[Fade up onto monochrome, slow-motion footage of various matches from the IIWF Cruiserweight Championship Tournament: Dan Kauffman battling "Illumaniti" Bob Hansen; Hakiro Matsuoko defeating "Showstopper" Simon Lebec; Man Of Steel getting past Pale Rider; Tiger Claw performing a spinning kick on Crimson Storm; Chris Quigley pinning the "Enigma" Takezo Musashi; Billy Shakespeare performing the Curtain Call on "Badboy" Randy Acorn... Over these scenes, a voice over:] LM: The IIWF Cruiserweight Championship Tournament. It has been a long road to the finals. Many of the men who entered the bracketing fell by the wayside as the numbers were whittled down in some of the most exciting matches the IIWF has ever seen... [Clips of semi-final matches roll across the screen in a similar monochrome fashion: the wild brawl between Dan Kauffman and the Syndicate; Man Of Steel pinning Tiger Claw as the crowd goes wild; Billy Shakespeare executing a German suplex on Chris Quigley for the pinfall.] LM: Finally, however, three men remain. Tonight they will each have to fight at least two matches. Eventually, one man will be left standing as the dust clears, and that man will be the IIWF Cruiserweight Champion. But who will it be? [The shots fade into colour as Hakiro Matsuoko is seen in various clips from his IIWF past: his triumph in the Intercontinental Championship battle royal; his missed moonsault from the top of the cage at Ring Wars; his attack on the Subway Psycho...] LM: The "Angel of the Sun" Hakiro Matsuoko -- the first man to wear the IIWF Intercontinental Championship belt around his waist. Will Brian Lau's winged warrior also be the first to wear the IIWF Cruiserweight Championship belt? [The shots fade through to images of the Man Of Steel; his alliance with Casey James; James turning on Steel at Midsummer Madness; the Street Fight that followed; Steel pinning Tiger Claw...] LM: The Man Of Steel -- the underdog throughout the tournament. By defeating Tiger Claw, he proved he has a heart of steel, too. Can the underdog become top dog in tonight's finals? [The shots again fade through to images of Billy Shakespeare; his battles with Moondust; his matches with Dan Kauffman and Brad Kinder; clips from his thrilling match with Chris Quigley...] LM: Billy Shakespeare -- for so long he has waited in the wings, and with victory over Chris Quigley just last Saturday Night, the one who is "born to perform" will attempt to claim the spotlight tonight. But will the curtain fall before the final act? [A graphic of the glimmering gold Cruiserweight belt fades into view. It spins as the voice concludes:] LM: Three men. One ultimate prize. Tonight! From the Omni, in Atlanta, Georgia, get ready for... [The opening graphics explode onto the screen:] ##### ###### ### ########## ########## ########## #### ## ########## ########## ########## #### # #### ######## ##### ##### #### ## ##### #### #### #### #### ### #### #### #### #### ############# ######### #### #### ########### ######### #### #### #### #### #### ######### ######### ### #### #### ######### ######### ### ## #### ######## ######## ## # #### =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ## =-=-=-= INTERNATIONAL INTERNET WRESTLING FEDERATION =============================================== C + L + A + S + S + I + C + S ----------------------------------------------- April 17, 1997 [Fade through to an IIWF studio. "Soundbite" Steve Roberts is seated at a desk in front of a bank of small video monitors, each of which is showing footage of various cataclysmic encounters from the IIWF's archives. The shot closes in on his face, and he speaks:] SR: The Soundbite is in the building! That's right, all you "L'il Soundbiters" out there in TV land, it's Steve Roberts here for another dose of IIWF Classics. And tonight I have something of a triple threat for you -- the three matches which determined the very first IIWF Cruiserweight Champion last September, live on IIWF Midweek Mayhem. Of course, history records that it was little Willie Pukespeare who had his arm raised at the climax of the twelve-man single elimination tournament to become the very first Cruiserweight Champion, and that's why the powers that be have overruled my objections concerning giving Pukespeare any more air time than he's already getting, and demanded that I show you these matches. Pukespeare's at the centre of a great deal of controversy concerning his so-called multiple personality disorder -- although, if you ask me, the only kind of personality disorder little Willie's suffering from is a total absence of said item -- and the unmasking of Spur last Saturday Night. How the mighty have fallen. Back last September, Shakespeare was on top of the IIWF world. He