet again your reigning PWA Tag Team Champions, ARMAGEDDON!”
*The crowd continues to boo; eventually Nick starts making a ‘move along’ motion.*
NICK: “I can stand here all night if you’d like, but I thought you paid to see some fights?”
*As the crowd settles down, Nick gives a smirk.*
NICK: “I thought that would do it. All you blue collar pissants don’t want to waste that hard earned money, right? Now, I know what you all want to see. PWA advertised Armageddon defending their championship against none other than Alpha Omega, right here, TONIGHT! That’s what you want to see, right?”
*The crowd cheers in acknowledgement.*
NICK: “Well, too damned bad. No, no, no. See, here’s the thing. Damion Black, in his somewhat limited wisdom, proclaimed a tournament at Rise of Kings. Yes, Armageddon came out on top. But the booby prize, the number one contender status? That went to a couple of wannabes going by the name of the Coldsnakes. They earned their right to get a beatdown against Armageddon by being the best of the losers. They haven’t yet lost that right, or suffered that beatdown.
“Despite that fact, Damion thinks it would be a good idea to give Alpha Omega, who we defeated quite soundly at Rise of Kings, a rematch for the title. Now, don’t get me wrong, my boys would be perfectly content to give those two another sound beating. But we agree that it just isn’t fair to the Coldsnakes to give another team a shot before they get to be destroyed in ring.
“So, unfortunately for you mouth breathers here, the Tag Team Championship match will NOT be happening tonight. Shame you wasted your money. Better luck next time.”
*As Nick Spoils and Armageddon begin to exit the ring, “Charisma” slams through the arena speakers and the crowd erupts as Damion Black appears on the ramp stage, mic in hand.*
DAMION: “Not so fast, Nick. You and your boys, you just stay right there. The entire wrestling world saw the single greatest event in wrestling history at Rise of Kings. Three new champions crowned. The mettle of the mightiest grapplers was tested time and again and the worthy were proven… with one notable exception. Nick Spoils, let’s face facts. It is clear upon review of the Tag Team Title Match at Rise of Kings that the biggest deciding factor in Armageddon’s win was not ability or intestinal fortitude. It wasn’t power or size or will to succeed. It wasn’t leadership or strategy. It was your blatant and repeated interference, Nick Spoils, that got Armageddon the championship. Now, I am not going to stand here and say that Armageddon are not the PWA Tag Team Champions, but I will say they are not UNDISPUTED Tag Team Champions! As there is a dispute to Armageddon’s championship, the only fair way to settle the dispute is to have a rematch for the Tag Team Championship between Armageddon and Alpha Omega tonight!”
NICK: “I’m sorry, but what match were you watching? Blatant interference? Hardly. Yes, I got up on the ring apron to shout some encouragement at my clients. And then Bill White took it upon himself to get in my face instead of doing what he was supposed to be doing, and that was referee the match. Because of a piss-poor referee, you are going to punish my clients as well as the supposed number one contenders? I don’t think so, Damion. Get yourself another punching bag.”
DAMION: “Am I to understand that you are refusing to defend the belts against Alpha Omega tonight?”
NICK: Are you deaf as well as well as untrustworthy? Yes, we are refusing. Armageddon will defend against the Coldsnakes at the designated time, and not before.”
DAMION: “Alright Nick, you leave me no choice. For refusing to defend the tag team championship tonight, I hereby STRIP Armageddon of the PWA Tag Team Championship!”
NICK: “Now wait just one damned minute! This goes against half a dozen-”
DAMION: “Now, Armageddon, you will face Alpha Omega in a match to determine who will hold the vacant PWA Tag Team Championship, and that match will start RIGHT NOW!”