defeated Randy Acorn and Chris Kick-Me to advance in the tournament to the finals, in which he would have to face the winners of the other two brackets, who turned out to be the Syndicate's Hakiro Matsuoko -- who defeated "Showstopper" Simon Lebec and Dan Kauffman to advance to the finals -- and current Betty Ford Clinic inmate, the Man of Steel, who managed to get past Pale Rider of the High Plains Drifters and Tiger Claw to reach the finals. The three men battled one another, round robin fashion, on one night when the IIWF's tour of the States took them to the Omni, in Atlanta, Georgia, for a live edition of IIWF Midweek Mayhem. Simply put, whoever scored two victories in their two matches would be the inaugural champion. Let's go back to that fall night. Becky LaRue and that other guy, Barry Morton or whoever, are your commentators. Enjoy, morons. [Cut to footage subtitled, "11 September, 1996." Cut to the jam-packed Omni, Atlanta, Georgia.] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IIWF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL: "Spotlight" Billy Shakespeare vs. Hakiro Matsuoko =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= [Sparkplug Lee steps into the ring, nearly tripping over the bottom rope. Lisa giggles as the embarrassed ring announcer lifts his microphone to speak.] RA: Ladies and gentlemen, the following encounter is the first of tonight's IIWF Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Finals. Introducing first, coming down the aisle accompanied by Brian Lau, hailing from Tokyo, Japan, and weighing in at 220lbs, here is: the "Angel of the Sun" Hakiro Matsuoko! [Fireworks at the head of the aisle shoot flame out into the arena. Hakiro emerges in his ceremonial costumery, Brian Lau bringing up the rear. He laughs at a homemade sign reading "Butsu -- what?!" on his way to the ring.] RA: And introducing his opponent, hailing from Ashland, Oregon, weighing in at 230lbs, here is: "Spoootliiight" Biiiilllyy Shaaakespeeeare! [Big pop for Shakespeare as "Little Willie" blasts out over the PA. A trail of dramatic masks are cast by the lights onto the aisle as a single high-intensiy spotlight picks out Billy, who performs his bow to the crowd before making his way to the ring, hi-fiving the fans as he comes.] LM: Shakespeare's probably one of the most consistent performers here in the IIWF. He hasn't always had the highest of profiles, but you can guarantee that when he steps into the ring, you'll see him give 110%. This should be a fantastic match. BL: It's good to see that Billy appeals to all ages, too. Look at that old granny out there. [Billy performs a circuit of the ring and stops to shake the hand of an old granny at ringside who is clutching a "From Small Acorns do BadBoys grow" sign. Billy continues on his circuit, unaware that behind him, the granny has leaped over the barrier into the ringside enclosure. The granny clobbers Billy with her handbag, which sends Billy crashing to the mat.] LM: What on earth is going on here?! BL: I guess that granny's really a Randy Acorn fan. [The granny pulls off her wig and dress to reveal the "Badboy" Randy Acorn! Acorn continues to put the boot into Shakespeare as security personnel vault the barriers to go after him. Eventually, Acorn is dragged away from ringside to a big heel pop. In the ring, Brian Lau and Hakiro Matsuoko are practically killing themselves laughing.] LM: Unbelievable! You'd think that the "Badboy" would be plenty concerned enough about fighting Vinny Cappicola later on here tonight, but no -- he comes out here and attacks Shakespeare. BL: He hasn't forgotten about his first taste of defeat here in the IIWF, handed to him on a plate by Shakespeare earlier in the runt-weight tournament. LM: The referee's tending to Billy... that handbag nearly knocked him clean out! Acorn must have had a brick in it... [The official helps Billy to his feet and asks whether he'll be able to compete in the match. Billy nods yes, and climbs up the ringsteps to the ring. He receives a huge pop as he steps through the ropes, but the cheers quickly turn to jeers as Hakiro Matsuoko rushes him and attacks him. The referee signals for the bell. Matsuoko launches in with a volley of brutal kicks, and Shakespeare slumps to the mat. Hakiro goes to the second rope and drops a leg across Shakespeare's throat. He goes for the cover - 1 - 2 - kickout!] LM: That attack from Acorn really seems to have taken the steam out of Shakespeare here. BL: Larry, if Randy Acorn's a "Badboy" now, is he going to become the "Bad_man_" Randy Oaktree in a few years? LM: What?! BL: Nothing. Just trying to imagine what it's like to be as stupid as you. [Hakiro drags Billy to his feet and whips him into the ropes. He attempts a flying spinning leg lariat, but Shakespeare ducks underneath the move. Hakiro tumbles to the mat, and Shakespeare bounces off the ropes again, dropping en elbow on Hakiro. He gets to his feet and uses the ropes to launch himself in the air, crashing down on Hakiro with a splash. He hooks the leg - 1 - 2 - kickout! Both men get to their feet, and engage in a slugfest. Billy blocks a right hand from Hakiro and fires back with one of his own, but Matsuoko performs a vicious martial arts thrust, catching Billy in the throat. Billy goes down onto his knees, and Hakiro bounces off the ropes, kicking Shakespeare in the head from behind. He rolls him over and covers - 1 - 2 -- kickout!] LM: I'm amazed that Shakespeare is able to stay in this match at all! BL: You're the kind of guy who's amazed watching those awful infomercials on TV, Larry. LM: Actually, you're right. Last night I was watching "Amazing Discoveries", and there was this footcream that also doubled up as salad dressing! Inspired! BL: Shut up, Larry. [Hakiro whips Shakespeare into the corner and launches himself with a high-velocity handspring elbow. Hakiro won't let Billy out of the corner, chopping away with reverse knife-edge blows. Hakiro tries to whip Billy across to the opposite corner, but Shakespeare manages to reverse, and sends Hakiro for the ride with tremendous velocity. Hakiro seems to stumble forwards, and he goes between the buckles, hitting his shoulder on the steel ringpost. Big pop! Both men slump to the mat as the referee begins to count them out - 1 - 2 - the crowd starts up a chant of "Bil - ly! Bil - ly! Bil - ly!"] LM: Just listen to these fans! This is Shakespeare's big chance, but I think he's spent. [Both men stir and get to their knees by the count of five, and Hakiro charges in at Shakespeare. Billy ducks under the charge, grabs Hakiro from behind and executes a German suplex on Matsuoko. The ref counts - 1 - 2 -- Hakiro just wriggles free! His shoulder is clearly hurt, however, and Billy starts working on his arm, yanking it and twisting it, trying to damage the shoulder as much as possible. Hakiro yells as Billy applies an armbar in the centre of the ring. The referee asks Hakiro whether he wants to submit, but he shakes his head. Billy keeps the hold locked in, but is distracted by Brian Lau leaping to the apron. Billy releases the hold on Matsuoko and goes over to Lau, who begins shouting at Shakespeare. Behind him, however, Matsuoko gets to his feet, and bounces off the ropes. There is a huge pop as Matsuoko charges Shakespeare, who seems to sense the attack and ducks out of the way, leaving Hakiro to crash into Lau, knocking his manager from the apron! Lau tumbles to the outside and hits the arena floor with force. Hakiro is distracted, and Billy dropkicks him out of the ring to the floor. Big pop! He catapults himself over the top rope with a somersault splash onto Matsuoko! Big pop! He pummels Hakiro on the outside with a flurry of punches.] LM: Wow! Shakespeare's on fire right here! BL: If you ask me, he's a damp squib. LM: He hasn't got any tentacles! BL: Squib, not squid, you idiot! [Shakespeare rolls Hakiro back into the ring, as Lau still lies flat out on the outside. He slingshots Hakiro into the corner, and Matsuoko tumbles backwards into the ring. Billy nimbly climbs to the top rope and signals for the Curtain Call. He waits for Hakiro to get to his feet, and then launches himself with his reverse backflip cross body block. Huge pop as Shakespeare connects! The referee counts - 1 - 2 - 3! Ding! Ding! Ding! Huge pop!] RA: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, by pinfall: "Spotlight" Billy Shakespeare! LM: What a match! Billy takes one step closer to capturing the gold, and Hakiro will have to win his upcoming match with the Man Of Steel to even stay in the running. [Shakespeare makes a quick exit as Casey "Blackheart" James runs down to the ring to tend to Lau. Billy stops at the top of the aisle and bows to the fans, who give him another big pop, before disappearing through the curtain. Casey helps Lau to his feet and assists Hakiro as the trio make their way up the aisle to the jeers of the crowd.] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IIWF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL: Hakiro Matsuoko vs. Man Of Steel =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LM: I'm really excited. BL: I have that affect on most men. LM: I meant about this Cruiserweight Championship Tournament final round bout. So far, the tournament has been better than we could ever have imagined. BL: The runt-weights? I can only assume that you have a very limited imagination. I don't get very excited about little things. But I can understand why you might sympathize. [Sparkplug taps his replacement microphone as he steps into the ring again.] RA: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the second of tonight's IIWF Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Finals. Introducing our first challenger: from the great state of Kansas, accompanied to the ring by Bibbo Bibbowski, weighing 227 pounds, he is: Man... Of... Steel! [Queen's "Made in Heaven" begins. MOS walks out, hands raised, to a huge pop. A woman holds high a baby dressed on MOS underwear and Steel reaches into the crowd to high-five the bewildered infant. A single sky rocket shoot accross the coliseum dropping red and blue sparks on the crowd. He climbs the ring post to cheers.] RA: And introducing his opponent: representing the Syndicate, from Tokyo Japan, weighing in at 215 pounds, "Angel of the Sun" Hakiiiro Matsuooooko! [The Kodo drums begin. Thee is a blast of flame from the entry arch as Hakiro enters dressed in the kabuki finery of a terrifying demon. More flames explode in ther ring as a spotlight picks up his entrance. The kodo drums rise to a deafening volume. Small children begin to cry. He hands his costume to Brian Lau before entering the ring.] LM: The crowd seems to like Man of Steel, but they don't like Hakiro Matsuoko. BL: What kind of journalism was that? I dare you... no, I bet you 50 bucks you can't go five minutes without saying anything. LM: It's a deal. BL: Hey Larry, your shoe is untied. LM: Thank you. BL: See, you failed already! LM: Oh, let me try this again. BL: Okay. [Man of Steel offers his hand. Hakiro looks at it expressionlessly. Steel shrugs his shoulders and is immediatly on the receiving end of a scissor kick upside the head. Matsuoko quickly sweeps the leg and immediatly follows up with a back sommersault which lands both knees in MOS's chest. The crowd gasps in awe at the speed and intensity of the move. Hakiro springs away, waits for Steel to rise, and plants a kick to the throat when he does.] BL: Well, Man of Steel could not look more pitiful than he does now. And I'm not even taking the underwear into consideration. What do you think, Larry? LM: [remains quiet] BL: That's how I like you best, Larry. Oh, and for those of you who haven't noticed yet, Larry is wearing a clip-on tie. LM: [shakes head "no"] [Steel is thrown to the ropes. Hakiro tries a leaping forearm drop, but MOS ducks and Matsuoko lands on the ropes. MOS circles and executes a reverse double underhook suplex. He throws Hakiro to the ropes and delivers his feared roundhouse right when he snaps back. Hakiro hops to his feet and they exchange moves. MOS with a reverse hip toss. Hakiro the Yakuza Kick. Steel a belly to back.] BL: I should also mention that Larry still lives with his mother. LM: [Bangs the table loudly. He holds up 10 fingers] BL: Only ten seconds left? Can you hold out? [There is a murmuring from the crowd as Joe Latta and Casey James wander to ringside to stand with Brian Lau.] BL: Only 8 more seconds? [There is a slight commotion under the table.] LM: Aaaagh! Pain! BL: You lose. LM: You cheated. BL: Oh hon. I don't cheat, I just play by different rules. [Man of Steel is distracted by the arrival of the Syndicate members, and he pays for it when Hakiro lands a flying kick to the back of his head. "Angel of the Sun" drops an elbow on MOS's neck. He begins to lock up the legs but suddenly MOS wraps up a small package. Bran Lau leaps to the ropes while Casey James reaches through the ropes and tilts the package over. The ref sees only the former and warns Lau away. MOS breaks free of his own hold. He shouts at Casey James who only laughs. Hakiro hiptosses Steel who retaliates with a German suplex.] LM: I bet you can't stay quiet for a minute. BL: I'll try. [short pause] Larry, you're an idiot. Whoops! There, I went and broke my silence. [Casey James goes to the ropes, shouting insults at his former partner. MOS goes to face him. The ref comes between them. It can't be heard, but Man of Steel makes a remark that ignites Casey James who leaps over the rope and attacks MOS. The ref signals for the bell.] LM: Casey James has cost Hakiro his shot at the Cruiserweight title! Hakiro lost to Billy Shakespeare earlier on, and he needed to win this match to stay in the running! BL: That's okay. What does Lau want with the runt-belt? The Syndicate only deals with the important straps. [At the bell, the rest of the Syndicate jumps in the ring. James, Latta and Matsuoko shower MOS with falling forearms and kicks. Latta and Hakiro each hold an arm. James sizes up MOS and delivers his devastating heart punch. MOS collapses. Bibbo Bibowski storms the ring, and is quickly joined by Vinny Cappicola. At the sight of the infuriated Italian, the Syndicate men retreat up the aisle. Man of Steel lies in the middle of the ring for a long moment. Finally he rises to his feet, and denying aid from his comrades in standing, walks shakily up the aisle under his own power.] LM: So now it all comes down to that big final match between the Man Of Steel and "Spotlight" Billy Shakespeare later on tonight! Both men have one victory apiece, and the winner of that match will become the first ever IIWF Cruiserweight Champion! I can hardly wait! BL: Whoopeedoo. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IIWF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL: Man Of Steel vs. Billy Shakespeare =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LM: Well, here comes another match for the Cruiserweight tournament finals. Who do you think stands the best chance, Becky? BL: None of them. Put any one of these runts in the ring with Brad Kinder, and they're toast. LM: Come on, Becky, they can't all be monsters. BL: And why not? I say if they're not big, they have no place in wrestling. RA: Ladies and gentlemen, the following match is the third of tonight's IIWF Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Finals, and it is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, led to the ring by Bibbo Bibbowski, weighing in at 227lbs, here is the Maaaan Oooof Steeeel! ["Made in Heaven" plays over the PA, and Man of Steel comes into the aisle. A bank of spotlights move back and forth across the path of MOS as he hi-fives some fans on the way. Bibbo brings up the rear, throwing merchandise out into the crowd.] LM: The fans really like this guy, Becky. I wouldn't doubt that we'll see him wearing the title tonight. BL: Yeah, yeah... Title tonight, wonk wonk... [MOS steps into the ring and stretches in his corner.] RA: And his opponent, hailing from Ashland, Oregon, weighing in at 230lbs, here is: "Spoootliiiight" Biiillllyyy Shaaakespeearrre! ["Little Willie" begins to play, and Billy Shakespeare makes his way to the ring. Billy is also focused on the match at hand, and makes his way to the ring swiftly.] LM: This is going to be a no-nonsense classic scientific match up. I can't wait. BL: Great. We don't even get to see someone get pounded into the canvas. Maybe I could go get a snack or something... LM: You'll stay right there, Becky... Hang on, I'm getting word from the locker rooms... According to the medical team, Chris Quigley's suffered some bruising to his cruciate ligaments, and he'll have to rest up for a few days, but he should be back in action next week. There's some good news, anyway. BL: Yeah? What's the good news, then? Surely that was the bad news... [The bell rings, and the match is underway. The two men circle each other. MOS stops and holds his hand out for Billy to shake. The crowd pops as the two shake hands in the middle of the ring and wish each other luck. They lock up collar and elbow, and Billy comes out on top with a hammerlock. MOS reverses it, and Billy heads to the ropes. Clean break, and the two men lock up again. MOS manages a headlock, and Billy changes it into an over-the-top wristlock. The two battle for the upper hand, and finally, MOS locks the headlock back on. Billy looks for a way out, and bounces MOS off the ropes. MOS comes back, and Billy executes a drop kick. MOS goes down, and then quickly gets back up, complimenting Billy on the move.] BL: Oh, come on! Stick a thumb in his eye or something! You can't fight when you're being so nice! LM: These two are professionals, Becky. They respect each other! [Billy comes off the ropes, and attempts another drop kick, but MOS catches him and executes a modified powerbomb. Big pop. MOS picks Billy up and executes a nice Dragon Suplex, then comes off the ropes. He attempts a splash, but Billy puts his knees up. MOS goes to the mat, and Billy follows up with an elbow drop. Billy picks up MOS in a slingshot maneuver, trying to hit his head off the turnbuckle. Billy executes the slingshot, but MOS jumps up to the second turnbuckle and executes a reverse flying body block onto Billy. Big pop as MOS goes for the cover. 1 - 2 - Kickout by Shakespeare! MOS picks up Billy and throws him into the ropes and clothelines him on the rebound. The crowd pops. MOS locks an armbar on the downed Shakespeare. Shakespeare moves to release the hold, but to no avail. The crowd rallies behind him, and he gets to his feet. Billy executes a hip toss, but MOS keeps a hold of the armbar and drags Billy down again. Once more, the crowd rallies behind Billy. Billy's temper seems to be showing, as he gets to his feet and punches MOS to release the hold.] BL: Yes! Slugfest! Just what I wanted to see! LM: Looks like Billy's anger got the best of him. [MOS staggers back, and Billy throws him into the ropes. Billy dropkicks MOS, which staggers him a bit. Billy follows up with a flying headscissors, which takes MOS to the mat. Billy gets up and waits for MOS to get to his feet, then executes an enzuigiri kick, which takes MOS to the mat again. Billy goes to the top rope, and signals for the Curtain Call, and the crowd pops. MOS hears the signal and the cheers, and gets up quickly to grab Shakespeare. He gives Billy a few shots and climbs onto the top rope as well. MOS signals for the Doomsday Powerbomb, and the crowd pops again. MOS lifts Billy up for the bomb, but Billy reverses it into a frankensteiner off the top rope. Huge pop as MOS goes down to the mat. Billy covers... 1 - 2 - kickout by Steel! Billy seems to have taken a bump form the maneuver, though, as he is lying on the mat with MOS. The ref begins to lay a count on both men... 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - MOS gets up on one knee, and Billy pulls himself up with the ropes. MOS bounces off the opposite ropes and attempts a flying body block on Billy, but Billy ducks, letting MOS fly over the top rope and onto the floor outside. Billy goes to the top rope and waits for MOS to get up. Hundreds of flashbulbs go off as Billy launches himself into a plancha on top of MOS. MOS goes down, and Billy picks him up. He throws MOS into the ring and begins to get in as well. MOS somehow musters up the strength to drop an elbow on Billy as he rolls back into the ring. MOS is staggered, but he locks a side headlock on Shakespeare.] LM: Wow. what an exchange we just saw there... Man of Steel is doing the smart thing now, though. He's wearing down Billy while he gets his strength back. BL: Alright, Larry... Who taught you this stuff for tonight? [MOS lifts Billy to a vertical base and throws him into the ropes. Billy comes back and MOS locks on a cobra clutch. The crowd pops as Billy shows signs of going out. The ref checks on the hold to see if it's a choke, then lifts Billy's arm. It goes down. He lifts it a second time and it goes down again. He lifts it a third time, but MOS releases the hold before the ref can let go. MOS picks Billy up and bounces off the ropes. He comes back with a well-elevated crossbody block and rolls up Billy. Steel's momentum takes him over, though, and Billy ends up with the pin. The ref counts... 1 - 2 - 3! Ding! Ding! Ding! Huge pop!] RA: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, and _NEW_ IIWF Cruiserweight Champion, "Spoootliiiiiggghtt" Biiilllyyy Shaaaakespeeeaaarrre! LM: Wow! Billy Shakespeare just pulled a rabbit out of the hat! That win came out of nowhere! In a flash, he's captured the Cruiserweight Championship! BL: Yay... Okay, can we see some big guys fight now? [MOS gets up as he hears the bell ring, signalling his defeat, and he pounds on the ropes in frustration. Billy taps him on the shoulder and holds his hand out. MOS hesitates, but shakes hands with Shakespeare, and the two men congratulate each other for a good match.] LM: And the two men still remain friends. BL: Makes you want to puke, doesn't it? [Steel climbs from the ring and is comiserated by Bibbo Bibowski. The two men perform a half-hearted circuit of the ring before heading up the aisle, almost absent-mindedly hi-fiving the fans on the way. They pass the IIWF President coming in the opposite direction. Steel stops momentarily to look at the gold belt that President Dan is carrying. Bibbo slaps Steel across the shoulders and they continue up the aisle.] LM: You can bet that Steel will have another opportunity to wear that belt. Besides, now he must focus on his match this Saturday against Tiger Claw for the Intercontinental Championship. [Billy continues to celebrate in the ring as President Dan climbs the ringsteps and steps through the ropes. Billy bows to the President, and then allows him to strap the shiny new belt around his waist. As he raises his arms in victory, the lights in the arena drop out, save for a single spotlight which casts Billy in sharp relief and causes the belt to glint strikingly. Huge pop!] LM: And there you have it, folks! The very first IIWF Cruiserweight Champion! What a victory for Billy Shakespeare -- and what a tournament it's been. We really have seen some of the most exciting IIWF action of all time in these tournament matches. BL: Larry, you've got something on your tie. LM: Have I? [Becky flicks him in the nose as he looks down] Aargh! [Fireworks erupt high in the rafters of the Omni as Shakespeare continues his celebrations. Shakespeare is engulfed by eager hands at ringside as fans clamour to touch the new Cruiserweight belt. 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